Mark Finch
@katzenfinch.bsky.social
A blue dot in a red state who likes bikes, photography, cooking, and dogs. All photos my own unless noted otherwise. WineCanine at the old place.
Photos at https://katzenfinch.picfair.com
Photos at https://katzenfinch.picfair.com
Caedmon’s monument overlooking Whitby, England.
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Caedmon’s monument overlooking Whitby, England.
Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, Indiana
September 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, Indiana
I’m ready to move to Lochgilphead
August 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m ready to move to Lochgilphead
Great name for a place that sells cake
August 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great name for a place that sells cake
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Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
The Rudston Monolith, the tallest standing stone in the UK, in the churchyard of All Saints Church in the tiny village of Rudston in East Yorkshire. It is believed to have come from Whitby, which is 35 miles north.
August 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Rudston Monolith, the tallest standing stone in the UK, in the churchyard of All Saints Church in the tiny village of Rudston in East Yorkshire. It is believed to have come from Whitby, which is 35 miles north.
Achnabreck Forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland
August 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Achnabreck Forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland
Isle of Lewis, Scotland
August 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Whitby Abbey from St. Mary’s churchyard
August 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Whitby Abbey from St. Mary’s churchyard
Nice day for a bike ride!
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Nice day for a bike ride!
Getting away from home was chaotic – we picked our car up from the mechanic, drove five hours to board our dogs then another two hours the next morning to catch a plane. Flew to D.C., then to Dublin, where we caught yet another plane to Edinburgh. Our stay at Melville Castle has been restorative.
July 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Getting away from home was chaotic – we picked our car up from the mechanic, drove five hours to board our dogs then another two hours the next morning to catch a plane. Flew to D.C., then to Dublin, where we caught yet another plane to Edinburgh. Our stay at Melville Castle has been restorative.
My brother posted the top photo on Facebook, which our grandfather took of Virginia Mayo at the 1956 Indianapolis 500. One of his friends saw it and said “hey, the guy with the camera is my grandfather, and here’s the photo he took.” It shows our grandfather center left, wearing a pith helmet.
June 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My brother posted the top photo on Facebook, which our grandfather took of Virginia Mayo at the 1956 Indianapolis 500. One of his friends saw it and said “hey, the guy with the camera is my grandfather, and here’s the photo he took.” It shows our grandfather center left, wearing a pith helmet.
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After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home.
One more for the "WTF" quota...
This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in *February* when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week.
"It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in *February* when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week.
"It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
ICE releases health worker arrested at airport despite living in the U.S. legally for 50 years
Lewelyn Dixon had been arrested at the Seattle airport after a trip to her native Philippines in late February. She was released from ICE custody after three months.
www.nbcnews.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home.
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Wood brick close-up from Chicago’s wooden alley
June 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Wood brick close-up from Chicago’s wooden alley
A friend sent me *four pounds* of morels, which we’ll endeavor to consume over the long weekend, starting with this morning’s breakfast.
May 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A friend sent me *four pounds* of morels, which we’ll endeavor to consume over the long weekend, starting with this morning’s breakfast.
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Went on our annual visit to Butler University and Crown Hill National Cemetery today and couldn’t have asked for better weather.
April 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Went on our annual visit to Butler University and Crown Hill National Cemetery today and couldn’t have asked for better weather.
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describing struggling people who need help as "playing video games all day"—all while giving $38 billion in gov contracts to elon musk to *literally* play video games all day—is vile on every possible level. failed state behavior
Mike Johnson on Medicaid: "What we've talked about is returning work requirements ... you return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead of playing video games all day. We have a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid."
April 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
describing struggling people who need help as "playing video games all day"—all while giving $38 billion in gov contracts to elon musk to *literally* play video games all day—is vile on every possible level. failed state behavior
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🚨BREAKING: U.S. House passed GOP voter suppression law. 220-208. Every Republican voted to disenfranchise millions. It now goes onto the Senate where Democrats will be able to block it.
April 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨BREAKING: U.S. House passed GOP voter suppression law. 220-208. Every Republican voted to disenfranchise millions. It now goes onto the Senate where Democrats will be able to block it.
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JUSTICE THOMAS DISSENTING: So in fact it’s perfectly legal for the government to deport and torture someone without review
Majority: Actually he wasn’t…
THOMAS: Or kill him
Majority: . . . .
THOMAS: slowwwwwwwwly
Majority: Actually he wasn’t…
THOMAS: Or kill him
Majority: . . . .
THOMAS: slowwwwwwwwly
April 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
JUSTICE THOMAS DISSENTING: So in fact it’s perfectly legal for the government to deport and torture someone without review
Majority: Actually he wasn’t…
THOMAS: Or kill him
Majority: . . . .
THOMAS: slowwwwwwwwly
Majority: Actually he wasn’t…
THOMAS: Or kill him
Majority: . . . .
THOMAS: slowwwwwwwwly