These
are the headlines from this morning.
RT,
18
December, 2017p
Six
people have died after 13 cars of an Amtrak train jumped the tracks,
according to authorities. Seventy-seven people were on board with
five crew. The train was making its first-ever run along a faster new
route.
At
least six people have been killed, and 77 people were taken to
hospital. The death count is expected to rise, a US official told AP.
Seventy-seven
passengers and five crew members were aboard the Cascade 501 train
when it was moving at more than 80 mph derailed about 40 miles from
Seattle before 8 am, Amtrak said, according to the Associated Press.
Washington
State Patrol Trooper Brooke Bova told reporters Monday afternoon that
there were seven crew members, but she would not say how many died.
The
train had 12 cars and two engines. Thirteen derailed, according to
Washington State Patrol Trooper, Brooke Bova. She said five motor
vehicles and two semi-tractor trailers were hit as derailed train
cars landed on the south-bound lane of Interstate-5.
Calling
the derailment “horrific,” Detective Ed Troyer from the Pierce
County Sheriff’s Office told reporters there are some rail cars
emergency responders still can’t access. The emergency responders
are working on shoring them up before accessing them. There may be
more deceased passengers in those cars, Troyer said.
The
Pierce County sheriff's office has released photos of the mangled
train cars dangling off the overpass and blocking the highway.
The
train was traveling from Tacoma to Olympia and derailed just west of
DuPont, in Pierce County.
An
airlift helicopter is on its way to the scene, according to KIRO.
Seventy-seven
people have been transported to area hospitals after the derailment.
Passenger
Chris Karnes said those on the train were forced to kick out train
windows to exit, as the emergency doors were not functioning
correctly.
"We
had just passed the city of DuPont and it seemed like we were going
around a curve," Karnes said, as quoted by CBS News. "All
of a sudden, we felt this rocking and creaking noise, and it felt
like we were heading down a hill. The next thing we know, we're being
slammed into the front of our seats, windows are breaking, we stop,
and there's water gushing out of the train. People were screaming."
"The
tracks for this line were supposed to be upgraded to be able to
handle higher speeds," Karnes continued. "I'm not sure what
happened at this juncture."
President Donald Trump
offered his “thoughts and prayers” on a tweet for those involved
in the train derailment. He thanked first responders at the scene.
In
his first tweet Trump focused on the need for quick approval of a
plan for more spending on infrastructure.
The
National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson said the agency is
sending a team of 20 to the scene to conduct an investigation.
Washington
Governor Jay Inslee has thanked the first responders at the scene,
and called the incident an "ongoing and serious situation."
The
derailment occurred during morning rush hour, and shut down the
southbound lanes of Interstate 5, according to the Washington
Department of Transportation. Drivers have been advised to avoid the
area.
The
derailed cars are blocking the south-bound lanes of I-5, causing a
three-mile backup of vehicles on the interstate, according to local
media. I-5 has been closed until further notice.
Amtrak
train 501 was part of a service that launched Monday morning. Trains
504 and 509 have been canceled, Amtrak said.
According
to multiple reports, the train was traveling at the speed of over 80
miles per hour when it derailed.
It
will take "all day or a couple of days" to clear the area
and finish the investigation, Trooper Brooke Bova of Washington State
Patrol told reporters. The highway will likely remain shut for the
remainder of Monday, she dded.
The
most obvious explanation is the decrepid infrastructure from an
imperial power in decline because of a generation of constant wars.
It
seems CNN is allowed to ask the questions...
While
Donald Trump isn’t. The media can’t help themselves from rushing
in to condemn the president from stating the obvious.
It’s
insensitive you see
President Trump used the occasion of Monday’s fatal train crash in Washington state to tout his proposed infrastructure plan — one he has been promising since before the election but has yet to be announced.
“The
train accident that just occurred in DuPont, WA shows more than ever
why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved
quickly,” wrote Trump via Twitter. “Seven trillion dollars spent
in the Middle East while our roads, bridges, tunnels, railways (and
more) crumble! Not for long!”
Full
coverage: Washington train derailment
After
10 minutes of criticisms that he had ignored those killed and injured
in the crash in a rush to politicize the issue, Trump issued his
condolences.
The
conspiracy theories will start almost immediately.
But
here are some facts that may or may not be relevant
ANTIFA
Under Investigation for Seattle/Tacoma Train Derailment! ! !
18 December, 2017
On
Monday morning, an Amtrak train derailed while crossing an overpass
in Dupont, Washington. Law enforcement say at least six people are
dead and 78 others were injured. A now deleted article from
“prominent,” far-left website It’s Going Down, boasted about an
ANTIFA group pouring concrete on train tracks in Olympia, WA to
protest Fracking. Today's AMTRAK derailment outside of
Seattle/Tacoma, WA may be related!
Olympia
is a 20 minute drive from Dupont
where today's AMTRAK derailment took place.
In
late November, ANTIFA sabotaged
a train in Olympia.
Police
raided an ANTIFA encampment in Olympia following the train being
sabotaged by anti-fracking activists — but
the anarchists claiming credit for the act have vowed to continue
until “every officer is down.”
Earlier
this year, a prominent #Antifa website
published an article taking credit for the sabotage of the train
tracks in Olympia, WA. In this article they claimed to have poured
concrete on the tracks. It has since been deleted,” tweeted
Far-Left Watch.
10:07 AM - 18 Dec 2017
“Here
is an article from 9 days ago where #Antifa extremists claim they
sabotaged train tracks. This is the far-left. #Amtrak,” tweeted
Far-Left Watch.
Here is their article:
The
short post via far-left website PUGET SOUND ANARCHISTS:
During this week we
attached wire and jumper cables to the main Union Pacific rail line
running through the state of Nebraska to disrupt rail signals and
delay trains that mainly carry coal from the mountainous west to
population centers in the east. Inspiration for us came from the
blockade in Olympia, Unist’ot’en camp in unceded Wet’suwet’en
territory, and other actions large and small across turtle island.
until the complete destruction of time itself, love and rage from the
middle of nowhere
Cernovich
then tweeted an archived link to the deleted piece from It’s Going
Down.
ANTIA group Its Going Down, in a now-deleted blog post, bragged about sabotaging train tracks.
"Early in the morning of April 20th we poured concrete on the train tracks that lead out of the Port of Olympia to block any trains from using the tracks."
ANTIFA group boasted about pouring concrete on train tracks.
They deleted the post but URL remains:
https://itsgoingdown.org/olympia-wa-train-tracks-sabotage-stop-fracking-equipment/ …
You can read the archived post here:
http://archive.is/6E74K
itsgoingdown.org
reported:
Early in the morning of
April 20th we poured concrete on the train tracks that lead out of
the Port of Olympia to block any trains from using the tracks. We
took precautions to notify BNSF (the train company) – we called
them and we used wires to send a signal that the tracks were blocked.
We did this not to avoid damaging a train, nothing would bring bigger
grins to our faces, but to avoid the risk of injuring railway
workers.
This action was done to
disrupt the movement of trains carrying proppants used in natural gas
fracturing. These train tracks are part of a system of pipelines,
fracking wells, mines, clearcuts, control centers, fiberoptics, dams,
highways and factories that cover the planet and are physical
manifestations of a process that is destroying the ecosystems,
cultures, and inhabitants everywhere. Behind this network of
infrastructure there are politicians, CEOs and bureaucrats who have
private security, cops, prison guards, non-profit directors, PR
consultants and the legacy of 500 years of colonization to back them
up. We oppose all of these manifestations, infrastructural, personal
and ideological. We blocked the train tracks because we want to
blockade the entire web of domination that is slowly killing us.
While
law enforcement is still investigating the cause behind the train’s
derailment, ANTIFA reportedly sabotaging the tracks and then deleting
the post raises serious question about there potential involvement in
Monday’s incident.
The
Hal Turner Radio Show can now positively CONFIRM that law enforcement
authorities at both the state and federal level are investigating
ANTIFA for what they are describing as an act of terrorism.
From the m the horse's mouth
Olympia,
WA: Train Tracks Sabotaged To Stop Fracking Equipment
21 April, 2017
Early
in the morning of April 20th we poured concrete on the train tracks
that lead out of the Port of Olympia to block any trains from using
the tracks. We took precautions to notify BNSF (the train company) –
we called them and we used wires to send a signal that the tracks
were blocked. We did this not to avoid damaging a train, nothing
would bring bigger grins to our faces, but to avoid the risk of
injuring railway workers.
We were inspired to take this action by acts of resistance taking place across turtle island and the world, particularly the fierce indigenous resistance of water protectors against the Dakota Access Pipe Line, the encampment blocking a train full of fracking material on these same tracks in Olympia this past November, and the clandestine attacks against pipelines in Florida, South Dakota and Iowa.
We also were emboldened by the spirit of all those who have risen against the white supremacist police in Furguson, Baltimore, Oakland and elsewhere, as well as by the riotous opposition that has characterized the first few months of Donald Trump’s reign.
Resistance to this many-tendriled death machine has and must take many forms. Some have set their goals narrow and try just to stop the port from shipping proppants. We are aiming beyond, for a liberation that destroys all vestiges of oppression and colonization leaving us free to experiment with ways of living in cooperation on our own terms. We want to unlearn the legacies of domination that we have inherited. We need a diverse and vibrant resistance composed of more forms of destruction, mutual aid and solidarity than we can yet imagine.
This action and actions like it are quite easy to do yourself. This only took a few hours and a little bit of planning. The hardest part was calming our nerves. Particularly easy was placing wire on the tracks to send a signal to the train company that the tracks were blocked. This action can and has been easily repeated wherever train tracks are. For more info on how to do this check out this explanatory video.
TO: R Westenra, C Fairbanks, E First, G MRA, M Gilmartin, FLF, Civil War, Its Going Down, G McPherson, Tim Bob.
ReplyDeleteTO: G Tverberg, U Bardi, C Martenson, G Williams, E Berge, Grist, BH Billington, World Coal, SC Coal, Mehran Post
EoP correspondence sent 20 Dec 2017; Subject: EoP Re: Harriet Sherman’s Neckties Derail Amtrack in WA, BHP No Innocents in Quetta Withdraws from World Coal; is published at: http://eop-leg-sub.tygae.org.za/2017/12/20-dec-robin-westenra/