Jeppe Mulich
@jmulich.bsky.social
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
In a Sea of Empires
Cambridge Core - Global History - In a Sea of Empires
www.cambridge.org
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
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AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"
apnews.com/article/trum...
Sheffield Hallam University caving to pressure from the PRC to stop research into forced labour in Xinjiang.
UK university caved to China pressure over forced labour research: professor
A UK university halted research into forced labour in China following pressure from Beijing, a professor who has spearheaded the work and successfully fought the move said Monday.
hongkongfp.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Sheffield Hallam University caving to pressure from the PRC to stop research into forced labour in Xinjiang.
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Patreon backer @jmulich.bsky.social brings you this special episode all about a vision of another world, a harbinger of disaster, visited upon ... er, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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Monster Man: Special Episode: Mothman
Patreon backer Jeppe brings you this special episode all about one of America's most famous ... cryptids? Ultraterrestrials? Alien visitors? If you're enjoying the show, why not consider ? You'll...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Patreon backer @jmulich.bsky.social brings you this special episode all about a vision of another world, a harbinger of disaster, visited upon ... er, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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Excellent book talk yesterday, showcasing Kerry Goettlich's pioneering work on the history of borders and their importance for international order.
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Excellent book talk yesterday, showcasing Kerry Goettlich's pioneering work on the history of borders and their importance for international order.
The US continues to murder people without due process in the Caribbean Sea.
US has seized survivors of attack on alleged narco-sub in Caribbean
In the six attacks on similar vessels launched by Trump, this is the first where any survivors have been reported
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The US continues to murder people without due process in the Caribbean Sea.
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The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
October 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
Attendance this year has (so far) been at a new high, even for the early weeks of term which are always pretty good.
'It is no secret that student attendance has plummeted in recent years, with near-empty lecture halls a staple of the post-pandemic world.'
Really? I lecture to all our 1st years. Lecture hall is full, not near-empty. Student engagement picked up last year and (early days) seems stronger again. 1/2
Really? I lecture to all our 1st years. Lecture hall is full, not near-empty. Student engagement picked up last year and (early days) seems stronger again. 1/2
Fiction ‘brings lectures to life’ as academics face empty classes
University ‘whodunnit’ inspired by attempts to tackle poor attendance as scholars look for novel ways to engage mainstream audiences
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Attendance this year has (so far) been at a new high, even for the early weeks of term which are always pretty good.
Rest in peace, Jerry.
Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After studying law at Yale, Cohen embarked on a career...
www.chinafile.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Rest in peace, Jerry.
It's not just the US that is shutting down foreign language programs and funding. We are dismantling the tower of babel with our own hands and replacing it with the broken toaster of automatic translation.
Chinese Universities Abandon English Departments Amid Policy Changes and AI Disruption – Chinascope
English departments, once among the most popular programs at Chinese universities, are facing widespread closures across the country. Multiple factors including government policies, AI advancement, an...
chinascope.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
It's not just the US that is shutting down foreign language programs and funding. We are dismantling the tower of babel with our own hands and replacing it with the broken toaster of automatic translation.
"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
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"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."
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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...
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
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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...
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...
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.
October 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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.
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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.
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.
October 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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.
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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"I welcome their hatred" is exactly the right quote to pull for this situation.
October 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"I welcome their hatred" is exactly the right quote to pull for this situation.
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"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.”"
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
September 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"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.”"
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
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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"
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"
September 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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"
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"
Championing freedom of speech by doing state-sponsored gigs in Saudi Arabia.
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
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
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Championing freedom of speech by doing state-sponsored gigs in Saudi Arabia.
This speech is giving a lot of material to future "who said it better- Trump or Mussolini" listicles.
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This speech is giving a lot of material to future "who said it better- Trump or Mussolini" listicles.
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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.
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.
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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.
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.
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.
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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.
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.
September 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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.
Paramilitary groups love targeting journos and other civilians documenting their abuse of power.
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...
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...
I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Paramilitary groups love targeting journos and other civilians documenting their abuse of power.