Douglas Giles, PhD
dgilesphd.bsky.social
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
It was amazing to see Mamdani handle Trump, even to point of Trump siding with Mamdani against the talking points and gotcha questions of the right-wing media sock puppets.
The right-wing trolls have to be melting down right now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Capitulation to tyranny is not peace.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reposted by Douglas Giles, PhD

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
Axios is not a reliable source.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Kremlin" is the Russian word for "cynical." If not, it should be.
November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Ukrainian Armed Forces don't need to monitor Russian social media to know where the Russian troops are.
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Will Vladimir Vitukhin soon fall from a window?
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ah, yes, Curtis Yarvin, who's never had an original thought.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Are Russians in general so compliant and easily controlled? This seems embedded in their culture going way, way back.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Would be cheaper to leave Ukraine and end the war.
October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM