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It being in Sweden this year was a huge fix anyway, Finland was robbed. Based on that my prediction is Israel are allowed to compete, come last in the public vote and are declared the winners by the judges.
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the finale will certainly be fun to watch in any case, pro-palestinian actions isn’t exactly unheard of even during more (relatively) peaceful times (like the icelandic bands, or Madonna’s hidden outfit during her performance act in Israel)
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The Finnish Helsingin Sanomat pointed out that a large sponsor of the Eurovision is MoroccanOil, an Israel-based cosmetics company. So, you know, they won't give Israel the boot due to money. 
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SplitSoul posted:This link might be helpful: Fittingly, Rust Materialis's dedication to the "facts" or "legality" of the matter is also a flag of convenience.
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big scary monsters posted:It being in Sweden this year was a huge fix anyway, Finland was robbed. Based on that my prediction is Israel are allowed to compete, come last in the public vote and are declared the winners by the judges.
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Does Eurovision have a similar effect like the Olympics where it craters a city for a few years for sweet gently caress all? Presumably not to scale like the Olympics, as they’re using already existing facilities, but is there a “you hosed up a neighborhood for pole vaulting” type situation?
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Well it will be held here in Malmö, so even if they did gently caress it up no one will really be able to tell the difference.
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the Norwegian eurovision cost around 200 million kr in 2010, so I think that’s a resounding “yes” to your question. and we even reused an existing venue
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Ireland started losing deliberately because it was bankrupting them.
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ulvir posted:the Norwegian eurovision cost around 200 million kr in 2010, so I think that’s a resounding “yes” to your question. and we even reused an existing venue remember when we got eurovision instead of the world cup lmao
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Grimson posted:remember when we got eurovision instead of the world cup lmao I am pretty sure we got both (at least the ski world cup). the cost of those was why I voted no to having the loving olympics on top of everything. that was one year I was actually thankful for FrP existing
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Megamissen posted:the targets include ships with links to the three countries, i should have included that and it is a broader category When did it switch from "anyone supporting Israel" to "US, UK or Israel"? Was it before 31 December or after? Because I specifically limited the list to ships from 2023. quote:
So the ship was "50 nautical miles (nm) to the west of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah" (source: your linked article) and isn't Israeli (Irish-owned apparently?), was not headed to Israel (carrying "a cargo of jet fuel from India to the Netherlands or Sweden") and was attacked anyhow for warning off a boat with three armed men in it who approached without notice. I think that one goes in the "unknown reason" category at best. quote:but more to the general point, insurance companies would not seek to exclude ships with "US, UK or Israeli involvement" if the targeting was random This is why I specifically listed ships attacked before the bombing campaign started - as your article says quote:Some ship insurers are starting to avoid covering US and UK merchant ships against war risks when they navigate the southern Red Sea, another sign of blowback since the two nations’ airstrikes on Yemen last week. so it cannot have been a reason for the ships listed to be attacked and can be excluded. At this point I think this topic has more than run its course in this thread, and I'm not interested in responding to cheap shots here that seem to have started. The bottom line is the Houthis were clearly not limiting their attacks to Israeli-owned or destined ships in late 2023 despite their claims to do so. Ed: others may feel free to have the last word Rust Martialis fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Jan 31, 2024 |
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Piracy and other attacks on civilian shipping breaks international law and these tepid attempts at justifying them are blatantly bullshit from start to finish. Go somewhere else with that poo poo.
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Rust Martialis posted:At this point I think this topic has more than run its course in this thread, and I'm not interested in responding to cheap shots here that seem to have started. Then you should probably stop posting about it, instead of trying to get the last word.
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Wibla posted:Piracy and other attacks on civilian shipping breaks international law and these tepid attempts at justifying them are blatantly bullshit from start to finish. Go somewhere else with that poo poo. Just DD the offenders
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Wibla posted:Piracy and other attacks on civilian shipping breaks international law and these tepid attempts at justifying them are blatantly bullshit from start to finish. Go somewhere else with that poo poo. The International Law respecter had logged on
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Goon meet in the capital of Scandinavia next Friday:Groda posted:
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Groda posted:Goon meet in the capital of Scandinavia next Friday:
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I'm sorry to interrupt, but My third attempt, didn't knead the dough enough I think, and way over corrected on the cardamom (went from pre-ground to fresh and it's way more potent). Folding them right didn't really work because the gluten in the dough wasn't developed enough. One day I may get these right. (I mean Kanelbullar, they may not be easily recognisable in the photo  )
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Too much cardamom? No such thing. Nice buns! But looks like you didn't give them an egg wash? I made "Finnish" kanelbullar the other week but didn't take any pictures. They're funny-looking, though. I've taken to sprinkling light cane sugar instead of pärlsocker on the buns. The crystals are smaller and a bit transparent and look kinda beautiful. Taste better, too. Last time I baked (a no-knead bread) I let the dough rise in the oven with just the pilot light on. It warms the air in there a couple of degrees and the yeast seemed to like it.
