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.
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We've been in court all day at the hearing for our case against the EHRC's interim guidance.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We've been in court all day at the hearing for our case against the EHRC's interim guidance.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
We stand by what we said: the guidance is transphobic, harmful - and legally wrong.
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Thank you for remembering to thank the families President Obama. All too often we are forgotten. From grandparents, parents and siblings, to aunts, uncles, cousins, and spouses, we serve as well and often in silence.
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thank you for remembering to thank the families President Obama. All too often we are forgotten. From grandparents, parents and siblings, to aunts, uncles, cousins, and spouses, we serve as well and often in silence.
So much for the BBC bending over backwards to support the trans community (as alleged by the Telegraph 'report').
Sadly, also so much for the BBC being impartial on the matter.
Also - fuck these people.
Sadly, also so much for the BBC being impartial on the matter.
Also - fuck these people.
Emily Maitlis brags about her, Deb Cohen, and Hannah Barnes getting the Tavistock GIDS service shut down.
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
🔥🧵
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
🔥🧵
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
So much for the BBC bending over backwards to support the trans community (as alleged by the Telegraph 'report').
Sadly, also so much for the BBC being impartial on the matter.
Also - fuck these people.
Sadly, also so much for the BBC being impartial on the matter.
Also - fuck these people.
Surprise, surprise... Rightwing influence, who'd have thought it?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Surprise, surprise... Rightwing influence, who'd have thought it?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Nothing is sacred.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Nothing is sacred.
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Absolutely brilliant 😂😂
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Absolutely brilliant 😂😂
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Pah. Leeds. Bloody Metropolitan elite. Try coming from Brighouse, then you'll know gloomy.
(We now need two more Yorkshirepersons to continue this)
(We now need two more Yorkshirepersons to continue this)
I am not a goth.
Okay, so I wear only black clothes, listen to The Sisters of Mercy and other goth bands a lot, and am generally gloomy, but I am not a goth!
I'm just from Leeds.
Okay, so I wear only black clothes, listen to The Sisters of Mercy and other goth bands a lot, and am generally gloomy, but I am not a goth!
I'm just from Leeds.
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Pah. Leeds. Bloody Metropolitan elite. Try coming from Brighouse, then you'll know gloomy.
(We now need two more Yorkshirepersons to continue this)
(We now need two more Yorkshirepersons to continue this)
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😂😂👏👏
Shitler Youth gobshite 'Young Bob' is a journalist in much the way that a gerbil is a wardrobe.
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
😂😂👏👏
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Oh come on people he’s 79 years old, you can’t spend that long being a total cunt without it tiring you out a bit.
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Oh come on people he’s 79 years old, you can’t spend that long being a total cunt without it tiring you out a bit.
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"Overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"Overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who “finally” sounded normal.
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
“Normal." “Here, (in Norway) taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
True in most of Europe, especially Nordic countries
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Absolutely hilarious. This is an all-timer.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Absolutely hilarious. This is an all-timer.
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
I'm sure that Nigel and Kemi will be considering this is nothing to do with them. Just raising 'legitimate concerns' and the like. The Bastards....
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting
Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I'm sure that Nigel and Kemi will be considering this is nothing to do with them. Just raising 'legitimate concerns' and the like. The Bastards....
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
John Crace, again. Try as he might to avoid it, Farage sounds increasingly like a 19th century mill owner - "Minimum wage, lad? You're lucky to have a job. Pensions? You should have saved more."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace
Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
John Crace, again. Try as he might to avoid it, Farage sounds increasingly like a 19th century mill owner - "Minimum wage, lad? You're lucky to have a job. Pensions? You should have saved more."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Excellent and sobering piece in @libdemvoice.org today by Cllr. Chris Northwood. All @libdems.org.uk members should read it. 👇
Reflecting on a week as a trans Lib Dem councillor
Last week has been hard and the subject of a lot of soul searching. I’m a Lib Dem for a lot of reasons. I believe in the values of liberalism and appreciate how the party approaches the nuance of thos...
www.libdemvoice.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Excellent and sobering piece in @libdemvoice.org today by Cllr. Chris Northwood. All @libdems.org.uk members should read it. 👇
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My brain is stuttering at "the inhabitants of British villages are quiet, innocent folk, who like to eat breakfast and second breakfast and smoke pipes and never have adventures, and they must be protected from the forces of darkness and brown-ness."
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My brain is stuttering at "the inhabitants of British villages are quiet, innocent folk, who like to eat breakfast and second breakfast and smoke pipes and never have adventures, and they must be protected from the forces of darkness and brown-ness."
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
Fuck you, Elmo, you patronising wank.
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Translation:
"We will do the bidding of our sponsors and masters and enrich ourselves in the process. What you plebs will get is White next-door neighbours and you can think yourselves lucky"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"We will do the bidding of our sponsors and masters and enrich ourselves in the process. What you plebs will get is White next-door neighbours and you can think yourselves lucky"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech
Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Translation:
"We will do the bidding of our sponsors and masters and enrich ourselves in the process. What you plebs will get is White next-door neighbours and you can think yourselves lucky"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"We will do the bidding of our sponsors and masters and enrich ourselves in the process. What you plebs will get is White next-door neighbours and you can think yourselves lucky"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Let's make that "Multiple accounts made by sweaty tattood blokes who weren't on the train and probably don't know where Huntingdon even is"
This is rightwing neo-fascist propaganda. Nothing about it is either Artificial or Intelligent.
This is rightwing neo-fascist propaganda. Nothing about it is either Artificial or Intelligent.
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Let's make that "Multiple accounts made by sweaty tattood blokes who weren't on the train and probably don't know where Huntingdon even is"
This is rightwing neo-fascist propaganda. Nothing about it is either Artificial or Intelligent.
This is rightwing neo-fascist propaganda. Nothing about it is either Artificial or Intelligent.
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Dominic Grieve’s superb response to Farage’s ‘let’s leave the ECHR’ stunt in parliament, is spot on.
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Dominic Grieve’s superb response to Farage’s ‘let’s leave the ECHR’ stunt in parliament, is spot on.
While "Keir Starmer taking the lead" is probably pushing it a bit, this is, nevertheless, a good article by a man who knows how stuff works...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown
Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
While "Keir Starmer taking the lead" is probably pushing it a bit, this is, nevertheless, a good article by a man who knows how stuff works...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My customary Halloween shot.... Having got booted off Facebook, it deserves a new home.. 🙂
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My customary Halloween shot.... Having got booted off Facebook, it deserves a new home.. 🙂
How can you be that rich and yet so fucking dumb?
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
How can you be that rich and yet so fucking dumb?