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As an Australian, I’m ready for this! Hoping we get a special invitation.

Can't wait for every war to be won by Sweden, just because it is popular with military experts.

You got to push the button push the button

With Israel? No Thanks.

@patrickstokes.com I just don’t get what UK exiting messes up. The EU still has a pretty strong independent nuclear power.

@patrickstokes.com :/

Not until they refuse to allow Genocidal Settler Colonial Israel to participate.

@patrickstokes.com Eurovision song contest can be already considered kind of hybrid weapon, I think.

@patrickstokes.com the comments in this thread asking to exclude Israel from their fictional ESC army :first_world_problems:

Ukraine bought us time to build European defence with their blood. I hope we are ready, because we will need to brace hard once Ukrainians stop depleting russian military potential. Counter-mobility measures, preparedness of society as a whole, in addition to military means.

🥸 "From Germany: 12 points. De l'Allemagne : 12 points." 😂

Armed with music sheets instead of bombs. ...and fk that genocide one off

@patrickstokes.com Lena instead of Wagner…

@patrickstokes.com ESC includes Israel so that might not really work 🫤🤷‍♂️ EMEA? European Military and Economic Alliance.

Wisdom.

*back Time to fire the intern who types my dictated posts and the other intern who proofreads them. Also my Director of Interns.

The question as to whether artists could be conscripted to be fed into the meatgrinder of the semi-finals will break the Labor Party again. The LNP will insist we send this bloke.

Without he ANZACs , Canadians, Indians, "Colonies".. etc. Etc.etc we The United Kingdom would have been, A nd could be "REAMED!"

If Russia tries to take Poland it will be getting glitter out of its carpet for *years*

it's kind of funny (as an Australian) how so many of the replies to this have been either "ewww, no, Australians" or "yay, bonus Australians!" We're like coriander, apparently.

Israel is part of Eurovision, they'll veto action because trumpy will ask them not to

Oh I don't think there's a need to arm it. How do I put this delicately. Place the more flamboyant acts on the Russian border they'll be frozen. Same tactic against the US

This is the way.

Truth 👏

There is already some pyrotechnical expertise, and experience in coordinated maneuvering

Israel though?

@patrickstokes.com You've basically in one toot described an only slightly exaggerated version of @europeanspodcast

@patrickstokes.com 🤣

@drjessc.bsky.social this is a fantastic discussion topic for IR

My hyperfixation and my consistent dread just collided and I want ready

I think the old ladies from Russia's 2012 Eurovision song should be allowed on the Eurovision side if they want

Right now there’s hardly any Russian military presence at the borders with the EU. Two Estonian battalions can march to Moscow and arrest the entire Kremlin without meeting resistance. But if Russia succeed in conquering Ukraine, we will have a war within 10 years.

We might need an emergency meeting to consider the membership of Israel

🤣🤣🤣

Solves Australia’s problem too

Nothing scares Putin more than a campy singing competition, so you might be onto something.

The Russian military has show it incompetence. If Ukraine can fight Russia to a near stand still without direct NATO participation, the expanded alliance even without the US will have little difficulty.

Forget Russian threats. We have our own triple threat!

Vive la République

There must be a way to vote Russian and US out.

EUROPE: ...thanks, we're good.

We’ll hit ‘em with glitter and smokemachines!!! 😅

Unfortunately that includes Israel.

The problem with that body is that it will still happily arm Israel and continue apartheid. Sure, there'll be singing and dancing, but it'll still be another imperialistic endeavor.

With nukes

Israel has, unfortunately, entered the chat

Enough brilliant thoughts from you for today! 🤪

Now you are a thinker!!

@patrickstokes.com You're sure? Israël is in there.

🎶 Oh Mademoiselle from Horlivka, parlez-vous, sang the diggers between their horilka, parlez-vous🎶

Fantastic idea

Yeah! Let's beat them with ABBA and,,,, errmm ABBA!

blatant violation of the Geneva Convention, I should think ?

It'd boost the ratings! 🤩

'existing admin infrastructure' is a compelling point. Hardly even need to change the name.