@randball.bsky.social
Writer, editor, opinion-haver and podcaster at the Minnesota Star Tribune. Personal writing: thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
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"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege, and it cannot stand
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
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Protesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Protesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
📷️: Jeff Wheeler
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Aaron Rodgers just got sacked by the Bluetooth waves
January 13, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Aaron Rodgers just got sacked by the Bluetooth waves
Love it when Reusse comes out hot on a Monday Daily Delivery. Today: Wondering within the first minute whether the Chargers will trade playoff flop Justin Herbert to the Vikings.
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RandBall: Justin Herbert fizzles while Abbey Murphy sizzles
An NFL playoff weekend full of takeaways and an unbelievable goal set up by the Gophers’ Abbey Murphy highlight today’s 10 things to know.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Love it when Reusse comes out hot on a Monday Daily Delivery. Today: Wondering within the first minute whether the Chargers will trade playoff flop Justin Herbert to the Vikings.
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I wrote about those pervasive lists that try to tell you every little way you are messing up.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
Are you morons allowing these 15 disgusting habits to ruin your life?
Satire, sort of.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I wrote about those pervasive lists that try to tell you every little way you are messing up.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
I wrote about those pervasive lists that try to tell you every little way you are messing up.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
Are you morons allowing these 15 disgusting habits to ruin your life?
Satire, sort of.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I wrote about those pervasive lists that try to tell you every little way you are messing up.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/are-you-mo...
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🎤 PODCAST: I chatted with @randball.bsky.social on the Daily Delivery podcast about ranking the top 10 Twins prospects (several who should be up in the big leagues this year) and scouting reports on each of them.
Link to listen: www.startribune.com/daily-delive...
Link to listen: www.startribune.com/daily-delive...
Miss a Daily Delivery podcast? Find it here
All of our weekday podcasts, featuring Michael Rand and the Star Tribune staff, are here.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
🎤 PODCAST: I chatted with @randball.bsky.social on the Daily Delivery podcast about ranking the top 10 Twins prospects (several who should be up in the big leagues this year) and scouting reports on each of them.
Link to listen: www.startribune.com/daily-delive...
Link to listen: www.startribune.com/daily-delive...
Only LeBron James and Kevin Durant reached 10,000 points at a younger age than Anthony Edwards. I took at look at why Ant is in such elite company:
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RandBall: How did Anthony Edwards reach 10,000 points so quickly?
Only LeBron James and Kevin Durant were younger when they reached the milestone that Edwards hit Thursday.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Only LeBron James and Kevin Durant reached 10,000 points at a younger age than Anthony Edwards. I took at look at why Ant is in such elite company:
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ti...
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My latest on the anxiety loop and trying to be *less proactive* in 2026:
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
This is what happens when you ignore the warnings
All of us are of a certain age.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
My latest on the anxiety loop and trying to be *less proactive* in 2026:
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
Whereby I pretend to have a conversation with someone who was in a coma -- some would say blissfully? -- for the entire Vikings season.
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VIKINGS BREAKDOWN: Waking up from a coma, finding out we didn't learn anything in four months
YouTube video by Star Tribune
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January 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Whereby I pretend to have a conversation with someone who was in a coma -- some would say blissfully? -- for the entire Vikings season.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW6d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW6d...
Gonna record a bonus pod off this Preseason ... er ... Week 18 Vikings finale. More of a season review than a game review. What exactly did we learn this year?
Your thoughts, please.
Your thoughts, please.
a cartoon of lisa simpson and ralph from the simpsons saying " i 'm learning "
ALT: a cartoon of lisa simpson and ralph from the simpsons saying " i 'm learning "
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January 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Gonna record a bonus pod off this Preseason ... er ... Week 18 Vikings finale. More of a season review than a game review. What exactly did we learn this year?
Your thoughts, please.
Your thoughts, please.
My latest on the anxiety loop and trying to be *less proactive* in 2026:
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
This is what happens when you ignore the warnings
All of us are of a certain age.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
My latest on the anxiety loop and trying to be *less proactive* in 2026:
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
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I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
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Anthony Edwards’ grandfather Ben is back to see today in Atlanta. Two years ago when working on “Ant,” he told me “If you talk to my grandson, tell him the house needs paint.” It got painted this summer. Green & white as it’s always been. Why?
“Green & white mean money and heaven,” he said.
“Green & white mean money and heaven,” he said.
December 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Anthony Edwards’ grandfather Ben is back to see today in Atlanta. Two years ago when working on “Ant,” he told me “If you talk to my grandson, tell him the house needs paint.” It got painted this summer. Green & white as it’s always been. Why?
“Green & white mean money and heaven,” he said.
“Green & white mean money and heaven,” he said.
Our 3 night owl kids are all still awake. The 11-year-old just asked if I would make her orange chicken. Yep, they're definitely mine.
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Our 3 night owl kids are all still awake. The 11-year-old just asked if I would make her orange chicken. Yep, they're definitely mine.
477: Justin Jefferson’s receiving yards in 5 games with Carson Wentz this season.
470: Justin Jefferson’s receiving yards in 11 games with JJ McCarthy and Max Brosmer this season.
470: Justin Jefferson’s receiving yards in 11 games with JJ McCarthy and Max Brosmer this season.
December 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
477: Justin Jefferson’s receiving yards in 5 games with Carson Wentz this season.
