.@JennElizabethJ and I found evidence that ex-Governor Rick Snyder
1) Was Warned about the dangers of Flint using the Flint River a year before the 2014 water switch-and let it go forward anyway
2) Knew about the deadly Legionella outbreak 16 months earlier than he told Congress
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3) His top adviser/right-hand man paid off sick Flint residents to silence their public outcries against the administration 4) His top adviser/right-hand man silenced/threatened a key administration whistleblower while there was still time to save lives
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5) Snyder himself "punished" ex-Flint Mayor
@karenaboutflint by reneging on funding promises because she wouldn't publicly declare Flint's water safe 6) Snyder's administration was more involved than previously known in pushing a shady financial deal that led to water crisisShow this thread -
7) The story has several other bombshells that show a coordinated 5-year cover-up. Also has revelations about current MI Governor
@GovWhitmer not honoring her promises to Flint. So...where is the@freepress@flintjournal@detroitnews@nytimes@washingtonpost@cnn@msnbc...Show this thread -
@thedailybeast@BuzzFeedNews@MotherJones@thenation@democracynow@latimes@HuffPostPol@TheAtlantic@AP_Politics@PBS@chicagotribune and the rest of the media? Is a major governmental cover-up no longer news in America?Show this thread - End of conversation
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