Danya Henninger
@phillydesign.bsky.social
Never been more like I am today. Journalist, photographer, Philadelphian. Editorial director at Technical.ly. Formerly Billy Penn at WHYY.
Welp, the security practices comment likely holds technical.ly/civics/penn-...
Penn email system gets hacked, message calls university ‘elitist institution’ with ‘terrible security practices’
In their message, which appeared to go out across the school community, the hackers took issue with Penn’s hiring and admission practices, and threatened to leak data.
technical.ly
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Welp, the security practices comment likely holds technical.ly/civics/penn-...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Excited for @freespeechproject.bsky.social's two-day event in Philadelphia — we had a prep call yesterday for my panel and whew, there is a lot to discuss
Free RSVP freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
Free RSVP freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Excited for @freespeechproject.bsky.social's two-day event in Philadelphia — we had a prep call yesterday for my panel and whew, there is a lot to discuss
Free RSVP freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
Free RSVP freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
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Join us in two weeks for our "Free Speech at the Crossroads: a Keystone Dialogue," an event co-hosted by Temple University. The event will feature discussions of campus protest, artificial intelligence, and much more.
RSVP via this link: freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
RSVP via this link: freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Join us in two weeks for our "Free Speech at the Crossroads: a Keystone Dialogue," an event co-hosted by Temple University. The event will feature discussions of campus protest, artificial intelligence, and much more.
RSVP via this link: freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
RSVP via this link: freespeechproject.georgetown.edu/free-speech-...
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According to Oregon, Trump got the idea that Portland is on fire because Fox News illustrated a September 5 story on protests of ICE with video from the George Floyd riots in 2020.
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September 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
According to Oregon, Trump got the idea that Portland is on fire because Fox News illustrated a September 5 story on protests of ICE with video from the George Floyd riots in 2020.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s advice to Philly Mayor @cherelleparker.bsky.social:
“Do everything you can to build up the well of goodwill now. This crisis is different than COVID... It’s not enough to just be anti-Trump. Articulate a vision.”
#gplex2025
“Do everything you can to build up the well of goodwill now. This crisis is different than COVID... It’s not enough to just be anti-Trump. Articulate a vision.”
#gplex2025
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s advice to Philly Mayor @cherelleparker.bsky.social:
“Do everything you can to build up the well of goodwill now. This crisis is different than COVID... It’s not enough to just be anti-Trump. Articulate a vision.”
#gplex2025
“Do everything you can to build up the well of goodwill now. This crisis is different than COVID... It’s not enough to just be anti-Trump. Articulate a vision.”
#gplex2025
The Sunday roundup from @tanglenews.bsky.social is very useful. Love the reader surveys after each day's story recap
www.readtangle.com/the-sunday-s...
www.readtangle.com/the-sunday-s...
The Sunday — September 7
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading.
What the right is doodling.
What the left is dood...
www.readtangle.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Sunday roundup from @tanglenews.bsky.social is very useful. Love the reader surveys after each day's story recap
www.readtangle.com/the-sunday-s...
www.readtangle.com/the-sunday-s...
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Philadelphians once destroyed HitchBOT, so its reaction to Waymo probably won’t surprise you technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Philadelphians once destroyed HitchBOT, so its reaction to Waymo probably won’t surprise you
Residents say they'll still prefer human drivers if the self-driving cars stick around — unless, of course, it's cheaper to choose the latter.
technical.ly
September 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Philadelphians once destroyed HitchBOT, so its reaction to Waymo probably won’t surprise you technical.ly/entrepreneur...
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Bringing internet to the Appalachians: How Garrett County navigates funding, terrain and tech technical.ly/civics/garre...
Bringing internet to the Appalachians: How Garrett County navigates funding, terrain and tech
The decades-long struggle to expand broadband in Maryland’s westernmost county forces residents and ISPs to work around mountains, sparse populations and shifting government funding rules.
technical.ly
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bringing internet to the Appalachians: How Garrett County navigates funding, terrain and tech technical.ly/civics/garre...
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This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
RFK Jr is a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
McGlinchey's story, from 2015 www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs...
August 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
McGlinchey's story, from 2015 www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs...
"We’ll end, as all things ideally should, with treasure."
The Abstract from 404 is just so good www.404media.co/a-strand-of-...
The Abstract from 404 is just so good www.404media.co/a-strand-of-...
A Strand of Hair Just Changed What We Know About the Inka Empire
A 500-year-old human hair in a rare khipu challenges the long-held idea that only elite men created these knotted records in the Inka empire.
www.404media.co
August 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"We’ll end, as all things ideally should, with treasure."
The Abstract from 404 is just so good www.404media.co/a-strand-of-...
The Abstract from 404 is just so good www.404media.co/a-strand-of-...
I so clearly remember the rise of leggings.
My friend Sally wore them to school in 4th grade and we loved how shocked the grownups were. I didn't wear them as pants till college, and even so we joked about it. Then they obviously took over.
