Jon Hegglund
@jonhegglund.bsky.social
Prof. of English, Washington State U. Minor character in Baseball Prospectus extended universe. Yes, that is a moose in my backyard.
look, if you even contemplate betting on pitch-level outcomes you need to seek help. not kidding at all about this
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball, sportsbooks say they will limit bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
look, if you even contemplate betting on pitch-level outcomes you need to seek help. not kidding at all about this
Reposted by Jon Hegglund
All of republican governance in our lifetime has now devolved to angry white men incoherently screeching—in the halls of power and online alike—that nothing is working and they demand democrats put it back together in the exact way that republicans want or else they’ll start killing more people
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
All of republican governance in our lifetime has now devolved to angry white men incoherently screeching—in the halls of power and online alike—that nothing is working and they demand democrats put it back together in the exact way that republicans want or else they’ll start killing more people
hopping on the trendwagon
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
hopping on the trendwagon
the documentary-adjacent film Screwball, with its portrayal of Manfred and his thugs by child actors dressed in suits, gives the appropriate frame for understanding these dumb heavy-handed threats
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
the documentary-adjacent film Screwball, with its portrayal of Manfred and his thugs by child actors dressed in suits, gives the appropriate frame for understanding these dumb heavy-handed threats
me in august: sure would be a great story if Sunderland can stay up
me in november: NO NO NOT LIKE THAT
me in november: NO NO NOT LIKE THAT
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
me in august: sure would be a great story if Sunderland can stay up
me in november: NO NO NOT LIKE THAT
me in november: NO NO NOT LIKE THAT
so there was a partner dealership in SoCal with different lyrics to the same tune and I remember getting into a drunken dorm argument that almost came to blows about which version was better
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
so there was a partner dealership in SoCal with different lyrics to the same tune and I remember getting into a drunken dorm argument that almost came to blows about which version was better
in addition to the horrific details here, there is something so disgusting and repellent about the chirpy, slangy, faux-familiar cadence of the chatgpt voice. real uncanny valley simulation of human interaction and companionship. fails the voight-kampff 10/10 times
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
in addition to the horrific details here, there is something so disgusting and repellent about the chirpy, slangy, faux-familiar cadence of the chatgpt voice. real uncanny valley simulation of human interaction and companionship. fails the voight-kampff 10/10 times
this antihumanism in eco-theory, aesthetics, and politics is insane to me (and the impetus for the book I am currently writing)
It's bad manners to force the issue but in a lot of environmental advocacy (not necessarily climate), there is remarkable ambivalence about whether or not there should be people at all.
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this antihumanism in eco-theory, aesthetics, and politics is insane to me (and the impetus for the book I am currently writing)
reformatting my CV to apply to be chair of the Department of Lazy Incuriosity and Typing Into Text Boxes Real Fast
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
reformatting my CV to apply to be chair of the Department of Lazy Incuriosity and Typing Into Text Boxes Real Fast
Post you from a different era
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Post you from a different era
RETVRN
Nabisco Rice Cream Flakes (1967-1968): Crispy rice cereal flakes coated in real freeze-dried vanilla ice cream, which was then meant to taste like eating vanilla ice cream in a sugar cone. Test marketed across New York, it was discontinued when the ice cream supplier in Oregon went out of business
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
RETVRN
in my oatmeal era, absolutely porridge-pilled, real gruel days over here
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
in my oatmeal era, absolutely porridge-pilled, real gruel days over here
seasonal depression + vaccine aches + lost cat = shittest day of a shit week
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
seasonal depression + vaccine aches + lost cat = shittest day of a shit week
this is one of the easiest engagement bait prompts I've ever answered
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
this is one of the easiest engagement bait prompts I've ever answered
better world: possible!
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
better world: possible!
young scholars, if you are worried that your publication record is incoherent and all over the place, Freud has your back
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
young scholars, if you are worried that your publication record is incoherent and all over the place, Freud has your back
yes Pritzker is a billionaire, yes he hasn't muzzled cops in their aid to ICE, yes he is flawed, yadda yadda
but give me this fuck you energy all day long
but give me this fuck you energy all day long
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
yes Pritzker is a billionaire, yes he hasn't muzzled cops in their aid to ICE, yes he is flawed, yadda yadda
but give me this fuck you energy all day long
but give me this fuck you energy all day long
I am once again asking you not to exterminate metaphor, how will I feed my family
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I am once again asking you not to exterminate metaphor, how will I feed my family
we all have embarrassing lacunae in our knowledge and life experience but how did take until my sixth decade on this planet to discover the majesty and superiority of steel-cut oats
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
we all have embarrassing lacunae in our knowledge and life experience but how did take until my sixth decade on this planet to discover the majesty and superiority of steel-cut oats
tired of all the stories equating moscow with doug wilson's weirdo christofascist church. their mayoral candidate is getting trounced and their city council candidates once again will not come close to getting elected. these freaks will never be the dominant presence here
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
tired of all the stories equating moscow with doug wilson's weirdo christofascist church. their mayoral candidate is getting trounced and their city council candidates once again will not come close to getting elected. these freaks will never be the dominant presence here
my son is watching Zohran’s speech and I am glad he gets to see a political speech that comes from a place of hope rather than hate or fear
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
my son is watching Zohran’s speech and I am glad he gets to see a political speech that comes from a place of hope rather than hate or fear
politics is pure vibes in this age, which I hate but accept. the good news is that the current vibe is that republicans are total fucking losers
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
politics is pure vibes in this age, which I hate but accept. the good news is that the current vibe is that republicans are total fucking losers
Reposted by Jon Hegglund
I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.