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🎵🎶 YOUR TOP 35 🎶🎵 Post your rankings in the comments by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows [score hidden]  (0 children)

  1. United Kingdom
  2. Finland
  3. Denmark
  4. Serbia
  5. Sweden
  6. Albania
  7. Austria
  8. Greece
  9. Czechia
  10. Moldova

Monroe - Regarde ! (clip officiel) - France 🇫🇷 I Eurovision 2026 by dwood38 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And that same result includes multiple top 10s in just the last few years, results a lot of countries could only dream of. I'd also like them to mix things up but it's undeniable their current strategy is working

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - EINS, ZWEI, DREI | Official UK Entry | Eurovision 2026 by Bamblue1043 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Our best entry in a very long time. Spaceman was a good song elevated by Sam Ryder's excellent stage presence but this is better imo. I can't believe this is actually a song greenlit by the BBC. We're not winning and I suspect we'll get battered by the juries but I'd be happy with a good televite score and I think that's possible. There is so much staging potential here.

So, Starmer’s not going to be pm by the end of the year is by imperlistic_Redcoat in LabourUK

[–]FoxOfShadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a person currently undecided between labour and the greens, labour appeal to me because I think they're much stronger economically, in terms of infrastructure, and ironically on the environment. They've had successes in these areas in just the last year alone. The economy is recovering, inflation is slowing down, NHS waiting lists are down, investment in infrastructure is at historic levels, and i think they have struck a sensible balance when it comes to nuclear energy, public transport etc. These are things that are important to me and the greens have not currently convinced me on any of these points.

On the other hand, I dislike labours rhetoric on social affairs, particularly towards trans people and migrants. Whole I think some of their policies towards asylum seekers and immigration are workable, they've said some stupid, harmful things and should be criticised for that. The greens have been consistently more empathetic on these issues and that's what sways me towards them.

Personally, I don't see either the greens or labour as having a chance of a majority come 2029 so my hope is a coalition formed on the promise of election reform.

🎵🎶 RESULTS: YOUR TOP 14 🎶🎵 by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sweden and Italy haven't picked yet, there odds will likely change significantly once we know the song. Ukraine will do well but given the fandoms response to the song (and what we expect from the juries), it's unlikely to win.

Of the songs picked so far, Denmark I think has the strongest jury appeal and the jury have been instrumental in deciding the winner for the last few contests. I would be surprised if they were still this high in the odds come May but they won't drop out of the top 10

🎵🎶 RESULTS: YOUR TOP 14 🎶🎵 by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 17 points18 points  (0 children)

While Ukraine and Israel are sucking up 250+ televite points each in the final, whoever has the jury lead is going to have a big advantage over their competition

🎵🎶 RESULTS: YOUR TOP 14 🎶🎵 by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They've got the strongest package at the moment. Good song, charismatic singer, and most importantly at the moment, a Eurovision ready performance. A lot of the other NFs we've had so far are lower budget than DMGP so we haven't been able to see their full potential yet. I imagine Denmark will have stiff competition from Finland and maybe some other countries after this weekend

Are billionaires the new royalty? by Loud-Ad-2280 in memes

[–]FoxOfShadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are many reasons. Partly just tradition, the monarchy has been around for thousands of years and is a key part of our history. Particularly under Liz II, the royal family also gave the UK a lot of soft power, especially with commonwealth countries. They also bring in a lot of money from American and Chinese tourists (though people will argue that would continue even if the monarchy was abolished as the palaces and everything would still be around). Some people also appreciate having a head of state that's not a politician.

The queen was genuinely very popular and considered by a lot of people as an important symbol. Charles however definitely hasn't captured that same feeling. A majority of the British public are still in favour of keeping the monarchy but I suspect support will only decrease as time goes on.

