George Potter 🔶
@georgepotter.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat politician. Local councillor in Guildford. Working in software engineering. My views are my own and aren't on behalf on anyone else.
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George Potter 🔶
@georgepotter.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Eli Port, 29, has been ostracised for being against all the “isms” equally, and not just whichever ones happen to serve them personally in that moment.
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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
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wait so a court ruled that proscribing Palestine Action was unlawful oh well better drop it then and apologise
wait, Labour are appealing it? but i thought you had to never ever challenge what a court says!!
wait, Labour are appealing it? but i thought you had to never ever challenge what a court says!!
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
wait so a court ruled that proscribing Palestine Action was unlawful oh well better drop it then and apologise
wait, Labour are appealing it? but i thought you had to never ever challenge what a court says!!
wait, Labour are appealing it? but i thought you had to never ever challenge what a court says!!
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Both Neil Patrick Harris and Michelle Yeoh have basically said the same thing as Wim Wenders- everyone at Berlinale looks like they are in a hostage video I swear
I love Arundhati Roy's courage, integrity, intelligence, and her artistry as a writer of fiction & nonfiction.
Wim Wenders, the jury chair, on being questioned about Gaza, said filmmakers have to stay out of politics. Roy said a genocide demands a response from everyone, artists included. I agree.
Wim Wenders, the jury chair, on being questioned about Gaza, said filmmakers have to stay out of politics. Roy said a genocide demands a response from everyone, artists included. I agree.
Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Both Neil Patrick Harris and Michelle Yeoh have basically said the same thing as Wim Wenders- everyone at Berlinale looks like they are in a hostage video I swear
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An essential part of the term “blood libel” is that it was an accusation made against Jews with no proof or evidence. Those accusing the state of Israel of committing genocide have marshaled extensive evidence. It demeans the term “blood libel” to compare them.
February 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
An essential part of the term “blood libel” is that it was an accusation made against Jews with no proof or evidence. Those accusing the state of Israel of committing genocide have marshaled extensive evidence. It demeans the term “blood libel” to compare them.
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"But Wikipedia’s volunteer community of editors reverted changes within minutes..."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Epstein Paid Reputation Firms to Suppress Child Sex Offenses Online
Epstein Paid Reputation Firms to Suppress Child Sex Offenses Online
Epstein Paid Reputation Firms to Suppress Child Sex Offenses Online
Jeffrey Epstein tapped online reputation management firms to bury negative coverage of his 2008 sex offense conviction and flood the internet with favorable content in a years-long effort to rehabilit...
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
"But Wikipedia’s volunteer community of editors reverted changes within minutes..."
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Labour's Manifesto promised to ban conversion therapy. But I defy anyone to explain how, looking at the totality of its policy platform, Labour's real policy is anything other than promoting desistance.
Labour continues to troll the trans community - and to prioritise pleasing the right wing press. We know Hilary Cass was selected for her transphobic views: Kemi Badenoch told us exactly that.
So why is she running trans policy for Labour?
So why is she running trans policy for Labour?
February 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Labour's Manifesto promised to ban conversion therapy. But I defy anyone to explain how, looking at the totality of its policy platform, Labour's real policy is anything other than promoting desistance.
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They can’t air the Gavin Newsom episode of Sesame Street because what should have been a routine good will engendering television appearance took a dark turn when Mr. Snuffleupagus had to restrain Gavin with his snout because he instinctively tried to murder Oscar The Grouch
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
They can’t air the Gavin Newsom episode of Sesame Street because what should have been a routine good will engendering television appearance took a dark turn when Mr. Snuffleupagus had to restrain Gavin with his snout because he instinctively tried to murder Oscar The Grouch
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We've written to Bridget Phillipson to point out she's legally obliged to reject the EHRC's draft guidance
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
We've written to Bridget Phillipson to point out she's legally obliged to reject the EHRC's draft guidance
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
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The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP
Minister for Women and Equalities
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AS
Dear Minister,
I am writing to you following the High Court's decision in our challenge to the interim guidance of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
In its judgment, the High Court makes clear that service providers are not obliged to exclude trans people from gendered spaces and services. Trans women may, for example, be permitted to use women's toilets without service providers also being required to allow men to these facilities.
This runs directly contrary to the description of the law set out by the Commission in its draft Code of Practice which you are now considering. In the version of the draft set out for consultation, the Commission claimed that a service (including toilets) provided only to women and trans women would be 'very likely to amount to unlawful sex discrimination' against men. But the High Court has said that this is not true.
The draft Code of Practice is wrong about the law. It does not explain that service providers may lawfully remain trans inclusive. In those circumstances, you must reject it - or you will be acting unlawfully.
Notwithstanding this decision on the substance of the law, the High Court dismissed the challenge. The High Court found that the EHRC's interim guidance, stating that "any single-sex lavatory provided will cease to be single-sex if [trans people] are permitted to use it other than in accordance with their biological sex" had been widely misunderstood. It did not in fact prohibit, for example, the provision of women's toilets which could be used by cis and trans women. This enabled the Court to conclude that the interim guidance was
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also i will NEVER forget that when it was Mamdani vs Cuomo, the blue no matter who people didn't say a word about voting for the Democrat no matter what. everyone saw that.
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
also i will NEVER forget that when it was Mamdani vs Cuomo, the blue no matter who people didn't say a word about voting for the Democrat no matter what. everyone saw that.
