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Senior analyst quits Defense Intelligence Agency, citing U.S. “slide into authoritarianism”

August 14, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik Democracy, Foreign Policy, Protest/Resistamce, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

It was another of the many “last straws” in the Trump era. Kyle Murphy, a senior analyst in the US Defense Intelligence Agency, went

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Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

August 28, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Ethics, Good government, Resignations, Transcripts, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump’s appointee to head up [translation:destroy] the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes in for devastating criticism in a letter of resignation

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The Greitens Resignation: A View from a Chris Koster intern

June 6, 2018 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, Activism, Missouri region, Politics Leave a comment

The state of Missouri has inaugurated a new governor and, to paraphrase President Ford, our long nightmare is indeed over. Governor Eric Greitens finally

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31 State lawmakers who resigned in shame in 2017 [or should have]

November 9, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corruption, States One comment

If I have counted correctly, at least 31 legislators in 24 states resigned in disgrace [or should have] in 2017. This development is shocking,

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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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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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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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