K States B
@kathystatesburke.bsky.social
Professor. Climate and health explorer. Cyclist.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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"Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and to make gentle the life of this world.
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
Why MLK and RFK Are Forever Bound Together in an Indianapolis Park | Essay | Zócalo Public Square
The City of Indianapolis’ Parks and Recreation Department administers the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 1702 North Broadway Street on the city’s near
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November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and to make gentle the life of this world.
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
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More detailed science showing that so much of the damage from future #climate changes come from #water.
If carbon emissions don't peak until 2080, daily extreme precipitation over land could increase by 37% by 2100.
www.science.org/content/arti...
If carbon emissions don't peak until 2080, daily extreme precipitation over land could increase by 37% by 2100.
www.science.org/content/arti...
High-resolution climate model forecasts a wet, turbulent future
With details as fine as short-term weather forecasts, model achieves newfound accuracy
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
More detailed science showing that so much of the damage from future #climate changes come from #water.
If carbon emissions don't peak until 2080, daily extreme precipitation over land could increase by 37% by 2100.
www.science.org/content/arti...
If carbon emissions don't peak until 2080, daily extreme precipitation over land could increase by 37% by 2100.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Posted by Mike Pence’s former Chief of Staff.
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Posted by Mike Pence’s former Chief of Staff.
Katharine Hayhoe: climate is not just another bucket, it's the hole in every bucket!
The most annoying thing about Bill Gates' recent #climate comments is the assumption that we can deal with climate OR public health as though we can't afford to do both and that they're not related.
October 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Katharine Hayhoe: climate is not just another bucket, it's the hole in every bucket!
Her framing is great!
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Her framing is great!
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Forest are cool but I do have a special love for wide open spaces.
Have a wonderful Tuesday
Nature photo day 281
#nature #photography #eastcoastkin #outside #peace #photographersofbluesky #landscape
Have a wonderful Tuesday
Nature photo day 281
#nature #photography #eastcoastkin #outside #peace #photographersofbluesky #landscape
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Forest are cool but I do have a special love for wide open spaces.
Have a wonderful Tuesday
Nature photo day 281
#nature #photography #eastcoastkin #outside #peace #photographersofbluesky #landscape
Have a wonderful Tuesday
Nature photo day 281
#nature #photography #eastcoastkin #outside #peace #photographersofbluesky #landscape
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This is not normal, this is fascism. Never let it become normal.
October 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is not normal, this is fascism. Never let it become normal.
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This is so bleak. A legal resident and member of the press.
BREAKING: Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported to a Louisiana immigration facility, from where his family said he will be deported to El Salvador tomorrow at 11 a.m.
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
October 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is so bleak. A legal resident and member of the press.
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at the ASG presser, I had mentioned in my question that Atlanta is the only city in the US where a journalist has been detained by ICE for doing his job. this is cruel and unnecessary and, plainly, a violation of human rights. it was the case months ago and still is the case now. fuck ICE.
BREAKING: Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported to a Louisiana immigration facility, from where his family said he will be deported to El Salvador tomorrow at 11 a.m.
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
October 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
at the ASG presser, I had mentioned in my question that Atlanta is the only city in the US where a journalist has been detained by ICE for doing his job. this is cruel and unnecessary and, plainly, a violation of human rights. it was the case months ago and still is the case now. fuck ICE.
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"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
The Stupidest Speech in UN History
Everyone's saying so!
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social
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I've said this before, but I feel pretty strongly that the building of concentration camps - and now, the inevitable disappearance of 1,800 people from those camps - is the biggest story in American public health right now that isn't being treated like one
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I've said this before, but I feel pretty strongly that the building of concentration camps - and now, the inevitable disappearance of 1,800 people from those camps - is the biggest story in American public health right now that isn't being treated like one
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🚫✈️ Flying a drone near a wildfire is not just reckless—it’s dangerous, illegal, and life-threatening.
Firefighting aircraft fly low, heavy, and fast. They cannot see or communicate with your drone.
Firefighting aircraft fly low, heavy, and fast. They cannot see or communicate with your drone.
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🚫✈️ Flying a drone near a wildfire is not just reckless—it’s dangerous, illegal, and life-threatening.
Firefighting aircraft fly low, heavy, and fast. They cannot see or communicate with your drone.
Firefighting aircraft fly low, heavy, and fast. They cannot see or communicate with your drone.
This even when the mean things consisted mainly of quoting Kirk's own hateful words
The pivot from "he was a hero of free speech" to "we will get you literally fired if you say mean things about him" was faster even than I imagined!
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This even when the mean things consisted mainly of quoting Kirk's own hateful words
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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September 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
🚨🚨
If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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Eichler homes show the way you can have a great yard and still be fire safe. Only thing this home needs is different fencing and a little work in the courtyard for a gorgeous zone zero.
redf.in/6Oefbv
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100 Mount Lyell Dr, San Rafael, CA - 5 beds/2 baths
5 beds, 2 baths, 2162 sq. ft. house located at 100 Mount Lyell Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903 sold for $1,475,000 on Feb 16, 2016. View sales history, tax history, home value estimates, and overhead view...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Eichler homes show the way you can have a great yard and still be fire safe. Only thing this home needs is different fencing and a little work in the courtyard for a gorgeous zone zero.
redf.in/6Oefbv
redf.in/6Oefbv
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How is it possible that law enforcement need not identify themselves? What’s to stop any group of thugs from playing dress up and kidnapping people
A man understandably refused to hand over his ID or get out of the car for a bunch of masked thugs who refused to identify themselves.
And when he drove away, they opened fire on him.
This isn’t how you do any sort of enforcement when your goal is to uphold the law. This is gangsterism.
And when he drove away, they opened fire on him.
This isn’t how you do any sort of enforcement when your goal is to uphold the law. This is gangsterism.
Immigration officers open fire during vehicle stop in San Bernardino
August 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How is it possible that law enforcement need not identify themselves? What’s to stop any group of thugs from playing dress up and kidnapping people
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Three weeks ago: "This is an attempt to silence us—and to cover up a genocide unfolding in real time. I call on international officials, human rights defenders, and global media to speak out and share this message. Your voice can help stop the targeting of journalists and protect the truth.”
August 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Three weeks ago: "This is an attempt to silence us—and to cover up a genocide unfolding in real time. I call on international officials, human rights defenders, and global media to speak out and share this message. Your voice can help stop the targeting of journalists and protect the truth.”