Kimberly Prather PhD

Tonight in Mississippi, Trump becomes another nightmare for his security team as he walks past his predetermined left side stage exit (near the row of flags), and unexpectedly walks to the right, going behind the stage. Security scrambles.

Everyone keeps asking me how I’m feeling about early voting so far. I’m feeling like nobody *actually* knows anything, and this is the most important midterm of our lives. I’d rather be us than them, but we can’t get comfortable. We can’t get complacent. Go vote like we’re down 3%.

In 3 days, Netanyahu will be history. He and his racist, fascist clowns will face the courts on their way to jail, and Israel will belong to its people again. The insanity ends here. Israel starts the shift to a brighter future, and the rest of the world must follow! Video by Amir Goldstein

I was taught to look in the mirror first and own my weaknesses. Today too many people hold up a mirror and call it a window, accusing others of exactly what they are doing. Science asks us to check ourselves first. Our country could use much more of that right now.

This current nightmare in the US must end. Yes MAGAs are right up there with Nazis. Add in pedophilia. Please vote.

There is much to be said and done about climate change, but three essentials must guide us. 🧵

We turned all of ours off…good idea.

Last month observed the largest relative warming signal in the Arctic, which is not surprising for this time of year as the sea ice reforms. The tropical (El Niño) signal is really remarkable though. [Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance).]

For 8 years and more, Trump has routinely incited violence against his critics during campaign rallies. This is well documented. And NYT has studiously failed to report any of it. Until today, apparently.

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🏅 Join us for the 2026 Nierenberg Prize award ceremony and presentation by astrophysicist France A. Córdova at Scripps Oceanography on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4i1nJNq More about Córdova and her impressive career: https://bit.ly/3Uq8UvH

The sea surface temperature at the @scrippsocean.bsky.social Pier is 74.5℉ (23.6℃) today. That is 9.2℉ (5.1℃) above normal. It is also 1.3℉ (0.7℃) higher than any other reading this late in the year since records began in 1916 (previously 72.3℉/22.9℃ on Oct. 22, 2015). #CAwx #ElNiño

"A world in which the White House is allied to the Kremlin was, until now, the stuff of paranoid fiction. Manchurian candidates and red presidents were fantasies, dark tales Americans told themselves like ghost stories... "But this alliance now exists." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

I've watched science and public health collide in real time, from COVID to polluted air in South Bay San Diego. People deserve to understand the science shaping their lives, and a voice in the solutions. I'm thinking about a podcast built on that. Would you listen? What would make you tune in?

President Trump is a true reflection of our country. His approval rating is 32%. 32% of Americans are dumb fucks.

Here's the hard truth: the Earth will be fine. It will keep spinning long after we're gone. What's at risk is us: our health, our children, our future. Vote. Bring everyone you know to the polls. Our lives depend on it.

Vote ‘em out. Open corruption needs to end.

Today in DC: "Beginning Saturday, crews will start another major round of cutting at the historic public golf course. The first phase contains 169 trees marked for removal. The Trump Administration says as many as 529 could eventually come down..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

So proud of my @scrippsocean.bsky.social grad student Aurora Czajkowski, who took the stage last night at Balboa Park's Spreckels Organ Pavilion to share our research on how coastal ocean pollution reaches our air, and what that means for the health of San Diego residents! 🌊💨

Bonkers: Sea levels are running 1.2ft above the late-20th century baseline in San Diego as sea surface temperatures are about 7°F warmer than normal. These highly anomalous ocean temperatures and heights will continue through winter along the California coast amid El Niño. #CAwx

A lot of what’s happening doesn’t seem to be spreading anymore by mainstream media. A tree that stood for an estimated 150–250 years was destroyed today to make way for Trump’s border wall.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Way to go, California! Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill yesterday banning law enforcement (ICE) from using electric shock gloves.

We have one last chance to get this right on Nov. 3. Can I beseech you to do everything you can?

Research led by @ucsandiego.bsky.social & Scripps Oceanography atmospheric chemist @kprather.bsky.social contributed to a federal health consultation report concluding that environmental odors can negatively affect people’s health and well-being. Learn more. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4yeqLVt

Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, according to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao obtained by CNN. None died.

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The solidarity of news organizations in support of CNN, MS NOW & Politico has been encouraging. But how about that same solidarity when Trump abuses a journalist with comments of piggie or ugly or whatever? That means sticking up for your peers & even walking out if this abuser refuses to apologize.

Trump’s final appeal in his rape case was denied. He is the first President in US history who’s been found guilty of sexual assault in a federal civil court. Felon!

LOLOL there's no microphone because the pool is boycotting him.

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Trump fucked up America’s supply chain so badly that soon his voters will be eating the cats and eating the dogs.

Fox News is now defending CNN, which is obviously the smart thing to do. Even they realize the tides always turn. They said, “Don’t ban them. Or one day, they’ll ban us.” The MAGA movement is really falling apart.

Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️

Why read past headlines: I spoke with @atrupar.com about his experiences being dogpiled by the White House and their rabid cult followers. He is resilient and insightful. www.salon.com/2026/09/16/w...