Cheryl Rofer

Trump take rescue at sea

I don't know that area - and I'm in Oregon now!

President Trump’s continued attempts to dehumanize transgender individuals and threaten their very basic human needs is not only unfair, it’s illegal.

We will see you in court.

Clown show across the board

A federal judge also dismissed the criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.

NJ bill would ban ICE agents from wearing masks New Jersey lawmakers are behind a push to ban federal and local law enforcement from wearing masks on the job, a move Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has said she supports.Sen. Benjie Wimberly (D-Passaic)…

Two New Jersey lawmakers want to follow California's lead and ban ICE agents from masking, a move that would likely end up in court.

via @newjerseymonitor.com

The pantry has recently seen a 36% increase in the number of Sandoval County residents who are facing some level of food insecurity.

For those unable to attend on Saturday, the pantry is always collecting donations. The St Felix website has more information about donations.

The US says "Hold my beer"

Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:

-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout

Grateful to ONS for pushing this out.

A second Lavender Scare is taking shape through administrative targeting of transgender service members and veterans. The language is technical; the harm is personal. My piece lays out what is happening and why state and local leaders can act now.

Christian Singers Caught In Deportation Net, One Branded 'Worst of Worst' - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis % % %

The Trump administration arrested and detained two gospel singer brothers from Guatemala who have lived in Memphis for 10 and 20 years. The administration lied and claimed one had an extensive criminal record. Neither does. One has now been deported.

www.psrmemphis.org/christian-si...

And here we are, right on time!

Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov says the European "counter-proposal" peace plan is "not constructive and not acceptable to Russia."

Keep in mind that these talks now in Geneva do not include russia and therefore are quite meaningless. The moment something reasonable emerges out of them, Ru will cry out that it opposes it vehemently. They've been largely silent the past few days for a reason.

The crazy thing about Trump II is that we really have no idea who is drafting the war plans or the peace plans, or even how much Trump is in the loop on either.

What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders And why it matters there are two military oaths.

If you plan on talking about anyone following or not following "illegal orders," read this first from Mark Hertling.

He goes into the differences between the oaths taken by enlisted service members and officers, as well as why those differences are important.

Good article if you want to get up to speed on this issue.

Some of the advice: schedule time to thank people. Thank people for their intent (as you perceived it). Thank people for their impact. Thank people to manipulate them (in a good way)

There's another Physics Today job going in case anyone is looking for a #sciencejournalism job #physicsjobs

Were Marco and Jared sent in to rescue another Witkoff disaster?

Trump administration drops plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights | CNN President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when US flight disruptions are caus...

Biden actually put in place regulations that prevented airlines from fucking you over. Trump repealed a lot of those and now it's your fault for daring to wear shorts on your trip to florida. www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u...

well this is new?

Opinion | 7 Experts on How to Actually End the War in Ukraine

It's easy to disagree with some of these experts but refreshing to remember what the discussion of Russia's war against Ukraine could be like.

Gift link.

"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."

- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff

This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.

It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.

(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)

Ruth Asawa Turned Wire Into Her Lifeline

Ruth Asawa is no stranger to San Franciscans—my son goes to the art school named after her—but this exhibition is truly amazing. Do yourselves a favor, New Yorkers, go see it at (your) MOMA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...

The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.

Fluffy orange tabby Luca in a box, looking thoughtful.

Good morning!

On rare occasions something like the poop jet video or Trump Tower Gaza will get picked up a bit, but it's... a choice... to mostly treat it as not even newsworthy that his "Truth" feed is now a constant flood of full-blown manic psychosis.

Jared Kushner is no longer in the backseat—he's now taking the lead (along with Witkoff) in crafting American policy for Russia and Ukraine.

Unbelievable that this is what American diplomacy has come to. (And completely believable.)

www.axios.com/2025/11/24/t...