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  • US Manufacturers Say Running Short on "Rare Earths"

    From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jun 4 19:50:38 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.usa, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    Someone on NewsNation mentioned this. The auto industry
    especially, but also other kinds of machine makers ...
    seems the reserve stocks of rare earth elements, esp
    neodymium, are running out fast.

    These things CAN be bought elsewhere, small amounts
    even inside the USA if you can get past the greenies,
    but by far China controls the world supply. Some of
    those "other places", China OWNS THE MINES.

    Yes, we CAN make stuff using more conventional magnets,
    did that for a long time. ALNICO and iron-oxide based
    magnets can be pretty good ... but the devices have
    to be LARGER because those magnets are weaker.

    Likely we can always get enough rare earths for
    sci-tech ... but 'industry' needs a lot more.

    I suspect the REAL reason Trump wants Greenland is
    so we can strip-mine it for the rare earths.

    Hmmm ... I'm no geologist, but I don't think
    Greenland is that distinct from northeast
    Canada. If it's in Greenland it ought to be
    on the nearby Canadian arctic islands too.

    But then, we've alienated Canada :-)

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jun 5 02:08:06 2025
    XPost: alt.politics.usa, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:



    But then, we've alienated Canada :-)



    "We" didn't alienate Canada, your
    hero Trump did. In fact he has alienated
    every democracy in the world.

    He only likes muslim sultans and
    communist dictators and strong man
    dictatorships.

    Which he wants to turn America into.

    Proud of that, are you?

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