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Ukraine's $500 billion rare earths scam: they don't exist, and we should know better (kdwalmsley.substack.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure this is a scam that Zelenskyy is running on Trump to trick him into making security guarantees and investments into Ukraine, and honestly? Respect the grift.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I don't think Trump is getting scammed. I think it's kayfabe. All the players know the mineral reserves aren't real or vastly overestimated. It's a false pretext to keep selling the war to the people. We're the ones getting scammed.