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2023.02.28 01:54 Nearby-Complaint Two John Does Identified By Youngstown Police Department
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/police-attorney-general-making-announcement-on-human-remains/
by: Joe Gorman
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Part of a mystery that began when a man’s remains were found in 1987 has been solved after police Monday announced they have been able to identify him.
And with the way technology has advanced in recent years, the second part of the mystery — how Robert Earl Sanders, 22, of Parkwood Avenue, died, may be achievable someday.
“This bounces all over the place,” added Chief of Detectives Capt. Jason Simon. “Cold cases are frequently solved by people giving us information and connections. This case is all about connections.”
The bust that was unveiled at an August press conference, seeking help in identifying the set of bones found that were later determined to be Sanders at a cemetery in the Sharon Line neighborhood of the East Side, also helped police solve the fate of a Toledo man who went missing in 1981.
Sanders’ identity was announced Monday at a press conference at the Covelli Centre by city police, the state Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sanders was reported missing on Aug. 13, 1976, by his mother, who told police she had last seen her son on Aug. 9, 1976. The report added his mother told the officer “it is not like him to leave.”
A 71-year-old man and his grandson were hunting for squirrels on Sept. 10, 1987, at Liberty Road and Atkinson Avenue near Mount Hope Cemetery when they found a skull, reports said. Other bones included a clavicle, a scapula, and some teeth.
The bones were taken to the anthropology department at Youngstown State University to be examined further, but for some reason, that examination either never took place or any record of that examination is missing.
The bones remained there until a former anthropology student at YSU reached out to the police in August 2021 about the bones. The student told police she had thought of the bones over the years and was concerned because no one ever found out the identity of the person they belonged to.
“With that phone call, a case that been cold for 34 years grew warm,” Simon said.
That is when police called in BCI, who did a bust of the face based on the bones available and announced it at an Aug. 25 press conference at the police department. It didn’t take long for police to get a tip on who the person may have been.
Sweeney said a man called from Cincinnati and told police they had the wrong race for the bust. The man said the bust belonged to a white person and said the man’s name was Theodore Long, 19, who went missing in 1981 from Toledo.
Sweeney said the caller was wrong about the man’s race — the bust represented a black man — but he listened to the caller’s story and in turn contacted Toledo police.
Between the two departments, they learned of a man whose remains were fished out of a creek in Fayette County. The man was never identified, but investigators did have his fingerprints on file, where they stayed for years.
Sweeney was in contact with Toledo police while BCI consulted Columbus police. Toledo police used the fingerprints they had on file for Long, and they matched the corpse that was fished out of the creek in 1981.
But while investigators knew of Long’s fate, they still did not know who the skull and other bones found on the East Side belonged to. Investigators sent the bones they had to Othram Labs in The Woodlands, Texas, to be tested. Othram specializes in getting molecular DNA from bones. They shared their findings with an Akron-based group that specializes in missing persons cases, the Porch Light Project, which helped pay for the testing with a grant.
With the DNA profile that was compiled, Porch Light was able to do a genealogical DNA search that led them to Sanders’ family. A family member then submitted a DNA sample when contacted, and that confirmed that the skull belonged to Sanders.
A cause of death for Sanders is officially listed as “undetermined,” but Sweeney said he was hopeful that someone can call with some information. Investigators may be able to learn how and even when he died. At the time he was found, investigators believed the skull had been there for three to five years
Identifying both men is crucial for investigators to try and figure out how Sanders and Long died, Yost said.
“This is just the beginning. This is not the end,” Yost said.
The woman who informed Sweeney about Sanders’ bones in the first place, Alisa Yelkin, also spoke. She said she first saw Sanders during a class when his skull was in what she termed a lost and found box.
“I wondered who he was, I wondered what he looked like,” she said.
Over the years, she spoke to police several times but they did not take her seriously, she said. But when she reached out to Sweeney after reading an article about his work in cold cases, she felt comfortable that he would work the case as best he could.
Fayette County Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth said his agency has been trying to identify Long for years and he said he was very appreciative of Youngstown’s help in the case. He said Long’s death has been ruled a homicide.
“We now have a name as our detectives work this homicide case,” Stanforth said.
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by: Joe Gorman
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Part of a mystery that began when a man’s remains were found in 1987 has been solved after police Monday announced they have been able to identify him.
And with the way technology has advanced in recent years, the second part of the mystery — how Robert Earl Sanders, 22, of Parkwood Avenue, died, may be achievable someday.
“This bounces all over the place,” added Chief of Detectives Capt. Jason Simon. “Cold cases are frequently solved by people giving us information and connections. This case is all about connections.”
The bust that was unveiled at an August press conference, seeking help in identifying the set of bones found that were later determined to be Sanders at a cemetery in the Sharon Line neighborhood of the East Side, also helped police solve the fate of a Toledo man who went missing in 1981.
Sanders’ identity was announced Monday at a press conference at the Covelli Centre by city police, the state Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sanders was reported missing on Aug. 13, 1976, by his mother, who told police she had last seen her son on Aug. 9, 1976. The report added his mother told the officer “it is not like him to leave.”
A 71-year-old man and his grandson were hunting for squirrels on Sept. 10, 1987, at Liberty Road and Atkinson Avenue near Mount Hope Cemetery when they found a skull, reports said. Other bones included a clavicle, a scapula, and some teeth.
The bones were taken to the anthropology department at Youngstown State University to be examined further, but for some reason, that examination either never took place or any record of that examination is missing.
The bones remained there until a former anthropology student at YSU reached out to the police in August 2021 about the bones. The student told police she had thought of the bones over the years and was concerned because no one ever found out the identity of the person they belonged to.
“With that phone call, a case that been cold for 34 years grew warm,” Simon said.
That is when police called in BCI, who did a bust of the face based on the bones available and announced it at an Aug. 25 press conference at the police department. It didn’t take long for police to get a tip on who the person may have been.
Sweeney said a man called from Cincinnati and told police they had the wrong race for the bust. The man said the bust belonged to a white person and said the man’s name was Theodore Long, 19, who went missing in 1981 from Toledo.
Sweeney said the caller was wrong about the man’s race — the bust represented a black man — but he listened to the caller’s story and in turn contacted Toledo police.
Between the two departments, they learned of a man whose remains were fished out of a creek in Fayette County. The man was never identified, but investigators did have his fingerprints on file, where they stayed for years.
Sweeney was in contact with Toledo police while BCI consulted Columbus police. Toledo police used the fingerprints they had on file for Long, and they matched the corpse that was fished out of the creek in 1981.
But while investigators knew of Long’s fate, they still did not know who the skull and other bones found on the East Side belonged to. Investigators sent the bones they had to Othram Labs in The Woodlands, Texas, to be tested. Othram specializes in getting molecular DNA from bones. They shared their findings with an Akron-based group that specializes in missing persons cases, the Porch Light Project, which helped pay for the testing with a grant.
