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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@KarlHeinzHasliP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarlHeinzHasliP</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodontech.de/@denki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>denki</span></a></span> </p><p>OFC the even better thing would be to avoid drives as much as possible and install <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTTH</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiber</span></a> into every home and let as many people work remotely as they can.</p><ul><li>Cuz we know how to do that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng5StJsgffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">since 1981</a>!</li></ul><p>Not to mention the economies of scale that a (i.e. PICNIC) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Minitruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minitruck</span></a> delivering food to dozens if not a hundred households in a single shift has compared to cars.</p><ul><li>OFC their start/stop use-cases are more conducive and their mileage way lower than most cars, so they can easily get away with slow-charging after the shift ends.</li></ul><p>As for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a>, just reducing overall consumption if we cannot use them is the way to go.</p><ul><li>Which again means <em>lesser and smaller vehicles</em>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@KarlHeinzHasliP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarlHeinzHasliP</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodontech.de/@denki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>denki</span></a></span> Personally, I think that standardized <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> that get swapped would've been the solution to the charging speed problem.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BEV</span></a>|s are a problem and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnergyDensity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyDensity</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Charging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charging</span></a> problems are hard walls that can only be circumvented (i.e. swapping fluids at a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RedoxFlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedoxFlow</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Battery</span></a>) or ignored (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Methanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Methanol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuelCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuelCell</span></a>)...</p><ul><li>Personally, I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trolleybuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trolleybuses</span></a> are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB9EARKvCTc&amp;t=3m45s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the best option</a> if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trams</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> ain't feasible (i.e. steep grates like in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Solingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solingen</span></a>) and the few edgecases that'll never get 24/7 once per hour bus service or even an on-call minibus need to get more efficient without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnfairTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnfairTrade</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cobalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cobalt</span></a>) and destruction of unique habitats (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithium</span></a>)...</li></ul><p>Solving the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnergyProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyProblem</span></a> isn't a technological issue, but a political one (see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DESERTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DESERTEC</span></a>)...</p>
kriykat<p>Britain Wants Ukraine’s Minerals Too<br><a href="https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/13/britain-wants-ukraines-minerals-too/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consortiumnews.com/2025/03/13/</span><span class="invisible">britain-wants-ukraines-minerals-too/</span></a><br>&amp;#8220;It’s not just Trump.&amp;#8221; Mark Curtis reports on the U.K.&amp;#8217;s scramble for Ukraine&amp;#8217;s natural resources. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK When U.K. officials signed a 100-year partnership with Ukraine in mid-January, they claimed to be Ukraine’s “preferred partner” in developing&amp;#8230;<br><a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commentary</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.s. <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/UnitedKingdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdon</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ads</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Bae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bae</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/BgvGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BgvGroup</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/MarkCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkCurtis</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/PresidentVolodymrZelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentVolodymrZelensky</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/RareEarthMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarthMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/RioTinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RioTinto</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Rothschild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rothschild</span></a>&amp;CoBank <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.k.PrimeMinisterKeirStarmer</p>
Sankofab<p>On The Freedom Side LIVE Thurs:</p><p>-Israel's blockade on Gaza<br>-China’s ‘Two Sessions’<br>-HTS-led massacres in Syria<br>-NY Prison Guard ‘Strike’<br>-Philippine ex-President Duterte arrested<br>-US-DRC Mineral Deal</p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/live/zdgAS2nq-x8?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/live/zdgAS2nq-x8</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/drc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drc</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congo</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/conflictminerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflictminerals</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belgium</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BLKNewsNow</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@blackvoices" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackvoices</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@blackgirlnerds/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackgirlnerds</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@politics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmygrad.ml/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine@lemmygrad.ml</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/yemen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yemen</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/antiimperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiimperialism</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brics</span></a></p>
