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New winner klaxon! Congratulations - it feels very overdue. I don't vote for Taahino all that much and then when I do it's a bit of a flop? Sorry for cursing I guess. On my side I'm delighted at 11th - I got real Space Dimension Controller vibes which unfairly got something like 15 semi points a few years ago. Went further into Octo Octa's back catalogue after entering this track and I probably would've sent her most high energy track which is this one (idk why I can't see where to embed YouTube videos on the new site).

Testing copy pasting tables into Invision 4 and it is very janky (without having persevered too much) in that I can't seem to edit the table easily but it's now doable yay. The results were ALMOST a bloodbath but the last reveal really saved it.

12 Q 12 Q 10 Q 10 Q 8 Q 8 Q 7 Q 7 Q 6 Q 6 12 • Niceland • Tembalami - Misodzi 5 Q 5 Q 4 Q 4 Q 3 Q 3 10 • Aelandor • ML Buch - River mouth 2 Q 2 22 • Republic of Adonia • Bows - Britannica 1 27 • République d'Áskorza • AYLIVA & Apache 207 - Wunder 1 Q

Finally voted and the Skall recycles (although I have apparently hallucinated sending Max Cooper in the past) did not disappoint.

It would. 58 songs is a lot!

The European countries with the lowest fertility rates are Bosnia, Croatia, Greece, Spain, Italy and North Macedonia, three of which have emigration crises compounding the fertility problem, whereas the countries with the highest rates are France, Ireland and Kosovo. Ireland and France have much higher net migration than their neighbours. I really don't think there is a correlation between fertility rates and net migration in Europe.

2023 is a blur clearly. Ok cool just checking because the way it's laid out implies I'm an honourary member of SF2 only

Lmao I didn't even think about AQ'ing when I chose my entry. I don't believe I did the last time I came 2nd. So I only have to vote in SF2 right. Just double checking as this has not been a position I've found myself in for a very long time and I seem to remember needing to vote in both in, like, 2014.

Big Brother 5 fight night is the culmination of everything in 00s reality TV and New Labour-era cruelty x

This is....very far from Tommy Cash's best song

Ok back to the original not cheap artist but with a different track which has about 14 different ideas going on at once.

Oh ok not hugely surprising. Can you change it back

I've changed my mind. It's allowed you know, it's not always a sign of weakness. It could potentially be a sign of strength x

I'm stuck between a few entries and they all very feel 2010s. Like does anyone listen to tech house anymore

This sounds or at least vibes like My Sister's Crown and I hope it does as well or better.

Two of my entries also had the same fate: Phoenix's 1901 DNQ'd before it got particularly big and Inspector Norse DNQ'd when it rly did end up seeming like the earworm of 2012-14. Idk what they did in terms of charts but they ended up feeling ubiquitous for a long time.

Can't believe Blanck Mass escaped the veto so I'm trying Abracadabra this time

Hang on. I'm barely paying attention to the news at the moment so the tariffs have been much better covered by other posters, but the one thing I've noticed since November 5th is Trump's second term is the most expansionist US administration in decades??? From the Panama canal, the Gulf of America, Greenland and Canada being a 51st state. Not to mention Trump's recent threats to 'blow Iran to smithereens' (which very much is a continuation of Iran nuclear deal withdrawal, the Soleimani assassination, and the subsequent diplomatic crisis from the 1st administration), having Netenyahu 'finish the job' in Palestine etc. I don't see how this adds up to an anti-war instinct.

In that case congrats Cody! I'm just delighted to have 5 from Rob which are some of the more surprising points I've had tonight.

Tie?!

Having a 5 point lead into Hendinia votes is very very fragile indeed. But any of the top 3 would be a fine winner! I'm gonna guess Cor Lupus got the 7+ points required from Hendinia but could easily be Fljotavik too.

Quick maths says those last two votes moves the top 3 extremely close together!

Unsurprisingly, me too!! I'm sure it'd be Blanck Mass's last hurrah but I can justify it by it being a rather overlooked release and Dandy says that he'd never heard it. I'm glad that the song is a discovery for some even if the artist has a track record here! I've not won for 12 years but I'm trying not to think about that. 7th or something would already be amazing. The final/SF1 was very high quality so there's good stuff all over the table but praying for a boost to Rontvia, Scotland 2 and Spodic.

Sry for delay caught up in landslide. That was an amazing SF2 -> Final glow up! Dance is king this month for sure.

Same we're all good (Alpine landslide has been trying to disrupt proceedings x)