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

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:19 AM

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

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Chris Hayes' map-based theory behind Trump's Greenland obsession - All In - MS NOW [View all] Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago OP

As almost always in this term lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #1

Thanks! Great find! Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #2

Thanks, never saw this before ! eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #5

Yikes, good point! Thanks so much for putting this in perspective... Rhiannon12866 10 hrs ago #4

I don't think Uncle Joe 10 hrs ago #6