John Heaton (not the three-time Olympic medalist)
@jheaton416.bsky.social
Madison, Wisconsin. Hospitality industry professional, physically disabled, PC(USA) deacon, singer, lover of armadillos. He/him/his. Not this John Heaton: https://buff.ly/d8sRdY4
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The Three Ages Of Man
January 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The Three Ages Of Man
@kenwhite.bsky.social really needs to find a new cohost for Serious Trouble
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
@kenwhite.bsky.social really needs to find a new cohost for Serious Trouble
Valuable thread, please read
This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Valuable thread, please read
Disappointing to see this kind of homophobic nonsense from a former Badger and a member of Team USA
There's a clear through line here, folks ...
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Disappointing to see this kind of homophobic nonsense from a former Badger and a member of Team USA
Sorry, bird, but
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sorry, bird, but
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the Swiss mixed doubles curling team is married and when their game ended the Peacock stream just showed them playing with their Curling Baby for like 5 minutes with the Olympics music playing
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
the Swiss mixed doubles curling team is married and when their game ended the Peacock stream just showed them playing with their Curling Baby for like 5 minutes with the Olympics music playing
Happy 35th anniversary to this album, which should have been as big as Nevermind. Bigger!
📷 Marty Lennartz
📷 Marty Lennartz
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Happy 35th anniversary to this album, which should have been as big as Nevermind. Bigger!
📷 Marty Lennartz
📷 Marty Lennartz
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This goes to my longstanding soapbox: everything is a disability policy from housing to health care to urban planning to mass transit.
Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair users—but they don't have to be
"You can't physically move. You can't do anything."
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This goes to my longstanding soapbox: everything is a disability policy from housing to health care to urban planning to mass transit.
Hey, look, it's the U.S. Senate's leading progressive posting an image of an official statement without alt text. Personally I would call that a violation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, not to mention not particularly progressive.
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Hey, look, it's the U.S. Senate's leading progressive posting an image of an official statement without alt text. Personally I would call that a violation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, not to mention not particularly progressive.
If you see this, post a character that starts with A.
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
If you see this, post a character that starts with A.
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
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If you're fighting to kill a project with 120 homes for low-income seniors, you are—beyond a shadow of a doubt—the baddies.
thefrisc.com/how-to-delay...
thefrisc.com/how-to-delay...
How To Delay Affordable Senior Housing in SF, Despite a Law That Blocks Appeals
Bernal Heights neighbors demanded and got a smaller building. Now they say it shouldn’t cut a private park in half. This wasn’t meant to happen.
thefrisc.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
If you're fighting to kill a project with 120 homes for low-income seniors, you are—beyond a shadow of a doubt—the baddies.
thefrisc.com/how-to-delay...
thefrisc.com/how-to-delay...
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Wake up babe, new church fresco restoration controversy just dropped
February 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Wake up babe, new church fresco restoration controversy just dropped
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The two big news stories of the past decade have been the worrying growth of right-wing nationalism, and amateurish restorations of church art. Now finally we have a story that combines them both
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The two big news stories of the past decade have been the worrying growth of right-wing nationalism, and amateurish restorations of church art. Now finally we have a story that combines them both
Every month (except during Advent & Christmas), I change my display name to deny being some other person named John Heaton. This month I'm not the John Heaton who won silver medals in skeleton at the 1928 & 1948 Olympics, and a bronze in bobsleigh at the 1932 games. buff.ly/d8sRdY4
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Every month (except during Advent & Christmas), I change my display name to deny being some other person named John Heaton. This month I'm not the John Heaton who won silver medals in skeleton at the 1928 & 1948 Olympics, and a bronze in bobsleigh at the 1932 games. buff.ly/d8sRdY4
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So an odd thing here is that if you say "an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume" your point is to communicate "it is not really Batman" but the problem is that the real Batman, within the fiction of the comic book "Batman", is also, literally, an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume
An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 PM
So an odd thing here is that if you say "an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume" your point is to communicate "it is not really Batman" but the problem is that the real Batman, within the fiction of the comic book "Batman", is also, literally, an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
HIS 217 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
CLA 364 - Greek and Roman Comedy in Film
PED 101 - Fitness for Life: Racquetball
HIS290 - History of Chicago
INT 325 - Urban and Rural Architecture
HIS 217 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
CLA 364 - Greek and Roman Comedy in Film
PED 101 - Fitness for Life: Racquetball
HIS290 - History of Chicago
INT 325 - Urban and Rural Architecture
never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
Introduction to Welsh (Winter Study, taught by faculty wife)
Dante's Inferno
Glassblowing (Winter Study)
Old English
Astronomy 101
Introduction to Welsh (Winter Study, taught by faculty wife)
Dante's Inferno
Glassblowing (Winter Study)
Old English
Astronomy 101
never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
Pocket billiards
Psychology of Gender
Modern US International Relations
Intro to Shakespeare
Physics for Poets
Pocket billiards
Psychology of Gender
Modern US International Relations
Intro to Shakespeare
Physics for Poets
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
HIS 217 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
CLA 364 - Greek and Roman Comedy in Film
PED 101 - Fitness for Life: Racquetball
HIS290 - History of Chicago
INT 325 - Urban and Rural Architecture
HIS 217 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
CLA 364 - Greek and Roman Comedy in Film
PED 101 - Fitness for Life: Racquetball
HIS290 - History of Chicago
INT 325 - Urban and Rural Architecture
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"Winter is revealing. It shows whose safety is prioritized. It shows whose mobility matters. It shows who is expected to adapt, and who isn’t. If accessibility disappears the moment conditions change, then it was never truly embedded to begin with."
When Winter Turns Our Communities into Obstacle Courses: Accessibility, Snow, and Being Disabled in Public Spaces | Northeast Arc
Winter has a way of exposing everything that’s already broken.
ne-arc.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
"Winter is revealing. It shows whose safety is prioritized. It shows whose mobility matters. It shows who is expected to adapt, and who isn’t. If accessibility disappears the moment conditions change, then it was never truly embedded to begin with."
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The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
Mack in the day I worked for former Carleton professor Paul Wellstone and I know he'd be proud of them today.
Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Mack in the day I worked for former Carleton professor Paul Wellstone and I know he'd be proud of them today.
Hey babe, what's your sign
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Hey babe, what's your sign
My boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss is taking a new job.
Columbia Selects University of Wisconsin Chancellor as Its President
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
My boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss is taking a new job.
PSA: The rhetorical device @kenwhite.bsky.social couldn't remember the name of in the last episode of Serious Trouble is apophasis.
January 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
PSA: The rhetorical device @kenwhite.bsky.social couldn't remember the name of in the last episode of Serious Trouble is apophasis.