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Phil Robertson

@reaproy.bsky.social
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Human rights & labor activist, focused mostly on SE Asia. FCCT Board member. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. JHU SAIS. Cape Cod, Korat, Khon Kaen, Bangkok. Thai/Lao speaker

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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NGO joint letter to #Cambodia PM Hun Manet (dated Oct 12) released by NGOs demanding immediate release of the Mother Nature Cambodia 5 @cambodiamother.bsky.social before the Francophonie summit in Phnom Penh in November! www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The full press release & report of the #Burma Human Rights Network's "Blocked from Rebuilding" report is now online. Raises serious issues of anti-Muslim discrimination & rights abuses in #Myanmar which cost lives when mosques collapsed during #Mandalay earthquake. www.bhrn.org.uk/en/press-rel...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
With friends at the @fccthai.bsky.social after the Burma Human Rights Network's launch of their new report about discrimination against Muslims in #Myanmar.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Protest being organized this morning in Kuala Lumpur against the visit of #Myanmar military chief and war criminal Sr. Gen. (ret) Min Aung Hlaing. Time to tell MAH that he's not welcome in #Malaysia! @mtacalendar.bsky.social
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Laughing at this as I was walking home last night. The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority's tessakit (inspectors) are so desperate to keep motorcycles off the Naradhiwas street sidewalk that they claim Big Brother AI CCTV is watching you. LMAO. Everyone knows no one is home, or the camera is busted.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Statement today by Asia Human Rights & Labour Advocates (#AHRLA) on #Vietnam's abduction of two human rights & democracy activists, who were last seen in #Cambodia. Yet again, #Hanoi engaged in transnational repression efforts across the Mekong region. Outrageous & unacceptable rights violations!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This morning (9/25, starts 10 am) - must see event for #Burma watchers in #Bangkok -- People's Goal releases report, speaks at FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social about latest developments inside #Myanmar armed forces with in-depth analysis from military defectors. Don't miss it! Free & open to the public!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonito Tuna caught off of backside of Nantucket, and my daughter's conversion of same into sushi rolls ;-) So delicious!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Getting ready for the Blue Wave!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sad commentary on the era of #Trump the Orange Monster from those who remember Schoolhouse Rock in the 1970s...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nothing like a snappy comeback to a #MAGA insult to bring a smile to my face ;-)
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hilarious cartoon raising issue of what do American sailors in #Pattaya really want ;-) Particularly laughing at the "Persian Gulf Massage Oil".... Another great one from #Bangkok based editorial cartoonist Stepff.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Americans in #Bangkok! You can register to vote & request your absentee ballot to vote in the upcoming US election - it's super easy. Go to VoteFromAbroad.org -- or come by any Sunday this month to the Queen Bee, and Democrats Abroad will help you with it! Volunteers there from 4:30 to 8 pm!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yes, this makes me feel better ;-) 555
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Stupid #MAGA Kool Aid drinkers voted for forever war in #Iran but still can't bring themselves to oppose Trump, the Orange Monster.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Seen in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY last week. Exactly right, and exactly how I feel about ICE.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
That about sums it up.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Seminar 10 am, 10 August at the SCC in #Bangkok on the situation in #Myanmar & #Thai government's recent red-carpet treatment of bloody hands military dictator (in a suit) ret. Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. Open discussion, looking forward to speaking on this panel #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #SaveMyanmar
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Asia Human Rights & Labour Advocates (#AHRLA) joined this important statement of over 100 Burmese and regional NGOs, demanding the #Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (which is a total joke) not be allowed to chair regional NHRIs coalition, SEANF. www.facebook.com/WGonNHRIBurm...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Exactly 💯 this.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Speaking to Thai Enquirer about #Myanmar military thug Sr. Gen. (ret) Min Aung Hlaing's visit to #Bangkok, & the Thai government's outrageous & unacceptable engagement that basically whitewashes of human rights atrocities under his rule. Shame on PM Anutin! www.thaienquirer.com/72750/rights...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
AHRLA raps Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Bangkok! Appreciate @mizzimadailynews.substack.com for carrying alternative, critical voices who are condemning the visit of #Myanmar military coup leader (ret) Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to #Thailand. This entire visit is appalling eng.mizzima.com/2026/08/06/3...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What I said about #Myanmar military junta leader (ret) Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's visit to #Thailand, and the foolish Thai decision to invite him in the first place. Re-engagement policy based on hope and a prayer, hoping the Myanmar military will be nice to us for a change. Yeah, right. WTF.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
