Emily Wilson

Writer and Producer. Contributing Writer: @heragenda Words: @guardian @futurecommerce @happifulhq @getfandom @goooodtape @foyer_mag @urbanmediatoday

[Emily Wilson @ecewr]

@leandek15 Pitch Esses! https://t.co/2Uwz945WwS

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@milanote Applications are already closed and it’s still the 31st? Maybe different time zone?

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@frankyecom Wait… so the cans are AI? Or the people are AI?

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@vodimtenigranku It would’ve been cooler if we’d had their names!!

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Putting in my prediction now.. Keli Holiday for Eurovision 2027

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@Davidoffvon @esc_rytis If the juries had ranked Australia in first during the final, would there have been a risk that they’d win overall with a repeated 2025 Israel second place, so then Israel would get first rights to host on behalf of Australia?

[Emily Wilson @ecewr]

So if Australia had won the juries and received enough points to win the contest, were the juries worried it would potentially be a repeat of 2025 with Israel in second place, and Australia having to host with the second place broadcaster? #eurovision

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@esc_rytis The juries really let Australia down in the final

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@njemarseclipse The semi final hair flip remains iconic though

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@OneiroMou This aged well.

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@esc_gabe Ukraine and Australia back-to-back makes no sense to me, as it didn’t last night

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Israel’s efforts to influence the vote for the Eurovision Song Contest were broader and started years earlier than previously known, a New York Times investigation found. Here is the inside story of the controversy that almost broke Eurovision. https://t.co/ob4U9eWM0c

[Clash Report @clashreport]

How Israel Hijacked Eurovision

A New York Times investigation reveals that Israel ran a coordinated, multi-year campaign to turn Eurovision into a soft-power tool; spending at least $1 million on Eurovision marketing, including funds from PM Netanyahu's "hasbara" propaganda office, with $800,000+ on ads around the 2024 Malmö contest alone.

The Israeli government bought multilingual ads urging viewers to vote up to 20 times for its contestants, with Netanyahu himself posting voting graphics on Instagram; embassies pressured European broadcasters to keep Israel in the contest.

Israel's singer won the popular vote in countries where Israel polls deeply unpopular, and Times analysis found a few hundred voters could swing outcomes.

The European Broadcasting Union downplayed concerns, kept full vote data secret, canceled an emergency vote on Israel's participation, and adopted vague rule tweaks instead, prompting Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia to boycott the 2026 contest in Vienna.

Source: NYT

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@MikeCarbone Dumb question, why not light the whole building?

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@HausOfBitchs Did you actually??

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@TheDivineBruxa Support, blessing, flowers, food

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@mikesisak @olv

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@Jxs_b November is the best time to see the Christmas lights etc before December is way too busy and you can’t even walk around central

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@OneLuckyGirl_28 111

[Emily Wilson @ecewr]

@superTV247 This makes me think the Miranda Strictly hosting rumour was never true