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Matt Keliher

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Saint Paul, Minnesota and Timberwolves basketball

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 18h
Wutang playing at Micks liquor store tonight
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 22h
PJ is a psychopath but he's our psychopath. Big W for the progrum.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Funny. Whenever I hear a musician say "thank you Minneapolis!" while performing in Saint Paul, I usually wait for the quiet part of the encore to yell, "You're in Saint Paul!"
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm #SavingSummit one beer at a time. Tonight, it's the 40th Anniversary Imperial Porter, with an open window's fall breeze on the back of my neck.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Obviously I think there are many reasons to vote DFL in the midterms, but near the top of that list should be the successful implementation of the state's new paid leave program - one of the largest expansions of social insurance in the state's history.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I replaced the wax ring on our toilet this morning, and I didn't even need a Hamms to do it. I had a drinkable Chobani instead. The beer industry has passed its zenith.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our baby finally figured out how to sleep again after 2 weeks of a brutal sleep regression and it feels like the sun is brighter the air is lighter and I can see again for the first time. My cup is filled with wine and my plate never empty.
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sharing my comments from today’s meeting of the City Council, related to the hiring of outside counsel to represent Mayor Her in the lawsuit brought by Chief Henry. The full audio of the meeting is available here: stpaul.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=....
On April 1st of this year, the City was notified by Chief Henry’s attorney that the Mayor was being accused of engaging in illegal conduct toward City employees, and that litigation was reasonably foreseeable. 

Today, one day shy of six months later, the City finally saw fit to discuss the matter in a closed door session with this City Council.

In the six months during which the Council and the public have been kept entirely in the dark by the administration, an external law firm has already been engaged at tax payers expense to investigate the allegations of repeated sexual harassment and other inappropriate workplace conduct by the Mayor. 

Neither the Council or the public has been informed of the total cost of that investigation. Neither the Council or the public has seen the report.

While vague media reports have circulated that the report will be made public soon, we’re left with the allegations in the Chief’s 73-page complaint and the investigation summary prepared by an employee of the Mayor herself that finds that the Mayor engaged in “offensive and inappropriate behavior,” “created an uncomfortable work environment” for City employees, and “sent inappropriate text messages” to at least two City employees.Today, the Council is effectively being asked to write a blank check with taxpayers’ money to a law firm that, frankly, is a law firm that I take great issue with—just minutes, literally minutes, after this body was provided for the first time was provided with any sort of update related to this matter. 

This is no way to run a city. The lack of transparency, the refusal to provide the Council with the information necessary to fulfill our duties as a co-equal branch of government, and the lack of respect for the residents of the City is unacceptable. And yet, as the Council President explained, we effectively have no choice in this matter. If we choose not to retain outside counsel today, then we are opening up the City to additional liability and the risk that the Mayor herself could sue the City for refusing to hire outside counsel. 

We are in a horrible position and we have very few options. I am incredibly frustrated by the vote that we are being asked to take today. I am incredibly frustrated by the timeline on which we are being asked to take it and the fact that we will be spending unknown sums of money, significant sums of money, defending against claims we know nothing about—despite the fact that our money has already been used to investigate those very claims. 

So while I will vote yes for this resolution today, I want to be very clear about the legal limitations that require, from my perspective, that vote—and the immense frustration and disappointment at being asked to take this vote today.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Abysmal shooting percentages for all of the Lynx.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Brain death of a salesman.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What if, and I know - Milton Friedman would hate this, but - what if all these providers and insurers that want to merge just all merged into one entity and it was called: the State of Minnesota. Then everyone simply had free-at-the-point-of-service healthcare. www.startribune.com/healthpartne...
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Two big Minnesota health care providers to merge
Bloomington’s HealthPartners and Duluth-based Essentia want to join forces to create what would be one of Minnesota’s largest health systems. It’s the third proposed merger of major providers in the s...
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Doll @dollspace.gay · 19/09/2026
The sane package Regulate uses and failures before regulating models. Make the legally relevant event something observable
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Which was the bigger flop of a top 10 first round pick - Rob Dillingham or JJ McCarthy?
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
178 new apartments in an office conversion in DT St. Paul. Good news! www.twincities.com/2026/09/28/s...
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The Stella Apartments, Wabasha Park debut in downtown St. Paul
The 178-unit Stella Apartments opened in July and Wabasha Park will be lit within weeks.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Making coffee this morning while the kids watch Daniel Tiger, then I hear the oldest yell, "hey dad!" as he reaches an outstretched hand in my direction, "that's way too loud."
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My statement on the developing situation regarding Mayor Her.
Allegations are not dispositive, and there is much that we do not yet know about what occurred between Mayor Her, senior members of city leadership, Chief Henry, and other members of the Saint Paul Police Department. The report prepared by outside counsel of the workplace conduct investigation into Mayor Her’s behavior has not been made public. The City Council has only seen the Mayor’s administration’s two-page summary of that report, prepared by a department she oversees. The allegations in Chief Henry’s complaint have yet to be adjudicated in legal proceedings.

