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resignation

Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corruption, Environment, Protest/Resistance, Resignations, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Joel Clement,  a scientist at the Department of the Interior, has just joined the legions of people quitting the Trump administration and leaving toughly

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DACA

Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA

September 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

The leader of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce resigned Tuesday from President Trump’s diversity coalition, following the administration’s announcement that it would wind

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quit

Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message

August 27, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Politics, Protest/Resistance, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest One comment

Daniel Kammen couldn’t take it any more, so he quit. An expert in renewable energy, he was appointed by President Obama in 2016 as

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resignation

Why they quit: Arts & Humanities Council’s letter of resignation [plus hidden message]

August 19, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Fine Arts, Literature/Arts/Film, Widgets: Letters of protest 2 comments

Donald Trump’s embrace of neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups has alienated yet another of his showpiece “advisory” councils. All 17 members of

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transgender

56 generals and admirals sign statement opposing Trump’s transgender ban

August 4, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Gender issues, LGBT, Military, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest 2 comments

When Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was banning transgender people from military service, 56 retired generals and admirals said, “No, sir.”  Their

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DEA

DEA says “no” to Trump’s remarks on rough treatment of suspects

August 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Police, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

The acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA] is not pleased with Donald Trump’s remarks to law enforcement officers, telling them not to

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EPA

Why she quit: EPA scientist’s scathing letter of resignation

August 2, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Environment, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest 3 comments

On her way out the door, after 30 years with the Environmental Protection Agency, Elizabeth Southerland left a scathing note detailing why she quit.

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