H. K. Swearingen
@newnavigate.bsky.social
Family Peer Support for First Episode of Psychosis. Previous IRB member for medical research, writer, mother, educator.
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I'm not suggesting Trump's behavior proves conclusively that he's a pedophile, but I am a behaviorist, and if you were Trump, and a pedophile, here is how you'd behave:
You'd agree to release files, direct your people not to release most of them, then claim you were exonerated.
You'd agree to release files, direct your people not to release most of them, then claim you were exonerated.
February 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I'm not suggesting Trump's behavior proves conclusively that he's a pedophile, but I am a behaviorist, and if you were Trump, and a pedophile, here is how you'd behave:
You'd agree to release files, direct your people not to release most of them, then claim you were exonerated.
You'd agree to release files, direct your people not to release most of them, then claim you were exonerated.
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BIG NEWS: The federal government has given up their appeal in our National Guard case from last fall – meaning we’ve permanently succeeded in keeping National Guard members off our streets. #orpol
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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2/17/1864 — b. Hilda Hewlett (Grace Bird), English aviator, motoring enthusiast, early #aviation entrepreneur. The first British wmn to earn a pilot’s license (1911); co-founder of an early British flying sch (1910) + founder, #WWI #military #aircraft manufacturer #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AvSky
February 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
2/17/1864 — b. Hilda Hewlett (Grace Bird), English aviator, motoring enthusiast, early #aviation entrepreneur. The first British wmn to earn a pilot’s license (1911); co-founder of an early British flying sch (1910) + founder, #WWI #military #aircraft manufacturer #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AvSky
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There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
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This about sums it up.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
This about sums it up.
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Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
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murderers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
U.S. Kills 11 in Boat Strikes in Pacific and Caribbean
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
murderers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
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Here’s the interview CBS refused to air as it continues to kowtow to Shitler. Stephen Colbert had to interview Senate candidate James Talerico (D-Texas) on YouTube. Let’s make sure as many people as possible see it!
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Here’s the interview CBS refused to air as it continues to kowtow to Shitler. Stephen Colbert had to interview Senate candidate James Talerico (D-Texas) on YouTube. Let’s make sure as many people as possible see it!
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NEW: The filing, which shreds the logic behind the raid, marks the county’s latest effort to reclaim the materials seized by the FBI during the raid, including the original — and only — copy of Fulton County’s 2020 election records. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Flagrant Constitutional Violation’: Fulton County blasts affidavit that backed FBI’s 2020 election raid
“The Fourth Amendment demands ‘probable cause’—not ‘possible cause.'"
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
NEW: The filing, which shreds the logic behind the raid, marks the county’s latest effort to reclaim the materials seized by the FBI during the raid, including the original — and only — copy of Fulton County’s 2020 election records. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Constitution is currently being interpreted by the Epstein Class at SCOTUS.
“If this guy isn’t impeached and removed, what’s the point to the whole Constitution? You can’t have a fucking criminal running the government for his own benefit screwing the people. And that’s what we have.”
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The Constitution is currently being interpreted by the Epstein Class at SCOTUS.
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Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Federal Economic Analysis for Detention Site Riddled With Errors on Taxes, Jobs, Geography
Document incorrectly references Oklahoma economy and inflates job numbers with theoretical positions
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
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In other news, Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts. The company is run by Tricia McLaughlin’s husband. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
February 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts. The company is run by Tricia McLaughlin’s husband. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
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Corporate landlords shouldn’t be able to muzzle military families from talking about terrible housing conditions.
February 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Corporate landlords shouldn’t be able to muzzle military families from talking about terrible housing conditions.
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This is crazy. The government — or fear of the government — is editing a CBS comedy show. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
"Yesterday, Stephen Colbert taped a 'Late Show' interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, but then CBS lawyers intervened."
"Yesterday, Stephen Colbert taped a 'Late Show' interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, but then CBS lawyers intervened."
February 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This is crazy. The government — or fear of the government — is editing a CBS comedy show. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
"Yesterday, Stephen Colbert taped a 'Late Show' interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, but then CBS lawyers intervened."
"Yesterday, Stephen Colbert taped a 'Late Show' interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, but then CBS lawyers intervened."
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
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"The recent FBI raid on a Fulton County elections office functions as a test case for baseless claims about fraud as a pretext to seize ballots."
This @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social piece gets the balance right between remaining vigilant without self-crippling fear, with a roadmap of what to expect:
This @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social piece gets the balance right between remaining vigilant without self-crippling fear, with a roadmap of what to expect:
Trump can't steal the midterms.
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
Trump Can’t Steal the Midterms
The case for being vigilant without panicking.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"The recent FBI raid on a Fulton County elections office functions as a test case for baseless claims about fraud as a pretext to seize ballots."
This @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social piece gets the balance right between remaining vigilant without self-crippling fear, with a roadmap of what to expect:
This @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social piece gets the balance right between remaining vigilant without self-crippling fear, with a roadmap of what to expect:
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"We, the people, can win"
The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84.
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
February 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"We, the people, can win"
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“I’ve always been interested in force of personality and personal charisma,” @praddenkeefe.bsky.social says to @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Read more about his upcoming book, LONDON FALLING: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Patrick Radden Keefe Hunts for Ugly Truths
In his sixth work of nonfiction, ‘London Falling,’ the bestselling author explores the blurry lines between good and evil and fact and fiction
www.publishersweekly.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“I’ve always been interested in force of personality and personal charisma,” @praddenkeefe.bsky.social says to @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Read more about his upcoming book, LONDON FALLING: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Narrator: He has not been “totally exonerated”
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Narrator: He has not been “totally exonerated”
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Just know this..
The reason trump is compromised & does Putin's bidding (including destroying America from the inside like they always wanted) goes back to the days trump owned those beauty pageants in Russia when he also knew Putin. Rest assured he has videos of Trump doing everything we've heard.
The reason trump is compromised & does Putin's bidding (including destroying America from the inside like they always wanted) goes back to the days trump owned those beauty pageants in Russia when he also knew Putin. Rest assured he has videos of Trump doing everything we've heard.
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Just know this..
The reason trump is compromised & does Putin's bidding (including destroying America from the inside like they always wanted) goes back to the days trump owned those beauty pageants in Russia when he also knew Putin. Rest assured he has videos of Trump doing everything we've heard.
The reason trump is compromised & does Putin's bidding (including destroying America from the inside like they always wanted) goes back to the days trump owned those beauty pageants in Russia when he also knew Putin. Rest assured he has videos of Trump doing everything we've heard.