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Heidi Schweingruber

@hschweingruber.bsky.social

Science Education champion; Fan of public education, national parks, clean air and water, public goods, and lots of other things that could be gone soon; native plant enthusiast; mom. Views expressed here are my own.

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"smartphones are killing education"
education has been intentionally strangled by the us government for decades, no child left behind actively forced schools to teach only to the test and that means rote memorization, the WORST way to learn ever devized

this is the system working as intended

02.03.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3182    πŸ” 702    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 59
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 23075    πŸ” 5791    πŸ’¬ 1690    πŸ“Œ 619

If you are in the Western Universe, my opinion we are being taken over by Epstein cronies.

Not one of our leaders will speak out about children being abused or International Law.

01.03.2026 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3915    πŸ” 902    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 32

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

01.03.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 22956    πŸ” 7764    πŸ’¬ 680    πŸ“Œ 312
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You have clearly not read the War Powers Act, Mike. Everything you've written is totally wrong.

The War Powers Act SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITS military action unless: a/ there is a prior congressional authorization; or b/ it's a response to an attack against the U.S.

01.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6037    πŸ” 1994    πŸ’¬ 275    πŸ“Œ 98

This seems like a good time to remind voters that just 20 Republican senators could end this global nightmare today if they took their oaths seriously.

Stop blaming Democrats.

28.02.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1577    πŸ” 528    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 26

that top DOD officials spent the entire day feuding with a tech company and the boy scouts before launching a war in the middle of the night should probably inform your opinion about how well planned and executed this will be

28.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3258    πŸ” 845    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 22

I would like to say Midterms may help us but unfortunately despite the people telling me he can't openly interfere in an election I feel he is going to try his best to do just that. And Congress will allow it.

28.02.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5522    πŸ” 1137    πŸ’¬ 471    πŸ“Œ 94

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

27.02.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9874    πŸ” 2798    πŸ’¬ 202    πŸ“Œ 132

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness β€” or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

28.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 21509    πŸ” 5711    πŸ’¬ 600    πŸ“Œ 239
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Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.

27.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16713    πŸ” 7010    πŸ’¬ 540    πŸ“Œ 369
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Congressman Thomas Massie

COURAGEOUS.

LEADERSHIP.

26.02.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7243    πŸ” 1536    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Weird they dragged in Hillary Clinton when there's another First Lady right there in the White House who actually knew Jeffrey Epstein.

27.02.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 16737    πŸ” 3959    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 156
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 38795    πŸ” 16475    πŸ’¬ 1827    πŸ“Œ 1080

I know, I know, allow people to change etc but saying β€œbefore I got thrown in a concentration camp I just assumed all the people being thrown in concentration camps deserved it” is CRAZY

26.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4961    πŸ” 781    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 26
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Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

26.02.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 24693    πŸ” 7606    πŸ’¬ 1454    πŸ“Œ 581

Doctors say that vaccines are the best way to protect children against measles. A guy who eats dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says they should just swim in untreated sewage water instead. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

26.02.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2470    πŸ” 565    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 18

The Ayatollah dumbass is talking about died in 1989. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

26.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4282    πŸ” 1053    πŸ’¬ 412    πŸ“Œ 69

Authoritarianism is rising because our democracy was failing before Trump.

When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people.

We need a new democracy.

24.02.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5680    πŸ” 1098    πŸ’¬ 346    πŸ“Œ 101
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This guy gets it.

23.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 23623    πŸ” 5744    πŸ’¬ 453    πŸ“Œ 805
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Stop trying to make like there's some kind of grand strategy or secret plan at work. It's not that. Truly. It's the simplest thing you can possibly imagine.

Don't think "four-dimensional chess"

Think "toddler + cheerios"

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/b...

23.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5563    πŸ” 1739    πŸ’¬ 281    πŸ“Œ 104
I'm not entirely sure how they did it, but they've completely cleared the streets around my office in Midtown #NYC.

I'm not entirely sure how they did it, but they've completely cleared the streets around my office in Midtown #NYC.

They paid a lot of people good wages to do the job effectively, thank you for coming to my socialism talk

24.02.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 15633    πŸ” 2748    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Yes. Let’s analyze the risks *after* we send billions of dollars worth of equipment to the region.

This is either misdirection, or the most glaring lack of coherent strategy I’ve ever seen.

23.02.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5899    πŸ” 1655    πŸ’¬ 629    πŸ“Œ 106

I just want to live in a country where the leader can’t enrich themselves with our tax dollars, the government does what the people want, and the wealthy have to follow the laws.

You know, like a democracy.

22.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 36590    πŸ” 7475    πŸ’¬ 938    πŸ“Œ 369

At the end of the day, when every dollar of the massive slush fund of taxpayer money Republicans appropriated to DHS in 2025 is audited, we will find it to be the largest govt fraud scandal in history. In addition to ICE reforms, it will more than justify this shutdown.

21.02.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4970    πŸ” 1417    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 38

The UK arresting Andrew.

South Korea tossing their wannabe dictator in jail for life.

John Roberts better be getting a really nice Edible Arrangement from the White House.

19.02.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 22721    πŸ” 3998    πŸ’¬ 532    πŸ“Œ 152
The President is Lying to the Public
YouTube video by Governor Wes Moore The President is Lying to the Public

The President is lying to the public:

1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.

youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI

18.02.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13651    πŸ” 5196    πŸ’¬ 802    πŸ“Œ 341

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

18.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 41054    πŸ” 10837    πŸ’¬ 477    πŸ“Œ 1029

History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.

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