Annie Heffernan

@annieheff

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

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Annie Heffernan@annieheff· 10d

Guys, it’s an antifa Moomin!

A Moomin wearing a black bandana and carrying an antifa flag. Text reads “antifascist. Antiracist. Support your local antifa”

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· 26d

Also, *this* is the headline they ran on Instagram (credit to @strongman.bsky.social). Worth noting that nowhere in the piece does she say that she is "still eating lettuce." In fact, her only recommendations are to find a single source of trustworthy information and to cook fruits and veg.

an instagram post from NYT Opinion: The picture shows a roll of toilet paper with individual squares taped together with yellow tape (who knows why). The heading reads: "There's a Nightmare Stomach Bug. I'm Still Eating Lettuce" by Emily Oster.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Jun 26

👀

Text reads “they confirmed the investigation after Acker delivered a lengthy apology during the board meeting but didn’t explain why he was sorry”

“Acker said he wanted to be accountable, and fellow regents thanked him for showing students what that looks like”

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· May 31

timeline cleanse: this ridiculous creature

A grey and white longhaired cat looks on regally from the bottom basket of a tired cart, one arm extended just so

The Sam lo haired grey and white cat on his back with his legs splayed, attacking a shoelace. Decidedly not regal

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· May 31

This passage is regrettable, and I disagree that AI is capable of research, but maybe we should read the article before piling on? The author actually reaches the conclusion that we need to recenter the student-teacher relationship and rethink a lot of the ways we evaluate students and each other.

screenshot of text reading "And they liked that I took the time to invite them to lunch. The dirty secret of higher education is that professors are not really incentivized to spend time with their students. At most universities, research is the primary hiring and promotion criterion and teaching a distant second. Students become an afterthought. They sense that. Many can go their entire college experience without ever having a one-on-one conversation with their professors.

If I’ve learned one thing this year, it’s that we need recenter the human part of the university: the student-teacher relationship. If we do not, I’m not sure if parents will continue to drop $150,000 on an education they could’ve got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library, or a $200-a-month subscription to Claude."

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· May 21

Respect to this Montreal Victoire fan (but also, go Victoire!)

Woman wearing a maroon Montreal victoire hockey jersey stands holding a sign that reads “List of fun things to do in Ottawa: Win against Ottawa and drive back to Montreal”

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Apr 5

Michigan folks! The The Doing (Disability) Research from the (Disabled) Margins Project is excited to welcome Jina Kim (Smith) to the UM on Thurs, April 9, from 4-5:30pm. Jina will be giving a talk entitled "at the end of the world, let there be you: Crip-of-Color Writing in the Apocalyptic Now"

a tan event poster that reads "at the end of the world, let there be you: Crip-of-Color Writing in the Apocalyptic Now," by Dr. Jina B. Kim of Smith college. Thursday, April 9, 4-5:30pm, Michigan Union, 2210 ABC)" The poster also shows an abstract painting of a figure in orange trying to stop water pouring out of a pipe (using their hands)

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Dec 3

Michigan student have made a “snow squirrel” on the Diag (there will be no maligning the Rubenesque squirrels, thank you). They have also started a Reddit thread entitled “Mason Hall roach glamour shots.” Welcome to the end of the semester, folks.

A “snow squirrel” sculpture on a snowy college quad. The squirrel is holding a singular maple leaf.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Nov 13

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...)

clip of a paragraph from linked article that reads: "that fall, the girl moved to live with a family member in Texas, according to Ms. Wolf. She did not complete her senior year in high school. She continued to work for minimum wage in the food services industry. Ultimately, between the money she made from her interactions with men and in the food services industry she was able to save up enough money to get braces"

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Nov 2

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 black and orange Team Canada Sweater. Poulin, known as "Captain Clutch," led Team Canade to 3 gold medals. She is also the captain of the Montreal Victoire, so there's a little hometown pride in there, too)

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Oct 18

Guys, I think I found the most Québécois license plate

A Quebec vanity license plate that reads “BONJOURHI”

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Oct 6

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 bright blue wooden chair against a light pink wall. White text on the bench reads "I need more time. rest here if you agree."

wide shot of a museum exhibit room. The room is a bright aqua blue with various t-shirts, posters, and banners on the wall. A large quilt/banner at the wall reads "Disabled People Fight Back Nothing About Us Without us. A light wood seating area is in the center of the room.

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)

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Sep 3

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

a sunset photo of a rocky lake michigan shoreline with the chicago downtown skyline in the distance

a photo of the hyde and o'farrell market in San Francisco's Tenderloin. The photo is focused on the mural on the 11-story apartment building behind, which depicts a monarch and california poppies

A photo of a tanker going underneath the golden gate bridge with the crissy field wetlands in the foreground.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Aug 8

I did not realize it was possible to get this many mosquito bites. I ITCH.

A single cell comic by Gary Larson of two mosquitos, one mid-bite, inflated, with the text “Pull out, Betty! Pull out! … You’ve hit an artery!”

