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U.S. HAS JUST ONE RARE EARTHS MINE !!!!

Friday, April 18th, 2025

 

The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

By JOSH FUNK
AP Business Writer    April 18, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices.

“Based on the number of phone calls we’re receiving, the effects have been immediate,” said Matt Sloustcher, a spokesperson for MP Materials, the company that runs the Mountain Pass mine in California’s Mojave Desert.

The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies could lead to a critical shortage of rare earth elements if China maintains its export controls long-term or expands them to seek an advantage in any trade negotiations. The California mine can’t meet all of the U.S. demand for rare earths, which is why Trump is trying to clear the way for new mines.

Rare earth elements are important ingredients in electric vehicles, powerful magnets, advanced fighter jets, submarines, smartphones, television screens and many other products. Despite their name, the 17 elements aren’t actually rare, but it’s hard to find them in a high enough concentration to make a mine worth the investment.

Tariffs will impact ore supply and costsMP Materials, which acquired the idle Mountain Pass site in 2017, said Thursday it would stop sending its ore to China for processing because of the export restrictions and 125% tariffs on U.S. imports China imposed. The company said it would continue processing nearly half of what it mines on site and store the rest while it works to expand its processing capability.

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CHINA TARIFFS – A NATIONAL SECURITY NECESSITY

Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

 

China Tariffs Are a National Security Necessity

By Rob Maness   Rob Maness is a retired Air Force Colonel, a former wing and squadron commander, veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, a survivor of the 9/11 Pentagon Attack, Graduate of the U.S. Navy War College and Harvard Kennedy School, a former U.S. Senate Candidate, Chairman of GatorPAC, CEO and Owner of Iron Liberty Group LLC, and Host of the Rob Maness Show on WorldViewTube 
  April 16, 2025 

There are plenty of economic justifications for placing tariffs on China. But bringing American manufacturing home and rebalancing global trade isn’t just about dollars and cents; it’s about keeping our country safe, our troops ready, and our enemies in check.

As a retired Air Force colonel who’s seen the world’s dangers up close, I’m telling you: we can’t keep outsourcing our strength to a rival power like China. Here’s the unfiltered truth on why tariffs matter for our national security.

China has got us by the throat when it comes to manufacturing military equipment. They’re pumping out everything from the rare earth minerals in our missiles to the chips in our drones, and we’re just handing them the keys to our arsenal.

In 2024, the United States imported $438 billion in goods from China, and they produce around 90 percent of the world’s rare earths. You think that’s an accident? Hell no. That’s a chokehold, and in a fight – whether it’s a Cold War-style standoff or a hot war in the South China Sea – they can squeeze tight. Imagine trying to keep our F-35s in the air or our Navy’s destroyers running without those materials. We’d be grounded faster than a C-130 in a sandstorm.

That’s not even to mention semiconductors. Those little chips are the lifeblood of modern warfare – critical for guidance systems, comms, you name it. China has a big slice of that pie, and we saw in 2021 how a chip shortage nearly ground this country to a halt. Ford couldn’t even get enough F-150s out the door. Now imagine how quickly every fighter jet, tank, or missile system could be rendered useless.

In a conflict, China could instantly turn off the tap of dozens of materials critical to our military readiness. Our drones go dark, our missiles miss, and our boys and girls in uniform are left swinging in the wind. That’s not just a supply chain hiccup; that’s a national security disaster.

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VIDEO – IMPACT OF CHINA/US TARIFFS – LAURA INGRAHAM

Sunday, April 13th, 2025

VIDEO – IMPACT OF CHINA/US TARIFFS -LAURA INGRAHAM

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VIDEO – TULSI GABBARD – TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Saturday, April 12th, 2025

 

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DNI Tulsi Gabbard on making good on Trump’s transparency, accountability vow: ‘The more we dig, the more we find’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard details establishing a new task force to ensure transparency and accountability within the intel community on ‘Hannity.’

 

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VIDEO JOHN GUANDOLO – THE ENEMY WITHIN – LARA LOGAN

Saturday, April 12th, 2025

 

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Going Rogue with Lara Logan Episode 11 | The Threat Within with John Guandolo

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Islamic terror expert John Guandolo says the U.S. is in a war with hostile foreign powers & their domestic proxies: an alliance of Islamic & Communist networks across the country.

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SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN’T SAY ABOUT CHINA – NEW BOOK

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
This  new book by Senator Tom Cotton,  ‘The Seven Things You Can’t Say About China’ is a chilling wake up call to the danger China presents to the world.  It gives the historical ascent of China from the time of Mao to the power house they are today.  While we enthusiastically buy the “cheaper China products” we need to remember the Chinese Communist Party is using our money to build their military in order to defeat us !   Nancy

Seven Things You Can’t Say About China Hardcover –

February 18, 2025   Author – Senator Tom Cotton

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Senator Tom Cotton offers an unflinching look at the deadly threat of Communist China and reveals the truth about America’s most dangerous enemy. “

“As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I’m often asked if the threat from China is as bad as it seems. My answer is no—it’s worse than you can imagine.”

