Very interesting insights from James Blanchard, former governor of Michigan and former U.S. ambassador to Canada, who says U.S.

[crispius@mstdn.fname.ca]

@fsinn
Oligarch-free link:
https://prtb.fname.ca/w/fRP9eo7NVsdjyoXia8WTn7

[thegreenpagesbc@mstdn.ca]

@fsinn

Maybe part of that push is coming from the family who owns the Ambassador Bridge? They wanted compensation for "what they claim is the new bridge's infringement on their exclusive right to collect tolls."

The prez endorsed Gordie Howe International Bridge in 2017, despite the Detroit-based family appealing to stop the new crossing.

Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Ontario and Michigan | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.

CBC (www.cbc.ca)

[huntingdon@mstdn.social]

@crispius @fsinn

A former governor of Michigan is correct. Trump's latest blackmail attempt, his threat to not open the Gordie Howe bridge over the Detroit River until he gets a piece of the action, is "foolish and ridiculous." But that describes his entire administration.

[chad@mstdn.ca]

@crispius I'm really not a fan of ripping off our public broadcaster.

Here's the actual oligarch-free link: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7082703

[gregarcus@mastodon.world]

@crispius @chad It would be great if the dumbest person in the world and the president of the US was not the same person

[chad@mstdn.ca]

@GregArcus @crispius I agree but it doesn't have anything to do with the issue I'm raising.

The fediverse should not be ripping off public broadcasters of their journalism. This is an incredibly bad look and @crispius needs to do better.

[crispius@mstdn.fname.ca]

@chad
Counterpoint: perhaps our public broadcaster shouldn’t be supporting oligarch-owned platforms?

[chad@mstdn.ca]

@crispius there is no evidence of this.

If you continue to rip off our public broadcaster like this, we may consider defederating. I will be posing this question to our moderation team to discuss.

[crispius@mstdn.fname.ca]

@chad
By being on YouTube?

I’m honestly confused.

[chad@mstdn.ca]

@crispius Don't be obtuse. You ripped the video off the CBC and put it on your PeerTube instance.

[crispius@mstdn.fname.ca]

@chad
A valid point. And I’ve removed the offending post and am willing to post from the source in future.

But I do see CBC posting on YouTube as them supporting an oligarch-owned platform.

Do you disagree?

[chad@mstdn.ca]

@crispius You're moving goalposts. You cannot, and should not, post content you do not own on the fediverse.

I don't care about the motivation; you do not own that content. Share it where it is and allow fedicitizens the right to either consume it or not. You do not have the right to post content that you do not own. Period.