Dale Masel
@dalemasel.bsky.social
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Wah wah nobody likes me and it’s not fair. What a crybaby.
Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."
September 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Wah wah nobody likes me and it’s not fair. What a crybaby.
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Keep laughing out loud
The clown emperor demands fealty. The most honorable thing you can do is to laugh in his face.
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Keep laughing out loud
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“Anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at all” 😞
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September 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at all” 😞
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“I think that as we get distracted by what’s coming out of the White House, it will be easier for folks to miss things that are happening [... locally]. We really need folks to know what’s going on in their own communities. If you see something that you don’t like, speak up, fight back.”
With Republican legislators continuing to pass regressive, anti-LGBTQ+ laws that make the state an increasingly hostile place for queer youth, the work being done by Kaleidoscope Youth Center is more important than ever.
New from Jen Bryant.
matternews.org/community/ka...
New from Jen Bryant.
matternews.org/community/ka...
Kaleidoscope Youth Center offers young LGBTQ+ Ohioans support, community – Matter News
With Republican legislators continuing to pass regressive, anti-LGBTQ+ laws that make the state an increasingly hostile place for queer youth, the work being done by KYC is more important than ever.
matternews.org
March 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“I think that as we get distracted by what’s coming out of the White House, it will be easier for folks to miss things that are happening [... locally]. We really need folks to know what’s going on in their own communities. If you see something that you don’t like, speak up, fight back.”
This better describes my previous institution than my current one, but I still see evidence of this around me every day.
“Many say that while they still love their work — and particularly working with students — they don’t know how long they can maintain their current pace. ‘Most of us are working seven days a week just to keep up… That’s not sustainable at all.’”
Higher Education Is Exhausted
Some don’t see a future in a sector battling for its very existence.
www.chronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This better describes my previous institution than my current one, but I still see evidence of this around me every day.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.): "Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID, the United States Congress did for the American people." And Musk "doesn't have the power to destroy" USAID. "We're going to stop him."
"We don't have a fourth branch of govt called Elon Musk!" It's "illegal, unconstitutional."
"We don't have a fourth branch of govt called Elon Musk!" It's "illegal, unconstitutional."
February 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.): "Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID, the United States Congress did for the American people." And Musk "doesn't have the power to destroy" USAID. "We're going to stop him."
"We don't have a fourth branch of govt called Elon Musk!" It's "illegal, unconstitutional."
"We don't have a fourth branch of govt called Elon Musk!" It's "illegal, unconstitutional."
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Nikki Giovanni staunchly supported trans folks, especially trans youth. Her encouragement is a balm.
“I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation.”
“I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation.”
![A white square with black text reading, “I remember in a recent interview you spoke about your support of the trans community, because you said: "I see that transgender youngsters are the ones who are helping to take planet Earth into the galaxy because we're going to run into other life forms that our gender does not matter." Can you speak about that a bit?
I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation. They're breaking down
—I don't have the word for it right now-but it's gender prejudice, and [the idea that] somebody has decided that they can tell you who you are, what your name should be, and how you should look.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wh3pv4fvnxycxhglk6x4ief5/bafkreieq7oulanbcr6xlcc2erzqplov5g7n2wpsk5pnw6i2sth7q5jyrwa@jpeg)
![A white square with black text reading, “But when we go into the galaxy, a life-form may say,
"Who are you?" Well, there's no point in talking to another life-form and [saying] "I'm a boy or a girl," because it may have no meaning. That may mean nothing to them. So what you're going to say is, "I am a life form from the third planet, from the yellow sun," therefore giving yourself an identity. You don't have an identity because you say, "I'm a boy, I'm a girl, I'm a Jew or Gentile, I'm a Catholic or Baptist." That doesn't mean anything once you get beyond the prejudices of Earth.
So yeah, I think the transgender students are really brave because they're taking a lot of flack for just wanting to be themselves and to have the right to have their own name. I think that's incredibly brave, and I
think that they're absolutely right to want to do that.
