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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 4d

In hindsight this chart is confusing those columns shouldn’t be stacked 🤦 and don’t get me started on my colour choices

Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 4d

I made this for a newsletter last year but Onlyfans also paid more tax in the UK than all these tech companies in FYE 2024

Bar chart showing tax and profits in the UK from Microsoft, onlyfans, meta, alphabet, apple and x. Only fans paid the most tax in the uk (£172.45 million)

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 5d

The writing of this still feels a bit too pearl-clutching for me, but I'm glad OnlyFans is being discussed as a profitable, legitimate company

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 5d

OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’ on.ft.com/4o6KssR

OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest tech start-ups on the ethics of porn, the future of the content creator economy — and why the platform banned Bonnie Blue

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 7d

It’s really been bothering me that Ryan Murphy decided his next big Netflix production would be about Ed Gein, who inspired so much early trans panic media, right as our current trans panic seems to be reaching a fever pitch.

Dom Evans @domevans.electricmarshmallow.com · 7d

This man profited off the trans community but he's privileged so he doesn't have to bother with us trans people anymore.

So glad that Indya Moore is speaking out.

www.out.com/media/indya-...

Indya Moore calls out Ryan Murphy for being silent on anti-trans attacks

As attacks on trans people continue, Moore wants people to speak out.

www.out.com

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 8d

@kimzetter.bsky.social has done a brilliant job of absolutely horrifying me with this piece

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 8d

It's genuinely shocking how bad these Tile tags are – the fact you have to continuously turn on the function that checks if other devices are moving with you is insane to me

Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 9d

Tile location-finding tags, unlike Apple/Google tags, broadcast MAC address/unique ID unencrypted, letting stalkers, Tile or LE track people/items. Anti-theft feature also undoes anti-stalking feature - any tag in anti-theft mode is invisible to scans looking for stalkers. My story for @wired.com

Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say

A team of researchers found that, by not encrypting the data broadcast by Tile tags, users could be vulnerable to having their location information exposed to malicious actors.

www.wired.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 19d

This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 19d

Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms

Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high

edmontonjournal.com

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 9d

Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/

Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted

The Overton window on what is acceptable to say has shifted dramatically in recent years, especially when it pertains to Trans+ rights

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 11d

“What makes a company investable is not necessarily its proximity to a breakthrough, but its ability to monetise belief.”

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 11d

Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.

Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference

observer.co.uk/news/science...

Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings seek et...

Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics

observer.co.uk

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 11d

Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.

Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference

observer.co.uk/news/science...

Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings seek et...

Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics

observer.co.uk

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 13d

Adding Paulina Borsook to my list of under appreciated women I need to learn more about

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 13d

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 14d

(This is according to the House of Commons library btw if it’s wrong I’d love to hear it)

Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 14d

Fun fact: the law introduced to remove thalidomide from pharmacies has only been used once since then. To ban puberty blockers.

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 14d

"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."

Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15d

The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15d

so the Economist article isn't attributed an author. but someone in the replies of this 🧵 tipped me off that it was Jəsse Singal. & it turns out that it was, which in retrospect isn't surprising (as he's one of the ppl who would never answer this question):

Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 16d

many ppl highlighting flaws in this article. but having fought in the "80% desistance" wars of the mid-2010s, I remember asking anti-trans activists if they'd be ok if 80% of youth were helped by gender-affirming care (flipping their argument). & they *never* answered. b/c they want *zero* trans ppl

screenshot of a The Economist post that reads: "A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause". the byline of the linked to article says "a study finds that one in five who switch gender change their mind"

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 16d

GOING FROM BINARY TRANS TO NON-BINARY IS NOT DETRANSITIONING

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 16d

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum.

This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

The Economist @economist.com · 17d

A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16d

The truth: we need migration.

The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.

Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.

Reject it. Draw the line.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 17d

Sainsbury's corn flakes, 1973. From the Sainsbury Archive.

Its a little too 'Wicker Man-ish' for me...

www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/se...

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 17d

This might be rogue but here goes: you know how long shots or oners in movies are normally accompanied by jazz drumming? Where did that start? Was it Hitchcock?

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Weightless Books @weightlessbooks.bsky.social · 22d

New from @pmpress.bsky.social, BE GAY, DO CRIME: EVERYDAY ACTS OF QUEER RESISTANCE AND REBELLION, a history of queer activism edited by Zane McNeill, Riley Clare Valentine, and Blu Buchanan: weightlessbooks.com/be-gay-do-cr...

Cover for BE GAY DO CRIME, featuring a pink switchblade and rose

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 19d

Hotdog costume jpg

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 19d

James O'brien asking 'what is the ideology behind calling Brigitte Macron a man' if you fancy phoning in to answer that

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 22d

from my latest: "The trans-shooter myth largely began circulating in 2023 around the Nashville shooting, 'as the right began rolling back LGBTQ rights in earnest'... Two years later, and just a decade after the so-called trans tipping point, anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage."

The trans-shooter myth, reports the Trace, a newsroom focused on gun violence, largely began circulating in 2023 around the aforementioned Nashville shooting, “as the right began rolling back LGBTQ rights in earnest.” As I’ve explained previously, trans people are over four times more likely than cis people to be victims of violent assault. Conversely, over the past decade, according to the Gun Violence Project, less than a tenth of one percent of shootings were committed by someone who identified as trans or nonbinary. Nonetheless, last week the Justice Department was reportedly considering how to ban trans people from buying guns.

Two years later, and just a decade after the so-called trans tipping point, anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage. Trans people are afraid to leave the country, let alone leave their houses. The right-wing ecosystem has gladly spent years creating these conditions, while Democrats have by turns avoided saying anything about them at all or, like in the past week, spending more time mourning the death of a guy who gleefully mocked Nancy Pelosi’s husband being attacked with a hammer than urging caution to protect a population that voted for Kamala Harris second only to Black women. It would almost be surprising, considering those numbers, how quickly 2028 hopeful Gavin Newsom praised Kirk, if Kirk hadn’t been Newsom’s first podcast guest.

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Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 21d

Libraries are great! We love having our books in libraries! We love you checking our books out of libraries! We love when you take advantage of the many other services at your local library!

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 21d

Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.

But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!

It's easy! Check your library's website.

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Bex Sander @chefboibex.bsky.social · 22d

This whole thread about being trans and working in media is absolutely worth reading:

Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 23d

the anti-trans misinformation has been a gateway drug, as I'm often repeating, for cis/white/liberal people, etc. ... they've bought *lots* of bullshit and they've wound up ... where they have.

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 24d

Exclusive: Peter Mandelson is facing calls for a standards investigation over a possible breach of parliamentary rules

Comes amid ongoing questions about whether the Labour peer should remain a member of the House of Lords

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observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Calls for Peter Mandelson to face inquiry over meeting wi...

Patrick Vallance recorded contact as with Global Counsel, the consultancy founded by Mandelson

observer.co.uk

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