On #WorldWaterDay, Flint activists deliver petition w/ 15K signatures demanding help NEARLY 5 YEARS LATER. As reminder, @StatusCoup broke last year that MI's environmental agency MANIPULATED water lead testing/data in dozens of homes from 2016 through 2018https://twitter.com/JordanChariton/status/1058000746829041665 …
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@ErinBrockovich told@Statuscoup for our report: “Falsifying a federal and state regulatory compliance test: that is a crime" and "Flushing is cheating.” She said even if a small number of tests were manipulated (we found 35)---the entire 2-year testing from Michigan Dept of1 reply 16 retweets 24 likesShow this thread -
Environmental Quality should be invalidated and testing should be redone. The corporate media REFUSED to cover this environmental scandal
@StatusCoup uncovered (by knocking on 450 doors in Flint) because it does not involve Trump or Russia.1 reply 9 retweets 18 likesShow this thread -
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@vicenews +@Newsweek both KILLED our story the week it was set to be published for completely absurd reasons. But our reporting---which TO BE CLEAR---shows that the water lead testing was compromised and there's no accurate way of CURRENTLY knowing what lead levels are in Flint2 replies 11 retweets 18 likesShow this thread -
But despite the media's complete dereliction of duty on this environmental scandal--
@RoKhanna@TulsiGabbard along w/ high-profile celebrities have called for investigation. And I'm happy to report that@StatusCoup met with the Solicitor General of Michigan to discuss our findings1 reply 9 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
Can't go into further details on that--but it's good news. Beyond what
@StatusCoup broke regarding MDEQ manipulating testing and data--during "the buck stops with me" Governor@onetoughnerd's term---we have been on the ground several times last year following up with residents1 reply 6 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
STILL getting rashes from water, STILL losing their hair from water, STILL experiencing burning or itchy eyes when they shower, and STILL experiencing worsening health conditions from being poisoned...and NO
#MedicareForAll for the health problems their GOVERNMENT CAUSED1 reply 14 retweets 18 likesShow this thread -
The border wall is not an emergency. Russia is not an emergency. Whether Joe Biden will run or not run is not an emergency.
#FlintWaterCrisis IS AN EMERGENCY--journalists, pundits, and all of those numb to this need to WAKE UP. The people of Flint are STILL at risk--and the water2 replies 17 retweets 29 likesShow this thread
testing that declared water "restored" was COOKED...and @StatusCoup broke the story that meticulously showed so. Demand your Congressman and Senator take action NOW to fund new testing from NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES and to make sure residents have the healthcare, psychological, +
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crisis-related services they need and deserve. Also, in April,
@StatusCoup will release our first documentary produced by@tommie_tyhefe that shows the entire process of us reporting this story and breaking it--old-fashioned, door-knocking journalism. Our members will get1 reply 10 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
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