@@orangeblossom1769 OMG, seriously? How exactly, do you imagine that the "elites" got such power? Politics. That's how. Citizens United, duh. 2017 the administration changed the rail systems regulations, duh. In the new regulations it stated that the railroad companies could self govern. In other words, they were no longer subject to state or federal regulations. As if any corporation can be trusted to regulate themselves. That's politics. In 2017 Norfolk Southern spent $89 million on lobbying Congress, mire on campaign contributions, and got that really sweet deal, no equipment upgrade, self governing, etc. That's politics. The "elites" didn't arm themselves and shoot up Congress to get that power, they just called in that $89 million dollar favor. The return favor owed by elected officials. People that, guess what? We don't have to elect or reelect. Do you imagine that you can change laws and regulations to ones that actually serve you by storming the Capitol and shooting up the place? Them"s with the most guns win? Barbaric neanderthal reaction is a pointless waste of time. It's the making of the laws and regulations (the politics) that gave the "elites" the power. And only politics will take that power away. If you don't support the candidates who will not crawl straight into the pockets of the corporations and special interest groups, then you might as well hand the deed to your property to the railroad companies right now. Because you get what you vote for. It's a good argument for knowing your elected leaders and candidates a lot better. Because half the country really has no clue how much and how often their elected leaders vote or act against their best interests. It all comes down to politics. If things don't change for the better than enough people didn't vote better. No matter how impressive an armory you have in your basement, you can't use your gums to change laws and regulations that give the people's power ovee to the corporations and special interest groups. That's a thing that you change with your vote. Or not. You need to wake up and try to grasp the reality of how the "elites" that you fear and loathe got so powerful, and what it takes to change that fact.
Here it comes. Blame the RR company. Ignore the fact that the industry had been nationalized, (run by the government), for many decades now, and that means it is the governments responsibility. Here comes the attack on free enterprise companies, and they don't even exist in this industry anymore, or any industry anymore sans recreational industries, (to a declining extent itself). If you want to blame the people in charge, blame the government that took over the industry. They are responsible. The "company owners" are just caretakers, following orders. Follow communism if you want and blame the free enterprise that is not there. I know better.
@@EarthSurferUSA brother is out here bringing communism into this. greed, corruption, incompetence brought this onto the community, not politics, nor ideologies.
@@EarthSurferUSA I'm conservative and not stupid enough to kiss the ass of Norfolk Southern. Who did the government come in to take the pressure off in the rest of the cleanup and investigation? Norfolk Southern. Who ran the train long past the time they were being signalled that this train was "hot" and in danger? Norfolk Southern. The EPA is a craphole department of the government, but the government wouldn't be here if Norfolk Southern had done their damn job and made sure the train could continue or should be stopped before the derailment happened. Don't trust any entity whether corporations or government. Corporations run like a corrupt government and the US government runs like a third world corrupt government.
Those people are racist. They live better than floyd i can't breathe. They should remember mr floyd so floyd will help them. Moreover just kidding usa is richest country on earth. It is ok. Nothing more than baby need attention.
We need regulate and prosecute the election and lobby processes. We won't see meaningful change in any pace that's helpful unless we get everyone from the big co offices and boards to our state and county legislature. Everyone in the chain has disconnected the entire chain from responsibility and accountability. Until these individuals are held for their personal actions, either short term or even long term choices and actions, they will keep not caring
@DensLight I just think they need to ban all additives. I don't understand why it should be legal to put basically poisons and toxins in a cigarette that is orally inhaled. I like American Spirit brand. No additives. If you're gonna smoke, try to do so limitedly and use AS cigarettes. (Confession: I use American Spirit cigarettes 😃) But you probably guessed that
"You think politics don't involve you, until they directly involve you." Such a profound statement that everyone needs to hear, especially young people. It only takes a few of these horrific disasters to completely contaminate everything and shut down life as we know it. The people of Ohio deserve answers and accountability from the people who did this. Looking at the Norfolk CEO just sit there with a blank stare on his face while people plead with him is actually quite sinister. Lord help these people.🙏
Yes where is the Ohio governor lifting up and fighting for the ppl?! EPA YOU ARE FAILING, you best reinstate all the safeties removed by the trump administration! So freaking disappointed by the federal response!
It’s not media my man. It’s propaganda. They are a business owned and controlled by evil people. We are at war and most of us can’t even comprehend how disgusting the people with money are.
@@seanpetersen9326 The evil people are The Central Banks who control it all. This upcoming economic calamity was designed long ago and is being put into motion right now.
Well if the unbiased media reports it,they would have to disclose and remind folks who made safety the 4th care/step on the railways. Profits over safety is the way now thanks to the last guy at the white house.
Im a hazmat technician. Before I got laid off because of the pandemic, I worked for an Environmental protection company that was on the first call list for Norfolk Southern. I did countless small jobs cleaning up very small spills here and there. Until a train derailment in Juniata County Pennsylvania. Granted, the cars were only carrying concrete powder. But from my experience working a NS derailment I can say with unwavering certainty that NS doesnt care about residents, their own employees, contract workers or anyone. I spent nearly 2 months working that derailment and not once did I see a single NS representitve on site. NS knows how crucial they are to the grand economic infrastructure of the nation and they use that leverage at every single corner. There is nothing they can't evade. Nothing will be done here long term. NS has the money to suppress news, manufacture their own, bat down virtually every lawsuit and they're gooooood at it. They've been doing this an extremely long time
I'm from Wales UK and this has been barely reported on. I have found information via TH-cam. Thank you for reporting this. These people must be held accountable. Sending love and hope to all those affected by this disaster.
@@jonathankahl6302 theres nothing here. its just a bunch of people yelling about nothing looking to point fingers. its totally inaccurate to call this as "disaster". its a relatively minor industrial accident. it will get cleaned up, everything will be fine, and life will move on. people want to act like they're the main characters in a movie or something. the worst that happened here is that people had to spend a weekend in a hotel and the air smelled a little funny for a while. that's it. the water is fine, the air is fine. people aren't going to get cancer. there's no cover up, they don't need prayers.
@@srd2725 You set the record for flip-flopping and shooting your own denial in the foot. I really hope you're not being paid for this, because you suck at crisis management
best I can tell, its not norfolk entirely, and its mostly the fault of the us gov cutting funding for cheap rail to sink money into the hole that is roads
If this was real journalism, then they'd be asking that dementia ridden incompetent leftist traitor in the WH why he hasn't these people any money. After all, Beijing Biden has no trouble sending billions to Ukraine and Iran. But he won't help out the people in OH because it's a Red state
Simply put, corporations that are "Too large to be held accountable" are the single greatest issue facing our modern world. We will either hold them accountable, and get rid of them, or they will be the end of all of us.
Capitalism is the biggest threat to humanity. The USA specifically is the biggest failed rogue terrorist state in human recorded history. At least of human created ones.
@@christiecobb4637 Unfortunately anything short of eliminating capitalism is a myopic naive response. How ignorant the masses are kept by design save for those who think and ask questions. Is truly disturbing and tragic all at once.
Yep. That is what decades of Extreme Divisiveness, Extreme Lies and Extreme Hate gets you. A divided country, where you are on your own. You chose this, if you supported Donald Trump's Extreme Lies, Extreme Conspiracy Theories, Extreme Rhetoric, Extreme Propaganda, Extreme Divisiveness and Extreme Hate directed at 50% of Americans. Elections have consequences. We knew you Hated our Guts ! The last 2 Presidential Elections have told us, how much you HATE our Guts !
Those people are racist. They live better than floyd i can't breathe. They should remember mr floyd so floyd will help them. Moreover just kidding usa is richest country on earth. It is ok. Nothing more than baby need attention.
I WAS READY TO REVOLT WHEN I REALIZED THIS IS STRAIGHT OUTTA MOVIE PLOT. WHITE NOISE 2022...A FILM ABOUT A DERAILMENT IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED PALESTINE. DESPICABLE DISGUSTING PEDOPHILES RUNNING OUR COUNTRY IN THE GROUND. TO TURN A BLIND CHEEK IS TREASONOUS. WE WILL B FORCED TO TAKE UP ARMS TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
It is ridiculous that everyone is aware of what northfolk is doing and there is nothing that they can do about it, this video deserves millions of more views.
@@ShadowFlamer25 I don’t think it’s only that but what can normal people like us do like against a government or large corporation. You saw how hard it was for twitter too finally go down and that was in plain sight since it was made.
It's same procedure for derailment. Keep media out, investigate themselves and not care. It's same like that with everything. Automated and without regard for another.
Thank you for talking about this! It's in the water supply! Ohio is bottling this water and selling it! New Jersey already had to pull polluted water off the shelves after testing it. A trainload of toxic chemicals has to spill out on Wall Street before anyone will do anything...
They are victims of their own poor life choices. They voted for this. They thought this would happen to brown people, but they got lucky and it happened to them. These people vote republican. Let's not feel too bad for them, but use this to teach others about consequences.
@@pyramidsarethefuture1587 What's the saying? The UK is about 5 years behind the USA's crazy? Be weary of cultural conservatives using trans-phobe culture wars to privatize your healthcare, and thus killing/dooming many of you with medical debt. Your parents privatized your energy, and now you feel the chill.
@@pyramidsarethefuture1587 Don't tolerate the intolerant. Defeat your enemy by any means (education being the preferred means). Those who want minority rule are your enemy. Unionize out from under, vote [big government] over the top. That's the cool story bro.
The EPA is affected by the money of supporters, just like the FDA and other government institutions. If you think SOMEONE should help those people, step up to the plate yourselves. Boycott Norfolk Southern and the companies that use them for shipping.
rail workers told that these things would happen. do to cut down on employees and have only 1, not 2 people working same time on trains at working on its rail systems.
This is a really tragic story and here in Scotland we are very sad because you guys are not getting help. The last couple of years have been very hard for all around the world, but for you guys in America specially with the weak government and massive cover ups. It’s really, really distressing.😔
I feel most Americans, myself included, are very embarrassed of the image we have at present. I feel other countries see the U.S. how we see Floridians. All because our government won’t listen to us and there’s still too many people living in the brainwash.
Making it out to be worse then it is. I have family there and have been there since before the spill. Its nothing like what the media is making it out to be. Its actually less worse then they are making it out to be. Its a cover up for whats going on with china and the us. If your eyes and minds are focused elsewhere nobody will pay attention to what they are actually doing (they being the gov) . Wake up america
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ nobody does and or will anymore. Your sham religion has been exposed as the gov made up lie to control sheep like you . The truths out . And you wonder why your religion is crumbling to the ground.
Uh no. The working class shut down socialism in America. It's the rich that want it. Come on dude. Tell me you've never read a book without telling me.
Doing better than the news isn't that hard when the news is just propaganda these days. What's hard is actually being there to do the journalism - it costs money that most people can't readily afford. Big thanks to this channel and others like it for volunteering their time and other resources to provide their own coverage.
It’s sad that this company is able to continue doing things this way with the amount of physical,environmental and medically the present and future damage that these catastrophes will cause our population. There needs to be a better way of handling these problems for ways that they won’t repeat again.
I had a conversation with a member of the public utilities commission who was doing an audit of my workplace. He shed some light on the cause of the derailment and my jaw dropped. Railroads have trackside warning detectors that detect things like a wheel on fire, for example. It’s a common occurrence. When those wayside detectors sound an alarm, it’s transmitted to dispatch and then dispatch contacts the train crew and instructs them further. Usually, crews are required to stop their train, inspect it, and set out the problem car somewhere out of the consist of the train. This particular train passed two functioning wayside detectors and both times an alarm was transmitted to dispatch. Both times, dispatch ignored the problem because the crew was “short on time.” Federal law prohibits railroad workers from exceeding 12 hours of service. It was more important to NS to get this train to its destination without calling another crew to relieve them, than it was to follow proper procedure. They were trying to save a buck.
