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 · 1h

Calvin Schiraldi

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1h

Good point. But these guys desperately want to get to the point where they can say "Resistance is futile."

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 1h

This is the Pritzker/Walz/Kelly lane.

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2h

It also makes Miller, Vought etc. more desperate. The clock is ticking and they know it. This means more awful things but also more mistakes on their part.

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah I'd go Borg.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 2h

Our new proposals for a dramatic overhaul of ethics laws: bit.ly/3YSLqyf

Fixes for America's Corruption Problem

Our new series offers proposals to heal American democracy.

www.brennancenter.org

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Caroline T. Schroeder, Julie Novkov , and 2 more Anna O. Law, Caroline T. Schroeder, Julie Novkov, Matthew Bodie, Stuart Shapiro

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4h

For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...

205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice

Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.

www.stevevladeck.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 5h

As always, it's worth reading @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social . Not the main point of his piece at all, but I was struck by this paragraph at the very end about just how unpopular Republican presidents have consistently been since 2005. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...

Senate Democrats React

The spending bill deal is dead, but what comes next is uncertain.

open.substack.com

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Marcus C Sarofim @marcusmarcusrc.bsky.social · 7h

After 17 years, I left the EPA yesterday. I'm sad to leave my "unicorn job", but this admin won't let me work on climate change.

I'll be posting at thesaraphreport.substack.com

First up: the Endangerment Finding. I helped write it. I defended it. Now I'm watching them tear it down.

Marcus C Sarofim | Substack

Climate science and policy analysis from Marcus Sarofim: 17 years EPA, MIT PhD, JHU adjunct, key contributor to 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding. Saraph (my name's root) means "fire"—fitting for climate ...

thesaraphreport.substack.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

Holy shit.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 14h

In 1775 a lot of people were unhappy with the King but they weren’t necessarily ready to commit treason. That changed when the King’s troops started shooting their neighbors, stealing food, and raping women.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 16h

Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...

jaderemedy • 4h ago
And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like.
Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is
"well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it.
This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order.
And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny.
You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely.
"Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 20h

And on top of that, stopping immigration is a terrible problem for the future of our economy and society.

Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 1d

Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.

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Jake Christie @jakechristie.bsky.social · 21h

suggesting we try to defeat the federal government in armed conflict as opposed to nonviolent resistance is like suggesting trying to beat LeBron James at basketball instead of a game of chess

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Micah @rincewind.run · 21h

the extent to which this administration is out of control is really summed up by the fact that they immediately went with “this was an armed terrorist there to kill law enforcement” knowing that video from multiple angles completely disproving them was out there and would be seen by everyone

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 22h

When the NRA finds out that a citizen was shot and killed by Federal troops merely because he was carrying a gun, there is going to be hell to pay. This is the exact scenario they have been warning us about! These are the jack-booted government troops from which we need unfettered liberty!

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 22h

ICE operations in Minnesota must end immediately.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 23h

Ring the alarum-bell! Murder and treason!

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Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 1d

What I can’t understand is how the norm that ex-presidents should avoid speaking out against their successors is somehow more powerful than the needs of the current moment.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

We cannot go on like this for three more years.

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Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 1d

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve covered lots of losing local teams on the back page of this paper.

But none with a record as bad as the Chicago DOJ during Operation Midway Blitz:

0 convictions

11 charges dropped

3 no-billed cases

1 jury acquittal

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

The Bloustein School invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track teaching position in #HealthAdministration, with appointment expected to begin July 2026. This is a multi-year teaching appointment. Visit jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/267664 for full position posting and application details.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 2d

Hugely important piece by @mblawrence.bsky.social on the future of GAO and why you should care. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/is-t...

Is the GAO the Next Battlefield in the Fight for Separation of Powers?

The expiration of the comptroller general’s term is an opportunity for Congress to reassert itself, or retreat further.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 2d

Got a ton of comments on my Starfleet Academy review calling it "woke" and when I explained that Star Trek has always been progressive people started fighting about how the franchise was never as in your face back in the day and yeah totally, it used to be SUPER subtle

still from the Star Trek original series episode Let That Be Your Last Battlefield showing two men with split black and white faces

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

And presumably you are not saying the D's need to run DSA folks. They just need to run people who are willing to fight (and abolish ICE).

Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d

If I had to bet, I'd go Stanton, Judge, and Schwarber.

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

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Doctoral students at any stage of #dissertation research are encouraged to present work at the Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference. ▶️ To participate, complete the Abstract Submission Form by 5 pm on Wed, February 11. ◀️ 🟥 Submit abstract (max. 250 words) at https://bit.ly/49wd5v0

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