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Phil Robertson

@reaproy.bsky.social

Human rights & labor activist, working mostly in SE Asia. FCCT Board member and chair of Programs Committee. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS Grad. Cape Cod, Korat, Khon Kaen, Bangkok. Thai/Lao speaker

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Pritzker digs in against Trump abuse of National Guard; warns of 2026 Trump scheme
YouTube video by MSNBC Pritzker digs in against Trump abuse of National Guard; warns of 2026 Trump scheme

Great interview with @govpritzker.illinois.gov about the crisis facing #Chicago because of the #Trump invasion of ICE & Texas National Guard, and what needs to be done to fight back. On @maddow.msnbc.com last night! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBSx...

07.10.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจBREAKING Sudan news via Elizabeth Evenson, International Justice Director @hrw.org โคต๏ธ

โ€œThe ICCโ€™s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."

06.10.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan Accountability Body The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan.

Good news - UN Human Rights Council adopts landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan.

Those responsible for serious crimes in Afghanistan now or in the past will one day face justice in court. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

06.10.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free Mikako Yasumura and all other heroes.

Israel calls her a terrorist. But she is not.

She is an ordinary Japanese woman who just wanted to deliver food to starving kids in Gaza.

Free them all now!
#FreeMikakoYasumura

#ๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ”ฟๅบœใฏๅฎ‰ๆ‘็พŽ้ฆ™ๅญใ•ใ‚“ใ‚’ๆ•‘ๅ‡บใ—ใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„

06.10.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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What Trump's ridiculous press conference about Tylenol and autism was really about. Don't look at the face on the pills ;-)

06.10.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The real #Bangkok sinkhole is not in the roads, but in Thai politics and erosion of democracy! Great cartoon by Stephff showing the symbolic Democracy Monument under threat from military and conservative elements.

30.09.2025 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clueless, wannabe warrior Kirsti Noem

25.09.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really WTF. Trump just makes shit up about people.

24.09.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The real Anutin revealed ;-)! Great cartoon by Bangkok-based cartoonist, Stephff. People's Party need to watch Anutin like a hawk to make sure he doesn't betray the deal to dissolve the Parliament in 4 months & return power to the voters to decide.

22.09.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Disneyโ€™s Message To Employees: Shut Your Trap
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Disneyโ€™s Message To Employees: Shut Your Trap

Stephen Colbert nails Disney to the wall for its abrupt & outrageous cancellation of the @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGD...

20.09.2025 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the first time, one country out of the UN's 193 members -- the United States -- has refused to participate in the periodic review of its human rights record. Even the worst rights violators regularly submit to this process, and the US now sets a terrible example. thehill.com/opinion/inte...

18.09.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Republican Party motto is apparently "do what I say, not what I do" as they trample free expression in the wake of the #CharlieKirk assassination.

18.09.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gov. Pritzker speaks out on political violence (FULL)
YouTube video by NBC Chicago Gov. Pritzker speaks out on political violence (FULL)

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaking about the wave of political violence in America, and Donald #Trump effort to fan the flames rather than heal the divisions. Very thoughtful and considered answers to tough questions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObSS...

18.09.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump and his right wing crazy colleagues are trying to make #Antifa into a bogey monster that they can use to smear any group that disagrees with them. But when they look for #Antifa they will find that it is not an organization, but rather an idea.

18.09.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This illustrates the contradiction precisely. H/t @reaproy.bsky.social

18.09.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's fine, they got the ridiculous looking wigs that show British justice is still back in the 17th century.

10.09.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Outrageous & unacceptable actions by UK PM Keir Starmer's government. They should enable the artwork to be moved to another, more permanent place - not just erase it.

09.09.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Urban pigeon camouflage technique, NYC

08.09.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The very weird Thai political aquarium through the eyes of editorial cartoonist Stephff. Not surprising that the eel, known to be the slipperiest of fishes, got the PM's chair.

#WhatsHappeninginThailand #Thailand #Anutin

07.09.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exile Hub will launch a new report about what's happening with the resistance against #Myanmar military, & aid/humanitarian situation on the #India- Myanmar border at the #FCCT on 8 Sept from 5 to 7 pm. Event is free & open to the public, all welcome to hear the latest from this remote area.

07.09.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Tomorrow (8 Sept) from 5 to 7 pm at the Foreign Correspondents Club of #Thailand @fccthai.bsky.social, find out what is happening on the India/Myanmar border with the resistance, displacement in #Myanmar, aid to refugees in #India, & the ongoing battles vs military there. Free & open to public.

07.09.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Conservation outcomes donโ€™t get much bigger than thisโ€™: Great Koala National Park announced A moratorium on logging will commence on Monday, while final legislation to create the park will await a federal decision on whether the state can earn carbon credits for protecting forest.

โ€˜In what Wilderness Australia described as โ€œthe most significant outcome for forest conservation in NSW in 25 yearsโ€, the government has committed to the full 176,000 hectares.โ€™

www.smh.com.au/environment/...

06.09.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Time for Marcos to get tough on #Myanmar in discussions with #Cambodia, b/c the Philippines will be the next ASEAN chair that must wrestle w/massive headache that Myanmar is causing for the region. Should issue statement that any election in #Burma under military rule will be illegitimate!

07.09.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What the fuck does ICE need snipers for though?

07.09.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 142    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The new Prime Minister of Thailand.

05.09.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beijingโ€™s โ€˜Davosโ€™ of dictators should spur democracies into action - UCA News Countries that respect human rights must not legitimize criminal leaders such as Kim Jong-un or Min Aung Hlaing

Great article by my friend Ben Rogers of @fortifyrights.bsky.social about the "Davos of Dictators" recently organized by Xi Jinping and the authoritarians of #China. www.ucanews.com/news/beijing...

05.09.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Birds of a feather flock together. War criminal #Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing getting cozy with human rights pariah North Korea supremo Kim Jong-Un. Both of these people belong in a prison for their crimes against humanity.

04.09.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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