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riversedge's JournalChina Turns to Canada for Soybeans -- Leaving US Farmers Behind Again
Big farmers help support the local stores and businesses. when they have no money to spend, it leads to others suffering loss of income in the communities.
China Turns to Canada for Soybeans — Leaving US Farmers Behind Again
Nov 14, 2025
China has started purchasing more soybeans from Canada marking another blow to American farmers who once dominated this massive export market. After years of trade tensions and tariff battles US soybean sales to China have never fully recovered. Now with Beijing diversifying its suppliers American producers are watching from the sidelines as Canada steps in to fill the gap. In this video we explore why China made this shift how it impacts US agriculture and what it means for the future of global farm trade. for analysis/commentary purpose
Totally normal behavior here from the President of the United States.
Trump hears, smells and feels his wallet growing bigger and bigger.
He is Happy little 'man"!! 
Maine
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Totally normal behavior here from the President of the United States.
https://x.com/TheMaineWonk/status/1990859430775189718?s=20
200+ lawmakers demand Speaker Mike Johnson end anti-trans rhetoric in Congress
Source: the advocate
“Transgender people deserve government officials who will lift them up, not attack them simply because of who they are,” the members of Congress wrote.
Christopher Wiggins November 18 2025 3:03 PM EST
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican, intervene after what they describe as a surge of anti-transgender rhetoric inside the chamber, warning that Republican members have repeatedly violated House rules by using slurs and promoting conspiratorial claims about transgender Americans during official proceedings.
In a letter sent Tuesday, 213 Democrats, including the entire party leadership, told Johnson that his failure to enforce basic standards of conduct has allowed dehumanizing attacks to become routine on the House floor.
“We write to you to strongly condemn the rise in anti-transgender rhetoric, including from members of Congress,” the lawmakers wrote, urging Johnson to ensure members of Congress are following rules of decorum and not using their platforms to demonize and scapegoat transgender people.
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, the Republican running for governor of her state, has been one of the loudest anti-trans voices in Congress. She calls herself a “proud transphobe” and has used anti-trans slurs to refer to transgender people. She also led an effort to ban Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first out trans member of Congress, from women’s spaces on Capitol grounds...............................
Read more: https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-end-transphobia-congress?taid=691cd2add2934e00012c3b22&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#toggle-gdpr
I am glad to see this. This anti-trans rhetoric only promotes more hate----which can lead to more violence!!
https://x.com/TheAdvocateMag/status/1990875242286182713?s=20
This is Jennifer Jacobs, the reporter Trump barked "quiet, quiet, piggy" at for asking...........
I wonder if Trump would have name-called a male reporter piggy??
Thump needs to look at his own chunky self in the mirrow.....!!
Brian Allen
@allenanalysis
This is Jennifer Jacobs, the reporter Trump barked “quiet, quiet, piggy” at for asking about the Epstein files.
Stop normalizing a president abusing reporters, especially women, because he’s terrified of a question.
https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1990813202280485061?s=20
https://x.com/adamscochran/status/1990708241605546461?s=20
Come, Let Us Adore Him: ICE Plans National Church Raids At Christmas
Source: crooksandliars.com
Multiple prominent Protestant leaders say that two pastors close to Trump [Paula White-Cain and Mark Burns] have given their approval of the plan.
Susie Madrak — November 18, 2025
WORCESTER – Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25.
Three U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, including one assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s office in the district of Massachusetts, one to the district of Rhode Island office, and the third posted at an office in New York told This Week in Worcester they received briefings on the plan.
The attorney in the Massachusetts office said that they attend a Baptist church in Massachusetts and is a registered Republican. He said that he does not see how this plan is in line with either American values or Biblical doctrine.
The attorney in the Rhode Island office confirmed both the briefing and internal discussions about the legal issues surrounding arrests at churches over the past three months.