With the DNA profile that was compiled, Porch Light was able to do a genealogical DNA search that led them to Sanders’ family. A family member then submitted a DNA sample when contacted, and that confirmed that the skull belonged to Sanders.
A cause of death for Sanders is officially listed as “undetermined,” but Sweeney said he was hopeful that someone can call with some information. Investigators may be able to learn how and even when he died. At the time he was found, investigators believed the skull had been there for three to five years
Identifying both men is crucial for investigators to try and figure out how Sanders and Long died, Yost said.
“This is just the beginning. This is not the end,” Yost said.
The woman who informed Sweeney about Sanders’ bones in the first place, Alisa Yelkin, also spoke. She said she first saw Sanders during a class when his skull was in what she termed a lost and found box.
“I wondered who he was, I wondered what he looked like,” she said.
Over the years, she spoke to police several times but they did not take her seriously, she said. But when she reached out to Sweeney after reading an article about his work in cold cases, she felt comfortable that he would work the case as best he could.
Fayette County Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth said his agency has been trying to identify Long for years and he said he was very appreciative of Youngstown’s help in the case. He said Long’s death has been ruled a homicide.
“We now have a name as our detectives work this homicide case,” Stanforth said.
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2023.02.21 04:25 xxlaur77 Just weeks before Ohio train derailment, East Palestine was preparing to launch MyID wearable devices
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2023.02.20 19:52 Monsur_Ausuhnom $1000 Is A Lot of Money For East Palestine, OH!!
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2023.02.19 22:09 Educational_Copy_140 Is this a thing or just some weird facts coupled with conspiracy speculation
CDC Updates Profile For Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment, And Removes Section On How It Affects Children
East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
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In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
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When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
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East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
2023.02.19 22:08 Educational_Copy_140 Is this a thing or just some weird facts coupled with conspiracy speculation
CDC Updates Profile For Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment, And Removes Section On How It Affects Children
East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
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East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
2023.02.19 22:08 Educational_Copy_140 Is this a thing or just some weird facts coupled with conspiracy speculation
CDC Updates Profile For Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment, And Removes Section On How It Affects Children
East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
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East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
2023.02.19 22:06 Educational_Copy_140 IS this a thing or just some weird facts coupled with conspiracy speculation
CDC Updates Profile For Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment, And Removes Section On How It Affects Children
East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
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East Palestine switching to ‘MyID’ emergency service (from Oct 2022)
From an article on a website Reddit won't allow people to post links from:
On January 26, Ohio local affiliate WKBN announced East Palestine would begin making “an important medical device available to all 4,700 residents” starting January 29.
“The MyID program is ready to roll out in East Palestine. It’s a medical information system that helps first responders provide care,” WKBN reported. “MyID provides wearable devices or key FOBs that have QR codes. Emergency responders use a camera phone to access important medical information.”
......
In addition to the eerie timing of the MyID rollout, the movie White Noise released on Netflix 11 months ago depicts an Ohio train derailment that was filmed in East Palestine. In the film, a college professor who teaches in a fictionalized Ohio town must leave his home with his wife after a train derails and harmful chemicals are released into the air.
......
When pressed for more information about the disastrous train derailment, Moore’s associates who are first responders and railroad workers are tight-lipped. They were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prohibiting them from discussing the incident.
“The local major hospital institute has told all of their employees that they are forbidden to speak out about anything related to this toxic spill. They are not allowed to do interviews, they are not allowed to go on camera, write quotes or comment about anything going on. Experts from the local community have been told, ‘Do not speak, this is not your business this is the business of the federal government, the state government, and the railroad company,” Moore said. “They all received emails and work calls. Some of them have inquired about speaking and they were told to keep out of it.”
2023.02.19 18:42 Medical_Tackle5475 Never waste a good crisis.
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2023.02.17 19:39 Hotwheel_trackstar Health QR code for EP residents months before derailment.
submitted by Hotwheel_trackstar to conspiracy [link] [comments]2023.02.17 03:26 PooKieBooglue White Noise predicts MORE than the Derailment…
 | Background Incase you have been living under a rock, on February 3rd a Norfolk Southern train carrying 20 cars of hazardous materials slid off the rails and caught fire in East Palestine Ohio. There has been plenty of discussion on the similarities to the plot of White Noise which was filmed in Ohio, with some residents of East Palestine cast as extras. submitted by PooKieBooglue to DonDeLillo [link] [comments] What I haven’t seen mentioned… Though not filmed in East Palestine, filming did occur all over the state of Ohio, including the town of Salem which first captured the Norfolk train’s fire, about 20 miles before its derailment in East Palastine. A scene towards the end of the movie has Jack driving to the “iron city”. Iron City is a long standing nick name for Pittsburgh which is about 40 miles from East Palastine. As Jack drives, there is a dramatic focus placed on a flaring fiery stacks that looks much like the Shell Ethane Cracker Plant located in the city of Monaca in Beaver County Pennsylvania. The Shell plant (17 miles from the derailment) would be directly on the way to Pittsburgh if traveling from East Palestine. On Feb 13th, 10 days after the train derailment, Beaver County residents were alerted to a malfunction at the Shell plant that would cause a stack to flare, releasing chemical burn off and black smoke into the environment— looking like the scene in the movie. This isn’t the first time that the Shell Plant has had unexpected flares. The plant put out MORE emissions in 1 month than it’s supposed to do in 1 year - 2 separate months fall of 2022. And it was issued a violation notice for exceeding its rolling limit on air contaminants, VOCs. The day of the derailment, Feb 3rd, advocates Issue Intent to sue Shell. Less significant but still bizarre, the driving scene with the flaring stack included many shots of the full moon, oddly like images published March 17, 2022 with the full moon over the Shell plant. I feel it’s of note that Beaver County had 22 homes that are within one mile of the derailment and the cracker plant. |
2023.02.15 19:23 Cliffbreaker-d "Nobody reports on Ohio"
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2023.02.15 15:03 kittehgoesmeow What A Day: 'Gieg Not Lest Ye Be 'Gieged by Julia Claire & Crooked Media (02/14/23)
"I don't think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these crafts." - National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby answering some classic national security questions
Trump’s U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley officially joined the 2024 GOP primary circus, announcing her presidential campaign to take on her old boss.
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In a 10-2 decision, a United States court of appeals ruled that federal workers are generally not entitled to hazard pay for being exposed to COVID-19 on the job. The federal courts are really in their flop era, aren’t they.
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Senate Democrats are frustrated with the Biden administration’s decision to withhold materials they need to investigate Jared Kushner’s deals with Saudi Arabia as the White House struggles to strike the correct balance between the oversight demands being laid at their feet by both parties.
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Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposed legislation that would increase Social Security benefits by at least $200 per month and fund the program for the next 75 years by increasing the cap on the maximum amount of income subject to the Social Security payroll tax, a change which would only raise taxes on households earning more than $250,000 per year.
