How Corporate Greed Destroyed East Palestine

[@biggestdork]

This is easily, one of the best videos regarding the completely avoidable East Palestine disaster. It put the people first, it gave their side of their struggles; it concisely put together the chain of events that lead to such a disaster and what we can expect going forward. JT, thank you for your work! And thank you for being on the ground for this. Your work is invaluable in bringing knowledge to the masses

[@angeliparraguirre7329]

Noqapas. Allinta rimanki. Jt allinta llank'anki, sumaqmi videopi.

[@roguewolfwarrior]

Ew

[@roguewolfwarrior]

In a eeww

[@channeldave8609]

I absolutely don't want to be mean, but I personally felt like something was missing. Wish I could put my finger on it. I wanted so much for it to be like a 10 million views type of "Let's hit the streets and burn down city hall" kind of thing. I really like Second Thought. I wish more people watched it.

[@usamade5943]

Covert ops done by the people who control the media and porn industry. They love symbolism and did away with the real Palestine 76 years ago as well.

[@Notlordstark]

“I was playing call of duty with my wife when the sky started to glow red” is truly the epitome of the American experience

[@bigbud8182]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂💀

[@ColonizerChan]

The rocket’s red glare...bombs bursting in air...

[@GTAVictor9128]

Imagine if you were watching the movie "White Noise", when suddenly the real thing happens.

[@mikoyanz]

regular day in america 🙃

[@Brian-tn4cd]

Would've been much more ironically prescient if he had been playing Umarangi (Red Sky) generation

[@Lifebeingwhatitis]

I grew up in Beaver Falls about 15 minutes from East Palestine. Thank you for bringing light to this major issue. Too many good people are dealing with this disaster caused by large corporate interest with no accountability. Keep up the good work!

[@VVVVV99611]

You need to coordinate violence on the rich or there will be no justice

[@Ilovegoatsss]

Same! I moved to east Palestine a year ago

[@igocleveland]

Near Beaver Falls is a vinyl Chloride PVC Cracker Plant! Owned by Shell Refinery Polluting PA Bigtime!!! Norfolk & Southern Owned by Blackrock, Carlyle Group, Vanguard! Follow the $$$$$ Remember Times Beach Missouri and Love Canal Disasters!

[@amycarson6562]

As someone from East Palestine, and I can't express how much I appreciate you making this video and keeping this story in the public eye. I moved away for college a few years ago, and it was such a surreal and difficult experience trying to gather updates and check on my family's safety as everything was unfolding those first few weeks, before national news really picked up the story. There's so much uncertainty around everything, from health to ecological to socio-economic, and just by the nature of it we won't really know the full extent of it for another 15-20 years.I'm not shocked that a big corporation is evil, but it just hits different when the direct victim of that greed is your hometown, the people you grew up with, places you've been 1000s of times over. It sucks on a whole different level :/

[@Thecatnamedkiwi]

Do you know if the train conductor died?

[@lovelylilly1292]

@@Thecatnamedkiwi I thought it was reported No one died ..you hear different?

[@d.h.601]

You will be under the rug in no time

[@makuru.42]

@@Thecatnamedkiwi he survived (or they*), without he/them the disaster would have been worse because he/they decoupled the train cards and drive. Them away before it got worse. * It's not gendern but there may been 2 driver's.

[@hanzohasashi5603]

Lets not forget about the movie which predicted it

[@MrRapp-yz4hu]

I work in a factory and I heard a manager say, "we don't need safety right now. We need more production." And this was a floor level manager. So I can imagine how the upper management CEO's feel.

[@Uffda.]

Yikes! Best of luck- hope you and your coworkers stay safe as possible. Hopefully union/osha/whatever resources you all have can help buffer that

[@leorevolt9865]

They really don't care about us, they only care about profit.

[@deedsc]

The sad thing is we have all heard this in some form, the entire job market runs like this. The railroad industry is only the one where the consequences are easiest to see.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

​@@deedsc Kinda like how people love the USCSB for reporting and doing analysis on industrial disasters. They love it because it has no power to enforce safety measures, it only tells them what they already agreed with, that safety measures are necessary. It's kinda like a patient who acknowledged that he has problems but refused to get on a therapy yet still claimed that he made more progress than a patient who refused to acknowledge that he has problems.

[@taylorbug9]

When you see/hear that type of behavior, promptly and firmly (yet politely) let them know that you *WILL* report them to the necessary agencies if they don't want to care about the safety of their workers. I have straight up called the health department on my own job before. *We cannot afford to have ANY chill*

[@Freeaviator]

>called East Palestine >is to the west of Palestine >is in a country that doesnt recognize palestine

[@SumeriyaYaxlaka]

There are Sooo many "Rome's" in america too it's soo weird😂😂

[@YuriMuntari]

In Canada, specifically ontario, all our towns and cities are names after European cities. We have Berlin, London, Paris, Edinburgh, Brussels,Hamburg, Stratford, and so many others lol

[@jansobieski6308]

Maybe that's why biden admin didn't recognize an ecological disaster in East Palestine.

[@probium2832]

>residents don't even want you to pronounce East Palestine in the same vein you say Free Palestine

[@nondescriptname]

It's almost strange to see this channel, over the years, go from "haha, here is a neat video" to what I would describe as competent and well produced journalism. I'm impressed and glad you're doing this kind of work.

[@michimatsch5862]

I still remember my bafflement when (as an ancom and long-term subscriber) this channel suddenly switched to agitprop with no prior warning.

[@kaskomisar]

Nice pfp btw

[@comrade_cat303]

Nice pfp

[@techissus7449]

Nice pfp

[@SubvertTheState]

​@@michimatsch5862yeah I'm down widdit. Im an Anarchist (Anarcho-Syndiclist) not com or cap but I appreciate the socialist criticism of our corporate socialist or cronie capitalist system. Anyone who freaks out the Federal government enough to send the FBI to their front door is worth taking seriously. So Second Thought is a channel which I take seriously when trying to form my opinion on issues.

[@CapitalWorksPro]

Thank you for showing the people and the impact this has on them. Norfolk needs to be held accountable, and what's currently happening is not them being held accountable enough. THIS MAKES ME SO ANGRY FOR EAST PALESTINE! Nationalize the railroads! I know youtube takes a fair bit of this, but I do subscribe to nebula & curiosity stream as well.

[@BrolicHistory]

As someone who considers sleeping on the streets because I have to slave to afford to pay my rent and live, I can’t imagine just giving a KZbinr $100😭

[@CapitalWorksPro]

@salma I'm sorry you're in that position. It's not your fault. I work for the postal service. They pay well, are unionized, are a very secure job (we have a no layoff clause in our craft contract) and are desperately trying to hire for lots of different jobs. Maybe that helps, maybe it doesn't. Please seek public assistance if you haven't already, and get on the waiting list for subsidized housing if you can. I'm proud to pay my taxes to help support people who are struggling in your situation, and only regret that our society doesn't do more for you.