kriykat<p>Britain Wants Ukraine’s Minerals Too<br><a href="https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/13/britain-wants-ukraines-minerals-too/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consortiumnews.com/2025/03/13/</span><span class="invisible">britain-wants-ukraines-minerals-too/</span></a><br>&amp;#8220;It’s not just Trump.&amp;#8221; Mark Curtis reports on the U.K.&amp;#8217;s scramble for Ukraine&amp;#8217;s natural resources. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK When U.K. officials signed a 100-year partnership with Ukraine in mid-January, they claimed to be Ukraine’s “preferred partner” in developing&amp;#8230;<br><a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commentary</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.s. <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/UnitedKingdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdon</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ads</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Bae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bae</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/BgvGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BgvGroup</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/MarkCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkCurtis</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/PresidentVolodymrZelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentVolodymrZelensky</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/RareEarthMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarthMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/RioTinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RioTinto</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Rothschild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rothschild</span></a>&amp;CoBank <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.k.PrimeMinisterKeirStarmer</p>
Jan Penfrat<p>In a bold move, the Democratic Republic of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> has filed criminal complaints against <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> in <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>, accusing the tech firm of using <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/conflictminerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflictminerals</span></a> in its supply chain.</p><p>Congo is a major source of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/tin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tin</span></a>, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/tantalum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tantalum</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/tungsten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tungsten</span></a> and some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres of civilians, mass rapes, looting and other crimes, according to U.N. experts and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> groups.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/congo-files-criminal-complaints-against-apple-europe-over-conflict-minerals-2024-12-17/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/sustainability/soc</span><span class="invisible">iety-equity/congo-files-criminal-complaints-against-apple-europe-over-conflict-minerals-2024-12-17/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@reece" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reece</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@simonbp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>simonbp</span></a></span> they are long-term because they need a shitload of precious metals tjat cannot he sourced innanything one could consider envoirmentally sustainable or friendly.</p><p>Lithium but espechally Cobalt are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a>.</p><p>Add to the fact that Methanol is not releasing hydrofluoric acid vapour when burning and isn't resulting ib a metal fire, but is as safe and easy to handle as racing fuel, and you get a lot of benefits.</p><p>Plus energy density per liter ang weight is superior and logistics of it is easier as well as the ability to store it longer.</p><p>Thus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Methanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Methanol</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fuelcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fuelcells</span></a> can replace <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Diesel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diesel</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Generators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Generators</span></a> and other applications as a drop-in solution, as it can be produced sustainably both organic and non-organic and allow for longterm storage of renewable energy that is scalable...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://photog.social/@midgephoto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>midgephoto</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@multiburst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>multiburst</span></a></span> I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Batteries</span></a> should be ditched for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuelCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuelCells</span></a> as i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Methanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Methanol</span></a> solves the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/charging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charging</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/range" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>range</span></a> issues way better and avoiding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a> by huge quantities...</p><p>Even in tiny cities, mini- and midibuses would be way better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/robotaxis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotaxis</span></a> and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBro</span></a> solutions...</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcKUYbChE3A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GcKUYbChE3</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
Diligence Jones<p>"Though this long regional conflict is often portrayed as Rwandans vs Congolese, Hutu vs Tutsi, or even Muslim vs Christian, the primary generator of endless suffering is a more universal clash – power and profit vs people and planet. Colonialism never really ended, it simply now works remotely via economic imperialism..."</p><p>I had no idea what even conflict minerals were. Wow.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EconomicImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicImperialism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/drc-bleeds-conflict-minerals-for-green-growth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">znetwork.org/znetarticle/drc-b</span><span class="invisible">leeds-conflict-minerals-for-green-growth/</span></a></p>
Cory Doctorow<p>When repair advocates pointed out that this was creating mountains of immortal <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ewaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ewaste</span></a> that included tons of <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a>, Apple's religious adherents stepped into insist that Apple customers *preferred* to get their iPhone fixed by Apple and its approved depots.</p><p>22/</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> Eeyupp, but sinxe that doesn't happen in the backyards of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EcopHipster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcopHipster</span></a>|s, they'll not give a damn about the filthy process of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithium</span></a> "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a>" and ignore it like all <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConflictMinerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictMinerals</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnfairTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnfairTrade</span></a> esp. re: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RareEarthElements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarthElements</span></a>...</p>