Travis Fedschun
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Comms Specialist | Ex-Newser | Runner | Weather Nerd | Jersey Strong | Views = My own | @travfed on 📱
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unbelievable behavior from everyone involved here - Nuzzi for doing catch and kill, Lizza for sitting on this shit so he can sell newsletter subscriptions, RFK for existing
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
unbelievable behavior from everyone involved here - Nuzzi for doing catch and kill, Lizza for sitting on this shit so he can sell newsletter subscriptions, RFK for existing
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“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
High speed rail is such a better option than our max’d out airports in the Northeast. NYC-Chicago alone (with stops in Pittsburgh and Cleveland) could help cut down on regional flights.
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
What if the United States had high-speed rail?
High-speed rail is a proven alternative to gridlocked highways and overcrowded airports. CNN has reimagined a faster, more connected future for US commuters.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
High speed rail is such a better option than our max’d out airports in the Northeast. NYC-Chicago alone (with stops in Pittsburgh and Cleveland) could help cut down on regional flights.
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
Ways to make no international tourist come here, Part 2.
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents. n.pr/48CbbII
National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ways to make no international tourist come here, Part 2.
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Spending a week and a half in Paris and Madrid really drives home the point that the (American-ish) concept of a "one-seat ride" is overrated, and frequent headways at nearly all hours of the day is the true gold standard.
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spending a week and a half in Paris and Madrid really drives home the point that the (American-ish) concept of a "one-seat ride" is overrated, and frequent headways at nearly all hours of the day is the true gold standard.
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Over on the Lackawanna Cutoff FB discussion pages, Chuck Walsh shared this post from former Congressman Matt Cartwright that the 2024 CRISI grant to upgrade the PNRRA trackage in Pennsylvania (freight operated by Delaware-Lackawanna) are now out for disbursement by FRA.🛤️💵
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Over on the Lackawanna Cutoff FB discussion pages, Chuck Walsh shared this post from former Congressman Matt Cartwright that the 2024 CRISI grant to upgrade the PNRRA trackage in Pennsylvania (freight operated by Delaware-Lackawanna) are now out for disbursement by FRA.🛤️💵
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PATH's proposed 'significant' service increase is actually just a restoration and reshuffling of the service levels they were operating pre-pandemic.
Even playing out all of the proposed service boosts through 2027, PATH will still be operating 2.6% less service hours than they were in 2019.
Even playing out all of the proposed service boosts through 2027, PATH will still be operating 2.6% less service hours than they were in 2019.
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
PATH's proposed 'significant' service increase is actually just a restoration and reshuffling of the service levels they were operating pre-pandemic.
Even playing out all of the proposed service boosts through 2027, PATH will still be operating 2.6% less service hours than they were in 2019.
Even playing out all of the proposed service boosts through 2027, PATH will still be operating 2.6% less service hours than they were in 2019.
If Amtrak isn’t doing weekend work in the tunnels on the regular, it’s more than time to take a sledgehammer to the awful NJ Transit weekend schedules at this point.
50 minutes between trains from Newark Airport into the city. NJ Transit is 🚮🚮🚮
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If Amtrak isn’t doing weekend work in the tunnels on the regular, it’s more than time to take a sledgehammer to the awful NJ Transit weekend schedules at this point.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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A thought as next round of developments happening: New Brunswick is really in need of dedicated bus lanes downtown. They needed them when I was at Rutgers.
njbiz.com/helix-h3-new...
njbiz.com/helix-h3-new...
HELIX H-3 in New Brunswick secures $359M in tax credits - NJBIZ
The NJEDA approved up to $359 million in Aspire tax credits for HELIX Phase 3 in New Brunswick, which will add a 42-story tower downtown.
njbiz.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A thought as next round of developments happening: New Brunswick is really in need of dedicated bus lanes downtown. They needed them when I was at Rutgers.
njbiz.com/helix-h3-new...
njbiz.com/helix-h3-new...
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⚠️ The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a NOTAM for airspace over Venezuela and nearby areas.
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
⚠️ The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a NOTAM for airspace over Venezuela and nearby areas.
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
(NOTAM = Notice to Air Missions)
The notice cites as cause:
“WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION AND HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OR AROUND VENEZUELA”
A lack of United routes to anywhere in Scandinavia at this point is pretty frustrating.
United Airlines Summer 2026 transatlantic reductions:
• EWR to Stockholm (ARN) 7 weekly route cancelled
• IAD to Dakar (DSS) 3 weekly route cancelled
• IAD to Geneva (GVA) 7 → 3 weekly
• EWR to Athens (ATH) 10 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Edinburgh (EDI) 14 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Brussels (BRU) 14 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Stockholm (ARN) 7 weekly route cancelled
• IAD to Dakar (DSS) 3 weekly route cancelled
• IAD to Geneva (GVA) 7 → 3 weekly
• EWR to Athens (ATH) 10 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Edinburgh (EDI) 14 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Brussels (BRU) 14 → 7 weekly
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A lack of United routes to anywhere in Scandinavia at this point is pretty frustrating.
NJ commuter rail list:
Mega/Improbable: Inner-zone RER system with 20 min headways with through running.
Mega/Possible: Electrify entire system.
Moderate/Achievable: Hunter Flyover.
Simple/Affordable: Extend dual modes on M&E, MB, RVL, NJCL at all times with express trains to outer zones.
Mega/Improbable: Inner-zone RER system with 20 min headways with through running.
Mega/Possible: Electrify entire system.
Moderate/Achievable: Hunter Flyover.
