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The other day I ran across the border into Switzerland (where my phone data doesn't work) and realised too late that my Spotify had reset and deleted every download EXCEPT for O'Flynn's album which I ended up listening start to finish to 3 times in a row. And I still love my O'Flynn entry! I can recommend it to ppl who like Kelsier but also those who don't as it's very varied for an electronic album.

We could be gender inclusive and also Irish-inclusive x

Don't forget these British men talking over house tracks! (ok God Colony is a stretch but fits in vibe if not house genre exactly)

*Green Party of England and Wales, the Scottish Greens are entirely separate. I agree that this is what the outcome of the conference has ended up being to the public, but this is not necessarily a message that the Greens can decide, rather it is what the media have run with. The leader's speech does mention Gaza more than most parties but it doesn't dominate the speech at all.

Beyond the quagmire of one political party in a country that isn't hugely geopolitically relevant on its own, more generally we do at some point have to move on from the default Western platitudes around a two state solution which are meaningless when increasingly few Israelis even pay lip service towards that aspiration and we have a one-state reality. This article is over 20 years old but still rings true.

Oops muscle memory

Very confident that my entry is both unknown and pleasureable.

Also confirmed a track from an artist who I tried to enter and was vetoed exactly (I think?) a year ago. This one is a lot safer tho I think.

I've got so many options this month! I mean it could have been this but given who the winner was last month it obviously won't be, so may as well post here as it's a highlight from the album.

Oops I remember checking this on Monday while a bit worse for wear but forgot to truly check back afterwards. Good news: I voted for the entire top 3 Good news: I'm delighted by yet another Skall top 10! Bad news: My 18 and 15 languished together in 32nd and 33rd So 2/3 good news, I will take that. Congrats Blacksquare and thankyou Iz for hosting!

I'm not necessarily advocating for what topics do and get started so not really talking about whether this thread exists, but this is just one of thousands of bullshit stories about a random bar/ that gets completely amplified on right wing media. Like I really don't have an opinion about people who choose to mask because I don't know anyone that's done this in years and I don't know/haven't been to East Asian where I know it's been common for a while.

Oops had understood the deadline to be tonight and was planning on listening to the final while walking home tonight in the dark which I'm choosing to do partially because I'm refusing to take the night bus as it costs €4.50 despite me having purchased a pass which covers the fare in the daytime which is an outrageous tarification structure x But at least I have tomorrow to listen instead so I can save some angsty, anti-bus music for tonight x

Cruel world!

Damn, I lost both my 12 and my 8! Gutted for Kath but did think its chances were a bit borderline, and borderline it was with one point in it!

Deandria - my 8-pointer! I feel like that's the first time I've lost a medallist in a while. Despite it being some hard to pin down combination between ska (maybe?), electronica and rap, I did actually expect that Polish belter to stand out enough to have a shot. I did not manipulate their points or indeed anyone from my top 3 as I said I did for a few lower down, in any case it wouldn't have mattered here. Delighted that I've qualified!

Voted! Not done anything as radical as giving my 10th favourite song a 12 or anything, but I have slightly manipulated my votes in order to boost by a couple of points those who I think may need the boost in order to qualify, at the detriment of a few others who I've deemed safe?? Not something I normally do but felt necessary for a couple of my faves. We'll see if that ends up biting me in the ass.

I'm old enough to remember Little Britain discourse in the 00s and tbh I think even at the time the themes were very much not OK.

...for like 2 years. Volcanic eruptions do nothing to interrupt the warming pattern, it just surpresses the trend for a little while.

The optimal human population is probably close to 0, climatically speaking, but I don't think we should be advocating for our own extinction. Eugenics is not a route we're going down so there is no solution to overpopulation, insofaras it exists, so I don't see the use in really considering it. Lifestyle / mode of transport changes are much more realistic even if they're a huge uphill battle. In any case large parts of the world are already in or are entering into demographic crises.

