Matt Keliher

@mattkeliher

Saint Paul, Minnesota and Timberwolves basketball

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Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 3h

Alternative history. Was the night mayor of saint Paul at the grassy knoll?

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 4h

Lmao

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 14h

In out-state election result news: lmao

MN House Freedom Caucus member Mike Weiner ousts long time GOP Senator Paul Utke in Senate District 5

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 2d

"Flanagan pointed out that ... '[Craig] missed the first day of the Minnesota State Fair to headline a cryptocurrency conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she opened for Eric Trump.'”

Indeed, in the critical Democratic primary to replace Sen. Tina Smith in Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has used Rep. Angie Craig’s support for crypto against her. “Angie Craig voted to let Trump make billions selling crypto coins. I won’t,” Flanagan says in a direct-to-camera ad. Craig, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, voted for the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts, and boasts a top rating from Stand With Crypto, an industry-based watchdog, and as Flanagan pointed out in a statement to the Prospect, “she missed the first day of the Minnesota State Fair to headline a cryptocurrency conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she opened for Eric Trump.”

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 4d

Drove like 9 hours today from Pinehurst NC to Lexington KY. Spending two days here while we check out the Horse Park and tour the Buffalo Trace Distillery. Then, a few more stops before heading home. Winding down a 2.5+ week road trip. Fun stuff!

2 year old staring at the ocean near Fort Fisher North Carolina, pondering existence and other anomalies.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 7d

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Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 7d

I think one helpful—hopeful—analogy between Minnesota and Michigan primaries is that the insane, egregious ad spends and reprehensible ad content didn't tip the scales in favor of the monied interests' preferred candidate: adimpact.com/blogs/michig...

Pie graph showing almost $64M in ad spending for Haley Stevens, vastly outpacing her rival, who ultimately won the primary.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 18d

Texting someone less than 2 months after their family was attacked at their home and they are recovering from 9 gun shot wounds to ask for an endorsement at the most visible and vulnerable point of their life is pathetic and repugnant.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· 18d

I mean, fuckin yikes man.

Washington correspondent for Strib tweet reading:

"Angie Craig tells me Hoffman’s accusation she sought his endorsement while he was recovering from his assassination attempt in the ICU and at home is not true.

“Emphatically, what has been asserted is untrue,” she said."

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jul 10

The theft feeds the grift — Musk redirects hundreds of millions in BEAD dollars to Starlink, then Starlink revenue pumps the SpaceX IPO. www.reuters.com/world/musks-...

SPACEX REVENUE DEPENDS ON STARLINK

SpaceX said last week it has entered into a multiyear cloud services agreement with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, locking in computing capacity at a time of increasing competition.

Founded in 2002, SpaceX defines its mission as "to build the systems and technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars." SpaceX said its market opportunity spans $28.5 trillion, a figure it called the largest in human history.

Its space operation is responsible for more than four-fifths of the mass launched into orbit over the past three years, it said, while its Starlink internet unit connects "millions of consumer, enterprise, and government customers across 164 countries, ⁠territories and other markets." Starlink currently accounts for most of SpaceX's revenue.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jul 2

Sometimes you make something so good you surprise yourself.

Salmon on mustard greens with beet and cukes served on a creamy dill dressing with a strawberry mint limeade.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jul 1

Anyway, Keith Ellison deserves your support. www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...

Graph showing egg prices between June 2022 and March 2025, when the DOJ and States Attorneys General investigated Cal-Maine and other consolidated egg producers for price manipulation.

Cal-Maine’s profits more than tripled compared with the same quarter last year – and are nearly eight times as high as at the start of the bird flu outbreak in February 2022, according to financial results published on Tuesday.

The company, which produces 20% of the eggs eaten in the US, made $1bn in windfall income in the first three-quarters of the financial year – the profits extracted after accounting for production, processing and transport costs.

Meanwhile, consumer prices hit $5.90 a dozen in February – almost twice the price of eggs just 12 months earlier, and triple the average cost at the start of the bird flu outbreak, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The price of eggs was a major issue during the 2024 election, with Donald Trump and many voters blaming above inflationary prices on Joe Biden’s economic policies.

Attorney General Ellison uncovers illegal scheme to manipulate egg prices, wins more than 50 million eggs and $3.3 million in settlement
Investigation into nation’s largest egg producers revealed illegal scheme that raised costs for consumers and businesses

July 1, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — Attorney General Ellison secured more than 50 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million from some of the nation’s largest egg producers for colluding behind the scenes to raise prices. A bipartisan multistate investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed evidence that Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman’s Egg Ranch (Hickman’s) illegally coordinated for years to influence a daily price index for eggs, which artificially increased prices for retailers and consumers throughout the country. Of the 53 million eggs obtained through the settlement, roughly 2 million eggs will be delivered directly to food banks and community organizations serving Minnesotans.

“Corporations should be competing against one another for your business, not colluding with one another to keep prices high,” said Attorney General Ellison. “As I travel Minnesota, I hear all the time from folks who are struggling to afford rising food prices. Unlawful and unethical behavior like this is a big part of the reason for that. In fact, I recently shut down a similar unlawful scheme among the nation’s leading meat processors. I will continue doing everything in my power to fight back against price manipulation and keep costs fair for Minnesotans.”

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 29

Had dinner at my favorite restaurant in the state tonight. Had a martini, a popover with a rhubarb vanilla jam, some snap peas with trout roe in a buttermilk dressing, and a sea bass dashi combo that was a brain melter.