[@sn0_]

i love how they call it 'controlled burnoff' lmao

[@wildfire9280]

Right? If they're so vital to the economy and companies "can't afford" to adhere to tight safety standards or to pay for sick leave, perhaps a body actually capable of doing so should fill in for them. Indefinitely.

[@graymccanse6769]

wait how much does KZbin take from Super Thanks

[@jp4546]

Thank you for covering us here in East Palestine! I am afraid we will be easily forgotten. I’m afraid we will be just another sacrifice zone. I appreciate all of your support and work on this.

[@leorevolt9865]

Greetings and support from Paraguay!

[@Ilovegoatsss]

My dad is an east Palestine firemen and we moved here from beaver falls about a year ago

[@jp4546]

@@Ilovegoatsss . I hope you’re all safe and doing well!

[@nobody8328]

This is the most important video you've made yet, which is saying a LOT. Thank you for putting in the legwork to get as much of the picture as possible. This is the future of true journalism. 👐🏻

[@SithCelia]

So true! This is hardly getting any coverage on mainstream media. Here we all are, just regular folks getting hefty doses of facts through dedicated citizen journalism on YT. We've begun to take back control of the narrative from the corporate-owned media thanks largely to sites like 2nd Thought.

[@CinCee-]

This was his best piece of work

[@graymccanse6769]

Since early February, I've been following the stories by the media and by the everyday people near the train derailment, much to my dismay. The documentation of ecological extermination by Sam Hall and Jonathan Hoeflich opened my eyes to the juxtaposition between the complacent inaction and downplaying by Norfolk & Southern, (and the national government), and the horrible effects of the derailment on the local people and ecosystems. I'm very proud of you, JT and crew, for the work you did in uncovering the bigger picture behind this terrible, preventable, inevitable disaster. Thank you.

[@jayyoutube8790]

As a East Palestine local, my father is a retired engineer that ran these very same rails for NS’s successor, Conrail this may shed some light to understand all the derailments leading up to the East Palestine one. In 1998 when he retired, Conrail was ran and maintained by the federal government and was a profitable company In those days, the rails, crossings, bridges and even rail cars were better maintained and relatively new. However when he retired in 1998 the rails, crossings and bridges were due to be updated and upkeep needed done. When NS and CSX bought Conrail they cut corners to the point of instead of repairs and maintenance, they did away with crossings, lights and gates etc.. and did just enough maintenance to keep the “train on the rails” just to boos profits. Here we are 25yrs later, and we are finding out about all the derailments and it’s coming back to haunt NS and CSX

[@kristofferhaugstad7616]

As a mechanic and soon engineer, the longer a company delay repairs and maintenance, the bigger the damage. If a smal part is not repaired and maintaned, that part will cause problems for bigger parts, causing more parts that would be fine otherwise to fail. I dont see why some companies do this as the cost of not doing maintenance is higher in the end. Maintenance parts like brakepads, grease, some sensors, wires are all cheap

[@nieselregen420]

​@@kristofferhaugstad7616 Short term profits. You are absolutely right tho, it's like not fixing that dent in the bridge, which leads to it collapsing one day

[@bertbaker7067]

I know I'm very late, but what your father said about CSX and NS neglecting maintenance and resulting in accidents 20 years later sounds exactly like what happened with the DC Metro. The neglect started in late 90s, and then a couple decades later we had electrical fires every week for a year or so it seemed.

[@GreekHouseEffect]

There was a deadly train crash recently in my country, Greece, where more than 57 mostly young people tragically died. And damn, the parallels are so many... The privatised rail network, the complete negligence for safety measures, the constant warnings by the unions, the indifference of politicians, the attempts of most media to present is as an accident and "human error". It would have been funny if it wasn't so tragic. Our lives are of no value in comparison to their profits under our current system. Thank you for this great video, JT!

[@daysjours]

Privatization is the devil´s work -- $$$ making at any cost.

[@xae3dcfed3]

damn that sucks bro

[@samso7267]

Same in quebec. I don't know if it's for a similar reason, but a train derailed and killed 46 in lac mégantic.

[@yaelz6043]

Until people accept that the system must change the murders will continue.

[@dd-kapibara1070]

@@samso7267 absolutely, negligence by decreasing man power and limiting safety measures for the purpose of profit.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Your new “feet on the ground” style is definitely working for you. I know it is more costly to produce, but have no doubt you will see a growth surge, due in part, to your polish and professionalism. You have worked hard to get to this point, and have a lot of work ahead of you. Watching you grow as a journalist, seeking out real people in real situations, has been delightful. Keep doing what you do…you, and others like you, are the future of news and journalism.🖤🇨🇦

[@Hyperion4K]

I feel like i should have to pay to watch this, that's how quality it is.

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@Hyperion4K I agree, this is a huge step in his development as a serious journalist that more and more people will be paying attention to. I noticed the editorial and interactions in his last posting, but this just turned the intensity up in a serious way.🖤🇨🇦

[@hueitor1748]

dude pulled a tom scott

[@FacialVomitTurtleFights]

I have been surprised by the amount of "feet on the groud" journalism going on around this subject. Seems like a lot more than subjects usually get.

[@bwturbex]

Hey Tamarra, it's so great to see you here supporting other awesome creators as well!!!

[@user-eh2hj8bx6O]

This reminds me of Flint Michigan and the towns affected by fracking and other chemical/environmental disasters. It's insane that regular people fight against safety and environmental regulations when all it does is benefit corporations and harms local people.

[@zerolegel]

After the Lac Megantic disaster, we learned about "one-man crew". There was literally one guy operating the whole train. He was one of the three workers to have been prosecuted. They've been acquitted, much to the relief of the population. Executives of the company were never brought to justice. They filed for bankruptcy before paying anything to the community, The CEO is now running another railroad company.

[@captainharpoon]

This was infuriating to read.

[@SirTorcharite]

We should start posting names and faces of evil people somewhere with lots of Internet traffic. Let vigilantes take justice as they see fit.

[@vylbird8014]

@@SirTorcharite Too much risk of mistakes over similar names and appearances.

[@SirTorcharite]

@@vylbird8014 riskier than letting actual law enforcement attempt to prosecute? Riskier than doing nothing at all? Riskier than what? Because if I lived in Ohio, drank that water and breathed that air. Nothing seems as risky as letting this be forgotten. Too risky for me and mine, too risky for any family like me and mine near any railway in the US.

[@jessh4016]

@@SirTorcharite I'm actually surprised that people like the the CEO op talked about and the Sackler family are still alive lol It just takes one person who lost a family member to their greed and doesn't have much left.