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If All Else Derails
The toxic train derailment in East Palestine, OH, has taken on a life of its own in the American political discourse.- Let’s recap: A Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, OH, on February 3, causing a days-long fire in the area. Of the 50 derailed cars, 10 of them contained hazardous chemicals including butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride, two combustible liquids which authorities feared could set off a major explosion. With that fear in mind, officials performed a controlled release of the toxic materials from five train car tankers on February 6, and the contents were then diverted to a trench and burned off. Residents of East Palestine were asked to evacuate as a precautionary measure, and officials lifted the advisory on February 8.
- Those officials have insisted the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink. The Environmental Protection Agency has been monitoring the air quality closely, and reported it has not detected “any levels of concern” as of Sunday. The EPA also added that vinyl chloride and hydrogen chloride have not been detected in any of the 291 homes they have screened, with 181 homes left to be evaluated in the voluntary screening program. The West Virginia subsidiary of American Water, which provides water services in 24 states, said on February 12 that it had not detected any changes in the water at its Ohio River intake site. Still, the company announced that it would enhance its treatment processes and install a second intake site in case an alternate water source is needed.
- According to the Ohio Department of Health, when vinyl chloride is exposed to the environment, it breaks down in sunlight within a few days and changes into other chemicals such as formaldehyde. When it is spilled in soil or surface water, the chemical quickly evaporates into the air. The EPA has been monitoring for several other hazardous chemicals, including phosgene, which can cause eye irritation, throat irritation, and vomiting, and hydrogen chloride, which can irritate the skin, nose, eyes and throat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- It’s natural that such a disaster would generate anger and suspicion, particularly among area residents, and that the Ohio government, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation led by Secretary Pete Buttigieg would be in the crosshairs. Buttigieg released a statement Monday night saying, “USDOT has been supporting the investigation led by The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Our Federal Rail Administration and Pipelines and Hazardous Materials teams were onsite within hours of the initial incident and continue to be actively engaged.” Buttigieg is not without a share of blame. He did not reinstate an Obama-era safety rule aimed at expanding the use of better braking technology, which former President Trump repealed, despite the fact that federal officials recently warned Congress that without improved brakes, “there will be more derailments [and] more releases of hazardous materials.” That this statement came 10 days after the train derailment? Also pretty fucking bad! Flanked by state cabinet officials today, Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) told reporters he learned from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that the train was not considered a high-hazardous-material train, and therefore the railroad was not required to notify residents about what the railcars contained. DeWine called the classification “absurd” and called on Congress to investigate.
- Okay, so this is bad. The people of Palestine, OH, and the surrounding areas should be compensated by Norfolk Southern, which should be liable for the extensive cleanup; there should be a thorough investigation, and the environmental and health-related risks of the derailment should be regularly and transparently updated. But that’s not what the far right is after. The story has been picked up by right-wing disinformation accounts that have all posted nearly-identical tweets without linking to any sources, all posting the same map that has nothing to do with the Ohio train derailment. A narrative began forming. Conservative blogger Matt Walsh just put it right out there: The spurious accusation is that the government doesn’t “give a damn” about Ohioans being “poisoned by the toxic fumes” (no evidence to support that claim) because they are “mostly working class white people,” and “They don’t check any of the identity boxes necessary.” Charlie Kirk—aka Nose Candy Goebbels—called it a “war on white people.” Well okay then! This is, of course, an especially insulting and preposterous claim against the backdrop of the water contamination crises in heavily-populated, majority-black cities like Flint, MI, and Jackson, MS, which are still largely unresolved. And there’s also the fact that all of these jackals fervently support the kind of deregulation that got us here in the first place.
Under The Radar
A mass shooting at Michigan State University Monday night left three people dead and five others in critical condition. At around 8:30 pm, school authorities told students to shelter in place as authorities searched for the suspected gunman, 43-year-old Anthony McRae, who was found off campus early Tuesday dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. President Biden released a statement today calling on Congress to act, noting that the MSU shooting occurred the night before the five-year-anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. The president said he had spoken to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and directed deployment of federal law enforcement to assist with the case. McRae had previously been arrested in 2019 on a weapons violation and purchased the gun he used last night sometime thereafter, according to his father. His motive is unknown, with authorities only pointing to a history of mental-health issues as a possible explanation.What Else?
Former Vice President Mike Pence will fight his subpoena from the special counsel overseeing the investigation of disgraced former president Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.Trump’s U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley officially joined the 2024 GOP primary circus, announcing her presidential campaign to take on her old boss.
President Biden has named Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic advisor.
In a 10-2 decision, a United States court of appeals ruled that federal workers are generally not entitled to hazard pay for being exposed to COVID-19 on the job. The federal courts are really in their flop era, aren’t they.
The death toll in Turkey and Syria from last week’s devastating earthquakes has surpassed 40,000 as rescue missions continue.
Senate Democrats are frustrated with the Biden administration’s decision to withhold materials they need to investigate Jared Kushner’s deals with Saudi Arabia as the White House struggles to strike the correct balance between the oversight demands being laid at their feet by both parties.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) will not run for reelection in 2024. Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. Senator at 89.
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The Senate has confirmed President Biden’s one-hundredth judicial nominee, a significant milestone in the effort to offset the 234 young, hyper-conservative federal judges seated during the Trump administration.Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) proposed legislation that would increase Social Security benefits by at least $200 per month and fund the program for the next 75 years by increasing the cap on the maximum amount of income subject to the Social Security payroll tax, a change which would only raise taxes on households earning more than $250,000 per year.
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Elamin Abdelmahmoud on Twitter: "I don’t mean to be rude but if any government shoots down any more flying objects I’m, respectfully, going to need someone to get in front of a microphone and tell us what the hell is going on"
2023.02.14 23:21 ibpenquin We’ve all hear that WT is now advertising by way of the PID. really though, “What is an advertisement?”
An advertisement refers to a paid form of communication that promotes a service, product or brand. Marketers use advertisements to help companies reach their objectives and increase revenue. Often, they design advertisements for specific groups of potential customers. Advertisements can appear in many mediums, including: Social media platforms
Websites
Radio stations
Search engines
Television stations
Podcasts
Newspapers
Magazines
Billboards
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-is-the-purpose-of-advertisement
What Watchtower is doing is what any “company” would do when they need to make money. They spend money to make money.
Make no doubt about the fact that The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a huge corporation that first and foremost want to make money. They profit from their members, from government, and from the public.
Money first, just as Tony M III states here, https://imgur.com/a/smpJiQ2
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First let’s read about; Advertising Disguised as News (tv tropes) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdvertisingDisguisedAsNews
Keep in mind, even if the news picks up the story for free, Watchtower is still spending time and money to get the story out there, as well as, to make the videos, then provide said videos, and a spokesperson to help the fluff piece be a success.
Any news outlet who needs free content, would much rather go to the CSA stories, rather than a puff piece on how good the JW’s are.
