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.
Black caucus Democrats have been one of the foundational pillars of this party for decades, alongside rural Democrats and working-class voters who know what it means to fight for people and actually govern. The real class divide in America isn’t between online radicals and institutions, it’s between vulnerable communities living paycheck to paycheck and college-educated urban kids accelerating instability because they’ll never be the ones forced to absorb the consequences. Institutional racism in America has always been exploited by both the far right and the far left, so we either defend Black caucus Democrats or keep sliding toward authoritarianism.
Future of $300M education program up in the air as Ontario school boards face budget deadline.
The Ford government has started shifting dollars away from the Responsive Education Program as it reviews its effectiveness. Full story here: https://t.co/mlNjJ9hlNg
Carney: Canada is now creating jobs at twice the rate of the United States. Non-U.S. exports are up sharply, and we're on track to double them over the next decade.
Reminder:
Chevalier is anti interracial relationships
Pro Russia
Thinks covid came from France
Doesn't believe murderers should be in jail
And is just all around a terrible human being
Birds of a feather I suppose
Brexit was 10 years ago.
In hindsight, all economists were right, and we will look upon Brexit as one of the worst policies passed in my lifetime.
The average British person is almost certainly significantly poorer, unhappier, and less protected now.
Carney: We've taken back control of immigration. Asylum claims are down by a third. Temporary foreign workers arrivals down by half. And international student arrivals down by 60%. We can now carefully rebuild a sustainable immigration system consistent with Canadian values.
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Lol our Senate nominee in a blue state is really both sidesing Republicans killing Roe and doing "I blame Dems for not codifying it."
Unfuckingbelievable man.
Nah bro, fuck this shit.
This housing bill is one of the most ACTUALLY effective (non performative) pieces of legislation that will directly affect real cost-of-living for the majority of Americans in a LONG time.
Fuck. This. Shit.
Congress passed a bipartisan bill to make it easier to own a home.
The President is refusing to sign it.
Donald Trump doesn’t care about lowering costs for you.