Marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian ports as US expands strikes with attacks on bridges

American forces boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday as part of the renewed blockade of Iran’s ports that began earlier this week, the US military said...

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/17/us-marines-board-ship-gulf-oman-expanded-airstrikes-iran

 

Carney BYPASSED Trump and Opened the Bridge He Feared MOST

For decades, the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor was the busiest commercial truck crossing in North America. The artery of the auto industry. The single most important freight corridor on the continent. That title is gone. 

According to data from the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association, the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ontario quietly overtook the Ambassador Bridge in commercial truck traffic throughout 2025, and the trend has continued into 2026. The reason is brutal in its simplicity. Tolls. Congestion. And a trade environment that gets worse every month. But the real story is what happened next. 

A few weeks ago, Donald Trump stood in front of cameras and threatened to block the opening of the brand new Gordie Howe International Bridge, claiming the United States deserved compensation before a single truck was allowed to cross. The problem? Canada paid for almost the entire 6.4 billion dollar project under an agreement signed in 2012. Michigan already owns 50 percent of the bridge. American steel and American labor were used throughout construction. 

Mark Carney did not hold a press conference. He did not retaliate. He picked up a phone, called Washington, and walked Trump through the actual contract line by line. Inside 72 hours, the threat went silent. 

In this video, we break down how a bridge fight, a toll gap, and a single phone call exposed the entire pattern of what Washington has been getting wrong about Canada. We cover the data behind the Ambassador Bridge losing its crown, the legal foundation under the Gordie Howe Bridge, and why every Trump escalation against Ottawa keeps dissolving against the same simple defense: read the contract. 

The map of North American trade is shifting. The freight is rerouting. The contracts are holding. And almost nobody in Washington seems to have noticed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_wkbYjkai4 

Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge

Eight people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in half…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/trump-warns-tehran-more-to-follow-after-strike-destroys-irans-largest-bridge

 

Trump threatens to block new bridge in latest tirade against Canada

As Democrats prepare to force a vote in the US House this week on Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, the president posted a lengthy diatribe on his social media platform in which he threatened to block a bridge connecting the US and Canada and made a bizarre false claim that increased trade between Canada and China would include a ban on Canadians playing ice hockey. 

Trump began his latest screed against the US's second-largest trading partner by claiming that "everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades"...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-canada

 

The $4.6B Bridge at the Center of the U.S.-Canada Tariff War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhrxVgWIr2w

 

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott endures racist attacks amid bridge collapse - The Washington Post

One user on X, called him "Baltimore's DEI mayor," a reference to diversity, equity and inclusion programs that have come under attack by conservatives who say they lead to minorities getting jobs over more qualified White candidates. Meanwhile, others attacked Scott for his facial hair and for not wearing a suit. "He looks like your average street criminal," another X user wrote. Neither user responded to a request for comment...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/31/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mayor/

Bridge uniting Crimea and Russia holds special significance for Putin - The Washington Post

But it was also a logical target strategically because the bridge, while symbolic, has a military purpose, supplying Russian forces...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/08/kerch-bridge-crimea-symbolism-putin/

Impact of Kerch bridge blast will be felt all the way to the Kremlin

At the very least it is a huge propaganda victory for Kyiv that will be held up as a sign that not only is it unafraid of Putin's nuclear threats but that it believes it is winning the war...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/08/impact-of-kerch-bridge-blast-will-be-felt-all-the-way-to-the-kremlin

Extremists plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also plotted to blow up a bridge, feds say - The Washington Post

Last September, as two would-be kidnappers made their way to the vacation home of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) for nighttime surveillance, the pair made a pit stop at a nearby highway bridge, according to prosecutors...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/29/whitemer-bridge-domestic-terrorism-michigan/

Don't Scare Me@!@😱😱😱😱😱 - funny

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/9vd2q7/dont_scare_me/

Mississippi Gov. Bryant Orders More Than 100 Bridges Closed - The Wall Street Journal

The state of Mississippi's bridges are in such bad shape that the governor has ordered at least 102 closed this week. ....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mississippi-gov-bryant-orders-more-than-100-bridges-closed-1523541600

Chao Confesses Trump Personally Wants to Kill NYC Project - New York Magazine

In unusually dramatic congressional testimony. .....
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/chao-confesses-trump-personally-wants-to-kill-nyc-project.html