Thomas Plante
@stillnotdead.bsky.social
Musician and music teacher currently working wherever I can around the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
Just to make my stance on this clear:
VOTE. DEMOCRAT.
Seriously, we can't afford not to.
VOTE. DEMOCRAT.
Seriously, we can't afford not to.
June 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just to make my stance on this clear:
VOTE. DEMOCRAT.
Seriously, we can't afford not to.
VOTE. DEMOCRAT.
Seriously, we can't afford not to.
If you ever needed an excuse to vote in a midterm election, this is it.
June 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If you ever needed an excuse to vote in a midterm election, this is it.
And you know what I mean by daytime network television. Try watching network TV during a weekday afternoon sometime. It's all infomercials, bad soap operas, trashy talk shows, and celebrity tabloid gossip. Tell me that Facebook doesn't have the same energy now.
June 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
And you know what I mean by daytime network television. Try watching network TV during a weekday afternoon sometime. It's all infomercials, bad soap operas, trashy talk shows, and celebrity tabloid gossip. Tell me that Facebook doesn't have the same energy now.
I read somewhere that BlueSky is allegedly dying because nobody new is coming here. Considering that Xwitter is owned by a Nazi and Facebook has become the daytime network television of the internet, I think I'd rather be here.
June 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I read somewhere that BlueSky is allegedly dying because nobody new is coming here. Considering that Xwitter is owned by a Nazi and Facebook has become the daytime network television of the internet, I think I'd rather be here.
(Continued from my post)
- I'm really happy to see people in my hometown standing up to ICE.
- If you still support this administration, you're either an ignorant fool or a terrible person who doesn't care about anyone or anything except yourself.
- I'm really happy to see people in my hometown standing up to ICE.
- If you still support this administration, you're either an ignorant fool or a terrible person who doesn't care about anyone or anything except yourself.
June 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
(Continued from my post)
- I'm really happy to see people in my hometown standing up to ICE.
- If you still support this administration, you're either an ignorant fool or a terrible person who doesn't care about anyone or anything except yourself.
- I'm really happy to see people in my hometown standing up to ICE.
- If you still support this administration, you're either an ignorant fool or a terrible person who doesn't care about anyone or anything except yourself.
I have some thoughts: about this:
- There's no reason for ICE agents or police to show up here looking like soldiers in a war zone.
- That guy violently shoving a protester reminds me more of a school bully than anyone with any authority, which says a lot about who gets hired for these jobs.
- There's no reason for ICE agents or police to show up here looking like soldiers in a war zone.
- That guy violently shoving a protester reminds me more of a school bully than anyone with any authority, which says a lot about who gets hired for these jobs.
I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
June 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I have some thoughts: about this:
- There's no reason for ICE agents or police to show up here looking like soldiers in a war zone.
- That guy violently shoving a protester reminds me more of a school bully than anyone with any authority, which says a lot about who gets hired for these jobs.
- There's no reason for ICE agents or police to show up here looking like soldiers in a war zone.
- That guy violently shoving a protester reminds me more of a school bully than anyone with any authority, which says a lot about who gets hired for these jobs.
I still go on Facebook because most of the people I know are there. I keep getting ads insisting that I learn how to use ChatGPT and AI in general for practically everything.
It's not happening.
It's not happening.
May 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I still go on Facebook because most of the people I know are there. I keep getting ads insisting that I learn how to use ChatGPT and AI in general for practically everything.
It's not happening.
It's not happening.
I know that sounds like an old man yelling at a cloud, but someone needs to release music that sounds like an actual performance and not noise filtered through a computer.
May 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I know that sounds like an old man yelling at a cloud, but someone needs to release music that sounds like an actual performance and not noise filtered through a computer.
Every time I listen to new music, I'm shocked at how bad it sounds. It's not that the music itself is bad; it's just horribly mixed and overly compressed. It doesn't sound like it's made by human beings anymore, and it isn't pleasant to listen to.
May 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Every time I listen to new music, I'm shocked at how bad it sounds. It's not that the music itself is bad; it's just horribly mixed and overly compressed. It doesn't sound like it's made by human beings anymore, and it isn't pleasant to listen to.
The classic rock station in my area is playing mostly 90s rock now. This was stuff that came out when I was in middle school that I thought was the epitome of cool at the time.
I should angst about how that makes me feel old, but all it means is that I think my classic rock station is cool again.
I should angst about how that makes me feel old, but all it means is that I think my classic rock station is cool again.
May 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The classic rock station in my area is playing mostly 90s rock now. This was stuff that came out when I was in middle school that I thought was the epitome of cool at the time.
I should angst about how that makes me feel old, but all it means is that I think my classic rock station is cool again.
I should angst about how that makes me feel old, but all it means is that I think my classic rock station is cool again.
I'm convinced MAGA Republicans are evil. It's not about ideological differences or disagreements about what's best for this country anymore. They're evil, and they want anyone who doesn't fit into their worldview to die. They're no better than Nazis.
May 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I'm convinced MAGA Republicans are evil. It's not about ideological differences or disagreements about what's best for this country anymore. They're evil, and they want anyone who doesn't fit into their worldview to die. They're no better than Nazis.
All terrorists have to do is make the smallest suggestion that they're going to destroy our way of life, and the far right will go on the warpath and make things worse for everyone who isn't a right-wing politician or funding a right-wing politician.
May 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
All terrorists have to do is make the smallest suggestion that they're going to destroy our way of life, and the far right will go on the warpath and make things worse for everyone who isn't a right-wing politician or funding a right-wing politician.
AI voices register as either annoying or creepy to me. I don't want to listen to one reading hundreds of pages of text.
May 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
AI voices register as either annoying or creepy to me. I don't want to listen to one reading hundreds of pages of text.