[@Charlebb]

These documentaries are what we need. Honest coverage on the side of the locals effected by this disaster, no corporate spin. Thanks ST

[@VVVVV99611]

The rich KNOW the dangers. They CHOOSE to act this way. Real change comes from coordinating against them.

[@-nr4oh]

Hello I’m open to have a debate on what’s the best political ideology 😊 I will go with fascist they are just soo cute🥰 🇩🇪🦅💪🏻

[@melancholymelodies89]

I'm a Columbus resident and I heard a lot of stories out of there about people being watched by the police and unmarked black SUVs whenever they were looking around and asking questions. Glad you managed to avoid that and thank you for making this. I, and I know many others, are so tired of the corporate greed and complete lack of concern for safety. Like you pointed out, even if they see their day in court, they will just continue on with business as usual, peoples health and safety be damned.

[@SirTorcharite]

They shouldn't make it to a day in court. Suicide is a major killer of Americans nationwide. None of the psychopaths participating in the corporate greed are ever too far from one of their victims or people victimized by people just like themselves. All we have to do is keep it publicized where evil people are and when. Like the Twitter guy who only tweets Elon Musk's location and actions. That kind of person would be invaluable to someone with a score to settle with Musk. If there was lots of people like that Twitter guy then maybe they could help the suicidal become martyrs. Maybe after a few cases of martyrdom these psychopaths will be more cautious in their acts against the American citizenry. I mean, what's the point of having a bunch of money if you and all your family must be constantly looking over your shoulder. Living in constant fear of surprise retribution for their inequities. Constant fear that a parent who lost a child from the corporation's actions, coming to take an eye for an eye. No amount of wealth can protect you from EVERYONE.

[@denelson83]

And "business as usual" in that sense means the human species being accelerated towards extinction.

[@obtuseangler768]

@denelson83 when I look at any city with all its concrete and junk polluting the environment that's fine by me. We crossed a line we can't cross back over decades ago.

[@aaron5364]

​@@obtuseangler768 Begone, fatalist fool.

[@ecoRfan]

Sounds like corporate rent-a-cops or just police there to protect the corporations.

[@seb4462]

Great journalistic work about horrific consequences of systemic regulatory failure, thanks from Germany and I hope that the accident will serve as a warning not to loosen regulation or privatize the railroad networks here in the EU. Most importantly, I wish all the best to the community of East Palestine and its people 🫶

[@makuru.42]

Cough cough, DB AG, cough.

[@livewellwitheds6885]

I wish this would serve as a warning to america as well, but we don't learn easily. somehow less regulation is always the answer

[@makuru.42]

@@livewellwitheds6885 i don't see how that's possible Thanks autocorrect for butchering up my last comment.

[@seb4462]

@@livewellwitheds6885 because anything else than less regulation is socialism and socialism is evil and directly from hell, isn't it?

[@-nr4oh]

Hello I’m open to have a debate on what’s the best political ideology 😊 I will go with fascist they are just soo cute🥰 🇩🇪🦅💪🏻

[@Firstthunder]

When you said the money is stained with the blood of kind and decent people, damn. Truth drop that instantly made me overwhelmed with grief. I love you young man. Thanks for weaponizing our knowing.

[@SecondThought]

Howdy, friends! Thanks for watching today’s episode, and apologies for the brief delay while we got an export error sorted out. This is our longest (and most expensive) video yet, so if you’d like to help make videos like this possible, please consider supporting the channel by signing up for Nebula! All your favorite creators, early access, and all ad-free. Snag a nice little discount when you sign up at my link: go.nebula.tv/secondthought Also, Luke (the guy from the interview) just passed along this link if you'd like to help East Palestine recover! gofund.me/76a575f7

[@TheGreatBigMove]

Thank you for covering this. Every American should be enraged by the derailment and the response to it.

[@graymccanse6769]

Anybody who makes this disaster all about Democrats versus Republicans is unfortunately caught into the easy trap that our system is designed to catch us in. Democrats and Republicans alike are happy seeing this event as an unfortunate accident, or to shift the blame into one particular company.

[@plantyfromblender]

Great video, just wanted to give you a heads up that the nebula link in the description is not working

[@greyelmwalker746]

This upload is a shorter video than the one you uploaded and took down earlier... what information was possibly left out in this upload?

[@MemoirsofaBasketcase]

@@greyelmwalker746 Probly some dumb copyright claim from Norfolk Southern trying to keep this video from going viral.

[@ericfranklin1802]

It’s pretty damn disgusting how these people are being treated by Norfolk Southern but it’s not surprising in the least. These corporations create “million dollar funds” but neglect to ever mention that the damage they did would cost several magnitudes more to ACTUALLY fix allowing people to think that they are doing enough to address things. Side note, awesome to see you getting out and doing these new vids JT.

[@gapsule2326]

Toxic spills cant be fixed. You just wait for nature to absorb it. Which can take many lifetimes.

[@yolyrom7233]

Corporations are evildoers to me!

[@celondelon351]

Sadly legislators and corporations have always shown the people how disposable they are from gun control to infrastructure to the environment but people refuse to believe it until it directly impacts them and even then all the elite do is use patriotism to bring them into line.

[@22lilacsky]

It's our own government!! They paid off the CEO of the train company. It's obvious the train derailment was fine until they literally dug trenches and let the deadly chemicals out and purposely burned them into our atmosphere!

[@D_Sendit]

Nofolk Sufferin

[@nhlcbj]

I live about 45 minutes away from East Palestine and it’s sickening how the local news around here has barely scratched the surface on the details about how and why this happened. This whole disaster is the perfect encapsulation of government/corporate corruption and how media acts as unofficial PR for both groups.

[@Liamhuxxs]

This episode helped me understand what even went on there because most media outlets didn’t even try to educate the public on what happened. Your journalism with an anti-capitalist perspective is so refreshing and engaging to watch.

[@Wolfintery]

It seemed like the large media outlets were trying to downplay the event and its aftermath. Really cool to see many youtubers cover this in detail and with seemingly way less bias

[@QuillStroke]

So blaming capitalism instead of the people and government that caused it...yeah... anything related to information on a subject like this shouldn't be tainted by any "perspective". This had nothing to do with Capitalism, and everything to do with corruption and no regard for human life. Get a lot more of that in Socialist and Communist countries...but sure it's all evil Capitalism...moron.

[@kallerokanen8979]

More like anti-capitalist propaganda. His only perspective is "capitalism bad socialism good". Everything he says should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

[@Ghdfshhs]

​@@kallerokanen8979 Read "Inventing Reality" or "Manufacturing Consent"

[@sionfranklin1139]

He not being anti capitalist he's being anti neo liberal capitalism.. capitalism is great but regulation is clearly needed..or you crony capitalism...

