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Gregory Andrew Griffin
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Teacher @UArkansas, Writer/Editor Politics, Foreign Policy, Religion, Theology, & Culture. (aka Drew) BA. M.Div. MA.
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MAGA morality: Put thousands of federal employees on leave, cut aid that sustains countless lives, demonize your opponents, and then enjoy the suffering of your enemies.

But then - when one DOGE worker is fired for vicious racism -say, "Where's the grace and mercy in this country?"
February 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What’s funny about this is California at $4trill has a GDP 10x that of Denmark at $440b

#denmark #greenland
February 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Neil Gaiman’s @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com introductory preface to the @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social Galaxy Series is worth the price of the book.
January 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Greta Thunberg’s activism ignites passion but often simplifies the complexities of the world’s biggest issues. How effective is it really?

buff.ly
December 12, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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What does the future look like for the 13 million Syrian refugees in the aftermath of Assad's regime?

https://buff.ly/3ZMLgtD

#syria #syriancivilwar #Assad #refugees
December 9, 2024 at 10:10 PM
A quick little primer on #Ukraine and why it should still matter in the new #Trump administration.

medium.com/@Greggnyc198...
Ukraine’s Fight for Sovereignty: A History of Resistance and Why It Demands Our Attention
The contest for Ukraine’s sovereignty is neither a recent phenomenon nor merely a European affair. It is the latest chapter in a chronicle…
medium.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4

#booksky
#books
November 22, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3

#booksky
#books
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Carl Sagan nailed it back in 1995.
November 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2
#booksky
#books
November 19, 2024 at 5:41 PM
In no particular order, day 1.

#booksky
#books
November 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM