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Shane Phillips 🏳️‍⚧️ @shanephotos.bsky.social

It's amazing how so few people learn the lessons of history and still buy into the "actually, it's the fault of for being too uppity" line. Labour have signalled over and over again that they're transphobic bigots. Why are the ones who should be coddled?

jul 12, 2025, 8:15 pm • 4 0

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Shane Phillips 🏳️‍⚧️ @shanephotos.bsky.social

The other point that merits discussion is that Labour's pick for Falkner's replacement has a history of membership of transphobic hate groups.

jul 12, 2025, 8:30 pm • 2 0 • view
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abigail-meanswell.bsky.social @abigail-meanswell.bsky.social

FFS. I am not saying, don't be uppity. I am saying, this is the politics behind the issue, and, be uppity writing to MPs rather than grandstanding on Bluesky. Here, you will get agreement for the pure view. I don't think MAS should be chair either. How can she be stopped?

jul 13, 2025, 7:57 am • 1 0 • view
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Shane Phillips 🏳️‍⚧️ @shanephotos.bsky.social

You do realise that people are actually capable of arguing in more ways than one, right? There are plenty of Labour MPs on here, so dismissing the value of publicly complaining about stuff is a bit weak. If you agree that she's bad, why are you suggesting Labour have good intentions for the EHRC?

jul 13, 2025, 10:24 am • 1 0 • view
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Cobie Yo @cobieef.bsky.social

We all wrote loads of letters to the Women and Equalities and Joint Committee on Human Rights committees while you were grandstanding on Bluesky, and they refused to endorse her appointment. Many of us have also written to ministers and the PM.

jul 13, 2025, 11:38 am • 1 0 • view
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Shane Phillips 🏳️‍⚧️ @shanephotos.bsky.social

Yep, and Jolyon Maugham's campaign through GLP which was spread very widely here on Bluesky played a really important role in that.

jul 13, 2025, 11:45 am • 1 0 • view
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abigail-meanswell.bsky.social @abigail-meanswell.bsky.social

What do you know of my involvement? What do you know of what my MP is doing, and how I assisted her? Congratulations on whatever you do- I hope it works. And what on my Bluesky posts do you consider grandstanding?

jul 13, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cobie Yo @cobieef.bsky.social

Exactly my point by repeating your words back at you. 😂

jul 13, 2025, 4:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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abigail-meanswell.bsky.social @abigail-meanswell.bsky.social

The difference is, your grandstanding was, "I imagine a new trans-positive chair would work to undermine them and force them out." Pie in the sky, Cobie. Your fantasies impress nobody worth impressing.

jul 13, 2025, 4:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cobie Yo @cobieef.bsky.social

Um... I cited a recent historical precedent for regime change of this kind. Namely, how the current chair changed the EHRC. It literally shows a change of direction is capable within a few years.

jul 13, 2025, 4:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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abigail-meanswell.bsky.social @abigail-meanswell.bsky.social

Yes, and I refuted that. This is arguing in circles. Have the last word if you are really desperate. Bye.

jul 13, 2025, 4:16 pm • 0 0 • view
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Aida @aidap.bsky.social

You keep talking like somehow appeasement and "accepting that the thing that needs to happen, won't happen" is going to improve the situation, and that discussing it is pointless. TO what point are you doing any of this?

jul 13, 2025, 11:40 am • 2 0 • view