There are, however,  a few things that we do know. The allegations against Mayor Her that were made public this week are deeply troubling. They must be taken seriously by the public, the legal system, and the City Council. We also know that the Mayor’s administration’s own summary of the investigation says that the Mayor engaged in “offensive and inappropriate behavior,” “created an uncomfortable work environment for City employees,” and “sent inappropriate text messages” to at least two City employees. The Mayor was engaging in this behavior while our City was occupied by federal forces last winter, a moment when we desperately needed steady, focused leadership in City Hall.Saint Paul city employees—no matter their title—should never question whether they will be treated with professionalism and respect by their supervisors and the city’s leadership. Our taxpayers should be able to trust that their money will be spent on essential services, not on lawsuits brought on by inappropriate workplace conduct. And every single person in our City should feel confident that the highest levels of City Hall are functioning effectively and relentlessly focused on making life better for Saint Paulites.

Any person accused of wrongdoing deserves to have a fair, impartial legal process determine the facts of what happened and assess the appropriate legal consequences. I respect that process, and do not intend to comment on the merits or specific claims in any current or future litigation. However, the existence of a legal process does not mean either the public or the Council is prevented from demanding better. As both a resident of this City and a member of the Saint Paul City Council, it is clear to me that we need and deserve more from our Mayor.

That starts with transparency. The full report from Resolute Law must be released. Just as urgently, the Mayor must explain how she is currently able to lead the Saint Paul Police Department as the chief executive for Saint Paul. A police force that does not have meaningful leadership from the people’s elected representative is not a tolerable or sustainable state of affairs. We need to know—now—what has and will be done to ensure that that leadership and oversight exists.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brad Tabke won MN 54A by 15 votes in 2024. Now he's got people yelling "Fuck off!" at his opponent—the same guy from '24—because Republicans think the federal occupation of Minnesota wasn't a big deal.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Packers are so bad! What a delight! Hope everyone is having a lovely Thursday!
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I have recently learned that Rudy Gobert has gone full goatee. And as a decades long man of the goatee, I must inform you: he's going to have the best season of his career. DPOY x5 incoming. 15 & 12 type season. Watch our world.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Honestly, incredible.
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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Grassroots effects (very conservatively) distributed upwards of $20 million since January of 2026
Grassroots effects (very conservatively) distrivuted upwards of $20 million since January of 2026
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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
St. Paul stepped up and passed a 60-day eviction notice ordinance while Minneapolis' was vetoed twice by the mayor and evictions in St. Paul are down 13% yoy while in Minneapolis Evictions are up 7% according to @homelinemn.org
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a thread about an all-day academic conference of early research findings about the effects of Operation Metro Surge. Kind of harrowing to seeing the damage of the federal government’s combination ethnic cleansing/ideological terror campaign laid out like this.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stephens is a contemptible moron for many reasons but this new one is at least hilarious. The judges apologize for not awarding Murder on Martha's by Alan Dershowitz (Skyhorse Pub) the country's premiere literary prize.
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 20/09/2026
We banned rental junk fees! Starting July 1st, 2027, the price you see is the price you pay — no pet rent, no admin fees, no lease renewal fees. Step by step, we’re building an affordable Seattle. Thanks to City Attorney Evans and Councilmember Foster, and to the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition!
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Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m not seeing this talked about a ton, but in regards to MN public schools there is a constitutional amendment to get people to vote yes on that will increase distribution from a very large pot of money. (It would go from 2.5% of dividends/interest to 4.5% of full market value).
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT 1
Increasing funding to school districts
Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to increase the funding going to all school districts from the permanent school fund, which is a fund that supports school districts without raising individual income or property taxes, effective July 1, 2027?
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Andrew Zimmern, writing in the Racket, about antitrust enforcement, independent businesses, and monopoly power? Be still, my heart. This rules!
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 21/09/2026
