Xander Edgal
@xanderedgal.bsky.social
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there were a couple weeks where i tried Perplexity to see if AI search engines were any good.
They aren't.
If you disagree let me make something clear: I am better at searching than you.
They aren't.
If you disagree let me make something clear: I am better at searching than you.
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
there were a couple weeks where i tried Perplexity to see if AI search engines were any good.
They aren't.
If you disagree let me make something clear: I am better at searching than you.
They aren't.
If you disagree let me make something clear: I am better at searching than you.
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This is how the media mark Trans Day of Remembrance in the UK
![Double page spread in the Times - From gender critical beliefs to boxing: what the guidance says
Geraldine Scott - Assistant Political Editor
A trans rights protest outside parliament in April after the Supreme Court ruled that the term sex in the Equality Act referred to biological sex
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The equality watchdog has set out sweeping new guidance on how to apply equality protections for the first time in more than a decade, with a focus on how transgender people should be treated.
The 300-page document, seen by The Times but not yet published, was prompted by a Supreme Court judgment in April that ruled the terms “sex” and “woman” in the Equality Act referred to biological sex.
Here we outline the key elements.
Single-sex spaces
The most significant change is a departure from previous interpretations that transgender people should generally be treated in line with their gender identity in single-sex settings such as changing rooms or hospital wards.
Previously it was thought that excluding a transgender woman from a single-sex setting could amount to discrimination.
The new guidance states clearly that trans people may be excluded from single-sex spaces that do not correspond to their biological sex when it is a “proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim”, such as protecting privacy, dignity or safety.
Reflecting the Supreme Court ruling, the guidance said that for the purposes of the Equality Act “a person’s sex remains their biological sex, whether they have a GRC [gender recognition certificate] or not”. The guidance adds: “A trans man with a GRC is a woman and a trans woman with a GRC is a man, for the purposes of the act.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyefpiziml7b24sxpd74axq7/bafkreib2buaq3w6z2bphwtq3lvtmf2keurfz5hdbfqdedh7ushy5xdgdru@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is how the media mark Trans Day of Remembrance in the UK
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anti-sex and anti-kink is conservative, example number one billion.
Hidden in the controversial about UK "choking ban" proposal are a host of even more egregious proposals that could:
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
Moral panic about rough sex gives way to censorship in the UK
British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.
reason.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
anti-sex and anti-kink is conservative, example number one billion.
I don't care how much you believe gender criticals protect women*, once you are admitting to knowingly putting kids at greater risk of harm for your ideology, you need to be removed from any position of power over their care.
*They're not, they're calling for all women's bodies to be policied!!
*They're not, they're calling for all women's bodies to be policied!!
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I don't care how much you believe gender criticals protect women*, once you are admitting to knowingly putting kids at greater risk of harm for your ideology, you need to be removed from any position of power over their care.
*They're not, they're calling for all women's bodies to be policied!!
*They're not, they're calling for all women's bodies to be policied!!
I never thought I'd see a type of One Piece fan who makes the Agenda Piece lot look sane and reasonable, but it being Peter Thiel does make a certain amount of sense
October 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I never thought I'd see a type of One Piece fan who makes the Agenda Piece lot look sane and reasonable, but it being Peter Thiel does make a certain amount of sense
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“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Militia drone strike kills at least 30 in Sudan displacement camp, says El Fasher group
RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committee
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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it is not possible to have fewer than 30 you’re all full of horse shit I am being lied to and gaslit
How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*
1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%
*across all windows, on desktop/laptop
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%
*across all windows, on desktop/laptop
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
it is not possible to have fewer than 30 you’re all full of horse shit I am being lied to and gaslit
Seen people rightly bring up Northern Ireland, but frankly I'm fascinated that Labour also aren't thinking about losing further ground to Plaid Cymru & the SNP
Every adult in Britain to require new ‘Brit Card’ ID
Every adult in Britain to require new ‘Brit Card’ ID
www.independent.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Seen people rightly bring up Northern Ireland, but frankly I'm fascinated that Labour also aren't thinking about losing further ground to Plaid Cymru & the SNP
These fucking idiots are gonna hand fascists the keys to 10 Downing Street out of sheer incompetence & cowardice
Scale of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march shows free speech ‘alive and well’ in UK, says minister – UK politics live
Scale of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march shows free speech ‘alive and well’ in UK, says minister – UK politics live
Peter Kyle said he was not ‘disturbed’ by huge Tommy Robinson-organised far-right protest but condemns violence against the police
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
These fucking idiots are gonna hand fascists the keys to 10 Downing Street out of sheer incompetence & cowardice
Unfortunately one of the problems with covering meme culture is that it's nature means as soon as reporters started learning to do so responsibly, people online would simply add a few more layers of nonsense and irony onto it making it confusing again
Important point this. Reporters had to learn to cover suicide responsibility and to name the victim not the mass shooter. By and large we still haven’t learned how to deal responsibly with meme culture
It feels like they're simultaneously so online they think it's the biggest story every, but not online enough to understand the meme culture around all this so they can cover it responsibly
September 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Unfortunately one of the problems with covering meme culture is that it's nature means as soon as reporters started learning to do so responsibly, people online would simply add a few more layers of nonsense and irony onto it making it confusing again
This is who the major parties of the last century are sleepwalking into defeat against.
What are we fucking doing here man?
What are we fucking doing here man?