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Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/11/come-let-us-adore-him-ice-plans-national
gosh, how horrible!!
https://x.com/moonbreeze2/status/1990840466758131980?s=20
Trump's Tariffs To Add $40.6B To Holiday Costs As Consumers Pay $132 More On Average, LendingTree Warns...
My large family is picking names. That way everyone gets a present and kids are happy.
Trump’s Tariffs To Add $40.6B To Holiday Costs As Consumers Pay $132 More On Average, LendingTree Warns
LendingTree estimates Trump’s tariffs will raise holiday costs by $40.6 billion, adding $132 per shopper. Consumers will bear most of the increase, led by higher prices for electronics and clothing. Analysts warn families may cut spending or take on debt as retailers absorb $12 billion of the impact
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/economic-slowdown-forces-some-of-america-s-biggest-employers-to-eliminate-jobs-should-you-be-worried/vi-AA1QAUqX?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=d672805184f24ccca8853cb854218330&ei=7#details
on Nov. 18. F-35 and F-16 fighter jets flew over the White House in a V-formation as President Trump and the Crown Princ
Waste of jet fuel IMHO!!
I am sure that Trump is sniffing out the money to be made!!==for his own Wallet
Fighter Jets Fly Over White House in Welcoming Ceremony for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Nov 18, 2025
Saudi Arabia's Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was welcomed to the White House with an elaborate display on Nov. 18. F-35 and F-16 fighter jets flew over the White House in a V-formation as President Trump and the Crown Prince stood side by side.
Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem
Woe to any Repug caught laughing!
Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act
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https://x.com/Acyn/status/1990812050897961190?s=20
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https://x.com/Acyn/status/1990811496960405552?s=20
A new virus variant and lagging vaccinations may mean the US is in for a severe flu season
Source: cnn
By Brenda Goodman Updated 39 min ago
New data shows that flu vaccination numbers are falling behind where they typically are at this point in the year. Lindsey Wasson/AP
The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan.
Last winter’s season was extreme, too. The US had its highest rates of flu hospitalizations in nearly 15 years. At least 280 children died of influenza, the highest number since pediatric death numbers were required to be shared in 2004.
Now, with a new variant in the mix, experts say we’re on track for a repeat. And with flu vaccinations down and holiday travel on the way, they worry that things may look much worse in the weeks ahead.
The good news: Early analysis shows that this season’s flu shots offer some protection against being hospitalized with this variant, especially for kids. The bad news is that many Americans appear to be skipping their flu vaccines this year. New data from prescription data company IQVIA shows that vaccinations are down compared to where they usually are at this point in the year......................
Flu activity is low but rising quickly in the United States, according to the latest FluView report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most of the flu viruses identified this season have been an A strain called H3N2, and half of those have come from subclade K, a variant that was responsible for a rougher-than-normal flu season this summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
That variant wasn’t a major player when scientists decided which strains should be in the annual flu shots, so the vaccines cover a related but slightly different group of viruses.
“It’s not like we’re expecting to get complete loss of protection for the vaccine, but perhaps we might expect a little bit of a drop-off if this is the virus that sort of dominates the season, and early indications are that’s probably going to be the case,” said Dr. Richard Webby, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for studies on the ecology of influenza in animals and birds at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. ..............................
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/health/new-flu-variant-subclade-k?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Snow, rain mid WI --Winter weather advisory........
Heavy snow
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Heavy snow
Snow, rain mid WI --Winter weather advisory........
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/maps/precipitation/in-Eau-Claire,WI?loc=eyJsIjoiRWF1IENsYWlyZSIsInIiOiJXaXNjb25zaW4iLCJjIjoiVW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcyIsImkiOiJVUyIsImciOiJlbi11cyIsIngiOiItOTEuNTExNTU4NTMyNzE0ODQiLCJ5IjoiNDQuODI0NzYwNDM3MDExNzIifQ%3D%3D&weadegreetype=F&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=839642d4f015488ad95debd052c1446e&content=Nowcast_wxncrn&ei=11
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