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Ian @mplsnightmayor.bsky.social · 19h

It took me 5000 words, and Grok just... tweeted it out.
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 22h

i've been to albi kitchen twice this week—it's great! you should go!

Albi Kitchen Serves Up Somali Sambusas and Sweets in a Super-Cute Space - Racket

This new Loring Park restaurant is full of happy surprises.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 1d

seriously this needs to exist, i had never even HEARD of the bone store until stacy pitched this story! WE ARE LOSING RECIPES

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 1d

i'm saying!!!

em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 1d

BRING BACK THE BONE STORE

Racket @racketmn.com · 1d

We used to be a proper country.

Remember When You Could Buy Human Skeletons at the Mall of America? - Racket

BareBones was a true MOA oddity—and a place where Kurt Cobain once reportedly spent $4,000 on replica bones.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 1d

yeah that sounds lovely!

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 1d

i officiated my brother's non-religious wedding earlier this year! happy to send the lil script i wrote or answer q's. it's fun :)

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h jiahong pan 潘嘉宏 ☀️ @hpan3.bsky.social · 2d

Can y’all please be on the lookout for my bike? Last seen in Elliot Park. It is a black Biria bike with red pedals and stickers of local news orgs on the bottom tube. It also has a Brooks saddle and adapters for Wolf Tooth pogies on the handlebars.

Biria bike with a sign that says “300 Campground”

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Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 2d

My first @racketmn.com article is LIVE AF!!!

I am famously Racket-pilled and insist you all subscribe to their esteemed press.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

ladies love looking into PACs and campaign finance

i talked to kelly rogers for her piece too! please read this!

@kellyrogers.bsky.social

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Meet the Big-Money Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote in Minneapolis - Racket

PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling this...

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 2d

yes go!!!

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 2d

good afternoon, look at the perfectly em-forearm-sized sandwiches they've got at shepherds table:

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a sandwich lined up to show it's the length of a lanky she/they's forearm

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 4d

ohhh wow i haven't had that one yet but it looks GOOD

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 9d

Another amazing housing story from Susan Du: www.startribune.com/hedge-fund-l...

Hundreds of Minnesota homes neglected by hedge fund are now in hands of nonprofits

The single-family homes owned by companies managed by investment firm Pretium are being repaired.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 9d

i loved and learned a lot in this hoppy deep dive from @jamesbeered.bsky.social:

Would the Honeycrisp of Hops Revitalize MN Beer? - Racket

The University of Minnesota’s efforts to breed a hardy hop could help local growers and breweries. Here’s why we don’t have it yet.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 10d

oliver, and i cannot emphasize this enough, reed

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I Can't Believe You Made Me Watch That @icbymmwt.bsky.social · 11d

Welcome to Nunsploitation Week! We kick it off with a descent into the bowels of Hell with @biketrouble.bsky.social as we watch Jess Franco's THE DEMONS (1973) and all learn a little something about history, love, and Satan's little outfits. "check it out!"

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I Can't Believe You Made Me Watch That: The Demons (1973) feat. @biketrouble

we got a certified banger on our hands this week, as we dip our toes into the unholy waters of nunsploitation! we got skeletized lovers, satanic lust, chronic masturbation, and of course a funky jazz ...

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 14d

hahaha i’m a flyers fan because i grew up outside of philly but goddamn do i love gritty

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 14d

*deepest breath a person has ever taken or will ever take*

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 14d

i keep finding myself coming back here and it's not *not* because i plan on stealing the slap shot memorabilia... but the sandwiches are also v good!

5 Things to Know About North Star Deli - Racket

Sandwiches for 'Slap Shot' fans in southwest Minneapolis.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 16d

I apparently saved the 2013 sample ballot in my filing cabinet because I thought it was so funny.

2013 minneapolis city general election sample ballot

the first page is mostly the mayoral race which has a bunch of candidates

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 16d

can't escape captain jack sparrow, i'm sorry

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 16d

a while ago i became obsessed with the 2013 mayoral race in mpls: 35 candidates, yes, but also the city’s first real test of ranked-choice voting, + the race set up our current political landscape in both predictable and surprising ways.

jay & i interviewed lots of people about it—here’s a 🎁 link!

'Call It the Clown Car': An Oral History of Minneapolis's 35-Candidate 2013 Mayoral Election - Racket

Thirty-five candidates. Three dozen debates. Two unrelated pirate-centric elements. The first real test of ranked-choiced voting and, finally, a new mayor.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 17d

absolutely, we’re reaching out

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 17d

good dog!

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 17d

omg you have NO IDEA how much people food he gets😅

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