- Sat, 12:56: The Birth of the New American Aristocracy https://t.co/uNJMhHcF8d “We 9.9 percenters live in safer neighborhoods, g… https://t.co/Sv9PKLfXId
- Sat, 14:48: RT @Lexialex: Not a single Arab has ever shot up a school. This isn’t only racist, it’s stupid. Every school shooter looked like your All-A…
- Sat, 15:38: Ahahahahah https://t.co/jR5DZfraRO
- Sat, 17:16: Desperate. https://t.co/3KbWBzsAbe
- Sat, 17:49: Hahahahha https://t.co/9N1qpuESpF
- Sat, 20:00: My week on Twitter : 24 Mentions, 194 Likes, 56 Retweets, 602K Retweet Reach, 2 New Followers. See yours with… https://t.co/KDYsvVNsCi
- Sat, 20:23: Sebastian Kurz triggers Austrian election after far-right scandal https://t.co/LGJKMssL9T
- Sat, 21:00: Apologies to all non-Eurovision fans who read me, but this is going to be Eurovision for the rest of the evening…
- Sat, 21:03: RT @chancehatesyou: @nwbrux I think this is a bit “if tweeting about Eurovision is wrong, I don’t want to be right.”
- Sat, 21:06: Incidentally I drew Spain in the office pool. #EurovisionSongContest
- Sat, 21:07: RT @clumperino: How is it twenty years since Dana International?! #Eurovision #esc
- Sat, 21:10: RT @VictoriaCoren: I haven’t watched the Eurovision Song Contest for so long, the last time I watched it was basically just France, Ireland…
- Sat, 21:17: #Malta – only 18, bless her. Was that a cartoon chameleon in the background? Oh yeah, that’s the name of the song…
- Sat, 21:19: RT @catvalente: Malta has brought nothing but the finest default Microsoft desktop wallpapers #Eurovision
- Sat, 21:20: RT @ClaireRousseau: The song is a bit forgettable to me but I love her pronunciation of chameleOOON. #Eurovision #Malta
- Sat, 21:22: #Albania – nice gloomy Balkan song about emigration and exile. Can’t see it winning, especially as it’s in Albanian… https://t.co/tJG8VHIdvu
- Sat, 21:22: RT @DaraDoy: Tragically, just finished my only beer.& there’s about 15 hours of Eurovision left. https://t.co/wmRs7YxfIP
- Sat, 21:23: RT @hypatia: @nwbrux But more importantly – where is the key change?
- Sat, 21:24: #Czech entry looking striking already. And they haven’t even started.
- Sat, 21:27: RT @clumperino: Chipper Czechs right now. So cheerful and colouful. Pity about the song. #catchybeats #crappysong #friendofafriendofafriend…
- Sat, 21:27: RT @The_Ladylark: Czech song: “She was my neighbour, when we were thirteen!” Commenter here – “Ok, two years ago”
- Sat, 21:28: #Germany song is a bit creepy. “Tried to hold you under but you kept breathing” !!!!
- Sat, 21:30: RT @greensideknits: @nwbrux Yup. Bid for a theme tune for the next German serial-killer series, maybe…
- Sat, 21:33: #Russia good emotional song. “Tears aren’t quiet thngs – they scream”
- Sat, 21:34: RT @martinmcgrath: The #Rus guy has got something of the trendy priest hanging out with the kids look going on… #Eurovision
- Sat, 21:36: RT @pricetom: Oop. Interview time. An entire planet clenches.
- Sat, 21:39: #Denmark Cute singer, but set with the backing singers is very strange.
- Sat, 21:41: #SanMarino represented by a dentist.
- Sat, 21:45: RT @chancehatesyou: @nwbrux Correction:It is not a great song. It is a perfect Eurovision song, but that is entirely different.
- Sat, 21:46: #NorthMacedonia Lovely song. Performed well. Hope there is a good key change.
- Sat, 21:47: RT @SuzanneFGill: I thought it was a great #Eurovison song. Singer’s day job as a dentist is just perfect https://t.co/eueYkgbHnV
- Sat, 21:51: RT @cstross: I need a — fuck it, I’m bypassing the beer and going straight to the hard stuff tonight.
- Sat, 21:53: #Sweden Great lyrics, with the odd linguistic slip. Sung with passion. Looks like he’s having fun as well.
- Sat, 21:55: RT @clanwilliam: @nwbrux He has excellent hip action, she observed dispassionately.
- Sat, 21:55: RT @FrancesLievens: @nwbrux As a non-native speaker of English, I don’t mind.
- Sat, 21:56: #Slovenia bravely singing in Slovenian, which I get enough via subtitles to appreciate.
- Sat, 21:58: RT @noirem: These two are so into each other, I’m honestly embarrass to watch them. We shouldn’t intrude. #svn #esc
- Sat, 21:58: RT @chancehatesyou: Hello, 1980s. I have not missed you.
- Sat, 21:59: RT @jamesmoran: Yeah, go ahead, just sing at each other, Slovenia, with your DEAD EYES #Eurovision
- Sat, 21:59: RT @bellinghwoman: She could at least try not to look quite so bored
- Sat, 22:00: #Cyprus this is starting well.
