John Pacenti
@jpacenti.bsky.social
I'm a freelance investigative journalist, an Emmy winner. I live in South Florida.
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Last year, a Florida village enacted a policy barring public employees from speaking to the press without permission from top officials.
Now, @rcfp.org attorneys are representing @kbindependent.org in a lawsuit arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
Now, @rcfp.org attorneys are representing @kbindependent.org in a lawsuit arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
Florida newsroom sues Key Biscayne over unconstitutional ‘gag’ policy
A policy that bars public employees from speaking to the press violates the First Amendment, RCFP attorneys argue in the lawsuit.
www.rcfp.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Last year, a Florida village enacted a policy barring public employees from speaking to the press without permission from top officials.
Now, @rcfp.org attorneys are representing @kbindependent.org in a lawsuit arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
Now, @rcfp.org attorneys are representing @kbindependent.org in a lawsuit arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
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After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month.
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
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A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
May 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month.
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.
➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
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A few words on journalism, risk and what I actually said.
March 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A few words on journalism, risk and what I actually said.
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“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.’”
‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack
France, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin.
www.politico.eu
February 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.’”
Local news is our community's lifeline kbindependent.org/2025/02/28/l...
Local news is our community's lifeline - Key Biscayne Independent
Share articleIn today’s world, it can feel like we’re drowning in information—from endless news feeds and blogs to social media posts around the clock. Yet when it comes to our own communities, there ...
kbindependent.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Local news is our community's lifeline kbindependent.org/2025/02/28/l...
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We are arms dealers to terrorists.
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are arms dealers to terrorists.
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AP could have been cowardly and rolled over for Trump.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment.
This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.
Well done AP👏
This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.
Well done AP👏
February 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
AP could have been cowardly and rolled over for Trump.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.
It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”
But it never stops there.
They got the memo. Good job AP.
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The Mississippi Legislature is NOT a "public body" and NOT subject to the Open Meetings Act under state law, a judge has ruled.
That means a quorum of House Republicans will be able to continue to meet and make key legislative decisions in private. #MSLeg
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
That means a quorum of House Republicans will be able to continue to meet and make key legislative decisions in private. #MSLeg
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
Mississippi Legislature Not a ‘Public Body,’ Judge Rules
The Mississippi Legislature is not a public body and not subject to the state’s Open Meetings Act, a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Mississippi Legislature is NOT a "public body" and NOT subject to the Open Meetings Act under state law, a judge has ruled.
That means a quorum of House Republicans will be able to continue to meet and make key legislative decisions in private. #MSLeg
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
That means a quorum of House Republicans will be able to continue to meet and make key legislative decisions in private. #MSLeg
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
my latest …”Along the Coast: Money, sand and Mother Nature" on The Coastal Star: thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blo...
Along the Coast: Money, sand and Mother Nature
Protecting beaches from erosion is difficult enough, but extra steps are needed when man-made structures, such as the Boynton Inlet, block the natural southerly flow of sand. On the inlet’s Ocean Ridg...
thecoastalstar.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
my latest …”Along the Coast: Money, sand and Mother Nature" on The Coastal Star: thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blo...
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A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
Indy journo @marisakabas.bsky.social broke this, and it's huge.
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I want to do a bigger thing about this later but as establishment media caves to Trump and thousands of angry mid-level government employees (the kind who Maggie et al. don't talk to) look for someone to talk to, there will be tons of great stories of independent journalists.
Let's support them.
Let's support them.
Indy journo @marisakabas.bsky.social broke this, and it's huge.
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I want to do a bigger thing about this later but as establishment media caves to Trump and thousands of angry mid-level government employees (the kind who Maggie et al. don't talk to) look for someone to talk to, there will be tons of great stories of independent journalists.
Let's support them.
Let's support them.
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In a remarkable sequence of events at the State Capitol in Florida, Republican legislative leaders rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call for a special session on illegal immigration and overrode one of his budget vetoes.
Republican Lawmakers in Florida Rebel Against DeSantis in Rare Power Move
In a special session on Monday, leaders seemed to be declaring their independence from a governor who has wielded so much power that legislative sessions have become largely predictable rubber stamps.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In a remarkable sequence of events at the State Capitol in Florida, Republican legislative leaders rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call for a special session on illegal immigration and overrode one of his budget vetoes.
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At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.
Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps | CNN
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citiz...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.
Delray Beach: Firefighter at the wheel in Brightline crash was investigated for DUI for running into tree in 2023https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/delray-beach-firefighter-at-wheel-in-brightline-crash-was-investi
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Delray Beach: Firefighter at the wheel in Brightline crash was investigated for DUI for running into tree in 2023https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/delray-beach-firefighter-at-wheel-in-brightline-crash-was-investi
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STILL HERE CNN anchor Jim Acosta gives defiant sign off as his future hangs in the balance after being demoted from morning slot
STILL HERE CNN anchor Jim Acosta gives defiant sign off as his future hangs in the balance after being demoted from morning slot
January 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
www.the-sun.com/news/1337072...
STILL HERE CNN anchor Jim Acosta gives defiant sign off as his future hangs in the balance after being demoted from morning slot
STILL HERE CNN anchor Jim Acosta gives defiant sign off as his future hangs in the balance after being demoted from morning slot
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I loved and admired this woman. She was one I would follow into battle. A true fighter and ally in every way.
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, has died | CNN
Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.
www.cnn.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I loved and admired this woman. She was one I would follow into battle. A true fighter and ally in every way.
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
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David Wells, 69, died in the hospital in 2021, and it wasn't until a local news story two years later that Wells' son learned of the mix-up.
Patient's Life Support Cut After Hospital Allegedly Consulted With Wrong Family
David Wells, 69, died in the hospital in 2021, and it wasn't until a local news story two years later that Wells' son learned of the mix-up.
www.huffpost.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
David Wells, 69, died in the hospital in 2021, and it wasn't until a local news story two years later that Wells' son learned of the mix-up.