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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

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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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Rutgers Bloustein School @bloustein.rutgers.edu · 5h
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 · 7h
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 · 12h
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

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14h
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 · 17h
🟣💡 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:
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Democracy Needs the Administrative State
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 18h
Rutgers alum!
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 20h
“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.
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Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 20h
Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21h
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 · 1d
Aside from that how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 1d
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 · 2d
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 · 2d
First they came for habeas corpus.
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Aliya Schneider @aliyareports.bsky.social · 2d
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 · 2d
I would like to see that but suspect it is unlikely.
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Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social · 2d
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 · 2d
Cuomo actually lost three times to koch, there was a runoff in the Democratic primary.
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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 2d
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 · 2d
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 · 3d
four mlb playoff elimination games tomorrow lol 🤮
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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 3d
"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 3d
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
www.nytimes.com
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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 3d
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 · 4d
When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account
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New Jersey State Policy Lab @njpolicylab.bsky.social · 4d
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 · 4d
I truly don't understand what people thought was going to happen
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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 4d
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 · 4d
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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