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Cheryl Rofer

@cherylrofer.bsky.social

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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 Banner: The invincible summer within

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · Jan 16

Solidarity, people!

Not recriminations

Not "I told you so."

Solidarity.

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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 50m

Can’t wait for Alito to explain why you have a right to pray at midfield on public school property but should be shot in the head with “less” lethal ammo when you do it in front of an immigration detention facility

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 46m

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪

The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks

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Jake Yeston @jakeyeston.bsky.social · 31m

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Architects of molecular cages win chemistry Nobel

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi honored for developing metal-organic frameworks

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 6h

Haha

CNN @cnn.com · 6h

The Trump administration’s strategy to roll out mass layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown has shifted, officials familiar with the talks told CNN, as an increasing number of Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials acknowledge the potential political perils.

White House draws out mass federal firings timeline as GOP grows squeamish in funding fight | CNN Politics

The Trump administration’s strategy to swiftly roll out mass layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown has shifted in recent days, administration officials familiar with the talks told...

www.cnn.com

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 6h

We'll see

Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 6h

This is the way.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 7h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

Priest is going to walk from Pope’s childhood home in Chicago to Statue of Liberty to protest ICE www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMBC7kMB/

TikTok video by Miguel Puente

www.tiktok.com

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Simon Frankel Pratt @simonpratt.bsky.social · 7h

On BBC news in a few minutes to discuss peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas, for those interested to tune in

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 7h

This is the way.

Winter @winterpolitics1.bsky.social · 14h

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 7h

Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.

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CNN @cnn.com · 7h

There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the FAA is warning.

Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.

Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers | CNN

There are not going to be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administratoin is warning. In Nashville, so many are...

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 8h

It’s sad that some folks only ‘see the light’ when it hits home. We were sent here to represent hundreds of thousands of people, not just our households.

It’s time for Republicans to remember their oath and do right by the people they serve.

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 8h

Mutt. But a very good dog.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 8h

27 police officers were among those injured by tear gas during a weekend protest, Chicago’s top cop says. blockclubchi.co/4nGOb0m

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9h

Hey, this is good!

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 11h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 11h

Polls close for the #TN07 special election primaries in one hour. Results here: elections.tn.gov/categories/u...

Plus, our preview -->

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9h

It would depend on the specifics of the situation, too.

I would say it depends on how the rightwingers try to spin it too, but they've had a hard time spinning Charlie Kirk's death. @beyerstein.bsky.social is currently running a thread about their divisions on that.

Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9h

Congratulations, Marty!

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 9h

There are a lot of memorable photos of the current moment surfacing.

Here’s one from Portland now.

Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 10h

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah, that's been part of my thinking. Not at all clear that the Guard would be blamed, even if they started firing on that peaceful crowd Noem was looking down on.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 9h

A shameful continued destruction of the innovation engine of the United States. For nothing! For no reason!

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 12h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 9h

I've been thinking about that too, and I just don't know.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 10h

Sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois is a loyalty test.

They went.
They passed.

Legality doesn't matter.
Need doesn't matter.
Crime doesn't matter.
Humanity doesn't matter.
Logic doesn't matter.

Loyalty to DJT matters.
That is all.

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Bailey Poletti @baileypoletti.bsky.social · 10h

I've known people who hear or read words like "everyone," "anyone," or "all," and think, "That means just a couple people like me. A handful at most."

One person legit stared at me in confusion when I suggested "the world" meant something extremely inclusive. In the end, he remained unconvinced.

Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 10h

For a real president, "our people" means "Americans."

Every day, in every way, he's telling millions of Americans that they don't count.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

“.. we’re going to take care of our people,” Trump added. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.”

@thehill.com
thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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