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highplainsdem

(48,975 posts)
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:22 PM May 2020

Taylor Swift to Trump: After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency,

you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When the looting starts the shooting starts’??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump"


Tweeted about 45 minutes ago, and reaching her 86 million followers - and with nearly a quarter million Likes already, and over 70,000 retweets:








Editing to add that several minutes later, her tweet now has over 280,000 Likes and over 80,000 retweets. More than the first half of the violent Trump twitter message, the half that didn't get censored by Twitter, and in less than 1/12 the time, since Trump's idiocy about sending in the National Guard was tweeted over 11 hours ago.

Editing again just a couple minutes later, and her tweet is up to 300,000 Likes and over 100,000 retweets.
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Taylor Swift to Trump: After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, (Original Post) highplainsdem May 2020 OP
I'm really liking her politics. Damn shame I can't stand her music. unblock May 2020 #1
I like both. highplainsdem May 2020 #6
I do kinda like that "calm down" song unblock May 2020 #9
Gather your people Ms Swift. They far outnumber His. And yours aren't bots. Budi May 2020 #2
+1,000,000 highplainsdem May 2020 #7
And unfortunately they don't vote either. HotTeaBag May 2020 #17
Most of her fans... SergeStorms May 2020 #34
That seems unlikely cemaphonic May 2020 #45
They've moved on... SergeStorms May 2020 #48
Does the seven year old follow Swift on Twitter? yardwork May 2020 #49
No, she hasn't been allowed... SergeStorms May 2020 #50
They sound like good parents! yardwork May 2020 #51
My 23-year-old niece still likes her but has also expanded her musical horizons. SMC22307 May 2020 #52
He's still inciting racial violence. Niagara May 2020 #3
Alyssa Milano: Thank you for using your voice for good. highplainsdem May 2020 #4
Yes!💔 Cha May 2020 #36
Molly Jong-Fast: Honestly woke swift is one of the few bright spots of 2020 highplainsdem May 2020 #5
Colo. GOP politician attacks Swift, gets called out as hypocrite by NC Dem politician highplainsdem May 2020 #8
Of course she did durablend May 2020 #11
The conservative is a natural narcissist. Only they can speak out. Dawson Leery May 2020 #29
This☝️ I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #47
That's Stupid of Boebert right off the bat.. when they Cha May 2020 #37
That little bit of Republican hypocrisy drives me nuts. cemaphonic May 2020 #46
Josh Marshall: And that was the day I RT'd Taylor Swift. highplainsdem May 2020 #10
I know, right! Me too! Cha May 2020 #38
Good Girl! tavernier May 2020 #12
I like anything that is against this treason loving jackass: Death Count Donnie? Brainfodder May 2020 #13
Hollywood Reporter story: highplainsdem May 2020 #14
wow.. the pic they have of BLOTUS next Cha May 2020 #41
LBN thread about this story in Variety: highplainsdem May 2020 #15
HuffPost article: highplainsdem May 2020 #16
Jemele Hill: highplainsdem May 2020 #18
That's wild. :D Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #30
omg.. That's Right! Cha May 2020 #39
Newsweek article: highplainsdem May 2020 #19
Her tweet now has over half a million Likes and nearly 160,000 retweets. highplainsdem May 2020 #20
Washington Post article: highplainsdem May 2020 #21
Zerlina Maxwell: She's got more guts than the entire Republican Party. highplainsdem May 2020 #22
Mahalo Zerlina! & hpd! Cha May 2020 #43
Article at The Hill: highplainsdem May 2020 #23
Debra Messing: highplainsdem May 2020 #24
Ken Olin: highplainsdem May 2020 #25
TY for Ken Olin's Tweet, hpd!❤ Cha May 2020 #42
Vox article: highplainsdem May 2020 #26
Jill Wine-Banks: highplainsdem May 2020 #27
Her tweet now has over 660,000 Likes and nearly 200,000 retweets. highplainsdem May 2020 #28
Thank you for collecting all of this! Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #31
You're welcome! highplainsdem May 2020 #33
Thom Hartmann: highplainsdem May 2020 #32
💔Taylor Swift hits it outta the Park! Cha May 2020 #35
Swift clearly has had enough of Trump. Look for many to follow. nt oasis May 2020 #40
Hot damn. Good for Taylor Swift. K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets May 2020 #44
As a roots country fan I've never liked her music. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #53
kick, because the racist in our White House is still at it Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #54

unblock

(52,208 posts)
9. I do kinda like that "calm down" song
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:57 PM
May 2020

Though I wouldn't have given it a second listen we're it not for the politics of it. It gets a little catchy eventually

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
45. That seems unlikely
Fri May 29, 2020, 06:51 PM
May 2020

She's been around for ~15 years now, a big chunk of her fanbase is in the 20-30 range.

SergeStorms

(19,200 posts)
48. They've moved on...
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:55 AM
May 2020

and have been replaced by a younger fan base. I base this conclusion solely on my 7 year old grand-daughter and her friends on Zoom.

yardwork

(61,599 posts)
49. Does the seven year old follow Swift on Twitter?
Sat May 30, 2020, 09:00 AM
May 2020

The article says that 86 million people follow Swift on Twitter. That's a large fan base, and I assume most of them are adults. Maybe I'm wrong.

Edit: 86 million followers

SergeStorms

(19,200 posts)
50. No, she hasn't been allowed...
Sat May 30, 2020, 07:02 PM
May 2020

her own phone yet, and I'm sincerely hoping my daughter and S.I.L. keep one of those out of her hands as long as humanly possible.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
52. My 23-year-old niece still likes her but has also expanded her musical horizons.
Sun May 31, 2020, 12:01 AM
May 2020

I think there are a lot of young women who still do.

highplainsdem

(48,975 posts)
8. Colo. GOP politician attacks Swift, gets called out as hypocrite by NC Dem politician
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:53 PM
May 2020






RWNJ Boehlert has since deleted her tweet.

durablend

(7,460 posts)
11. Of course she did
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:59 PM
May 2020

"RWNJ Boehlert has since deleted her tweet."


Boebert: "Silly libs, I was just KIDDING! My you snowflakes are so sensitive!"

Cha

(297,196 posts)
37. That's Stupid of Boebert right off the bat.. when they
Fri May 29, 2020, 05:21 PM
May 2020

have nothing else they try to tell People they can't have an opinion.. in this case about BLOTUS' inciting racial violence.

I hope she Loses.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
46. That little bit of Republican hypocrisy drives me nuts.
Fri May 29, 2020, 06:55 PM
May 2020

They're the side that elected Reagan, Trump and Schwarzenegger to high office, but it's the liberal entertainers that need to "stick to showbiz."

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
13. I like anything that is against this treason loving jackass: Death Count Donnie?
Fri May 29, 2020, 01:04 PM
May 2020


He will be remembered mostly for the hair and makeup no matter how many times ridiculed or teased about it, still stuck to it, kind of like this long con?

I await his sudden horrific illness diagnosis!

I await his next inexcusable fuck-up?

We await his mug shots and everything after that moment?

Cha

(297,196 posts)
41. wow.. the pic they have of BLOTUS next
Fri May 29, 2020, 05:31 PM
May 2020

to Taylor Swift's! I wanted just Taylor's pic but they're tied together.



Thank you for the link, hpd

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
53. As a roots country fan I've never liked her music.
Sun May 31, 2020, 12:04 AM
May 2020

Haven’t hated it because I realize there is a place for Pop music. Never thought about her much because in my mind she is always 17 years old.

Obviously she is not and I’m impressed with her politics

Still won’t like her music. But she has to know that will cost her fans. I guess she doesn’t care.

Good for her.

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