Beatrice F. 🇪🇺
@beafk.bsky.social
Interior designer, housewife, Italian-British - but above all -European - choc & cake lover, vegetarian, dreamer. Married to the most wonderful Finnish man!
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7 day fantasy Budget Wishlist:
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
7 day fantasy Budget Wishlist:
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
Energy is a necessity, flying is a luxury - but energy bills have VAT slapped on them while flying has none. Makes no sense, our tax system needs an overhaul - needs to be made more progressive. Home heating is not a luxury, flying on holiday is. Tax the right thing.
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If brands needed any more reasons to stop advertising on X, this is what you'd be supporting as an X advertiser: Holocaust denial (Grok's response to an antisemitic user with a H!tler profile picture).
Holocaust denial is a crime in France, so why can we see this there?
Holocaust denial is a crime in France, so why can we see this there?
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If brands needed any more reasons to stop advertising on X, this is what you'd be supporting as an X advertiser: Holocaust denial (Grok's response to an antisemitic user with a H!tler profile picture).
Holocaust denial is a crime in France, so why can we see this there?
Holocaust denial is a crime in France, so why can we see this there?
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Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gosh. What a surprise.
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Has Trump ever asked for any concession from Russia?
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Has Trump ever asked for any concession from Russia?
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v1.110 is live!
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
v1.110 is live!
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
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Only 37 per cent of the electorate voted for Brexit after a campaign shaped by misinformation. The real way that Britain can strengthen its national interest is by rebuilding trust with Europe and restoring the protection of jobs, trade and stability.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Only 37 per cent of the electorate voted for Brexit after a campaign shaped by misinformation. The real way that Britain can strengthen its national interest is by rebuilding trust with Europe and restoring the protection of jobs, trade and stability.
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BIG NEWS: The Senate received the bill to release the Epstein Files from the House and passed it instantly under yesterday’s unanimous consent agreement. It now heads to Trump’s desk.
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
BIG NEWS: The Senate received the bill to release the Epstein Files from the House and passed it instantly under yesterday’s unanimous consent agreement. It now heads to Trump’s desk.
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UK Defence Minister John Healey: #Russia spy ship Yantar on edge of British waters, mapping undersea cables & shining lasers at RAF pilots in "very dangerous" operations
"My message to Russia & to #Putin is this: We see you. We know what you’re doing. If Yantar travels south this week, we're ready"
"My message to Russia & to #Putin is this: We see you. We know what you’re doing. If Yantar travels south this week, we're ready"
#UkraineWar, Day 1,364: Secret #Trump - #Kremlin Talks
#Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia
eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukra...
#Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia
eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukra...
Ukraine War, Day 1,364: Secret Trump-Kremlin Talks - EA WorldView
The Trump Administration and the Kremlin are in secret talks over a 28-point proposal about Russia's 46-month full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
eaworldview.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Brexit law
UK Supreme Court decides on EU citizen access to benefits, refuses to send questions to CJEU
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
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UK Supreme Court decides on EU citizen access to benefits, refuses to send questions to CJEU
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
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Simkova (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent) - UK Supreme Court
(i) Is the child element of universal credit (“UC”) a family benefit under article 3(1)(j) of the Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coor...
www.supremecourt.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Brexit law
UK Supreme Court decides on EU citizen access to benefits, refuses to send questions to CJEU
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
(Reposted with the correct link)
UK Supreme Court decides on EU citizen access to benefits, refuses to send questions to CJEU
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
(Reposted with the correct link)
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EU Member States agree on safeguards for EU farmers under EU/Mercosur free trade agreement
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Must still be negotiated with the European Parliament
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Must still be negotiated with the European Parliament
EU-Mercosur: Council backs regulation implementing the safeguards for agricultural products
The Council backs the Commission proposal on EU-Mercosur safeguard clauses, ensuring swift action to protect EU farmers from harmful import surges.
www.consilium.europa.eu
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
EU Member States agree on safeguards for EU farmers under EU/Mercosur free trade agreement
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Must still be negotiated with the European Parliament
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Must still be negotiated with the European Parliament
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Congress just forced DOJ to disclose not only the Epstein files, but every redaction and omission they make.
This is a massive shift in transparency.
Watch my full explainer ⬇️
youtu.be/RPWTtoUYNAk
This is a massive shift in transparency.
Watch my full explainer ⬇️
youtu.be/RPWTtoUYNAk
Congress Just Forced DOJ to Release the Epstein Files: Here’s What Happens Next (A LAWYER EXPLAINS)
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Congress just forced DOJ to disclose not only the Epstein files, but every redaction and omission they make.
This is a massive shift in transparency.
Watch my full explainer ⬇️
youtu.be/RPWTtoUYNAk
This is a massive shift in transparency.
Watch my full explainer ⬇️
youtu.be/RPWTtoUYNAk
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Gary Stevenson, "You cannot allow the richest people in your society to take a bigger share, in economies with almost no growth, and not expect ordinary families to get poorer"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Gary Stevenson, "You cannot allow the richest people in your society to take a bigger share, in economies with almost no growth, and not expect ordinary families to get poorer"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
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If the price of our open internal borders and unity means that non-Europeans have to respect our laws, including 90/180, well so be it.
The people affected here will be those illegally overstaying by running two or more passports, using "soft airports" or otherwise working hacking the system.
The people affected here will be those illegally overstaying by running two or more passports, using "soft airports" or otherwise working hacking the system.
Text book example of how misinformation is directed against European unity.
The overall goal is to put the consequences of Brexit on Europe, engender bad feeling, and cripple any join efforts.
A 🧵
The overall goal is to put the consequences of Brexit on Europe, engender bad feeling, and cripple any join efforts.
A 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If the price of our open internal borders and unity means that non-Europeans have to respect our laws, including 90/180, well so be it.
The people affected here will be those illegally overstaying by running two or more passports, using "soft airports" or otherwise working hacking the system.
The people affected here will be those illegally overstaying by running two or more passports, using "soft airports" or otherwise working hacking the system.
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If memory serves, this story about Farage was around in London in the 1980s, but he wasn’t very important then. There’s also the matter of Gove’s speeches at uni, spouting vile opinions which can be traced through into the National Curriculum, but no one paid any attention to that either.
Educating ‘dirty northerners’ and ‘fettered foreigners’ in Gove’s curriculum of ‘hard facts’
Recordings of Gove making derogatory comments, raise questions about his values and the curriculum that he instilled in England’s schools
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If memory serves, this story about Farage was around in London in the 1980s, but he wasn’t very important then. There’s also the matter of Gove’s speeches at uni, spouting vile opinions which can be traced through into the National Curriculum, but no one paid any attention to that either.
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"Our enemies celebrated & our friends dispaired".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
Former Tory PM Brands Brexit 'An Act Of Collective Folly' In Outspoken Attack
John Major said "our enemies celebrated and our friends despaired" at the vote to leave the European Union.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Our enemies celebrated & our friends dispaired".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/former...
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"Find friends by phone" is a common tool in social networks. We're proposing a secure scheme and requesting comments from the dev community.
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Request For Comments: A secure contact import scheme for social networks | Bluesky
This article outlines plans for a future Bluesky feature \- it doesn’t exist yet\! By sharing our ideas early, we hope to solicit feedback from the community.
docs.bsky.app
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Find friends by phone" is a common tool in social networks. We're proposing a secure scheme and requesting comments from the dev community.
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%
estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%
estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%
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UK payment for greater access to the single market beyond the specifics of the common understanding is fine and expected, probably helpful actually, and suggestions within of flexibility in SAFE funding equally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties
‘Politically realistic’ for UK to make financial contribution so it can access European single market, Irish minister says
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
UK payment for greater access to the single market beyond the specifics of the common understanding is fine and expected, probably helpful actually, and suggestions within of flexibility in SAFE funding equally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...