Rosalie Rubio, PhD

honestly, the bar is even lower for me. IF YOU RSVP YES AND YOU ARE NOT ILL. SHOW UP.
OR UPDATE YOUR RSVP.
THE COST OF COMMUNITY IS INCONVENIENCE.

Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.

With due respect to the authors, this article further affirms the bankruptcy of terrorism studies in being a) value-neutral on "the state" and b) drawing artificial divisions with other forms of political violence.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Israel to close West Bank crossing to Jordan indefinitely starting Wednesday | CBC News Israel will indefinitely close the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan from Wednesday, days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers.

Israel to close West Bank crossing to Jordan indefinitely starting Wednesday.

The closure of Allenby effectively seals off the non-Jewish population of the West Bank from the outside world, as IDF attacks and settler pogroms accelerate.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...

We should honestly start with the working assumption that the Trump administration murdered these people and buried them in a mass grave. Then, go from there. Make them prove they're alive. If they are, it should be easy to demonstrate.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Thank you for sharing, Will! I wish I had thought of this sooner, but it didn’t occur to me until I worked the info desk yesterday and noticed a pattern!

Hopefully we can film something like this in advance next year, especially now that we’ve learned that there’s a need and it’s helpful!

Thank you for sharing, Will! I wish I had thought of this sooner, but it didn’t occur to me until I worked the info desk yesterday and noticed a pattern!

Hopefully we can film something like this in advance next year, especially now that we’ve learned that there’s a need and it’s helpful!

YouTube video by Rosalie Rubio #APSA2025 navigation tutorial

Happy Day 4 of #APSA2025!

Here’s a longer tutorial on navigating the convention center! Hope this helps!

I’ll be at registration and at some panels and events! I’m happy to help if you have any questions!

s/o to Lilly
for editing this video youtu.be/59zD-bpTUSg?...

EVERY WORD 💯

car washes as a form of entertainment are a recession indicator. I will not be elaborating on this.

#APSA2025 Tried to film a lil tutorial on navigating EAST VCC but was interrupted because someone needed directions lol.

A fuller length version of this video is hopefully coming soon! In the meantime here’s a mini guide on the signs! Signs are hard to make for big spaces! Hope this helps!

If you've won a Centennial Center Grant in the past, won one this year, or hope to win one in the future.... stop by the Centennial Center Reception TONIGHT (Friday, September 12) at 7:30 - 9:30 PM PT at the Pan Pacific Vancouver, Ocean View 5!
I can promise food, drinks, and a good hang! #APSA2025

Some folks have been saying, "What happens if I hit the water, should I just keep going?" and the answer is yes, if you want to go for a swim.

If you're me, the answer is also yes because when I finally walk into the ocean at the end of this long week, I will finally be free.

#APSA2025 I'll be working the information desk at the Pan Pacific Hotel (lobby level by the crystal pavilion) stop by if you have any questions or want to say hello!

I'm here to help and armed with a good sense of direction, chargers, and an HDMI adapter if you need me!

#APSA2025 Lots of folks have been getting lost on their way to the exhibition hall.

If you're looking at the water, VCC West is on your left east is on your right.

In VCC East, you're going to stay on the GROUND floor and walk to the back of the building toward the water. Hall is on the right!

I should add that the exhibition hall (aka book room) is on the GROUND level of the VCC east.

I’ll keep an eye out!

The reporters involved would know that if they had bothered to contact me.

They could have asked if there were distinctions & authentically given their readership the info it needs in a context of extreme violence, threat, fear, & mis/disinformation in the US.

Instead, they said close enough 3/4

I'm now "quoted" in a piece a/b Charlie Kirk's death. It notes I previously spoke to the outlet; they didn't bother to reach out.

Kirk isn't being dehumanized; he is being individually lionized & memorialized. His dehumanization & hatred of others is being whitewashed.

V. different dynamics 2/4

Just learned that a reporter reused a quote from correspondence we had 2 years ago (Oct. 9, 2023, to be exact) today.

The context I was initially asked a/b involved info & images spreading online of mass violence against Palestinians and Israelis. I spoke about dehumanization & desensitization. 1/4

Realizing conferences are just open mics for academics.

It’s just throwing paint at the wall and saying, “is this anything?”

This app feels a little too serious for a silly guy like me… but hopping on to send a friendly reminder that I still work at APSA and will be posted up at the Pan Pacific Info Desk allllllllllllllll day if you need help while at #APSA2025

I can't get over how weak so many capitalists are when the backbone to a lot of their profits -- federal investment and safety nets -- are being gutted. Probably aligns with the death of long term value plays as everything descends into rents and looking for exit liquidity.

Total Contempt for Public Servants Trump and Musk do not understand the value of an apolitical service that must obey the Constitution and the law.

“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies. His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism”

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Maybe the norms are the friends we made along the way

Why are we still listening to David Axelrod and Rahm Emmanuel why have they not been excommunicated from the Democratic Party?

“On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST). For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential. The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons. For example, the Agency will consider exceptions based on the timing of dependents’ school term, personal or familial medical needs, pregnancy, and other reasons. Further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming. Thank you for your service”

USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency