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They being the local government. FEMA said on their own twitter. https://twitter.com/fema/status/1625617600104259584?s=20 https://twitter.com/fema/status/16256

They being the local government. FEMA said on their own twitter. https://twitter.com/fema/status/1625617600104259584?s=20 https://twitter.com/fema/status/1625617600104259584?s=20 Why has FEMA not been contacted for assistance? What went into the decision to burn it off? What are the implications of that for local residents? How long are local residents going to live with this? What are we going to do to help the local ecology? What recourse is there for local residents who develop health issues from this? How long is this whole thing supposed to last in the water table? What are they gonna do to help prevent it? I could go on. Genuinely asking, could you not think of one of those? Aren't you curious about the decisions being made?

jakear 4y ago
> Why has FEMA not been contacted for assistance? >> We are monitoring the incident and remain in close contact with local officials who are handling the response on the ground. Sounds good to me. Not every happening in the country needs a dedicated slush fund. If officials determine that this does, FEMA has already been in close contact with the people who they need to be in close contact with. You want to be the one who determines this? Run for office or apply for the job. > What went into the decision to burn it off? What are the implications of that for local residents? To prevent an explosion, as explained here: https://www.newsweek.com/did-control-burn-toxic-chemicals-make-ohio-train-derailment-worse-1781273 https://www.newsweek.com/did-control-burn-toxic-chemicals-ma... This was very easy to find on Bing. Did you do any research at all or just expect the media to spoon feed you answers? > How long are local residents going to live with this? Not something that can be answered by anything but waiting and seeing. > What are we going to do to help the local ecology? How long is this whole thing supposed to last in the water table? I don't expect this to be something that is known right now. But I can bet that scientists the country over are investigating. > What are they gonna do to help prevent it? Literally the main question in the media. Assigning blame to some party/policy/whatever, in order to adopt a change. Plenty more of Fox relaying EPA analysis and demanding action from government here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-republican-invites-buttigieg-east-palestine-town-hall-train-derailment-save-seat https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-republican-invites-but...
- corbulo 4y ago
  >Sounds good to me. Not every happening in the country needs a dedicated slush fund. If officials determine that this does, FEMA has already been in close contact with the people who they need to be in close contact with. You want to be the one who determines this? Run for office or apply for the job. You may be satisfied by tweets when it comes to government accountability but the point is not that they should have it's an explanation why not. > Did you do any research at all or just expect the media to spoon feed you answers? The sourcing in the article you provided is not the govt. It's random people from tiktok and a random expert (who didn't make the claim you're asserting). It appears you're the one not doing the research. Try reading before condescending. >Not something that can be answered by anything but waiting and seeing. absolutely false. The difference here is not one of opinion, it's how easily satisfied you are with the information that is already out there. FEMA tweets vaguely, a tiktoker explains hazmat science, and satisfies your every curiosity. I'm not so easily satiated for one of the largest eco disasters in recent memory at least.
  - jakear 4y ago
    > You may be satisfied by tweets when it comes to government accountability but the point is not that they should have it's an explanation why not. Does not parse grammatically. Try again. > The sourcing in the article you provided is not the govt The only people you trust are the government? Odd. Very odd. But since you insist, here's the governor of Ohio saying the same: https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/east-palestine-update-evacuation-area-extended-controlled-release-of-rail-car-contents-planned-for-3-30-pm-02062023 https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/east-palestin... > absolutely false. Justify. > I'm not so easily satiated for one of the largest eco disasters in recent memory at least. If this were true I'd expect you to be the one to have found all the sources I've been linking to, answering the questions you've been asking. But instead I have. And I'm sick and tired of running around doing your research for you while you move the goalposts. From now on: if you choose to respond, include a source.
    - corbulo 4y ago
      You may be satisfied by tweets when it comes to government accountability but the point is, not that they should have, it's an explanation why not. Source what? Lmao you're the one making claims citing crap sources that you're not even reading telling me to do my own research. I'm not making claims, i'm asking questions. The government would be the ones who were party to the decision. Are you even reading what you're replying to? >Justify. Not a new compound, long history of use near and on humans. >And I'm sick and tired of running around doing your research for you while you move the goalposts. Search queries and skimming headlines is not research.

jakear 4y ago

> Why has FEMA not been contacted for assistance? >> We are monitoring the incident and remain in close contact with local officials who are handling the response on the ground. Sounds good to me. Not every happening in the country needs a dedicated slush fund. If officials determine that this does, FEMA has already been in close contact with the people who they need to be in close contact with. You want to be the one who determines this? Run for office or apply for the job. > What went into the decision to burn it off? What are the implications of that for local residents? To prevent an explosion, as explained here: https://www.newsweek.com/did-control-burn-toxic-chemicals-make-ohio-train-derailment-worse-1781273 https://www.newsweek.com/did-control-burn-toxic-chemicals-ma... This was very easy to find on Bing. Did you do any research at all or just expect the media to spoon feed you answers? > How long are local residents going to live with this? Not something that can be answered by anything but waiting and seeing. > What are we going to do to help the local ecology? How long is this whole thing supposed to last in the water table? I don't expect this to be something that is known right now. But I can bet that scientists the country over are investigating. > What are they gonna do to help prevent it? Literally the main question in the media. Assigning blame to some party/policy/whatever, in order to adopt a change. Plenty more of Fox relaying EPA analysis and demanding action from government here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-republican-invites-buttigieg-east-palestine-town-hall-train-derailment-save-seat https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-republican-invites-but...

corbulo 4y ago
>Sounds good to me. Not every happening in the country needs a dedicated slush fund. If officials determine that this does, FEMA has already been in close contact with the people who they need to be in close contact with. You want to be the one who determines this? Run for office or apply for the job. You may be satisfied by tweets when it comes to government accountability but the point is not that they should have it's an explanation why not. > Did you do any research at all or just expect the media to spoon feed you answers? The sourcing in the article you provided is not the govt. It's random people from tiktok and a random expert (who didn't make the claim you're asserting). It appears you're the one not doing the research. Try reading before condescending. >Not something that can be answered by anything but waiting and seeing. absolutely false. The difference here is not one of opinion, it's how easily satisfied you are with the information that is already out there. FEMA tweets vaguely, a tiktoker explains hazmat science, and satisfies your every curiosity. I'm not so easily satiated for one of the largest eco disasters in recent memory at least.
- jakear 4y ago
  > You may be satisfied by tweets when it comes to government accountability but the point is not that they should have it's an explanation why not. Does not parse grammatically. Try again. > The sourcing in the article you provided is not the govt The only people you trust are the government? Odd. Very odd. But since you insist, here's the governor of Ohio saying the same: https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/east-palestine-update-evacuation-area-extended-controlled-release-of-rail-car-contents-planned-for-3-30-pm-02062023 https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/east-palestin... > absolutely false. Justify. > I'm not so easily satiated for one of the largest eco disasters in recent memory at least. If this were true I'd expect you to be the one to have found all the sources I've been linking to, answering the questions you've been asking. But instead I have. And I'm sick and tired of running around doing your research for you while you move the goalposts. From now on: if you choose to respond, include a source.
  - corbulo 4y ago
    You may be satisfied by tweets when it comes to government accountability but the point is, not that they should have, it's an explanation why not. Source what? Lmao you're the one making claims citing crap sources that you're not even reading telling me to do my own research. I'm not making claims, i'm asking questions. The government would be the ones who were party to the decision. Are you even reading what you're replying to? >Justify. Not a new compound, long history of use near and on humans. >And I'm sick and tired of running around doing your research for you while you move the goalposts. Search queries and skimming headlines is not research.