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Kendal Killian

@kedrickillian.bsky.social
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Executive Director, National Public Pension Coalition. Labor, government, public pensions, democracy. I ❤️ public institutions. Personal account.

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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23h
The polling right now is fascinating. Some red states seem to be poised to be making a bigger shift than some blue states. Perhaps not unlike the lagging support for Democrats in New York in 2022, which genuinely hurt and lost the House majority in Jeffries‘ backyard and (front yard).
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23h
Republicans nationwide are changing issue positions on the fly. Attempting to move to move towards public opinion on AI and data centers. This is a major vulnerability for Democrats who insist they don’t need an actual agenda besides just being against Trump. What is the Dem data center position?
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I picked a heck of a time to join the ranks of Ivy League alumni. As a grad student in my 40s who long ago gave up drinking, I never went to an Ivy League frat party. But I have seen university presidents cave to authoritarian pressure and squash free speech on their own campus. What a time!
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This from the regime that asked for and received Russian assistance in 2016? Yes and Iran wanted Reagan in 1980 and knew keeping the hostages would hurt Carter. Today this is specifically about Trump as he tore up the previous nuclear treaty and invaded without bipartisan concensus.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Minneapolis is evidently now classified a suburb by the Minnesota StarTribune.
TWIN CITIES SUBURBS

Two school board members often absent as Minneapolis moves to close schools
Adriana Cerrillo and Lucie Skjefte could vote on sweeping school closures next month after missing a combined 22 meetings since 2025.