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Aug 7

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).

Screen printing screen with a vinyl stencil that reads (flipped) “you can’t call the ADA” in all caps with the adapt wheelchair/raised fist below

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Aug 7

Is your cat, perchance, a Siberian, because mine adopts many of the same boneless poses

Long haired white and brown cat lying on his back with his legs splayed and belly exposed. His stomach floof is obscuring his head

Long haired white, grey, and brown cat sitting like a human (legs splayed, bent at the waist, paws over belly) and side eyeing the camera

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Jul 30

Coming soon to an open access APSR near you: (all kidding aside, I'm so happy to see this piece out in the world)

Screen capture of the first bage of an article in American Political Science Review, reading as follows:
Title: "They Attend Strictly to Their Own Business": Disability and the Construction of the Worker-Citizen
Ann K. Heffernan, University of Michigan, United States

Contributing to a growing interest in disability in political science, this article makes the case for the central role of disability in upholding the belief in work as requisite for full citizenship. Turning to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it shows how disability and the figure of the disabled worker were used to fortify emergent understandings of work against the changes wrought by industrial capitalism. Focusing on three sites of disabled labor—the school-based workshop, custodial institution, and industrial factory—it reveals the crucial ideological work performed by disability in sustaining the myth of the independent worker-citizen. Where existing scholarship has focused on disability either as an identity category or as a target of rights and policy, this article models an alternative approach, arguing for the relevance of disability as a concept that is integral to, and productive of, the ways we understand citizenship and political belonging.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Jun 29

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”)

Screencap of an article from the New York Times, entitled “Should (or Could) Trump Be Added to Mount Rushmore?”

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Jun 22

Forgive me, Jonathan, but what hesitancy?

NYT live update from Jonathan Swan that reads “after months of hesitancy, president trump embraces prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, saying they worked closely as a team

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Jun 16

in case you’re wondering, this is theo, so you can see why I had doubts about his hunting prowess. Had doubts. Past tense.

A longhaired white and grey tabby sits on a white bedspread like a human (back legs splayed out, folded at the waist, front paws in between splayed back legs) a white older lady looks on from behind, laughing.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Apr 24

I am knee deep in grading, the weather is gorgeous, the news is terrible, and Theo continues to lounge, unbothered:

A longhaired brown, grey, and white tabby lounging on his side like a banana, yawning.

the same brown, white, and grey longhaired tabby lying on his back, legs fully splayed, on a black and white patterned throw.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Apr 21

“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)

Three calico kittens looking up toward the camera

Group shot of five kittens on a couch. From left to right: calico, brown and white tabby, brown tabby, calico, black

A mackerel tabby lying on a reflective neon pillow with a longer haired calico kitten sitting behind

A brown and white tabby loafing in a cat bead

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Apr 20

The “renown” contributors are everyone you’d expect: Peterson, Wax, Ferguson, Saad, Pinker, etc

(From the amazon list of contributors): Dorian Abbot, John Armstrong, Peter Boghossian, Maarten Boudry, Alex Byrne, Nicholas Christakis, Roger Cohen, Jerry Coyne, Richard Dawkins, Niall Ferguson, Janice Fiamengo, Solveig Gold, Moti Gorin, Karleen Gribble, Carole Hooven, Geoff Horsman, Joshua Katz, Sergiu Klainerman, Lawrence M. Krauss, Anna Krylov, Luana Maryjane, Christian Ott, Bruce Pardy, Jordan Peterson, Steven Pinker, Richard Redding, Arthur Rousseau, Gad Saad, Sally Satel, Lauren Schwartz, Alan Sokol, Alessandro Strumia, Judith Suissa, Alice Sullivan, Jay Tanzman, Abigail Thompson, Amy Wax, Elizabeth Weiss Frances Widdowson

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Apr 14

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...

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.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Jan 4

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.

A white and grey longhaired cat sleeps in a gold serving tray next to a finished puzzle of bird species.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Dec 14

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.

A periwinkle blue living room with a Christmas tree in the center of the frame. A white mantelpiece is on the right, a white and grey longhaired cat lounges on the very top (easily 10 feet up)

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Nov 24

The seriousness of his expression is belied by the ridiculousness of his pose

A cream and dark brown longhaired tabby leans back against the wall with his right legs elevated and pointed just so.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Nov 19

Oh he is all personality. Not an ounce of grace or dignity: (I owe you an email once this semester calms down/ends)

A cream and dark brown longhaired cat sits like a human, with his back legs out and his front legs over his bellow. He is looking at the camera, slightly alarmed.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Nov 19

I immediately thought of Stevie. Glad Leah beat me to it. I'm only tangentially law, but here's Theo (also not a dog)

a cream and dark brown longhaired tabby cat sits curled in the bottom tier of a 3-tiered cart. he is looking up and back at the camera.

Annie Heffernan@annieheff· Nov 9

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).