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Dan Meisler

@dmeis22.bsky.social

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Basketball & the lesser sports, journalism, PR/communications, politics, housing, parenting, words, bonsai trees, & other stuff probably. Husband, father, progressive, Democrat, Jew. Comms at Avalon Housing (posts do not represent my employer). Ann Arbor.

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · Jan 21

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 25m

I feel like this shouldn't be so super-complicated that establishment Dems can't understand it. Just fucking fight for once!

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1h

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1h

I watched Bulls vs. Sixers last night, and it reinforced my belief that there's a very good chance that a random #NBA game will be better than March Madness. PROVE ME WRONG!

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1h

finally some honesty from this guy

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1h

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 11h

Here’s a radical idea- if the republicans stop with the gerrymandering, Dems should just keep going. Let’s act like them and push every advantage.

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 19h

honorable mention

Dennis Green Theyare Whoe We Thought They Were GIF

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 19h

a man is talking into a microphone and the words playoffs are visible on his face .

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 19h

a man is giving a speech at a podium with the words morals written on the bottom .

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 19h

Top 3 sports press conferences ever:

a man wearing a hat is sitting in front of a microphone and says practice ?

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1d

It fucking writes itself!

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1d

damn dude, any other ideas?

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 1d

pretty convincing tbh

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 4d

Reek

Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to Justice InDeed for uncovering more than 9,000 of these covenants, which are mapped at www.justiceindeedmi.org/maps-and-data, and to the AADL for hosting the historical documents (e.g.: aadl.org/justiceindee...).
Here's an Mlive story about the house: www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
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Maps and Data — Justice InDeed

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 4d

... stating that the lot shall not be sold to "any person who is not a member of the Caucasian race."
The restriction was placed on the lot in 1924. The house Hayden lived in was built in 1936, and the poet and his family lived there from 1969 to 1980 .... 2/3

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 4d

Here's an interesting piece of history. The land under pioneering Black poet Robert Hayden's former home in Ann Arbor, now recognized as a historically significant place by the #A2council, once had a racially restrictive covenant placed on it... 1/3

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Dan Meisler @dmeis22.bsky.social · 5d

"Polarization" is absolutely the wrong word to use here. It implicitly blames the left for the rise of authoritarianism on the right. Administration leaders hiding in military bunkers is a sign of authoritarianism, not polarization.