April Henry
@aprilhenry.bsky.social
I kill people, but only on paper. Edgar-award winning author of 30 mysteries and thrillers. I love snacks, scary things, and Brazilian jiujitsu.
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#GVerse #Update - via @calltoactivism.bsky.social
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#GVerse #Update - via @calltoactivism.bsky.social
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
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Music to my ears. Being booed by 20,000+ people! Good job DC!
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Music to my ears. Being booed by 20,000+ people! Good job DC!
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Sarah Connor: Why won’t you just die?
T-1000: Wow, what a great question! By asking that question you‘ve shown that you’re interested in life and death, and that you’re more philosophical than most. Let’s unpack that…
T-1000: Wow, what a great question! By asking that question you‘ve shown that you’re interested in life and death, and that you’re more philosophical than most. Let’s unpack that…
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Sarah Connor: Why won’t you just die?
T-1000: Wow, what a great question! By asking that question you‘ve shown that you’re interested in life and death, and that you’re more philosophical than most. Let’s unpack that…
T-1000: Wow, what a great question! By asking that question you‘ve shown that you’re interested in life and death, and that you’re more philosophical than most. Let’s unpack that…
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Hey, Turbotax, do you know something I don't know?
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Hey, Turbotax, do you know something I don't know?
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The richest man on the planet starved 600K people to death simple because he could. No other reason.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The richest man on the planet starved 600K people to death simple because he could. No other reason.
This makes my day! Stay Dead was super interesting to research. I talked to a pilot who flew private jets and read a whole bunch about assassins.
Dad read it in a single sitting and recommends it!
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This makes my day! Stay Dead was super interesting to research. I talked to a pilot who flew private jets and read a whole bunch about assassins.
Love it when BookBub recommends books I recommended!
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Love it when BookBub recommends books I recommended!
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This is a nightmare, honestly. A growing unchecked army of violent bigoted brownshirts bragging about hurting people. And this is just the stuff we see, that we know. There's certainly much worse waiting to be learned.
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is a nightmare, honestly. A growing unchecked army of violent bigoted brownshirts bragging about hurting people. And this is just the stuff we see, that we know. There's certainly much worse waiting to be learned.
Ooh lucky library!
Hachette and @littlebrownyr.bsky.social have gifted us four books by @aprilhenry.bsky.social!!!
(My 79 year-old father immediately grabbed "Stay Dead," but he's a quick reader and has promised to return it.)
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
(My 79 year-old father immediately grabbed "Stay Dead," but he's a quick reader and has promised to return it.)
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
#booksky
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ooh lucky library!
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Author, screenwriter Edward/Savio and I talk for way too long about writing and whatnot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZBu...
Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. Search Edward Savio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZBu...
Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. Search Edward Savio.
EP.1 Christopher Moore: Making The Profane Profound
YouTube video by Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Author, screenwriter Edward/Savio and I talk for way too long about writing and whatnot.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZBu...
Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. Search Edward Savio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZBu...
Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. Search Edward Savio.
Cannot wait!
Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Cannot wait!
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The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Learn more about the original Portland frog: www.kgw.com/article/news...
Anti-ICE protester's frog costume gains a reach well beyond the small Portland pond
Seth Todd was one of a few dedicated protesters gathering nightly outside of Portland's ICE building. Now his inflatable frog costume is a nationwide symbol.
www.kgw.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Learn more about the original Portland frog: www.kgw.com/article/news...
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For others looking to follow this story:
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
The woman being arrested is Marta Leiva.
Her attorney is Adam Crayk, and has shown that she does hold a valid permit, valid through 2029, pending an asylum trial.
She is a single mother of 4.
ICE must be held accountable.
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
The woman being arrested is Marta Leiva.
Her attorney is Adam Crayk, and has shown that she does hold a valid permit, valid through 2029, pending an asylum trial.
She is a single mother of 4.
ICE must be held accountable.
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For others looking to follow this story:
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
The woman being arrested is Marta Leiva.
Her attorney is Adam Crayk, and has shown that she does hold a valid permit, valid through 2029, pending an asylum trial.
She is a single mother of 4.
ICE must be held accountable.
www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...
The woman being arrested is Marta Leiva.
Her attorney is Adam Crayk, and has shown that she does hold a valid permit, valid through 2029, pending an asylum trial.
She is a single mother of 4.
ICE must be held accountable.
So this seems very meta @chucktingle.bsky.social Lucky Day is a Multnomah County Library Lucky Day book.
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
So this seems very meta @chucktingle.bsky.social Lucky Day is a Multnomah County Library Lucky Day book.
I’m at that awkward age (66) where the question is not “What do I want to be when I grow up?” but “What do I want to be as I grow old?”
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I’m at that awkward age (66) where the question is not “What do I want to be when I grow up?” but “What do I want to be as I grow old?”
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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Because the huge Anthropic class action settlement limits eligibility to works registered w/ US Copyright Office, non-US writers are mostly locked out. But there's a similar proposed class action covering Canadian authors (click Documents link, then Amended Notice) www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
Anthropic PBC AI Copyright - CFM Lawyers
www.cfmlawyers.ca
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Because the huge Anthropic class action settlement limits eligibility to works registered w/ US Copyright Office, non-US writers are mostly locked out. But there's a similar proposed class action covering Canadian authors (click Documents link, then Amended Notice) www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
I got recognized at the gym today as an author. Always a little weird to feel this stare from a person you don't recognize at all. Cool too!
November 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I got recognized at the gym today as an author. Always a little weird to feel this stare from a person you don't recognize at all. Cool too!
I hate this administration.
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I hate this administration.
Portland clearly on fire.
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Portland clearly on fire.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM