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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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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 4h

May I humbly suggest the episode of Blank Check covering Jonathan Demme's A Master Builder, testing John Hodgman

pca.st/episode/e371...

A Master Builder with John Hodgman

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 7h

ladies love looking into PACs and campaign finance

i talked to kelly rogers for her piece too! please read this!

@kellyrogers.bsky.social

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Meet the Big-Money Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote in Minneapolis - Racket

PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling this...

racketmn.com

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 7h

I worked with him at my last firm but never got around to asking. For what it's worth, my experience was that he's an incredibly nice guy, a sharp lawyer, and a fair thinker.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 9h

PAC report: safer hennepin is back again and we can do better mpls has launched a website. we don't know yet who is funding either, but i want to highlight the blog that we can do better has - taylordahlin.com/f/new-and-re...

New and Returning PACs: We Can Do Better Mpls and Safer Hennepin

Two PACs are now operating in Minneapolis ahead of the November 4th election, and both are connected to one man.

taylordahlin.com

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 1d

Glad we can savor this as a little treat once the actual bloodbath is over

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 1d

of counsel / non-equity partner / 2L summer associate

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

contracts professor / torts professor / constitutional law professor

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Assistant Marshallian Spillover Spookinator 👻 @stevenlandgraf.com · 1d

City manager, city council, city mayor

the coach of the KC Chiefs, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. From left to right they are wearing (1) a very normal grey suit with red tie, (2) a newsboy cap in brown with a shirt that looks like a bad motel wallpaper, and (3) a barbie-esque italian table cloth vest

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

I was mostly not concerned with the maniac candidate from Ward 12 losing by North Korea numbers — until she dragged Taylor and I into campaign finance court. But it's been a fun ride.

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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 2d

A big fucking fumble here: court of appeals reverses a conviction for possession of 194 grams of Fentanyl because the officer impermissibly expanded the scope of the stop.

mncourts.gov

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

Didn't know going in there was going to be a cancer mom subplot. I might have been scared off, because my wife got through a diagnosis and two surgeries last year. But it completely disassembled me and put me back together. A beautiful story. Never squeezed my kid harder than that night.

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 2d

Titanic actually rules, though. Only saw it a few years back, but it far surpasses whatever reputation you think it has

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

anyone living in mint properties now or recently who can answer a question about language in their leases? DM me please

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

"They [cats] just want to have exciting parties."

He was talking about this cat in particular.

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3d

sad to have missed the Most Dad campaign event of this election cycle 😭😭😭

Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 4d

How many city candidates does it take to build a public bench? DeWayne Davis (for mayor), Michael Wilson and Tom Olsen (both for parks) are showing voters they've mastered the arts of power tools and woodworking.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 4d

shelley madore admits to the strib to renting a ward 2 apartment in january just to run for office

alternate headline: strib finally covers residency issues in ward 2, doesn’t mention john wall faking his address to influence the convention

www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Madore moved to Minneapolis in 2018, buying a north Minneapolis duplex in Ward 5. She began renting an apartment in Prospect Park in January, she said in an interview, a move she acknowledged was to make her eligible to run in the ward. Candidates must live in their district for at least 30 days prior to the general election under state and city of Minneapolis rules.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 5d

Kinda telling that Kupchella wouldn’t tell Star Tribune journalists who funded his landlord ad & the Strib still called it “journalism.” Meanwhile they haven’t really covered one of the biggest Minneapolis political stories: landlords dumping big $$ into the race. www.startribune.com/kare-veteran...

KARE veteran Rick Kupchella returns to reporting for film on Minneapolis

“A Precarious State” premieres Thursday night on KSTP and other ABC affiliates.

www.startribune.com

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 5d

visiting New England so I'm within a reasonable drive of one of the VistaVision theaters >>>>>>>>>>>

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 5d

last night the fire department rescued a man who was sealed inside c david george’s loring park building on tuesday morning

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Man Sealed Inside C David George's 200 Oak Grove St Rescued

On the night of October 2nd, the Minneapolis Fire Department and the Minneapolis Police Department responded to 200 Oak Grove St, C David George's condemned Loring Park building, after a man called 91...

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 5d

Davis Moturi email to city council, read aloud by CM Wonsley Wednesday. Sees similarity between his case & Mariah Samuels: "A black person in fear for their lives, and a department who can't be bothered to forward a case for consideration of charges in our time of greatest need."

Hi Council Members,
My name is Davis Moturi. In October 2024, I was shot in the neck by my neighbor John Sawchak after dozens of attempts to get help from MPD the year prior.
I'm writing to you today to ask that the City of Minneapolis make public, the results of MPD's review of the Department's handling of my case and any changes they have made to their
procedures based on the results of their review.
In an MPR article by Cari Spencer in April a spokesperson from MPD revealed that "MPD has conducted a thorough review of the violent incident." They also shared that the Department is "committed to implementing necessary changes, procedures and partnerships to address any identified gaps when these reviews are concluded."
If they have made changes based on the results of their internal review, the public should know

If they have made changes based on the results of their internal review, the public should know what changes they've made and what specifically from their handling of the case led them to make those changes. If they are not making any changes based on their review, the public should know why they won't begin that process if, by their own admission, there are "necessary changes" that need to be implemented. I recently learned of the murder of Mariah Samuels, and noticed that both of our cases are eerily similar. A black person in fear for their lives, and a
department who can't be bothered to forward a case for consideration of charges in our time of greatest need. The community and I deserve answers- and accountability.
I look forward to your response.
Davis Moturi

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functional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 6d

centrist democrats made a 1 hour documentary to whine about how much they are getting their ass kicked despite holding the mayor office, charter commission and all the money in local politics. weak people with weak beliefs who can’t get anything done.

Precarious State @precariousstate.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight, #APrecariousState reveals Minnesota’s turning point—and how a small bloc of DSA-endorsed members gained outsized influence on #Minneapolis City Council.

7 p.m. CT on ABC MN + precariousstate.com
Live Q&A follows on the website.

#APrecariousState #Minnesota #TwinCities #Documentary

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 6d

At least Dangerous Man just admitted you were getting nothing for your dollar

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 6d

Honestly, TP Review branded gift baskets with strong coffee and chili jam would be a hit

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Tony Demoniano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 6d

Don't legalize sports betting in MN please and thank you

John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 6d

% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society

22% in 2022
47% in 2025

No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.

Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.

www.pewresearch.org

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 6d

Other option: reserve a few for chili jam!

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 6d

And, ultimately, they begged their largely Twin Cities customers to finance their move to an hour away. It was gross. And then they not-apologize doubled-down.

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