That $1,000 won't make a DENT in the costs to treat all those cancers for uninsured residents down the road....

@jailcatjones3250

Жыл бұрын

It's basically a security deposit for an apartment, such an insult

@Dee010s

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. People downwind of 3 mile island in PA still feeling it

Living an hour away from East Palestine, I'm worried about the chemicals going into the Ohio River. Corporations need to be held accountable period.

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I'm on the other side of the world but have seen the images of the dead fish. I hope that you are all going to be ok - the apparent media disinterest in this is particularly disturbing 😞

@WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone

Жыл бұрын

That's the harsh reality of it all. Not only has East Palestine been effected by these horrific events but it's going to trickle into other towns due to the rivers and wind. It's going to seep into the ground and evaporate into the clouds and rain back into other areas.

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

Ah, so you only care because you live somewhat close. Right, nothing selfish there...

@markwilliams2620

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Cramps keeping you up, Lena?

@animewitch1416

Жыл бұрын

Considering what chemicals were spilled, you won’t have to worry about them getting into the water or soil. These particular chemicals quickly evaporate into the air at anything warmer than -106 degrees Fahrenheit. The biggest issues will be in the air and, because they burned the chemicals, it could be widespread. At least the effects should be weaker than they would have been locally if they had left the spill alone (instead of people inhaling pvc, they’ll inhale chlorine gas).

If you live in East Palestine Ohio do not sign anything from somebody at Norfolk Southern, don't cash any checks, lawyer up first. Any money accepted could be grounds for denying you compensation from a lawsuit against the company

@juneramirez8580

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to post. Your advice is right on!!!!

@Kane0123

3 ай бұрын

Upvoting

Norfolk Southern needs to be broken up, along with all of these freight rail monopolies. They need to be sued out of existence for this disaster that is completely their fault.

@Syclone0044

Жыл бұрын

Lol the irony of your usage of plural monopolies

@TallboyDave

Жыл бұрын

@@Syclone0044 He's not wrong; CSX and NS have regional monopolies east of the Mississippi (CSX in the North-East, and NS in the South-East) with almost zero crossover between them, while BNSF and UP have similar regional monopolies west of the Mississippi (UP in the South-West, and BNSF in the North-West), again with almost no crossover between their routes.

Norfolk Southern should be sued off the face of the planet 😡

@dr.g3860

Жыл бұрын

Norfolk Southern has a market cap of over $52 billion, so they should be able to pay for their disaster.

@tarkov666

Жыл бұрын

​@@dr.g3860 they have been paying for clean up, testing, shelter etc. Same talking points get repeated and nothing new is discussed.

@tarkov666

Жыл бұрын

@@Omnikai13 I mean spending money to clean up and repair it as best we can. But it mostly comes down to time

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

They would be if they were in any other developed world country - or rather the government would intervene & shut them down & give all their assets to their victims, plus top up the victims compensation if what they got from the bankrupting & selling the company's assets wasn't enough

@dandotvid

Жыл бұрын

@@tarkov666 Paying for better safety could have mitigated this disaster, but they didn't decide to do that. My guess is they're spending as little as possible to make it look like they did something and not a penny over that, hoping it'll blow over soon. Oh and they should be paying for the medical bills for all the health problems the people in that surrounding area will likely have because of this.

A $1000 is an insult. They can't even pay one month's rent with that.

@bertjones3010

Жыл бұрын

It's not for the damn rent Rinaldo - it's for "inconvenience".

@stephen6691

Жыл бұрын

Actually, $1000 can pay one month's rent in that part of the country.

@bertjones3010

Жыл бұрын

@@stephen6691 When you live with your parents I guess so.

@richardarriaga6271

Жыл бұрын

​@@stephen6691 Rent is cheap in rural America, but $1000 is far too little. At minimum, it needs to be enough to settle in Indiana or some other part of rural Ohio.

@stephencoldbear

Жыл бұрын

@@bertjones3010 Wow. The comments section of this video is full of major JERKS today. You want to insult people and jump to assumptions about people for being smart enough not to live in New York City or LA? Wow. Just wow. The level of jerkiness you've stooped to, just wow. You must have SO many friends with that kind of mind. 🙄

Norfolk Southern train crash...5 train cars were carrying Vinyl Chloride, a colorless gas used in making plastic products that can cause dizziness, headaches and drowsiness when inhaled in the short term and a rare form of liver cancer after chronic exposure. Questions about DE-REGULATION to the railroad sector are becoming key to the investigation, and if de-regulation is a key factor, it becomes another example of 'profit before people, the environment, local agriculture, animal life, etc.'

Don't take the money, sue that company

Destroyed their lives, offers them $1,000.00 That's what happens when corporations run things/government.

@Shane2020xxx

Жыл бұрын

“Try offering them $5 each first though.”

@michaelmorningstar8645

Жыл бұрын

They don't.

@Kreepyb5

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️☮️

The chemical train situation is just horrible. This is what happens when corporations make the laws.

@121Greenthumb

Жыл бұрын

This is what happens when the president steps in and removes any and all power a union has. This is what happens when people stand up and demand better working conditions. swift boot of capitalism comes and beats them down..... months later resulting in shit like this.

