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Stuart Shapiro

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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 · 17h

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

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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 18h

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 · 1d

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.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

First they came for habeas corpus.

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Aliya Schneider @aliyareports.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 1d

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

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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 · 1d

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

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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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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

four mlb playoff elimination games tomorrow lol 🤮

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 2d

Aaron Judge is hitting .524 with a 1.345 OPS in the postseason. The Yankees may still get bounced tonight but he’s been the least of their problems

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

Vin Scully probably watched Connie Mack manage a game and certainly saw Mike Trout play one.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

Presidential campaign analysis is always bedeviled by small sample size problems. And each takes place under different circumstances. The best ones (Reagan 1980, Clinton 1992, Obama 2008) have only this in common, they answer the call appropriate for the time in which they are run.

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 2d

Two things of note in today's announcement of the 2025 Nobel physics prize (besides the work being honored).

1: The US institutional dominance of the prize continues.
2: 2 of the three laureates are immigrants, drawn here decades ago by the then-unmatched opportunities for science here...

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Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics

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

The second gubernatorial debate between candidates @mikiesherrill.bsky.social & Jack Ciattarelli will be held on Oct. 8th, hosted by the @bloustein.rutgers.edu; an #NJ Superior Court dismissed lawsuits from several municipalities that sought to block the state's affordable housing law; Read more:

New Jersey Superior Court Upholds New Affordable Housing Process – NJ State Policy Updates - New Jersey State Policy Lab

Public Administration Second Gubernatorial Debate to be Held on Wednesday, October 8th Hosted by the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy - On Wednesday, October 8th from 7:00-8:00pm guberna...

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3d

When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account

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

The New Jersey State Policy Lab is excited to announce that we will once again be seeking #proposals for seed #funding to support #research projects that focus on a wide array of policy challenges impacting #NJ. Proposals are due by end of day Friday, October 17th:

Call for Seed Funding Research Proposals – Due October 17th - New Jersey State Policy Lab

The New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL) is excited to announce that we will once again be seeking proposals for seed funding* to support research projects that focus on a wide array of policy challeng...

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

I truly don't understand what people thought was going to happen

Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 3d

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected? @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected?
Circular graph showing over half answered: much more than I expected, about a quarter: more than I expected, about an eighth: similar threat to what I expected, small sliver: much less threat than I expected.

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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 3d

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected? @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds like the opening of Ken Burns' Baseball.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 4d

At what point does a governor call up their National Guard to oppose the deployment of an out-of-state National Guard?

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

The Wire. Andor.

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

You know it is awful if I am turning the Yankee game off.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Pinstripe Alley @pinstripealley.bsky.social · 4d

For all the buzz around the Jays being scrappy and putting the ball in play, they've also already hit 4 homers in this series and the Yankees have 0.
So. Not good.

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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 4d

They have adopted Trump's "in two weeks" messaging.

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Matthew Hahn @matthewhahn.com · 4d

I was once a person who wanted to do good but harmed instead. I was once a person who wanted to do good but did not because I feared the personal consequences.

I think a lot of people struggle with pragmatism on one hand and leading an ethical life with integrity on the other.

Chiral @c-hiral.bsky.social · 4d

I'm sorry but the more I think about it the more bothered I am about this whole concept of choosing whether or not you can be a good person is it different for other people do you just get to choose whether you're flexible uncertain things how can you live that way?

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 5d

Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal

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