08-11-23 Today's commentary on various articles and events

Given the extraction requirements and neocolonial labor issues,
are lithium batteries an ecological improvement over internal combustion engines?

EV batteries: lithium vs hemp; Niger coup evicts France, asks Wagner help; Syria-Russia joint exercises aim to oust Turkish-US troops and mercenaries; Ukraine strikes bridges in Crimea with NATO-supplied missiles; Group attacking Mercola sued by Elon Musk; Capitol police bolster lawmaker protection

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