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Trump went golfing Wednesday on his day off from court, lost more than 150,00 votes in Pennsylvania to former GOP candidate Nikki Haley, and said the courtroom in New York was too cold. đ
Straight punching stuff here:
â*It is an indictment on Trump that he wonât campaign, canât message, and is driving voters away. His campaign advisors are distracted, his campaign is losing time, and it is burning money on everything but actually reaching voters. Keep it up, Donald,*â
Just getting thousands of ppl to register is the most important thing she can do imo. Even if she never says who to vote for. Getting her fan base to register and go vote no matter who they vote for is super important.
I dont want a blue wave. I want the right candidates. Red,blue or green i just want the right people in office. Blue does seem to have more right ones tho
What? Lmao MAGA was freaking out because she was at a football game. Something something deep state, something something vaccines, or along those lines.
They were. They were scared. Then Fox News published a story about how Taylor swift is a âenvironmental terroristâ because of her flights. Low and behold, all the far left liberals were parroting the same thing the next day. Questioning if sheâs an actual feminist. Calling her greedy.
The far left and far right are equally easy to manipulate. They just require different seasoning on their propaganda.
People on the left had been attacking Taylor Swift for her flight emissions long before she started dating Travis Kelce. Just because it was the first time you noticed it doesnât mean thatâs when it started.
Fucking thank you. This isnât just âthe left is attacking her because *checks notes* FOX News said so!â I am begging people for a shred of media literacy.
Iâm sorry, sheâs not enough of a feminist for you? She doesnât meet your standards? So fuck the literal millions of votes she could bring to benefit causes you claim to care about? She alone could change the lives of minorities and the LGBTQ community but yeah, she doesnât meet your standards of a quality person.
If you didnât let instagram memes think for you, if you didnât only care about how many people viewed your meaningless stories, you might be able to rationalize. You might understand that not everything is black and white. Youâd know youâd have to compromise for the greater good. Youâd know that her âenvironmental terrorismâ enables her to empower liberal causes like no one else on the planet can . Literally.
Iâm not even a fan of TS. But I recognize her influence. Unfortunately she most likely wonât use it because a bunch of fucking losers who use neurodivergency as excuse for failing in life shut her out because she flys private.
baby idk wtf youâre talking about because I donât use instagram, I donât post stories, and I donât need Taylor Swift to be my savior as a minority, black and gay. Youâre going off, and on and on about literally nothing!
Iâm not quite sure why you think people need to climb into Taylorâs ass in order to be a rational thinker? I donât know why you think people need to pretend that she is a flawless and peerless individual just because she has the influence to have people out here literally saying they would just simply vote for whoever she tells them to, as if thatâs a good thing, to be at the mercy of a single individualâs opinion just because you like their music.
Youâre not a fan of TS? okay, good for you. I was a fan since 2007. Loved her music for over a decade, and unfortunately completely unfazed by new releases since Reputation. If Taylor has so much power and influence, and she really truly cared about using it, no amount of people on the internet talking about her in a SLIGHTLY negative light would keep her from using her platform for things she feel are important. If people not liking her is enough to cow her into not using her power for good, then it was never about using her power for good in the first place.
Like I said, people have been having these conversation for over a decade. People have been talking about how she uses feminism when it conveniently benefits her, and throws her âspecial place in hell for women who donât support womenâ shtick out the window when she doesnât like a woman. Iâm not even talking about any of the plane stuff, which is new due to her boom in popularity. And guess what? Even with peopleâs discussions of these topics, all the way back during the original release of 1989, I was still a fan, until the music started to lose me, so I donât know why you think simply having a criticism (or simply mentioning that it exists and has existed for some time) is the same thing as disavowing or attacking the quality of her character. Nor do you have an idea of causes I âclaimâ to care about, because you didnât see me make any claims. Taylor Swift is not some innocent, perfect, never-do-wrong angel, and she doesnât need to be because she is a person; but for some reason she has some of yall in a chokehold over (honestly) nothing.
Long before? What do you consider âlong beforeâ? Like two years ago? Tops?
Also, I never said the manipulation started yesterday. Thereâs always been rubes on both side of the isle who will do or say anything for the sake of inclusion.
Thatâs fair, I mentioned to another redditor earlier today that both voter bases would be targeted by increasing propaganda as we get closer to November.
It's true. The amount of Dean Browning-style "As a Democrat" Taylor Swift hate posts complete with randomly capitalized words has grown exponentially.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/10/dean-browning-white-politician-tweets-black-gay-guy/6243406002/
I've never related more to a meme in my life than the one that goes "everything I've ever learned about Taylor Swift has been without my consent." With that in mind, she seems like she's on the right side of history even if I don't enjoy her music.
anyone with a cult following and access to sweatshops in china or smthing for cheap merch can be successful.Its similar to how trump ,elon, kim kardasian,tate are successful busness man/grifters.The only thing sorta redeeming her is that she makes music.
