Pete Buttigieg is a failure at the U.S. Department of Transportation - UPDATE: He's improved!!

[ADevilYouKhow]

Leaky Faucets in Boeing 787s Could Short-Circuit the Plane: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing mandatory inspections of all 787s after an airline discovered leaky faucet fixtures in multiple planes.

jalopnik.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Delta Flight Diverted After Mysterious Mass Illness

More than a dozen people suddenly became ill on the way from Atlanta to Los Angeles.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Rice N Beans]

Derailed train in Montana spills Coors Light and Blue Moon beer into river

No hazardous materials were released, according to authorities.

www.marketwatch.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Nashville Airport Evacuated After ‘Noxious Odor’ Filled Terminal: Officials

“I felt a tickle in my throat, but nothing that immediately raised any instant concern,” one passenger said.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Secure Da Bag]

So what exactly is the DOT supposed to do about all these malfunctions and derailment that private companies keep letting happen?

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Texas to New Jersey: Tracking the Toxic Chemicals in the Ohio Train Inferno

Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.

www.nytimes.com

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

He was definitely put there to give him some early wins, raise his profile etc. They probably were hoping that with an infrastructure bill + stimulus, it would be mostly good news.

But to be honest even if he came in there with the right attitude, the airline and other lobbies are so powerful. They have the courts, have their ex employees heading critical agencies and politically are always able to get enough establishment Dem+corporate gop votes to kill any unwanted legislation.

If Biden wins I could see him stay at DOT. Clearly he’s never going to be governor or even senator from Indians. He’ll probably move to some state with a safe senate seat currently held by an old geezer Dem.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Caught short at 35,000ft: plane forced to turn back after toilets malfunction

Five of eight toilets broke down on Austrian Airlines flight carrying 300 people from Vienna to New York

www.theguardian.com

 

[Gains]

sad part is the lions share of the blame shouldn't go to Pete

 

[mastermind]

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/this-is-not-politics-east-palestine-unity-council-has-unanswered-questions/

EAST PALETINE, Ohio (WKBN) — It’s been over six months since the East Palestine train derailment, and residents from the village say they still have questions that need answers, while some haven’t returned to their homes.

Members of the Unity Council for the East Palestine Train Derailment met at the head of the village walking trail around 4:30 p.m. Monday. With them were rocks painted with either support for the village or questions from the community.

“My biggest question right now is, are we safe and how do we get the true answers?” said Jami Wallace, a resident. “There’s no trust left in the EPA.”

Many of the questions raised were about testing. Members of the unity council said air quality needs to continue in homes by independent scientists paid for by Norfolk Southern.

“The EPA has since admitted it could only pick up 5 times the reportable limits of certain chemicals,” Wallace said.

One woman said her and her son have been out of their home for six months, living in a hotel.

“Hardest part is not knowing where we’re going to go,” Zsuzsa Gyenes, a resident. “For a while, we were hoping to go home and we never got this EPA cleaning, and now we find it’s not HAZMAT certified. They’re not doing air ducts.”

Gyenes said she’s been looking for a new home in Pennsylvania to be closer to family but admits the last six months have taken a toll.

“Every day, not knowing what’s going to happen, has been very difficult. A lot of anxiety, a lot of depression and a lot of frustration, generally,” Gyenes said.

The group has made trips to Washington D.C. to speak to lawmakers. They would like to see continued support for the village from the local, state and federal levels.

“I would like to see them go door-to-door and check on the community, see the other side of people, instead of their little cliques,” said Eric Cozza, a resident.

The council asks that President Joe Biden sign off on Gov. Mike DeWine’s disaster declaration.

“The government can recoup their money from Norfolk Southern later, but we need help now,” Wallace said. “This is not politics. This is human lives. This can happen in any community.”

The Company Whose Chemicals Poisoned East Palestine Still Opposes Rail Safety Legislation

In February, a train derailment exposed the town of East Palestine, Ohio, to toxic vinyl chloride. Since then, the company that made the chemicals has spent millions to stop railway legislation that could help prevent another disaster.

jacobin.com

 

[Professor Emeritus]

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/east-palestine-train-derailment/this-is-not-politics-east-palestine-unity-council-has-unanswered-questions/

The Company Whose Chemicals Poisoned East Palestine Still Opposes Rail Safety Legislation

In February, a train derailment exposed the town of East Palestine, Ohio, to toxic vinyl chloride. Since then, the company that made the chemicals has spent millions to stop railway legislation that could help prevent another disaster.

jacobin.com

I know thread is about DoT, but needs to be pointed out how much of a letdown the Biden EPA is from that article. I remember some years ago realizing that the EPA has been primarily a corporate servant even in Democratic administrations. Look at how the Clinton Administration handled Dupont or what Obama's Administration did to Tennie White. They aren't shyt.

 

[Pressure]

fukk out of here. This shyt is jammed up because republicans are playing politics.

Top GOP leaders in Congress have been hesitant to support it,

“These rail lines pass frequently through Republican areas, small towns with a lot of Republican voters,” Vance told The Associated Press. “How can we look them in the eye and say, we’re doing a good job by you? If we choose the railroads over their own interests, we can't.”

GOP discord threatens Senate response to railway disaster

Sen. J.D. Vance insists the support is there. His colleagues say the bill needs significant changes before it could get enough GOP backing.

www.politico.com

Elections have consequences.

 

[Pressure]

And this shyt really isn’t on Pete since it’s really down to it being declared an emergency for a FEMA response. But this must be the new topic on the horseshoe podcast

 

[mastermind]

I know thread is about DoT, but needs to be pointed out how much of a letdown the Biden EPA is from that article. I remember some years ago realizing that the EPA has been primarily a corporate servant even in Democratic administrations. Look at how the Clinton Administration handled Dupont or what Obama's Administration did to Tennie White. They aren't shyt.

Its America. THis country only works in the interests of the wealthy. I have to say it constantly, but we all vote against our own best interests because if we voted in our interests, a lot of the people currently in power and influence would be incarcerated for their very real crimes. We would have found solutions to the many issues plaguing society because its what we have always done until money fukked things.

 

[WTFisWallace?]

fukk out of here. This shyt is jammed up because republicans are playing politics.

GOP discord threatens Senate response to railway disaster

Sen. J.D. Vance insists the support is there. His colleagues say the bill needs significant changes before it could get enough GOP backing.

www.politico.com

Elections have consequences.

If this is in response to the other breh’s comments on the EPA….even if the initial incident is due to poor governance and deregulation by republicans…..we’re 6 months into this, the response is garbage. Just like the response was/is garbage with Flint.


It’s like you’re absolving a doctor of not doing or poorly doing his job in fixing your stab wounds, because he aint the one that stabbed you in the first place. (Even tho he might’ve helped stabbed you in this context)