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I'm from the Northeast Ohio area, and also from a small town like East Palestine. The lack of response from Governor DeWine and malice to not declare a state of

I'm from the Northeast Ohio area, and also from a small town like East Palestine. The lack of response from Governor DeWine and malice to not declare a state of emergency is infuriating. This rhymes with Flink Michigan's water crisis, and Obama "drinking" the water in a publicity stunt: https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/posts-distort-facts-on-obama-flint/ https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/posts-distort-facts-on-oba... Vote democrat and only see the elite placate the working class. Vote republican and see unions and the facade of environmental protections decimated even further. The fact this isn't covered in NYT or headlines on cable TV is insane. How is this unprecedented disaster affecting a major watershed not higher urgency than fucking balloons.

dashundchen 4y ago
> The fact this isn't covered in NYT or headlines on cable TV is insane Seriously, where is this idea coming from? Search the NYT, there's been coverage of the incident almost every day since it happened - not just the incident and its causes, but also on potential environmental fallout and meta-coverage of journalism and conspiracies around the whole thing. Many times it's been the top-line headline, at least when I am logged in. I've seen continuous coverage on NPR, in fact the subject of this post is the current top headline on npr.org. Every time I've been at a relative's who watches MSNBC I hear it brought up at least once during news hour. My local paper a couple hundred miles away, despite thin coverage these days, has even had articles about what/any impact the fire has in our region. The only event I've seen the has had anywhere close to the amount of coverage is the Turkey - Syria earthquake, which is a global level natural disaster that's killed 46,000 people and counting. I think that rightfully deserves coverage as well. What national outlets are you following that you haven't seen coverage of this?
panny 4y ago
>Obama "drinking" the water in a publicity stunt Yeah, they did an equally convincing photo op this time too. OhioEPA forgot to crop out the bottle of smartwater when they claimed to drink from the tap... and everyone immediately noticed. https://twitter.com/flfitfactory/status/1627443706457427969 https://twitter.com/flfitfactory/status/1627443706457427969

dashundchen 4y ago

> The fact this isn't covered in NYT or headlines on cable TV is insane Seriously, where is this idea coming from? Search the NYT, there's been coverage of the incident almost every day since it happened - not just the incident and its causes, but also on potential environmental fallout and meta-coverage of journalism and conspiracies around the whole thing. Many times it's been the top-line headline, at least when I am logged in. I've seen continuous coverage on NPR, in fact the subject of this post is the current top headline on npr.org. Every time I've been at a relative's who watches MSNBC I hear it brought up at least once during news hour. My local paper a couple hundred miles away, despite thin coverage these days, has even had articles about what/any impact the fire has in our region. The only event I've seen the has had anywhere close to the amount of coverage is the Turkey - Syria earthquake, which is a global level natural disaster that's killed 46,000 people and counting. I think that rightfully deserves coverage as well. What national outlets are you following that you haven't seen coverage of this?

panny 4y ago

>Obama "drinking" the water in a publicity stunt Yeah, they did an equally convincing photo op this time too. OhioEPA forgot to crop out the bottle of smartwater when they claimed to drink from the tap... and everyone immediately noticed. https://twitter.com/flfitfactory/status/1627443706457427969 https://twitter.com/flfitfactory/status/1627443706457427969