contractually obligated to share all good things written about and related to schenectady—the city that lights and hauls the world, baby!
ALSO TODAY: @joemacleod666.bsky.social on a gentleman from his past. " He was probably in his 60’s when I knew him, and he looked kinda rough, with a grey-tinged toupee on his head that wasn’t fooling anybody, but it was part of his look." flaminghydra.com/johnny-dee/
Johnny Dee
For some reason I keep thinking about Johnny Dee, so I’m going to tell you a little bit about this guy and his effect on me, and maybe that will give his shade some rest in my mind.
I knew this gent...
flaminghydra.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 AM
contractually obligated to share all good things written about and related to schenectady—the city that lights and hauls the world, baby!
Just FYI -
I will release millions of dollars in already-appropriated infrastructure funds if the Schenectady Bus Station & the service area off Exit 18 on the Jersey Turnpike are renamed after me. Oh - & Lake Ontario.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I will release millions of dollars in already-appropriated infrastructure funds if the Schenectady Bus Station & the service area off Exit 18 on the Jersey Turnpike are renamed after me. Oh - & Lake Ontario.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Just FYI -
I will release millions of dollars in already-appropriated infrastructure funds if the Schenectady Bus Station & the service area off Exit 18 on the Jersey Turnpike are renamed after me. Oh - & Lake Ontario.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I will release millions of dollars in already-appropriated infrastructure funds if the Schenectady Bus Station & the service area off Exit 18 on the Jersey Turnpike are renamed after me. Oh - & Lake Ontario.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
In this week’s episode, it’s 1918 and a young Katharine Burr Blodgett joins future Nobel Prize winner Irving Langmuir at The General Electric Company’s industrial research laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. It’s the start of her brilliant career.
Layers of Brilliance - Episode Two: The 'House of Magic'
In 1918 a young Katharine Burr Blodgett joins future Nobel Prize winner Irving Langmuir at The General Electric Company’s industrial research laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. It’s the start of her bril...
www.lostwomenofscience.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
In this week’s episode, it’s 1918 and a young Katharine Burr Blodgett joins future Nobel Prize winner Irving Langmuir at The General Electric Company’s industrial research laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y. It’s the start of her brilliant career.
When my car got T-boned by an 18-wheel gas-tank truck outside Schenectady, NY on my way to a Phish festival in Maine. We all walked away w/o a scratch. Car was totaled. And we hitched up to Maine to see the band!
I have ~60k words on this if anyone wants to help me publish it lol.
I have ~60k words on this if anyone wants to help me publish it lol.
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
When my car got T-boned by an 18-wheel gas-tank truck outside Schenectady, NY on my way to a Phish festival in Maine. We all walked away w/o a scratch. Car was totaled. And we hitched up to Maine to see the band!
I have ~60k words on this if anyone wants to help me publish it lol.
I have ~60k words on this if anyone wants to help me publish it lol.
I’m in sympathy with the thread, but I think that dichotomy with cities misses fact that many—most?—are far from vibrant. Schenectady, where I’m from, Troy, Utica, Buffalo; Scranton, Eerie; Springfield, MA, Springfield, OH. Etc across the land…
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I’m in sympathy with the thread, but I think that dichotomy with cities misses fact that many—most?—are far from vibrant. Schenectady, where I’m from, Troy, Utica, Buffalo; Scranton, Eerie; Springfield, MA, Springfield, OH. Etc across the land…
21 more waterfall locations mapped.
11 in Washington County
5 in Schenectady County
3 in Saratoga County
1 in Oneida County
1 in St Lawrence County
nyfalls.com/waterfalls/
11 in Washington County
5 in Schenectady County
3 in Saratoga County
1 in Oneida County
1 in St Lawrence County
nyfalls.com/waterfalls/
New York State Waterfalls - Photos, Maps, and Guides
A thorough listing of all known waterfalls (natural and man-made) across New York State, y county and region, and with descriptions and locations. Full guides, maps, photos and more.
nyfalls.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
21 more waterfall locations mapped.
11 in Washington County
5 in Schenectady County
3 in Saratoga County
1 in Oneida County
1 in St Lawrence County
nyfalls.com/waterfalls/
11 in Washington County
5 in Schenectady County
3 in Saratoga County
1 in Oneida County
1 in St Lawrence County
nyfalls.com/waterfalls/
i have no idea where schenectady is
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
i have no idea where schenectady is
Harry Hole, of the Schenectady Holes
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Harry Hole, of the Schenectady Holes
No “gifted” classes in Schenectady, Amsterdam, Scotia–Glenville, Burnt Hills–Ballston Lake, Saratoga Springs or Niskayuna, to name the districts in the municipalities listed on Tedisco’s Wikipedia page
Either put your name on legislation that requires “gifted” classes *everywhere” or stfu about it!
Either put your name on legislation that requires “gifted” classes *everywhere” or stfu about it!
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
No “gifted” classes in Schenectady, Amsterdam, Scotia–Glenville, Burnt Hills–Ballston Lake, Saratoga Springs or Niskayuna, to name the districts in the municipalities listed on Tedisco’s Wikipedia page
Either put your name on legislation that requires “gifted” classes *everywhere” or stfu about it!
Either put your name on legislation that requires “gifted” classes *everywhere” or stfu about it!
Read Paul Grondahl on Union College's plans to bury the remains of a woman who died — likely by tomahawk — during the 1690 Schenectady Massacre, in which French, Sault and Algonquin forces overwhelmed the stockade's light defenses.
Grondahl: She died brutally in 1690. Now, Schenectady Massacre victim will be buried.
Researchers traced a tomahawk-scarred skull to the stockade attack; Union College plans a respectful burial.
www.timesunion.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Read Paul Grondahl on Union College's plans to bury the remains of a woman who died — likely by tomahawk — during the 1690 Schenectady Massacre, in which French, Sault and Algonquin forces overwhelmed the stockade's light defenses.
The utter absurdity of mayoral control in a nutshell—our schools chancellor has to miss a day of work to answer questions about the minutiae of “gifted” classes asked by a Republican from a city 170 miles away whose home district—you guessed it!—does not have a “gifted-and-talented” program
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 AM
The utter absurdity of mayoral control in a nutshell—our schools chancellor has to miss a day of work to answer questions about the minutiae of “gifted” classes asked by a Republican from a city 170 miles away whose home district—you guessed it!—does not have a “gifted-and-talented” program
Erie Boulevard and the General Electric Marquee, #Schenectady, New York
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Erie Boulevard and the General Electric Marquee, #Schenectady, New York
Today in #LaborHistory 1/29/1936: Rubber workers sit-down #strike Akron, #Ohio against terrible working conditions & virtually no benefits. First US sit-down strike was probably in 1909, with #IWW sit-down strike against #GeneralElectric, in Schenectady, NY.
#workingclass #SitDownStrike #union
#workingclass #SitDownStrike #union
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 1/29/1936: Rubber workers sit-down #strike Akron, #Ohio against terrible working conditions & virtually no benefits. First US sit-down strike was probably in 1909, with #IWW sit-down strike against #GeneralElectric, in Schenectady, NY.
#workingclass #SitDownStrike #union
#workingclass #SitDownStrike #union
Jan. 26, 1926: Attempts are made to broadcast radio transmissions from the Northeast U.S. that are powerful enough to be heard in the Soviet Union. A playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by WGY of Schenectady, N.Y., is heard clearly at a government station outside Moscow.
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Jan. 26, 1926: Attempts are made to broadcast radio transmissions from the Northeast U.S. that are powerful enough to be heard in the Soviet Union. A playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by WGY of Schenectady, N.Y., is heard clearly at a government station outside Moscow.