@tracyhaverstick5672

Жыл бұрын

When President Obama was in office, a Republican congressman wrote a bill that required trains to have pneumatic brakes and chemical warning and tracking systems on trains and the train cars carrying chemicals. It ws a good safety bill. So Democrats voted for it too. It passed the house and senate and President Obama signed it into law. As soon astrump became president, the republicans had full control of congress and trump in the White House and they did away with the law. Train companies didn't want to pay for the safety upgrades. Now Republicans are blaming the devastating event on President Obama. Their depraved, corrupt liars.

@bertjones3010

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry - who the hell do you think runs this country? It ain't us!

@bearfootjk

Жыл бұрын

and the lobbyist

@barrywassel3899

Жыл бұрын

There were stronger prevention laws, but tRump and his maga scumbags removed them from the books ... how sick is that ?

Bernie, Biden’s aviator glasses, and is potato all in one monologue. My three favorites! Thanks, Steve! ❤

"$1000" inconvenience check?!? People, the environment, the future is going to be messed up for _decades!_ 😡

Maybe Norfolk southern needs to move all of their executive board downwind to prove it's safe

@Kreepyb5

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@juneramirez8580

Жыл бұрын

Right on!!

@jandrews6254

Жыл бұрын

Should be compulsory for all the company executives wanting their annual bonuses

Thank you for bringing up the East Palestine disaster. For something that involved a lot of flames and a giant column of smoke it has not received much media attention. There is also the potentially devastating human and environmental harm. If Dewine and Norghfolk Southern want to reassure the residents, maybe they should volunteer to stay there near the accident site, drinking their water, and breathing their air.

@georgeb.wolffsohn30

Жыл бұрын

I don't care where they stay. I just want them to CLEAN UP THEIR MESS ! ! ! apparently their mommies never taught them to clean their rooms.

@rebeccaashton5390

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree they should move their own families there. See if they are willing to expose themselves and loved ones over a long period of time.

@tarkov666

Жыл бұрын

It's been covered by every news media. Problem is everyone keeps talking about the same thing over and over.

@tarkov666

Жыл бұрын

​@@georgeb.wolffsohn30 what do you think they've been doing?

@Tiwack01

Жыл бұрын

The misdirect and disregard by and large by both government and media is damning and underlines both how bad the ordeal is and how it came about happening too.

I think it’s worth noting the billions in profit of Norfolk Southern and the potential safety impact of them refusing employee benefits and sick days while understaffing these dangerous, mostly unregulated trains through our backyards.

@leeanncameron7783

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes! There was a great story from VICE about this on 2/15. Look up 32Nasty.

I live about 30-40 miles north of there and my dog showed signs of illness almost immediately after this happened. The emergency vet was packed to the rafters that following Saturday--(this happened on a Friday) and gee, $1800 LATER, nothing could be found wrong with my dog. Hmmm. There have been wildlife deaths, domestic pet deaths, and I don't even want to think about what's going on with the water contamination right now, but Norfolk told everyone "it's fine...drink bottled water!" So.

@leeanncameron7783

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry that you are living through this tragedy. I hope people band together and demand justice. But nothing and no amount of money will make up for the deaths of animals, the health of the people, and the way of life of an entire town. I hope that company is ruined.

Please keep covering the Ohio news 🙏! Hopefully there will be consequences for the awful people responsible

I hate it when corporations know they've done something bad and they try to sweep it under the carpet it's disgusting

@brian5o

Жыл бұрын

What's even worse is the powers that be allow them to........ Over and over and over again.

@MonkeyJedi99

Жыл бұрын

I agree. An unsolicited offer of $1,000 means they KNOW they screwed up, and are hoping to get out from under it all as cheaply as possible so their stock options don't devalue.

@sojournerkarunatruth4406

Жыл бұрын

The culprit is we have the DNA 🧬 of modern “human animals” 🌞 capitalism and power.

@peterslegers6121

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyJedi99 To be fair, they don't have a lot to spend on inconveniences. In 2022 they only made a profit of $4.8 billion...

@magnoliaflower3310

Жыл бұрын

Every person should get at least $100K. I don't know if that would be enough to cover future medical bills. Who knows what thr long term effects are.

Tracking women's menstrual cycles is straight up Handmaid's Tale crap. That story is a warning, not a plan to follow.

@jandrews6254

Жыл бұрын

It’d be nice if a woman’s, no a PERSON’S, first amendment right to privacy was as respected and protected as the one that immediately follows. And maybe the underlying reason for the banning of books in schools is so that students aren’t forewarned.

Never heard the crowd cheer as loud as they did for Norfolk You...and it's folking genius.

Isn't it strange in other countries when a disaster hits they arrest the CEO's and officials of the company? Not in the USA they will probably get immunity and a bonus.

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

What other countries? Corruption is universal...

@KingDuumb

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Let's see. Most recently Turkey for the collapsed buildings. China for the collapse of the housing market and conclusion with the banks. India for the fires killing workers in crowded factories with no way of escape. Japan for the car companies falsifying test and emission reports. Should I go on?

@121Greenthumb

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Yes but in other countries you see presidents who committed treason end up in jail. Trump is likely never going to go to jail because the american justice system was never built to lock people like him up.

