Greg Fitzgerald
@gfitzboston.bsky.social
Communication Manager at the Christian Science Monitor but also lover of all things creative social.
Donald Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are under “existential threat” from Muslim insurgents. But experts say that rhetoric obscures a far more complicated reality. #Nigeria #Trump #Muslims #military www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are persecuted. The reality is more complex.
Donald Trump frames militant insurgencies in Nigeria as targeted campaigns against the country’s Christians. The true situation is more complex.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Donald Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are under “existential threat” from Muslim insurgents. But experts say that rhetoric obscures a far more complicated reality. #Nigeria #Trump #Muslims #military www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
The love affair with steamboats along the Mississippi hasn’t waned for either Matt Kemp or the crew of the Belle of Louisville. The vessels are imbued with the romance of a simpler era. #photography #nostalgia #steamboats #mississippi www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
With nostalgia at the helm, the Belle of Louisville steamboat keeps paddling along
The sheet-cake-shaped vessel, built in 1914, evokes a simpler, more romantic era.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The love affair with steamboats along the Mississippi hasn’t waned for either Matt Kemp or the crew of the Belle of Louisville. The vessels are imbued with the romance of a simpler era. #photography #nostalgia #steamboats #mississippi www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
Bible sales in the United States last year were up by 20% over 2023. This year, they’ve increased by another 14%. Many faith leaders and communities hope this could be a sign of a religious revival. #Bible #religion #faith www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
Americans are buying more Bibles. What does that mean for US Christianity?
Bible sales in the United States last year were up by 20% over 2023, according to Circana. This year, they’ve increased by another 14%.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Bible sales in the United States last year were up by 20% over 2023. This year, they’ve increased by another 14%. Many faith leaders and communities hope this could be a sign of a religious revival. #Bible #religion #faith www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
Countries around the globe are spending trillions of dollars to address climate issues. The money doesn’t always reach the places that need it most, meaning some people remain vulnerable to increasingly intense storms. #COP30 #climate #corruption www.csmonitor.com/Environment/...
Climate money is flowing around the globe. Sometimes, corruption makes it disappear.
Protesters accuse the Philippine government of misusing billions in climate money. One issue concerns whether such spending reaches the most vulnerable.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Countries around the globe are spending trillions of dollars to address climate issues. The money doesn’t always reach the places that need it most, meaning some people remain vulnerable to increasingly intense storms. #COP30 #climate #corruption www.csmonitor.com/Environment/...
A few senators like New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen revive the art of listening and reason to find a compromise on ending a freeze on federal spending. #shutdown #government #trump #congress www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...
Cool heads douse a hot shutdown
A few senators like New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen revive the art of listening and reason to find a compromise on ending a freeze on federal spending.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A few senators like New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen revive the art of listening and reason to find a compromise on ending a freeze on federal spending. #shutdown #government #trump #congress www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...
In an era when the latest titles trend on social media, one writer extols the underrated pleasure of reading secondhand books shared by neighbors. These “wild books” offer a sense of serendipity, community, and connection. #libraries #books #freeLibraries www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
A cupboard full of ‘wild books’: Singing the praises of Little Free Libraries
In an era when the latest books trend on social media, Little Free Libraries offer a sense of serendipity, community, and connection.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In an era when the latest titles trend on social media, one writer extols the underrated pleasure of reading secondhand books shared by neighbors. These “wild books” offer a sense of serendipity, community, and connection. #libraries #books #freeLibraries www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
“Train Dreams” is a beautiful look at a bygone era that has a startling immediacy. That immediacy, our critic writes, is more than a matter of careful observation. In its widest sense, the movie is asking what makes life worth living. #movies #review #TrainDreams www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
‘Train Dreams’ review: A powerful, spare look at a vanishing way of life
“Train Dreams” is a beautiful look at a bygone era that, at the same time, has a startling immediacy. That immediacy, our critic writes, is more than a matter of careful observation. In its widest sen...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Train Dreams” is a beautiful look at a bygone era that has a startling immediacy. That immediacy, our critic writes, is more than a matter of careful observation. In its widest sense, the movie is asking what makes life worth living. #movies #review #TrainDreams www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...
As South Africa gets ready to host the first Group of 20 gathering, it is struggling to reclaim the ideals of its post-apartheid founding. In this essay, a longtime resident observer in Johannesburg traces what went wrong.#SouthAfrica #apartheid #democracy www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
South Africa aspired to be a nonracial democracy. Can it revive that goal?
Thirty years after it scrapped racial segregation, South Africa seeks to recover a founding story that inspired ideas of liberation and freedom.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As South Africa gets ready to host the first Group of 20 gathering, it is struggling to reclaim the ideals of its post-apartheid founding. In this essay, a longtime resident observer in Johannesburg traces what went wrong.#SouthAfrica #apartheid #democracy www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
The Indianapolis Colts are playing the Atlanta Falcons Sunday – in Berlin. Fans sporting the Colts’ horseshoe have flown in from as far away as Brazil, a sign of how big U.S. football is becoming overseas. #football #europe #NFL www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...