@@mablesfatalfable6021 he certainly contributed. But so did Obama, when he let train companies continue to use 200 year old brakes, and so did Biden most recently, with killing off the union strikes. So yeah, they all contributed, and nah, none of them should be your hero(s).
I am shaking, trying to find the right words. I moved away from Columbiana County 30 years ago. I thought some of the experiences I had growing up there could never be properly voiced; that it's past has had the same toxic problems. I am leaving a comment for the creator of this excellent piece of our shared "home town". I want you to know my family had their reunions at East Palestine park last 3rd Sunday of July...at least we did. Also...I had a Stop WTI shirt in Fifth grade. Thought only a few knew of that forgotten tragedy. Thank you for your diligence
@@ferdievanschalkwyk1669 rail is critical infrastructure and interfering with it would likely be considered domestic terrorism. While I agree with the sentiment, blocking or destroying railroads will not end well for those who attempt it.
@@na976 very true, which is why I said it would get messy. You need a sufficient number of people to participate, or it will fail. A few hundred have no chance, but a few thousand. Even the US media will have trouble spinning it as domestic terrorism then. I am also not suggesting they damage it, only block it.
@Babs Kaz This is why it is crucial to appeal to people that have platforms and wealth in combination, like Erin Brokovich. I’m sure no one would have an issue with volunteering up fundraisers for this if there’s not already some, which I’m sure there probably are; just hope the funds raised are used wisely to make something like a class action lawsuit happen.
NO ONE will be held responsible for this crime UNLESS people are willing to get JUSTICE themselves. There will be no justice from the "Just-Us" system.
In Senate hearings today, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw repeatedly danced around any real answers and made virtually no specific commitments to the people of East Palestine. It seemed the best he could say was, “We want to make this right.”
@@Bill-sp8kb Mr. Shaw should be in a tent by those RR tracks in East Palestine, listening to recordings of all the weezing and coughing of the residents recorded and played on repeat. I'm mad as hell.
@@wildlightarts Agreed 100%. I'm in central Maryland and largely unaffected. I too am mad but do not know what to do. The senate hearings were theatre and will accomplish nothing. The best I can offer is an off grid basic cabin in central Virginia that I am not using if a resident wants to bug out to a safer location. Two people would be comfortable, a family of four would be cramped. I also have an arthritic back and a crow bar if that would help.
I worked with that chemical as a compounding operator for over 5 years we had a few different situations where it caught fire inside a heat mixer or simply got hot enough to start smoking. Even just the smoke without an actual fire we had to clear the building and weren't even allowed in the area of the building for days. I used to leave daily covered in the powder every single day just part of the job. Had a dog who was fully healthy for 3.5 years before I started working with it. Less than a year later he started having seizures we didn't know anything at the time and spent at least 30k over the next 2-3 years between medication testing animal hospital stays for as long as 10 days. He would have 1 then another and another every few months even went 8 or 9 months without any but each episode was an average of 10+ in a 24 hour period. I now 6 years after I left the job have a spot under my eye which started as a small spot on my cheek bone/bottom of the eye socket area on my face is now almost the size of my thumb nail and just in the last 2 weeks has spread to my lower eyelid where the eye lashes are but work fulltime just have no insurance and will need it removed also need plastic surgery to repair since it's on the eye lid so I feel for those residents I'm also in ohio just down near Cincinnati. Even if I got the surgery done I drive forklifts and yard trucks to move semi trailers for a living and wouldn't be able to do that for however long it took to heal because I'd have 0 vision in that eye while it heals so just forced to keep putting it off and eventually I am afraid it will possibly cause damage to that eye but can hardly afford living and paying Bill's as it is so I understand them going back to work because they have no choice. Sad that in America in 2023 if you work but can't afford and/or not offered insurance through work but just scrape by you dont qualify for help insurance wise. But you can be a complete waste of space capable of working but wont and get 100% free healthcare??? Broken system they have in place and it's a joke. And healthcare.gov is also a joke decent insurance making 40k a year before taxes and whatever else you pay it says its 350 a month which I don't have lmao so working class people get the shaft period.
Someone should make a website to create a community around disasters like this, particularly where you could report symptoms and rank their severity and everyone could see approximately where they are located on a map. That would start to give a better overview of impact.
Where are all the environmentalists now? They don't care it's disgusting what's happened, happening and will happen in the future with theses people and animals, that ecosystem is fu#ked and it will get covered up and forgotten, both parties don't care all there environmentalist crap is for them to make money and control us, and the end of the day they aren't genuine about it and don't care east palestine is proof in point, flint Michigan, love canal list goes on and on
@@saharafox8209 Sometimes you need a catalyst to get these things moving. People are very much aware. They do care. Most people don't know what to do. There's just been a push today from Biden that suggests a higher wealth tax to take away power from some of these huge corporations. It's a step in the right direction, but it will take time to see big changes.
You gained a new subscriber. You are doing important work. I'm from Western Pennsylvania who has many friends all over the great state of Ohio. It depresses me to see the way the corporations have destroyed this state over the past few decades.
@@kimberlyx4060 Many of us workers know that every union and agency set up to protect us will threaten our lives and our families lives if the situation is above a certain threshold of "bad enough and requiring mitigation requiring money above X." Not so much a political issue anymore. No matter who we vote for is owned. The monopoly game is over. We would have to go motherfuggin' rogue as the founders of the US or 1939 Germany after the Weimar inflation to even try to escape this now. We need to make certain that after the coming wars the children remember WHY the wars were fought.. We once voted for whom seemed the most kind. Soon we will vote for who seems the most pissed off. Hope you make it to the other side.
I rented a place in a neighborhood located near a superfund site in my early 20's and the city made a huge effort to cover up how dangerous it was. When a group of citizens in my neighborhood formed a committe to speak at city hall, they were told that the reason that they chose to cover it up is because they don't want to cause a mass panic due to the fact that there is no cure for cancer and they basically would have to shut down a huge part of the city. Lots of people would end up losing their houses and commercial properties. So, they thought the best thing to do was to just sweep things under the rug. We had men in hazmat suits come take samples of the dust in our homes. People are dying of rare cancers and giving birth to kids with organs outside of their body and some just missing organs altogether.
If they just dealt with everything from day 1 the correct way, the right way, instead of lie after lie after lie, the country and the world would be such an amazing place. Instead it's cover up after cover up and deceit ?? Why not deal with it head on and be truthful ?? I don't get it! It's like there is nobody left that has any integrity or morals, or even human decency and compassion ?? Sad and unbelievable !!
If I had the floor like the gentleman at 10:57, I would've said this:" I now say something which the rest of my town may not share my opinion on. You will all get away with this. The law will shield you from justice. Norfolk Southern owes us in total every scrap of commercial and residential property value as well as the land under it, well above asking price. As well as restitution for our livestock, our jobs, relocation, and retraining for new careers and occupations. Our healthcare ought to be paid for in full, regardless of whether health issues arise from your negligence or not, for life. Time will tell how many of us will die from the chemicals you let spill and burn so irresponsibly. Furthermore, this country holds that we are promised life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. You, the governor of this state, and your executive board have robbed us of all three. And in a just world, all of you would be strung up on the gallows, and your personal assets seized to help pay the cost of the untold number of lives you have stolen today for the sake of your greed." That's what I'd say.
Thank u for telling it .... I understand you perfectly!🥺 How ugly tragic and irresponsible. No amount of money can bring their lives to the security and/or the health they once most likely had prior to this mess!! Ugh🤬
My heart hurts for the environment. The environment didn't vote for deregulation. The environment didn't vote for dump. My heart hurts for the environment.
This video made me ugly cry. WTI is in my back yard. I raise 4 kids under 18 alone. I feel trapped and I don't know what to do. Great video. Respect to your mom 💕 (was her name Terry??) I have a lot of information and I'd love to talk with you about this disaster.
I think the most you can do is prepare, we see constantly that both sides of the government do not give a fuck about us so we just need prepare for when they leave us on our own. Ik it seems like an easy solution but try to get into prepping and try to get your community prepared for other disasters. God bless, love you and stay safe.
look up the effects of noise pollution as well, I would also recommend looking into channels like NotJustBikes. The rail issue is not only the fault of the companies but also the fault of the united states government, who made a bad investment into vehicles and are just using the sunk cost fallacy to not give any more funding for rail. People suck, politics suck, but this goes deeper than consolidation of these companies, especially because the past few times they consolidated was more mandated to stay in business rather than a ploy for money (although it was probably also for the money). Trains are not the issue, the lack of infrastructure is, and governments just dont pay to upkeep it because car companies have worked so hard to destroy it.
I live here too. I can literally see WTI from my front yard. I know how you feel mama. Just know you aren't alone in feeling trapped and wanting better for our kids.
Every member of the board, and every middle manager involved should be drugged out of their homes, chained next to the burned site, and forced to drink contaminated water.
The previous administration did not enforce new braking technology from what was implemented in 2012. Vote red it’s all for more money over normal citizens.
This brought me to tears. They need to close this town off and get those people out of there. Absolute evil what is happening to these innocent people. Thank you for the video, it was very well done.
So well done, thank you. The man at the town hall meeting - his pleas had me in tears. Saw Erin Brockovich speak last night in West Chester, PA so wanted to search for some vids on the current state of East Palestine. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this disaster that should not have happened, had NorFuck been more concerned with safety rather than the almighty dollar. And the EPA is a joke! Keep fighting EP!
@@janisjackson7322 that cloud is going north east and will run all the way into northeastern Ontario, through Southern Ontario Canada, possibly further.
When companies want to make that extra buck (and they all do) the first thing they do is cut every safety and environmental regulation they can get away with; then they ask their industry lobbyists to go to DC and state capitals to strip away whatever state and federal safety and environmental regulations that are left. Accidents like this are the result of late stage capitalism and decades of lobbyist's work; and I would be remiss if I didn't mention the decades of propagandists in all forms of media saturating the airwaves with idea that less environmental and safety regulations is a good thing for the average person. Now the brain rot of "regulation = bad" is so deep that even after a disaster like this there will be tons of average people against creating better safety and environmental regulations in place to prevent disasters like this.
Greedy idiots who ruin their own environment locally and internationally. They really think they can live underground like moles and escape the consequences of their deadly actions. In the end, if nothing else, nature will destroy them since our planet is essentially shot.
They need more than our prayers. I know many are on tight budgets - but I suggest that these families relocate to seasonal rentals in rural areas. Black Lake NY has a really large fishing cabin area. Many of these rentals are furnished, have kitchens, are heated and insulated, have free parking, and plenty of beds and bedrooms. I stayed there myself. God bless.
@@jessepartridge5613 tiktok is not someone covering it, its nice that people are talking about it and spreading the word on tiktok though so more people know what is happening and are educated. Tiktok does carry a lot of our information so I understand why its in question.
The heart-wrenching thing is a billion dollar company can’t find it in their hearts to help a village of 5,000. These people could see so much money from this, but money won’t give them back their home, or their health. Northfolk Southern handed down a death sentence to these people. They, their children, and their grandchildren could lose their lives and suffer so many effects! HELP THESE PEOPLE! Get them out of there!! That man begging for help for his family had me in tears!
@@Bizarro69 If you want to help you can always support my friend who makes candles. We both live in ohio and I was just thinking why do I never tell people about his business. I'm sure people would be a lot happier supporting him than Blackrock group that owns a percent of every major company. His candles are high quality too he gave me one for Christmas. Let me know if you are interested. I know it's something small but anything to not support these people helps.
@@aedaed7238Another idiot, the company is based in Norfolk, and that's a democrat stronghold. Dems just destroying everything they touch. But go on and blame Trump like you guys have done the entire presidency... No integrity, no accountability, no intelligence.
Covid was a mega killer, the state had to destroy human rights and cause massive misery. The train cars were a mega killer time bomb. We had to do an UNcontrolled burn and kill the town and poison the state. Are we learning yet people what is going on here?
Ohio native here. Your documentary made me tear up. Thank you for exposing this and bringing the pain of the East Palestine residents to light. Praying for those affected by this tragedy and for justice for these residents.