Chilled snap pea salad with trout roe, pickled ramps, kohlrabi and red onion.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 27

Family's going on a road trip so I'm saying things "Welp, that's not goin' anywhere" and making everyone listen to the Caves of Altamira.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 25

Party in the park!

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 22

We should be asking: what does the signature policy of a Dem trifecta in DC look like? Aside from the obvious retributions and reparations, I think this is the best answer I've seen yet: open.substack.com/pub/kedsecon...

Copy paste for alt text stinks from sub stack. The linked article contains more context.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 21

Bacon and cheddar turkey burgers with avocado and a maple Dijonaise. Purple cauliflower cuz we're fancy. Lager. Dog.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 19

It's just lazy "don't regulate us please! We want to invest, but-" framing. The only response this sort of thing warrants is telling them to shove it. "See you in the trenches!"

Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce:

My thinking: complex housing policy deserves careful crafting—not a yes-or-no vote on Election Day. The last housing-related ballot initiative was rent control in 2021, and we’ve experienced its disastrous wake.

On its surface, the idea sounds simple: if a landlord doesn’t fix a problem within 14 days, tenants could hire someone and deduct up to $500 or half a month’s rent, whichever is greater, to cover repairs. But the details quickly get complicated. The measure would cover everything from minor fixes to major structural issues, while also creating new rules around inspections, disputes, and reimbursement.

Continued:

Even critics of the proposal aren’t necessarily opposed to better enforcement; they’re concerned that layering new rules through a ballot measure could create unintended risks or discourage investment in housing.

Mayor Her is championing the notion that Saint Paul is open for business, including building more housing at all price points. To reach that goal, we need policies that encourage private investment, not another red mark to our already burdensome regulatory environment.

See you in the trenches,

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 19

Made breakfast

Pancakes with strawberry and peach compote with iced espresso in a throwback UofM glass

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 18

We went to Italy 3 and a half years ago and I've been looking for this ever since. Found it in the close out section at Solo Vino.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 16

"I am Antifa"

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 16

Boy get prepared for the most ham fisted, blatantly false but sufficiently ass-kissy to Palpatine press conference you've ever seen. Jonathan Ross belongs in prison. Bovino and Noem too. For the record.

DOJ announcement of a press conference discussing charges for local "antifa"

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 16

Made Laab lettuce wraps and then put a chocolate chip cookie on vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Ground turkey laab salad with garden herbs, purple onions, and garlic scapes, with rice in a lettuce wrap.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 15

This is why you should never trust people who tell you the economy is doing just fine because we live in a time of relative luxury and technological comfort, or because "the graphs are good, actually." Those people are the same people who would tell you that trickle down economics works. It doesn't!

Inequality is hardly a new feature in America. But the explosion of wealth at the very top is without precedent in U.S. history. At the height of the Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century, the richest handful of Americans had a net worth equivalent to about 3 percent of the country’s annual economic output, according to data compiled by the French economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez. Today, the fortunes of the same 0.00001 percent — about 20 individuals — make up roughly four times as large a share, equivalent to 12 percent of annual output.

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 14

Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring And the junk man pounds his fender Where the veterans dream of the fight Fast asleep at the traffic light And the children solemnly wait For the ice cream vendor Out into the cool of the evening Strolls The Extender

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 9

🤔🤨🧐

Minnesota ranked best in country for quality of life

Republican in the Strib saying the state has "gone astray'

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 8

This is so spot on. I hope all the KAT haters crawl back into their holes and stick to hockey. Real hoopers know. www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

NBA Finals

Mike Brown's Redemption
NY Bench Shines
Knicks at MSG
Counter to Wemby?
As Karl-Anthony Towns pushes for an NBA title, Minnesota watches with pride
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 19: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks in action against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 2026 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Karl-Anthony Towns is two wins away from winning an NBA championship with the New York Knicks — and many Minnesota Timberwolves fans are happy for him. Sarah Stier / Getty Images

Jon Krawczynski
By Jon Krawczynski
June 7, 2026 2:47 pm CDT

MINNEAPOLIS — Sitting at a high-top table in a downtown watering hole, it took longtime Minnesota Timberwolves fan Maggie Schultz a few possessions of watching Game 2 of the NBA Finals on the big screen before it truly sunk in.

“This is really happening,” she said, quietly. “This makes me so happy just to see Karl out there.”

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She was surrounded by other like-minded Wolves fans, those who always hated the big-market New York Knicks and the way the NBA seemed to fawn over them. But her comment wasn’t for the rest of the table to hear. She was talking to herself, having her own quiet moment of personal reflection and gratitude for a player who gave her favorite team everything he had for nine seasons.

Karl-Anthony Towns’ superiority over San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama has been the biggest key to the Knicks taking a stunning 2-0 lead in the series as they pursue their first championship since 1973. This could be yet another bitter pill to swallow for the long-tortured Minnesota sports fan, who has not seen a men’s pro team win a title since 1991. The Timberwolves traded Towns to the Knicks for Ju…

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 7

I have discovered a source of funding for this much needed remediation plan. www.startribune.com/mn-pfas-plum...

3M revenues total $25.02B and net income of $2.78B, more than enough to cover the cost of the water remediation plan

Matt Keliher@mattkeliher· Jun 7

Knicks in four