@juneramirez8580

Жыл бұрын

We want to live in a capitalistic country, so this is what we get capitalism is protected

@sea_triscuit7980

Жыл бұрын

​@@lenawagenfuehr53 nothing? I mean there's your response, now you're gonna be quiet..? Typical

Thank you for covering the train derailment in East Palestine!!

Thank you for covering Norfolk. None of the major networks are shedding light on it, keeping it buried

@stephencoldbear

Жыл бұрын

I've heard about it endlessly from all of the major networks. I've been wishing they'd move on. We've heard the news. We don't need to hear it over and over so many times that we memorize what's written on their teleprompter. There is plenty of other news to cover, no need to keep regurgitating the same news story over and over just for ratings. Don't know why you haven't caught any of the coverage except that people these days seem to think "major networks" are, like, KZreadrNewsBro420/69 or something.

@willgetbettereventually124

Жыл бұрын

Not true. It’s all I’ve been hearing. No on can or wants to forget.

@stumblestorms7881

Жыл бұрын

@@willgetbettereventually124 not 8 days ago, now the story is starting to get traction

I love how they had to subtitle Norfolk you to ensure it wouldn't get censored.

I live in East Palestine, Ohio. Can't believe what happened to our town. People around the country don't even realize how serious this was and is. I don't want to live here anymore! This situation is not going to get better. When your home and vehicles and land is covered with the crud from days of burning/ black smoke and toxic chemicals in the air inside and outside of your homes and businesses. I live less than 1/10 of a mile from Leslie Run Creek that has the dead fish, frogs and pollution. Norfolk Southern ruined our town and things will never be the same.

@Kreepyb5

Жыл бұрын

Do you need anything? Would like to help if I can.

@rosalie4797

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people are paying attention. This isn't the first time a major chemical company has been egregiously careless and it won't be the last time. We have to pay attention.

@diamondsndregs

Жыл бұрын

And it can happen to so many other towns. I grew up in Ohio hearing the trains not far from my home. I moved elsewhere in the state, and my daughter's school is near an active rail line. I'm so sorry about what you're going through. We need to make these train cars safer, and your town needs a lot of support.

@Styphon

Жыл бұрын

Norfolk should be forced to buy out the town. Not just the evacuated zone, but the entire town.

@jeffreybischoff6772

Жыл бұрын

🙏 for you and the rest in the area; and find a good lawyer.

If you want corporations to act responsibly, then make sure managers all along the chain of command are personally responsible for the damage their decisions cause. No weaselling out with contract clauses or insurances. If their own livelihood and retirement are on the line, they might consider their decisions more carefully.

@stevejordan7275

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. On the other hand, one ill-considered decision, or an accident caused by someone else, or by a dead animal on the tracks, should not be the end of someone's otherwise-competent and even-handed career.

@richardarriaga6271

Жыл бұрын

​@@stevejordan7275 Minor stuff is still covered by liability insurance.

That closing joke, Gold, and well said!

Someone get Erin Brockovich in Ohio asap.

The toxic aftermath of the train derailment is horrifying and I wonder if Norfolk is offering so little for two reasons: To offer appropriately high dollar amounts is close to admitting responsibility. There may be conditions attached to accepting the $1000. The fine print might include language which prevents individuals from suing them because the corporation has to know that this is a crisis that will not go away anytime soon, possibly not in our lifetime. Those poor people will most likely suffer physical effects which range from immediately severe, to underlying, simmering debilitations for decades, along with chronically compromised lifelong autoimmune conditions. Norfolk is gaslighting the suffering residents in attempt to save massive amounts of money. Pretty much standard playbook for big corporations who hold out in taking responsibility for environmental disasters until they are finally forced to do so. Force them now. Don't wait.

@Kreepyb5

Жыл бұрын

I don't know, but my opinion? It's disgusting and scary

@michaelhanson3509

Жыл бұрын

Force it, don't let it become a new Flint. Flint, MI still does not have clean water and has bottled water pick up every week. Snyder got to retire in peace.

@121Greenthumb

Жыл бұрын

". Those poor people will most likely suffer physical effects which range from immediately severe, to underlying, simmering debilitations for decades, along with chronically compromised lifelong autoimmune conditions. " This already happens in America. You think coal mine owners give a shit about the employees who get black lung? You think loggers stop logging all month every time a tree falls on someone? Lets talk about the military! How many were exposed to life altering chemcals and were just brought back and dumped intlo the streets? This is America. Corporations and capital matter more than human lives.

@bearfootjk

Жыл бұрын

They think a !,000K to each household will keep you from Suing them. Put them under!

@michaelhughes9278

Жыл бұрын

do yourselves a favor write return to sender on those checks when you get them. if there is a settlement in the future they can use the check stubs as evidence that they have already settled with the town. usually companies offer a better settlement than that though. 25k for a town is a slap in the face from a multi billion dollar company.