 Seven Things You Can’t Say About China is Tom Cotton’s provocative exposé about the gravest threat to American freedom. The media, Hollywood, academia, Wall Street, and most politicians can’t—or won’t—speak the truth about China. But Senator Cotton will, because America needs to know.

 In this hard-hitting book, he reveals what others refuse to say, including:

  • The inside story—drawn from his intelligence and national-security experience and knowledge—on how deeply the Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated America.
  • How China persecutes Christians and commits genocide against religious and ethnic minorities.
  • The alarming rise of China’s armed forces and nuclear arsenal, which will soon rival our own.
  • The danger our children face from China’s influence on Hollywood, the NBA, TikTok, and so much more.
  • How China lied, stole, and cheated its way to wealth while devastating America’s workers and businesses.

 Seven Things You Can’t Say About China sounds the alarm about Communist China’s carefully crafted plans to defeat America in the coming decade—and what we must do to fight back.

 

 

 

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VIDEO – ARE YOU INVESTING IN CHINA ?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
The Biggest Financial Scandal in History—And You May Be Part of It: Roger Robinson
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[RUSH TRANSCRIPT BELOW] Tens of millions of Americans are unwittingly investing in Chinese companies involved in military weapon production, surveillance technologies, and egregious human rights abuses, says former Reagan adviser Roger Robinson.
Through a complex web of investment vehicles and regulatory loopholes, Americans are pouring trillions of dollars into companies that directly threaten American national security, including ones blacklisted by the U.S. government—often without even knowing. Chinese companies often make up the bulk of index funds like emerging markets funds that many Americans invest in.
“You have … companies that are responsible for manufacturing China’s most advanced weapon systems,” Robinson says. “We’re funding, in some ways, our own demise.”
During the Reagan administration, Robinson served as senior director of international economic affairs at the National Security Council, where he played a linchpin role in Reagan’s economic strategy against the Soviet Union. He’s the co-founder of the Prague Security Studies Institute and former Chairman of the Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
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VIDEO – 50 COUNTRIES ALREADY COMING TO NEGOTIATE

Monday, April 7th, 2025

 

 

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Ag Sec. Rollins: 50 Countries Already Coming to the Table on Tariffs

By Pam Key   April 6, 2025

Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Trump administration’s tariffs are already making countries negotiate

Rollins said, “I think it’s really important to realize that last Wednesday was when the president announced this new American order, the new American economic plan. We’re now two days in, right? You’ve got two days of data.”

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VIDEO – LIFE, LIBERTY & LEVIN – SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

Sunday, April 6th, 2025

 

VIDEO – LIFE, LIBERTY & LEVIN  SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2025
Guest – Gordon Chang 
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TARIFFS – THE RETURN OF POWER

Saturday, April 5th, 2025

 

The Reckoning Begins: Trump’s Tariffs and the Return of Power

They called it a trade war. Trump called it leverage. Now the clueless class is about to learn what economic warfare really looks like.
By Sara Carter Staff   April 5, 2025

We were cruising at 32,000 feet when the conversation caught my ear. Two men in their 60s, wearing golf shirts and sneakers—no laptops, no earbuds—just confidently exchanging opinions somewhere over Georgia, halfway through their Bloody Marys.

“I don’t get it,” one said. “Trump’s going to slap tariffs on everything again? That’s just going to drive up prices.”

The other nodded, with the certainty of someone who’d never been challenged. “It’s the same thing all over—tax the American consumer and pretend it’s tough on China.”

They didn’t whisper. They weren’t unsure. They were loud, certain, and completely wrong.

I didn’t say a word. But I wanted to. Not because I crave debate—but because I’m tired of watching this country get gaslit by a class of people who stopped thinking critically the minute CNN started thinking for them.

This is where The Reckoning begins.
Not in the headlines. Not in Washington. But at 32,000 feet, in a casual conversation that revealed just how badly the American people have been lied to.

Because tariffs aren’t taxes.
They’re tools.
They’re leverage.
They’re how you say no to a global system built to exploit us—and yes, to the American worker we nearly lost.

Tariffs: The Tool the Left Pretends Not to Understand

Here’s the truth no one at the cocktail parties wants to say out loud: tariffs are not taxes on Americans. That’s a lie told by people who either don’t understand economics—or don’t care who’s getting steamrolled, as long as their stock portfolio stays padded.

A tariff is a penalty. It’s a strategic toll on products that come into this country under unfair terms. It’s how we say, “You want access to our markets? Then play fair. Otherwise, pay up.”

Think of it like this: If someone’s dumping cheap steel into your town and undercutting every local business, what do you do? You don’t say “Let the free market sort it out” while your factories shut down and your neighbors lose their jobs. You block the dump truck. You protect your own. You draw a line.

That’s what President Trump is doing. And it’s working.

They Called It a Trade War—But It Was a Wake-Up Call

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