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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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Geology 20%

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2h

“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 · 3h

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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

She is fearless...love it.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h

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

#FightFireWithFire

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

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

That was my point....

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

Yes.

Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Jimmy Kimmel Live @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

Yes and yes. Thx for asking..

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

See Burbank...government shutdown.

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First one for me in 100's of landings to this airport over 25 years...I'd say that's not really common. Reasonable to wonder if FAA reduction is part of the reason...see Burbank.

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

United. Landed safely!!

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

Landed safely. Thank you.

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

Me too! I know it's one runway...after hundreds of simple landings, this was my first go-round...better safe than sorry!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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

A first...was just landing at San Diego Airport...same path as I've done 100s of times...went by Balboa Park dome...suddenly plane picked up speed. We then took off...now circling. Not normal. Anything to do with less FAA due to gov shutdown? Certainly suspicious.

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

Now is not the time to be afraid...if we show it to these sick freaks, it will only get much worse.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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

He IS "untethered from facts"...aka unhinged!!

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's tweet that Portland is "war ravaged" just backfired. A Trump-picked judge cited it in blocking National Guard deployment to Portland, declaring him "untethered from facts."

On the pod, Oregon AG Dan Rayfield illuminatingly explains the ruling and what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Trump’s Own Tweet on Portland Backfires as Judge Deals Him Harsh Loss

As a judge’s blunt ruling blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon’s Attorney General tells us in an interview that Trump’s lawless threats are working against him—and discusses what com...

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