Phil Dore
@philjdore.bsky.social
Mental health nurse. Green Party supporter. Wales. He/him. Pro-EU. Pro-Ukraine. Pro-Eurovision. Dysgu Cymraeg.
Check out my podcast Eurovision Wars on Spotify. It's about Eurovision and war.
https://open.spotify.com/show/54g8SpIFc1ZX0Btb9rIRo3?si=C2m-nX5d
Check out my podcast Eurovision Wars on Spotify. It's about Eurovision and war.
https://open.spotify.com/show/54g8SpIFc1ZX0Btb9rIRo3?si=C2m-nX5d
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An important point to come out of the Sandie Peggie case is that 'gender critical' employees can't take matters into their own hands and confront trans employees. If they do that it is likely to be harassment/ bullying/ a hate incident.
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
An important point to come out of the Sandie Peggie case is that 'gender critical' employees can't take matters into their own hands and confront trans employees. If they do that it is likely to be harassment/ bullying/ a hate incident.
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The statement read: “If you strike us down, we shall become more autistic than you can possibly imagine.”
RFK who? Autistics announce plans to live best lives out of sheer spite
Autistic people have unveiled their plans to live the longest and happiest lives they possibly can out of sheer spite toward fascist losers with literal worms for brains. In a statement released…
thedailytism.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The statement read: “If you strike us down, we shall become more autistic than you can possibly imagine.”
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You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for...
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This happened after Shahrar Ali vs Green Party. A day of headlines about his supposed victory against "trans ideology" but since then the Green Party has settled into being an unequivocally pro-trans rights party.
You know, infuriating and a shameful betrayal though the BBC and other media's misreporting of the Sandie Peggie judgment is, it also doesn't really matter.
What matters is the judgment which lawyers will read, use to advise their clients, and inclusion will be the winner.
What matters is the judgment which lawyers will read, use to advise their clients, and inclusion will be the winner.
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This happened after Shahrar Ali vs Green Party. A day of headlines about his supposed victory against "trans ideology" but since then the Green Party has settled into being an unequivocally pro-trans rights party.
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My thread earlier focused on the discussion re. FWS - but I just want to draw this out really explicitly:
The press absolutely monstered Dr Beth Upton in the most appalling way – only for the Tribunal to find that Beth had done nothing wrong, but that Sandie Peggie had harassed her.
The press absolutely monstered Dr Beth Upton in the most appalling way – only for the Tribunal to find that Beth had done nothing wrong, but that Sandie Peggie had harassed her.
Also worth noting, the Tribunal found that Sandie Peggie had harassed Dr Beth Upton in a "hate incident".
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My thread earlier focused on the discussion re. FWS - but I just want to draw this out really explicitly:
The press absolutely monstered Dr Beth Upton in the most appalling way – only for the Tribunal to find that Beth had done nothing wrong, but that Sandie Peggie had harassed her.
The press absolutely monstered Dr Beth Upton in the most appalling way – only for the Tribunal to find that Beth had done nothing wrong, but that Sandie Peggie had harassed her.
Okay, this is weird. I've seen Americans online talking about Worcestershire sauce as a gentrified product. Seriously, Worcestershire sauce, gentrified? The fishy spicy Brummie sauce?
I'm looking on Wikipedia now. What the hell is this?
I'm looking on Wikipedia now. What the hell is this?
December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Okay, this is weird. I've seen Americans online talking about Worcestershire sauce as a gentrified product. Seriously, Worcestershire sauce, gentrified? The fishy spicy Brummie sauce?
I'm looking on Wikipedia now. What the hell is this?
I'm looking on Wikipedia now. What the hell is this?
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
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We Need To Talk About Kevin (1990)
December 1, 2024 at 2:31 AM
We Need To Talk About Kevin (1990)
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for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
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Except for the last decade or so he's been publishing absolute garbage - ‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés? www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés?
He is the prickly hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Making a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops was never going to b...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Except for the last decade or so he's been publishing absolute garbage - ‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés? www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
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"Organisations including Samaritans, Mind, Centre for Mental Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have written to the equalities minister, Bridget Phillipson, to express their “deep concern” about guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rules on single-sex spaces pose risk to trans people’s mental health, UK charities say
Fifteen organisations sign letter expressing deep concern over EHRC guidance being considered by ministers
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Organisations including Samaritans, Mind, Centre for Mental Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have written to the equalities minister, Bridget Phillipson, to express their “deep concern” about guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Okay, now you've unleashed the Johnny Logan.
Logan says Israel should be removed from Eurovision
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/303539/
Three-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has said that Israel should not be allowed to take part in the…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/303539/
Three-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has said that Israel should not be allowed to take part in the…
Logan says Israel should be removed from Eurovision - United Kingdom News Beep
Three-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has said that Israel should not be allowed to take part in the song contest.
www.newsbeep.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Okay, now you've unleashed the Johnny Logan.
