Kimberly A. Prather

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.

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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

Environmental science 47%

Geology 20%

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Blue_Riverrrr @blueriverrrr.bsky.social · 2h

I want to know the criminal history of the ICE agent that shot him.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Walz: "You kill a man, and then you just leave? You're law enforcement -- you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not gonna clean up our mess?'"

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3h

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God. Thank God we have video. Because according to DHS, these 7 heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against him or something. It's nonsense, people. It is nonsense and it's lies."

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 3h

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency this state is exhibiting, and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these f--- ICE agents are doing on our streets."

Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings, Bryan D. Jones , and 5 more Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings, Bryan D. Jones, Trevon D. Logan, David R. Miller, Alfie Kohn, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Peter Jacobs

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3h

Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 3h

These monsters are sick.

A graphic comparing two quotes:

"Fuckin' bitch."
ICE agent after Renee Good was shot and killed two weeks ago.

"Boo hoo."
Federal agent after a man was shot and killed today.

Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings, Kelly R. Zamudio , and 24 more Kimberly A. Prather, Will Jennings, Kelly R. Zamudio, John R. Hutchinson, Steve Peers, Megan L. Ranney, Philip Nel, Richard H. King, Michelle Everson, Ameet Sarpatwari, Smith, Silvia Secchi, Aaron Sojourner, Michael Zimmer, Gerald Friedman, James Goodwin, Erol Akçay, Allison Eden, Christina Ho, Seth Masket, Hisham Zerriffi, Katelyn K. Jetelina, Christina Pagel, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dan Immergluck, Sylvia Perry

Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 3h

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 3h

The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.

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c-a-m @cad6711.bsky.social · 3h

Can someone please explain to me why the press feels compelled to discuss whether or not victims have a criminal history when it's not them committing the crime?!

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Christy B @bchristyb.bsky.social · 4h

A poet & Mom. Now a nurse!

Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 15h

Protest sign in Minnesota today...

Anne Frank quote on protester sign today in Minnesota..."Terrible things are happening outside. Poor...."

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Kimberly A. Prather, Bonnie Honig , and 11 more Elizabeth Saunders, Kimberly A. Prather, Bonnie Honig, Aaron Sojourner, Gerald Friedman, Michael D. McDonald, Jen Schneider, Mauro Gatti, Olivier Mannoni, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dunlap, David Darmofal, Peter Jacobs

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.

Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀

Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, Daniel W. Drezner, Adrian Daub , and 4 more Kimberly A. Prather, Daniel W. Drezner, Adrian Daub, Els Torreele, Aurélien Mondon, Mark Rice, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19h

This is so fucking haunting.

From Mike Norton on Twitter: Empty car sitting at the intersection of 35th and Pillsbury with its flashers on.
There are these ghost cars all over Minneapolis right now from ICE snatching people out of their vehicle in the middle of the street.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20h

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.

He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.

At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.

Wael died on Friday at age 30.

ICE caused his death.

They didn’t get to say goodbye.

Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization

It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.

www.wfaa.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h

Drone footage showing the sprawling sea of people that came out in subzero temperatures for the Ice Out General
Strike

Minnesota, on the 23rd of January, 2026.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20h

Something is deeply wrong if we, as a society, cannot agree that an administration that snatches up children, uses them as bait to hunt down others, is morally repulsive.

They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil

Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Kimberly A. Prather, Stacie B. Dusetzina , and 11 more Elizabeth Saunders, Kimberly A. Prather, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Jonathan M. Gilligan, American Library Association, Robert C. Richards, Margot C. Finn, Kevin Miller, Michael H. Whitworth, Aurélien Mondon, Christian Fisch, Peter Matanle, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Oliver Nachtwey

Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 21h

genuinely stunning image

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

😡😡

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

Remember this.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

I'd really like to change "This not who we are" to "this is how we need to stop being who we are."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5d

Time to shutdown ice

youtu.be/TP5TmVRJhCI

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No Fascists Please, We're Americans @laura-atkinson.bsky.social · 5d

We are now in the "steal their gold" phase of this Nazi era reboot.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 5d

"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters

www.nytimes.com

Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 5d

We should not agree to go for 3 more years....

Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 5d

Trump really is trying to destroy America. He has ginned up this idea that there are Red states and Blue states, instead of the United States. I think (and hope) that we will outlast him. One year down, three to go.