GOP Blames Ohio Train Crisis on Culture Wars; MTG Says Wind Farms Kill Whales: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at Marjorie Taylor Greene saying whales are being killed by wind turbines all while the catastrophic train derailment in Ohio continues to upend the lives of residents and pose significant health risks.


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[elizabethellis]

You can bet if the families cash those cheques they’ll find out that they have waved their rights if they have serious health problems later. Don’t trust them. Get a lawyer.

[casbot]

The Rail executives should be facing criminal negligence charges. Losing shareholder value is not as big a deterrent as possible jail time.

[Kryo_GTS]

I remember DT gave a speech once bragging about how many deregulations he accomplished, the crowd started cheering... It's hilarious and scary how fools will cosign against their own best interest.

[GoddDamn]

Those "inconvenience checks" often come with strings attached for the folks who accept them. Most of the time it removes the ability to sue at a later date for damages.

[cynthiamason]

Thanks for talking about the environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. It didn't get much coverage when it first happened. Besides the fish killed, thousand of birds died. It's just so heartbreaking. We can't let these greedy creeps get away with this anymore.

[mars-cee]

Thank you for talking about this. I’m in Ohio and it took too long for this to become national news. Everything about it is messed up.

[bthsr]

Why choose only one way to hold companies accountable, prevent accidents, or help victims recover? Let's do them all! Higher taxes, fines that actually hurt, force them to pay for cleanup, obligations to pay employees better, stronger safety standards, more stringent inspections.... All of it and more!

[ronathanjonathan]

As a Texan I can confirm that Seth’s impersonation of a Dallas taxi cab driver is spot on

[commonsense]

I will NEVER tire of the “tears running down his face” joke.
He deserves every single repetition of that.
PS MTG is in-fucking-SANE!!!!🤯😱🤯

[KyleFN]

In fairness, as a Texan, I can confirm that your impression of a Dallas cab driver with a New York accent isn't unfounded.

[silviaconvertible]

I hadn't heard of the whales thing until yesterday. I work for a power utility who is investing in offshore wind, and during an all hands yesterday someone asked if we were killing whales with the project. Now I know where the stupid came from

[Biotoze]

Since the train derailment, there’s been like 3 more disasters. We’ve got people that are not even safe in their home and they are not getting any help. And nobody is answering for it.

[dreemurrdelm]

As someone who lives in Ohio within walking distance of train tracks, I am terrified and appalled at the state of things

[juliamallik]

I bet if they accept the inconvenience checks, they waive their rights to sue in the future if they suffer adverse health due to the explosion.

I hate corporations that value money over ppl

[MxMorganic]

As an Ohio resident, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the focus tonight on East Palestine. It’s a story that didn’t get the coverage it deserved for too long, and I’m glad you’re covering it now. ❤

[CrabyMan]

The Ohio thing really gets to me. There were other youtubers and non-mainstream info sites that were talking about this before the news could. Some of the journalists who tried getting a story ended up being arrested while the people with cams filmed it. They didn't even start an evacuation until word got out about the crash against the companies will, from people who started warning others about it early. Not to mention, the train companies PR person I think it was refused to talk about the kind of breaks used on the train. Train workers were calling for better breaks and safety on the train for a while. It's just irritating that they tried to keep news about it low while the chemical gas and smoke was spreading.

[shermanculbertson]

The GOP’s “train of thought” it totally off the rails and has been for a long time.

[vettechdave]

I thought the same thing about the MTG's whale/windmill statement. When she said that I thought, 1) wtf?, Then 2) does she think whales fly? To which I immediately thought, 3) yeah, that tracks. And moved on so I was ready for the next GOP wtf moment. I'm betting heavily on Santos currently.

[martinhealy]

I love that Seth is the only late night host that has maintained a casual look

[joemorales]

I'm a little surprised Seth and his team failed to mention that Ohio state governor rejected federal aid when first offered, so it's not like the Feds didn't try initially help.