Henderson the Purple Rain King
@ericksoen.bsky.social
E-bike hive member since 2020. Biked to all 81 Chicago Public Library branches as a shitpost. Pro-Chicago til the day I die.
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The resolution to this shitpost only took 777 days and ~1500 miles but I somehow did it.
I’ve now biked to all 81 Chicago Public Branches in reverse chronological order (by year constructed). LFG.
I’ve now biked to all 81 Chicago Public Branches in reverse chronological order (by year constructed). LFG.
I assume this means, “a movie your dad introduced you to?”
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I assume this means, “a movie your dad introduced you to?”
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
I once biked to all 81 CPL branches as a shit post and this skeet suddenly has me wanting to pick 81 different taco spots across the city and bike to them.
This is your reminder to support your local Mexican place - fellow Chicago peeps, what's your local spot you stand by?
Mine is Palmitas, a newish no-frills spot by Lawrence and Rockwell with the sweetest folks and great al pastor tacos
maps.app.goo.gl/8wN7zQtoB6bs...
Mine is Palmitas, a newish no-frills spot by Lawrence and Rockwell with the sweetest folks and great al pastor tacos
maps.app.goo.gl/8wN7zQtoB6bs...
maps.app.goo.gl
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I once biked to all 81 CPL branches as a shit post and this skeet suddenly has me wanting to pick 81 different taco spots across the city and bike to them.
Also…don’t sleep on the massive multi-story sculpture by Richard Hunt in the Special Collections area of said library (titled Jacob’s Ladder)
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Also…don’t sleep on the massive multi-story sculpture by Richard Hunt in the Special Collections area of said library (titled Jacob’s Ladder)
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one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
Who from #BikeChi has the pictures of @babski.bsky.social in the fly-as-hell Minnesota coat he was wearing for the ride yesterday?
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Who from #BikeChi has the pictures of @babski.bsky.social in the fly-as-hell Minnesota coat he was wearing for the ride yesterday?
Does anyone who is good at math know if 3K cyclists in the middle of winter is a lot?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
The bike wackos came out today, 3-5k of them in Minneapolis. It was warmer than it has been for a long time, about 17 degrees!
Photo by @brianmitchl.com
Photo by @brianmitchl.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Does anyone who is good at math know if 3K cyclists in the middle of winter is a lot?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
All I’m saying is that my botanical fruit platter with eggplant, almonds, pumpkin, and squash raises a lot of eyebrows when I bring it to a party.
My boy’s got me in a corner because I keep telling him to eat his vegetables and he says stuff like “dad, don’t be ridiculous”, and just when I’m about to get heated about, he’ll say “avocado and red pepper and tomato are FRUITS” and eat them and I have to sit there knowing he’s technically right
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
All I’m saying is that my botanical fruit platter with eggplant, almonds, pumpkin, and squash raises a lot of eyebrows when I bring it to a party.
This was a photo I took this morning…amazing how dangerous e-bikes are these days
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This was a photo I took this morning…amazing how dangerous e-bikes are these days
Dudes rock! Also…this is especially rude to myself and @shredded-teat.bsky.social since no one has ever snapped an impromptu photo of each of us on a winter ride.
There goes my hero (a cool Dad biking his kid home from school/daycare in the snow)
I even heard him say "hold on tight, we're going over the train tracks" 🥺
I even heard him say "hold on tight, we're going over the train tracks" 🥺
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Dudes rock! Also…this is especially rude to myself and @shredded-teat.bsky.social since no one has ever snapped an impromptu photo of each of us on a winter ride.
Let him who has not told a Wagoneer blocking the crosswalk, “Go fuck yourself”, cast the first stone.
Remember: Alex Pretti was a cyclist.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Let him who has not told a Wagoneer blocking the crosswalk, “Go fuck yourself”, cast the first stone.
