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Hi Joan, It's an unfortunate part of democracy. Who holds DC accountable? We make these great laws, bills or funding allocations and then where does the money go? That's the question. It's why I'm always harping on getting involved locally. Get to know your state reps, your city council, your mayor, etc. Where's the budget sheet? Lawmakers esp at state and local level should be sharing this information rn.

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Sep 4, 2022Liked by Erin Brockovich

We will be covering this tomorrow night on How Did We Miss That - how come more people aren't sharing this? Thank you, as always, for writing this, ladies.

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Thanks so much for sharing this important information on Jackson—quite a bit here that I hadn't heard or read from the news. You mentioned that Mississippi was (or is) slated to received $429 million to repair and replace their water infrastructure system, but the links don't provide updates on whether the money has actually been received and/or spent. The paper says it will continue to follow the money story, but I didn't see any updates. How is this possible since the bill was signed and money allocated about a year ago? Just wondering about your thoughts on this—thanks!

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Thanks for reporting on GUT WRENCHING & REPEAT DEVESATION HITTING ALL AMERICANS+ EVERYWHERE! Failure 2 Communicate = Destined 2 Commiserate #AllKidsAndWaterNeedProtection

Americans + Loving; Living; Learning & Leading SolUtions = ALL 4; 1 = HumanKIND

w/ WE can do know how ER-EvolUtion + ResolUtions

NEVER BE SCARED TIPS, TOOLS & SKILLS + KNOW HOW 2 GET & BE PREPARED 24/7

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WHEN & HOW CAN WE BE PREPARED? 9/11? KATRINA 2008? FLINT? FLOODS; FIRES; TORNADOES? SCHOOL & PUBLIC SHOOTINGS? JACKSON, MS WATER SUPPLY?

REPEAT MISERY = MYSTERY RESOLVED details are in our hands & NO BODY knows what to do next plans... Prepared can be: Fire, Police & Public Health Depts. EPA etc. show & tell us all the facts & science on how to protect ourselves in ER situations w/ easy can do & videos skills & tools To Do. How to be prepared: car jackings; how to use fire extinguisher etc.; how women can be safer at homes & going places alone; how we can use tools to protect health & IAQ in BLDGS, Schools & homes acts/facts.

As for elected government officials, WE aren't getting what we think we're paying for & in chaos & crisis it’s when people come to protect all our kids’ lives together.

Mississippi to Illinois + neighbors above, below & in between think that our government won’t fail & will prevent & protect & or bail all of us/US out…

Paying celebrity visits in states w/the people's tax dollars is SOP inTELLectual PR smoke & mirrors of who knows who; no benefits to who knows what & how ER SOP.

Baseball, football, hockey, basketball etc. is America's past time while our necks & uncovered hedged bets on 100 yr. old infrastructure systems, homeland & national security is ever growing & ongoing failure to communicate & commitment to make immediate repairs to detect, prevent & protect the people, themselves included.

From Rachel Carson to Sandra Steingraber, former Kankakee ILLinois cancer survivor, mother & scientist documentary Living Downstream proves how we're all in harm's way from pollUtion & contamiNATION everywhere. The south is located in the "dead zone" of negative aquatic impacts to waterways = Full Circle ContamiNATION.

Meanwhile, politicians posing for photos ops in front of devastated communities & passing the buck onto the tax payors who are also negatively impacted victims & then behind closed doors re-allocates government improvement aid/funds to personal or pet projects.

Weeks months, years later blue roofs & devastation multiple & mass migration is overwhelming other failing states infrastructure 100 yr old systems too.

Economics success for every industry means sink or swim... Instead of prioritizing, protecting & providing community needs for the people like life-sustaining water supplies it's just another dumb & dumber version allegedly of more needless insult to injury sitUations.

Jackson, MS water resources by locals & state etc. ended technical standard testing of public water tributaries & jobs decades ago, like many states.

MS flood of 1979, images are like duplicates just like the repeat flooding & unsafe city drinking water supply. Ignoring factual math, history & science that "We The PEOPLE" all pay for with all our taxes, hard work, blood, sweat & tears leaves us w/ ancient history & toxic repeat misery.

Every purchase of every item & service is taxed divvied up & allocated. Funds from people to entities ends up in profit$ margins, a.k.a. tolls put on the public but not distributed so they won't or can't do their jobs & or don't have resources, tools & or man power & continues to fail all of us/US.

What is in the water that elected family members drink from their sink? Speechless? We all live downwind & downstream No BODY is safe or immune...

Loved ones & friends in harms’ way on all water fronts & coasts lines. There wasn't a winter pipes in Jackson, MS didn't freeze & break when we lived there or a year without boil water issues occurring. MS, like so many states were warned by experts in all professional operational fields, engineering & science that in all honestly rely on to survive as a species. Ancient & current water contamiNATION chaos & crisis proves we can do better together w/proven history, math & science saving solUtions.

It's not politics when leaders from towns cry on the news (paraphrasing) "we're coming for you momma!" Repeatedly elected are abandoning our loved ones for hours, days & weeks & never miss a paid vacation. There not enough help & innocent victims harmed are in a no end in sight crisis all over our nation over & over again...

With all due respect; obvious neglect & defects are detectable, preventable, protection & has left Americans + people scared, sick & suffering instead of prepared...

Shampoo companies earned millions on "repeat" business & all WE gain is more tragic loss & IRL sickening suffering & pain?

Successful business strategy =Past Predicts Future Behavior. Will we adapt or die like dinosaurs? If elected won’t care maybe their grand kids can help?

Tossing insults & towels isn’t stopping dangerous life threatening & community impacting water damages or toxic MOLDS. 24-48 hours Wet = MOLD

How many days, weeks, months & years do people impacted by floods & crisis have zero access to non-toxic "safe" homes, food, drinking water & jobs?

Will RTK; logic & reason for our children's safety & our country's future produce what we all can do now know how IRL life attainable & sustainable actions?

Ask politicians if water is safe to drink for their grandmother, mom? wife? sister? daughter? son? Get it all in writing one way or another w/ UR voice, choice & VOTE.

Can people VOTE w/ no home left or address or ID or jobs? RTK-RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAWS & ACTIONS IS PUTTING OUR TAXES WHERE KID'S MOUTH IS & LIVES…

WE CAN DO BETTER WORKING TOGETHER IN AMERICA & BEYOND WE MUST PROTECT ALL KIDS, PEOPLE & WATER SUPPLIES TO SURVIVE. #GlobalStrong #AllDayLong #ScienceSavingSolUtions #AllOfUSCanDoBetterWorkingTogether #KidsHealthAlwaysMatters #ErinBrockovichIT

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