Matt Finch
@themattfinch.bsky.social
Southerner now living in Chicago
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Still hyped on that win last night.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Still hyped on that win last night.
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Fullerton and Sheffield from the L platform. Taken last Thursday.
January 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Fullerton and Sheffield from the L platform. Taken last Thursday.
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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How The Viral Cheese Grater Foam Hat Came From A GB Packers C&D Letter
I certainly don't expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football or, more specifically a single local team like the Chicago Bears. So, to that end, here's a hopefully educational preamble to this…
I certainly don't expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football or, more specifically a single local team like the Chicago Bears. So, to that end, here's a hopefully educational preamble to this…
How The Viral Cheese Grater Foam Hat Came From A GB Packers C&D Letter
I certainly don't expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football or, more specifically a single local team like the Chicago Bears. So, to that end, here's a hopefully educational preamble to this post that will provide you with the context you need. If you were to make a list of the single biggest rivalries in the NFL, that list should begin with the rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
www.techdirt.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
How The Viral Cheese Grater Foam Hat Came From A GB Packers C&D Letter
I certainly don't expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football or, more specifically a single local team like the Chicago Bears. So, to that end, here's a hopefully educational preamble to this…
I certainly don't expect the wider Techdirt readership to care all that much about NFL football or, more specifically a single local team like the Chicago Bears. So, to that end, here's a hopefully educational preamble to this…
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Excited to see one of the best modernist buildings in Memphis, the 1956 Rust Hall by Roy Harrover, under renovation to reopen in 2026 as the home of the National Ornamental Metal Museum!
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Excited to see one of the best modernist buildings in Memphis, the 1956 Rust Hall by Roy Harrover, under renovation to reopen in 2026 as the home of the National Ornamental Metal Museum!
Going through old VHS tapes at my in-laws
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Going through old VHS tapes at my in-laws
So this is how I find out that I’m older than JD Vance. JFC
I’ve been complaining about older politicians, but Millennial David Duke is not the answer.
I’ve been complaining about older politicians, but Millennial David Duke is not the answer.
December 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
So this is how I find out that I’m older than JD Vance. JFC
I’ve been complaining about older politicians, but Millennial David Duke is not the answer.
I’ve been complaining about older politicians, but Millennial David Duke is not the answer.
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Obligatory photo when biking in Memphis
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Obligatory photo when biking in Memphis
Joliet Slammers to play game in prison from Blue Brothers. Love this kinda stuff, especially for a minor league team.
Joliet Slammers — owned by Veecks, Bill Murray -- to play game in prison from 'The Blues Brothers'
The Veeck family is at it again.
Before the Frontier League's 2026 season kicks off, the Joliet Slammers are going to play an exhibition at their namesake slammer -- the Old Joliet Prison. The team ha...
www.mlb.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Joliet Slammers to play game in prison from Blue Brothers. Love this kinda stuff, especially for a minor league team.
Great reporting, but sadly this confirms what I was afraid of that they are just using crime as a cover to send in ICE.
@samanthamichaels.bsky.social spent a night huddled in the dark with an undocumented family hiding from ICE
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Great reporting, but sadly this confirms what I was afraid of that they are just using crime as a cover to send in ICE.
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Trump is often discussed as one of the worst presidents in modern American history, but it’s important to remember that such a categorization is far too narrow.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Trump's Vile Post About Rob Reiner Has Some Republicans Breaking Ranks
President Trump blamed the acclaimed director for his own murder.
gizmodo.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump is often discussed as one of the worst presidents in modern American history, but it’s important to remember that such a categorization is far too narrow.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Textbook example of “walking it off” there by Kmet.
December 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Textbook example of “walking it off” there by Kmet.
Somehow I missed that this church was being demo’d. Here are some pics from May. chicagoyimby.com/2025/12/with...
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Somehow I missed that this church was being demo’d. Here are some pics from May. chicagoyimby.com/2025/12/with...
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Seems like I’ve really got to work on my passive aggressive use of the word “seems.”
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December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Seems like I’ve really got to work on my passive aggressive use of the word “seems.”
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I just went and shoveled my nearest cross street crosswalks. File that under things I never thought I’d do growing up in the south.
How my neighbors probably see me.
How my neighbors probably see me.
a young boy is looking out of a window at someone .
ALT: a young boy is looking out of a window at someone .
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I just went and shoveled my nearest cross street crosswalks. File that under things I never thought I’d do growing up in the south.
How my neighbors probably see me.
How my neighbors probably see me.
The pardon has got to go. No kings in America. No one is above the law. Equal justice for all.
wrote about the problem of the pardon power (gift link)
Opinion | Guess Which Presidential Power Trump Likes the Most
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The pardon has got to go. No kings in America. No one is above the law. Equal justice for all.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Whenever I feel guilty that the sidewalk in front of my building isn’t 100% free of ice and snow, I just need to walk by a Metra station and I’ll feel much better.
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Whenever I feel guilty that the sidewalk in front of my building isn’t 100% free of ice and snow, I just need to walk by a Metra station and I’ll feel much better.
The US is a deeply flawed democracy.
Indiana Republicans have unveiled their proposal to re-gerrymander the congressional map & expand their current 7-2 majority to 9-0.
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The US is a deeply flawed democracy.
Perfect snow day today and glad to still see so many out for small business Saturday in Ravenswood.
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Perfect snow day today and glad to still see so many out for small business Saturday in Ravenswood.
Sorry, y’all. It’s officially Zwift season.
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sorry, y’all. It’s officially Zwift season.
Didn’t make the trip home for Thanksgiving this year so i made my own pecan pie. I’m basically read for Bake Off now.
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Didn’t make the trip home for Thanksgiving this year so i made my own pecan pie. I’m basically read for Bake Off now.