This year’s true #Eurovision winners are the countries that decided not to participate.
Congratulations to them all.
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So proud of my country, #Ireland for standing up and taking the decision along with #Spain, #Slovenia, #Iceland, and The #Netherlands to #boycotteurovision.
It was a small gesture on the scale of things but maybe it inspires others to take action and I sincerely hope that the people of #Palestine are the real winners.
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Me, having had a busy week, catching up on #Eurovision stuff ahead of the Grand Final tomorrow
I will say though, as a child of 90s eurodance, I will be adding the Austrian entry to my playlists immediately. I also just still enjoy the Finnish entry immensely. #eurovision
Having re-watched them, I think there's a perfect trio of #Eurovision songs this year to introduce someone to how mad it is - Ireland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMq8ofCstMQ), Finland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nidDtyS0Wo) and then Croatia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBjarAiAVc)
You’ve got to hand it to Switzerland, their flag is a big plus. #eurovision
The #Netherlands will boycott #Eurovision for the second year in a row.
Earlier this month, organisers announced they were excluding any country actively involved in an armed conflict from participating to the competition.
With the exception, of course, of #Israel.
Since repeatedly inviting baby killers is the perfect way to ruin a party, the Netherlands will no longer join the party.
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🚫 allfuckers.com 
🇫🇷 🙏 Good morning #thursday 3rd post today Refurbed old meme #macron 😅 😂 🤣 😭 happy 73rd #eurovision #lgbtq #introduction #uk #USA #russia #iran Everybody is laughting at 🇫🇷 #france not #germany 😤 😡
Refurbed old meme from 2020 😇
@EUCommission @middle-east-news-AlJazeera @middle-east-news-AlJazeera
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Good evening II last one of the day, my last brain cell need a british serie to cool down 🙏
#boycott #france #women #metoo try to convince your husbands to choose another destination this summer #thursday ? th post today ? #eurovision #lgbtq #introduction #uk #USA #russia #iran #france #gaza #palestine . Take Care.
@EUCommission
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OMG am tuning into BBC1 and am catching the end of a new #DoctorWho episode, and it’s a not so subtle episode about NOT becoming a genocider to stop a #genocide.
and the first dude they save from the genocide is one of the #Eurovision presenters ―who is a presenter in a song contest in the Doctor Who universe?
and now they’re going to let one of the contestants sing a song that “THE CORPORATION” wanted to supress? so she’s singing the song now.
WOW, it’s time i watch Doctor Who again.
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I'm one of those Asians who don't follow #Superbowl because I don't understand what it is about and the format and the objective and the appeal.It's the same with #Eurovision. 😁 But at least Eurovision is a bit easier, it's a singing competition showcasing the best of EU, correct?
Questions about Israel and the European Union’s Horizon Europe program
The European Union’s Horizon Europe program serves as a lifeline for Israeli academia, which remains complicit and silent about the ongoing genocide in #Gaza. Shouldn't Israeli participation in EU programs face greater scrutiny based on legal and ethical obligations?
Separating Israeli research from government policies is like claiming Israel's #Eurovision participation doesn't benefit the state. Israeli media acknowledges that losing Horizon Europe access could trigger isolation and academic decline similar to Russia's post-sanctions deterioration. These grants provide more than funding—they offer prestige, international collaborations, and access to cutting-edge infrastructure. The Council for Higher Education warns of "devastating" consequences including research deterioration and accelerated brain drain, while university leaders emphasize threats to Israel's academic status. Simultaneously, cuts to US government science funding create what Israeli sources call a "double-sided attack" on their research capabilities.
Concerns raised in the Q&A:
Even civilian research projects can free up Israeli government resources for military operations and settlement expansion, while continued EU cooperation legitimizes these policies and weakens international pressure for change. Further more, monitoring mechanisms cannot prevent misuse or ensure that research and technology aren't ultimately used for military purposes, creating moral inconsistency in condemning Israel's actions while providing funding that indirectly supports the state.
The ongoing genocide in Gaza, with its massive civilian casualties and humanitarian crisis, only intensifies these concerns and shows that maintaining the status quo in fact fails to hold Israel accountable, while sending the wrong message about the EU's commitment to human rights and international law. While a full revocation of the association agreement is considered highly improbable due to the need for unanimous consent, a suspension or exclusion from Horizon Europe specifically is a real possibility requiring a qualified majority vote, and the likelihood of this happening depends on the evolving political situation.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-000180-ASW_EN.html
The infographic illustrates Israel's significant dependence on Horizon Europe funding across various academic disciplines.
Israel in Horizon Europe (18 years of different programs):
- 225 total research grants received
- 121 grants to young researchers
- 58 grants to advanced researchers
- 46 grants to senior researchers
Israeli Proposals to Horizon Europe:
- 1.3 billion NIS total funding requested
- 650 million NIS approved funding
- 650 other proposals
Israeli Performance by Research Field (percentage of grants received):
- Medical/Health: 20%
- Life Sciences: 17%
- Exact Sciences: 17%
- Engineering: 16%
- Social Sciences: 15%
- Humanities and Arts: 8%
Hebrew https://www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/article/rjne6kkgel
@academicchatter @palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
#HorizonEurope #IAI
Ready your clogs and berets and lederhosen, for #ThePlaylist is back, and this week it's celebrating all things Europevision.
It's #Eurovision week, so we've got two hours of tracks from European artists, or about European places. Or not. You know how this works by now.
https://www.mixcloud.com/DJDarren/theplaylist-120525-europevision/
And I won't lie, this week is crammed full of Solid Gold Bangers. For a change.
// https://djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //
Eurovision is always a fun stress test for the fediverse. Across #esc, #Eurovision, #esc25, and #esc2025, over 15K posts have been been made today. For comparison, 863 posts have been made in another trending hashtag, #Caturday.
It’s #Eurovision Saturday.
I will not be providing commentary this year due to the actions of a country I don’t need to name.
Please feel free to read my Eurovision books, which are not irrelevant to said situation, instead.
📌 Amnesty International: Failure to suspend #Israel from #Eurovision betrays humanity and exposes blatant double standards: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/05/europe-failure-to-suspend-israel-from-eurovision-betrays-humanity-and-exposes-blatant-double-standards/
RE: https://social.tchncs.de/@NiceBastard/116555135047588638
#ESC #Eurovision "A New York Times investigation found a well-organized campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that embraced Eurovision as a soft power tool, and a secretive contest organizer that was ill-equipped to respond."
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I'd love to be able to carry off one of those sequin bodysuits, but my gut would get in the way and I'd be all out of proportion!
#latvia
She's been told gestures are good, do more gesturing, hasn't she. Pointless hand waving.
Ouch. Out of tune.
Now I'm no singer, musician, sound engineer or whatever, but if I can hear it's out of tune there has to be something wrong.
Like the "Ooooooh-aaaaaah" bit. Don't like the rest.
#eurovision
I'm down with this guy's outfit. I think can pull it off. 
#EuroVision2026 #EuroVision
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