Tony Ho Tran
@tonyhotran.bsky.social
The Godfather of AI | Banh Mi Connoisseur | Senior Tech Editor for Slate dot com | Formerly The Daily Beast and Futurism | Local Chicago Man | Iowa Hawkeye | 📧 : tony dot tran at slate dot com
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Pittsburgh has a new airport terminal. To me, it's the most important travel story of 2025. Not because the old one was too big and inconvenient, but bc it was a reminder of one of the worst corporate backstabbings in U.S. history.
@slate.com on US Airways and Pittsburgh: slate.com/business/202...
@slate.com on US Airways and Pittsburgh: slate.com/business/202...
The Feel-Good Transportation Story of the Year Comes From the Last Place You Might Expect
After US Airways left Pittsburgh high and dry, yinzers finally built an airport on their own terms—and it’s incredible.
slate.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pittsburgh has a new airport terminal. To me, it's the most important travel story of 2025. Not because the old one was too big and inconvenient, but bc it was a reminder of one of the worst corporate backstabbings in U.S. history.
@slate.com on US Airways and Pittsburgh: slate.com/business/202...
@slate.com on US Airways and Pittsburgh: slate.com/business/202...
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For my whole adult life, whenever a friend has flown into Pittsburgh for the first time, I have told them the story of how USAir fucked Pittsburgh over and why we had way too big an airport as a result. It was actually very cathartic to go back through the whole history for this story
Pittsburgh has a new airport terminal. To me, it's the most important travel story of 2025. Not because the old one was too big and inconvenient, but bc it was a reminder of one of the worst corporate backstabbings in U.S. history.
@slate.com on US Airways and Pittsburgh: slate.com/business/202...
@slate.com on US Airways and Pittsburgh: slate.com/business/202...
The Feel-Good Transportation Story of the Year Comes From the Last Place You Might Expect
After US Airways left Pittsburgh high and dry, yinzers finally built an airport on their own terms—and it’s incredible.
slate.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For my whole adult life, whenever a friend has flown into Pittsburgh for the first time, I have told them the story of how USAir fucked Pittsburgh over and why we had way too big an airport as a result. It was actually very cathartic to go back through the whole history for this story
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Took the train down to DC for Crooked Con and saw up close and personal what the Democratic Party might look like in 2026, 2028, and beyond.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Took the train down to DC for Crooked Con and saw up close and personal what the Democratic Party might look like in 2026, 2028, and beyond.
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Me and @tonyhotran.bsky.social dine at Alinea last year, this year it loses one of its Michelin stars. COINCIDENCE?!
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Me and @tonyhotran.bsky.social dine at Alinea last year, this year it loses one of its Michelin stars. COINCIDENCE?!
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RT for awareness that @umichfball.bsky.social must play “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” during the first timeout of the third quarter of this year’s game against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
I wrote about the bizarre, delightful, and reverent resurgence of the Edmund Fitzgerald—on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ship's wreck.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
An Infamous American Shipwreck Turned 50. Then Came the Internet’s Response.
A Great Lakes wreck's anniversary gave rise to the most ridiculous and reverent of memes.
slate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
RT for awareness that @umichfball.bsky.social must play “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” during the first timeout of the third quarter of this year’s game against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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No one online could escape the chatter about a catastrophic accident from … 1975. There’s a reason. slate.trib.al/orZ5X0I
Why Everyone With a Phone Was Obsessed With a 50-Year-Old Shipwreck This Week
How a Great Lakes shipwreck turning 50 gave rise to the most ridiculous and reverent of memes.
slate.trib.al
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
No one online could escape the chatter about a catastrophic accident from … 1975. There’s a reason. slate.trib.al/orZ5X0I
I wrote about the bizarre, delightful, and reverent resurgence of the Edmund Fitzgerald—on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ship's wreck.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
An Infamous American Shipwreck Turned 50. Then Came the Internet’s Response.
A Great Lakes wreck's anniversary gave rise to the most ridiculous and reverent of memes.
slate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I wrote about the bizarre, delightful, and reverent resurgence of the Edmund Fitzgerald—on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ship's wreck.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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in which @tonyhotran.bsky.social greets you all upon the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (the actual shipwreck, in this instance of observance) slate.com/technology/2...
Why Everyone With a Phone Was Obsessed With a 50-Year-Old Shipwreck This Week
How a Great Lakes shipwreck turning 50 gave rise to the most ridiculous and reverent of memes.
slate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
in which @tonyhotran.bsky.social greets you all upon the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (the actual shipwreck, in this instance of observance) slate.com/technology/2...
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They said it, not me slate.com/technology/2...
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
They said it, not me slate.com/technology/2...
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Appreciated @whstancil.bsky.social going back and forth particularly amid a pretty disgusting harassment campaign that doing the interview could escalated. Thought this analysis of Musk's behavior was worth pulling out slate.com/technology/2...
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Appreciated @whstancil.bsky.social going back and forth particularly amid a pretty disgusting harassment campaign that doing the interview could escalated. Thought this analysis of Musk's behavior was worth pulling out slate.com/technology/2...
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I interviewed Will about what's been happening to him on Twitter the past few weeks and his thoughts on the state of social media and the Democrats
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I interviewed Will about what's been happening to him on Twitter the past few weeks and his thoughts on the state of social media and the Democrats
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New enhanced interrogation technique just dropped.
Jimmy Fallon, James Corden croon Sinatra, Bennett standards for gobsmacked guests in NYC
Jimmy Fallon, James Corden croon Sinatra, Bennett standards for gobsmacked guests in NYC
A source said, "The Eric Newman Jazz Band was playing, and before long, Fallon and Corden were up onstage trading Sinatra and Tony Bennett tunes!"
pagesix.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New enhanced interrogation technique just dropped.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Stunning story by @jesspish.bsky.social: He became the most famous sheriff in the U.S. after his hunt for his wife's "real killers" inspired a $60 million 1973 blockbuster ($430 million in today dollars). It was all a lie and his hometown can't deal.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
This Tiny Southern Town Became Famous off a Gruesome Lie. Now It Can’t Let Go.
A mythical sheriff was immortalized in movies. In August, a stunning report changed everything.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Stunning story by @jesspish.bsky.social: He became the most famous sheriff in the U.S. after his hunt for his wife's "real killers" inspired a $60 million 1973 blockbuster ($430 million in today dollars). It was all a lie and his hometown can't deal.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
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November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
This is about the CFB committee ranking the Iowa Hawkeyes #20 on the playoff poll btw
Probably naive sincereposting, but man I feel lighter this morning. Been too easy this last year to believe everyone around us agrees with all the bad things going on, or at least are willing to tolerate it. Yesterday showed pretty clearly that's not true
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is about the CFB committee ranking the Iowa Hawkeyes #20 on the playoff poll btw
Zohran quoted Eugene Debs in the first line of his victory speech. I might be in love with this man.
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Zohran quoted Eugene Debs in the first line of his victory speech. I might be in love with this man.
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Ah well, there goes No Nut November!
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Ah well, there goes No Nut November!
Maybe Andrew Cuomo just loves getting beaten by Zohran. He's done it twice now. Have we considered this?
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Maybe Andrew Cuomo just loves getting beaten by Zohran. He's done it twice now. Have we considered this?
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Where did the CFB committee rank Zohran?
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Where did the CFB committee rank Zohran?