The aluminum that gives electric vehicles their range is now stuck behind the same choke point as the oil they were built to replace. https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-ev-aluminum/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1774953060
Hong Kong: It is now criminal offense to refuse to give Hong Kong police passwords/decryption assistance to access all personal electronic devices incl cellphones & laptops. This legal change applies to everyone, incl US citizens, in Hong Kong, arriving or just transiting HK International Airport.
The war has blocked the only sea route for the high-grade, low-carbon aluminum EVs need. There's no quick substitute.
If you spot ICE agents at an airport in the coming days, I’m still collecting stories and I want to hear from you.
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Can’t wait for the weekend where instead of getting up at 6am I get up at 7am. Wild times.
My school had Macs and I remember using pageMaker (and QuarkXPress) - which was my earliest intro to typography
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Happy No Kings Day to all who celebrate
This nails it. So many holier-than-thou takes by (well intentioned) ppl who don’t know what they’re talking about.
One day I will review my posts before hitting the post button. Not today.
One of those movies where the trailer is the better experience.