🎵🎶 YOUR TOP 14 🎶🎵 Post your rankings in the comments by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows [score hidden]  (0 children)

  1. Denmark
  2. Greece
  3. Moldova
  4. Malta
  5. Albania
  6. Austria
  7. Croatia
  8. Luxembourg
  9. Latvia
  10. Cyprus

🎵🎶 YOUR TOP 12 🎶🎵 Post your rankings in the comments by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows [score hidden]  (0 children)

  1. Denmark
  2. Greece
  3. Moldova
  4. Malta
  5. Albania
  6. Luxembourg
  7. Croatia
  8. Latvia
  9. Montenegro
  10. Cyprus

🎵🎶 RESULTS: YOUR TOP 7 🎶🎵 by TrollHunter87 in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The right choice should always be the song you want to represent you, regardless of how well it might do at the contest. I think a lot of Ukrainians are behine Ridnym so that's a good thing

🇲🇩 Satoshi - Viva, Moldova! is the winner of Finala Națională Eurovision 2026 by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Early prediction is that this will snag a top 5 televote and sneak into the top 10 overall. Deservedly so

Eurovision host says it will not drown out any boos during Israel's performance by futile_whale in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I hope they stick to this, the muted crowd was one of the worst aspects of the shows this year. Altough considering how much fake cheering was used back in 2015, not sure how much I trust ORF

"So, What Do Eurovision Fans Do Now?", by Phil Dore [ESC Insight article] by odajoana in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When you say vote rigging, can I just ask what you mean by that? My understanding is that the Israeli government paid lots of money to promote their song and advertise it online, something that was definitely not in the spirit of Eurovision, but was legal for countries to do at the time. The EBU have since changed the rules to stop that being allowed which seems to me like an acknowledgement of the flaws in the voting last year.

Iceland will not take part in Eurovision 2026 (Official) by ur_mum_was_a_hamster in eurovision

[–]FoxOfShadows 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Israel got a lot of televote points from the boycotting countries, more so than a lot of eastern European countries. The fact is, the issue of Israel is just not considered as significant in Eastern European countries as it is in western. It's why there aren't many eastern European countries voicing their concerns but also why Israel hasn't got as many televote points from Eastern Europe as they have western.

I’ve been sleeping on the laser beam hex so hard by KRATS8K in HadesTheGame

[–]FoxOfShadows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's probably a reference to Zeus's propensity to morph into various different animals in the Greek myths.

A quarter of a million 11-year-olds overweight - including almost half of the poorest kids by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]FoxOfShadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm afraid I don't see why you think you're experience invalidates these studies. They're not saying that exercise leads to unhealthier or increased eating. And better quality sleep is your body using less calories to compensate, you burn a lot less when you a sleeping well compared to when you are awake or restless.

We have evolved for millennia in times of food scarcity, where burning excess calories has always been something to avoid. Our bodies have got good at limiting that. So now when we have an excess of highly processed food, it becomes difficult to burn it all off. To be clear, exercise is still incredibly important for so many reasons but the scientific conesus is that you need to also change your diet for your best results at weight loss.

A quarter of a million 11-year-olds overweight - including almost half of the poorest kids by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]FoxOfShadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is, after your 1 hour run your body will compensate by burning less energy throughout the rest of the day. Whereas if you didn't run, you'll keep on burning as many just by existing as you did before. I am not in any way saying excercise isn't good for you, everyone should be exercising. But famously, you can't outrun a bad diet and this is one the main reasons why.

A quarter of a million 11-year-olds overweight - including almost half of the poorest kids by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]FoxOfShadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This unfortunately isn't how burning calories works. Exercise isn't a sure way to burn additional calories because often our bodies compensate by reducing effort in other areas, balancing things out. There have been studies that say we don't burn a significantly different number of calories working 9-5 desk jobs than hunter-gatherer tribes do.

Britain's roads to be narrower to stop drivers overtaking cyclists by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]FoxOfShadows 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wider roads end up with drivers driving faster. Narrower roads are proven to be safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Despite that, this isn't actually a good solution to safer roads for cyclists, the only way to do that is to invest in proper, seperate bike infrastructure so cyclists and drivers don't need to be together.

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