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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

Stopped an got a closeup of the spooky monkey. 😱

A ghost monkey or gibbon holding a skull.

Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

Small correction: Google maps was wrong (gasp!). 735 N Snelling does exist. Currently vacant. Interior set up with stainless steel paneling reflecting modern vape shop aesthetic.

Interior of 735 n snelling. Stainless steel plates cover the walls.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

So, who's behind this anti rent control bullshit. My guess it's just the usual suspects--the StP Chamber. Pat probably spun this up for them to get free membership. Just a whole bunch of gross dishonest shit.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

(This guy's their art director. Which must be a tediously simple job since all of these websites use the same template.)

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

Apparently, DPC is an astroturf for hire shell. Another one of their "projects" is "Mass Priorities", which is fighting public internet projects in Massachusetts. A local journalist there got as much detail as they could: theshoestring.org/2026/05/02/d...

Domestic Policy Caucus is a registered 501(c)(4) nonprofit, which means it is not obligated to disclose its funding sources, can raise unlimited money, and can engage in political activity as long as it's not the group's primary purpose.
Based in Minnesota, the group's "initiatives" include Mass Priorities as well as others focused on supporting universal income, removing interest rate caps on consumer loans, and
"Conservatives for National Popular Vote," which does not, in fact, argue for a national popular vote. According to the group's most recent tax filing, its primary expense was over $1 million spent "to educate the public on economic freedom."
On that same document, among the group's highest paid independent contractors are Ainsley Shea, a PR firm that appears to be owned and managed by Domestic Policy Caucus board members and boasts of its work on Mass Priorities web, mail, and door-knocking materials on its website, and Ballot Access Marketing, a consulting firm based in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, owned by Christopher Thrasher.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

Their website doesn't list an address, but their Facebook page says 735 Snelling Ave N, right here in StP! Which, best I can tell, is the 4" space between Black Sea and the auto detailing place next door.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 02/10/2026

So, who the fuck is the Domestic Policy Caucus? Turns out, they've got an equally vague website built on the same template touting a bizarre list of neocon issues at domesticpolicycaucus.com This absolute toehead is listed as chairman.

A bald middle aged white guy named Pat Rosentiel.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 30/09/2026

Today's events have shown it's time to initiate a recall petition. The city charter describes the process, which seems to be similar to petitioning for a ballot referendum. Who can help get this going? Her's mismanagement needs to end.

Sec. 8.07. - Recall.
Any person holding an elective office, other than an office created by special law, may be removed by recall. The petition shall state at the head of each page a demand for the removal of the officer, the office held, and a brief description of the grounds for recall.
(Ord. No. 17665, § 6, 6-29-89)
Sec. 8.07.1.
If the council finds a recall petition to be sufficient, it shall notify the officer involved and announce the same at its next meeting. Any officer so named may resign within five (5) calendar days after being notified as to the sufficiency of the petition. If the officer does not resign, a recall election shall be held.
(Ord. No. 17665, 3 6, 6-29-89)
Sec. 8.07.2.
Within ten (10) days after the council has found the petition to be sufficient, it shall order a special election to be held within sixty (60) days to determine whether the officer shall be removed.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 30/09/2026

Today's opening day for Marygold Cyclery at Hamline & Thomas in StP. The shop is beautiful & the vibe is excellent! Exactly how I'd do it. Stop in and buy something--I suggest a King Cage--the last bottle cage you'll ever need.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 29/09/2026

Horrific #TrafficViolence on 4th Street, which is built like a raceway through one of the densest residential neighborhoods in town. Like the one way pairs of Park/Potland in South Mpls, 4th/University are deadly by design. www.kare11.com/article/news...

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 26/09/2026

This good girl caught a mouse today. And now Ghost must sleep.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 21/09/2026

Millie and I just took delivery of our Chevy Bolt today, replacing our 2012 Elantra. I am, indeed, irritatingly excited about this. Might calculate and post costs per mile. Will still bike to work tho.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 18/09/2026

Forgot how enjoyable riding in the rain can be. 🌧️

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 17/09/2026

Helping Ghost out with her watch duty.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 14/09/2026

Biked to my Dr Appt in St Louis Park. Arrived 1/2 hour early, wasting time in waiting room. Should have driven, would still be enjoying traffic on 394. 😜 #BikeSky

Bike in front of vibrant new mural on greenway

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 11/09/2026

I am very excited for this! Hamiline & Thomas. This'll be the third bike shop along my 4 mile commute and I think that's absolutely awesome. www.marygoldcyclery.com

My bike in front of the soon to open Marygold Storefront.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 08/09/2026

Lower Rice Street gets its new curbs installed tomorrow. Reconstruction has obviously been traumatic. Hopefully the much improved street design will help the neighborhood heal. #SaintPaul

Street view of Rice Street at Litchfield, looking south. Street and sidewalks are all torn up.

A 3 story building from around 1900 at Atwater and Rice. No street or sidewalk, just dirt. Bike for scale.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 08/09/2026

My bike got picked for the banner of a FB group for vintage French bike enthusiasts and I'm insufferably pleased with myself about this.

