Phil Robertson
@reaproy.bsky.social
Human rights & labor activist, working mostly in SE Asia. FCCT Board member and chair of Programs Committee. Boston sports fan, rock & roll lover, fisherman. SAIS Grad. Cape Cod, Korat, Khon Kaen, Bangkok. Thai/Lao speaker
Absolutely fascinating article on dangers of newly formed glacial lakes in the Himalayas as global warming kicks in, melting glaciers everywhere. Brilliant photos and video in this report too! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas Feed Lakes That Threaten Towns Below
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Absolutely fascinating article on dangers of newly formed glacial lakes in the Himalayas as global warming kicks in, melting glaciers everywhere. Brilliant photos and video in this report too! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Outrageous & unacceptable discrimination by Thai Ministry of Labor vs #Cambodia migrant workers whose permits have expired. #Thailand should renew these permits because Thai farms needs these workers, as the Prachinburi clan Thiengthong minister should know! www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
Labour minister plans replacement for 90,000 Cambodian workers with expired permits
Thailand to replace 90,000 Cambodian workers with expired permits by extending visas for migrants from Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam to ease shortages
www.nationthailand.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Outrageous & unacceptable discrimination by Thai Ministry of Labor vs #Cambodia migrant workers whose permits have expired. #Thailand should renew these permits because Thai farms needs these workers, as the Prachinburi clan Thiengthong minister should know! www.nationthailand.com/news/general...
No end to the tragedies of the #Rohingya as another boat full of refugees sinks on the high seas, with many killed. When will the governments of SE Asia - including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia & Singapore - realize that its immoral & wrong to push these boats off? thethaiger.com/news/nationa...
Rohingya boat sinks near Thai-Malaysia border, dozens missing
Police from both countries continue searching for survivors after a vessel carrying Rohingya refugees sank near their shared border.
thethaiger.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No end to the tragedies of the #Rohingya as another boat full of refugees sinks on the high seas, with many killed. When will the governments of SE Asia - including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia & Singapore - realize that its immoral & wrong to push these boats off? thethaiger.com/news/nationa...
Sabai dee bor? Yes, indeed.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Sabai dee bor? Yes, indeed.
Great video by @climaterights.bsky.social about the massive, highly negative human rights and environmental impacts of nickel mining in the #Philippines, which contributes little in climate change pollution but whose people bear the brunt of rapacious nickel mining. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6H...
“Broken Promises:” Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses & Increases Climate Vulnerability
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Great video by @climaterights.bsky.social about the massive, highly negative human rights and environmental impacts of nickel mining in the #Philippines, which contributes little in climate change pollution but whose people bear the brunt of rapacious nickel mining. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6H...
FLMAO, Anutin cosplay. Obviously deciding to run on the ultra-nationalist ticket.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
FLMAO, Anutin cosplay. Obviously deciding to run on the ultra-nationalist ticket.
What's happening on the Thai arts scene? Come hear the new voices emerging to challenge established hegemonies and redefine cultural narratives on #Thailand's art scene on Nov 13 at 7 pm at the FCCT! @fccthai.bsky.social
#WhatsHappeninginThailand #Bangkok
www.fccthai.com/event/can-th...
#WhatsHappeninginThailand #Bangkok
www.fccthai.com/event/can-th...
Can there be a renaissance in Thai arts now? | FCCT
Join us for Can there be a renaissance in Thai arts now? at FCCT. Nov 13, 2025. Find ticket details here. Bar and restaurant open.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
What's happening on the Thai arts scene? Come hear the new voices emerging to challenge established hegemonies and redefine cultural narratives on #Thailand's art scene on Nov 13 at 7 pm at the FCCT! @fccthai.bsky.social
#WhatsHappeninginThailand #Bangkok
www.fccthai.com/event/can-th...
#WhatsHappeninginThailand #Bangkok
www.fccthai.com/event/can-th...
Coming on Nov 12, 7 pm at the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social in #Bangkok - what does the unresolved battle of maps (and more) along the Thai-Cambodia border mean? Hear from both sides about the conflict that is driving nations & neighbors apart, & damaging both! www.fccthai.com/event/what-d...
