John Plante
@johnplante.com
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
I believe in people's right to love who they want. #DemCast #DCFL
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.
October 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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.
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.
September 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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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Tonight’s reminder
August 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Tonight’s reminder
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 . . .
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 . . .
June 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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 . . .
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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Trump Pardons
Truth Bomb
Truth Bomb
June 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump Pardons
Truth Bomb
Truth Bomb
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Turnip: Ukraine doesn’t have any cards.
Zelenskyy: How about this? [plays card] Or this? [plays card]
apple.news/AmwY4CNb2TfS...
Zelenskyy: How about this? [plays card] Or this? [plays card]
apple.news/AmwY4CNb2TfS...
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
apple.news
June 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Turnip: Ukraine doesn’t have any cards.
Zelenskyy: How about this? [plays card] Or this? [plays card]
apple.news/AmwY4CNb2TfS...
Zelenskyy: How about this? [plays card] Or this? [plays card]
apple.news/AmwY4CNb2TfS...
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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.
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.
June 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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.
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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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."
June 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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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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
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
June 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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
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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Folks run ICE, FBI, and cops off the streets of Minneapolis
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Folks run ICE, FBI, and cops off the streets of Minneapolis
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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
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
June 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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
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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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.
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.
wapo.st
June 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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.
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Happy Wednesday! Here’s your midweek moment of zen. 😴 #wolfconservation #ambassadorwolf
June 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy Wednesday! Here’s your midweek moment of zen. 😴 #wolfconservation #ambassadorwolf
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Nashville ICE raid reignites city’s turmoil with GOP leaders.
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.
www.politico.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nashville ICE raid reignites city’s turmoil with GOP leaders.
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David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
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?
www.motherjones.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
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May 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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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
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
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...
www.mobilize.us
June 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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
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.
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@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!
May 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
@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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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
May 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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
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.
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.
www.nj.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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.