2023-02-14 08:46 UTC
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@bojacobs@hcommons.social 2023-02-14 08:49
The article above is titled: "Worried residents near Ohio train derailment report dead fish and chickens as authorities say it's safe to return"
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@bojacobs@hcommons.social 2023-02-14 22:59
There it is, 12 days later-- "The derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, released more hazardous substances than first reported, adding to the distrust and fear of nearby residents" "The disclosure has further elevated concern among residents of East Palestine, many of whom are still seeking answers about the amount of potential exposure to toxic fumes — both immediately after the crash and now — and whether it is safe for evacuated residents to return to their homes. Even some who weren’t ordered to evacuate are wondering whether they should consider leaving the area. 'We should have been evacuated. It stunk for 48 hours,' said Jackie Moore, 34, of Darlington, Pa., roughly eight miles away. From her home, the flames smelled like nail polish, she said." #EastPalestine #trainderailment #train #toxic #Ohio https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/02/14/ohio-train-derailment-toxic-chemicals/
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@bojacobs@hcommons.social 2023-02-15 05:16
After the 3/11 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Government of Japan and TEPCO lied to the public about there having been three full meltdowns for several months. They were fully aware of these meltdowns by the March 12, but they did not publicly admit that this was reality until June 7, 2011. Their goal was to keep the word "meltdown" off of the front pages of the world's newspapers, when they did officially declare the meltdowns it was a story deeper into the paper. In these essential days of immediate risk, and full of the potential for far more catastrophic radiation releases, they prioritized managing perceptions over public health. This is the PR playbook of disaster. #Fukushima #meltdown #trainderailment #EastPalestine #Ohio
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@tltroup@digipres.club 2023-02-14 09:17
@bojacobs@hcommons.social I spent decades just west of the area, and I think it's worth noting that folks in this area likely spent their whole lives downstream of old steel mills and near mines. They're accustomed to environments damaged by industrial activities. If anything, they're probably under-reporting weird impacts.
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@Skirnir@theblower.au 2023-02-14 09:31
@bojacobs@hcommons.social Even though they’re Trumpistas, they count.
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@ablackcatstail@goblackcat.net 2023-02-14 22:13
@bojacobs@hcommons.social When money is more important than lives.
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@etudiant@mastodon.sdf.org 2023-02-15 01:24
@bojacobs@hcommons.social 9/11 was similar, with Christine Todd Whitman (EPA head) telling lies that the air quality after the attack was fine.
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@dalfen@universeodon.com 2023-02-15 03:32
@bojacobs@hcommons.social This really isn’t getting enough attention in mainstream news. Just terrible 😞
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@jesscraven101@mstdn.social 2023-02-15 04:43
@bojacobs@hcommons.social I remember being in NYC for 9/11. They told us over and over that the air was fine. Nothing to worry about. All that dust from those buildings collapsing totally innocuous. They said it with total certainty. We know how that worked out.