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Websites
Radio stations
Search engines
Television stations
Podcasts
Newspapers
Magazines
Billboards
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-is-the-purpose-of-advertisement
What Watchtower is doing is what any “company” would do when they need to make money. They spend money to make money.
Make no doubt about the fact that The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a huge corporation that first and foremost want to make money. They profit from their members, from government, and from the public.
Money first, just as Tony M III states here, https://imgur.com/a/smpJiQ2
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First let’s read about; Advertising Disguised as News (tv tropes) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdvertisingDisguisedAsNews
Keep in mind, even if the news picks up the story for free, Watchtower is still spending time and money to get the story out there, as well as, to make the videos, then provide said videos, and a spokesperson to help the fluff piece be a success.
Any news outlet who needs free content, would much rather go to the CSA stories, rather than a puff piece on how good the JW’s are.
Now, the news;
The Morning Show https://www.youtube.com/live/SLEkOPDm3rE?feature=share
Great TV Houston https://youtu.be/ICHzxN06ouQ
WHHi News https://youtu.be/G9_2VPohWu0
KRIS 6 News https://youtu.be/McmiaM3-sGw
Fox 26 Houston https://youtu.be/YwlXH83vjY0
WKBN 27 https://youtu.be/sR0quWodxQU
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2023.02.14 18:28 rusticgorilla Rail companies fought against safety measures that could have prevented Ohio disaster
Housekeeping:
Five of the cars carried vinyl chloride, a potent carcinogen used in the production of plastic material. While this is bad enough in itself, in order to avoid a potential explosion emergency crews released the vinyl chloride from the tankers and set it aflame (video)—turning the chemical into phosgene and hydrogen chloride. Phosgene is a colorless nonflammable gas so poisonous that it was used extensively as a chemical weapon during World War I.
If officials are right about the overall air readings being safe to breathe, what about the air and surfaces inside residents’ houses? This is one concern of people returning home, especially those with children:
The company simultaneously fought off both a shareholder proposal to “assess, review, and mitigate risks of hazardous material transportation” and a proposed federal regulation that would have tightened safety guidelines for trains carrying hazardous materials.
Here’s where the corruption and malfeasance enters the picture: Norfolk Southern and other rail companies successfully lobbied against requiring ECP brakes on all trains, even those carrying hazardous chemicals:
In contrast, Norfolk Southern (worth $55 billion) is giving East Palestine just $25,000 to clean up the town they polluted.
The political money isn’t likely to slow down, as rail companies seek to expand their network. Days after the Ohio derailment, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern proposed a $27 billion merger that would increase the transport of hazardous material like fossil fuels across America. According to an environmental impact statement, a total of nearly 13 “releases” of hazardous materials could occur every year along any point of the rail line.
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Poisonous gasses
A Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on February 3 spewed millions of pounds of toxic materials into the environment, killing wildlife, pets, and forcing evacuations.Five of the cars carried vinyl chloride, a potent carcinogen used in the production of plastic material. While this is bad enough in itself, in order to avoid a potential explosion emergency crews released the vinyl chloride from the tankers and set it aflame (video)—turning the chemical into phosgene and hydrogen chloride. Phosgene is a colorless nonflammable gas so poisonous that it was used extensively as a chemical weapon during World War I.
Phosgene, which smells like moldy hay, is also an irritant but six times more deadly than chlorine gas. Phosgene is also a much stealthier weapon: it’s colorless, and soldiers did not at first know they had received a fatal dose. After a day or two, victims’ lungs would fill with fluid, and they would slowly suffocate in an agonizing death. Although the Germans were the first to use phosgene on the battlefield, it became the primary chemical weapon of the Allies. Phosgene was responsible for 85% of chemical-weapons fatalities during World War I.
- Other toxic chemicals released by the derailment include (1) ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, which causes irritation of the nose and throat, nervous system depression, headache, and vomiting; (2) ethylhexyl acrylate, a carcinogen that causes burning and irritation of the nose and throat, as well as shortness of breath and coughing; (3) isobutylene, which causes dizziness and drowsiness.
Around-the-clock testing inside and outside the evacuation zone around the village of East Palestine and a sliver of Pennsylvania showed the air had returned to normal levels that would have been seen before the derailment, said James Justice of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“Hundreds and hundreds of data points we’ve collected over the time show the air quality is safe,” he said.
Local impacts
Despite the all-clear from authorities, residents are nervous to return—and rightfully so. Every American should remember that the lead contaminants in Flint’s drinking water were detected almost immediately by residents, yet it took two years for officials to attempt to rectify the situation. During that time, authorities denied there was any threat to public health. Now, almost a decade later, virtually every official involved in the crisis has had their criminal charges dropped or dismissed.If officials are right about the overall air readings being safe to breathe, what about the air and surfaces inside residents’ houses? This is one concern of people returning home, especially those with children:
Hours after being told she could go home for the first time since a train hauling chemicals derailed and later sent up a toxic plume near the Pennsylvania state line, Melissa Henry nervously walked inside her house.Returning residents may also find their pets sick or deceased:
First, she washed her sheets and pillow cases. Then she started throwing out everything left on her kitchen counters. She opened all of her windows too, hoping to air out whatever might have seeped inside while fearful of the air outside too.
“Was that the right thing to do or not? You just don’t know,” she said Thursday. “It was a nightmare, it still is.”
A certified foxkeeper just outside the evacuation zone has reported one of his foxes died after the burn. “Out of nowhere, he just started coughing really hard, just shut down, and he had liquid diarrhea and just went very fast,” Taylor Holzer told WKBN television based in Youngstown. He said all of his foxes have been sick and lethargic since the train derailment February 3. “This is not a fox acts. He is very weak, limp. His eyes are very watery and weepy,” Holzer said, adding that some of the foxes are pacing in their pens, a sign they are unwell.
“People’s cats are getting sick and dying, and people’s other birds that they have in their house that they weren’t being able to evacuate either. It’s just, it’s not safe for them.”
Widespread impacts
Air pollution is the most obviously visible impact of the derailment and subsequent burn, but water pollution is just as dangerous. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimated that the release of toxic chemicals killed thousands of fish across over 7 miles of streams in East Palestine. And, as we all know, water doesn’t stay in one spot. The Ohio River Basin—already designated the most toxic watershed in the nation due to chemical and fossil fuel production across Appalachia—stretches across 14 states and covers a region of about 204,000 square miles. While officials have touted the safe air quality levels, they have not been able to provide similar assurances for water quality:Linda Murphy, who lives about three miles from the site of the train derailment, confirmed to News 5 last week that she saw dead fish floating in several locations on Leslie Run. She says her family isn't touching the well she uses for water on her property until they get assurances that it's safe.
“That’s what we bathe in, that's what we drink, that's what we cook with and that’s what I also give to my animals, so it’s a major concern and they could not reassure me the water was safe to drink. They didn’t say it wasn’t and absolutely refrained from saying that it was,” Murphy said.
