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John Plante

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Formerly @johnplante.bsky.social‬. Believer in human rights and the potential for every single human being to choose to be who they are. I believe in people's right to love who they want. #DemCast #DCFL

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John Plante @johnplante.com · 22/10/2025
I feel bad I haven't been on here in so long. September 2024 I lost my job as a software engineer - well, I was a lead and I live somewhere where there aren't a lot of tech jobs leaving me looking mostly for remote ones. It's been a long slog to be honest.
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 02/09/2025
You know - in these times it occurs to me that one thing that cannot be taken away from any of us is our integrity. I think in these times, it's important to be aware of our own thinking, our own values and not only do we live these values, we model them for others.
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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Tonight’s reminder
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 12/06/2025
2022 My daughter:[looking at a scrap of paper on the table in front of my wife]: What's that? My wife: I had to do math My daughter [sympathetically]: that sucks . . .
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 12/06/2025
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 04/06/2025
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FLMermaid @pnerissa.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It's #Pride Month. Crestview, Fl, Okaloosa county. Come out and join the festivities.
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Trump Pardons Truth Bomb
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Turnip: Ukraine doesn’t have any cards. Zelenskyy: How about this? [plays card] Or this? [plays card] apple.news/AmwY4CNb2TfS...
apple.news
Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives — Guardian US
Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Crimean bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv’s SBU security service says
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square Student Demonstrations China's ruling party, the CCP, suppressed the New Enlightenment movement and halted liberalisation. June 2025, America: Trump tries to censor Harvard, expel foreign students, and end WOKE . Tiananmen Square Anniversary; don't China America.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/06/2025
Moskowitz: "Nothing has been made more efficient. Here are the wins for congressional Rs. You ready? They're gonna do a $9b recession bill. They're gonna get rid of Elmo, which the American people were clamoring for, but they're gonna add $2.4t for the debt. And then they want us to cheer for them."
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Florida HD 3 June 10 election for Dondri Wise The district covers most of Santa Rosa County and the top half of Okaloosa County. Let's finish the job of flipping this district blue. secure.actblue.com/donate/dwise
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Ted Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Folks run ICE, FBI, and cops off the streets of Minneapolis
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Miami Weather guy, @johnmoralestv.bsky.social re: the impact of gutting the National Weather Service & NOAA: "This type of staffing shortage is having impacts across the country -We may be flying blind" 📱 your MOC. Demand they fix it: 202- 224-3121
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Perfect.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/06/2025
The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.
wapo.st
Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre
It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Happy Wednesday! Here’s your midweek moment of zen. 😴 #wolfconservation #ambassadorwolf
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Politico @politico.com · 04/06/2025
Nashville ICE raid reignites city’s turmoil with GOP leaders.
politico.com
Nashville ICE raid reignites city’s turmoil with GOP leaders
The feud comes with real potential consequences for Nashville and other blue cities in red states being targeted over their immigration policies.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/06/2025
David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
motherjones.com
David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
The gun control activist and DNC vice chair is targeting “asleep at the wheel” incumbents. But could his primary strategy lead to his own ousting?
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Weslar @weslar.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
@tombrinton.bsky.social @johnplante.com
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Hope and Action, Indivisible Fort Lauderdale, Florida Avelo Airlines faces backlash across the country for deportation flights they contracted for with DHS. The parent company, CSI Aviation, has a history of CEOs embroiled in political intrigue; the 2020 fake electors scheme is one of them. 1/3
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Protest Against Avelo Airlines' ICE Contract · Hope and Action, Indivisible
Protest Against Avelo Airlines' ICE Contract Avelo Airlines has taken a $150 million contract to operate deportation flights, aiding in the removal of individuals without due process. This is a direct...
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 31/05/2025
@pnerissa.bsky.social, ‪@weslar.bsky.social‬, @tombrinton.bsky.social‬ - had a great time at Niceville Write! Thursday. Hope to see you all there again soon!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Buttigieg: I’m not even an elected official or running for anything— I’m here. I can’t help but notice a lot of people who are elected officials aren’t. There’s a reason for that. They don’t want to have to explain this stuff
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 14/05/2025
military.com
Florida Air Force Base Reduces Child Care Hours as Pentagon Pares Down Workforce
A May 7 memo shared with Military.com sent by the Eglin Air Force Base Child and Youth Services detailed to families that starting next month, child-care hours at the Florida installation would be red...
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 14/05/2025
I think sometimes efficiency isn't measured in how few people can manage the work of more people; it's properly resourcing a task or operation so you don't lose efficiency to cleaning up the problems caused by understaffing.
nj.com
Newark airport staffed with just 3 controllers as chaos continues, report says
Usually there are 14 air traffic controllers working during that time period, the report said.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
When I was in high school in Japan, I saw THE MOTOWN REVUE on base w/ The 4 Tops, Martha & the Vandellas & "Little" Stevie Wonder. To this day, one of greatest live shows I've ever seen & w/ the military supplementing the cost, easily the best $1.50 I've ever spent. For Stevie: 🎂(also: many 🙏's!)
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Health in the Hood works w/ underserved neighborhoods thru sustainable urban gardens &food distribution. Due to DOGE, funds are being withheld and their abilities to feed the community is at risk. If you’re able, consider donating: shorturl.at/soOYG #DCFL
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
❣️ Coast to Coast Vigils for Human Rights❣️ Spread the Good Word Trump asked SCOTUS to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and Haitians. The Court directed TPS beneficiaries to file a response by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. The lawyer and people's response are coming!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/05/2025
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Moskowitz: We’re not talking about this, but hurricane season is starting, and I’m worried about whether FEMA is going to work. There are people in the Trump West Wing from Florida who know this. They’ve got to stop the secretary—who has never done disaster cleanup in her life…
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 09/05/2025
This Saturday. Do not hesitate to help @lettercarriers.bsky.social in the fight to #StampOutHunger in our Nation. It's incredibly easy. Leave a bag or bags of non-perishable, non-expired food by your mailbox and your letter carrier will take it where it's needed.
