July 11, 2025

News Jams – July 11, 2025

One day’s news. One original song. Every day.

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Trump Threatens 35% Tariffs on Canadian Imports / Market Reactions and Trade Fallout

Canada Awaits Clarification from Trump

Another tariff, this time north—

Canada watches, goods held forth.

Trump says thirty-five percent,

But calls it “fair,” not punishment.

USMCA still holds the gate,

But lumber, steel may share the weight.

Markets twitch, but don’t collapse,

Just one more blow to global maps.

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Gaza Aid Crisis Escalates / UN Says Hundreds Died Seeking Food

UN Rapporteur Sanctioned by U.S.

Eight hundred dead since late May,

Not from bombs—but aid delay.

In Gaza’s dust, they crowd for rice,

And find instead a fatal price.

Israel strikes while UN pleads,

U.S. blames words, not growing needs.

Human rights become the war,

When hunger walks through every door.

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Trump Visits Texas After Deadly Floods / Disaster Tour Focuses on Infrastructure

Local Impact and Relief Promises

Texas still drips grief and rain,

Trump flies in to speak on pain.

He points to drains, he blames the plan,

Then pledges funds and shakes a hand.

Families lost and fields are torn,

Infrastructure drowned and worn.

Another promise for next time,

While cleanup crews are on the line.

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EU–U.S. Trade Tensions Build / EU Awaits Trump’s Tariff Letter

Europe Prepares for Retaliation

The EU waits, the fax still warm,

Trump’s tariffs now a global storm.

Brussels drafts retaliation notes,

While French ministers trade quiet quotes.

Diplomats with twitching pens,

Brace for cross-Atlantic bends.

It isn’t war, it isn’t peace—

Just headlines that refuse to cease.

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G20 Meets as BRICS Seek Dollar Alternatives / “Duck and Swerve” Finance Watch

Inflation, GDP, and Global Adjustments

Finance leaders duck and weave,

As China, BRICS, and others grieve.

The dollar flexes, yuan ascends,

Old alliances feel their ends.

Retail numbers frame the spin,

As central banks assess again.

Inflation looms, but hope is lean—

A dance between the seen and seen.

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Women’s EURO 2025 – Group Stage Highlights / Portugal vs. Belgium, Italy vs. Spain

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