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Mark Hrywna 🇺🇦
@mhrywna.bsky.social
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Longtime writer covering charities, now writing about transportation
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Noticed a flapping of wings outside the window to find this #BarredOwl land a branch before moving on. Thanks to terrific Merlin app - didn't know it was more active during the day, usually have heard them at night.
#birds #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #ulstercountyny #catskills #hudsonvalley
February 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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This morning's @pkrugman.bsky.social Substack endorsing NJ Transit + subway to get from #EWR to NYC v. driving 🫡
Screenshot of Paul Krugman Substack with graph of NYC subway ridership since pandemic: "Personal testimony: i recently made a brief trip to NYC from my current undisclosed location, landing at Newark during rush hour. Even though I knew that transiting the Lincoln Tunnel would be relatively fast because I was going contra flow, I also knew that traffic on the other side would be a nightmare. So I took NJ Transit and the subway, which worked fine (except that the subway was crowded!) Fear of crime never even entered my mind."
December 24, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Butte, Montana, 1917.
"No Smoking" signs at mineshaft entrances were in *16* languages.
("American Midnight," Adam Hochschild)
Book passage: "The men who worked in the underground metropolis - Serb, Croatian, Slovenian, Italian, Mexican, Swedish, and more - mirrored the immigrant-rich working class of the country above. The "No Smoking" signs at mineshaft entrances were in 16 languages.
November 13, 2024 at 5:23 AM