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acemaxx<p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a> expanded its export restrictions to 7 <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a> elements and magnets vital for <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a>, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/windturbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windturbines</span></a> and fighter jets in early April in retaliation for US President Trump’s steep <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> of 145% on <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> -<br>chart @financialtimes.com <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b8269eff-b60a-435f-8e85-43f9fa36f9c2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/b8269eff-b60a-4</span><span class="invisible">35f-8e85-43f9fa36f9c2</span></a></p>
0815News<p>Unipolar Multipolar 💥 Sittenwidriger Vertrag</p><p>Immer wieder Sonntags - DER Podcast für Geopolitik </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unipolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unipolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/multipolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multipolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/karinkneissl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>karinkneissl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flaviovonwitzleben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flaviovonwitzleben</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vladimirputin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vladimirputin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stevewitkoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stevewitkoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hightech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hightech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kajakallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kajakallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greatpatrioticwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greatpatrioticwar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moskau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moskau</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denmark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> </p><p>🎧 <a href="https://www.0815-info.news/Web_Links-Unipolar-Multipolar-Sittenwidriger-Vertrag-visit-11632.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">0815-info.news/Web_Links-Unipo</span><span class="invisible">lar-Multipolar-Sittenwidriger-Vertrag-visit-11632.html</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Why Geological Maps Are The Best Investment You’ve Never Heard Of - Investments In Geological Mapping Paid Off Big Time For Americans.<br>--<br><a href="https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/why-geological-maps-are-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zmescience.com/science/geology</span><span class="invisible">/why-geological-maps-are-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of/</span></a> &lt;-- shared opinion piece<br>--<br><a href="https://profession.americangeosciences.org/reports/geological-mapping-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">profession.americangeosciences</span><span class="invisible">.org/reports/geological-mapping-economics/</span></a> &lt;-- shared technical cost-benefit analysis<br>--<br><a href="https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positions/position3.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positio</span><span class="invisible">ns/position3.aspx</span></a> &lt;-- shared 2003 GSA appraisal<br>--<br>[I am, of course, biased in this regard, but I also like well-presented metrics – and use cases being met are my favourite!]<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/value" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>value</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cartography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartography</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cartographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartographic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/costbenefit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costbenefit</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geologicmapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geologicmapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/metrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metrics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/usecase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usecase</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fedscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/appliedscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appliedscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engineeringgeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineeringgeology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/naturalresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalresources</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturaldisasters</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/payoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payoff</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/massmovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massmovement</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterresources</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/oilandgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilandgas</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploration</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underground</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicgood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicgood</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicvalue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicvalue</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a></p>
Global Threads<p>🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇺🇸 US<br>🔴 China Halts Boeing Orders Amid Tariff War</p><p> 🔸 Beijing bans airlines from ordering Boeing jets &amp; US-made parts.<br> 🔸 Retaliation after Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods.<br> 🔸 Boeing stock dips 3%; China exploring aid for affected airlines.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a></p>
Lowyat.NET<p>China Halts Exports Of Rare Earth Materials In Response To US Tariffs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/348185/china-halts-exports-of-rare-earth-materials-in-response-to-us-tariffs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/348185/china-h</span><span class="invisible">alts-exports-of-rare-earth-materials-in-response-to-us-tariffs/</span></a></p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>As the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues unabated, Andy Storey uncovers the EU’s imperial fingerprints all over the economic and political relations in the region: <a href="https://rebelnews.ie/2025/02/22/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-the-ghost-of-roger-casement-is-beating-at-the-door/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rebelnews.ie/2025/02/22/democr</span><span class="invisible">atic-republic-of-the-congo-the-ghost-of-roger-casement-is-beating-at-the-door/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/coltan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coltan</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/rareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/rareEarths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareEarths</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/rareMetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareMetals</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/extraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extraction</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/extractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extractivism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/mines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mines</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CongoKinshasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongoKinshasa</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/m23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>m23</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rwanda</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/colombite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colombite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tantalite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tantalite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/condensators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>condensators</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/reactors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reactors</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/trafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trafficking</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
AB<p>A Guardian analysis of campaign finance records and corporate filings show US tech moguls who invested in mining companies operating in <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenland</span></a>, fossil fuel executives and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> tycoons with their own set of plans for the country collectively gave at least $243m to the president’s 2024 campaign.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> </p><p>(To put it in perspective, that kind of money can help build 40,000 affordable homes in a country like India). </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/trump-greenland-donors-investors-finance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/15/trump-greenland-donors-investors-finance</span></a></p>
