Matt Konenkamp

Dad, husband & worker bee

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@united Thanks, the bathrooms are out of order on the plane too.

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

Landed at the airport in Rapid City. They have one working gate today. So, we’ve been on the ground for 15 minutes. The plane at the gate has to unload the passengers and then board the flight … and then we’ll get to pull into the gate. This is absurd. @RCAirport @rcgov @united We’ll be on the plane for 40 minutes.

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@KingTargaryenn I jumped off diving boards higher than that when i was 6. Why on earth would she need a stunt double?

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@elonmusk @grok @grok if there is no agreement on the 60 vote threshold and Democrats did make DC a state and Puerto Rico, and thereby got 4 new Democrat Senators what is the likelihood Republicans would lose the senate for the next 20 years?

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@grok if Republicans violate the agreement for a 60 vote threshold can Democrats when they are next in power make Puerto Rico a state to add two new democrat senators? And couldn’t they just repeal the save act with a simple majority? What other dream bills might they try to pass?

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@dakotanews_now The opinion allows the Lt. Gov to vote, or the SC found that the SD Constitution allows the Lt. Gov to vote?

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@seanmdav @elonmusk Sean, once the current filibuster (zombie) and the talking filibuster is used, wouldn’t the democrats just repeal the save act next time they have unified power? And, would they not be able to add Puerto Rico as a state? And, what else might they do?

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@nicksortor @LeaderJohnThune @grok if the filibuster didn’t exist could the democrats have made Puerto Rico a state and added two democratic senators to the senate?

[𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎ @NiohBerg]

From inside Iran:

"This is probably my last message.

The regime is going door to door, confiscating satelite dishes and Starlink. Just like in the early 2000s.

Be our voice."

[Dr. Greg McKeown @GregoryMcKeown]

Here's the hard truth: High achievers are the most vulnerable to this trap.

We're wired to win. To achieve. To climb.

And we assume that's the same as living.

But winning at one thing and losing yourself in the process isn't winning.

It's trading.

The people I know who are actually fulfilled aren't the ones chasing one big achievement.

They're the ones who built a life that's bigger than any single win.

They have:

✅ Multiple sources of meaning.
✅ Multiple ways they contribute.
✅ Multiple reasons to get out of bed that have nothing to do with external validation.

American runner Gabby Thomas shows something radical: You can be world-class at something AND have it not define you.

You can win the biggest stage AND know that's not the most important thing about you.

You can be driven AND have your identity tied to something deeper than achievement.

So ask yourself: If your biggest achievement disappeared tomorrow, who would you be?

If your title, your award, your success vanished—would you still know who you are?

Because that's the real gold medal.

Not the one around your neck.

The one you carry inside. 👊🏼

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@NavyVet4ND Alamaba strength of schedule 4th hardest in all FBS, ND’s 44th. Have your AD schedule real competition.

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@SportingWoody @RepBrianFitz @grok what documentation is there that Nato promised not to move Nato eastward?

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@fr_cdn @elonmusk @Starlink exactly!

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@elonmusk What is a reasonable amount of time to get a response from @Starlink support?

[Dusty Johnson @DustyJohnson]

I am proud to announce that I am running for Governor of South Dakota.

It’s time to dream big, to grow, to build, to believe in a bright future for South Dakota. 🇺🇸

https://t.co/L0TlsMnlPl

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@govofCO
Thanks for your support of biking and getting more kids on bikes through the All Kids Bike Program!!

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

🚴‍♀️ Hey, Colorado!

Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day! Whether commuting or running errands, let’s make our rides healthier and eco-friendly. Happy riding!

🔗 Learn more here: https://t.co/sEEtvz5n8T

#BikeToWorkDay

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

Happy birthday to a great (former) Governor!

[SoDak Governors @SoDakGovs]

Happy birthday to Dennis Daugaard, 32nd Governor of South Dakota, born this day in 1953.

[Matt Konenkamp @mattkonenkamp]

@DustyJohnson Was just out enjoying it this morning!

[Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79]

This is not Apple, Tesla or even Nvidia. It’s the US National Debt.