Simple/Affordable: Extend dual modes on M&E, MB, RVL, NJCL at all times with express trains to outer zones.
NJ Wish List
Mega/Improbable: Kennedy Blvd Subway
Mega/Possible: 7 train extension
Moderate/Achievable: HBLR Northern Branch
Simple/Affordable: Kennedy Blvd BRT
Mega/Improbable: Kennedy Blvd Subway
Mega/Possible: 7 train extension
Moderate/Achievable: HBLR Northern Branch
Simple/Affordable: Kennedy Blvd BRT
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NJ commuter rail list:
Mega/Improbable: Inner-zone RER system with 20 min headways with through running.
Mega/Possible: Electrify entire system.
Moderate/Achievable: Hunter Flyover.
Simple/Affordable: Extend dual modes on M&E, MB, RVL, NJCL at all times with express trains to outer zones.
Mega/Improbable: Inner-zone RER system with 20 min headways with through running.
Mega/Possible: Electrify entire system.
Moderate/Achievable: Hunter Flyover.
Simple/Affordable: Extend dual modes on M&E, MB, RVL, NJCL at all times with express trains to outer zones.
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We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
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Since I made this map mid-2024 Miami has added 5 new skyscrapers, NYC has added 3, tiny Jersey City has added 4, while Chicago, the city that invented the skyscraper, has completed no new towers. We need to pump these numbers up to put those whippersnappers in their place!
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Since I made this map mid-2024 Miami has added 5 new skyscrapers, NYC has added 3, tiny Jersey City has added 4, while Chicago, the city that invented the skyscraper, has completed no new towers. We need to pump these numbers up to put those whippersnappers in their place!
Everyone hates on Newark Airport but they do try during the holiday season ✈️🎄
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Everyone hates on Newark Airport but they do try during the holiday season ✈️🎄
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The NTSB's preliminary report on the UPS MD-11 accident in Louisville is out.
"Examination of the left pylon aft mount lug fractures found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure."
Yikes.
"Examination of the left pylon aft mount lug fractures found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure."
Yikes.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The NTSB's preliminary report on the UPS MD-11 accident in Louisville is out.
"Examination of the left pylon aft mount lug fractures found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure."
Yikes.
"Examination of the left pylon aft mount lug fractures found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure."
Yikes.
Clearly there was much learning with the Saudi Arabia delegation.
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behaviour’ punishable by death over video on.ft.com/47TZ4q8
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behaviour’ punishable by death over video
Threat comes after lawmakers tell members of US military that they must refuse illegal orders
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Clearly there was much learning with the Saudi Arabia delegation.
To cut down on greenfield development in NJ, it’s time to repurpose malls + parking lots. (looking at Rockaway Mall, Woodbridge, Bridgewater Commons, Brunswick Square, Livingston).
jerseydigs.com/garden-state...
jerseydigs.com/garden-state...
Preparations Underway for Garden State Plaza Redevelopment | Jersey Digs
An endeavor to bring apartments, open space, and a new main street to one of New Jersey’s biggest malls hopes to finally get off the ground next year.
jerseydigs.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
To cut down on greenfield development in NJ, it’s time to repurpose malls + parking lots. (looking at Rockaway Mall, Woodbridge, Bridgewater Commons, Brunswick Square, Livingston).
jerseydigs.com/garden-state...
jerseydigs.com/garden-state...
I feel like this has more of a chance than happening than the Bayfront Extension at this point but maybe that’s just me being jaded with New Jersey not being able to do anything since about 2005.
“The Northern Branch Project”from NJ Transit will bring the Light Rail tracks 10 miles further north to an anticipated terminal at Englewood Hospital
NJ Transit Announces Plans to Expand Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Service
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line will extend service into North Bergen with a proposed station at Englewood Hospital. Read more.
www.hobokengirl.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I feel like this has more of a chance than happening than the Bayfront Extension at this point but maybe that’s just me being jaded with New Jersey not being able to do anything since about 2005.
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Very good to see progress on this important project, which is designed to link dense suburban New Jersey cities.
“The Northern Branch Project”from NJ Transit will bring the Light Rail tracks 10 miles further north to an anticipated terminal at Englewood Hospital
NJ Transit Announces Plans to Expand Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Service
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line will extend service into North Bergen with a proposed station at Englewood Hospital. Read more.
www.hobokengirl.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Very good to see progress on this important project, which is designed to link dense suburban New Jersey cities.
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Today’s episode of “there is a better way.” Helsinki went a full year without a car-related fatality. For the 90th million time, we ask-why not here? Why can’t we have the healthy, safe, secure, efficient, civilized goods others have: schools free of mass shootings, safe sidewalks, health care…
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Today’s episode of “there is a better way.” Helsinki went a full year without a car-related fatality. For the 90th million time, we ask-why not here? Why can’t we have the healthy, safe, secure, efficient, civilized goods others have: schools free of mass shootings, safe sidewalks, health care…
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Just a reminder how NJ DOT treats pedestrians and transit users who want to access the Lidl and other shops in Bayonne on the other side of RT-440.
Don’t want to inconvenience drivers, but no a problem inconveniencing pedestrians! “Just get a car!”
Don’t want to inconvenience drivers, but no a problem inconveniencing pedestrians! “Just get a car!”
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Just a reminder how NJ DOT treats pedestrians and transit users who want to access the Lidl and other shops in Bayonne on the other side of RT-440.
Don’t want to inconvenience drivers, but no a problem inconveniencing pedestrians! “Just get a car!”
Don’t want to inconvenience drivers, but no a problem inconveniencing pedestrians! “Just get a car!”