Glad to say farewell.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
My friend Sally wore them to school in 4th grade and we loved how shocked the grownups were. I didn't wear them as pants till college, and even so we joked about it. Then they obviously took over.
Glad to say farewell.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
RIP Leggings. Big Workout Pants Are Taking Over.
After over 20 years as the reigning workout wear, stretchy fitted bottoms are losing ground to baggy styles favored by Gen Z.
www.wsj.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I so clearly remember the rise of leggings.
My friend Sally wore them to school in 4th grade and we loved how shocked the grownups were. I didn't wear them as pants till college, and even so we joked about it. Then they obviously took over.
Glad to say farewell.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
My friend Sally wore them to school in 4th grade and we loved how shocked the grownups were. I didn't wear them as pants till college, and even so we joked about it. Then they obviously took over.
Glad to say farewell.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
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Robots that work with humans, rather than replacing them? Young people are lining up to join PA’s Precision Cobotics technical.ly/workforce/pr...
Robots that work with humans, rather than replacing them? Young people are lining up to join PA’s Precision Cobotics
The Lancaster company is training the next generation of manufacturing pros through hands-on learning and classroom-to-career pathways.
technical.ly
August 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Robots that work with humans, rather than replacing them? Young people are lining up to join PA’s Precision Cobotics technical.ly/workforce/pr...
Pittsburgh is preparing to host the president next week for an "energy and innovation summit" — and even people protesting the event think it's going to be huge for the region
technical.ly/civic-news/p...
technical.ly/civic-news/p...
Pittsburgh is buzzing over the Trump energy summit at CMU — even protesters say it’s historic
Local tech leaders, who are also hosting a preview event, hope to harness the national attention and brand the region as the heart of the AI economy.
technical.ly
July 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pittsburgh is preparing to host the president next week for an "energy and innovation summit" — and even people protesting the event think it's going to be huge for the region
technical.ly/civic-news/p...
technical.ly/civic-news/p...
This is going to be a really fun conversation. Great conference, too
🎤 ✨ Want to start working with influencers? At the 2025 Summit, you’ll have the chance to participate in a practical workshop on this hot topic, led by @phillydesign.bsky.social, @samragland.bsky.social, Ariel Zirulnick, and @adrianalacy.com. Learn more: lionpublishers.com/summit-2025/
July 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is going to be a really fun conversation. Great conference, too
Bean lovers, come to the Instant Pot dark side with me
Fresh from the bean blog, a guest post by @phillydesign.bsky.social! How to cook beans in an Instant Pot: beantips.com/how-to-cook-...
How to cook beans in an Instant Pot
Unlocking fresh-cooked beans happened for me via the Instant Pot. It makes the process so reliable. It’s not scary; it’s fast and delicious.
beantips.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bean lovers, come to the Instant Pot dark side with me
Turn a hulking monument to police brutality into a locus for accessible travel? Yes, please. Especially considering the Peter Pan CEO's pitch:
“I’ll buy it, I’ll pay for it, and lease it back to the city — and I’ll get it done quick,“ he said.
www.inquirer.com/transportati...
“I’ll buy it, I’ll pay for it, and lease it back to the city — and I’ll get it done quick,“ he said.
www.inquirer.com/transportati...
Peter Pan CEO offers to turn Roundhouse into a bus terminal depot
Dozens of witnesses and City Council expressed frustration at delays in finding a better place for an intercity bus terminal.
www.inquirer.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Turn a hulking monument to police brutality into a locus for accessible travel? Yes, please. Especially considering the Peter Pan CEO's pitch:
“I’ll buy it, I’ll pay for it, and lease it back to the city — and I’ll get it done quick,“ he said.
www.inquirer.com/transportati...
“I’ll buy it, I’ll pay for it, and lease it back to the city — and I’ll get it done quick,“ he said.
www.inquirer.com/transportati...
The art of coming up with these @semafor.com photo taglines (what's a better term?) taps that tabloid headline vein
May 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The art of coming up with these @semafor.com photo taglines (what's a better term?) taps that tabloid headline vein
A good use for AI
Next week, AI will start issuing parking tickets in Philadelphia technical.ly/civic-news/a...
Next week, AI will start issuing parking tickets in Philadelphia
Implemented as a partnership between SEPTA and the PPA, the smart-camera system identifies vehicles in bus lanes or in front of bus stops.
technical.ly
May 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A good use for AI
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As AI reshapes work, some Pittsburgh jobs vanish while others surge technical.ly/professional...
As AI reshapes work, some Pittsburgh jobs vanish while others surge
Duolingo is cutting contractors, while ECI is hiring for 100 new positions. Plus, a Pittsburgh resident is now leading AI at the Pentagon.
technical.ly
May 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
As AI reshapes work, some Pittsburgh jobs vanish while others surge technical.ly/professional...
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The student who made SaveSEPTA.com received threats over it??
April 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The student who made SaveSEPTA.com received threats over it??
Hard times for early-stage startups. Only companies getting big bucks are AI darlings.
April 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hard times for early-stage startups. Only companies getting big bucks are AI darlings.
What more could you want?
April 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What more could you want?