Jay Boller
@jayboller.bsky.social
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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Racket wants to hear from you, Minnesota. We want to hear how the ICE occupation has changed your life, and we want the world outside of Minnesota to know as well.
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Racket wants to hear from you, Minnesota. We want to hear how the ICE occupation has changed your life, and we want the world outside of Minnesota to know as well.
I've been maintaining this now-massive running blog of news, links, commentary, videos, etc. all week. Hopefully readers find it useful:
MN ICE Watch Jan. 12-16: Daily Updates on Trump's Invading Troops - Racket
Your one-stop shop for real-time ICE watching.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I've been maintaining this now-massive running blog of news, links, commentary, videos, etc. all week. Hopefully readers find it useful:
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pow wow grounds, moona moono, briar bar, a bar of their own—i spoke with these folks and many more about their role in this ongoing federal invasion, and about the "overwhelming support" and "massive" scale of donations that are flooding in to support immigrants, organizers, and ICE observers.
With the Twin Cities Under Siege, Restaurants Become Hubs of Solidarity - Racket
Restaurants, bars, and coffee shops are collecting donations, handing out whistles, and acting as gathering sites for volunteers and observers.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
pow wow grounds, moona moono, briar bar, a bar of their own—i spoke with these folks and many more about their role in this ongoing federal invasion, and about the "overwhelming support" and "massive" scale of donations that are flooding in to support immigrants, organizers, and ICE observers.
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Today's updates are filling up fast...
MN ICE Watch Jan. 12-16: Daily Updates on Trump's Invading Troops - Racket
Your one-stop shop for real-time ICE watching.
racketmn.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Today's updates are filling up fast...
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As some of you know, I've switched roles from covering Minnesota to hosting ProPublica's forthcoming podcast (launch date TBD). It gives me great, great, great, GREAT pleasure to announce that my replacement is none other than the inimitable Andy Mannix: www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
Andy Mannix Joins ProPublica’s Midwest Unit
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January 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
As some of you know, I've switched roles from covering Minnesota to hosting ProPublica's forthcoming podcast (launch date TBD). It gives me great, great, great, GREAT pleasure to announce that my replacement is none other than the inimitable Andy Mannix: www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
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A new ongoing feature we hope we don't have to keep doing for too long.
These rolling updates below will provide nugget-sized intel/links/embeds amid this dizzyingly depressing news cycle, hopefully making you feel a little better-informed and/or connected to your community.
MN ICE Watch Jan. 12-16: Daily Updates on Trump's Invading Troops - Racket
Your one-stop shop for real-time ICE watching.
racketmn.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
A new ongoing feature we hope we don't have to keep doing for too long.
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An outline of the multitudinal crises (fraud, ICE, killing, general chaos incited by the fascist MAGA movement) gripping our great state, via @biketrouble.bsky.social and Hans Buetow of @neverpo.st.
RacketCast, Ep. 42: What's Going on in MN? Feat. ‘Never Post’ - Racket
Enjoy this bonus crossover episode that originally appeared via 'Never Post.'
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January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
An outline of the multitudinal crises (fraud, ICE, killing, general chaos incited by the fascist MAGA movement) gripping our great state, via @biketrouble.bsky.social and Hans Buetow of @neverpo.st.
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This is what our government has sent into cities across the country to arrest normal, nonviolent working people. Insanity.
January 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is what our government has sent into cities across the country to arrest normal, nonviolent working people. Insanity.
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With the first full year of RacketCast in the books, let's revisit some hit eps from '25. And we beg you: Subscribe so you don't miss new episodes next year.
December 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
With the first full year of RacketCast in the books, let's revisit some hit eps from '25. And we beg you: Subscribe so you don't miss new episodes next year.
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What do Racket readers actually read from Racket? Glad you asked.
The 12 Most-Read Racket Stories of 2025 - Racket
These articles attracted the most eyeballs in our fourth full year.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
What do Racket readers actually read from Racket? Glad you asked.
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Are they the *best* Racket stories of 2025? Impossible to say. But they are our favorites!
