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byAnonymous Coward writes:
Well done Donnie.
byRoccamOccam ( 953524 ) writes:
Yeah, China halts exports to Germany and Japan and it's Trump's fault. TDS.
Makes one realize that Trump is right to wean us off so much dependency on China.
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
Notice the part about "special licenses"?
This is likely all being done to stop us here in the US from getting rare earth minerals, not the entire world. Once they have their licensing program running they'll likely start exporting again to everyone but us with the threat of a revocation of a country's license if anyone resells to us. The temporary halt is probably just to stop us from stockpiling them while they get the licensing program up and running.
China's actions so far in this trade war have, unlike o
byMachineShedFred ( 621896 ) writes:
Oh, that's exactly what's happening.
Trump is a fucking idiot running around with a baseball bat. Other countries are actually listening to advisors that understand modern economics and know exactly where to punch to inflict the most damage in the shortest amount of time. And the answer there, is rare earths, and US Treasuries.
Oh look, treasury yields are spiking again...
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
Other countries are actually listening to advisors that understand modern economics and know exactly where to punch to inflict the most damage in the shortest amount of time. And the answer there, is rare earths, and US Treasuries.
This is exactly the type of governance one gets when one gets rid of all the experts and replaces them with loyalists (or just ignores the experts that are left). We've already seen this happen in other countries so just like with the trade war, China's actions, and the rest, this level of governmental incompetence was completely predictable.
Project 2025's politicizing of the bureaucracy was always going to lead to this.
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byGilgaron ( 575091 ) writes:
Obviously the P25 stuff would get us here, and was supposed to be fast, but I guess I'm still kinda impressed at the speed at which they've shit their own pants.
byKGIII ( 973947 ) writes:
I know this sounds bad, but I've run out of empathy. I've tried to keep that trait and it still exists elsewhere.
America is getting what they voted for.
(Obviously, I did not vote for Trump.)
Me? I'm going to be fine. If any of my family struggles, we'll make sure they are also going to be okay. We'll take care of our own.
It's not really a case of 'fuck you, I've got mine' so much as it is, 'well, this sucks so I may need to take care of my family'. It was a bit of a fluke that Trump was elected the first tim
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