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RacketCast, Ep. 53: Fighting Google’s Data Center Feat. Pine Island Residents Aubree Derksen & Nicole Mills

Google pissed off Pine Island, and now the rural Minnesota community is punching back hard.

AI, Journalism, and Human Thought/Expression: The Racket Editorial Take

TL;DR: Racket will always remain a proudly AI-free shop. Here's why.

‘It’s David vs. Goliath’: Inside the Fight to Kill Google’s Secrecy-Shrouded Hermantown Data Center

After local officials nuked public trust by signing NDAs, a grassroots movement emerged to stop the tech giant’s sprawling, $650 million hyperscale complex in suburban Duluth.

March 18, 2026

My Strange Morning at MN’s Buggy ‘AI-Driven Networking’ Experiment

United We Transform bills itself as 'an unconventional gathering of Minnesotans shaping and accelerating a new economy,' and promises attendees will make '10 meaningful connections.' Here's our reporter's journey into the glitchy future of corporate schmoozing.