Dan P.
@danp619.bsky.social
I'm in St. Louis, aka Saint Louis. From San Diego, love the Padres. Big fan of government transparency and accountability. Trying to live in the world and leave it better than I found it. Just a dude.
Rainy match in Wrexham. About to start. Everyone else with half a brain is in the concourse. Waiting.
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Rainy match in Wrexham. About to start. Everyone else with half a brain is in the concourse. Waiting.
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Paric has run $100,000 thru Nexus PAC legal money laundry since 2023
Paric has been involved in redevelopments receiving corporate welfare from City of St Louis
Some of that $ likely went to City electeds
PAC Treasurer Matthew McBride continues to serve on eco devo boards that approve incentives
Paric has been involved in redevelopments receiving corporate welfare from City of St Louis
Some of that $ likely went to City electeds
PAC Treasurer Matthew McBride continues to serve on eco devo boards that approve incentives
More Developer Money to Nexus PAC
Nexus PAC received a $10,000 contribution on January 12, 2026, from developer Paric Holdings. The PAC is the legal money laundry for lobbyists at Nexus Group. Some redevelopments in St. Louis City …
greatstateofstlouis.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Paric has run $100,000 thru Nexus PAC legal money laundry since 2023
Paric has been involved in redevelopments receiving corporate welfare from City of St Louis
Some of that $ likely went to City electeds
PAC Treasurer Matthew McBride continues to serve on eco devo boards that approve incentives
Paric has been involved in redevelopments receiving corporate welfare from City of St Louis
Some of that $ likely went to City electeds
PAC Treasurer Matthew McBride continues to serve on eco devo boards that approve incentives
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“A successful TIF project is a bit of a unicorn”
- Mark Spykerman, Gilmore Bell law firm. Outside counsel for SLDC.
#TIFCstl
#LawyersOfTIF
- Mark Spykerman, Gilmore Bell law firm. Outside counsel for SLDC.
#TIFCstl
#LawyersOfTIF
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“A successful TIF project is a bit of a unicorn”
- Mark Spykerman, Gilmore Bell law firm. Outside counsel for SLDC.
#TIFCstl
#LawyersOfTIF
- Mark Spykerman, Gilmore Bell law firm. Outside counsel for SLDC.
#TIFCstl
#LawyersOfTIF
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The provisions on the LCRA agenda for a possible closed session include 4 C: "Proceedings to regarding sealed bids and proposals and related documents or
documents related to a negotiated contract as provided by Section 610.021 (12) RSMo"
I hope LCRA drops the contract with S. Shafer Excavating.
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documents related to a negotiated contract as provided by Section 610.021 (12) RSMo"
I hope LCRA drops the contract with S. Shafer Excavating.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The provisions on the LCRA agenda for a possible closed session include 4 C: "Proceedings to regarding sealed bids and proposals and related documents or
documents related to a negotiated contract as provided by Section 610.021 (12) RSMo"
I hope LCRA drops the contract with S. Shafer Excavating.
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documents related to a negotiated contract as provided by Section 610.021 (12) RSMo"
I hope LCRA drops the contract with S. Shafer Excavating.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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“Despite every recent mayor declaring their love for government transparency, the culture of concealment continues to thrive at city hall. If city officials want the public to trust them, then they should act in a manner that inspires trust”
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
City officials say egregious delays in public information releases are caused by the volume of requests, while failing to produce evidence proving their claims.
City’s “Sunshine” Data Shrouded in Darkness
City officials say egregious delays in public information releases are caused by the volume of requests, while failing to produce evidence proving their claims.
moundcitymessenger.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“Despite every recent mayor declaring their love for government transparency, the culture of concealment continues to thrive at city hall. If city officials want the public to trust them, then they should act in a manner that inspires trust”
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
💯👆 Opinion by @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social
#OpaCITYstl
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Mayor Spencer was supposedly dedicated to bringing greater transparency to SLDC. She described former director Neal Richardson as "a barrier to transparency". Having ousted Richardson, she installed his predecessor, Otis Williams ,as interim director. IMO, SLDC has become more opaque under Williams.
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Mayor Spencer was supposedly dedicated to bringing greater transparency to SLDC. She described former director Neal Richardson as "a barrier to transparency". Having ousted Richardson, she installed his predecessor, Otis Williams ,as interim director. IMO, SLDC has become more opaque under Williams.
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The next Mayor of St. Louis who is willing to campaign on restructuring SLDC—or to say plainly that it is time to sunset the organization and replace it with a new development institution grounded in a different vision—will create a rare opportunity for transformational change in the city.
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The next Mayor of St. Louis who is willing to campaign on restructuring SLDC—or to say plainly that it is time to sunset the organization and replace it with a new development institution grounded in a different vision—will create a rare opportunity for transformational change in the city.
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Correction: Browning said “some mild incentives.”