This is the factor that worries me the most as a huge key in limiting climate change. There needs to be a mass lifestyle shift away from frequent car use and especially flying. That requirement affects almost everybody and I'm just not optimistic in society's abilty to accept that. The left-populist narrative puts a responsibility on governments, businesses and the ultra-rich who all absolutely have an outsized influence over your average Joe but everybody does have an impact.

37 pop entries sent by pop and alt-leaning nations alike vs 1 Fizheuer Zieheuer, who would get the most points x

After giving 18 to Hendinia/Tourist in July and 18 to Aeroche/EV last month, it definitely makes sense for my own entry this month to fit in with those, genre-wise! This one is more slowed down and autumnal feeling. My favourite artist discovery of the summer.

Sorry keep getting delayed getting home: 01 | 341 Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy \\ Caught In A Jam 02 | 282 Bøtanikkä // Natalie Jane \\ dance til i die 03 | 254 Ojnoj // Tash Blake \\ cologne 04 | 247 FSR Rontvia // HENGE \\ Mushroom One 05 | 237 Aeroche // EV \\ Thierry Henry (Modeā Remix) 06 | 222 Lentyll // RAY \\ MOD 07 | 208 Neliönoir // Sophia Stel \\ Molly In The Club 08 | 207 Bronzil // Isabel LaRosa \\ Her Face 09 | 206 Fljótavík // Cain Culto \\ a plague, a pestilence 10 | 193 Kluminican Republic // Alewya \\ Maktoub 11 | 189 FARC // Lee Jung Hyun \\ Wa 12 | 188 Jadakissnia // tlen \\ patnik (more votes) 13 | 188 Sovarasma // Shye \\ Smoke 14 | 187.85 East Rukahavian // Chayla Hope \\ Love In Lo-Fi (15% deduction) 15 | 183 Skall // Domenique Dumont \\ Visages Visages 16 | 182 Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons \\ eat the pavement 17 | 181 Pagasa // Great Grandpa \\ Split Up The Kids 18 | 178 Elëdan // Roly Porter \\ An Open Door 19 | 170 République d'Áskorza // Ambre Vallet \\ Ambre 20 | 164 Danæviia // Liminal \\ The Crop 21 | 160 Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth \\ falling to pieces 22 | 158 Greenfroze // ANRI \\ I CAN'T STOP THE LONELINESS 23 | 156 Lookylion // Ellee Duke \\ Adrenaline 24 | 153 Altyr Muunilinst // Mae Muller \\ Wheels Come Off 25 | 152 Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra \\ Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix) 26 | 150 N DNTN // YENA \\ Catch Catch 27 | 144 Freidland // Lena Leon \\ Chemical 28 | 143 The Spodic Empire // waist \\ bravado 29 | 139 POPHub // EVAN GIIA \\ AS WE DANCE 30 | 138 Hendinia // La Beba \\ SANTUARIO CLUB (more votes) 31 | 138 Cor Lupus // Wolf Cutt & Muki \\ STARSEED 32 | 137.7 Aesthetica // Kyra Machida \\ Control (15% deduction) 33 | 133 Trifoski // MEMORIALS \\ Dropped Down The Well 34 | 131 Jupiterdonia // Diana Vickers \\ Pretty Boys (more votes) 35 | 131 Land of DW // RMB \\ Experience (Follow Me) 36 | 125 New Helvetica // Serafina Steer \\ Night Before Mutiny 37 | 123.25 New Lexico // Chloe Qisha \\ Baby Girl (15% deduction) 38 | 117 Yehesi // Mollie Elizabeth \\ Run Rabbit 39 | 110 Taahino // Stand Atlantic \\ LUCID 40 | 102 Herbilore // Boys Go To Jupiter \\ Lovers Always Lose 41 | 97 Deandria // Collide \\ Freak Like Me 42 | 67 Harmonica // Badflower \\ Detroit Position-wise some changes in the bottom half! I'll update the spreadsheet later (either tonight or tomorrow).

We've determined that every single Cor Lupus point was fraud.

I knew the reason why last night it felt like I only made minor f***ups was because Bré wasn't watching.