#Cash for Votes

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Socialist Party Supporters Caught Buying Votes in Peshkopia, PD Supporters Block the Attempt

Tensions escalate before Albania’s May 11 elections as Democratic Party supporters intercept vehicles suspected of vote-buying by Socialist Party affiliates in Peshkopia. SPAK launches investigation after gunshot is fired during the incident. Vote-buying operations across Albania are intensifying, with individuals allegedly linked to the Socialist Party accused of conducting organized efforts to…

[enter-the-phantom]

Let's talk about the Eurovision 2025 results.

No, not those results.

THESE results.

For the first time in history, a novelty song has cracked the top five not once, but twice. That's a moment that deserves recognition. Let's talk about why.

Comedy is an art, and beyond that, it's an art that's uniquely got its finger on the pulse of society. You may have heard the theory that you can tell a lot about a culture’s collective anxieties at any given point in history by looking at the kind of horror media they create. I contend that you can tell a lot about society’s overall mindset and opinions on positions of power by looking at the kind of comedy they create. Because while drama is the genre of the powerful and the elite, comedy is the genre of the people. You can tell a lot about what the common people deem important in the role of society by the kind of comedy they create and support. 

That's why it's so important to recognize that in this moment in history, people chose to support these two entries and give them a top five finish.

Sweden, a country historically known for bland formulaic pop sung in English, sent a comedy trio singing in a Swedish dialect. And it got the whole world dancing together during a time when global tensions are at their peak.

Estonia brought us a goofy song about coffee, but more than that, a veiled satire of hustle culture and celebrity influencers--and according to some, celebrity politicians. As an American, my view on this is probably a bit different from the European audience's, but I think we can all agree that collectively, humanity is tired of tech bros, hustlers, and celebrity businessmen, and that's why we voted to watch them get made fun of. And that to me says that we're ready for revolution.

These two entries placing this highly in a competition that tolerates novelty but doesn't often rank it highly proves, once and for all, that comedy is a valid art form and that comedy belongs at Eurovision and always has, no matter what anyone says.

And let's not forget the other incredible novelty entries (I'm counting Laika Party because it's very unconventional and follows a lot of comedy conventions) that we saw this year, that may not have made it to the top but also proved that this art form matters and people want to see it succeed.

In such a god-awful results year, we can still be happy that for once, a genre that isn't often taken seriously and given the appreciation it deserves actually was. This has set a precedent and I, for one, am thrilled.

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Johnny Cash - Hurt 2002

"Hurt" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album, The Downward Spiral (1994), written by Trent Reznor. It was released on April 17, 1995, as a promotional single from the album. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Song in 1996.

In 2002, Johnny Cash covered "Hurt" for his final album during his lifetime, to commercial and critical acclaim. Reznor praised Cash's interpretation of the song for its "sincerity and meaning", going so far as to say "that song isn't mine anymore". The single contains a cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" as a B-side. The music video features images from Cash's life, and was named the best video of the year by the Grammy Awards and CMA Awards, and the best video of all time by NME in July 2011. When the video was filmed in February 2003, Cash was 71 years old and had serious health problems. His frailty is clearly evident in the video. He died seven months later, on September 12.

The Johnny Cash cover was given the Country Music Association award for "Single of the Year" in 2003. It ranked as CMT's top video for 2003, No. 1 on CMT's 100 Greatest Country Music Videos the following year (and again in 2008), and No. 1 on the Top 40 Most Memorable Music Videos on MuchMoreMusic's Listed in October 2007. As of March 2016, the single occupies the number nine spot on Rate Your Music's Top Singles of the 2000s. The song is also Cash's sole chart entry on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it hit No. 33 in 2003. In June 2009, the song was voted No. 1 in UpVenue's Top 10 Best Music Covers. "Hurt" was nominated for six awards at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, winning for Best Cinematography. With the video, Johnny Cash became the oldest artist ever nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. The music video won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. In a 2014 survey conducted by the BBC the UK public voted the Johnny Cash version the second greatest cover version (of any song) of all time.

"Hurt" received a total of 76,3% yes votes!

[scopophilic1997]

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[cashmoneyyysstuff]

NEWS NEWS weekly top 20 is out and our baby is number 1 as always and it doesn't matter if its world wide he got all of our hearts the voting is still on and there is another voting other than that one, in the same Website for the best quirk so keep voting for bakugo we need number 1 in every week ✨️

AS EXPECTED. MY MAN CLOCKED IT🤧

[gryphona]

So I've just finished watching the Eurovision Grand Final 2025 and let me tell you I am SO relieved with the result! SUCK IT YOU GENOCIDAL MANIACS! 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

[diamondtrashangel]

tommy cash is just a silly guy making high end nonconformist art while being chill af n its so funny when ppl dont get him

[valnyte]

His back must hurt from hardcarrying 90% of Mugenro's funding

[shadowsandcoffedripss]

I just woke up. Went on Insta. Opened you know who story.

Vote 3 or I'm going to

I don't know what I'm going to do tbh

Something for sure

[political-us]

Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, was the lone Republican to oppose the resolution, which passed on a nearly party-line vote, 52-48.

[chailattehotte]

I don't usually vote, but now I just had to. Two votes to Sweden and one to Estonia.

[vegetatales]

Alright I acknowledge that the qualifications and definition of a Tumblr sexyman has changed since my time here

However I have not been participating in the current LOA bracket battle on the simple grounds that tbh most if not all of the participants I've seen shouldn't even qualify in my humble opinion

Yall just want your biased hot babes to win and that totally cool this shits all for fun at the end of the day

[nbdraws]

you voted for a candidate endorsed by the KKK. for the rest of your life, you have to know that you voted the same way as the KKK. no ifs, ands, or buts

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