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Stuart Shapiro

@stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social

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Dean of Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Obsessed with baseball, basketball, regulation, TV

Stuart S. Shapiro is a producer, writer, director, and Internet entrepreneur. Shapiro began his career as an independent film distributor in 1974 by starting International Harmony which distributed cult classics TunnelVision, Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps, Bob Marley's Reggae Sunsplash, The Sex Pistols' DOA, and Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle. .. more

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 10h

Ruin a holiday move by making it a Halloween movie:

Nightmare on 34th Street

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 11h

Ruin a holiday movie by making it a Halloween movie:

Blood, Actually bsky.app/profile/gene...

general BOOsician @generalmusician.bsky.social · 12h

Ruin a holiday movie by making it a Halloween movie:

It's A Wonderful Knife 🔪

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 11h

Ruin a holiday movie by making it a Halloween movie:

Blood, Actually bsky.app/profile/gene...

general BOOsician @generalmusician.bsky.social · 12h

Ruin a holiday movie by making it a Halloween movie:

It's A Wonderful Knife 🔪

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 12h

You mean Mickey Hatcher didn't have a glove like this?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 21h

Russell Vought embodies the radicalization of the conservative movement; his example captures how far removed from democratic politics the Trumpist Right is. Vought is convinced to be fighting a noble war against a vast leftist conspiracy that has supposedly taken over the country.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 1d

Ultimately, I think this is the right question. The government is losing credibility as an employer. The private sector cannot absorb all federal jobs but those with the greatest expertise and experience will have less difficulty finding jobs--especially in fields like health care.

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Brian Cook @2ndadminstate.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve started watching the film “I’m Still Here” and its depiction of the Brazilian military dictatorship shows how much bleaker it might still get. We can’t wait another 16 months.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

My mentions are full of lefties telling me that the US is a hopelessly fascist country full of selfish people who would sell out democracy for a cheeseburger and I’ll kindly invite all of you to walk into the ocean

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Chris Kuang @chriskuang.com · 1d

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Trump’s Costly Cuts to the Civil Service

The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

www.theatlantic.com

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

I only made it through the 13th as well

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Rutgers Bloustein School @bloustein.rutgers.edu · 2d

Reminder: Reconnect with Bloustein friends and colleagues at Harvest Moon Brewery & Cafe, 392 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 on Thursday, October 16th, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Hosted by Robert Nardi (LC '75, MCRP '78). Register Today: go.rutgers.edu/fall25mixer

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 2d

A brief summary of everything I have written on RIFs to date. RIFs are insanely complex and procedurally difficult to implement. Most RIFs are challenged on procedural grounds. 1/7

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-pr...

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

But that’s no excuse for not showing up.

Show up to a protest on the 18th. It’s a way to stand up and be counted for the proposition that what these people are doing to your country is not right, not acceptable.

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NYU Law Democracy Project @democracyproject.bsky.social · 2d

🟣💡 Idea #28 — Gillian Metzger @columbialawschool.bsky.social — “Democracy Needs the Administrative State”

Part of the @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project: "100 Ideas in 100 Days" series

👉 Read here:
democracyproject.org/posts/democr...

Democracy Needs the Administrative State

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

Rutgers alum!

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 3d

Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 3d

Aside from that how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?

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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 3d

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as of August 2024, more than 42,600 New Jerseyans—approximately 0.5% of the population—were being served by 346 Medicare-certified nursing homes: policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...

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The Jersey Vindicator @jerseyvindicator.bsky.social · 4d

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli clashed for an hour over the cost of living, energy policy, transit, and President Donald Trump on Wednesday night in a fiery second New Jersey gubernatorial debate.

Sherrill and Ciattarelli clash on costs, energy, transit and Trump in New Jersey governor’s debate as exchanges turn personal

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli debated the issues for an hour in a fiery second debate Wednesday.

jerseyvindicator.org

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

First they came for habeas corpus.

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Aliya Schneider @aliyareports.bsky.social · 4d

At the NJ governor's race debate tonight:

Grades given to Donald Trump:
Jack Ciattarelli: A
Mikie Sherrill: F

Grades given to Phil Murphy:
Jack Ciattarelli: F
Mikie Sherrill: B

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

I would like to see that but suspect it is unlikely.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure you are wrong yet. If the Republicans come back with just an increase to the Obamacare subsidies and no curbing of trump, there is little political recourse for the Democrats not to accept.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

Cuomo actually lost three times to koch, there was a runoff in the Democratic primary.

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 4d

This editorial from @washingtonpost.com is disappointing because it is sloppy and misleading---if not factually wrong. As a piece by the Editorial Board (the voice of the paper), it threatens Washington Post's credibility and integrity. 1/15

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Government shutdowns wouldn’t happen if they caused more pain

Democratic leaders play a dangerous game as Trump threatens not to pay furloughed federal workers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 5d

It's been one week. The promise for mass RIFs has not come to fruition. This could indicate that it is taking agencies longer to prepare RIF plans than the administration expected. Or it could indicate this is all a bluff. I lean more toward the latter. 1/4

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump threatened shutdown layoffs. So far, he hasn’t followed through.

One week into a shutdown that shows no sign of ending, there’s also no sign of the dire consequences that President Donald Trump predicted.

www.washingtonpost.com

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