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2. I'd like to note that computers & cell phones will go away, too.

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:04 PM

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Both technologies use a bunch of rare earth materials but it doesn't seem to be on anyone's radar but mine.

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"No Missiles, No Drones: What Happens When Rare Earths Stop Flowing?" [View all] moniss Yesterday OP

We will be paying a heavy price for this regime's hubris and incompetence. alwaysinasnit Yesterday #1

I'd like to note that computers & cell phones will go away, too. intheflow Yesterday #2

Many decades ago, the US made a choice Deminpenn Yesterday #4