Lynn Plourde
@lynnplourde.bsky.social
Kids' Book Author, Word Player, Teaching Author, Maine holds my heart, she/her, website: http://lynnplourde.com
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Lynn Plourde
@lynnplourde.bsky.social
· Jan 2
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5 out of 5 stars for BUSTED by Dan Gemeinhart #mglit www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
5 out of 5 stars for BUSTED by Dan Gemeinhart #mglit www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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I genuinely wonder whether this has ever happened before; to not even get a single vote from a single grand jury member.
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I genuinely wonder whether this has ever happened before; to not even get a single vote from a single grand jury member.
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
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Happy Make a Friend Day
🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊
When I despair,
I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall.
Think of it. Always.
Mahatma Gandhi
❤️🦊❤️
🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊
When I despair,
I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall.
Think of it. Always.
Mahatma Gandhi
❤️🦊❤️
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Happy Make a Friend Day
🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊
When I despair,
I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall.
Think of it. Always.
Mahatma Gandhi
❤️🦊❤️
🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊
When I despair,
I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall.
Think of it. Always.
Mahatma Gandhi
❤️🦊❤️
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
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The numbers speak for themselves
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The numbers speak for themselves
What’s your Super Bowl suppah? Ours is big sandwiches, which means loaf of Italian bread sliced and filled with whatever you want (mine is all veggies) plus microwaved popcorn spritzed with water & seasoned.
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
What’s your Super Bowl suppah? Ours is big sandwiches, which means loaf of Italian bread sliced and filled with whatever you want (mine is all veggies) plus microwaved popcorn spritzed with water & seasoned.
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Why is it whenever an athlete or artist takes a public stand against hate, MAGAs lose their ever-loving minds? I welcome a stand against HATE, any time, any place.
It IS biblical 🤔
It IS biblical 🤔
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Why is it whenever an athlete or artist takes a public stand against hate, MAGAs lose their ever-loving minds? I welcome a stand against HATE, any time, any place.
It IS biblical 🤔
It IS biblical 🤔
A recent author visit to Loranger Memorial School in Old Orchard Beach, #Maine So much fun creating 3P/Problem stories and acting them out as plays with the 3rd grades and doing The Bionic Boy with the 4th grades...
February 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
A recent author visit to Loranger Memorial School in Old Orchard Beach, #Maine So much fun creating 3P/Problem stories and acting them out as plays with the 3rd grades and doing The Bionic Boy with the 4th grades...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness newrepublic.com/article/2062... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness newrepublic.com/article/2062... via @newrepublic.com
Sunday brunch treat...Chocolate #vegan pancakes shaneandsimple.com/fluffy-vegan... add date-sweetened chocolate syrup ilovedatelady.com/products/cho...
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Sunday brunch treat...Chocolate #vegan pancakes shaneandsimple.com/fluffy-vegan... add date-sweetened chocolate syrup ilovedatelady.com/products/cho...
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🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
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Think about students, renters, women who changed their names, and rural voters without easy access to records. The SAVE ACT makes them prove citizenship with specific documents or lose their voice. The people already on the margins get pushed out completely. #sheshed
February 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Think about students, renters, women who changed their names, and rural voters without easy access to records. The SAVE ACT makes them prove citizenship with specific documents or lose their voice. The people already on the margins get pushed out completely. #sheshed
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I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
Ice detainees from #Maine... www.pressherald.com?p=7580903&uu...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Ice detainees from #Maine... www.pressherald.com?p=7580903&uu...
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Former Sen. George Mitchell resigns from Mitchell Institute
Former Sen. George Mitchell resigns from Mitchell Institute
His resignation follows revelations that the Democrat's name appears in the Epstein files recently released by the Department of Justice.
www.pressherald.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Former Sen. George Mitchell resigns from Mitchell Institute
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
Time to call/contact Senators again and say vote NO on the SAVE Act (which is being voted on there next)...I just e-mailed 8 Senators with this message...list of Senators here: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Time to call/contact Senators again and say vote NO on the SAVE Act (which is being voted on there next)...I just e-mailed 8 Senators with this message...list of Senators here: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
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Everything about this is monstrous.
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Everything about this is monstrous.
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Rs are “worried about private polling that paints a dire picture of the midterms—& it's not just the House they're afraid of losing, it's also the Senate.” (Rs are thus DESPERATE to (a) pass their voter suppression bill & (b) create a pretext to “federalize” the election by ginning up BS re 2020) 1/
GOP's new fear: Losing the Senate in November
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political earthquake — and neuter Trump's last two years in office.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Rs are “worried about private polling that paints a dire picture of the midterms—& it's not just the House they're afraid of losing, it's also the Senate.” (Rs are thus DESPERATE to (a) pass their voter suppression bill & (b) create a pretext to “federalize” the election by ginning up BS re 2020) 1/
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In my four years in office in Maricopa County overseeing voter registration, I came across a total of two possible instances of noncitizens voting out of some 2.5 million registered voters.
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
In my four years in office in Maricopa County overseeing voter registration, I came across a total of two possible instances of noncitizens voting out of some 2.5 million registered voters.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...