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Daniel Kammen, a renewable energy expert appointed last year as a science envoy to the State Department, resigned Wednesday, citing President Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville as the final straw that led to his departure.
Kind of makes you wonder, you know, what kind of President could provoke a science envoy to the State department to resign. But not far to look! As Kammen goes on:
In a resignation letter posted to Twitter, Kammen wrote that Trump's remarks about the racial violence in Virginia had attacked "core values of the United States" and that it would have "domestic and international ramifications."
Even American scientists have ethics, and will not serve violent racist regimes, like Nazi Germany. So there is that.
But the most interesting thing, is the encryption:
However, his most biting message may have come in the form of a hidden acrostic: The first letter of each paragraph spelled out I-M-P-E-A-C-H.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 25 2017, @12:48PM (4 children)
If I wanted blatant propaganda on the front page I'd go to Reddit.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday August 25 2017, @12:50PM
It could have been worse. [soylentnews.org]
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 25 2017, @01:52PM (2 children)
Nah, Eds are just throwing a bone to Aristarchus and Kurenai so they have something to rant about. This will, in turn, generate a retaliatory butthurt strike from EF and Runaway.
My Jiffy-pop is almost ready.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 25 2017, @02:58PM
I've got a pop for you kid! Open wide!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 25 2017, @03:30PM
Aristarchus only likes young bones. All of the Soylent staff is much to old for the resident pedarast.