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Excuse us as we do a little "territorial expansion", no biggie (hexbear.net)

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/politics/trump-us-expansion-panama-canada-greenland/index.html

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[-] poppy_apocalypse@hexbear.net 32 points 2 weeks ago

What is trump-moist fascination with Greenland? He wanted to snatch it from Denmark last time as well.

[-] Ithorian@hexbear.net 43 points 2 weeks ago

It looks Huuuuge on a mercator projection.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 28 points 2 weeks ago

Even without distortion it's still yuge.

[-] Ithorian@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Damn I knew it was big but that really is massive for an island.

Edit: It's the largest island in the world, more than double the next. (New Guinea)

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Gall-peters projection for the win, eff the haters.

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

:projection:

[-] mar_k@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

size complex

[-] darkcalling@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

He's aware of the melting arctic due to climate change, he knows there will be competition, perhaps even war with Russia in the future or at least a scramble for drawing lines for resource rights. Greenland would provide a strategic location for further encircling Russia and is rich in minerals and access to undersea gas/oil fields and he loves, loves, loves getting more resources like a map-vidya-game player who thinks they alone are the key to success. It also can police and provide access to newly opened arctic shipping lanes.