[Infowarrior] - Fwd: 2, 000 USDA scientists gagged by Trump administration

[Richard Forno]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk at gsp.org>
> Subject: 2,000 USDA scientists gagged by Trump administration
> Date: January 24, 2017 at 08:02:21 EST
> To: Dave Farber <dave at farber.net>, Richard Forno <rforno at infowarrior.org>, Lauren Weinstein <lauren at vortex.com>
> 
> The article:
> 
> 	USDA Scientists Have Been Put On Lockdown Under Trump
> 	https://www.buzzfeed.com/dinograndoni/trump-usda
> 
> Excerpt:
> 
> 	According to an email sent Monday morning and obtained by
> 	BuzzFeed News, the department told staff -- including some 2,000
> 	scientists -- at the agency's main in-house research arm,
> 	the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), to stop communicating
> 	with the public about taxpayer-funded work.
> 
> 	"Starting immediately and until further notice, ARS will not
> 	release any public-facing documents," Sharon Drumm, chief
> 	of staff for ARS, wrote in a department-wide email shared with
> 	BuzzFeed News.
> 
> 	"This includes, but is not limited to, news releases, photos,
> 	fact sheets, news feeds, and social media content," she added.
> 
> ---rsk
> 
> -- 
> As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more
> closely, the inner soul of the people.  On some great and glorious day the
> plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
> White House will be adorned by a downright moron. -- H.L. Mencken 7/26/1920
> 

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