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
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Douglas Giles, PhD
@dgilesphd.bsky.social
· Feb 17
If I created a BlueSky account
attacking only Republicans or
attacking only Democrats,
I'd get tens of thousands of followers pretty quickly.
But instead of that silly game
I talk seriously about issues and policy,
and that's not popular.
That's what's wrong with our world.
attacking only Republicans or
attacking only Democrats,
I'd get tens of thousands of followers pretty quickly.
But instead of that silly game
I talk seriously about issues and policy,
and that's not popular.
That's what's wrong with our world.
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There is no reason the United States and partners should not be able to contest the initiative against Russia in all three major global theaters. The collective power of the alliance is enormously greater than the power Russia can bring to bear. If we lean in, Russia loses.
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There is no reason the United States and partners should not be able to contest the initiative against Russia in all three major global theaters. The collective power of the alliance is enormously greater than the power Russia can bring to bear. If we lean in, Russia loses.
“This change in what people eat is fueled by powerful global corporations who generate huge profits by prioritising ultra-processed products, supported by extensive marketing and political lobbying to stop effective public health policies to support healthy eating
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Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
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November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“This change in what people eat is fueled by powerful global corporations who generate huge profits by prioritising ultra-processed products, supported by extensive marketing and political lobbying to stop effective public health policies to support healthy eating
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Headline: " US and Switzerland reach trade deal to lower tariffs to 15%"
These would be the same tariffs that didn't exist before Trump slapped them on a few months ago.
These would be the same tariffs that didn't exist before Trump slapped them on a few months ago.
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Headline: " US and Switzerland reach trade deal to lower tariffs to 15%"
These would be the same tariffs that didn't exist before Trump slapped them on a few months ago.
These would be the same tariffs that didn't exist before Trump slapped them on a few months ago.
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Yes, they are the #EpsteinTrumpFiles but don't expect MAGA to be bothered by it.
youtu.be/uUzcHRTgBz0
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July 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yes, they are the #EpsteinTrumpFiles but don't expect MAGA to be bothered by it.
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The legislation ending the shutdown included language eliminating some foodborne illness and contamination rules. Restaurant and food lobbyists paid $17,000 in combined 2024 campaign cash to three of the seven Senate Democrats who flipped and dropped the party’s demands.
#Corpocrats
#Corpocrats
Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer is a Clinton Democrat, meaning he's a corporate-money-grubbing Republican with a slightly blue tinge around the edges.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The legislation ending the shutdown included language eliminating some foodborne illness and contamination rules. Restaurant and food lobbyists paid $17,000 in combined 2024 campaign cash to three of the seven Senate Democrats who flipped and dropped the party’s demands.
#Corpocrats
#Corpocrats
Beyond rotten.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Beyond rotten.
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Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
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Democrats again side with corporations against the American People.
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Democrats again side with corporations against the American People.
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Democrats again side with corporations against the American People.
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Democrats again side with corporations against the American People.
Joyce Carol Oates does more in one Tweet than Elon Musk has done in a lifetime.
Yes, I mean that. Musk is just a Bro, nothing more, and probably much less.
youtu.be/r2GnNaX7kJY
Money is not meaning.
Yes, I mean that. Musk is just a Bro, nothing more, and probably much less.
youtu.be/r2GnNaX7kJY
Money is not meaning.
Tech Bros. Crypto Bros. Biz Bros. Politi Bros. (The Problem Isn't Men - Part 2 of 4)
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
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November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Joyce Carol Oates does more in one Tweet than Elon Musk has done in a lifetime.
Yes, I mean that. Musk is just a Bro, nothing more, and probably much less.
youtu.be/r2GnNaX7kJY
Money is not meaning.
Yes, I mean that. Musk is just a Bro, nothing more, and probably much less.
youtu.be/r2GnNaX7kJY
Money is not meaning.
It took the Democratic Party Establishment (DPE) less than a week to throw away their off-year election victories and realienate the American people.
The People want leaders like Mamdani, the DPE gives them Chuck Schumer and other sell-outs.
The People want leaders like Mamdani, the DPE gives them Chuck Schumer and other sell-outs.
Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer is a Clinton Democrat, meaning he's a corporate-money-grubbing Republican with a slightly blue tinge around the edges.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It took the Democratic Party Establishment (DPE) less than a week to throw away their off-year election victories and realienate the American people.