Thank you for speaking up for East Palestine.❤ We need to make this publicity nightmare. Also they had another derailment with a spill in Michigan. But their stockholders are happier.😡😡😡

@wolvesone

Жыл бұрын

the news said there was no hazmat on the michigan one though i am afraid for my city not only am i 15 miles from one of NS's largest yards but i also have CN here which rail buffs call crashing national

@conniegaylord5206

Жыл бұрын

@@wolvesone they were trying to down play the derailment here in Ohio. It might have worked if they hadn't arrested that reporter. News travels fast when cover-ups are happening. 😡😡😡

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, sorry for talking about the earthquake in Turkey/Syria instead 🙄 Sometimes there's too much news

@markwilliams2620

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Botski

@erichancock6815

Жыл бұрын

Disasters like this are like any other: the one you hear about is only among the few the corporation weren't able to silence, like Marathon ruining the ground water around my house due to a long-time pipeline leak. Ended up ripping out sixty homes, turned the area into a brown zone, got the township to write ordinances forcing the installation of city water & had to build a treatment plant to try to band-aide the damage to the ground water, but only one small local print news story made it to the public.

I never thought I would hear so many men use the term “menstrual” or be so strong in their support of women’s bodily autonomy. Very glad to see this!

@shirleyrombough8173

Жыл бұрын

What villains trying to gain access to women's menstrual

@shirleyrombough8173

Жыл бұрын

cycles. We should all just refuse to participate and vote out those freaking Republicans who are trying to force this on Americans. Can you imagine anything more invasive? We've got to make sure we vote them out. What did Stephen say? Norfolk U? Brilliant.

@bstrdbss

Жыл бұрын

So only women can menstruate now?

What happened in Ohio is horrific, the companies should be required to provide free comprehensive health insurance to the entire vicinity for life.

Corporations are poisoning the population and politicians are suggesting the police should investigate Menstruation. More examples of American exceptionalism.

@Kreepyb5

Жыл бұрын

Amen ❤

@theresehennessy7382

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, let's keep track of women's periods. Seriously, maybe we should take viagara off the market. Lol

@chrissiek8706

Жыл бұрын

@@theresehennessy7382 indeed, there wouldn't be undesirable pregnancies if not careless ejaculations

@leehamilton6013

Жыл бұрын

If the Biden administration wasn't so corrupt and inept they would hold these people responsible immediately

@121Greenthumb

Жыл бұрын

@@chrissiek8706 You say careless ejaculations as if women have no part in sex. stop limiting what people can do and just make abortion safe easy and accessible. Sex is not just an act for procreation.

I am glad to see Colbert hitting on the important story of Norfolk Southern and the environmental Devastation that has been caused

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

Why isn't Colbert going to hit on the Bidens Chinese receiving millions fund? It's going to be a true scandal when Americans find out Biden is in the Chinese pocketbook....

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

🤷🏻‍♀️ it only took a week of badgering before the late night comedy shows mentioned it. I guess you are all waiting for your Pulitzer...

@likeagdphoenix

Жыл бұрын

I guess Lena holds comedians to a higher standard than journalists. Weird.

@sophierobinson2738

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Heck, I didn’t find out about it until yesterday, on a Beau of the Fifth Column video.

@eeHMFIC

Жыл бұрын

​@@lenawagenfuehr53well, it makes sense. This is a comedy show. You're not going to talk about a horrific accident and then make fun of it. It took NS a full week to show what pieces of shit they are, and now their shitiness is the target of comedy. As the adage goes "comedy is tragedy plus time." sorry you had to wait sooooo long...

💔💔💔When that train disaster happened it was on social media...a local animal rescue's fox Sanctuary reported his animals dying from horrible respiratory issues and chemical burns...almost no news networks have reported on that disaster😕

@leeanncameron7783

Жыл бұрын

That's devastating. I was just talking with a friend about the wonders of foxes, and how resilient and adaptable they are, even in urban environments. But this is something no fox and no human could adapt to. Heartbreaking.

People in Ohio should study up on the “Love Canal” disaster next to Niagara Falls. It became a SuperFund site. Also the Midwest riverside town where a farmer sprayed the gravel roads with waste oil to minimize the dust. Only for people to slowly discover this caused toxic effects and that town was also evacuated and bulldozed and became a SuperFund site.

@leeanncameron7783

Жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking. No amount of money will ever make up for the devastation they've caused. I agree with an earlier poster: The leaders of the Norfolk should be sent to prison.

It may take a decade but I hope Norfolk Southern is forced to cover medical bills & expenses of that entire town. I also hope they’re forced to clean up the mess they made & clean the area & upgrade the brakes on their trains to ensure this never happens again. They need to lose billions of dollars over this situation

@andy_byrd

Жыл бұрын

In addition to putting those responsible behind bars and upgrading our rail infrastructure so this never happens again

@gweebara

Жыл бұрын

Huzzuah..Huzzah... @ORHS2008

@TheRealcdawg22

Жыл бұрын

They should sue Trump and Republicans. It was their brilliant idea to deregulate the railroad and no longer require brakes.

@beenaplumber8379

Жыл бұрын

If that happens, they will go bankrupt, fire all of their employees, and sell their assets to a new group of investors consisting of all the same people who run the company now. Then they'll re-incorporate under a new name and offer most of their employees their jobs back at 75% their old salary, but not the ones who are close to retirement. They'll make a fortune by that kind of settlement. We can never reach the people in charge.