Seems hard to find a clip of this going around
So here it is
Feel free to share
So here it is
Feel free to share
September 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is who the major parties of the last century are sleepwalking into defeat against.
What are we fucking doing here man?
What are we fucking doing here man?
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Unlike the others Nandy has understood that Starmer's vision is based on movement and is therefore standing statue-still.
Kyle is going to Business. Replacing Jonny Reynolds.
Incredibly Lisa Nandy is staying at DCMS - she was the one person everyone thought would be moved.
Incredibly Lisa Nandy is staying at DCMS - she was the one person everyone thought would be moved.
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Unlike the others Nandy has understood that Starmer's vision is based on movement and is therefore standing statue-still.
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It has been four hours now since the Church of England leaked the names and email addresses of almost 200 survivors of church abuse.
No bishop or safeguarding official has resigned.
The church has made no statement.
Worst of all, none of the survivors affected has been contacted to offer support.
No bishop or safeguarding official has resigned.
The church has made no statement.
Worst of all, none of the survivors affected has been contacted to offer support.
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It has been four hours now since the Church of England leaked the names and email addresses of almost 200 survivors of church abuse.
No bishop or safeguarding official has resigned.
The church has made no statement.
Worst of all, none of the survivors affected has been contacted to offer support.
No bishop or safeguarding official has resigned.
The church has made no statement.
Worst of all, none of the survivors affected has been contacted to offer support.
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It's simple, if you throw paint on a plane then you get proscribed and any 80 year olds defending you get arrested.
If you ask people to burn down hotels, and they try, you get an interview in the Telegraph and positive coverage in the BBC.
That's sensible, proportionate policing.
If you ask people to burn down hotels, and they try, you get an interview in the Telegraph and positive coverage in the BBC.
That's sensible, proportionate policing.
August 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It's simple, if you throw paint on a plane then you get proscribed and any 80 year olds defending you get arrested.
If you ask people to burn down hotels, and they try, you get an interview in the Telegraph and positive coverage in the BBC.
That's sensible, proportionate policing.
If you ask people to burn down hotels, and they try, you get an interview in the Telegraph and positive coverage in the BBC.
That's sensible, proportionate policing.
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*Agyemang breathes*
Frappert: 😡😡😡
Frappert: 😡😡😡
July 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
*Agyemang breathes*
Frappert: 😡😡😡
Frappert: 😡😡😡
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Remember when I quit the Labour Party years ago and said it was institutionally transphobic and people told me that it wasn’t, the problem was just Rosie Duffield, and that I should stay and fight? Well, well, well.
Asked if Keir Starmer still believes that a trans woman is a woman, his spokesman replies "no".
Says that trans women must now use men's bathrooms
Says that trans women must now use men's bathrooms
April 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Remember when I quit the Labour Party years ago and said it was institutionally transphobic and people told me that it wasn’t, the problem was just Rosie Duffield, and that I should stay and fight? Well, well, well.
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Important to remember: it's correct to blame the government for this ruling as long as it stands because they have the power and the giant majority through which they can change the law. The fact they won't tells us all we need to know.
April 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Important to remember: it's correct to blame the government for this ruling as long as it stands because they have the power and the giant majority through which they can change the law. The fact they won't tells us all we need to know.
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Twenty years ago today: "Run".
March 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Twenty years ago today: "Run".
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March 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
At times like this I think back to my MA days, and must imagine my old secret intelligence professor with his head in his hands @rorycormac.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
At times like this I think back to my MA days, and must imagine my old secret intelligence professor with his head in his hands @rorycormac.bsky.social
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Once again, black don't crack.
No one asked for this superficial post, but gotta be the best a world leader has ever aged over 9 years.
January 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Once again, black don't crack.
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Czechia next on the list of EU governments enacting ridiculous restrictions on the naming of plant-based alternatives to meat 🙄 …
A survey by @beuc.bsky.social found most consumers see no issue w/ calling veggie products w/ “meaty” names so long as clearly labelled as vegan/vegetarian.
A survey by @beuc.bsky.social found most consumers see no issue w/ calling veggie products w/ “meaty” names so long as clearly labelled as vegan/vegetarian.
December 15, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Czechia next on the list of EU governments enacting ridiculous restrictions on the naming of plant-based alternatives to meat 🙄 …
A survey by @beuc.bsky.social found most consumers see no issue w/ calling veggie products w/ “meaty” names so long as clearly labelled as vegan/vegetarian.
A survey by @beuc.bsky.social found most consumers see no issue w/ calling veggie products w/ “meaty” names so long as clearly labelled as vegan/vegetarian.
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[noticing a group of people having a nice time at the park] enjoy your echo chamber
November 18, 2024 at 4:03 AM
[noticing a group of people having a nice time at the park] enjoy your echo chamber
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Keir Starmer tells reporters he's in Italy to learn how the Italian Government achieved "dramatic reductions" in irregular migration.
Here's what Amnesty International had to say about their methods a couple of months back
Here's what Amnesty International had to say about their methods a couple of months back
September 16, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Keir Starmer tells reporters he's in Italy to learn how the Italian Government achieved "dramatic reductions" in irregular migration.
Here's what Amnesty International had to say about their methods a couple of months back
Here's what Amnesty International had to say about their methods a couple of months back
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There are two quantities of popcorn: not enough and what have I done
September 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
There are two quantities of popcorn: not enough and what have I done