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
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...)
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)
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
If you're in London or plan on visiting in the next few months, go see the Design & Disability exhibit at the V&A--it's absolutely phenomenal. The thought that went into it--from the tactile map and texture markers to its expansive understanding of what counts as design--is everywhere apparent.
![A mannequin posed wearing a black tshirt and baseball cap, khakis, and running shoes. They are wearing a sash with an iphone pinned to it and holding a megaphone. The piece illustrates proxy protesting--"an alternative method of engaging in traditional, site specific protests...[that] pairs one person who is onsite at a protest, with one person who is offsite...broadcasting them into that physical space" (text from proxyprotest.com)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgepddpszbfdpsv5wmjgubww/bafkreiew4rhiyab7rrn3hwj3mgffwvx2p2dy2m2vkdeu5izzeoklj6pm4q@jpeg)
October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If you're in London or plan on visiting in the next few months, go see the Design & Disability exhibit at the V&A--it's absolutely phenomenal. The thought that went into it--from the tactile map and texture markers to its expansive understanding of what counts as design--is everywhere apparent.
I'm from SF and spent 9 years in Chicago. Both cities have experienced their share of wildly overblown (if not outright false) panics about open-air drug markets, doom loops, rampant crime, etc. But Trump *really* doesn't want to f*ck with Chicago.
Below: the "killing fields" of SF and Chicago
Below: the "killing fields" of SF and Chicago
September 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm from SF and spent 9 years in Chicago. Both cities have experienced their share of wildly overblown (if not outright false) panics about open-air drug markets, doom loops, rampant crime, etc. But Trump *really* doesn't want to f*ck with Chicago.
Below: the "killing fields" of SF and Chicago
Below: the "killing fields" of SF and Chicago
I did not realize it was possible to get this many mosquito bites. I ITCH.
August 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I did not realize it was possible to get this many mosquito bites. I ITCH.
A little printing class project inspired by a conversation on the old site with Rebecca Cokley (will update next week on how it turns out).
August 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A little printing class project inspired by a conversation on the old site with Rebecca Cokley (will update next week on how it turns out).
Is your cat, perchance, a Siberian, because mine adopts many of the same boneless poses
August 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Is your cat, perchance, a Siberian, because mine adopts many of the same boneless poses
Coming soon to an open access APSR near you:
(all kidding aside, I'm so happy to see this piece out in the world)
(all kidding aside, I'm so happy to see this piece out in the world)
July 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Coming soon to an open access APSR near you:
(all kidding aside, I'm so happy to see this piece out in the world)
(all kidding aside, I'm so happy to see this piece out in the world)
The Senate is currently debating a bill that would, if passed, result in over 11 million Americans losing health insurance. Meanwhile, the NYT:
(When pressed as to why he’s granting this idea legitimacy, the author defends his decision by noting that that idea has “reached the halls of Congress”)
(When pressed as to why he’s granting this idea legitimacy, the author defends his decision by noting that that idea has “reached the halls of Congress”)
June 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Senate is currently debating a bill that would, if passed, result in over 11 million Americans losing health insurance. Meanwhile, the NYT:
(When pressed as to why he’s granting this idea legitimacy, the author defends his decision by noting that that idea has “reached the halls of Congress”)
(When pressed as to why he’s granting this idea legitimacy, the author defends his decision by noting that that idea has “reached the halls of Congress”)
Forgive me, Jonathan, but what hesitancy?
June 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Forgive me, Jonathan, but what hesitancy?
in case you’re wondering, this is theo, so you can see why I had doubts about his hunting prowess. Had doubts. Past tense.
June 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
in case you’re wondering, this is theo, so you can see why I had doubts about his hunting prowess. Had doubts. Past tense.
