National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!) And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc. This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns

"This is X in 2025: potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit." — @cwarzel.bsky.social

"Fences aren’t architecture, and they’re meant to displace and keep people out, rather than a broader planning and design and artistic opportunity of revitalization, placemaking, and the type of economic and social infrastructure that truly promotes healing in our community" -Sam Olbekson

NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.

Tech companies are pouring billions into AI chips and data centers. Increasingly, they are relying on debt and risky tactics. Financial analysts are worried there's a bubble that will soon pop.

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com. We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans. washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals from Twin Cities businesses in 2025 https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/the-best-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-deals-from-twin-cities-businesses-in-2025

Blue Ox Fest has announced the 2026 lineup. Charley Crockett, Kurt Vile, Marcus King Band, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, The Dead South... bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Want to know what concerts to catch this week? Too bad, I'm telling you anyhow. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

New rock festival will debut next summer at Treasure Island. https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-rock-festival-will-debut-next-summer-at-treasure-island

Happy anniversary to Joe Strummer and Billy Joe Armstrong stopping by the 400 Bar for a Lifter Puller show on November 11, 1999. The event was recounted in a couple of places. @chrissteller.bsky.social www.thecurrent.org/feature/2013...

Limited edition Prince library cards just dropped in Hennepin County. https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/limited-edition-prince-library-cards-just-dropped-in-hennepin-county

Hotel at Mall of America to offer free hot meals for families missing SNAP benefits. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

Minneapolis Public Schools details help for families if teachers strike next week. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

Travelers told to brace for disruptions at MSP airport due to shutdown bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Our review of "Purple Rain," which debuted at the State Theatre in Minneapolis Wednesday night. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos. n.pr/3JGPkWR

And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.

Trump announced this morning he will violate two court orders and withhold SNAP benefits from Americans. He’s starving people on purpose

Voter guide: 2025 St. Paul mayoral election

Prince Celebration 2026 will be a '10th Year Anniversary Celebration of Life' bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

My first byline with Racket! Read up on one of the most energetic candidates during the 2025 Minneapolis election (And he's not even running for a big ticket seat).

Work? It writes itself. A Woody Guthrie-esque ballad about the 1985 Hormel strike. The Blazing Star State Trail already sounds like a song title. An epic about wrestler John Nord. A constellation of spam connections btwn Austin & Hawaii. An ode to loose meat sandwiches. An Eddie Cochran cover.

NGL. "Taco John's forever" sounds like a Mountain Goats song from a concept album that takes place in southern Minnesota.

Brian Setzer cancels Stray Cats tour due to 'serious illness'. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Award-winning Japanese restaurant in Minneapolis to close after 21 years. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

It's unfortunate that the government has abandoned so many people, but here's a roundup of places around Minnesota offering help to those without their SNAP benefits. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

The American Swedish Institute reveals its 2026 exhibition calendar bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

As other people have noted, if you have local food banks, now would be an excellent time to donate cash to them, if you have the cash to spare. We will be upping our donations to food banks and hunger-related charities here in Ohio.

Looney Tunes is in the top 10 TV series streaming on Tubi. I chatted with them about why that is and argued for why FAST and AVOD make an ideal home for classic animation.

Murf, one of the Twin Cities' wildest bands, talks fake blood, Shaq and its final show bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Longtime employees buy beloved Twin Cities record stores. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

The disgraced New York Republican was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a litany of federal charges, including wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. n.pr/47uii5k

No Kings day expected to draw millions for anti-Trump mass protests minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/17/r...

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

It’s still not known who paid for Rick Kupchella’s hourlong video “Precarious State,” which leans on selective data and second-hand characterizations of Minneapolis politicians to largely pan the city.

A note for readers

Tickets to Paul McCartney in MPLS have gone up, but are still as low as $48 for tonight's show...

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

Paul McCartney plays Minneapolis on Friday and tickets are incredibly cheap bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Movies to see this week: Diane Keaton, 'The Mummy,' 'Creepshow' bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Uptown is dead update. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

A northern Minnesota woman pleaded guilty to voter fraud after filling out and returning her dead mother’s absentee ballot to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election www.inforum.com/news/minneso...

Lots of good concerts coming up this week: Craig Finn at Fine Line, Paul McCartney, Cole Pulice at the Cedar, Dirty P's at The Hook and Ladder, Geese at First Avenue... bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

As many have noted on social media: Holy crap, tickets to Paul McCartney are really cheap. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Review: Chi-Chi's is back, but does it recapture its old magic?

Dropkick Murphys will bring St. Patrick's Day tour to St. Paul

A Bruce Springsteen cover band that does ska versions of Bruce songs called nebraSKA.

Nice breakdown from @racketmn.com of who is spending big on the elections in Minneapolis. racketmn.com/meet-the-big...