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Emily Knight

@emilyknight.bsky.social

Poet, Warren Wilson MFA | Director of Outreach & Engagement, Blue Convergence Fund | Healthy environment healthy people | She/Her | 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Matthew Dowd@matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 4d ago

happy bday Chilean writer Isabel Allende, b. 1942. “The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.” “We only have what we give.” “Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.”

Emily Knight@emilyknight.bsky.social · 2w ago

🦑 I used to think I'd wouldn't ever live in another country... but I must admit anxiety that there will continue to be a place for me here... maybe that's overly dramatic but the thought now pops into my head every time I see something like this... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

nytimes.com

Emily Knight@emilyknight.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Trump first deployed the National Guard to D.C. in August of 2025 after declaring a "crime emergency" and launching the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, despite violent crime hitting a 30-year low.” This costs us all 3 million a day btw. www.npr.org/2026/07/14/n...

Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029

President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., has been extended several times. Now it's set to last until Inauguration Day 2029.

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Emily Knight@emilyknight.bsky.social · 4w ago

He didn't even get one. "John Hall drove all the way from his home in Alabama, in what he calls his "MAGA red" Hyundai, to get one of the new passports. But he left empty-handed Monday because he couldn't get an appointment before he had to return home." www.npr.org/2026/07/08/g...

New U.S. passports with Trump's image are available. Here's how to get (or avoid) one

The passports feature an image of President Trump and are only available in person at the Washington Passport Agency — and only by appointment.

npr.org

Emily Knight@emilyknight.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🦑 The recording from part 1 will come soon - but join us for parts 2 and 3 (will also be recorded).

Blue Convergence Fund@blue-convergence.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🦑 Thank you to all who joined the first of our Climate Resilient Fisheries webinars featuring our 11 new projects today! Recording to come, in the meantime, register for parts 2 and 3. Part 2: June 10, 2pm ET (-4GMT): zoom.us/webinar/regi... Part 3: June 15, 12pm ET (-4GMT): zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Emily Knight@emilyknight.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🦑 Join us! These will be recorded so even if you can't attend please do register - get on our distribution for the recording.

Blue Convergence Fund@blue-convergence.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for our Climate Resilient Fisheries webinar series to learn about our eleven new projects! 📅 Part 1: May 27, 2026 at 10am ET (GMT-4) zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📅 Part 2: June 10, 2026 at 2pm ET (GMT-4) zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📅 Part 3: June 15, 2026 at 12pm ET (GMT-4) zoom.us/webinar/regi...