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01 Sep, 2026

GPS of the Resistance

September 1, 2026 Buck Banks

Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario has created a litmus test —
Yield, and rename it Lake America, at Donald Trump’s behest,
Like Google and Apple, which already capitulated,
Changing the name just like Dear Leader stipulated,
But there’s one defiant holdout — the original mapping site, Mapquest.

Majority of Americans Oppose Renaming Lake Ontario

September 1, 2026 Buck Banks

Tag: Lake Ontario

GPS of the Resistance

Majority of Americans Oppose Renaming Lake Ontario

67%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 63% of Americans said they opposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, compared to just 14% in favor.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

““It’s turning into some combination of a whorehouse and Las Vegas at this stage of the game with all the golden paving of it. It’s tragic what’s going on. But sadly, it’s gonna continue, at least for the time being.”

— Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb tore into President Trump’s White House ballroom project on Monday,” NewsNation reports.

“Every time J.D. Vance opens his mouth, the first two things I can think are, man, that guy is boring. And second, Peter Thiel had to spend a ton of money to get that man elected, barely in the state of Ohio.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), on MS NOW.

“If any politician wants to get mothers on their side, they should adopt this issue. It’s such an obvious electoral winner. And what I’ve learned is there is no force in the universe stronger than mothers trying to protect their kids.”

— Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, quoted by Politico, on the threats posed by social media and artificial intelligence.

Numerati

50,000

“ICE officers and agents arrested roughly 50,000 people in August,” NBC News reports. “That number is on par with July’s number, which was the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration.”

67%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 63% of Americans said they opposed renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, compared to just 14% in favor.

200,000

35%

+150