The Gearwitch
@gearwitch.bsky.social
My friends call me Trish. Elderly, Wiccan & Gender Queer. Politically I'm a pragmatic Socialist with a strong committment to human rights - do what you will but harm none. I live in the rural South-West of England. I write Fantasy and build old cars.
I think it'll just melt, like at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I think it'll just melt, like at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark
Truss: "I'm your new Prime Minister"
Queen: "Fuck this" *Croaks*
Queen: "Fuck this" *Croaks*
February 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Truss: "I'm your new Prime Minister"
Queen: "Fuck this" *Croaks*
Queen: "Fuck this" *Croaks*
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This from Stella Creasy is spot on.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
This from Stella Creasy is spot on.
He could start by not lying. The population of the UK in 2020 was 67 million, not 58.
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
He could start by not lying. The population of the UK in 2020 was 67 million, not 58.
In the end, it's all about Privilege, a commodity which rich, white, men have in abundance.
What they're exploiting is the perceived privileges that others feel they have, the feeling they have that they are in some way 'better' than others.
The fish, as they say, rots from the head.
What they're exploiting is the perceived privileges that others feel they have, the feeling they have that they are in some way 'better' than others.
The fish, as they say, rots from the head.
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
In the end, it's all about Privilege, a commodity which rich, white, men have in abundance.
What they're exploiting is the perceived privileges that others feel they have, the feeling they have that they are in some way 'better' than others.
The fish, as they say, rots from the head.
What they're exploiting is the perceived privileges that others feel they have, the feeling they have that they are in some way 'better' than others.
The fish, as they say, rots from the head.
I believe so - she threw a hissy fit because the WEC were spending 'too much' time discussing trans issues. She's kind of toast as an MP anyway. Quit the Labour Party over benefits so she's an Independent, but her constituents rarely see her. She lives in Wales, kind of a long way from Kent...
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I believe so - she threw a hissy fit because the WEC were spending 'too much' time discussing trans issues. She's kind of toast as an MP anyway. Quit the Labour Party over benefits so she's an Independent, but her constituents rarely see her. She lives in Wales, kind of a long way from Kent...
Let me rephrase, then. As a former lawyer, his reflexive actions are driven by the decisions of the Judiciary. Better?
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Let me rephrase, then. As a former lawyer, his reflexive actions are driven by the decisions of the Judiciary. Better?
With his background, Starmer's driven by what the Law says. And the law is very ambiguous as it stands. Duffield lost a lot of influence when she went Independent and quit the Women & Equalities Committee. Streeting's the sort of shit who does what's politically expedient.
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
With his background, Starmer's driven by what the Law says. And the law is very ambiguous as it stands. Duffield lost a lot of influence when she went Independent and quit the Women & Equalities Committee. Streeting's the sort of shit who does what's politically expedient.
Why, yes he is... But he's not, as yet, banning transwomen from UK prisons.
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Why, yes he is... But he's not, as yet, banning transwomen from UK prisons.
Just a reminder that Anas Sarwar has committed the Scottish Labour Party to removing all trans women from women's prisons. Losing the support of a transphobe should not be a game changer.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Just a reminder that Anas Sarwar has committed the Scottish Labour Party to removing all trans women from women's prisons. Losing the support of a transphobe should not be a game changer.
Good luck trying to tell a bunch of Italians what to do...
Even Mussolini couldn't pull that one off.
Even Mussolini couldn't pull that one off.
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Good luck trying to tell a bunch of Italians what to do...
Even Mussolini couldn't pull that one off.
Even Mussolini couldn't pull that one off.
Worth mounting it on some sort of frame or base?
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Worth mounting it on some sort of frame or base?
Good grief! Its enormous....
On the other hand, the scale of it alone should give it the potential to be a really striking piece.
Which I'm sure it will be...
On the other hand, the scale of it alone should give it the potential to be a really striking piece.
Which I'm sure it will be...
February 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Good grief! Its enormous....
On the other hand, the scale of it alone should give it the potential to be a really striking piece.
Which I'm sure it will be...
On the other hand, the scale of it alone should give it the potential to be a really striking piece.
Which I'm sure it will be...