Francis Heaney
@francisheaney.bsky.social
Puzzles, ties, music, frivolity. Puzzlewright Press in the streets, AVCX in the singly-printed sheets. He/they.
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Francis Heaney
@francisheaney.bsky.social
· Dec 25
[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]
Happy collapsing waveform to all who observe
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Kavanaugh Stop
PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Kavanaugh Stop
I'm directly between Millennial Women Pop Culture Enthusiasts and Creative Professionals & Nerd Culture, and all that makes sense, but I'm also oddly close to the Formula 1 Community?
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I'm directly between Millennial Women Pop Culture Enthusiasts and Creative Professionals & Nerd Culture, and all that makes sense, but I'm also oddly close to the Formula 1 Community?
Fox News headlines all like "Bad Bunny brings divisive message of unity to Super Bowl"
February 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Fox News headlines all like "Bad Bunny brings divisive message of unity to Super Bowl"
Oh but AMC couldn't be bothered to show Wake Up Dead Man
Plenty of good tickets still available for MELANIA on Friday night in Boston
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Oh but AMC couldn't be bothered to show Wake Up Dead Man
I don't know who could watch this video and not be 100% in favor of abolishing ICE
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I don't know who could watch this video and not be 100% in favor of abolishing ICE
"...we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you." There are so many problems with this but I'm limiting myself to two:
a) I don't need to watch the news to find out what *my* analysis is
b) What if *I'm* an academic elite???
a) I don't need to watch the news to find out what *my* analysis is
b) What if *I'm* an academic elite???
I truly cannot wait for these incredibly stupid people to find out what happens when you try to wave the flag harder than Fox News
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
"...we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you." There are so many problems with this but I'm limiting myself to two:
a) I don't need to watch the news to find out what *my* analysis is
b) What if *I'm* an academic elite???
a) I don't need to watch the news to find out what *my* analysis is
b) What if *I'm* an academic elite???
Someone has finally posted this modern Christmas classic online, which I now share with you; youtu.be/fTa6YiiqWaU?...
Wonderful World Of Joey – What Sweet Child O' Mine Is This?
YouTube video by Caroline Hanna
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Someone has finally posted this modern Christmas classic online, which I now share with you; youtu.be/fTa6YiiqWaU?...
Happy collapsing waveform to all who observe
[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]
December 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Happy collapsing waveform to all who observe
If I see someone wearing one of these, you KNOW I'm gonna be asking them about barnacles
Day 15 - one of my favourite things I made this year, a trio of badges for @marinemumbles.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If I see someone wearing one of these, you KNOW I'm gonna be asking them about barnacles
Apropos of nothing: Pet Shop Boys should cover Mose Allison's "Your Molecular Structure"
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Apropos of nothing: Pet Shop Boys should cover Mose Allison's "Your Molecular Structure"
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Is this happening for everyone? Every single MS NOW video on YouTube seems to be blocked. Probably this is a technical problem and not state censorship but it does make one wonder
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Is this happening for everyone? Every single MS NOW video on YouTube seems to be blocked. Probably this is a technical problem and not state censorship but it does make one wonder
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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Yo I heard you desired desire so I put desire in your desire so you can desire while you desire
i think this may be the bit that broke me bc I am picturing her self-satisfied smirk at coming up with this and it is, honestly, making me die a little on the inside
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Yo I heard you desired desire so I put desire in your desire so you can desire while you desire
That means he's flipped the board over eight times while playing Risk
Mike Johnson: "The president has ended 8 wars around the globe. All that in 9 months!"
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
That means he's flipped the board over eight times while playing Risk
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What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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“Oh, well I just told you about it, so now like all of the rest of us who pay attention to what’s going on, you know all about it. You just heard it, from me, and you know. You’re all caught up. So to repeat: does this concern you?”
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
“Oh, well I just told you about it, so now like all of the rest of us who pay attention to what’s going on, you know all about it. You just heard it, from me, and you know. You’re all caught up. So to repeat: does this concern you?”
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The only version of it available was taped off a scrambled cable channel for some reason.
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The only version of it available was taped off a scrambled cable channel for some reason.
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The tracking on my vcr doesn’t work anymore
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The tracking on my vcr doesn’t work anymore
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It reminds me too much of the time several of my co-workers were turned into small cubes and crushed into dust by ancient beings from the Andromeda Galaxy, and I just cannot deal.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It reminds me too much of the time several of my co-workers were turned into small cubes and crushed into dust by ancient beings from the Andromeda Galaxy, and I just cannot deal.
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It has sequences of flashing lights and I have a seizure disorder
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It has sequences of flashing lights and I have a seizure disorder
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Because the electromagnetic waves that constitute the broadcast are now 59 light years from Earth
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Because the electromagnetic waves that constitute the broadcast are now 59 light years from Earth
Clickbait multiple choice! Why is this episode "hard to watch today"?
a) It's not available on streaming
b) It's kinda sexist and/or racist
c) My eyesight is worse than it used to be
d) I can't watch it today because I'm busy but maybe tomorrow?
e) It's not as good as I remember
a) It's not available on streaming
b) It's kinda sexist and/or racist
c) My eyesight is worse than it used to be
d) I can't watch it today because I'm busy but maybe tomorrow?
e) It's not as good as I remember
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Clickbait multiple choice! Why is this episode "hard to watch today"?
a) It's not available on streaming
b) It's kinda sexist and/or racist
c) My eyesight is worse than it used to be
d) I can't watch it today because I'm busy but maybe tomorrow?
e) It's not as good as I remember
a) It's not available on streaming
b) It's kinda sexist and/or racist
c) My eyesight is worse than it used to be
d) I can't watch it today because I'm busy but maybe tomorrow?
e) It's not as good as I remember
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I'm sure the media genealogists will be all over this FALSE CLAIM
Eric Adams Endorses Andrew Cuomo for Mayor, Calling Him His “Brother”
With early voting in the mayoral election just two days away and the final debate now history, Eric Adams endorsed
lavocedinewyork.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm sure the media genealogists will be all over this FALSE CLAIM