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Transportation and Politics geek. Live in #NoVa US. @MITDusp alum Former South African MP

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Ian Ollis 🌐 (@ian_ollis) on Threads What is your favourite Thanksgiving meat?

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26.11.2025 20:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Death of Partying in the U.S.A.—and Why It Matters Young Americans today spend 70 percent less time attending or hosting parties than they did at the beginning of the 21st century. Why?

Is socializing, partying or meeting up with friends that rare now? #Thanksgiving, #Friendsgiving #Socializing #Parties Covid definitely impacted this: www.derekthompson.org/p/the-death-...

26.11.2025 19:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love that Virginia will have a female Governor for the first time. It shouldn’t be a rare thing in my view.

05.11.2025 03:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Off to BWI for flights to Chattanooga TN…

31.10.2025 19:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of an airplane ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of an airplane

When the internet/computer crashes in the middle of an online meeting 🙄

15.10.2025 18:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Again without any comment on politics, just glad to see the Israeli hostages released! A good day for the families.

13.10.2025 14:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Without commenting on the politics, this is something we need in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) #Transit

13.10.2025 14:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Did a little drilling… oops! #HomeImprovement

12.10.2025 22:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Waiting for the putt-putt golf & dinner… or something

12.10.2025 22:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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R.I.P. Jane

01.10.2025 19:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#CrabFeast in #Georgetown about to start… come rain, come shine!

27.09.2025 16:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy… Happy Hour! 😂

26.09.2025 21:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What is this medieval torture device? #Gym

14.09.2025 18:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#Gym sesh done - 1 down. Now for some arugula & chicken salad!

14.09.2025 17:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Starting a new #gym season! If you don’t take a selfie…. Were you even there?

14.09.2025 16:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A new economic model will be required after 2050. Consumption growth will tend to fail…. #Future #Economics #Population #Trends

14.09.2025 15:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Night out in #DC !

12.09.2025 23:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shopping Hair!

06.09.2025 20:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Passenger on my train today was so drunk he didn’t know if it was Walmart or Tuesday!

04.09.2025 23:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My dramatic #Transit pic of today #Amtrak @AmtrakNECAlerts #Alexandria #KingStreet #nofilter

04.09.2025 23:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When your “small car repair” turns into the nightmare on elm street! #BadCars

03.09.2025 17:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A work in progress #NewCondo

29.08.2025 17:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Celebrating my new Condo in #Arlington today. Still unpacking! Thanks to @leahsgotlistings

29.08.2025 16:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to @Amtrak @AmtrakNECAlerts on the launch of the new high speed trains! Well done!

28.08.2025 02:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Maybe she like these….

26.08.2025 21:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just when I thought my life couldn’t get any weirder… my train conductor gave me a pair of free socks (new)

26.08.2025 21:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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With these two agreements, the U.S. is essentially now left with two major railroads. We’re down to an essential duopoly! #Railroads #Duopoly #Competition Canadian Pacific Kansas City fills in the gaps. #Class1Railroads

23.08.2025 16:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just watched this movie over the past two days. Very moving. Very serious themes

16.08.2025 01:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Advise to sales people. Start by getting your potential client’s name right!

12.08.2025 14:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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