@Riclmnopp

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealcdawg22 The regulation had NO bearing here. Brakes wouldn't make a difference anyway since the axle failed.

Thanks for mentioning East Palestine. That $1,000 came with a requirement never to sue for future damages, so I don't think many folks are taking them up on it. Also, the good folks of East Palestine invited Norfolk Southern to a Townhall on Feb 15th to get some answers, but NS didn't show up, citing: concerns for the safety of their employees. Biden has yet to make a statement.

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

Biden's too busy dealing with the nothingburger of unidentified balloons...

I want to cry bc of that toxic spill.

Thank you, someone else who has finally talked about the train chemical spill

From Youngstown Ohio, I thank you for bringing up the folks, 20 miles south. They need all the help they can get.

@scratchy996

Жыл бұрын

Wait, $5 is not enough ? Kidding aside, if they take the $5 , they can't sue the company anymore, because America.

@stevey1659

Жыл бұрын

only in Ohio 💀

Thank you for drawing attention to the train derailment in Ohio. It didn't get the attention when it happened over two weeks ago, and now it's a full scale disaster

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

Full scale disaster? Hunter Biden....

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

So sorry...the earthquake in Turkey/Syria was taking too much attention, but now is forgotten...but how about them UFO balloons...?

@Tustin2121

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53- Your whataboutism for turkey is justified, but the UFO balloons are not fucking important and just distract from the real issues. Air defense tracks these things all the time and it’s only because the Chinese one went from coast to coast that we care about these other ones. The balloons aren’t gonna hurt you. The environmental impact of dumping carcinogens into the Ohio River will when it hits the Mississippi River.

@michaelmorningstar8645

Жыл бұрын

It was covered. You just don't watch the news.

@AndrewShafer

Жыл бұрын

@Michael Morningstar don't condescend me Mr Morningstar. I live here, and I've been furiously reading every article about this since it happened on February 3rd. But yeah good thing we had wall to wall coverage on UFOs instead. These people need help, and it is finally getting nationwide attention, I was merely thanking them for giving time to the story.

I have never loved you more! Norfolk Southern-Not going to let this slide anymore! 🚂

Thank you for bringing up the derailment and the damage it has caused a community made vulnerable by Norfolk Southern.

Wow first Seth Meyers, now Stephen Colbert. Mega props for actually talking about the disaster in Ohio on a late night comedy show!

@AppRemb

Жыл бұрын

Gutfields been talking about it for days now. They were all ignoring it though

@zizinnnn

Жыл бұрын

jon stewart talked about it too

@harmonic5107

Жыл бұрын

@@AppRemb can't blame them for not knowing. No one in their right mind watches Gutfield 🤣

@strife0212

Жыл бұрын

only took 12 days for media to get on this story, had to write the script lol

@gloonnug4797

Жыл бұрын

You mean the ecological disaster from a week ago? 🤣 A Chinese payroll employee definitely knows what’s best for America!! 🤦‍♂

The residents of East Palestine will have the dubious honor of being the smallest city with the biggest acid rainfall in the US for the next decade and beyond compliments of Norfolk Southern.

One of the best bosses I ever had worked up until he passed away at 89. I've known many people who've worked into their 80s either by choice or necessity.

One of my childhood bff's grew up in East Palestine, this whole story makes me sad and angry.

Just make the Norfolk people move to the scene of the "NON-DANGEROUS" accident.

Jimmy Carter is 98 years old. He still physically helps build houses for the poor and can still carry a coherent conversation. Something TFG was simply never capable of.

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

Nor Biden. Jimmy is the man!

@deannealbrecht774

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 although he struggles with a stutter, Biden (not my first choice) can do an 1.5 hour press conference and make it coherent, not insult anyone, or tell obvious lies. Reagan, neo-liberalism and a corrupt #SCOTUS legalizing bribery has brought America to this in less than a generation. The average life of an empire's tile is 250yrs and we are 247 years old. All we can do it everything possible.

@mikecarr3452

Жыл бұрын

I wish Colbert wouldn't make fun of old people . He may be old if he is lucky and wonder if he will look back on his comments with chagrin.

@laurahoward5426

Жыл бұрын

Written 60 books

@michaelmorningstar8645

Жыл бұрын

​@@dtylerbBecause it's stupid, wrong, lazy and redundant.

I think that the executives from Norfolk Southern should be forced to live in that town until it's cleaned up. Let's see how "safe" they declare it when they need to breathe the air and drink the water! Don't worry, execs. Those carcinogens in the water you're drinking are just "an inconvenience!"

If the police are so desperate to track our health to supposedly stop crimes, I want someone to create an app where we can all write down every minute detail about our bowel movements and have the app spam email it to police departments in real time whenever we take a dump. Oh, and robocall Glen Youngkin with this information, too. Let's give them what they asked for; you know, to help stop crime.

Proper brakes on the train could have prevented disaster... Political decisions have consequences!

@grmpEqweer

Жыл бұрын

There's sensors to detect overheating bearings. Unfortunately, the railroads only install one every 20 miles.🤬

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

Buttiegieg is a fool and in over his head....

