Annie Heffernan
@annieheff.bsky.social
AP in political theory at University of Michigan working at the intersection of disability studies, feminist theory, and democratic theory. she/hers.
www.annheffernan.net
www.annheffernan.net
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“They Attend Strictly to Their Own Business”: Disability and the Construction of the Worker-Citizen | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
“They Attend Strictly to Their Own Business”: Disability and the Construction of the Worker-Citizen
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My article, “‘They Attend Strictly to Their Own Business’: Disability and the Construction of the Worker-Citizen” is now up on APSR FirstView!
They did say Portland was "war-ravaged"
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
They did say Portland was "war-ravaged"
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Somewhere between reading the UVA letter and the [redacted] NYT profile I decided that the remainder of today would be much better spent going to the grocery store and meal prepping for the weekend/week (thrilling, i know). BUT, if you have packable lunch recipes, pls. Send them my way.
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Somewhere between reading the UVA letter and the [redacted] NYT profile I decided that the remainder of today would be much better spent going to the grocery store and meal prepping for the weekend/week (thrilling, i know). BUT, if you have packable lunch recipes, pls. Send them my way.
paging the Dataviz folks, because…um…👀
Trump is the single most mentioned name in the 2,300 emails released.
The emails date back to 2009.
The emails date back to 2009.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
paging the Dataviz folks, because…um…👀
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
This paragraph will haunt me. She was saving money to get braces. BRACES.
(from Michael Schmidt's devastating NYT article on Matt Gaetz's 17yo victim, gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...)
(from Michael Schmidt's devastating NYT article on Matt Gaetz's 17yo victim, gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...)
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This paragraph will haunt me. She was saving money to get braces. BRACES.
(from Michael Schmidt's devastating NYT article on Matt Gaetz's 17yo victim, gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...)
(from Michael Schmidt's devastating NYT article on Matt Gaetz's 17yo victim, gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...)
Here I was agonizing over every comma and exclamation mark in my correspondence, oblivious to the fact that an alarming number of extremely powerful, rich, and ethically bankrupt public figures (ahem, Larry Summers) were firing off emails that are borderline gibberish (with a side of ellipses).
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Here I was agonizing over every comma and exclamation mark in my correspondence, oblivious to the fact that an alarming number of extremely powerful, rich, and ethically bankrupt public figures (ahem, Larry Summers) were firing off emails that are borderline gibberish (with a side of ellipses).
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
Well this is adorable:
Vladdy is shown wearing Marie-Philip Poulin's game-worn Team Canada Sweater. Poulin, known as "Captain Clutch," led has led Team Canada to 3 gold medals (She's also the captain of the Montreal Victoire, so there's a little hometown pride in there, too)
Vladdy is shown wearing Marie-Philip Poulin's game-worn Team Canada Sweater. Poulin, known as "Captain Clutch," led has led Team Canada to 3 gold medals (She's also the captain of the Montreal Victoire, so there's a little hometown pride in there, too)
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Well this is adorable:
Vladdy is shown wearing Marie-Philip Poulin's game-worn Team Canada Sweater. Poulin, known as "Captain Clutch," led has led Team Canada to 3 gold medals (She's also the captain of the Montreal Victoire, so there's a little hometown pride in there, too)
Vladdy is shown wearing Marie-Philip Poulin's game-worn Team Canada Sweater. Poulin, known as "Captain Clutch," led has led Team Canada to 3 gold medals (She's also the captain of the Montreal Victoire, so there's a little hometown pride in there, too)
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People of Canada. You have one job. For the next 24 hours you have to get Drake as far away from Rogers Centre as possible. And keep him there.
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
People of Canada. You have one job. For the next 24 hours you have to get Drake as far away from Rogers Centre as possible. And keep him there.
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"He’s been dead since at least 1896. How long until we give him a second chance?"
