Travis Fedschun

Trump deported Iranian Christians with open asylum claims for religious persecution four weeks ago.

He expelled other Iranian Christians, including children, to Panama in February.

The easiest take on this map is there should be true HSR on the NEC. And it’s correct.
But even if our federal politics weren’t completely f’ed, the more valuable take is understanding that HSR requires massive $s + political capital in dense populations👇 & challenging terrain🏔️

This is great. Public transit is public space and public space should be more playful.

I was flying back from Spain today so clearly an appropriate Halloween costume was to be a Jet2 Holiday.

The MTA will try anything to stop subway surfing except ordering the same open-gangway trains that the rest of the world has been using for decades

What a waste. $200 m on a 2.2-mi line that plods along at 8 mph, doesn't have a direct Metro connection, gets stuck behind cars with which it shares lanes, & arrives less frequently than the (faster) bus along the same route.

The city couldn't bother to make it effective, so now it's being killed.

#Melissa's landfall intensity of 185 mph/892 mb ties it with the Florida Key's Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 as the record minimum pressure of any TC making landfall *anywhere* the NATL basin. I feel for the residents of #Jamaica 😞

Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social

892 mb and 185 mph. Very few places in the world in modern history have ever experienced what Jamaica is experiencing right now. Hurricanes of this magnitude directly hitting a major land mass are exceptionally rare.

This is why Penn Station Access is not on time.

Stunning satellite imagery of Hurricane Melissa tonight.

Second SuperHalf 🏅✅
Valencia is a complete vibe 🇪🇸

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing." John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

Tear-gassing tree lined streets is Katrina-level optics and that the White House can’t or won’t recognize it how a president goes from ~40% approval to ~25% in a hurry.

You can't replace a window in a New York City brownstone without hiring four engineers and a signoff from three preservation committees, but you can just knock down half the White House with a bulldozer and no permits?

Jersey City Approves Three-Phase, 235-Unit Development on Grand Street | Jersey Digs Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood could soon be home to a modern three-building complex with all components set to feature retail space and affordable housing.

The Grand Street corridor is about to blossom with new development and is going to need a bus service boost.

jerseydigs.com/590-grand-st...

Trump Will Demolish Entire White House East Wing for Ballroom: Live Updates

Breaking News: President Trump is having the White House’s entire East Wing demolished to make way for his $200 million ballroom. The project is far more extensive than he initially let on.

Metro-North service to Albany is a clever way to restore capacity to a very busy route with tremendous latent demand.

NY state should be planning to electrify the rest of the Hudson Line, an improvement that would be transformative for both commuter and intercity transit.

This, from a sitting member of Congress and gubernatorial hopeful is straight up lying to her constituents. Stefanik, who knows better, is lying about the impact of restoring Metro-North service to Albany. It doesn't automatically make Albany (or Columbia) County part of the MCTD. It's just lying.

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

NJ Transit NEC to Philly 30th Street next to bring back to the Clockers.

Metro-North to extend service to Albany, competing with Amtrak service The extension marks the first time trains will run between Grand Central Terminal and the state capital since the 1960s.

We love to see more service.

gothamist.com/news/metro-n...

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With all the apartments being built in Jersey City, no it’s not.

Really doesn't feel like a train every 20 minutes is sufficient for the PATH line between Newark and WTC, even on a Sunday.

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Lakeland is still kicking but wonder at this point how much longer it’ll last.

Specifically, Trump dumps shit on No Kings protesters in this AI slop video, while wearing a crown.

But Hillary said "deplorables" once nine years ago, so let's keep talking about that for another couple of decades.

Favorite fall spot 🍂🍁🥰

The next evolution of inner zone NYC-area commuter rail should be this.

Even worse on the weekends when there’s 3 trains in 20 minutes then nothing for an hour.

Instead of replacing the AirTrain, they should have just ran the PATH into the airport considering.