Posted on 11/06/2025 3:18:47 PM PST by delta7
By Leslie Hook Financial Times, London Thursday, November 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Interior has added copper, silver, and metallurgical coal to its list of "critical minerals," increasing the likelihood that these materials could be included in future tariff policies.
The three materials are among 10 elements added today to the list, which is updated every three years by the U.S. Geological Survey. The list determines which minerals are included in the upcoming Section 232 tariff review of levies applied for national security purposes. It also plays a role in determining which domestic projects may receive federal support.
The Trump administration has made it a top priority to secure the supply chains of critical minerals used in the U.S., and greatly expanded the definition of what constitutes a "critical" mineral.
Several of the additions are materials that the U.S. already produces in large quantities and exports, such as metallurgical coal and boron. The USGS said that boron was added after input from industry producers in California. ...
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I’ve heard he’s a member of the Teabag Party...
Like the shameless liar he is, TexasCandyMoneyGaytorFlossBack claimed that I was the one who created the Masks of TexasGator and The Florida Gnat.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4351163/posts?page=53#53
The dementia is showing itself...
Haha.. Well, at least you got credit for it ;^)
He HAS always been a bit of a hollow loon though.
BrokeBackCandyCrushGaytorFloss
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Excellent! 😆
One of the first indications of low IQ is an inability to carry on a serious conversation.
My posts have nothing to do with “Armstrong.”
Your first mistake is to trust Google.
Google is the cabal’s engine of tracking citizens and spreading propaganda.
Lee Zeldin sided with normal Americans. His message was that the American government wasn’t telling us what they’ve been doing in our skies.
Zeldin acknowledged these planes are dumping toxins on us. T
THE IMPORTANT PART is he’s shifting the narrative from “you people are conspiracy nuts” to “yes there are toxins being dumped, and we encourage the discussion about it.”
Why do you—an innocent poster on FreeRepublic—push back against the discussion of planes dumping toxins in our skies?
Why do you never post what Lee actually says?
“My posts have nothing to do with “Armstrong.””
You came to his defense.
“Your first mistake is to trust Google.”
When you can’t counter facts, attack the messenger.
“Zeldin acknowledged these planes are dumping toxins on us. “
WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin rolled out a new facts page Thursday debunking wild claims — including from his fellow Republicans — that so-called “chemtrails” are being sprayed from aircraft to change the weather, alter populations or even control people’s minds.
“Why do you never post what Lee actually says?”
What he said is what convinced me he’s shifting the narrative. This is shown in one of my next posts to you.
Do you understand how narrative is more powerful than the words themselves?
Back to the point—what reason does anyone have to trust Google?
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Back to the point”
Yes.
When you can’t counter facts, attack the messenger.
Trump’s EPA is shifting the narrative, which is always the first thing to to in 5th generation warfare (think chess as opposed to checkers).
Lee Zeldin stated:
“For years people who asked questions in good faith were dismissed, even vilified by the media and their own government.”
Zeldin states he’s debunking the previous EPA approach which was to dismiss the questions of Americans and call them “conspiracy theorists.”
The EPA website states:
“Some members of the public are concerned about unusual contrails they see in the sky or reports about geoengineering and dangerous chemicals being sprayed from jet aircraft at high altitudes…When witnessing these phenomena IT IS REASONABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND INQUIRE FURTHER to understand what you are seeing.”
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