[@dearyvettetn4489]

Thanks! I’ve been listing to independent news creators and podcasters on this subject for the past few weeks and while I’m glad to be better informed, I’m filled with more despair every day about life in this country. And what’s worst is that the problems seems insurmountable because of the blatant lack of concern and the massive financial incentives to cover it up or just look the other way. Voting will not save us and it feels like my only option is to avoid the coming dystopia is to not be here for it. I’ll keep working on that. It’s the only thing that gives me solace.

[@SecondThought]

Joining a socialist organization helps! You get to work towards meaningful change in your community with likeminded people. It’s really fulfilling.

[@andersontucker5522]

@@SecondThought Because bigger government solves the problem. Right…

[@absolutezero523]

@@andersontucker5522 letting the corporations solve the problem clearly isn't the way forward, as is made obvious by this disaster.

[@MxMnKC]

Just a small donation to say thanks for this coverage. I ignore profit driven media because of their profit bias. You're covering real events that really matter in real detail. Keep going.

[@Liierenify]

As a nonamerican, this leaves me speechless. I think you do great work and it is immensely important to your country. I wish the people of east palistine all the best...

[@jeremietellier3116]

Nothing new in america. The problem is that they try to export their greed to every other country as a way to feed the American corporate machine. There's a lot of lobbyism here in Quebec for pro-American business interests despite the will of the people for better safety measures and less neoliberal policies. Same thing in France.

[@Zosio]

I expected this video to make me angry, but I didn't expect that it'd make me bawl my eyes out. I grew up in the Southeast of the U.S, and a good chunk of my childhood was spent playing in the woods, rivers, creeks, hiking mountains, etc. Seeing that person hold the dead wildlife in their hand and how polluted that creek was hit me like a ton of bricks. I thought about seeing the places I loved in my childhood like that. I know there were kids who played in those spaces, and now they're ruined. It breaks my heart and makes me fucking furious. These parasites need to be stopped.

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

bawl

[@Zosio]

@@herculesrockefeller8969 Ope, good catch. Friggin auto-correct

[@denelson83]

The only question is how do we stop them? Everything we have tried has been met with ruthless extermination by these parasites.

[@chickenmaster66]

@@denelson83 air brakes

[@SomeRandomGuy1098]

@@denelson83 just don't sabotage the rails! definitely don't do that. We must NOT meet this infestation with fire and lead

[@percyplath]

Thanks for all your work, but especially for this. It seems like you were alone in providing this kind of coverage of this event.

[@nivdy]

I teared up at the pet fox dying in it's owner's arms. Foxes are still being domesticated, so for a fox to be as close as that one was, to stay in their owners arms as they moved from this life to the next one, it hurts. it really does.

[@smokeyjayshouse]

Sounds to me if it was the other way around you couldn't give a shit less.

[@nivdy]

@@smokeyjayshouse what?

[@VVVVV99611]

ok, furry

[@nivdy]

@@VVVVV99611 lol lil bro thinks furry is an insult

[@X3N0_M0RPH]

​​@@VVVVV99611 fellas does having a heart for animals make you a furry (not like there's anything wrong with that(

[@devinfaux6987]

The thing that galls me the most about the wreck is that the basic cause -- an axle on a car overheating and breaking while moving -- is one of the oldest problems in railroading. It's one of the reasons they had a caboose back in the day -- for someone to watch out for "hotboxes." It's something they absolutely know how to handle by this point; they just cared more about making money.

[@omega353535]

Doing great coverage here.

[@YaBoiHakim]

The mad lad said nationalization LEEETTTSSSS GOOOOOOOOO

[@joedyisonfire4903]

I’m in Southwest Ohio, and I still haven’t drank the tap water. Everyone thinks I’m paranoid but I don’t think we understand how big of a deal this is yet. Thank you for this video, I haven’t heard much from the residents of EP and this video is excellent.

[@sammin895]

You're very smart not to touch the water. The Ohio water and land should be treated as a safety hazard and deemed unfit for human habitation.

[@dogwoodhillbilly]

They are calling you the paranoid one when the water there looks like somebody struck oil. Wait till the acid rain comes.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

They let off an environmental nuke in your home and all you’re doing is not drinking the water???

[@xenoneuronics6765]

You are paranoid. How much chemical do you think was released 😂

[@j377yb33n]

@@xenoneuronics6765 enough to possibly contaminate a not insignificant margin of corn grown in the US due to the effect of the watershed.

[@mjohnson2123]

I live next to busy railroad tracks in SoMo and really appreciate this piece. I've thought about what could happen many, many times even before East Palestine happened. Putting profits ahead of safety, truth, etc. is no way to run a country. I hope this will help get things changed.

[@MMiel-mv2pt]

Excellent work! We appreciate your coverage of important topics like this 👍. Now, we need to put these criminals in jail (fines mean nothing to them).

[@graymccanse6769]

Maybe we wait 20 years, see how many civilians from the area get cancer (subtracting the previous projections of how many people in that area would've gotten cancer if the incident hadn't occurred, of course), and add one year on to an executive for every year the cancer is expected to take away from these poor peoples' lives

[@denelson83]

The question is, how do you jail a corporation?

[@MMiel-mv2pt]

@@denelson83 Jail all the mf'ers who took stock buybacks rather than investing in safety and jail all the people at the top

[@denelson83]

@@MMiel-mv2pt They have massive legal teams helping to keep them out of jail.

[@MMiel-mv2pt]

@@denelson83 of course, but my point is that it would be ideal if the idea of fines/lawsuits/legal weasling would be changed to hardcore jail time for f'ing over communities and the environment due to gross negligence like this. Although I know we don't live in that world, it's just a shame because they can always afford to pay their way out of this sh*t. Maybe they would think twice if they were guaranteed to have to serve actual prison time (and lose all their profits).

[@sigalius]

there is SO much more that both the rail company and the government could have done to address the needs of the people. This catastrophe is being far too downplayed. Also it's kinda dark irony that the rail workers strike was barred by the federal government and then this kind of rail disaster happens. The workers warned us and they not only ignored the workers, they vehemently shut them up. Thanks for your awesome work JT

[@denelson83]

You see? The US is a capitalist dictatorship. You don't toe the capitalist line, you get severely punished. And capitalism is inherently violent towards the working class. It seems the only way the working class can get its way is to be just as violent towards corporate profits.

[@strandkorbst9643]

Yep that's a certified america moment. Weakening the government further and further until lobbying runs the country. When it goes wrong people wonder how it happened.. do you REALLY think companies will not kill people without the government forcing them to save citizens?? Companies want one thing and one thing only and that's money. The government is the only institution strong enough to control companies.. and it needs to stay that way regardless of what conservative puppets will try to tell you.

[@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022]

These are the same constituents that will scream "SOCIALISM!" when any talk of regulation comes up. Seriously, these people are all for the free market and then when they go into the free market, they don't like it's very favorable towards the big guy.

