### Citizen 99

**Rick Knight**

Early Boomer, retired from a 41-year career in chemistry and engineering, mostly in energy research and then climate communication. Also an aspiring “socialite” since I found out that’s a thing you can be. 🤔

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### Beyond the Interview

**Rick Knight** restacked

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**Blow the Whistle** is my song about what happens when truth gets buried and fear becomes the tool of control.

It’s about finding the courage to speak up anyway.

Too often silence protects the wrong people while corruption grows in the dark. This song is a reminder that truth has a force of its own. It burns through lies, breaks through fear,…

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**Blow the Whistle - A Song**

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**Rick Knight**

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Will America get this? Or will they just sit there and take in what Trump and Vance are saying like a cat watching birds through a window. Meow!

> “The actual MOU is deeply flawed. The administration needs to stop defending it beyond stating the truth: It’s a stopgap measure to resupply energy markets, lower gas prices, and help Republicans in the midterms.”
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> — Heather Cox Richardson