Mara Klecker
The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
lol, is it?
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 30/09/2026
It’s too late, but I appreciate Laura Yuen naming the media’s complicity about Omar Jamal. As I’ve long said, the biggest journalism corruption is source corruption (amplifying voices who voices spoon-feed you instead of using independent judgment) www.startribune.com/omar-jamal-m... (gift link)
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Yuen: Omar Jamal fooled the media for years. We helped him do it.
Journalists have long treated Jamal as a trusted spokesman for Somali Minnesotans despite his reckless relationship with the truth.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On-brand. SCSU enrollment is down 8,000 students while Mankato is steady. Why? Because students of color (a growing share of MN HS grads) don’t want to go there. While grads from the surrounding rural counties it historically served have strong feelings about St Cloud, how it’s ”changed.”
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One thing for a junior staffer to F up like this. But Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee? This is embarrassing for Chairman Grassley.
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/09/2026
The last time Democrats prioritized the cultivation of democracy as opposed to jobs training as the end of taxpayer funded public education was 1976. Since that time, they have embraced the neoliberal framing. Let's hope things are changing! asheeshksi.substack.com/p/why-the-de...
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Why the Democrats Probably Won't Save the Humanities
The Republicans are awful, but the other side isn't actually that much better - yet.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This thought process, and many similar, reasonable seeming moderate justifications; depend on suspending any power analysis. In terms policy, at home parents can apparently afford to make that choice, thus have more power. Workers requiring childcare to work, have less power & need more support.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have zero sympathy for the Mueller people who were gigantic babies at the end of the day, but we should let this Jack Smith guy get a second crack at it.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The StarTribune is increasingly an unfunny joke. Not long ago it was a story of journalistic success, succeeding where so many legacy outlets failed.
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 29/09/2026
The current widespread displeasure with MPD for mismanaging their budget was preceded by years of false claims from mindless police boosters that cops were starved of funding. It gave political cover for shoveling piles of money into a furnace as a proxy for safety.
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frank @panndder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
it's not a mess, it's fraud. and Peterson was a precinct inspector while this all went down
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The divide here is between DC consultants that disdain voters, basically. And relational campaign that want to connect with humans. The DC spreadsheet campaign says, just poll, and then say the perfect thing, raise maximum dollars and run the perfect TV ads and make the consultants millionaires!
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Clearly, more Americans need to follow Will Stancil so he can tell us how we should feel about the economy.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If I ever get time I am going to dive into what Rahm (and his brother) have been up to and what his real goals may actually be. This is not a campaign to attain an office, his is a campaign to attain and attempt to yield power.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
John Anzalone &
@JohnAnzo
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Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
From nytimes.com
6:47 AM • 9/26/26 • 274K Views
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 28/09/2026
mukhtar ibrahim, founder of the sahan journal, and ubah ali, a former WCCO reporter, have just launched the somali brief, an independent media outlet where somali americans can tell their own stories www.thesomalibrief.com
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The Somali Brief
The Somali Brief is a digital-first media platform covering the stories shaping Somali American life.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can someone explain the Democratic Party's position on AI and data centers?
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’ll never know how many lives is a functioning set of Minneapolis interrupters could have saved. Instead it was just another handout to friends of Frey / certain north-side clergy/ MPD inc.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Violence interrupters do and can work. New York and Baltimore show its impact. But in Minneapolis it was treated by everyone as just another cash opportunity for the non profit industry profiting off one racist tragedy after another.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They took no contemporary notes! “140 site visits were done from the spring of 2025 to 2026, but they weren’t documented the way auditors wanted: In a spreadsheet of times and dates, rather than in folders and saved emails, for example. Most are scheduled in advance, rather than unannounced.”
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 18/09/2026
Peltola +20
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Emmanuel Rodriguez makes a fantastic leaping catch and he is fired all the way up, stick around for Funderburke's reaction
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
it’s genuinely fascinating how establishment democratic politics in big cities has become so ossified and incompetent that they’ve created a huge lane for the left to embrace good government reforms and build a broad coalition of socialists and technocrats
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
on the rare occasions in this era when Democrats actually *had* unified power, they failed to wield it. that's actually something they deserve criticism for.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 25/09/2026
I'm attending Ilhan Omar for Congress's event, “Door Knock with Team Ilhan and Zack Filipovich - Thursday 10/1” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/ilhanomar/ev...
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Door Knock with Team Ilhan and Zack Filipovich - Thursday 10/1 · Ilhan Omar for Congress
Join the Ilhan Omar campaign for a door knock! Wear your best walking shoes and bring a friend. Sign up to receive the address. Locations rotate each week.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great ad from Duluth Central grad and DFL-endorsed auditor nominee, Zack Filipovich! He's an accountant! The only accountant running for state auditor. And the only labor-endorsed candidate.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Moderates only idea is triangulation. But when the other side goes off the cliff, they lose their way. They have to hype up the fear of losing to maintain their own power. To admit the power actually lies in the hands of the people on Lake Street and University Avenue would be unthinkable.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Keith Ellison is combatting fraud.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The tone of of the coverage in Minnesota’s first all-female general election for Governor and US Senate is strangely muted. Perhaps without the traditional signals of partisan disagreement, the media is insinuating a more competitive race, without highlighting key differences.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I do not have a fully formed opinion yet but thus far the tone of the coverage in Minnesota’s first all-women general election for Governor and US Senate is… different.
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 24/09/2026
I will say, I do think the level of American democracy is significantly lower and will be lower for the long term. He basically did to American democratic development as to what Brexit did to the British economy.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Minneapolis BET member Steve Brandt insists on giving former BET members a voice on the board they no longer serve on. If any constituents deserve no additional power, it's former BET members. Brandt apparently wants to join the ranks of former BET members sooner rather than later.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some in Minneapolis say the city is now facing a fiscal crisis. I don't mean to downplay it. But buckle up; it's only going to get worse. And the core reason why? Because downtown corporations are no longer paying their freight.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I only started hearing about attorney Chris Madel in the last couple of years. He's really burst onto the scene and seems to have his fingers in a number of political pots he's trying to stir. Quite a schtick he has going.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Law enforcement has a long American tradition of wearing one uniform during the day and another (sometimes with a hood) at night. City leaders know but refuse to admit that the officers who work for them seem more aligned with the White House regime than with their democratically elected bosses.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Four years ago, Republicans sounded pro-choice. Two years ago, they promised no more wars. In 2026, the tech oligarchs are saying they will slow down AI; Gov. Abbott (R) is sounding anti-data center; and now Republicans are running against Trump. The GOP today is just a flimflam operation.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Can someone point me to a Democratic leader who is as vocal on AI as Greg Abbott? The silence from the supposed party of government, lacking any regulatory vision for AI, is embarrassing. Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/t...
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Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium
Data centers have been a flash point in the 2026 midterm elections, including Abbott's bid for reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reputation mattering more than right and wrong is a core value among the managerial class upper middle class elite. What a meritocracy we have here.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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Aunt Fancy @auntiefancy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Strib says the current mounted patrol was founded in 1994. 1994!!! It's not even some long, proud lineage, it's a stupid modern nostalgia trip.
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Meg @megalodonreturns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Holy fuck…so much fuckin crazy shit every day, and THIS isn’t getting attention. apnews.com/article/spac...
apnews.com
US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
The U.S. has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. It's a remarkable revelation after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This dude wants to privatize government but socialize AI risk.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Alex Karp of Palantir says the AI industry must be nationalized to protect it from lawsuits if it accidentally destroys the world. More likely, he sees the bubble about to burst and he wants to be bought out with our tax dollars before that happens.
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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congratulations to former council members Steve Fletcher, Philipe Cunningham and Lisa Bender for beginning the process to eliminated the unneeded Minneapolis mounted patrol. And thank you to the current council for winning and using power.
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