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A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry (Spruce Pine,NC)
PBS ^ | 10/01/24

Posted on 10/02/2024 7:53:00 AM PDT by Brian Mosely

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To: TexasGator

I read the article.

1. The article is from NPR, so it is likely heavily politically oriented, and therefore of suspect veracity.

2. The semiconductor ETFs are up almost 2% today as of this writing. They can’t be hurting too badly, including any critical supply chains.


21 posted on 10/02/2024 12:31:39 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: EnderWiggin1970

Could you imagine that with ‘anti-gouging’ laws in effect?


22 posted on 10/02/2024 1:45:23 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: TexasGator

100% correct. The media will only talk about Asheville because it is a progressive colony.


23 posted on 10/02/2024 6:06:47 PM PDT by comps4spice (Show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcomes --Charlie Munger)
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To: Eccl 10:2; TexasGator

The quartz is made into crucibles. I remember reading about this and Sibelco in some article on critical materials.


24 posted on 10/02/2024 6:26:58 PM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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