I am knee deep in grading, the weather is gorgeous, the news is terrible, and Theo continues to lounge, unbothered:
April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I am knee deep in grading, the weather is gorgeous, the news is terrible, and Theo continues to lounge, unbothered:
“You can visit them if you're interested in adding a couple of strategic advisors to your life! Kittens must be adopted in pairs or go to a home with another social cat to prevent issues with power and aggression”
(Please know this email has made my day, nay, my week)
(Please know this email has made my day, nay, my week)
April 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“You can visit them if you're interested in adding a couple of strategic advisors to your life! Kittens must be adopted in pairs or go to a home with another social cat to prevent issues with power and aggression”
(Please know this email has made my day, nay, my week)
(Please know this email has made my day, nay, my week)
The “renown” contributors are everyone you’d expect: Peterson, Wax, Ferguson, Saad, Pinker, etc
April 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The “renown” contributors are everyone you’d expect: Peterson, Wax, Ferguson, Saad, Pinker, etc
It appears Harvard is (thankfully) pushing back against the Trump administration's demands. below is a screen cap of part of President Garber's letter along with their lawyers' response.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
![screencapped text reads:
Late Friday night, the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply if we intend to “maintain [our] financial relationship with the federal government.” It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner. Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the “intellectual conditions” at Harvard.
I encourage you to read the letter to gain a fuller understanding of the unprecedented demands being made by the federal government to control the Harvard community. They include requirements to “audit” the viewpoints of our student body, faculty, staff, and to “reduc[e] the power” of certain students, faculty, and administrators targeted because of their ideological views. We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgepddpszbfdpsv5wmjgubww/bafkreiay5pcawsr5ydm6yz4mmx3ys4tsbujmrltspfxe63egkifcvjyqqm@jpeg)
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It appears Harvard is (thankfully) pushing back against the Trump administration's demands. below is a screen cap of part of President Garber's letter along with their lawyers' response.
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Have I finished my feminist theory syllabus? No. Have I addressed my increasingly terrifying inbox? Also no. But I have finished this bird puzzle (with cat accompaniment). Please clap. The cat certainly wont.
January 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Have I finished my feminist theory syllabus? No. Have I addressed my increasingly terrifying inbox? Also no. But I have finished this bird puzzle (with cat accompaniment). Please clap. The cat certainly wont.
I am back in SF for the first time in a year. The bridge is still singing, we’re getting tornado warnings, and the cat has fully installed himself as my parents’ replacement grandchild.
December 14, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I am back in SF for the first time in a year. The bridge is still singing, we’re getting tornado warnings, and the cat has fully installed himself as my parents’ replacement grandchild.
The seriousness of his expression is belied by the ridiculousness of his pose
November 24, 2024 at 3:02 AM
The seriousness of his expression is belied by the ridiculousness of his pose
Oh he is all personality. Not an ounce of grace or dignity:
(I owe you an email once this semester calms down/ends)
(I owe you an email once this semester calms down/ends)
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Oh he is all personality. Not an ounce of grace or dignity:
(I owe you an email once this semester calms down/ends)
(I owe you an email once this semester calms down/ends)
I immediately thought of Stevie. Glad Leah beat me to it. I'm only tangentially law, but here's Theo (also not a dog)
November 19, 2024 at 2:26 AM
I immediately thought of Stevie. Glad Leah beat me to it. I'm only tangentially law, but here's Theo (also not a dog)
Excited to see so many folks migrating from x to here. I’ll likely be dormant for a bit, but welcome. And because we all need a little levity, here is my ridiculous cat (Theodore).
November 9, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Excited to see so many folks migrating from x to here. I’ll likely be dormant for a bit, but welcome. And because we all need a little levity, here is my ridiculous cat (Theodore).
Theodore checking in:
November 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Theodore checking in:
“I have a son…so it’s not important” is such a stunning statement.
On the one hand, good for Linda for voting for the amendment, but the refusal to see reproductive rights as anything but a (young) women’s issue is how we ended up in this mess.
(From the NYT)
On the one hand, good for Linda for voting for the amendment, but the refusal to see reproductive rights as anything but a (young) women’s issue is how we ended up in this mess.
(From the NYT)
November 3, 2024 at 2:08 PM
“I have a son…so it’s not important” is such a stunning statement.
On the one hand, good for Linda for voting for the amendment, but the refusal to see reproductive rights as anything but a (young) women’s issue is how we ended up in this mess.
(From the NYT)
On the one hand, good for Linda for voting for the amendment, but the refusal to see reproductive rights as anything but a (young) women’s issue is how we ended up in this mess.
(From the NYT)
Gee, I wonder what might be causing this resting heart rate spike...
November 3, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Gee, I wonder what might be causing this resting heart rate spike...