Story: 1) Gov. Snyder warned about Flint River a year before water switch 2) Snyder learned of Legionella outbreak in Oct 2014: 16 months earlier than he told Congress 3) Snyder tried to get the late Elijah Cummings to "back off" from investigating himhttps://twitter.com/JordanChariton/status/1250822331938811904 …
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4) Current Gov
@gretchenwhitmer--who has been pushed as potential VP choice for@JoeBiden--told ex-Flint Mayor she couldn't help Flint because of "Flint fatigue" in state legislature (according to Mayor Weaver). Whitmer also hasn't honored promise to reopen free Flint water pods.pic.twitter.com/vC8R3N5hKN
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5) Snyder's finding out about deadly Flint Legionella outbreak in October 2014 is significant--we learned his administration made efforts to stop news from going public a few weeks before his reelection contest (PBS reports as many as 115 people may have died from Legionella).pic.twitter.com/pny2kHlvit
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6) Snyder dispersed just $75 million of $389.6 million meant for
#FlintWaterCrisis relief to city govt. Rest went to donors and non water-relief destinations--including a powerful private foundation's financial allies. Over $160 million went to "G", "Various," "Blank," and "N/A."pic.twitter.com/XrRo2mojbg
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Of course, COVID-19 dominates media/govt right now. But, call me old fashioned--I think major national outlets w/ resources can find time to cover this for a few minutes or in a short print recap. GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION PERSISTS WHEN THE MASSES DON'T KNOW IT'S HAPPENING.
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The parallels between
#FlintWaterCrisis and#Covid19 have remarkable parallels. Canary in the coal mine.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I haven't seen many big progressive news media report on this either. sad.
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@BarackObama drank water in Flint brought from Airforce 1, according to@MMFlint Michael Moore on his podcast the other day with@CornelWest Sigh! & it wasn't enough to give all the babies lifelong brain damage, they had to use their city for live "Urban Warfare." That's a thingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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"EXCLUSIVE: Flint's Adam Murphy was removed from a
#FlintWaterCrisis town hall by state officials. Weeks later, Gov… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1251875782932271105 …" -.@StatusCouppic.twitter.com/e5vrTsBpBU
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