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.
Is it possible the Pope is at the bears game IN DISGUISE?!? A bear suit would be the perfect disguise #JustSaying
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Is it possible the Pope is at the bears game IN DISGUISE?!? A bear suit would be the perfect disguise #JustSaying
Reposted by Henderson the Purple Rain King
This is a fucking metal quote
January 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
This is a fucking metal quote
“I have asked the clergy to make they they have written their wills” is an incredibly metal bar for a bishop to make.
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
“I have asked the clergy to make they they have written their wills” is an incredibly metal bar for a bishop to make.
Lmao at Oregon running this as their first play. Excited to see them run a second play down 7-0.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT DEANGELO MOTHERFUCKING PONDS
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Lmao at Oregon running this as their first play. Excited to see them run a second play down 7-0.
Moreover ICE must be defeated.
January 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Moreover ICE must be defeated.
Me when I can’t find a parking spot…”There was no room at the inn”
Guy who refers to structured parking as “car stables”
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Me when I can’t find a parking spot…”There was no room at the inn”
Could be VERY funny
Overtime should just be kickers for both teams attempting progressively longer kicks.
It's good, #Jaguars K Cam Little with a 67-yard kick to end the first half.
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
JAX 31, TEN 7
Wow.
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
JAX 31, TEN 7
Wow.
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Could be VERY funny
Jokes on them. My 2006 Camry already has a tape deck, physical buttons, and at least 50K miles left on it.
Rejoice, aging millennials and Gen Z cassette enthusiasts: the new Volkswagen ID. Polo packs lots of salutes to 20th-century tech.
insideevs.com/news/783366/...
insideevs.com/news/783366/...
Not Just Buttons: Volkswagen's Latest EV Goes Retro With A 'Tape Deck'
Rejoice, aging millennials and Gen Z cassette enthusiasts: the new Volkswagen ID. Polo packs lots of salutes to 20th-century tech.
insideevs.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Jokes on them. My 2006 Camry already has a tape deck, physical buttons, and at least 50K miles left on it.
Somehow this reminds me of the worst intersection i ever biked (riding on 130th from the Altgeld Gardens branch to get to the lake)
January 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Somehow this reminds me of the worst intersection i ever biked (riding on 130th from the Altgeld Gardens branch to get to the lake)
Reposted by Henderson the Purple Rain King
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Overtime should just be kickers for both teams attempting progressively longer kicks.
It's good, #Jaguars K Cam Little with a 67-yard kick to end the first half.
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
JAX 31, TEN 7
Wow.
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
JAX 31, TEN 7
Wow.
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Overtime should just be kickers for both teams attempting progressively longer kicks.
See a bridge, post a bridge
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
See a bridge, post a bridge
FYI to drivers: Thumbs down and the middle finger both convey a similar “fuck you” attitude.
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
FYI to drivers: Thumbs down and the middle finger both convey a similar “fuck you” attitude.
Big “boomers trying to open a PDF” energy (if it wasn’t all so fucking dark).
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Big “boomers trying to open a PDF” energy (if it wasn’t all so fucking dark).
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
Remember: if you live in Chicago and are interested in how to increase your bike/walk/transit share, that’s literally why they invented BlueSky AFAIK.
Periodic reminder:
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️
Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.
Which makes invading Venezuela a much less profitable endeavor.
Venezuela either has "The most oil in the world!" Or "Not that much oil really," depending on what the price of oil is.
🙂🙃
Oil is currently near a 4 year low.
More!
Venezuela either has "The most oil in the world!" Or "Not that much oil really," depending on what the price of oil is.
🙂🙃
Oil is currently near a 4 year low.
More!
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Remember: if you live in Chicago and are interested in how to increase your bike/walk/transit share, that’s literally why they invented BlueSky AFAIK.
Hell yes.
Semaphore Cafe brings coffee and brunch to East Garfield Park. "I've never felt more welcome anywhere in the city," says the owner, a new resident.
https://to.wttw.com/494aAjj
https://to.wttw.com/494aAjj
A Cafe and Brunch Spot Opens in East Garfield Park Next to the Expansive Park
Semaphore Cafe aims to be a community gathering space in East Garfield Park. "I've never felt more welcome anywhere in the city," says the owner, a new resident.
to.wttw.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Hell yes.
They should invent a college football conference where, “it just means more”
January 1, 2026 at 11:10 PM
They should invent a college football conference where, “it just means more”
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.
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
CHARLIE B 🗣️
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Me watching my second IU football game…
Charlie B!!!
Charlie B!!!
Rural drivers deciding to enter the congestion pricing discourse in the mentions of @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Rural drivers deciding to enter the congestion pricing discourse in the mentions of @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
Organized a multi-generational bike bus with 30+ participants to help turn out pro-bike lane supporters at a community meeting organized by bike lane naysayers.
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Organized a multi-generational bike bus with 30+ participants to help turn out pro-bike lane supporters at a community meeting organized by bike lane naysayers.
Don’t usually work out of our downtown office so looking for lunch recommendations near Dirksen Federal.
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Don’t usually work out of our downtown office so looking for lunch recommendations near Dirksen Federal.
Me but with the original Freaky Friday.
People recommend breakfast at Tiffany's and then never mention it opens with the worst yellow face you've ever seen. Dunno how I'm supposed to make it through 2h of this.
December 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Me but with the original Freaky Friday.
My bike is helping me reduce car mileage enough that I may be able keep my ‘06 Camry (147K miles) until physical buttons are back.
Current amenities include…
* knobs and buttons
* tape player (complimentary)
Current amenities include…
* knobs and buttons
* tape player (complimentary)
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My bike is helping me reduce car mileage enough that I may be able keep my ‘06 Camry (147K miles) until physical buttons are back.
Current amenities include…
* knobs and buttons
* tape player (complimentary)
Current amenities include…
* knobs and buttons
* tape player (complimentary)
The Schwalbe restaurant guide to Chicago is all the social media pics of the cute place where you stopped for a little treat on your bike ride
December 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Schwalbe restaurant guide to Chicago is all the social media pics of the cute place where you stopped for a little treat on your bike ride
Them: not everyone can ride a bike…
Me (holding up a baby Lion King-style): not everyone can drive a car…
Me (holding up a baby Lion King-style): not everyone can drive a car…
I've been told "she can't be used as a prop at meetings" 😢
December 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Them: not everyone can ride a bike…
Me (holding up a baby Lion King-style): not everyone can drive a car…
Me (holding up a baby Lion King-style): not everyone can drive a car…