Bee
@beecollins.bsky.social
European #FBPE, Yorkshire, Ireland, teacher, left of centre politics. Long-suffering Wednesday fan, Ireland rugby☘️, anti Brexit, #Rejoin 🇪🇺 💙 Pro Democracy, anti Fascism. Can be spiky!
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Brexit has made touring harder, especially for emerging artists.
Matt Hood from Spotlight: "British performers are faced with paperwork - costly, time-consuming, often impenetrable.
"An actor's suitability for a job is no longer a question of their talent, but about which passport they hold."
Matt Hood from Spotlight: "British performers are faced with paperwork - costly, time-consuming, often impenetrable.
"An actor's suitability for a job is no longer a question of their talent, but about which passport they hold."
February 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Brexit has made touring harder, especially for emerging artists.
Matt Hood from Spotlight: "British performers are faced with paperwork - costly, time-consuming, often impenetrable.
"An actor's suitability for a job is no longer a question of their talent, but about which passport they hold."
Matt Hood from Spotlight: "British performers are faced with paperwork - costly, time-consuming, often impenetrable.
"An actor's suitability for a job is no longer a question of their talent, but about which passport they hold."
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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting the EU’s Valdis Dombrovskis and Maroš Šefčovič just now.
Reeves: “In a changing world, the UK and the European Union are working together to tackle the challenges of our time.”
Reeves: “In a changing world, the UK and the European Union are working together to tackle the challenges of our time.”
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves meeting the EU’s Valdis Dombrovskis and Maroš Šefčovič just now.
Reeves: “In a changing world, the UK and the European Union are working together to tackle the challenges of our time.”
Reeves: “In a changing world, the UK and the European Union are working together to tackle the challenges of our time.”
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What I find amusing about the Express' cinematic universe is that the UK is simultaneously free and thriving thanks to Brexit and poor and oppressed thanks to the current government. This dichotomy is also reflected in Mail/Telegraph etc but its at its most acute in the Express.
February 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
What I find amusing about the Express' cinematic universe is that the UK is simultaneously free and thriving thanks to Brexit and poor and oppressed thanks to the current government. This dichotomy is also reflected in Mail/Telegraph etc but its at its most acute in the Express.
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Tomorrow we are in the High Court suing Reform for breaching data processing rules. We think it's really quite important. 👇
Farage’s Reform is collecting your data: here’s why | Good Law Project
Reform is harvesting your data, and ignoring people when they get in touch – so we’re taking them to court
goodlaw.social
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Tomorrow we are in the High Court suing Reform for breaching data processing rules. We think it's really quite important. 👇
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Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
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BREAKING: FRENCH POLICE RAID Elon’s X'S OFFICE IN PARIS
February 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
BREAKING: FRENCH POLICE RAID Elon’s X'S OFFICE IN PARIS
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Therein lies the problem. ICE is terrorizing Los Angeles, and local police are choosing not to enforce the law banning masked federal agents.
This is how trust collapses.
This is how trust collapses.
February 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Therein lies the problem. ICE is terrorizing Los Angeles, and local police are choosing not to enforce the law banning masked federal agents.
This is how trust collapses.
This is how trust collapses.
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Breaking:
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Breaking:
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.
Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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UK information commissioner begins investigation into Grok re GDPR and undressing images
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ICO announces investigation into Grok
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) covering their processing of personal data in relation to the ...
ico.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
UK information commissioner begins investigation into Grok re GDPR and undressing images
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
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Incinerators?
⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Incinerators?
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Brazilian influencer Júnior Pena cheered Trump’s immigration crackdown and assured his followers only “crooks” would be targeted. ICE just detained him. Thoughts and prayers. 🥴
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Brazilian influencer Júnior Pena cheered Trump’s immigration crackdown and assured his followers only “crooks” would be targeted. ICE just detained him. Thoughts and prayers. 🥴
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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The murder of VA ICU Nurse Alex Pretti has been officially ruled as a homicide.
Good because that’s exactly what it is. Now let’s do the same for Renee Good’s murder.
Good because that’s exactly what it is. Now let’s do the same for Renee Good’s murder.
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The murder of VA ICU Nurse Alex Pretti has been officially ruled as a homicide.
Good because that’s exactly what it is. Now let’s do the same for Renee Good’s murder.
Good because that’s exactly what it is. Now let’s do the same for Renee Good’s murder.
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How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 AM
How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
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You see some sick things in this world and then some Reform backing accounts on Facebook take it to a whole new low. This is beneath contempt.
fullfact.org/politics/nig...
fullfact.org/politics/nig...
Picture of child with cancer edited to include Nigel Farage – Full Fact
An image which has gone viral on Facebook and supposedly shows the Reform UK leader fulfilling a child’s “final wish” by visiting them in hospital isn’t real.
fullfact.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 AM
You see some sick things in this world and then some Reform backing accounts on Facebook take it to a whole new low. This is beneath contempt.
fullfact.org/politics/nig...
fullfact.org/politics/nig...
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Stop saying underage women.
They are children.
They are children.
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Stop saying underage women.
They are children.
They are children.
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Left: Peter Mandelson criticising the Green Party
Right: Epstein files show that Peter Mandelso advised indirectly via Jeffrey Epstein that JP Morgan’s CEO should “mildly threaten” the UK Chancellor
Right: Epstein files show that Peter Mandelso advised indirectly via Jeffrey Epstein that JP Morgan’s CEO should “mildly threaten” the UK Chancellor
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Left: Peter Mandelson criticising the Green Party
Right: Epstein files show that Peter Mandelso advised indirectly via Jeffrey Epstein that JP Morgan’s CEO should “mildly threaten” the UK Chancellor
Right: Epstein files show that Peter Mandelso advised indirectly via Jeffrey Epstein that JP Morgan’s CEO should “mildly threaten” the UK Chancellor
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Only in the UK can we have documentary evidence of documents being leaked, no denial of the leak, but journalists still have to put "alleged" in the headline.
Libel law is broken.
Libel law is broken.
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Only in the UK can we have documentary evidence of documents being leaked, no denial of the leak, but journalists still have to put "alleged" in the headline.
Libel law is broken.
Libel law is broken.
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Belch of beery breath incarnate Nige Fartrage tells the Telegraph he would slash beer duty by 10%, cutting the price of a pint in pubs by 5p – funded by reintroducing the two-child benefit cap.
He knows Deform UK supporters would swap child poverty for a cheaper piss-up in a heartbeat.
He knows Deform UK supporters would swap child poverty for a cheaper piss-up in a heartbeat.
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Belch of beery breath incarnate Nige Fartrage tells the Telegraph he would slash beer duty by 10%, cutting the price of a pint in pubs by 5p – funded by reintroducing the two-child benefit cap.
He knows Deform UK supporters would swap child poverty for a cheaper piss-up in a heartbeat.
He knows Deform UK supporters would swap child poverty for a cheaper piss-up in a heartbeat.
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The loudest anti-establishment gobshite in the UK has gone mysteriously quiet on Epstein and Mandelson. Very curious indeed. 🤔
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The loudest anti-establishment gobshite in the UK has gone mysteriously quiet on Epstein and Mandelson. Very curious indeed. 🤔
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
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The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
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A lot going on here and all ugly, but one thing I still can't get my head around is how any British government can do business with Thiel at this point.
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A lot going on here and all ugly, but one thing I still can't get my head around is how any British government can do business with Thiel at this point.
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Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs select committee, says police should investigate Mandelson/ Epstein emails.
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs select committee, says police should investigate Mandelson/ Epstein emails.
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."