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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · 21d

One good thing came from Russian propaganda Eurovision and that’s a free block list of all those who watched it #Eurovision

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Aug 18

If we’re stuck with United by Music I’m glad it at least looks pretty but the 70 gives AI vibes (it’s probably not but still) and I don’t even wanna speak of the “updated” main logo #Eurovision

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Aug 2

Annoyingly my card doesn’t work for whatever reason so I’m just kinda stuck

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Aug 1

@support.bsky.team please tell your 3rd party to fix your age verification. I’m 22 and I’m not allowed to access messages on a social media app. Even my 27 year old brother with a full beard can’t make it through the verification system. I know the law is stupid but you don’t need to also be stupid

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Jul 24

They sent an email with the song playlist and a link to a survey which everyone can fill out

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Jul 23

Been a while since I posted and I’m in OGAE UK for my sins so I thought I’d share my Second Chance votes:

12 - Heaven Sent 🇲🇹
10 - Made Of 🇫🇮
8 - The Soul of My Soul 🇭🇷
7 - V.I.P. 🇪🇸
6 - On And On And On 🇸🇪
5 - Désolée 🇧🇪
4 - my sea 🇺🇦
3 - The Unluckiest Boy Alive 🇩🇰
2 - The Game 🇳🇴
1 - külm 🇪🇪

#Eurovision

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Jun 15

People are making fun of him but at least for the first part he’s right. Look at Malta, dead last in their semis in 2023 & 24 (not saying juries would make them qualify but they wouldn’t of come last) and only 8 televotes in the final this year. Televote dislikes small countries #Eurovision

ESC Discord @escdiscord.com · Jun 14

🇸🇲 In the same press conference, Sergio stated that "small countries are at a disadvantage [at #Eurovision]", and that the jury members "are unknown to everyone and give incomprehensible votes".

Sergio stated that, if necessary, "SMRTV may skip for a year or two."

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Jun 4

Probably for the best Spanish Eurofans currently dominate Benidorm and that just results in attempting to repeat 2022

ESC Discord @escdiscord.com · Jun 4

🇪🇸 RTVE has published the rules for Benidorm Fest 2026, their #Eurovision selection.

👉 Song submissions open tomorrow and close on 24 September.
👉 16 artists will participate.
👉 The results will be determined by 50% international jury, 25% demoscopic jury, and 25% televote.

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Jun 4

Favourite NQs of the past 10 years:

2025: 🇲🇪 Dobrodošli
2024: 🇨🇿 Pedestal
2023: 🇮🇸 Power
2022: 🇮🇪 That’s Rich
2021: 🇭🇷 Tick-Tock
2019: 🇷🇴 On A Sunday
2018: 🇨🇭 Stones
2017: 🇪🇪 Verona
2016: 🇲🇰 Dona
2015: 🇮🇪 Playing With Numbers

Katja @schlagerkaty.bsky.social · Jun 4

Favourite NQs of the past 10 years

2025: 🇧🇪 Strobe Lights
2024: 🇧🇪 Before The Party Is Over
2023: 🇱🇻 Aijā
2022: 🇮🇪 That’s Rich
2021: 🇩🇰 Øve os på hinanden
2019: 🇭🇺 Az én apám
2018: 🇧🇪 A Matter Of Time
2017: 🇪🇪 Verona
2016: 🇮🇸 Hear Them Calling
2015: 🇮🇪 Playing With Numbers

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · Jun 2

I’ll always be proud that this man is the UK’s best result of the 21st century such an amazing person who truly understands how special the contest is

ESC Hayden @eschayden.bsky.social · Jun 2

Wise words from ar Sam 👏

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 27

I feel so bad for these children. They’re about to become the face of one of the most controversial tv shows currently on air

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · May 27

The main trio has been cast for the ‘HARRY POTTER’ TV series:

• Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter
• Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger
• Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 25

With how terrible this movie seems to be especially compared to the original I hate that all Disney are gonna see is a profit

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · May 25

‘Lilo & Stitch’ debuts to $341M at the global box office 💰

• Production budget — $100M
• Marketing budget — $100M

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 24

I may be the exception to the rule, Lithuania is my 4th and Portugal my 11th but Ukraine and Italy are in my bottom 10

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 23

Every Brit needs to keep baller in the top 40 for another week just to hear it on the radio

Pete Turton @peteturton85.bsky.social · May 23

A German Eurovision entry.

In German

At number 34 in the UK top 40

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 22

Italy is largely pro Israel so I can only assume RAI would agree with the Germans. I have no clue on the French

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 19

Thank you!

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 19

The closest you could get is simply moving all countries below them up 1 in juries and televote which would in turn distribute their points which is what I meant

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 19

Has anyone worked out how Israel’s points would’ve been distributed if they were taken out of the equation? #Eurovision

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 18

Never mind I miss understood the website Albania didn’t get points from 11 countries I’m back to being sad

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 18

Austria just really like hosting anniversaries

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 18

I’m still not over the close call last night or Switzerland getting 0 televotes but seeing Albania got points from every single countries televote makes me feel slightly better #Eurovision

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 17

If I hear another bad word about the jury after that shitshow then idk what to say #Eurovision

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 17

Let’s bring Eurovision to Albania for the first time ever for the 70th anniversary! Vote 26 tonight #Eurovision #Tiranë2026

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 16

I do think Finland won but Israel got very high and producers are simply afraid of it winning like last year

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Will 🏳️‍🌈 @willbwhippin.bsky.social · May 16

No I’m sorry I definitely disagree, we routinely send songs that are just not strong enough or if they are the staging and/or live performance let’s them down, also the majority of British people don’t care about our own song, if we don’t like it ourselves how can we expect the rest of Europe to?

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