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Biden’s Own Administration Calls Pete Buttigieg’s Claims on East Palestine Train ‘Misinformation’
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| 2.16.23
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Posted on 02/17/2023 9:44:54 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98
Pete has an adorable husband. That’s what you need to know.
To: conservative98
WHat actually did cause the derailment?
Broken track?
Failed wheel?
Failed brakes?
Sabotage?................................
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posted on
02/17/2023 9:49:30 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: conservative98
So says Petey the Pillow Biter.
To: conservative98
Anyone from Ohio?
This is horrible & who’s the idiot that said to just trust the government?
Animals/fish are dead?
Why hasn’t DeWine declared disaster?
So scary & sad for those residents..
Reminds me of that movie, w/Erin Brockovich
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:01:25 AM PST
by
rainee
(Trump won! )
To: conservative98
A member of the regime going against the grain and actually contradicts not only a member of the Royal Cabinet, but one who is also a member of a protected species? Especially about a story that places the blame on President Trump and his administration?
Holy Schmoly!!!!
I have no doubt that NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy will soon be ‘resigning’ to spend more time with her family.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:02:00 AM PST
by
Tupelo
(A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
To: rainee
This is horrible & who’s the idiot that said to just trust the government? Sure you can trust the government, just ask an Indian.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:02:39 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
Based on the video evidence I saw yesterday there was a hot box on one of the cars - likely caused by a stuck hand brake OR overheated or failed bearings on an axle. This generated a massive amount of heat and eventually metal fails when heated beyond its capacity. You fail an axle at speed on a heavily loaded train and you are going to get a derailment.
The engineer either ignored or failed to recognize the problem (I doubt this - they have sensors along the rail lines that should have notified him that he had a “hot box”) or the engineer was denied permission to stop the train and address the problem because blocking a rail line can costs millions of dollars per 30 minute increments. The video below shows what was happening 20km prior to the derailment. They should have stopped the train.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiXZUgQEwc
A “hot box” is the term used when an axle bearing overheats on a piece of railway rolling stock
Air brakes work for trains but the bigger the train the harder it is to stop and there are shortcomings for air brakes in these situations.
The obvious changes that I expect are to limit the size of trains carrying hazmat materials AND to implement a mandatory stoppage and fire department response to a hot box.
Profit has to be balanced against risks. Boeing just learned a hard lesson about this and I suspect that the railroads are on the same path at the moment.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:08:59 AM PST
by
volunbeer
(We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
To: conservative98
They’re backing away from Little Peter Buttcrack in more ways than one. Maybe we’ll get lucky and Pete will be next to go.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:19:10 AM PST
by
Lucky2
(My pronoun is FJB )
To: conservative98
“anyone speculating about what happened, didn’t happen, or should’ve happened is misleading a suffering community.” It's what DIDN'T happen in the aftermath that is the scandal.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:21:18 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: conservative98
I think maybe they appointed old pete Make Biden’s look like they are not so bad
To: volunbeer
The obvious changes that I expect are to limit the size of trains carrying hazmat materials AND to implement a mandatory stoppage and fire department response to a hot box. I'm surprised there isn't already rule in place!.............
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:35:11 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
The railroad is incredibly powerful politically so they are very good at resisting federal regulations that impact their bottom line.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:42:24 AM PST
by
volunbeer
(We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
To: volunbeer
Are they self-insured or do they have an underwriter?..............
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:46:27 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
I believe the big rail companies are self-insured but I will defer to others if they have first-hand knowledge.
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posted on
02/17/2023 10:56:52 AM PST
by
volunbeer
(We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
To: conservative98
Butt Plug is out of here. Soon, to be replaced by KJP.
To: conservative98
Government never lies..it’s just “misinformation”.
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posted on
02/17/2023 12:50:13 PM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: conservative98
To: conservative98
Everything the Biden administration deals with ends up in the crapper keep flushing.
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posted on
02/17/2023 3:24:06 PM PST
by
Vaduz
(LAWYERS )
To: Lucky2
"Maybe we’ll get lucky and Pete will be next to go."
Buttigieg may have transferable experience when it comes to advice on lubrication for piston engines, but he's obviously over his head on freight trains. Norfolk-Southern derailments and Lionel derailments are not handled the same way.
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posted on
02/17/2023 7:43:16 PM PST
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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