The Rude Pundit: It Pisses Them Off That We Were Right About Regulations and That We Actually Do Give a Shit About East Palestine

You want train derailments? How about the one near Barstow, Georgia, in 2019, where hydrochloric acid was spilled? It's a majority Black town and needed evacuating, but no one demanded that Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao or President Trump visit to comfort people. Yeah, so, sure, please racialize these things.

Barstow, Georgi

Imagine being so desperate that you are trying to equate those two derailments. Two seconds of googling will dispel that myth.

but hey, never miss a chance to racialize a tragedy. 

The white grievance crowd racialized East Palestine when they claimed that the Biden administration was ignoring it because they are poor white people. 

We can believe that the people in East Palestine, Ohio, are a bunch of fucking idiots who vote against their own interests repeatedly, electing horrible motherfuckers who don't give a happy monkey fuck about their health or safety, but, man, they sure hate Black people and migrants,

Only if you are a prejudiced mofo.

Rude Pundit is into tough love. 

Where is the tough, where is the love?

In fact, the East Palestine fucking over might have been averted only if both of those sentences were in effect because the train wasn't labeled "hazardous," so it didn't need the updated brakes.

What is the point here? Both Obama and Trump fucked up?

Except it was placarded with hazardous labels....and those nifty "updated brakes" wouldn't have keep those cars from derailing.

The East Palestine district voted 74% Trump.  Trump showed up, handed out hats, bottled water, asked for 'donations' then left.  The railroad tycoons funded the GOP and got their deregulations.  What's not to like.  Read em' and weep.

Which deregulation led to this tragedy? 

Did the Dems get no railroad money?

 We can believe that the people in East Palestine, Ohio, are a bunch of fucking idiots who vote against their own interests repeatedly.

I like this.  The author identifies himself right away as an arrogant fuckwit who believes himself so superior to people he's never met that he knows their "best interests" better than they do.

Straightforward.  Direct.  Leaves no doubt.  Lets everyone know right away there is a very low probability of intelligent thought to follow.

Saves enormous amounts of time.

Now, I'm no big-time professional con artist pretending to be a journalist,

The author is a fucking flame throwing moron that can't can't get any facts straight.

1) The NTSB already stated that the new brake system wouldn't have prevented the train derailment. 

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The operators of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals near East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month tried to stop the train after a wheel bearing overheated to a dangerous degree, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

But by the time an alarm rang to alert the crew of the danger, the bearing was already so compromised that it failed as the train was still coming to a stop, officials said — a revelation that raised questions about whether Norfolk Southern's safety sensors and procedures were sufficient to prevent a catastrophic failure.

"Roller bearings fail. But it's absolutely critical for problems to be identified and addressed early so these aren't run until failure," said NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy at a Thursday press conference.

A preliminary report released by the NTSB Thursday stopped short of declaring a conclusive cause of the derailment. But the report, along with additional details shared by officials, together offeredthe most detailed explanation yet of what may have sent the train off the tracks.

An overheated wheel bearing. Not the fucking brakes as leftist bullshit artists keep screaming about. Trump had jack shit of nothing to do with the derailment. Facts don't matter to leftist flame throwing morons like the author. They can get enough of their dumb as rocks followers to believe anything they spout; and regurgitate it repeatedly.

2) Let's compare the federal response to the Flint, MI water crisis and East Palestine, OH.

Start with federal disaster aid. Obama granted it to Flint, MI.

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Water contamination in Flint, Mich, — where the city switched water sources, causing pipe corrosion and ultimately filling the city's water supply with high levels of lead — has prompted President Obama to declare a state of emergency. The move, which was requested by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, means FEMA is authorized to provide equipment and resources to the people affected. Federal funding will help cover the cost of providing water, water filters and other items.

Brandon the human fuck up machine denied it to East Palestine, OH.

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The Biden administration turned down a request for federal disaster assistance from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in the aftermath of the train derailment in the state earlier this month that led to a large release of toxic chemicals.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) told Ohio's state government that it was not eligible for disaster assistance to help the community recover from the toxic spill, Dan Tierney, a spokesperson for DeWine, told Fox News Digital on Thursday. Tierney explained that FEMA believed the incident didn't qualify as a traditional disaster, such as a tornado or hurricane, for which it usually provides assistance.

"The DeWine Administration has been in daily contact with FEMA to discuss the need for federal support, however FEMA continues to tell Governor DeWine that Ohio is not eligible for assistance at this time," DeWine's office said in a statement earlier in the day. "Governor DeWine will continue working with FEMA to determine what assistance can be provided."

Poor white people that didn't vote for him don't matter to Brandon the Human Fuck Up Machine.

As compared to Trump- that granted emergency federal aid to MI; after governor Whitless caused two dams to burst trying to protect fresh water muscles.

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President Donald Trump on Thursday evening said he has declared a major disaster because of flooding and dam breaks in mid-Michigan in May, providing more than $43 million in federal relief aid. "I will always stand with Michigan," Trump said in announcing his approval of the federal disaster request on Twitter. While the request was made by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, Trump said he was approving it at the request of U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Midland, who represents the area where the flooding occurred.

The "But Trruuummmmppppp!!!!!!!" BS argument doesn't work here. 

What really pisses them off is that the Biden administration, and, indeed, most Democrats and people on the left do give a fuck about the people of East Palestine.

