America Chernobyl

 

A train with a ton of chemicals, especially vinyl chloride, derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.  After a lack of reporting, the incident, sending chemicals into the sky after the National Guard attempted to shoot holes in the cargo carriers, seemed to gather an interesting lack of attention.  It was too big to cover up.

The Ohio authorities tried to say all was well when it clearly was not. The US federal government, so "concerned" about about your health, could not be bothered with this.  The EPA, finally arrived after a few days and the EPA administrator, after claiming the water was fine, declined to take a public drink.

Ohio governor Mike DeWine, never visiting the site, initially stated help was not needed and did not declare a state of emergency.  He did ask for FEMA help, which, was actually declined!

Then former President Trump announced he was visiting the area and suddenly FEMA aid arrived!

This seems very similar to the Soviet response and level of incompetence shown in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. There were lies and denials and finally some sort of aid arrived.

At the very least, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg needs to resign and the Environmental Protection Agency clearly needs to be overhauled and maybe eliminated.  If they cannot even attempt to try to handle this sort of disaster, why do we have it? 

I don't see Greta or Al Gore on site either?

Must not be any money in this for them to show up. 

The Great Balloon War of 2023

 

For $850 billion, we have a military that has shot down four Chinese (probably) balloons that have penetrated North American airspace before finally being dealt with in a most severe manner. These balloons, costing a few thousand dollars, have attracted the attention of the entire NORAD network, million dollar planes, and half million dollar missiles.

China is probing US defenses and reactions.

If it had not been for a civilian in Montana, we would have not known anything about it to begin with.  After it drifted across the entire country, a F-22 downed if off the South Carolina coast.  Now, three others have been shot down over Alaska, the Yukon, and the Great Lakes. 

How are these low-tech instruments getting so far into US airspace?

Probably a distraction from any number of things, such as Washington's obsession with guarding Ukraine's border while our southern border is undefended. 

Minimal investment for maximum chaos.

Asymmetrical warfare and misdirection at its finest.

Something is brewing somewhere else...