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That's why I had to keep going back because the Michigan media stopped covering it. So the fact that so many more Flint people now know the truth, to me, it was well worth it.
I think most people don't know that the former governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, was actually warned a year before the Flint water switch that there would be health problems if they switched to the Flint River, that there'd be bacteria problems, there'd be carcinogens, cancer-causing chemicals. He was briefed on it and he allowed it. So that's one.
I think most people don't know that the former governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, was actually warned a year before the Flint water switch that there would be health problems if they switched to the Flint River, that there'd be bacteria problems, there'd be carcinogens, cancer-causing chemicals. He was briefed on it and he allowed it. So that's one.
I think most people don't know that the former governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, was actually warned a year before the Flint water switch that there would be health problems if they switched to the Flint River, that there'd be bacteria problems, there'd be carcinogens, cancer-causing chemicals. He was briefed on it and he allowed it. So that's one.
Two, I'm pretty sure most people are not aware that he received the briefing 16 months before he told the public about the deadly Legionnaires outbreak. That was the waterborne bacteria in Flint that resulted from the river switch, killed a lot of people. Um, he received a briefing about that in October, 2014. He didn't, he sat on it for 16 months.
Two, I'm pretty sure most people are not aware that he received the briefing 16 months before he told the public about the deadly Legionnaires outbreak. That was the waterborne bacteria in Flint that resulted from the river switch, killed a lot of people. Um, he received a briefing about that in October, 2014. He didn't, he sat on it for 16 months.
Two, I'm pretty sure most people are not aware that he received the briefing 16 months before he told the public about the deadly Legionnaires outbreak. That was the waterborne bacteria in Flint that resulted from the river switch, killed a lot of people. Um, he received a briefing about that in October, 2014. He didn't, he sat on it for 16 months.
So the crisis could have ended a lot earlier and a lot a lot more people could be alive today. And more importantly, a lot more people that are alive could have a lot less severe health problems, if not for that.
So the crisis could have ended a lot earlier and a lot a lot more people could be alive today. And more importantly, a lot more people that are alive could have a lot less severe health problems, if not for that.
So the crisis could have ended a lot earlier and a lot a lot more people could be alive today. And more importantly, a lot more people that are alive could have a lot less severe health problems, if not for that.
And bigger picture, I do not think most people know that the Flint water crisis was really just a for-profit privatization scheme that used poor, frankly, black residents of Flint as guinea pigs. Flint had gotten its water without an issue from Detroit for 50 years. The water was originally coming out of the Great Lakes, which is some of the cleanest water on Earth.
And bigger picture, I do not think most people know that the Flint water crisis was really just a for-profit privatization scheme that used poor, frankly, black residents of Flint as guinea pigs. Flint had gotten its water without an issue from Detroit for 50 years. The water was originally coming out of the Great Lakes, which is some of the cleanest water on Earth.
And bigger picture, I do not think most people know that the Flint water crisis was really just a for-profit privatization scheme that used poor, frankly, black residents of Flint as guinea pigs. Flint had gotten its water without an issue from Detroit for 50 years. The water was originally coming out of the Great Lakes, which is some of the cleanest water on Earth.
And because of a lot of people's greed and recklessness, they decided, let's try to build a completely new water system. And Flint, because Flint was going to be joining that new water system unnecessarily, by the way, during the construction of that new water system, they said, well, just use the Flint River, which had been polluted for 100 years by General Motors and Dow Chemical and DuPont.
And because of a lot of people's greed and recklessness, they decided, let's try to build a completely new water system. And Flint, because Flint was going to be joining that new water system unnecessarily, by the way, during the construction of that new water system, they said, well, just use the Flint River, which had been polluted for 100 years by General Motors and Dow Chemical and DuPont.
And because of a lot of people's greed and recklessness, they decided, let's try to build a completely new water system. And Flint, because Flint was going to be joining that new water system unnecessarily, by the way, during the construction of that new water system, they said, well, just use the Flint River, which had been polluted for 100 years by General Motors and Dow Chemical and DuPont.
And we'll use the water plant, which I compare to these Boeing planes that are in air falling apart. Well, basically, we'll add the parts mid-flight. That was the mentality. So most people don't know that, contrary to the media, this was not some tragic mistake to not add the right chemicals to try to save money. This was actually a scheme to make money. And the victims are from Flint.
And we'll use the water plant, which I compare to these Boeing planes that are in air falling apart. Well, basically, we'll add the parts mid-flight. That was the mentality. So most people don't know that, contrary to the media, this was not some tragic mistake to not add the right chemicals to try to save money. This was actually a scheme to make money. And the victims are from Flint.
And we'll use the water plant, which I compare to these Boeing planes that are in air falling apart. Well, basically, we'll add the parts mid-flight. That was the mentality. So most people don't know that, contrary to the media, this was not some tragic mistake to not add the right chemicals to try to save money. This was actually a scheme to make money. And the victims are from Flint.
And lastly, I think the way the media reports, not just these types of things, but so many environmental or situations like this, they put it in the past tense. I mean, if you look in Google, it's like the Flint water crisis was something that happened from 2014 to 2016. It's an ongoing crisis. In parts of the city, the water is still bad. I was just there for my book.