The way I read it, they are allowing discussion of both the policy and Israel in general while following the law in Germany.

I don’t read modlogs and I mostly ignore people complaining about mods, so I couldn’t say if their bans are heavy handed.

I am playing through them now. I liked blue shift, and I’m in Opposing forces now.

Got a friend with a cabin, and instead of a whole grid they found it simpler to plug their secondhand panels into a battery pack about the size of a car battery that has 110v, 12v, and USB outlets. They charge on the panels at home and it lasts the weekend at the cabin.

Why not both?

Nobody wants yogurt all over their interior.

Sounds like you have quite a weekend planned.

Lucky it didn’t explode.

I don’t recognize it. Are you suggesting it’s something in particular? I don’t follow celebrity news but I know he’s in trouble for something.

If you see me holding something in a picture, it’s probably a bit of delicious cheese. Mmmm. cheese.

Here’s the link to the Grand Final performances. I can’t even see the playlist from the U.S.

My personal favorites were Albania and Latvia.

Spain gave a great performance but got no love.

Sweden was an early favorite and came in very highly.

Austria obviously did well. I really like his duet with the last Austrian Winner Conchita Wurst.

For moral reasons, yes.

In terms of song quality and performance it was fine. Not especially good. It definitely shouldn’t have left sided over Poland, Denmark, and Spain.

Here from !c/all. This is hysterical!

I’ve also taken note of the cautionary tale. Won’t happen to me, no sirree.

In theory, there’s no mechanism in the rules to can a country just because they suck. Russia was banned for the same reason Georgia was for a while (and may be again) - the national broadcaster must be free and independent from government control.

1. Netanyahu’s government has been trying to control or kill KAN, their public broadcaster, for allowing content critical of the government. Last year the government seems to have pressured KAN to change the song. It’s a mixed result there. Mostly independent but under a lot of pressure?

2. There is a moral imperative not to normalize the Israeli government’s behavior in Gaza and w.r.t. Palestinians in general. If enough countries threaten to boycott, the EBU would have to give in. They aren’t worried about ( I think it was) Jordan boycotting the contrst because of Israel, but if Germany and Spain back out that might be another story.

The EVU’s ofricial statements on the subject for your reading pleasure:

https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/frequently-asked-questions-israel-24

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir

Imagine people 4,000 years after your death still talking about how you scammed your customers. Ea-Nāsir is a legend in the historical customer service community.

These sound like excellent improvements.

Might not be good for it long term, I’ve heard.

Creepy and cool. I could see this on throw pillows and curtains.

Indeed. Thanks for being the Baader to Meinhof.

Oh man, I was just thinking of this song the other day. Couldn’t remember who made it.

What do you recommend they add?

I’ve only ever gone car camping, but this stuff appeals to me. Thank you.