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Re:US battery manufacturing output continues to break records by pfannkuchen on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:14PM (#48547740)
> artisanal mines in africa

Just want to say this is an entertaining euphemism. It isn’t that labor conditions are poor and work is done by hand, it’s “artisanal mining”.

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Re:US battery manufacturing output continues to break records by WarmWash on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:20PM (#48547799)
That's literally what they are called.
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Re:US battery manufacturing output continues to break records by readthenotes1 on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:39PM (#48548004)
Because "death traps for children" might be perceived negatively by some
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