Cheryl Rofer
@cherylrofer.bsky.social
Retired nuclear scientist. Worked in Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Los Alamos.
Posting on nuclear issues, war, nature, science, and women's issues. Also cats. She/her.
Blogs at Nuclear Diner and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Posting on nuclear issues, war, nature, science, and women's issues. Also cats. She/her.
Blogs at Nuclear Diner and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Cheryl Rofer
@cherylrofer.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Solidarity, people!
Not recriminations
Not "I told you so."
Solidarity.
Not recriminations
Not "I told you so."
Solidarity.
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NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social)
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
nationalnurses.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
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… Still only three Republican U.S. Senators have tweeted about today’s Minneapolis shooting. Remarkable silence, suggests unwillingness to back up WH support for ICE/CBP on this one.
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 AM
… Still only three Republican U.S. Senators have tweeted about today’s Minneapolis shooting. Remarkable silence, suggests unwillingness to back up WH support for ICE/CBP on this one.
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… Oh and 43 of 47 Dem Senators have tweeted about the incident, all critical, including 27 saying they will not vote for DHS approps bill.
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 AM
… Oh and 43 of 47 Dem Senators have tweeted about the incident, all critical, including 27 saying they will not vote for DHS approps bill.
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I think we could all use some dogs in snow pics.
no matter what else is happening, if feasible, please share photos of your dogs playing in the snow tomorrow
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I think we could all use some dogs in snow pics.
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god fucking dammit
👀"William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM
god fucking dammit
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As ICE terrorizes our communities, farmworkers are still feeding this country — every single day.
#WeFeedYou
#WeFeedYou
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
As ICE terrorizes our communities, farmworkers are still feeding this country — every single day.
#WeFeedYou
#WeFeedYou
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"I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened."
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
"I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened."
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WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES. I want the names of the shooters.
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 AM
WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES. I want the names of the shooters.
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Over a thousand people gathered for a vigil and rally Saturday night to mourn Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent. After the vigil, demonstrators marched in subzero temperatures to the growing memorial where Pretti was killed.
Minnesotans mourn Alex Pretti, man killed by Border Patrol agent • Minnesota Reformer
Over a thousand people gathered for a vigil and rally Saturday night at Whittier Park in Minneapolis to mourn Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent. After the vigil, de...
minnesotareformer.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Over a thousand people gathered for a vigil and rally Saturday night to mourn Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent. After the vigil, demonstrators marched in subzero temperatures to the growing memorial where Pretti was killed.
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Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
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BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul lawyers escalate their request for an immediate TRO to temporarily halt Operation Metro Surge following today's ICE killing of Alex Pretti — noting three shootings by ICE in the past three weeks, after 11 months of no officer-involved shootings in Mpls.
January 25, 2026 at 3:22 AM
BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul lawyers escalate their request for an immediate TRO to temporarily halt Operation Metro Surge following today's ICE killing of Alex Pretti — noting three shootings by ICE in the past three weeks, after 11 months of no officer-involved shootings in Mpls.
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Statement from the American Nurses Association regarding the death of registered nurse Alex Pretti
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
"ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers."
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
"ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers."
Statement from the American Nurses Association regarding the death of registered nurse Alex Pretti
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is deeply disturbed and saddened to learn of the death of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse, in Minneapolis earlier today. We extend our condolences to Alex’s loved...
www.nursingworld.org
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Statement from the American Nurses Association regarding the death of registered nurse Alex Pretti
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
"ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers."
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
"ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers."
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Good night Bluesky.
Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.
Self- & other-care is radical praxis.
Moreover we must destroy ICE et al & smash fascism.
I don’t know what we build after but I do know the status quo ante & its ilk are express trains to Full Fascism
Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.
Self- & other-care is radical praxis.
Moreover we must destroy ICE et al & smash fascism.
I don’t know what we build after but I do know the status quo ante & its ilk are express trains to Full Fascism
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Good night Bluesky.
Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.
