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Kimberly Prather PhD
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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

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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%

Protest sign in Minnesota today...
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.
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀
This is so fucking haunting.
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.
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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.
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
genuinely stunning image
😡😡
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.
I'd really like to change "This not who we are" to "this is how we need to stop being who we are."
Time to shutdown ice

youtu.be/TP5TmVRJhCI
We are now in the "steal their gold" phase of this Nazi era reboot.
"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

We should not agree to go for 3 more years....
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.
Pedophile Protector AND Putin Puppet

#MultiTasking
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.
Pedophile Protector AND Putin Puppet

#MultiTasking
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.

(Photo via Reuters)

Minnesota is more than what you see on TV.

We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.

I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.

www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Donations pour in for Minnesota families impacted by ICE, Border Patrol surge
At Moth Oddities in northeast Minneapolis, volunteers moved through stacks of boxes as donations continued to pour in for families impacted by the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
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🇪🇺Ursula von der Leyen:

I spoke to Rutte, Macron, Starmer, Merz and Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark.

We will always protect our strategic economic and security interests. We will face these challenges with steadiness and resolve.
Springsteen dedicated “The Promised Land” to the “memory of slain Minneapolis woman Renee Good, decrying the ‘Gestapo tactics’ that he said have resulted in a climate where citizens can be ‘murdered for exercising your American right to protest.’” variety.com/2026/music/n...
Bruce Springsteen Dedicates ‘Promised Land’ to Renee Good, Decries ‘Gestapo Tactics’ Leading to Citizens Being ‘Murdered’: ‘ICE Should Get the F— Out of Minneapolis’
Bruce Springsteen dedicated 'The Promised Land' to Renee Good, decried 'Gestapo tactics' and said 'ICE should get the f--- out of Minneapolis.'
variety.com
👇👇
I’m just glad the US military is finally focused on the real threats - Minnesota and Denmark.
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom release a joint statement:
The picture speaks for itself…👇
BREAKING: Tim Walz has mobilized the National Guard in Minnesota…

GOOD. 😎✨
NOBODY is talking about that!

EVERYBODY is asking WHERE THE HELL are the FULL Epstein files? You know, that BIGLY DEADLINE you MISSED...

And WHY are you sending ICE out to the streets to KILL and BULLY everyday Americans?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Make no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026.
There is a reason he’s forced to cause all of this chaos. He has NO PLAN. He funds no programs, no healthcare, no education, no lower prices, money coming in only supports more chaos. He envies other dictators. I challenge ANYONE to tell me just one single thing he’s accomplished? Discussion open