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Stella Rouse
@stellarouse.bsky.social
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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 .. more

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 6h
This is... unbelievable.
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 7h
Minnesota is under attack

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 7h
Minnesota is under attack

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 10h
This could easily be a The Onion piece. 😅
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Peter Thorne, David Dunning , and 18 more

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….

Reposted by Elizabeth Sharrow, Ben H. Ansell, Aina Tarabini , and 13 more

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14h
Minnesota is the best of us.

Reposted by Stella M. Rouse, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 20h
The leader of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 20h
Has anyone checked on the whereabouts of Ted Cruz?
Live Updates: America Readies Itself for Winter’s Wrath
www.nytimes.com

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 20h
I can't recommend this enough. Envious of @alexlundry.bsky.social's ingenuity. I am not teaching this semester, but will use this in my class in the fall.
alexlundry.bsky.social Alex Lundry @alexlundry.bsky.social · 1d
Solar panels & a boat in the driveway...is this a Harris or Trump neighborhood?

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 20h
Definitely all the countries steeped in in the paractice of and commitment to peace.
bluser12.bsky.social egg price watcher @bluser12.bsky.social · 1d
lmfao this is who is on his board of peace right now btw

total flop

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 21h
"Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya's claim that walking the NFL sidelines taught her leadership"

Now is definitely the most opportune time for mediocore white women to follow the lead of mediocore white men.
NFL Reporter-Turned Senate Hopeful Roundly Mocked For Campaign Claim
MS NOW’s Chris Hayes called Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya's claim that walking the NFL sidelines taught her leadership “the funniest argument for why someone is qualified for a job I've ev...
www.huffpost.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Stella M. Rouse

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egg price watcher @bluser12.bsky.social · 1d
lmfao this is who is on his board of peace right now btw

total flop
@InsiderGeo · Jan 21 Out of 60 invited countries, the following have confirmed participation in Trump’s "Board of Peace": 🇺🇸 United States (Chair) 🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇱 Israel 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Reposted by Stella M. Rouse

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Alex Lundry @alexlundry.bsky.social · 1d
Solar panels & a boat in the driveway...is this a Harris or Trump neighborhood?

🗳️ Ballot Blocks #13 - 3/7
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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
How does one even teach the Fourth Amendment?

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
In whichever voice, she asked with a million dollar promise. In this administration, pardons and commutations are sold, not given.

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
Of course she did. The outlook has never been better for convicted white collar criminals who praise the president.
Elizabeth Holmes asks President Donald Trump to let her out of prison early | CNN Business
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos CEO, has asked President Donald Trump for an early release from prison after being convicted of defrauding investors, according to a request filed last year wi...
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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
This is uncomfortably on point.

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Stella M. Rouse

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d
“It was a simpler time then, back when all people wanted to talk about was the leader of the country molesting underage girls,” said Denver resident Scott Munoz
Nation Yearns For Relative Calm Of ‘President A Giant Pedophile’ News Cycle
WASHINGTON—Expressing deep fondness for those long-gone halcyon days, the U.S. population collectively yearned Tuesday for the relative calm of the “president is a giant pedophile” news cycle. “It was...
theonion.com

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
Credit: @alexlundry.bsky.social

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
Who made this? So much fun.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 2d
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
If true, credit the Jerome Powell stare down from the gallery.
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 U.S. SUPREME COURT APPEARS LIKELY TO DENY TRUMP'S REQUEST TO IMMEDIATELY FIRE FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR LISA COOK

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
Stop calling it "college sports." That no longer exists in this financial paradigm. Athletes should be employees of the university and like faculty and staff, can take courses toward a degree, perhaps at a reduced tuition rate, if they so choose. Keeping up this charade of eligibility is silly.
Charles Bediako gets TRO for Alabama return in NCAA lawsuit
Charles Bediako, a former Alabama standout who entered the NBA draft in 2023, has been granted a temporary restraining order to return to the team, a judge ruled Wednesday.
www.espn.com

Reposted by Stephen I. Vladeck, Stella M. Rouse

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 U.S. SUPREME COURT APPEARS LIKELY TO DENY TRUMP'S REQUEST TO IMMEDIATELY FIRE FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR LISA COOK

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
Ahistorical gibberish.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump on NATO: "We never ask for anything, and we never got anything. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay?"

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 2d
"Without us, right now, you'd all be speaking German..."

*They are in Switzerland* Who's going to tell him?
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d
Trump at Davos: "After the war, which we won, we won it big. Without us, right now, you‘d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps. After the war, we gave Greenland back to Denmark. How stupid were we to do that? But we did it. But we gave it back. But how ungrateful are they now?!"

Reposted by Valerie Mueller, Stella M. Rouse, Mary James

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump on NATO: "We never ask for anything, and we never got anything. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay?"

Reposted by David H. Kaye, Andrew Jacobs, Stella M. Rouse

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d
Trump at Davos: "After the war, which we won, we won it big. Without us, right now, you‘d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps. After the war, we gave Greenland back to Denmark. How stupid were we to do that? But we did it. But we gave it back. But how ungrateful are they now?!"

stellarouse.bsky.social
Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 3d
I don't blame the killer; I blame those around him, encouraging him to kill.

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 4d
It looks like the Danish know more about how American politics should work than Americans.
adamjschwarz.bsky.social Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 4d
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:

"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"