[@Ozzianman]

Here in Norway, nurses have been barred from striking for years without any increase in salary to compensate for inflation. Guess what we have now? A shortage of nurses, who woulda thunk. And the dipshit politicians keep pushing for it as this amazing job when it's a lengthy education for high stress low pay. And the same might happen to the teachers now that they too got recently barred from striking. A ton of students have moved over to other studies. Probably not long until we got a teacher shortage as well. Denying employees the right to strike is in the long run damaging to both the profession and the local communities. It's tyranny. While I believe we do a lot of things right, I am seeing things slowly getting worse and it is why I do not vote for any of the mainstream political parties anymore. They are all in varying degrees part of the problem.

[@jenniferhunter4074]

You mean state government .... right? Because I can tell you that republicans will fight against any government overreach such as regulations. To republicans, regulations are evil. " The rail unions are headed toward a strike over pay and ongoing grievances from members that the working conditions are grueling, and not conducive to a life off the job. The schedules are of particular concern with rail workers citing a lack of sick leave, inability to routinely visit the doctor or tend to family emergencies, and weekslong stretches of being on call. " USA Today, Anna Kaufman, Congress steps to avert impending rail strike at Biden's ask. What do the rail workers want? Sept. 15, 2022 I think conservatives and leftists (we've gone full horseshoe) are lying a lot to make the right look better than they are and to demonize the innocent left. In point of fact, except for sick leave, I'm pretty sure these union workers got their pay raise. And they would have gotten the sick leave but a majority, no... an OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of republicans in Congress voted AGAINST sick leave for these railroad workers. Biden called DeWine. DeWine rejected the offer of aid. Vance didn't bother to ask for help. The EPA - the only federal agency that actually has relevance considering the chemicals and environment, they were on the scene. FEMA is for buildings damaged and things like that. This was just a train derailment and I don't recall coverage of any houses being destroyed or any such property. Besides, DeWine would have had to declare a state emergency. I wonder why he didn't. also... here's my bigger problem. Buttigieg is being blamed. Biden is being blamed. Trump overturned Obama's regulations. What's to stop the next republican from canceling any Biden rules? Isn't it just performance art to demand that Buttigieg look like he's doing some work that we all know that republicans are going to overturn in the next few years? Why are we wasting our time on this game? Remember that an overwhelming majority of republicans voted against sick leave for these railroad union workers. Also, remember that E. Palestine voted for republican legislators who failed them. Ohio legislature is mostly republican... and what have they done? Besides... I'm okay with the union busting. Here's why. It's something the republicans should love. We can't just shut down the economy for the union. (I mean, isn't that what the republican politician from TX said when we were working at trying to stop Covid from spreading and endangering American lives? Something something grandma would be happy to die for the economy.) In addition, it would have been a nightmare. Food shortages. I understand that republican voters in E. Palestine don't care if a black baby is starving because the baby formula didn't get to the local supermarket but I care. And I understand that republican voters in E. Palestine don't care if Juan, the Mexican immigrant, can't find food because our stores operate a just in time system. But I care. I just don't care about E. Palestine. Maybe they should ask their republican elected legislators to do something rather than asking for Democrats to fix republican mistakes ... again.

[@romeospice]

thank you. this means alot that this is still being talked about. I have close family who lives there, and half of my family lives 30 minutes away from East Palestine. I recently went to a city nearby and got mild bronchitis and an infection. this is horrible.

[@daveosp4714]

This reminds me of Minamata cases, just remembering the footage and photos of people affected evokes ptsd. Thank you for making true journalism. ¡Muchas gracias!

[@icetrip2417]

Where do you live?😊

[@Jaderrun]

@@icetrip2417 their donation was made in Colombian pesos

[@daveosp4714]

@@icetrip2417In colombia

[@raymondbyczko]

Several months ago, the rail unions were striking (or about to strike) over fears of safety and the like. And Biden stepped in. Interesting paradox. More than ever, we have a political system entirely beholden to corporations, and not to the public. As another youtube producer noted, the East Palestine event is a new lower bar as to how the United States government generally considers the welfare of its citizens. Excellent production and coverage for this video. Thank you!

[@yolyrom7233]

Well said

[@daysjours]

If East Palestine were Ukraine the $$ would be flowing in. But in fact the Ukrainians are mere cannon fodder -- being blown to bits by Biden´s desire for war and not peace negotiations. Biden = Trump but worse.

[@GladysAlicea]

Exactly. Wonder what would've happened or not happened, had Biden let the workers strike. I was disappointed that he took that step; he's for the working man, or so he says. A new lower bar's how Candidate Biden promised absolutely no oil drilling in the Arctic, none period, and now Willow Creek's next. It's all about profit for fossil fuels and campaign finance. Great piece today on that by DN.

[@DevinMacGregor]

I understand what you are saying. We live in a Federal system though. What the fuck was the Ohio governor doing and why couldn't Ohio handle this? They have a National Guard. Why were they not called in? I was in the Army and we handle chemical shit. They have doctors. Shelters they could have put up. If the state has no money for this, WHY? The state is not purple but red. Both DeWine and Husted are Republicans. The Federal govt should not have to step in for these kinds of things unless maybe there were nukes on board. Instead this come 2024 will be pushed by one said as a Biden failure and not a failure of a red state.

[@DevinMacGregor]

@@feralhomunculus Hmm, so one side wants to take away SS and Medicare while the other side does not? Pull any coin out. I will wait. Got one? Now look at both sides. Come now, look at both sides. Are they the same? Yes, there are strong similarities such as corporate money but they are NOT the same.

[@Breezavelli]

Keep up the good work

[@dagnarmckneely7814]

When I heard Yugopnik and Hakim say you couldn't be on the last Deprogram episode because you were on the ground in East Palestine, I knew you'd bring one of the most important pieces of reporting for this incident.

[@scarymsmary]

And lets not forget some of the derailments that released CHLORINE gas as well. Missouri - 2002, Texas - 2004, South Carolina - 2005. Those are a couple nasty ones as well.

[@kingk2558]

I work for a Railroad company and you hit the nail on the head with this documentary, it’s all true. This is exactly how the railroad industry operates.

[@ExternalThreat]

Thank you for making real journalism.

[@CaymanFanMan]

Excellent and absolutely necessary work. This event cannot be allowed to slip away quietly.

[@vidzkid76]

Easily one of the most well-produced, most informative videos about this disaster, and the story of why these things keep happening. This is the kind of coverage that should be on national TV. I live in a small Georgia town less than a mile from a rail line. I've been worried for years about an accident. When this happened, it only made my fear worse.

[@etprincipalis]

Wow, dude. I can't believe you went out there to check it out in person. The work you do on this channel is incredible and it just keeps getting better.

[@chrislicameli]

JT, amazing work again. Makes me proud to be a Patreon supporter for content like this. Always love your work comrade.

