Everything we know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

One week has gone by since a massive container ship struck a critical support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, sending the structure and a group of construction workers who were fixing potholes on the bridge into the water of the Patapsco River. Of the 8 men who were working on the bridge that night, six have been pronounced dead since last Tuesday. As more details have emerged about the accident, and the city and port authority's plans for clean-up and reconstruction, The Real News convened a panel of journalists working all sides of this story to get a sense of what we know, what key questions still need to be answered, and what happens next.
Joining this timely discussion are Marc Steiner, host of the Marc Steiner Show on The Real News Network; Real News Network Editor-in-Chief Max Alvarez; Dharna Noor, who leads "Big Oil Uncovered," a Guardian series focused on the fossil fuel industry's attempts to thwart climate science, discourse, and policy; and Clara Longo de Freitas, a neighborhood reporter covering East Baltimore communities for the Baltimore Banner.
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[@antonioroma6324]

Great information. I can’t listen anymore because of so many “um,” “like,” “sort of,” “um.” It’s literally painful.

[@falsificationism]

I get it, we all have our issues. For me, it's when ads play louder than content. But if "ums" and "ahs" and other ticks of natural language bother you, you might need to get out and socialize more, and lay off the podcasts for a while.

[@KJF-ny]

@@falsificationism People that are focusing as a professional (independently or otherwise) should spend some time refining their craft to not say as many uhs and actual words in their sentences. It is quite difficult to absorb the content being shared when it's disjointed by that many thrown in.

[@steveclapper5424]

As I see the scope of this vital artery being cut; I mean just the delays and the hardships to Indvidual families who built their lives based on the existence, of that bridge. It makes me wonder how anyone with half a brain would not have put bumper guards on this choke point? Now I have had people say that they wouldn't have protected it anyway and I say so what? That they were NOT there is the point!!!

[@jonathanray7931]

@steveclapper5424 "As I see the scope of this vital artery being cut; I mean just the delays and the hardships to individual families who built their lives based on the existence of that bridge. It makes me wonder how anyone with half a brain would not have put bumper guards on this choke point? Now I have had people say that they wouldn't have protected anyway and I say so what? That they were NOT there is the point!!!"

[@jonathanray7931]

@steveclapper5424 "As I see the scope of this vital artery being cut; I mean just the delays and the hardships to individual families who built their lives based on the existence of that bridge. It makes me wonder how anyone with half a brain would not have put bumper guards on this choke point? Now I have had people say that they wouldn't have protected anyway and I say so what? That they were NOT there is the point!!!" Ok, so would bumper guards have protected the bridge or not? If so, how? If not, why not? And if the bumper guards would not have protected the bridge, then why put them on at all? They would have been utterly useless and needlessly in the way choking that choke point even more causing needless headaches at that choke point unless it was either already significantly broad enough to smoothly handle the port traffic or was going to be broadened enough to smoothly handle the port traffic without the bumper guards being needlessly in the way.

[@jonathanray7931]

@steveclapper5424 So what are you trying to say here then with your "That they were NOT there is the point!!!" statement that is not quite lending itself to easy interpretation of what you mean and seems utterly pointless? Thanks.

[@christill]

Nice to have a guest appearance by Dharna. It seems like once you’ve been involved with TRNN, you remain involved in it for life.

[@jimranallo686]

The wayward container ship that veered left and right and left and right and was an example of what happens if BB's feelings get hurt... fairly obvious

[@abrahamphilip6439]

The only news of the crash coming out is maybe this, maybe that maybe we dont know & its truth is extremely rare, like Capt Mustafa , The truth of the crash may never come out , other than mis information lest Insurance/Compensation be denied for the pilots/officials erraneous actions ,, changing the focus from the contracted safe navigation of the vessel to saving the Bridge, only to end up crashing the Bridge,

[@RosannaMcKinley]

Money

[@user-ez1lq2hn9v]

انا اختكم من اليمن والله ماتكلمت الا من جوع ومن ضيق الحال انا وامي وخواتي نستقبل رمضان بالعبرات والدموع نحن في حاله لا يعلم بها الا الله حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل في من اوصلنا الى هاذا الحال وًّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ مَا كتَبَتَ هَذا الَمَنَاشَدَهَ غَيَرَ مَنَ الَضَيَقَ وّالَفَقَر يَاعَالَمَ حَسَوّا فَيَنَا ارَجَوّكمَ وّالَلَهَ الَعَظَيَمَ رَبَ الَعَرَشَ الَعَظَيَمَ انَه الَاكلَ مَا فَيَ عَنَدَيَ بَالَبَيَتَ وًّالَلَهَ يَا اخَوّانَيَ انَهَ اخَوًّنَيَ بَقَعَدَوًّ بَالَيَوًّمَيَنَ مَافَى اكلَ وًّالَلَهَ وًّضَعَنَا كثَيَرَ صَعَبَ نَحَنَ 6 نَفَرَ دَاخَلَ الَبَيَتَ وًّابَيَ مَتَوًّفَيَ وًّلَا يَوًّجَدَ مَنَ يَعَوًّلَ عَلَيَنَا وًّسَاكنَيَنَ فَيَ بَيَتَ اجَارَ لَانَسَتَطَيَعَ دَفَعَ الَاجَارَ الَلَيَ بَاقَيَ عَلَيَنَا ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه نازحين انا واسرتي بيننا ایت الشهرب 15 الف يمني والان علينا 45 الف حق 3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرنا ندفعله الأجار شافونا الجيران نبكي ورجعو تكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع معادفعنا له حلف يمين بالله هذا بيخرجنا إلى الشارع رحمه واحنا. بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه خواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلفو الباب وطردوهم ورجعو یبکو ایموتو من الجوع ما احد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عیش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا في إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني بقدر استطاعتك مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم00967717415667 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع تتبهدل أو نموت من الجوع وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لاتتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خيرا`°`^``{`}|π√`^~÷

[@user-db5ts2yt6o]

Cyber attack

[@jennymisteqq5399]

That’s what Redacted (KZbin channel) has been reporting. I thought they were the only ones reporting from this angle.

[@jimbobeire]

@@jennymisteqq5399 Redacted is hardly a source of verified information.

[@archaicsage4803]

We know it was a cyber attack.

[@jumbojimbo3601]

💯

[@jimbobeire]

you don't _know_ that. You _believe_ that. If you have proof it was a cyber attack, where's your video presenting the important evidence of the crime?

[@archaicsage4803]

@@jimbobeire No, it's a proven fact at this point. Do your own research, it's not my job to properly educate you.

[@jimbobeire]

@@archaicsage4803 It's not a proven fact at this point. It's just something you _want_ to believe and do _not_ want to prove. This ain't my first rodeo when it comes to baseless claims.

[@DerekFullerWhoIsGovt]

[@ptcomp1196]

Would you be talking about the workers if they were white guys from Boston?

[@alvaroLguevara]

Would you the opposite?

[@kathycurtis6359]

@@alvaroLguevara answering question is an evasive maneuver used by those uncomfotable with responsibility

[@alvaroLguevara]

@kathycurtis6359 Working class guys killed by Capitalism, what does color have to do with this atrocity ? The white guy brought this up, not me.