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TOXIC: Big Three Networks Ignore Biden Admin Denying FEMA Aid to Fume-Ridden East Palestine, Ohio
NewsBusters ^ | 2/17/2023 | Joseph Vazquez

Posted on 02/17/2023 3:17:39 PM PST by JV3MRC

The Big Three networks ignored news that the Biden administration denied disaster assistance to Ohio’s pro-Trump Columbiana County following the toxic train derailment in East Palestine.

Fox News reported Feb. 16 that Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) spokesperson Dan Tierney said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied federal aid because it “believed the [train derailment] incident didn't qualify as a traditional disaster, such as a tornado or hurricane, for which it usually provides assistance.” The incident led to a controlled explosion and the spewing of hazardous fumes into the atmosphere, with reports of groundwater damage, dead animals and health issues circulating. Newsweek even reported the turmoil could evolve into a “Full-Blown Ecological Crisis.” The denial of aid calls into question why the U.S. government is willing to commit more than $24.9 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration but not an American town in turmoil.

Additional context may provide some insight as to why Biden’s FEMA did not pursue providing aid for that particular area, and why the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening news shows chose to ignore the story between Feb. 16 - Feb. 17.

Biden released details on a new executive order advancing racial equity on Feb. 16, the same day as the Fox News report. Biden claimed his goal was to “advance an ambitious, whole-of-government approach to racial equity and support for underserved communities and to continuously embed [racial] equity into all aspects of Federal decision-making.” Could that include FEMA’s decision-making? According to the latest breakdown, East Palestine is 93.5 percent white, three percent Hispanic, and only 0.36 percent black.

In addition, Columbiana County, where East Palestine is located, 71.7 percent of the vote went overwhelmingly for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: aid; biden; disaster; fema; media; ohio; traindisaster

1 posted on 02/17/2023 3:17:39 PM PST by JV3MRC
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To: JV3MRC

This administration has spent millions in FEMA funds for hotels, transportation and food for illegals, to make sure its human trafficking efforts are successful and the trespassers are comfortable. Those funds were not intended for that, yet they claim this train derailment doesn’t qualify for these funds.


2 posted on 02/17/2023 3:29:42 PM PST by girlangler (Fish Fear Me)
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To: girlangler
...yet they claim this train derailment doesn’t qualify for these funds.

And Gov. DeWine seems to go along with it.

Unbelievable.

3 posted on 02/17/2023 3:36:04 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: girlangler

The Love Canal contamination site was declared a federal emergency and FEMA was long involved in its remediation:

https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0201290


4 posted on 02/17/2023 3:39:44 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

That’s a very comparable example. There remains a LOT of cleanup to do in East Palestine.

I haven’t mentioned this yet, in my many posts on this topic but.... Phosgene is NOT the biggest threat from burning VCM. The real threat is PCB’s. They’re heavy. They will lay down on a creek bed bottom. And, they are cacogenic at extremely low levels.


5 posted on 02/17/2023 3:51:10 PM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: JV3MRC

the ground water is the prob now


6 posted on 02/17/2023 3:51:36 PM PST by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: girlangler

money for Ukraine...


7 posted on 02/17/2023 3:53:04 PM PST by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: JV3MRC

The Big Three networks ignored

Yes they are you can find propaganda any place now days.


8 posted on 02/17/2023 3:58:40 PM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: JV3MRC

9 posted on 02/17/2023 4:04:45 PM PST by Bratch
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To: Vaduz

There are no networks, only branches of the federal government with varying levels of loyalty.


10 posted on 02/17/2023 4:08:00 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (Make America Florida)
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To: JV3MRC

We need to burn down those phone lines...

Tell Biden to get the alphabet agencies out of the way!!


11 posted on 02/17/2023 4:22:46 PM PST by EBH (America Blackmailed, The True Story of the World War...Coming Soon)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Yes the bigger the nose ring the greater the loyalty


12 posted on 02/18/2023 7:24:47 AM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: JV3MRC
Biden Approval Still Higher Than “Stick in the Eye”.

https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/biden-approval-still-higher-than-stick-the-eye-t22720.html

13 posted on 02/18/2023 7:31:48 AM PST by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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