[@cristinaacosta8938]

I'm not from the USA, but this has been something that even my classmates have a passing knowledge of. This was a very informative, and highly well produced video, thank you for reporting on this. Unfortunately, I have a feeling you're one of the few people with a fairly large audience exposing all the available facts with this much professionalism and empathy for those affected (I could be wrong, but the evidence leave me to believe it's not). I usually don't comment on videos, but this is a very important video to boost so I hope that this and a like can be a little bit of help. Keep it up.

[@niksid1000]

Same thing caused by the same reasons happened in Greece a week ago. The only thing worse was that the train was carrying passengers instead of cargo, of which 57 (mostly young university students) died. People have took to the streets to protest the mismanagement of the recently privatized railways but as always no justice will be served.

[@BrolicHistory]

@À Strand they’ve created a stigma around protesters, and punish them too

[@jessh4016]

@À Strand Protesting doesn't help unless there's something material attached to it. Otherwise it just tells people you're upset. Those in power already know we're upset lol

[@accuratealloys]

Vigilante justice will become necessary.

[@everettseay8505]

Remember This, "When it comes down to People Safety, 🤑 Money Wins Out Everytime" We must fight corporate greed,elect representatives that gives a damn.about our lives. We must fight for right to live our lives without hurt or harm! Remember Flint Michigan! Injustice to one is a Injustice to All!☮️⚖️❤️

[@BifronsCandle]

@@jessh4016 While I agree, actually effective protests are often held by organizations who grew because of “meaningless” protests to begin with. A protest can signal to those who are also disillusioned that they are not alone. If protests taking place now were entirely ineffectual, they wouldn’t feel the need to sick the pigs on them.

[@平和-v1z]

I feel very sorry for everyone in East Palestine, I truly hope they get compensated appropriately instead of the current very laughable amount. Never should profit be a higher priority than safety and health, this behavior, and how untouchable corporations are, is unacceptable. Thank you so much for your incredible content, and did I mention how insanely good the production quality is?

[@ngotemna8875]

"compensated appropriately" There is NO compensation which could ever be considered "appropriately" No amount of money will bring back the people's health. A few years from now the amount of people dying from respiratory diseases in this region WILL SKYROCKET! No amount of money will ever bring back the destroyed and killed wildlife. No amount of money will ever clear those chemicals from the ground water. There just is no compensation possible. And those companies KNOW that. They gladly pay a few thousand bucks, a few million bucks if necessary. This all dwarfs the profits people like Alan H Shaw (CEO of Norfolk Southern) make. He's worth 10.8 million AT LEAST. He laughs about any possible compensation he might have to pay. And let's be honest here, he won't ever have to do that. Some corrupt court will decide that the people of East Palestine should have known this could happen before their family moved there 250 years ago. So actually, it's the fault of the people living there and they should be thankful they don't have to pay Norfolk Southern for missed out peofits caused by this derailment.

[@terirea7743]

I don't feel sorry for them at all. They voted for the people who glorify de-regulation and rampant capitalism - the people that claim government is broke (after they break it) and then do their best to privatize government to the capitalists. These voters reap what they sowed.

[@平和-v1z]

@@ngotemna8875 Yes, no amount of compensation will ever make all of this undone. Norfolk needs to be hold accountable for all they did, their entire wealth needs to go to everyone affected by this and the government needs to step in as well, to at least reduce the damage which has been done, instead of not easing this situation at all. Unfortunately, they'll most likely get away with as little help as possible. Putting profits over safety and health should never be tolerated.

[@ngotemna8875]

​​@@平和-v1z It's all so frustrating and my own impotence towards it drives me nuts. This stuff permeates through every single aspect of our lives. My dad had to be admitted to the hospital, but when he arrived there (being transported in an ambulance) he had to wait for 2h inside the ambulance because the hospital didn't have enough people to take care for him. Because personell is constantly being cut, just so some CEO can afford another yacht. People die, literally die, just so people like Musk and Bezos and Shaw and others like them can look at their bank account and say "number go brrrrrrrr" without it having any impact on their lives whatsoever. What's a million dollars for them? What's 10 million dollars for them? NOTHING! LESS THAN NOTHING! All while the rest of us dies a wretched death because we cannot afford food or a visit to the doctors. It's insane!! I hate this system and everyone actively upholding it so much, I honestly cannot express it with words.

[@平和-v1z]

@@ngotemna8875 I'm very sorry to hear that. I agree, the current system is more than just flawed, and frustrating on top.

[@donna8243]

Great video, thanks for informing us.

[@e2win389]

Thank you for doing the journalism that the corporate media is too lazy or greedy to do. Your channel is an important perspective that needs to be seen by more of our country.

[@denelson83]

Corporate media of course will not report on disasters like this because the same capitalists that caused these disasters own those very media.

[@jadedesigns6171]

It’s not laziness

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

DemocracyNow

[@FerociousPancake888]

Corporate media is owned by the corporations. As is the government. They decide what you see, and choose the best way to brainwash you. Boycott corporate media. It serves nothing but to push the elite’s narrative.

[@wohnai]

I was so confused, I was halfway through the first upload and it just stopped. I was worried our rail boss overlords got JT. Thanks for the reupload!

[@loukasmarkopoulos]

While watching this it reminded me of a train crash we had in Greece a couple months ago, with frightening similarity. Two trains collided head-on due to a lack of advanced monitoring systems, leading to 57 deaths. Most being university students returning to their hometown. Workers have been trying to make public the lack of safety in the railroad system but always ignored, their strikes always seen as just an inconvenience to public transport. Multiple people have been laid off in the past years after the railroad was sold to a private company. The minister of public safety was directly confronted about the safety of the railroad while on broadcast A WEEK BEFORE the accident. His response? He was offended someone even voiced these concerned and asked them to apologise... It's truly heartbreaking how corporations can treat human lives with such little regard. Sometimes it really feels helpless.

[@Dutchy_Pascal]

Thanks from the Netherlands for putting out excellent reporting and common sense perspective.

[@alcadu]

Such an important video. Corporate greed is completely unchecked

[@joeyhannan5294]

I live about 70 miles from East Palestine, OH. It’s been disgusting how little has been done for this whole mess. Thank you for doing due diligence and actually diving in a little deeper, and exposing the hyper-capitalist ways of current corporations. You nailed it when you said they would rather pay a fine and take a slap on the wrist, rather than to make the appropriate safety changes. Greed has been ruining us and people are just too ignorant to see it, as long as they have their Air Jordan’s, AirPods, and Gucci. Their “social status” is more important than truth, and it’s sad. But the media does a wonderful job of keeping us that way! 🙄 Thanks for your efforts on this issue!

