Philip (He/Him) ♿
@disabledphil.bsky.social
Disabled lefty shouting into the void.
My neurodivergent self is devastated that my first face to camera video on YouTube is performing well. Now I'll have to regularly make eye contact with myself when editing videos 😤🙎🏻♂️
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
My neurodivergent self is devastated that my first face to camera video on YouTube is performing well. Now I'll have to regularly make eye contact with myself when editing videos 😤🙎🏻♂️
It gets more annoying! I had to block Bear because I was getting ads directly from his account. Now I'm getting ads from random "x person from water 2" accounts. Literally their name + "from water 2". Had to block 3 already.
WTF? It feels so dodgy. Leave me alone piss man! 😤
WTF? It feels so dodgy. Leave me alone piss man! 😤
I've had to block Bear Grylls's water filter company. They've been mercilessly targeting me with ads for over a year now.
I don't trust the piss man.
Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around.
They must spend so much money on ads!
I don't trust the piss man.
Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around.
They must spend so much money on ads!
January 8, 2026 at 8:53 AM
It gets more annoying! I had to block Bear because I was getting ads directly from his account. Now I'm getting ads from random "x person from water 2" accounts. Literally their name + "from water 2". Had to block 3 already.
WTF? It feels so dodgy. Leave me alone piss man! 😤
WTF? It feels so dodgy. Leave me alone piss man! 😤
I've had to block Bear Grylls's water filter company. They've been mercilessly targeting me with ads for over a year now.
I don't trust the piss man.
Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around.
They must spend so much money on ads!
I don't trust the piss man.
Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around.
They must spend so much money on ads!
January 7, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I've had to block Bear Grylls's water filter company. They've been mercilessly targeting me with ads for over a year now.
I don't trust the piss man.
Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around.
They must spend so much money on ads!
I don't trust the piss man.
Feels like some odd supplement adjacent right wing grift. He baptised Russell Brand. Bad vibes all around.
They must spend so much money on ads!
Trump may be the only politician less popular than Starmer in the UK.
Keir would lose nothing by condemning this obvious violation of int law. He could really put a fire under Farage with it too.
Instead he looks complicit or incompetent.
I guess he must be doing something "forensic" again 😅💀
Keir would lose nothing by condemning this obvious violation of int law. He could really put a fire under Farage with it too.
Instead he looks complicit or incompetent.
I guess he must be doing something "forensic" again 😅💀
January 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Trump may be the only politician less popular than Starmer in the UK.
Keir would lose nothing by condemning this obvious violation of int law. He could really put a fire under Farage with it too.
Instead he looks complicit or incompetent.
I guess he must be doing something "forensic" again 😅💀
Keir would lose nothing by condemning this obvious violation of int law. He could really put a fire under Farage with it too.
Instead he looks complicit or incompetent.
I guess he must be doing something "forensic" again 😅💀
... Did the London New Years Fireworks show just celebrate global warming?!? 😅
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
... Did the London New Years Fireworks show just celebrate global warming?!? 😅
Why did I agree to a shingles vaccine the day before New Year's eve? 💀
Everything hurts!
Everything hurts!
December 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Why did I agree to a shingles vaccine the day before New Year's eve? 💀
Everything hurts!
Everything hurts!
My PIP decision just came through.
I have the enhanced rate for both categories until 2035 🥹
I thought I'd be celebrating but mostly I'm just relieved. I'm relieved I don't have to fight for enhanced mobility, and relieved they gave me a 10 year award.
This is the outcome I didn't dare hope for.
I have the enhanced rate for both categories until 2035 🥹
I thought I'd be celebrating but mostly I'm just relieved. I'm relieved I don't have to fight for enhanced mobility, and relieved they gave me a 10 year award.
This is the outcome I didn't dare hope for.
December 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My PIP decision just came through.
I have the enhanced rate for both categories until 2035 🥹
I thought I'd be celebrating but mostly I'm just relieved. I'm relieved I don't have to fight for enhanced mobility, and relieved they gave me a 10 year award.
This is the outcome I didn't dare hope for.
I have the enhanced rate for both categories until 2035 🥹
I thought I'd be celebrating but mostly I'm just relieved. I'm relieved I don't have to fight for enhanced mobility, and relieved they gave me a 10 year award.