Self- & other-care is radical praxis.
Moreover we must destroy ICE et al & smash fascism.
I don’t know what we build after but I do know the status quo ante & its ilk are express trains to Full Fascism
Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.
Self- & other-care is radical praxis.
Moreover we must destroy ICE et al & smash fascism.
I don’t know what we build after but I do know the status quo ante & its ilk are express trains to Full Fascism
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Righteousness is a force multiplier.
The knowledge & shame of one’s wickedness reinforced by social sanctions & opprobrium—and that you’re acting under orders given by incompetent & detached & illegitimate “authority”— undermines morale.
The knowledge & shame of one’s wickedness reinforced by social sanctions & opprobrium—and that you’re acting under orders given by incompetent & detached & illegitimate “authority”— undermines morale.
This is perhaps slightly off-color and a little too "big picture" for a day when something so horrifying has happened, but it is startlingly to me just how over their skis and pushed to the limits the feds are by one medium sized urban area.
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Righteousness is a force multiplier.
The knowledge & shame of one’s wickedness reinforced by social sanctions & opprobrium—and that you’re acting under orders given by incompetent & detached & illegitimate “authority”— undermines morale.
The knowledge & shame of one’s wickedness reinforced by social sanctions & opprobrium—and that you’re acting under orders given by incompetent & detached & illegitimate “authority”— undermines morale.
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this is how it’s going to have to be, and how major movements have always been
Citizens are in the driver's seat now imho. It's cool if some politicians are quicker on the uptake than others but they are following us now, I'm not waiting for them anymore
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM
this is how it’s going to have to be, and how major movements have always been
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BREAKING: Minnesota plaintiffs ask federal appeals court to allow protections for those exercising constitutional rights following today's ICE killing of Alex Pretti.
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
BREAKING: Minnesota plaintiffs ask federal appeals court to allow protections for those exercising constitutional rights following today's ICE killing of Alex Pretti.
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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decent people who care about each other and stand up for each other, are going to win btw
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 AM
decent people who care about each other and stand up for each other, are going to win btw
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Truth and reconciliation is about perpetrators owning up to and apologizing for their wrongs. I’d happily go the t&r route if they choose that. But I’m not holding my breath. Otherwise, we’re in the realm of purging, prosecuting, aggressively stigmatizing anyone who takes part in this.
We will need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission when these cruel, lawless people are out of office. They must be held accountable in order for our nation to heal.
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Truth and reconciliation is about perpetrators owning up to and apologizing for their wrongs. I’d happily go the t&r route if they choose that. But I’m not holding my breath. Otherwise, we’re in the realm of purging, prosecuting, aggressively stigmatizing anyone who takes part in this.
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Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
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Listen to Alaskan Natives about drilling on the Alaskan coast. I am with Elaina Richards. In my region we depend on the coastal water for food, transportation, and our connection with our ancestors. Drilling feels like yet another way to "kill the Indian".
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThUm3nkt/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThUm3nkt/
🌊 As an Indigenous Alaskan Native, I'm against the plan to open over 90% of our coastline to oil drilling. This puts our waters, wildlife like sea turtles and whales, and our communities at risk. Now ...
TikTok video by Elaina Richards
www.tiktok.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Listen to Alaskan Natives about drilling on the Alaskan coast. I am with Elaina Richards. In my region we depend on the coastal water for food, transportation, and our connection with our ancestors. Drilling feels like yet another way to "kill the Indian".
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThUm3nkt/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThUm3nkt/
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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this is so incredibly courageous
NEW: Dozens of detained immigrant families braved the cold outside the Dilley, TX facility to protest conditions and long detentions, sparked by the recent arrest of 5 y.o. Liam Conejo Ramos.
A detainee said the boy & his dad briefly participated.
apnews.com/article/texa...
A detainee said the boy & his dad briefly participated.
apnews.com/article/texa...
Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
Dozens of immigrant families protested behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old boy Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
this is so incredibly courageous
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Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...