[ransomnote]

ransomnote: In other words, the question buried in the article is, "Got drinking water? Fuel? Coal?"

The White House does seem to be stressing the critical nature of a railroad strike as if to justify nationalization. Here's a Washington Post article and a quote. Note they pretend Biden is 'on it' as he calls the railroads and presses for them to make a deal, but no mention of the fact that if a strike threatens water supply and heating, the gov can prevent a strike.

I have wondered if the gov would commandeer other shipping and transportation outlets to facilitate their efforts to become the distribution hub to those Americans who are most obedient.

ransomnote: Here's an old meme that may shed additional meaning to the proposed rail line strike scheduled (still) for September 16. The article above doesn't mention fuel prices, but the first part of the meme below, from Jan 2021, does discuss it.

[H/T TruthWillWin]

Here's the article about the strike I posted in the forum:

A possible rail strike this week could lead to significant interruptions and higher prices
poynter.org ^ | September 12, 2022 | Al Tompkins

Posted on 9/12/2022, 6:33:19 PM by ransomnote

 

[griffin]

Wait...

“and other top agencies..”

ROTFLMAO!!!

[laplata]

Biden will probably screw this up on purpose.

[ransomnote]

From carmakers to refiners, industries brace for rail strike
apnews.com ^ | 9/14/2022 | The Associated Press

Article Excerpt:

SNIP
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"ENERGY

A strike could have a significant impact on the energy industry, and could hurt consumers who would likely end up paying more for gasoline, electricity and natural gas. Refineries might have to halt production if they can’t get the deliveries they need, or if they don’t have access to rail to ship gasoline.

No one wants to risk leaving flammable chemicals stranded on the railroad tracks if a strike occurs. That’s why railroads began curtailing shipments of hazardous materials on Monday to protect that dangerous cargo.

Roughly 300,000 barrels of crude oil move by rail each day, which could supply about two mid-size refineries, according to AFPM. And about 5 million barrels of propane, representing a third of U.S. consumption, are moved by rail monthly, the group said.

Roughly 70% of ethanol produced in the U.S. is shipped by rail, and ethanol accounts for about a tenth of U.S. gasoline volume, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. Nearly 75% of the coal moved to electric utilities in the first half of 2022 was moved by rail, the group said."

SNIP

 

[Recovering_Democrat]

this deadline has been known for MONTHS.

Sleepy Joe’s bosses don’t care.

I guarantee you THEIR supply chain will not be broken.

[Fresh Wind]

Never let a crisis go to waste. If you don’t have a crisis, then create one.

It is silly to suggest the White House hasn’t been planning for this, it’s just not Biden that’s doing the planning. Biden is not capable of planning the next five minutes.

And don’t assume that the planning or solutions will in any way benefit the country or its people.

[from occupied ga]

But we have “White House planning” I feel better already

[AZJeep]

We are supposed to ditch all our cars and take trains.

[EQAndyBuzz]

No mention of the butt pirate? I thought this was his expertise. Apparently not.

[ViLaLuz]

Biden’s masters planned this.