Arresting reporters
Making things worse, Ohio police officers arrested a reporter broadcasting from Gov. DeWine’s press conference about the derailment, stoking rumors that the government is trying to somehow cover up the full extent of the disaster. NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing and resisting arrest after being told to keep quiet in the middle of a live report. Body camera footage shows National Guard adjutant general Maj. Gen. John Harris pushing Lambert before the reporter is placed on the ground, handcuffed, and removed from the building.Ignored warnings and corrupt companies
The disastrous derailment comes just weeks after the President and Congress shut down a potential national railroad strike, siding with rail companies over railway workers who warned of dangerous industry-wide practices.“The Palestine wreck is the tip of the iceberg and a red flag,” said [Ron Kaminkow, an Amtrak locomotive engineer and former Norfolk Southern freight engineer], who is secretary for the Railroad Workers United, a non-profit labor group that coordinates with the nation’s rail unions. “If something is not done, then it’s going to get worse, and the next derailment could be cataclysmic.”The major rail companies have all drastically cut workers in recent years, part of an effort to slash costs and boost profits. Norfolk Southern, responsible for the Ohio derailment, let more than 3,500 employees go in 2019 alone.
More than 20,000 rail workers have lost their jobs in the past year [2019], the biggest layoffs in rail since the Great Recession and a nearly 10 percent decline in rail employment, according to Labor Department data through November…The rail industry, which once employed more than a million Americans, fell below 200,000 employees in 2019, the first time that has happened since the Labor Department started keeping track of railroad employment in the 1940s…While laying off thousands of workers, Norfolk Southern spent billions on stock buybacks and millions on executive salary increases.
“We fundamentally changed the way we operate over the last 2½ years,” said Bryan Tucker, vice president of communications at CSX. “It’s a different way of running a railroad.”
A Norfolk Southern spokeswoman said the company was focused on increasing efficiency and profitable growth and that “as our business changes, so too do our personnel needs.” Union Pacific stressed the environmental benefits of moving goods by rail instead of truck.
The company simultaneously fought off both a shareholder proposal to “assess, review, and mitigate risks of hazardous material transportation” and a proposed federal regulation that would have tightened safety guidelines for trains carrying hazardous materials.
The sequence of events began a decade ago in the wake of a major uptick in derailments of trains carrying crude oil and hazardous chemicals, including a New Jersey train crash that leaked the same toxic chemical as in Ohio.Rail company and chemical company lobbyists aggressively pushed back on safety regulations that could have potentially prevented the Norfolk Southern train from derailing in Ohio. Preliminary information, including video evidence, suggests that the train traveled at least 20 miles with a malfunctioning axle. Shortly before the accident, the train crew had gotten an alert to the issue and started to apply the brakes, however, it can take over a mile for a train of that length to fully stop…unless it has Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brakes.
In response, the Obama administration in 2014 proposed improving safety regulations for trains carrying petroleum and other hazardous materials. However, after industry pressure, the final measure ended up narrowly focused on the transport of crude oil and exempting trains carrying many other combustible materials, including the chemical involved in this weekend’s disaster.
Then came 2017: After rail industry donors delivered more than $6 million to GOP campaigns, the Trump administration — backed by rail lobbyists and Senate Republicans — rescinded part of that rule aimed at making better braking systems widespread on the nation’s rails.
Here’s where the corruption and malfeasance enters the picture: Norfolk Southern and other rail companies successfully lobbied against requiring ECP brakes on all trains, even those carrying hazardous chemicals:
Then came 2017: After rail industry donors delivered more than $6 million to GOP campaigns, the Trump administration — backed by rail lobbyists and Senate Republicans — rescinded part of that rule aimed at making better braking systems widespread on the nation’s rails.
Specifically, regulators killed provisions requiring rail cars carrying hazardous flammable materials to be equipped with electronic braking systems to stop trains more quickly than conventional air brakes. Norfolk Southern had previously touted the new technology — known as Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brakes — for its “potential to reduce train stopping distances by as much as 60 percent over conventional air brake systems.”
But the company’s lobby group nonetheless pressed for the rule’s repeal, telling regulators that it would “impose tremendous costs without providing offsetting safety benefits.” [...]
“Would ECP brakes have reduced the severity of this accident? Yes,” Steven Ditmeyer, a former senior official at the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), told The Lever.
Political donations
Finally, let’s look at why railroad companies have been allowed to get away with a consistent pattern of over 1,700 train derailments per year. The answer is political money. In 2022 alone, Norfolk Southern made $1,332,689 in contributions and spent $1.8 billion in lobbying lawmakers and regulators. The entire rail industry donated $3.7 million to politicians in 2020, the majority going to Republican candidates.In contrast, Norfolk Southern (worth $55 billion) is giving East Palestine just $25,000 to clean up the town they polluted.
The political money isn’t likely to slow down, as rail companies seek to expand their network. Days after the Ohio derailment, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern proposed a $27 billion merger that would increase the transport of hazardous material like fossil fuels across America. According to an environmental impact statement, a total of nearly 13 “releases” of hazardous materials could occur every year along any point of the rail line.
If it goes through, it would create the first direct route from Canada’s bitumen oil sands mines in Alberta to heavy crude refineries in Port Arthur, an industrial city on the Texas coast. “We fully expect that the combination of the two railroads will only strengthen their support for this new source of bitumen,” the vice-president of USD Group, a Texas-based midstream company, told a Canadian newspaper last year.
Local environmentalists say the increase in fossil fuel refining along the Gulf coast will impact their health – and increase carbon emissions. It also could put residents like Williams at risk of a hazardous oil spill. “I live close enough to the track that if there is a derailment, and there is hazardous materials, it’s going to impact me directly,” she said. “Not to mention all of the hundreds of other residents that these lines are on – it’s pretty alarming.”
2023.02.13 23:55 HoloFreq White Noise and The Airborne Toxic Event
Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Don DeLillo, set in 1984, White Noise was entirely filmed in Ohio. This dark disaster-comedy movie revolves around a peculiar college teacher specialized in Hitler studies and his family. They will have to navigate life and a massive train accident that spread a cloud of chemical waste over the town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgwKZAMx_gM
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/film-to-real-life-east-palestine-derailment-reflects-ohio-movie/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzaTwHmmFIg&t
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2023.02.13 21:15 Asianpersuasion27 The extent of the East Palestine Crash and what to expect ecologically and environmentally. (Long post)
Hi, friends and fellow residents of Ohio.
(Edit: expect typos and grammatical errors, i have an exam or two to study for and do not have the time to make this perfect.)
(Edit2 : to those just joining in on this. This is a very panicky post and I apologize again for overstating the facts here by a lot. By no means is this situation as bad as Chernobyl as I mentioned once or twice here in the post. It however, will still have ecological consequences for us and the animals around east palestine for years to come. Please continue the healthy discussion and take time to look at u/shitposts_over_9000 comments. They are very informative)
So this topic is being beaten to death like a dead horse and honestly, there is a good reason. I am not very well-versed in the politics of the accident but I know some information that is all publicly accessed and anyone is free to correct me here.
