William Fraind

NJ Transit says it’s ~90% “on time.” That sounds good—until you understand what that actually means. A thread 🧵 @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @GovSherrillNJ

@grok @cjbardy @Knesix @DefyTL @grok, how will this affect oil prices?

Yes, the core of it checks out. Shipping data from Windward, Kpler, and Reuters shows 170+ empty supertankers rerouting to the U.S. Gulf Coast right now to load American crude amid the Hormuz disruptions from the Iran conflict. U.S. exports are on pace for a record ~5 million barrels/day in May as Asia and Europe scramble for supply. Oil spiked hard during the closure but markets pivoted fast to U.S. barrels.

I honestly thought this map was made up Hundreds of supertankers, the kind that carry two million barrels each, are currently racing toward the US Gulf Coast from every direction. Atlantic, Indian Ocean, around Africa, the scenic route, the "we were heading to Saudi Arabia but NVM" route. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and everyone panicked. Oil hit $126 a barrel. Gas hit $4 a gallon. Cable news did the thing where they put a red banner on screen and say "CRISIS" in a font that suggests you should be hoarding toilet paper. And then something happened that nobody in media seems interested in reporting, for obvious reasons. The world just... switched suppliers? Like changing your internet provider except the internet provider is the entire effing global energy economy. American oil exports are approaching record levels. Gulf Coast refineries are running at 95% capacity. Supertankers that were mid-ocean on their way to the Persian Gulf literally turned around and headed to Texas. That's not a metaphor. Ship tracking data shows them doing U-turns in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile China, which was getting 45% of its oil imports through Hormuz and paying basement prices for sanctioned Iranian crude, is now competing with Japan and Europe for the same expensive American barrels. Chinese manufacturers are already raising prices 20% on goods headed to the US. So to summarize: Iran played its biggest card and the main result is that the United States became the world's emergency gas station and China's cheap energy subsidy evaporated. This is either the most elaborate coincidence in the history of geopolitics... or someone planned the sequence Venezuela -> Iran -> profits! I'll let you figure out which one

@RealJamesWoods The fight just goes on. To think evil can be defeated will make you lose hope. It has to be seen as an endless struggle with the side of right being eternally vigilant

I am done with the criminals who have leeched this country to death. Try as he might, it’s impossible even for our President to stop the tsunami of fraud, illegal immigration, and criminality of the Democrat Party. They are too big, too entrenched, and too well funded to defeat.

@Vanesa_TStory Suddenly, I think back to the Tower of Babel. 🤷‍♂️

이게 무슨일이야. 나 지금 잠을 잘 수가 없어. 갑자기 일본어, 영어, 스페인어 계정들의 포스팅이 막 한국어로 보이는거야 ㅋㅋㅋ이건 신세계야. 더 신나는건 뭐냐면, 이렇게 온 세상이 실시간으로 소통하게 되면 공산주의자들의 프로파간다가 더 이상 먹히지 않을거란 말이지. 일론! 정말 대단해!

If @NJTRANSIT can’t handle a normal commute, what happens during the World Cup when Penn Station access is restricted? This isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a warning sign. cbsnews.com/newyork/news/2… @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @FIFAWorldCup @NYNJ2026 @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork

If @NJTRANSIT can’t handle a normal commute, what happens during the World Cup when Penn Station access is restricted? This isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a warning sign. cbsnews.com/newyork/news/2… @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @FIFAWorldCup @NYNJ2026 @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork

@brent_shavnore @jsolomonReports Likely will disappear when his readers become paying customers. They do have to keep the lights on

@jsolomonReports when are y’all going to stop doing this

Injured American airman hid in mountain crevice with only a pistol justthenews.com/node/177569?ut…

@Xenatarx @rudezoneNJT @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork At this rate, @NJTRANSIT will be one of the biggest stories of the World Cup—and not in a good way.

@willfraind @rudezoneNJT @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork I can’t wait for World Cup!

Update: Conductor just announced, “we don’t know how long we’ll be sitting here.” No ETA, no answers. Riders stuck again with zero communication. This is unacceptable. @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork

Update: They had to BACK THE TRAIN UP and reroute due to signal issues. Left the station…now back in it. This is beyond unacceptable—delays, confusion, no communication. How does this keep happening? @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork

@realmikebecker @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork Strange take. This is about basic service and communication for paying riders. If that doesn’t matter to you, you’re missing the point.

@willfraind @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork The woman can fly a helicopter she can give two shits about your train issues

My wife is stuck in the tunnel on an NJ Transit train—no movement, no announcements, no ETA. Train was due at 8:29. How is there still zero communication? Riders deserve basic updates. @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork

@JKA2020_2030 @rudezoneNJT @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork

@willfraind @rudezoneNJT @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork It took me three and a half hours to get home on Monday night, total distance traveled from Manhattan on @NJTRANSIT trains was less then twenty miles. All they said was signal issues which is a complete lie. They pull this every time there’s a holiday weekend to manage man hours.

Riders aren’t asking for perfection. We’re asking for: •Honest information •Consistent service •Basic accountability Until then, “90% on time” doesn’t mean much. @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork @News12NJ

NJ Transit says it’s ~90% “on time.” That sounds good—until you understand what that actually means. A thread 🧵 @NJTRANSIT @Amtrak @MikieSherrill @GovSherrillNJ

The biggest issue isn’t just delays. It’s trust. When riders are told a train is moving—and it’s not—you lose confidence in the entire system.

Meanwhile, top global systems: •Use dedicated tracks •Provide accurate real-time updates •Communicate immediately during delays Reliability isn’t luck—it’s design.

Even worse—NJ Transit depends heavily on Amtrak infrastructure. So when there’s a problem (like Portal Bridge or signals), everything backs up fast.

NJ Transit riders deal with: •Signal failures •Stalled trains •No communication •App data that doesn’t match reality Sound familiar?

Now compare that to Japan 🇯🇵 Average delay per train: under 1 minute On-time standard: measured in seconds If a train is 1 minute late, it’s a problem.

In the U.S., a train can be considered “on time” even if it’s up to 6 minutes late. So yes—your train can be late every day and still count as “on time.”