this interview made me feel nice

The @naomikritzer.bsky.social episode of the @racketmn.com podcast is really great! I had no idea what got Naomi into blogging about candidates! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

it was an absolute honor to talk with john waters this week :)

Let's bake a very seasonal THC cake together.

has anyone seen twin cities restaurants doing the same? this is a great resource

i made it inside mayor frey’s office where 13 members of MIRAC have been staging a sit in since 2:30 until he meets with them regarding their demands. they are expecting police soon “unfortunately, the mayor is not going to meet you” says he’s not in the office

Here is a quietly unhinged weekend travel guide I wrote for @racketmn.com about visiting The Driftless Bluffs to watch the leaves change…but really you’re there to search for Pepie the Lake Monster :) racketmn.com/driftless-bl... Ian

Maybe the real lake monster was the leaves we peeped along the way (or something like that?)

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.

today is knox’s second adoptaversary :)

future grandchild: like shit, from an ass? me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House

incredible update: @kylenelson.bsky.social drew up these stickers!!! would u like one? make a donation to CANMN on venmo + send me a screenshot + i’ll get one to ya🦅🇵🇸

greatest city on earth exhibit #5,298

"enjoyed" is not exactly the right word, but i did... devour this piece by @usefulnoise.bsky.social, who spent a day at the big christian MAHA convention in alexandria this weekend:

this week for @coyotemedia.org: I went to war-ravaged Portland to find out whether it’s still possible to get a decent macchiato there www.coyotemedia.org/portland-a-w...

this was a genuine delight to edit! hope yinz enjoy it!

the face of a happy camper who just spent a weekend bikepacking with their friends :)

It took me 5000 words, and Grok just... tweeted it out. racketmn.com/whats-the-de...

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

BRING BACK THE BONE STORE

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.

My first @racketmn.com article is LIVE AF!!! I am famously Racket-pilled and insist you all subscribe to their esteemed press.

good afternoon, look at the perfectly em-forearm-sized sandwiches they've got at shepherds table: racketmn.com/shepherds-ta...

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

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

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!" icbymmwt.libsyn.com/the-demons-1...

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!

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

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!

periodic ✨knox appreciation post✨

Just checked this again - only 85% funded. Please donate and/or share again! Being in the hospital for weeks generally means A LOT of work and PT/OT after. Let’s help make it a little less stressful for someone who gives so much to our community 💜

jason would donate to your gofundme—there's no doubt in my mind. let's help them out during a scary and uncertain time.

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it’s so far from the biggest problem facing us right now but as minnesota’s top VHS influencer [citation needed] i’ll just add that collecting physical media is a great way to not support streaming companies. get out your old DVD player and hit the goodwill bins bbs!!!

I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...

best they can do is claim that there are only 27 unhoused people in the city

go birds!!

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!

who will make the first GO BIRDS, FUCK ICE, FREE PALESTINE koozie because I NEED ONE

I don’t want to keep the Ann Kim thing going endlessly, so I’ll wrap today by a) thanking @biketrouble.bsky.social for her brilliant piece; I really need my faith in journalism restored lately & b) presenting the relevant NLRB section ruling to dismiss, as damning to Kim as the ruling is perplexing.

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!

i have not seen the star tribune's food writers go after a single union buster, wage thief, or bad boss in the industry, regardless of gender!!!

I’m just not really sure what Racket could do at this point to dissolve what I would describe as my “marrow deep” loyalty to their publication.

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.

in the running for worst minnesotan

I was just fired from my firm for filing this case lol

did you know there are a bunch of local mini print vending machines where you can get a handmade piece of original art for 50 cents or a buck? it's true! i chatted with the artists about what makes these machines so fun and why more of them are popping up:

maybe it was the fall-like temps or the big dog bounding through the front yard or all the cute couples in line or the "eat the rich, flaky croissants" yard sign but i was really overwhelmed by how adorable this whole operation is!!

perfect weekend to be on your bike imho

“It’s not even a matter of coming in and letting your hair down. We don’t ever really have to have our guard up. This is where the freaks hang out. Here, we don’t think you’re freaky. You’re just one of us.”