Our 28 Favorite Racket Stories of 2025 - Racket
Catch up on a year's worth of local alternative journalism.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Are they the *best* Racket stories of 2025? Impossible to say. But they are our favorites!
Lotta great stuff here!
Our 28 Favorite Racket Stories of 2025 - Racket
Catch up on a year's worth of local alternative journalism.
racketmn.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Lotta great stuff here!
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A full hour of Looch!
RacketCast, Ep. 40: Avoiding Death, Getting Weirder, Writing Memoirs Feat. Mary Lucia - Racket
A full hour of Looch!
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November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A full hour of Looch!
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my favorite (now annual!) racketcast episode of the year is here:
RacketCast, Ep. 39: Biggest MN Turkeys of 2025 - Racket
No disrespect to actual turkeys—we're talkin' local bozos.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
my favorite (now annual!) racketcast episode of the year is here:
Did you make the cut? 😬
RacketCast, Ep. 39: Biggest MN Turkeys of 2025 - Racket
No disrespect to actual turkeys—we're talkin' local bozos.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Did you make the cut? 😬
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Brush up on the ballot with @naomikritzer.bsky.social !
RacketCast, Ep. 38: Twin Cities Election Guide Spectacular Feat. Naomi Kritzer - Racket
A special bonus episode to prepare you for voting.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Brush up on the ballot with @naomikritzer.bsky.social !
Podcasting through paternity leave!
RacketCast, Ep. 37: The Parkway Pervert Feat. John Waters - Racket
His prescription for these divided times? 'You have to make people laugh, then they'll listen, and then you have sex with 'em.'
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October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Podcasting through paternity leave!
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more and more people are coming to minnesota for reproductive or gender-affirming care. i talked to some of the pilots who can help 'em get here.
Meet the Volunteer Pilots Flying Patients From Red States to Reproductive Care - Racket
Removing barriers to bodily autonomy, one prop plane flight at a time.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
more and more people are coming to minnesota for reproductive or gender-affirming care. i talked to some of the pilots who can help 'em get here.
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My first @racketmn.com article is LIVE AF!!!
I am famously Racket-pilled and insist you all subscribe to their esteemed press.
I am famously Racket-pilled and insist you all subscribe to their esteemed press.
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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i talked to kelly rogers for her piece too! please read this!
@kellyrogers.bsky.social
racketmn.com/meet-the-big...
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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October 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My first @racketmn.com article is LIVE AF!!!
I am famously Racket-pilled and insist you all subscribe to their esteemed press.
I am famously Racket-pilled and insist you all subscribe to their esteemed press.
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Wild scoop from the Minnesota Star Tribune, which includes a high-ranking Homeland Security official calling Kash Patel a “giant douche canoe” www.startribune.com/trump-offici...
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
www.startribune.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Wild scoop from the Minnesota Star Tribune, which includes a high-ranking Homeland Security official calling Kash Patel a “giant douche canoe” www.startribune.com/trump-offici...
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The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
I watched the whole thing (huge pain tolerance for ingesting bad media), and every "solution" involves lower corporate tax rates, deregulation, and punching left. It's the same old project, nothing new here.
Who's Bankrolling 'A Precarious State,' Rick Kupchella's New Twin Cities Doomer Doc? - Racket
Plus Replacements biopic in the works, enter the STOP Slumlords Ordinance, and Barn Bluff history in today's Flyover news roundup.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I watched the whole thing (huge pain tolerance for ingesting bad media), and every "solution" involves lower corporate tax rates, deregulation, and punching left. It's the same old project, nothing new here.
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Who exactly is paying for all this vague scaremongering?
Who's Bankrolling 'A Precarious State,' Rick Kupchella's New Twin Cities Doomer Doc? - Racket
Plus Replacements biopic in the works, enter the STOP Slumlords Ordinance, and Barn Bluff history in today's Flyover news roundup.
racketmn.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Who exactly is paying for all this vague scaremongering?
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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. racketmn.com/would-the-ho...
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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October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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. racketmn.com/would-the-ho...