All over the net, and in some corners of the news world, I see the trending talk of Trump being responsible for the East Palestine accident attributed entirely to regulatory rollbacks. The current scheme has an added aspect of using this for continued attacks on Trump and deregulation (read: getting Big Government out of our lives). I was just thinking that if the DS -- which is wholly desperate right now and flailing about wildy -- needed a new angle to attack Trump over, the East Palestine trainwreck is a perfect way to further poison the well (in more ways than one).
Deregulation was trending on Twitter earlier today, so this is another reason why I believe this is a psyop in this regard. No, not the train crash; that's real as it gets. But the other stuff surrounding it.
What do you guys think?
Counter with facts. Lack of railway workers resulting in poor conditions and safety protocols setup for a disaster. The Biden admin blocked the railroad union from striking due to these conditions - so the fix was in
Not to mention that numerous sensors that were supposed to have detected this thing were being ignored or not working, and that 20 miles before it even reached East Palestine, camera footage showed it on fire so there was plenty of time to stop the train. They were definitely told to keep going by management.
Edit: or he was in it! My thoughts, noone in they right mind would let a so called "hotbox" go thst far! Not even the rr company. So... it was either failed sensors thst didn't catch it ( which I doubt) a failed crew member( nah) they reported it! Or the train engineer was told to keep going. And being ignorant, he did!
These claims are literally debunked by an NTSB representative here:
https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/ohio-train-derailment-ecp-brake-system-mandate-trump-dot-administration-fact-check/536-d0ad26f7-84b6-4707-bcb1-7dc6e0a9f09f
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As a result of the AP study, the DOT issued a technical correction in January 2019 but maintained the costs exceeded the benefits of the ECP brake rule, according to the Harvard University Environmental & Energy Law Program.
The Biden administration has not reinstated the ECP brake rule. In Buttigieg's recent Twitter thread, he implied the DOT is constrained by law from reissuing the mandate.
“I’m always ready to work with Congress on furthering (or in some cases, restoring) our capacity to address rail safety issues,” Buttigieg tweeted.
In a Feb. 14 press release, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the lead investigative agency into the Ohio train derailment, said investigators had examined the rail car that initiated the crash on Feb. 3.
“Surveillance video from a residence showed what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment,” the NTSB said. The wheelset and overheated wheel bearing are currently being examined by NTSB engineers.
In an email, an NTSB spokesperson told VERIFY the train involved in the Ohio derailment was not equipped with ECP brakes. On Feb. 16, NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy addressed misinformation spreading about the derailment on Twitter.
Homendy directly acknowledged that the ECP brake rule would not have prevented the crash if implemented because the train that derailed in East Palestine was a mixed freight train that contained only three placarded Class 3 flammable liquids cars. Homendy said the ECP braking rule would have applied only to high-hazard flammable trains.
Some are saying the ECP (electronically controlled pneumatic) brake rule, if implemented, would’ve prevented this derailment. FALSE – here’s why… — Jennifer Homendy (@JenniferHomendy) February 17, 2023
The ECP braking rule would’ve applied ONLY to HIGH HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS. The train that derailed in East Palestine was a MIXED FREIGHT TRAIN containing only 3 placarded Class 3 flammable liquids cars. pic.twitter.com/ReAFDSdsn7 — Jennifer Homendy (@JenniferHomendy) February 17, 2023
“This means even if the rule had gone into effect, this train wouldn't have had ECP brakes,” Homendy said.