This is the outcome I didn't dare hope for.
I'm hoping the unexpected payment the DWP sent me today is backpay for them giving me the enhanced mobility component of PIP and not some kind of mistake I'll have to pay back 😬😅
I think it might be but you can never let your guard down with those clowns 🤷🏻♂️ It'd be nice to celebrate something!
I think it might be but you can never let your guard down with those clowns 🤷🏻♂️ It'd be nice to celebrate something!
December 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm hoping the unexpected payment the DWP sent me today is backpay for them giving me the enhanced mobility component of PIP and not some kind of mistake I'll have to pay back 😬😅
I think it might be but you can never let your guard down with those clowns 🤷🏻♂️ It'd be nice to celebrate something!
I think it might be but you can never let your guard down with those clowns 🤷🏻♂️ It'd be nice to celebrate something!
Fuck off!
Why is our society so extractive? It's a bloody pill app for sick people. Why does it need a subscription?
Why is our society so extractive? It's a bloody pill app for sick people. Why does it need a subscription?
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Fuck off!
Why is our society so extractive? It's a bloody pill app for sick people. Why does it need a subscription?
Why is our society so extractive? It's a bloody pill app for sick people. Why does it need a subscription?
This is the most nuanced article I've seen in the guardian for a while. Clearly identifies the ways in which a campaign from a relatively small number of people online can poison the national debate (ignoring facts) and impact policy for the worst.
If only they could see this pattern elsewhere 🤔
If only they could see this pattern elsewhere 🤔
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions
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December 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is the most nuanced article I've seen in the guardian for a while. Clearly identifies the ways in which a campaign from a relatively small number of people online can poison the national debate (ignoring facts) and impact policy for the worst.
If only they could see this pattern elsewhere 🤔
If only they could see this pattern elsewhere 🤔
We should resist this for immigration because it's the moral thing to do.
Also - where does this end? Will you have to give up your watch to the A&E nurse before you get treated? Will losing your job mean losing family heirlooms for support?
It's a dangerous step on a very slippery slope!
Also - where does this end? Will you have to give up your watch to the A&E nurse before you get treated? Will losing your job mean losing family heirlooms for support?
It's a dangerous step on a very slippery slope!
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We should resist this for immigration because it's the moral thing to do.
Also - where does this end? Will you have to give up your watch to the A&E nurse before you get treated? Will losing your job mean losing family heirlooms for support?
It's a dangerous step on a very slippery slope!
Also - where does this end? Will you have to give up your watch to the A&E nurse before you get treated? Will losing your job mean losing family heirlooms for support?
It's a dangerous step on a very slippery slope!
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“If Labour don’t do this, we’ll get a Reform government”
Trans people, disabled people, migrants, people of colour and people seeking asylum already have a Reform government.
You just want to feel superior to those who like the idea of Nigel Farage as PM.
Trans people, disabled people, migrants, people of colour and people seeking asylum already have a Reform government.
You just want to feel superior to those who like the idea of Nigel Farage as PM.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“If Labour don’t do this, we’ll get a Reform government”
Trans people, disabled people, migrants, people of colour and people seeking asylum already have a Reform government.
You just want to feel superior to those who like the idea of Nigel Farage as PM.
Trans people, disabled people, migrants, people of colour and people seeking asylum already have a Reform government.
You just want to feel superior to those who like the idea of Nigel Farage as PM.
Just saw an advert for a candlelight concert of Vivaldi's four seasons...
Can't think of a posher way to experience a DWP trauma fever dream 💀😂
I know they've changed hold music now but the moment I hear four seasons I'm transported back to the body shaking anxiety of being on hold in the 2010s 🫠
Can't think of a posher way to experience a DWP trauma fever dream 💀😂
I know they've changed hold music now but the moment I hear four seasons I'm transported back to the body shaking anxiety of being on hold in the 2010s 🫠
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just saw an advert for a candlelight concert of Vivaldi's four seasons...
