Amelia Malpas
@malpas.bsky.social
government PhD student @ Harvard. alumna @ Mount Holyoke.
somewhere between American + comparative politics.
https://www.ameliamalpas.com/
somewhere between American + comparative politics.
https://www.ameliamalpas.com/
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Amelia Malpas
@malpas.bsky.social
ยท Apr 7
At least we didn't elect a woman president!
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thinking of Jessica Cisneros this morning and what could have been if those 2020 and 2022 primaries had gone slightly differently!
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
thinking of Jessica Cisneros this morning and what could have been if those 2020 and 2022 primaries had gone slightly differently!
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Reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t... And enjoying. Below.
James Barnor Has Photographed Ghana Since the 1940s. He Remembers Everything.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t... And enjoying. Below.
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thinking of Jessica Cisneros this morning and what could have been if those 2020 and 2022 primaries had gone slightly differently!
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
thinking of Jessica Cisneros this morning and what could have been if those 2020 and 2022 primaries had gone slightly differently!
Wait this is wild. I learned about Cheney earlier but had no idea abt Netanyahu
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wait this is wild. I learned about Cheney earlier but had no idea abt Netanyahu
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I thought the problem with the Democratic Party was that it had vague off-putting messaging??
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I thought the problem with the Democratic Party was that it had vague off-putting messaging??
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
I thought the problem with the Democratic Party was that it had vague off-putting messaging??
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I thought the problem with the Democratic Party was that it had vague off-putting messaging??
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
like wtf does this slogan mean? i'm not sure i've heard a collection of English words that reeks more of consultant-speak
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Some all-new collegiate punctuation marks to rival the Oxford comma, from New Yorker Humor. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/g2qa5v
Collegiate Punctuation Marks Trying to Be the Next Oxford Comma
The Notre Dame semicolon, Sarah Lawrence quotation marks, the Iowa Writersโ Workshop em dash, and others.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some all-new collegiate punctuation marks to rival the Oxford comma, from New Yorker Humor. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/g2qa5v
No, thank you for advice! There are definitely interesting ideas here and I'm trying to draw those out in my report alongside what could be improved.
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No, thank you for advice! There are definitely interesting ideas here and I'm trying to draw those out in my report alongside what could be improved.
Ha fair! I'm trying to be nice. But it is not a good paper and I cannot recommend publication in good conscience!
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Ha fair! I'm trying to be nice. But it is not a good paper and I cannot recommend publication in good conscience!
This is ... not good! "Theory" section does not explain how independent and dependent variables are logically linked + other major problems
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is ... not good! "Theory" section does not explain how independent and dependent variables are logically linked + other major problems
reviewing my second ever article and I'm afraid I'm reviewer 2 here
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
reviewing my second ever article and I'm afraid I'm reviewer 2 here
Haha it's such a gorgeous place! Totally different vibe from Berkeley but so lovely. I hope you get invited to give a talk there !!
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Haha it's such a gorgeous place! Totally different vibe from Berkeley but so lovely. I hope you get invited to give a talk there !!
UC Santa Cruz, the other UC with redwoods, is the most beautiful campus in my opinion
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
UC Santa Cruz, the other UC with redwoods, is the most beautiful campus in my opinion
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one of my funnier moments living in New Haven was defeating this guy's brother, who was also a city alderman at the time, in beer pong at a party
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
one of my funnier moments living in New Haven was defeating this guy's brother, who was also a city alderman at the time, in beer pong at a party
looks great! will read with interest
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
looks great! will read with interest
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Delighted to see this paper out in @carlsengames.bsky.social - working with @grattonecon.bsky.social was fantastic; I learned a lot! We develop the argument that technocracy can serve as an intertemporal insurance device for groups who fear their majority status is ephemeral. Because technocrats
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Delighted to see this paper out in @carlsengames.bsky.social - working with @grattonecon.bsky.social was fantastic; I learned a lot! We develop the argument that technocracy can serve as an intertemporal insurance device for groups who fear their majority status is ephemeral. Because technocrats
Itโs even funnier honestly bc this is not something I am good at. Like, at all.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Itโs even funnier honestly bc this is not something I am good at. Like, at all.
one of my funnier moments living in New Haven was defeating this guy's brother, who was also a city alderman at the time, in beer pong at a party
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
one of my funnier moments living in New Haven was defeating this guy's brother, who was also a city alderman at the time, in beer pong at a party
haha i'm 26 (somewhere between baby to other adults and ancient relative to all that has come before!)
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
haha i'm 26 (somewhere between baby to other adults and ancient relative to all that has come before!)
It was only banned at my historically women's college my first year in 2018!
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It was only banned at my historically women's college my first year in 2018!
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Harvard disgraces itself every day it continues to bestow the "University Professor" title on Summers
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Harvard disgraces itself every day it continues to bestow the "University Professor" title on Summers
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The problem was never "cancel culture." The problem is that our elites have no shame. And many are also pretty terrible people
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The problem was never "cancel culture." The problem is that our elites have no shame. And many are also pretty terrible people