in 1943 the pennsylvania railroad perfected their “trainphone” system where they were able to pass audio messages from dispatchers to train crews via INDUCTING POWER DIRECTLY INTO THE RAILS. in 2026 I can’t get amtrak’s dogshit wifi to download one (1) pdf.
Me to Paul Newman’s family at the funeral: may his memory be a dressing
We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time." Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed. That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.
From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.
"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
Live B9 status showing buses 2, 33, 1, 9, 5, 27, 11, 24 and 4 minutes late
Live status of the B9 showing six missing runs and buses 15, 51, 50, 8 and 26 minutes late
The B9 is somehow even worse
Screenshot of the live status for the B64 showing buses 59, 4, 30, 11, 12 and 28 minutes late
We as a society have completely forgotten how to run a bus network
If there’s any part of the Trenton line that’s underserved it’s within city limits which NJT isn’t really going to help you with
Wow. Ellie Aghayeva — the Columbia student detained by ICE this morning — has been released and posted this on her Instagram.
Comes after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed his concern on the arrest to Trump in a meeting just earlier.
I have a hard time believing all 8.8M are real
Excellent dad reflexes on display here
Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,
Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO
After ten years of this shit, surely he’ll finally act presidential tonight
I have bad news for them about their own team
Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account: Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police. Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men
This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too!
The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression.
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1/19
Every state in the union should be doing this
Superloop is more like our Select Bus Service
These express routes are coach buses going directly to/from Manhattan and the outer boroughs
Many such cases!
I cannot stress enough how stupid this is
Express bus operations are lighting money on fire even with the $7.25 fare
CNN's Kristen Holmes reports that Trump blew up during a meeting after learning of the SCOTUS ruling on tariffs.
"He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts and at one point saying these effing courts, but using the actual language there"
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has come down in favor of money
WE HAVE A GOLD MEDALIST ON OUR HANDS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN‼️
LET’S GO, LAILA EDWARDS 🇺🇸🥇
WAIT HOLD UP ALYSA LIU WAS ONE OF THE IN-TRAIN ANNOUNCERS FOR THE MUNI METRO L TARAVAL RELAUNCH WTFFFF
February 17, 2026
Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.
All derived from Lunar cycles.
New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
Need more Dems doing this
(put another way, weird to say, as Rubio does, that Europe produced “the genius…of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones,” who were self-consciously playing music rooted in the traditions of the African diaspora.)
(worth saying here that this formulation of “western civilization” curiously isolates Europe from the Middle East and Africa, as if you can understand European “civilization” outside the context of its interactions with and integration into those worlds)
There's a national media event unveiling our new Amtrak Cascades trains in DC today. Here are some photos for you to enjoy! The Cafe Car is even stocked with our PNW favorites.
That’s what’s up.
But did you count all the nannies?