Can't think of a posher way to experience a DWP trauma fever dream 💀😂
I know they've changed hold music now but the moment I hear four seasons I'm transported back to the body shaking anxiety of being on hold in the 2010s 🫠
Can't think of a posher way to experience a DWP trauma fever dream 💀😂
I know they've changed hold music now but the moment I hear four seasons I'm transported back to the body shaking anxiety of being on hold in the 2010s 🫠
Been waiting since Jan to hear about my PIP review. Just sat on the phone for an hour to confirm that it's not just the DWP causing delays but serco too! 🙃
Maybe they'll want an assessment. Maybe not 🤷🏻♂️ I might be waiting 2 more weeks to find out but idk if that was plucked out of thin air.
Maybe they'll want an assessment. Maybe not 🤷🏻♂️ I might be waiting 2 more weeks to find out but idk if that was plucked out of thin air.
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Been waiting since Jan to hear about my PIP review. Just sat on the phone for an hour to confirm that it's not just the DWP causing delays but serco too! 🙃
Maybe they'll want an assessment. Maybe not 🤷🏻♂️ I might be waiting 2 more weeks to find out but idk if that was plucked out of thin air.
Maybe they'll want an assessment. Maybe not 🤷🏻♂️ I might be waiting 2 more weeks to find out but idk if that was plucked out of thin air.
My oncologist brought forward my post scan appointment by nearly two weeks (just 1w post scan) and I immediately interpreted this urgency as "it's back!" and started planning my year around the inevitable surgery I'd need...
Turns out it just got reported early and they wanted to be efficient 😅
Turns out it just got reported early and they wanted to be efficient 😅
August 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My oncologist brought forward my post scan appointment by nearly two weeks (just 1w post scan) and I immediately interpreted this urgency as "it's back!" and started planning my year around the inevitable surgery I'd need...
Turns out it just got reported early and they wanted to be efficient 😅
Turns out it just got reported early and they wanted to be efficient 😅
There is not an issue I can think of where labour will do the right thing for citizens over lobbyists.
I don't understand the enthusiasm with which they throw themselves into the centre of situations and side with the people doing the shitty thing.
Never miss an opportunity for bad press.
I don't understand the enthusiasm with which they throw themselves into the centre of situations and side with the people doing the shitty thing.
Never miss an opportunity for bad press.
Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal
Exclusive: Chancellor could step in if justices uphold entirety of ruling over commission paid to brokers
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July 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
There is not an issue I can think of where labour will do the right thing for citizens over lobbyists.
I don't understand the enthusiasm with which they throw themselves into the centre of situations and side with the people doing the shitty thing.
Never miss an opportunity for bad press.
I don't understand the enthusiasm with which they throw themselves into the centre of situations and side with the people doing the shitty thing.
Never miss an opportunity for bad press.
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How I hot foil stamped the cover for my rebind of Disability Visibility using a foilquill in my cricut.
#BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books
#BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books
July 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
How I hot foil stamped the cover for my rebind of Disability Visibility using a foilquill in my cricut.
#BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books
#BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books
Sooo.... I did a thing 🫣
Just shared my first bookbinding project: a custom hardcover for Disability Visibility. This book shaped how I see myself as a disabled person — so it felt right to begin here. Full video + reflection on YouTube, linked below.
#bookbinding #disabledcreator #DisabilityVisibility #BookSky
#bookbinding #disabledcreator #DisabilityVisibility #BookSky
July 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Sooo.... I did a thing 🫣
£650 could do so much good if focused in the right place. Cars for the wealthy ain't it.
If it went on insulation or heating upgrades for the poor it would play a dual role in reducing the poorest's energy bills whilst also reducing emissions - likely by more than this car scheme.
If it went on insulation or heating upgrades for the poor it would play a dual role in reducing the poorest's energy bills whilst also reducing emissions - likely by more than this car scheme.
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has announced a new £650m Electric Car Grant (ECG) to help reduce the cost of EVs, with up to £3,750 available on some cars under £37,000
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
Government offers up to £3,750 off an electric car as EV grants return
The grant comes into effect on 16 July, but car makers still don’t know which bands their cars sit in and what grants will be offered on them
www.independent.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
£650 could do so much good if focused in the right place. Cars for the wealthy ain't it.
If it went on insulation or heating upgrades for the poor it would play a dual role in reducing the poorest's energy bills whilst also reducing emissions - likely by more than this car scheme.
If it went on insulation or heating upgrades for the poor it would play a dual role in reducing the poorest's energy bills whilst also reducing emissions - likely by more than this car scheme.
