Audrey Henderson
@audreyhenderson.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, and researcher. Chicagoland by way of Upper East Tennessee (i.e. a genuine hillbilly). Pronouns: She/her/hers
Illinois maintained a nearly 97% vaccination rate against the measles among school-aged children, according to new data from public health officials.
Illinois touts high vaccination rates among school kids despite federal efforts to limit them
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For a limited time, #MWRD rain barrels are now just $22.30 (only $11.15 for seniors 65+), with delivery included. Capture up to 55 gallons of rainwater, help reduce flooding, and reuse water for your lawn, garden, and more. Order today and start conserving: mwrd.org/rain-barrels. #RainBarrel
Because, why not? Ex-Dolton, Democratic Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard running for commissioner seat (as a Republican) in Georgia's Fulton County - CBS Atlanta www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
Ex-Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard running for commissioner seat in Georgia's Fulton County
A former Illinois mayor who is the subject of a federal investigation has taken her political aspirations to the metro Atlanta area.
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Four years ago today, I published what still stands as the authoritative resource on Black inventor #AliceParker. Today I revisited the story behind the story on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/audrey...
#blackhistorymonth | Audrey Henderson
When the long read story “What we know about Alice Parker, a ‘hidden figure’ in modern heating” was published on this day in 2022, it was the culmination of literally months of research, email corresp...
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Today all the “seniors” (basically, all the grown folks) at our church received a #valentine from a young person at the church. I ate the Kisses 🙂
At this rate @theonion.com will be put out of business. Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
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Yet another blow to journalism. Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand apnews.com/article/wash...
Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand
The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage.
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My letter to the editor about a CTA scare that could have gone much worse was published in today’s @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
Sticking with public transit, keeping faith in humanity after Purple Line scare
A commuter gives thanks to strangers who helped when a knife-wielding man approached her on the Purple Line. Also, more frustration over country's unraveling, Alex Pretti's killing and Trump.
chicago.suntimes.com
Before Rosa Parks, there was #ClaudetteColvin. May she rest in peace. Godspeed. Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86
Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person months before the famous case of Rosa Parks.
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Remember when President @barackobama.bsky.social took out Osama Bin Laden? Well, this ain’t that. #maduro #venezuela US attacks Venezuela, captures President Maduro and says he will face criminal charges in America – live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
US attacks Venezuela, captures President Maduro and says he will face criminal charges in America – live
Donald Trump says Nicolás Maduro and wife captured by US during ‘large scale strike against Venezuela’
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#HappyNewYear. I’ll be watching the festivities on tee vee. For those brave souls venturing out, stay safe!
I just watched this #60Minutes segment online (video at bottom of the post). It’s horrifying. www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
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May her memory be a blessing. Rest in peace. Godspeed.
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 8mo agoBetty’s family announced her passing and has requested privacy during this time. In lieu of flowers, they’ve asked that those wishing to honor her legacy consider donations to Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and to a forthcoming film documenting her remarkable life.
The thought provoking #nativity scene at Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois protesting #ICE raids and deportations has been vandalized multiple times, and reimagined to reflect its changes. Two plaques explain the absence of Mary and Joseph. Link below. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I keep unearthing items retrieved from storage. I don’t even remember when I bought this ball gown. Or these shoes.
According to #BlueskyHarvest my most used word for posts this year was “ouch”, which somehow seems fitting.
Not too shabby for a nearly 50 year old poster, eh?
You simply cannot make this stuff up. Texas men plotted coup to kill men, enslave women and children, prosecutors say www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
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Deep blue Evanston, Illinois made it clear yesterday that ICE was not welcome.
Chicago went ahead with its Mexican Independence Day parade despite heightened ICE presence.
He was a decent man and actually not so bad as a governor as i recall.
Kerry Reid (she/her)@kerryreid.bsky.social · 11mo agoRIP to Jim Edgar, the last (and maybe only) Republican I ever voted for. He endorsed Kamala Harris in 2024, FWIW.
On my way back to Chicago after a weekend trip for Opening Weekend at Exhibit Columbus. My latest story for @wallpapermag.bsky.social www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
This year's coolest architecture pavilion can be found on the roof of a parking garage in Indiana
Germane Barnes is turning up the bass at Exhibit Columbus
wallpaper.com
You absolutely cannot make this stuff up. Also: #Leopards and faces, y’all. Trump Burger owner responds after immigration fraud arrest www.chron.com/food/article...
Trump Burger owner responds after immigration fraud arrest
The heat is back on at Texas' monument to the president.
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The article states that a permanent exhibit is planned for the future but with no announced timeline. Which begs the question: why not just leave the “temporary” label in place? #TrumpImpeachments www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/01/s...
Smithsonian museum removes label referencing Trump impeachments
The label had been added to a display at the National Museum of American History about checks on presidential powers in 2021 following Trump's second impeachment
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