Jonathan Heaps
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social
Director, Lonergan Institute at Seton Hall University // *The Ambiguity of Being: Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural* (CUA Press)
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Interviews with two of the handful of people to have seen the Edmund Fitzgerald on the lake bottom. Eerie stuff:
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
These men dove to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck decades ago. They share their stories
Terrence Tysall set a record scuba diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric Mixter dove in a submersible, finding a missing body. Here are their stories.
www.freep.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Interviews with two of the handful of people to have seen the Edmund Fitzgerald on the lake bottom. Eerie stuff:
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
If you do cocaine & you’re in the studio making an album, but you didn’t make the cocaine money making albums, you gotta just leave the studio and go straight to rehab.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you do cocaine & you’re in the studio making an album, but you didn’t make the cocaine money making albums, you gotta just leave the studio and go straight to rehab.
Gilligan going full-Milch while he’s got the inimitable Jim Beaver on the clock is 🤌 youtube.com/shorts/mqF7E...
The Gun Dealer Gives Walter Advice To Buy A Gun From Store #shorts #breakingbad
YouTube video by Jeez Pinkman
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November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Gilligan going full-Milch while he’s got the inimitable Jim Beaver on the clock is 🤌 youtube.com/shorts/mqF7E...
Okay, so I’ve tried making sazaracs with brandy in the past and it’s *way* too sweet, but with rye is pretty bracing (which I like).
This is right in the middle. Approachably sweet, but the proof helps it keep some heft.
Not my fav, but pretty alright.
This is right in the middle. Approachably sweet, but the proof helps it keep some heft.
Not my fav, but pretty alright.
I have just a little bit of 100 proof bottled in bond apple brandy left, so I think it needs to finally happen. I need to make a sazarac with it.
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Okay, so I’ve tried making sazaracs with brandy in the past and it’s *way* too sweet, but with rye is pretty bracing (which I like).
This is right in the middle. Approachably sweet, but the proof helps it keep some heft.
Not my fav, but pretty alright.
This is right in the middle. Approachably sweet, but the proof helps it keep some heft.
Not my fav, but pretty alright.
I have just a little bit of 100 proof bottled in bond apple brandy left, so I think it needs to finally happen. I need to make a sazarac with it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I have just a little bit of 100 proof bottled in bond apple brandy left, so I think it needs to finally happen. I need to make a sazarac with it.
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State criminal prosecutions of immigration enforcement officials may end removed to federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power, write Aaron Zelinsky, John Connolly and David Reiser.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/stat...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/stat...
State Prosecutions of Federal Agents and the Presidential Pardon Power
State prosecutions of ICE agents may end up in federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
State criminal prosecutions of immigration enforcement officials may end removed to federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power, write Aaron Zelinsky, John Connolly and David Reiser.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/stat...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/stat...
Shout out to Alan, who managed to fire off “poopy pants” into the live microphone.
Deacon *almost* lost control of the q&a portion of the children’s homily and you love to see it
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Shout out to Alan, who managed to fire off “poopy pants” into the live microphone.
An underrated feature of modern Catholicism is how a little superstition as a treat is exactly the right amount.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An underrated feature of modern Catholicism is how a little superstition as a treat is exactly the right amount.
Deacon *almost* lost control of the q&a portion of the children’s homily and you love to see it
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Deacon *almost* lost control of the q&a portion of the children’s homily and you love to see it
Why does it look like this Native American turkey owl lost an eye killing a pilgrim for that pumpkin?
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Why does it look like this Native American turkey owl lost an eye killing a pilgrim for that pumpkin?
Belated spooky season thought:
trying to think of a way to make a blood-red version of a Caipirinha so I can call it a “Vampirinha”
trying to think of a way to make a blood-red version of a Caipirinha so I can call it a “Vampirinha”
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Belated spooky season thought:
trying to think of a way to make a blood-red version of a Caipirinha so I can call it a “Vampirinha”
trying to think of a way to make a blood-red version of a Caipirinha so I can call it a “Vampirinha”
It’s that time of year where, whenever my kids annoy me, I get to take a couple of pieces of candy from their Halloween stash.
