Dan Meisler
@dmeis22.bsky.social
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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I miss that whole Greenland thing.
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I miss that whole Greenland thing.
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Yesterday we premiered A RIPPLE IN ANN ARBOR, a 50-minute documentary about Ann Arbor's DNA Dragnet of the 90s, when hundreds of Black Men were profiled and accused of serial rape. It's now available to stream online at aadl.org/arippleinann... . Read on for thanks and acknowledgements!
A Ripple in Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor District Library
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November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yesterday we premiered A RIPPLE IN ANN ARBOR, a 50-minute documentary about Ann Arbor's DNA Dragnet of the 90s, when hundreds of Black Men were profiled and accused of serial rape. It's now available to stream online at aadl.org/arippleinann... . Read on for thanks and acknowledgements!
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It's getting cold out there! Help our Avalon community stay warm in this winter by participating in our winter gear supplies drive! Scan the QR code to see our Amazon wish list, or email Shannon Canniff at scanniff@avalonhousing.org to coordinate a drop off.
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's getting cold out there! Help our Avalon community stay warm in this winter by participating in our winter gear supplies drive! Scan the QR code to see our Amazon wish list, or email Shannon Canniff at scanniff@avalonhousing.org to coordinate a drop off.
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I'm surprised to find little discussion of the Arbor South parking garages that will be up for public hearing at tomorrow's #a2council meeting. I'm very pro housing but only for people, not cars. The city spending $300M to build new parking decks for this developer seems crazy to me.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'm surprised to find little discussion of the Arbor South parking garages that will be up for public hearing at tomorrow's #a2council meeting. I'm very pro housing but only for people, not cars. The city spending $300M to build new parking decks for this developer seems crazy to me.
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!
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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!
Top 3 sports press conferences ever:
a man wearing a hat is sitting in front of a microphone and says practice ?
ALT: a man wearing a hat is sitting in front of a microphone and says practice ?
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November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Top 3 sports press conferences ever:
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
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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Thanks to Concentrate Media for featuring two of our volunteers in this article. #AnnArbor #A2Council
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Neighbors for More Neighbors: Group's vision of denser, more affordable Ann Arbor advances with draft city plan – Concentrate
Ann Arbor's draft comprehensive land use plan would result in a denser city with more housing and transit options.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thanks to Concentrate Media for featuring two of our volunteers in this article. #AnnArbor #A2Council
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Is there such a thing as a four year continuing resolution?
May 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is there such a thing as a four year continuing resolution?
As a person who has been talking about the need for nonpartisan redistricting since the 1990s, I say:
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
As a person who has been talking about the need for nonpartisan redistricting since the 1990s, I say:
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The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
The government has the money to fund SNAP but they are choosing not to!
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AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.
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If you want to help your neighbors who are food insecure and/or losing SNAP benefits, click here, plug in your zip, and DONATE.
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Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If you want to help your neighbors who are food insecure and/or losing SNAP benefits, click here, plug in your zip, and DONATE.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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Y’all. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you or your family is getting SNAP cut off, please PLEASE don’t hesitate to drop a Venmo or cashapp or PayPal. It’s not begging or an imposition. People don’t have to pitch in if they don’t want to. But some of us have been there & want to help
October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Y’all. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you or your family is getting SNAP cut off, please PLEASE don’t hesitate to drop a Venmo or cashapp or PayPal. It’s not begging or an imposition. People don’t have to pitch in if they don’t want to. But some of us have been there & want to help
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
And here are the #NBA teams I'm most looking forward to watching this year (my league pass rankings I guess):
1. Deeeetroit Basketball!
2. Denver
3. OKC
4. Lakers
5. Orlando
6. Knicks
7. Hawks
8. Houston
9. Minnesota
10. New Orleans (I want to see Zion get it rolling!)
1. Deeeetroit Basketball!
2. Denver
3. OKC
4. Lakers
5. Orlando
6. Knicks
7. Hawks
8. Houston
9. Minnesota
10. New Orleans (I want to see Zion get it rolling!)
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
And here are the #NBA teams I'm most looking forward to watching this year (my league pass rankings I guess):
1. Deeeetroit Basketball!
2. Denver
3. OKC
4. Lakers
5. Orlando
6. Knicks
7. Hawks
8. Houston
9. Minnesota
10. New Orleans (I want to see Zion get it rolling!)
1. Deeeetroit Basketball!
2. Denver
3. OKC
4. Lakers
5. Orlando
6. Knicks
7. Hawks
8. Houston
9. Minnesota
10. New Orleans (I want to see Zion get it rolling!)
Finally, #NBA is back! Here's the 15 players I'm most looking forward to watching this year:
1. Jokic
2. SGA
3. Ant
4. Donovan Mitchell
5. Wemby (although a few more of those "step through" lift-the-pivot-foot travels and I'm boycotting)
6. LeBron
7. Trae Young
8. Cade Cunningham
9. Jaden Ivey
1. Jokic
2. SGA
3. Ant
4. Donovan Mitchell
5. Wemby (although a few more of those "step through" lift-the-pivot-foot travels and I'm boycotting)
6. LeBron
7. Trae Young
8. Cade Cunningham
9. Jaden Ivey
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Finally, #NBA is back! Here's the 15 players I'm most looking forward to watching this year:
1. Jokic
2. SGA
3. Ant
4. Donovan Mitchell
5. Wemby (although a few more of those "step through" lift-the-pivot-foot travels and I'm boycotting)
6. LeBron
7. Trae Young
8. Cade Cunningham
9. Jaden Ivey
1. Jokic
2. SGA
3. Ant
4. Donovan Mitchell
5. Wemby (although a few more of those "step through" lift-the-pivot-foot travels and I'm boycotting)
6. LeBron
7. Trae Young
8. Cade Cunningham
9. Jaden Ivey
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People really tell on themselves when they complain that PROPERTY OWNERS weren’t sufficiently included/prioritized #a2council
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
People really tell on themselves when they complain that PROPERTY OWNERS weren’t sufficiently included/prioritized #a2council
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Have I mentioned lately that I have a degree from Northwestern?
a cartoon of homer simpson says football
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson says football
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Have I mentioned lately that I have a degree from Northwestern?
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New essay up on creating.care highlighting some of the work I've contributed to in mapping racial covenants in Ann Arbor #a2council
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Mapping segregation, and the promise of unveiling
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Mapping segregation, and the promise of unveiling
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Mapping segregation, and the promise of unveiling
Explore Ann Arbor's hidden history of racist housing segregation and learn how understanding past injustices can inform our fight for equitable communities today.
creating.care
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New essay up on creating.care highlighting some of the work I've contributed to in mapping racial covenants in Ann Arbor #a2council
(Subscribe to the newsletter, it's free!)
Mapping segregation, and the promise of unveiling
creating.care/p/mapping-se...
(Subscribe to the newsletter, it's free!)
Mapping segregation, and the promise of unveiling
creating.care/p/mapping-se...
There is a person in the world with the same name as me who survived the same type of cancer. 🤯
October 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There is a person in the world with the same name as me who survived the same type of cancer. 🤯
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.