@@pabloescobarschanclas Ya know, I'm not a religious fella by any means, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna go knock someone else's beliefs. To them, our lack of faith makes us dumb. Live and let live, their religion isn't your problem.
A few years ago, West Virginia residents were faced with a similar environmental devastation when a chemical storage tank leaked into the Elk River (the source of intake for the state's largest water supplier). Residents were told it was safe. It was not. Everything smelled of black licorice. Before that, I wasn't even aware of a chemical called MCHM. Even today, the area is experiencing a huge increase of malignant cancers in adults and children as well as canines and felines. The poor residents of East Palestine are just beginning the walk into the land of unknown health & environmental consequences. These people running corrupt corporations need to be held accountable.
@@cb1623 you people are so disgusting, millions of people died from covid, many of my family members died in Mexico and my mother was hospitalized. Without vaccines the world would be in such a worse state, I'm lucky to have been born in an era where polio and the pox have been eradicated and I could grow up healthy as a child. I hope you treat every other form of medication with the same critical lens
I have been deathly sick since February 4, 2023 and I live in Bensalem Pennsylvania. I am very familiar with the chemicals dioxins from my tour in Vietnam. And I’m suffering now the same way I did then. Only in Nom we called it agent orange. And here in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 358 miles away, 1/3 of the birds seem to be gone. March 12, 2023, and I’m still sick. Just like I was back in the bush. There is no doubt in my mind that it is from this idiocy! You should award east Palestine $1 billion which is only pocket change you!
Remember when the Chernobyl reactor melted? The authorities did everything to convince the world nothing had happened. When everyone knew something had happened, just not what exactly. Chernobyl was caused by greed. The Soviet union knew their reactors did not meed safety standards, but they were cheap. A similar accident had happen years before. Some of us continue to make decisions that cost thousands of lives. To earn money that they don't need.
did 3 tours in Iraq and 4 in Afghanistan and was exposed to things that they was safe..today I have weird side effects and my family doctor can't answer.. never mind the vaccines they gave me too.. did 10 years active and 6 years of training..
the man speaking his heart out at 11:20 made me cry, he needed all his strenght not to cry and not to attack them or harm them in anyway. im really sorry for you guys that you have to go through this. i hope for the best of you and that all of you will be safe. do not stop fighting for you´re right to life healthy and safe.
Look very carefully at the disgusting face of that executive when a resident explains the damage that was done. You can see the emotions he's trying to hide by looking at one half of his face. The right half is completely blank, maybe with a slight bit of frustration. But the left half holds all his emotions. Decide for yourself, but it looks like some combination of anger, rage, disgust, or contempt. There's zero empathy or remorse for his actions. He genuinely doesn't care about the damage he did. Instead, he's upset because someone else is pointing out his cruelty and the pain he caused. That's a man with no morals and no redemption.
We Railroad workers were trying to draw attention to the crap last fall before the potential strike. The media just talked about how much our raise was. I’ve got close to 10 years on the rail road and these derailments happen pretty often except they’re not high profile with chemicals. Now all the derailments are getting a lot of attention. Trains haul all kinds of haz mat 24/7 . Sometimes many cars, sometimes only a few.
Well if you were allowed to strike that would've crippled the economy, even further. You weren't trying to call attention to this at the time, all you wanted was more money and paid sick leave.
That happened in my town of Paulsboro, NJ. That stuff is really bad for you. Here, 23,000 gallons of vinylchloride got spilled into our creek when the train derailed. Our whole town got sick, and our own police tried to say it was safe. Don't listen to law enforcement or so-called professionals when they say people will be fine.
I had found out about this incident after the week of the Ohio one. The health study along with the class action lawsuit still haven’t been released after an entire decade. How many people in your area were you aware of that got serious long lasting effects like cancer and infertility?
I responded to an emergency repair call down to East Palestine to preform diagnostics on one of the water pumps they had running (private company owned). My shop was the 4th business they called for someone to come down to look at it as all other shops told them to bring it in to their shops, but they did not want to stop the pump with the work that was going on. I responded, driving 2 hours down to the site they had the pumps, and I was concerned. I brought a mask, even a gas mask just in case (my own paranoia). I did not notice any odd smells, though I was concerned about the water vapors from the pump outputs, or well, the mist from the nozzles, tossing out any of the particulates that got into the water back into the air where I was working. Talking to some of the workers, they are also left in the dark with a lot of stuff as the Ohio EPA is trying to get the situation under control after what NS crews left behind. This situation was clear from the start to be a complete fiasco when the news came out, we all knew there was going to be cover ups, the question now is, how bad is it truly going to be.
@@Elel765 THERE IS A CIVIL WAR ON ALL AMERICANS INSIDE OF AMERICA WHY IS IRAN TROOPS INVADING AMERICANS SINCE OBAMA AND CHINA 🇨🇳. Did you know that there was many train derailments ,, did you know that deeper down our food factories .. did you know did America is under attack and there’s a Civil War on the inside of America. .. ,, DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RUSSIA, IRAN IN CHINA SUBMARINES SURROUNDING AMERICA DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS IRAN WAR SHIPS BY BAHAMAS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. I PRAY FOR ALL AMERICANS, AND FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.👨🏻🦱👨🏻🦰🧑🏽👩🏾🦱👩🏻🦳, JESUS IS COMING SOON DARLING ✝️
They did the same thing on 9/11. They don't care about anything long term , they just want the heat off of themselves now so someone else can deal with it later
That’s what they always do! “Don’t panic, just go and die for us, okay? Don’t make a big deal about this, everything is okay!” The EPA is a fucking sham too.
@@lesliethurston2151 I often ask the pro coal folks why the area is still so poor when xxx,xxx tones of coal have been mined over the years and have produced 100’s of millions of dollars in revenue. Where did the money actually go? Most will admit the money doesn’t stay. Mining companies and rail roads were notorious for company stores years ago they didn’t even pay actual wages just credits at their monopoly retail location. These legacy industries will not do the right thing until the feds force it. Individual states are too beholden to these industries to actually enforce the laws that exist let alone create new ones for modern freight, updated safety measures etc.
No need to Imagine ... they're transporting the toxic cleanup to your landfill There’s simply no such thing as a safe landfill. No matter how many barriers, liners, and pipes we install to try to mitigate the risk, landfills will always leak toxic chemicals into the soil and water.
@@DatboyCS The entire situation is absolutely nuts. Like something straight out of a freaking disaster movie. I wish you and your neighbors well. Like Flint Michigan all over again..
If its not right in your face, no one cares. Its sad, everyone to far into lala land to give a shit about something that doesn't concern them. Prayers from FL 🙏🏼
Frustrating. I feel their anxiety from a few states below. I have seen the pollution of every river in a 100 mile radius around me over the last 20 years. This Ohio crash hurts my nature child too the souls core. I think everyone in a 30 to 50 mile radius should be bought out for property loss and relocated as soon as possible. There’s People who can’t afford to escape. This pollution is coming for us alllll over the world we are ONE. But for now get out!
@Critical Strike Forge Letting a corporation that neglected safety, cause a huge environmental disaster and also be in charge of self performing clean up is an insult above socialism. Rest assured there’s no bunker nor a well deep enough too escape these forever chemicals that will kill the rich just as well as us pheasants.
Isn't it ironic that 2023 started with tragic event in East Palestine (Ohio) and now 2023 year ending with watching tragic events unfolding in nation of Palestine? Just like an omen.
Ever wonder if the severe fatigue we suffer on the job, might have caused these issues? The railroads should give all transportation workers two consecutive days off per week and seven paid sick days. As a railroader myself, we have none. One must work six days in a row, to get 48hrs off. But the railroads hold a person for 24h and 1min to reset the clock to avoid us from having 48h off. A nice game they play with fatigue. Do the research.
It may have played a role (and likely has in the many other recent derailment..there have been several), but this particular incident was a weight distribution issue first of all. The cars were not lined up correctly because they were trying to save time (money). Workers had reported about this safety issue multiple times before this actually happened. It was a ticking time bomb. I'm sorry you're having to work like that brother, that is intense. Looking around it's hard to believe this is the same country I grew up in..where did the soul of it go? So many cold and stony hearts..Take care of yourself.
Also i really don't think you want to go and blame yourself over this. Do you really want to become the scapegoat of the company? Do you want to be responsible for damages? After how they've used you and you'll let them use you again as a meat shield for their crimes?
Thank you for continuing to shine a light on what is happening to this community. I was just wondering what is currently happening. I'm totally disgusted with how Dewine and the Feds have dismissed these people. He needs to be held accountable just as much as the NS! I am praying for the people of East Palestine and the other surrounding communities.
Making it out to be worse then it is. I have family there and have been there since before the spill. Its nothing like what the media is making it out to be. Its actually less worse then they are making it out to be. Its a cover up for whats going on with china and the us. If your eyes and minds are focused elsewhere nobody will pay attention to what they are actually doing (they being the gov) . Wake up america
We shouldn’t have to clean this up. Corporations should clean up the mess and take care of people since it’s their fault. Shame on us for allowing big corporations the power to do that.
I went down one night with a couple of friends and everything was just off. Nothing felt quite right, and it seemed especially empty. Most pain relievers, whether it be throat numbing or an ointment for skin irritations were completely gone in the stores in town. Tankers and cleanup vehicles driving around more then actual people. All black SUV's and cars parked around watching making sure no one got too close. We parked and got some pics by a sign with the towns name on it and was quickly followed/tailed by a vehicle out of the town. It was an extremely interesting experience, and I encourage you if something by you happens like this go down if safe and be careful.
@@madeincanadahiphop I've got some pics of just in town, one of them being a SUV watching for anything suspicious. Sadly I didn't get a video of us being tailed because me and my friends were focused on getting out of dodge.
Thank you for scoping it out and reporting. Unfortunately, THIS is the only way we can exchange intelligent thoughts.....that is IF they arent deleted. Smh.
Imagine, sitting in a room with your boss. You boss tells you, you're going to get a decent raise in your annual salary and all you have to do is go to a little town, smile and fake that you have all the answers and everything is going to be ok. I hope you sleep well Norkolk.
They hate 90 million other Americans, because we disagree with them about politics. What would that Justice look like ? A Donald Trump dictatorship in the USA ?
In my MBA class, I asked the class at what point in management when climbing the corporate ladder do you start to not care about people, entry level workers, or anything outside of the "bottom line". It made a lot of people angry (particular the VP and executive level folks), but it generated a good discussion.
They feel they are above the average Joe or Jane because we as a society barely research anything let alone continue learning after graduation. Education never ends. And by the time people get to be my age and understand how corrupt everything truly is well...
@@brandywineblue was an MBA student, graduated in December. I have only ever been an entry-level Analyst punching far above my weight. My entire career I’ve seen great middle managers care about direct reports only to get forced to follow dumb blanket orders given from out of touch higher ups. A company I used to work for committed some environmental issues, when I raised my concern with management, they were more pissed at me about criticizing the company vs. the actual impact.
My wife and I are poisoned. Many are as bad or worse than we are. Our derailment/,burn. Medical conditions related , worsen. What are the long term effects? Chemicals in our environment and our bodies are based on evidence, not politics by a powerful company, or elected on the take. Roger Walker E Palestine Ohio
Lived in a huge agriculture community in So Cal for 20+ years. Went to a high school surrounded by fields with pesticides being sprayed on miles and miles of crops all the time. I always wondered how much I was breathing in and what effects it will have on me as I age.
I saw a video of a train rolling thru Ohio, the state of the tracks looked worse than what you see in third world countries! There's no way the owners of the rail lines don't know about it, they just dont care. How is it cheaper to keep having to clean up derailments than to just go and fix the lines? It's heartbreaking for the people of these communities to be ignored and treated as disposable. Edit* I think that interview with norfolks CEO confirms it is cheaper to do bare minimum clean up and cover ups than it is to fix things 🙄 scumbags
They lobbied against safety upgrades knowing this would happen. They did the math and this was cheaper for them. It's not fucking cheaper for the community though! Our economic system is really messed up with what it prioritizes. We can change that.