Interestingly. This is the same approach that the attorneys in the Broadview 6 case made yesterday.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Interestingly. This is the same approach that the attorneys in the Broadview 6 case made yesterday.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
Photo taken of a wall outside the Dirksen Federal building where a hearing in the Broadview Six case was held today.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Photo taken of a wall outside the Dirksen Federal building where a hearing in the Broadview Six case was held today.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
When I’m on my bike and a car does this to me, I just raise my hands my hands in the air like it’s a stickup 😭😭😭
I. Lose. My. Mind.
Anti social behavior masquerading as being “nice”. They’re literally endangering everybody and thinks it’s okay because manners!
Anti social behavior masquerading as being “nice”. They’re literally endangering everybody and thinks it’s okay because manners!
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 AM
When I’m on my bike and a car does this to me, I just raise my hands my hands in the air like it’s a stickup 😭😭😭
This thread was my intro to the film of the same name. Would recommend!
Maybe "Sisu".
If I had to pick a word to describe the mood here in Minnesota right now the thing that comes to mind is "resolute"
That Midwestern stubbornness is in full effect.
That Midwestern stubbornness is in full effect.
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This thread was my intro to the film of the same name. Would recommend!
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The thing about Bovino is that he is short, but he is no short king. A short king embraces how comfortable an airline seat is for them, they don't decide that they're so emasculated by their height that they become a Nazi.
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
The thing about Bovino is that he is short, but he is no short king. A short king embraces how comfortable an airline seat is for them, they don't decide that they're so emasculated by their height that they become a Nazi.
I, for one, are looking forward to Dem leadership like Durbin squandering this opportunity and capitulating.
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I, for one, are looking forward to Dem leadership like Durbin squandering this opportunity and capitulating.
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Minnesota should demand Greg Bovino's teeny tiny CBP vest and helmet and put it in the Historical Society next to the 28th Virginia's Confederate Battle Flag we also rightly own.
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Minnesota should demand Greg Bovino's teeny tiny CBP vest and helmet and put it in the Historical Society next to the 28th Virginia's Confederate Battle Flag we also rightly own.
Keep pushing everyone.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Keep pushing everyone.
Anyone from #BikeChi with some spare squeezable water bottles to pass along to a good cause?
Hey Chicago cyclists: we got an ask for squeezable water bottles for eye wash in the Twin Cities and I bet those plastic ones you seem to accumulate at races would be perfect. DM me for a drop-off address (Albany Park) or possible shipping details if you have a large quantity
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Anyone from #BikeChi with some spare squeezable water bottles to pass along to a good cause?
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I love how folks in other parts of the country are panic buying groceries and in Chicago, it's just another day of waiting your turn for tamales and hot chocolate.
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I love how folks in other parts of the country are panic buying groceries and in Chicago, it's just another day of waiting your turn for tamales and hot chocolate.
This is a better statement than the one issued by the MN business community. It has perspective and a point of view. It’s not vapid and vague.
January 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
This is a better statement than the one issued by the MN business community. It has perspective and a point of view. It’s not vapid and vague.
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![a Kirby frame, inspired by Anthony Moser
Frame (F is happening!): The protestor had a gun!
Negation (F is not true!): The observer had a gun permit
Kirby (K is happening. That's why they're saying F): THEY ARE NAZI DEATH SQUADS
[eats the frame saying "gun man bad"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eawrzkefxggvqbrmagkhsmcc/bafkreifkywskuzbxiuoyfbasyous2f2fsvuukhcckmiet43f4yhwtslo4e@jpeg)
“All these people know each other”…Ma’am it’s called being neighbors.
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
“All these people know each other”…Ma’am it’s called being neighbors.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
come on get a pickoff
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Me watching my third IU football game…
📣📣📣 CHARLIE B
📣📣📣 CHARLIE B
Me watching my second IU football game…
Charlie B!!!
Charlie B!!!
Me watching my first IU football game…
I’m sorry Charlie B. I was not familiar with your game.
I’m sorry Charlie B. I was not familiar with your game.
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Me watching my third IU football game…
📣📣📣 CHARLIE B
📣📣📣 CHARLIE B