Some may point to the use of “up to ten years” for the tax abatement as indicating that the city may authorize less than the maximum duration & percentage. It is rare for the abatement term to be less than the maximum specified threshold.
Some may point to the use of “up to ten years” for the tax abatement as indicating that the city may authorize less than the maximum duration & percentage. It is rare for the abatement term to be less than the maximum specified threshold.
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Correction: Browning said “some mild incentives.”
Some may point to the use of “up to ten years” for the tax abatement as indicating that the city may authorize less than the maximum duration & percentage. It is rare for the abatement term to be less than the maximum specified threshold.
Some may point to the use of “up to ten years” for the tax abatement as indicating that the city may authorize less than the maximum duration & percentage. It is rare for the abatement term to be less than the maximum specified threshold.
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This is not the modest incentive for the #4359Lindell property that Alderman Browning mentioned in his Politically Speaking interview with @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
BB123 Redevelopment Plan for 4359 Lindell
Property Tax abetment for 10 years up t 90% for the Engineers' Club property.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...
Property Tax abetment for 10 years up t 90% for the Engineers' Club property.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This is not the modest incentive for the #4359Lindell property that Alderman Browning mentioned in his Politically Speaking interview with @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
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The snail’s pace of local/MO/FEMA governmental action for tornado recovery is hard to grasp.
Instead of hiding in their city hall offices, the members of the Board of #EandA should hold all meetings in-person (Room 208; NOT zoom only) & hear directly from the public.
#STLtornado
Instead of hiding in their city hall offices, the members of the Board of #EandA should hold all meetings in-person (Room 208; NOT zoom only) & hear directly from the public.
#STLtornado
January 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The snail’s pace of local/MO/FEMA governmental action for tornado recovery is hard to grasp.
Instead of hiding in their city hall offices, the members of the Board of #EandA should hold all meetings in-person (Room 208; NOT zoom only) & hear directly from the public.
#STLtornado
Instead of hiding in their city hall offices, the members of the Board of #EandA should hold all meetings in-person (Room 208; NOT zoom only) & hear directly from the public.
#STLtornado
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Public comment on #STLtornado recovery at the 1.8.26 BOA Budget Committee hearing starts at 48:45.
Essential viewing.
www.youtube.com/live/7qjNnai...
Mayor Spencer needs to stop hiding behind her recovery office staff.
Essential viewing.
www.youtube.com/live/7qjNnai...
Mayor Spencer needs to stop hiding behind her recovery office staff.
Budget and Public Employees Committee - January 8, 2026
YouTube video by City of St. Louis, Missouri
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Public comment on #STLtornado recovery at the 1.8.26 BOA Budget Committee hearing starts at 48:45.
Essential viewing.
www.youtube.com/live/7qjNnai...
Mayor Spencer needs to stop hiding behind her recovery office staff.
Essential viewing.
www.youtube.com/live/7qjNnai...
Mayor Spencer needs to stop hiding behind her recovery office staff.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Speaking of legal matters, maybe Alders could make some inquiries as to how everyone- including Mayor, Comptroller, Board Prez- associated with St. Louis City contracting for services from a murder-for-hire suspect in Illinois managed to miss the murder-for-hire part.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Speaking of legal matters, maybe Alders could make some inquiries as to how everyone- including Mayor, Comptroller, Board Prez- associated with St. Louis City contracting for services from a murder-for-hire suspect in Illinois managed to miss the murder-for-hire part.
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#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395712
😠 St Louis City Board of Alders continues to fail at syncing the various locations they post meetings
Today's Closed Meeting is posted to City of St. Louis website landing page and Alders page BUT NOT Public Meetings Calendar- Exec Order 60 violation
😠 St Louis City Board of Alders continues to fail at syncing the various locations they post meetings
Today's Closed Meeting is posted to City of St. Louis website landing page and Alders page BUT NOT Public Meetings Calendar- Exec Order 60 violation
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395712
😠 St Louis City Board of Alders continues to fail at syncing the various locations they post meetings
Today's Closed Meeting is posted to City of St. Louis website landing page and Alders page BUT NOT Public Meetings Calendar- Exec Order 60 violation
😠 St Louis City Board of Alders continues to fail at syncing the various locations they post meetings
Today's Closed Meeting is posted to City of St. Louis website landing page and Alders page BUT NOT Public Meetings Calendar- Exec Order 60 violation
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Special meeting of the full St. Louis Board of Aldermen today at 10 a.m. Zoom & YouTube livestream.
🔗 to notice in quoted post.
As of 9:02 a.m. today, the meeting hasn't been posted on the regular public meeting calendar .
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/all-p...
🔗 to notice in quoted post.
As of 9:02 a.m. today, the meeting hasn't been posted on the regular public meeting calendar .
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/all-p...
