AmberWavesoFlame @AmberWavesofFlame@qoto.org

Today we are spamming the transportation secretary about #norfolksouthern #norfolksoutherndisaster — if you are in the US please join us in this fun activity.

“What are you doing to prevent this from happening again?”

“Will you make a statement on reinstating depreciated safety measures?”

“How can I find out what dangerous trains are in my area?”

Pete Buttigieg
US Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
United States

1 (202) 366-4000
8:30am-5:00pm EST

People were forced to leave their pets and other animals in the town--where they're now dying en masse.

#Ohio #RailroadWorkers #RailroadStrike #NorfolkSouthern

Reported here:
https://qz.com/norfolk-southern-is-giving-25-000-to-an-ohio-town-wher-1850094599

from twitter:
"five dollars per person for poisoning the air, water, and land of this town. all pets dead, the poisoned water now flowing into the ohio river on its way to the mississippi. five dollars"
https://twitter.com/drewtoothpaste/status/1624215484945076224

That's what happened during the #Trump years, when rail lobbyists secured the repeal of a long-overdue, hard-won safety regulation that would have required rail companies to replace the Civil-War-era brakes on their rolling stock with modern #ElectronicallyControlledPneumaticBrakes (#ECP):

https://jacobin.com/2023/02/rail-companies-safety-rules-ohio-derailment-brake-sytems-regulations

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Why isn't this prick already sitting in prison for fraud?!🤬

Absolutely the best Acknowledgments section of a paper I’ve read. From https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.03988 / h/t @playingwithdust

Patterns in slow-motion splashes

Hi everyone!

I'm #newhere and I'm doing a #twittermigration , so any of you tired of the #GQPClownShow and their #BloatedOrangeIdol , I would appreciate a follow!

Tyre Nichols documents: Officer never explained stop to him | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-tyre-nichols-memphis-3c20513e067d2f55786d8f42cf98b3c6?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_05

#Politics #Law_enforcement #AP_Top News #U.S._News #Tyre_Nichols #Memphis

Anyway, now that a ton of journalists are flocking back to Mastodon... you should read my article about how all your articles about Mastodon "slumping" were bullshit. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/08/lazy-reporters-claiming-fediverse-is-slumping-despite-massive-increase-in-usage/

Once AI works out how to do hands then this deepfake crap is going to be one of the biggest problems the world has faced. It has the potential to be extremely damaging and we are sleepwalking into a nightmare with this. I hate everything about it.

It appears that the panic over egg prices was an ovary action.

#humor #politics

The State of the Union as Seen Through My Twitter Feed (Sorry Fediverse!)
Today's #DogShirtDaily is out!
https://www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/the-state-of-the-union-as-seen-through?sd=pf

It’s us, we’re publishing company https://thehill.com/homenews/3845798-publishing-company-will-offer-free-black-history-e-books-especially-in-florida/

Free
scientific papers: https://unpaywall.org/ #science #free

👇🇹🇷🇸🇾"Death toll passes 5,100 as rescuers battle freezing weather in Turkey and Syria" #Earthquake
#Turkey #Syria #EarthquakeDeathTollRises
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/earthquake-turkey-syria-live-updates-rcna69449

Borbness is more than a matter of shape. It's a matter of attitude.

#borb #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching