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/
my mom wrote her mom's obituary and gave it to her before she passed. it was really lovely, actually, for my grandmother to get to read it
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
my mom wrote her mom's obituary and gave it to her before she passed. it was really lovely, actually, for my grandmother to get to read it
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
looks great! will read with interest
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
looks great! will read with interest
It’s even funnier honestly bc this is not something I am good at. Like, at all.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It’s even funnier honestly bc this is not something I am good at. Like, at all.
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!
Yeah exactly! the Epstein stuff is the only conspiracy theory I think might be true. I went from neutral to yeah, he probably didn’t kill himself over the last year w the Trump et al freak outs. Idk probably won’t happen w ghislaine but not completely completely out of the question ?
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Yeah exactly! the Epstein stuff is the only conspiracy theory I think might be true. I went from neutral to yeah, he probably didn’t kill himself over the last year w the Trump et al freak outs. Idk probably won’t happen w ghislaine but not completely completely out of the question ?
oh my god. hadn't thought of that
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
oh my god. hadn't thought of that
There's something to be written about how many of the most powerful women ever in American politics are from the Bay Area.
I have some complicated feelings about Pelosi, but props to her for preserving her legacy by stepping down (helps that she had competitive primary challengers this cycle too)
I have some complicated feelings about Pelosi, but props to her for preserving her legacy by stepping down (helps that she had competitive primary challengers this cycle too)
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There's something to be written about how many of the most powerful women ever in American politics are from the Bay Area.
I have some complicated feelings about Pelosi, but props to her for preserving her legacy by stepping down (helps that she had competitive primary challengers this cycle too)
I have some complicated feelings about Pelosi, but props to her for preserving her legacy by stepping down (helps that she had competitive primary challengers this cycle too)