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Temperatures in the UK are reaching life-threatening levels more often. We do not have a culture which can handle that - hydration, sunscreen, shelter, rest - and our infrastructure is built to retain heat. People are dying. Add your name. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
We need a maximum working temperature
Every summer, temperatures are rising and working in prolonged heat and sun can be dangerous. It can cause a number of health concerns, from dehydration and dizziness to the most serious of illnesses....
www.megaphone.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Temperatures in the UK are reaching life-threatening levels more often. We do not have a culture which can handle that - hydration, sunscreen, shelter, rest - and our infrastructure is built to retain heat. People are dying. Add your name. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
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the only stat that anyone should be talking about.
Compared to Europe, the UK is not a high spender on welfare
July 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
the only stat that anyone should be talking about.
Tears at the thought of having to go back to a cushy finance salaried job but not for the hundreds of thousands people they've condemned to poverty.
Self-interested and devoid of morality. Everyone who has an opportunity to remove these people from power and isn't taking it is a coward.
Self-interested and devoid of morality. Everyone who has an opportunity to remove these people from power and isn't taking it is a coward.
July 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Tears at the thought of having to go back to a cushy finance salaried job but not for the hundreds of thousands people they've condemned to poverty.
Self-interested and devoid of morality. Everyone who has an opportunity to remove these people from power and isn't taking it is a coward.
Self-interested and devoid of morality. Everyone who has an opportunity to remove these people from power and isn't taking it is a coward.
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We are such a nasty, cheap, little island.
How much does the UK spend on welfare?
🇪🇺 Relatively little compared to Europe: just 10.8% of GDP in 2023 (including sickness & disability benefits, pensions, etc.).
Meanwhile, 🇫🇮Finland spends 25.7% of GDP & 🇫🇷France 23.8%.
#ChartOfTheDay #Welfare
🇪🇺 Relatively little compared to Europe: just 10.8% of GDP in 2023 (including sickness & disability benefits, pensions, etc.).
Meanwhile, 🇫🇮Finland spends 25.7% of GDP & 🇫🇷France 23.8%.
#ChartOfTheDay #Welfare
July 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
We are such a nasty, cheap, little island.
Disappointed that @zackpolanski.bsky.social hasn't mentioned the welfare bill on here at all this week.
The UK left seems hell bent on ignoring disabled ppl.
The bill will only cement labour's betrayal for all impacted & the "eco-populist" movement should offer them a home.
Instead it's silent
The UK left seems hell bent on ignoring disabled ppl.
The bill will only cement labour's betrayal for all impacted & the "eco-populist" movement should offer them a home.
Instead it's silent
July 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Disappointed that @zackpolanski.bsky.social hasn't mentioned the welfare bill on here at all this week.
The UK left seems hell bent on ignoring disabled ppl.
The bill will only cement labour's betrayal for all impacted & the "eco-populist" movement should offer them a home.
Instead it's silent
The UK left seems hell bent on ignoring disabled ppl.
The bill will only cement labour's betrayal for all impacted & the "eco-populist" movement should offer them a home.
Instead it's silent
Call me naive but I think we should maybe have rules that say the substance of a bill should be in place *before* it's allowed to get voted on.
The UK's constitutionless vibes based management of our legislative process is shit and should be replaced. Don't care about this history/tradition.
The UK's constitutionless vibes based management of our legislative process is shit and should be replaced. Don't care about this history/tradition.
🚨BREAKING: MPs have just voted for cuts to social security - with unwritten promises from the UK Government
This is reckless.
Disability rights aren’t optional. Poverty is a political choice. This Govt chose it tonight.
We'll keep fighting until this cruel Bill is rejected completely.
This is reckless.
Disability rights aren’t optional. Poverty is a political choice. This Govt chose it tonight.
We'll keep fighting until this cruel Bill is rejected completely.
July 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Call me naive but I think we should maybe have rules that say the substance of a bill should be in place *before* it's allowed to get voted on.
The UK's constitutionless vibes based management of our legislative process is shit and should be replaced. Don't care about this history/tradition.
The UK's constitutionless vibes based management of our legislative process is shit and should be replaced. Don't care about this history/tradition.