They lobbied against safety upgrades knowing this would happen. They did the math and this was cheaper for them. It's not fucking cheaper for the community though! Our economic system is really messed up with what it prioritizes. We can change that.
A clean up of the river, like even distillation is a nightmare that would need a column. You can't really just filter out what was in that EPA letter. Then there is the soil which is just yikes. Really, this can't be fixed. Companies skirting regulations and neglect of infrastructure. We have derailments all the time, but this is appalling with ramifications like what Love Canal went through. We might have a new Love Canal incident in terms of level of action needed. This is sickening
This has the potential to be way worse than Love Canal, Hinkley CA, Times Beach MO... That cloud of burned VC was full of dioxins. It was miles across, then it moved, over literally MILLIONS of acres of farm land. That's going to end up in the food chain.
Hey thank you for taking the initiative to document this. You’re doing work that is critically important and that kind of leadership is rare and sorely needed going forward.
This really the equivalent of Chernobyl. If you see how plastic curing chemical work. It's a liquid whose chemical compounds are made of elements with missing or extra protons. In other words, "anions and cations" In other words "ions" They are unstable compounds with missing or extra protons that pull or add protons from surrounding material in an attempt to balance itself out and bring it back to a normal state. Some of these materials it looks to pull from, pretty much include anything and everything made out of material. Including the material that makes up our DNA. THAT IS WHY URANIAM IS RADIOACTIVE it is a cation that pulls protons from surrounding material, including DNA WHICH IS WHY IT CAUSES CANCER In the making and curing of plastic they mix cation liquid with an equal parts anion liquid so it balances during the curing process. Which brings it back to a normal balance. But to take uncured plastic making material and spill it everywhere is pretty much Chernobyl
@@ohmyglob1934 .. the main problem is they pick and choose the rules and regulations they want to enforce, and the company that's violating them is a key factor. The small company gets hit hard, the big company gets a pass.
@@aeonsbeyondit’s not about that. Most people live life blindly because we’ve all been manipulated, brainwashed and had our food and water supplies poisoned for who knows how long. It’s not just about the youth. Christopher Columbus didn’t discover anything…he stole it…the 1800’s world fair wasn’t what they tried to say it was…there’s aluminum and many more poisonous man made chemicals in our air and soil all over the world. Not sure u even know half of this is TRUE. Yes. Humans are monsters but it isn’t about the youth, it’s less about the youth then the rest of us. ur probably around 15.
I worked for NS for 16 years, the way that they are treating the people of EP is the way that they treat employees too. I am so sorry that greed has done this to your town.
I'm honestly surprised yt recommended this to me... But I appreciate this. This wasn't covered more than a whisper, and I wanted to TRULY know what was going on. THANK YOU for all your hard work and actually reporting on this.❤
I hired private detectives to investigate my own murder and they said I'm innocent, they didn't find anything. It's crazy that the train company has anything to do with the inspections after the fact.
This is not just “destroying a whole town” as the video says (as horrible that is), this is going to impact the whole country and even beyond indirectly through contamination of food grown in the region where the contaminates have spread. It’s just so beyond horrible. I hate selfish corporations that put profit over people with a burning passion. They’re destroying the world.
I used to live in PA the last right turn before East Palestine. Those train tracks marked the end of the 22 acres we lived on. We moved a few years ago and I could never have imagined this happening. So sad.
This old guy at the beginning understands it all.
“Do they care about us? No, they don’t even care about their own employees.”
He looks a lot like hobo shoestring
yes he sure does...God bless this man and all the residents of East Palatine🙏
@@auntbutton905 >implying Democrats are not also in the pockets of corporations
@@auntbutton905 Please wake up, Auntie. This is far beyond politics. This is the elites destroying this community so they can have the land.
@@orangeblossom1769
OMG, seriously? How exactly, do you imagine that the "elites" got such power? Politics. That's how. Citizens United, duh. 2017 the administration changed the rail systems regulations, duh.
In the new regulations it stated that the railroad companies could self govern. In other words, they were no longer subject to state or federal regulations. As if any corporation can be trusted to regulate themselves. That's politics.
In 2017 Norfolk Southern spent $89 million on lobbying Congress, mire on campaign contributions, and got that really sweet deal, no equipment upgrade, self governing, etc. That's politics. The "elites" didn't arm themselves and shoot up Congress to get that power, they just called in that $89 million dollar favor. The return favor owed by elected officials. People that, guess what? We don't have to elect or reelect.
Do you imagine that you can change laws and regulations to ones that actually serve you by storming the Capitol and shooting up the place? Them"s with the most guns win? Barbaric neanderthal reaction is a pointless waste of time. It's the making of the laws and regulations (the politics) that gave the "elites" the power. And only politics will take that power away. If you don't support the candidates who will not crawl straight into the pockets of the corporations and special interest groups, then you might as well hand the deed to your property to the railroad companies right now. Because you get what you vote for. It's a good argument for knowing your elected leaders and candidates a lot better. Because half the country really has no clue how much and how often their elected leaders vote or act against their best interests.
It all comes down to politics. If things don't change for the better than enough people didn't vote better. No matter how impressive an armory you have in your basement, you can't use your gums to change laws and regulations that give the people's power ovee to the corporations and special interest groups. That's a thing that you change with your vote. Or not. You need to wake up and try to grasp the reality of how the "elites" that you fear and loathe got so powerful, and what it takes to change that fact.
We live in such a dystopia, the level of greed in this world is sickening.
Here it comes. Blame the RR company. Ignore the fact that the industry had been nationalized, (run by the government), for many decades now, and that means it is the governments responsibility. Here comes the attack on free enterprise companies, and they don't even exist in this industry anymore, or any industry anymore sans recreational industries, (to a declining extent itself). If you want to blame the people in charge, blame the government that took over the industry. They are responsible. The "company owners" are just caretakers, following orders. Follow communism if you want and blame the free enterprise that is not there. I know better.
@@EarthSurferUSA brother is out here bringing communism into this. greed, corruption, incompetence brought this onto the community, not politics, nor ideologies.
@@EarthSurferUSA I'm conservative and not stupid enough to kiss the ass of Norfolk Southern. Who did the government come in to take the pressure off in the rest of the cleanup and investigation? Norfolk Southern. Who ran the train long past the time they were being signalled that this train was "hot" and in danger? Norfolk Southern. The EPA is a craphole department of the government, but the government wouldn't be here if Norfolk Southern had done their damn job and made sure the train could continue or should be stopped before the derailment happened. Don't trust any entity whether corporations or government. Corporations run like a corrupt government and the US government runs like a third world corrupt government.
Those people are racist. They live better than floyd i can't breathe. They should remember mr floyd so floyd will help them. Moreover just kidding usa is richest country on earth. It is ok. Nothing more than baby need attention.
@@EarthSurferUSA You're clueless.
If we are to survive as a nation, people’s lives and health must have more importance than corporate profit.
Thats too radical. What if instead just keep things as they are and surely the market with make everything right
We need regulate and prosecute the election and lobby processes. We won't see meaningful change in any pace that's helpful unless we get everyone from the big co offices and boards to our state and county legislature. Everyone in the chain has disconnected the entire chain from responsibility and accountability. Until these individuals are held for their personal actions, either short term or even long term choices and actions, they will keep not caring
wow! thats socialism! you comunist!.. xD lmao
@@albenmurcia4716 🤓👏👏👏
@DensLight I just think they need to ban all additives. I don't understand why it should be legal to put basically poisons and toxins in a cigarette that is orally inhaled.
I like American Spirit brand. No additives. If you're gonna smoke, try to do so limitedly and use AS cigarettes. (Confession:
I use American Spirit cigarettes 😃)
But you probably guessed that
"You think politics don't involve you, until they directly involve you." Such a profound statement that everyone needs to hear, especially young people. It only takes a few of these horrific disasters to completely contaminate everything and shut down life as we know it. The people of Ohio deserve answers and accountability from the people who did this. Looking at the Norfolk CEO just sit there with a blank stare on his face while people plead with him is actually quite sinister. Lord help these people.🙏
Elected people are to be OUR SERVANTS. 🇺🇸We The People need to demand change. ✊National Work strike supporting Palestine💪🙏🌎✨
That's what happens when you vote Republican....
Yes where is the Ohio governor lifting up and fighting for the ppl?! EPA YOU ARE FAILING, you best reinstate all the safeties removed by the trump administration! So freaking disappointed by the federal response!
Where is your voted gov? Seriously!!
@@laureneholcomb1882 Same place Desantis was when they had that water crisis in Florida, or like Abbott during that infrastructure incident in Texas.🤔
It amazes me how this is only covered by independent social media outlets like this and not by our "unbiased" media that refuse to.
It’s because it makes a handful of very powerful libs look like ineffective idiots.
It’s not media my man. It’s propaganda. They are a business owned and controlled by evil people. We are at war and most of us can’t even comprehend how disgusting the people with money are.
@@seanpetersen9326 The evil people are The Central Banks who control it all. This upcoming economic calamity was designed long ago and is being put into motion right now.
Well if the unbiased media reports it,they would have to disclose and remind folks who made safety the 4th care/step on the railways. Profits over safety is the way now thanks to the last guy at the white house.
@@loswilson5331 neo liberalism has been active for longer than 1 or 2 terms. I'd hope that would be obvious 2 decades ago, if not before then.
Im a hazmat technician. Before I got laid off because of the pandemic, I worked for an Environmental protection company that was on the first call list for Norfolk Southern. I did countless small jobs cleaning up very small spills here and there. Until a train derailment in Juniata County Pennsylvania. Granted, the cars were only carrying concrete powder. But from my experience working a NS derailment I can say with unwavering certainty that NS doesnt care about residents, their own employees, contract workers or anyone. I spent nearly 2 months working that derailment and not once did I see a single NS representitve on site. NS knows how crucial they are to the grand economic infrastructure of the nation and they use that leverage at every single corner. There is nothing they can't evade. Nothing will be done here long term. NS has the money to suppress news, manufacture their own, bat down virtually every lawsuit and they're gooooood at it. They've been doing this an extremely long time
Maybe it's time to Pursue them down a Different Avenue!! 🔥👍
Time to absolutely tear the system down and hold these criminals accountable?
Great capitalism is working, the earth is almost destroyed let’s keep going
@@spencerlukay5809 yep. Humanity is beyond ready for a new, more compassionate chapter
The term "railroaded" dates way on back there...
I'm from Wales UK and this has been barely reported on. I have found information via TH-cam. Thank you for reporting this. These people must be held accountable. Sending love and hope to all those affected by this disaster.
They don’t report it in the US either, not as much as it should be and they don’t show this side.
@@jonathankahl6302 theres nothing here. its just a bunch of people yelling about nothing looking to point fingers. its totally inaccurate to call this as "disaster". its a relatively minor industrial accident. it will get cleaned up, everything will be fine, and life will move on. people want to act like they're the main characters in a movie or something. the worst that happened here is that people had to spend a weekend in a hotel and the air smelled a little funny for a while. that's it. the water is fine, the air is fine. people aren't going to get cancer. there's no cover up, they don't need prayers.
@@srd2725 I see the general news stance has gotten in good hasn’t it.
To be fair, Kate, the UK has its own stuff going on right now. And theres only so many times the British media can report that America is awful lol
@@srd2725
You set the record for flip-flopping and shooting your own denial in the foot.
I really hope you're not being paid for this, because you suck at crisis management
This is journalism 👏 Crazy respect for this. I hope these people get the help they need and keep fighting against Norfolk Southern.
best I can tell, its not norfolk entirely, and its mostly the fault of the us gov cutting funding for cheap rail to sink money into the hole that is roads
If this was real journalism, then they'd be asking that dementia ridden incompetent leftist traitor in the WH why he hasn't these people any money. After all, Beijing Biden has no trouble sending billions to Ukraine and Iran. But he won't help out the people in OH because it's a Red state
It's biased tho...