[@mikeTooLoud]

These people want to consider disasters like this the cost of doing business and then financially ram legislation down our throats to back said actions. How about real costs? Forced to clean up, contain and monitor the disaster is literally just the first reasonable step. I think legally they should be responsible for reimbursing every single resident the amount of all of their possessions and (if desired) purchase their home at pre-disaster market price. Every one of the E.P. residents should be able to relocate and restart if they want to on the company's dollar. If you are a fortune 500 company and think destroying entire communities is the cost of doing business, then these are just some of the real costs. (F*ck $25,000.) If they own a massive financial loss ghost town afterward, so be it. "Taken together, the value of all residential real estate in the town adds up to about $380 million, including single family homes and multi-family properties." (That quote is from an ABC article, not claiming I have vetted it for accuracy but it is way higher than 25,000 to say the least. If you have functionally ruined people's faith in the stability and safety of a community you are responsible for the fall-out afterward, potentially including mass-exodus. If we ever saw realistic financial penalties on these institutions after worst-case-scenarios, we could just watch how quickly they would decide it prudent to upgrade systems and brakes on all their trains etc. The biggest issue is that they have control from both directions simultaneously and a large grasp on the take of mainstream media. That's why you have Buttigieg going on air to talk about Chinese weather balloon with the corporate distraction battalion while we watch "Breaking News" of the disaster on the same day with various youtube personalities and viral online smartphone footage. There is literally an entire American town of people wondering if their town is safe to live in and the every mainstream news network (including you FOX, despite your hypocritical meanderings of ignoring conservative white plight) is deciding it best to cover the story as its approaching 2 weeks old? The whole situation from lobbied and reduced regulation, to pitiful compensation and causal explanation, to finally absolute failure to functionally inform the local and national populace is just so transparent and disgusting it makes me sick. I feel terrible for anyone in or near the community. I wish this was the end for PSR in general. We should never forget that the rail workers all protested (over pay, time off and safety among other things) and they were forcibly sent back to work w/o their desired systematic adjustments, in the same time-span that the large rail companies laid off a 3rd of their workforce and issued record stock buybacks. I feel terrible for all these people and I hope to see some change come from this tragedy.

[@redherronrecords]

Air Jordan's epitomise the corporate philistine, that's why i wear Nikes bro. For realsies shit sux though, make em act safer for dey money!!!

[@kapatidtomas]

Although I am definitely not American but Filipino, I would definitely like to thank JT (aka Second Thought) for making a good comprehensive and easy to understand video covering the topic that mainstream media isn't usually picking up, about the industrial disaster in East Palestine. Props to you.

[@mamamcfreeman105]

This was really beautifully filmed. Excellent work! I was born and lived around Youngstown, Ohio, most of my life. When this happened, I was contacting family members, telling them to come down and stay with me in Florida, because I was terrified of what could happen from this. I still am.

[@CrystalGazer95]

Glad it's back! Now I can finish the second half

[@turtlegamez4274]

Same lmao

[@dlwseattle]

Was it taken down I wonder?

[@iampain5737]

​@@dlwseattle Yeah it was

[@lewatoaofair2522]

I somehow was able to watch through the whole thing while it was down!

[@julians.2597]

@@dlwseattle some media didn't properly render

[@mr.v6052]

I'm proud of you personally going to the town and interview a local for their perspective. I sure hope more videos of this quality will come in the future.

[@WhySoSquid]

Luke, thanks so much for speaking with JT about this. You all deserve far better than what you've endured, and your story is so valuable 💕

[@notrightnow3995]

aside from rage quitting COD over a train wreck like a noob (/s) Luke seems like a pretty cool dude and is the very portrait of “the regular person” getting absolutely shafted in every direction.

[@lukeglavan]

I am just glad people are seeing this!! Thank you so much

[@lukeglavan]

@@notrightnow3995 thanks man! I really appreciate people taking time out of there day to watch this and see what we are going thru in our little town! Please spread the word

[@Just_A_Guy_Here.]

I'm your 100th liker here & bye.

[@littleblackkitten]

Was so hyped for this one... I already watched it the first time it was uploaded... Truly epic... The 2 weeks are worth it for such a informative and well edited video

[@tomasporta]

¡Gracias!

[@crazysquriel]

Was confused to see this pop up again after just watching it. Hope YT isn't giving you any trouble. Thanks for the amazing video as always. Keep up the great work guys.

[@garr_inc]

The original upload has definitely been removed from the channel.

[@punkmonkeyKenpo]

yeah. just shared it out before it gets pulled again.

[@nobody8328]

I was halfway through the original upload when it disappeared, and I was left with a message saying "this video has been removed by the uploader." Someone else said part of it didn't upload correctly? I'm ~not~ defending YT, but I don't think there was anything hinky here...

[@endcaps1917]

He removed it because of a small error in the vid

[@ytgytgy]

@@nobody8328 same

[@IBeforeAExceptAfterK]

It's all so tiresome. I just want things to finally change for the better for once.

[@Just_A_Guy_Here.]

Welcome to reality : |

[@JackoNorm]

I worked for the Australian branch of Eurofins, the company that did the analytical chemistry to test the samples, and it's nice to have a reminder of why my day to day work meant something. I've since left as I was getting tired of occasionally getting contaminated concentrated acid on myself and breathing in low levels of toxic/caustic/carcinogenic gases on the daily. It was really fun handling elemental heavy metals and highly concentrated acids for a job though. Safety regulations are written in blood. Remember that every time that doing things by the book seems pedantic, or when investing in employee safety (like a fume hood that doesn't suffer occasional containment breaches, for example) seems too expensive. I've coughed a little blood a couple of times after inhaling spicy air at work.

[@henryhardfoot]

Thank you for the coverage of this disaster, JT. Thank you also for pointing out that it's far from the first of its kind - solidarity to any and all communities that have gone through or are going through catastrophes like this. Such disasters shouldn't be "memoryholed," and the underlying economic structures and incentives that foment the ever-growing amount of them need to remain in the public dialogue. Your work is extremely important!

[@inzlt8142]

I love how the only time Second Thought is late with a video It's the most high quality video ever. Keep up the good work to spread awareness!

[@garlicdragon8664]

There was a similar incident in Bulgaria some time ago, a train loaded with explosive toxic chemicals derailed in a small town. Its a miracle it didn't leak or explode, even when it caught on fire.

[@robswan4170]

Norfolk Southern’s accident rate jumped 80.8 percent between 2013 and 2022, to 3.658 accidents per million miles traveled, from 2.023. Norfolk is one of seven “Class 1" railroads. Overall, the group had 27 percent more accidents, a rate of 3.067 accidents per million miles traveled, up from a rate of 2.415 in 2013.

[@mementomori7825]

Cheaper to buy yourself out of trouble than preventing trouble.. short term..

[@minhducnguyen9276]

​@@mementomori7825 You know you are making mad profits when fines can be considered monthly fees.