What does the unresolved battle of maps along the Thai-Cambodian border mean? | FCCT
Join us for What does the unresolved battle of maps along the Thai-Cambodian border mean? at FCCT. Nov 12, 2025. Members free, non-members 450 baht, students 150 baht.
www.fccthai.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Coming on Nov 12, 7 pm at the FCCT @fccthai.bsky.social in #Bangkok - what does the unresolved battle of maps (and more) along the Thai-Cambodia border mean? Hear from both sides about the conflict that is driving nations & neighbors apart, & damaging both! www.fccthai.com/event/what-d...
Taking refugee assistance & resettlement $$ that is supposed to help people, and sending it to Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa's worst, most corrupt dictators - this is Trump regime foreign policy at its worse. Shame on Rubio, Trump, & the rest of #MAGA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizens deportees
Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses of those deported
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Taking refugee assistance & resettlement $$ that is supposed to help people, and sending it to Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa's worst, most corrupt dictators - this is Trump regime foreign policy at its worse. Shame on Rubio, Trump, & the rest of #MAGA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Great Stephff cartoon about the Miss Universe Organization controversy. Thai owner/organizers denigrated Miss Mexico and other women contestants, & paid the price in bad publicity & ridicule (which they fear the most). Get Stephff's weekly cartoon for free in @fccthai.bsky.social weekly Bulletin!
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Great Stephff cartoon about the Miss Universe Organization controversy. Thai owner/organizers denigrated Miss Mexico and other women contestants, & paid the price in bad publicity & ridicule (which they fear the most). Get Stephff's weekly cartoon for free in @fccthai.bsky.social weekly Bulletin!
Great @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social documentary from frontlines of #Burma's continuing civil war, with amazing battlefield footage & discussions of torture, abuses, & impunity by the #Myanmar junta forces as well as the democratic resistance. Not for the faint-hearted www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5_...
Exposing the hidden horrors on Myanmar’s battlefields I Al Jazeera Investigations
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Great @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social documentary from frontlines of #Burma's continuing civil war, with amazing battlefield footage & discussions of torture, abuses, & impunity by the #Myanmar junta forces as well as the democratic resistance. Not for the faint-hearted www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC5_...
Biden Warns of a ‘Very, Very Dark Moment’ as He Hits Out at Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What's that garbage under my shoe asks @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
What's that garbage under my shoe asks @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?
New, updated version of the Virginia state seal ;-)
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New, updated version of the Virginia state seal ;-)
Huge victory for Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Huge victory for Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
The #Myanmar military junta's so-called "election" in a nutshell, lining voters up at gunpoint. Nothing good will come from this democratic charade. #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #SaveBurma
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The #Myanmar military junta's so-called "election" in a nutshell, lining voters up at gunpoint. Nothing good will come from this democratic charade. #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #SaveBurma
Today (31 Oct) at 2 pm at FCCT in #Bangkok @fccthai.bsky.social: see amazing film Invisible Nation about former Pres. Tsai Ing-wen & #Taiwan struggle and hear from democratic political leaders across SE Asia about the fight for rights & democracy. Free, open to public www.fccthai.com/event/invisi...
Invisible Nation: What does it take to defend democracy under constant threat? | FCCT
Join us for Invisible Nation: What does it take to defend democracy under constant threat? at FCCT. Oct 31, 2025. Free and open to the public. Slots are limited and will be given on a first come, firs...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Today (31 Oct) at 2 pm at FCCT in #Bangkok @fccthai.bsky.social: see amazing film Invisible Nation about former Pres. Tsai Ing-wen & #Taiwan struggle and hear from democratic political leaders across SE Asia about the fight for rights & democracy. Free, open to public www.fccthai.com/event/invisi...
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Well that’s pure evil, as is traditional for MAGA
A new Trump admin rule could make employees of non-profits that work on immigration, DEI, or trans issues ineligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Once again, Trump is specifically punishing employees at organizations that he ideologically opposes.
