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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"Rahmanullah Lakanwal was reported to feel that the CIA had abandoned him once he arrived in the United States, so he might well have become radicalized, but not in the familiar way; not by Islamists but by the actions of the Trump administration."
For Trump, Even the National Guard Shooting Is About Immigration
And he won’t let the facts get in the way of his agenda.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Rahmanullah Lakanwal was reported to feel that the CIA had abandoned him once he arrived in the United States, so he might well have become radicalized, but not in the familiar way; not by Islamists but by the actions of the Trump administration."
Annie Ernaux’s 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Speech
"When the unspeakable is brought to light, it is political." Annie Ernaux
"When the unspeakable is brought to light, it is political." Annie Ernaux
Annie Ernaux’s 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Speech
"When the unspeakable is brought to light, it is political." Annie Ernaux
janamgiles.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Annie Ernaux’s 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Speech
"When the unspeakable is brought to light, it is political." Annie Ernaux
"When the unspeakable is brought to light, it is political." Annie Ernaux
The Rural-Adjacent Backlash
A very interesting panel op-ed in today's New York Times on the rural-urban divide pervading our politics and why Trump appeals to "rural" voters despite being from our largest city. I've been meditating more on the rural-urban divide because it's been coming into…
A very interesting panel op-ed in today's New York Times on the rural-urban divide pervading our politics and why Trump appeals to "rural" voters despite being from our largest city. I've been meditating more on the rural-urban divide because it's been coming into…
The Rural-Adjacent Backlash
A very interesting panel op-ed in today's New York Times on the rural-urban divide pervading our politics and why Trump appeals to "rural" voters despite being from our largest city. I've been meditating more on the rural-urban divide because it's been coming into starker relief for me lately, not just in the US, but in Puerto Rico, in Europe, in Japan, as I watch and read across media channels.
janamgiles.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Rural-Adjacent Backlash
A very interesting panel op-ed in today's New York Times on the rural-urban divide pervading our politics and why Trump appeals to "rural" voters despite being from our largest city. I've been meditating more on the rural-urban divide because it's been coming into…
A very interesting panel op-ed in today's New York Times on the rural-urban divide pervading our politics and why Trump appeals to "rural" voters despite being from our largest city. I've been meditating more on the rural-urban divide because it's been coming into…
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Leopards, faces, etc.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Leopards, faces, etc.
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President Donald Trump continued his effort to delegitimize actions taken during Joe Biden’s presidency, claiming in a social media post that he is “cancelling all executive orders, and anything else that was not directly signed” by his predecessor. https://cnn.it/3M7zKV9
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
President Donald Trump continued his effort to delegitimize actions taken during Joe Biden’s presidency, claiming in a social media post that he is “cancelling all executive orders, and anything else that was not directly signed” by his predecessor. https://cnn.it/3M7zKV9
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"Trump cast himself and Mamdani as fellow victims of the Biden years." Mamdani may have outsmarted the president. lnk.thebulwark.com/4iALUlB
What Mamdani Gets About Trump
When New York’s mayor-elect met with the authoritarian president, he didn’t waste time with denunciations. But he didn’t exactly hold back.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"Trump cast himself and Mamdani as fellow victims of the Biden years." Mamdani may have outsmarted the president. lnk.thebulwark.com/4iALUlB