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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris
(www.nbcnews.com)
signed "Childless Cat Lady."
Now the MAGA people are mad that they can't use their AI pictures anymore and pretend they are real.
Sad MAGA face 😡
Why are right wing parties obsessed with AI posters? And like HORRIFICALLY BAD AI posters? They're creepy as hell. In my country too, it's just unsettling. I guess it's easier than a photoshoot and allows you to make any obscene shit you want... Or just straight up lie.
I think you already answered your own question there. GenAI makes it really easy to flood a platform with loads of bullshit, and as a consequence make any point seem (at least somewhat) believable
Doing it themselves would take both effort and creativity, as well as time. AI lets them vomit out tons ot nonsense with little effort.
lmao at the haters in the comments pretending they don't know who she is
Especially after the GOP literally pulled her into the spotlight over the subject https://newrepublic.com/post/177990/fox-news-conspiracy-theory-taylor-swift-psyop
Right? The neckiest of beards have crawled out of the shadows.
Banking on the following comments from the right, which they use for every artist's endorsement:
They're a has been washed up. Who even is this person? Guess I can cross him/her off my list I don't even know who this person is, what does it matter? This won't move the needle at all They should keep their options out of politics When is the last time this person has been relevant? Of course they would, all actors/actresses/artists are blue
Spin the ol wheel and let's see what we land on.
Don't forget that old standard, "She should shut up and sing!"
They should keep their options out of politics
And the same people who said that are the ones who love kid rock or the other motor city nutball whose concerts are nothing but right wing bs
Yay!
But who is she?
Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee for US president.
ah, the good ol' Lemmy switcharoo
(do we already have a community for this?)
But that's not important right now.
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💙💙💙💙💙
how is this news?
One of the most influential people currently alive endorsing a political candidate is absolutely news.
I know she's popular, but are people really gonna go "I was going to vote for Trump, but Taylor said I should vote for Camala, so that's what I'll do"?
She stated that since someone on Truth Social posted an AI-generated image of her endorsing Trump she felt she must set the record straight.
She wrote why she’s voting for Kamala. She then encouraged her fans to research the candidates and decide for themselves which one best represented their own viewpoints.
I did like her reminder that if you’re a new voter you do need to register first!
But at no point did she tell anyone who to vote for…
More so helps motivate people to vote who otherwise migh not have done so
it can motivate politically passive swifties
You could say that about any endorsement ever.
I’ve never like actually voted before but Taylor wouldn’t talk about it if it weren’t important
Then they do their research (well they did, they read her post) and tap her story to get registered. She follows it up with another post around Election Day and they go vote.
(No offense Swifties, just using one example. We can’t all be highly politically active, high-information citizens. Those who are will have gaps elsewhere in their lives instead.)
That "get registered" is one of the things I don't understand why hasn't been changed. In Spain you can vote the moment you are 18. No need to register anywhere. The only register that need to be updated is "where you live", so you go vote to your nearest location.
One of our two parties wins more when more people vote.
Therefore, the other party must oppose voting by the largest groups, such as young people and people who live in cities.
The less popular party also has disproportionate control of government policy.
Which is to say, they oppose democracy itself. It is only a question of degree
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She commands one of the most loyal fan followings in existence. It's like, moving the needle percentages large and loyal, and also, disproportionately in places like GA, NC, FL, where it's still tough going for Kamala.
She got thousands of her fans to register to vote not long ago. I'm guessing they'll vote for who she wants whether she tells them to or not.
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Fuck off Dick Cheney
For those of us who don't celebrity worship, this isn't news. Anyone paying attention knows she leans left. Why anyone cares what a billionaire has to say is beyond me; there's no such thing as a moral billionaire. That said, if you care about democracy, vote.
GOP made it newsworthy https://newrepublic.com/post/177990/fox-news-conspiracy-theory-taylor-swift-psyop
Besides her being perhaps the most popular musician on the planet with a rabid fanbase that will do pretty much anything she tells them to, there's also the fact that Trump tried to ride her coattails by posting an AI slop poster claiming she was endorsing him, basically forcing her hand here.
But make no mistake. Maybe this won't affect you or me, but there are a lot of young women who are going to look at Harris much more fondly because she got Taylor's endorsement.
She is practically royalty, so her endorsement matters. (To some people)
Finally. After the ai bs she should have stomped. But I suppose it’s hard to pass up the cash though Edit:sorry not sorry swifties
Cash?
endorsing a candidate risks losing fans & sponsors. Billionaires don’t like to risk that
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