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Panopticon

@panopticon2.bsky.social

Muistatteko vielä ne miljoonien eurojen kuitit apinankuvista?

November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹

@lippoenen.bsky.social

November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM

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Julie DiCaro

@juliedicaro.bsky.social

“…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.”

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.”

November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

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

November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM

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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social

@welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social

Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France

November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM

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jousto

@jousto.bsky.social

tää oikein alleviivaa sitä kuinka *kaikki* muut puolueet on nykyään enemmän tai vähemmän kokoomus light velkajarruineen päivineen

Mikko Tuomi @mustapipa.bsky.social · 12h

Kokoomuksen totaalipaniikista voi päätellä, että puolue on alkanut valmistautumaan kevään vaaleihin päävastustajanaan Vasemmistoliitto.

November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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Kate from Kharkiv

@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

Guys, you should meet Cactus, a little jaguar cub from Kharkiv. He lives in the ecopark and he is soooo cute 😻🐾

November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM

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HeidiHo🆘🇺🇸🇺🇦

@heidiho521.bsky.social

Good morning ☀️📙

November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM

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Rita N

@riittan.bsky.social

November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦

@maks23.bsky.social

🇬🇪🇪🇺 An opposition march is taking place in Tbilisi, marking the anniversary of the start of pro-European protests.

November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Olga Nesterova

@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Hegseth gave verbal order to “kill everybody” aboard a suspected drug-smuggling boat during the first strike.
SEAL Team 6 fired a missile at vessel off Trinidad on 9/2. Two men survived and clung to the burning wreck. Joint Special Operations commander ordered a second strike "to finish them".

November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Panopticon

@panopticon2.bsky.social

Kohta keitän teetä. Epäilen Sanna Marinin olevan jotenkin tämän takana tai sitten minulla joku taloudellimen kannuste keittää teetä. Nämä ovat kaksi maailmassa mahdollista toiminnan mitiivin selitystä. Muuta ei ole.

November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM

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Darth Putin

@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

This peace deal only has 3 steps.
1. Russia gets the land
2. Trump gets a bribe
3. Ukraine gets an empty promise

November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Panopticon

@panopticon2.bsky.social

Minussa on ainakin yksi kehittämisalue. Olen hurjan puritaani kirjojen filmatisoinnille ja pienetkin poikkeamat päätarinasta, hahmoista jne. saa minut ärsyyntymään.

November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM

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paul khruangbin (Dan Lehner)

@danlehner.bsky.social

when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:

Produce aisle sign:
SPECIAL
FRESH BRAZIL
WHITE NAME

November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Panopticon

@panopticon2.bsky.social

Seuraava vaihe on sitten Venäjän uudelleen varustamisen tukeminen kaupalla ja yhteistyöllä.

November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Panopticon

@panopticon2.bsky.social

Mukavasti etenee esikuvan mukaan tuo kehitys. Nyt ollaan muuten jo etupiirijakosopimusvaiheessa (on ehdottomasti yksi sana).

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 12h

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly

@rtodkelly.bsky.social

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM

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George Takei

@georgetakei.bsky.social

Why can’t we have nice things, too?

Screenshot of a tweet from The Spectator Index on X.com that reads: “JUST IN: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has started serving his 27-year prison sentence.” Below is a portrait of Jair Bolsonaro standing in front of a blurred background with a Brazilian flag.

November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Panopticon

@panopticon2.bsky.social

Olen sanonut ennenkin: Venäjä on tehnyt mestarillisen operaation, kun he rekrytoivat Trumpin.

November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM

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Eric Rawlins

@erawlins.bsky.social

Tätä on syytä kuunnella. Tarkasti.

Ja sitten miettiä, ketkä vastustavat Euroopan ja EU kehittämistä, talouden integraatiota ja tiiviistämistä.

Samat tahot ajavat viimekädessä Venäjän etua.

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2d

Garry Kasparov at Halifax Security Forum:

"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.