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		bloopernova on Feb 28, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting It's coming from elon, who has courted russia for Ukraine's metals and minerals since at least the 2022 invasion.

sebazzz on March 1, 2025 | [–]

SpaceX Flacon 9 nozzles contain nyobium which is mined in Ukraine. It has been a problem since that invasion, and one of the reasons SpaceX sometimes flies short stubby nozzles when possible.

goshx on Feb 28, 2025 | [–]

That's what I suspect as well, especially with the tesla bots, but there is also Ellison's influence

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