Skim Shady (331.36 ppm)3d ago

This is largely the fault of the first Trump administration, they let #china run the board tying up minerals supply with their #beltandroadinitiative and now they dominate the #ev space as well as #cleanenergy and #AI China is an #electrostate while we’re still lighting farts denying #science and dooming our kids future. Thanks #boomers

Soft power and building relationships are important. If the republic survives the Trump era we will be rebuilding for decades.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Pentagon-Has-Less-Than-8-Months-to-Break-Chinas-Rare-Earth-Grip.html

The Pentagon Has Less Than 8 Months to Break China's Rare Earth Grip

The Pentagon is urgently accelerating domestic rare earth supply chains as China tightens export controls ahead of a 2027 U.S. defense ban on Chinese-origin rare earth materials.

OilPrice.com
Show threadSkim Shady (331.36 ppm)4d ago
@thetnholler.bsky.social oh the irony as the “dear leader” is visiting China, the superpower #electrostate
Skim Shady (331.36 ppm)4d ago

Demand destruction, a beautiful phrase when applied to the oil & gas sector.

There is a workaround and China will continue winning as long as the US continues down the #petrostate dead end and stifle innovation.

How about that #EV program Jim Farley? #Ford time to get off the ever larger #SUV mill

#electrifyeverything #electrostate #EmpireInDecline #cleanenergy #Rivian #Tesla #Lucid #cleanenergy #slate #tello #Mullen #Harbinger #evwest #Rizon #Xos #Also

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/13/the-strait-of-hormuz-oil-crisis-is-the-biggest-ever/

Show threadHublai (charismatic megafauna)5d ago
6. India is well positioned with a hedge, it exports the world's best bad-road motorcycles and 3-wheel town #tuktuk. Expect to see these everywhere as gas trucks are retired & hybridized as electric. 7. #Electrostate transition is cheaper & more long term profitable than war. Oil isn't worth war.
Show threadSkim Shady (331.36 ppm)5d ago
@tacnextgen @georgetakei #china tied up a lot of minerals during the first Trump admin, while we were huffing ivermectin and drill baby drilling #empireindecline #petrostate #electrostate
Hublai (charismatic megafauna)Apr 29
UK must become #electrostate faster by eradicating fossil vehicles, furnaces and forges, water heaters & stoves, and getting much more serious about large battery standards. Like the #CATL ones.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2hkfuzozhum7coylnud4lezu/post/3mkaa6xxjs22w
Skim Shady (331.36 ppm)Apr 28

We got left behind in the minerals race because the first #trump administration let #china run the table. More #maga meant tripling down on old energy, we are left in a hole being a #petrostate in an #electrostate world and Trump won’t stop digging

Is Trump the last great “fuck you” from the #boomers #oldandintheway We’ve wasted so much time, treasure and respect, for what? #climatecollapse #exxonknew #gop #ford #gm

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/electricity-dominance-fossil-fuels-renewables-growth/

The “age of electricity” is upon us

As war in Iran upends fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewables.

Mother Jones
Awet Tesfaiesus, MdBApr 26

Einen Vorgeschmack auf eine #Solarpunk-Zukunft? Take a Peek:

In 15 Minuten haben wir im ganzen Netz #Energieüberfluss!

Also schlage ich vor: #ElektrisiertEuch und wenn ihr flexibel Take habt: klingelt jetzt bei den Nachbarn, sagt ihnen, dass sie bei Euch gleich kostenlos laden können. 😉
#electrostate #VertsInsumises #abundance

Show threadSkim Shady (331.36 ppm)Apr 21
@tris @dinandmentink @pluralistic @TechConnectify same with the elements and “rare earths” in batteries, they aren’t consumed. Even after the batteries are repurposed into second life the elements can be separated and reused to make more batteries. An endless cycle of extraction is not necessary #ev #electrifyeverything #electrostate
Skim Shady (331.36 ppm)Apr 17

It’s all starting to make more sense now #petrostate #electrostate #climatecrisis

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Tanker-Fleet-Heads-to-Load-US-Oil-as-Middle-East-Supply-Crumbles.html

Tanker Fleet Heads to Load U.S. Oil as Middle East Supply Crumbles

Record tanker queue forms for U.S. crude as Middle East exports collapse 60%, forcing Asia and Europe into an unprecedented global energy realignment.

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