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All Things Exploring 2019.08.22

Published on: August 22nd, 2019 | Written by:
Photo credit: Alix. Before last year’s cement plant rager.

Instagram already shares your info with the cops.
This week there was a viral rumor that Instagram was suddenly going to make all your messages, deleted content, etc available to cops. They are now, of course denying this as loudly as they can. However the simple truth is that instagram/facebook have and continue to share data (geolocations, email addresses, identities, messages etc) with law enforcement whenever it is requested. It’s not called ‘Insta-snitch’ for nothing, only in this case, you’re snitching on yourself and your friends by posting anything incriminating online. Crime-better, ya’all.

Porn Life < Mole Life
In Las Vegas, PornHub actress Jenni Lee now lives that mole person life. Jenni may be the most famous person to ever become a ‘mole person’.

Meanwhile, here in NYC, I recently found that a newly growing camp of mole people has been evicted from their tunnel location. Maybe half a dozen people had set up camp along Amtrak’s west side tunnels, though it seems Amtrak has reclaimed the space for maintenance storage and has hired a security person to keep people out.

BYOB: Buy Your Own Bando
If you love the smell of asbestos in the morning, you can get yourself in a bidding war to buy this ugly ass building halfway to Canada. Or you could, you know, buy an entire block of buildings in Baltimore, or any midwest city really…

File under WTF
In San Diego, some random woman broke into a bando by smashing out a second floor window, and then called the cops on herself.

In Korea, an explorer spiritually feeds the spirit of Ninjalicious, an explorer who past almost 15 years ago. Many credit Ninj with coining the term ‘urban exploration’.

The Besmirchment of a landmarked former Bando Sign
Right here in LTVs home town, the now landmarked Pepsi sign, which stood on top of the former pepsi bottling plant before it was demolished and turned into high rise apartments, was defaced with another corporation’s advertising. The temporary installation was somehow permitted without community input, and is slated to be removed by October.

For a short while, the Pepsi bottling plant was an amazing NYC abandonment. A vast wasteland with no security huge buildings to play in.

Drink It Up
On Puerto Rico, you can visit an abandoned mansion that also used to provide all the drinking water to the island.

Euro Catacombing
Sure, you’ve been to the Parisian catacombs, but have you heard what they got manhole popping in Odessa?

Kim Jung Phun
North Korea still has this huge ‘bando that is calling your name because International headlines worldstar CNN and Fox pundit love. Fame. Get It.

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You Love To See It
There’s just something magic about when a new high rise construction leaves their side gate open at night, and their security guy is sitting around the block smoking enough weed to impress Snoop Dog. I was tempted to go ask him to get in a selfie and sign my loot.

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2 responses to “All Things Exploring 2019.08.22”

  1. Lifesized Tunnel Vermin says:

    Nothing like a weed smokin’ rent a cop. Model citizens them there.

  2. Bad Guy Joe says:

    Every construction site in NYC practically has weed clouds blowing out of them. It’s really something…

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    Bad Guy Joe knows more about the NYC underground than anyone else on or below the surface of this planet. He has spent nearly 30 years sneaking into NYC's more forbidden locations. When not underground, he's probably bitching about politicians or building something digital. 
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