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In particular, they want more support for those suffering from budget problems due to the poor harvest, a reduced administrative burden, more funds for training and greater protection from foreign imports. They fear the EU may use the occasion to press on with its negotiation of the Mercosur trade deal that would remove or simplify many customs duties between South America and the EU Minister of Agriculture Annie Genevard told French media that the deal would not be signed at the summit. “It is a bad agreement that will bring a whole host of products into our country that would compete directly with our producers,” she told France 3 on November 10. “In addition, it would come at the cost of deforestation and environmental standards". Nonetheless, the Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles (FNSEA) and the Jeunes Agriculteurs are pressing on with the protest, which is organised by the unions’ local branches on a departmental level. Unions are planning to cover up the names of communes or replace them with the names of Latin American towns - in reference to the Mercosur deal. Farmers will gather at roundabouts and light distress fires. However, no major blockades have been announced. Town-centre protests are expected in Puy-en-Velay and in Lyon. Local protests are expected at roundabouts, with farmers lighting distress fires and covering up the names of communes, however no major roadblocks have been announced. “There will be no formal blockade, but the police may close the roads around the fires’, Damien Brayotel, president of the FNSEA's Yonne branch, told French media. "The four departments of Brittany will mobilise in different ways, since cereal sowing and processing varies from one department to another. The protest will take place, but in different ways", said the regional director of the FNSEA. The unions announced several actions, including a roadblock in the afternoon on the Pont de l'Europe in Orléans. “We're not here to block motorists, we're here to inform people about our situation” the Loiret FNSEA told France Bleu. Protests are also likely on roundabouts and unions say they will cover up commune names on Sunday night. The Haut-Rhin branch of the FNSEA called for farmers to assemble at the Nouveau Monde roundabout in Soultz-Haut-Rhin.  A roadblock was to be put up at the border with Belgium, in the Ardennes, at 10:00. In Aube, a blockade will be set up at the Europe roundabout in Troyes at 18:30.  In Marne, tractors will converge on Châlons-en-Champagne, with the first road blockades expected from 14:00. The regional director of the FNSEA told French media that the protest would be largely symbolic.  “It will be more visual and more symbolic than last winter,” he told newspaper la Voix du Nord. “There will be no motorway blockades. And no march to the prefecture in Lille with slurry dumping. At least not for the moment.” The unions say they will “send a message to the President of the Republic from November 17”, however no major disruption is expected. The Seine-Maritime FDSEA has announced a major demonstration in Le Havre. In Dordogne, the departmental sections of the FNSEA and the Jeunes Agriculteurs are planning a protest in Périgueux from 16:00 at the Yves-Guéna roundabout. In Deux-Sèvres, farmers are planning to take action from Sunday, followed by protests at Niort and Echiré on Monday and a go-slow operation on Tuesday. In Landes, the Coordination Rurale union, which is known for its eye-catching protests, is calling for farmers to gather outside the prefecture in Mont-de-Marsan on Tuesday, November 19. Another demonstration will take place on the same day in Agen, in the Lot-et-Garonne region. In Tarn, two major roundabouts in Castres and Albi have already been targeted for Monday and Tuesday.  In Lot, rallies outside the prefecture and sub-prefectures are planned for Monday in Figeac, Gourdon and Cahors. In Tarn-et-Garonne, action has already started, with some tax centres, including in Montauban, covered in tarpaulins.  The FNSEA and the Jeunes Agriculteurs are launching a protest in Mayenne from 20:00 on Sunday. On Monday, farmers will blockade the Pont de l'Europe in Laval from 15:30. Protests are planned in Le Mans, and around Sarthe, however, no major roadblocks are expected. Local protests are expected, however no major roadblocks.  "We're starting slowly. We're going to build up the pressure in all four corners of the department. And if we really aren't heard, things will get a bit louder in the days and weeks to come”, the general secretary of the regional FDSEA told France Bleu. Environmental groups are calling for users to write to the health ministry to call for less pesticide exposure and more access to organic food The confirmation comes after sheep attacks in Manche, Orne, Seine-Maritime, and Calvados It comes after a herd charged SNCF workers at the city’s station and he was fine!He also ripped a live cat apart with his bare hands and ate everything but its bones and then later gagged up the fur and skin like an owl that's neither here nor there.(Doctor): "After viewing our data I've come to the scientific conclusion that uhh.. we got a goddamn demon on our hands."But as we all know with great devour comes great responsibility.Since Tarrare was still technically enlisted the military decided to utilize his abilities for the greater good.(General): "Hey Tarrare could you eat this box with a note in it for me?"(Tarrare): "Hmmm..."(General): "If you do it we'll give you a wheelbarrow full of bull organs."(Tarrare): "Hoh!"Lo and behold two days later he passed the container in mint condition and was given his reward as promised.With this proof of concept they made him an official spy and sent him into Prussia with a document in his belly to be delivered to an imprisoned French colonel.Unfortunately there are a couple of things Tarrare couldn't do that are generally important when sneaking into another country.A It's pretty hard to maintain a low profile when you're running around like a madman wolfing down garbage and mutilating small animals.So he ended up being captured by the enemy.Initially Tarrare gave in.After confessing that he did have vital intelligence snaking its way through his GI track the Prussians chained him to a latrine until the box emerged 30 hours later.The note wasn't actually anything important the man's endless hunger continued to get him into all sorts of trouble.He'd often sneak out of the hospital to eat the scraps behind the local butcher and fight stray dogs in the alley for their precious garbage.He'd also seek out patients undergoing bloodletting in order to take all their life juice for himself.On several occasions he was even caught attempting to eat bodies in the mortuary.By this point in my research I was so desensitized to this guy that I didn't even bat an eye when I first read that.I was just like "all right guess he must have been hungry."Anyway the hospital staff begrudgingly tolerated Tarrare's buffoonery until one day when he went too far.(Doctor): "Well you've only had three mess hall raids this week's been pretty good."(Nurse): "Doctor we should probably inform you that a 14-month-old child has gone missing from their room."(Doctor): "Tarrare Did you eat a fucking baby?"[Ending]Tarrare was promptly kicked out of the hospital and spent four years out and about doing he was suffering from advanced tuberculosis and died shortly after arrival the surgeons found that when they looked into his mouth they could see all the way down his throat and into his stomach cavity his whole abdominal region was profoundly deformed we can see that around 90% is devoted towards food and 10% towards everything else.[Outro]So Not even I can find anything resembling a moral here Sometimes they're just sad and disgusting from beginning to end And now a word from our sponsor.[Outro]As you can probably tell I'm a very visual person when it comes to learning I firmly believe that engaging visuals are an essential teaching tool that allows for much deeper comprehension than plain old walls of text.That's why I'm pleased to introduce our sponsor We all know that math and science are really important to master and Brilliant's elegant UI and step-by-step design makes learning seemingly complex topics very intuitive especially for visual learners.Their straightforward graphics and interactive puzzles make it easy and fun to hone your own critical thinking skills.Personally I've always been super intrigued by neural networks and all the things you can do with them but I've always been too intimidated to research them in depth.After learning about Brilliant I actually started taking their course in the subject.And I gotta say it's been such a pleasurable experience that I plan to continue with it in my own spare time.To support me and learn more about Brilliant go to Brilliant.org/SamONella and sign up for free.Also the first 200 people that go to that link will get 20% off the annual premium subscription.'Til next time I'm Sam O'Nella and thank you for watching.EmbedCancelHow to Format Lyrics: To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning