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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

This is not "breaking news" under any circumstances.

Glad she's supporting kamala and using her influence, but that being said the celebrity worship nonsense is silly. Not breaking news.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, the fact that I keep seeing this as breaking, or important, news makes me want to break into a broadcast center and pull a "The Network".

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

Dear Trump

We, are never ever ever, getting back together.

Sincerely, The White House

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Some folks here really seem to think that her fans don't have any political opinions without her. This is actually as much about her politically engaged fan base wanting her to use her platform for good, than it is about swaying people who might be very young or unsure about voting.

Lots of swifties are millenials who lean left and liberal and some have criticized her in the past for not speaking up or for leaving her views ambiguous in a way that left room for the right to coopt her image. This is not about silly pop fans needing to be told what to think. People aren't ignorant. It's exactly because she's powerful and very wealthy, that it's important for her to use her power to be very clear about where she stands. Especially in light of the ai thing and the Brittany Mahomes weirdness.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

and some have criticized her in the past for not speaking up or for leaving her views ambiguous in a way that left room for the right to coopt her image.

This seems important to her, especially considering her timing – she mentioned that the right has been circulating deep fakes of her falsely claiming she endorsed trump.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

obviously a lot of them are engaged, but the US is famously bad at actually voting, so this might make a significant difference in who votes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I really hope that it does.

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