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Silicon Valley Has China Envy, and That Reveals a Lot About America

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 1d

American companies are racing to build machines more intelligent than humans. China’s A.I. industry is not obsessed with artificial general intelligence, or A.G.I. Chinese entrepreneurs are focused on applying A.I. to services, devices and manufacturing. #AI #China
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/b...

Dispute over lease agreement jeopardizes beloved East Bay children's attraction

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 3d

Miniature Steam Railway in the Bay Area #steamengine #trains www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd-e...

YouTube video by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

Stew's Rail News Bites 10/21/25 #highspeedtrain #china #newyork #canada #amtrak #saudiarabia

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 3d

"So, you want to see the President?" 🤔
— BY Norman Rockwell (1943) 🎨
#POTUS #FDR #normanrockwell #art
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/a...

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Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 7d

Views of the Livingston Ave Bridge with ongoing construction of new rail bridge across the Hudson River #EmpireCorridor #Railroad

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 7d

Private Cars #Railroad

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 7d

Some views of Rensselaer from Early October...
#EmpireCorridor #Amtrak #Rensselaer #Railroad

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Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 8d

Stew's Rail News Bites 10/21/25 #highspeedtrain #china #newyork #canada youtube.com/shorts/fbZIG...

YouTube video by Lucid Stew

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Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 8d

His "City on the Edge of Foreclosure" is the best one so far 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=n69x...

Stalled Trek: The City on the Edge of Foreclosure (Full Movie)

YouTube video by Mark R. Largent

Stalled Trek: The Dumbsday Machine — Full Movie

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 8d

Stalled Trek: The Dumbsday Machine — Full Movie
youtube.com/watch?v=9MzQ...
🖖 #StarTrek #TOS #lol

YouTube video by Mark R. Largent

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Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 8d

To be clear, NO, the MTA Taxing District is NOT being extended to Upstate NY for one daily round-trip by Metro-North to Albany-Rensselaer from Grand Central Terminal, despite rumors on social media.
#Amtrak #MetroNorth #AlbanyNY #MTA #Tax
CITY & STATE ARTICLE
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 11d

"Avoiding legal and logistical headaches by sending the men home seemed to contradict the administration’s stance that suspected drug smugglers pose such a severe danger that Mr. Trump can have the military summarily kill them."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

Andor: Luthen "The Great Escape Artist" Rael!!!!

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 13d

Even the Imperial Navy in Star Wars gets this right! 😅
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhtT...

YouTube video by Star Wars Unlimited Universe

ERIE CANAL BOAT SENECA CHIEF – Buffalo Maritime Center

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 13d

"Trump’s blow-them-out-of-the-water approach seems, at least, like some kind of course of action."
-- Bret Stephens, NY Times #Navy #USCG
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
⬇️ My angry ranting response 😡

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 14d

The Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief #ErieCanal
buffalomaritimecenter.org/erie-canal-b...

Experience the joy of being on the water | Learn about Niagara maritime culture | Achieve higher levels of craftsmanship

buffalomaritimecenter.org

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 14d

Higher Quality Footage from Someone Else's Drone 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fk-...
#ErieCanal #SenecaChief

The Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief 10122025

YouTube video by Studio 25 Podcast Network

Seneca Chief on Erie Canal in Amsterdam NY | Musical Short

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 14d

The Buffalo Maritime Center's full-sized replica of the Erie Canal Boat 'Seneca Chief' — which first traversed the Erie Canal upon its opening in 1825. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfOC...
#ErieCanal #SenecaChief

One ‘Really Big One’ After Another

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · 17d

One ‘Really Big One’ After Another | The disaster caused by a predicted large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could be compounded by shaking along the San Andreas fault in California, scientists warned. #earthquake #SanAndreas #cascadia
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/s...

Brightline Florida Infographic Video

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 29

I turned a Brightline Florida Infographic for a big "Empire Corridor Express Track" video I am working on into a short video... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmkQ...
#Brightline #HSR #PassengerRail #Intercity #Florida

Train Time at Utica Union Station

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 25

Train Time at Utica Union Station | Eastbound Amtrak 'Empire Service' train at Utica Union Station on a Friday afternoon in August 2025
#Amtrak #EmpireCorridor #Utica www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnMC...

Low Angle Shots of FirstGen ACELA and NextGen ACELA

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 25

Low Angle Shots of FirstGen ACELA and NextGen ACELA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ak...
#Acela #NextGenAcela #Amtrak #NEC

"FirstGen" ACELA meets NextGen ACELA at Miner Lane Crossing

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 19

"FirstGen" ACELA meets NextGen ACELA at Miner Lane Crossing 😃
#Acela #NextGenAcela #Amtrak #NEC #Trains #Railway
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJD6...

Opinion | We Take Clouds for Granted

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 18

"These ever-shifting sculptures of vapor and light are among nature’s least appreciated marvels. That’s why 20 years ago, I started the Cloud Appreciation Society, to remind people to look up."
#clouds #sky #climate
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Clouds are changing, and we need to find out if it’s just temporary or from global warming.

Opinion | America Darkens

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Trump is the first president in our history to invert Lincoln: He speaks with malice toward all and charity for none. He makes Nixon look like Churchill." — Bret Stephens, NY Times
#Trump #CharlieKirk
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Passenger Trains at Rocky Neck State Park

Benjamin Turon @benjaminturon.bsky.social · Sep 18

Passenger Trains at Rocky Neck State Park 🌊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLkB...
#Amtrak #NEC #Acela