Charles In Charge (of trains)
@thecharles1.bsky.social
Philly, transit and land use, frequent flyer, sports, cute dogs
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This is the Gävlebocken. It is a Swedish Yule goat made of straw.
Every year, the community builds it. Most years, it is burned down by someone, but not as part of a cool ceremony. More like semi-sanctioned arson.
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
Every year, the community builds it. Most years, it is burned down by someone, but not as part of a cool ceremony. More like semi-sanctioned arson.
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This is the Gävlebocken. It is a Swedish Yule goat made of straw.
Every year, the community builds it. Most years, it is burned down by someone, but not as part of a cool ceremony. More like semi-sanctioned arson.
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
Every year, the community builds it. Most years, it is burned down by someone, but not as part of a cool ceremony. More like semi-sanctioned arson.
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
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There is nothing to say to people who look at a displacement trend driven by cultural preferences, and think they can downzone their way to preservation. You can't prevent elderly Asians from moving out or dying, and you can't prevent non-Asians from moving into old units thanks to fair housing!
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
There is nothing to say to people who look at a displacement trend driven by cultural preferences, and think they can downzone their way to preservation. You can't prevent elderly Asians from moving out or dying, and you can't prevent non-Asians from moving into old units thanks to fair housing!
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school of rock is the heartwarming tale of one man who, using nothing but the song in his heart, turns two dozen high achieving fifth graders into your freshman year weed dealer
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
school of rock is the heartwarming tale of one man who, using nothing but the song in his heart, turns two dozen high achieving fifth graders into your freshman year weed dealer
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Nick Fuentes has been working overtime to sanitize his image and present himself as a uniter of the left and right. Very clearly using language often associated with the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Nick Fuentes has been working overtime to sanitize his image and present himself as a uniter of the left and right. Very clearly using language often associated with the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
This is part of a larger effort by the anti-Zionist antisemitic far right to recruit people on the left.
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Feeling really sad for Pittsburgh transit that their transit advocacy groups seem opposed on principle to network-wide redesigns. How do you focus on instead "improving existing service" when you're in a statewide funding crisis?
It’s not looking great for the Pittsburgh bus revolution.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit urged to stop redesign of bus routes, fix ridership, on-time problems - Pittsburgh Union Progress
With the funding crisis at Pittsburgh Regional Transit put on hold for at least the next two years, the agency is ready to move ahead early next year with the next step of its bus line redesign. But t...
www.unionprogress.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Feeling really sad for Pittsburgh transit that their transit advocacy groups seem opposed on principle to network-wide redesigns. How do you focus on instead "improving existing service" when you're in a statewide funding crisis?
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This is my yearly reminder that
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is my yearly reminder that
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
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Here’s the thing. San Franciscans didn’t pass a property transfer tax that funds social housing, they passed a tax that goes to the general fund.
Proponents lied about what this does. They continue to lie about what it does You can’t just wish funds for things
Proponents lied about what this does. They continue to lie about what it does You can’t just wish funds for things
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Here’s the thing. San Franciscans didn’t pass a property transfer tax that funds social housing, they passed a tax that goes to the general fund.
Proponents lied about what this does. They continue to lie about what it does You can’t just wish funds for things
Proponents lied about what this does. They continue to lie about what it does You can’t just wish funds for things
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In the manner of a what now?
the food equivalent of the infamous sixth borough story. NYT has to stop writing about Philly
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
the food equivalent of the infamous sixth borough story. NYT has to stop writing about Philly
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In the manner of a what now?
the food equivalent of the infamous sixth borough story. NYT has to stop writing about Philly
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
the food equivalent of the infamous sixth borough story. NYT has to stop writing about Philly
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
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It’s a story as old as the US Army itself: a terminal Major, jealous of the accomplishments of someone clearly superior to him in every conceivable way, tries to use what little power he has to make that person’s miserable.
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It’s a story as old as the US Army itself: a terminal Major, jealous of the accomplishments of someone clearly superior to him in every conceivable way, tries to use what little power he has to make that person’s miserable.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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A major problem for PA, and Philly in particular
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A major problem for PA, and Philly in particular
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The War on Drugs was a failure.
The War on Terror was a failure.
Putting them together is the foreign policy equivalent of Penn Central.
The War on Terror was a failure.
Putting them together is the foreign policy equivalent of Penn Central.
The ‘war on terror’ has killed millions. Trump is reviving it in Venezuela | Daniel Mendiola
The ‘war on terror’ has killed millions. Trump is reviving it in Venezuela | Daniel Mendiola
After decades of terrorizing civilians in the name of fighting terror, the White House is trying to do it with even less oversight
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The War on Drugs was a failure.
The War on Terror was a failure.
Putting them together is the foreign policy equivalent of Penn Central.
The War on Terror was a failure.
Putting them together is the foreign policy equivalent of Penn Central.
I'm so mad about the Eagles I'm watching a video of a guy fixing his driveway instead of SNF
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I'm so mad about the Eagles I'm watching a video of a guy fixing his driveway instead of SNF
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fourth quarter cowboys-eagles
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
fourth quarter cowboys-eagles
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Insane decision to even field that punt.
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Insane decision to even field that punt.
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Cowboys Eagles is coming down to who kicks themselves in the groin last
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Cowboys Eagles is coming down to who kicks themselves in the groin last
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J.J. McCarthy now ranks 851 out of 852 in EPA per Dropback among qualified passers since 2000, per Tru Media. The only player below McCarthy is JaMarcus Russell.
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
J.J. McCarthy now ranks 851 out of 852 in EPA per Dropback among qualified passers since 2000, per Tru Media. The only player below McCarthy is JaMarcus Russell.
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Wrote about arguably my favorite topic in all of sports: Jerry Jones spending $1.2 billion on a stadium built at the exact orientation so the sun shines directly into players eyes during the months when the Cowboys play football:
open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
The Old Man and the Sun
A breakdown of how and why the Cowboys have the only stadium in the league where players regularly get blinded by the sun.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Wrote about arguably my favorite topic in all of sports: Jerry Jones spending $1.2 billion on a stadium built at the exact orientation so the sun shines directly into players eyes during the months when the Cowboys play football:
open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
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Me getting fired up to sit on the patio
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Me getting fired up to sit on the patio
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Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
Well that was an extremely sad commercial out of nowhere
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Well that was an extremely sad commercial out of nowhere
ASU - Colorado is lit
Go Devils
Go Devils
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
ASU - Colorado is lit
Go Devils
Go Devils