The author really does sound like he give a shit. Maybe he should look up Joy Behar and they can do lunch and have a bitch fest. Of course the author better be paying; because she lost her job.

As for the great job the Brandon check the box administration of unqualified morons is doing in East Palestine, OH.

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Railroad union leaders are claiming that rail workers are falling ill at the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, toxic freight train derailment , according to a letter sent to government officials on Wednesday.

The big picture: Theunion that represents workers on Norfolk Southern Railroad, the rail operator of the train that derailed last month alleges that workers at the cleanup site are getting sick with "migraines and nausea" and are not being provided necessary protective equipment.

• The American Rail System Federation (ARSF) of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) sent the letter to the Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration, East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R).

Details: The ARSF claimed that Norfolk Southern was not providing personal protective equipment including respirators, rubber overboots and rubber gloves to workers dealing with the spilled chemicals as part of the company's "cost-cutting business model."

• " When some of the NS Workers inquired about the appropriateness of their personal protective equipment and the safety of their working conditions, they would receive little or no response from NS officials," Jonathan Long, the General Chairman of the ARSF wrote in the letter, obtained by CNBC .

What they're saying: A Norfolk Southern said in an emailed statement that the company was "on-scene immediately after the derailment and coordinated our response with hazardous material professionals who were on site continuously to ensure the work area was safe to enter and the required PPE was utilized, all in addition to air monitoring that was established within an hour."

But everyone trust Brandon. The air and water are safe! Be as self serving as the Establishment Governor of OH DeWine- who cares more about his political future; than the people of his own state. I am sure the EPA tested the water that DeWine and the head of the EPA drank several times- and took it from a source as far from the spill as possible. Trust them they didn't add anything to it either- just in case. The citizens are East Palestine are lying- just like the workers doing the clean up.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/former-epa-official-questions-federal-response-train-derailment-east-palestine-ohio/cbsnews

KDKA spoke exclusively with a former U.S. EPA regional administrator, who gave insight into what may be contributing to the widespread health problems. 

Judith Enck used to be the U.S. EPA Administrator for Region 2, an area that includes New York State. She isn't a part of the response to the train derailment, but she knows what it's like to respond to a major disaster as a federal official.

"These federal agencies know what to do, and they're not doing everything they need to do to serve the people," Enck said.

To start with, she said residents living in East Palestine should have stayed away longer after the toxic train derailment and controlled release of vinyl chloride.

"People came home, they had soot on their cars, on their garage doors, on their houses, and they likely began cleaning up on their own. That was a mistake," Enck said.

Enck said this is one aspect of why people and their animals are getting sick.

As of Sunday, U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator, Debra Shore, who is responding to the derailment, said the air both inside and outside is safe to breathe, and the public water is safe to drink. This has been the case day after day since all forms of monitoring began.

However, people in the village and communities miles away continue to say they don't feel like themselves, with headaches, sore throats, rashes, and nausea.

They're confused.

"People are getting sick from something, so you can't say the air and the water are okay because they obviously are not," Enck said.

Shore said they are testing for vinyl chloride as a part of air screenings, but they're not testing for all of the chemicals that were on the train.

At a press conference Sunday, KDKA's Lauren Linder asked Shore if people could be getting sick from something they're not testing.

"You know, I'm not a medical professional, and we recommend that anybody who isn't feeling well, who shows symptoms of any illness, can seek out their medical provider, a doctor, a nurse," Shore said.

The same goes for chemicals like dioxins that could have formed while vinyl chloride was burning.

"We're not currently testing for dioxins. We are considering it," Shore said. "Dioxins are ubiquitous in the environment. They were here before the accident. They will be here after, and we don't have baseline information from this area to do a proper test, but we are talking to our toxicologist and looking into it."

Enck calls this an oversight by the EPA, who she said have scientists who can figure out possible breakdown chemicals. Those might just be what's causing peoples' health issues.

At the same time, Enck said the EPA needs to also test indoor surfaces besides the air.

"People are touching the surfaces, kids are rolling around on the rug, they're sucking on their toys," Enck said. "That dermal exposure and also inhaling chemical compounds can cause adverse health impacts."

In a statement released to KDKA, an EPA spokesperson said they're not at this time, stating, "commonly used household products would interfere too much."

As for the CDC, this weekend teams went door-to-door to get people to fill out chemical exposure surveys.

When asked Saturday the reason for health conditions in the community, CDC and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Team Lead, Jill Shugart, couldn't give a clear answer.

"We do understand that there were a lot of hazardous materials that were spilled at the incident. However, we really need to look a little bit more at the data," Shugart said.

Enck said more needs to be done by them as well.

"That's not the same as committing to health monitoring," Enck said.

Enck said the CDC should start enrolling people in a medical monitoring program as soon as possible, but in the meantime, people should start documenting what they're experiencing and note the dates.

When it comes to water, Enck said it's unlikely that's causing people to get sick at the moment, as it will take time for contaminants to reach the source. However, she also feels it was premature for officials, including U.S. EPA Director Michael Regan to say the drinking water was fine.

"It may be fine that day, but EPA knows that it takes time for the contaminants in the soil to reach the aquifer," Enck said.

Facts don't matter to people like the author; and those that follow him. The fact is Brandon's administration has fucked the people of East Palestine, OH; and they don't give a shit about any of them.