John Heisel
@jheisel.bsky.social
Former expat in Moscow. Currently a Brooklyn dad.
Proud to say I finally finished reading Woodworking by @emilystjams.bsky.social and very thankful that the Brooklyn Public Library forgives overdue fines upon return. And terribly sorry to everyone on the wait list these past five months — you’ve got a great book waiting for you!
December 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Proud to say I finally finished reading Woodworking by @emilystjams.bsky.social and very thankful that the Brooklyn Public Library forgives overdue fines upon return. And terribly sorry to everyone on the wait list these past five months — you’ve got a great book waiting for you!
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Live a life that makes Trump attack you when you die.
Rob Reiner was creative, generous, and intelligent; all things a stupid petty narcissist conman finds threatening.
Rob left a lasting legacy. Trump will leave nothing when he dies, just a gold plated gravestone people will only visit to piss on
Rob Reiner was creative, generous, and intelligent; all things a stupid petty narcissist conman finds threatening.
Rob left a lasting legacy. Trump will leave nothing when he dies, just a gold plated gravestone people will only visit to piss on
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Live a life that makes Trump attack you when you die.
Rob Reiner was creative, generous, and intelligent; all things a stupid petty narcissist conman finds threatening.
Rob left a lasting legacy. Trump will leave nothing when he dies, just a gold plated gravestone people will only visit to piss on
Rob Reiner was creative, generous, and intelligent; all things a stupid petty narcissist conman finds threatening.
Rob left a lasting legacy. Trump will leave nothing when he dies, just a gold plated gravestone people will only visit to piss on
Spinal tap. Stand by me. Princess bride. When harry met sally. Misery. A few good men. Any one of those would be an incredible accomplishment. Six? Plus a lengthy career outside of this? And righteous activism? Rip #robreiner
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Spinal tap. Stand by me. Princess bride. When harry met sally. Misery. A few good men. Any one of those would be an incredible accomplishment. Six? Plus a lengthy career outside of this? And righteous activism? Rip #robreiner
I saw a sneak preview of the new #SpongeBobmovie today and legally (?) I can’t provide spoilers but I think I am allowed to say that the most surprising thing was hearing Holiday in Cambodia play during one of the scenes.
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I saw a sneak preview of the new #SpongeBobmovie today and legally (?) I can’t provide spoilers but I think I am allowed to say that the most surprising thing was hearing Holiday in Cambodia play during one of the scenes.
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cannot believe people are still talking about charlie kirk in a year when we lost DAVID LYNCH. upside down ass country with backwards priorities.
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
cannot believe people are still talking about charlie kirk in a year when we lost DAVID LYNCH. upside down ass country with backwards priorities.
Geese soundtracking the Macy’s parade lol
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Geese soundtracking the Macy’s parade lol
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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"Whoever invented baseball had a cruel streak. Whoever enjoys it has a touch of masochism." defector.com/toronto-will...
Toronto Will Never Get Over This | Defector
Baseball makes you feel bad. I don’t mean that in a literate sense ripping off Bart Giamatti’s lede, the sense of dreading a sullen winter spent longing for the sensory pleasures of the game. I mean…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Whoever invented baseball had a cruel streak. Whoever enjoys it has a touch of masochism." defector.com/toronto-will...
What a pleasant surprise to come home to find a big-ass box of stuff from @nathanrabin.bsky.social , including his new book! Thanks!!
October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What a pleasant surprise to come home to find a big-ass box of stuff from @nathanrabin.bsky.social , including his new book! Thanks!!
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this entire clip is fuckin comedy gold
October 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
this entire clip is fuckin comedy gold
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a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall
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100,000+ veterans without citizenship. What a country.
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
100,000+ veterans without citizenship. What a country.
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Good for you, Peanut! #Bears
Former Bears CB Charles 'Peanut' Tillman says he quit FBI due to Trump administration's policies
“I want to be on the right side of history when it’s all said and done."
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September 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Good for you, Peanut! #Bears
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It's time. I started a newsletter. It's called Art & Politics and the first post is on Jimmy Kimmel and Ezra Klein and how despite asking what Russia was like, most people don't really want to know miriamelder.substack.com/p/beware-the...
Beware The Crocodile
So you want to survive authoritarianism.
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September 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It's time. I started a newsletter. It's called Art & Politics and the first post is on Jimmy Kimmel and Ezra Klein and how despite asking what Russia was like, most people don't really want to know miriamelder.substack.com/p/beware-the...
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For new readers, $5 will get you three months of access to the collaborative effort of more than two dozen sharp writers and editors on staff at Defector. defector.com/products
August 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
For new readers, $5 will get you three months of access to the collaborative effort of more than two dozen sharp writers and editors on staff at Defector. defector.com/products
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We were going to do another big marketing stunt for THE TOXIC AVENGER UNRATED. Instead, Toxie, whose life was upended by crushing medical bills, has joined forces with Undue Medical Debt to erase at least $5 million in un-payable medical debt for those who need it most.
