Jeff N.
@jefferyn.bsky.social
Georgetown, Texas (near Austin). Type 1 diabetes (51-year survivor). Husband. Father. Appellate lawyer. Reader. Activist. Baseball fan. Former Southern Baptist.
Fifth Circuit observers know Smith as a predictable vote for Republican interests since Reagan/Meese plucked him from obscurity in the late 80s, along with Edith Jones, his contemporary/twin. For Smith to accuse Brown of having black robe disease is pure projection.
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fifth Circuit observers know Smith as a predictable vote for Republican interests since Reagan/Meese plucked him from obscurity in the late 80s, along with Edith Jones, his contemporary/twin. For Smith to accuse Brown of having black robe disease is pure projection.
I’ve had type 1 diabetes since 1973 and choose to be healthy by taking insulin and monitoring my glucose levels. Easy peasy.
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I’ve had type 1 diabetes since 1973 and choose to be healthy by taking insulin and monitoring my glucose levels. Easy peasy.
He’s also an excellent, veteran judge with a reputation for honesty and fairness. Appointed very early in Trump’s first term.
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
He’s also an excellent, veteran judge with a reputation for honesty and fairness. Appointed very early in Trump’s first term.
He's a lucky student. Wish I'd been one of your students, but our timelines didn't quite work (I was a history major, Class of '80 here). James Banner and Marty Sherwin were around then.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
He's a lucky student. Wish I'd been one of your students, but our timelines didn't quite work (I was a history major, Class of '80 here). James Banner and Marty Sherwin were around then.
So happy to be a former subscriber to the Times after 50 years of following it daily.
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So happy to be a former subscriber to the Times after 50 years of following it daily.
He was Ken Starr's lieutenant in the attack on President Clinton, so impunity for GOP only.
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
He was Ken Starr's lieutenant in the attack on President Clinton, so impunity for GOP only.
"I do not think that they will sing to me."
September 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"I do not think that they will sing to me."
The magazine lost me with this one. This is a screed that I wouldn't have read if it hadn't been at the top of my Atlantic feed. I'm now a happy ex-Atlantic subscriber.
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The magazine lost me with this one. This is a screed that I wouldn't have read if it hadn't been at the top of my Atlantic feed. I'm now a happy ex-Atlantic subscriber.
Ann has great genes. Her mom, Carolyn, is a retired Texas judge, and her dad Jake was a Texas legislator. All three of them were and are great lawyers and public servants. So happy to see her out front speaking for her colleagues.
August 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ann has great genes. Her mom, Carolyn, is a retired Texas judge, and her dad Jake was a Texas legislator. All three of them were and are great lawyers and public servants. So happy to see her out front speaking for her colleagues.
We’ve been wearing these hats in the Austin area since the November election and they get a positive reaction whenever they’re noticed.
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’ve been wearing these hats in the Austin area since the November election and they get a positive reaction whenever they’re noticed.
Yep. Every statewide
officeholder in Texas was a Democrat when we moved here from NYC in 1983. Some of them were progressive Dems like Ann Richards and Jim Hightower.
officeholder in Texas was a Democrat when we moved here from NYC in 1983. Some of them were progressive Dems like Ann Richards and Jim Hightower.
July 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yep. Every statewide
officeholder in Texas was a Democrat when we moved here from NYC in 1983. Some of them were progressive Dems like Ann Richards and Jim Hightower.
officeholder in Texas was a Democrat when we moved here from NYC in 1983. Some of them were progressive Dems like Ann Richards and Jim Hightower.
Good to see you, Shannon!
July 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Good to see you, Shannon!
Same here. Insulin is too damn expensive.
June 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Same here. Insulin is too damn expensive.
This will be good birdcage liner for their remaining 97,000 print subscribers. So happy to be a former WaPo subscriber, along with hundreds of thousands of others.
June 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This will be good birdcage liner for their remaining 97,000 print subscribers. So happy to be a former WaPo subscriber, along with hundreds of thousands of others.
So happy to be a former NYT subscriber
June 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So happy to be a former NYT subscriber
So happy to be a former NYT subscriber
June 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So happy to be a former NYT subscriber
Absolutely right. There were more than a thousand people in Pflugerville today. Big happy peaceful crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Absolutely right. There were more than a thousand people in Pflugerville today. Big happy peaceful crowd.
Good to see you there!
June 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Good to see you there!
We were there too. Great crowd!
June 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We were there too. Great crowd!
I get the point about Mays playing too long before retiring at 42 and know you're talking about his baseball career. But speaking as an old Mays fan, I'm sure happy about his very long life.
May 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I get the point about Mays playing too long before retiring at 42 and know you're talking about his baseball career. But speaking as an old Mays fan, I'm sure happy about his very long life.