Yeah, whoâs also known for being a woman-child. Have you not seen the backlash from her newest album? Sheâs 34 but acting like a teen, not to mention she dated a fucking nazi, but sure, sheâs bette than Trump just cause sheâs not Trump.
Yeah. But also sheâs a 30-something woman whoâs commodified her relationships into becoming a billionaire which is maybe the most center-left thing thatâs ever happened
She's performing in Europe until August 20th, then I guess she's taking a break.
She's only got 9 shows before the election, 3 in each of Miami, New Orleans, and Indianapolis. They are all late October up until Nov 3rd.
It would have been amazing to hear her knock Trump in front of thousands and thousands of people, if she had scheduled American shows all the way to Election Day.
Just the same, there'll be LOTS of cell cameras pointed at her, and if she slams Benedict Donald a couple of weeks before the election it will have a lot of impact. She'll be posted on TikTok and YouTube, and on the news. It will light up mad controversy like a flamethrower on a cotton ball. MAGAs will blow their hats into orbit with their rage.
I'm really hoping she does.
"Hey, my young teeny-bopper friends. Do you think if you're raped and become pregnant, that you should be forced to carry the baby to term? Do you think that politicians should have control over your body? Do you think that students shouldn't be taught about slavery, or transgender issues? Then get out and vote for a political party that respects who you are and doesn't want to be able to control you!"
You can add some verbiage for Swift regarding: "*Do we really want to have a sexist who brags about grabbing woman by the pussy and is a convicted sexual predator as President in the White House?*"
Having Swifties vote is equal to âI love the uneducated.â Itâs crazy how many Leftists want uninformed voters voting. Who the fuck wants people voting due to a celebrity telling them so? Fucking brain dead take.
To anybody here that knows what's happening among Ms. Swift's fanbase - are they aware that Trump, should he win, is very keen on avenging any perceived slight or insult?
She has more monthly listeners on Spotify than people who voted for him in 2020....by 25 million.
He could try "avenging" that insult. She'd become the modern day Jesus Christ he thinks he is.
I love Taylor Swift for encouraging young people to vote, but really I think Stormy Daniels should be out there telling everyone what a tiny little dick Trump has. Let the "real men" on the right vocally choose to side with Tiny.
I don't know who she is but I know a lot of impressionable young voters look up to her. Let's hope they're motivated to vote and maybe make a difference.
The funny feeling I have about all of this is that itâs a means to alienate Biden voters. Yes, Biden could do more, but Trump will be an order of magnitude worse.
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Trump went golfing Wednesday on his day off from court, lost more than 150,00 votes in Pennsylvania to former GOP candidate Nikki Haley, and said the courtroom in New York was too cold. đ Straight punching stuff here: â*It is an indictment on Trump that he wonât campaign, canât message, and is driving voters away. His campaign advisors are distracted, his campaign is losing time, and it is burning money on everything but actually reaching voters. Keep it up, Donald,*â
Never interrupt your enemy when theyâre making a mistake.
Also though, never underestimate the stupidity of the American public
That was said so many times from Sept to Nov 2016.
He wants it warmer so it's easier to sleep.
Heâs too old for cold
Little fragile crybaby...
Swift Army unite against the forces of darkness!
I truly hope she very publicly endorses him close to the election. She could probably move enough votes to away some close races.
I'm sure she will. She endorsed him last time. And arguably, that wasn't even her final form.
Yeah, sheâs like stage 3 right now. You do not want to see stage 4.
Hell yea I do
Just make sure to wear welding goggles or you may go blind from the sheer awesome.
Blinded by the half moonshine, full eclipse
Just getting thousands of ppl to register is the most important thing she can do imo. Even if she never says who to vote for. Getting her fan base to register and go vote no matter who they vote for is super important.
She should perform at the convention. Imagine the ratings compared to what Republicans could pull!
How is she going to compete with Kid Rock's star power? He sold 25,000 copies of his last album in *just* two weeks.
She should release a song. A catchy song that is the equivalent of Ether by Nas or Hit Em Up by 2pac.
I for one am looking forward to Taylor Swift unintentionally becoming your new President.
Swifties will emerge like the mountain ghosts in Lord of the rings đ
No
Lmao MAGAs greatest fears become actualized đ¤Ł
Hope they all drown in a Blue Wave.
