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Writer, editor, opinion-haver and podcaster at the Minnesota Star Tribune. Personal writing: thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
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Great stuff today from @christopherhine.bsky.social on Daily Delivery. We talked trade deadline, Wolves depth, the somber nature of Sunday and season ticket fallout.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
Nobody is coming to save the Timberwolves
YouTube video by Star Tribune
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January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Great stuff today from @christopherhine.bsky.social on Daily Delivery. We talked trade deadline, Wolves depth, the somber nature of Sunday and season ticket fallout.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
Great stuff today from @christopherhine.bsky.social on Daily Delivery. We talked trade deadline, Wolves depth, the somber nature of Sunday and season ticket fallout.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
Nobody is coming to save the Timberwolves
YouTube video by Star Tribune
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Great stuff today from @christopherhine.bsky.social on Daily Delivery. We talked trade deadline, Wolves depth, the somber nature of Sunday and season ticket fallout.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJI...
11-year-old daughter found this gem tucked away in a box in the basement. Circa 1997!
January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
11-year-old daughter found this gem tucked away in a box in the basement. Circa 1997!
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
middle school daughter informs me that kids in her school are using the word "buns" to describe things they are not good at. Like "I'm so buns at singing" and "I'm totally buns at math."
Gotta say I really like this one. May it replace all the 6-7 references in the world, please?
Gotta say I really like this one. May it replace all the 6-7 references in the world, please?
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
middle school daughter informs me that kids in her school are using the word "buns" to describe things they are not good at. Like "I'm so buns at singing" and "I'm totally buns at math."
Gotta say I really like this one. May it replace all the 6-7 references in the world, please?
Gotta say I really like this one. May it replace all the 6-7 references in the world, please?
Updated the story a little now that renewals are out. Lot of lower bowl fans reporting increases upward of 35% next year over this year. Average is lower than that, and upper bowl increases are considerably smaller. Cheapest season ticket goes from $19 a game this year to $21 a game next year.
New today: Bundled together a lot of #twolves news from recent session w/new CEO Matt Caldwell, including season ticket renewals that went out today with $$ increases, new arena stuff and a TV update:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
Timberwolves raising season ticket prices at Target Center
Season ticket renewals went out for Wolves fans on Wednesday, and there is bound to be some sticker shock at the new prices at Target Center.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Updated the story a little now that renewals are out. Lot of lower bowl fans reporting increases upward of 35% next year over this year. Average is lower than that, and upper bowl increases are considerably smaller. Cheapest season ticket goes from $19 a game this year to $21 a game next year.
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Mine went up 37%!
In this economy!?!
In this economy!?!
New today: Bundled together a lot of #twolves news from recent session w/new CEO Matt Caldwell, including season ticket renewals that went out today with $$ increases, new arena stuff and a TV update:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
Timberwolves raising season ticket prices at Target Center
Season ticket renewals went out for Wolves fans on Wednesday, and there is bound to be some sticker shock at the new prices at Target Center.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Mine went up 37%!
In this economy!?!
In this economy!?!
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New today: Bundled together a lot of #twolves news from recent session w/new CEO Matt Caldwell, including season ticket renewals that went out today with $$ increases, new arena stuff and a TV update:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
Timberwolves raising season ticket prices at Target Center
Season ticket renewals went out for Wolves fans on Wednesday, and there is bound to be some sticker shock at the new prices at Target Center.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
New today: Bundled together a lot of #twolves news from recent session w/new CEO Matt Caldwell, including season ticket renewals that went out today with $$ increases, new arena stuff and a TV update:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
New today: Bundled together a lot of #twolves news from recent session w/new CEO Matt Caldwell, including season ticket renewals that went out today with $$ increases, new arena stuff and a TV update:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
Timberwolves raising season ticket prices at Target Center
Season ticket renewals went out for Wolves fans on Wednesday, and there is bound to be some sticker shock at the new prices at Target Center.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
New today: Bundled together a lot of #twolves news from recent session w/new CEO Matt Caldwell, including season ticket renewals that went out today with $$ increases, new arena stuff and a TV update:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
The @startribune.com has done a ton of amazing and important work in recent weeks, but this story might be the best.
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
The Trump administration calls them the ‘worst of the worst.’ Here’s what we found.
The federal government has identified only a fraction of the immigrants it has detained. Many have violent criminal records, but few were wanted by police.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The @startribune.com has done a ton of amazing and important work in recent weeks, but this story might be the best.
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
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This is an old neighbor of mine. If you’re wondering what it feels like for someone not on the front lines, just trying to get by and not pull the covers over your head, here you go.
New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything in Minneapolis is normal and not normal all at once
Oh, we're hanging in there.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is an old neighbor of mine. If you’re wondering what it feels like for someone not on the front lines, just trying to get by and not pull the covers over your head, here you go.
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The Packers are the fourth team to want to talk with Daronte Jones about a defensive coordinator opening, NFLN reported this morning.
As Vikings wait on Brian Flores, one of his top assistants (and internal replacement options) is at risk of leaving.
As Vikings wait on Brian Flores, one of his top assistants (and internal replacement options) is at risk of leaving.
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The Packers are the fourth team to want to talk with Daronte Jones about a defensive coordinator opening, NFLN reported this morning.
As Vikings wait on Brian Flores, one of his top assistants (and internal replacement options) is at risk of leaving.
As Vikings wait on Brian Flores, one of his top assistants (and internal replacement options) is at risk of leaving.
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New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything in Minneapolis is normal and not normal all at once
Oh, we're hanging in there.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
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Personal musings from one of my co-workers that sums up my Minnesota experience right now.
New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything in Minneapolis is normal and not normal all at once
Oh, we're hanging in there.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Personal musings from one of my co-workers that sums up my Minnesota experience right now.
If a prerequisite of being a "Steclers" fan is burning the left side of my head with a lit cigarette, I don't care who the coach is. Count me out.
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
If a prerequisite of being a "Steclers" fan is burning the left side of my head with a lit cigarette, I don't care who the coach is. Count me out.
New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything in Minneapolis is normal and not normal all at once
Oh, we're hanging in there.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
Just hope we never find out that the Bills had a bounty on Nix
The play during which Sean Payton and the Broncos believe Bo Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury:
January 18, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Just hope we never find out that the Bills had a bounty on Nix
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"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege, and it cannot stand
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
bit.ly
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
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Protesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Protesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
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Aaron Rodgers just got sacked by the Bluetooth waves
January 13, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Aaron Rodgers just got sacked by the Bluetooth waves
Love it when Reusse comes out hot on a Monday Daily Delivery. Today: Wondering within the first minute whether the Chargers will trade playoff flop Justin Herbert to the Vikings.
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RandBall: Justin Herbert fizzles while Abbey Murphy sizzles
An NFL playoff weekend full of takeaways and an unbelievable goal set up by the Gophers’ Abbey Murphy highlight today’s 10 things to know.
www.startribune.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Love it when Reusse comes out hot on a Monday Daily Delivery. Today: Wondering within the first minute whether the Chargers will trade playoff flop Justin Herbert to the Vikings.
www.startribune.com/nfl-playoffs...
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www.startribune.com/nfl-playoffs...
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I wrote about those pervasive lists that try to tell you every little way you are messing up.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
Are you morons allowing these 15 disgusting habits to ruin your life?
Satire, sort of.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I wrote about those pervasive lists that try to tell you every little way you are messing up.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...