25 years later, the truth finally drops. 170,000 pages. A seventh bell. Cancer cases tripling. If they lied, they should go to jail. Media Blitz Pod
Twenty-five years after they told us the air was clear at Ground Zero, New York finally coughed up 170,000 pages of records — and confirmed what the first responders knew in their lungs: they lied. Paul rings a seventh bell for the more than 9,400 who’ve died since, and lays down a marker for what comes next. If people broke the law, they should go to jail. No exceptions, no expirations, no more begging John Stewart to fight our fights.
Twenty-five years. That’s how long it took for the truth about the air at Ground Zero to finally reach daylight. This week New York…
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Mayor Mamdani drops 170,000 pages of previously withheld cit. Mayor Mamdani drops 170,000 pages of previously withheld city records confirming the air at Ground Zero was not safe
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