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Pete Buttigieg Promises To Investigate Ohio Railway Chemical Spill For Signs Of Racism
Babylon Bee ^ | February 13th, 2023 | unattributed

Posted on 02/13/2023 8:43:20 AM PST by shadowlands1960

EAST PALESTINE, OH — Residents of a small Ohio town have been forced to evacuate after a deadly spill of vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate chemicals from a train derailment caught fire and destroyed surrounding farmland, waterways, and livestock. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was quick to respond, promising to investigate the tragedy for signs of racism.

"First of all, I want to reassure the citizens of East Palestine that I am still very gay," said the Transportation Secretary. "Also, I will do everything in my power to uncover the possible racist source of this deadly environmental disaster. Yes, East Palestine is a small Ohio Town full of white people, but we need to know how this may affect BIPOCS. I will leave no stone unturned."

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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; buttgig; crash; isthisthebee; ohio; train; traincrash


Gay

1 posted on 02/13/2023 8:43:20 AM PST by shadowlands1960
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When did the Bee switch from satire to hard news?


2 posted on 02/13/2023 8:47:53 AM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: shadowlands1960
Someone should get Pete to act on it by telling him the train was carrying his order of KY.

Then he'd get to the bottom of it.

3 posted on 02/13/2023 8:48:19 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: shadowlands1960

I feel for the folks behind the Onion or Babylon Bee.

Satire must be hard when reality is bizzare.


4 posted on 02/13/2023 8:48:58 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: shadowlands1960

You can bet Peter boy will find tons of “homogenized” phobia.


5 posted on 02/13/2023 8:49:19 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Remember what FJB Brandon said, "...more than half of the women in my administration are women.")
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To: shadowlands1960

hahaha


6 posted on 02/13/2023 8:50:03 AM PST by Vision (Woke is communism and it has no place in America. Election Reform Now! Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Pete greets all visitors to his office by telling them that he needs to study Uranus.

;-)


7 posted on 02/13/2023 8:51:02 AM PST by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: shadowlands1960

He’s got a death grip on that phallic symbol.


8 posted on 02/13/2023 8:51:55 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Remember what FJB Brandon said, "...more than half of the women in my administration are women.")
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To: shadowlands1960
Pete Bootiejudge has been a busy little beaver when it comes to this chemical spill. Why, right now at this very moment he is conferring with President Biden...


9 posted on 02/13/2023 8:53:45 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: shadowlands1960

Determine what color the rail cars were. What color is the smoke emenating from the fire?


10 posted on 02/13/2023 8:58:19 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: shadowlands1960

I know it’s supposed to be satire, but it is a completely believable headline.

In fact, I submit that it is prescient.


11 posted on 02/13/2023 9:05:15 AM PST by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

P


12 posted on 02/13/2023 9:34:14 AM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: shadowlands1960

Hope he sorts out all the proper pronouns


13 posted on 02/13/2023 9:46:32 AM PST by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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To: shadowlands1960
... to investigate the tragedy for signs of racism.

It's either that or it's Global Warming.

14 posted on 02/13/2023 9:58:12 AM PST by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: Tell It Right
Then he'd get to the bottom of it.

I see what you did there.

15 posted on 02/13/2023 9:59:21 AM PST by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: Tell It Right

Chemical train tankers are very racist; they are painted black.


16 posted on 02/13/2023 10:14:05 AM PST by chopperk ( )
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To: chopperk
Chemical train tankers are very racist; they are painted black.

Once Pete goes black, there's no going back.

17 posted on 02/13/2023 10:25:51 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right
Then he'd get to the bottom of it.

Talk about low hanging fruit!You should be ashamed of yourself (LOL)

18 posted on 02/13/2023 11:23:32 AM PST by dearolddad
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To: Liz
I want to reassure the citizens of East Palestine that I am still very gay," said the Transportation Secretary. "Also, I will do everything in my power to uncover the possible racist source of this deadly environmental disaster. Yes, East Palestine is a small Ohio Town full of white people...

Ping

19 posted on 02/13/2023 12:56:57 PM PST by GOPJ ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muw22wTePqQ Gumballs: Immigrants by the numbers.)
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To: rktman

Vinyl chloride cars are usually white, if I recall.


20 posted on 02/13/2023 3:03:10 PM PST by I_be_tc ( )
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