Chris Hayes' map-based theory behind Trump's Greenland obsession - All In - MS NOW

[Rhiannon12866]

Chris Hayes argues that Trump’s fixation on owning Greenland is driven by ego, distorted maps, and a willingness to risk a historic geopolitical crisis. - Aired on 01/14/2026.

[lapfog_1]

1. As almost always in this term

The West Wing covered this in some detail

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Thanks! Great find!

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Thanks, never saw this before !

(There are several better projections than Mercator, all w/pluses and minuses. I like Dymaxion because of other points Fuller made -- no "right side up", map can be rearranged to have landmass or oceans in the center. The best Dymaxion map should be in the form of tiles which can be moved around in two dimensions.)

[eppur_se_muova]

3. The Mercator Projection may have led some in the CIA and Kennedy Admin. to underestimate the challenge of ...

Invading and conquering Cuba. A military officer giving briefings on the topic found that many in his audiences were unaware of the distortion.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map

The numbers rank countries by size, in geographic area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area#Countries_and_dependencies_by_area

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Yikes, good point! Thanks so much for putting this in perspective...

[Uncle Joe]

6. I don't think

he will go in militarily, we're already there anyway.

*rump and/or his oligarch backers, (probably Musk for one) will put the camel's nose under Greenland's tent politically corrupting their system to create a separation movement from Denmark.

I saw the first crack beginning at the 7:15 mark, *he starts out well but then says "We can take the money use it in our own way but we will not change our mind," that's the path down the rabbit hole.

It might just be a cosmic coincidence but his choice of headgear does remind me of a MAGA hat.

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I sure hope not, Good Grief! Denmark, Europe and our former allies sound like they're gearing up for war

Only this time the U.S. would be on the wrong side!