@J2982able

Жыл бұрын

Also, the residents have reported numerous time before that the trains were going through town at an unsafe rate of speed and that a crash was imminent ... But these scumbags wanna offer pennies and don't even have the gall to show up to the town hall meeting.

@CloudsGirl7

Жыл бұрын

So much for deregulating everything and seeing how it turns out... We've seen it here.

@stefandavenport1588

Жыл бұрын

The Trump administration rolled back an Obama era safety rule on train brakes, in 2018. Search/ type: " The Hill, 9/24/2018, Trump officials roll back Obama era train safety rule....'

I am truly, truly grateful that Stephen and his writers made a point of bringing up the horrific disaster in Ohio, when so many other news outlets are either not bringing it up outright, or just very lightly touching on it. This is an extremely dangerous situation with probably unimaginable long-term consequences for the environment and peoples' health...and what Norfolk Southern tried to offer as compensation...is absolutely abhorrent. Equally disgusting is the fact the authorities are telling people it's safe to breathe the air there DESPITE the health problems this is clearly causing (the nausea and such). This would be as if someone went down into the sewers of a place like, say, New York, and starting helping themselves to a raw sewage cocktail because the authorities told them the contents were safe to consume.

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

Where the.Deuce is Buttigieg....on vacation?

@TheRealcdawg22

Жыл бұрын

That's what happens when voting in republicans.

@mitchelkvedar674

Жыл бұрын

1000%

@Mozart1220

Жыл бұрын

The people transporting the toxic chems have a responsibility to make sure it's done safely. That being said, The Infrastructure bill is designed to repair our rail system. You know, the types of things the GOP says we "can't afford" because they just cut taxes for the rich again.

@bjcollins7871

Жыл бұрын

Really Loved Stephen's last comment: "...Norfolk You!"

This is where you clearly see the line where "market will take care of it" ends. And gov/community/authorities should be well into regulation. (not only reactive to this incident, but proactive to improve future safety, and ideally on federal level). In theory now Norfolk could be waiting for lawsuits to ask for real compensation. But there is a probability that due to lack of legal requirement - local officials, etc. might not really pursue this path. I really hope to be wrong.

I'd get a lawyer before accepting and signing anything, especially the 1000 dollar check.

"Here's your $1,000 inconvenience check; just sign this receipt/release form, absolving us of any further responsibility now and in perpetuity." Nice way to avoid any medical problems that may take more than a few days to reveal themselves - like birth defects in pregnant women's fetuses, etc.

@317stitches2

Жыл бұрын

Don't sign anything. Talk to an Attorney! If you do it may stop you from being able to get any compensation in the future if you become ill.

@oldrrocr

Жыл бұрын

the rail company will likely have to go bankrupt. but sadly, no one will go to jail.

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

@@317stitches2 nah, any good shyster can get you out of something you signed. Just because you signed it doesn't make the criminal any less guilty. A waiver, like an NDA is not magic

@leehamilton6013

Жыл бұрын

These scumbags need to be kicked off the damn planet

@121Greenthumb

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 especially when you are obviously being coerced in a rush.

Stephen, we also would have accepted the line "go Norfolk yourself."

That's a HuUuuuuUuuUUGE lawsuit coming up in Ohio.

Better file the lawsuits now, Norfolk Southern is going down.

“Norfolk You”. Dying here. To the writers, I 🙇‍♂️

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

How is the rip off of Officer Krupke "Krup you," from West side Story to Colbert's one liner? Krup Colbert's hack writers....they wouldn't know a good original line if it crawled up their leftist kneecap....

@hakukuze7947

Жыл бұрын

@@vincentbaca790 😂 Went from biters to leftists all in one sentence. Why you even watching this, no good comedy on Fox News?

Norfolk Southern's board is referring to _their_ inconvenience, having to act responsibly because of a handful of nobodies from eastern Ohio. The board resent having to share any of the new profits (and bonuses) they garnered by reducing their payroll FROM ONE MILLION TO UNDER 200,000.

@leeanncameron7783

Жыл бұрын

I hope they all face serious consequences.

They detected the chemical in the Ohio River in Steubenville, Ohio. But in my hometown of Toronto, Ohio 6 miles north of Steubenville they said we didn’t have it in our water. It’s like who do we believe? My family and I have been drinking bottled water and my dog is getting bottle water as well. It’s like we are just being led to make up our own mind if we want to drink the water or not.

"If getting rid of Social Security is your dream, I'm your nightmare..." President Joe Biden

@andrewhadden216

Жыл бұрын

yeah except noone wanted to get rid of ss in the first place. in fact republicans introduced the soical security fairness act which was blocked by pelosi and now has a chance of passing but you just go on believing what the tv tells you. it never lies

@franklin9400

Жыл бұрын

Coming from the guy. That has spent almost his entire public recorded career. Trying to cut social programs. But yes. He's your hero, and savior of social security? You pointed to 2 Republicans who made a proposal to reform social security. Not much opposition.

@Wunderlustgirl

Жыл бұрын

That sounded like a song line, 🙊👀 "you can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare"

@courtney5796

Жыл бұрын

@@franklin9400 👆👆👆👆👆👆 watches fox 'news' and derives all opinions based on other peoples' opinions......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@franklin9400

Жыл бұрын

@@courtney5796 Funny. I actually saw this Bernie sanders ad. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4xnt8uMpsrSlZM.html but good one?

