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Kimberly Prather PhD

@kprather.bsky.social

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Atmospheric Chemistry professor, air quality, clouds-climate, health, viruses, bioaerosols, public speaker, environmental justice. ❤️ ❤️ gardening, cooking, empathy. https://airborne.ucsd.edu https://kprather.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/ .. more

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Kimberly A. Prather is an American atmospheric chemist. She is a distinguished chair in atmospheric chemistry and a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and department of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego. Her work focuses on how humans are influencing the atmosphere and climate. In 2019, she was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for technologies that transformed understanding of aerosols and their impacts on air quality, climate, and human health. In 2020, she was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She is also an elected Fellow of the American Philosophical Society, American Geophysical Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. .. more

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 1h

I hope Karma nails these jerks….all of them. Hell might not even be enough… never knew there were such sick mean people… and 75 million voted for this?? And millions more helped it happen by not bothering to vote.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 3h

How much more damage will they do??

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 3h

Hello, Jake Tapper...are you paying ANY attention? Time for another book??

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 3h

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Stand together. Make them obey the law. NO KINGS 10/18/25 @aclu_nationwide @womensmarch @50501movement @indivisibleteam @

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Jerry at JMGVines @jjtb4v.bsky.social · 3h

Every single gun crime in the USA and Surrounding Countries is a direct result of Reckless Radical Republican Gun Policies and Careless Corrupt Conservative Judges' decisions.

4 dead, 20 injured in mass shooting at South Carolina bar, sheriff says

Authorities said the gunfire erupted at Willie’s Bar and Grill, a popular gathering spot on St. Helena Island.

www.newsweek.com

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Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, David S. Cohen, Stacy D. VanDeveer

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21h

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

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Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings, Joshua S. Weitz , and 11 more Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings, Joshua S. Weitz, Steve Peers, Mary Feeney, American Library Association, Robert C. Richards, Melanie C. Green, Gerald Friedman, James Goodwin, Erol Akçay, Henry Jones, Timothy D. McBride, Monisha Bajaj

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 1d

Do they?

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 1d

Can you imagine what would have happened if Biden's order led to a pastor being shot point blank in the head????

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 1d

Was just in DC and ran into National Guards...what should you say to them? Welcome? Go away? You're corrupt if you're following orders from the felon? Sorry, you are in this position??

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 2d

She is fearless...love it.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Thou shalt not shoot pastors in the head with smoke bombs. I shouldn’t have to say this.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

Mabel & I hope all our fellow Californians vote YES on Prop. 50!

#FightFireWithFire

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 3d

Lock every GOP in a room NOW and make them listen to this final message from Jane Goodall...I would hope it would resonate w/ 10% at least, hopefully more. We need to stop this train wreck from happening to our country and world...just a few can help. Please. Wake up!

youtu.be/lfLKHY52ERc?...

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To The World | Famous Last Words | Netflix

YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 3d

Some people stay quiet. Others push back. I’ve learned that challenging lies, bad behavior, and bullies is part of who I am.

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 3d

That was my point....

Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 3d

Yes.

Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 4d

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 4d

Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.

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Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Kimberly A. Prather, Joshua S. Weitz

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 4d

Yes and yes. Thx for asking..

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 4d

I fly a ton. I know there are many reasons. Search on Burbank...FAA...government shutdown. 25 years, 100s of landings at this airport
...a first. Fair to ask if it's a coincidence. Landed safely...so that's good.

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 4d

See Burbank...government shutdown.