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Here's something I think everyone can get behind. https://twitter.com/Haman_Ten/status/1754826823387558210
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Jon Pod Van Damm posted:Here's something I think everyone can get behind. Yeah, focusing on Palestinian ones right now.
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I don't understand what this is all about - but I'm inclined to agree with Saeed here based on gut feeling
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Jon Pod Van Damm posted:Here's something I think everyone can get behind. For those of us without a Xitter account, do you have a screenshot of what this is a reply to?
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I googled. The company makes some dressings for a condition called EB. This is a genetic disorder, and it gives you really fragile skin that blisters like mad from any friction. When the US put sanctions on Iran, the company stopped sales to Iran. Now, UNICEF has arranged shipments of the dressings under some sort of compassionate care exemption you can apply for, and as far as I could see this was supported by Sweden, the company, the WHO. So some tons of the bandages have been shipped to Iran. Enough? No idea. Obviously I'm missing details. I could see why the company would obey US sanctions as they were the global gold standard for this type of dressing and losing sales to Iran versus losing the US market is a simple business decision. Weirdly if they shipped to Iran and got excluded from the US, it would be US children suffering, which is an ethical point to consider... Medical embargoes are bullshit. There have been complaints to various UN bodies about the embargo. I suspect the bandages are in shorter supply than before and children are probably suffering more than they should have to.
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Thanks a lot, I actually thought somehow this was about some kebab dressing or the like, and some racist opinions on that. Not the medical kind of dressing. My mind could absolutely not parse what this was about enough to even google it. I feel very stupid now. e: Yeah if X didn't block seeing the OP unless you're logged in I might have understood the point, since the reply did not mention anything about hurting kids and stuff VVVVV F4rt5 fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Feb 8, 2024 |
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F4rt5 posted:Thanks a lot, I actually thought somehow this was about some kebab dressing or the like, and some racist opinions on that. Not the medical kind of dressing. My mind could absolutely not parse what this was about enough to even google it. I feel very stupid now. Thousands of Iranian kids dead or dying from lack of special kebab dressing.
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F4rt5 posted:Thanks a lot, I actually thought somehow this was about some kebab dressing or the like, and some racist opinions on that. Not the medical kind of dressing. My mind could absolutely not parse what this was about enough to even google it. I feel very stupid now.
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UNICEF shipment press release: https://www.unicef.org/iran/en/press-releases/unicef-procures-specialized-wound-dressings-children-suffering-epidermolysis-bullosa So Sweden funded it.
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Exactly. Rescinding a medical embargo isn't praiseworthy when it shouldn't be happening in the first place.
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god i hate this government, what wont they provide a alibi for https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/regeringen-vill-delta-i-tva-insatser-pa-roda-havet
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i've been weirdly positively surprised by espen barth eide as norwegian foreign minister this time around. possibly because the points of comparison are huitfelt and søreide, who both deeply and passionately love the US and UK, respectively
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*taps thread title* https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/forsvaret-erkender-kendte-til-overgreb-paa-boern-i-afghanistan
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SplitSoul posted:*taps thread title*
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V. Illych L. posted:i've been weirdly positively surprised by espen barth eide as norwegian foreign minister this time around. possibly because the points of comparison are huitfelt and søreide, who both deeply and passionately love the US and UK, respectively Ever since i read how the CIA dislikes him i have had some respect for him.
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How do i get the CIA to dislike me
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BlankSystemDaemon posted:Thread title seems like an understatement. You have to account for the enormous amount of literal pig poo poo on Denmark also.
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BonHair posted:You have to account for the enormous amount of literal pig poo poo on Denmark also.
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BlankSystemDaemon posted:But OP, it's an unenumerable amount! On the contrary, I'm pretty sure you can basically read it on the macro economy charts.
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