I’ll preface this by saying I’m just a worried adult who like many of us does not have a bright hope for the state of the environment of the world. I was writing a document late into the morning and decided to share my findings. I admit fault in not doing a lot of detailed review of the information provided by the EPA but did thoroughly research the chemicals involved and added in my perspective of things that will and can happen. The information provided by the EPA is a bit beyond my scope of understanding and its a lot of information.
Why am I qualified to talk about it? I’m not in any way an expert at all and just wanted to find my own answers like all of you do. I have a background in Zoology so I guess it can mean something. It's like 50/50 speculation and fact here. It really depends on the information we are currently getting during this event.
This information is directly from the EPA: At approx. 8:55pm, Feb 3rd in East Palestine, Ohio. A Norfolk Southern train car derailed. 150 train cars total derailed 141 loaded cars, 9 empty cars, and 3 locomotives derailing. 20 of which carried hazardous materials, 14 of those 20 carrying vinyl chloride. Other materials found were butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, and glycol monobutyl. As of Feb 10, 2023, these chemicals were known and are known to continually release into the surrounding air and water.
EPA found that Norfolk Southern violates Section 107 (a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). (This is essentially the big government act that holds corporations responsible for environmental whoopsie daisies). This particular section of CERCLA states that Norfolk Southern may be responsible for actions involving cleaning to protect public health, welfare, and/or the environment. They may also be required to cover costs of clean up.
Extend at which Norfolk Southern Bungus'd up All information currently being stated is directly from an EPA report.
Here are some of the chemicals of concern and why there are no good for life. The list of chemical comounds is slighlty outdated as there are still finding more information on what spilled out the train cars. The main thing that I have not covered is that they found cars containing ethylene glycol and petrolum oil as of Feburary 12th.
I get a bit informal here because this is a lot of information for someone to report seriously for a college student. Sorry.
Vinyl Chloride (C2H3Cl) When burns can break down into hydrogen chloride (HCl), phosgene, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide. Its heavily carcinogenic and is commonly used for PVC, it is also a byproduct of tobacco smoke. It can cause rare and common forms of liver cancer, lymphomaa, brain, lung, and leukemia.
Phosgene (COCl2) Toxic, colorless gas. Slowly degrades in air, but degrades quicker in soil or water. Used as a chemical weapon in WW1.
Literally deemed too dangerous to transport in bulk quantities due to its toxicity. Oh and I should mention it creates MORE hydrogen chloride on contact with water.
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) A colorless gas. Forms hydrochloric acid upon contact with water. Smells bad and can irritate respiratory systems.
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl also lol) This is that fun acid that everyone talks about and is formed from HCl when its interacting with water. Its the aqueous verson of HCl and is a component of stomach acid. Its used it basic chemistry due to its versatility as an acid. In the environment however, it will go do fun things like readily bind to water in cloud, rain, and fog. Its a component of acid rain and can also contribute to smog.
This stuff can degrade minerals like limestone and silicates. This pertains to include clay, igneous rocks, and limestone bridges, art works, and buildings. HCl does a bunch of things to the environment but it mainly just melts everything from water, to living tissue, to I guess buildings and like made with limestone. (which I just read is super common)
n-Butyl Acrylate (C7H12O2) Colorless liquid used in paint, sealants, coatings, adhesives, fuel??, textiles, plastics, and caulk. Not particularly toxic. Its flammable and can irritate lungs, skin, and eyes. Also apparently pretty explosive and reacts with air. (this is one cool ass chemicalif not for being in the air and water) Its pretty toxic to aquatic microorganisms but that assumes it doesn’t react with the ambient air first lol.
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate (C8H16O3) It is a solvent thats flammable, can cause headaches, nausea, and irritation of the eyes and skin. Its used in spray lacquers, enamel, varnish, latex paint, liquid soaps, cosmetics, industrial and household cleaners, and epoxy resins. Can be a reproductive toxin, kidney toxin, and brain toxin. Kills aquatic organisms pretty good.
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate (C11H20O2) FUN one. It smells nice apparently all sources says “pleasent”. idk what that means pleasant like food or flowers here man. Used again, for plastics, adhesives, latex, paints, textiles, leather finishes and the like. Its a carcinogen and can cause coughing, irritation of the eys, throat, and skin. Its a Central Nervous system toxin. Kills aquatic organisms pretty good too.
Why is this bad? Well for one I personally think this is an ecological disaster almost as bad as Chernobyl. (EDIT 2: This assumption about Chernobyl is absurd and I apologize for the dumb comment.) I don't want to fear-monger here but I am rightfully afraid. You might be thinking I'm overreacting here but please hear me out. (Don't hate me mods)Do you remember me mentioning above some chemicals have been found in our waterways? There are some interesting statistics that I found regarding Ohio's usage of water from the Ohio River Basin. More than 5 million people get their drinking water from the Ohio River. A likely outdated number as well because this article was from 2017. About 35% of the land touching the Ohio River Basin is dedicated to agriculture. Things like livestock, fruit, dairy, and crops.
This is really just the Ohio River Basin too. There is a chance acid rain could form and head northward toward the Great Lakes. The Ohio River connects to the Mississippi and goes out into the Gulf of Mexico. People who live close to East Palestine are posting things like this. Media outlets are covering this but sparsely from what I've seen. Detailing terrible amounts of environmental loss. So whatever you are being told about it being safe. That is clearly a lie. Most of the concern of air quality is mainly burned particles from what I can see from the EPA reports. But I could be wrong about that.
I want to close off by saying I could be wrong and I would love to be wrong. I am not a scientist or an approved college researcher and all of this information is ongoing. Information changes and I am completely okay being wrong here. We could be fine but its better to worry about this than not. This is an open discussion for me. Please feel free to be a critic as I am looking for more answers (and the right ones) just like all of you.
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(Edit: expect typos and grammatical errors, i have an exam or two to study for and do not have the time to make this perfect.)
(Edit2 : to those just joining in on this. This is a very panicky post and I apologize again for overstating the facts here by a lot. By no means is this situation as bad as Chernobyl as I mentioned once or twice here in the post. It however, will still have ecological consequences for us and the animals around east palestine for years to come. Please continue the healthy discussion and take time to look at u/shitposts_over_9000 comments. They are very informative)
So this topic is being beaten to death like a dead horse and honestly, there is a good reason. I am not very well-versed in the politics of the accident but I know some information that is all publicly accessed and anyone is free to correct me here.
I’ll preface this by saying I’m just a worried adult who like many of us does not have a bright hope for the state of the environment of the world. I was writing a document late into the morning and decided to share my findings. I admit fault in not doing a lot of detailed review of the information provided by the EPA but did thoroughly research the chemicals involved and added in my perspective of things that will and can happen. The information provided by the EPA is a bit beyond my scope of understanding and its a lot of information.