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 09/05/2025
Did you get a card like this in your mail? Did you get a grocery bag with a #StampOutHunger logo on it in the mail? That means letter carriers in you area are participating in our Nation's largest annual food drive put on by @lettercarriers.bsky.social. /1
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 09/05/2025
This is where we are as a Nation these days. While cuts to USAID hurt children overseas, cuts to USDA food support hurts food pantries and schools here in the USA, a non-sensical act considering even the President acknowledges hardship will come to the American people as whole due to tariffs.
cbsnews.com
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This isn't hypothetical. The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 02/05/2025
Tell us you don't when Veteran's Day is without saying you don't know.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
When does the winning start?
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🚨 BREAKING NEWS from Santa Rosa Democrats 🚨 Special Florida Election on June 10th, 2025 We have an upcoming election if you live in Navarre, Milton, Pace, Jay, or Munson! Support and Vote for Dondre Wise FL HD 3 on June 10th. Early voting starts May 31st
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Keys for Liberty @demskeys.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Local Florida School Districts are reeling from Republican Voucher expansions or Family Empowerment Scholarships. Nearly 70% of Pinellas schools accepting vouchers are unaccredited, yet accredited schools like Miami Northwestern may face cuts to AP courses that help make college degrees affordable.
miamitimesonline.com
Public education at risk? Florida’s school choice policies spark growing concern in Miami-Dade
When Jaiel Langston walks across the graduation stage this Saturday, she won’t be collecting a high school diploma. Instead, she’ll be awarded an associate’s degree. At just 16 years old,
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Emily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A pencil #drawing of an orange that looks so realistic, you might think it’s about to roll off the page!
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
An unlikely coupling: @nikkifried.bsky.social & Roger Stone: “It’s almost as if Ron & Casey DeSantis think the law doesn’t apply to them,” Stone remarked, before bemoaning how the current administration has “gutted the Sunshine Laws.” floridapolitics.com/archives/733079-fried-stone-desantis/ #DCFL
floridapolitics.com
Nikki Fried, Roger Stone find common ground over Ron DeSantis and the ‘greatest single corruption scandal in Florida history.’
The left and the right find common ground amid issues affecting the Governor's Office.
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 24/04/2025
"As Governor Sanders noted in her request, these storms caused catastrophic damage across the state, resulting in disastrous amounts of debris, widespread destruction to homes and businesses, the deaths of 3 Arkansans, and injuries to many more . . ." Great - can't wait for Hurricane Season in FL
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas lawmakers urge Trump to reconsider denial of disaster relief
After severe storms hit the state in mid-March, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders applied for disaster relief through FEMA.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
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The narrative being pushed about Jose Hermosillo is false. On April 8, Hermosillo approached Border Patrol in Tucson and stated he had entered the U.S. illegally through Nogales. He said he wanted to turn himself in and completed a sworn statement identifying as a Mexican citizen who had entered unlawfully.
He was processed and appeared in court on April 11. Afterward, he was held by the U.S. Marshals in Florence, AZ. A few days later, his family presented documents showing U.S. citizenship. The charges were dismissed, and he was released to his family.
This arrest was the direct result of Hermosillo's own actions and statements.In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson."You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.The officer also signed the document, which said Hermosillo "read" the document or had
it read to him. But Hermosillo said no one read him the document.
Other documents created by the officer have inaccuracies. For example, the criminal complaint says that Hermosillo was detained
"at or near Nogales, Arizona." But Hermosillo was detained in Tuscon, which is more than 70 miles from Nogales. John Mennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Border Patrol, said that it was an "unintentional" error.
Hermosillo said he was detained with about
15 other men in a cell at the Florence Correctional Center. He was served only cold food. He said he contracted the flu because
"they have it cold in there and everybody's getting sick." Hermosillo said he requested medicine but was not provided with any.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Cohen: Take MeidasTouch Network. They’re beating Joe Rogan, they’re beating Fox, they’re beating the lame stream news. So when there’s a march, all you have to do is contact the Meiselas brothers — next thing you know, you’ve got ten million people showing up. That’s an army.
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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 16/04/2025
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 16/04/2025
Oh Merriam, sweet Marriam . . . . Why did you hurt my brian this morning???
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 16/04/2025
I'd hate to say that it may be a good time to pick up healthcare stocks . . . you know . . . just in time for Pandemic Part II.
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 16/04/2025
These are my day 1 and day 2 photos for the American Cancer Society photography fundraising challenge. If you'd like to donate the American Cancer Society as part of this challenge and are on FB, you can do so here: www.facebook.com/donate/17139...
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 16/04/2025
I made this kit guitar during the pandemic. Never got to play it much, but the build was fun. It's not that colorful up close, more of a dark blue. It's part of a photo a day challenge for the American Cancer Society. Unfortunately, I only have a FB fundraiser link. www.facebook.com/donate/17139...
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
If you believe in an inclusive democracy—one that doesn’t punish people for their ZIP code, income level, name, gender, or race—then you must vote NO on the SAVE Act. Stand on the right side of history. Reject this disgraceful attempt to silence the people. resist.bot/petitions/PT...
resist.bot
Vote NO: The SAVE Act Is Voter Suppression
Text SIGN PTVCBT to 50409 to send this to your officials.
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John Plante @johnplante.com · 16/04/2025
Wait - how is this a breakthrough for gender equality in Space Tourism - how long has the long lived space tourism industry has been oppressing its tourists?
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