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Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 17h

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 · 18h

ladies love looking into PACs and campaign finance

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

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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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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d

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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Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social · 6d

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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Racket @racketmn.com · 6d

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.

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Racket @racketmn.com · 7d

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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Racket @racketmn.com · 8d

As you know, it's International Podcast Day. Celebrate by liking + subscribing to RacketCast, our year-old pod that's only interesting to Minnesotans.

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 13d

My favorite part of the Sibling Rivalry that @moreneighbors.org and @sustainstpaul.bsky.social hosted at @blackhartstp.com tonight was when the @racketmn.com editors were forced to talk about Saint Paul & they mentioned the survey in which I chastised them about not talking about Saint Paul enough.

Racket editors visit the mythical land of Saint Paul

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 14d

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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Racket @racketmn.com · 14d

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

'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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Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social · 14d

Nobody ASKED for a 6,000-word oral history on the wildest mayoral election in city history, but here it is:

'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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Racket @racketmn.com · 17d

C'mon...

Racket's Sept-Member Fall Membership Drive: Get Your First Month for $1! - Racket

Heckuva deal for new members.

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Tricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social · 18d

Fun times talking about the importance of altweeklies with the crew of @racketmn.com @coyotemedia.org and @emmaruthless.bsky.social and @usefulnoise.bsky.social
we talk about the good, bad, and the ugly of them and I tell the story of one of my favorite and most notorious columns.

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Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social · 19d

I went to gas station Flavortown.

We Reviewed Guy Fieri's New Line of Holiday Gas Station Food. For Journalism. - Racket

Steer clear of this part of Flavortown.

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Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) @moreneighbors.org · 20d

HUGE TEAM MINNEAPOLIS ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

Saint Paul better prepare for trouble! Team N4MN is excited to announce that Jessica Armbruster, Jay Boller, and Keith Harris aka Team Racket will be repping us on the mic one week from today at Sibling Rivalry!

Tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

Poster in style of a band announcement. Text at top: Sibling Rivalry 9/25/2025. Middle of Page: Representing Minneapolis, followed by Three headshots of people in middle center. At bottom lists names of people in headshots: Jessica Armbruster, Jay Boller, and Keith Harris AKA Team Racket. Tickets can be purchased at actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/sibling-rivalry/

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Keith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social · 19d

and here's my Rilo Kiley review again, for the daytime crew

At the Palace, Rilo Kiley Reminds Adults What They’ve Lived Through - Racket

Touring for the first time since 2008, the reunited band brought fans back to the 2000s, a time it’s hard to be nostalgic for.

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Racket @racketmn.com · 23d

Some are calling it the deal of the century—it's certainly the deal of the month. Now through the end of September (er, Sept-member), sign up for Racket for a single dollar!

Racket's Sept-Member Fall Membership Drive: Get Your First Month for $1! - Racket

Heckuva deal for new members.

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Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social · 24d

We ordered 60, about 30 left. This run is LIMITED.

Racket @racketmn.com · 24d

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Racket @racketmn.com · 24d

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Racket @racketmn.com · 26d

Come on, man.

Gimme a Freakin' Break! Alleged Union Buster Ann Kim Was Never 'Canceled.' - Racket

Plus U of M labor drama, Euro Target cometh, and one sweet little cabin in today's Flyover news roundup.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 26d

i will shut up about the ann kim stuff now, but my colleague @jayboller.bsky.social wrote a really thoughtful, nuanced version of this story back before her whole labor fiasco even happened, which i would encourage you to read!