Biden strikes a blow for child labor

iPhone and Tesla production technicians at work in Congo. Video here.

Cancels mining lease in Minnesota that would have provided copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum, all essential for those batteries environmentalists claim to like so much. “Currently, those minerals are produced by child and slave labor in Africa and China,” a Biden spokesman told FWIW, “and who are we to deprive those unfortunates a living? Besides, the countries producing the stuff don’t have to comply with onerous environmental laws like those in the US, so they’re much, much cheaper. And, of course, out of sight — our base prefers it that way.”