Thank you to the comedians of the world keeping us all sane.

@Kreepyb5

Жыл бұрын

For sure

We need to update HIPPA to keep women safe from that BS.

OAF. If you're lucky someday you'll get to suffer from that, too. Go, Joe!

As someone who lives in that area of Ohio ill tell you right now, dont drink the water, everyone here has been sick as of late. and 1k isnt the best considering the city of eastliverpool still needs investigated for many things.

"Norfolk you!" Fabulous.

Thank you Stephen for pronouncing Norfolk correctly. Music to my ears 😊

$1000 would’ve been an insulting offer 100 years ago. NS is about to go through some stuff.

They have increased their 'compensation' effort so that the town will receive a million dollars. This is still woefully short of actual compensation. These residents are going to have ongoing health issues for decades to come. Who's going to pay for all of that? Is that town still habitable? This train company needs to be held accountable for all of the damage this incident has wrought.

Finally an “is potato” joke I didn’t see coming, it’s been a while 😂

25000.00 to the town?! For a eternity of contamination of the drinking water? That’s just for starters! Thanks gop for the deregulated railroad!

The briefest amount of research on vinyl chloride is horrifying. I won't be happy if that company is merely sued. People need to go to prison.

@leeanncameron7783

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

NS made 55 BILLION last year..... they can afford a LOT more . i also bet it waves a LOT of rights (like you cant sue us if you get cancer, ETC)

Tucker will be touting the benefits of a vinyl chloride supplement any day now.

@RabblesTheBinx

Жыл бұрын

If only we could convince him that Drano boosts testosterone... And had a lot of money to pay him to promote drinking it.

@gweebara

Жыл бұрын

​@@RabblesTheBinx they've been absolutely zero complaints from verified users

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494

Жыл бұрын

@@gweebara how are they verified, though? Oh - because it all shows in the end results. Yep. I get it now.

@gweebara

Жыл бұрын

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 sorry if my humor was too grave

@RabblesTheBinx

Жыл бұрын

@@gweebara humor? I was being serious.

As the years go on and the entirety of your monologue style develops, I love your classic moves. The goofy improv like thing of coming into camera frame close from the side… I love it.

The corporations in this country need to step up and start doing their part!

@jandrews6254

Жыл бұрын

Ah but that would mean accepting legal liability, and therein lies a multi squillion class lawsuit

Bernie doesn't present as old though. He's full of life and energy. Must be because he lives a life of purpose. May he live to see the rise of the 99%!

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

I love Bernie, but he's part of the 1%

@killawofe

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 lol. He is not. Where did you get that from?

@CloudsGirl7

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, maybe if his supporters would actually GET OUT AND VOTE instead of staying at home and rotting their brains with TikTok. (Goddamn them.)

@CloudsGirl7

Жыл бұрын

@@killawofe From an out-of-the-way place up their anus is my guess.

@michaelmorningstar8645

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't do jack. Biden is the real deal. Sanders is a poser.

Nope, can't get even a footlong at Subway for even close to $5 anymore.

@grmpEqweer

Жыл бұрын

A couple of frozen pot pies and a soda.

@diamondsndregs

Жыл бұрын

Not even in Ohio.

@michaelmorningstar8645

Жыл бұрын

Good. You know those were so cheap because they were using inorganic chemicals used in yoga mats in the bread?

Limited liability companies should be outlawed. bring back responsibility to the nation's economic sociopaths.

Thank you Colbert and Late Night writers...really appreciate the laughs and good humor..

That Bernie Sanders impersonation is spot on. Under-rated!

@leesarolan

Жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you he died on the cross for your sins. Believe in him and you will be saved and go to heaven!

@gregbors8364

Жыл бұрын

@@leesarolan So… do I just have to believe he was a guy, or is there some other mumbo-jumbo that comes along with it?

@yeahboi7562

Жыл бұрын

@@leesarolan Hey dude, it doesn't work that way. You can't just blurt that out and hope a grown adult will just change his mind and follow Jesus. Even less so on the Internet like this unless the original post is on topic. I'm something of a fellow believer myself so it's all good.. and since we had this fate to cross path halfway around the world, i'll just share this with you. All the best.

You *kill* me everytime you do a Bernie Sanders impression!

It’s crazy it took the Lake Show this long to talk about the train story

I hope they sue the pants off the corporations responsible for lying to the Ohio townspeople about the severity of the chemical spill.

Thank God for ByeDon. The world a better place for his existence.

I just love it when Stephen does the imitation of Bernie Sanders, and President Joe Biden 👏🏽👏🏽😂🤣😂🤣, he's so on point with it!.

@savannahm.laurentian1286

Жыл бұрын

Where's my soup!

@johnarnold893

Жыл бұрын

Yoko..........Biden just doesn't do or say stupid like Mangolini did so it hard to make jokes about him.

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

When is Colbert going to play a passenger on Epstein's ✈plane?

@vincentbaca790

Жыл бұрын

When will Colbert imitate Roman Polanski?

