Frank Popper
@fpopper.bsky.social
Land-use planner. From Chicago, now 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.
He's charging into the new year like it's 1826.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
He's charging into the new year like it's 1826.
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At Ye Ole Pickle Factory, ice is what they serve in your daughter’s Shirley Temple. But they do know this: Minneapolis was better off when new Lake Woebegone stories were broadcast each Saturday night from the Fitzgerald Theater
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
At Ye Ole Pickle Factory, ice is what they serve in your daughter’s Shirley Temple. But they do know this: Minneapolis was better off when new Lake Woebegone stories were broadcast each Saturday night from the Fitzgerald Theater
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My folks were big jeopardy fans. Was probably the one show they watched pretty religiously. They would have loved this.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
My folks were big jeopardy fans. Was probably the one show they watched pretty religiously. They would have loved this.
We Are the Bystanders This Time www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
Opinion | We Are the Bystanders This Time
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
We Are the Bystanders This Time www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Just found our next James Bond.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Just found our next James Bond.
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
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“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
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Polls show that only 12% of Americans support President Trump’s plan to seize Greenland. But in this CBS newsroom, that number feels much higher
January 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Polls show that only 12% of Americans support President Trump’s plan to seize Greenland. But in this CBS newsroom, that number feels much higher
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Vito told his son "never let people know what you are thinking". Trump made a fatal error by getting rattled today and giving the finger. That means he must be hounded in public as a pedophile protector. Trump is toilet scum.
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Vito told his son "never let people know what you are thinking". Trump made a fatal error by getting rattled today and giving the finger. That means he must be hounded in public as a pedophile protector. Trump is toilet scum.
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remember when Scottie Scheffler got arrested in Louisville before the PGA Championship for an incident that was strikingly similar to Renee Good and yet everyone was pretty much in agreement that the cop was an overzealous baby?
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
remember when Scottie Scheffler got arrested in Louisville before the PGA Championship for an incident that was strikingly similar to Renee Good and yet everyone was pretty much in agreement that the cop was an overzealous baby?
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It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
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I see people talk about ICE by calling them the Gestapo, and while its not hard to see the comparison; they really aught to be compared to something homegrown. Because in truth, the closest thing we can compare ICE to is to federal slave catchers. The operation is the same.
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I see people talk about ICE by calling them the Gestapo, and while its not hard to see the comparison; they really aught to be compared to something homegrown. Because in truth, the closest thing we can compare ICE to is to federal slave catchers. The operation is the same.
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ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
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A WP reporter's home was searched. There'll be some outrage. But it'll become normalized. Then, some reporters will be rounded up, sent to a facility somewhere, and no explanation will be given. And that'll be normalized, too. We'll become desensitized.
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A WP reporter's home was searched. There'll be some outrage. But it'll become normalized. Then, some reporters will be rounded up, sent to a facility somewhere, and no explanation will be given. And that'll be normalized, too. We'll become desensitized.
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Gonna cook today with
- garlic
- ginger
- onion
- chilis
- herbs
Because I'm about that life
- garlic
- ginger
- onion
- chilis
- herbs
Because I'm about that life
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Gonna cook today with
- garlic
- ginger
- onion
- chilis
- herbs
Because I'm about that life
- garlic
- ginger
- onion
- chilis
- herbs
Because I'm about that life
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If ya don't want political reactions in your factory
Don't bring politicians into your factory
Seems really simple
Don't bring politicians into your factory
Seems really simple
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
If ya don't want political reactions in your factory
Don't bring politicians into your factory
Seems really simple
Don't bring politicians into your factory
Seems really simple
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At the coffee shop, the barista asked the woman in front of me for a name for her order. She said “Beverly,” and ranted about how they’d better get her order right this time.
When it was my turn, I said, “Looks like Bev rages about beverages.”
They just looked at me like I was crazy. Oh well.
When it was my turn, I said, “Looks like Bev rages about beverages.”
They just looked at me like I was crazy. Oh well.
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
At the coffee shop, the barista asked the woman in front of me for a name for her order. She said “Beverly,” and ranted about how they’d better get her order right this time.
When it was my turn, I said, “Looks like Bev rages about beverages.”
They just looked at me like I was crazy. Oh well.
When it was my turn, I said, “Looks like Bev rages about beverages.”
They just looked at me like I was crazy. Oh well.
Politicians and civil servants' ideas, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. High academic theorists, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any tarnishing influences, are usually the slaves of some political party's recent platform
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Politicians and civil servants' ideas, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. High academic theorists, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any tarnishing influences, are usually the slaves of some political party's recent platform
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In this Ohio diner, Ross still means David Schwimmer. But they do know this: the reason so many ICE officers are angry and isolated is that they don't have any friends.
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
In this Ohio diner, Ross still means David Schwimmer. But they do know this: the reason so many ICE officers are angry and isolated is that they don't have any friends.
As elsewhere in US public life, civilian-military relations turn out to depend mostly on norms Trumpers easily ignore. Greenland, etc. may see more resistance than Venezuela has so far. The best book on the subject is still SP Huntington's "The Soldier and the State" (1956), from a happier time.
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
As elsewhere in US public life, civilian-military relations turn out to depend mostly on norms Trumpers easily ignore. Greenland, etc. may see more resistance than Venezuela has so far. The best book on the subject is still SP Huntington's "The Soldier and the State" (1956), from a happier time.
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The bread I bought has slices that are too big.
It makes overwhelming toast.
This is a total disaster.
It makes overwhelming toast.
This is a total disaster.
January 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The bread I bought has slices that are too big.
It makes overwhelming toast.
This is a total disaster.
It makes overwhelming toast.
This is a total disaster.
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The government does not have the right to violate our rights, yet it does every day. Because this is true, our guaranteed rights aren’t inalienable—they’re revocable privileges.
We didn’t ignore the Constitution.
The government did.
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We didn’t ignore the Constitution.
The government did.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The government does not have the right to violate our rights, yet it does every day. Because this is true, our guaranteed rights aren’t inalienable—they’re revocable privileges.
We didn’t ignore the Constitution.
The government did.
🇺🇸
We didn’t ignore the Constitution.
The government did.
🇺🇸
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Kristi Noem stated over the weekend that Americans deserve what they get if they get in the way of law enforcement operations, including the murder of Renee Good. If people get injured or killed, it's on them. Then she is sending more agents to Minneapolis. This Regime wants us killed.
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Kristi Noem stated over the weekend that Americans deserve what they get if they get in the way of law enforcement operations, including the murder of Renee Good. If people get injured or killed, it's on them. Then she is sending more agents to Minneapolis. This Regime wants us killed.
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Release the Epstein Files!
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Release the Epstein Files!