With the Twin Cities Under Siege, Restaurants Become Hubs of Solidarity
Restaurants, bars, and coffee shops are collecting donations, handing out whistles, and acting as gathering sites for volunteers and observers.
MN ICE Watch Jan. 12-16: Daily Updates on Trump’s Invading Troops
Your one-stop shop for real-time ICE watching.
Art Shanties, Art Sleds, World Snow Celebration: This Week’s Best Events
Plus curling classes, a Pride party, a book fair, and a tribute to the great Dolly Parton.
‘New Yorker’ Offers Bizarre Take on ‘Quiet,’ ‘Frightened’ Minnesotans
Plus ICE targets greater MN as the DOJ and the weather sink to a new low in today's Flyover news roundup.
The Final Food News 2025, and What’s Ahead for 2026
It's the December Racket Restaurant Roundup... in January!
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The Clown Car Needs More Clowns: ICE Desperate For New Recruits
Plus a ride along with the resistance, how racist groups of the past inform MN today, and Jonathan Ross claimed to be a botanist in today's Flyover news roundup.
You May Not Be in the Mood, But Here’s Your Complete Concert Calendar: Jan. 13-19
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
ICE in the Twin Cities: New Day, Same Occupying Fascist Army
Plus... well, that's all we're discussing in today's Flyover news roundup.
RacketCast, Ep. 42: What’s Going on in MN? Feat. ‘Never Post’
Enjoy this bonus crossover episode that originally appeared via 'Never Post.'
How Minneapolis Activism Has Changed Since George Floyd
Plus poet Danez Smith pays tribute to Good, MN launches its own probe, and people fighting the good fight against ICE in today's Flyover news roundup.
Fort Snelling: The Advance Guard of Federal Invasion Since 1805
Federal agents are once more using Fort Snelling for its established purpose: to maintain a “monopoly of violence.”
Open Thread: So… How Are We All Holding Up?
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