Simply put, corporations that are "Too large to be held accountable" are the single greatest issue facing our modern world.
We will either hold them accountable, and get rid of them, or they will be the end of all of us.
Capitalism is the biggest threat to humanity. The USA specifically is the biggest failed rogue terrorist state in human recorded history. At least of human created ones.
Get rid of politicians who are receiving huge donations from them
@@christiecobb4637 Unfortunately anything short of eliminating capitalism is a myopic naive response. How ignorant the masses are kept by design save for those who think and ask questions. Is truly disturbing and tragic all at once.
Well said
@@christiecobb4637
Absolutely correct
This really goes to show that we are truly on our own in this country and if you have great neighbors, dont take them for granted.
Yep. That is what decades of Extreme Divisiveness, Extreme Lies and Extreme Hate gets you. A divided country, where you are on your own. You chose this, if you supported Donald Trump's Extreme Lies, Extreme Conspiracy Theories, Extreme Rhetoric, Extreme Propaganda, Extreme Divisiveness and Extreme Hate directed at 50% of Americans.
Elections have consequences. We knew you Hated our Guts ! The last 2 Presidential Elections have told us, how much you HATE our Guts !
Your own your own period...
We are “on our own” but make sure you pay your taxes….
the people in power want to dismantle our communities so we don't have support systems.
Those people are racist. They live better than floyd i can't breathe. They should remember mr floyd so floyd will help them. Moreover just kidding usa is richest country on earth. It is ok. Nothing more than baby need attention.
Big thanks to everyone who participated in making this video!
Great material!
It's over accept for the millions that are going to the lawyers in the class action lawsuits coming.
I WAS READY TO REVOLT WHEN I REALIZED THIS IS STRAIGHT OUTTA MOVIE PLOT. WHITE NOISE 2022...A FILM ABOUT A DERAILMENT IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED PALESTINE. DESPICABLE DISGUSTING PEDOPHILES RUNNING OUR COUNTRY IN THE GROUND. TO TURN A BLIND CHEEK IS TREASONOUS. WE WILL B FORCED TO TAKE UP ARMS TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
And great production values. More Perfect Union really has a good game, and that will help their crucial messages get through to more people.
@@deker0954 except not accept
Great propaganda!!!
It is a disgrace how this town and its people have been treated. Something must be done about it.
It is ridiculous that everyone is aware of what northfolk is doing and there is nothing that they can do about it, this video deserves millions of more views.
There's plenty people can do but nobody has a backbone anymore to do anything about it
@@ShadowFlamer25 I don’t think it’s only that but what can normal people like us do like against a government or large corporation. You saw how hard it was for twitter too finally go down and that was in plain sight since it was made.
It's same procedure for derailment. Keep media out, investigate themselves and not care. It's same like that with everything. Automated and without regard for another.
Thank you for talking about this! It's in the water supply! Ohio is bottling this water and selling it! New Jersey already had to pull polluted water off the shelves after testing it. A trainload of toxic chemicals has to spill out on Wall Street before anyone will do anything...
Awareness is a good start even us folks in the United Kingdom know about it, when our News covers only what they want us to hear.
This is so heart breaking I live in the UK but stand with all of the people of East Palestine Ohio.
They are victims of their own poor life choices. They voted for this. They thought this would happen to brown people, but they got lucky and it happened to them. These people vote republican. Let's not feel too bad for them, but use this to teach others about consequences.
@@Alex.R.L damn.
@@pyramidsarethefuture1587 What's the saying? The UK is about 5 years behind the USA's crazy? Be weary of cultural conservatives using trans-phobe culture wars to privatize your healthcare, and thus killing/dooming many of you with medical debt. Your parents privatized your energy, and now you feel the chill.
@Alex Cool story bro...
@@pyramidsarethefuture1587 Don't tolerate the intolerant. Defeat your enemy by any means (education being the preferred means). Those who want minority rule are your enemy. Unionize out from under, vote [big government] over the top. That's the cool story bro.
"We've investigated ourselves and have found no wrongdoing." Most brilliant comment I've run across.
The EPA is affected by the money of supporters, just like the FDA and other government institutions.
If you think SOMEONE should help those people, step up to the plate yourselves.
Boycott Norfolk Southern and the companies that use them for shipping.
@@jeanjaz good luck! Americans are too lazy and/or greedy to even help themselves. I guess we get what we deserve
rail workers told that these things would happen. do to cut down on employees and have only 1, not 2 people working same time on trains at working on its rail systems.
Reminds me of when law enforcement investigates themselves, what a joke.
I pray for that whole community, as well as others, that are dealing with the same situation that we are unaware of ❤ Justice ⚖️ 🙏 to be served
This is a really tragic story and here in Scotland we are very sad because you guys are not getting help.
The last couple of years have been very hard for all around the world, but for you guys in America specially with the weak government and massive cover ups.
It’s really, really distressing.😔
I feel most Americans, myself included, are very embarrassed of the image we have at present. I feel other countries see the U.S. how we see Floridians. All because our government won’t listen to us and there’s still too many people living in the brainwash.
It really is scary
Thank You, For Kind Words, The Truth. Bc We Are Under Demonic Attacks From Every Turn.,
Making it out to be worse then it is. I have family there and have been there since before the spill. Its nothing like what the media is making it out to be. Its actually less worse then they are making it out to be. Its a cover up for whats going on with china and the us. If your eyes and minds are focused elsewhere nobody will pay attention to what they are actually doing (they being the gov) . Wake up america
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ nobody does and or will anymore. Your sham religion has been exposed as the gov made up lie to control sheep like you . The truths out . And you wonder why your religion is crumbling to the ground.
Your documentary blew me away. Way better than the news networks. You did an excellent job, bro.
@Josh Morningstar this was one company that violated regulations.
Uh no. The working class shut down socialism in America. It's the rich that want it. Come on dude. Tell me you've never read a book without telling me.
Doing better than the news isn't that hard when the news is just propaganda these days. What's hard is actually being there to do the journalism - it costs money that most people can't readily afford. Big thanks to this channel and others like it for volunteering their time and other resources to provide their own coverage.
It’s sad that this company is able to continue doing things this way with the amount of physical,environmental and medically the present and future damage that these catastrophes will cause our population. There needs to be a better way of handling these problems for ways that they won’t repeat again.
I had a conversation with a member of the public utilities commission who was doing an audit of my workplace. He shed some light on the cause of the derailment and my jaw dropped. Railroads have trackside warning detectors that detect things like a wheel on fire, for example. It’s a common occurrence. When those wayside detectors sound an alarm, it’s transmitted to dispatch and then dispatch contacts the train crew and instructs them further. Usually, crews are required to stop their train, inspect it, and set out the problem car somewhere out of the consist of the train. This particular train passed two functioning wayside detectors and both times an alarm was transmitted to dispatch. Both times, dispatch ignored the problem because the crew was “short on time.” Federal law prohibits railroad workers from exceeding 12 hours of service. It was more important to NS to get this train to its destination without calling another crew to relieve them, than it was to follow proper procedure. They were trying to save a buck.
Very enlightening to hear, thank you for posting this.
DAMN 😮
They are causing this intentionally pushing people to exactly where they want us to start depopulation
@@mablesfatalfable6021 😂🤣
@@mablesfatalfable6021 he certainly contributed. But so did Obama, when he let train companies continue to use 200 year old brakes, and so did Biden most recently, with killing off the union strikes. So yeah, they all contributed, and nah, none of them should be your hero(s).
I am shaking, trying to find the right words. I moved away from Columbiana County 30 years ago. I thought some of the experiences I had growing up there could never be properly voiced; that it's past has had the same toxic problems.
I am leaving a comment for the creator of this excellent piece of our shared "home town". I want you to know my family had their reunions at East Palestine park last 3rd Sunday of July...at least we did.
Also...I had a Stop WTI shirt in Fifth grade. Thought only a few knew of that forgotten tragedy.
Thank you for your diligence
The entire town needs to get together and file a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, has anyone there initiated this?
Or get together and block the railway untill their demands are met. It will be messy, but it will get results and save lives.
@@ferdievanschalkwyk1669 rail is critical infrastructure and interfering with it would likely be considered domestic terrorism. While I agree with the sentiment, blocking or destroying railroads will not end well for those who attempt it.
@@na976 very true, which is why I said it would get messy. You need a sufficient number of people to participate, or it will fail. A few hundred have no chance, but a few thousand. Even the US media will have trouble spinning it as domestic terrorism then. I am also not suggesting they damage it, only block it.
@Babs Kaz This is why it is crucial to appeal to people that have platforms and wealth in combination, like Erin Brokovich. I’m sure no one would have an issue with volunteering up fundraisers for this if there’s not already some, which I’m sure there probably are; just hope the funds raised are used wisely to make something like a class action lawsuit happen.
@Babs Kaz Just like the ethnic Russians in the Donbas.
Its a land grab people.
NO ONE will be held responsible for this crime UNLESS people are willing to get JUSTICE themselves. There will be no justice from the "Just-Us" system.
When are You going to go over there and do something, ah, expect someone else?
I don't know why we trust the system to work anymore. They always get away with stuff like this.
@@nugzila4170 everyone expects superman to pop out of the bushes and save them like in the movies...
@@nugzila4170 lol, can't agree more brother.
Hit the nail right on the head!
In Senate hearings today, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw repeatedly danced around any real answers and made virtually no specific commitments to the people of East Palestine. It seemed the best he could say was, “We want to make this right.”
The congress folk were much to civil, soft and polite to Alan Shaw, in my opinion. He is responding devilishly.
No doubt Mr. Shaw was well coached by his attorneys.
@@Bill-sp8kb Mr. Shaw should be in a tent by those RR tracks in East Palestine, listening to recordings of all the weezing and coughing of the residents recorded and played on repeat. I'm mad as hell.
@@wildlightarts Agreed 100%. I'm in central Maryland and largely unaffected. I too am mad but do not know what to do. The senate hearings were theatre and will accomplish nothing. The best I can offer is an off grid basic cabin in central Virginia that I am not using if a resident wants to bug out to a safer location. Two people would be comfortable, a family of four would be cramped. I also have an arthritic back and a crow bar if that would help.
@@paulhare662 you’re an amazing person, we need more people like you
I worked with that chemical as a compounding operator for over 5 years we had a few different situations where it caught fire inside a heat mixer or simply got hot enough to start smoking. Even just the smoke without an actual fire we had to clear the building and weren't even allowed in the area of the building for days. I used to leave daily covered in the powder every single day just part of the job. Had a dog who was fully healthy for 3.5 years before I started working with it. Less than a year later he started having seizures we didn't know anything at the time and spent at least 30k over the next 2-3 years between medication testing animal hospital stays for as long as 10 days. He would have 1 then another and another every few months even went 8 or 9 months without any but each episode was an average of 10+ in a 24 hour period. I now 6 years after I left the job have a spot under my eye which started as a small spot on my cheek bone/bottom of the eye socket area on my face is now almost the size of my thumb nail and just in the last 2 weeks has spread to my lower eyelid where the eye lashes are but work fulltime just have no insurance and will need it removed also need plastic surgery to repair since it's on the eye lid so I feel for those residents I'm also in ohio just down near Cincinnati. Even if I got the surgery done I drive forklifts and yard trucks to move semi trailers for a living and wouldn't be able to do that for however long it took to heal because I'd have 0 vision in that eye while it heals so just forced to keep putting it off and eventually I am afraid it will possibly cause damage to that eye but can hardly afford living and paying Bill's as it is so I understand them going back to work because they have no choice. Sad that in America in 2023 if you work but can't afford and/or not offered insurance through work but just scrape by you dont qualify for help insurance wise. But you can be a complete waste of space capable of working but wont and get 100% free healthcare??? Broken system they have in place and it's a joke. And healthcare.gov is also a joke decent insurance making 40k a year before taxes and whatever else you pay it says its 350 a month which I don't have lmao so working class people get the shaft period.
not only a 'waste of space' but also an 'illegal alien' can get medi-cal/medicaid. definitely screwed-up and put into place by liberals.