Why am I qualified to talk about it? I’m not in any way an expert at all and just wanted to find my own answers like all of you do. I have a background in Zoology so I guess it can mean something. It's like 50/50 speculation and fact here. It really depends on the information we are currently getting during this event.
This information is directly from the EPA: At approx. 8:55pm, Feb 3rd in East Palestine, Ohio. A Norfolk Southern train car derailed. 150 train cars total derailed 141 loaded cars, 9 empty cars, and 3 locomotives derailing. 20 of which carried hazardous materials, 14 of those 20 carrying vinyl chloride. Other materials found were butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, and glycol monobutyl. As of Feb 10, 2023, these chemicals were known and are known to continually release into the surrounding air and water.
EPA found that Norfolk Southern violates Section 107 (a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). (This is essentially the big government act that holds corporations responsible for environmental whoopsie daisies). This particular section of CERCLA states that Norfolk Southern may be responsible for actions involving cleaning to protect public health, welfare, and/or the environment. They may also be required to cover costs of clean up.
Extend at which Norfolk Southern Bungus'd up All information currently being stated is directly from an EPA report.
- Materials released have been found in samples from Sulfur Run, Leslie Run, Bull Creek, North Folk Little Beaver Creek, Little Beaver Creek, and the OHIO RIVER
- Materials have been found entering storm drains
- Materials that were burned were:
- Vinyl Chloride
- Ethylene glycol monobutyl
- Ethyhexyl acrylate
- Isobutylene
- Butyl acrylate
- Some contaminated ground/soil that has had material burned off on top of it has been covered up without proper disposal prior to the reconstruction of the rail.
Here are some of the chemicals of concern and why there are no good for life. The list of chemical comounds is slighlty outdated as there are still finding more information on what spilled out the train cars. The main thing that I have not covered is that they found cars containing ethylene glycol and petrolum oil as of Feburary 12th.
I get a bit informal here because this is a lot of information for someone to report seriously for a college student. Sorry.
Vinyl Chloride (C2H3Cl) When burns can break down into hydrogen chloride (HCl), phosgene, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide. Its heavily carcinogenic and is commonly used for PVC, it is also a byproduct of tobacco smoke. It can cause rare and common forms of liver cancer, lymphomaa, brain, lung, and leukemia.
Phosgene (COCl2) Toxic, colorless gas. Slowly degrades in air, but degrades quicker in soil or water. Used as a chemical weapon in WW1.
“Phosgene is extremely poisonous and was used as a chemical weapon during World War I, where it was responsible for 85,000 deaths. It is a highly potent pulmonary irritant and quickly filled enemy trenches due to it being a heavy gas.”Thanks wikipedia.
Literally deemed too dangerous to transport in bulk quantities due to its toxicity. Oh and I should mention it creates MORE hydrogen chloride on contact with water.
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) A colorless gas. Forms hydrochloric acid upon contact with water. Smells bad and can irritate respiratory systems.
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl also lol) This is that fun acid that everyone talks about and is formed from HCl when its interacting with water. Its the aqueous verson of HCl and is a component of stomach acid. Its used it basic chemistry due to its versatility as an acid. In the environment however, it will go do fun things like readily bind to water in cloud, rain, and fog. Its a component of acid rain and can also contribute to smog.
This stuff can degrade minerals like limestone and silicates. This pertains to include clay, igneous rocks, and limestone bridges, art works, and buildings. HCl does a bunch of things to the environment but it mainly just melts everything from water, to living tissue, to I guess buildings and like made with limestone. (which I just read is super common)
n-Butyl Acrylate (C7H12O2) Colorless liquid used in paint, sealants, coatings, adhesives, fuel??, textiles, plastics, and caulk. Not particularly toxic. Its flammable and can irritate lungs, skin, and eyes. Also apparently pretty explosive and reacts with air. (this is one cool ass chemicalif not for being in the air and water) Its pretty toxic to aquatic microorganisms but that assumes it doesn’t react with the ambient air first lol.
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate (C8H16O3) It is a solvent thats flammable, can cause headaches, nausea, and irritation of the eyes and skin. Its used in spray lacquers, enamel, varnish, latex paint, liquid soaps, cosmetics, industrial and household cleaners, and epoxy resins. Can be a reproductive toxin, kidney toxin, and brain toxin. Kills aquatic organisms pretty good.
2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate (C11H20O2) FUN one. It smells nice apparently all sources says “pleasent”. idk what that means pleasant like food or flowers here man. Used again, for plastics, adhesives, latex, paints, textiles, leather finishes and the like. Its a carcinogen and can cause coughing, irritation of the eys, throat, and skin. Its a Central Nervous system toxin. Kills aquatic organisms pretty good too.
Why is this bad? Well for one I personally think this is an ecological disaster almost as bad as Chernobyl. (EDIT 2: This assumption about Chernobyl is absurd and I apologize for the dumb comment.) I don't want to fear-monger here but I am rightfully afraid. You might be thinking I'm overreacting here but please hear me out. (Don't hate me mods)Do you remember me mentioning above some chemicals have been found in our waterways? There are some interesting statistics that I found regarding Ohio's usage of water from the Ohio River Basin. More than 5 million people get their drinking water from the Ohio River. A likely outdated number as well because this article was from 2017. About 35% of the land touching the Ohio River Basin is dedicated to agriculture. Things like livestock, fruit, dairy, and crops.
This is really just the Ohio River Basin too. There is a chance acid rain could form and head northward toward the Great Lakes. The Ohio River connects to the Mississippi and goes out into the Gulf of Mexico. People who live close to East Palestine are posting things like this. Media outlets are covering this but sparsely from what I've seen. Detailing terrible amounts of environmental loss. So whatever you are being told about it being safe. That is clearly a lie. Most of the concern of air quality is mainly burned particles from what I can see from the EPA reports. But I could be wrong about that.
I want to close off by saying I could be wrong and I would love to be wrong. I am not a scientist or an approved college researcher and all of this information is ongoing. Information changes and I am completely okay being wrong here. We could be fine but its better to worry about this than not. This is an open discussion for me. Please feel free to be a critic as I am looking for more answers (and the right ones) just like all of you.
