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Daniel Suitor

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Former tenants rights attorney. Landlords do not @ me. New England then, Minneapolis now, housing and economic justice forever.

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · Nov 8

To offer a primer on my personal lore:
- moved to Minnesota for law school in 2019
- while in school, wrote a long paper on the civil rights of unhoused people scholarship.law.umn.edu/mlr/3302/
- used to work for a tenant's rights nonprofit
- now suing banks and corporations for working people

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 25m

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

“Progressive” nonprofit hires Littler.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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allison @vancotrough.bsky.social · 50m

mark your calendars, south Minneapolis: last day of business for the 38th street Dairy Queen is officially the 25th

a dairy queen ice cream cone is being held up by a red sign

ALT: a dairy queen ice cream cone is being held up by a red sign

media.tenor.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 3h

safer hennepin is the returning PAC i wrote about here

also, you can look up campaign finance reports directly on the MN website aka the source where it will give you all the info that third party aggregators leave off info like the date of contribution

taylordahlin.com/f/new-and-re...

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2h

i went to the source of transparency USA's data, the minnesota campaign finance website. hubbard broadcasting gave safer hennepin $10,000 in october 2022, but it was nearly all spent in a year, as their december 2023 report listed an ending cash balance of almost $2,000

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 4h

believe it or not, a campaign finance violation

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 16h

hell yeah

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 17h

Saturday night can check:

The distinctive creamy yellow can of a Coors Banquet is hoisted in front of a television showing the Cubs/Brewers game

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 20h

woke up from a nap in a frenzy

a few good men but make it a few small beers

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 1d

kinda crazy how the Song of the Autumn is "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" by Neil Young with Crazy Horse

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

“The breast cancer incidence rate in women under 50 has been rising faster than in women over 50. Women with early onset breast cancer are more likely to have an aggressive form of cancer, more likely to die, and have poorer survival rates.”

lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 1d

The vast majority of the time, it's made into a Fluffernutter (peanut butter and Fluff). It's just a marshmallow spread, so you can put it on cakes or whatever. Doesn't get a lot of height so it's best as filling.

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 1d

God bless this Hard Baja Blast to give me the gas to get through Friday bedtime solo

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

finally some of the ward 11 story can be told, thanks to jamison whiting’s campaign manager bowen- there is a man stealing jamison’s yard signs, defacing them, and putting them back up. he has done this to other politicians like emily koski, angela conley

secure.actblue.com/donate/bowen...

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Phallocentric high-agency male @gawshgollygee.bsky.social · 2d

Nice argument however I have already portrayed you as a meager tub of East Coast marshmallow fluff and me as the palletized crate of Midwestern whip cream

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

they're taking me to Costco in the DMs

a text message reading:

Why would I want that when I can buy frozen cool whip in bulk???

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

oh we're on it

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

the Midwestern mind cannot comprehend

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

But when an AOM candidate say open air drug markets (complimentary)?????

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

i think anyone who thinks this out of control behavior by becka isn’t fully her choice should tune in and watch this forum and see how she’s perfectly capable of controlling herself and acting respectfully once it suits the crowd

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I could be there to defend all of yours honors, but I have an important task to attend to

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

I actually think we need to amend this law to make it even stronger. There are holes that clever landlords could exploit. But, ultimately, the law generally works as intended. My clients testified that most landlords cooperate once informed of their obligations

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

What's in the order is everything that's assessed. In my experience and observations, the Court of Administrative Hearings is pretty stingy with penalties. I did this case entirely pro bono because I believe in both the candidates and the cause.

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

I think there are arguable points of law in the final outcome, but regardless of that I must emphasize that we are lucky to live in a state which takes these kinds of cases seriously and provides candidates for office meaningful process to pursue violations of the law.

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

I really appreciate everything my clients and the other folks involved put into this case. It speaks well of their commitment to the democratic process. This was a tough case on certain issues, and I think the Court of Administrative Hearings conducted a thoughtful, demanding inquiry.

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

I was honored to represent Robin Wonsley and Michael Wilson. I admire them for their commitment to the hard, necessary work ahead of us and required of us. I got fired from a good job for taking this case, and yet I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you, Robin and Michael, for fighting for Minneapolis.

Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 3d

We won!

Following three weeks of legal proceedings and over five hours in court, the judge found Wayzata-based Minneapolis landlord John Wall in violation of the law on three counts, resulting in a $1,450 fine.

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