Donald Trump becoming president-elect of the United States last week brought many people back down to Earth in a figurative sense. Dex Torricke-Barton has been grounded a bit more literally. The SpaceX communications director announced Tuesday that he’s leaving the company to focus on grassroots activism and advocacy for social change, which he fears the country will need more than ever under President Trump. “As an immigrant and the son of a refugee, and as someone dedicated to advancing the interests of humanity, I don’t want to watch while the world slips backwards,” Torricke-Barton explained in a blog post. “So I’m choosing to go and make whatever contribution I can ― no matter how small ― toward making the change we need: standing up for openness, compassion and sound global leadership.”

Source: Huffington Post November 16, 2016 17:55 UTC