As Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland & Spain say they'll pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part, BBC director general Tim Davie says the Eurovision Song Contest has "never been about politics."
I can count at least 16 examples of politics affecting the competition!

Genuinely saddened to hear of the death of #cleolaine She was a great musical artist with a phenomenal range.

First statement from @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social following the announcement by @zarahsultana.bsky.social to leave Labour and form a new party:

NB: A chant by a politically-motivated artist is not antisemitic.

This argument is, in itself, antisemitic “because it (wrongly) conflates Jewish people as a whole with a genocidal army.”

St George, England’s patron saint, is a symbol of diversity and inclusion ... because he wasn’t English!
Possibly of Middle Eastern descent, he's revered in Christianity & Islam & admired in England, Ethiopia, Palestine, Georgia & Turkey. He shows that "Englishness" is about shared values and unity.

Early morning walk in the park.

A similar scheduled event in 2022 was cancelled after plans were made public, reports suggest.

As I join the eXodus from other social media platforms - I wondered what powerful, hard-hitting, controversial, political or witty thing I should make as my first post.
So, here is a photo of a cat!