Douglas Giles, PhD
@dgilesphd.bsky.social
Professor of social/political philosophy, author bringing philosophy out of the ivory tower into real life. Willing to dig deeper. Unafraid of complexities. Dealing with causes, not symptoms, in the struggles for justice. https://dgilesauthor.com
Pinned
I thought my small private university would stand strong against the Project 2025 agenda. I appear to have been mistaken.
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There isn't a single freedom that I would have in the US that I don't have here in the EU.
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EU over the US? It’s Not a Question
Sorry, it’s true
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January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
There isn't a single freedom that I would have in the US that I don't have here in the EU.
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Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026
By @midimyers.com
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
By @midimyers.com
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026
By @midimyers.com
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
By @midimyers.com
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
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Czech donors from the "Gift for Putin" foundation have raised over €4 million to purchase generators for Ukraine. This was announced by the President of the Czech Republic on his official page.
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Czech donors from the "Gift for Putin" foundation have raised over €4 million to purchase generators for Ukraine. This was announced by the President of the Czech Republic on his official page.
How Meidas Touch & the Fake Left Help Trump and Project 2025
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The cloning factory of outrage porn channels.
#NoSubstance
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The cloning factory of outrage porn channels.
#NoSubstance
How Meidas Touch & the Fake Left Help Trump
YouTube video by Applying Real Philosophy to Real Life by Dr. Giles
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January 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
How Meidas Touch & the Fake Left Help Trump and Project 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUiZ...
The cloning factory of outrage porn channels.
#NoSubstance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUiZ...
The cloning factory of outrage porn channels.
#NoSubstance
The Biden Administration did too little to hold Trump accountable, and corporate media (including you, @thebulwark.com) little to hold Biden accountable, and surprise, surprise, they all got away with it.
Everyone owes Jack Smith an apology.
Everyone owes Jack Smith an apology.
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The Biden Administration did too little to hold Trump accountable, and corporate media (including you, @thebulwark.com) little to hold Biden accountable, and surprise, surprise, they all got away with it.
Everyone owes Jack Smith an apology.
Everyone owes Jack Smith an apology.
EU over the US? It’s Not a Question
Trump is currently blathering on about Europe claiming the EU has “lost its way” and that Europeans are “destroying themselves.”
I call bullshit.
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Trump is currently blathering on about Europe claiming the EU has “lost its way” and that Europeans are “destroying themselves.”
I call bullshit.
medium.com/p/539954a3ac30
EU over the US? It’s Not a Question
Sorry, it’s true
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January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
EU over the US? It’s Not a Question
Trump is currently blathering on about Europe claiming the EU has “lost its way” and that Europeans are “destroying themselves.”
I call bullshit.
medium.com/p/539954a3ac30
Trump is currently blathering on about Europe claiming the EU has “lost its way” and that Europeans are “destroying themselves.”
I call bullshit.
medium.com/p/539954a3ac30
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A group of ten local residents climbed 800 meters above the city and lit 450 torches to form the message: "No Kings." This is how Davos welcomed Trump.
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
A group of ten local residents climbed 800 meters above the city and lit 450 torches to form the message: "No Kings." This is how Davos welcomed Trump.
There is nothing new in Trump’s hissy fit demanding Greenland except the childishness with which he’s going about it. Colonialism through bullying has been the US foreign policy since the mid-1800s.
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There’s Nothing New in Trump: Foreign Policy
Time to Wake Up – First in a Series
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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
There is nothing new in Trump’s hissy fit demanding Greenland except the childishness with which he’s going about it. Colonialism through bullying has been the US foreign policy since the mid-1800s.
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Rumor has it that Trump wants Greenland because it looks so big on his Mercator projection map.
January 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Rumor has it that Trump wants Greenland because it looks so big on his Mercator projection map.
We here in Europe are wondering whether we will be going to war with Russia or the US.
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We here in Europe are wondering whether we will be going to war with Russia or the US.
Trump offers nothing new; the man never once had an original idea. His anti-Black racism is a repetition of a very old strain in America.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Trump offers nothing new; the man never once had an original idea. His anti-Black racism is a repetition of a very old strain in America.
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On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Today, I received my European Union health insurance card. Nice to know that anywhere I go in Europe, I am entitled to free health care.
The US should try such a thing.
The US should try such a thing.
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Today, I received my European Union health insurance card. Nice to know that anywhere I go in Europe, I am entitled to free health care.
The US should try such a thing.
The US should try such a thing.
How many acts of violence has Donald Trump committed since he was awarded the FIFA Peace Prize?
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Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of the peace prize to Donald Trump
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January 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
How many acts of violence has Donald Trump committed since he was awarded the FIFA Peace Prize?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Tradwives
YouTube video by Applying Real Philosophy to Real Life by Dr. Giles
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January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
As Trump becomes increasingly unhinged, it is increasingly important to ask what comes next after Trump.
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What If Trump Dies Tomorrow?
I'm giving neither a prediction nor a hope, but this is an issue we do well to contemplate
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January 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
As Trump becomes increasingly unhinged, it is increasingly important to ask what comes next after Trump.
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There's Nothing New in Trump - Foreign Policy
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There's Nothing New in Trump - Foreign Policy
YouTube video by Applying Real Philosophy to Real Life by Dr. Giles
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January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
There's Nothing New in Trump - Foreign Policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoUy...
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Again, the corporate media forgets to tell you that this hypocrisy is NORMAL for the US. This is the harsh reality that we need to accept if we are going to ever stop the pattern from repeating.
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Again, the corporate media forgets to tell you that this hypocrisy is NORMAL for the US. This is the harsh reality that we need to accept if we are going to ever stop the pattern from repeating.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez on war.
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Gabriel Garcia Marquez on war.
We should never forgive The Clintons for lurching the Democratic Party to the Right, the damage still being felt today, but they are correct in refusing to bow to the GOP House committee's faux Epstein investigation.
The right wing fixated on Epstein because they wanted to get the Clintons. The problem is the Clintons aren't the only corrupt people who were in Epstein's orbit. There are also the Trumps.
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What the Epstein Files Tell Us about the Right Wing
When people show you who they are, believe them
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January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We should never forgive The Clintons for lurching the Democratic Party to the Right, the damage still being felt today, but they are correct in refusing to bow to the GOP House committee's faux Epstein investigation.
Rumor has it that Trump wants Greenland because it looks so big on his Mercator projection map.
January 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Rumor has it that Trump wants Greenland because it looks so big on his Mercator projection map.
UKIP: They're not even pretending anymore.
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New proposed Ukip logo compared to iron cross used by Nazi regime
Anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate warned that the logo was ‘echoing Nazi-style imagery’
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January 13, 2026 at 9:20 PM
UKIP: They're not even pretending anymore.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rejected Doctor Who aliens.
Video showing Russian militants practicing walking in tents under difficult conditions. It looks simply wonderful - they’ll definitely be invisible. As long as they don't go full Mary Poppins and catch a breeze.
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Rejected Doctor Who aliens.