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Melissa Symes @GFEDBA98 is a solicitor working for Norfolk County Council. Today Melissa tweeted: "What amazes me about the transphobic lot, is that it’s taken them this long to realise the extent to which we have been among them, watching, noting." I don't know how comfortable Norfolk council tax payers would feel about that level of creepiness.

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Melissa was in my home one Christmas as a guest. A Hayden victim who I'd agreed to help on another matter. Amazing to see them talking like that.

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Perhaps that's what Melissa meant by being "among them"?

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No, that's their way of trying to ruin whatever group dynamic we may otherwise continue to have. Very subtle...

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Don’t suppose Melissa could be the author of your hand-delivered note..

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Hello Melissa! Why not take a nice walk while the sun is shining over there in Norwich? Spying can take its toll on a person.

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Has someone made NCC aware of his Tweet? Council Tax payers would not be impressed! And neither should be NCC . . .

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Dec 27, 2020
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Typo <gutted>

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I thought "guttex" was like "gutted" but for gender neutral guts.

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😁😆

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are you in Norwich?

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Dec 27, 2020
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we should have drinks when things are less mad

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Sounds like a good idea.

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The pseudonym won't help, because you have just basically outed yourself in this comment, revealing to this Mel troomer exactly who you are, unless there are many other people who had them in their home to explore Judaism. Don't do that!!

I'm on your side here, so, seriously: if you need to stay anonymous please learn some basic opsec and don't self-doxx like you just did.

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There were lots of people involved, but I'm not so bothered if there's an infiltrator here already. If there's a breach of identities of members of our community & the others in the community find out, then steps would be taken.

It's a real pain and totally uncalled for to troll, but I won't live my life according to a troll's needs and not speak reasonably freely in what is supposed to be a secure'ish space.

If necessary, I'll call the police. Last time I did that, it didn't end well for the perpetrator.

People who tout themselves as "lawyers" should know better.

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I deleted the comment, because I thought this was a closed members' space.

There was nothing incorrect in it, as far as I am concerned, but it contained personal stuff to me.

I don't mind being hurt and angry in a closed group, but not in public.

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Typo <lasted>

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This is the sort of crap the papers should be reporting.

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Holy shit. I wasn’t expecting this level of assholery. I can’t believe the sort of people we’re dealing with.

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Yay, I made their list. Just checked it. On another note, thank You for involving the authorities. Hoping matters will settle down for all very soon. Well we always knew that we all are gonna run some risks , atleast the morons revealed their true colours and nature of invading the spaces where they are unwelcome. Wish they had some manners knocked in them. Would have saved Women and Supporters from all the efforts to keep them out of our spaces. Indecent fellas.

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I'm sorry this creepy intrusion has happened Graham, it's not your fault and I'd happily stand publicly with you, and all of you here when it comes down to it.The professional/academic circles I move in are notoriously cowardly on this matter (understandably given the hostility of many in those circles .) I keep on the down low for that reason when I can,I looked for pastebin list but it's no longer available: " This page is no longer available. It has either expired, been removed by its creator, or removed by one of the Pastebin staff." Gauri could you you DM me the list if you still have it? May be easier to make a new account on Twitter in the new year, I use my middle name on there so they may take a while to find me.Missed seeing Arty Morty today, hope he's alright and back soon.

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I miss Arty too. Check the DM friend. I am DM'ing You the list. Since we are declaring Solidarity,

I stand publicly with @glinner as well 👍, I stand with @JL , She is like my Elder Sister Here. I will stand against this Cancel Culture.

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I've reported it as abuse to Pastebin.com There is a link at the foot of the page.

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Just did the same.

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Reported it now too.

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It’s gone 👍

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It’s a bit disappointing that the Slack platform enables details to be harvested like that - is Slack doing anything to stop it happening again? We wouldn’t be the only group where people would be annoyed that private information was seemingly readily available to creepy types.

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And finally once again Graham, please don't feel bad about any of this. You didn't do this, I do not blame you. Decent people find it hard to believe the lengths violent men will go to to achieve their aims. If anything, it goes to show how important it is that we continue to support one another. Wishing the Glinner Gang a peaceful, safe and prosperous 2021.

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It says it all really, that a TRA wants to access our details as if we’re secretly engaging in fetish porn ....

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Someone calling themselves @TantDePieds (Bolshie Transgendererer) is up to no good, trying to match names to real people, connecting images, speculating about how to get them fired and dripping with totally not fake concern.

Someone to watch out for.

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I've preempted and reported. Page is locked down atm so can't see

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Hey guys, I have mentioned this to you all before, but please consider using a VPN such a Mullvad at all times and an encrypted email such as protonmail. Mullvad costs me 5 Aus dollars a month, protonmail is free. All they appear to have of me, judging by the information below is this profile picture, which I got from a free image site, and my nickname on here.

It's a sad reminder that there are few lengths violent, enraged misogynists will go to to try to beat, batter and terrorise women into silence.

Also, if you are ever uploading photos, even screenshots or anything that might have your device's information embedded in it, it's a good idea to strip the information from them first.

On my laptop this works by right clicking on the picture then going to properties/details/remove properties and personal information/create a copy with all possible properties removed/ok.

Stay safe. The more they push to terrorise us into silence, the harder we push back to allow decent human beings a voice.

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dermot_londonjust now

I'm on the list! With a link to my Twitter. Which I rarely post on. I don't have much 'skin' in the game other than having been peak-transed by the Glinner and JK Rowling hoohah. This is basically 21st Century McCarthyism. Oops I mean McCxrthyism

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A man wants access to our cyber space too? What a shocker!

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have they nothing better to do

Also where is our Arty Morty ? He seems to be restricted on twitter? I just listened to his amazing interview on wider lens Podcast with the wonderful Stella O' Malley and Sasha Ayad

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I'm saddened but not remotely surprised. They are are vicious people. There's a few folk harrassing MH, he is quite understandably pissed off.

Someone calling themselves Sprout 2020 is in the thick of it.

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I've gone down their TL reporting many of their tweets. Doubt the incels at Shitter will care, but worth trying it.

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Oh, they won't. I reported quite a few and they said none of the tweets violate twitter policy.

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I have just read all that. One in particular (Sheela) was hounding him to renounce all evil (glinner). She was demanding he make a public statement, confront Graham and prove he was not involved in the 'hate cult'. He ended up blocking her and the last I saw the rest were telling her to take a stroll also.

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That is so utterly insane. Can’t they see themselves? I hope other ‘norms’ are watching this insanity unfold and peak themselves.

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That pastbin page of data has now been removed or has expired.

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Another thought, I have just deleted my Paypal account, as I have made payments to Substack from it, and it has my home address, mobile and so on, Paypal insisting on such info. I think Paypal are reasonably safe and that's why I prefer to use it rather than giving my credit card details, but it is easy enough to set up another Paypal account without a history linking it to Substack payments.

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