midnight Host Stephen Colbert was involved in a train derailment in Ohio.(opens in new tab) 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride, an incredibly toxic and highly explosive carcinogen, has been spilled in a small town in eastern Palestine. Other chemicals were also heavily spilled, but as Colbert pointed out, the full list he didn’t release until more than a week later.(opens in new tab) — on Super Bowl day.
“The list of dangerous chemicals you want to read during the Super Bowl just sits next to your bag of Doritos, so they were clearly trying to bury it.
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Colbert also blamed Norfolk Southern, the railroad company, for being responsible for the spill. Norfolk Southern has since raised his price to $1,000 per person as an “inconvenient charge.”
“Are you calling this an inconvenience?” Colbert said. “It’s like giving a survivor titanic Moisture Compensation. ”
Meanwhile, authorities are telling residents that they are safe to return to their homes despite experiencing symptoms such as difficulty breathing, nausea and headaches. Given the complete lack of other options, East Palestinian locals probably won’t want to go back for a while yet.
“Yes, you don’t have to pay attention to lying lungs,” Colbert quipped. “The tingling means the air is working.”