#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395711
10 am Today, Tuesday, Jan 6th, St Louis City Full Board of Alders www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
😠 Appears this 99% Closed Meeting is about Alders botched attempt to hire interim Sheriff & order Special Election to fill vacancy not yet a vacancy 🤦♀️
10 am Today, Tuesday, Jan 6th, St Louis City Full Board of Alders www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
😠 Appears this 99% Closed Meeting is about Alders botched attempt to hire interim Sheriff & order Special Election to fill vacancy not yet a vacancy 🤦♀️
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Special meeting of the full St. Louis Board of Aldermen today at 10 a.m. Zoom & YouTube livestream.
🔗 to notice in quoted post.
As of 9:02 a.m. today, the meeting hasn't been posted on the regular public meeting calendar .
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/all-p...
🔗 to notice in quoted post.
As of 9:02 a.m. today, the meeting hasn't been posted on the regular public meeting calendar .
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/all-p...
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“People care and they want to have a say,” Farrar says. “When I was at that event, it became very clear how little they were involved and how passionate they are to be involved moving forward. We were infuriated by the lack of answers, and the lack of answers was fueled by purposeful secrecy.”
Developers have announced plans to build new data centers in Jefferson and Montgomery Counties, while cities in Warren and western St. Charles counties are gearing up to woo others.
Rural Missouri is quickly becoming a new battleground over data center development
The fight over new data centers in Missouri may have started last year in St. Charles and St. Louis, but the battle has spread from urban and suburban areas to more rural parts of the state. CRG, the ...
www.stlmag.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“People care and they want to have a say,” Farrar says. “When I was at that event, it became very clear how little they were involved and how passionate they are to be involved moving forward. We were infuriated by the lack of answers, and the lack of answers was fueled by purposeful secrecy.”
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Gift article
Most of us can think of better ways to spend $59 Million than promoting hate and toxic masculine culture
Also see Gift article: Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
Most of us can think of better ways to spend $59 Million than promoting hate and toxic masculine culture
Also see Gift article: Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Gift article
Most of us can think of better ways to spend $59 Million than promoting hate and toxic masculine culture
Also see Gift article: Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
Most of us can think of better ways to spend $59 Million than promoting hate and toxic masculine culture
Also see Gift article: Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
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The City Of St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission meets Tues. at 11:30 AM. Zoom.
You MUST tune in live. #AHCstl meetings are not posted on YouTube.
Details: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
➡️ Vote on awards from FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
➡️Public comment. Register by 9 a.m. Tuesday
You MUST tune in live. #AHCstl meetings are not posted on YouTube.
Details: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
➡️ Vote on awards from FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
➡️Public comment. Register by 9 a.m. Tuesday
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The City Of St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission meets Tues. at 11:30 AM. Zoom.
You MUST tune in live. #AHCstl meetings are not posted on YouTube.
Details: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
➡️ Vote on awards from FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
➡️Public comment. Register by 9 a.m. Tuesday
You MUST tune in live. #AHCstl meetings are not posted on YouTube.
Details: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
➡️ Vote on awards from FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
➡️Public comment. Register by 9 a.m. Tuesday
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Trump: We have a very sick neighbor. That’s Venezuela. Colombia is very sick too.
Reporter: So there will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
Trump: Sounds good to me
Reporter: So there will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
Trump: Sounds good to me
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Trump: We have a very sick neighbor. That’s Venezuela. Colombia is very sick too.
Reporter: So there will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
Trump: Sounds good to me
Reporter: So there will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
Trump: Sounds good to me
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One would think that SLDC had tightened up its vetting of contractors and developers, but LCRA’s decision to contract with S. Shafer Excavating Inc. indicates otherwise.
#LCRAstl
#LCRAstl
This was not easy to write. Kept adding and deleting details about Sarah Shafer, perhaps just months away from being Portia Rowland's widow or herself being the victim.
The murder case never came up at the St. Louis City meeting where the murder suspect's company received nearly $6.7M contract.
The murder case never came up at the St. Louis City meeting where the murder suspect's company received nearly $6.7M contract.
St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract
Portia Louise Rowland was murdered shortly after 6:06 am on January 21, 2025, in the driveway of her home in Collinsville, Illinois. She died from multiple gunshot wounds. Sarah Shafer, her girlfri…
greatstateofstlouis.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
One would think that SLDC had tightened up its vetting of contractors and developers, but LCRA’s decision to contract with S. Shafer Excavating Inc. indicates otherwise.
#LCRAstl
#LCRAstl
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This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
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Cortex should pay for the section of the connector cutting through the #CortexTIF district. At least we’d know how the TIF funds are being spent.
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cortex should pay for the section of the connector cutting through the #CortexTIF district. At least we’d know how the TIF funds are being spent.
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Sounds like as detailed Financials as some special tax districts in St. Louis City. That is, the ones that actually post Financials online. Many do not even have websites.
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sounds like as detailed Financials as some special tax districts in St. Louis City. That is, the ones that actually post Financials online. Many do not even have websites.