Greg Fitzgerald
@gfitzboston.bsky.social
Communication Manager at the Christian Science Monitor but also lover of all things creative social.
Federal workers return to their jobs after the government reopens, and as they catch up with missed tasks, they know another shutdown is possible soon. #shutdown #congress #FederalWorkers
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‘A mad rush’: Federal workers return to backlogs – and another shutdown deadline
Federal workers return to their jobs after the government reopens, and as they catch up with missed tasks, they know another shutdown is possible soon.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Federal workers return to their jobs after the government reopens, and as they catch up with missed tasks, they know another shutdown is possible soon. #shutdown #congress #FederalWorkers
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As a young man growing up in Southern California, Cameron Crowe carried that passion into interviews with rock's biggest names. When rock yielded to punk music, he switched to screenwriting and moviemaking. #CameronCrowe #TheUncool #books #reviews
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Beyond ‘Almost Famous’: Cameron Crowe shows his ‘Uncool’ side in memoir
Filmmaker Cameron Crowe digs into his past as a chronicler of rock ‘n’ roll idols and explores his pivot to the movies.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
As a young man growing up in Southern California, Cameron Crowe carried that passion into interviews with rock's biggest names. When rock yielded to punk music, he switched to screenwriting and moviemaking. #CameronCrowe #TheUncool #books #reviews
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As the Chinese economy faces a downward spiral in prices, leaders try to convince consumers to spend, shifting power from the ruling party to citizens. #china #economy #consumers www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...
The persuasive power of China’s consumers
As the Chinese economy faces a downward spiral in prices, leaders try to convince consumers to spend, shifting power from the ruling party to citizens.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As the Chinese economy faces a downward spiral in prices, leaders try to convince consumers to spend, shifting power from the ruling party to citizens. #china #economy #consumers www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...
From parsing the legal language around immigration to gathering a full range of perspectives our reporter Sarah Matusek hones a range of skills to cover one of America’s most contentious issues with accuracy and fairness. #immigration #journalism #reporting
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Getting access and clarity on the immigration beat: ‘I just ask. And ask again.’
Sarah Matusek didn’t wake up one recent morning expecting that her day would include driving a getaway car. Reporting can be like that. In this episode, Monitor immigration writer Sarah Matusek talks ...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
From parsing the legal language around immigration to gathering a full range of perspectives our reporter Sarah Matusek hones a range of skills to cover one of America’s most contentious issues with accuracy and fairness. #immigration #journalism #reporting
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The T, as Bostonians call it, has seen a remarkable turnaround in just over two years. Many now see America’s oldest subway system as a model for repairing the country’s crumbling transportation infrastructure. #MBTA #Boston #Transportation
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To a T: How Phillip Eng got Boston’s subway system back on track
Many now see America’s oldest subway system as a model for repairing the country’s crumbling transportation infrastructure – a huge turnaround from two years ago.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The T, as Bostonians call it, has seen a remarkable turnaround in just over two years. Many now see America’s oldest subway system as a model for repairing the country’s crumbling transportation infrastructure. #MBTA #Boston #Transportation
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“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
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‘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 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“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
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Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.” But its true subject is the exhilaration that comes from being part of an artistic escapade. #movies #NouvelleVague #films
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Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ is so much more than a film about a film
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.” But its true subject is the exhilaration that comes from being part of an artistic escapade, writes our film...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.” But its true subject is the exhilaration that comes from being part of an artistic escapade. #movies #NouvelleVague #films
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Former soccer player Hidaa Ahmad Ghaddar is fighting gang violence in her hometown, Kano, Nigeria, by getting boys off the streets and onto the pitch. #nigeria #soccer #solutions
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In Nigeria, a ‘soccer sister’ steers teen boys away from gangs
Former soccer player Hidaa Ahmad Ghaddar is fighting gang violence in her hometown, Kano, Nigeria, by getting boys off the streets and onto the pitch.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Former soccer player Hidaa Ahmad Ghaddar is fighting gang violence in her hometown, Kano, Nigeria, by getting boys off the streets and onto the pitch. #nigeria #soccer #solutions
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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 www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...
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 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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 www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...
Warren Buffett’s final Thanksgiving note as CEO highlights the “priceless” values and “greatness” that carry Americans through rough times and smooth. #WarrenBuffet #investing #economy
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The Golden Rule and a life of meaning
Warren Buffett’s final Thanksgiving note as CEO highlights the “priceless” values and “greatness” that carry Americans through rough times and smooth.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Warren Buffett’s final Thanksgiving note as CEO highlights the “priceless” values and “greatness” that carry Americans through rough times and smooth. #WarrenBuffet #investing #economy
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Immigration courts play a significant role in deciding who can stay in the United States. The Trump administration is transforming this system to speed up removal proceedings and detain more people in the process. #immigration #courts #trump
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What is immigration court? How it works and how it’s changing under Trump.