I inherited from my dad the tendency to always track farming news in whatever area I live in and whatever place my friends and family live in so I'm in upstate New York commenting on rainfall in Indiana with whoever I'm talking to in Schenectady. Real fuckin normal people behavior I guess.
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I inherited from my dad the tendency to always track farming news in whatever area I live in and whatever place my friends and family live in so I'm in upstate New York commenting on rainfall in Indiana with whoever I'm talking to in Schenectady. Real fuckin normal people behavior I guess.
Day 22, where do I draw my inspiration: reading, yes, and the city itself, there's nothing like long and mostly aimless walks to spur the imagination, as thoughts and images and places all attach themselves to each other—but I think I'll go with the cheeky answer: Schenectady.
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
Things to keep in mind (The secret of Schenectady)
It was a place in Old Town on the bus mall, back when the Pearl District was nothing but redrawn maps and marketing collateral…
thecityofroses.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Day 22, where do I draw my inspiration: reading, yes, and the city itself, there's nothing like long and mostly aimless walks to spur the imagination, as thoughts and images and places all attach themselves to each other—but I think I'll go with the cheeky answer: Schenectady.
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
#FantasyIndiesJanuary
A member of IUE-CWA Local 81301 employed at GE Vernova in Schenectady, N.Y., has been detained by ICE since Oct 2025, despite having followed the U.S. immigration process and maintaining steady union employment.
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
A member of IUE-CWA Local 81301 employed at GE Vernova in Schenectady, N.Y., has been detained by ICE since Oct 2025, despite having followed the U.S. immigration process and maintaining steady union employment.
From a constituent in 📍 Schenectady, NY
An Open Letter
For the period of December 17, 2025 to January 20, 2026, my National Grid bill jumped nearly $300 from $185.36 to $480.94. This is with no major change in usage, other than using LESS energy due to fewer people in my house. This is tantamount to extortion. I'm worried about how I will pay this bill, and I make nearly $140,000 per year as a single parent. I can't even imagine what my fellow New Yorkers are thinking right now. Energy prices need to be addressed immediately.
resist.bot
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
From a constituent in 📍 Schenectady, NY
Rotterdam police were called to a wooded area near the bike path next to Schenectady County Community College on Christmas Day for a small dog left in a cardboard box.
Schenectady couple arrested on animal abuse charges
The featured video is from an animal abandonment case in Menands. ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A husband and wife from Schenectady were arrested after police said they abandoned their dog in De…
www.news10.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Rotterdam police were called to a wooded area near the bike path next to Schenectady County Community College on Christmas Day for a small dog left in a cardboard box.
If I recall correctly, on more than one occasion the boys' and girls' junior teams of the Lachine, QC, curling club have traveled to the Schenectady Junior Bonspiel and ended up playing each other in the final
January 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM
If I recall correctly, on more than one occasion the boys' and girls' junior teams of the Lachine, QC, curling club have traveled to the Schenectady Junior Bonspiel and ended up playing each other in the final
Will the Union Pacific railroad bring its famous Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive to Schenectady as part of its cross-country celebration of America's 250th anniversary?
Will Union Pacific bring Big Boy back home to Schenectady?
Will the Union Pacific railroad bring its famous Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive to Schenectady as part of its cross-country celebration of America's 250th anniversary?
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Will the Union Pacific railroad bring its famous Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive to Schenectady as part of its cross-country celebration of America's 250th anniversary?
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Lisa Barlow going back and forth with TikTokers, trying to prove she's from respectable NY is funny because it's OK to be from Schenectady! Boring & pedestrian but it's OK. She maintains she's from "Westchester" but people who are actually from Westchester County ALWAYS say the town/city. #RHOSLC
January 19, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Lisa Barlow going back and forth with TikTokers, trying to prove she's from respectable NY is funny because it's OK to be from Schenectady! Boring & pedestrian but it's OK. She maintains she's from "Westchester" but people who are actually from Westchester County ALWAYS say the town/city. #RHOSLC