In Episode 265 [21] of the CounterVortex podcast [22], Bill Weinberg examines Trump's ultimatum to Ukraine [23] to hand over a large share of its wealth in strategic minerals such as lithium [24] in exchange for continued US military aid—and whether a race with China [24] for control of the lithium and rare earth elements needed for Elon Musk [24]'s industrial interests might also be the agenda behind [25] the Trump regime's annexationist [26] designs [27] on Greenland [28]. Trump is meanwhile opening Native American lands in Nevada [29] to lithium exploitation, while Musk's Tesla has sought to grab a share of Bolivia [30]'s lithium reserves—now also coveted by China [31].
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