Jen Mustapha
@jhmustapha.bsky.social
Political “Scientist.” Asian-Canadian. Vaccine Enthusiast. Prof. Writer. Lover. Fighter. Sometimes, I get fired up. She/Her
I have thus far managed to avoid all awareness of/participation in any #LoveIsland fandom or discourse whatsoever. Until now.
August 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have thus far managed to avoid all awareness of/participation in any #LoveIsland fandom or discourse whatsoever. Until now.
In UK w my kid. We’re queuing at a figurine store & some guy comes out yelling “if you’re queuing to buy the special edition labubu danglies but haven’t won the online lottery & don’t have a purchase number or photo id you will NOT be seeing ANY labubus today.”
I thought I was having a stroke.
I thought I was having a stroke.
July 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In UK w my kid. We’re queuing at a figurine store & some guy comes out yelling “if you’re queuing to buy the special edition labubu danglies but haven’t won the online lottery & don’t have a purchase number or photo id you will NOT be seeing ANY labubus today.”
I thought I was having a stroke.
I thought I was having a stroke.
No, this is not @thebeaverton.com
This timeline man, I dunno.
This timeline man, I dunno.
June 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
No, this is not @thebeaverton.com
This timeline man, I dunno.
This timeline man, I dunno.
Attention @mark-carney.bsky.social the “reaffirming” here should be for respect of international law and your commitment to Canadians who include diaspora from the *entire* region. At least you only posted this lacklustre response to Israel’s brazen rogue state behaviour on X. Do better.
June 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Attention @mark-carney.bsky.social the “reaffirming” here should be for respect of international law and your commitment to Canadians who include diaspora from the *entire* region. At least you only posted this lacklustre response to Israel’s brazen rogue state behaviour on X. Do better.
“The UN has warned that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in the next 48 hours without aid”
I wish for 14 thousand headlines telling us their names, their hobbies & dreams, their hopes & future plans…. Most of all I wish for them to be human beings first and numbers second.
I wish for 14 thousand headlines telling us their names, their hobbies & dreams, their hopes & future plans…. Most of all I wish for them to be human beings first and numbers second.
May 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“The UN has warned that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in the next 48 hours without aid”
I wish for 14 thousand headlines telling us their names, their hobbies & dreams, their hopes & future plans…. Most of all I wish for them to be human beings first and numbers second.
I wish for 14 thousand headlines telling us their names, their hobbies & dreams, their hopes & future plans…. Most of all I wish for them to be human beings first and numbers second.
The fact that the new pope comes with an online history full of (good) shitposting is the most 2025 thing ever
May 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The fact that the new pope comes with an online history full of (good) shitposting is the most 2025 thing ever
These are wild wild wild numbers in these close, deciding races. Say what you will about this election, but "boring" it was not!
April 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
These are wild wild wild numbers in these close, deciding races. Say what you will about this election, but "boring" it was not!
Finally going to sleep. Hoping to wake up to what is possible once all the advanced polls are counted 🤞
April 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Finally going to sleep. Hoping to wake up to what is possible once all the advanced polls are counted 🤞
That was a bit too close for comfort. Nevertheless, pretty glad that PP lost his own seat.
April 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
That was a bit too close for comfort. Nevertheless, pretty glad that PP lost his own seat.
Based on the content of his speech, Pollievre didn’t seem to understand that he lost.. but his dead eyes and creepy horror movie smile told the truth.
April 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Based on the content of his speech, Pollievre didn’t seem to understand that he lost.. but his dead eyes and creepy horror movie smile told the truth.
Why did the MSWord update give me RFK Jr as a read-aloud voice option? 😳
April 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why did the MSWord update give me RFK Jr as a read-aloud voice option? 😳
God almighty the leafblowing season has begun already. Literally just 6 hours straight of this pointlessness
(sound up).
(sound up).
April 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
God almighty the leafblowing season has begun already. Literally just 6 hours straight of this pointlessness
(sound up).
(sound up).
5) After this it re-generated a bunch of stuff that only sounded plausible, in the same generically vague way.. but also expressed *the literal opposite meaning* of this point in my paper, including that my piece advocates for Canada to align w US policies/interests in energy policy (?!) IT DOES NOT
April 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
5) After this it re-generated a bunch of stuff that only sounded plausible, in the same generically vague way.. but also expressed *the literal opposite meaning* of this point in my paper, including that my piece advocates for Canada to align w US policies/interests in energy policy (?!) IT DOES NOT
I'll be in Ottawa to speak at this event on May 15th. An exciting and timely set of panels to consider and discuss the challenges and opportunities in Canada-ASEAN relations in the coming years.
April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'll be in Ottawa to speak at this event on May 15th. An exciting and timely set of panels to consider and discuss the challenges and opportunities in Canada-ASEAN relations in the coming years.