My black and red Motobecane as the banner on a facebook group with 23.2k members.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 07/09/2026

Much construction. Many danger. Very closed. Most necessary. 35e bridge ped trail

No construction whatsoever along trail part of bridge.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 05/09/2026

I've just been told that Minneapolis even has the ability to erect temporary structures to protect trail users during bridge construction! 🤯

Scaffolding on the greenway to keep the trail open during bridge replacement.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 04/09/2026

7th Street Arches on the Bruce Vento Trail in #SaintPaul. After 1 full month of closure: ✅ Zero work accomplished ✅ Zero fallen chunks of rock WTAF, @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social ?

Fence blocking access to trail under viaduct.

No evidence of fallen rock inside viaduct.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 01/09/2026

Checked again tonight, all lights are fixed. Not sure when--no one from @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social ever followed up. But at least they're on! Thank you @mollycoleman.bsky.social for escalating this!

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

Oh, great. @mndot.mn.gov is passing the buck. Unfortunately, @seankershaw.bsky.social no longer leads @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social public works and I don't know anyone else there who can get this fixed ASAP.

Thank you for sending in a report of multiple lights out on Snelling Ave near the Minnesota State Fair grounds. The lights that you have reported out are owned and maintained by the City of St. Paul. We have forwarded your report over to them.

Thank you,

John Clay

Electrician Superintendent

Electrical Services Section

6000 Minnehaha Ave S

St. Paul, MN 55111

ESS Dispatch (651) 366-5750

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

On top of that, weeds are overgrowing the sidewalk and there's a pile of dirt on the curbcut at PB. Did you all not know the state fair was happening? It's the largest pedestrian event in the country? Seems like you should have prepared!

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

Finally, the NB ramp from Pierce Butler is also dark.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

Along NB Snelling, another light is out at the top of the ramp leading to Energy Park Dr. Drivers can't see people in the crosswalk here!

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

Here's another one just north of the last. Again, along SB Snelling.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

The PB & Snelling ramps are always blind & terrifying. Deadly in the dark! The next outage is half a block north. The sidewalk is narrow here. People need light!

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 28/08/2026

Hey @mndot.mn.gov! I just rode from Pierce Butler to Como and back on the first night of the #StateFair. You have FIVE STREETLIGHTS OUT along Snelling, 3 at critical pedestrian crosswalks. This is DEADLY and you need to FIX IT NOW! Here's the first, at the top of the SB PB ramp.

Pierce Butler Ramp and southbound Snelling. This intersection is blind & deadly on a normal day--much more so at night with no light.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 27/08/2026

The result: Instead of a thriving neighborhood business corridor, Snelling Ave is a car sewer with regular destruction of civic infrastructure. No one feels safe walking along Snelling. Crossing Snelling (which I do daily) is a nightmare.

Bus shelter at Snelling and Taylor destroyed by a car.

Stop sign knocked down during state fair outside Hamline Elementary.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 27/08/2026

On top of that, there's no traffic calming between the freeway design of Snelling north of Pierce Butler and the city neighborhood. Cars driving the speed limit where I live are the exception, not the rule.

A traffic sign indicates car speed is 43 mph in a 30 mph zone.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 27/08/2026

Every winter, MNDoT fails to keep these narrow Snelling sidewalks passable.

Sidewalk covered with snow plowed out of the street.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 27/08/2026

2024: A mother and her child walk in traffic. There is NO SIDEWALK on Snelling by the State Fair's main entrance.

A woman and a her child walking in a busy street.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 27/08/2026

My son Riley biking home from the State Fair on Snelling in 2022. MNDoT is criminally negligent.

A young man on a bike rides on a narrow cracked sidewalk overgrown with weeds as a city bus zooms by just a few feet away.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 22/08/2026

Rebuilt one of my fixies as a single speed cruiser. It's not pretty but it's lovely to ride and won't tempt thieves. Not even very tall ones. www.craigslist.org/view/d/saint...

Red and blue bicycle with an fluvial mural in the background.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 15/08/2026

I know how you feel and it's horrible. The same thing happened here in Saint Paul at my daughter's elementary school in 2020.

National guard trucks in school parking lot.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 11/08/2026

This made me laugh. This is "what it looks like when we make it easier to do business in Saint Paul"? LOL. I had to spend almost 2 years fighting NIMBYs in terrible meetings to fix the zoning on #GrandAve to make this possible. And also: golden shovel photo ops are ridiculously funny. 🙄

Mayor Her posting of facebook: "The intersection of Grand and Victoria will soon be home to a 90-unit mixed-use development and over 13,000 square feet of retail space. This is a fantastic investment in one of our most historic corridors and what it looks like when we make it easier to do business in Saint Paul.
We need development at every level, from deeply affordable and supportive housing to market-rate homes, and we need everyone at the table working together to make it happen." With a pic of 9 people in white hardhats shoveling ceremonial dirt.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 09/08/2026

Not familiar with American Legion lore. Is it weird to have a 10' long Enola Gay spinning around above the front door?

A large model of a B-29 bomber labeled Enola Gay on the roof of the Walker MN American Legion.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 08/08/2026

Second, Randolph is much more spread out. A lot of it is sandy flood plain, but there's also some hills, rock outcrops, and lots of mature trees. There is no road through it, just sandy trails. Folks are clustered here and there and it's hard to see the full extent of it from any one spot.

A bike on a sandy trail near a rock outcrop.

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Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com · 08/08/2026

First, it's extremely inaccessible. It's surrounded by the river, the swing bridge railroad line, and an extremely steep manmade berm all along Shepard. The eastern entrance is a narrow viaduct under the railroad. The only other access is a steep goat path up to 7th at the far western end.

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