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.
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
youtu.be
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.
Reposted by Douglas Giles, PhD
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
youtu.be
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
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reform, move Left, or die, Democratic Party.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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
www.theguardian.com
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?
medium.com/@dgilesphilo...
. . . 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?
medium.com
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?
medium.com/@dgilesphilo...
Reposted by Douglas Giles, PhD
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
medium.com/original-phi...
#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...
medium.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Do we make meaning or do we discover it? by Lindsay Kelly
medium.com/original-phi...
#Philosophy #mathematics #science
medium.com/original-phi...
#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.
medium.com/inserting-ph...
#AI hype
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#AI hype
What ChatGPT Really Is
Now that the freak outs have subsided, let’s get real.
medium.com
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.
medium.com/inserting-ph...
#AI hype
medium.com/inserting-ph...
#AI hype
Progressive Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
Heather Humphreys concedes defeat after early vote tallies show insurmountable gap between candidates
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Progressive Leftwinger Catherine Connolly wins Ireland presidential election by landslide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"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
dgilesphilosopher.medium.com/the-curious-...
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
dgilesphilosopher.medium.com
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
dgilesphilosopher.medium.com/the-curious-...
He’s curious, as he should be; what’s curious is scientists’ resistance to his work
dgilesphilosopher.medium.com/the-curious-...
The Word I Thought I Understood: by Priya Pandey
medium.com/original-phi...
medium.com/original-phi...
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
medium.com/original-phi...
medium.com/original-phi...
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
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Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake Left
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake Left
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake Left
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
As much as I respect @raskin.house.gov , he should be honest that the Democrats waiting to "stand up" to the GOP only until the moment they did enabled Johnson to not swear in Grijalva. Once again, the Democratic Party chooses to fundraise off of playing victims to fighting the right wing.
Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.
During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.
During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.
October 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As much as I respect @raskin.house.gov , he should be honest that the Democrats waiting to "stand up" to the GOP only until the moment they did enabled Johnson to not swear in Grijalva. Once again, the Democratic Party chooses to fundraise off of playing victims to fighting the right wing.
Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake Left
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake Left
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Putin, Ukraine, American Exceptionalism, and the Fake Left
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega8...
You can't claim to be anti-war when you support war.
The COVID microgeneration is here, and I have never seen a less prepared and less engaged class of university students.
youtu.be/K83sP_lslHI
#Education
youtu.be/K83sP_lslHI
#Education
Failing Our Students: The COVID Microgeneration and Corporatization
YouTube video by Insert Philosophy Here
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The COVID microgeneration is here, and I have never seen a less prepared and less engaged class of university students.
youtu.be/K83sP_lslHI
#Education
youtu.be/K83sP_lslHI
#Education
Why does Chip Roy even exist? 🤔
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why does Chip Roy even exist? 🤔
"Freedom should feel risky but also creative, as it forces us to build meaning in our world."
From one of my philosophy students. 👍
From one of my philosophy students. 👍
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"Freedom should feel risky but also creative, as it forces us to build meaning in our world."
From one of my philosophy students. 👍
From one of my philosophy students. 👍
Children post memes and jokes about the AWS outage.
Adults realize that the AWS outage proves allowing a small number of tech bros to own and control everything is a bad idea.
Adults realize that the AWS outage proves allowing a small number of tech bros to own and control everything is a bad idea.
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Children post memes and jokes about the AWS outage.
Adults realize that the AWS outage proves allowing a small number of tech bros to own and control everything is a bad idea.
Adults realize that the AWS outage proves allowing a small number of tech bros to own and control everything is a bad idea.