@sshza2143

Жыл бұрын

@@savannahm.laurentian1286 🥣😋🤣had the same thought🙋‍♂😁✌😎

Age is not an issue for me since my grandfather turns 80 this year. He runs 2.5 miles a day and does puzzles all day. My great grandfather lived to 103 and worked on his farm until we finally got him to stop at the age of 92. If Biden is healthy and has all his faculties then it's ok to keep going

@JesseFaught

Жыл бұрын

But, he's not. Watch Biden in interviews or press conferences. He's slow, inarticulate, often confused. He's a shadow of his former self. We need candidates that can reliably form coherent sentences, and find their way off stage. 80 is WAY too old to be president.

@oooooo6270

Жыл бұрын

It is. For President USA we do not need old crap wherever the are “healthy “.

How did Ohio arrest a reporter who was investigating. Reporting protects us all!

@oldmanfromoc7684

Жыл бұрын

GOP in action! We have DJT to thank for the latest disaster, more will come, you know that, GOP !

@jandrews6254

Жыл бұрын

They call it “misinformation “

I never get tired of the “is potato” jokes!

@jodyfulford8215

Жыл бұрын

I do because I don't understand the context. Can you help me out?

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

Where was it said in this monologue?

@louiebee6745

Жыл бұрын

@@lenawagenfuehr53 7:28

@jude5976

Жыл бұрын

I bought one of the ‘Is Potato’ cup and it is high quality. The selling point was that 100% of the profits go to the Ukraine. Thank you Stephen. ☘️

'Is Potato' never gets old

I live twenty miles north of the derailment site in Youngstown and the same rail line being used runs less then a quarter mile from my house and Norfork Southern had a other train derailment in Michigan yesterday!

Everyday, Jimmy Carter advances his record for longest-lived POTUS after leaving office

I get that people are concerned about President Biden's age and knowing that he's old but come on. He's been doing really great as president and achieved a lot in the last two years. If he decides to run 2024, I am voting for him again.

@susanwelch9087

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I think he's doing great. I had a knot in my stomach the entire 4 years of the Orange Skidmark. At least Joe is getting stuff done. Good stuff for the people. Not tweeting random, rambling insults at 3 in the morning.

@miffedpup2.060

Жыл бұрын

@@susanwelch9087 naw he's wearing a diaper with his bibby in his mouth as jill changes him with his pudding cup by her side 😂

@RabblesTheBinx

Жыл бұрын

He's doing great, doesn't change the fact that we need a much younger president who is more in touch with the majority of Americans.

@RabblesTheBinx

Жыл бұрын

@@miffedpup2.060 this from a bootlicker whose dear leader can't even drink water without needing both hands.

@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou

Жыл бұрын

@@RabblesTheBinx True, but I'll vote for the better candidate, and if that means Biden vs Trump/DeSantis/Haley, it's an easy decision.

Vinyl chloride, as in Poly Vinyl Chloride, PVC. It is a heavy plastic goo. Imagine 1 million pounds of burning tires.

@grmpEqweer

Жыл бұрын

Apparently plain vinyl chloride is a gas. It can give you interesting cancers.

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

So trash all your records then

Love the way Steven Colbert does Bernie Sanders and President Biden🤣😎😷🙋‍♀️

I actually like that Biden is old and so energetic. I wish I could be like him.

@stephencoldbear

Жыл бұрын

Me, too! If only we all could live healthy enough lives to make it that long.

Joe's doing great! I would rather that you focused on his accomplishment than his age. His age equals experience and wisdom. Come on already!

@lenawagenfuehr53

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, turning tail and running from Afghanistan, and not doing a thing when they covertly overturn Roe v Wade. Not to mention flying over a motorcade to attend a conference on the climate disaster. Fantastic achievements there.

@tamzinbrown9384

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!! Thanks for speaking up!

@stephencoldbear

Жыл бұрын

@ALICE PHILIPS Exactly. Finally one person in the comments who has a brain. I've been saying this, that the majority of the US would make fun of the most experienced heart surgeon and instead choose to go under the knife with a med student. That's how ridiculous it is to consider old age something to insult rather than something to admire. It isn't funny and isn't that edgy/offensive "funny" that people want it to be. It's just plain boring and nonsensical. We have someone who has made such excellent health choices that he's, at age 80, in better condition than most 30-year-olds in the US. And 80 isn't even that old these days. Must be jealousy, since most Americans would rather sit around binge-watching Netflix and eating Doritos than take care of themselves, and most are so self-absorbed and arrogant they insult every other human being in sight, while President Biden shows a Fred Rogers level of concern for every person he meets. I'm not fazed by celebrities, but I'd love to spend an afternoon with President Biden. It's the next best thing to spending an afternoon with Fred Rogers. They are both such caring and uplifting human beings! By the way, I have not forgotten how people made fun of Fred Rogers for his age, too, insulting his thoughtfulness before speaking, claiming his slow speaking style was a sign of dementia, until years later he died and suddenly they pretended they'd never talked about him that way and always admired him. Evidence of their regret for their words toward him. But they haven't learned from it.

@tamzinbrown9384

Жыл бұрын

@@stephencoldbear Thanks for your response. I feel like I have been alone in the wilderness of ignorance.