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TheRealNorth

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10. I think it needs to be made clear...

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Thu Feb 16, 2023, 01:22 PM

Feb 2023

That the emergency response is the sole responsibility of the local and state authorities, at least until the governor declares a disaster and FEMA is called in.

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That Ohio railway disaster? TRUMP'S FAULT! [View all] CousinIT Feb 2023 OP

Why not wait until we know the facts about the accident before assigning blame? Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #1

I hear what you are saying.... TheRealNorth Feb 2023 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2023 #9

I think it needs to be made clear... TheRealNorth Feb 2023 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author TheRealNorth Feb 2023 #5

Because we already know enough. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #11

Most "accidents" are caused by or facilitated by cuts in safety measures and staffing ... Caliman73 Feb 2023 #15

These Are FACTS.... Cha Feb 2023 #32

Actually those facts, as yet, have not been proven to have caused this horrific event. Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #36

Reminds me of rush to expensive legislation for a tank collapse into a major river. Freethinker65 Feb 2023 #35

MTG Complains Not Enough Money Went Toward Rail Safety in Bill She Voted Against: 'This Is a Failure keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #2

That argument is only successful because Conservative voters are so ignorant and blindly stupid. Caliman73 Feb 2023 #16

The same airbrake system that's also used on school buses & trucks was not cause of Ohio derailment Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #3

Thank you for bringing some fact and reason to the debate. nt Disaffected Feb 2023 #8

They may be facts, but they are missing the point. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #12

"No one said...." Disaffected Feb 2023 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #20

Brakes seem to have been involved according to this.... CousinIT Feb 2023 #21

Thank You for bringing the FACTS. nt Cha Feb 2023 #34

Where does it say that? W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #23

No nothing missed, I said it, right there in black and white in post #3: Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #17

Then that's the point, so argue that rather than creating strawmen. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #22

"Might" have mitgated. That's for the NTSB to decide. Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #24

If we are going to wait for the final report to comment on it... W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #26

Unless the NTSB backtracks on their journal bearing findings,which at this point I think is unlikely Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #31

This is the crux of the matter: Disaffected Feb 2023 #29

+1000 n/t Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #33

Thanks! Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #18

But, but, but "where are Greta Thunberg and Al Gore?" GoCubsGo Feb 2023 #6

The wingnuts are tripping over which deep state or chemtrails conspiracy theory... Hiawatha Pete Feb 2023 #7

I'm all for blaming Trump for everything. But what ACTUALLY happened? fescuerescue Feb 2023 #14

Has the Biden admin moved to reinstate these regulations? Jose Garcia Feb 2023 #19

It has been handcuffed by law in certain regards: W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #25

This law was passed in 2015. Who was President then? Jose Garcia Feb 2023 #27

Obama, who put the regulations in place to begin with. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #28

Because they're Busy Blaming DOT Cha Feb 2023 #30