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Trump and Rubio blackmailing the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

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The State Department is considering 🔥withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic ⚠️ to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to the country’s critical minerals.
“We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale,”
a draft of a memo prepared for Secretary of State Marco Rubio by the department’s …

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

Senkung der Mineralölsteuer hat etliche Nachteile:
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/teures-benzin-und-diesel-oekonom-senkung-der-mineraloelsteuer-hat-etliche-nachteile

Ökonom: Es gäbe bessere Wege, als die Mineralölsteuer zu senken
Die Steuer auf Benzin für alle zu senken, sei wenig sinnvoll, sagt Ökonom Hans Gersbach. Er hat eine andere Idee.

Die Vertreter der Mineralölkonzerne stehen zitternd an den Zapfanlagen.
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/aus-protest-gegen-hohe-spritpreise-autokonvoi-rollt-mit-tempo-50-von-emden-nach-berlin-15490586.h…

Für mich bitte ein Glas Mineralöl mit Sprudel und Zitrone.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/116232505890032336
If you're reading only one thing today, let it be this thread below, connecting the Straight of Hormuz with the recursive risks & dependencies to fertilizers, food safety, energy, minerals, EV…

I honestly wonder why LED display manufacturers - especially portable displays - think buyers want crappy quality, monoaural speakers built into their displays.
Either provide decent audio through the speakers you include or don't do it at all.
#petpeeve

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