Johnny Unger

Attending the ADDA conference in Tilburg - just remembered how I used to live-tweet conference talks in the olden days when Twitter wasn’t a cesspit yet… anyway, I won’t live-post through @carotagg.bsky.social’s talk on Device attending - feels too meta! 🤣

Why is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think | Chris West The war in Gaza means the European Broadcasting Union is risking its liberal reputation, but to ban Israel would be to undermine the organisation’s fundamental purpose, says author Chris West

This article helped me understand how the fact that Eurovision is a product of the EBU puts Eurovision in a bind. I think they can't let this continue, but it did make me realize it's more complex than I thought. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Albania’s entry feels like it should finish with the words “Thank you, Daddy”! #Eurovision

San Marino: the song everyone would dance to at your auntie’s 3rd wedding #Eurovision

France. Very sandy! #Eurovision

Denmark will loo-oo-oo-ose #Eurovision

Portugal. Good thing I set my alarm for 3 minutes from the start of the song 🥱 #Eurovision

I’m still confused about what Malta’s entry has to do with a 18th-Century German philosopher #Eurovision

Switzerland definitely doesn’t want to win again this year #Eurovision

Armenia know their audience #Eurovision

Germany’s song is what happens when music producers like Nena and watched lots of MTV in the 90s #Eurovision

Poland wins “Most dull song following a somewhat exciting opening” #Eurovision

Italy’s piano is almost as long as this song seems #Eurovision

Finland’s entry seems appropriate for the 69th #Eurovision

I’m sure when I visit the Netherlands next week people will be singing this in the streets #eurovision

Latvia’s entry really does not make me want to visit Latvia #eurovision

Iceland are just so excited! And so glittery! And so excited! #eurovision

Austria was a bit damp #eurovision

Just got off the phone to Disney and they’re suing #UK #eurovision

Ukraine was psychadelic. Not sure that made up for the song though #eurovision

Spain calling herself melody was a brave choice, given the song… #eurovision

Lithuania’s singer looks like he’s died and gone to heaven on stage. Or maybe just died on stage? #eurovision

Watermelon slices

Time for a watermelon break #eurovision

“Winners Cafe” seems a bit optimistic on Estonia’s part. The dancing is amazing though #eurovision

Luxembourg is taking the p*ss… everyone else has to do their own dancing! #eurovision

Norway: never has a chain mail tracksuit looked this good 🤔#eurovision

Prepare for Eurovision snark! You have been warned! #eurovision

Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

This open letter on the transphobic Supreme Court ruling and subsequent responses is absolutely spot on. If you are an academic/educator, please sign docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#transphobia #transrights #humanrights #gender

Linguists (particular those who work in the US): is AAVE still a widely used/commonly accepted term?

Hot new wargame Zeo Genesis is all-American - but tariffs could still kill it Daniel Block “simply would not have started” his ambitious American miniature making company if Trump’s tariffs had been in place earlier.

Nerdery is always political. Check out this incisive new article by @tjohnlinward.bsky.social

www.wargamer.com/zeo-genesis/...