Bill’s Commentary:
“We talked at length 5-10 years ago on JSMineset about this eventuality. So many “products” (especially military) require rare earths and cannot be produced with other alternatives. I would say the rubber finally met the road with this one!”
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies
China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world.
Shipments of the magnets, essential for assembling everything from cars and drones to robots and missiles, have been halted at many Chinese ports while the Chinese government drafts a new regulatory system. Once in place, the new system could permanently prevent supplies from reaching certain companies, including American military contractors.
Bill’s Commentary:
“People do seem dumber these days don’t they?”
Is Covid Rewriting the Rules of Aging? Brain Decline Alarms Doctors
Five years after the pandemic’s start, millions of Americans are still struggling with long-lasting symptoms of Covid-19. Cognitive difficulties are among the most troubling and common symptoms in people both old and young.
These ailments can be severe enough to leave former professionals like Ken Todd unable to work and even diagnosed with a form of mild cognitive impairment.
I first spoke with Todd, a 56-year-old former Showtime executive in New York City, in 2022 for a column on long-Covid patients grappling with crippling fatigue.
Bill’s Commentary:
“Texas”
Bill’s Commentary:
“‘Still the world’s reserve currency.’ Yeah, but for how long?”
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