I am intrigued by your conspiracy theory and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Why did they want to "specifically exclude Pluto"?
Pluto is notoriously different from the other eight planets, as can be explained in very elementary terms [1]. So, not to open any wounds, but the question is inevitably raised as to whether it is the same kind of "thing" as the other planetary bodies.
[1]. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/pluto%E2%80%99s...