Dustin Nelson

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).

No idea how long it takes. But with coffee and records in there, it's already better than cvs

There's a film processing spot inside disco death records and coffee

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.

To be clear. That's not a bad thing. I would be the first person to place a preorder for the Spam-colored vinyl.

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'.
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Award-winning Japanese restaurant in Minneapolis to close after 21 years.
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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
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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.

100% with you.

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
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Longtime employees buy beloved Twin Cities record stores.
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Two announcers, Jason Garrett and Dan Hicks, stand in front of a sign that reads "Big Turd" thanks to how they are blocking it

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

President Trump commutes the prison sentence of George Santos 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 and identity theft.

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 • Minnesota Reformer More than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s administration are slated Saturday as part of No Kings day.

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A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI 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.

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.

Anonymous funders of ‘Precarious State’ film stay ... anonymous When asked to identify who paid for the film on Minneapolis, Rick Kupchella has said his donors are “business and community leaders.”

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...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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
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Movies to see this week: Diane Keaton, 'The Mummy,' 'Creepshow'
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Uptown is dead update.
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Itasca County woman pleads guilty to voter fraud The 51-year-old admitted to filling out a ballot in the name of her mother, an “avid Donald Trump supporter,” who died before she could vote for him in the 2024 election.

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

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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? We tried the first new Chi-Chi's location to open since the chain shuttered more than 20 years ago.

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