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Taylor Swift managed to drive record-breaking numbers to voter registration website Vote.org after urging her 232 million followers on Instagram to take action.

On Tuesday (19 September), hours after the pop star, 32, called on her US fanbase to register to vote in honour of National Voter Registration Day, Vote.org’s communication director, Nick Morrow, announced that “our site was averaging 13,000 users every 30 minutes”.

“Fun fact: after @taylorswift13 posted on Instagram today directing her followers to register to vote on @votedotorg, our site was averaging 13,0000 users every 30 minutes,” Morrow wrote on X/Twitter.

“13! Let’s just say her reputation for being a mastermind is very well-earned.”

Earlier that day, the “Anti-Hero” singer had posted to her Story, asking followers: “Are you registered to vote yet?

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (9 children)

They're not going to vote for Republicans I hope. I don't really follow Swift but I assume she's not, like, a deeply horrible person.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 year ago

Generally speaking, because Republicans are a minority, the more people that show up to vote, the worse it is for Republicans. That's why they work so hard to suppress voters. Anything that gets more people to vote is good for Dems even if you're not asking people how they're going to vote.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] metallic_substance 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit man, I'll make the dumb, easy comment. But I really do mean it: That fuckin' whips ass

[–] Brickhead92 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Llama's ass? Or just any ass?

[–] metallic_substance 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Shit. I haven't thought about that in years, lol

To answer your question though: ALL asses. The entire population of the earth (including animals and microorganisms), plus the asses of any aliens that possess an ass to whip in the entire universe. This may extend to the infinite multiverse, but I need to wait for Brian Greene to return my email. I'll keep you posted in the DMs on that

[–] model_tar_gz 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The whole reason she's doing this is because she saw that Trump was an awful president and she needs to do her part lmao

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She released a whole anti Trump/Republicans song a while back called Only The Young:

And the big bad man and his big bad clan Their hands are stained with red Oh, how quickly, they forget They aren't gonna help us Too busy helping themselves

[–] oldbaldgrumpy 12 points 1 year ago

I'm just glad people are getting involved in the voting process. Let them vote how they choose. This is good for us all.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

She made an anthem to gay people at one point so chances of them voting republican are slim lol.

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

Lemmy's favorite billionaire, I'd warrant.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Well given that her fans skew young and female, why would they? The Republican party is just 3 world-ending death cults in a trenchcoat and their staunchest supporters openly brag about abusing and oppressing women.

Fuck I'm going to laugh if Taylor Swift takes their guns though.