Immigration courts play a significant role in deciding who can stay in the United States. The Trump administration is transforming this system to speed up removal proceedings and detain more people in...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Immigration courts play a significant role in deciding who can stay in the United States. The Trump administration is transforming this system to speed up removal proceedings and detain more people in the process. #immigration #courts #trump
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Since mid-2024, urban young people across India have been connecting tribal Bakarwal kids to training in digital animation, coding, and web design. #kashmir #youth #innovation www.csmonitor.com/World/Making...
A grassroots initiative opens digital pathways for nomadic Kashmiri children
Since mid-2024, urban young people across India have been connecting tribal Bakarwal kids to training in digital animation, coding, and web design.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Since mid-2024, urban young people across India have been connecting tribal Bakarwal kids to training in digital animation, coding, and web design. #kashmir #youth #innovation www.csmonitor.com/World/Making...
The seventh parliamentary election since the 2003 U.S. invasion might not bring clean and efficient governance. Yet young Iraqis with strong civic identity know democracy helps ensure peace. #iraq #voting #democracy
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An Arab democracy? Yes, say Iraqis.
The seventh parliamentary election since the 2003 U.S. invasion might not bring clean and efficient governance. Yet young Iraqis with strong civic identity know democracy helps ensure peace.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The seventh parliamentary election since the 2003 U.S. invasion might not bring clean and efficient governance. Yet young Iraqis with strong civic identity know democracy helps ensure peace. #iraq #voting #democracy
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Russia has been conspicuously bringing new types of missiles, torpedoes, and submarines online. Experts say the fanfare is all about Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome.” #russia #nuclear #arsenal www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...
In Russia’s weapons rollout, a challenge to the global nuclear balance
Russia has been conspicuously bringing new types of missiles, torpedoes, and submarines online. Experts say the fanfare is all about Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome.”
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November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Russia has been conspicuously bringing new types of missiles, torpedoes, and submarines online. Experts say the fanfare is all about Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome.” #russia #nuclear #arsenal www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...
Ukraine has kept Russia at bay through more than 3 1/2 years of war. But stepped-up Russian strikes against cities and relentless advances in battle are proving a challenge for exhausted civilians and soldiers alike. #ukraine #russia #war
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In the fields and in the streets, Ukrainians fight to stay motivated
Ukraine has kept Russia at bay through more than 3 1/2 years of war. But stepped-up Russian strikes against cities and relentless advances in battle are proving a challenge for exhausted civilians and...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ukraine has kept Russia at bay through more than 3 1/2 years of war. But stepped-up Russian strikes against cities and relentless advances in battle are proving a challenge for exhausted civilians and soldiers alike. #ukraine #russia #war
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made green energy a priority. But as President Donald Trump makes oil the focus of U.S. energy policy, even California considers “Drill, baby, drill.” #oil #energy #climate
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Make Oil Great Again? Even California drills as global climate action stalls.
Gov. Gavin Newsom made green energy a priority. But as President Donald Trump makes oil the focus of U.S. energy policy, even California considers “Drill, baby, drill.”
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November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom made green energy a priority. But as President Donald Trump makes oil the focus of U.S. energy policy, even California considers “Drill, baby, drill.” #oil #energy #climate
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Emails sent from the disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein, referencing President Donald Trump have been made public. The White House says the emails were “selectively leaked” to “create a false narrative.” #epstein #trump #DOJ
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House Democrats release Epstein emails saying Trump ‘knew about the girls’
Emails sent from the disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein, referencing President Donald Trump have been made public. The White House says the emails were “selectively leaked” to “create a false narrat...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Emails sent from the disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein, referencing President Donald Trump have been made public. The White House says the emails were “selectively leaked” to “create a false narrative.” #epstein #trump #DOJ
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Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever, including Frederick Douglass’ newspaper, The North Star. #Black #newspapers #preservation
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‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever, including Frederick Douglass’ newspaper, The North Star. #Black #newspapers #preservation
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With the government shutdown over, the next steps come into view: Turning the federal government back on after six weeks might not be easy, or fast. #shutdown #congress #trump
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After 43 days, the government reopens. How quickly will the damage be undone?
With the government shutdown over, the next steps come into view: Turning the federal government back on after six weeks might not be easy, or fast.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
With the government shutdown over, the next steps come into view: Turning the federal government back on after six weeks might not be easy, or fast. #shutdown #congress #trump
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Disruptions to food aid and air travel were among the pressure points prompting 8 Democratic senators to join Republicans in voting to end the shutdown. A House vote, expected soon, would officially reopen the government. #shutdown #Democrats #congress www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
Democrats’ unity cracks as Senate agrees to end shutdown. Next the House votes.
Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans in a vote to reopen the government, which has been shut down since Oct. 1. A House vote is next.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Disruptions to food aid and air travel were among the pressure points prompting 8 Democratic senators to join Republicans in voting to end the shutdown. A House vote, expected soon, would officially reopen the government. #shutdown #Democrats #congress www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
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...