Matthew McKenna
@matthewmckenna.bsky.social
NE Elite Hoops Director
SJP Hoops Asst Coach
NBA Draft Hobbyist
Movie Enthusiast
ND Grad
SJP Hoops Asst Coach
NBA Draft Hobbyist
Movie Enthusiast
ND Grad
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Miami isn’t in their title game…..and neither are either of the teams that beat them
There's reason to rank ND ahead (especially if, like me, you're not an "h2h is everything" person), and there's reason to rank Miami ahead. Pushing Miami ahead after neither of them played a game and only ND's résumé changed even slightly (for the better) makes me insane.
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The committee can credibly say Notre Dame has been the better team. If Miami wants to be mad about it they shouldn’t have lost to two 8-4 teams.
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Miami isn’t in their title game…..and neither are either of the teams that beat them
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Thank you, Boston 🙏
September 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thank you, Boston 🙏
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Okay, I've deleted my earlier post. Apparently, this is *not* a pipe. But the fact that I thought it was says a lot about society.
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Okay, I've deleted my earlier post. Apparently, this is *not* a pipe. But the fact that I thought it was says a lot about society.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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Whenever someone says they’re afraid of downtown in American cities, I’m always like, brother, that’s where the Fogos de Chão are.
June 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Whenever someone says they’re afraid of downtown in American cities, I’m always like, brother, that’s where the Fogos de Chão are.
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Some thoughts on 18 guys who I think might have a chance to be useful for the teams that draft them.
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18 Prospects Who Might Become Something
The NBA draft is endlessly fascinating for fans, analysts, and executives alike.
intheno.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Some thoughts on 18 guys who I think might have a chance to be useful for the teams that draft them.
intheno.substack.com/p/18-prospec...
intheno.substack.com/p/18-prospec...
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May 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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‘SINNERS’ is estimated to earn a phenomenal $42M domestically this weekend, a 10% drop
• Would be the smallest box office drop for a major movie in modern history
• Strong chance the film could earn more this weekend than last weekend
Read our review: bit.ly/SinnersDF
• Would be the smallest box office drop for a major movie in modern history
• Strong chance the film could earn more this weekend than last weekend
Read our review: bit.ly/SinnersDF
April 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
‘SINNERS’ is estimated to earn a phenomenal $42M domestically this weekend, a 10% drop
• Would be the smallest box office drop for a major movie in modern history
• Strong chance the film could earn more this weekend than last weekend
Read our review: bit.ly/SinnersDF
• Would be the smallest box office drop for a major movie in modern history
• Strong chance the film could earn more this weekend than last weekend
Read our review: bit.ly/SinnersDF
April 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Here’s the best way to understand what’s happening. Trump genuinely wants to impose a 19th century mercantilist model that would crash the economy and destroy the global trading order but the idea is just so colossally stupid and destructive, he can’t actually do it. So we get this.
April 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Here’s the best way to understand what’s happening. Trump genuinely wants to impose a 19th century mercantilist model that would crash the economy and destroy the global trading order but the idea is just so colossally stupid and destructive, he can’t actually do it. So we get this.
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Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
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Weird how much the NBA has changed, 20 years ago shot distribution looked like two squirrels chasing each other but now it just looks like my parents fighting?
February 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Weird how much the NBA has changed, 20 years ago shot distribution looked like two squirrels chasing each other but now it just looks like my parents fighting?
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Awful news --> Delivery of therapeutic food assistance to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is suddenly in doubt due to Trump-Musk firings at USAID, two manufacturers of the product tell me.
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk
Two U.S. nonprofits that manufacture a treatment sent by USAID to help severely malnourished children abroad say the process is in chaos. This isn’t what Marco Rubio said would happen.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Awful news --> Delivery of therapeutic food assistance to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is suddenly in doubt due to Trump-Musk firings at USAID, two manufacturers of the product tell me.
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
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Oh damn Prime actually published their failed chatgpt prompt in the description
February 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Oh damn Prime actually published their failed chatgpt prompt in the description
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Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
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I know. It's the same reason I shrug off how many picks NYK gave up for Mikal, since they sent out 0 players of consequence in that deal. Nonetheless, you would think Dallas would have gotten the Lakers' best draft assets, in addition to AD, rather than Charlotte somehow getting them for Williams.
February 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I know. It's the same reason I shrug off how many picks NYK gave up for Mikal, since they sent out 0 players of consequence in that deal. Nonetheless, you would think Dallas would have gotten the Lakers' best draft assets, in addition to AD, rather than Charlotte somehow getting them for Williams.
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friendly reminder that the best case scenario over the coming years is that a lot of people say "I supported Trump but this isn't what I wanted at all" and when they do that it's gonna be really, really important that we say "welcome in," not "fuck you, we told you so"
February 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
friendly reminder that the best case scenario over the coming years is that a lot of people say "I supported Trump but this isn't what I wanted at all" and when they do that it's gonna be really, really important that we say "welcome in," not "fuck you, we told you so"
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
RIP. The capacity for making me primally afraid but also tear up in the same medium (much less the same film/episode) is un-matched.
David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78
A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” considered his masterwork. He brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
RIP. The capacity for making me primally afraid but also tear up in the same medium (much less the same film/episode) is un-matched.