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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.

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Don't care what people use SNAP on and never will, fuck you if you care

31.10.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2727    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 18

"it takes HOW LONG to see it in print? and you don't get paid AT ALL?"

31.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

for the dysfunctional football team, yes

31.10.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am trying very hard to excise it from my own usage but going to grad school in the 90s sure will do a number on you

31.10.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

what if "functional college" = "dysfunctional football team"

31.10.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great read on Mary (no spoilers, but this is sort of addressed). My take is that KSR is frustrating empathy with any of these characters to avoid our losing sight of the institutional/collective frame--which is really hard to do in a novel! So much so that it's barely even a novel!

31.10.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

many such cases

30.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Washington State University Credentials Anti-Trans Hate Group SEGM to Teach Medical Providers The Southern Poverty Law Center has dubbed the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine an anti-LGBTQ hate group for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.

time to take a moment out of my day to yell at our new med school for legitimizing transphobic pseudoscience

30.10.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sorry maybe I'm just old-fashioned but I can't get past "basic number of questions." what is a "basic number" tara

30.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

POPE LEO: Thank you very much, I am humbled by your generosity

SOUTHSIDE BOB: Get a load of this fucking guy

30.10.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DO YOU WANT TO GO TO WAR, BALAKAY?!

30.10.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

uncomfortably

30.10.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"not all Nazis"

30.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you joke...

30.10.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes I said yes I will yesavage Yes.

30.10.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station

30.10.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4657    πŸ” 1077    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 16

I feel bad for you but this is tremendous content

30.10.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes I said yes I will yesavage Yes.

30.10.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't see any dealbreakers here

30.10.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jays baybeee

30.10.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean...he probably could?

30.10.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

it works for my institution, my profession, and my life! metaphorical trifecta

29.10.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
books! on the floor

books! on the floor

walked into office, grazed my arm against the precarious bracket-secured shelf, and this happened. extrapolate metaphor as you wish

29.10.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

not to go all pop psych but my guy can't even tamp down his narcissism in a friendly interview

"I'm offended that people weren't curious to hear my story."

yeah man, why the fuck should we care about your entitled ass. didn't even know who you were a month ago.

29.10.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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rough days for my guy mikey b

29.10.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh cute that old man has a rally cap on

oh wait that's fucking FLEA?!

29.10.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah, upon further reflection, this one is worse

29.10.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

one of the cool things about ohtani is that walking off the mound, tossing your glove aside, grabbing a helmet and bat, and going up to the plate is real little league shit (complimentary)

29.10.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

when I sneeze so loud that my airpods momentarily mute I imagine them saying, "damn bro, you good?"

28.10.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

helps to see from context that the β€œyeah” was an implied β€œyeah dude whatever”

28.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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