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Dan Bowen

@bowendc.bsky.social

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Political scientist and Public Policy Graduate Director @TCNJ.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Pork roll, egg, and cheese on an egg everything bagel = perfect start to Father's Day in New Jersey

A gooey pork roll, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich on an egg everything bagel.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

From Wikipedia:

Selection from Dante's Inferno that reads: "here, too, I saw a nation of lost souls far more than were above: they strained their chest against enormous weights and with mad howls rolled them at one another. Then in haste they rolled them back one party shouting out: why do you hoard? And the other? Why do you waste?"

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I can't believe there are gummies shaped like Shaq's head and none of you told me.

A bag of candy called Shaq-a-licious with three pictures of a smiling disembodied Shaq head in gummy colors.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I think you're right to look for some baseline. The "cubed root law" provides another baseline. What I did in the appendix of my cs paper was to show the seat change needed to get to the lower chamber to cubed root of the pop:

A table showing the current size of the lower chamber of the state legislature, the ideal size of the chamber based on the cubed root law, and the change in seats needed to get there by state.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Just shockingly bad:

In addition to eliminating legal protections granted by the inclusion of gender identity in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the bill, if signed by Reynolds, also would:

Strike the definition of gender identity in state law;
Create a new section in state law to define “sex and related terms,” and define “female” as an individual who has, will have or would have “but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, or accident,” a reproductive system that produces ova and “male” as an individual who produces sperm;
State that the term “equal” does not mean “same” or “identical” and that “separate accommodations are not inherently unequal.” The language echoes that associated with the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, which declared segregation on the basis of race to be legal;
Require all state and local government data collection to identify individuals as either male or female;
Eliminate the ability for transgender Iowans to change their birth certificate. Current law allows this if the person’s doctor certifies that their sex has changed due to surgery or other treatment.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

what if the bird flu saves American democracy

Line graph shows the price of a dozen eggs rising from $6.5 to $8 since Trump's inauguration.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

From Tufte: www.edwardtufte.com/wp-content/u...

Yellow traffic warning signs that read: "correlation is not causation" and "but it sure helps"

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

The Verge out here showing far more bravery than the Washington Post.

An image of The Verge's homepage, with the lead article titled: "A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles"

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

Just received a Google News push notification that isn't a news story but a paid ad from the Trump campaign trying to link Harris to reparations (with no signal that it isn't news except the listed source as "Donald J Trump") What's the deal, Google? Not getting enough of that sweet campaign cash?

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

Objectively much better viewing than the debate.

A view of the field at Citizens Bank Park with Philadelphia in the background.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

How you know the arena you're visiting is in Trenton:

A picture of a hallway in an arena with a large Case's Pork Roll advertisement hanging from the ceiling.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 28/05/2024

Great example of the "county line" in NJ that Andy Kim helped end - but so far, only for Dems! Here's my Mercer County sample ballot with the Democrats using a "block" design and the Republicans still using the county line system.

Picture of NJ sample ballot with Democratic primary candidates clustered by office sought and Republican candidates in row/column grid. Party-favored candidates fall under the same column for Republicans.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 26/12/2023

Still working on getting the shaping right, but this year's baguettes turned out pretty good for Christmas dinner.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

I've learned a lot from this year's mandatory cybersecurity training from IT. For example, did you know that trying to fix your computer after a virus can cause massive plumbing problems?? What a mess!

Picture of cartoon person fixing a sink and getting sprayed by green sludge.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Why, hello there stuffing flavored potato chips.

A picture of Trader Joe's Thanksgiving Stuffing Seasoned Kettle Chips.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Please be the last mow of the season. Please be the last mow of the season.

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Dan Bowen @bowendc.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

Tired but not giving up!

Picture of dog playing tug of war while falling asleep.

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