Really strong "80's magic act at Caesar's Palace" vibes off Switzerland #Eurovision .
That's a very sparkly ukulele and if someone could explain the costume that would be great Germany
Every time the hand dances it looks like they are pulling the bird, and I am not sure that's the message they were going for
Strong "rage against your parents while practicing in their basement" vibes Finland
Please, please let us them open up Graham's booth and it's just him and a load of empty bottles.
Yep, got no snarky comments. Liking this by Bulgaria.
If it's any consolation Lithuania, I have no idea what's happening either.
And I have even less idea now, but am slightly scared*, watching Ukraine's entry.
*Terrified beyond measure
Feel like I should be smoking indoors while listening to France's entry, will make do with with continuing with drinking wine.
Feeling no guilt about tweeting about #Eurovision Nothing wrong with a bit of camped up fan amid everything else in the world.
No idea what's going on but that headdress is something else San Marino
Love the round up part of #Eurovision . It's like an overdose of "what the hell am I actually seeing". Prior warning I'm going to probably be out of action for like a week after watching so many sparkles and listening to... Well this.
Mata Hari is going to an earworm for weeks isn't it?
Getting anxiety about the lack of masks going on now, and possible major critical event. Has anyone checked those power lines?
My call is Bulgaria, won't win but should, Lithuania and possibly France. Going to be having nightmares about Ukraine's entry so please no.
Oh come on. I know we weren't that good, but someone could at least give the UK a point for him being a nice bloke, apparently.
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Thread on the government's "New Plan for Immigration": Just from a cursory reading before the deep dive can confirm that "accessible web version" is the only "accessible" thing about the New plan for immigration. 1/ gov.uk/government/pub…
Some things never change. Straight out of the gate we've got the standard line of immigration being all about how migrants' are an "economic resource", with the added fun focus on "digital". There's nothing this government doesn't seem to think "digital" won't solve. 2/
The objectives really are something special. This is probably a good time to bring up the not insignificant matter of UNHCR taking the fairly rare step of admonishing the UK government for its plan and the harm they will cause. 3/ unhcr.org/uk/news/press/…
Why is it some people, and it seems to be a growing number, can't even pretend to campaign for Palestinian rights without resorting to anti-semitism? Who do you think you're helping by making Holocaust comments or abusing Jews? No-one. Not a single person, including Palestinians
What? Do you think that because someone is Jewish they can suddenly influence what Netanyahu does? Damn, even Israeli voters didn't really get a say due to the way the Israeli electoral system works. Yet, somehow, so many seem to think it's fair game to abuse them.
Call out the Israeli government, please call them out, but innocent people? How does that do anything to help anyone? For a change to happen you need the world to listen, and I guarantee you that isn't happening so long as anti-Semitism is tolerated in campaigning.
THREAD: Okay, so why is it important to distinguish between Patel being at raid on people alleged to be involved in smuggling and trafficking, and Patel being at an immigration raid? I mean either way she's doing it for PR purposes to show she is tough on immigration right? 1/
Of course she, and it would naïve to think this didn't have anything to do with recent public displays of support for migrants, or her own issues with being accused of breaching the Ministerial Code, but there is a secondary issue here. 2/
Immigration is a highly charged subject, to put it politely.
Only a couple of days ago @jameskirkup wrote a piece, which I admit to having a number of disagreements with, regarding how and why migrants' rights advocates keep losing on issues. 3/ thetimes.co.uk/article/patel-…
What has really gotten to me recently is how few people seem prepared to step up and call out anti-semitism. Actually, let's be honest it's not just a recent thing. It's as if they think that doing so will be taken as support for the actions of Israel. 1/ hrw.org/news/2021/05/1…
It's not though. You can, and I personally think should, call out the actions of Israel as a nation state, while still standing by Jews against anti-semitism. You can't claim to defend human rights and then either attack or ignore another marginalised group. 2/
We see this type of action constantly though, and let's be honest it's exactly the same with Islamophobia etc. People who conflate the actions of some with the existence of everyone who is even tangentially linked by religion, race, culture etc. 3/
I highly recommend reading both these threads by @AlasdairMack66 and @ZoeJardiniere. Anti-immigration sentiments have been softening for years, yet migrants rights advocates are constantly told they need to listen to "legitimate concerns". 1/
If a concern is to be considered "legitimate" though it needs to be based on fact and not opinion. Anti-immigration views rarely, if ever, are supported by fact. As advocates we do need to engage on an emotional level, rather than just throwing out evidence. 2/
I believe in open borders, however I acknowledge they're not likely to happen in the near future and won't work unless they are accepted globally. Under those circumstances it should, ironically, be free market libertarians who defend them most vociferously. 3/