Kat
@kathryngibb.bsky.social
(she/her) based in Oakland, CA. Epidemiologist with an interest in worker health and climate change. MPH from Mailman, views my own
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Congestion pricing is working: it's not only lowering traffic and generating valuable funds for transit, but as a recent study out of Cornell shows, it's reduced air pollution by a whopping 22% in the zone, with significant improvements also seen across the city (8%) & region.
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Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Congestion pricing is working: it's not only lowering traffic and generating valuable funds for transit, but as a recent study out of Cornell shows, it's reduced air pollution by a whopping 22% in the zone, with significant improvements also seen across the city (8%) & region.
tinyurl.com/rb6xk3h7
tinyurl.com/rb6xk3h7
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The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next.
Near old Montana mine, special clinic for asbestos-related illness fights to survive
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next.
n.pr
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next.
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The #ICE #budget will be bigger than FBI, Bureau of Prisons, DEA & others COMBINED. $150 BILLION over 4 years. Bigger than most countries’ militaries. Let that sink in.
The police state just got its backing with money that could have been used to build healthy and safe communities for everyone.
The police state just got its backing with money that could have been used to build healthy and safe communities for everyone.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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In one fell swoop, they destroyed access to health care, shut down hospitals, upended clean energy, massively expanded their secret police force & took food away from kids.
All to cut taxes for the rich & corporations.
It’s one of the biggest betrayals of Americans in the history of our country.
All to cut taxes for the rich & corporations.
It’s one of the biggest betrayals of Americans in the history of our country.
July 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In one fell swoop, they destroyed access to health care, shut down hospitals, upended clean energy, massively expanded their secret police force & took food away from kids.
All to cut taxes for the rich & corporations.
It’s one of the biggest betrayals of Americans in the history of our country.
All to cut taxes for the rich & corporations.
It’s one of the biggest betrayals of Americans in the history of our country.
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Workers across the country are dying horribly from heat stroke as #OSHA continues hearing over issuing a strong heat standard
These deaths could have been prevented with a strong OSHA heat standard. Will the Trump administration continue to let workers die?
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www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-...
These deaths could have been prevented with a strong OSHA heat standard. Will the Trump administration continue to let workers die?
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www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-...
Dallas postal worker collapses, dies while on the job
A Dallas letter carrier collapsed and died while on the job over the weekend. The tragedy has many local postal workers remembering the 2023 heat-related death of Eugene Gates.
www.fox4news.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Workers across the country are dying horribly from heat stroke as #OSHA continues hearing over issuing a strong heat standard
These deaths could have been prevented with a strong OSHA heat standard. Will the Trump administration continue to let workers die?
1/3
www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-...
These deaths could have been prevented with a strong OSHA heat standard. Will the Trump administration continue to let workers die?
1/3
www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-...
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Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.
Federal agents handcuff and detain New York City mayoral candidate
Brad Lander was taken into custody at an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.
www.motherjones.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.
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"A reporter from @thecity.nyc had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, 'Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?'"
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
The arrest came in his latest visit to the courthouse to speak with migrants there.
www.thecity.nyc
June 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"A reporter from @thecity.nyc had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, 'Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?'"
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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
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America was built BY WORKERS who paid with their health and lives.
By enslaved people stripped of all human rights, women in wartime factories, miners in company towns, and immigrants seeking better lives.
Not by billionaires. Not by kings.
We aren't going back.
#saveNIOSH #altGov #NoKings
By enslaved people stripped of all human rights, women in wartime factories, miners in company towns, and immigrants seeking better lives.
Not by billionaires. Not by kings.
We aren't going back.
#saveNIOSH #altGov #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
America was built BY WORKERS who paid with their health and lives.
By enslaved people stripped of all human rights, women in wartime factories, miners in company towns, and immigrants seeking better lives.
Not by billionaires. Not by kings.
We aren't going back.
#saveNIOSH #altGov #NoKings
By enslaved people stripped of all human rights, women in wartime factories, miners in company towns, and immigrants seeking better lives.
Not by billionaires. Not by kings.
We aren't going back.
#saveNIOSH #altGov #NoKings
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This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
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People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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LMFAO 😂 it’s zero people for the 🤡 clown show.
June 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
LMFAO 😂 it’s zero people for the 🤡 clown show.
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A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
June 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
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Los Angeles. Just wow.
June 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Los Angeles. Just wow.
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Patriotism, to me, is making sure your neighbor has healthcare, a roof over their head, lunch to eat and clean air to breathe, not tanks in a parade.
June 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Patriotism, to me, is making sure your neighbor has healthcare, a roof over their head, lunch to eat and clean air to breathe, not tanks in a parade.
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Undocumented immigrants pay almost $100 billion in taxes each year.
The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year.
Stop pretending that immigrants are the ones taking advantage of taxpayers.
The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year.
Stop pretending that immigrants are the ones taking advantage of taxpayers.
June 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Undocumented immigrants pay almost $100 billion in taxes each year.
The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year.
Stop pretending that immigrants are the ones taking advantage of taxpayers.
The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year.
Stop pretending that immigrants are the ones taking advantage of taxpayers.
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@governor.pa.gov If you truly want to help firefighters support the reinstatement of NIOSH where we research cancer among firefighters, PFAS, certify SCBA’s, look at thermal glove protection, turnout gear, fatalities, and more. Join the lawsuits and bring back NIOSH!
#saveniosh
#saveniosh
May 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
@governor.pa.gov If you truly want to help firefighters support the reinstatement of NIOSH where we research cancer among firefighters, PFAS, certify SCBA’s, look at thermal glove protection, turnout gear, fatalities, and more. Join the lawsuits and bring back NIOSH!
#saveniosh
#saveniosh
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The loss of occ. health expertise at #NIOSH will have irreparable consequences for H5N1 bird flu response. Poultry and dairy workers make up the vast majority of people infected with H5N1 in the US. NIOSH supported 12 agriculture ctrs that focus on safety and health. www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/n...
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The loss of occ. health expertise at #NIOSH will have irreparable consequences for H5N1 bird flu response. Poultry and dairy workers make up the vast majority of people infected with H5N1 in the US. NIOSH supported 12 agriculture ctrs that focus on safety and health. www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/n...
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Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries than the average American city, partly because that infrastructure tended to slow traffic down slightly.
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries than the average American city, partly because that infrastructure tended to slow traffic down slightly.
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...