Deep below the streets of Jersey City, NJ Transit trains rumble back and forth through the Bergen Tunnels to and from Hoboken Terminal.

The 4,200-foot long tunnels cut through Bergen Hill, the southernmost end of the Hudson Palisades. 

The northern tunnel was built from 1873-1877 by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, with the southern tunnel opening in 1910. 

Partway through the tunnels are two large open-cut ventilation shafts, which also feature emergency exit staircases and standpipes for firefighting. 

At left is an older ventilation shaft, one of five that date back to the construction of the tunnels.

These were stabilized and backfilled during the 2001 renovation of the tunnels. In this view, GP40PH-2B no. 4208, the railroad's Conrail heritage unit - identifiable by its blue color, rather than the black roof of nearly every other NJT locomotive - is seen shoving non-revenue train X132 through the north tunnel on Track 1. Taken June 12, 2025.

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Arizona Highway Patrol stopped this oversize load after morning rush hour on I-10

There were no lights on the trailer, and no flags…

 No commercial driver's license, no insurance, no oversize permit, and no certified pilot car, 

Further investigation showed that 10 of the 14 brakes were inoperative, making this haul legitimately unstoppable.

https://www.facebook.com/AZDPSHighwayPatrol/posts/pfbid035mkQsAdUZSWn3Pu656zViopbCcLYYmQWZ5jHJ6EYAFtmW6xf3jnBZVJbYv9JALSHl

a moron officer in the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office issued a ticket to a woman for holding a phone in her right hand. She does NOT HAVE A RIGHT HAND. What a damn braindead cop, what a buffoon

The citation, issued Feb. 11 along North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth Beach, accused the driver of violating Florida’s wireless communications while driving law. The case drew widespread attention after the woman posted video of the traffic stop on TikTok, where she questioned the deputy’s claim that he saw a device in her “right hand.”

the driver records the stop and questions the deputy’s observation. The citation indicates the deputy observed a handheld device while she was traveling northbound on North Dixie Highway.

During the stop, the deputy is heard stating he saw the device in her “right hand.” The woman CLEARLY does not have a right hand, showed him, proved it over and over. 

Police, are generally SO FULL OF EGO, and bullies, and UNABLE to back down from mistakes. This dumbass needs a new career where his ego won't get in the way of being PROFESSIONAL. 

Making a PUBLIC DEBACLE of what STUPID and INEPT people the police hire and allow to carry a gun, wear a uniform, and drive a cop car, should be mentioned at the beginning of every shift when the police get ready to hit the streets, as ONE THING they should avoid. 

Do a job that can be recorded on video, without breaking laws, shooting unarmed people, and making the others in uniform ASHAMED to be in the same job category. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO DEMAND? 

https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-news-viral-tiktok-charges-dismissed-for-woman-without-right-hand-cited-for-holding-phone-while-driving-south-florida-texting-while-driving-wireless-communication-device

when some clown does something this fucking retarded, they get the memes

and this idiot get the police memes 1st! 

meanwhile, in the WTF category of news, an 86-year-old woman from York was convicted in a fast-track court, because a single letter typo on her car insurance rendered it technically invalid.

She had mistakenly written an 'F' instead of an 'S' in her vehicle's number plate when obtaining cover from Swinton Insurance.

Despite letters from the woman and her niece explaining the error, she was convicted under the controversial Single Justice Procedure.

The magistrate imposed a three-month conditional discharge and a £26 victim surcharge, rather than a fine.

The DVLA is now reviewing the case and may seek to overturn the conviction if the registration typo is confirmed as the cause.

https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/car-insurance-mistake-conviction-dvla-b2960940.html

they build the condos, and didn't remove the railroad... wtf?

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just driving on I-84 outside Boise, sunroof wide open... when the unexpected happened.... an eagle dropped a 14" trout right into the car

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TTI headers are reputed to be the best. Looks like they fail to do the same fundamental thing everyone fails at. Do a good job at spark plug clearance! What the EFF is this BULLSHIT? It's GD LAZY is what it is. Look at all that space to the rear of the engine!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=26267649229564386&set=pcb.25963293093366007

I saved the craziest for the last post of my day, 1st post you'll see on your day... this guy is PRACITICING A FLUTE at the stop light! WTF?

Yup, I was out on the walk, and I went down a major street for a block to get back to a residential, and all the traffic was stopped for a red light. This guy was BOOM, right in front of me. He didn't have a clue I was taking this photo

is a corrupt cop breaking the law, one bad apple? Inept? Unable to comprehend how to write a parking ticket, and NOT LIE about it (when the event was video recorded??) Or a result of what's going on in the city, where they're trying to make up this $250 million budget.

A viral video is shining the spotlight on what some drivers worry could be a troubling problem with the city of San Diego’s Parking Enforcement tactics.

A San Diego-area couple says a parking enforcement officer gave them what they’re calling a fraudulent ticket before their meter expired.

