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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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Paul Robeson had his passport revoked *for 8 years* because he wouldn't sign a piece of paper regarding his political beliefs- because he thought it was unAmerican. Here's a fascinating interview with the author of a new book on Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson.
Howard Bryant joins Bomani for today's episode of Time Machine Tuesday!
We discuss his new book, Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America, and the complex legacies of both men
Live Now 📺: youtu.be/-clWNJtqvz8
We discuss his new book, Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America, and the complex legacies of both men
Live Now 📺: youtu.be/-clWNJtqvz8
Bomani Jones & Howard Bryant on The Untold Stories of Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson
YouTube video by The Right Time with Bomani Jones
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January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Paul Robeson had his passport revoked *for 8 years* because he wouldn't sign a piece of paper regarding his political beliefs- because he thought it was unAmerican. Here's a fascinating interview with the author of a new book on Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson.
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From the beginning of the civil rights era until the day he died, MLK reserved one speech almost exclusively for Black audiences.
It was literally about staying "woke."
It was literally about staying "woke."
Everyone Claims to Know 'What MLK Would Have Wanted.' He Actually Told Black People.
What if I told you that Martin Luther King Jr. talked about diversity, critical race theory and staying "woke" more than anything else?
dlvr.it
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM
From the beginning of the civil rights era until the day he died, MLK reserved one speech almost exclusively for Black audiences.
It was literally about staying "woke."
It was literally about staying "woke."
Times xword puzzle is speaking to me right now: ANNARBOR, GOESBALD, BONSAI…. 😂
January 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Times xword puzzle is speaking to me right now: ANNARBOR, GOESBALD, BONSAI…. 😂
Nothing is fun anymore
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Nothing is fun anymore
I'm just gonna put this here because it was SO SICK! youtu.be/oFDcT6860uA?...
ANTHONY BLACK DUNKS ON 4 DEFENDERS 😱
YouTube video by NBA
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January 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I'm just gonna put this here because it was SO SICK! youtu.be/oFDcT6860uA?...
I am not Dan Ceisler, but I approve his message.
January 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I am not Dan Ceisler, but I approve his message.
Visualize the change you want to see in the world.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Visualize the change you want to see in the world.
is there a betting market on who will get the franchise first, DC residents or Greenlanders?
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
is there a betting market on who will get the franchise first, DC residents or Greenlanders?
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Zillow Adds Segregation Score https://theonion.com/zillow-adds-segregation-score/
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Zillow Adds Segregation Score https://theonion.com/zillow-adds-segregation-score/
If Greenland gets two senators, one rep and some electoral college votes…?
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
If Greenland gets two senators, one rep and some electoral college votes…?
mid 80's NYC Chinatown -- dim sum restaurant -- Allen Ginsberg walks in -- looks at our table (which included my father, who had a very nice Alan Ginsberg-esque beard) and asks us "What's good today?" I didn't know who he was, my dad had to tell me 😂
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
mid 80's NYC Chinatown -- dim sum restaurant -- Allen Ginsberg walks in -- looks at our table (which included my father, who had a very nice Alan Ginsberg-esque beard) and asks us "What's good today?" I didn't know who he was, my dad had to tell me 😂
how does this information get discovered but remain undisclosed to the public?
“Chairman Jordan made an excellent decision in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly, because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the President and all the president's men,” says @raskin.house.gov. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
how does this information get discovered but remain undisclosed to the public?
Yes, I know that the #NBA is a huge corporation that does business with a lot of not so great sponsors etc., but please don't ask me to support an artificial mid-season tournament sponsored by an oil-rich monarchy with a crappy human rights record.
December 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes, I know that the #NBA is a huge corporation that does business with a lot of not so great sponsors etc., but please don't ask me to support an artificial mid-season tournament sponsored by an oil-rich monarchy with a crappy human rights record.
I miss the days when you could look to football coaches as bastions of morality.
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I miss the days when you could look to football coaches as bastions of morality.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Toots and the Maytals
P-Funk
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Rebirth Brass Band
Honorable mention: Pete Seeger
Toots and the Maytals
P-Funk
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Rebirth Brass Band
Honorable mention: Pete Seeger
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Toots and the Maytals
P-Funk
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Rebirth Brass Band
Honorable mention: Pete Seeger
Toots and the Maytals
P-Funk
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Rebirth Brass Band
Honorable mention: Pete Seeger
lol was just waiting for the requisite Jameis INT
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lol was just waiting for the requisite Jameis INT
Proud of my senator - it is way past time that we started appealing to people's patriotism.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Proud of my senator - it is way past time that we started appealing to people's patriotism.
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Trinity Health Ann Arbor partners with Alpha House to convert former nursing home into temporary housing with private bathrooms and access to transportation.
Family shelter opens on Trinity Health Ann Arbor campus to combat homelessness
Trinity Health Ann Arbor partners with Alpha House to convert former nursing home into temporary housing with private bathrooms and access to transportation.
www.mlive.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Trinity Health Ann Arbor partners with Alpha House to convert former nursing home into temporary housing with private bathrooms and access to transportation.
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Cuts in funding from HUD could put housing support for 800 of our neighbors in Washtenaw County at risk. Join Avalon and our partners in calling for lawmakers to preserve these resources!
endhomelessness.org/action/act-n...
endhomelessness.org/action/act-n...
ACT NOW to Prevent Severe HUD Cuts
endhomelessness.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cuts in funding from HUD could put housing support for 800 of our neighbors in Washtenaw County at risk. Join Avalon and our partners in calling for lawmakers to preserve these resources!
endhomelessness.org/action/act-n...
endhomelessness.org/action/act-n...
Why did I read past the bamboo?
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Why did I read past the bamboo?
The regal terrier surveys its domain.
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The regal terrier surveys its domain.
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
aadl.org
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!