- Sat, 22:00: RT @Durotrigesdig: It’s nearly #Eurovision (yay!!) – time to choose a song for this year’s fieldwork. Will anything be as good as Ukraine #…
- Sat, 22:01: RT @redfacts: That Cyprus costume meeting in full: “Binliners or crotch? Binliners or crotch? I know, binliners AND crotch!!” #Eurovision
- Sat, 22:01: RT @katkni: ‘Not a sitting down outfit’. Amazing. @grahnort #cyp #eurovision
- Sat, 22:01: RT @clanwilliam: Oh dear, Cyprus, that outfit was picked before you knew Madonna was on tonight, yes? #eurovision
- Sat, 22:04: RT @FrancesLievens: @nwbrux We’re guessing she’ll have to be cut out of it when this is all over.
- Sat, 22:04: RT @Alasdair_CM: @nwbrux It’s a drum machine, m’lud
- Sat, 22:06: #Netherlands Brave to have him sit behind a piano. Good song, well sung, but Eurovision needs a bit more movement I… https://t.co/L14XRbpDbv
- Sat, 22:06: RT @greensideknits: @FrancesLievens @nwbrux After she’s had to sit on a badly-made sofa for 3 hours in it…
- Sat, 22:06: RT @thermalsatsuma: @nwbrux It’s the drum machine made famous by 808 State way back when.
- Sat, 22:08: #Greece now we’re seeing serious stage game.
- Sat, 22:09: RT @hfnuala: @nwbrux Drum machine used in popular music of the 90s, m’lud
- Sat, 22:13: RT @davysims: @nwbrux We thought it might be Rover from The Prisoner
- Sat, 22:13: #Israel with strong support from the home crowd.
- Sat, 22:16: RT @pashazaded: Ah, strangely creepy wedding singer with outfit designed by mid-run Deep Space Nine.
- Sat, 22:17: #Norway singing partly in Sami. Is that a first?
- Sat, 22:18: RT @hypatia: @nwbrux Don’t know but this more like a proper #eurovision song
- Sat, 22:20: #UK entry supposedly 21, looks 15.
- Sat, 22:24: RT @Fykomfei: @nwbrux No, Norway has had sami participants before. Sami �dnan (?) was the first, about 30 years ago.
- Sat, 22:26: RT @lmbsaflavin: Also the choreography was rubbish
- Sat, 22:28: #Iceland destroying capitalism through Eurovision. Good choice!
- Sat, 22:30: RT @ParattiNo1: Oh dear #Eurovision
- Sat, 22:30: RT @supermathskid: Ok it’s Iceland and they’ve called it “hatred will prevail” I am SO UP FOR THIS #Eurovision
- Sat, 22:31: RT @catvalente: ARE YOU READY TO BE SLAIN #Eurovision #Iceland
- Sat, 22:32: #Estonia good-looking chap with a guitar. Properly anthemic.
- Sat, 22:32: RT @hypatia: @nwbrux Music is optional for Eurovision contestants 😀
- Sat, 22:34: RT @220_d_92_20: Nice energetic tune and great singer but can someone remind me of the hankie code? Black on the right means? #EST
- Sat, 22:35: #Belarus singer is only 16. She’ll be back, I guess.
- Sat, 22:40: RT @lilianedwards: @nwbrux I thought it was dead good! It’s definitely plagiarised but I haven’t worked out from where yet so that’s ok!
- Sat, 22:40: #Azerbaijan demonstrating interrogation techniques I see.
- Sat, 22:41: RT @hfnuala: @nwbrux I thought it was great.
- Sat, 22:42: I think not. https://t.co/9vXYPNLM5g
- Sat, 22:43: RT @richarddinnick: Azerbaijan #Eurovision https://t.co/PGzhHRnlmy
- Sat, 22:44: #France deeply unsettling but impressing light effect to begin with.
- Sat, 22:48: #Italy doing English translation subtitles.
- Sat, 22:49: RT @timcairns: @nwbrux My 11 year old just said – they say anything is possible, well a British person can’t be American president, so the…
- Sat, 22:51: RT @colmmacuait: @nwbrux Didn’t grab me somehow, but a good song.
- Sat, 22:53: #Serbia Singing in Serbian, also a brave choice. (Nearby Albania and Slovenia also using own language.)
- Sat, 22:55: RT @jwcrgarddlelog: @nwbrux @Fazzinchi I thought it was more than a bit creepy.
- Sat, 22:55: RT @davidwhittam: Rejected Џејмс Бонд theme. #srb #Eurovision
- Sat, 22:55: RT @youngvulgarian: quite scared of Serbia but in a slightly horny way
- Sat, 22:57: #Switzerland not great on the imagery and lyrics here…
- Sat, 22:57: RT @greensideknits: @nwbrux I’m imagining she’s recounting a horrific prior experience.
- Sat, 23:01: #Australia Extraordinary staging. Very science-fictional. Obviously I cannot make any comment on next year’s Hugo nominations.
