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Markus J. Diepold (he/him)

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Postdoc at @uni-graz.at (Department of American Studies) History of Food & Intercultural Diplomacy | Workers' Literatures of the Interwar Period Fail we may; sail we must.

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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Finde ja spannend dass sich alle (zu Recht) einig sind dass Marterbauer einen wahnsinnig guten Job in einer sehr schweren Position macht, aber niemand (inkl. in der SPÖ) noch drüber redet wer sich am stärksten dafür eingesetzt und es auch durchgebracht hat dass er Finanzminister wird.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reading, and writing, are holy. I love reading novels because they tell me something. They say: "this is what someone believed enough to dedicate months or years of their life to say." This is just as true for the trashiest pulp as it is for the highest literature.
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New Diplomatic History network @ndh-network.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS! The call for papers for the 2027 NDH conference is open! It will take place in Bilbao, from the 27th to the 29th of May 2027, on the theme of "Old and New Diplomacies of Peace and War". See the full CFP below and apply before 30/11/2026. newdiplomatichistory.org/calls-for-pa...
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Calls for Papers
23 September 2026 New Diplomatic History Network 7th Conference Old and New Diplomacies of Peace and War Bizkaia Aretoa, Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) 27–29 May 2027 We are living in times of war.…
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Battle of Algiers debuted 60 years ago this August. I wrote a historian's guide to the now classic film. Read it here:
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A Historian's Guide to The Battle of Algiers
Pontecorvo and Saadi Yacef's now-classic film debuted 60 years ago this August. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
That being said, this new PBS documentary is a tremendous breakdown of where all these idea come from and why the people driving this tech are so deeply weird (with great contributions by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @xriskology.bsky.social among many others): www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
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Ghost in the Machine | Full Documentary
YouTube video by PBS Documentaries
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A fascinating convergence of grifting, AI-slop, and the gig economy: a company pays random talking heads on sites like Fivr to read AI-scripts in an effort to avoid AI-detection, while pushing anti-Dem talking points, not bc they are part of a SuperPAC, but bc it clicks better vs. anti-Trump content
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These anti-Democrat YouTubers are paid actors | Riddance
AI-enabled personas are targeting mayors, governors, and members of Congress. One network used “ghost creator” personas to accumulate 45 million views on YouTube and millions on TikTok.
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
youtu.be/yn55-xvyBh0?...
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Dolly Sings The Carter Family Classic "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow" (1976) Feat Emmylou & Linda
YouTube video by The Carter Family Channel
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Devastating news, not only one of the best American songwriters and artists, but also an amazing human being and a true icon.
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I see NPR has been orienteering with Napalm Death
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Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I see NPR has been orienteering with Napalm Death
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Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Still can't stop thinking about this
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Count me in
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Count me in
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Erste Brennnesselspinat-Ernte des Jahres 🌱
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Really good profile that is both nuanced and lucid on the reasons why some Cherokee see Mullin's role in politics as positive, while others see him as actively harmful to Indian Country
Mullin is also white-passing. The Cherokee Nation has never required a minimum blood quantum for tribal membership, and as a result we are the largest tribe in the country. That means we also have the largest diaspora, as well as the widest spectrum of political, cultural and racial identities. Like most Indigenous voters, Cherokees have historically voted Democrat. But as the last elections for tribal chief showed, there are many vocal Cherokee Republicans. Mullin is an ultra-conservative, white-passing Cherokee who has been an advocate for both tribal sovereignty and for encouraging tribes to assert that sovereignty by allowing private energy
production on their lands. That duality has caused many to ask: Is Markwayne Mullin good or bad for Indian Country?By contrast, Mullin's reputation is just as tied to GOP politics as it is to Indian Country policy, and the two don't always coalesce. His legislative record on Indian Country policy is often a sticking point for many in his district. He voted against renewing the Violence Against Women Act in 2013 because he disagreed with its LGBTQ provisions, and in 2016 he disputed a Reuters article that quoted him as advocating for the relaxation of federal regulations so tribes could allow private mineral exploration on their lands. The proposal came from two leaders of Trump's Native American Coalition, which Mullin chaired during the campaign.whole." One of the ways we Cherokees get in our own way, he told me, is the idea that having somebody in the room is better than having nobody. "I think there are limits to that argument, if the somebody in the room is going to argue for privatizing Indian land, or if the somebody in the room is not going to put tribal nationhood and sovereignty front and center and first." Someone, Brown added, who understands that, whether they intended it that way or not, their opinion might be unfairly seen as
representative of Indian Country.
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Als ich ein Jahr lang an einem amerikanischen College Deutsch unterrichtet habe, haben wir in unserem Kurs als Abschlussprojekt eine Studizeitung mit allem von Lokalberichten, über Film-Reviews, bis hin zu Knödelrezepten gemacht—am Schönsten war dass auch die sonst eher verhalteneren Studis...
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Morning 👋🏻
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Elijah Minnelli & Dennis Bovell - Canaan Land
Listen to Canaan Land on TIDAL
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
There's a Werner Herzog documentary that shows the apocalyptic effects of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn4w...
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Lessons of Darkness (1992) Dir. Werner Herzog
YouTube video by wolfgang
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Was ich auch noch in keinem dt.sprachigen Medium gelesen habe: noch im Jänner stand Mamdani bei 6% unter den Demokraten und hat jetzt die meisten Stimmen seit 1969 gewonnen, bei drei statt 2 Kandidaten. Männer 18-29 haben zu 69% für Mamdani gestimmt, Frauen in dem Alter zu 82%.
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
On an entirely different note: the new Anna von Hausswolff album absolutely rips annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/album/iconoc...
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ICONOCLASTS, by Anna von Hausswolff
12 track album
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Really interesting write-up about Zohran's father Mahmood Mamdani and how African History, Africana Studies and the struggle for civil rights and social equity in the US intersect:
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Kleines Addendum zur Bemerkung von @rebekkaendler.bsky.social bzgl der ästh. Parallelen zw. Princess Cut & Twin Peaks: @maggiemaefish.bsky.social hat in ihrem Video Essay sehr schön aufgezeigt wie Lynch&Frost in den ersten beiden Staffeln amerik. Familienbilder und patriarchale Gewalt...
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Im aktuellen @fleischmagazin.bsky.social schreibe ich über Tech-Bros, ihren Wunsch neue Stadt-Staaten zu gründen und warum das mehr als nur eine schlechte Idee ist. Alles weitere zum Heft steht hier: www.fleischmagazin.at/index.php/35...
Foto zweier Fleisch Magazine Nr. 75, einmal mit Elon Musk Labubu auf dem Cover und einmal aufgeschlagen zu einem Text mit dem Titel "Die Sehnsucht nach dem Tech-Tyrannis”
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Sehr guter Thread der die Performativität dieser Diskussionsformate nicht nur historisch einordnet (vor allem in Bezug auf New Atheism und social media), sondern auch aufzeigt warum deren Mechanismen vor allem der extremen Rechten hilft
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
It's just me and the new Robert Altman Collection on the Criterion Channel against the world
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
In hindsight I'm really glad I had men like Henry Rollins and Anthony Bourdain to look up to at an impressionable age, bc despite their flaws both of them were always driven by a deep curiosity about everything and approached the world and other people with humbleness rather than their ego
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Markus J. Diepold (he/him) @markusjdiepold.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Good news everyone! I can finally share my contribution on the Material Politics of Hospitality at the 1744 Lancaster Treaty, published as part of our special issue on Food and Body in Colonial History in Food & History—more info here: www.brepols.net/products/IS-...
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