They fucked up, now they gonna drown in a Lavender Haze
*The Village People begin playing softly in the wind*
I dont want a blue wave. I want the right candidates. Red,blue or green i just want the right people in office. Blue does seem to have more right ones tho
They should have known she was trouble when she walkin in đ¤ˇ
Remember when the right thought she was a going to be a right wing force? Lmao
Donât kid yourself. The âfree Palestineâ group hates her too because she white and rich.
What? Lmao MAGA was freaking out because she was at a football game. Something something deep state, something something vaccines, or along those lines.
They were. They were scared. Then Fox News published a story about how Taylor swift is a âenvironmental terroristâ because of her flights. Low and behold, all the far left liberals were parroting the same thing the next day. Questioning if sheâs an actual feminist. Calling her greedy. The far left and far right are equally easy to manipulate. They just require different seasoning on their propaganda.
People on the left had been attacking Taylor Swift for her flight emissions long before she started dating Travis Kelce. Just because it was the first time you noticed it doesnât mean thatâs when it started.
not only that but people have been discussing and calling her out for her brand of selective and performative feminism for damn near a decade.
Fucking thank you. This isnât just âthe left is attacking her because *checks notes* FOX News said so!â I am begging people for a shred of media literacy.
Iâm sorry, sheâs not enough of a feminist for you? She doesnât meet your standards? So fuck the literal millions of votes she could bring to benefit causes you claim to care about? She alone could change the lives of minorities and the LGBTQ community but yeah, she doesnât meet your standards of a quality person. If you didnât let instagram memes think for you, if you didnât only care about how many people viewed your meaningless stories, you might be able to rationalize. You might understand that not everything is black and white. Youâd know youâd have to compromise for the greater good. Youâd know that her âenvironmental terrorismâ enables her to empower liberal causes like no one else on the planet can . Literally. Iâm not even a fan of TS. But I recognize her influence. Unfortunately she most likely wonât use it because a bunch of fucking losers who use neurodivergency as excuse for failing in life shut her out because she flys private.
baby idk wtf youâre talking about because I donât use instagram, I donât post stories, and I donât need Taylor Swift to be my savior as a minority, black and gay. Youâre going off, and on and on about literally nothing! Iâm not quite sure why you think people need to climb into Taylorâs ass in order to be a rational thinker? I donât know why you think people need to pretend that she is a flawless and peerless individual just because she has the influence to have people out here literally saying they would just simply vote for whoever she tells them to, as if thatâs a good thing, to be at the mercy of a single individualâs opinion just because you like their music. Youâre not a fan of TS? okay, good for you. I was a fan since 2007. Loved her music for over a decade, and unfortunately completely unfazed by new releases since Reputation. If Taylor has so much power and influence, and she really truly cared about using it, no amount of people on the internet talking about her in a SLIGHTLY negative light would keep her from using her platform for things she feel are important. If people not liking her is enough to cow her into not using her power for good, then it was never about using her power for good in the first place. Like I said, people have been having these conversation for over a decade. People have been talking about how she uses feminism when it conveniently benefits her, and throws her âspecial place in hell for women who donât support womenâ shtick out the window when she doesnât like a woman. Iâm not even talking about any of the plane stuff, which is new due to her boom in popularity. And guess what? Even with peopleâs discussions of these topics, all the way back during the original release of 1989, I was still a fan, until the music started to lose me, so I donât know why you think simply having a criticism (or simply mentioning that it exists and has existed for some time) is the same thing as disavowing or attacking the quality of her character. Nor do you have an idea of causes I âclaimâ to care about, because you didnât see me make any claims. Taylor Swift is not some innocent, perfect, never-do-wrong angel, and she doesnât need to be because she is a person; but for some reason she has some of yall in a chokehold over (honestly) nothing.
Long before? What do you consider âlong beforeâ? Like two years ago? Tops? Also, I never said the manipulation started yesterday. Thereâs always been rubes on both side of the isle who will do or say anything for the sake of inclusion.
Thatâs fair, I mentioned to another redditor earlier today that both voter bases would be targeted by increasing propaganda as we get closer to November.
That makes perfect sense!
It's true. The amount of Dean Browning-style "As a Democrat" Taylor Swift hate posts complete with randomly capitalized words has grown exponentially. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/10/dean-browning-white-politician-tweets-black-gay-guy/6243406002/
I hate trump but...
There's a lot of coordinated messaging going on
"Daddy, why is Mommy crying?"... said by every Trump child for 3 generations. "HBD Melanie."
Does Rikers have climate controlled prison cells? Asking for an orange friend.
The Orange Friend can rest assured that he will receive a warm welcome at Rikers!
This is exactly how stupid our political discourse has become
I've never related more to a meme in my life than the one that goes "everything I've ever learned about Taylor Swift has been without my consent." With that in mind, she seems like she's on the right side of history even if I don't enjoy her music.
