Washington Seizes the Means of (Energy) Production

Source: The Dispatch
by Philip Rossetti

“There is a scene in Arrested Development in which a psychotherapist and his wife are experiencing a rough patch in their marriage and contemplate whether an open relationship would help. The therapist, Tobias Fünke, notes that the approach never works and couples merely delude themselves into thinking it will … before abruptly concluding that they might be the exception to the rule. In unrelated news, the Department of Energy has announced that it will take a 5 percent stake in Thacker Pass, a new lithium mine in Nevada, in exchange for government loan guarantees.” (10/23/25)

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