Minnesota Spy Club<p>The Center for Strategic and International Studies warns Beijing's export restrictions on seven rare earth elements will likely disrupt supply. “The US is particularly vulnerable for these supply chains.” Rare earths are crucial for a range of advanced defense technologies.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/us-is-unable-to-replace-rare-earths-supply-from-china-warns-csis-.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/04/15/us-is-unab</span><span class="invisible">le-to-replace-rare-earths-supply-from-china-warns-csis-.html</span></a></p>
Chris Hall<p>Rare Earth Minerals, good or bad?</p><p>Re-upload with new thumbnail 😅 </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CriticalMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalMinerals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qYc9yOuUecM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/qYc9yOuUecM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Chris Hall<p>Do Indigenous Australians get good deals from mining companies that extract rare earth minerals on their lands? </p><p>As Professor Park explains, we don't really know because of a lack of transparency. "Co-benefit" agreements are opaque. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CriticalMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Usyd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usyd</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qYc9yOuUecM?si=SGGZsXHUlWharJR3&amp;t=569" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/qYc9yOuUecM?si=SGGZsX</span><span class="invisible">HUlWharJR3&amp;t=569</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p>So, if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BRICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BRICS</span></a> wanted to grab <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TinyOrangeBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TinyOrangeBalls</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Squeeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Squeeze</span></a> real fuckin tight, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheseAreTheUSBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheseAreTheUSBalls</span></a> they'd <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Squeeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Squeeze</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a></p>
Worlddefensereport<p>European defense stocks plunge as Trump tariffs shake markets. Index drops 8.9%, with Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, Saab &amp; others hit hard </p><p><a href="https://defensemirror.com/news/39241/Trump_Tariffs_Erode_European_Defense_Stocks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">defensemirror.com/news/39241/T</span><span class="invisible">rump_Tariffs_Erode_European_Defense_Stocks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DefenseStocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseStocks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rheinmetall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rheinmetall</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BAESystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BAESystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StockMarketCrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarketCrash</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RecessionFears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecessionFears</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChinaExports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChinaExports</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EuropeDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeDefense</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aerospace</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InvestorAlert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvestorAlert</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>It appears the <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> has decided to levy <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on the noble <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/penguin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguin</span></a> - presumably b/c they refused to buy American <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> ... <br>(BTW: <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> = now a kind of <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> due to globally rising temperatures?)<br>Note: Thanks <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> for the pic, I appreciate it.</p>
naturaldynamics<p>Critical minerals are now severely restricted after latest chinese move, <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/criticalminerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalminerals</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hightechrareearths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hightechrareearths</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a>, .....<br><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/china-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/04/05/c</span><span class="invisible">hina-just-turned-off-u-s-supplies-of-minerals-critical-for-defense-cleantech/</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>I Just Want To Celebrate 🎉 <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouNWSiYn6w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=8ouNWSiYn6w</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Global Threads<p>🇺🇸 US | 🇨🇳 CHINA<br>🔴 Trump Hits Back After China Imposes 34% Tariffs</p><p> 🔸 China slaps 34% additional tariffs on all US goods from April 10, plus rare earth export curbs and chicken bans.<br> 🔸 Trump: “They panicked. The one thing they cannot afford to do!”<br> 🔸 Markets jittery; China also targets 30 US defense-linked firms.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> announced the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> controls late on Friday as part of a broader package of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> &amp; company restrictions in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retaliation</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s decision to hike tariffs against most Chinese products to 54%.</p><p>China announced additional tariffs of 34% on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> goods.</p><p>It added 11 entities to the "unreliable entity" list.</p><p>And it filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WTO</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/europe-prepares-response-trump-tariffs-global-markets-plunge-2025-04-04/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/markets/europe/eur</span><span class="invisible">ope-prepares-response-trump-tariffs-global-markets-plunge-2025-04-04/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> hits back at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a> export controls</p><p>China placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions on Friday as part of its sweeping response to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s tariffs, potentially cutting the US off from critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> vital to everything from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> to electric car <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china-hits-back-us-tariffs-with-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-04-04/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/china-hits-b</span><span class="invisible">ack-us-tariffs-with-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-04-04/</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>The EU hones in on Central Asia in race for raw materials.</p><p>The EU has raised billions for the region to diversify supply chains and reduce dependence on China.</p><p>Experts say the idea is to offer competitive deals and build local industry while encouraging sustainable mining.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250402-the-eu-hones-in-on-central-asia-in-race-for-raw-materials?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250402</span><span class="invisible">-the-eu-hones-in-on-central-asia-in-race-for-raw-materials?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/CriticalMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/RareEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarth</span></a></p>
sheislaurence<p>Wtf is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s beef with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Madagascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Madagascar</span></a>, imposing 47% <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradetariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradetariffs</span></a> on the 5th poorest country in the world? Ah let me guess: that's his "art of the deal" trying to get his hands on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Malagasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malagasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturalresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalresources</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rareearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rareearth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> using the famed commercial technique of...blackmail. And magically-always-reelected MG president <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rajoelina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rajoelina</span></a> isn't exactly guided by patriotism, making the country a perfect target... <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5228738-trump-imposing-reciprocal-tariffs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/homenews/administr</span><span class="invisible">ation/5228738-trump-imposing-reciprocal-tariffs/</span></a></p>