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@biketrouble.bsky.social
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a guy drops one piece of ham in the snow and he never hears the end of it. co-owner/editor of @racketmn.com, em@racketmn.com. (she/they)

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 10h
*truly* a crime that it sat empty as long as it did
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 11h
lonely's is a mighty fine bar if you ask me
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Lonely’s Bar Feels Like It’s Been Around Forever. In a Way, It Kind of Has. - Racket
Lonely's predecessor, Pracna, closed in 2015, and the historic space sat empty for more than a decade. Today, it's as lively as it is timeless.
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 11h
The @racketmn.com ---> NYTimes news pipeline Farm-to-table version: racketmn.com/wedding-cras... by @biketrouble.bsky.social
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An Interview With the Person Who Put Hundreds of ‘Wedding Crashers’ DVDs in South Mpls Little Free Libraries - Racket
'It is 100% a queer art installation,' Sable Adelaide tells us.
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Racket @racketmn.com · 06/10/2026
Nine months after federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti on the streets of Minneapolis, a new documentary about the terror wrought by Operation Metro Surge is making the rounds of the fall festival circuit.
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'They're Here': Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller's Documentary Depicts the Terror and Truth of ICE Resistance - Racket
'Cinema has the potential to communicate a situation like this uniquely,' Poitras says.
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
report back!!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
a few weeks ago we made PB+J wontons for fun!
an open wonton wrapper full of peanut butter and jelly the finished wonton
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
💫
a plate of golden-brown cream cheese wontons nestled next to a bowl of chili garlic sauce
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
you can just get a countertop deep fryer and start keeping wonton wrappers and cream cheese in the house at all times. there’s actually no law against it
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izzy curse-trel @iznaut.com · 06/05/2025
pokémon npcs before they challenge you to a fight:
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David @archaeomather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wrote about rats for @racketmn.com!
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How I Accidentally Pinpointed the Arrival of Rats in MN Through Environmental Archaeology  - Racket
Turns out ‘Steamboat Willie’ was actually a documentary.
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
not to be dramatic but i need one of you to buy me this $100 fighting pike crop off of ebay
a black tee shirt with the minnesota fighting pike logo on it. the caption reads "there's still a market for original minnesota pike merch, like this t-shirt that's currently going for $100+ on ebay."
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
it just works!!!!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
man larb rocks so much, spicy salad has to be one of the best categories of food the human race has ever invented
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
it's a damn delight!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
but did you pick up a copy.....
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I HAD TO, MOLLY
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
here's something that's brought me a lot of joy over the last two weeks while apparently pissing off some of my neighbors lol
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An Interview With the Person Who Put Hundreds of ‘Wedding Crashers’ DVDs in South Mpls Little Free Libraries - Racket
'It is 100% a queer art installation,' Sable Adelaide tells us.
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Bitch McConnell @verifiedalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I know all 61 of my Bluesky followers have been waiting with bated breath for my return to hyper local journalism so here it is… I went to the buckthorn singles thing. Thanks for letting me write for u @racketmn.com 🫶🏻 racketmn.com/minneapolis-...
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I Went to the Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club and All I Got Was a Beautiful, Wholesome Morning - Racket
Maybe the real Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club was the friends we made along the way
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
i love this story so much :) minneapolis is good, buckthorn is bad :)
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I Went to the Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club and All I Got Was a Beautiful, Wholesome Morning - Racket
Maybe the real Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club was the friends we made along the way
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
not surprised in the least
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
yes!!!!!!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
i’ve seen the better part of two seasons now and i’m ready to say that television peaked with columbo
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Andrew Zimmern, writing in the Racket, about antitrust enforcement, independent businesses, and monopoly power? Be still, my heart. This rules!
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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW! How MPD Built a Police Surveillance Operation Around Renee Good’s Memorial — and What It Cost the Community MPD dedicated 101 personnel to a memorial deployment where just seven people were holding vigil. It was part of a four-day MPD operation that generated $1.92 million in overtime.
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How MPD Built a Police Surveillance Operation Around Renee Good’s Memorial — and What It Cost the Community
Records reveal a coordinated system of drones, city cameras, command-post intelligence, body-worn and helmet cameras, person and vehicle checks, and evidence preservation around the memorial site as p...
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
appreciate ya, craig! thanks for reading it
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
omg i need new business cards
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BikeMN @bikemn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@biketrouble.bsky.social is quickly becoming the official bike adventure journalist for the state of Minnesota. Read this if you haven't. It's 👌 racketmn.com/race-across-...
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Mud, Rocks, and Mental Anguish: A Novice Mountain Biker Attempts the Race Across Duluth - Racket
You can mountain bike 40+ miles across Duluth. But should you?
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
hahahaha omg no
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
hahaha welcome, it’s usually a lot more fun than this!!!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
sometimes it's good to throw yourself into something overwhelming and weird imo!!!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
DNF'ing something is the first step to F'ing something! wait...
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
hahaha i'm so glad! thank you for reading :)
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
the heart wants what it wants!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
OH MY GOSH HELLO
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
sorry pal but i need to own a fleet of all-city bikes for some reason!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
i think my next mtb endeavor will be much less ambitious lol. excited to hear about the gunflint scramble; looks like you'll have some big climbs!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
thank u my friend💗
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
wow thank you so much, charles!
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jabberwoCKY @ckyonwords.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is an awesome story and you should read it. You should also probably subscribe to @racketmn.com if you do not already do so.
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
and if you want to hear me talk about my failure, i did so at length on today's episode of @citycasttwincities.bsky.social !!!
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The Feds Know Your Face. Plus, Trouble Brewing at Summit and a Harrowing Duluth Race - City Cast Twin Cities
Summit Brewing, one of Minnesota's largest and oldest breweries, is in danger of losing control of their operations after BMO Bank ⁠filed a lawsuit...
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
DNF'd my first race ever... unfortunately i had already pitched writing a feature about it. such is life!!! to quote @usefulnoise.bsky.social, anyone can write about *finishing* a race. and it turns out i had a lot to say.
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Mud, Rocks, and Mental Anguish: A Novice Mountain Biker Attempts the Race Across Duluth - Racket
You can mountain bike 40+ miles across Duluth. But should you?
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
they just never made a prettier bike than the space horse imo
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
SMUT WILL PREVAIL
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
exactly
a beautiful all-city bicycle leans up against a piece of plywood with "smut" spray painted on it in a lovely font
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
HAHA wow this is giving me halloween inspiration…
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
obsessed with this from @racketmn.com. one of my core principles is that we need like 20x as much scene/street style photography from media outlets as we have. it's so wonderful racketmn.com/enjoy-43-lov...
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Enjoy 43 Lovely Portraits of Minnesotans Thriving at the 2026 MN State Fair - Racket
At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, humanity shines as bright as the midday Midway sun.
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Racket @racketmn.com · 04/09/2026
The Minnesota State Fair, running now through Monday, is the greatest place on earth. We sent the reliably excellent BUMP OPERA to capture photographic evidence of that fact✨
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Enjoy 43 Lovely Portraits of Minnesotans Thriving at the 2026 MN State Fair - Racket
At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, humanity shines as bright as the midday Midway sun.
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Lily @lilywrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i wrote this!!
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
i love this story so much—here, have a gift link!!!
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How Michelob Golden Light Became Minnesota’s Signature Summer Beer - Racket
Our state's go-to macro lager is more than a lawnmower beer: It’s a testament to the quirks of Minnesotan life.
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
above my pay grade, sorry!!!
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