You know those annoying AI voices that narrate every cute animal video on Facebook? Prepare to have them narrate entire novels to you.
Yeah, I don't think I can handle that. At least the voice I hear in my head when I read something shows emotion.
Yeah, I don't think I can handle that. At least the voice I hear in my head when I read something shows emotion.
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Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
May 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
You know those annoying AI voices that narrate every cute animal video on Facebook? Prepare to have them narrate entire novels to you.
Yeah, I don't think I can handle that. At least the voice I hear in my head when I read something shows emotion.
Yeah, I don't think I can handle that. At least the voice I hear in my head when I read something shows emotion.
Incidentally, PayPal is owned by Elon Musk, which probably explains its reliance on a shitty AI that might withhold your money if someone pays what they owe you or just wants to help you out when you're in a bind.
I will never use it again, and neither should you.
I will never use it again, and neither should you.
May 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Incidentally, PayPal is owned by Elon Musk, which probably explains its reliance on a shitty AI that might withhold your money if someone pays what they owe you or just wants to help you out when you're in a bind.
I will never use it again, and neither should you.
I will never use it again, and neither should you.
PSA: Never send money to someone through PayPal if they need it right away. Their AI might decide to send it as an e-check that will take roughly two weeks to clear. Yes, even if you have a verified bank account. There is no way to prevent that or reverse it if it happens.
May 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
PSA: Never send money to someone through PayPal if they need it right away. Their AI might decide to send it as an e-check that will take roughly two weeks to clear. Yes, even if you have a verified bank account. There is no way to prevent that or reverse it if it happens.
Not that I have any sympathy for ICE agents who might get shot raiding someone's home. I'm just worried about how things can get worse than they are.
April 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Not that I have any sympathy for ICE agents who might get shot raiding someone's home. I'm just worried about how things can get worse than they are.
I'm pretty sure ICE is legally allowed to enter people's homes without a warrant now. I'm willing to bet that at least one agent is going to meet the business end of a shotgun. The right will probably spin that and make immigrants look even more like dangerous criminals.
April 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm pretty sure ICE is legally allowed to enter people's homes without a warrant now. I'm willing to bet that at least one agent is going to meet the business end of a shotgun. The right will probably spin that and make immigrants look even more like dangerous criminals.
She's a mouthpiece. She has no agency of her own and is only enforcing the will of a doddering old fool who doesn't care about anything but himself and would destroy the country if it somehow benefited him and his ego.
April 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
She's a mouthpiece. She has no agency of her own and is only enforcing the will of a doddering old fool who doesn't care about anything but himself and would destroy the country if it somehow benefited him and his ego.
I want to believe that this means something, but so far he just laughs in the face of every ruling and court order against him. Until he's no longer in office, I'll just assume that nothing will change.
April 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I want to believe that this means something, but so far he just laughs in the face of every ruling and court order against him. Until he's no longer in office, I'll just assume that nothing will change.
And no, I'm not trying to insult or make fun of her. She schooled this clown, but guys like him are so up their own asses that I'm willing to bet that he won't see it that way even though he looks like a complete fool.
April 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
And no, I'm not trying to insult or make fun of her. She schooled this clown, but guys like him are so up their own asses that I'm willing to bet that he won't see it that way even though he looks like a complete fool.
And I'm willing to bet that this guy still thinks he's better than the woman in this video. He'll probably laugh at her with his fellow rich white dumbasses behind closed doors for "axing" him a question.
April 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
And I'm willing to bet that this guy still thinks he's better than the woman in this video. He'll probably laugh at her with his fellow rich white dumbasses behind closed doors for "axing" him a question.
If you told me that this was a comedy bit, I would believe it.
I know I'm not smart enough to be in public office, and I still think I'm smarter than guys like this who actually have the job. It's not a good feeling.
I know I'm not smart enough to be in public office, and I still think I'm smarter than guys like this who actually have the job. It's not a good feeling.
It might be time to bring sex ed back to Texas schools.
During a Texas budget debate, Rep. Andy Hopper (R) proposed an amendment to completely cut state funding for UT Austin over its LGBTQIA+ and DEI-related programs.
During a Texas budget debate, Rep. Andy Hopper (R) proposed an amendment to completely cut state funding for UT Austin over its LGBTQIA+ and DEI-related programs.
April 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you told me that this was a comedy bit, I would believe it.
I know I'm not smart enough to be in public office, and I still think I'm smarter than guys like this who actually have the job. It's not a good feeling.
I know I'm not smart enough to be in public office, and I still think I'm smarter than guys like this who actually have the job. It's not a good feeling.
This stuff reminds me of when the Sandy Hook shooter was reported to be autistic. That terrified me because I thought autistic people would be seen as dangerous.
Autism doesn't make you dangerous or turn you into a Nazi. Stop using neurodivergence as an excuse for shitty behavior.
Autism doesn't make you dangerous or turn you into a Nazi. Stop using neurodivergence as an excuse for shitty behavior.
"Do you know one thing I never did to cope or in response to my autism? Repeatedly fire off a Nazi Roman salute." An incredible piece from The Big Picture that doesn’t hold back.
Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People
It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This stuff reminds me of when the Sandy Hook shooter was reported to be autistic. That terrified me because I thought autistic people would be seen as dangerous.
Autism doesn't make you dangerous or turn you into a Nazi. Stop using neurodivergence as an excuse for shitty behavior.
Autism doesn't make you dangerous or turn you into a Nazi. Stop using neurodivergence as an excuse for shitty behavior.
That's a shocker. I also "quietly fear" that fire might be hot enough to burn me.
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
That's a shocker. I also "quietly fear" that fire might be hot enough to burn me.