- Sat, 23:04: Just to remind you which way to vote if you really love me. #Spain https://t.co/hCScDYHGBn
- Sat, 23:05: A convert! https://t.co/mpGlB4SF23
- Sat, 23:06: RT @greensideknits: @nwbrux Even for you…. Sorry.
- Sat, 23:07: RT @Contempislesfic: @nwbrux Not a chance
- Sat, 23:10: RT @greensideknits: @nwbrux Define “everyone”. Signed, woman-who’s-still-intending-to-vote-for-San-Marino.
- Sat, 23:11: Between #NorthMacedonia and #Belarus for me now.
- Sat, 23:14: RT @seanddotmedotuk: @Spanglor We need @nwbrux, @MarkCarruthers7, @AlexKane221b etc around a big table trying to predict the outcome.
- Sat, 23:15: That’s the spirit! #HelpMeWinTheOfficePool https://t.co/HzbEeKzvBK
- Sat, 23:15: RT @AlexKane221b: @seanddotmedotuk @Spanglor @nwbrux @MarkCarruthers7 I’ve just added that to my Bucket List : )
- Sat, 23:17: Wow, Conchita!
- Sat, 23:24: RT @burntcopper: Mans isn’t wearing a tight enough shirt. Hmph. But conchita came to slay. #Eurovision
- Sat, 23:25: OK, full disclosure: I voted once for #Australia Twice for #NorthMacedonia And three times for #Belarus.
- Sat, 23:25: RT @moseleyjules: We are all queens to tonight! #Eurovision
- Sat, 23:26: RT @sydneypadua: Oh wow I totally want to try this pole swinging thing? Though it would End Tragically for me? It looks so fun! https://t.c…
- Sat, 23:36: RT @caronmlindsay: 30 years since Like a Prayer! Who remembers the fuss that was made about it? Madonna has been groundbreaking so many tim…
- Sat, 23:37: RT @alexvtunzelmann: Madonna has dressed appropriately as a glittery Warhammer space pirate and has tried to marry a gay man within fifteen…
- Sat, 23:37: RT @chancehatesyou: Is Madonna running for president? I’m lost. Also, why does she have an eye patch? I assume this is some alternate histo…
- Sat, 23:38: RT @iaingill: Organiser who convinced #madonna to do #eurovision https://t.co/mzfIgXpV2K
- Sat, 23:38: RT @ChrisBrosnahan: I’m worried Madonna is about to try and kill Amy Pond. #Eurovision
- Sat, 23:45: RT @BelfastAgmt: PSA: don’t @ me about Israel unless you also boycotted Russia during the world cup https://t.co/G6ANcyEKVJ
- Sat, 23:49: RT @TrevorLunnLV: Somebody tell me who won in the morning, can’t take any more.
- Sat, 23:54: RT @alexandrabulat: Ok, I had enough BBC Parliament so I gave up & tuned in to #Eurovision like normal people.
- Sat, 23:57: Here we go… #Madonna
- Sun, 00:00: Suddenly it’s 1989 again.
- Sun, 00:06: RT @Wheeler: Them: Can you explain Eurovision to me? Me: No. https://t.co/OptfBp9o3S
- Sun, 00:07: It’s @GalGadot !!
- Sun, 00:09: RT @AngieMcKeown: Perhaps Madonna, former blasphemer and maker of political points, was an okay choice? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ #Eurovision
- Sun, 00:09: RT @AngieMcKeown: Musically it was rough, politically it was sharp af
- Sun, 00:12: Nice to have Azerbaijan speaking French!
- Sun, 00:20: Pointed comment from Austria!
- Sun, 00:23: Hooray #NorthMacedonia! Keep it up!
- Sun, 00:27: With #Spain currently in second last place, I think someone else may win the office pool…
- Sun, 00:51: I’m not going to win the office pool!
- Sun, 01:05: Well, am a bit astonished by that. But I think I may actually try and go next year, since it will be more or less n… https://t.co/9RYDxYBlfp
- Sun, 01:05: RT @JamesKerLindsay: Did really well in the professional votes. Came second. Just sad to see it did not get more support from the public. N…
- Sun, 01:06: RT @discodave75: A victory for mediocrity, there #Eurovision
- Sun, 01:06: RT @alexvtunzelmann: Well, that’s a disgrace. Absolutely the antithesis of glamour or fun. Booooo!
- Sun, 05:58: RT @maxseddon: You know there’s a geopolitical crisis in process when Belarus gives nul points to Russia at Eurovision
- Sun, 06:55: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Award for Short Story goes to “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington”, Phenderson Dj…
- Sun, 07:00: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Andre Norton Award goes to Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt; Macmillan)
- Sun, 07:21: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Award for Novelette goes to The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (https://t.co/vgvfrctNkv Publishi…
- Sun, 07:30: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Award for Game Writing goes to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Charlie Brooker (House of Tomorrow & Netflix)
- Sun, 07:33: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Award for Novella goes to The Tea Master and the Detective, Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean)
- Sun, 07:42: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation goes to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse https://t…
- Sun, 07:47: RT @locusmag: The #Nebulas2019 Award for Novel goes to The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
- Sun, 10:45: Hahahahhaha https://t.co/ydPfUZSeGl
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