Melissa Johnson

@moolissap.bsky.social

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20h

November 29, 2025

In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s “History Matters,”

…with a surprise reference to the first day of Thanksgiving under the Constitution (giving thanks for our ability to create a new government—for learning—and for science. Really.)

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History Matters (...and so does coffee!)

YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, so this is why the Department of Labor decided to deploy the term bizarre term "Americanism" in its winking neo-Nazi post today

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Ernesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 1d

#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.

#DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.

#Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.

#PamBondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
#CivilRights
@aclu.org #FuckICE

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 1d

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Critical Thinking with AI Mode #51: Titanic cyclists

YouTube video by Mike Caulfield

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

November 28, 2025

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: As part of his contempt inquiry, Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations by 12/5 attesting to their actions relating to the decision not to turn around March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights.

Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
J.G.G., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 25-766 (JEB)
ORDER
At the hearing on November 19, 2025, the Court offered both sides an opportunity to propose next steps in its inquiry into whether a criminal-contempt referral is appropriate. The
Government, now for the first time, has identified who purportedly made the decision not to
recall planes containing Alien Enemies Act detainees on March 15, 2025: Homeland Security
Secretary Kristi Noem. See ECF No. 195 (Def. Resp.) at 2. Defendants nonetheless maintain, relying heavily on Judge Katsas's concurring opinion for the D.C. Circuit panel, that her decision
was proper and not contumacious. Id. at 3-4 (citing J.G.G. v. Trump, 147 F.4th 1044, 1052
(D.C. Cir. 2025) (Katsas, J., concurring)). As a result, the Government posits that "no further steps are warranted" because "Defendants did not violate this Court's order." Id. at 1. Given that the other two panel members (plus the majority of the en banc court) did not agree with J.
Katsas, the Court is not prepared at this juncture to terminate its inquiry. Instead, it must
determine whether Secretary Noem or anyone else should be referred for potential contempt
prosecution. In other words, the Court must decide if: (1) the court order was "clear and
reasonably specific"; (2) "the defendant violated the order"; and (3) "the violation was willful."

United States v. Young, 107 F.3d 903, 907 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (quoting United States v. NYNEX
Corp., 8 F.3d 52, 54 (D.C. Cir. 1993)).
In conducting such inquiry, Plaintiffs submit that the Court should "require the
government to promptly file declarations) identifying all individuals involved in the decision not
to halt the transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025." ECF No. 193 (Pl. Resp.) at 1. "[O]nce these declarations are filed and depending on what
information they disclose, the Court should then determine the appropriate sequence of witness
testimony, and the manner in which that testimony should be provided." Id. The Government
similarly notes: "If the Court believes any further information is needed for [its inquiry],
Defendants respectfully request an opportunity to provide that information to the Court by way
of declarations in the first instance (as even Plaintiffs agree is appropriate)." Def. Resp. at 1.
The Court will adopt the parties' agreement on starting with declarations; it will then
assess the need for witness testimony. It therefore ORDERS that by December 5, 2025, the
Government shall submit declarations from all individuals involved in the decision not to halt the
transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025. Such
declarations shall detail their roles in such decision.
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
Chief Judge

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2d

I worked these issues with Todd.

He knows what he’s talking about.

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Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign.
Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight “would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,” said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law.

Melissa Johnson @moolissap.bsky.social · 2d

Gravity by Reese Knightley

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Power. Loyalty. Love. The only weapons left when the bullets run out.

#NowReading #RomanticSuspense #LGBTQRomance #LoveIsLove #MMRomance #ReadWithPride #BookLove #bookstagram #bookish #GenesisSavageWarriors #ReeseKnightley

“Stone had held him like he was the only thing that mattered, and kissed him like a promise.
And against all his better instincts, Dave finally let himself believe.”

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow on my live webcast “History Matters:”

There ARE Things To Give Thanks For!

Join us!

We’ll be using the link below!

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Dr. Joanne Freeman

Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d

November 26, 2025

Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 4d

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are culpable for endangering the National Guard by putting them in harm’s way.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d

November 25, 2025

Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5d

November 24, 2025

U.S.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6d

Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 6d

“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6d

BREAKING: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.

Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 6d

November 23, 2025

“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 6d

The IMLS may live yet!

Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies share.google/jUER9CYYQICo...

Washington State AG secures legal win over Trump plan to dismantle key federal agencies

In a significant legal victory, the Washington State Attorney General's Office has successfully protected four federal agencies from elimination.

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Melissa Johnson @moolissap.bsky.social · 7d

Texas Snow by Kelly Fox

Buy direct thru December 2: kelly-fox-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tex...

Pre-order: a.co/d/48wmEG9

His cabin was the last place I wanted to go.

#NowReading #EnemiesToLovers #LGBTQRomance #LoveIsLove #MMRomance #ReadWithPride #BookLove #bookstagram #bookish #KellyFox

“Jesse Travis may have been a stone-cold killer, but in my hands, he was putty.”

Melissa Johnson @moolissap.bsky.social · 7d

Unguarded by Charity Parkerson

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#NowReading #contemporary #LGBTQRomance #LoveIsLove #MMRomance #ReadWithPride #BookLove #bookstagram #bookish #Devilish #CharityParkerson

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“Yuri’s soul was particularly bright. Maybe that was why Brownie was such a moth to his flame.”

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 7d

I know I shared this yesterday already, but it took me a week to write so I'm sharing it again. It answers the question that I've been asked as a well known inventor of an information literacy model -- what does information literacy with ai look like open.substack.com/pub/mikecaul...

SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy

Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense

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

November 22, 2025

On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 8d

Hey folks:

On my podcast "History Matters" on Friday, I discussed "The Piggy Problem" -- and what that comment shows about the vital role of the press in serving US -- American citizens.

We forget that fact at our own peril.

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The Piggy Problem

YouTube video by National Council for History Education

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8d

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 8d

New classroom activity: Pope Rave youtu.be/YINw_Zce1iI?...

Critical Thinking with AI Mode #45: Pope Rave

YouTube video by Mike Caulfield

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 8d

Hey folks:

For those who missed it, here's a link to this morning's "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne"

AND NO I DIDN'T GO FOR A RUN

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