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DJDarren

@DJDarren@mendeddrum.org

Quality Ass Man by day, tired by night.

#iPod nerd, #ADHD brain, fundamentally lazy.

An actual DJ - Monday nights - 8:00-10:00 BST on https://labr.online

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DJDarren, to random
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Having a bit of a crisis re: tomorrow's show.

Do I play Stevie Nicks' original of Edge of Seventeen, or do I play High Contrast's absolutely incredible remix?

DJDarren, (edited ) to random
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Tonight on : Numbers.

EDIT: The playlist is now closed! You’ve suggested some incredible tunes. Tonight is going to be great!

- Monday - 8-10pm BST - @labr

DJDarren, to random
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I’m not hungover as such today, but my head feels like there’s a steam hammer in there.

mainlines water

craiggrannell, (edited ) to random
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What is your response to Apple not including stickers in the box with new products?

DJDarren,
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@craiggrannell I voted for more owls.

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Anyway…

My this morning is France Gall’s winning song from Eurovision 1965, representing Luxembourg, having been written by the mighty Serge Gainsbourg. Because it’s great.

France Gall - Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aeeSmkPwQ&t=42s

TheBreadmonkey, to random
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I love Ralph Ineson (and Malkovich), but I have a bad feeling about this....

'Fantastic Four' Casts Ralph Ineson as Galactus
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fantastic-four-casts-ralph-ineson-as-galactus-1235893995/

DJDarren,
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@TheBreadmonkey Saw someone the other day pondering whether Galactus would roll up in a Dacia. Made me sensible chuckle.

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Just followed a link to a thread on r/israel, in which a bunch of people from outside Europe were talking about how they cast all 20 of their votes for Israel, and it all just felt so profoundly depressing.

Perhaps I’m kinda tired and a shade hungover, but it just hit me that even something as enjoyable and relatively benign as can be hijacked by shitheads.

DJDarren,
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not so naive that I believe Eurovision should be taken at face value. I know full well how political it is and always has been.

But this feels different.

This isn’t a giggle because Cyprus and Greece swapped their 12 points again, or that the Eastern European countries all shared their points as they do every year.

This kinda felt like Brexit again. Shitheads gaming the system for their own awful ends.

DJDarren,
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And even though ultimately Israel didn’t win; they kinda did.

The EBU let them participate, they fielded a boring song, and a number of countries - either organically or by campaign - gave them their top scores. The outcome is that, in the eyes of the world, Israel is just trying its best to defend itself. While committing war crimes.

DJDarren,
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Once again: I have no axe to grind with the people of Israel who don’t want murders committed in their name. I have no row with Eden Golan.

I’m disappointed that has become just another weapon in the endless culture wars we’ve been fighting for the past 15 years. Another thing for the worst people with the worst intentions to use to further their own aims.

DJDarren,
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In fact, what we’ve seen over the past few days is about as from what I understand to be about as it’s possible to be.

It’s supposed to unite the countries that participate, it’s supposed to remind us all that we have shared culture and that we’ve all been through some rough times.

But these past days have been about conflict and injustice, and that has made me immensely sad.

ChrisMayLA6, to disability
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Across the political Right, the narrative is that disability benefits (primarily Personal Independence Payments; PIPs) are too easy to get & are often paid to the 'undeserving'... however, in reality nearly half of applicants are rejected, rising to over two thirds for endometriosis (a gendered dimension I'll leave you to ponder), but with high rates of rejections over-turned on appeal (often with the same evidence).

More Tory lies, callousness & inhumanity

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/12/claims-conditions-personal-independence-payments-disability-benefits-cancer-arthritis-amputees

DJDarren,
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@purplepadma Someone I know has a range of disabilities meaning that she’s exceptionally prone to broken bones. She dislocated her hip while laying in bed once. She needs a powered wheelchair to travel much further than about ten metres.

She has to reapply for her PIP every couple of years.

It’s barbaric. @ChrisMayLA6 @Research_FTW

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Massive thanks to everyone on the tag this evening. You all helped me have a magnificent time.

Same again next year?

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Been following the tag all evening, and through the whole evening have just seen 1 (one) post in support of Israel.

So I blocked them.

DJDarren,
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To be clear, I don’t have a problem with the people of Israel, nor necessarily the woman who performed for them.

But the song was standard, dull as shit fayre that wouldn’t have got a second glance if the worst people weren’t queuing up to show their solidarity for Netanyahu’s genocide of Palestinians.

DJDarren,
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@Pandora I actually really liked Norway’s, but I get where you’re coming from.

DJDarren,
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@kc It’s almost like they weren’t actually watching and are all bots coming out of Tel Aviv.

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Hol up, the UK voters gave 12 points to Israel?

A-mazing…

What a shithole rock full of cunts I live on.

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Shut the fuck up and get on with it

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Christ, that was fucking harsh.

DJDarren, to Eurovision
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Eyes down for , lads.

And a great start with the lass from Israel coming out to a song where the chorus is “I don’t care”.

Astonishing.

DJDarren,
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Quelle surprise, Belgium.

DJDarren,
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Shut the fuck up and get on with it, Iceland.

DJDarren,
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Shut the fuck up, etc…, Ireland

DJDarren,
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The UK being on the left side of the board is basically us winning.

DJDarren,
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Man, harsh on Finland and Norway.

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