Rusty Wakool
@rustywako.bsky.social
Fabric hoarder, Simpsons loving , music trawler, record collecting, Eurovision headbanger. Random thoughts. 🇦🇺🇬🇧 🇲🇹
Thankfully Bove made it through! #SanremoGiovani
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thankfully Bove made it through! #SanremoGiovani
Now this is a head to head of two big songs! I’m surprised they have been drawn together. #sanremogiovani
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Now this is a head to head of two big songs! I’m surprised they have been drawn together. #sanremogiovani
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Very sad news. Martin Parr has been my favourite photographer what feels like forever.
Very sad news. Martin Parr has been my favourite photographer what feels like forever.
Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73
From sunbathers to Conservative clubs, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour
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December 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Very sad news. Martin Parr has been my favourite photographer what feels like forever.
Very sad news. Martin Parr has been my favourite photographer what feels like forever.
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I can’t work out why the EBU would sacrifice several countries including one of the big 5 for a country that has truly behaved quite badly towards fellow contestants and questionable voting tactics.
I can’t work out why the EBU would sacrifice several countries including one of the big 5 for a country that has truly behaved quite badly towards fellow contestants and questionable voting tactics.
Nations to boycott Eurovision as EBU approves Israel to compete
EBU Members have voted to approve new Eurovision rule changes and have opted for no vote on Israel's participation. This means Israel is free to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. The vot...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I can’t work out why the EBU would sacrifice several countries including one of the big 5 for a country that has truly behaved quite badly towards fellow contestants and questionable voting tactics.
I can’t work out why the EBU would sacrifice several countries including one of the big 5 for a country that has truly behaved quite badly towards fellow contestants and questionable voting tactics.
Greczula and Aidan are back!
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Greczula and Aidan are back!
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December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hmm why were the two best songs of the night paired against each other tonight ?(Sanremo Giovanni)
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Hmm why were the two best songs of the night paired against each other tonight ?(Sanremo Giovanni)
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I love this new sound from Aidan, looking so forward to what he brings to the Maltese national final
I love this new sound from Aidan, looking so forward to what he brings to the Maltese national final
AIDAN - Taste (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by AIDAN
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November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I love this new sound from Aidan, looking so forward to what he brings to the Maltese national final
I love this new sound from Aidan, looking so forward to what he brings to the Maltese national final
I could keep reading a history book, or I could play candy crush. Choices, choices.
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I could keep reading a history book, or I could play candy crush. Choices, choices.
No surprise upsets from Sanremo Giovanni tonight. I do like Angelica Bove so far ( no change from last year). But Nicolo Fillipucci won song of the night in our living room.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
No surprise upsets from Sanremo Giovanni tonight. I do like Angelica Bove so far ( no change from last year). But Nicolo Fillipucci won song of the night in our living room.
So now EU citizens are in the firing line for reform - which didn’t take very long. But I really worry about what Labour’s response to this will be?
The stupidity of Farage’s latest ‘plan’ is staggering.
Claiming they’d save British taxpayers money by ripping up international commitments and starting a trade war with Europe is the puerile foot-stamp of a party that uses prejudice as policy. Ruinous nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Claiming they’d save British taxpayers money by ripping up international commitments and starting a trade war with Europe is the puerile foot-stamp of a party that uses prejudice as policy. Ruinous nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform would ‘cut benefits for EU nationals and hike NHS immigration surcharge’
Party claims its policies would eliminate ‘black hole’ Rachel Reeves faces in the budget – but Labour says the ‘fantasy numbers don’t add up’
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November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
So now EU citizens are in the firing line for reform - which didn’t take very long. But I really worry about what Labour’s response to this will be?
I’m happy I left the Labour Party awhile back- not fixing childhood poverty as a priority was my red line , but this is something else , something I never thought they would be capable of. Who even are they? I don’t think they even know anymore.
Lots of Labour MPs asking Mahmood tonight to rule out child detention. She won’t rule it out. That’s because forced removals of families will mean children in detention for periods.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
Home Office ruling out deportation of lone minors but the changes will certainly mean more detention of children.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I’m happy I left the Labour Party awhile back- not fixing childhood poverty as a priority was my red line , but this is something else , something I never thought they would be capable of. Who even are they? I don’t think they even know anymore.
ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!! youtu.be/-SzkFgEqB6Y?...
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) Official Trailer - Uma Thurman
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
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November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!! youtu.be/-SzkFgEqB6Y?...
Aidan is finally decided to come back into the Eurovision race ( with the longest announcement) 🇲🇹
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Aidan is finally decided to come back into the Eurovision race ( with the longest announcement) 🇲🇹
That’s my evenings entertainment sorted.
Sanremo Giovani 2025: Videoclips of all 24 shortlisted songs are now available on Raiplay.
#sanremo2026
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#sanremo2026
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Sanremo Giovani - RaiPlay
Gianluca Gazzoli presenta i 24 giovani cantanti che si sfidano per arrivare sul palco di Sanremo 2026
www.raiplay.it
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That’s my evenings entertainment sorted.
Eek! Vanilla Ninja are back!!! This is exciting!!
🇪🇪 ERR has revealed the first 6 artists participating in Eesti Laul 2026.
Among the artists is Swiss #Eurovision 2005 representative Vanilla Ninja and Eesti Laul 2023 and 2024 runner-up OLLIE.
The other 6 artists will be revealed tomorrow evening during Ringvaade.
Among the artists is Swiss #Eurovision 2005 representative Vanilla Ninja and Eesti Laul 2023 and 2024 runner-up OLLIE.
The other 6 artists will be revealed tomorrow evening during Ringvaade.
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Eek! Vanilla Ninja are back!!! This is exciting!!
What was your crime? Not having a middle management wage.
October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What was your crime? Not having a middle management wage.
And to the stars , Goodnight Spaceman , Rest in peace. 💔
October 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
And to the stars , Goodnight Spaceman , Rest in peace. 💔
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One to burn up the kitchen dance floor with.
One to burn up the kitchen dance floor with.
MA IO SONO FUOCO by Annalisa on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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One to burn up the kitchen dance floor with.
One to burn up the kitchen dance floor with.
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And New Casi Opeia?? Great Friday releases! Love that she just pops up with a cute power pop song and then crickets afterwards.
And New Casi Opeia?? Great Friday releases! Love that she just pops up with a cute power pop song and then crickets afterwards.
Nothing Lasts Forever by Cazzi Opeia on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 2:20
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October 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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And New Casi Opeia?? Great Friday releases! Love that she just pops up with a cute power pop song and then crickets afterwards.
And New Casi Opeia?? Great Friday releases! Love that she just pops up with a cute power pop song and then crickets afterwards.
Greczula by Greczula on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 7 Songs
music.apple.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Burnham at fringe #Lab25 event: "Look at the last decade we've had. Shouldn't we start calling out the disaster that #Brexit has been, more directly? They are the people who took us down this path. That's their doing. And we've got to absolutely hold them accountable for that." ~AA
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It wasn’t really the threat of Reform that worried me , it’s the reaction of Labour that does.
Mahmood says she will introduce new conditions for indefinite leave to remain:
Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering
Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It wasn’t really the threat of Reform that worried me , it’s the reaction of Labour that does.
In the history books of the future this chapter will be titled Completely Bat Shit Crazy. We have been in the upside down for a while sadly this is probably not even the crescendo yet.
Trump to the UN: "I have to say, I look at London where you have a terrible mayor -- terrible terrible mayor -- and it's been so changed, so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia Law ... both their immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe."
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In the history books of the future this chapter will be titled Completely Bat Shit Crazy. We have been in the upside down for a while sadly this is probably not even the crescendo yet.
This video is a great analysis of where Eurovision is at the moment, and it breaks my Eurovision loving heart that I may not watch it next year.
If you love Eurovision, if still love Eurovision but feel exhausted by it (me), if you loved Eurovision once but now you don’t, even if you never ever liked Eurovision, I highly encourage you to watch this video and share it. This is brutal and incredibly honest. ⤵️
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Eurovision is Dying... It Can Only Blame Itself.
YouTube video by Stuart MacLean
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September 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This video is a great analysis of where Eurovision is at the moment, and it breaks my Eurovision loving heart that I may not watch it next year.