In this episode of his "Thinking Out Loud" series, Double D analyzes a host of source material, testimonies, and perspectives surrounding the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment; with a focus on trying to have a productive dialogue concerning the real environmental and human impact of the crash.

Double D open the video by presenting viral clips concerning the event, showing supposedly contaminated snow falling in Ontario, personal air quality meter readings out of East Palestine, and creeks polluted by chemical run off. He asks his viewers to weigh these testimonies against the broader narrative coming from government institutions, while keeping a skeptical mind. He goes on to show videos of other testimonies coming from nightly news as well as national broadcasts, and shows how at this time, FEMA will not be stepping up to provide disaster relief. He also shows a tiktok video where apparently an environmental scientist is reading high levels of hydrochloric acid and phosgene in falling precipitation. He notes that FEMA's reason for intervening is rooted in "a question of liability, and who should be responsible for the crash, the Federal Government, or the rail company responsible for the disaster." He questions why this would even be an issue, suggesting that FEMA should be mobilizing to quickly clean up the disaster, with the question of liability and financing the cleanup to be sorted out later once the damage has been dealt with.

Next Double D shows EPA reports that are updated daily; they suggest that air readings in the community are safe, and that municipal wells are safe. Double D contrasts this with the video showing amateur readings in the area. He also points out that while wells may be safe now, that doesn't mean they will be in months or years to come; as chemicals that aren't cleaned up properly will leach into the ground water and potentially into creeks. He compares this possibility to the hexavalent chromium link in Hinkley, California, and to the long process of pollution in Iowa with Nitrates, Phosphates, and heavy metals leaching into the ground water from fertilizer spray.

Double D presents more information from several sources regarding vinyl chloride and the chemical byproducts that come from its burning. Scientists note hydrochloric acid, dioxins, and phosgene. The scientists also suggest, that while this chemicals could be a serious hazard for residents of East Palestine, they are unlikely to have long term ecological or health impacts in areas outside of the immediate region; due to their quickly diluting nature. They warn however, that those communities in the toxic plume's immediate vicinity could face complications for a long time to come, especially if the clean up process is not properly executed. Double D also rolls a clip from an interview with Erin Brockovich, who reiterates several of these same points, and who warns that the cleanup and mitigation process will be on going for a long time to come for the residents of East Palestine. Double D uses this information to suggest that, while this incident is certainly worse for the people living in the community than officials and much of the media is letting on, that larger claims of a seriously polluted Ohio River watershed, or a toxic plume capable of making people hundreds of miles away sick, is highly unlikely. He asks viewers to remember that while we do want to put a spotlight on corporate greed and abuse, we don't want to be guilty of spreading misinformation, or invoking hysteria.

Moving on Double D jumps in to more adjacent material. He attempts to discredit a claim that had been circulating online that USA Today Fact Checked information surrounding East Palestine because both Norfolk Southern and USA Today are owned by Black Rock Investment Group. He shows that while Black Rock does own a large percentage of Norfolk, USA Today is owned by SoftBank Japan, and that the relatively small amount of s