Jeff Bezos Celebrates Blue Origin Crew, No Comment On Amazon Workers

An Amazon warehouse northeast of St. Louis was totaled in the destruction of last night’s tornado.

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At least 24 tornadoes ripped through Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee.

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Two people have died but over 100 people may have been inside the building.

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Recovery crews are still working to clear trapped workers from the rubble.

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One person is in the hospital and only 30 have been rescued so far.

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Jeff Bezos was all smiles this morning in a snap with the Blue Origin training crew.

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“Happy crew this morning in the training center…” he wrote in the caption.

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He made no mention of the fatalities at the Amazon warehouse.

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Many called him “tone deaf” and said his lack of a response was “shameful.”

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