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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 19h

'We've temporarily stopped slaughtering people, well done us'

Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 16h

Whatever happens in December, it will happen for a reason, I guess. I’ll try to enjoy the NF season and the music the best I can. Beyond that, depends on EBU in December.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 16h

Nope. Trying to care less. I’m in the post 3 surgeries recovery process and things like this, they affect my mental and physical health and I need to keep my cortisol levels down.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 16h

I hope that the broadcasters that have previously declared that they would be withdrawing to really withdraw if 🇮🇱 is in in the end. That’s all.

ESC Discord @escdiscord.com · 17h

🚨 The vote to determine Israel's participation in #Eurovision 2026 will no longer take place in November, the EBU has confirmed today.

Instead, an "open and in-person discussion" will take place at the EBU General Assembly in December. No vote is currently planned.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 1d

This kid chef Cooking With Kian is so skilled that I guess Michelin star restaurants must be fighting to hire him already. He’s 15 and making the hardest recipes seem so easy. As long as he doesn’t push himself to the limit and really enjoys cooking, he has a very bright future ahead of him.

Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 1d

Yassss

Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 1d

@roskammer.bsky.social

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 1d

Insane that this jESC classic is twenty this year. Both Tess and 🇬🇷 deserved better. What I can tell, is that “Stupid” is a childhood staple for a whole generation of people in 🇳🇱 and I think the song still holds up. Banger ❤️

youtu.be/8ErVJ93qAzw?...

Tess -Stupid - Finale Junior Songfestival 2005

YouTube video by AVROTROS

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

This Is Fascism

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 2d

Or this one. The poll about purchasing timeline is giving me… ☠️ those ads are clearly aimed at dodgy crypto millionaires 🤣

Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 2d

Like this one. Sounds like a scam.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 2d

Getting some weird ass ads on my Instagram for real estate offers in some very peculiar places. Guess new money laundering schemes have emerged…

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 2d

Malmö 2024 was a fab year, song-wise. Too bad it got ruined by circumstances that we all could predict very early on…

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 2d

I did. I want to see her in ESC too, but a better and more fair version of it. Her videos are insane.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 3d

I was in the middle of life or death situation some weeks ago. This Pommelien Thijs song is very relatable atm. Great song and great lyrics. ❤️

youtu.be/sB6mOJdrxGY?...

Pommelien Thijs - Het Beste Moet Nog Komen (Official Video)

YouTube video by Pommelien Thijs

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 3d

Now she’s been rejected and she’s whining in Expressen how one has to have a permanent residency to be eligible. Good sis is experiencing the FO part of the story now…

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 3d

Charlotte Perrelli wanted to take part in Benidorm Fest, saying how repping Spain in ESC was a major dream for her. She even went to record a song and submit it. But I went through their 2025 rules and the rule on citizenship or permanent residency is one of the first ones on the document.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 7d

Swifties really came after her for this, but tbh - she ate.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 8d

So Merz is on the Epstein tapes as well then…

Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 8d

This has been the Greta Thunberg stan account since August 2018 ❤️

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 9d

Death
Taxes
Sweden winning OGAE second chance

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 10d

You know what’s the scariest thing about this whole hospital situation right now? My surgeon, who’s keeping track of my medical records throughout the time I’m here, said that had I waited a day or two longer to come to ER for a checkup, that they might not have been able to help me anymore… 😶

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10d

An American President is intentionally hurting Americans to score cheap political points.

This is not normal.

Russ Vought on X: $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects—specifically the Red Line Extension and the Red and Purple Modernization Project—have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting. More info to come soon from @USDOT.

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Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · 10d

The reunion concert tour of the original lineup of K3 has broken records. Kathleen, Karen and Kristel deserve it so much. ❤️

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