Oran โอม
@oranv.com
wayfarer, civil engineer by training, transit map designer by trade. finding beauty in what’s otherwise unnoticed. Eng/ไทย. Seattle/Bothell, นนทบุรี/Bangkok, Santa Barbara.
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Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
Food delivery: pay more than restaurant prices for none of the restaurant experience
Ma'am you are spending 1/3 of your post-tax income on doordash
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Food delivery: pay more than restaurant prices for none of the restaurant experience
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It is very good for us if this government feels that it needs to arrest news reporters & grandmothers & grade schoolers to show its power, even as it is very bad for us to have this government. They are teaching us not to fear them
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It is very good for us if this government feels that it needs to arrest news reporters & grandmothers & grade schoolers to show its power, even as it is very bad for us to have this government. They are teaching us not to fear them
Just realized that adapting your information design to different cities and transit agencies could be called a form of localization. Even if the language is the same, each place has its own conventions and peculiarities.
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Just realized that adapting your information design to different cities and transit agencies could be called a form of localization. Even if the language is the same, each place has its own conventions and peculiarities.
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We DO deserve libraries. Palaces for the people.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
We DO deserve libraries. Palaces for the people.
This is also my headcanon.
No city squanders its potential like Los Angeles
It could easily be the Tokyo of the Eastern Pacific, but instead it's a series of decaying strip malls from the 60s
It could easily be the Tokyo of the Eastern Pacific, but instead it's a series of decaying strip malls from the 60s
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is also my headcanon.
Been reading about the amateur hour that is Thailand’s overseas vote by mail operation for the February 8 general election and referendum to okay the drafting of a new constitution. Ballots arriving late or with mistakes. Envelopes being returned to sender. Separate registrations for the two polls.
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Been reading about the amateur hour that is Thailand’s overseas vote by mail operation for the February 8 general election and referendum to okay the drafting of a new constitution. Ballots arriving late or with mistakes. Envelopes being returned to sender. Separate registrations for the two polls.
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Will America build transit using the latest design best practices, like automation, electrification and through-running service?
Or will it continue to build slow, at-grade light rail lines; infrequent diesel commuter trains; and short, impossibly expensive heavy rail subway extensions?
Or will it continue to build slow, at-grade light rail lines; infrequent diesel commuter trains; and short, impossibly expensive heavy rail subway extensions?
What should America’s transit ‘moonshot’ look like?
The nation doesn’t just need more transit. It needs to build faster, more advanced transit in the places with the highest ridership potential.
benjaminschneider.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Will America build transit using the latest design best practices, like automation, electrification and through-running service?
Or will it continue to build slow, at-grade light rail lines; infrequent diesel commuter trains; and short, impossibly expensive heavy rail subway extensions?
Or will it continue to build slow, at-grade light rail lines; infrequent diesel commuter trains; and short, impossibly expensive heavy rail subway extensions?
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
Today is the 51st anniversary of the Montlake Freeway Station, opened on Saturday, January 25, 1975.
It was the first of many “freeway flyer” stops that Metro would build throughout King County. The idea came from LA but Seattle embraced the concept, leading to today’s regional express bus network.
It was the first of many “freeway flyer” stops that Metro would build throughout King County. The idea came from LA but Seattle embraced the concept, leading to today’s regional express bus network.
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Today is the 51st anniversary of the Montlake Freeway Station, opened on Saturday, January 25, 1975.
It was the first of many “freeway flyer” stops that Metro would build throughout King County. The idea came from LA but Seattle embraced the concept, leading to today’s regional express bus network.
It was the first of many “freeway flyer” stops that Metro would build throughout King County. The idea came from LA but Seattle embraced the concept, leading to today’s regional express bus network.
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Stare into the Sunday void 🐈⬛
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Stare into the Sunday void 🐈⬛
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Neutering Walz during the VP debate and making him move away from the "they're weird" stuff was a huge mistake. This is the version of him that has always been most effective.
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Neutering Walz during the VP debate and making him move away from the "they're weird" stuff was a huge mistake. This is the version of him that has always been most effective.
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
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It's working y'all, keep it up
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 AM
It's working y'all, keep it up
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I have been very much struck in the last month or two by how many content creators I know who cover entirely other fields — cooking, workouts, dogs, whatever — have started freely talking about progressive politics when they never, ever used to.
I don't think it's a coincidence that one of my favorite foodie YouTubers is wearing a Minnesota State Fair hoodie in the video she just posted 15 minutes ago.
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I have been very much struck in the last month or two by how many content creators I know who cover entirely other fields — cooking, workouts, dogs, whatever — have started freely talking about progressive politics when they never, ever used to.
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The scam PAC Democrat grifter operations have to end. ActBlue needs to do some minimal vetting of these entities raising funds under their name.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The scam PAC Democrat grifter operations have to end. ActBlue needs to do some minimal vetting of these entities raising funds under their name.
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This looks like an execution. There must be an investigation. There must be accountability.
Joining ICE does not give you license to murder.
The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
Joining ICE does not give you license to murder.
The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him. The Department of Homeland Security said the man was armed with a gun.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This looks like an execution. There must be an investigation. There must be accountability.
Joining ICE does not give you license to murder.
The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
Joining ICE does not give you license to murder.
The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
Bothell is on board for transit!
The two Stride BRT lines intersecting at UW Bothell will offer fast and frequent rides to Link stations in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Shoreline.
Bothell will also be home to Sound Transit’s Bus Base North where the BRT service is operated from and fleet is maintained.
The two Stride BRT lines intersecting at UW Bothell will offer fast and frequent rides to Link stations in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Shoreline.
Bothell will also be home to Sound Transit’s Bus Base North where the BRT service is operated from and fleet is maintained.
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Bothell is on board for transit!
The two Stride BRT lines intersecting at UW Bothell will offer fast and frequent rides to Link stations in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Shoreline.
Bothell will also be home to Sound Transit’s Bus Base North where the BRT service is operated from and fleet is maintained.
The two Stride BRT lines intersecting at UW Bothell will offer fast and frequent rides to Link stations in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Shoreline.
Bothell will also be home to Sound Transit’s Bus Base North where the BRT service is operated from and fleet is maintained.
The 2 Line Crosslake Connection starts carrying people on March 28 but revisions to bus services are not expected until this fall. (some not yet approved by the Sound Transit Board) Preview map: seattletransitmap.com/eastside/MR-...
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 AM
The 2 Line Crosslake Connection starts carrying people on March 28 but revisions to bus services are not expected until this fall. (some not yet approved by the Sound Transit Board) Preview map: seattletransitmap.com/eastside/MR-...
You get what you give.
Sound Transit ridership is up 24% from 2019, and new extensions are brining in more riders.
System expansion is part of the transit systems success but so it’s Seattle’s decision in the 1990s to “grow up, not out” — creating higher-density land use that helps transit thrive.
@yonahfreemark.com
System expansion is part of the transit systems success but so it’s Seattle’s decision in the 1990s to “grow up, not out” — creating higher-density land use that helps transit thrive.
@yonahfreemark.com
Seattle Is Building Light Rail Like It’s 1999
Decades ago, the Pacific Northwest city launched a multibillion-dollar transit building boom. Now the new lines and stations are drawing riders — and criticism.
www.bloomberg.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 AM
You get what you give.