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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 05-Mar-2023 20:17:58 EST lnxw48a1
   2nd #Ohio derailment contained no hazardous materials, poses no danger https://nu.federati.net/url/289796 [www nbclosangeles com]
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 05-Mar-2023 20:47:36 EST lnxw48a1

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      Speaking of train derailments in #Ohio, https://nu.federati.net/url/289797 [www nbclosangeles com] the #EPA has ordered the railroad to test for dioxins, after political leaders raised concerns.
      
      The real concern is that they haven't understood this. You have a lower income, mostly White community that feels like the government is neglecting them ... and rather than respond in force and pursue every option to protect and compensate, they are dribbling in a little bit of assistance here and a little bit there.
      
      I understand that this is the normal way they do these things, but the danger is that there are right-wing groups saying that the federal government would have responded faster and more intensely if a minority community was endangered. Most of us know that isn't true at all, but these groups will be making the claim and relying on the news media to show the slow rollout and then saying ... "you know this happened because the government doesn't care about White people" and campaigning for the most repugnant of racists.