The People want leaders like Mamdani, the DPE gives them Chuck Schumer and other sell-outs.
The People want leaders like Mamdani, the DPE gives them Chuck Schumer and other sell-outs.
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Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer is a Clinton Democrat, meaning he's a corporate-money-grubbing Republican with a slightly blue tinge around the edges.
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer is a Clinton Democrat, meaning he's a corporate-money-grubbing Republican with a slightly blue tinge around the edges.
Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer is a Clinton Democrat, meaning he's a corporate-money-grubbing Republican with a slightly blue tinge around the edges.
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just a reminder that Chuck Schumer is a Clinton Democrat, meaning he's a corporate-money-grubbing Republican with a slightly blue tinge around the edges.
Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians?
Of course not – he just knows that he can exploit right-wingers who love to play the victims.
youtu.be/dr23HVP36gw
Victimization is a core element of the right-wing alternate reality.
Of course not – he just knows that he can exploit right-wingers who love to play the victims.
youtu.be/dr23HVP36gw
Victimization is a core element of the right-wing alternate reality.
The Right Wing's Cult of Victimhood
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
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November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians?
Of course not – he just knows that he can exploit right-wingers who love to play the victims.
youtu.be/dr23HVP36gw
Victimization is a core element of the right-wing alternate reality.
Of course not – he just knows that he can exploit right-wingers who love to play the victims.
youtu.be/dr23HVP36gw
Victimization is a core element of the right-wing alternate reality.
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
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Reform, move Left, or die, Democratic Party.
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Reform, move Left, or die, Democratic Party.
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
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November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reform, move Left, or die, Democratic Party.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reform, move Left, or die, Democratic Party.
Why Do People Who Do Bad Things Think They’re Doing Good?
. . . and why do they not recognize it?
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. . . and why do they not recognize it?
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Why Do People Who Do Bad Things Think They’re Doing Good?
. . . and why do they not recognize it?
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October 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Why Do People Who Do Bad Things Think They’re Doing Good?
. . . and why do they not recognize it?
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. . . and why do they not recognize it?
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Calmly Resisting the Fad of Stoicism
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
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October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Do we make meaning or do we discover it? by Lindsay Kelly
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#Philosophy #mathematics #science
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#Philosophy #mathematics #science
Do we make meaning or do we discover it?
The curious universality of numbers as mind-independent mathematical entities offers a clue...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Do we make meaning or do we discover it? by Lindsay Kelly
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#Philosophy #mathematics #science
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#Philosophy #mathematics #science
Calmly Resisting the Fad of Stoicism
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
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October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
OpenAI bringing out their own browser proves what I said two years ago--ChatGPT is just a glorified search engine.
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#AI hype
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#AI hype
What ChatGPT Really Is
Now that the freak outs have subsided, let’s get real.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
OpenAI bringing out their own browser proves what I said two years ago--ChatGPT is just a glorified search engine.
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#AI hype
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#AI hype
Progressive Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
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Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
Heather Humphreys concedes defeat after early vote tallies show insurmountable gap between candidates
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October 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Progressive Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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"We won’t win by trying to out-Reform Reform, but by building a broad progressive consensus."
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"We won’t win by trying to out-Reform Reform, but by building a broad progressive consensus."
The Curious Case of Avi Loeb
He’s curious, as he should be; what’s curious is scientists’ resistance to his work
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He’s curious, as he should be; what’s curious is scientists’ resistance to his work
dgilesphilosopher.medium.com/the-curious-...
The Curious Case of Avi Loeb
He’s curious, as he should be; what’s curious is scientists’ resistance to his work
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October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Curious Case of Avi Loeb
He’s curious, as he should be; what’s curious is scientists’ resistance to his work
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He’s curious, as he should be; what’s curious is scientists’ resistance to his work
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The Word I Thought I Understood: by Priya Pandey
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The Word I Thought I Understood:
A Philosophical Reflection on Gender Justice, Choice, and Misunderstanding
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October 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Word I Thought I Understood: by Priya Pandey
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There is a problem with injustice in society, and we need to understand why there is injustice.
#NotRocketScience
#NotRocketScience
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There is a problem with injustice in society, and we need to understand why there is injustice.
#NotRocketScience
#NotRocketScience