[@jonne7725]

​@@mementomori7825 even long term

[@Crochet_kitty]

Thank you for your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@nefwaenre]

The fact that you actually went there and reported directly from the ground, shows your sincerity and speaks for the quality journalism shown here. You have my respect, brother.

[@CrimsonFractal]

Jt thank you for this video. In Greece we had a tragic incident where 2 trains collided. One of the two was a cargo train but the other one had many passengers. As of now 62 people have died and 50 more are missing but presumed dead. Companies will always put costs/benefit balance above human lives. All this death and tragedy could have been prevented had the company and the government listened to the many pleas and strikes of railworkers. The tragic irony is that at the 7th of February the railworkers announced that there is a very high risk of trains colliding due to the lack of guiding systems or even GPS sytems on the trains. On the 1st of March the tragedy happened.

[@akay_2]

I feel that your comment is a sad reminder that Corporate Greed creates tragedy no matter where in the world you live...

[@Lucia-sy7le]

You are mourning as a nation for your dead. We are frightened as a nation for the people in that area who have been exposed and our government has done NOTHING.

[@ms-abominable]

It's so angering that those people's dead relatives are seen as nothing more than dollar signs to the train companies; they're acceptable collateral to some assholes' net worth being a little bit higher. Just disgusting!

[@johannageisel5390]

I read about this catastrophe in Greece and immediately had to think of the East Palestine one. Very sorry for all the victims.

[@yungkunk6287]

At least the people of Greece responded to it rationally with large protests, unlike in America.

[@glegos2281]

second thought taking his content to the next level. massive props to you and your team, this is a great documentary.

[@_cyclicobject_3317]

Your call to nationalize the rail industry is inspiring. I wish more people thought and felt this way because there are other industries that should be as well such as energy production and pharmaceuticals

[@tonkk]

"Homicidal thirst for profit" is a hell of a phrase. Gonna have to start using that myself, because it seems unfortunately accurate.

[@blessedandbiwithahintofmagic]

Ohhhh, 38 minutes! JT and his dear man are making documentaries now! This is a real jump in quality: I welcome the change, Second Thoughers, and hope this brings a kick up in attention to all the issues this channel helps introduce.

[@CrystalxKyuubi]

Thank you for coming to the area and telling our story. My hometown is 30 minutes away, but I still worry for my family so long as we don't have solid answers. I've been following this channel for a few years, so to see that you actually flew out here means a lot.

[@terrysmith2353]

Very nice work! Thank you for covering this important issue.

[@misty6348]

It is beyond insane that the ones guilty for this tragety will never be held accountable

[@zimriel]

not least because we have "held accountable" in our dialect "held to account" is what you need to be saying or else you sound like a weasel

[@douglasogden7256]

I live in an area (Uintah Basin) that is pushing for a rail line to be built to primarily haul fossil fuel. I can't think of a worse time. This video is powerful motivation to hold truth to power. I agree that we should nationalize our rail system. Thank you, JT!

[@ecoRfan]

@À Strand could do what happened in 1976 with Conrail

[@smsov2312]

Hey 2nd thought. I doubt you’ll ever see this comment but I really appreciate all that you do. This video is absolutely amazing. And your investigative journalism is an amazing approach by interviewing people most hurt by this story. You’re definitely getting out of your comfort zone and for that I appreciate you. I love your content, keep it up ❤️

[@macfrernan5093]

Thanks!

[@soso-zz9qf]

I'm an atmospheric chemist. This disaster was horrendous and the government's response is shameful. I think it is also important to raise awareness for air pollution in general. Coal combustion kills 8 million people each and every year. Like East Palestine, coal combustion is continued in developed countries due to corporate greed and governmental negligence. We need to put pressure on governments to take air quality much more seriously and protect ourselves, our children, and our environment. We only have one earth.

[@Lucia-sy7le]

Who to write?

[@takishaedwards273]

I am so glad I discovered this channel!!! I have been following the news on East Palestine for a while but no one has actually covered it to the extent you have here. I love this channel so much!!!! You are doing excellent work and making the world a better place!!

[@jasontmartin3]

Crazy my family has been in this town since the 1930s spent some of my childhood here and just started watching you about a month ago strange how we are all connected in so many ways.

[@megalopath]

Ohioan here, been a fan since you did the general science videos (loved those by the way, they did help me come up with ideas for my world-building as a sci-fi writer, your new videos actually still do). Before this incident in East Palestine I didn't know how common these train wrecks were, so I might as well share my small story. Back in 2019 there was a very minor derailment outside my apartment here actually. As far as I know nobody was hurt, and the entire town smelled of spoiled onions for a week. If this train had crashed only a hundred meters or so further down the track it easily could have gone straight into my apartment, it was close enough that I could feel the room shake briefly while I was showering and it wrecked. While everything was fine this time, I do keep a gas mask in my apartment now just in case anything like that happens again (which, after this video, seems to be the right call). I'm curious how many people who live so close to the tracks might be doing something similar now.

[@JW-bx8ss]

Well done

[@shellrenity25]

I live close to a railway, and this scares me. This country just infuriates me that even though most of America wants something, we don't get it. Thanks for making this video and telling the truth for us all to learn about!

[@GratitudeDay]

This is an incredible job. Been following for a year or so and love seeing your channel grow and improve. Thank you for covering this important issue. These people need to be compensated for their loss so they can relocate and care for their health, and the area have a dedicated superfund presence.

[@HolliNiesen]

Everything about this is infuriating. These people deserve better. Everyone deserves better

[@alphastormeex9468]

I am a Sociology graduate student studying man made environmental disasters, and I want to thank you for your thorough research! I actually used this video as a jumping off point when I began conducting my own research into the history of regulations in environmental disasters. Thank you for everything you all do! This is a great channel 💚

[@WorkingMan234]

Great journalistic work, JT. What a disaster, what a mess and what a deplorable state the allegedly richest country in the world is in.

[@jasonlacroix6083]

This country has so many problems and none of them are being addressed. The MAGA crowd thinks tax cuts and slashing regulations are great. The Democrats have basically lost their minds. And the corporate overlords, funneling money to them, are bleeding us dry.

[@richardpaisono1810]

hes leaving out the racial element

[@moshingmermaid]

Before this video, the most "coverage" I saw about this disaster was a few instagram stories. No air time from any major news outlets. Your work is so very crucial, and we can't thank you enough.

[@prosefessional2387]

This is genuinely the beginning of the end. 7 months later and I hear NOTHING about this in regular news. Our world looks closer and closer to a cyberpunk-esque dystopia every single day.

[@kurtramos9190]

Re-commenting that Alabama is now being affected too! Thank you for your always incredible insight and camaraderie, JT!

[@DanjasLP]

I remember the times where your videos were just slideshows of stock videos and images with a bit of zooming. It's amazing to see how far your production value has come, despite KZbin demonitizing your very much educational content :)