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interesting bio of the NOAA comm director who sent out the cleanup for Trump (Original Post) Grasswire2 Sep 2019 OP
Yeah, it had "Trump minion" written all over it! 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 2019 #1
A Trump lackey. madaboutharry Sep 2019 #2
A little more about Barry Myers, head of NOAA... smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #3
redefining kakistocracy. Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #4
"I only got my job because Trumpie Bear likes boobs" struggle4progress Sep 2019 #5
 

smirkymonkey

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3. A little more about Barry Myers, head of NOAA...
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 02:38 PM
Sep 2019

"Barry Lee Myers is an American attorney and businessman who served as chief executive officer and general counsel for AccuWeather, a privately owned for-profit weather-forecasting company founded by his elder brother, Joel Myers. As an AccuWeather executive, Myers lobbied unsuccessfully to restrict or undermine the National Weather Service, a governmental service which provides free weather forecasting and thus competes with AccuWeather's business model.

In 2017, Myers was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Myers's nomination was controversial because he lacked scientific expertise (in contrast to previous NOAA leaders) and because of concern over Myers's financial conflicts of interest, and as of April 2019 Myers's appointment had not been voted upon by the U.S. Senate. In 2018, a federal investigation found rampant, pervasive, and severe sexual harassment at AccuWeather, and determined that the company, under Myers's leadership, ignored the harassment and retaliated against victims who complained.



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