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‘The Toxic Avenger’ Partners With Undue Medical Debt to Erase at Least $5 Million in Medical Debt
It’s the final week of marketing and promotion for The Toxic Avenger, and the teams here at Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting have decided to do something a little different. Rather than spending the re...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We were going to do another big marketing stunt for THE TOXIC AVENGER UNRATED. Instead, Toxie, whose life was upended by crushing medical bills, has joined forces with Undue Medical Debt to erase at least $5 million in un-payable medical debt for those who need it most.
Learn more:
Learn more:
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i finally realized who his ass looks like it is glass joe from punch out
August 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
i finally realized who his ass looks like it is glass joe from punch out
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For a limited time, you can try out three months of Defector blogs for less than the price of a happy hour pint. I hope you will do it, because I think the blogs are good and the more people that subscribe the more we can hire. defector.com/defector-is-...
Defector Is Celebrating Its Fifth Birthday By Giving You A Big Fat Discount | Defector
Defector turns five next month. At last week’s offsite meetings, we celebrated that accomplishment and talked seriously about the 10-year mark—how we’re going to get there, and what we want Defector t...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For a limited time, you can try out three months of Defector blogs for less than the price of a happy hour pint. I hope you will do it, because I think the blogs are good and the more people that subscribe the more we can hire. defector.com/defector-is-...
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LOCAL LEDGER: Shiner has released a video from its upcoming album. Check out "Asleep in the Trunk" for thick tones, Paul's love of bass cabinets, a lime green 442, and revenge.
Shiner - "Asleep In The Trunk"
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August 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
LOCAL LEDGER: Shiner has released a video from its upcoming album. Check out "Asleep in the Trunk" for thick tones, Paul's love of bass cabinets, a lime green 442, and revenge.
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Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
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August 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
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Leonid Bershidsky, Vedomosti’s first editor-in-chief, pens an obituary for pioneering Dutch journalist (and pillar of the Russian independent press) Derk Sauer. (This is my translation of Bershidsky’s text.) meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Find it out, write it down, get it out there. Leonid Bershidsky remembers pioneering journalist Derk Sauer — Meduza
Derk Sauer, who died in Amsterdam on Thursday at the age of 72, was a figure of rare consequence in the history of post-Soviet journalism. A former reporter and editor in the Netherlands, he departed ...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Leonid Bershidsky, Vedomosti’s first editor-in-chief, pens an obituary for pioneering Dutch journalist (and pillar of the Russian independent press) Derk Sauer. (This is my translation of Bershidsky’s text.) meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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How do you get Donald Trump to change a lightbulb?
You tell him Barack Obama installed it.
You tell him Barack Obama installed it.
July 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
How do you get Donald Trump to change a lightbulb?
You tell him Barack Obama installed it.
You tell him Barack Obama installed it.
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"Across the Spectrum."
Corporate Pride is always tenuous and conditional, but it still sends a message.
Corporate Pride is always tenuous and conditional, but it still sends a message.
![A comic in black and white, with rainbow accents. It's a wide shot in a big store not unlike Target, with shirts, flags, accessories, and packaged food sporting various LGBTQ+ Pride colors and slogans. Every person walking through has a different response.
Pissed off young tattooed woman: "Corporate hypocrites. They fired a trans woman last year for speaking out about harassment."
Young college kids: "[gasp] Is that a non-binary scarf?? Oh my god, back home you'd never see this kind of stuff in like, a mainstream store!" "I know they're just trying to take our money, but you gotta get it!"
Guy wearing a button down shirt and slacks: "Well... this at least proves that businesses see our acceptance as good for their bottom line."
Two chuds mocking the merchandise: "Check it out, Tr---y beer! Doesn't your dad drink that brand?" "Oh, ha ha, yup." The second guy has a sheepish look and thinks: "Even if Dad won't accept me, his BEER is on my side."
A Mom who looks like a Karen: "You can't go anywhere without seeing this propaganda! Let's go to Chick-Fil-A." Her young kid thinks: "All these rainbows... I"m not so alone after all, am I."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l2bvlovg53aahtytp32r7mqe/bafkreidksb4xv22pqyyyn3y5hw3zlgjyydfvktqwxr3ypedtmryy6ct2jm@jpeg)
June 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Across the Spectrum."
Corporate Pride is always tenuous and conditional, but it still sends a message.
Corporate Pride is always tenuous and conditional, but it still sends a message.
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Tampa Bay announcers were slightly less enthusiastic about @redsox.com walk-off home run than the Red Sox announcers.
July 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tampa Bay announcers were slightly less enthusiastic about @redsox.com walk-off home run than the Red Sox announcers.