TYB
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>The possibility of dioxin contamination has been mentioned in relation to the E. Palestine OH train derailment.
https://www.stlmag.com/Remember-Times-Beach-The-Dioxin-Disaster-30-Years-Later/
I read the article and who did anon fiind? Anne Gorsuch-Burford, mother of Neil Gorsuch SCOTUS was EPA Administrator during the Reagan administration and the Times Beach ordeal that continued thru the 1980s.
Freaking EPA wasn't going to test for chemicals "for at least a year" until the locals raised money to pay for it themselves and suddenly EPA comes a running.
Mayor Pete just bit the hand that feeds, kills future career defending his own failure to act. Or he (his lawyers on staff) just wrote a stern letter that will see no follow thru.
Pete Buttigieg slams Norfolk Southern amid criticism over his response to Ohio train derailment
January 21, 2023
Embattled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a scathing letter to Norfolk Southern on Sunday, accusing the railway company whose train derailed in Ohio earlier this month of putting profits over safety.
Buttigieg’s three-page letter to the company came as he’s been chided by lawmakers and residents in the small town of East Palestine over his response to the devastating Feb. 3 derailment of the freight train carrying toxic chemicals.
The letter urged Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw to “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” of East Palestine amid fears from residents that their air and drinking water has been contaminated following what officials called a controlled burn of the chemicals.
The derailment “has upended the lives of numerous [East Palestine] residents, many of whom continue to worry about their immediate health and safety as well as the long-term effects of the dangerous materials released near their homes,” Buttigieg’s letter states.
Buttigieg, who has faced calls for impeachment and his resignation over his handling of the crisis, told Shaw that East Palestine residents “are not satisfied with the information, presence, and support they are getting from Norfolk Southern in the aftermath and recovery.”
The former South Bend, Ind. mayor vowed: “to hold Norfolk Southern responsible for any safety violations found to have contributed to this derailment.”
Buttigieg called out other derailments of Norfolk Southern trains and accused the company of spending millions of dollars lobbying against “common-sense safety regulations.”
“While we do not yet know what the NTSB investigation will conclude regarding what caused the derailment in East Palestine, we do know that these steps that Norfolk Southern and its peers lobbied against were intended to improve rail safety and to help keep Americans safe. The people of East Palestine cannot be forgotten, nor can their pain be simply considered the cost of doing business,” Buttigieg wrote.
Buttigieg, who vied for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, accused Norfolk Southern of choosing to boost profits for shareholders over investing in safety.
“Yours is an exceptionally profitable business. Norfolk Southern’s operating income was an astonishing $4.8 billion in 2022 — approaching a 37.8% operating margin. The income is 8% higher, or $362 million more in profit, compared to 2021. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that over the past five years, Norfolk Southern paid shareholders nearly $18 billion through stock buybacks and dividends -reportedly twice as much as the amount Norfolk Southern invested in its railways and operations,” Buttigieg wrote.
“The arithmetic suggests Norfolk Southern can remain extremely profitable while also complying with a higher standard of safety regulation and offering better consideration to its workers,” he added. (tax the rich, it's the Commie mantra)
The transportation secretary said he will call on Congress to raise fines against railroad companies that violate safety regulations “to ensure their deterrent effect is commensurate with the economic proportions of today’s large railroad companies.”
Shaw visited East Palestine on Saturday for a second time since the derailment.
In a statement, he said East Palestine leaders and residents are “frustrated by the amount of misinformation circulating about their community and are eager to show that the air and water are safe.”
Shaw added that he is “deeply sorry” for what the community is experiencing and vowed to “do the right things” to help East Palestine recover.
“I want residents of East Palestine to know that Norfolk Southern will be in their community to help for as long as needed,” Shaw said in a statement issued by the company on Monday, which added that Norfolk Southern has committed more than $5.6 million to the community since the accident.
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Friday suggested that Buttigieg could be impeached over the fiasco if he doesn’t resign.
“I hope [Buttigieg] does resign, and if he doesn’t, you know, there’s a long list of impeachment criteria. I never would have thought we’d see a point where we need to impeach a secretary of Transportation, but doggone, how many failures have to happen on his watch before we call it?” Davidson said during an interview with conservative outlet Real America’s Voice.
Buttigieg’s first public comments on the disaster didn’t come until Feb. 13, ten days after the derailment, when he tweeted about his concern over the accident.
Sauce: https://nypost.com/2023/02/20/pete-buttigieg-blasts-norfolk-southern-after-ohio-train-derailment/
the price went way up, the discount code works
ty anon
wtf came over me… that was not a typo, it was jacked up from whole cloth..
January was so fun let's do it again?
kek
bullshit
Chekt and wrekt
Ever hear of Occam? Dude had a razor..
>SHITHEADS posting on the interwebz
Shithead, muh nickname from DadAnon..
IKR?
the hipster acronyms
kek
got a sudden spring in muh step, a song in muh heart
and gas, lots of gas.
things that were never even on the radar and lived to tell, no small feat
nice
Border Patrol calls for agents to volunteer to work on NORTHERN border with Canada amid 800% spike in migrants crossing the 'weak point' (despite force still having to stop surge from Mexico)
February 20, 2023
US Border Patrol officials have issued an appeal for agents to volunteer for redeployment to part of the northern border that is being overwhelmed by an increase of migrants illegally entering from Canada.
They are seeking volunteers from both the northern and southern borders to provide backup in the Swanton Sector, which covers New Hampshire, Vermont, and part of eastern New York, according to a memo obtained by Fox News.
The memo says the Swanton Sector is 'experiencing an increase in illegal entries,' primarily due to 'Mexican migrants with no legal documents to enter the United States,' and requests help from other sectors to bolster enforcement.
It's unclear when the memo was sent, but it instructs volunteers to submit their names no later than February 23, for a redeployment period to Swanton lasting from March 1 to April 1.
The memo from Border Patrol Assistant Chief Juan E. Garcia says the redeployment is in support of 'Operation Jagdkommando', a reference that is not fully clear from the context.
Sauce/more:
Canada got a whole 367 ILLEGAL ALIENS:
Illegal crossings at the northern border are surging Âż with a record-high of 367 apprehensions in Swanton, Vermont, in January alone, which is higher than past dozen years
So far just Winter Storm Olive, fill up and go to the store anons
At least 35 states to be hit by coast-to-coast winter blitz: Southern California braces 80mph blistering winds during coldest storm in YEARS and airlines across Midwest already issue travel waivers amid 20inch snowfall
Major airlines have begun issuing warnings ahead of the impending winter storm that is expected to sweep hit the U.S. from coast to coast
Delta, Southwest, and United have announced adjusted policies for passengers in certain parts of the country, mostly impacting airports in the Midwest
The storm will start on the West Coast in the early hours of Tuesday and heavy snow is predicted for states in the Midwest throughout the week
more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11774413/Winter-storm-35-states-hunker-heavy-snow-high-winds.html
The sauce (prev omitted, sorry): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11774591/Border-Patrol-calls-agents-redeploy-northern-border.html
yeah, no shit
Current immigration model: Pass the trash, like Uno but with hoomans.
There's no way to know what happens here other than look out the window, the weatherman is never right, never. It looks like a good old fashioned ice storm enroute, glad I got those trees cleaned up last summer.
tyvm bakerer
If I was in charge it would be Diego Garcia but their final destination from DC was "anywhere but here" because virtue signalers forget their stance when it's affecting them directly.