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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 19 MIN

A Pool Turns Green, A Bridge Gets Blocked, Trump Gets Ignored

from A WORLD GONE MAD · host Jeff Alan Wolf

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOWThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had one job. Hold water and look reflective. Somehow it ended up at the center of a political controversy involving algae, treatment systems, blame shifting, and enough finger-pointing to qualify as an Olympic event.Meanwhile, a brand new international bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Canada is ready to open.Billions of dollars have already been spent, and suddenly people are asking questions about money, influence, political donations, and whether competition’s still a wonderful thing when somebody important stands to lose from it.Then there’s Senate Republicans, who spent weeks negotiating a compromise designed to help Donald Trump, only to discover that he wasn’t entirely on board with the compromise created to help him.At some point Washington starts sounding less like a government and more like a group project where nobody had read the assignment.What’s amazing is how often simple things become complicated. A pool becomes a political fight. A bridge becomes a power struggle. A nomination hearing becomes a test of whether Trump’s own allies are still willing to change direction every time he changes his mind.The deeper problem isn’t ideology. It isn’t policy. It’s the growing feeling that nobody’s driving the bus anymore, and the passengers are being told to stop asking who has the steering wheel.That’s today’s insight into A WORLD GONE MAD.If you’ve enjoyed the podcast and found it informative, and maybe got a laugh or two, then please contribute to keeping this podcast around. I’m not backed by Corporate media. There is no outside money other than my own wallet so if you could please contribute to the GoFundMe below even a small donation makes a difference.https://gofund.me/[email protected]

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SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had one job. Hold water and look reflective. Somehow it ended up at the center of a political controversy involving algae, treatment systems, blame shifting, and enough finger-pointing to qualify as an Olympic event. Meanwhile, a brand new international bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Canada is ready to open. Billions of dollars have already been spent, and suddenly people are asking questions about money, influence, polit...

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