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Now Shipping! Racket: The First Five Years (2021-2026) | Shop Co.

Five years ago, Racket pioneered a worker-owned, reader-funded model of alternative digital journalism in the Twin Cities. Since then, we’ve published almost 5,000 articles, written by more than 200...

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lift ten times your weight. voraciously consume sugary liquids. kill anyone who doesnt smell like you. ant mode.
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NOW SHIPPING, ONLY 67 COPIES REMAIN: Buy the Racket book! racketmn.square.site/product…

Now Shipping! Racket: The First Five Years (2021-2026) | Shop Co.

Five years ago, Racket pioneered a worker-owned, reader-funded model of alternative digital journalism in the Twin Cities. Since then, we’ve published almost 5,000 articles, written by more than 200...

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"Eric Adams is famous for one thing. Corruption. Eric Adams is not famous for his honesty, for his salesmanship, for his fashion sense. He's not famous for anything on this earth except for bribery," one unconvinced resident says via @HellGateNY racketmn.com/eric-adams-wisc…

Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Promised to Pitch a Wisconsin Data Center With 'Rigor.' His Failure Was...

New York City-based media outlet Hell Gate went to Wisconsin Rapids to trace the footsteps of Adams, whose 'sneaky' plan to build community trust imploded in spectacular fashion.

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James Medlock@jdcmedlockOct 11
Turns out the friction of having to learn photoshop was a crucial firewall protecting society from the terrible taste of small business owners
drew@ImNotOwnedOct 10
Look at this stupid AI bullshit lmao
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Caffeine addiction being basically harmless is one of life's little miracles
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New job alert: I review car washes with my daughter now. racketmn.com/15-things-i-lea…

15 Things I Learned at the Brand-New World's Longest Car Wash in Brooklyn Park - Racket

Reviewing a new global attraction in the Twin Cities suburbs.

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Anders J Lee@andersleehereOct 7
Continuing my "woke police chiefs throughout American history" series with the second and, most likely final, installation on NYPD and Minneapolis police reformer Tony Bouza.
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Asked why the MPD had struggled so mightily in the past to recruit officers who weren’t men of Northern European extraction, Bouza replied, “racism and stupidity. That’s all. Everything else is bullshit.” racketmn.com/reexamining-the…

Reexamining the Legacy of Tony Bouza, the In-Your-Face Progressive Reformer Who Once Led MPD -...

As Minneapolis seeks a new MPD leader, it's instructive to revisit the outspoken chief who attempted reform in the 1980s.

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Asked why the MPD had struggled so mightily in the past to recruit officers who weren’t men of Northern European extraction, Bouza replied, “racism and stupidity. That’s all. Everything else is bullshit.” racketmn.com/reexamining-the…

Reexamining the Legacy of Tony Bouza, the In-Your-Face Progressive Reformer Who Once Led MPD -...

As Minneapolis seeks a new MPD leader, it's instructive to revisit the outspoken chief who attempted reform in the 1980s.

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Mike Norton@NortonMplsOct 3
Zohran Mamdani 9 months into office: Free childcare, fill 200,000 potholes, and tax billionaires Jacob Frey 9 YEARS into office: We’re expediting kitchen remodel permits
Mayor Jacob Frey@MayorFreyOct 2
Kitchen upgrade, new porch, or new room? 4 days. Roofing upgrades? 1 day. Replacing a toilet or leaky sink? Instantaneous. We’re cutting red tape and speeding up permits to make it easier to build, improve your home, open a business, and get things done.
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Something's rotten in the boyhood school district of Hegseth. racketmn.com/racketcast-ep-6…

RacketCast, Ep. 62: What the Hell's Going on in Forest Lake? Feat. Educator/Rocker Claire Luger -...

Something's rotten in the boyhood school district of Hegseth.

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Charlie Rybak
@charlierybakOct 2
These obsessive, weird, personal attacks on individual journalists always make the attacker look quite crazy to any normal person, and I worry that Twitter obsession has made people lose the ability to realize that.
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/THREAD Over 33+ years of practicing law, I have been fortunate to have many clients in high-profile cases. I can state unequivocally that over my career, no media outlet has been more unfair than the @startribune—especially about law enforcement. The latest has been spewed by “reporter” Josie Albertson-Grove. Because her X/Twitter username is @josie_strib, I’ll use her preferred name, “Josie.”
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Thirty years later, remembering the Pike's one-and-done Arena Football League season with players, coaches, journalists, and archival quotes. racketmn.com/it-was-special-…

'It Was Special, Then Bam!': An Oral History of the Fighting Pike, MN's Extremely Short-Lived Pro...

Thirty years later, remembering the Pike's one-and-done season with players, coaches, journalists, and archival quotes.

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I've basically only been having conversations about the Minnesota Fighting Pike for the past two weeks. Here's what I heard:
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Here, 30 years later, is the story of Minnesota’s fleeting AFL franchise, as told by the Pike players and coaches who fought the good fight. racketmn.com/it-was-special-…

'It Was Special, Then Bam!': An Oral History of the Fighting Pike, MN's Extremely Short-Lived Pro...

Thirty years later, remembering the Pike's one-and-done season with players, coaches, journalists, and archival quotes.

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Jason DeRusha
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The founder of @SahanJournal @mukhtaryare returns to journalism with Former @WCCO reporter Ubah Ali to launch @thesomalibrief.
The Somali Brief
@thesomalibriefSep 28
You’ve heard the stories told about Somalis. Now hear the stories from us. Welcome to The Somali Brief, a media platform telling the real stories of Somali Americans. Know someone who needs to hear this? Hit the share button. The full story starts here.
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Jon Becker@jonbecker_Sep 27
They say ballparks die twice. Once when it’s played its final game and a second time, a bit later on, when the last man to play there retires.
Twins Ribbies@TwinsRibbiesSep 26
Justin Verlander was the final active player who pitched at the Metrodome. His final pitch there was a game tying RBI single by Jason Kubel on September 19, 2009. Detroit lost the game, and eventually the AL Central tiebreaker.
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The End. Weird season, for the Twins and for me. I took a huge risk leaving The Athletic to keep covering the Twins at AaronGleeman.com. Despite their losing record, your support made it the best decision of my life. Thank you for reading/listening. I'm forever grateful.
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"It is 100% a queer art installation," the prolific DVD stasher tells us. racketmn.com/wedding-crasher…

An Interview With the Person Who Put Hundreds of ‘Wedding Crashers’ DVDs in South Mpls Little Free...

'It is 100% a queer art installation,' Sable Adelaide tells us.

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Hell Gate reporters are out in the streets talking to the people.
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Minneapolis-based buckthorn removal clubs actually date back decades; savvy thrifters can still find group T-shirts from the ’80s. And while those early groups weren’t necessarily singles clubs, they were quintessentially Minneapolis. racketmn.com/minneapolis-mn-…

I Went to the Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club and All I Got Was a Beautiful, Wholesome...

Maybe the real Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club was the friends we made along the way

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