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In the 1800's this was identified as the Urinary Leash bc there were very few public toilets made for women at the time for reasons of "protection and decency"
It served to trap women by keeping them out of public life and dependent
Limiting bathroom access has always been a tool of oppression
It served to trap women by keeping them out of public life and dependent
Limiting bathroom access has always been a tool of oppression
The end result of this is not that you don't get to use your choice of bathroom - it's that you don't get to use the bathroom at all.
Suddenly, you have to plan every trip with this in mind. Where are the toilets you know are safe? How long can you go without needing to use one?
Suddenly, you have to plan every trip with this in mind. Where are the toilets you know are safe? How long can you go without needing to use one?
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
In the 1800's this was identified as the Urinary Leash bc there were very few public toilets made for women at the time for reasons of "protection and decency"
It served to trap women by keeping them out of public life and dependent
Limiting bathroom access has always been a tool of oppression
It served to trap women by keeping them out of public life and dependent
Limiting bathroom access has always been a tool of oppression
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"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence
New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.
www.essence.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
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Even though more of the worst of this stuff is trickling out with each Epstein file release, I'm still serious: if you share any of the pro-child abuse alt-right billionaire docs in my mentions, I will block you.
That stuff cannot be unseen or unread, and yes, it is that bad. Yes, they are serious.
That stuff cannot be unseen or unread, and yes, it is that bad. Yes, they are serious.
Yup.
CW: child abuse
I told y'all that Project 2025 is just the 5th draft of the plans that were circulating as early as 2013.
I honestly can't even engage with the topic of child "marriage," and how they intend to use that to bolster the white population.
Whatever you're thinking, it's worse.
CW: child abuse
I told y'all that Project 2025 is just the 5th draft of the plans that were circulating as early as 2013.
I honestly can't even engage with the topic of child "marriage," and how they intend to use that to bolster the white population.
Whatever you're thinking, it's worse.
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Even though more of the worst of this stuff is trickling out with each Epstein file release, I'm still serious: if you share any of the pro-child abuse alt-right billionaire docs in my mentions, I will block you.
That stuff cannot be unseen or unread, and yes, it is that bad. Yes, they are serious.
That stuff cannot be unseen or unread, and yes, it is that bad. Yes, they are serious.
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I empathize with this person. I really do. But:
1) We tried to warn y'all about these fashy VC billionaire losers for decades. I didn't lose any heroes in the Epstein file revelations.🤷🏿♂️
2) The people I love don't "shrug or tacitly support" ethnic cleansing. Because the people I love, aren't nazis.
1) We tried to warn y'all about these fashy VC billionaire losers for decades. I didn't lose any heroes in the Epstein file revelations.🤷🏿♂️
2) The people I love don't "shrug or tacitly support" ethnic cleansing. Because the people I love, aren't nazis.
I’m going to be brutally honest and transparent for a minute.
Between the revelations of how much the imagery of our childhood was designed around high-ranking CEOs and billionaire class’s pedophilia, combined with the ICE concentration camps being retrofitted into warehouses across the country…
Between the revelations of how much the imagery of our childhood was designed around high-ranking CEOs and billionaire class’s pedophilia, combined with the ICE concentration camps being retrofitted into warehouses across the country…
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I empathize with this person. I really do. But:
1) We tried to warn y'all about these fashy VC billionaire losers for decades. I didn't lose any heroes in the Epstein file revelations.🤷🏿♂️
2) The people I love don't "shrug or tacitly support" ethnic cleansing. Because the people I love, aren't nazis.
1) We tried to warn y'all about these fashy VC billionaire losers for decades. I didn't lose any heroes in the Epstein file revelations.🤷🏿♂️
2) The people I love don't "shrug or tacitly support" ethnic cleansing. Because the people I love, aren't nazis.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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“Noem routinely berated staff if she saw Homan on TV and kept track of both their appearances to make sure she was on TV more than him…”
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
“Noem routinely berated staff if she saw Homan on TV and kept track of both their appearances to make sure she was on TV more than him…”
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“…in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.”
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM
“…in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.”
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The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
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Happy Friday 13th! To celebrate the success of the UK establishment's continued "clarity" on trans exclusion, I am delighted to share a major update to my blog post "What's wrong with the Cass Review?"
The biggest change is an entirely new section on harms caused.
ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
The biggest change is an entirely new section on harms caused.
ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Happy Friday 13th! To celebrate the success of the UK establishment's continued "clarity" on trans exclusion, I am delighted to share a major update to my blog post "What's wrong with the Cass Review?"
The biggest change is an entirely new section on harms caused.
ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
The biggest change is an entirely new section on harms caused.
ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
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This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money suppressing civil liberties.
Degrading counter-terror powers is a genuine threat to national security.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money suppressing civil liberties.
Degrading counter-terror powers is a genuine threat to national security.
February 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money suppressing civil liberties.
Degrading counter-terror powers is a genuine threat to national security.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money suppressing civil liberties.
Degrading counter-terror powers is a genuine threat to national security.
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Abolish the Home Office
After asylum seekers, foreign nationals and workers with a visa Dual Nationals are now on the government’s radar @mrjamesob.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social
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Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport — The Guardian
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
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February 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Abolish the Home Office
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The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, but we also shouldn't forget that the manner in which the proscription was enforced was blisteringly stupid. Continuing to arrest grandmothers for holding signs was a massive waste of police resources and did nothing to deal with the supposed threat
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
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We need a new equality act. That's the only way to sort this now.
The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance.
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
We need a new equality act. That's the only way to sort this now.