Tony, Pretty Much

Spoiler alert: these industries don’t have your interests in mind. It’s not a partisan issue. Everyone’s health is affected in the same way regardless of your party.

If you want to fix it though, elect the people who want clean energy and less dependence on oil and gas. Ignoring reality won’t save your clean water.

Chemicals spills in East Palestine and Philadelphia caused by oil and gas-
https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/4/2/23591075/oil-gas-petrochemicals-water-contamination-east-palestine

Chemicals spills in East Palestine and Philadelphia caused by oil and gas

The growing oil and gas industry means more incidents like East Palestine.

Vox
Apr 2, 2023 at 7:24pmWeb
Show threadJim GoodallApr 2, 2023
@TonyStark And yet the idiots that voted for regulations to be removed from these industries, cannot fathom that their own vote enabled disasters to come right into their backyards.
Disbelief that they are their own worst enemies, so of course, they blame Biden, thus proving their own idiocy.
Show threadMarshmallowApr 3, 2023
@jimgoodall @TonyStark So legislators pass vague laws on health, safety and the environment so they seem to care about their consituents. Then they tear into regulatory agencies to stop protections so they can get money from industry. Time and time again.
Show threadRobertoApr 2, 2023

@TonyStark Republicans, demonstrably, want most Americans sicker, poorer, and more desperate than they would be under Democratic governance. Compare measurements on quality of life for us and other Western industrialized nations and we come out on the short end BECAUSE of Republicans in office. We know Republicans are at fault, because when you compare red states to blue states, red states also do worse on measures of health, wealth and longevity.

Republican governance is literally killing us.

Show threadJorge StolfiApr 2, 2023

@Sunspot @TonyStark

I don't think that is correct. The Republican's goal (for which they were paid) is only to cut taxes for the rich and remove any obstacles -- such as regulations and financial/corporate law enforcement -- that could stand on the way of them making more money.

The destruction of social programs, depression of salaries, and the general misery of the less rich are just side effects of pursuing that goal. >>

Show threadRobertoApr 2, 2023
@JorgeStolfi @TonyStark How in the world do you think they achieve that? It’s the same thing. Cut stuff and make people less well off. No one gets in the way of your tax cuts.
Show threadJorge StolfiApr 2, 2023

@Sunspot @TonyStark

That is what I meant...

Show threadSamApr 2, 2023
@Sunspot @TonyStark All you need to see is Republicans are the #GeorgeSantos #GOP. https://samray.substack.com/p/the-george-santos-gop-catch-us-if
The George Santos GOP: Catch Us If You Can - Part I

"George Santos" Counter-Narcissist Intelligence "Psychological Profile" "author Sam Ray" psychology narcissist sociopath "con man" "New York" 2023

Counter-Narcissist Intelligence
Show threadbouriquetApr 3, 2023
@Sunspot @TonyStark It’s because they are selfish and don’t want their money and the wealth of the 1% used to help needy people.
Maybe racism makes that worse, hatred and mistrust, coupled with a “I got mine and you can’t have it” mentality.
Show threadRobertoApr 3, 2023
@bouriquet @TonyStark So true.
Show threadExtinction (our fate)Apr 2, 2023
@TonyStark We must both prevent Republican takeover, as well as hold Democrats responsible to do the right thing to prevent these disasters.