One billionaire family controls the bridge that carries 25% of all U.S.–Canada trade.
The good news? There's a brand new public bridge right next door (and Canada paid for the whole thing).
The bad news? Donald Trump won't let it open.
Here's the story:
For more than a decade, Michigan and Canada worked together to build a new public crossing right next to it — six lanes over the Detroit River, named for a Canadian-born Red Wings legend, built by thousands of union workers. Canada paid the entire bill. Michigan co-owns it. It's finished. It’s a shining example of international cooperation and collaboration, with a tremendous return for both sides: more jobs, faster trade, and lower costs.
So why isn't it open?
Because the Moroun family, who own the rival Ambassador Bridge just up the river, doesn’t want the competition. They spent years and tens of millions of dollars trying to stop any competing international crossing from being built or opening. They lost. So they went to the White House instead.
In January, Matthew Moroun gave $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC. Then the billionaire called Trump's Commerce Secretary and, just hours later, Trump suddenly attacked the same publicly owned bridge he praised in his own first term and threatened to block it.
Then, the day before the June 12th ribbon-cutting, the opening was called off indefinitely.
It's corruption so flagrant it would be laughable if it weren't so damaging.
Trump is screwing over Michiganders for the interests of billionaires — holding a finished, publicly owned project hostage to protect one donor's toll booth.
So a finished bridge sits closed, Michiganders keep paying the higher tolls, cars and trucks cost more, and a billionaire family keeps its monopoly.
Mr. President: stop playing games. Open the damn bridge.
Lieu: Trump overpaid on a no-bid contract to a pool guy who was a total amateur and messed up the Reflecting Pool, and now Trump’s fragile ego has him trying to cover this up by saying someone did a 350-foot gash in the pool. This pool has 24/7 cameras on it. So we’re in a place where the president is just lying because he can’t handle that he totally screwed up the Reflecting Pool.
Watters: Trump said that they have evidence of someone slicing and dicing the bottom of the pool. Five individuals are under investigation and I'm waiting to see the video evidence of it… or they botched the redo. Either way, that’s all you got? Have you seen Obama’s library?
Reporter: Some members of the Jewish community, including Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer, were alarmed by the language you used at the rally last week, calling AIPAC monsters who move dark money.
Mamdani: I want to be very clear. We’re talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military since the so-called ceasefire.
Even an Al Jazeera journalist, Ahmed Wishah, was killed this past Saturday by an Israeli strike. And when I am speaking about AIPAC, I’m speaking about an organization that has been supportive of the status quo, that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people not just in Palestine but, frankly, throughout much of the region.
And it is a status quo of immorality. It is one that I will not accept. And when it comes to the way in which they defend the status quo, oftentimes they defend it through direct contributions, as we are seeing right now in New York 13.
Oftentimes they also support the status quo through dark money, by funneling money that would have previously come directly from AIPAC through other organizations whose contributors’ identities are only made clear after an election.
And I think it is important that when we ask ourselves how such death and destruction is happening overseas, we also name those who allow it to take place.
CENSURA, NÃO!
Recebi decisão judicial mandando apagar posts. Postagens que questionam as relações políticas de Flávio Bolsonaro com a milícia e o crime e outra sobre a PEC 7x0 que altera regras de jornada de trabalho contra a escala 6x1.
Nas postagens, apresento fatos públicos, questionamentos políticos e faço críticas fundamentadas que considero legítimas no debate democrático.
Vou recorrer. O Plenário vai analisar.
Debate político não pode virar silêncio imposto!
Sósia de Neymar é bancado por bets, e tem segurança particular para fazer sua escolta na Copa.
Eigon Oliver, 33 anos, sósia do camisa 10 da Seleção Brasileira tem reunido uma multidão de pessoas que se aglomeram para pedir uma foto ou um autógrafo.
O influenciador tem um segurança e dois profissionais de vídeo com ele durante o Mundial, além de uma equipe para editar os conteúdos. São, ao todos, 16 profissionais que trabalham para o influenciador.
A viagem para acompanhar a Copa do Mundo, foi bancada por parceiros comerciais. “Não gastei um real do meu bolso” - disse OLiver. O principal deles é uma casa de aposta.
Nos Estados Unidos, a ideia do influenciador e da sua equipe e ficar até o final do mundial, mesmo se o Brasil for eliminado precocemente.
Via: @Estadao
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@analise2025 existem bairros espanhóis em Marrocos? Se sim tratem igual. É legitimo não gostar desse tipo de gente. Os espanhois não tentam entupir Marrocos com seu povo mas os marroquinos fazem isso na Espanha e ainda acha ruim que eles não gostem.
Yamal fez o seu 1⁰ gol na Copa e repetiu a comemoração odiada pela extrema-direita espanhola.
O gesto simboliza o número 304, código postal do bairro Rocafonda, onde ele cresceu.
O bairro tem 50% de imigrantes e é chamado pelos fascistas espanhóis de "lixo étnico".
O pai de Yamal já se envolveu numa briga por expulsar do bairro candidatos do Vox, principal partido de extrema-direita.
Hoje, a parte racista e fascista da Espanha precisa ver Yamal como o protagonista da seleção nacional.
JD Vance: "What we told the Iranians yesterday is that when you guys engage in what us millennials might call trash talk, you can't expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record." (Trump threatened to assassinate Iran's negotiators yesterday ... )
We and the Poles cannot be anything but partners and friends because we are neighbors. Hatred within society will only boost certain political ratings. This is a political struggle that could end in very dangerous escalation. Political dividends must not be gained from hatred.
We are defending Poland and Europe right now. Our warriors are dying. Our servicemembers choose a heroic name for their unit themselves, and as President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief, I must support them. Karol said, “You must revoke the decree.”
Beyond these historical issues, which, by the way, we discuss openly, there must also be respect for the present, for our army, and for the future. Without Ukraine, no one will be able to defend Poland. It is simply impossible. If there is no Ukraine, there will be no secure Poland either.
From an interview for the United News telethon. (5/5)
@liberta___depre@Metropoles Enquanto a gente se vira no fim do mês com R$ 1.621,00 o cara recebe R$ 6,4 milhões mensais (cerca de 750 mil euros líquidos por mês) e está com problemas financeiros.
Raphinha pode deixar Copa para resolver vida pessoal.
O camisa 11 da seleção brasileira enfrenta problemas pessoais e esperava que a convocação pudesse resolver a situação. As questões, supostamente, envolvem uma crise financeira.
Via: @Metropoles
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