Doug
@dougmasson.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Hoosier. Citizen. Lawyer.
Due process is where you go to see if what is said is so.
Due process is where you go to see if what is said is so.
I don't really expect this to ultimately be the case, but it would be a crazy world if the Indiana Senate was the rock upon which MAGA foundered.
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I don't really expect this to ultimately be the case, but it would be a crazy world if the Indiana Senate was the rock upon which MAGA foundered.
They're gonna run out of Buckeyes if they keep sending them into Indiana to lose.
They sent JD Vance to Indiana and they were like never do that to us again
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
They're gonna run out of Buckeyes if they keep sending them into Indiana to lose.
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Indiana gerrymandering absolutely clobbered
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Indiana gerrymandering absolutely clobbered
Once you give in to a shakedown, chances are it will keep happening to you.
They're literally threatening Indiana Republicans
It’s all hands on deck today for the MAGA mob threats and intimidation.
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Once you give in to a shakedown, chances are it will keep happening to you.
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." This is known.
Less known is that "fair maps" means mid-decade gerrymandering that cracks Indianapolis into four districts and cuts right through the middle of my subdivision in West Lafayette.
Less known is that "fair maps" means mid-decade gerrymandering that cracks Indianapolis into four districts and cuts right through the middle of my subdivision in West Lafayette.
Fair Maps Indiana creates PAC to primary GOP lawmakers who don't fall in line with redistricting
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Fair Maps Indiana creates PAC to primary GOP lawmakers who don't fall in line with redistricting • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A group pushing new congressional boundaries in the Hoosier state has created Fair Maps Indiana Action — a registered political action committee to engage in Indiana legislative races.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." This is known.
Less known is that "fair maps" means mid-decade gerrymandering that cracks Indianapolis into four districts and cuts right through the middle of my subdivision in West Lafayette.
Less known is that "fair maps" means mid-decade gerrymandering that cracks Indianapolis into four districts and cuts right through the middle of my subdivision in West Lafayette.
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Looks like the GOP's effort to create a multi-ethnic working class has run into a few minefields . . . which they laid themselves.
Also looks like a 4 year degree continues to provide good insulation against economic shocks.
Also looks like a 4 year degree continues to provide good insulation against economic shocks.
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Looks like the GOP's effort to create a multi-ethnic working class has run into a few minefields . . . which they laid themselves.
Also looks like a 4 year degree continues to provide good insulation against economic shocks.
Also looks like a 4 year degree continues to provide good insulation against economic shocks.
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Excuse me while I whip this out...#iufb #1.
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Excuse me while I whip this out...#iufb #1.
At the Big Ten Championship game, as time was running out, an Ohio State fan was self-soothing by saying "this game doesn't mean anything anyway." And, as an Indiana fan, I thought to myself, "to us, this means everything." #iufb
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
At the Big Ten Championship game, as time was running out, an Ohio State fan was self-soothing by saying "this game doesn't mean anything anyway." And, as an Indiana fan, I thought to myself, "to us, this means everything." #iufb
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For me it’s this classic
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For me it’s this classic
In fairness to the statement, he did not say whose side they were on during that war or who he thinks won.
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In fairness to the statement, he did not say whose side they were on during that war or who he thinks won.
This is related to a thought I've had about these people who are briefly famous for dubious reasons. Life is - god willing and the creek don't rise - pretty long.
Building a life that will sustain you over the long haul is slow work that can be derailed considerably by going for the quick strike.
Building a life that will sustain you over the long haul is slow work that can be derailed considerably by going for the quick strike.
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is related to a thought I've had about these people who are briefly famous for dubious reasons. Life is - god willing and the creek don't rise - pretty long.
Building a life that will sustain you over the long haul is slow work that can be derailed considerably by going for the quick strike.
Building a life that will sustain you over the long haul is slow work that can be derailed considerably by going for the quick strike.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
“Suicide rate among married women in 1950 was 22.1 per 100k. Today it's 6.9 per 100k.
After the passage of no-fault divorce in 70s/80s, suicide rates dropped 20%, there was a 10% decline in women murdered by their partners, & rates of other kinds of domestic violence against women dropped 30%.”
After the passage of no-fault divorce in 70s/80s, suicide rates dropped 20%, there was a 10% decline in women murdered by their partners, & rates of other kinds of domestic violence against women dropped 30%.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“Suicide rate among married women in 1950 was 22.1 per 100k. Today it's 6.9 per 100k.
After the passage of no-fault divorce in 70s/80s, suicide rates dropped 20%, there was a 10% decline in women murdered by their partners, & rates of other kinds of domestic violence against women dropped 30%.”
After the passage of no-fault divorce in 70s/80s, suicide rates dropped 20%, there was a 10% decline in women murdered by their partners, & rates of other kinds of domestic violence against women dropped 30%.”
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#iuwbb play Gonzaga at 1:30 this afternoon in a holiday tournament at FGCU. TV’s on FloHoops, which isn’t a value-conscious addition for two games per year. Radio is on wbwb.com though!