This is my emerging catch-all explanation for the dumpster fire we currently all find ourselves in..
March 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This is my emerging catch-all explanation for the dumpster fire we currently all find ourselves in..
A couple of excerpts from the piece I wrote on Bill C-23, which was the bill that revised the Pre-Clearance Act into its current iteration. I'm not a legal scholar FYI, so this is not technically a legal opinion- the piece was a policy analysis & security theory focused academic paper for a book.
March 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A couple of excerpts from the piece I wrote on Bill C-23, which was the bill that revised the Pre-Clearance Act into its current iteration. I'm not a legal scholar FYI, so this is not technically a legal opinion- the piece was a policy analysis & security theory focused academic paper for a book.
In other news... a concept art teaser for my main sabbatical project. Contract is signed & the book is in the process of becoming. EEEK!
"Always Never Home: Stories from the in-between" by Jennifer Mustapha, for the Creative Interventions in Global Politics series (Rowman&Littlefield Bloomsbury) 📚
"Always Never Home: Stories from the in-between" by Jennifer Mustapha, for the Creative Interventions in Global Politics series (Rowman&Littlefield Bloomsbury) 📚
February 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
In other news... a concept art teaser for my main sabbatical project. Contract is signed & the book is in the process of becoming. EEEK!
"Always Never Home: Stories from the in-between" by Jennifer Mustapha, for the Creative Interventions in Global Politics series (Rowman&Littlefield Bloomsbury) 📚
"Always Never Home: Stories from the in-between" by Jennifer Mustapha, for the Creative Interventions in Global Politics series (Rowman&Littlefield Bloomsbury) 📚
This is bananas & also entirely unsurprising given what we have seen from Trump's America so far: the so-called "indispensable nation" actively attempting to destroy the international order, in real time. The rest of the world needs to stop this from happening by insisting on upholding int'l law.
February 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is bananas & also entirely unsurprising given what we have seen from Trump's America so far: the so-called "indispensable nation" actively attempting to destroy the international order, in real time. The rest of the world needs to stop this from happening by insisting on upholding int'l law.
Twice now, our kitten Miku had an oopsie and pooped right in the middle of our bed 🤢. Anyways, the first time it happened was Jan 6 and the second time was Jan 20. She’s just a little baby and sometimes she has an upset tummy and can’t get to her litter in time … but man, her timing is 🤌 #resist
January 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Twice now, our kitten Miku had an oopsie and pooped right in the middle of our bed 🤢. Anyways, the first time it happened was Jan 6 and the second time was Jan 20. She’s just a little baby and sometimes she has an upset tummy and can’t get to her litter in time … but man, her timing is 🤌 #resist
So let me get this straight… 2 years of people patiently explaining why “from the river to the sea” is not genocidal hate speech, to no avail, and then this motherf*cker gives a literal Nazi salute and we are meant to give him the benefit of the doubt at “this delicate moment”? The ADL is a joke.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So let me get this straight… 2 years of people patiently explaining why “from the river to the sea” is not genocidal hate speech, to no avail, and then this motherf*cker gives a literal Nazi salute and we are meant to give him the benefit of the doubt at “this delicate moment”? The ADL is a joke.
New kitten already adept at top-notch book-review RA skills
January 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New kitten already adept at top-notch book-review RA skills
This timeline is weird as hell
December 9, 2024 at 7:23 PM
This timeline is weird as hell
You can pry my love of memes from my cold dead hands.
thanks @justinling.ca for this one
thanks @justinling.ca for this one
December 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM
You can pry my love of memes from my cold dead hands.
thanks @justinling.ca for this one
thanks @justinling.ca for this one
Dealing with a fully ruptured Achilles is not how I planned to spend my sabbatical. Please reply with your best cat-related cuteness (or any pet related cuteness) so that i might be distracted from this turn of events, which is only compounding the terribleness of the world right now
November 25, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Dealing with a fully ruptured Achilles is not how I planned to spend my sabbatical. Please reply with your best cat-related cuteness (or any pet related cuteness) so that i might be distracted from this turn of events, which is only compounding the terribleness of the world right now
HUCFA out in solidarity this morning with Western University Graduate T.A.s @psacbc.bsky.social 610 who deserve a FAIR LIVABLE WAGE! Honk, advocate, picket in support when you see the lines!
#Solidarity
#SupportWesternGTAs
#Solidarity
#SupportWesternGTAs
April 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM
HUCFA out in solidarity this morning with Western University Graduate T.A.s @psacbc.bsky.social 610 who deserve a FAIR LIVABLE WAGE! Honk, advocate, picket in support when you see the lines!
#Solidarity
#SupportWesternGTAs
#Solidarity
#SupportWesternGTAs