To want to own themselves.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wh3pv4fvnxycxhglk6x4ief5/bafkreifkk2cersgiekwhqwonhhn62py7ddayi4rlmtxtwxth3eagmqkfri@jpeg)
December 10, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Nikki Giovanni staunchly supported trans folks, especially trans youth. Her encouragement is a balm.
“I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation.”
“I think the transgender kids are the bravest kids right now that we see; they're as brave as my generation was in breaking down segregation.”
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When she’s right she’s right
December 7, 2024 at 10:19 PM
When she’s right she’s right
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Elon Musk's harassment of random federal employees is alarming.
But it's also a sign of weakness. And a reminder that Timothy Snyder is right: don't obey in advance.
www.salon.com/2024/12/04/e...
But it's also a sign of weakness. And a reminder that Timothy Snyder is right: don't obey in advance.
www.salon.com/2024/12/04/e...
Elon Musk uses Twitter to harass federal employees — it shows "DOGE" is weaker than he pretends
Musk is leading MAGA into a "cowardly troll" era
www.salon.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Elon Musk's harassment of random federal employees is alarming.
But it's also a sign of weakness. And a reminder that Timothy Snyder is right: don't obey in advance.
www.salon.com/2024/12/04/e...
But it's also a sign of weakness. And a reminder that Timothy Snyder is right: don't obey in advance.
www.salon.com/2024/12/04/e...
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Obama's '08 campaign won the biggest margin of victory in the last 30+ years. Within hours of his inauguration, Republicans went to dinner and agreed to oppose him on every single item. Two years later, they won 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats.
So this the kind of Trump admin that progressives on the Hill and some leftists want to play clever game of footsie with around issues on anti trust and credit card fees?
Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel said he will prosecute and jail Americans who Trump deems “the enemy”: “We will go out and find the conspirators... Yes, we are going to come after the people in the media”
December 1, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Obama's '08 campaign won the biggest margin of victory in the last 30+ years. Within hours of his inauguration, Republicans went to dinner and agreed to oppose him on every single item. Two years later, they won 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats.
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You don’t abandon someone’s right to exist because it “doesn’t poll well” unless you’re a piece of shit
November 22, 2024 at 12:09 AM
You don’t abandon someone’s right to exist because it “doesn’t poll well” unless you’re a piece of shit
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I’m not trans so maybe it’s not my place to say but:
If I was the only Black woman surrounded by dozens of people targeting me for harassment/segregation, I’m pretty sure I would say what Sarah McBride did and then I would hope dozens of my colleagues would stand up for me anyway.
If I was the only Black woman surrounded by dozens of people targeting me for harassment/segregation, I’m pretty sure I would say what Sarah McBride did and then I would hope dozens of my colleagues would stand up for me anyway.
November 21, 2024 at 12:26 PM
I’m not trans so maybe it’s not my place to say but:
If I was the only Black woman surrounded by dozens of people targeting me for harassment/segregation, I’m pretty sure I would say what Sarah McBride did and then I would hope dozens of my colleagues would stand up for me anyway.
If I was the only Black woman surrounded by dozens of people targeting me for harassment/segregation, I’m pretty sure I would say what Sarah McBride did and then I would hope dozens of my colleagues would stand up for me anyway.
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The monumental grace that Sarah McBride is showing right now is astounding.
November 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The monumental grace that Sarah McBride is showing right now is astounding.
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Tip for new BlueSky users: the "nuclear" block.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
November 9, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Tip for new BlueSky users: the "nuclear" block.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
Blocking a user here is far more effective than it ever was on Twitter. It rips out all connection to replies, quotes, everything. They are erased from your life.
It's beautiful and I recommend using it generously.
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It's really striking to see all these quotes lined up together (and worth reading; you'll probably recognize some, but not all.)
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Former Donald Trump Administration Officials Call Him a ‘Liar’ and ‘Fascist’
Some of the strongest criticisms of former President Donald J. Trump have come from those who knew him as commander in chief.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2024 at 12:58 PM
It's really striking to see all these quotes lined up together (and worth reading; you'll probably recognize some, but not all.)
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,174,490!
September 16, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,174,490!