President Trump's "Lake America" executive order has of course caused perma-triggered lefties to do their thing. What angered them most was a couple of map services that went ahead and changed Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Gulf of America had already pushed the TDSers to the edge and this shoved them over it, causing the mapping servie equivalent of some people re-discovering 8-track tapes.
MapQuest has seen a surge in app downloads after the company said it will not rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 1, 2026
It is currently the top free app in both Apple’s U.S. and Canadian App Stores — its highest ranking in its 30-year history. https://t.co/wtRkI3043G
MapQuest’s top exec, Doug Berger says he was “absolutely blown away” when he saw his company hit #1 on Apple’s app store after refusing to change Lake Ontario to Lake America: “We're fully committed to our users right now, and users are kind of showing what they believe in by… pic.twitter.com/he2PR7nnwr
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) September 3, 2026
This will be short-lived and the anti-Trump left will move on to whatever shiny object Democrats decide to distract them with.
Wow a bunch of folks with TDS got the app🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Kurt🇺🇲 🇵🇱 ✝️ (@KirkDogless) September 3, 2026
I'm now waiting for all the TDS to spark a MySpace resurgence.
Perhaps what's happening can be best summed up with a meme:
https://t.co/t4hSbvHCvd pic.twitter.com/INljqsOPyj
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) September 3, 2026
Of course the usual suspects in the TDS world are taking part in the migration to MapQuest.
Just downloaded Mapquest, which still shows "Lake Ontario."
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) September 3, 2026
Fuck you, @Google and @Apple. Y'all have "fuck you" money, but you decided to shamefully bend the knee to fascism.
Shame on you cowards.🖕🏽🖕🏽 pic.twitter.com/pio5tIn7FL
Does MapQuest provide directions to the nearest mental health clinics? It's been a long several years for the Trump haters.
Aaron Rupar, who sits around all day waiting for Trump to look down or blink so he can claim the president fell asleep, is also promoting MapQuest.
how i be getting around in my car now that Apple Maps and Google Maps are dead to me pic.twitter.com/ShvYSm99jE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2026
MapQuest appreciated the help.
Come, let us show you the new way. https://t.co/acJeqrhvCG
— MapQuest (@MapQuest) September 2, 2026
Nah, that's OK. I'm so old that I still have a physical Rand McNally Road Atlas and use it. I hope MapQuest enjoys their 15 minutes.
