Stella Rouse
@stellarouse.bsky.social
Political scientist and director of the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University. I study how identities inform political attitudes. policy preferences, and institutional outcomes. Opinions are obviously my own. www.stellarouse.com
We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
These are not the tactics of a government that believes the rule of law is on their side and have legitimacy to govern.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoMARKWAYNE MULLIN: We had to put him to a more secure facility outside of New York because we wanted to make sure he was highly secured REPORTER: Where is he? MULLIN: That I won't release
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
When Jerome Powell was Fed Chair, it was all Jerome Powell's fault. Now that it's his hand-picked guy as chair, Kevin Warsh, it is the rest of the Fed Board's fault. Constantly shifting responsibility to fit a narrative must be exhausting.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoTrump blames the Fed for sky high mortgage rates: "You have a board that would like to see the country do badly, in my opinion, because I think interest rates should come down"
“The insurance industry ranked American fraternities as the sixth-worst insurance risk in the country—just ahead of toxic-waste-removal companies.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Dark Power of Fraternities
A yearlong investigation of Greek houses reveals their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and a sophisticated system for shifting the blame.
theatlantic.com
One surprising thing from the Trump era is the level of cowardness and capitulation exhibited by institutions of power. Even in the face of evidence that pushback works and that the law is on their side, they continue to fall in line. It's a stain that will be hard to erase from history.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d ago(Politico) - ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday .. @politico.com $DIS www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
I feel like we're in an alternative reality where Cobra Kai won 1984's All Valley Karate Tournament
Ray Pride@raypride.bsky.social · 7mo agoCBS and CBS News, HBO and HBO Max, CNN, DC Comics, Harry Potter, TikTok, Star Trek,Warner Bros., Comedy Central, South Park, Avatar Studios, Turner Classic Movies,The Food Network, HGTV, Discovery, TLC, OWN, Adult Swim, TNT, TBS
"He's not good enough for me , but he's good enough for you" is quite the endorsement.
As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him
In a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.”
nytimes.com
The practical demise of the NSF, including the SBE division, deserves a coordinated and forceful response from higher education leadership. Instead, what we've gotten is collective silence. History will not look kindly upon this group.
Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴@wamsleylab.bsky.social · last wk.The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
Khashoggi's assassination was in hindsight one of the highly salient norm-shattering moments of impunity that helped recalibrate contemporary expectations for outrageous crimes: if you're rich & powerful enough, in the words of the President of the United States, "they just let you do it"
shelleyenglish.bsky.social@shelleyenglish.bsky.social · last wk.Remembering Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered on October 2, 2018 by Saudi agents. karenattiah.substack.com/p/rememberin... @karenattiah.bsky.social
Lol. Denial is a river in Egypt.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · last wk."We are not part of any political movement. And we are not attempting to further any political agenda." - says a right wing political operative in #SCOTUS robe who gutted voting rights, abortion rights, gave a Republican President king like powers in attempt to lock in right wing dominance. (1/2)
The intent is clear: "The admin previously fired the N.S.F.’s independent oversight board. And it has canceled or delayed thousands of grants across both agencies as part of its quest to punish elite universities and eliminate spending President Trump and his aides view as 'woke' "
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last wk.Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
This is a nice piece that covers a number of ways to address student use of AI in writing. However, these strategies target in-person instruction and smaller classes. Combating AI use in large, asynchronous courses, where universities are pursuing more enrollment strategies remains a big challenge.
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2w agoContrary to this op-ed, we don't actually have to give up on papers! New in @chronicle.com How to Assign Research Papers Again Three ways to counter AI and restore confidence in the integrity of student writing www.chronicle.com/article/how-...
"no radicals" Holding that whole statement together with every stitch of its fabric.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors."
Excuse me while I go hide under a rock.
Elisabeth Bik@elisabethbik.bsky.social · 2w agoBoot Camp Promises a Submitted Paper in Just 2 Days— Critics worry AI-aided program enables shoddy research "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in 1 Weekend" @rachrobertson.bsky.social reports @medpagetoday.com Quotes by Matt Spick, @gidmk.bsky.social, and me. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
In virtually all other situations this would be fatal, but it is current GOP politics-- where the gotcha game must be strong, but not factual. He probably increased his odds at VP with this embarrassing audition.
Philip Bump@pbump.com · 2w agoVery funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning.
They can't stand not visually being there for some major breaking story. It's so much easier to believe they are fighting for profit than for press freedom.
@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)@newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2w agoThis is so disappointing. A few days of holding firm against an assault on the free press doesn’t cut it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...
Out of everything that has transpired during the Trump administrations, the level of bromance that Trump has for dictators never ceases to amaze.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "I met President Xi at the plane (Airport!) yesterday and he looks strong, vibrant, and fit - Better than ever. Madam Xi, of course, BEAUTIFUL! President DJT"
When the Provost of a prestigious school gives the same excuses for using AI for writing as my intro course students, we've completely lost the plot.
Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram
Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”
thedartmouth.com
This man was robbed of the Nobel Peace Prize. Complete injustice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTrump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."
The ability of terrible forces to collaborate in service of social destruction feels increasingly irremediable.
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
nytimes.com
Teachers work second jobs because they are paid so little. Teachers use their own money or beg for donations to buy school supplies. Teachers work in school districts that provide little infrastructure or staff support. Yet, my man here thinks teaches have the energy for "woke" indoctrination.
Arizona Mirror@azmirror.com · 3w ago"You wouldn’t need to do it if you didn’t have what we’re seeing with some of these woke teachers and these woke lessons that are going on, and the indoctrination that’s taking place here,” Biggs said during a 2025 radio interview. Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
The margin of error in this poll is +/- 4.3%. Let's slow the roll a bit. Texas for Democrats has been a pig with lots of lipstick.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3w ago🚨 NEW ReconMR/Siena poll shows Talarico with a SIX point lead in the Texas Senate race Talarico 49% Ken Paxton 43% #TXSen reconmr.com/wp-content/u...
*Opens Bluesky. *Sees skeets about beastiality at a congrssional hearing with FBI director. *Closes Bluesky.
Homer Simpson Hides in Bush Meme
ALT: Homer Simpson Hides in Bush Meme
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We have become those we have so often condemned.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4w agoNEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
This is an important victory for democracy, but the tragedy is that two SC judges will concur with ANYTHING Trump wants to do. The only way to safeguard against this extremism is to expand the Court.
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4w ago#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms.
Since when is a man related by marriage to the president part of "the other side of the isle"? This timeline is laughable when it's not utterly tragic.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoJeffries defends his meeting with Kushner: "I'm of the view that if we're going to be committed to actually solving problems on behalf of the American people ... they're are gonna be times that you have to speak with people on the other side of the aisle. Even people you strongly disagree with."
If we are having to rely on a ceremonial monarch to save humanity, we are screwed.
King Charles Will Convene A.I. Leaders Amid Calls to Slow Development
As alarm from the highest echelons of A.I. companies mounts, Buckingham Palace said the king would meet with executives to explore how the technology can be used for good.
nytimes.com