Someone should make a website to create a community around disasters like this, particularly where you could report symptoms and rank their severity and everyone could see approximately where they are located on a map. That would start to give a better overview of impact.
They did. But someone took it down...
@Science Bear WHAT?😂 You’ve been officially lost to the internet, you’ll receive your certificate shortly.
@Science Bear I mean I get more than anything you’re probably being sarcastic but what does gayness have to do with this lol
@sciencebear1645 what??
@Science Bear It shouldn't be about gender, This isn't even about your agenda, these are Human Beings....period!! WoW...God help YOU!!
I really hope this is the start of true environmental protections and the return of anti-trust laws that have been eroded away since the 80s.
I hope you're right.
Where are all the environmentalists now? They don't care it's disgusting what's happened, happening and will happen in the future with theses people and animals, that ecosystem is fu#ked and it will get covered up and forgotten, both parties don't care all there environmentalist crap is for them to make money and control us, and the end of the day they aren't genuine about it and don't care east palestine is proof in point, flint Michigan, love canal list goes on and on
@@saharafox8209 Sometimes you need a catalyst to get these things moving. People are very much aware. They do care. Most people don't know what to do. There's just been a push today from Biden that suggests a higher wealth tax to take away power from some of these huge corporations. It's a step in the right direction, but it will take time to see big changes.
Won't happen in our corporate corrupted government until we organize and strike across the country so they can't ignore us
Yeah, corruption will reinstate laws that affect them negatively. You thinking that's a possibility, makes you a sheep.
You gained a new subscriber. You are doing important work. I'm from Western Pennsylvania who has many friends all over the great state of Ohio. It depresses me to see the way the corporations have destroyed this state over the past few decades.
Cause people we vote for let them.
@@kimberlyx4060 Many of us workers know that every union and agency set up to protect us will threaten our lives and our families lives if the situation is above a certain threshold of "bad enough and requiring mitigation requiring money above X."
Not so much a political issue anymore.
No matter who we vote for is owned. The monopoly game is over. We would have to go motherfuggin' rogue as the founders of the US or 1939 Germany after the Weimar inflation to even try to escape this now.
We need to make certain that after the coming wars the children remember WHY the wars were fought..
We once voted for whom seemed the most kind.
Soon we will vote for who seems the most pissed off.
Hope you make it to the other side.
it wasn't the 'corporations'- it was our all-mighty federal EPA.
I rented a place in a neighborhood located near a superfund site in my early 20's and the city made a huge effort to cover up how dangerous it was. When a group of citizens in my neighborhood formed a committe to speak at city hall, they were told that the reason that they chose to cover it up is because they don't want to cause a mass panic due to the fact that there is no cure for cancer and they basically would have to shut down a huge part of the city. Lots of people would end up losing their houses and commercial properties. So, they thought the best thing to do was to just sweep things under the rug. We had men in hazmat suits come take samples of the dust in our homes. People are dying of rare cancers and giving birth to kids with organs outside of their body and some just missing organs altogether.
Tragic. We've got to do better than this.
Where was it at?
Hanford area? Or somewhere else?
If they just dealt with everything from day 1 the correct way, the right way, instead of lie after lie after lie, the country and the world would be such an amazing place. Instead it's cover up after cover up and deceit ?? Why not deal with it head on and be truthful ?? I don't get it! It's like there is nobody left that has any integrity or morals, or even human decency and compassion ?? Sad and unbelievable !!
This is just horrific & tragic!... I can't even begin to imagine what our fellow Americans are feeling or going through!.... 😔
If I had the floor like the gentleman at 10:57, I would've said this:" I now say something which the rest of my town may not share my opinion on. You will all get away with this. The law will shield you from justice. Norfolk Southern owes us in total every scrap of commercial and residential property value as well as the land under it, well above asking price. As well as restitution for our livestock, our jobs, relocation, and retraining for new careers and occupations. Our healthcare ought to be paid for in full, regardless of whether health issues arise from your negligence or not, for life. Time will tell how many of us will die from the chemicals you let spill and burn so irresponsibly. Furthermore, this country holds that we are promised life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. You, the governor of this state, and your executive board have robbed us of all three. And in a just world, all of you would be strung up on the gallows, and your personal assets seized to help pay the cost of the untold number of lives you have stolen today for the sake of your greed."
That's what I'd say.
Thank u for telling it ....
I understand you perfectly!🥺
How ugly tragic and irresponsible. No amount of money can bring their lives to the security and/or the health they once most likely had prior to this mess!!
Ugh🤬
Rich r getting rich wethe people are getting poorer
Amen
Well said.
I'm not for the gallows, but I'm here for the rest of it. I hear you.
That man pleading for help for his children and grandchildren brought tears to my eyes. My heart goes out to all the people affected by this.
Exact same here. There is no way to be unaffected by this.
@@nickkohlmann the man he was pleading with seems unaffected.
We worry about the price of eggs, he don't even care about this . Lil bump in his road.
They voted for trump. Trump rolled back regulations. Voting has consequences.
My heart hurts for the environment. The environment didn't vote for deregulation. The environment didn't vote for dump. My heart hurts for the environment.
He may outlive his children. Very sad.
This video made me ugly cry. WTI is in my back yard. I raise 4 kids under 18 alone. I feel trapped and I don't know what to do. Great video. Respect to your mom 💕 (was her name Terry??) I have a lot of information and I'd love to talk with you about this disaster.
I think the most you can do is prepare, we see constantly that both sides of the government do not give a fuck about us so we just need prepare for when they leave us on our own. Ik it seems like an easy solution but try to get into prepping and try to get your community prepared for other disasters. God bless, love you and stay safe.
Hey! Would love to get in touch! My email is in my profile here. Please reach out if you’re free soon
look up the effects of noise pollution as well, I would also recommend looking into channels like NotJustBikes. The rail issue is not only the fault of the companies but also the fault of the united states government, who made a bad investment into vehicles and are just using the sunk cost fallacy to not give any more funding for rail.
People suck, politics suck, but this goes deeper than consolidation of these companies, especially because the past few times they consolidated was more mandated to stay in business rather than a ploy for money (although it was probably also for the money).
Trains are not the issue, the lack of infrastructure is, and governments just dont pay to upkeep it because car companies have worked so hard to destroy it.
I live here too. I can literally see WTI from my front yard. I know how you feel mama. Just know you aren't alone in feeling trapped and wanting better for our kids.
Every member of the board, and every middle manager involved should be drugged out of their homes, chained next to the burned site, and forced to drink contaminated water.
The previous administration did not enforce new braking technology from what was implemented in 2012. Vote red it’s all for more money over normal citizens.
@DensLight why are you even bringing Trump and your hatred of him in this comment section ? Quite pathetic of you for doing so.
@@coshyno because he rolled back the regulations that may have prevented this. You're as dense as Trump is, pal.
They at least should be required to live there...
@DensLight Bro just gtfo already before you end up finding out how pissed we are.
Wow. Great segment. It’s truly horrifying and depressing that they’ll get away with this. :(
Hundreds of millions will have to die before there is any type of uprising.
Buttigeig got away with it.
they always get away with it
@@KB-ke3fiTrump*
This brought me to tears. They need to close this town off and get those people out of there. Absolute evil what is happening to these innocent people. Thank you for the video, it was very well done.
That's Norfolk Southern's mentality: "Your town is toxic? So move..."
Right wing clowns have been undermining regulations and support systems for the last 50 years
This is only the start
send em all to new castle, pa. where they make dynamite and fireworks. columbiana county aspires to be just like new castle
Huge thank you for this! It's all but forgotten already.
almost time to kick the renters out and sell the dump.
Thanks for covering this from a local perspective
Greyzone and Jimmy Door has been, too
@@O1OO1O1 Jimmy Dore is fucking awful
You live there? Or you just say things that make you feel like you live there?
@@KB-nt7eg Sorry to offend you
@@Neon_Plasma okay. But he does better journalism than all of the mainstream news networks combined
We need to KEEP talking about this! We can’t forget about this community
No we need To START DOING something about it. We cannot forgive this atrocity
@@davio7031 I am learning how..
@@davio7031 start studying up a bit of chem and ecological science. I think this event will be a slow death for anything down the road.
NJP were the first to draw attention to this and actually advocate for the people.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF FIGHTING BIG CORPORATE AND THE FEDS!!! NO WIN SITUATION!!
So well done, thank you. The man at the town hall meeting - his pleas had me in tears. Saw Erin Brockovich speak last night in West Chester, PA so wanted to search for some vids on the current state of East Palestine. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this disaster that should not have happened, had NorFuck been more concerned with safety rather than the almighty dollar. And the EPA is a joke! Keep fighting EP!
How badly are you affected by these chemicals in PA? I know for sure that these toxic chemicals are all over the place.
@@janisjackson7322 that cloud is going north east and will run all the way into northeastern Ontario, through Southern Ontario Canada, possibly further.
When companies want to make that extra buck (and they all do) the first thing they do is cut every safety and environmental regulation they can get away with; then they ask their industry lobbyists to go to DC and state capitals to strip away whatever state and federal safety and environmental regulations that are left. Accidents like this are the result of late stage capitalism and decades of lobbyist's work; and I would be remiss if I didn't mention the decades of propagandists in all forms of media saturating the airwaves with idea that less environmental and safety regulations is a good thing for the average person. Now the brain rot of "regulation = bad" is so deep that even after a disaster like this there will be tons of average people against creating better safety and environmental regulations in place to prevent disasters like this.
Greedy idiots who ruin their own environment locally and internationally. They really think they can live underground like moles and escape the consequences of their deadly actions. In the end, if nothing else, nature will destroy them since our planet is essentially shot.
@ Joseph Pereira. Thanks, Joseph.
This is wild. Prayers for these people and share this video as much as possible
They need more than our prayers. I know many are on tight budgets - but I suggest that these families relocate to seasonal rentals in rural areas. Black Lake NY has a really large fishing cabin area. Many of these rentals are furnished, have kitchens, are heated and insulated, have free parking, and plenty of beds and bedrooms. I stayed there myself. God bless.
We need more people covering this and talking about it, they want to cover it up. Keep talking about it everyone, we gotta stand up for our people. ♡
There is plenty..ok tik tok which the US politicians want to ban.
@@jessepartridge5613 tiktok is not someone covering it, its nice that people are talking about it and spreading the word on tiktok though so more people know what is happening and are educated. Tiktok does carry a lot of our information so I understand why its in question.
Talking ain’t do a shit
talking about it does nothing, taking action does something.
Nothings gonna happen. Keep talking and yacking it up. It'll all be vain either way
The heart-wrenching thing is a billion dollar company can’t find it in their hearts to help a village of 5,000.
These people could see so much money from this, but money won’t give them back their home, or their health. Northfolk Southern handed down a death sentence to these people. They, their children, and their grandchildren could lose their lives and suffer so many effects! HELP THESE PEOPLE! Get them out of there!!
That man begging for help for his family had me in tears!
You need a heart to begin with, to find anything in it!
@@Bizarro69 If you want to help you can always support my friend who makes candles. We both live in ohio and I was just thinking why do I never tell people about his business. I'm sure people would be a lot happier supporting him than Blackrock group that owns a percent of every major company. His candles are high quality too he gave me one for Christmas. Let me know if you are interested. I know it's something small but anything to not support these people helps.
Most people in that town voted for trump, and trump cut funding for workplace hazards, its karma.
Your a total fool. Corporations don't have "hearts" it a entity. Nothing more. Wake up to reality
@@aedaed7238Another idiot, the company is based in Norfolk, and that's a democrat stronghold. Dems just destroying everything they touch. But go on and blame Trump like you guys have done the entire presidency... No integrity, no accountability, no intelligence.
REALLY good video! Probably the best production I’ve seen on this story so far. You did a better job reporting and filming than the big networks.
Covid was a mega killer, the state had to destroy human rights and cause massive misery.