‘Now, it’s getting huge.’ How the NFL is making (lots of) fans overseas.
The Indianapolis Colts play the Atlanta Falcons Sunday in Berlin. Fans have flown in from as far away as Brazil, showing how big U.S. football is now.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Indianapolis Colts are playing the Atlanta Falcons Sunday – in Berlin. Fans sporting the Colts’ horseshoe have flown in from as far away as Brazil, a sign of how big U.S. football is becoming overseas. #football #europe #NFL www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...
After two years of punishing war with Israel, Hamas is seeking to bolster its position in planned new Gaza governance arrangements. To do so, the radical Islamist group is drawing closer to rival Palestinian factions. #gaza #hamas #israel
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To navigate Gaza peace process, Hamas seeks help from former rivals
As Hamas maneuvers in advance of post-war governance arrangements in Gaza, the Islamist group is seeking common ground with former rivals.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
After two years of punishing war with Israel, Hamas is seeking to bolster its position in planned new Gaza governance arrangements. To do so, the radical Islamist group is drawing closer to rival Palestinian factions. #gaza #hamas #israel
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A spectacular new museum near the pyramids showcases priceless artifacts and an ancient civilization. It's also enabling Egyptians to reclaim and connect with their own history and culture of grand ideas. #Egypt #pyramids #culture #history www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...
Egypt’s gift to the world – and itself
A spectacular new museum near the pyramids showcases priceless artifacts and an ancient civilization. It's also enabling Egyptians to reclaim and connect with their own history and culture of gra...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A spectacular new museum near the pyramids showcases priceless artifacts and an ancient civilization. It's also enabling Egyptians to reclaim and connect with their own history and culture of grand ideas. #Egypt #pyramids #culture #history www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...
President Trump says he might invoke the Insurrection Act to assist his efforts to deploy National Guard troops. The law's use could draw lawsuits. #Trump #insurrection #NationalGuard www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
Presidents rarely use the Insurrection Act. Here’s how Trump might invoke it.
President Donald Trump's efforts to deploy the National Guard in cities like Portland, Oregon, have faced legal hurdles. The Insurrection Act could give him another tool for putting troops in U.S...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
President Trump says he might invoke the Insurrection Act to assist his efforts to deploy National Guard troops. The law's use could draw lawsuits. #Trump #insurrection #NationalGuard www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
Non-citizen military members have been essential to the United States since the country's founding. But if they commit a crime and serve time in prison following an honorable discharge, should they then face deportation as well? #deportation #immigration #veterans www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
Should a war hero be deported? The complex dilemma around one convicted vet.
When noncitizen veterans make bad choices after their time in the military, they serve prison sentences and then face deportation. Is that fair?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Non-citizen military members have been essential to the United States since the country's founding. But if they commit a crime and serve time in prison following an honorable discharge, should they then face deportation as well? #deportation #immigration #veterans www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
The Trump administration claims it has legal justification for killing alleged “narcoterrorists.” Here’s why many experts, including conservatives, remain skeptical based on what the administration has shared so far. #venezuela #Trump #DrugLords www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
US keeps striking suspected drug boats, killing dozens. Is it legal?
The Trump administration claims it has legal justification for killing alleged “narcoterrorists.” Here’s why many experts, including conservatives, remain skeptical based on what the administration ha...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Trump administration claims it has legal justification for killing alleged “narcoterrorists.” Here’s why many experts, including conservatives, remain skeptical based on what the administration has shared so far. #venezuela #Trump #DrugLords www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...
Fallout over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes, a purveyor of antisemitism, is revealing divides in the conservative movement, shaped by an information environment with far fewer gatekeepers. #HeritageFoundation #TuckerCarlson #antisemitism www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
An uproar over antisemitism roils Heritage Foundation – and the GOP
Fallout over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes, a purveyor of antisemitism, is revealing divides in the conservative movement, shaped by an information environment with far fewer gatekeeper...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fallout over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes, a purveyor of antisemitism, is revealing divides in the conservative movement, shaped by an information environment with far fewer gatekeepers. #HeritageFoundation #TuckerCarlson #antisemitism www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
With his new book, “The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir,” comedian Roy Wood Jr. may be taking on his heaviest discussion thus far: parenting. #biography #books #RoyWood www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author...
How comedian Roy Wood Jr. became a ‘Man of Many Fathers’
With his new book, “The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir,” comedian Roy Wood Jr. may be taking on his heaviest discussion thus far: parenting.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
With his new book, “The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir,” comedian Roy Wood Jr. may be taking on his heaviest discussion thus far: parenting. #biography #books #RoyWood www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author...
