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Sector 001

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9. Have any Republican celebrities donated money like this?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:04 PM

17 hrs ago

I haven't heard of any.

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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says [View all] BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago OP

not a fan but she seems like a truly decent person Skittles 19 hrs ago #1

Every bit helps! OC375 18 hrs ago #2

She donates money constantly but with out fanfare questionseverything 18 hrs ago #4

So, ya can't get behind her contributions because she's female or you give better? NotHardly 17 hrs ago #6

every bit DOES help Kali 16 hrs ago #19

She also just gave a $1 million to the American Heart Association, per their social media today.. Princess Turandot 18 hrs ago #3

Thank you Taylor!!! Evolve Dammit 18 hrs ago #5

Mahalo, Taylor Swift! And, all those Cha 17 hrs ago #7

Many of the foodbanks are run by churches and community volunteers, who deserve our support FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #8

I sent a donation to the Maryland Food Bank wolfie001 16 hrs ago #15

Have any Republican celebrities donated money like this? Sector 001 17 hrs ago #9

Hell...Trump would grift off of people donating to a food bank in his name Bengus81 5 hrs ago #40

Billie Eilish just gave about 20% of her wealth to fight hunger SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #10

She is supposedly giving to a number of orgs but just doesn't grandstand on doing that like some. BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #11

I think Eilish has the correct take here SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #13

Like many on DU, I am old enough to be her mother BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #24

Eilish donated 11.5 million from her tour questionseverything 14 hrs ago #27

...hate, hate, hate, hate. LuvLoogie 9 hrs ago #32

lol 😆 questionseverything 6 hrs ago #34

Billionaires are fine with me UNTIL they control the media,food chains,Internet,trash hauling Bengus81 5 hrs ago #41

Yes! She does a lot of "quiet good" wolfie001 16 hrs ago #14

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

And they do exist wolfie001 16 hrs ago #18

She's just barely worth a billion on paper. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #25

Wow. I suspect I know where you're getting your news. ... littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #26

here SamuelTheThird 10 hrs ago #31

Even good magazines publish jerky opinions occasionally questionseverything 6 hrs ago #35

Nope. Not implying that at all. But I know that many ... littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #36

Do some checking on WHO can use someone's songs like Trump did Bengus81 5 hrs ago #42

get real! pfitz59 16 hrs ago #22

another one Kali 16 hrs ago #23

BumRushDaShow............ Upthevibe 16 hrs ago #12

I'm sure trump made a similar contribution. mwb970 16 hrs ago #17

Yea, he probably gave a donation popsdenver 16 hrs ago #21

Sorry, but I have to disagree with the second paragraph GAJMac 16 hrs ago #20

She's a Billionaire OC375 14 hrs ago #28

Okay LuvLoogie 9 hrs ago #33

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #29

Her publicly giving a million to Feeding America will generate thousands and thousands of additional donations onenote 13 hrs ago #30

Ummm good for her I guess fujiyamasan 5 hrs ago #37

Ummm, good for you I guess tavernier 5 hrs ago #38

Bah humbug it is fujiyamasan 5 hrs ago #39

No...I have a real problem with Billionaires when they fuck up MY life. Bengus81 4 hrs ago #43