The train cars were a mega killer time bomb. We had to do an UNcontrolled burn and kill the town and poison the state.
Are we learning yet people what is going on here?
Thank you for making this video and raising awareness
Words can't explain how evil man has become against his own brother. This is heartbreaking and sickening.
Words can explain it, the problem is people don't want to acknowledge it and thus their fates have been sealed.
@@Thyalwaysseek 💯💯💯
@@turnthitchcock8432 This is beyond political brands now, politicians have ALL failed the people.
Ohio native here. Your documentary made me tear up. Thank you for exposing this and bringing the pain of the East Palestine residents to light. Praying for those affected by this tragedy and for justice for these residents.
Hope your okay so far
how are those prayers going for you?
@@pabloescobarschanclas what would you do patron?
@@pabloescobarschanclas Ya know, I'm not a religious fella by any means, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna go knock someone else's beliefs. To them, our lack of faith makes us dumb. Live and let live, their religion isn't your problem.
@Zoe Daisy Hill, Dr. Robert O Young has a take on this you may want to look him up.
A few years ago, West Virginia residents were faced with a similar environmental devastation when a chemical storage tank leaked into the Elk River (the source of intake for the state's largest water supplier). Residents were told it was safe. It was not. Everything smelled of black licorice. Before that, I wasn't even aware of a chemical called MCHM.
Even today, the area is experiencing a huge increase of malignant cancers in adults and children as well as canines and felines. The poor residents of East Palestine are just beginning the walk into the land of unknown health & environmental consequences. These people running corrupt corporations need to be held accountable.
They should be in prison for life
Nothing can be done, corruption runs deep in the US.
@@Z_1917 America is a failed state
Whole city should evacuate
DU PONT DID ENOUGH TO WV NOW MORE😤😤😤OMG THIS IS EVIL BAD
Prayers for you🙏. Can't imagine the unbelievable experience you have faced.
Thanks for the reporting. Whatever it takes to keep residents’ voices centered in this recovery.
"Unrelated symptoms" and "it's safe" are true words of the 20's!
Though they have still managed to keep the plandemic alive )
1920's or 2020's? I can't be sure.
science words LOL
@@cb1623 you people are so disgusting, millions of people died from covid, many of my family members died in Mexico and my mother was hospitalized. Without vaccines the world would be in such a worse state, I'm lucky to have been born in an era where polio and the pox have been eradicated and I could grow up healthy as a child. I hope you treat every other form of medication with the same critical lens
sAfE aNd eFfEcTiVe! It's Soyence!
I have been deathly sick since February 4, 2023 and I live in Bensalem Pennsylvania.
I am very familiar with the chemicals dioxins from my tour in Vietnam. And I’m suffering now the same way I did then. Only in Nom we called it agent orange.
And here in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 358 miles away, 1/3 of the birds seem to be gone.
March 12, 2023, and I’m still sick. Just like I was back in the bush.
There is no doubt in my mind that it is from this idiocy!
You should award east Palestine $1 billion which is only pocket change you!
Well some of the chemicals released were used as weapons in ww1 i believe and these people are trying to cover it all up…
Illinois here. Every time it rains white residue is left everywhere. Tap water is leaving white residue everywhere too.
Remember when the Chernobyl reactor melted? The authorities did everything to convince the world nothing had happened. When everyone knew something had happened, just not what exactly.
Chernobyl was caused by greed. The Soviet union knew their reactors did not meed safety standards, but they were cheap. A similar accident had happen years before.
Some of us continue to make decisions that cost thousands of lives. To earn money that they don't need.
did 3 tours in Iraq and 4 in Afghanistan and was exposed to things that they was safe..today I have weird side effects and my family doctor can't answer..
never mind the vaccines they gave me too..
did 10 years active and 6 years of training..
Thank you for your service! 🙏
the man speaking his heart out at 11:20 made me cry, he needed all his strenght not to cry and not to attack them or harm them in anyway. im really sorry for you guys that you have to go through this. i hope for the best of you and that all of you will be safe. do not stop fighting for you´re right to life healthy and safe.
That really hit me in the chest too.
Look very carefully at the disgusting face of that executive when a resident explains the damage that was done. You can see the emotions he's trying to hide by looking at one half of his face. The right half is completely blank, maybe with a slight bit of frustration. But the left half holds all his emotions. Decide for yourself, but it looks like some combination of anger, rage, disgust, or contempt. There's zero empathy or remorse for his actions. He genuinely doesn't care about the damage he did. Instead, he's upset because someone else is pointing out his cruelty and the pain he caused. That's a man with no morals and no redemption.
We Railroad workers were trying to draw attention to the crap last fall before the potential strike. The media just talked about how much our raise was. I’ve got close to 10 years on the rail road and these derailments happen pretty often except they’re not high profile with chemicals. Now all the derailments are getting a lot of attention. Trains haul all kinds of haz mat 24/7 . Sometimes many cars, sometimes only a few.
Did TRUMP deregulate any rules or orders while in office I'm hearing people say?
Well if you were allowed to strike that would've crippled the economy, even further. You weren't trying to call attention to this at the time, all you wanted was more money and paid sick leave.
@@JoeSmith-mp2fn I would be ok with that. They deserve a raise and sick leave. If the economy gets crippled, it's all the companies fault.
@@bobbyburgle4536 as if the economy was currently growing exponentially atm
@@bobbyburgle4536 The op being full of shite was the take away.
That happened in my town of Paulsboro, NJ. That stuff is really bad for you. Here, 23,000 gallons of vinylchloride got spilled into our creek when the train derailed. Our whole town got sick, and our own police tried to say it was safe. Don't listen to law enforcement or so-called professionals when they say people will be fine.
I'm not far from you I remember that. All the way up the Mantua creek
I had found out about this incident after the week of the Ohio one. The health study along with the class action lawsuit still haven’t been released after an entire decade. How many people in your area were you aware of that got serious long lasting effects like cancer and infertility?
@gregoryscully5832 "to serve and to protect..."
Police are government. They are not separate.
@Gregory Scully except they are directly a part of the government and are willingly and knowingly lying to your face.
I responded to an emergency repair call down to East Palestine to preform diagnostics on one of the water pumps they had running (private company owned). My shop was the 4th business they called for someone to come down to look at it as all other shops told them to bring it in to their shops, but they did not want to stop the pump with the work that was going on. I responded, driving 2 hours down to the site they had the pumps, and I was concerned. I brought a mask, even a gas mask just in case (my own paranoia). I did not notice any odd smells, though I was concerned about the water vapors from the pump outputs, or well, the mist from the nozzles, tossing out any of the particulates that got into the water back into the air where I was working. Talking to some of the workers, they are also left in the dark with a lot of stuff as the Ohio EPA is trying to get the situation under control after what NS crews left behind.
This situation was clear from the start to be a complete fiasco when the news came out, we all knew there was going to be cover ups, the question now is, how bad is it truly going to be.
Pray for these people
Unfortunately we live in a world where corporations aren’t held accountable and they will never help these people.
We have guns for a reason
@@Elel765 THERE IS A CIVIL WAR ON ALL AMERICANS INSIDE OF AMERICA WHY IS IRAN TROOPS INVADING AMERICANS SINCE OBAMA AND CHINA 🇨🇳. Did you know that there was many train derailments ,, did you know that deeper down our food factories .. did you know did America is under attack and there’s a Civil War on the inside of America. .. ,, DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RUSSIA, IRAN IN CHINA SUBMARINES SURROUNDING AMERICA DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS IRAN WAR SHIPS BY BAHAMAS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. I PRAY FOR ALL AMERICANS, AND FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.👨🏻🦱👨🏻🦰🧑🏽👩🏾🦱👩🏻🦳, JESUS IS COMING SOON DARLING ✝️
@@Elel765 dont you worry obama 3.0 will cum after guns
They have more guns and gold then you and gold is what wins wars
@@Elel765 you ain’t about it lol
The sickest part of it all is that officials said it was safe to go back
They did the same thing on 9/11. They don't care about anything long term , they just want the heat off of themselves now so someone else can deal with it later
And that they thought blowing up a train with toxic chemicals was a good idea. Doesn’t look like a contained release.
That’s what they always do! “Don’t panic, just go and die for us, okay? Don’t make a big deal about this, everything is okay!”
The EPA is a fucking sham too.
sounds like chernobyl
Greater Appalachia has forever been subject to the hands of greedy, venomous, ill-hearted humans. Nothing changes if nothing changes. Keep fighting!!!
Appalachia keeps voting republican they get what they deserve we making America great again, y'all tired of winning yet?
@@TheSLOShadow Appalachia is a treasure trove of natural resources that greedy companies have been benefiting from for a century if not more.
@@lesliethurston2151 I often ask the pro coal folks why the area is still so poor when xxx,xxx tones of coal have been mined over the years and have produced 100’s of millions of dollars in revenue. Where did the money actually go? Most will admit the money doesn’t stay. Mining companies and rail roads were notorious for company stores years ago they didn’t even pay actual wages just credits at their monopoly retail location. These legacy industries will not do the right thing until the feds force it. Individual states are too beholden to these industries to actually enforce the laws that exist let alone create new ones for modern freight, updated safety measures etc.
Once that gets in the water it can never get cleaned out. It’s going to take many years to clean up. Blowing it up was the worst thing to do
Thank you for covering this
i simply couldnt imagine having this happen in my city. This deserves millions more views
No need to Imagine ... they're transporting the toxic cleanup to your landfill
There’s simply no such thing as a safe landfill. No matter how many barriers, liners, and pipes we install to try to mitigate the risk, landfills will always leak toxic chemicals into the soil and water.
The train tracks run through my back yard, Im urgently trying to move because of this
@@DatboyCS The entire situation is absolutely nuts. Like something straight out of a freaking disaster movie. I wish you and your neighbors well.
Like Flint Michigan all over again..
If its not right in your face, no one cares. Its sad, everyone to far into lala land to give a shit about something that doesn't concern them. Prayers from FL 🙏🏼
Then you are not from the tri state
Frustrating. I feel their anxiety from a few states below. I have seen the pollution of every river in a 100 mile radius around me over the last 20 years. This Ohio crash hurts my nature child too the souls core. I think everyone in a 30 to 50 mile radius should be bought out for property loss and relocated as soon as possible. There’s People who can’t afford to escape. This pollution is coming for us alllll over the world we are ONE. But for now get out!
That’s stuff been used since world war it’s burnet all the time check your history. Just the same way nuclear waste is everywhere.
@Critical Strike Forge Letting a corporation that neglected safety, cause a huge environmental disaster and also be in charge of self performing clean up is an insult above socialism. Rest assured there’s no bunker nor a well deep enough too escape these forever chemicals that will kill the rich just as well as us pheasants.
They don't want to spend the money. "Profits over people"...Welcome to America...
Isn't it ironic that 2023 started with tragic event in East Palestine (Ohio) and now 2023 year ending with watching tragic events unfolding in nation of Palestine? Just like an omen.
Ever wonder if the severe fatigue we suffer on the job, might have caused these issues? The railroads should give all transportation workers two consecutive days off per week and seven paid sick days. As a railroader myself, we have none. One must work six days in a row, to get 48hrs off. But the railroads hold a person for 24h and 1min to reset the clock to avoid us from having 48h off. A nice game they play with fatigue. Do the research.
Truth
Criminal politicians and their handlers are destroying the working poor.
In so many ways.
Stand tall....and fight dirty.....they will.
It may have played a role (and likely has in the many other recent derailment..there have been several), but this particular incident was a weight distribution issue first of all. The cars were not lined up correctly because they were trying to save time (money). Workers had reported about this safety issue multiple times before this actually happened. It was a ticking time bomb. I'm sorry you're having to work like that brother, that is intense. Looking around it's hard to believe this is the same country I grew up in..where did the soul of it go? So many cold and stony hearts..Take care of yourself.
A ''job'' shouldn't be a subscription to slavery. Your best bet is to unsubscribe from slave labour. Establish real jobs / companies.
