#tolls — Public Fediverse posts

Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/middleeast/iran-oman-strait-of-hormuz.html

At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/iran-trump-war.html

#Trump just legitimized the illegal Iranian #tolls by illegally trying to charge his own, abusing the #USmilitary as corrupt mob muscle, for the #straitofhormuz . He puts the entire #UN, still including the #US, in a bad situation where they have to oppose both countries illegal tolls. #Iran, #Russia, #China, & the rest of the rapidly growing list of America's enemies under Trump, must be loving these stupid #TrumpFails!
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-8df557699c900b29fb33172e6da7f3e9

Trump’s Threat to Impose Fees in the Strait of Hormuz Contradicts His Aides

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-iran-hormuz-fees-vance-rubio.html

#Trump’s threat that the #US could charge #fees on ships transiting through the #StraitOfHormuz breaks with his own admin’s stance. Last month, Secretary of State #MarcoRubio said, “It’s an #InternationalWaterway,” referring to the strait. “No country is allowed to charge #tolls or fees on an international waterway. That’s existing #InternationalLaw.”

#idiocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #affordability #oil #EnergyCrisis

I visited Singapore to try out the country’s new and groundbreaking congestion pricing tech, which runs on satellite data collected from cars. (no gantries, transponders, or cameras)

Tl;DR: Satellite-based tolls are an amazing tool to conquer gridlock. But yeesh, privacy issues are real.

Gift link:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-10/singapore-s-traffic-taming-congestion-pricing-takes-a-leap-forward?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MzY0MTkyMiwiZXhwIjoxNzg0MjQ2NzIyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSFhNT0tLSVAzSUwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwNDM0Q0ZERkJEQzQ0RkI4ODZCQjg0NUI1QjM4ODUwQyJ9.W4maq83bvZWnAPnLo1YyIJrLd374U-MEL0xT04RitxE

#singapore #tolls #traffic

Allowing Iran to Charge Fees in Strait of Hormuz Would Set ‘Dangerous Precedent,’ Maersk CEO Says

Any agreement allowing Iran to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz would set a “dangerous precedent” for…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Clerc #ContentType:PersonalProfile #Internationalrelations #Iran #MaerskLine #ShipsandShipping #StraitofHormuz #tolls #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #Vincent(1972-)
https://www.newsbeep.com/597354/

Will Commercial Ships Have to Pay to Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz? Maybe.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/world/middleeast/shipping-fees-tolls-strait-hormuz.html

Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-tolls.html

Good evening. 🦆🪿🦢

14 May 2026

Tonight we’re in Oklahoma City, staying downtown. We spent most of the day on the road getting here, and we’re pretty worn out. I’d forgotten that Oklahoma’s highway speed limits climb up to 80 miles per hour, which shaved a little time off the trip. The downside, of course, is all the toll roads leading into Oklahoma City. They’re almost unavoidable, especially if you don’t know the area. But thanks to modern technology, you don’t have to stop anymore—they just snap a picture of your license plate and mail you the bill. It’s the same setup in the Houston area.

Funny thing: we Americans get all worked up about traffic cameras—“unfair,” “unconstitutional,” “Big Brother,” and so on—but when it comes to toll cameras? Eh, whatever.

Honestly, if I’m going to pay a toll, I’d rather not have to stop. I remember not that many years ago when my wife and I would get rolls of quarters before a trip just so we could feed the toll machines. Sometimes we had to stop five or six times just to throw quarters into a hopper. I always wondered what happened if someone ran out of money on those old toll roads. Maybe a bunch of gangsters popped out of the booth with tommy guns.

We walked about half a mile to a spaghetti restaurant tonight. What was the name? Spaghetti Palace? Spaghetti Kingdom? No—The Old Spaghetti Factory. And it was pretty good. I had spaghetti with white clam sauce, one of my old favorites. I used to make it with the canned white clam sauce you could buy at the store. I once made it for my daughter, who now tells the story insisting that I poured clam chowder over spaghetti noodles.

“Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” — Ibn Battuta

“Adventure is just bad planning.” — Roald Amundsen

“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.” — Mark Twain

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #travel #dinner #tolls

The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls

https://sethmlarson.dev/the-frog-for-whom-the-bell-tolls

#HackerNews #Frog #Bell #Tolls #Story #Tech #Innovation #Nature

#usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #escalation

„The ships that have been allowed to pass the strait (…) last month include vessels from #China, #Russia, #India, #Pakistan, #Iraq, #Bangladesh, #Thailand, the #Philippines, and #Malaysia, according to reports. It is not clear what kind of #tolls they are paying if any (…).
Iran has not allowed U.S.-Israeli partners and allies pass through the strait since Feb. 28; but now the U.S. would be blocking major allies too.“

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/hormuz-iran-trump/

### 🎷 #Jazz #version
A jazz-infused version #exploring #rhythm and #improvisation, with a more #introspective #tone.

#For #whom the #bell #tolls – #AI Jazz Song | #My #Original #Lyrics, My #Voice (#Suno AI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtyBDRG2E8

### 🌿 #Indie #version
An indie #interpretation with a #softer, #reflective #tone, incorporating #Asian #instruments for a #distinctive #sound.
#For #whom the #bell #tolls – #AI Indie Song | #My #Original #Lyrics, My #Voice (#Suno AI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT0crpOdlLM

### 🙏 #Gospel version
A gospel-inspired version #focusing on #emotional #resonance and #spiritual #depth.
#For #whom the #bell #tolls – #AI Gospel Song | #My #Original #Lyrics, My #Voice (#Suno AI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWRfgONW920

### 🎸 Blues Version
A #blues #interpretation emphasising #emotional #depth and #expressive #tone.
#For #whom the #bell #tolls – #AI Blues #Song | #Original #Lyrics, #My #Voice (Suno AI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0wsw1n-0E

POS just doesn’t cover this #rich #white #male #privilege

#Felon #Freed by #Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months

A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a #nanny, swinging an IV pole at a #nurse, threatening a congregant at his #synagogue, & dodging #tolls in his Lamborghini & Ferrari.

#law #SexualAssault #RapeCulture #ViolenceAgainstWomen #FelonsOfAFeather #pardons #criminal #felon47
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/nyregion/jonathan-braun-resentencing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/03/07/interstate-5-bridge-columbia-river-new-construction

and until then, here's a hack
https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/1kh6p20/new_i5_traffic_hack_just_dropped/

#pdx #PortlandOR #PortlandOregon #ODOT #WSDOT #I-5 #transportation #highways #bridges #tolls