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I've been browsing various Eurovision content creators on YouTube and elsewhere. I've yet to see any of them with a good word to say about the decision not to ban Israel. Most of them thought the contest was damaged irreparably.
December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is pretty desperate stuff.
Greens want a European alternative to NATO, as Trump has de facto killed it anyway. The Greens drugs policy is to avoid dodgy dealers selling drugs.
Greens want a European alternative to NATO, as Trump has de facto killed it anyway. The Greens drugs policy is to avoid dodgy dealers selling drugs.
Keir Starmer tells me the “hugely talented” Angela Rayner will be back in the cabinet. She is “the best social mobility story this country has ever seen” he says in our interview for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Read the full piece here : observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is pretty desperate stuff.
Greens want a European alternative to NATO, as Trump has de facto killed it anyway. The Greens drugs policy is to avoid dodgy dealers selling drugs.
Greens want a European alternative to NATO, as Trump has de facto killed it anyway. The Greens drugs policy is to avoid dodgy dealers selling drugs.
I've been browsing various Eurovision content creators on YouTube and elsewhere. I've yet to see any of them with a good word to say about the decision not to ban Israel. Most of them thought the contest was damaged irreparably.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I've been browsing various Eurovision content creators on YouTube and elsewhere. I've yet to see any of them with a good word to say about the decision not to ban Israel. Most of them thought the contest was damaged irreparably.
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Lots of these fake "hero stands up to ICE" videos doing the rounds
ALL of them are AI.
Look at the letters in the background.
ALL of them are AI.
Look at the letters in the background.
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Lots of these fake "hero stands up to ICE" videos doing the rounds
ALL of them are AI.
Look at the letters in the background.
ALL of them are AI.
Look at the letters in the background.
I had a lot of fun watching and reviewing #PanArcticVision - the anarchic, cruelty-free alternative to #Eurovision - for @escinsight.com
escinsight.com/2025/12/07/p...
escinsight.com/2025/12/07/p...
Pan-ArcticVision 2025 review
Phil Doré takes a break from the chaos engulfing the Eurovision Song Contest to explore the quirky, anarchic world of Pan-ArcticVision.
escinsight.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I had a lot of fun watching and reviewing #PanArcticVision - the anarchic, cruelty-free alternative to #Eurovision - for @escinsight.com
escinsight.com/2025/12/07/p...
escinsight.com/2025/12/07/p...
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I'm kind of tempted to watch the Liz Truss Show for comedy value, but after reading this I worry that it might actually melt my brain.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Beware the Liz Truss chatshow: viewers will require survivor therapy
SuperLiz reboots herself inside a utility room, delivering nonsense so pure even her guests look trapped
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I'm kind of tempted to watch the Liz Truss Show for comedy value, but after reading this I worry that it might actually melt my brain.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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[on the set of Scarface]
AL PACINO: say hello to my little friend [opens jacket to reveal a tiny kitten]
DIRECTOR: son of a bitch CUT
AL PACINO: say hello to my little friend [opens jacket to reveal a tiny kitten]
DIRECTOR: son of a bitch CUT
December 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
[on the set of Scarface]
AL PACINO: say hello to my little friend [opens jacket to reveal a tiny kitten]
DIRECTOR: son of a bitch CUT
AL PACINO: say hello to my little friend [opens jacket to reveal a tiny kitten]
DIRECTOR: son of a bitch CUT
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This is rather like me saying I’m in “the final stretch” of my plan to become an Olympic 100m champion. I’ve got some new trainers and a nice t-shirt. I only need to do the last bit where I run 100m in 10 seconds. Everything else is sorted.
Keith Kellogg, Trump’s so-called envoy on Ukraine, says talks are “in the final stretch,” but admits the hardest part remains. Control over Donetsk, Luhansk, parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are still unresolved.
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This is rather like me saying I’m in “the final stretch” of my plan to become an Olympic 100m champion. I’ve got some new trainers and a nice t-shirt. I only need to do the last bit where I run 100m in 10 seconds. Everything else is sorted.
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Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
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A decisive vote in Geneva has set the new rules in place for Eurovision 2026 and prompted four broadcasters to step back from the Contest. @bensvision.bsky.social reports on one of the most monumental days in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. escinsight.com/2025/12/06/t...
The Vote in Geneva and the Future of our Song Contest
Melody performing 'Esa Diva' at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, representing Spain (Photo: Alma Bengtsson, EBU)
escinsight.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A decisive vote in Geneva has set the new rules in place for Eurovision 2026 and prompted four broadcasters to step back from the Contest. @bensvision.bsky.social reports on one of the most monumental days in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. escinsight.com/2025/12/06/t...
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tech ceos are so funny "we should bring back public executions" dude you don't know how to use a grocery store self checkout shut your nazi hole
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
tech ceos are so funny "we should bring back public executions" dude you don't know how to use a grocery store self checkout shut your nazi hole