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ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 9:25 pm You can vote 20 times, and loads are coming on Twitter saying they voted 20 times for Israel.

I've been using the app and a VPN and have so far been able to vote for Israel 240 times. Currently working my way through Africa...

Good from Olly but the set was a distraction.

Eurovision supervisor Martin Estrogen

People are pulling out left right and centre. Presenters are refusing to read out Israel's score. Last years winner says she will not present the trophy if Israel wins.

It may well be total chaos.

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 10:06 am Apparently the Dutch have been banned from rehearsals because of an incident . Rumours have it its to do with the Israeli contestants .

Loving the outrage of people like Jonathan Cook over Eurovision, and the personal sacrifices made by so many individuals who have been looking forward to the event for so long: From "The Scotsman": we told on Thursday how the Dreadnought Pub in Leith has been praised for cancelling its ann...

A bit more dashing and a bit less dining on the menu might help for these two...

Good to see the Green Party doing well and almost doubling the number of seats they won. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68956733 Carla Denyer said her party had capitalised on disappointment from Labour voters over its U-turn on green investment, as well as its position on public ownership of public ...

A total 2,495,621 votes have been cast in the 2024 mayoral election - a turnout of 40.5%

Sadiq Khan likely to win but not by as much as the polls predicted.

Counting of votes doesn't start until tomorrow morning, and might even spill into Sunday if it is close. Today has been the verification process from the 3600 polling stations to make sure everything is accounted for, and collating all the ballot boxes across the 3 elections being voted on. https://...

Sadiq Khan blames violent crime on all kinds of things. Sadiq Khan blames spate of violence on school holidays, long days and heatwave https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sadiq-khan-london-walthamstow-metropolitan-police-government-b2147756.html One thing that he doesn't blame it on is Sadiq Khan.

Sadiq Khan has apologised to the Chief Rabbi after hinting that Islamophobia was behind comments made about a ceasefire back in October. In a statement issued to the Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis on Friday, Mr Khan said he apologised for his remarks, "which I deeply regret". https://www.b...

He's not wrong though. Falter is a vocal supporter of the massacre in Gaza, including children. He is also a very active supporter and fundraiser for settlers illegally seizing land from Palestinians in the West Bank. I was not defending Falter, and illegally seizing land from Palestinians in the W...

A useful summary of the scam that was being perpetrated by a vociferous advocate of genocide. This time it failed. https://x.com/Jonathan_K_Cook/status/1782370001007050883 Useful summary? Or an anti-Jewish and anti-establishment rant by someone who blames Falter for Jeremy Corbyn's downfall? Cook m...

The Met threatened to arrest a man who they described as being "openly Jewish" near a Palestinian peace protest last weekend. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/police-threaten-to-arrest-openly-jewish-man-for-walking-near-pro-palestine-protest/ar-AA1niaL5 They then issued as statement on...

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:59 pm For God's sake this is people traffiking now, why cant they get a grip on these gangs?

They are...two people jailed only yesterday for people smuggling.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgynkjzj0go

Matt Ridley's book "Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19" is a good read for anyone interested in the lab leak theory. He's got some interviews on YouTube too, but since most of the interviewers are from the "far right" they won't appeal to all. The Brendan O'Neill one is...

Hoover Attack wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:10 pm

faldO wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:56 pmIt's started...

Didn’t it start the other day?

Didn't it start in 1948?

It's started...

After listening to sensible Political commentating on the BBC it seems this is a case of " Move along, nothing to see here". Yes, thank goodness for the sensible political commentating on the BBC, and well done to them for sticking up for one of their own. As David Lammy said this week, A...

Domestic Streaming From the 2024/25 season onward, this agreement makes more matches available to stream and will effectively replace the current Sky Sports EFL red button coverage and the EFL's domestic streaming option provided via iFollow and club streaming services. Domestic streaming audio serv...

Some people just love to tease and researchers think they have found out why. They believe people who goad others to incite an angry response may have an unconscious need for power linked to high testosterone levels. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL15479019 Common causes of high testoterone lev...

If all you have is accusing me of “shunning” (who have I “shunned”? Example please?) or “ridiculing” (yep, I will indeed ridicule an ideology that takes itself very seriously despite being ludicrous), then you’ve learned absolutely nothing. Useful tip: when dealing with Max B Gold's posts - especia...

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:24 pm I've found Reform a new recruit

And another...