US #NationalParks passes will pay for #Trump July 4 plans

Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million #fireworks display & DC “beautification”, while “donations” will fund a $5 million #helipad at the #WhiteHouse.

That money is being spent at the expense of the rest of the #US’ #park system which has a $24 billion backlog of badly needed #infrastructure repairs & improvements, known as “deferred maintenance.”

[tell us again to rake the forests]

#GovernmentWaste #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/06/03/trump-officials-divert-national-park-service-fees-fund-july-4-celebration/?utm_medium=referral_home&utm_source=webview&utm_campaign=rct:0:1:0:20260526;tt_2510:control&no_nav=true

Iran Wants to Charge Tech Companies for Undersea Cable Use

The Iranian government is attempting to double-dip by charging the likes of Google and Apple for using underseas cables.

https://www.freezenet.ca/iran-wants-to-charge-tech-companies-for-undersea-cable-use/

#International #News #Technology #Google #infrastructure #Iran #Meta #StraitOfHormuz #US #war

Starting in 2009, my partner Nurri Kim and I conducted what we called “walkshops” in cities around the world, including London, Toronto, Wellington NZ & Barcelona — slow, considered, collective investigations of urban terrain, examining ways in which information was drawn off of that terrain, returned to it, or acted upon.

I’ve been really pleased to see a resurgence of interest in the walkshop idea lately, and so thought it might be interesting to dig up the free PDF on running walkshops we produced for Giles Lane’s Pamphleteer project in 2011. It’d be interesting to revisit the idea and see what if anything is still generative about it. https://bookleteer.com/book.html?id=1748#page/36/mode/1up

#cities #walking #infrastructure #walkshop

#cycling #ebike
“research is putting hard numbers behind what many riders have long understood: switching to an electric #cargobike can dramatically cut household transport costs”
“For families who have made the switch, the benefits are immediate and tangible”
“electric assist broadens the appeal of #cargobikes, making longer distances and heavier loads manageable for everyday riders”
“lack of #infrastructure reflects a broader mismatch between policy and potential” https://momentummag.com/electric-cargo-bikes-new-study-savings/

Schools are being held together with patches, storms are hitting harder each year, and state systems like schools, elections, and infrastructure only show up when they stop working in real life. Alaska’s most underreported stories 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/sOohI
#Alaska #BreakingNews #Education #Infrastructure #ClimateChange #VoterLists #NancyDahlstrom #Schools

Ok, I will take a photo #Drainy. The Hong Kong Drainage Services Department mascot Drainy or #下水水. Near #lokmachau #香港 #HongKong #Infrastructure https://www.dsd.gov.hk
Taken with @clacke

Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Estonia are soon enabling offline debit card payments for at least seven days without network connectivity. The change covers payments for essential goods in physical trade, such as food, medicine, and fuel. Each country has made - or is in the process of making - the required changes to their related regulations to enable it.

The motivation for this change is to enable payments even in exceptional situations such as network disruptions due to sabotage or conflict. TL;DR: You can pay for essentials even if Russia cuts the cables.

Plans for this change were announced in May 2025: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nordics-estonia-plan-offline-card-payment-back-up-if-internet-cut-2025-05-07/

#resilience #preparedness #infrastructure #payments #banking

Tehran has kept the pressure on #Israel & its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite #US & Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.

Iran’s attacks on Gulf #energy #infrastructure & its tight grip on the #StraitOfHormuz, …have roiled stock markets, sent #oil prices skyrocketing, & threatened to raise the cost of many basic goods, including #food.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #Netanyahu #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

#Trump said Thursday he will delay a threatened strike on #Iran #energy #infrastructure & extend his deadline for Tehran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz until April 6, claiming talks to end the #war are “going very well.” The move marks a pullback from Trump’s earlier warning that the #US would target Iran’s energy plants if the crucial shipping lane remained closed.

#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-26-2026

#Iran had threatened to retaliate against the region’s vital #infrastructure, like #desalination facilities, if #Trump followed through.

Trump said he was holding off on carrying through his threat because talks aimed at ending the #war are going “very well.”

Trump’s announcement on social media came after #US #stocks fell sharply & #oil prices rose, as doubt took over again on #WallStreet about a possible end to the war.

#TrumpsWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #economy

#Iran president says nation 'will not bow' to pressure from #US & #Israel

Iran #war targets widen into #civilian #infrastructure as Bahrain says water plant hit

#Russia sits back as the Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains

Israel has struck southern #Lebanon, #Beirut & an #oil storage facility in #Tehran as the war in the #MiddleEast keeps escalating, & #Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict.

#ForeverWars #US #Trump #law
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-08-2026

"I invite people to take #publicTransportation more seriously"

"You mean in terms of #urbanPlanning?"

{stares dead eye}

"You mean in terms of urban planning?"

#OklahomaCity #infrastructure #transportation #transitSystem #publicTransit #rail

Speaking from the #Pentagon’s briefing room, #Hegseth also said more #US forces, including jet fighters & bombers, will soon arrive in the region. He added that the US “will take all the time we need to make sure that we succeed.” Tehran vowed to completely destroy the #MiddleEast’s #military & #economic #infrastructure — signaling the #war was nowhere near over & could expand further.

#ForeverWars #Iran #Trump #warmonger #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics

@thomasfuchs @mhkohne
How about multiple networks of underground pipes running from every factory to every house so that everyone could literally have anything they wanted on tap?
#packaging #infrastructure

The Tokaido Shinkansen continues operating in conditions that would shut down most rail systems.

**Engineering behind it:**
🔹 Advanced snow detection sensors
🔹 Heated track switching systems
🔹 Aerodynamic design prevents snow buildup
🔹 Real-time monitoring & predictive maintenance
🔹 Automated de-icing systems

Since 1964, the Shinkansen has maintained a perfect safety record while running at 320 km/h.

#Engineering #Shinkansen #RailTech #Infrastructure #Japan

#it #technology #infrastructure #ipv4 #ipv6 #dns #networking #devops #itmemes #networkengineer #cybersecurity #womenintech #uwu #dns

source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTSLcjkfJn/

Russian drone and missile strikes have left hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine without heat or electricity in the depths of winter, as engineers struggle to keep up with infrastructure repairs. @AssociatedPress speaks with Ukrainians enduring the harsh conditions.

https://flip.it/J.WW_O

#Ukraine #Russia #Winter #Cold #Power #Electricity #Infrastructure #War