Hen
@hennypenny.bsky.social
art school dropout, creative technologist
One of my contributions to Friendsgiving
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One of my contributions to Friendsgiving
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Defend Privacy and Free Speech
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November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Data is power. In a climate where so many of us worry about which rights the government will take away next, EFF is focused on protecting your data privacy. Support our work today: supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
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Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
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SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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five days and a few hours to go and at this point I'm just gonna be shameless: if you can help signal-boost this thing, I'd be grateful. I've done very well through my own channels, but haven't had much luck breaking out beyond them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
five days and a few hours to go and at this point I'm just gonna be shameless: if you can help signal-boost this thing, I'd be grateful. I've done very well through my own channels, but haven't had much luck breaking out beyond them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
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If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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The John Henry hypercard stack is back. Enjoy. jonuleis.com/jh/ (big big h/t to our hero Jon Uleis)
TMBG John Henry HyperCard Sampler
They Might Be Giants has just completed a new album, John Henry, which will be in the stores this August, but you don't have to wait until then to experience the twenty new songs (interpretive snippet...
jonuleis.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The John Henry hypercard stack is back. Enjoy. jonuleis.com/jh/ (big big h/t to our hero Jon Uleis)
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The strongest predictor of autism is genetics.
Data:
• If one identical twin has ASD, the other has a 90–99% chance.
• Compare that to 31–67% chance for fraternal twins.
• Non-twin siblings have ~20% likelihood of ASD, 7-fold higher than general population.
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Data:
• If one identical twin has ASD, the other has a 90–99% chance.
• Compare that to 31–67% chance for fraternal twins.
• Non-twin siblings have ~20% likelihood of ASD, 7-fold higher than general population.
1/
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The strongest predictor of autism is genetics.
Data:
• If one identical twin has ASD, the other has a 90–99% chance.
• Compare that to 31–67% chance for fraternal twins.
• Non-twin siblings have ~20% likelihood of ASD, 7-fold higher than general population.
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Data:
• If one identical twin has ASD, the other has a 90–99% chance.
• Compare that to 31–67% chance for fraternal twins.
• Non-twin siblings have ~20% likelihood of ASD, 7-fold higher than general population.
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let's regroup on this later
closing a loop >>>>>>> circling back
July 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
let's regroup on this later
Better Call Solomon when you need a riff with some righteous indignation.
July 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Better Call Solomon when you need a riff with some righteous indignation.
Ezra's grift is abundantly clear
July 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Ezra's grift is abundantly clear
If you see this, quote post with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who and Transformers
July 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If you see this, quote post with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who and Transformers
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It is definitionally insane that most people in our country are living under threat of instant medical bankruptcy the moment they or a family member get sick and yet this is not the major topic of discussion in this country's daily political discourse.
July 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It is definitionally insane that most people in our country are living under threat of instant medical bankruptcy the moment they or a family member get sick and yet this is not the major topic of discussion in this country's daily political discourse.
The only movie I've probably watched more than "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" is "Barry Gordy's the Last Dragon"
If you were a kid when VCR's were around you watched *every* movie you had a million times because you only had like a dozen movies to watch. Didn't matter if you didn't like em.
June 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The only movie I've probably watched more than "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" is "Barry Gordy's the Last Dragon"
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🧵 A lot of people experiencing the NY mayor’s race have started wondering why the city’s elite media so hates Zohran Mamdani and so worships Andrew Cuomo. Follow along and let me explain...
June 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧵 A lot of people experiencing the NY mayor’s race have started wondering why the city’s elite media so hates Zohran Mamdani and so worships Andrew Cuomo. Follow along and let me explain...
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webgl is still the worst way to play, but now it's a little less worse
dean-sick.itch.io/puppy-truck-...
dean-sick.itch.io/puppy-truck-...
Puppy Truck (tiny playground) by dean_sick
an absolutely miniscule movement playround for curious fans.
dean-sick.itch.io
May 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
webgl is still the worst way to play, but now it's a little less worse
dean-sick.itch.io/puppy-truck-...
dean-sick.itch.io/puppy-truck-...
No shirt, no shoes, no parking on the dance floor
May 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
No shirt, no shoes, no parking on the dance floor
Congratulations to @anntelnaes.bsky.social for leaving this unprincipled rag (oh, and winning a Pulitzer).
The Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post. She won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001 and was a finalist for the prize in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Congratulations to @anntelnaes.bsky.social for leaving this unprincipled rag (oh, and winning a Pulitzer).
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Wrestling, As I Have Come To Understand It (2024)
May 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Wrestling, As I Have Come To Understand It (2024)
What a lovely story
A little clip from a recent keynote I gave, featuring Refried 🎶
May 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What a lovely story