German Truckers Team Up With Farmers To Raise Hell Over Disappearing Fuel Subsidies
By Tyler Durden German truckers joined farmers for a week of protests over a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture…
Transportation
Egypt’s Suez Canal Prepares To Rise Transit Fees, Potentially Intensifying Global Inflation
By Tyler Durden Egypt announced on Monday that it will increase transit fees for all types of vessels passing through the Suez Canal, a move…
Don’t Look Up! “Orwellian” AI Traffic Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns
By Matthew Lysiak Existing traffic cameras set up across America to find speeding and red light scofflaws are being replaced by smarter, artificial intelligence-fueled versions…
Who’s Behind the “Digital Drivers License” Push in North America?
By The Conscious Resistance Derrick Broze explores the network of groups promoting digital identities, specifically who is promoting the so-called mobile or digital drivers licenses….
Hate Robotaxis? Join the Protest on Labor Day
By B.N. Frank Robotaxis are NOT popular in San Francisco with city leaders, emergency responders, or residents. Of course, they have been causing A LOT…
“Big Mess”: Panama Canal Hit By 200-Ship Bottleneck
By Tyler Durden A parking lot of vessels has formed on either side of the Panama Canal as a worsening drought in the Central American…
SpaceX-Backed Flying Electric Car Gets FAA Approval
By B.N. Frank The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently being lambasted for numerous reasons, including the way the agency has handled (or poorly handled)…
New Wave Of Inflation-Driven Strikes Cripples German Air, Rail, Bus Transportation
By Tyler Durden Germany continues to be rocked by disruptive strikes against its entire transportation networks, as workers demand large pay hikes to help offset…
Update on 5G Aviation Risks: “many operators will not make the proposed July 2023 (and in some cases the March 2023) retrofit deadline”
By B.N. Frank A growing number of Americans don’t want 5G or 4G cell towers or antennas of any size near their homes and schools…
Ohio River Disaster As Barge Hauling 1,400 Tons Of Methanol Smashes Into Dam
By Tyler Durden Three large barges, one carrying 1,400 tons of methanol, were wedged against a dam and partially submerged, on the Ohio River in…
German Transport Crippled By Inflation-Sparked “Mega Strike”
By Tyler Durden The transportation network of Europe’s largest economy has ground to a halt as German unions begin a 24-hour “mega strike.” Workers flooded…
Deadly Train Crash Sparks Largest Protest In Years In Athens
By Tyler Durden The largest demonstration of public outrage yet over Greece’s deadliest train disaster took place in Athens and other surrounding cities on Wednesday…
Yes, Actually — Train Accidents Really ARE Increasing: Ohio Derailment
By Marie Hawthorne The U.S. has been tracking train derailments since 1975, and since then, we’ve averaged about 1704 derailments per year. Most of these…
Another Derailment?! Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Crashes Near Detroit
By Tyler Durden Amid the chaos in Ohio, and two more (one in Texas and one in South Carolina), yet another train has derailed Thursday…