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lonely bird

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37. Um, Donnie

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 09:09 AM

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Nobody has to buy anything from us. Unless there is some product or commodity that we have that no one else does no other country must buy from us.

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Trump threatens China with cooking oil embargo over soybean snub [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 14 OP

Canada grows a hell of a lot of Canola get the red out Oct 14 #1

Down goes corn! BidenRocks Oct 14 #2

Yeah, not only destroying the soybean commodity zorbasd Oct 14 #30

Brazil's soybean farmers are loving Mr. trump this year Torchlight Oct 14 #3

Maybe supermarkets will start to sell soybean oil here Warpy Oct 14 #4

Believe it or not BumRushDaShow Oct 14 #5

I know there is tremendous fraud around stuff labeled "olive oil." Warpy Oct 14 #11

Yup BumRushDaShow Oct 14 #12

Which is why the EVOO I buy is single-sourced. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 14 #28

I mostly use California Olive Ranch BumRushDaShow Wednesday #34

Peanut butter does not need canola oil. It has peanut oil already inside, a competitor to canola oil. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #17

I agree, and that's the kind of peanut butter I get when it's in stock Warpy Oct 14 #19

Thanks. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #20

Sounds like what my spouse has to deal with coconut progressoid Wednesday #36

Gag me with a spoon, Donnie! ProudMNDemocrat Oct 14 #6

I guess they'll have to step up mining their sewers for it then JoseBalow Oct 14 #7

I refuse to by any food or food product from China. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #18

Same here. If it's from China, I'm definitely not eating it. JoseBalow Oct 14 #22

Bad enough dealing with US food producers. E Coli anyone? paleotn Oct 14 #23

I'll pass lonely bird Wednesday #35

Like tariffs aren't economically hostile? nilram Oct 14 #8

Proving yet again, he doesn't have a clue. China imports cooking oil and exports used cooking oil (UCO) to US. sinkingfeeling Oct 14 #9

It does not seem like a big dollar volume any way, maybe $2 billion Bernardo de La Paz Oct 14 #15

China only sells us used cooking oil. Under The Radar Oct 14 #10

Working together might help. Too far of a "left wing radical nut job" of an idea though. twodogsbarking Oct 14 #13

LOL. That'll show em. ananda Oct 14 #14

last i checked there are other sources for cooking oil moonshinegnomie Oct 14 #16

Global commodities. Lots of suppliers around the globe. paleotn Oct 14 #25

I'm sure they're shaking in their boots Donny Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 14 #21

That's really not going to hurt them, you dolt. paleotn Oct 14 #24

Getting increasingly desperate on this soybean thing Prairie Gates Oct 14 #26

Used cooking oil is imported from China to make supposedly "green" fuels like biodiesel. hunter Oct 14 #27

Exhausting is the word! ReRe Oct 14 #29

Yea, that will do it, I bet they're just shaking in their boots. Angleae Oct 14 #31

Can we please fire his worthless ass already??? Initech Wednesday #32

I cannot fucking believe this FUCKING ASSCLOWN is PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Skittles Wednesday #33

Um, Donnie lonely bird Wednesday #37