Pseudonym of a boring policy wonk by day
@neveltenjohn.bsky.social
Center-right, former lifelong Republican, NeverTrump, policy and stat geek with too much education and too much experience.
This month's Reason Magazine Cover:
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This month's Reason Magazine Cover:
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Try to explain the 1976 election map to anyone today! 🙃
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Try to explain the 1976 election map to anyone today! 🙃
Image from Grok 4
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Image from Grok 4
OMG, it is a mass produced costume available for 2 day delivery on Amazon for $33.
🙃 I told you Jeff Bezos was a net force for good.
🙃 I told you Jeff Bezos was a net force for good.
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
OMG, it is a mass produced costume available for 2 day delivery on Amazon for $33.
🙃 I told you Jeff Bezos was a net force for good.
🙃 I told you Jeff Bezos was a net force for good.
🙃 We took back the frog!!! (As stated on the original Twitter version of my icon, which I stole from someone else on the internet)
October 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🙃 We took back the frog!!! (As stated on the original Twitter version of my icon, which I stole from someone else on the internet)
Kitchen Cabinets as a National Security Issue?
While it is proper for the courts to give great deference to SCOTUS on what is a national security issue, at some point, the lies are so ridiculous that they should recognize it as an unconstitutional abuse of power.
While it is proper for the courts to give great deference to SCOTUS on what is a national security issue, at some point, the lies are so ridiculous that they should recognize it as an unconstitutional abuse of power.
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Kitchen Cabinets as a National Security Issue?
While it is proper for the courts to give great deference to SCOTUS on what is a national security issue, at some point, the lies are so ridiculous that they should recognize it as an unconstitutional abuse of power.
While it is proper for the courts to give great deference to SCOTUS on what is a national security issue, at some point, the lies are so ridiculous that they should recognize it as an unconstitutional abuse of power.
NYT Gift Article
"[W]hen grace is relegated to the individual sphere while hate is an element of the political project itself . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
"[W]hen grace is relegated to the individual sphere while hate is an element of the political project itself . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
NYT Gift Article
"[W]hen grace is relegated to the individual sphere while hate is an element of the political project itself . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
"[W]hen grace is relegated to the individual sphere while hate is an element of the political project itself . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
Regardless of whether you believe money is protected speech, we all know it can speak loudly.
Time for corporate leaders to say loudly what they say behind closed doors.
Time for corporate leaders to say loudly what they say behind closed doors.
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Regardless of whether you believe money is protected speech, we all know it can speak loudly.
Time for corporate leaders to say loudly what they say behind closed doors.
Time for corporate leaders to say loudly what they say behind closed doors.
Huh???
They are very common
They are very common
September 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Huh???
They are very common
They are very common
This morning the closest "ICE Alert" to me (DC suburbs) was at an elementary school at arrival time.
What have we become?
What have we become?
September 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This morning the closest "ICE Alert" to me (DC suburbs) was at an elementary school at arrival time.
What have we become?
What have we become?
My one objection to TACQUITO is that the name (unlike the actual acronym) implies the damage will be small.
July 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My one objection to TACQUITO is that the name (unlike the actual acronym) implies the damage will be small.
I try not to make political use of Bible verse, but DHS uses Isaiah 6:8. which immediately precedes 6:9 and 6:10 where Isaiah is instructed to tell the people to be deaf, dumb, and blind to what is happening around them.
Does ICE want us to ignore what we see them do?
Does ICE want us to ignore what we see them do?
July 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I try not to make political use of Bible verse, but DHS uses Isaiah 6:8. which immediately precedes 6:9 and 6:10 where Isaiah is instructed to tell the people to be deaf, dumb, and blind to what is happening around them.
Does ICE want us to ignore what we see them do?
Does ICE want us to ignore what we see them do?
A Grok generated image
July 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A Grok generated image
Over on X, MAGA celebs are one-by-one announcing a boycott of the Superman movie because the director politicized it by saying it was about "human kindness".
They are beyond parody!
I was probably going to go watch America's favorite illegal alien anyway, but I had no political motive.
They are beyond parody!
I was probably going to go watch America's favorite illegal alien anyway, but I had no political motive.
July 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Over on X, MAGA celebs are one-by-one announcing a boycott of the Superman movie because the director politicized it by saying it was about "human kindness".
They are beyond parody!
I was probably going to go watch America's favorite illegal alien anyway, but I had no political motive.
They are beyond parody!
I was probably going to go watch America's favorite illegal alien anyway, but I had no political motive.
Well, this one I actually reported. Others have less direct racial attacks. Others call me racist, nazi, idiot, etc.
Just as for MAGA on X, there is an echo chamber here that lead people to reinforce extreme views and intolerance towards disagreement.
A social media phenomenon I know.
Just as for MAGA on X, there is an echo chamber here that lead people to reinforce extreme views and intolerance towards disagreement.
A social media phenomenon I know.
July 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Well, this one I actually reported. Others have less direct racial attacks. Others call me racist, nazi, idiot, etc.
Just as for MAGA on X, there is an echo chamber here that lead people to reinforce extreme views and intolerance towards disagreement.
A social media phenomenon I know.
Just as for MAGA on X, there is an echo chamber here that lead people to reinforce extreme views and intolerance towards disagreement.
A social media phenomenon I know.
My TL on here is filled with people denouncing this conference.
Too many "progressives" do not want to unite with even the center-left to defeat Trump.
Too many "progressives" do not want to unite with even the center-left to defeat Trump.
May 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My TL on here is filled with people denouncing this conference.
Too many "progressives" do not want to unite with even the center-left to defeat Trump.
Too many "progressives" do not want to unite with even the center-left to defeat Trump.
The cover of this month's "The Atlantic"
April 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The cover of this month's "The Atlantic"
6 months apart:
April 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
6 months apart:
The countries dropping tariffs (Israel, Vietnam) NEVER HAD LARGE TARIFFS to begin with.
We have never little to again, since there never were many barriers to American goods to begin with.
We have never little to again, since there never were many barriers to American goods to begin with.
April 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The countries dropping tariffs (Israel, Vietnam) NEVER HAD LARGE TARIFFS to begin with.
We have never little to again, since there never were many barriers to American goods to begin with.
We have never little to again, since there never were many barriers to American goods to begin with.