magic rabbit
@magicrabbit.bsky.social
Eurovision, US politics/government, civic tech, cooking, and DMV-area news (based in Arlington). Fat, gay, and Jewish. Also on Discord. Languages: 🇬🇧🇪🇸, some 🇫🇷. Eurovision blogging here: https://magicrabbit84.substack.com/
how long before there’s a drag queen in dc with this name
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
how long before there’s a drag queen in dc with this name
Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie are all bad. Apple pie is good a la mode but also heavily depends on the recipe used. Custard/curd pies clear everything else though, and it’s not close.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie are all bad. Apple pie is good a la mode but also heavily depends on the recipe used. Custard/curd pies clear everything else though, and it’s not close.
ok i think we’re losing the plot a bit here
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
ok i think we’re losing the plot a bit here
texting the group chat the morning after you blacked out at the club
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November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
texting the group chat the morning after you blacked out at the club
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
I’ve always thought this song would be perfect for a drag queen to do a park-and-bark lipsync.
The Eurovision history of Spain #tehoESP, part 25
1985
La fiesta terminó
by Paloma San Basilio (1950-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A true gem from the rather decent ESC year of 1985. Powerful song with thoughtful lyrics.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/bQgUU8a1cTo?...
1985
La fiesta terminó
by Paloma San Basilio (1950-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A true gem from the rather decent ESC year of 1985. Powerful song with thoughtful lyrics.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/bQgUU8a1cTo?...
05. Spain 🇪🇸 | Paloma San Basilio - La fiesta terminó | 1985 Eurovision Song Contest
YouTube video by Xyre
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November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’ve always thought this song would be perfect for a drag queen to do a park-and-bark lipsync.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
I feel like a lot of my posts are just surprised reactions to news, but in fairness a lot of news is very surprising
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I feel like a lot of my posts are just surprised reactions to news, but in fairness a lot of news is very surprising
Uh what
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Uh what
Broadly speaking I think this is a good set of changes. Making the juries larger & more diverse has been a fan request for years, reducing the number of votes per payment method might make it harder for organized campaigns to vote en masse, & limiting promotions should help level the playing field.
🚨 BREAKING: The EBU has announced rule changes for #Eurovision 2026
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Broadly speaking I think this is a good set of changes. Making the juries larger & more diverse has been a fan request for years, reducing the number of votes per payment method might make it harder for organized campaigns to vote en masse, & limiting promotions should help level the playing field.
push notifications have really mastered the art of saying a ton with very little
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
push notifications have really mastered the art of saying a ton with very little
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Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
Who among us
Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’
Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’
The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades later
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Who among us
lmao
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November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
lmao
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It’s #ESC250 time! Like last year, I set myself a few rules:
-no more than one song per country
-no more than one song per year
-try to get a good mix of decades
-nothing that I voted for in 2024
And here’s my 2025 ESC 250 ballot!
-no more than one song per country
-no more than one song per year
-try to get a good mix of decades
-nothing that I voted for in 2024
And here’s my 2025 ESC 250 ballot!
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s #ESC250 time! Like last year, I set myself a few rules:
-no more than one song per country
-no more than one song per year
-try to get a good mix of decades
-nothing that I voted for in 2024
And here’s my 2025 ESC 250 ballot!
-no more than one song per country
-no more than one song per year
-try to get a good mix of decades
-nothing that I voted for in 2024
And here’s my 2025 ESC 250 ballot!
Ok Pluribus is incredible. The most excited I’ve been for a show since Severance
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ok Pluribus is incredible. The most excited I’ve been for a show since Severance
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@apsva.us offering free family evening meals at WHS, YHS, at WLHS. No ID required no questions asked. Come and build up our community. Reduce stigma of accepting help. Everyone welcome.
Thank you APS
Thank you APS
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@apsva.us offering free family evening meals at WHS, YHS, at WLHS. No ID required no questions asked. Come and build up our community. Reduce stigma of accepting help. Everyone welcome.
Thank you APS
Thank you APS
No I don’t think so
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
No I don’t think so
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doing my regular check of Baseballs Signed By Celebrities On eBay and i gotta say this feels like a great deal
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
doing my regular check of Baseballs Signed By Celebrities On eBay and i gotta say this feels like a great deal
incorporating this into all my workflows immediately
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
incorporating this into all my workflows immediately
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...