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How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy
npr ^ | February 1, 2023 | TERRY GROSS

Posted on 02/01/2023 3:53:25 PM PST by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 02/01/2023 3:53:25 PM PST by BenLurkin
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Better late than never, Terry


2 posted on 02/01/2023 4:01:19 PM PST by Third Person
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To: BenLurkin

What’s a little slavery among friends? We must not let Osama Obama’s beachfront mansion be damaged by rising sea levels.


3 posted on 02/01/2023 4:01:50 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (No Doubt Now: Stolen Election)
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To: BenLurkin

How much money does Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health receive from the CCP? It’s well known the China has major designs on African resources. Notice this article is from NPR, which immediately increases the probability that it is propaganda.


4 posted on 02/01/2023 4:02:25 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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To: BenLurkin

I have been hearing about this. The Daily Mail had a piece with shocking photos of the children digging for cobalt.

Some dude from the Kennedy School of Gubbermint published a book yesterday that speaks to this. I placed an order w/amazon for it.


5 posted on 02/01/2023 4:05:25 PM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: Third Person

Terry Gross is gross wrt the truth and not to be trusted.


6 posted on 02/01/2023 4:06:57 PM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: BenLurkin

Terry Gross, you have allowed small irresponsible men and women to rule over our country. Now China has taken over.


7 posted on 02/01/2023 4:09:04 PM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell..)
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“Artisanal miners”? What’s next “Free Range Child Sodiers”?


8 posted on 02/01/2023 4:10:57 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim ( )
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Vice has been on top of this for a while

https://www.vice.com/en/article/d39ewj/friday-on-vice-on-hbo-leaving-china-in-pursuit-of-the-african-dream


9 posted on 02/01/2023 4:14:14 PM PST by Third Person
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when blacks and muslims are the slaveholders, it’s all good. Nothing to see here. When liberals support the policies that lead to slavery, it’s ok. They’re saving da erf!!


10 posted on 02/01/2023 4:15:33 PM PST by imabadboy99
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Why is cobalt so expensive if miners are paid so poorly?


11 posted on 02/01/2023 4:19:44 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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“Artisanal miners”? What’s next “Free Range Child Sodiers”?

Non GMO slaves.

12 posted on 02/01/2023 4:20:44 PM PST by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m glad articles like this one are becoming more frequent.
First World consumers should know the true story of Cobalt mining. It will be difficult to make any substantial changes, but not impossible.

If China was given some monetary incentive to modernize and humanize this process, that would be a great start, but “Red” China is not known to be very interested in the dignity or civil rights of individuals.

If American President Biden had a sucessful lobotomy, and began demanding China change their mining techniques, or they would receive less of our oil, that might inspire some changes. But that kind of Ballsy Dipomacy is not expected, at least not from Uncle Joe.


13 posted on 02/01/2023 4:26:40 PM PST by lee martell (.)
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It’s okay if black people are slaves as long as libtards feel good


14 posted on 02/01/2023 4:27:17 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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I showed all of this to my idiot BIL and his commie government school teacher wife. It registered not one single iota. I mean pissing into the wind. They’ve recently traded their electric BMW for an electric Volvo. She opines how much better it would be if everyone did as they did.

I just stopped talking to them. My wife gets the family news and passes it on to me.


15 posted on 02/01/2023 4:28:00 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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To: BenLurkin

President Retard says if you don’t dig in the dirt for cobalt you ain’t black


16 posted on 02/01/2023 4:32:54 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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bkmk


17 posted on 02/01/2023 4:33:37 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Third Person

Anything to save the climate.
-Climate Church 2023


18 posted on 02/01/2023 4:42:49 PM PST by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I spit all over my screen when I saw this, thanks for the laugh!!


19 posted on 02/01/2023 4:44:40 PM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Eat the Rich)
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For the totalitarian globalist psychopaths, this is a feature, not a bug.


20 posted on 02/01/2023 4:45:41 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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