Op-Ed

Flint STILL Has a Water Crisis—9 Years Later

Jordan Chariton reports from Flint on the 9th anniversary of the Flint water crisis & cover up.

“My water has a sewer smell off and on—and black shiny stuff coming out”

—Joelena Freeman

Imagine for a moment that you and your children are poisoned. The culprit who attacked you is, unbelievably, your own government. The life that you worked hard to build, overcoming obstacles and life’s curveballs, has been forever damaged. Many of your family, friends, and neighbors have grown ill as the months and years drag on. A large number of the sick go on to die. The causes of death run the gamut. Relatively young people die of cancers for which they have no family history. Others’ kidneys or liver fail. Many develop heart problems or sudden stroke. Children suffer from brain damage, developing learning disabilities and volatile mood swings that cause disruptions in their schooling, extracurriculars, and relationships.

And nearly a decade later, no one who knowingly attacked your mind, body, and spirit is in prison.

“Falsifying a federal and state regulatory compliance test: that is a crime”

—Erin Brockovich

Not the low-level office lackey who wasn’t really involved but could have sounded the alarm; not the middle-manager government bureaucrat who looked the other way knowing people would die; not even the high-level sacrificial lamb who, didn’t mastermind the scheme, but was chosen by the big poo-bas to be violently tossed under the bus. And definitely not the key players who actively executed, […]

Full article: statuscoup.substack.com

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Imagine for a moment that you and your children are poisoned. The culprit who attacked you is, unbelievably, your own government. The life that you worked hard to build, overcoming obstacles and life’s curveballs, has been forever damaged.
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