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pfitz59

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22. get real!

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:12 PM

11 hrs ago

she donated money to every foodbank on every stop of her tour. she also gave huge bonuses to all her employees. she is the right kind of 'billionaire'

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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

not a fan but she seems like a truly decent person Skittles 14 hrs ago #1

Every bit helps! OC375 13 hrs ago #2

She donates money constantly but with out fanfare questionseverything 13 hrs ago #4

So, ya can't get behind her contributions because she's female or you give better? NotHardly 12 hrs ago #6

every bit DOES help Kali 11 hrs ago #19

She also just gave a $1 million to the American Heart Association, per their social media today.. Princess Turandot 13 hrs ago #3

Thank you Taylor!!! Evolve Dammit 13 hrs ago #5

Mahalo, Taylor Swift! And, all those Cha 12 hrs ago #7

Many of the foodbanks are run by churches and community volunteers, who deserve our support FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #8

I sent a donation to the Maryland Food Bank wolfie001 11 hrs ago #15

Have any Republican celebrities donated money like this? Sector 001 12 hrs ago #9

Hell...Trump would grift off of people donating to a food bank in his name Bengus81 1 min ago #40

Billie Eilish just gave about 20% of her wealth to fight hunger SamuelTheThird 11 hrs ago #10

She is supposedly giving to a number of orgs but just doesn't grandstand on doing that like some. BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #11

I think Eilish has the correct take here SamuelTheThird 11 hrs ago #13

Like many on DU, I am old enough to be her mother BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #24

Eilish donated 11.5 million from her tour questionseverything 8 hrs ago #27

...hate, hate, hate, hate. LuvLoogie 4 hrs ago #32

lol 😆 questionseverything 1 hr ago #34

Yes! She does a lot of "quiet good" wolfie001 11 hrs ago #14

She's reportedly worth 2 billion, billionaires shouldn't exist SamuelTheThird 11 hrs ago #16

And they do exist wolfie001 11 hrs ago #18

She's just barely worth a billion on paper. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #25

Wow. I suspect I know where you're getting your news. ... littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #26

here SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #31

Even good magazines publish jerky opinions occasionally questionseverything 1 hr ago #35

Nope. Not implying that at all. But I know that many ... littlemissmartypants 57 min ago #36

get real! pfitz59 11 hrs ago #22

another one Kali 11 hrs ago #23

BumRushDaShow............ Upthevibe 11 hrs ago #12

I'm sure trump made a similar contribution. mwb970 11 hrs ago #17

Yea, he probably gave a donation popsdenver 11 hrs ago #21

Sorry, but I have to disagree with the second paragraph GAJMac 11 hrs ago #20

She's a Billionaire OC375 8 hrs ago #28

Okay LuvLoogie 4 hrs ago #33

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #29

Her publicly giving a million to Feeding America will generate thousands and thousands of additional donations onenote 8 hrs ago #30

Ummm good for her I guess fujiyamasan 46 min ago #37

Ummm, good for you I guess tavernier 33 min ago #38

Bah humbug it is fujiyamasan 20 min ago #39