News Jams – July 13, 2025
One day’s news. One original song. Every day.
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Trump Imposes 35% Tariffs on Canada / TSX Futures Dip on Tariff Threat
Canadian Consumer Boycotts Rise
He drew a line across the north,
Thirty-five percent—he sent it forth.
Canada caught in steel and grain,
A neighbor framed as trade’s disdain.
Fentanyl, trade gaps, political bluff,
He said their deals weren’t fair enough.
August brings the tariff weight,
On lumber, dairy, copper plate.
Ottawa read the wires cold,
Plotted counters, trade-controlled.
Boycotts rise and shelves get bare,
While markets whisper in thin air.
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NATO Chief Rutte to Meet Trump in Washington / NATO Diplomacy at a Crossroads
Trump Weighs NATO Arms to Ukraine
Mark Rutte’s ticket stamped D.C.,
To test alliance diplomacy.
Ukraine’s fight is NATO’s strain,
But Trump sees war through his own frame.
Hegseth, Rubio, defense in play,
Arms and optics weigh the day.
The line between support and front,
Drawn quiet, sharp, and nonchalant.
Rutte walks a loaded hall,
Where one wrong word can break it all.
A handshake hides the missile core,
Peace or pressure—never sure.
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Corn and Soy Yields at Risk After Storms / U.S. Crop Threatens to Fall Short
Farmers Brace for Harvest Trouble
In Iowa’s fields and Nebraska’s rows,
Rain turned promise into woes.
Corn cracked down from thundered skies,
Thirty percent now twisted lies.
Soybeans hold, but barely so,
A yield at risk as rivers grow.
Farmers check the stalk and root,
And pray for sun before the shoot.
The season started near ideal,
But nature’s dice refuse to kneel.
One month left, the stakes are tight—
Their harvest hangs in storm-cloud light.
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[Outro]
Three fronts stirred, three lines drawn,
Trade, defense, and fields half-gone.
No single answer, no simple spin—
Just power, weather, and quiet within.
July thirteen, carved in ink,
Another day the world won’t blink.
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Written and recorded with AI tools. Facts sourced from major publications linked above.
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