2023.02.13 08:02 photogirl1111 train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in ohio
i just wanted to share an insane situation going on in ohio because i don’t see a lot of people talking about it aside from tiktok:
on february 3rd around 9pm, a train derailed in a small town in ohio called east palestine. the train was owned by Norfolk Southern, a U.S. railway company. the train had 150 cars, 50 of which derailed, and around 20 of which were carrying hazardous materials. the derailment caused a huge fire as seen drone footage down below:
drone footage
everyone within a one mile radius was told to evacuate. on sunday the 5th, when a drastic temperature change occurred inside a rail car and the train was going to explode. the evacuation became mandatory, and those who refused to evacuate faced charges.
to prevent a huge explosion from happening, officials did a controlled release of the chemicals around 5:00 pm. on sunday.
photos from controlled release
while there was not initially a comprehensive list of the chemicals that were being carried, we knew that one of them was vinyl chloride. this is a chemical that is used to make plastic such as pvc pipes, and it is not considered harmful in plastic form. when breathed in, it causes cancer including rare forms of liver cancer. when it burns, it releases phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air. i am not an expert on these chemicals but here is a tiktok video by nickdrom explaining it better than me:
tiktok
he has a lot of great videos and has been doing an amazing job covering this so please check him out!
on wednesday, february 8th, there was a press conference held by ohio governor mike dewine in east palestine. during this conference, reporter evan lambert was doing a live report when he was told to be quiet by police, and after he refused (which is literally his right by the 1st amendment), he was arrested.
related article here: article
body cam footage: footage
on thursday the 9th, the epa released a series of documents including:
East Palestine Train Derailment Air Monitoring FAQ: link
EPA Preliminary Surface Water report from 2/4/23: link
EPA Roving Air Monitoring Results post controlled burn link
and there was also a more comprehensive list of the other toxic chemicals that were also in the train cars released as well: link to list of chemicals
nickdrom on tiktok explains this list of chemicals here: tiktok
since the derailment, locals have reported seeing dead fish in a creek near the town as well as dead pets/livestock.
footage from locals: facebook footage
tiktok footage
the general sentiment from locals is that there is a lack of transparency from the government and from Norfolk Southern, and they are understandably extremely frustrated and scared.
Norfolk Southern has offered a $25,000 donation to the red cross in support of east palestine residents. the population of the town is around 5,000.
donation from Norfolk
the amount of damage to the environment and the health of individuals in the vicinity of this incident may not be fully known for several years.
additional resources:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022023/ohio-train-derailment-pvc-plastic/
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/video-shows-sparks-or-flames-20-miles-before-train-derailment-in-east-palestine/?fbclid=IwAR31mHLUkIYkkZ8JgXo9rCHhsOb68Ob6TGhV98EF2E8rSTS7w03YXJ2NBlA&mibextid=Zxz2cZ#ldznwk4cm2v8eytuuas
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/vinyl-chloride-east-palestine-train-derailment-toxic-chemicals/
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/3-additional-chemicals-discovered-on-east-palestine-train-derailment/amp/?fbclid=IwAR0uG3dw3q7V8zLU8arQGo1_TugMmA5H6vgKu7Db0966wrYaHHw9HL2-sPg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/12/east-palestine-ohio-derailment-residents/
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call
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on february 3rd around 9pm, a train derailed in a small town in ohio called east palestine. the train was owned by Norfolk Southern, a U.S. railway company. the train had 150 cars, 50 of which derailed, and around 20 of which were carrying hazardous materials. the derailment caused a huge fire as seen drone footage down below:
drone footage
everyone within a one mile radius was told to evacuate. on sunday the 5th, when a drastic temperature change occurred inside a rail car and the train was going to explode. the evacuation became mandatory, and those who refused to evacuate faced charges.
to prevent a huge explosion from happening, officials did a controlled release of the chemicals around 5:00 pm. on sunday.
photos from controlled release
while there was not initially a comprehensive list of the chemicals that were being carried, we knew that one of them was vinyl chloride. this is a chemical that is used to make plastic such as pvc pipes, and it is not considered harmful in plastic form. when breathed in, it causes cancer including rare forms of liver cancer. when it burns, it releases phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air. i am not an expert on these chemicals but here is a tiktok video by nickdrom explaining it better than me:
tiktok
he has a lot of great videos and has been doing an amazing job covering this so please check him out!
on wednesday, february 8th, there was a press conference held by ohio governor mike dewine in east palestine. during this conference, reporter evan lambert was doing a live report when he was told to be quiet by police, and after he refused (which is literally his right by the 1st amendment), he was arrested.
related article here: article
body cam footage: footage
on thursday the 9th, the epa released a series of documents including:
East Palestine Train Derailment Air Monitoring FAQ: link
EPA Preliminary Surface Water report from 2/4/23: link
EPA Roving Air Monitoring Results post controlled burn link
and there was also a more comprehensive list of the other toxic chemicals that were also in the train cars released as well: link to list of chemicals
nickdrom on tiktok explains this list of chemicals here: tiktok
since the derailment, locals have reported seeing dead fish in a creek near the town as well as dead pets/livestock.
footage from locals: facebook footage
tiktok footage
the general sentiment from locals is that there is a lack of transparency from the government and from Norfolk Southern, and they are understandably extremely frustrated and scared.
Norfolk Southern has offered a $25,000 donation to the red cross in support of east palestine residents. the population of the town is around 5,000.
donation from Norfolk
the amount of damage to the environment and the health of individuals in the vicinity of this incident may not be fully known for several years.
additional resources:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022023/ohio-train-derailment-pvc-plastic/
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/video-shows-sparks-or-flames-20-miles-before-train-derailment-in-east-palestine/?fbclid=IwAR31mHLUkIYkkZ8JgXo9rCHhsOb68Ob6TGhV98EF2E8rSTS7w03YXJ2NBlA&mibextid=Zxz2cZ#ldznwk4cm2v8eytuuas
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/vinyl-chloride-east-palestine-train-derailment-toxic-chemicals/
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/3-additional-chemicals-discovered-on-east-palestine-train-derailment/amp/?fbclid=IwAR0uG3dw3q7V8zLU8arQGo1_TugMmA5H6vgKu7Db0966wrYaHHw9HL2-sPg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/12/east-palestine-ohio-derailment-residents/
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call
2023.02.13 07:07 fortress_sf Hmm, might want to reconsider the city motto for the East Palestine gov website…
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2023.02.12 14:11 Livid_Ad1108 tiffany kliem mesko aka durty pitbull tiff had abused her own cats in the animal shelter what a sick individual she is!!! she needs help!!
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2023.02.12 06:43 youknowiactafool 2012 Paulsboro Chemical Spill?
The media is keeping this quiet so I don't know if anyone has heard of the recent vinyl chloride chemical spill caused by the train derailment in Palestine, Ohio that just happened a few days ago.
But, I just saw this article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/east-palestine-train-derailment-compares-to-2012-incident-in-new-jersey/amp/
About how there was a similar incident in Paulsboro, NJ back in 2012 that I'm just hearing about today.. sketch asf.
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But, I just saw this article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/east-palestine-train-derailment-compares-to-2012-incident-in-new-jersey/amp/
About how there was a similar incident in Paulsboro, NJ back in 2012 that I'm just hearing about today.. sketch asf.
2023.02.12 05:41 unicorncj Might bring this up but I just got the news that a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Kids might say "Only in Ohio" on news channels when they post their videos on YouTube. I predict this will go out of control. This is our world nowadays, the meme should be gone forever.
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