Deep in rural China, a Monitor writer learns to cook authentic handmade noodles, gaining a new understanding of country life in the process. #china #food #noodles
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Making noodles in a cave, our China writer gets a slice of country life
Deep in rural China, a Monitor writer learns to cook authentic handmade noodles, gaining a new understanding of country life in the process.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Deep in rural China, a Monitor writer learns to cook authentic handmade noodles, gaining a new understanding of country life in the process. #china #food #noodles
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The fall of El Fasher in western Sudan to a paramilitary force underscores the difficulties of ending the country’s devastating civil war. #darfur #war #africa www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
Why the world is watching Darfur again, 20 years later
The fall of El Fasher in western Sudan to a paramilitary force underscores the difficulties of ending the country’s devastating civil war.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The fall of El Fasher in western Sudan to a paramilitary force underscores the difficulties of ending the country’s devastating civil war. #darfur #war #africa www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
Democrats, after election night wins, say President Trump must negotiate to help end the shutdown. The president appeared to be shifting his tone. #election #democrats #trump
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Democrats’ election wins caught Trump’s attention. Will shutdown negotiations follow?
Democrats, after election night wins, say President Trump must negotiate to help end the shutdown. The president appeared to be shifting his tone.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Democrats, after election night wins, say President Trump must negotiate to help end the shutdown. The president appeared to be shifting his tone. #election #democrats #trump
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Voters chose a “socialist” as well as centrists, hinting at Americans’ varied preferences and concerns. Pulling together and promoting a big-tent approach to politics can help narrow partisan divides. #election #politics #voting
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Where to now, after Tuesday’s elections?
Voters chose a “socialist” as well as centrists, hinting at Americans’ varied preferences and concerns. Pulling together and promoting a big-tent approach to politics can help narrow partisan divides.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Voters chose a “socialist” as well as centrists, hinting at Americans’ varied preferences and concerns. Pulling together and promoting a big-tent approach to politics can help narrow partisan divides. #election #politics #voting
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The idea of federal subsidies to help more people afford health insurance was baked into the Affordable Care Act from the start. But they’ve grown, as has the strain of overall health care spending on federal budgets. #obamacare #healthcare #shutdown www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
End the shutdown? That’ll point Congress back to Obamacare’s rising costs.
The idea of federal subsidies to help more people afford health insurance was baked into the Affordable Care Act from the start. But they’ve grown, as has the strain of overall health care spending on...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The idea of federal subsidies to help more people afford health insurance was baked into the Affordable Care Act from the start. But they’ve grown, as has the strain of overall health care spending on federal budgets. #obamacare #healthcare #shutdown www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
Community radio stations in northern Mali are threatened by both jihadis and government censorship. But local journalists fight to keep them alive. #mali #radio #war www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
As jihadis advance in Mali, community radio stations broadcast hope
Community radio stations in northern Mali are threatened by both jihadis and government censorship. But local journalists fight to keep them alive.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Community radio stations in northern Mali are threatened by both jihadis and government censorship. But local journalists fight to keep them alive. #mali #radio #war www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
As more nations protest civilian massacres in Africa’s third-largest nation, a US-led drive for a humanitarian truce takes shape, upholding a norm of protecting the innocent during wars. #sudan #trump #war
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Trump’s peace tactics in Sudan
As more nations protest civilian massacres in Africa’s third-largest nation, a US-led drive for a humanitarian truce takes shape, upholding a norm of protecting the innocent during wars.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As more nations protest civilian massacres in Africa’s third-largest nation, a US-led drive for a humanitarian truce takes shape, upholding a norm of protecting the innocent during wars. #sudan #trump #war
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Ukraine’s prewar “Defending Ukraine” course featured marching and wooden guns. The new curriculum includes hands-on work with first aid, radios, and drones. #Ukraine #drones #education
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To ‘Defending Ukraine’ curriculum, high schools add ‘How to fly a drone’
Ukraine’s prewar “Defending Ukraine” course featured marching and wooden guns. The new curriculum includes hands-on work with first aid, radios, and drones.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ukraine’s prewar “Defending Ukraine” course featured marching and wooden guns. The new curriculum includes hands-on work with first aid, radios, and drones. #Ukraine #drones #education
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South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island retains a Lowcountry heritage as a home to descendants of enslaved people. Amid development pressures, residents are trying to chart their future. #SouthCarolina #history #slavery
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On a South Carolina island, could local control help preserve Gullah heritage?
South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island retains a Lowcountry heritage as a home to descendants of enslaved people. Amid development pressures, residents are trying to chart their future.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island retains a Lowcountry heritage as a home to descendants of enslaved people. Amid development pressures, residents are trying to chart their future. #SouthCarolina #history #slavery
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