B97 :: Today's Best Music
WBWB is a radio station located in Bloomington, IN, in the the United States. The station broadcasts on 96.7 FM and is popularly known as B97. The station is owned & operated by Artistic Media Partner...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Because yes, Thanksgiving as a national holiday has to do with the Civil War and not the Puritans or previously proclaimed days of Thanksgiving (of which there were hundreds) - so be sure, as you gather about the table, to give thanks for the victories brought by Union arms at Vicksburg & Gettysburg
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Because yes, Thanksgiving as a national holiday has to do with the Civil War and not the Puritans or previously proclaimed days of Thanksgiving (of which there were hundreds) - so be sure, as you gather about the table, to give thanks for the victories brought by Union arms at Vicksburg & Gettysburg
Enright was a lot of fun to watch last night! I don't want to get too excited about this team - I've been down this road before - but I'm starting to hope. #iubb
‘That’s just Conor’: Enright’s energy fuels IU basketball in win against Kansas State
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/26/t...
#iubb
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#iubb
‘That’s just Conor’: Enright’s energy fuels IU basketball in win against Kansas State
Tayton Conerway couldn’t help but smile when asked about teammate Conor Enright following Indiana’s 86-69 win against Kansas State on Tuesday night.
www.insidethehall.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Enright was a lot of fun to watch last night! I don't want to get too excited about this team - I've been down this road before - but I'm starting to hope. #iubb
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
Mostly passing this along for the Muncie content.
🦃TURKEY TIP🦃‼️
Have a large frozen turkey? Get it in the fridge to thaw tonight.
But don't even THINK about thrusting into that turkussy neck hole until at least Tuesday because the ice in there will fuck you up worse than the ice you lifted off that unconscious hooker in Muncie.
Eat arbys.
Have a large frozen turkey? Get it in the fridge to thaw tonight.
But don't even THINK about thrusting into that turkussy neck hole until at least Tuesday because the ice in there will fuck you up worse than the ice you lifted off that unconscious hooker in Muncie.
Eat arbys.
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Mostly passing this along for the Muncie content.
After it rolled around on one of my Pandora stations, I've been enjoying Wu-Tang's "Mandingo" for a few months now.
Not being particularly up to date on music, I vaguely assumed it was a decade or two old. Nope! Released in April of this year.
Not being particularly up to date on music, I vaguely assumed it was a decade or two old. Nope! Released in April of this year.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
After it rolled around on one of my Pandora stations, I've been enjoying Wu-Tang's "Mandingo" for a few months now.
Not being particularly up to date on music, I vaguely assumed it was a decade or two old. Nope! Released in April of this year.
Not being particularly up to date on music, I vaguely assumed it was a decade or two old. Nope! Released in April of this year.
Anecdotal - the barbershop I go to (not a hotbed of socialism; also, yes it's funny I still bother with a barber) had the TV on which aired a segment about "prices this Thanksgiving."
The barber, without any kind of prompting, sarcastically noted Trump telling everyone prices were going down.
The barber, without any kind of prompting, sarcastically noted Trump telling everyone prices were going down.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Anecdotal - the barbershop I go to (not a hotbed of socialism; also, yes it's funny I still bother with a barber) had the TV on which aired a segment about "prices this Thanksgiving."
The barber, without any kind of prompting, sarcastically noted Trump telling everyone prices were going down.
The barber, without any kind of prompting, sarcastically noted Trump telling everyone prices were going down.
A graphic posted in the r/TheB1G subreddit, illustrating the Big Ten championship game possibilities based on who wins and loses this weekend. Obviously IU v. Ohio State is the most likely scenario. #iufb
Indiana gets in if they win and also gets in if they lose but Ohio State beats Michigan.
Indiana gets in if they win and also gets in if they lose but Ohio State beats Michigan.
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A graphic posted in the r/TheB1G subreddit, illustrating the Big Ten championship game possibilities based on who wins and loses this weekend. Obviously IU v. Ohio State is the most likely scenario. #iufb
Indiana gets in if they win and also gets in if they lose but Ohio State beats Michigan.
Indiana gets in if they win and also gets in if they lose but Ohio State beats Michigan.
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Just saw someone described as an "ontologist" and now I want Clinical Ontologist to be a job title.
Welcome to the Department of Clinical Ontology. Let's go over your chart. I see that you are. Are you still as you were or are you otherwise? For your case of being, I prescribe becoming.
Welcome to the Department of Clinical Ontology. Let's go over your chart. I see that you are. Are you still as you were or are you otherwise? For your case of being, I prescribe becoming.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Just saw someone described as an "ontologist" and now I want Clinical Ontologist to be a job title.
Welcome to the Department of Clinical Ontology. Let's go over your chart. I see that you are. Are you still as you were or are you otherwise? For your case of being, I prescribe becoming.
Welcome to the Department of Clinical Ontology. Let's go over your chart. I see that you are. Are you still as you were or are you otherwise? For your case of being, I prescribe becoming.
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Lenee Beaumont shines as IU women’s basketball cruises past Butler for 5-0 start
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/20/l...
#iuwbb
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#iuwbb
Lenee Beaumont shines as IU women’s basketball cruises past Butler for 5-0 start
Beaumont’s team-high 21 points fueled the Hoosiers to a 72-53 win in their rematch against Butler.
www.insidethehall.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Lenee Beaumont shines as IU women’s basketball cruises past Butler for 5-0 start
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/20/l...
#iuwbb
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#iuwbb