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Jeppe Mulich

@jmulich.bsky.social

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Teaching history and politics at City St George's. Work on Asia and the Caribbean. Too much time thinking about RPGs. Currently Brighton, previously Hong Kong, New York, Copenhagen.

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · Mar 17

An (updated) Bluesky intro: I work in the intersection of history, sociology, and IR, thinking about empire, law, revolution, and int'l theory. My first book is on the Caribbean in the age of revolutions, new research is on protests and policing in Hong Kong and history of int'l order in the Pacific

In a Sea of Empires

Cambridge Core - Global History - In a Sea of Empires

www.cambridge.org

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 17h

There are all sorts of problems associated with the way humanitarian and development aid has functioned historically. One can acknowledge this and be critical of it, while also acknowledging that removing that aid entirely will have apocalyptic consequences for the most vulnerable people globally.

Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 17h

How many lives has USAID saved globally? "Our findings show that USAID-supported efforts have helped to prevent more than 91 million deaths across all age groups, including 30 million deaths among children."

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

www.thelancet.com

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 17h

"Myanmar, where the UN estimates 40% of the population needs humanitarian assistance and which once counted the US as its largest humanitarian donor. Now ... it has become the epicenter of the suffering unleashed upon the world’s most vulnerable by President Trump’s dismantling of USAID."

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 23h

I'm sure you're right and that's what he meant, it just seems bizarre to apply that to Rong. The self-absorbedness of a certain kind of European leftism.

Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 1d

A great teaching week. Discussed American, French, and Haitian revolutions with first-year undergrads on Monday and the Qing Empire with advanced undergrads yesterday. The students were engaged and genuinely interested in the topics. Which is a relief, since everything else is just the worst.

Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, inviting wars between who? Rong Jian and the CCP? What a strange thing to say.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 1d

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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously fuck the Myanmar Junta, attacking a vigil during a festival (and not for the 1st time) in Bon To Village, killing 32 & injuring 50.

The Junta needs to be removed root & branch from Myanmar & the people's of Myanmar desperately need help as the attacks escalate & even more get displaced.

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The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · 2d

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 3d

"I welcome their hatred" is exactly the right quote to pull for this situation.

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5d

Incredible @perrybaconjr.bsky.social interview with Chris Van Hollen

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 8d

"This case…squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us.

The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 8d

OMG this William G. Young opinion that just dropped (12:30pm) in AAUP v. Rubio.
It begins with a postcard sent to Chambers and Young's reply

card: "Trump has pardons and tanks, what do you have?"

WGY: "We the People of the United States — you and me — have our magnificent Constitution"

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe they will use the platform to raise the issues of freedom of speech and press freedom?

No, they wont.

Atsuko Okatsuka Details Comedian “Censorship Rules” at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival

The comedian revealed on Threads that she turned down an offer to appear at the festival where Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Bill Burr and Pete Davidson are set to perform.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 8d

Championing freedom of speech by doing state-sponsored gigs in Saudi Arabia.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuses

www.theguardian.com

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 8d

This speech is giving a lot of material to future "who said it better- Trump or Mussolini" listicles.

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 23d

Author copies for

Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics

by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!

If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 9d

Given the general state of the world, and the specific state of British academia, it feels good to be back in a classroom teaching today.

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 9d

I'm obviously being hyperbolic, but it seems clear that the Labour leadership is eager to adopt a Reform-lite approach to immigration policy. As pointed out by many, many people, including people within the party.

Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary

A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS

www.theguardian.com

Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 10d

Oh. And I guess some folks might vote for the Tories, though I'm not sure why at this point.

Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 10d

British voters now have two major parties to choose between, both of which base their platforms mostly on disliking foreigners and locking up (certain kinds of) protesters. The main difference seems to be that one party has a red rose in their logo, for some reason.

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 11d

It looks like you got added to a starter pack?

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · 11d

Paramilitary groups love targeting journos and other civilians documenting their abuse of power.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12d

UPDATE: The man ICE violently arrested has been identified as Job Arias-Mendoza. Two weeks ago he published a video to his social media accounts of ICE handcuffing a man in front of a liquor store—it has more than 200,000 views on TikTok. streetcarsuburbs.news/arias-mendoz...

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: ICE agents violently arrested a man in a busy Hyattsville, MD intersection this week, at one point brandishing guns and pointing them at bystanders.

I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...

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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · 12d

🚢 Michael Yeo, 'Before the port city: coastal settlements and colonialism in Borneo'

🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory

Title and abstract for the linked article

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