In a statement to NBC 7, a San Diego police spokesperson said the officer has worked in that capacity for two months, an internal investigation has been launched and the citation dismissed. (Truth, or plausible diniability/excuse that makes the issue go away in the fast paced news cycle?)

NBC 7 asked the Pearces if they think it's one bad apple or if they think this is a result of what's going on in the city, where they're trying to make up this $250 million budget.

“I’ve been wondering, and what I would like to uncover is what sort of pressures would the city or the department be placing on these individuals to where they would feel the need to falsify evidence like that to generate these citations," Donald Pearce said.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/video-shows-couples-car-ticketed-before-meter-expired/3943481/

some combination of stupid, tired, suicidal and needed the insurance money are my only guesses why all these vehicles, big and small, were on the train tracks at the exact moment they could be smashed by a train.

I bet the insurance companies are the reasons that trains have cameras recording all this. 

the train wins every single time. 

What is odd, is that each video has one big fire engine that was waiting to get hit. 

most Florida man ever? A crash resulted in the arrest of 43-year-old after police found a container with a radioactive warning label in his truck, guns, ammo, a battering ram, night vision goggles, and pot.

After they arrested Florida man for crashing his truck, he stated he had a ‘dirty bomb’ in his truck. 

Officers then discovered a yellow plastic container bearing a radioactive warning label. 

 A search of the truck revealed several firearms, ammunition, thermal scopes, knives, a battering ram, night vision goggles, and pot. 

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/publix-crash-sparks-dirty-bomb-scare-polk-county/VU6PMMIU6RFLHCPJOOGUITQUYQ/

these guys have way too much crazy going on.... thank you Gary!

Sterling Cooper, Inc on their website, state that they concentrate on activities with an old business idea founded by the Dutch East India company - merchant banking (commonly referred to as investment banking)

Ummm, ok? 

They have a job opening on Indeed.com https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Automotive+Research&start=10&vjk=5a83363bb7f21329

looking for people with extensive design and engineering, to be ground up on this venture, with an equity ownership....

It says they are negotiating the acquisition of an abandoned automobile factory by one of the majors, and planning all plastic body, small sedan, small pick up, and small SUV that is very basic (well, the Miata began that way, so did the Jeep)

Here's where yes, it makes sense to build and market it this way, but would they sell any cars with:
Roll-up windows, no fancy electronics, just old fashioned gas power.
No frills, and staring price of 14k

No dealership network

www.sterlingcooper.info

Of course, why, would they try the impossible (cheap car, no electronics) that would have to still pass smog, and govt mandated fleet MPG rating... not easy without electronics... when instead, they can simply import Tata small vehicles, or buy Bollinger who went bankrupt this year, or buy the IP of any of the failed or failing companies around the world?

Get past all the start up issues, like engineering and designing, mpg and smog certs. 

Anyway, seems ludicrous to me, just like their website... incorporate for $39? Engulf and devour? This has to be some college student thing

A pilot is fighting to recover his 1946 Stinson following an emergency landing over Red Lake Nation tribal territory in northern Minnesota, on Minnesota Highway 1, because the Red Lake Tribal Police impounded the aircraft, citing a violation of the tribe’s 1978 Resolution No. 59-78.

 
What's that all about? 

in the late 70s, amid opposition to proposed low-altitude military training routes, the tribe passed a resolution to prohibit “the flying of any airplanes over lands of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians at an altitude of less than 20,000 feet.” of high speed aircraft. 

A 1948 Stinson is neither military, nor high speed. And I doubt the treaty ever mentioned aircraft, or airspace.

So, since they could seize the airplane because it landed where they could seize it, they did, and possibly only to serve notice that their laws will not be ignored... 

in the once a century unique opportunity to stand their ground, and make the news. Maybe even get the jurisdiction law of airspace vis a vis tribal sovereignty examined in a new light... it sure as hell has seen a lot of changes since the 70s, just see Oklahoma. 

Well... now the issue of who sets the laws above a reservation will hit a court, or maybe a couple, as tribal jurisdiction over airspace has possibly never come up before. The FAA is the only authority on airspace over the USA, unless, maybe, over military airspace. I dunno about that. 

Federal law, under Title 49 U.S. Code §40103, grants the U.S. government “exclusive sovereignty of airspace of the United States” and recognizes a public right of transit through navigable airspace. 

Current VFR sectional charts show a published T-route above the reservation, but no other special use airspace or advisories are depicted. T-routes are typically confined between 1,200 feet above ground and 18,000 feet mean sea level.

The Red Lake Nation is the only closed reservation in Minnesota and exercises full jurisdiction over its lands and maintains its own courts and law enforcement, a status derived from treaties the tribe signed with the U.S. government. The tribe is the only reservation in the state that holds all of its lands in common. The tribe limits who can visit or live on the reservation, and its members are not subject to state criminal and civil jurisdiction on its lands.