I Am Just Trying to Have a Civil Online Conversation About Vampires
Whoa there! That’s a pretty extreme claim. Surely you don’t mean to call ALL vampires “blood-sucking ghouls?” Have you ever donated to a blood bank...
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"He’s been dead since at least 1896. How long until we give him a second chance?"
Have some poverty as a little treat (with a soupçon of gruel, of course)
People aren't struggling, they are experimenting with frugality! 🧑🔬🔬🧪
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Have some poverty as a little treat (with a soupçon of gruel, of course)
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
As a San Franciscan and fairweather Giants fan, I cannot root for the Dodgers. As the child of Montrealers raised on a steady diet of "The Hockey Sweater" I am also somewhat ambivalent about the Blue Jays. But everyone referring to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as Vladdy is downright adorable.
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
As a San Franciscan and fairweather Giants fan, I cannot root for the Dodgers. As the child of Montrealers raised on a steady diet of "The Hockey Sweater" I am also somewhat ambivalent about the Blue Jays. But everyone referring to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as Vladdy is downright adorable.
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Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in economic activity.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in economic activity.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
It’s not about the money, Trump just wants Americans to go hungry.
I'm sorry, but baseball is a ridiculous sport. What do you mean you're at the bottom of the 17TH INNING?!!
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I'm sorry, but baseball is a ridiculous sport. What do you mean you're at the bottom of the 17TH INNING?!!
"You can't mutual aid state capacity"
I need this on a banner. Might hire a skywriter.
I need this on a banner. Might hire a skywriter.
ppl are bringing up food banks and yea absolutely you should give generously to food banks and panhandlers but like you cant mutual aid state capacity. If every food bank in the us got their annual revenue already, saved 100% of it, and no overhead besides food they might be able to provide 2 months
40 odd million people use SNAP. 7 million WIC. food banks are already way down because of funding cuts. It’s going to be catastrophic
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"You can't mutual aid state capacity"
I need this on a banner. Might hire a skywriter.
I need this on a banner. Might hire a skywriter.
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Amazing sign being held by a small child
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Amazing sign being held by a small child
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CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by
October 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by
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I love your protest cats bsky.app/profile/5050...
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I love your protest cats bsky.app/profile/5050...
Guys, I think I found the most Québécois license plate
October 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Guys, I think I found the most Québécois license plate
I'm not childless, I'm just under-babied
Dr Oz: "Turns out that about 1/3 families don't have the number of babies they desire. They're under-babied. So this president committed to address that during the campaign and he's delivering on that today."
October 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm not childless, I'm just under-babied
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👣 The End of Asylum? 🧵
MiSC Scholar Mae Ngai forces us to reckon with the collapse of asylum under the second Trump administration and its deep historical roots in her latest, must-read article for @nybooks.com.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CnsS...
MiSC Scholar Mae Ngai forces us to reckon with the collapse of asylum under the second Trump administration and its deep historical roots in her latest, must-read article for @nybooks.com.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CnsS...
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
👣 The End of Asylum? 🧵
MiSC Scholar Mae Ngai forces us to reckon with the collapse of asylum under the second Trump administration and its deep historical roots in her latest, must-read article for @nybooks.com.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CnsS...
MiSC Scholar Mae Ngai forces us to reckon with the collapse of asylum under the second Trump administration and its deep historical roots in her latest, must-read article for @nybooks.com.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CnsS...
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Jordy created a website where visitors can contribute $35 to “provide an inflatable costume for a True American.™”
He initially hoped to collect enough to buy a couple dozen suits.
But as he put it -- “This whole thing has blown up a lot.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
He initially hoped to collect enough to buy a couple dozen suits.
But as he put it -- “This whole thing has blown up a lot.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Jordy created a website where visitors can contribute $35 to “provide an inflatable costume for a True American.™”
He initially hoped to collect enough to buy a couple dozen suits.
But as he put it -- “This whole thing has blown up a lot.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
He initially hoped to collect enough to buy a couple dozen suits.
But as he put it -- “This whole thing has blown up a lot.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...