petefrommanhattan.bsky.social
@petefrommanhattan.bsky.social
Worked at the MTA for 30 years. Fan of the Mets since 1965. I think I've suffered enough.
“Transit officials say riders will still be able to use old MetroCards with remaining value on them until June.”
Or until @MTA can issue OMNY-style ID cards to its current and retired employees, who all still have Metrocard IDs gothamist.com/news/metroca...
MetroCard, NYC’s tricky subway swipe card, dead at 34
The MetroCard was on life support for years. Its parent, the MTA, finally pulled the plug on New Year's Day.
gothamist.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:50 AM
“We’re Jewish—we grew up knowing how hated we were just for existing,…Now he’s trying to take away the exact thing that his own family benefited from: that ability to create a life for themselves, to prosper, to build community,…to live a rewarding life.”
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Russian bombs, missiles and drones supported by American technologies are literally killing Ukrainians,…Not just Ukrainian soldiers, but civilians, women, children, in their sleep, in hospitals, in schools, purposefully, relentlessly.”
wapo.st/3Y5J12R
A Russian missile, filled with U.S. tech, rips a Ukrainian boy’s life apart
An 8-year-old boy survived one of Russia’s worst attacks on Ukrainian children. After, investigators — and his family — struggled to find answers.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“It’s unprecedented for a president to have such far-reaching business interests while in office,…
‘“Neither the President nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said...' www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM