Frank Popper
@fpopper.bsky.social
Semi-retired land-use planner. From Chicago, live in Manhattan. BA (psychology), Haverford; MPA, PhD (political science), Harvard. Taught at Rutgers, 1983-2019, teaching at Princeton with my wife Deborah Popper, 2001-present. Google has the woowoo details.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
AI Corps Agree No One Will Ever Need To Hire Anyone Again
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Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
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So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
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Just incredibly sad to see the news of the shooting of the National Guard troops
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Just incredibly sad to see the news of the shooting of the National Guard troops
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Firing Patel would be like cleaning a room when the whole house is on fire and expecting to be thought astute.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Firing Patel would be like cleaning a room when the whole house is on fire and expecting to be thought astute.
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Release the Epstein files! Impeach and remove.
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Release the Epstein files! Impeach and remove.
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'This author investigates the profound mysteries surrounding the Brontes' lives...'
In which we once again discover that 'investigating profound mysteries' means 'hadn't done any of the reading and have conflated what *the author* doesn't know with what no-one knows'
In which we once again discover that 'investigating profound mysteries' means 'hadn't done any of the reading and have conflated what *the author* doesn't know with what no-one knows'
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
'This author investigates the profound mysteries surrounding the Brontes' lives...'
In which we once again discover that 'investigating profound mysteries' means 'hadn't done any of the reading and have conflated what *the author* doesn't know with what no-one knows'
In which we once again discover that 'investigating profound mysteries' means 'hadn't done any of the reading and have conflated what *the author* doesn't know with what no-one knows'
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If a local police department assists ICE in kidnapping people, are they eventually going to be held criminally liable too? Accountability must happen. We can't bend the knee to fascism and police who assist are as culpable a anyone else.
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If a local police department assists ICE in kidnapping people, are they eventually going to be held criminally liable too? Accountability must happen. We can't bend the knee to fascism and police who assist are as culpable a anyone else.
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Desperate Donny posting this West Point plaque that completely undermines his own attacks on Dem leaders raises serious questions about whether Trump is aware of his surroundings and his own actions, has dementia, or is in any way fit to remain in office.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Desperate Donny posting this West Point plaque that completely undermines his own attacks on Dem leaders raises serious questions about whether Trump is aware of his surroundings and his own actions, has dementia, or is in any way fit to remain in office.
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Normally I don't go much for the "this is humiliating" framework for what's happening in this country—I didn't do it, and my self-worth is not tied up in America in any way. Watching Bolsonaro get sent up for decades for committing the exact same crime of treason that Trump did? That's humiliating.
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Normally I don't go much for the "this is humiliating" framework for what's happening in this country—I didn't do it, and my self-worth is not tied up in America in any way. Watching Bolsonaro get sent up for decades for committing the exact same crime of treason that Trump did? That's humiliating.
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For those asking for the context behind Bolsonaro’s insults at the start: he was still a congressman in 2014 and made headlines for being open about supporting the 1964 coup d’Etat. This was not a popular position in Brazil at the time. All Borges asked him was: “So there was no coup in 1964?”
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For those asking for the context behind Bolsonaro’s insults at the start: he was still a congressman in 2014 and made headlines for being open about supporting the 1964 coup d’Etat. This was not a popular position in Brazil at the time. All Borges asked him was: “So there was no coup in 1964?”
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It’s a multinational far right takeover, and all the despots are looking out for each other. Trump was actually hoping to spring Bolsonaro out of prison. I want to say unbelievable but unfortunately, it’s very believable.
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It’s a multinational far right takeover, and all the despots are looking out for each other. Trump was actually hoping to spring Bolsonaro out of prison. I want to say unbelievable but unfortunately, it’s very believable.
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This seems like a play to cut NPS profitability to make it easier to open these lands up to extraction. 35% of NPS visitors are from overseas
US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This seems like a play to cut NPS profitability to make it easier to open these lands up to extraction. 35% of NPS visitors are from overseas
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Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Join us on Zoom for the next Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture on December 3, 12:00 noon. We will be hosting Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Meharry Medical College. Register at go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join us on Zoom for the next Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture on December 3, 12:00 noon. We will be hosting Wansoo Im, PhD, Professor, Department of Population Health, Meharry Medical College. Register at go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries.
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There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
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Aa handful of complicit sycophants does not count as "many great legal scholars." Also, they urged people to disobey illegal orders, which is part of their training and required by law.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Aa handful of complicit sycophants does not count as "many great legal scholars." Also, they urged people to disobey illegal orders, which is part of their training and required by law.
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Graduate programs with burning ears today probably are US based with Dec 1st deadlines (don't they know that's the Monday after Thanksgiving), or have a long dedicated form where I have to fill in reflections individually for each student (instead of upload a PDF). 👩🔬🎢🔭
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Graduate programs with burning ears today probably are US based with Dec 1st deadlines (don't they know that's the Monday after Thanksgiving), or have a long dedicated form where I have to fill in reflections individually for each student (instead of upload a PDF). 👩🔬🎢🔭
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"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
The Democrats could win big in 2026 and 2028, yet still not be able to keep him from sliding the US into the Third World. Look at how much he's shattered in less than a year. He could be the historic global leader in undeveloping his own country and the rest of the world.
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Democrats could win big in 2026 and 2028, yet still not be able to keep him from sliding the US into the Third World. Look at how much he's shattered in less than a year. He could be the historic global leader in undeveloping his own country and the rest of the world.