470: Justin Jefferson’s receiving yards in 11 games with JJ McCarthy and Max Brosmer this season.
470: Justin Jefferson’s receiving yards in 11 games with JJ McCarthy and Max Brosmer this season.
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I'm here again to write about AI and how I want it eradicated from our subjective world.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
The closer AI gets, the faster I want to run away
Never use it for a creative task.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm here again to write about AI and how I want it eradicated from our subjective world.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
I'm here again to write about AI and how I want it eradicated from our subjective world.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
The closer AI gets, the faster I want to run away
Never use it for a creative task.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm here again to write about AI and how I want it eradicated from our subjective world.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/the-closer...
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Looking for an *extremely* last-minute gift? Why not give someone a subscription to The Friscalating Dusklight, the Substack where I write essays about Dad Life and the world around us all?
Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
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Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
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Subscribe to The Friscalating Dusklight, by Michael Rand
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December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Looking for an *extremely* last-minute gift? Why not give someone a subscription to The Friscalating Dusklight, the Substack where I write essays about Dad Life and the world around us all?
Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
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Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/subscribe
Looking for an *extremely* last-minute gift? Why not give someone a subscription to The Friscalating Dusklight, the Substack where I write essays about Dad Life and the world around us all?
Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/subscribe
Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/subscribe
Subscribe to The Friscalating Dusklight, by Michael Rand
A newsletter about modern life, dad life and the creative process. Click to read The Friscalating Dusklight, by Michael Rand, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Looking for an *extremely* last-minute gift? Why not give someone a subscription to The Friscalating Dusklight, the Substack where I write essays about Dad Life and the world around us all?
Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
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Link below/ thread of some of my favorite pieces this year
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@andrewkrammer.bsky.social, Mark Craig and I all picked our Vikings All-Quarter Century team, based on our combined 50 years covering the team. Take a look at our project and let us know what you think! www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi...
Meet the Minnesota Star Tribune’s All-Quarter Century Vikings team
Three longtime Vikings reporters, with some help from our readers, picked 29 players and a head coach who were the best at their position from 2000 to 2025.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@andrewkrammer.bsky.social, Mark Craig and I all picked our Vikings All-Quarter Century team, based on our combined 50 years covering the team. Take a look at our project and let us know what you think! www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi...
Merry Christmas Eve!
New pod today with thoughts on McCarthy's injury/KOC's comments + Randy Johnson on Gophers football and World Juniors.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Plus yesterday's Film Review with @andrewkrammer.bsky.social now on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9peA...
New pod today with thoughts on McCarthy's injury/KOC's comments + Randy Johnson on Gophers football and World Juniors.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Plus yesterday's Film Review with @andrewkrammer.bsky.social now on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9peA...
What J.J. McCarthy's hairline fracture means; Randy Johnson on Gopher football, World Junior hockey
Podcast Episode · StribSports Daily Delivery · 12/24/2025 · 30m
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December 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Merry Christmas Eve!
New pod today with thoughts on McCarthy's injury/KOC's comments + Randy Johnson on Gophers football and World Juniors.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Plus yesterday's Film Review with @andrewkrammer.bsky.social now on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9peA...
New pod today with thoughts on McCarthy's injury/KOC's comments + Randy Johnson on Gophers football and World Juniors.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Plus yesterday's Film Review with @andrewkrammer.bsky.social now on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9peA...
Wrote about Sam Darnold, an incredible Thursday night game, the Vikings and the margins in the NFL.
www.startribune.com/sam-darnold-...
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Sam Darnold's wild win over the Rams shows how little things add up
Former Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold had a wild 2-point conversion in the Seahawks' win over the Rams on "Thursday Night Football."
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December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Wrote about Sam Darnold, an incredible Thursday night game, the Vikings and the margins in the NFL.
www.startribune.com/sam-darnold-...
www.startribune.com/sam-darnold-...
Sharing a short clip and full episode from my conversation today with @nightengalejr.bsky.social about the big Twins ownership news, re: initial impressions of Tom Pohlad.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sharing a short clip and full episode from my conversation today with @nightengalejr.bsky.social about the big Twins ownership news, re: initial impressions of Tom Pohlad.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9U...
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Tom Pohlad is stepping into the lead owner role with the Twins.
“It’s undeniable that we haven’t won enough baseball games, the financial health of the club has been put in jeopardy, and we’ve got a fan base that has lost trust in us as owners.” www.startribune.com/its-a-whole-...
“It’s undeniable that we haven’t won enough baseball games, the financial health of the club has been put in jeopardy, and we’ve got a fan base that has lost trust in us as owners.” www.startribune.com/its-a-whole-...
It’s a whole new ballgame as Pohlad family restructures Twins leadership, adds limited partners
Tom Pohlad will succeed his brother Joe and run the team while Glick Family Investments, George Hicks and Craig Leipold buy into the organization.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Tom Pohlad is stepping into the lead owner role with the Twins.
“It’s undeniable that we haven’t won enough baseball games, the financial health of the club has been put in jeopardy, and we’ve got a fan base that has lost trust in us as owners.” www.startribune.com/its-a-whole-...
“It’s undeniable that we haven’t won enough baseball games, the financial health of the club has been put in jeopardy, and we’ve got a fan base that has lost trust in us as owners.” www.startribune.com/its-a-whole-...