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Trump Threatens to Block Michigan-Canada Bridge He Once Championed The president’s targeting of the bridge shows just how drastically U.S.-Canada relations have fallen between his two terms.

Not so long ago, President Trump’s ambassador to Canada lifted a ceremonial shovel at the groundbreaking of the Gordie Howe bridge.

Things have changed.

My new @propublica.org story:

We’re all gonna die.

No War but Culture War The right holds political power, but for them that's never enough

My latest premium newsletter piece is about the conservative obsession with their own cultural impotence.

How Heidi Reichinnek Saved Germany’s Left The co-leader of Die Linke helped rescue the party and make it into a political force. But can she beat back Germany’s ascendant far right?

A superb profile of Heidi Reichinnek by @thencarolsaid.bsky.social. A leader of Germany's Die Linke, Reichinnek saved her party. But can she and Die Linke help grow the left—not just pick up disaffected SPD and Green party members—and crowd out the far-right AfD? www.thenation.com/article/worl...

US firms confront widening income gulf as wealthy spend, budget shoppers struggle America's consumer economy is pulling in opposite directions, a gulf increasingly apparent in C-suite commentary, with premium brands profiting from well-off customers while value-focused firms battle...

"The highest-earning 10% of households now account for nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending. About 30 years ago, those earners were just over one-third of U.S. consumer spending."

Former Detroit drug queenpin turns her past into purpose - Detroit Metro Times Ten years have passed since Delrhonda Hood’s promise to God. Having made a name for herself in Detroit’s drug game, and having become a legend in the process, her reign in the streets hit a brick wall...

Once known as the “godmother” of the streets, Delrhonda Hood now pours her energy into uplifting the city’s next generation.

Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024 The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.

New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.

Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.

It is kinda strange that so many politicians have podcasts now. The impulsive thought in my brain says this should be banned.

Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

It’s extraordinary that the President of the United States upended a major project involving extensive trade and cooperation with an important ally right after a billionaire pal chatted with a cabinet member, who then apparently had a quick word with Trump about the situation, and everyone yawns.

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“U.S. Military Used High-Energy Laser To Shoot Down Suspected Drone That Ended Up Being a Party Balloon”

This is utterly deranged behavior from a U.S. attorney general

It turns out a billionaire Trump ally who owns another bridge linking Michigan and Canada—which will face competition from the new Gordie Howe project—privately met with Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick this week.

It's about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates. trib.al/AxZRj7K

Hater Season: Cal Newport on AI Reporting Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/11/2026 · 1h 7m

Here’s this week’s Better Offline. Hater season continues, and I’m joined by Cal Newport to talk about the ways in which the media fails to report the truth about AI.

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Inject this into my veins.

We need Medicare for All. We need to finally fulfill the promise to guarantee that every American can get the healthcare they need and deserve.

It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site.

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DOJ is out here rolling gutter balls with the bumpers up

When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means

Puerto Rico sovereignty is a real issue!

Trump’s threat to block Gordie Howe bridge is pure oligarchy - Detroit Metro Times President Donald Trump’s threat to block the opening of the publicly owned Gordie Howe International Bridge stands to benefit one politically connected billionaire family.The Morouns, who own the riva...

The billionaire Moroun family, which owns the rival Ambassador Bridge, has spent years and millions of dollars fighting the new U.S.-Canada crossing.

Kid Rock is a performative pick-me.

These two posts back to back are really a sight to behold

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

The Most American Halftime Decoding Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl for the haters

Blackouts, gentrification, Trumpian corruption, Puerto Rican snow-cones, and other stuff you might have missed in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl spectacular.

New Racket.

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Impeach the MFer already