Jana Giles
jmgiles.bsky.social
Jana Giles
@jmgiles.bsky.social
Connoisseur of sublimity. Liberation pedagogue. Nature lover. Animal fan. Art maniac. Mermaid. Dance fiend. Novel reader. Writer, academic, photographer. Doesn't suffer fools gladly... if at all.
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The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Forest bathing on this gorgeous day
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A new global initiative seeks to strengthen the news media and fight ‘alternative facts’. But the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social finds that media outlets (along with politicians and online personalities) are some of the main sources of false and misleading information.
How to save the news
The internet has become a tool of misinformation and mass surveillance. A global initiative seeks to change that
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Not My America, Says Trump. Well, It’s Mine.

Hello, out there. I took a break from my blog last year to go on academic sabbatical, an increasing rarity these days, for which I'm deeply appreciative, in order to finish my book in progress (mum's the word for now). And, the state of the world has…
Not My America, Says Trump. Well, It’s Mine.
Hello, out there. I took a break from my blog last year to go on academic sabbatical, an increasing rarity these days, for which I'm deeply appreciative, in order to finish my book in progress (mum's the word for now). And, the state of the world has seemed to speak for itself in sombre tones of despair. What could I add?
janamgiles.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Great Gatsby Redux

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy Hallowe'en Meet-Up Anniversary to us! 34 years hanging out with this sweetie. 👫👩‍❤️‍👨
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The University of Mississippi fired Lauren Stokes after she shared an Instagram post from another user who called Charlie Kirk a “yt supremacist and reimagined Klan” member who “wreaked havoc on our communities."
UM Employee Sues After Losing Her Job for Criticizing Kirk
Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes is suing Chancellor Glenn Boyce for firing her after she criticized Charlie Kirk.
buff.ly
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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As November approaches, never forget that the BBC pinned a poppy on Cookie Monster.

"YPRES MAKE COOKIE MONSTER SAD. NO COOKIES AT SOMME."
October 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Trump's budget chief Russell Vought is “basically a second commander-in-chief, a shadow president,” says ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll.
Shadow President: How Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies
We look at the influence of Trump’s top budget adviser and the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought, over the Trump administration’s policies and Trump himself. Vought is “the driving force behin...
www.democracynow.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM