Padraig Martin (@PadraigMartin)

East Palestine, Ohio Train Disaster in Numbers - 50 rail cars derailed on 3 February - 11 rail cars carried hazardous materials - 5 rail cars released Vinyl Chloride, a flammable, colorless liquified gas that causes liver, brain, and lung cancer - 28° Celcius / 82° Fahrenheit water temperature is required for Vinyl Chloride to become slightly water soluable - 1 waterway was directly impacted - the Leslie Run. It feeds the Little Beaver Creek, a tributary to the Ohio River. - 5 Million Americans get water from the Ohio River. - 74 Million Americans get water from the various tributaries and outlets of the Ohio River, which feeds the Mississippi River - 1 Billion+ animals of varying types - livestock and wildlife - depend on these waterways for life - None of the waterways have ever hit a sustained 82°F in human history - 3500 fish and aquatic animals have died in the Leslie Run in the past week - Almost all small livestock have died in East Palestine since Friday, 10 February, especially poultry - 4800 residents call East Palestine home - 94% are White - 81% of the 74 Million Americans that depend on the Ohio River and associated waterways, including the Mississippi for water for themselves and/or their livestock are White - Zero FEMA officials have arrived to East Palestine as of 15 February This was not an accident. This is genocide.