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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 44m

No I can't afford to buy that because my wages, like most Americans, have not kept pace with the rising costs of goods.

And I recognize that this isn't an easy thing to hear, but the statements you're including here are arguments for closing the loophole, not against. share.google/a9RovHkfvn5N...

Trump Must Do More on De Minimis

Amid the chaos of President Donald Trump’s Feb. 1 announcement of tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada and then prompt suspension of the Mexico and Canada duties, it appeared that at least perhaps the...

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 7h

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marymoriarty.bsky.social @marymoriarty.bsky.social · 9h

“We went out to Denver as a group, and some representatives from Hennepin County came and we learned about the Denver model, which was to have an intense effort around those investigations.”

HCAO did go and we were excited about the Denver model. Minneapolis didn’t implement it.

Mayor Melvin Carter @mayorcarter.bsky.social · 21h

We treat every non-fatal shooting in Saint Paul with the same urgency as a homicide. We’re solving more cases, cutting crime by double digits, and producing a record-low homicide rate—proving this action-driven approach creates safer outcomes.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 7h

I wonder how long the Strib will get away with saying the crime problem in MPLS is the result of an "understaffed police force" instead of saying that the city's leadership chooses to not implement proven strategies for reducing violent crime. www.startribune.com/roper-doomsd...

Roper: Doomsday docs aside, Minneapolis’ lush urbanity makes it a special place to call home

The city blossoms in the warmer months, even when bad headlines drown out what makes it great.

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marymoriarty.bsky.social @marymoriarty.bsky.social · 9h

“We went out to Denver as a group, and some representatives from Hennepin County came and we learned about the Denver model, which was to have an intense effort around those investigations.”

HCAO did go and we were excited about the Denver model. Minneapolis didn’t implement it.

Mayor Melvin Carter @mayorcarter.bsky.social · 21h

We treat every non-fatal shooting in Saint Paul with the same urgency as a homicide. We’re solving more cases, cutting crime by double digits, and producing a record-low homicide rate—proving this action-driven approach creates safer outcomes.

St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025

A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.

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Mayor Melvin Carter @mayorcarter.bsky.social · 21h

We treat every non-fatal shooting in Saint Paul with the same urgency as a homicide. We’re solving more cases, cutting crime by double digits, and producing a record-low homicide rate—proving this action-driven approach creates safer outcomes.

St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025

A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.

www.mprnews.org

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 10h

The de minimus loophole absolutely had an effect on offshoring, but more critical to today, it impacted industries attempts at reshoring. Closing the loophole is meant to restructure e-commerce supply chains. The loophole was commonly exploited by all sorts of peddlers. share.google/ee0FipIe81lc...

Trade Ranking Member Sánchez introduces bill to close de minimis loophole

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah but the point of closing the loophole is that it can and should be made in the US. And keeping the loophole open so American consumers have access to cheap foreign goods prevents that possibility.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 20h

I get your point. But people used the de minimis loophole to buy medicines overseas and often received bunk, counterfeit garbage.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 21h

And you can still do that.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 21h

Sure but you do see the problem with counterfeit goods right? Like they might be good for airsoft or whatever. But if someone is buying the pants thinking they are the real deal, they are in for a painful realization.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 22h

Right but the de minimus loophole kept goods artificially low & contributed greatly to the perpetual offshoring of manufacturing. It isn't just that Americans like cheap goods, it's also that trade policies enable foreign manufacturers to exploit American consumers. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

This US Import Rule Shows How Global Trade Went Wrong

Trump ended the “de minimis exemption,” which allowed duty-free imports of $800 or less. There’s a better way to fix it.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 22h

But Derek is wrong to argue closing the loophole is a bad thing. It isn't—if the goal is to promote domestic manufacturing.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 22h

Stoller is obviously not the best messenger because he likes to punch instead of persuade. But advocates were pushing to close de minimus in the Biden era and they didn't. Trump closing it while raising tariffs is just more generalized stupidity.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 22h

I get all that, and have no desire to defend Stoller here. But by decrying the end of de minimis, workwear guy is promoting outsourcing. And he's wrong on this. Even the NCTO believes that de minimus results in offshoring and harms domestic manufacturers - ncto.org share.google/zum3FVn9fYAN...

Home - ncto.org

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 23h

Stoller is saying there used to be vibrant garment industries. That is not dieworkwear's position here.

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 2d

“In 2024, the Minneapolis Police Department solved just 23 percent of nonfatal shootings. But a remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.”

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d

This is just so very, very illegal. And Republicans in Congress aren’t the least bit interested in controlling the purse. They’re just employees of trump org at taxpayer expense. This is a dictatorship.

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 2d

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops trib.al/G0HMywT

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

Left over R&D funds will be used to pay military members on Oct. 15, the Department of Defense said, following orders from President Trump.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 2d

Tina and I ran into some friends we hadn't seen since our weddings at the pumpkin patch.

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marymoriarty.bsky.social @marymoriarty.bsky.social · 3d

Why are clearance rates important? The person is caught. High clearance rates, not long punishment, is the best deterrent to crime. And we sometimes see multiple incidents of gun violence which could have been prevented had the person been caught the first time.

Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 3d

Minneapolis could, I imagine, have nice things too. If they elected leaders who choose to implement the solutions that we know already work.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 3d

Hey nice thanks for sharing. The people searching on this app remains an annoyance. (I tried to search for the account before sending this and failed to find it.)

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 4d

9 homicides in St. Paul all year. Incredibly impressive.

Also, this bit about Denver really caught my eye, because...

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 3d

Link to the story here:

St. Paul crime sees a strong drop. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi shares why | MPR News share.google/DZEaQ55U5P1l...

St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025

A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 3d

The Hennepin County attorney isn't on here so you're getting a screenshot from over there instead.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 3d

Minneapolis could, I imagine, have nice things too. If they elected leaders who choose to implement the solutions that we know already work.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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