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Bjorkianfae
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Forever a Joyful Warrior resisting since 2016. Citizen of the World, now in NYC. International College Counselor, Social Scientist, Behavioral Specialist. LGBTQIA 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Ally, Atheist and love music, art in all mediums, Painter & Photographer.Show your work 🧚🏾‍♀️✨💙
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becadreads.bsky.social
Are you fucking kidding me!! Ed Sheeran dropped Macklemore because of pressure from ROBERT KRAFT AND PINK (and other billionaires)?! Being pro Palestine is not anti semetic. Being anti zionist does not mean someone is anti semetic!!

AND IT'S MACKLEMORE HE'S BEEN PRO PALESTINE WHERE HAVE Y'ALL BEEN
September 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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multicitrusmarg.bsky.social
I fear that we have to acknowledge Macklemore isn't just talking about Ed Sheeran and Pink, he is also talking about everyone with this level of privilege and fame who doesn't speak out, because for them, "safety" is a bubble they can hide behind because they don't like the cost of being "political"
September 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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filmbrainbmb.bsky.social
Ed Sheeran could have been big enough to stand up for his friend. He could have said, "You don't want the money from my gigs into local economy? Okay, that's on you."

He did not.
airbagged.bsky.social kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 1d
He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG
September 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
This is what Macklemore has been censored for.

Absolutely nothing.

They hate free speech, boycott them all.
September 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
Ed Sheeran is a centrist coward.

Not "taking a side" on genocide is pro genocide
Macklemore "Ed was in an fucked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it has never been before . He told me that the words "Free Palestine" and the image of the Palestinian flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with. I told him that if those words were more offensive than tena of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public facing "I don't take sides"
September 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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giuliaisamirrorball.swifties.social
with ALT text because everyone should read this!!!
I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in a fucked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before. He told me that the words "Free Palestine" and the image of the Palestinian flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with. I told him that if those words were more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public facing, "I don't take sides." And I get why people don't. Taking a side can cost you. Money, brand deals, sponsorships, festivals, private shows, relationships and access. I've lost all of those things. But there is no neutral position between the oppressor and the oppressed. When one side has the bombs and bottomless financial and military support from America, refusing to take a side doesn't leave you in the middle. What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people being displaced, starved and killed while the world debates which words we are allowed to use to describe it, how those words make us feel, and whether our discomfort matters more than the people living through a genocide. I didn't need 10 shows from Ed. I needed 2. Two chances to stand in front of 90,000 people and say the words that somehow became too dangerous to say. Free Palestine. But if those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour l've ever been on.
September 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social
Ed Sheeran could have refused to boot Macklemore and forced venues to decide if they wanted to lose all that revenue or not. What is the point of being rich and having a platform if you're so easily bullied into being a useless coward?
September 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
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kissphoria.bsky.social gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1d
I asked AT&T Stadium about the Rolling Stone report about how they objected to Macklemore coming to Arlington next month. They didn't comment, but as I've noted they're still hosting Kanye West in November: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
AT&T Stadium, which will host Ye this fall, objected to Macklemore
The Seattle rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour bill.
www.chron.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
AT&T Stadium reportedly is one of the venues that opposed Macklemore being on Ed Sheeran's bill. Worth noting that AT&T is hosting Kanye West in November.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.

Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in … What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
September 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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rkfatheree.bsky.social
This Bob Kraft.
Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner, among 200 charged in Florida prostitution sting | abc7ny.com
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is among 200 charged in a massage parlor prostitution sting in Florida.
abc7ny.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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September 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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kassiedee.bsky.social
Kraft was also friends with Jeffrey Epstein.

www.boston.com/news/local-n...
September 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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dylanris.bsky.social
Robert Kraft sells out American Jews for Israel. He ignores the rise of white supremacist neo-Nazis in the Republican Party while wagging the finger at Israel critics in the Democratic Party. As an American Jew, I'm ashamed of people like Robert Kraft.
September 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner, among 200 charged in Florida prostitution sting | abc7ny.com
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is among 200 charged in a massage parlor prostitution sting in Florida.
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September 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel.

"Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said.

Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
Robert Kraft to Establish a Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, BDS, Delegitimization of Israel Jun 20, 2019 at 03:25 PM June 20, 2019, Jerusalem - Tonight, the Laureate of the 2019 Genesis Prize Robert Kraft was honored at a gala ceremony in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets bestowed the award on Kraft in front of an audience of 600 Israeli and international dignitaries. The $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed "the Jewish Nobel" by Time Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. Previous honorees include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; actor, producer and peace activist Michael Douglas; and "Fiddler to the world" maestro Itzhak Perlman. Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "I am delighted to welcome Robert Kraft to the august family of Genesis Prize Laureates. This prestigious award honors Robert's generous lifelong philanthropy, his commitment to the Jewish people, and his love for Israel. It also recognizes his principled stand against anti-Semitism and efforts by our enemies to undermine the State of Israel through BDS and other similar campaigns. Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft." Kraft previously announced he would forgo the $1 million monetary award so that the funds could be granted to initiatives combating anti-Semitism, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and other efforts to delegitimize Israel. This is in line with the tradition established by previous Genesis Prize Laureates, who have "re-gifted" their awards to philanthropic causes they support.
September 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
Macklemore has put out an incredible statement about being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour.

His removal was engineered by Trump’s bestie Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots and Foxborough stadium who rallied other owners to silence Macklemore for speaking out about Palestine.
Screengrab from Instagram: macklemore • Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.
September 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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killlthehype.blacksky.app
Macklemore just fried Ed Sheeran on IG 😬
September 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Brad and I are celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary today, September 14, 2026, in New York City. Brad and I were married on Sept 14, 2008, at the Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
September 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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spockresists.bsky.social
When this is officially set up.

Tell us where to send the donations.
cryingwilderness.bsky.social A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 1d
I will follow up with more details...
September 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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angrystaffer.bsky.social
I hope folks realize this Bab al-Mandab situation will be much worse than the Strait of Hormuz if it’s not sorted out quickly.

And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.
September 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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thegodshow.com
If anyone should be banned from attending the 9/11 memorial, it’s Giuliani.
Damn Rudy Giuliani For Lying About The Air After 9/11
Oh yeah, he's going to Hell.
www.thegodshow.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"
September 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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cytherian.bsky.social
This is such disrespect. He can't even be bothered with getting a solid night's sleep or at least taking a stimulant to stay awake.
This is the 25th anniversary of 9-11.

#TrumpIsAFailure #TrumpIsUnfit
September 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Our answer: A brand-new bulletin board community page with a list of ways you can volunteer, attend rallies, do phone banking, write petitions, and more. newsletters.democracydocket.com/fixed-you-as...
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September 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.
September 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM