83: Dirty Water, Wikileaks, and Anthrax?! Would You Die For Your Country? | Dark History with Bailey Sarian
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The History of Whistle Blowers
The definition of whistle blowing is essentially sounding the alarm when you think a person or people in power are doing shady stuff. The first American whistle blower was actually from 1777, but it wasn't until the 1800s that whistle blowing became like the good American thing to do. There's no Watergate without Deep Throat. Linda Trip snitched on Monica Lewinsky and President Clinton. Harry Markopolis blew the whistle on Ponzi scheme guy Bernie Madoff.
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