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April Henry
@aprilhenry.bsky.social
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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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aprilhenry.bsky.social
Southern friends - do you still have frozen Fordhook (not baby) lima beans in your grocery stores? I miss them! I was the world's pickiest eater as a kid, but even then I loved Fordhooks. I haven't seem them in Portland for years and years.
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Fox said five-year-old film was current and even showed other places and labelled them Portland. (But all us Portlanders already knew they were lying.) www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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justinelliott.bsky.social
NEW:

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
This is disgusting. "Raskin’s letter said Maxwell has received customized meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area and access to a service puppy."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Reading about a scandalous old murder case. "When reporters confronted her with allegations of adultery, incest, and murder, she replied, 'Well, nobody's perfect.'"
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Packing for Houston school visits next week. I'm looking forward to my second visit EVER to an Aldis to get groceries. And now I know to pack a quarter!
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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profkfh.bsky.social
He might as well send troops to Bezos’ house and Amazon HQ to fix the problem of dying malls.

www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
Confused Trump, 79, Demands Troop Deployment Over Fictional Mall
The aging president raged about the “Miracle Mile” and claimed it was “once considered one of our Nation’s BEST.”
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Remembering my dad, a Marine in WWII, on this Veteran's Day. Young enough that I think his mustache was augmented with eyebrow pencil.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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gmf1369.bsky.social
#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."
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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sandybeach805.bsky.social
Music to my ears. Being booed by 20,000+ people! Good job DC!
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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nedhartley.com
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…
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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laurelpowell.net
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.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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katemessner.com
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
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Hey, Turbotax, do you know something I don't know?
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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theauthorguy.bsky.social
The richest man on the planet starved 600K people to death simple because he could. No other reason.
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
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.
handle.invalid Lakengren Little Free Library @handle.invalid · 8d
Dad read it in a single sitting and recommends it!
A thumbs up from a reader who has slightly aged out of the "young adult" category.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Love it when BookBub recommends books I recommended!
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
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.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d
“.. 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...
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Ooh lucky library!
handle.invalid Lakengren Little Free Library @handle.invalid · 9d
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
The cover of "Girl Forgotten" by April Henry. Seventeen years ago, Layla Trello was murdered, and her killer was never found. Enter true-crime fan Piper Gray who is determined to reopen Layla’s case and get some answers. With the help of Jonas—who has a secret of his own—Piper starts a podcast investigating Layla’s murder. But as she digs deeper into the mysteries of the past, Piper begins receiving anonymous threats telling her to back off the investigation, or else. The killer is still out there, and Piper must uncover their identity before they silence her forever. The cover of "Stay Dead" by April Henry. Sometimes, the only way to live is to make sure the world thinks you’re dead . . . In the aftermath of a car accident that claimed the life of her senator father, sixteen-year-old Milan finds herself adrift, expelled from her third boarding school. Milan’s mother, who has assumed the senate seat, diverts her private plane to pick up her daughter. But on their way home, a bomb rips off a wing and the plane crashes in the mountains. In her final moments, Milan’s mother entrusts her with a key. She reveals it will unlock the evidence that so many people have already died for—including Milan’s father. The only way Milan can survive, her mom tells her, is to let everyone believe she died with the other passengers. ​Milan is forced to navigate a perilous descent in freezing conditions while outwitting everything from a drone to wild animals. With relentless assassins on her trail, she must untangle the web of deceit and save herself and countless others. Will she piece together the truth in time? The cover of "Two Truths and a Lie" by April Henry. Nell has always wanted to be an actor, but she doubts her ability. As a member of her school’s theater program, she prefers working backstage. On the way to a contest, an unexpected blizzard strands her acting troupe in a creepy motel. Soon they meet a group of strangers from another high school—including the mysterious and handsome Knox, who insists they play the game Two Truths and a Lie. When it’s Nell’s turn, she draws a slip of paper written in unfamiliar handwriting: I like to watch people die. I’ve lost count of how many people I’ve killed. Suddenly, a night of harmless fun turns into a matter of life and death. As guests start to go missing, it becomes clear that a murderer is hiding in their midst ready to strike again. In a room full of liars and performers, the truth is never quite what it seems. Nell is going to have to act like her life depends on it—because it does. The cover of "When We Go Missing" by April Henry. Seventeen-year-old Willow always has a camera around her neck. She volunteers as a photographer at Finding Home, an animal shelter. When Willow stumbles upon a lost camera memory card, it’s filled with hundreds of photos of teenage girls. Some are smiling, others look unaware, and a few seem terrified. The police tell her taking photos in public isn’t a crime. But Willow can’t seem to let it go, especially after she finds her own photo on the card. So Willow teams up with new volunteer Dare to figure out what happened to the girls. As their investigation heats up, so does the chemistry between them. But everyone around Willow seems to have a secret: Finding Home’s owner, her own mom, and even Dare. When Willow learns that some of the girls on the camera card have gone missing, she realizes the unknown photographer might be a serial killer. Can Willow find him before he finds her?
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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theauthorguy.bsky.social
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.
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
aprilhenry.bsky.social
Cannot wait!
patricknessbooks.bsky.social Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 10d
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
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propublica.org
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)
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
aprilhenry.bsky.social
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
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jdunck.bsky.social
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.
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
aprilhenry.bsky.social
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