It's too early for now, but on November 4th some Democrat should announce their candidacy and make giving Lina Khan a Gundam a cornerstone of their platform. People are tired being scammed or feeling ripped off or even just that everyone is trying to grease them for an extra dollar at every turn.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Coinbase PAC — Fairshake — spent over $12 million in '24 supporting Bernie Moreno to oust Sherrof Brown from the Senate. Now they are at it again. Hopefully this time it's money burned instead of influence earned.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dropped our kid off at his new daycare today. Spent the last 10 days potty training, most of which was spent at campsites up north. Hoping he doesn't confuse the provider's furniture for pine trees and basaltic rocks 😬
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Went to a new neighborhood bakery today. Saw a lot of folks in The Jacket™ and got a ham and hash brioche long john. Saint Paul rules man.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saturday Sandwich in Duluth.
Gitchee Gummi white fish po boy
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Insanity of such an activity aside: that's good technique.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If AI really kills us all it won't be because it self-directed Terminator machines to perpetrate mass slaughter. It will kill us all by tricking some dipshit into starting a nuclear war based on fabricated 'evidence' taken as fact.
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 18/09/2026
If this is accurate, an AI-generated report almost started a war by identifying cargo on Chinese ship in the Middle East as being nuclear weapons material. The report, according to one of the sources, was “entirely false.”
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We borrowed a friend's pop up camper to take the kids up to the shore. Typically we tent camp, so with all this luxury we also brought our espresso machine; I just had a sublime experience sitting next to a campfire as Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman came on the shuffle.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good reason, as if I needed one, to buy Summit beers until Christmas.
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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
According to my name app we are living in peak Rowdy tonydamiano.shinyapps.io/peakbaby/
What Year was Peak Rowdy?
At the peak in 2025 there were approx. 266 children bori
It was the 1,839th most popular name overall.
Source: Author calculations, US Social Security Administration
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Dr Mel T @drmel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is the quality of protest you get if your country pays Creatives a UBI to do their best work…..
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I bet Paddy Pearse and James Connolly are tapping glasses laughing at that clip of the moron calling for reunification. Hilarious.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026
Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
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Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 07/09/2026
Registration is open, free, limited, & required. Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more. Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's a wonder how these things keep happening. minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/10/e...
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Eric Pratt’s congressional campaign staffer resigns over white nationalist social media posts • Minnesota Reformer
In March, from a now-deleted account, Austin Brown posted on an X thread: “You hate Trump because you think he’s Hitler I hate Trump because he’s not Hitler. We are not the same.” Just two months late...
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's insane that this works!
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tonight's viewing of the NFL season's first matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will only be available from Jeff Bezos' mega yacht. To know if you're invited, please hold your all white outfit from Dave Rubin's party under a black light to reveal a secret Amazon Smile.
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Imagine if we funded math departments like we fund data centers, what mathematical breakthroughs we would have.
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Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I guess if I were a journalist looking to do a story on the challenges of mailing out ballots, I might give Itasca County a call.
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marymoriarty.bsky.social @marymoriarty.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Castro made an appearance in Texas Federal Court yesterday, posted bond, and will appear in Minnesota later this month. He will turn himself in or be arrested on our state warrant and our state prosecution will begin, despite the efforts of Governor Abbott. www.startribune.com/christian-ca...
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ICE agent arrested on federal charges over shooting of Minneapolis immigrant
Christian Castro was taken into custody after a sealed federal indictment was filed against him, one week after he was released from a Texas jail.
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