Also i really don't think you want to go and blame yourself over this. Do you really want to become the scapegoat of the company? Do you want to be responsible for damages? After how they've used you and you'll let them use you again as a meat shield for their crimes?
@@RobotronSage Stop comparing voluntary work that people receive a wage and benefits from as slavery. Hyperbole serves no one.
This is heart wrenching. Thank you for going to the source and interviewing those directly affected by this tragedy.
sending people there to do interviews without knowing the full effects of breathing the air in the area is stupid as well
Thank you for continuing to shine a light on what is happening to this community. I was just wondering what is currently happening. I'm totally disgusted with how Dewine and the Feds have dismissed these people. He needs to be held accountable just as much as the NS! I am praying for the people of East Palestine and the other surrounding communities.
Making it out to be worse then it is. I have family there and have been there since before the spill. Its nothing like what the media is making it out to be. Its actually less worse then they are making it out to be. Its a cover up for whats going on with china and the us. If your eyes and minds are focused elsewhere nobody will pay attention to what they are actually doing (they being the gov) . Wake up america
Fucking sickening that we dump stupid amount of money to Ukraine but nothing to our own people? Fucking sad and hurts my heart….
We shouldn’t have to clean this up. Corporations should clean up the mess and take care of people since it’s their fault. Shame on us for allowing big corporations the power to do that.
I went down one night with a couple of friends and everything was just off. Nothing felt quite right, and it seemed especially empty. Most pain relievers, whether it be throat numbing or an ointment for skin irritations were completely gone in the stores in town. Tankers and cleanup vehicles driving around more then actual people. All black SUV's and cars parked around watching making sure no one got too close. We parked and got some pics by a sign with the towns name on it and was quickly followed/tailed by a vehicle out of the town. It was an extremely interesting experience, and I encourage you if something by you happens like this go down if safe and be careful.
Creepy! Thanks for the report I’m sure everyone else appreciates it as much as I do.
Did you film it?
@@madeincanadahiphop I've got some pics of just in town, one of them being a SUV watching for anything suspicious. Sadly I didn't get a video of us being tailed because me and my friends were focused on getting out of dodge.
@Doctor Whowhotheowl "UFOS" lmao stfu.
Thank you for scoping it out and reporting. Unfortunately, THIS is the only way we can exchange intelligent thoughts.....that is IF they arent deleted.
Smh.
Imagine, sitting in a room with your boss. You boss tells you, you're going to get a decent raise in your annual salary and all you have to do is go to a little town, smile and fake that you have all the answers and everything is going to be ok.
I hope you sleep well Norkolk.
Theyll sleep like satanic babys
Look into the company "CTEH" that's who they've hired to come in and aid them in cover up. Company specializes in just that.
Oh sure enough, they make an appearance at 3:30 in the video. I hadn't watched the whole thing yet.
My heart goes out to these people. Hoping they at least get some form of justice.
They hate 90 million other Americans, because we disagree with them about politics.
What would that Justice look like ?
A Donald Trump dictatorship in the USA ?
There will be ‘just us’ as usual.
By Justice, do you mean a big wad of cash? 💰
This is America, you get the justice you can afford
Nope
Northfok should be forced to buy the entire town.
In my MBA class, I asked the class at what point in management when climbing the corporate ladder do you start to not care about people, entry level workers, or anything outside of the "bottom line". It made a lot of people angry (particular the VP and executive level folks), but it generated a good discussion.
You did the right thing.
They feel they are above the average Joe or Jane because we as a society barely research anything let alone continue learning after graduation. Education never ends. And by the time people get to be my age and understand how corrupt everything truly is well...
There is a disproportionate percentage of sociopaths among corporate leaders. For real
Are you a teacher or MBA student?
@@brandywineblue was an MBA student, graduated in December. I have only ever been an entry-level Analyst punching far above my weight. My entire career I’ve seen great middle managers care about direct reports only to get forced to follow dumb blanket orders given from out of touch higher ups. A company I used to work for committed some environmental issues, when I raised my concern with management, they were more pissed at me about criticizing the company vs. the actual impact.
It’s like LETTING A MURDERER BE IN CHARGE OF CLEANING UP AND HIDING THERE OWN CRIME SCENE SMH 😵💫
A blatant conflict of interest which is a crime no matter how you spin it
Exactly
Thank you for covering this tragedy. My heart goes out to everyone affected. I pray they'll be taken care of properly.
Radiotrophic Fungi
My wife and I are poisoned. Many are as bad or worse than we are. Our derailment/,burn. Medical conditions related , worsen. What are the long term effects? Chemicals in our environment and our bodies are based on evidence, not politics by a powerful company, or elected on the take. Roger Walker E Palestine Ohio
I live in central PA and this is at the forefront of my mind every day. God be with these people and we WILL help them.
Amen
We never smelled anything in western Pa
I got goosebumps when the man approached the stage demanding action. Great video!
Lived in a huge agriculture community in So Cal for 20+ years. Went to a high school surrounded by fields with pesticides being sprayed on miles and miles of crops all the time. I always wondered how much I was breathing in and what effects it will have on me as I age.
i remember this as well looking back at being a kid. should have to done after hiurs and not put ppls lives at risk
Your probably part of an experiment and the powers at be are monitoring your guys health through the years. I hope you the best.
Prayers for the healing of Ohio 🙏🏼❤️
I saw a video of a train rolling thru Ohio, the state of the tracks looked worse than what you see in third world countries! There's no way the owners of the rail lines don't know about it, they just dont care. How is it cheaper to keep having to clean up derailments than to just go and fix the lines? It's heartbreaking for the people of these communities to be ignored and treated as disposable.
Edit* I think that interview with norfolks CEO confirms it is cheaper to do bare minimum clean up and cover ups than it is to fix things 🙄 scumbags
They lobbied against safety upgrades knowing this would happen. They did the math and this was cheaper for them. It's not fucking cheaper for the community though! Our economic system is really messed up with what it prioritizes. We can change that.
They lobbied against safety upgrades knowing this would happen. They did the math and this was cheaper for them. It's not fucking cheaper for the community though! Our economic system is really messed up with what it prioritizes. We can change that.
@Johnstown PA Depends, but that sounds appropriate. Tracks deal with all kinds of weather, they would need to be replaced.
American infrastructure is third world for most of its citizens
Google it
@@Scribbles222
Not through Selections.
A clean up of the river, like even distillation is a nightmare that would need a column. You can't really just filter out what was in that EPA letter. Then there is the soil which is just yikes.
Really, this can't be fixed. Companies skirting regulations and neglect of infrastructure. We have derailments all the time, but this is appalling with ramifications like what Love Canal went through.
We might have a new Love Canal incident in terms of level of action needed. This is sickening
Yeah, it basically needs to be strip mined to actually be clean at this point.
They basically chernobyl'd the town in a quite literal sense.
Evacuation will probably be a necessity.
Also reprimands will also be a major necessity for the survival of our species.
This has the potential to be way worse than Love Canal, Hinkley CA, Times Beach MO... That cloud of burned VC was full of dioxins. It was miles across, then it moved, over literally MILLIONS of acres of farm land. That's going to end up in the food chain.
Hey thank you for taking the initiative to document this. You’re doing work that is critically important and that kind of leadership is rare and sorely needed going forward.
Wow! I don't know how I missed this channel before today. I've binge watched for a couple of hours.
Great reporting. New subscriber.
This documentary gave me cold chills. I'm truly praying for the families in East Palestine
This really the equivalent of Chernobyl.
If you see how plastic curing chemical work.
It's a liquid whose chemical compounds are made of elements with missing or extra protons.
In other words, "anions and cations"
In other words "ions"
They are unstable compounds with missing or extra protons that pull or add protons from surrounding material in an attempt to balance itself out and bring it back to a normal state.
Some of these materials it looks to pull from, pretty much include anything and everything made out of material. Including the material that makes up our DNA.
THAT IS WHY URANIAM IS RADIOACTIVE
it is a cation that pulls protons from surrounding material, including DNA WHICH IS WHY IT CAUSES CANCER
In the making and curing of plastic they mix cation liquid with an equal parts anion liquid so it balances during the curing process. Which brings it back to a normal balance.
But to take uncured plastic making material and spill it everywhere is pretty much Chernobyl
Praying doesn’t do shit, pal. Vote. Vote for unions. Vote for regulations. Vote for safety. Vote out republicans.
I pray and vote for better and more government regulations that prevent this type of disaster happening again.
Prayers don’t do do anything.
@@ohmyglob1934 .. the main problem is they pick and choose the rules and regulations they want to enforce, and the company that's violating them is a key factor. The small company gets hit hard, the big company gets a pass.
Excellent vid man. Props to you for helping these folks be heard.
This made me cry sm, we know we live in a twisted world when profit becomes more important than human lives
welcome to EARTH, buddy, did you doubt humans were monsters until now? ah, youth
@@aeonsbeyondit’s not about that. Most people live life blindly because we’ve all been manipulated, brainwashed and had our food and water supplies poisoned for who knows how long. It’s not just about the youth. Christopher Columbus didn’t discover anything…he stole it…the 1800’s world fair wasn’t what they tried to say it was…there’s aluminum and many more poisonous man made chemicals in our air and soil all over the world. Not sure u even know half of this is TRUE. Yes. Humans are monsters but it isn’t about the youth, it’s less about the youth then the rest of us. ur probably around 15.
Jesus is the TRUTH the WAY and the LIFE
@@grandmastagrimm8773 Jesus ain’t helped that town
The way it is sadly
they are giving people a $25 payout. They don't care. remember you are expendable to corporations.
Canadians are watching and our prayers are with you all!!!
Fuckin eh bud
Stay focused on flushing Turdeau. Our prayers are with you.
When the *&^$@ has prays helped anyone?!
@SwiftBMF @SwiftBMF thoughts and prayers. that's how the brave and free Americans solve problems these days. It's so friggin sad its funny.
White American Ignorance put us here… now they begging and asking for help… they let trump run rampant and the country has literally gone to shit
I worked for NS for 16 years, the way that they are treating the people of EP is the way that they treat employees too. I am so sorry that greed has done this to your town.
I'm honestly surprised yt recommended this to me...
But I appreciate this.
This wasn't covered more than a whisper, and I wanted to TRULY know what was going on.
THANK YOU for all your hard work and actually reporting on this.❤
12:42 "And who is this government for anyway?" Exactly the right question. It is all for securing profits.
Glad I watched this. East Palestine, don’t give up. God bless y’all!
I hired private detectives to investigate my own murder and they said I'm innocent, they didn't find anything. It's crazy that the train company has anything to do with the inspections after the fact.
They paid to be a part of those inspections
This is not just “destroying a whole town” as the video says (as horrible that is), this is going to impact the whole country and even beyond indirectly through contamination of food grown in the region where the contaminates have spread. It’s just so beyond horrible. I hate selfish corporations that put profit over people with a burning passion. They’re destroying the world.
That water flows into so many other rivers so this has already spread into other states this is way bigger
Almost like it was planned
@@robertmarley8852 that movie came out in Dec before the accident about train wreck in Ohio..
There's more
@@robertmarley8852 I totally believe it was
Of course it was planned, who owns Norfolk southern? Look it up. Who does this administration hate and want to eradicate? People like this
Its so sad this is about the rich vs everybody else.
It is no longer "we the people ",it's we the corporations
For those who know the constitution it warned us 200 + yrs ago...
*they the corporations
I used to live in PA the last right turn before East Palestine. Those train tracks marked the end of the 22 acres we lived on. We moved a few years ago and I could never have imagined this happening. So sad.
thank you to the people sharing their stories despite this heartbreaking destruction. prayers for everyone affected 🕊️
Like your prayers, I’ve also helped by standing on one leg seven times a day. A lot of good we’re doing. 🦵🏻
@@Paine137 the man who thinks he is the smartest one in the room is just the one to dumb to realize their own ignorance.
In hindsight do you believe this was a way to blur search results for Palestine / Israel?