Bex Sander
@chefboibex.bsky.social
Data and Graphics reporter at @theobserveruk.bsky.social. They/them
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
October 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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
Several reports said that the bullets at the Charlie Kirk shooting had symbols of “transgender ideology” engraved on them, which were apparently arrows. I present to you:
September 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Several reports said that the bullets at the Charlie Kirk shooting had symbols of “transgender ideology” engraved on them, which were apparently arrows. I present to you:
Oh man the situation is so primed for a crypto grifter to enter the fray (luckily most people I’ve spoken to are deeply disinterested so hopefully won’t take hold)
August 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Oh man the situation is so primed for a crypto grifter to enter the fray (luckily most people I’ve spoken to are deeply disinterested so hopefully won’t take hold)
Researching gender affirming care centres for a piece I'm working on and this being the first "other asked question" on google has really sent me over the edge
![Do 85% of children with gender dysphoria desist by the time they are adults?
Desistance studies in children with gender dysphoria
On average [highlighted] 80% of children change their minds and do not continue into adulthood as transgender [highlight ends]
Source: Transgender Trend](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6pfodrcff2d6xbuup654iq6n/bafkreifrrk2su4v6z5lvcqaqe5pzxbybocsa6kj6d45j7xtxnorblk54vy@jpeg)
July 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Researching gender affirming care centres for a piece I'm working on and this being the first "other asked question" on google has really sent me over the edge
The suns out so it’s time to tackle an absolute tome #stephenkingsummer
July 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The suns out so it’s time to tackle an absolute tome #stephenkingsummer
Pride has ended but please enjoy this photo of me climbing that when I posted in the group chat, the immediate response was simply “gay”
July 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Pride has ended but please enjoy this photo of me climbing that when I posted in the group chat, the immediate response was simply “gay”
Light lunchtime reading
June 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Light lunchtime reading
My perfect boy is in Bristol for a couple of days but here he is watching the x files like a real dork
June 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My perfect boy is in Bristol for a couple of days but here he is watching the x files like a real dork
Anyone who needs a gift for someone or a sick piece of art for their home should get a portrait done by Fredde Lanka, wedding season guys think about it freddelanka.bigcartel.com #artsky
May 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Anyone who needs a gift for someone or a sick piece of art for their home should get a portrait done by Fredde Lanka, wedding season guys think about it freddelanka.bigcartel.com #artsky
A lot of anger about this graphic not showing "all the medals and places on teams stolen from women" which 1) they aren't stolen, and 2) it's the same graphic
May 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A lot of anger about this graphic not showing "all the medals and places on teams stolen from women" which 1) they aren't stolen, and 2) it's the same graphic
Don’t mind me, just seeing my name in print for the first time 🥹 @theobserveruk.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Don’t mind me, just seeing my name in print for the first time 🥹 @theobserveruk.bsky.social
A gorgeous day of love and rage, and I brought my knitting
April 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A gorgeous day of love and rage, and I brought my knitting
Never underestimate love for the trans community
April 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Never underestimate love for the trans community
Arriving to the protest in London earlier, this was around 1:15 already heaving
April 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Arriving to the protest in London earlier, this was around 1:15 already heaving
If you know anything about studio Ghibli and AI, you know Hayao Miyazaki called it “an insult to life itself” my poor curmudgeonly king
March 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you know anything about studio Ghibli and AI, you know Hayao Miyazaki called it “an insult to life itself” my poor curmudgeonly king
@phoebeivy.bsky.social answered the question “what’s up with eggs?” In todays @tortoisemedia.bsky.social sensemaker (chart by me)
March 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@phoebeivy.bsky.social answered the question “what’s up with eggs?” In todays @tortoisemedia.bsky.social sensemaker (chart by me)
This spike will undoubtably exacerbate problems in the mining industry and illicit trade: it is estimated that a tonne of gold is smuggled out of Africa every day undeclared
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This spike will undoubtably exacerbate problems in the mining industry and illicit trade: it is estimated that a tonne of gold is smuggled out of Africa every day undeclared
In today’s @tortoisemedia.bsky.social Sensemaker: the gold trade war, and its impact. The price of gold has been skyrocketing mainly due to who else but trump (graphic by Will Jarrett)
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In today’s @tortoisemedia.bsky.social Sensemaker: the gold trade war, and its impact. The price of gold has been skyrocketing mainly due to who else but trump (graphic by Will Jarrett)
Will be re listening to @jamieloftus.bsky.social Lolitacast as a companion of course #booksky
March 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Will be re listening to @jamieloftus.bsky.social Lolitacast as a companion of course #booksky
Chart of the week for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on endometriosis diagnosis and employment. The report also showed that the probability of being a paid employee decreased by 2.7 pct points in the 4 to 5 years after diagnosis
February 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Chart of the week for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on endometriosis diagnosis and employment. The report also showed that the probability of being a paid employee decreased by 2.7 pct points in the 4 to 5 years after diagnosis
I’ve see those jeans before…
February 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I’ve see those jeans before…
Honourable mention to this article from the Telegraph about US aid going to help LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the UK, which even if you do take issue with for... some reason... the amount was $25,000. The USAID annual budget is $50 billion.
February 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Honourable mention to this article from the Telegraph about US aid going to help LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the UK, which even if you do take issue with for... some reason... the amount was $25,000. The USAID annual budget is $50 billion.
One in The Observer, two in The Times, and six (!) in the Telegraph. Six were opinion pieces, three were news stories. Of the opinion pieces, four were actively praising Trump for his human-rights-violating executive orders.
February 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One in The Observer, two in The Times, and six (!) in the Telegraph. Six were opinion pieces, three were news stories. Of the opinion pieces, four were actively praising Trump for his human-rights-violating executive orders.
The one thing I couldn’t fit into my piece on Emilia Pérez is that it has the same energy as the episode of the Simpsons when they go to Australia and it’s all the usual cast attempting Aussie accents, but played deadly serious
February 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The one thing I couldn’t fit into my piece on Emilia Pérez is that it has the same energy as the episode of the Simpsons when they go to Australia and it’s all the usual cast attempting Aussie accents, but played deadly serious