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.
If you’re salty, they’re salty!
Show your bike some love and give it a bath this Valentine’s Day!
Show your bike some love and give it a bath this Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
If you’re salty, they’re salty!
Show your bike some love and give it a bath this Valentine’s Day!
Show your bike some love and give it a bath this Valentine’s Day!
Obligatory “go outside/the sunset is beautiful” for Chicago friends (you can maybe still catch the tail end of it).
February 13, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Obligatory “go outside/the sunset is beautiful” for Chicago friends (you can maybe still catch the tail end of it).
Pic from my bike commute home past the roadside memorial next to where Silverio was murdered by ICE.
#ElPuebloUnido
#ElPuebloUnido
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Pic from my bike commute home past the roadside memorial next to where Silverio was murdered by ICE.
#ElPuebloUnido
#ElPuebloUnido
Undeniably correct. It also has the potential to reset your perceptions of neighborliness.
THEM: you bike through the west side. Isn’t that dangerous?
ME: never had an issue. It’s not uncommon for kids to shout “I like your bike”. And people will even chat you at a light if the weather is nice.
THEM: you bike through the west side. Isn’t that dangerous?
ME: never had an issue. It’s not uncommon for kids to shout “I like your bike”. And people will even chat you at a light if the weather is nice.
I've said on here before, that I love the transformative power bikes have on how people think about interacting with each other🚴🏼♀️♥️
Having a bike stolen resets a white US person's understanding of what cops do and do not do
Commuting on a bike resets a white US person's understanding of racist infra
Having a bike stolen resets a white US person's understanding of what cops do and do not do
Commuting on a bike resets a white US person's understanding of racist infra
I love bikes, especially cargo bikes and attachments for kids, because it's only about a 5 year learning journey for white folk from
👩🏼"I'm not political."
To
👩🏼🚴🏼♀️"Hey Mekka! I bought a cargo bike! It's so much fun!"
To
👩🏼🚴🏼♀️🥊"🤬Man, Robert Moses was a %!#!#&@)+ for real! $#&* him and his momma!"
👩🏼"I'm not political."
To
👩🏼🚴🏼♀️"Hey Mekka! I bought a cargo bike! It's so much fun!"
To
👩🏼🚴🏼♀️🥊"🤬Man, Robert Moses was a %!#!#&@)+ for real! $#&* him and his momma!"
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Undeniably correct. It also has the potential to reset your perceptions of neighborliness.
THEM: you bike through the west side. Isn’t that dangerous?
ME: never had an issue. It’s not uncommon for kids to shout “I like your bike”. And people will even chat you at a light if the weather is nice.
THEM: you bike through the west side. Isn’t that dangerous?
ME: never had an issue. It’s not uncommon for kids to shout “I like your bike”. And people will even chat you at a light if the weather is nice.
It has to suck so much having her perspective and then see the NFL explicitly target international audiences with games in places like Mexico, Brazil, and Spain… lmao
Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space.
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 AM
It has to suck so much having her perspective and then see the NFL explicitly target international audiences with games in places like Mexico, Brazil, and Spain… lmao
Privacy concerns aside…it doesn’t seem like this is very effective (by their own math).
10 MM pets go missing a day…our services help reunite more than one with their family…that’s not great?
10 MM pets go missing a day…our services help reunite more than one with their family…that’s not great?
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Privacy concerns aside…it doesn’t seem like this is very effective (by their own math).
10 MM pets go missing a day…our services help reunite more than one with their family…that’s not great?
10 MM pets go missing a day…our services help reunite more than one with their family…that’s not great?
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Thought this was latte art for a minute NGL.
oooh we are posting super bowls?
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Thought this was latte art for a minute NGL.
I assume this means, “a movie your dad introduced you to?”
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I assume this means, “a movie your dad introduced you to?”
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
I once biked to all 81 CPL branches as a shit post and this skeet suddenly has me wanting to pick 81 different taco spots across the city and bike to them.
This is your reminder to support your local Mexican place - fellow Chicago peeps, what's your local spot you stand by?
Mine is Palmitas, a newish no-frills spot by Lawrence and Rockwell with the sweetest folks and great al pastor tacos
maps.app.goo.gl/8wN7zQtoB6bs...
Mine is Palmitas, a newish no-frills spot by Lawrence and Rockwell with the sweetest folks and great al pastor tacos
maps.app.goo.gl/8wN7zQtoB6bs...
maps.app.goo.gl
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I once biked to all 81 CPL branches as a shit post and this skeet suddenly has me wanting to pick 81 different taco spots across the city and bike to them.
