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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I just have a two-year-old and a busy job and decided social media was taking up too much of my attention! But now the Harry Potter trailer has dropped so I logged on to see @stephenkb.bsky.social's takes

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This would offend Unionists much more! Republicans are still very pro-PLA

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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

*$200m* for the ponies but when [SEPTA] pleads "for sustainable funding from Harrisburg, they’re told by conservative senators that there are not enough resources to go around." -- www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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Pa. needs to stop subsidizing horse racing and put that money toward transit | Opinion

Every year, casino slot machine revenue is diverted into a Race Horse Development Fund, subsidizing an expensive hobby for wealthy horse owners and breeders. It should be used to fund transit instead.

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Top White House advisers signals that firing Powell maybe is not out of the question as the admin begins to probe these accusations around Fed renovations. Hassett said it would depend potentially on what Powell's answers turn up www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

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Update from Tony Romm

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micah of charlohrtte @micahlohr.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🧵 We're currently building a mixed income building in Charlotte where 30% of units are financed by LIHTC. I'm starting a running list of requirements in the LIHTC units that are superior to conventional market rate apartments and thus drive up cost: 1/

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Worst value for money project in transit history?

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Yeah this is the real mess of the situation

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Thankfully the hydrogen trains are zero emissions. Well, zero emissions at the tailpipe, it's about 4x as much CO2 as diesel when measured from source. But what matters is that the trains themselves can't be blamed.

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I really hope Newark DE has a Penn Station as well, NEC station names aren't confusing enough yet IMO

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

British Rail used to call this "the sparks effect"

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Clem Tillier @ctillier.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Electrification + all-day frequency + return to office + freeway jams = Caltrain ridership ↗️

Caltrain ridership bar graph showing a strong increase in June 2025

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I agree we would win PA more often than not without someone like Fetterman. But (a) I think we need to win PA every single election if we're going to hold a Senate majority, and (b) I think we need to win places well to the right of PA, and that means being OK with people even to Fetterman's right

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I think it's both - the increasing number of steps that government and civil servants have to jump through is the main reason for the inability to deliver. Political discretion, but governmental straitjacketing

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

That's a very silly way to look at the world

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

A lot of the most right-wing Congressional Dems these days were Sanders supporters. I think it's not entirely surprising, there's a nexus of populism there

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Don't get me wrong, that stuff is anathema to me. But we will never hold a consistent Senate majority, let alone a 2/3 majority, without people like Fetterman, and even further right

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I bet a lot of them do! And it's not this alone, it's lots of ways he distinguishes himself from the rest of the party. Things I, personally, dislike a lot, but have got him a reputation for not being a "typical Democrat"

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

There are lots of swing voters, though

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Yeah that's probably true, and while PA may be winnable with someone to his left, it's probably not good for the party

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🐺Cold🪦Sam🪾 @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This is his time.

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

The Importance of Being Idle is one of my all-time favourites

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

My extremely Trumpy in-laws love Fetterman. This kind of thing is a great way to get re-elected in a purple state! Sorry, but it's true.

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The LIRR Today @thelirrtoday.com · 11/07/2025

I am certainly intrigued, since I haven't seen any signs of them installing validators at rail stations for pay-as-you-go. But it looks like FAREPAY cards can hold *tickets* as well as value, so maybe you can buy/load e-tickets onto your card, and when the conductor scans it they take an e-ticket?

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Gorillaz was fantastic (first album I bought!) and maybe has more of a legacy long-term because its genres (hip-hop and electronica) are more relevant these days. But man Oasis has some bangers

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Acceleration a lot better! Top speed, probably 90-100mph, I think 100 is the highest third-rail speed in the UK

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Yeah but it's Scotland's capital, which is why the route gets so much focus in the UK

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Yeah ECML gets a lot of the attention (including from me) because it links London and Edinburgh and is the fastest line in the country. But objectively, the WCML matters more

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Yeah I think that's a pretty solid argument, I would buy it

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The truly insane thing is that the third-busiest station in the country by passenger numbers does allow you to break out the EL. Because it's Tottenham Court Road and that's the only mainline service there.

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Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem @burhanazeem.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I’m proud of what we've accomplished. Our “Paris-style” reforms made headlines, from The Economist to The Daily Show. Some said for the first time they have real hope they can stay in the city they love But big wins come with big pushback and a tough re-election Help me raise the $50k I need to win

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Are they real? It feels like the whole thing is AI generated

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

100% agree with this, rigid, poorly-designed procurement rules are a big part of the problem with getting stuff done

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

That's third rail for you! Hard to push it over 75mph (though I believe south of Croydon it does hit 90). On the OLE network north of Wood Green it does 100.

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Funny thing is that the UK has one of the lowest rates of fluoridation in the developed world

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The thing that always bothers me is the assumption that the relative size of the for-sale and rental housing markets are fixed - if demand for house prices falls because people can't save for deposits, but rents rise, people will rent out houses they might otherwise have sold

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🥑🗽🏗 Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂•5H₂O @gaylussite.himbonomics.com · 11/07/2025

All you need to know about the importance of air conditioning for climate change summers via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Wireless gantries, I would say. The catenary is also a wire!

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I think "most important" would probably take into account both commuter and long distance, but not obvious to me how to balance those. Passenger-km seems promising though

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I'd actually be interested to know what the biggest station is by passenger km travelled to and from it

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The passenger number biggest by a long way! But doesn't like the country like Euston or KX. Paddington is sort of a compromise position, with a lot of commuter traffic but also the GWML

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

There is a future (X-shaped HS2 network) where it's Birmingham Interchange

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The galaxy brain answer is that Farringdon is London's most important station, but not the same as the UK's

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Yeah I still think of it as being at King's Cross, but I guess it's at St Pancras these days

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Jack Harman @jackharman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Other than "it goes to Europe", I struggle to think of one

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