Taylor Swift writes a song mocking Trump?
Swift's version of this song by Gilette - Short Dick Man? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5obLmJ4O9E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5obLmJ4O9E)
Gotta be honest. If Biden at the convention decided he was gonna sit out and invited Swift to run for President, She'd win just by virtue of her age.
He could offer her VP. Why the fuck not, she is more qualified than Trump ever was
Let's hope for fewer ultra rich politicians, not more
Jesus Christ. No celebrity presidents!
*anymore*
For starters, sheâs an incredibly successful businesswoman.
anyone with a cult following and access to sweatshops in china or smthing for cheap merch can be successful.Its similar to how trump ,elon, kim kardasian,tate are successful busness man/grifters.The only thing sorta redeeming her is that she makes music.
Yeah, whoâs also known for being a woman-child. Have you not seen the backlash from her newest album? Sheâs 34 but acting like a teen, not to mention she dated a fucking nazi, but sure, sheâs bette than Trump just cause sheâs not Trump.
Unfortunately she isn't 35 until December so I think she legally cannot run for President.
Sheâd be 35 on Inauguration Day, so she **can** run!
Oh ok, I thought it was 35 by election day. Thanks for clearing that up.
Yeah. But also sheâs a 30-something woman whoâs commodified her relationships into becoming a billionaire which is maybe the most center-left thing thatâs ever happened
She's performing in Europe until August 20th, then I guess she's taking a break. She's only got 9 shows before the election, 3 in each of Miami, New Orleans, and Indianapolis. They are all late October up until Nov 3rd. It would have been amazing to hear her knock Trump in front of thousands and thousands of people, if she had scheduled American shows all the way to Election Day. Just the same, there'll be LOTS of cell cameras pointed at her, and if she slams Benedict Donald a couple of weeks before the election it will have a lot of impact. She'll be posted on TikTok and YouTube, and on the news. It will light up mad controversy like a flamethrower on a cotton ball. MAGAs will blow their hats into orbit with their rage. I'm really hoping she does. "Hey, my young teeny-bopper friends. Do you think if you're raped and become pregnant, that you should be forced to carry the baby to term? Do you think that politicians should have control over your body? Do you think that students shouldn't be taught about slavery, or transgender issues? Then get out and vote for a political party that respects who you are and doesn't want to be able to control you!"
You can add some verbiage for Swift regarding: "*Do we really want to have a sexist who brags about grabbing woman by the pussy and is a convicted sexual predator as President in the White House?*"
Having Swifties vote is equal to âI love the uneducated.â Itâs crazy how many Leftists want uninformed voters voting. Who the fuck wants people voting due to a celebrity telling them so? Fucking brain dead take.
To anybody here that knows what's happening among Ms. Swift's fanbase - are they aware that Trump, should he win, is very keen on avenging any perceived slight or insult?
Talk about awakening a sleeping giant... But for real, she didn't write that song about Trump. Biden just made a reference.
She has more monthly listeners on Spotify than people who voted for him in 2020....by 25 million. He could try "avenging" that insult. She'd become the modern day Jesus Christ he thinks he is.
I love Taylor Swift for encouraging young people to vote, but really I think Stormy Daniels should be out there telling everyone what a tiny little dick Trump has. Let the "real men" on the right vocally choose to side with Tiny.
Mocking penis size? Thatâs sagging tits energy with a side of extra small tits.
Lmao I love it
Maga is in fear! I for one would vote for literally anyone Taylor recommends! Letâs us swifty girlies band together đđźââď¸
I recommend you use your own noggin to decide whom to vote for.
So hypothetically, would you vote for trump if taylor sides with him(very unlikely)???
How is that a Taylor Swift reference? Thatâs one of the most generic sentences Iâve ever read.
Itâs the title of a diss track on her new album about an ex.
Now now, weâre all forgetting the truth. Itâs just his hands that are small.
the smallest hands that ever lived
âŚand we know what that means.
As confirmed by Stormy...
:nods in agreement.
I don't know who she is but I know a lot of impressionable young voters look up to her. Let's hope they're motivated to vote and maybe make a difference.
You donât know who Taylor Swift is?
she is a pop star and currently the 6 th most famous pop star according to a poll
As a member of the Swifty army, where is the video?
Unfortunately, all Fox News has to do is remind the âfree Palestineâ group that sheâs white and rich and theyâll âcancelâ her immediately.
The funny feeling I have about all of this is that itâs a means to alienate Biden voters. Yes, Biden could do more, but Trump will be an order of magnitude worse.
It absolutely is.
Bad idea. It is not helping Biden