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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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3h

It is, unfortunately, time to re-up my April 2025 post on the Insurrection Act and the broader history of domestic uses of the military for law enforcement purposes:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...

142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military

The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.

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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 4h

💡🗠 Across the country, from Ohio to New Jersey, #electricity prices are spiking, rising $122 more per month for the average household's total #utility costs compared to 2020 and adding serious strain to household budgets.
#AI #datacenters

Electricity Bills and AI Data Centers - New Jersey State Policy Lab

Considering the impact of AI on electricity bills, data centers in the Northeast could be part of the problem. Across the country, from Ohio to New Jersey, electricity prices are spiking [2, 3]. It’s ...

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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 4h

More Dems need to think about skating to where the puck will be not where it is.

All indications are Trump's brain has turned to mush and no one around him will even try to control his worst impulses.

He will just get way crazier and more evil and unpopular by November.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7h

This is what criminals & soon-to-be-sanctioned dictators do: set up a cozy personal nest egg in a country that won't extradite them & has no agreements that would compel them to enforce other countries' sanctions.

That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.

Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15h

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.

“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar

The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.

www.semafor.com

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 8h

To @govmurphy.bsky.social:
As a Jerseyite (Bloomfield) and an American, I was deeply disappointed by your answers on #AskTheGov suggesting you may not sign the Immigrant Protection Package. You said signing these bills would just be a “feel good moment” that wouldn’t change much and hinted
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Governor Phil Murphy (@govmurphy.bsky.social)

56th Governor of the Garden State and husband to Tammy. Building a stronger, fairer, and more affordable New Jersey. Text me: (732) 605-5455

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 23h

As his fantasy owner for 2-3 years, I am generally very happy but surprised when he is healthy for a month at a time.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

Yup and law (CBA also required in UMRA for a subset of those regs it is required for in EO 12866).

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Fucking Bitch Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.

Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect it is the augur of the end of pairing cost-benefit analysis with executive review of regulations (or at least the exclusive pairing) www.theregreview.org/2025/12/10/s...

Another Blow to Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis | The Regulatory Review

The Trump Administration’s weakening of regulatory benefit-cost analysis vests unequal power in executive review.

www.theregreview.org

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

Everything going on in Minneapolis is horrific and there need to be trials and people going to prison when we can get ahold of it.

But I would also note that it is kind of a demonstration of how stretched thin the feds are that -one- moderately sized urban area requires this level of resource.

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John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 1d

Is This the End of Cost-Benefit Analysis?

Trump’s EPA is effectively abandoning economic analysis. legal-planet.org/2026/01/12/i...

Is This the End of Cost-Benefit Analysis? - Legal Planet

The Trump EPA is going to stop estimating the health benefits of pollution control. That's essentially a repudiation of cost-benefit analysis.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

From former @bloustein.rutgers.edu student Sara Meyers. (full disclosure, I gave her some comments on this).

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

I had thought so already, but my time as OMB General Counsel made me certain that the misnamed Paperwork Reduction Act costs more than it’s worth.

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The Paperwork Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Paperwork

Left to their own devices, many government agencies would likely expand needless forms, reporting requirements, and surveys.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

If it bleeds it leads.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

I had thought so already, but my time as OMB General Counsel made me certain that the misnamed Paperwork Reduction Act costs more than it’s worth.

open.substack.com/pub/factorys...

The Paperwork Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Paperwork

Left to their own devices, many government agencies would likely expand needless forms, reporting requirements, and surveys.

open.substack.com

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

Those who write history are doomed to repeat it?

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

the actual 'fix' for this for rich countries, at least for the foreseeable future, is immigration.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

A regime driven by the desire to create social media content for their hardcore fans on the extreme Right.

It is an immensely dangerous situation. But I don't think this cruel spectacle is an effective way to consolidate authoritarian rule.

Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 2d

"But more fundamentally, ICE is violence-prone because its main purpose has become theatrical. Under present leadership, ICE is less a law-enforcement agency than it is a content creator."

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me you know nothing about Star Trek without telling me you know nothing about Star Trek www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Make 'Star Trek real'. Hegseth vows military AI without 'woke' constraints

Hegseth has been outspoken about ridding the military of so-called 'woke' policies, including diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

www.usatoday.com

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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 2d

🔌The Senate Budget Committee advanced legislation to charge data centers for rising electricity costs; 🏛️Gov.-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social has begun naming appointments to various state department agencies, including NJ TRANSIT, @njhighered.bsky.social, and more. Read more today:

Gov. Murphy Signs Phone Ban for K-12 Schools – NJ State Policy Updates - New Jersey State Policy Lab

Public Administration Gov.-elect Sherrill Announces New Heads of NJ TRANSIT, Treasury, Department of Children and Families, and More - In the weeks since being elected the next governor of New Jersey,...

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

OMG I loved the predictions.

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

And the People's Almanac!

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John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 2d

Now Trump EPA head, Lee Zeldin, enters the scene with rank dishonesty & theatrical indignation to dispute the NY Times' correct, accurate reporting.

But I've read the EPA smoking gun document, I'm a 30+-year clean air lawyer, I understand its meaning better than Zeldin, & I have the receipts. 1/

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

and war on science. and war on economics. and war on expertise. and . . . many more wars. www.theregreview.org/2025/12/10/s...

Another Blow to Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis | The Regulatory Review

The Trump Administration’s weakening of regulatory benefit-cost analysis vests unequal power in executive review.

www.theregreview.org

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d

It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.

If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

Are these related (asking genuinely)? If you are only interacting with those who agree with you, then aren't you more likely to view the other side winning as illegitimate ("everyone I know agrees with me)?