Biden's Nuclear Waste Guru Out of a Job After Alleged Luggage Theft
Source: Daily Beast
A Biden Administration nuclear waste official, Sam Brinton, is out of a job after being accused of stealing airport luggage in two separate incidents.
Sam Brinton is no longer a DOE employee, a Department of Energy spokesperson told The Daily Beast on Monday evening. By law, the Department of Energy cannot comment further on personnel matters.
Brinton, who attracted attention as one of the federal government's first non-binary officials, was first charged with a felony last month for nabbing a womans suitcase from the baggage carousel at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in September. They initially denied taking the bagwhich was reportedly worth more than $2,500but later said they had grabbed it by mistake.
Brinton checked the luggage on at least two other flights following the alleged theft, including a Sept. 18 flight back to Washington D.C. and an Oct. 9 trip to Europe, according to The Star Tribune.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-bidens-non-binary-nuclear-waste-guru-sam-brinton-out-of-a-job-after-accused-of-luggage-stealing
Freethinker65
(10,091 posts)unblock
(52,440 posts)But this is ridiculous!
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)Just to note, that's like THREE levels down from "guru".
Sam is being focused on though not just because they stole & got caught but because they were the first nonbinary person & activist appointed to such a position. Shame on them, for not recognizing that when accepting a position at that level and with that much media attention, like it or not they are taking on a mantle to represent other LGBTQ+ people too. As an activist, they should know this. Because next time, it's now more likely someone more conventional, more assimilationist and more binary will be chosen when the chance comes up. And, you know...shame on them for STEALING.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(8,141 posts)regarding his story about conversion therapy. and yes, shame on Sam for continuing his shady stuff once he got the role. it's been awful for the transgender/ gender fluid community... Fox news and the RW media having been having a field day.
brush
(53,968 posts)stealing someone's luggage, especially when you're making a decent salary?
This makes no sense.
Lulu KC
(2,579 posts)Celerity
(43,686 posts)Link to tweet
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NullTuples
(6,017 posts)Polybius
(15,518 posts)I wanted to post it, but could not find a mainstream source that was covering it.
question everything
(47,568 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,253 posts)Not a political appointee. Biden had nothing to do with him getting a job.
MichMan
(12,001 posts)"To clarify, I am not a Biden appointee (despite what was reported) and instead serve as a career employee in the Senior Executive Service - I intend to be serving my country in this role through many many presidencies."
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,697 posts)mental condition and provided appropriate treatment.
Polybius
(15,518 posts)Does anyone know what event this was?