Diana B. Henriques
@dianabhenriques.bsky.social
Six books include "Taming the Street," on FDR's historic financial reforms, and NYT bestseller 'The Wizard of Lies,' on Madoff's historic fraud, now an HBO movie. A half-century of writing and reading. Loves life, really loves puppies.
Voted early, took my dog.
(Apologies to Kate Atkinson.)
(Apologies to Kate Atkinson.)
November 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Voted early, took my dog.
(Apologies to Kate Atkinson.)
(Apologies to Kate Atkinson.)
I'm sure we're all glad that employers no longer feel so bad about laying workers off into a sputtering economy. So much nicer for the bosses if they aren't agonizing over the joblessness they inflict, right?
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November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm sure we're all glad that employers no longer feel so bad about laying workers off into a sputtering economy. So much nicer for the bosses if they aren't agonizing over the joblessness they inflict, right?
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Home from early voting at Hoboken City Hall, where the lovely volunteers showed me how to cast my provisional ballot* and insisted Sparky get an "I Voted" sticker too.
Have you voted? It would make Sparky very happy if you have!
*My mail-in ballot package arrived without an actual ballot.
Have you voted? It would make Sparky very happy if you have!
*My mail-in ballot package arrived without an actual ballot.
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Home from early voting at Hoboken City Hall, where the lovely volunteers showed me how to cast my provisional ballot* and insisted Sparky get an "I Voted" sticker too.
Have you voted? It would make Sparky very happy if you have!
*My mail-in ballot package arrived without an actual ballot.
Have you voted? It would make Sparky very happy if you have!
*My mail-in ballot package arrived without an actual ballot.
What I did today.
The Lincoln Center revival of this profoundly humane, timely, and glorious show is perfect.
Simply perfect.
The Lincoln Center revival of this profoundly humane, timely, and glorious show is perfect.
Simply perfect.
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What I did today.
The Lincoln Center revival of this profoundly humane, timely, and glorious show is perfect.
Simply perfect.
The Lincoln Center revival of this profoundly humane, timely, and glorious show is perfect.
Simply perfect.
Nearing Times Square - a sea of people! Signs: When Cruelty Becomes Normal, Compassion l
Looks Radical!
Looks Radical!
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Nearing Times Square - a sea of people! Signs: When Cruelty Becomes Normal, Compassion l
Looks Radical!
Looks Radical!
Excited to be heading into the NYC edition of #NoKings on a double bus that's SRO before we're even out of Hoboken! Signs, flags, kids, boomers - wonderful!!
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Excited to be heading into the NYC edition of #NoKings on a double bus that's SRO before we're even out of Hoboken! Signs, flags, kids, boomers - wonderful!!
Two great little books on the FCC's right-wing past:
"The Red Scare, Politics, and the FCC, 1941-1960," by Susan L. Brinson; and "No Lamb for Slaughter," an autobiography by Edward Lamb.
"The Red Scare, Politics, and the FCC, 1941-1960," by Susan L. Brinson; and "No Lamb for Slaughter," an autobiography by Edward Lamb.
September 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Two great little books on the FCC's right-wing past:
"The Red Scare, Politics, and the FCC, 1941-1960," by Susan L. Brinson; and "No Lamb for Slaughter," an autobiography by Edward Lamb.
"The Red Scare, Politics, and the FCC, 1941-1960," by Susan L. Brinson; and "No Lamb for Slaughter," an autobiography by Edward Lamb.
Do you need a smile? Sparky thinks we all need a smile. Listen to Sparky...
September 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Do you need a smile? Sparky thinks we all need a smile. Listen to Sparky...
I can't single-handedly make the country safer and more democratic today. But I can make these beautiful local farm products into a giant batch of ratatouille. Remember to refuel, folks.
August 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I can't single-handedly make the country safer and more democratic today. But I can make these beautiful local farm products into a giant batch of ratatouille. Remember to refuel, folks.
What a delight to connect with the great Ray Suarez at the Cathedral Church of St Paul in Burlington today! He'll be at the Worthen Library in South Hero Wednesday at 6:30pm. His message is timely and powerful - a voice of compassion in cruel times.
July 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What a delight to connect with the great Ray Suarez at the Cathedral Church of St Paul in Burlington today! He'll be at the Worthen Library in South Hero Wednesday at 6:30pm. His message is timely and powerful - a voice of compassion in cruel times.
Another reminder. The fight is long. Refuel with loveliness.
June 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Another reminder. The fight is long. Refuel with loveliness.
I'd like to report an historical timeline in Key West that attributes the city's survival of the Great Depression to President Herbert Hoover. Or is that okay?
May 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I'd like to report an historical timeline in Key West that attributes the city's survival of the Great Depression to President Herbert Hoover. Or is that okay?
For reasons unrelated to today's distressing climate for civil liberties, I spent the weekend reading the late John A. Salmond's superb biography of Clifford J. Durr, a Southern who faced the earliest stirrings of McCarthyism with courage and tenacity. I'll share a few bits...
May 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For reasons unrelated to today's distressing climate for civil liberties, I spent the weekend reading the late John A. Salmond's superb biography of Clifford J. Durr, a Southern who faced the earliest stirrings of McCarthyism with courage and tenacity. I'll share a few bits...
Sparky is pretty alarmed about the Trump administration's defiance of court orders and hopes you are too.
April 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Sparky is pretty alarmed about the Trump administration's defiance of court orders and hopes you are too.
And the crowds pour in. Find a rally! Add your voice!!
April 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
And the crowds pour in. Find a rally! Add your voice!!
Huge crowd at Bryant Park, despite the drizzle!
April 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Huge crowd at Bryant Park, despite the drizzle!
Making a sign: $2.
Ticket on an NYC-bound bus: $1.75.
Speaking out for American values:
PRICELESS.
Ticket on an NYC-bound bus: $1.75.
Speaking out for American values:
PRICELESS.
April 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Making a sign: $2.
Ticket on an NYC-bound bus: $1.75.
Speaking out for American values:
PRICELESS.
Ticket on an NYC-bound bus: $1.75.
Speaking out for American values:
PRICELESS.
Sharing a hug with one of the best journalists I have ever had the privilege of working with: David Barstow, who has won four Pulitzers - and whose Berkeley students have won Polk Awards in 3 of the past 4 years. A national treasure, and a treasured friend!
April 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sharing a hug with one of the best journalists I have ever had the privilege of working with: David Barstow, who has won four Pulitzers - and whose Berkeley students have won Polk Awards in 3 of the past 4 years. A national treasure, and a treasured friend!
The legendary Jane Mayer of The New Yorker is a #GeorgePolkAward winner for her "Secret History" of Pete Hegseth. She thanked her brave sources and called on all of journalism to rise to this terrifying and important time.
April 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The legendary Jane Mayer of The New Yorker is a #GeorgePolkAward winner for her "Secret History" of Pete Hegseth. She thanked her brave sources and called on all of journalism to rise to this terrifying and important time.
And the winners are...
Such inspiring, impactful work showcased here at #GeorgePolkAward luncheon.
Such inspiring, impactful work showcased here at #GeorgePolkAward luncheon.
April 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
And the winners are...
Such inspiring, impactful work showcased here at #GeorgePolkAward luncheon.
Such inspiring, impactful work showcased here at #GeorgePolkAward luncheon.