American in #Bangkok? Need help to get registered & request your absentee ballot to vote in the November 2026 mid-term election in the US? Democrats Abroad #Thailand can help! They are assisting voters every Thursday night in August at Roadhouse BBQ, corner of Surawong & Rama 4 Rd in BKK. 6 to 8 pm
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Not at all surprising that there will apparently be a major protest against #Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing when he comes to #Bangkok tomorrow. Protest will be in front of the United Nations office, starting at 13:00. Thai officials should let the protest proceed w/o interference!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Absolutely shocking, outrageous & unacceptable that #Thailand is receiving #Myanmar's murderous dictator, former Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, for bilateral discussions in #Bangkok. Min Aung Hlaing belongs at the Int'l Criminal Court, not fancy meeting rooms at Thai Gov't House.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
With apologies to Alien. Worried 😟 about what sort of monster bursts forth later!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Viva Spain 🇪🇸
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Foreign Correspondents Club of #Thailand issued a statement on 17 July about the detention of Chinese investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong at the Bangkok Immigration Detention Center. The @fccthai.bsky.social calls on Thai authorities to not send him back to #China. www.fccthai.com/news/fcct-st...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
No additional comment necessary!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Still registering US Democrats in #Thailand to vote in US elections! Contact me if you have questions on how to register to vote, it's critical this year to take back the House & Senate!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In the end, it didn't matter. But what's certain is FIFA ended up with egg on its face for kowtowing to the Orange Tyrant.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Today at the World Cup.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Very important statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, demanding that #Cambodia immediately and unconditionally release the Mother Nature Cambodia 5. They have been unjustly imprisoned for far too long on bogus 'plotting' charges! #FreetheFive #MNC5 #PhnomPenh #Kampuchea
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What Donald #Trump is trying to distract us from with his ongoing soap opera about the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (swamp)...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Trump diversionary tactics as he seeks to shred the US Constitution, rights as the US approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Orange Monster and his swamp is spreading.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The Lord of the Rings meets #Trump's reflecting pool swamp in Washington, DC - just in time for the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. This mess courtesy of the orange faced ass clown in the White House.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Latest cartoon from #Bangkok based editorial cartoonist Stephff. His weekly offering is available in the FCCT Bulletin, the club's email newsletter sent out every Monday. Sign up for the Bulletin for free, never miss an event or a cartoon! @fccthai.bsky.social www.fccthai.com/newsletter
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The stripers are running! Caught this one on Middle Ground rip, Vineyard Sound, yesterday morning. They're chasing squid up and down. More than 40 boats out there pursuing them. This made for a delicious dinner last night!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ah, #Trump's so-called 'vandal' of the Lincoln Memorial Swamp (err, reflecting pool) has been identified. Stephen Miller, you shouldn't have ;-)
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Central spirit shrine at Chatuchak Plaza, right next to the weekend market. Quiet on a Thursday...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Chatuchak shopping 🛍 before heading to the US this weekend
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
And here are all the logos of the NGOs who signed the letter!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
70 NGOs sent a letter to #Cambodia PM Hun Manet today, demanding that he immediately release the Mother Nature Cambodia 5 #MNC5 from prison. These environmental activists are unjustly imprisoned for peacefully exercising their civil and political rights, & demanding environmental protection!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Seen at the #Bangkok Pride March on Sunday! Exactly 100% right, the #Myanmar elections were a complete and total fraud and a joke, and should not recognized by #ASEAN. #Burma #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #BangkokPride
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
For those in #Brussels on June 10, this is a very important movie and discussion about the growing use of transnational repression by #Vietnam under the autocratic, rights violating government of Pres. Gen. To Lam. Definitely worth attending!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This should be fun! Democrats Abroad #Thailand is organizing a Pints & Politics event on 9 June, starting 18.30 at the rooftop of O'Sheas, on Sukhumvit 33/1 in #Bangkok. Great conversations, great community & opportunity to help build the US Blue Wave against #Trump in Nov. 2026. Open to all!
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This Wednesday (27 May, 7 pm) at the FCCT! Everything you wanted to know about the ongoing online disinformation operations that are destroying information integrity in #Thailand. Deep South, Thai/Cambodia, politics, migrant workers all getting hit. Free & open event at the @fccthai.bsky.social.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
It was a great pleasure to give the keynote speech at last week's Democrats Abroad #Thailand annual general meeting in #Bangkok. Predicting Trump & the GOP's demise this November, but also saying Democrats can't be complacent, need to out-organize & out-run Trump's piles of crony cash financing.
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Standing up for the 1st amendment against the Orange Monster in the US.
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