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s that time of year where, whenever my kids annoy me, I get to take a couple of pieces of candy from their Halloween stash.
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(gets out box of notecards) I have prepared a speech in defense of Rogue One. The other box next to me is a defense of the concept of lightsabers and any movies with lightsabers in them. Both speeches will take two hours. Now…
there are two good movies, Star Wars and Empire. Everything else except for Andor is 100% unnecessary.
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
(gets out box of notecards) I have prepared a speech in defense of Rogue One. The other box next to me is a defense of the concept of lightsabers and any movies with lightsabers in them. Both speeches will take two hours. Now…
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what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
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hoping this upcoming star wars: starfighter movie is just top gun but star wars
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
hoping this upcoming star wars: starfighter movie is just top gun but star wars
My wife is an attorney, so when the kids ask one parent, get a ‘no,’ and then try the same request on other parent, we call that “venue shopping”
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My wife is an attorney, so when the kids ask one parent, get a ‘no,’ and then try the same request on other parent, we call that “venue shopping”
Some real “nature is healing” shit right here youtu.be/MZXuK8bFJyg
MIss World Chile Contestant Sings Death Metal
YouTube video by REVOLVER
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November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Some real “nature is healing” shit right here youtu.be/MZXuK8bFJyg
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I saw an instagram ad for some phrenological bullshit that uses AI analysis of headshots to evaluate people’s intelligence & thought once again “truly the 19th century is here, it’s just not evenly distributed”
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I saw an instagram ad for some phrenological bullshit that uses AI analysis of headshots to evaluate people’s intelligence & thought once again “truly the 19th century is here, it’s just not evenly distributed”
As it cools off, I’m continuing my recent trend of buying international military surplus items for outerwear. I’ve got a pretty weird, but very effective French army rain coat, an Irish military field jacket in a boutique camo (pic below), and just bought an RAF bomber jacket in navy blue. It’s fun!
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As it cools off, I’m continuing my recent trend of buying international military surplus items for outerwear. I’ve got a pretty weird, but very effective French army rain coat, an Irish military field jacket in a boutique camo (pic below), and just bought an RAF bomber jacket in navy blue. It’s fun!
Was waiting to see how this recent election went to blow the dust off an article I’ve been tinkering with. Today is the day
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Was waiting to see how this recent election went to blow the dust off an article I’ve been tinkering with. Today is the day
I just remembered that I had a lengthy dream last night in which @tonyhawkproskater.bsky.social took me skateboard shopping
a man wearing sunglasses is driving a car and says " yo do a kickflip "
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses is driving a car and says " yo do a kickflip "
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November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I just remembered that I had a lengthy dream last night in which @tonyhawkproskater.bsky.social took me skateboard shopping
Just generally speaking, when an army of Catholic theologians show up excited, you know the party might be wrapping up
(an army of Catholic theologians show up, excited)
The Enlightenment thesis of progress needs to be modified, you say? Well well well. Have we got approximately four centuries of books for you.
The Enlightenment thesis of progress needs to be modified, you say? Well well well. Have we got approximately four centuries of books for you.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just generally speaking, when an army of Catholic theologians show up excited, you know the party might be wrapping up
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In 2012 I wrote an unsuccessful application focused on the prospect of immigration enforcement fully “unsewing” immigrants from public and communal life.
Like, okay, it’s a “chilling effect,” until it’s strong enough that it’s never going to un-chill no matter what happens in future.
Like, okay, it’s a “chilling effect,” until it’s strong enough that it’s never going to un-chill no matter what happens in future.
Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
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Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In 2012 I wrote an unsuccessful application focused on the prospect of immigration enforcement fully “unsewing” immigrants from public and communal life.
Like, okay, it’s a “chilling effect,” until it’s strong enough that it’s never going to un-chill no matter what happens in future.
Like, okay, it’s a “chilling effect,” until it’s strong enough that it’s never going to un-chill no matter what happens in future.