Also…don’t sleep on the massive multi-story sculpture by Richard Hunt in the Special Collections area of said library (titled Jacob’s Ladder)
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Also…don’t sleep on the massive multi-story sculpture by Richard Hunt in the Special Collections area of said library (titled Jacob’s Ladder)
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one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
Who from #BikeChi has the pictures of @babski.bsky.social in the fly-as-hell Minnesota coat he was wearing for the ride yesterday?
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Who from #BikeChi has the pictures of @babski.bsky.social in the fly-as-hell Minnesota coat he was wearing for the ride yesterday?
Does anyone who is good at math know if 3K cyclists in the middle of winter is a lot?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
The bike wackos came out today, 3-5k of them in Minneapolis. It was warmer than it has been for a long time, about 17 degrees!
Photo by @brianmitchl.com
Photo by @brianmitchl.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Does anyone who is good at math know if 3K cyclists in the middle of winter is a lot?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
All I’m saying is that my botanical fruit platter with eggplant, almonds, pumpkin, and squash raises a lot of eyebrows when I bring it to a party.
My boy’s got me in a corner because I keep telling him to eat his vegetables and he says stuff like “dad, don’t be ridiculous”, and just when I’m about to get heated about, he’ll say “avocado and red pepper and tomato are FRUITS” and eat them and I have to sit there knowing he’s technically right
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
All I’m saying is that my botanical fruit platter with eggplant, almonds, pumpkin, and squash raises a lot of eyebrows when I bring it to a party.
This was a photo I took this morning…amazing how dangerous e-bikes are these days
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This was a photo I took this morning…amazing how dangerous e-bikes are these days
Dudes rock! Also…this is especially rude to myself and @shredded-teat.bsky.social since no one has ever snapped an impromptu photo of each of us on a winter ride.
There goes my hero (a cool Dad biking his kid home from school/daycare in the snow)
I even heard him say "hold on tight, we're going over the train tracks" 🥺
I even heard him say "hold on tight, we're going over the train tracks" 🥺
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Dudes rock! Also…this is especially rude to myself and @shredded-teat.bsky.social since no one has ever snapped an impromptu photo of each of us on a winter ride.
Let him who has not told a Wagoneer blocking the crosswalk, “Go fuck yourself”, cast the first stone.
Remember: Alex Pretti was a cyclist.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Let him who has not told a Wagoneer blocking the crosswalk, “Go fuck yourself”, cast the first stone.
Interestingly. This is the same approach that the attorneys in the Broadview 6 case made yesterday.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Interestingly. This is the same approach that the attorneys in the Broadview 6 case made yesterday.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
Note: one of the attorneys for the defendants is also representing Ms. Martinez.
Photo taken of a wall outside the Dirksen Federal building where a hearing in the Broadview Six case was held today.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Photo taken of a wall outside the Dirksen Federal building where a hearing in the Broadview Six case was held today.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
The marquee for the Berghoff restaurant is viable in the background.
When I’m on my bike and a car does this to me, I just raise my hands my hands in the air like it’s a stickup 😭😭😭
I. Lose. My. Mind.
Anti social behavior masquerading as being “nice”. They’re literally endangering everybody and thinks it’s okay because manners!
Anti social behavior masquerading as being “nice”. They’re literally endangering everybody and thinks it’s okay because manners!
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 AM
When I’m on my bike and a car does this to me, I just raise my hands my hands in the air like it’s a stickup 😭😭😭
This thread was my intro to the film of the same name. Would recommend!
Maybe "Sisu".
If I had to pick a word to describe the mood here in Minnesota right now the thing that comes to mind is "resolute"
That Midwestern stubbornness is in full effect.
That Midwestern stubbornness is in full effect.
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This thread was my intro to the film of the same name. Would recommend!
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The thing about Bovino is that he is short, but he is no short king. A short king embraces how comfortable an airline seat is for them, they don't decide that they're so emasculated by their height that they become a Nazi.
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
The thing about Bovino is that he is short, but he is no short king. A short king embraces how comfortable an airline seat is for them, they don't decide that they're so emasculated by their height that they become a Nazi.
I, for one, are looking forward to Dem leadership like Durbin squandering this opportunity and capitulating.
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I, for one, are looking forward to Dem leadership like Durbin squandering this opportunity and capitulating.
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Minnesota should demand Greg Bovino's teeny tiny CBP vest and helmet and put it in the Historical Society next to the 28th Virginia's Confederate Battle Flag we also rightly own.
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Minnesota should demand Greg Bovino's teeny tiny CBP vest and helmet and put it in the Historical Society next to the 28th Virginia's Confederate Battle Flag we also rightly own.