Red Lake Nation said it welcomes "engagement with the FAA and governmental peers to clarify Tribal protocols for emergency landings and Tribal laws and resolutions governing overflight, so that future incidents may be handled with greater transparency, cooperation, and mutual respect."

https://avweb.com/aviation-news/tribe-seizes-plane-minnesota-emergency/

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/04/red-lake-nation-seized-roseau-mans-plane-after-emergency-landing

https://www.facebook.com/darrin.smedsmo

This oughta be interesting to see how it turns out... I doubt airspace jurisdiction has been brought up in courts more than once or twice since WW2

so... why did the bus topple over in Sun Metro's transit center on Feb 11th when it was on the lift?... the reason it blew up was a it's fuel tank of CNG puncturing when it hit the floor - and two died from burns - that is effing horrible. Hey OSHA, focus on this OSHA "certified" lift, and , not safety glasses!

The video shows a Sun Metro bus falling from a hydraulic lift about 1 p.m. on Feb. 11 at a maintenance garage at the Sun Metro Operations Center, in East El Paso.

It slides off center supports, and I don't see outriggers to keep it balanced on those scissor jacks... it slid off. 

is this the result of getting rid of pits, and buying from the lowest bidder? Why isn't that bus on a 4 point lift under each tire, or each corner? 

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2025/10/23/el-paso-officials-release-surveillance-video-of-deadly-sun-metro-fire/86852469007/

https://www.ktsm.com/news/video-shows-sun-metro-bus-on-mechanic-lift-fall-explode/

https://sunmetro.net/news/news-releases/

I was driving to SEMA last Tuesday morning, and this utterly oblivious MORON had his brights on, on his BACK god damn bumper. WTF? Going North on the 15 with the sun above the horizon.

Standing ovation for a DoorDash driver who alerted police to a hostage situation in Texas

The driver was delivering suspicious items like trash bags, zip ties, and a hatchet to a motel room. 

The driver's call led to the discovery of a hostage and the arrest of the suspect, who surrendered peacefully. 

The hostage was also arrested after being rescued due to an outstanding warrant.

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/sweetwater/door-dash-driver-alerts-police-to-hostage-situation-after-delivering-suspicious-items-to-sweetwater-motel

on Monday evening in San Diego it was a clear night, it is a straight piece of interstate, the road was dry, and visibility was clear for a long distance of road ahead.... so why the hell was there a 6 car pile up that killed 2? A moment of silence for the young officer who was giving aid... and struck by some asshole.

two cars crashed on the eastbound I-8, one was driving recklessly, and one of those vehicles overturned in the lanes and was struck by a third car. 

The driver of the overturned vehicle, died.

That's when La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven, who was on duty, stopped and got out of the car to render aid. 

Officer Craven was returning to the city of La Mesa from San Diego Central Jail when she came upon a collision on eastbound Interstate 8 at Fairmont Avenue. After exiting her vehicle to assist, she was tragically struck and killed by another motorist.

Another car approached and hit the officer, as well as the other crashed cars. 

A fifth vehicle then slammed into the crash scene. 

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https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/interstate-8-grantville-crash-traffic/3918617/

Here's what I saw when I took the exit off the 15 to 8 East

about 6 police cruisers from the fast lane to the slow lane blocking the interstate, and about another dozen off to the shoulder 

here's early Tuesday, as the freeway was closed for around 14 hours in this section.

https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/la-mesa-police-officer-driver-killed-in-i-8-east-crash-11-am-update/509-43ca3660-ba6d-4400-a8cd-8e2dc0cbbd5f

Update, Thursday Oct 23rd, the driver that ran into the officer, killing her, and killing the driver of the car that was upside down, was arrested for DUI

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/driver-arrested-dui-la-mesa-officer-deadly-crash/3920591/?break=nbc5328&_osource=newltr_station_Hdlines_knsd

So, I guess they must have figured that once they perfected it as a machine, then they'd figure out how to make it useful to the military. The Lauster Wargel LW3, Adolf Lauster & Co, 1943

similar in design to the Tsar Tank https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/07/russian-lebedenko-tank-prototype-of.html, also a banner in 2019

environmental wackos in Maine are setting logging company equipment on fire, in the middle of a bad drought, to slow down the logging process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zprRkcopzig

newsflash.... there is a Karen in Japan. She decided "a train driver was “not devoting himself to his work,” " and bothered the train management about it. He was reading a book about trains while stopped to wait for the exact time on the train schedule to begin again. As one does.

the train was scheduled to wait at a station for eight minutes before setting off again, so the driver decided to kill some time with a book.

The driver admitted that he takes the opportunity to relax for a moment with a book when he has the time. 

Readers of the news online were largely defending the driver in their comments and condemning the person who tipped off JR Hokkaido about the reading.

https://soranews24.com/2025/10/14/jr-hokkaido-train-driver-in-trouble-for-reading-book-about-trains-on-stopped-train/amp/