Once again, Trump is specifically punishing employees at organizations that he ideologically opposes.
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Well that’s pure evil, as is traditional for MAGA
Trump bullying both Thailand & Cambodia, per Stephff...
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Trump bullying both Thailand & Cambodia, per Stephff...
Great cartoon commentary about #Trump's tariff bashing of China. What is left out is both he and China are shitting on everyone else in the process of their fight.
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Great cartoon commentary about #Trump's tariff bashing of China. What is left out is both he and China are shitting on everyone else in the process of their fight.
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The Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM) announced that its founder Myo Myo Aye, and labor rights activists Thet Hnin Aung and Thet Htar Swe, were released from Yangon’s Insein Prison on Monday.
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Labour
#union
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Labour
#union
Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar's Myo Myo Aye and two other labour activists released from prison - DVB
The Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM) announced that its founder Myo Myo Aye, and labor rights activists Thet Hnin Aung and Thet Htar Swe, were released from Yangon’s Insein Prison on Monday. ...
english.dvb.no
October 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM) announced that its founder Myo Myo Aye, and labor rights activists Thet Hnin Aung and Thet Htar Swe, were released from Yangon’s Insein Prison on Monday.
Read more english.dvb.no/solidarity-t...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Labour
#union
Read more english.dvb.no/solidarity-t...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Labour
#union
Very pleased to see there was a big #NoKings rally in my hometown of Falmouth, MA over this past weekend. A couple of photos here, courtesy of the local newspaper, the Falmouth Enterprise. Activism starts at local level, and builds to the national!
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Very pleased to see there was a big #NoKings rally in my hometown of Falmouth, MA over this past weekend. A couple of photos here, courtesy of the local newspaper, the Falmouth Enterprise. Activism starts at local level, and builds to the national!
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New Event
🗓️22nd Oct
🕖7pm BKK Time
@fccthai.bsky.social host book talk "Escape from Manus prison: One man’s daring quest for freedom" true story of authors escape from offshore prison. W/ Jaivet Ealom (Author) &
@reaproy.bsky.social
www.fccthai.com/event/escape...
🗓️22nd Oct
🕖7pm BKK Time
@fccthai.bsky.social host book talk "Escape from Manus prison: One man’s daring quest for freedom" true story of authors escape from offshore prison. W/ Jaivet Ealom (Author) &
@reaproy.bsky.social
www.fccthai.com/event/escape...
October 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New Event
🗓️22nd Oct
🕖7pm BKK Time
@fccthai.bsky.social host book talk "Escape from Manus prison: One man’s daring quest for freedom" true story of authors escape from offshore prison. W/ Jaivet Ealom (Author) &
@reaproy.bsky.social
www.fccthai.com/event/escape...
🗓️22nd Oct
🕖7pm BKK Time
@fccthai.bsky.social host book talk "Escape from Manus prison: One man’s daring quest for freedom" true story of authors escape from offshore prison. W/ Jaivet Ealom (Author) &
@reaproy.bsky.social
www.fccthai.com/event/escape...
Reposted by Phil Robertson
Vietnamese police have re-arrested former political prisoner Huynh Ngoc Tuan for his comments on social media & charged him with “conducting propaganda against the state.” The authorities have persecuted him for decades because he exposes social injustice in Vietnam. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Vietnam: Former Political Prisoner Rearrested
The Vietnamese authorities arrested a former political prisoner, Huynh Ngoc Tuan, on October 7, 2025, for his comments on social media.
www.hrw.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Vietnamese police have re-arrested former political prisoner Huynh Ngoc Tuan for his comments on social media & charged him with “conducting propaganda against the state.” The authorities have persecuted him for decades because he exposes social injustice in Vietnam. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Vietnam: Former Political Prisoner Rearrested
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Vietnam: Former Political Prisoner Rearrested
The Vietnamese authorities arrested a former political prisoner, Huynh Ngoc Tuan, on October 7, 2025, for his comments on social media.
www.hrw.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Vietnam: Former Political Prisoner Rearrested
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...