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Axios
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Trump takes shot at Taylor Swift, reigniting their feud
President Trump on Friday said pop star Taylor Swift is no longer "hot," adding a new chapter their their often one-sided feud. Why it matters: Trump has repeatedly targeted the successful singer since she publicly endorsed Democratic candidates, including his most recent opponent former Vice President Harris. "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT?'" Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. Contrary to Trump's claims, Swift's wildly successful Eras Tour is estimated to have taken in more than $2 billion, the highest grossing tour ever. She has 14 Grammy wins on 58 nominations. Swift was also the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2024 with 26.6 billion global steams. Her most recent album was the first to have over 300 million streams in a single day. State of play: Swift was reluctant to weigh in on politics during the 2016 presidential election, later saying she regretted keeping silent. She endorsed both former President Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2024. Here is some of the conflict between the president and celebrity: 2018 Flashback: Trump said he liked Swift's music "25% less" after she made a political endorsement in Tennessee. Swift endorsed Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen over Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee's Senate race. Bredesen eventually lost the race. When asked about her political stance, Trump said: "Let's say that I like Taylor's music about 25% less now, OK?" 2020 The intrigue: During Trump's first re-election campaign, Swift said Trump should be voted out. "After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? 'When the looting starts the shooting starts'???" she posted on X. She later endorsed Biden for president. 2023 Zoom in: After Swift started dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Trump said: "I hope they enjoy their life, maybe together, maybe not — most likely not." Later that year, Trump said he felt "like Elvis" after a song featuring Jan. 6 Capitol rioters outranked Swift's music. The song, "Justice for All" was performed by men incarcerated for their roles in the insurrection. It did debut as No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, but Swift had not been in the top spot the prior week. In 2023 interviews for a book about his years in reality TV, Trump said: "I think she's beautiful — very beautiful!," Trump said. "I find her very beautiful. I think she's liberal. She probably doesn't like Trump. I hear she's very talented," he said. "I think she's very beautiful, actually — unusually beautiful!" 2024 Friction point: In August, Trump reposted AI-generated images purportedly showing Swift endorsing him in the presidential campaign. At the time, she had not made an endorsement.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Ready to fight like hell.' Anti-Trump Charlotte protesters march for immigrant rights
Protesters marched through the heart of Charlotte's immigrant community on Saturday to denounce what they called the Trump administration's illegal and unwarranted deportations and anti-union, anti-worker policies and actions. Police estimated the crowd of marchers on Central Avenue in east Charlotte at 1,500. The Charlotte-Metrolina Labor Council, Action NC, Carolina Migrant Network and other community groups held the event to celebrate International Workers' Day. 'I'm out here because I'm disgusted with what's happening in our country, what Trump is doing, and this is only the second protest I've been to in my life,' Susan Ward of Charlotte said as she and other early arriving protesters received occasional honks of support from drivers. 'The last one was a few weeks ago.' Ward, 75, displayed a handmade sign that read 'Dump Trump' on one side and 'Justice for All' on the other. 'All the lies,' she said. 'They're taking all our rights from us,' mentioning people being 'taken away who are citizens, or anybody, without due process. I hope we can dump him.' The event followed other protests in the region, including a rally and march by Lake Norman Indivisible in Davidson on Thursday. 'I'm here to be with all the workers internationally,' Angel Orellana, a 20-year-old Charlottean of Mexican and Salvadoran descent said. 'This is what the movement's for. The struggle is always going to be the same, no matter where we are, whether it's Mexico, El Salvador, here in the U.S. or in Palestine.' Ryan Christiano held a poster that read, 'We are the 99 Percent.' She is in her early 20s and from the Lake Norman area, she said. Lower- and middle-class workers hold the majority of political power, she said. 'Elected officials are supposed to work for us, and the 1% shouldn't be hoarding all the wealth at the top of the pyramid and refusing to redistribute it down so everybody else doesn't have to suffer,' Christiano said 'It's we the people,' her uncle Paul Nowosielski of Wingate said. 'It's as simple as that.' U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, D-Charlotte, drew repeated applause as she addressed the crowd outside La Coalición (Latin American Coalition) on Central Avenue before the march. 'I support you, because immigrants' rights are workers' rights,' Adams said. 'Our immigrant communities are a bedrock of the city of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the country.' Immigrants are 'job creators and business owners,' she said, including at least 16% of business owners in Mecklenburg County. She said they've delivered thousands of new jobs to the region and more than a billion dollars a year in tax revenue. 'Without immigrants there would be no United Sates of America,' Adams said . She cited pro-immigrant, pro-worker legislation she's sponsored and criticized Trump for his actions against both groups. 'The power of our government does not come from one man's ego,' Adams said. 'It comes from the people, and the people are ready to fight like hell. So listen, as you march today, march with your heads high, march with your signs raised and march with your voices loud.' 'This is a movement to be proud of, and you will always have an ally in me,' Adams said before the crowd marched peacefully and chanted loudly, as an overhead police drone and scores of officers on bicycles monitored the two-hour event.
Daily Tribune
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Metallica Live in Bahrain!
Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre, Bahrain's most exciting entertainment destination, announced hosting one of its most anticipated events of the year: Metallica on December 3, 2025. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable experience that fans won't want to miss. Formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich and including guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, Metallica has become one of the most influential and successful rock bands in history. It has sold nearly 125 million albums worldwide and generated more than 17 billion streams while playing to millions of fans on all seven continents — more than 1.3 million of whom belong to the band's fiercely loyal and consistently growing Fifth Member fan club. Metallica's catalog of multi-platinum studio albums includes Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All, Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), Load, Reload, St. Anger, Death Magnetic, Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, and more.
CNN
27-02-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Alarm as activists warn Thailand may have secretly deported Uyghurs back to China
Dozens of Uyghur men detained in Thailand after fleeing China may have been secretly deported to their home country, activists and rights groups said on Thursday, warning they could face torture and imprisonment on their return. The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China and had been kept in detention and legal limbo ever since. On Thursday Thai opposition lawmaker Kannavee Suebsang cited unspecified reports suggesting it was 'very likely' the group had been sent back to China on Thursday morning. Subsang posted images on his Facebook page showing six vans with covered up windows, leaving the Bangkok immigration center where it was believed the group had been held. Arslan Hidayat, an activist working with Justice for All's Save Uyghur campaign, told CNN that he had been in regular communication with one of the detained men, but had not heard from him since Monday morning local time. 'I did expect a message, so when nothing came through I tried calling and messaging him but no reply,' he said. China's repression of Uyghurs and other predominately Muslim ethnic minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang has been labeled 'genocide' by the US and other countries, with widespread and credible reports of arbitrary detention, mass surveillance, forced labor and restrictions on movement – allegations China vehemently denies. Chinese state news agency Xinhua said that 40 Chinese nationals who had illegally crossed the border into Thailand were deported and repatriated to China on Thursday. The report, which cited the public security ministry, did not mention the deportees' ethnicity or other identifying details. 'The Chinese citizens deported this time were lured by criminal organizations, illegally exited the country, and subsequently stranded in Thailand,' the ministry said in a written Q&A. In response to a question on the deportation of Uyghur men from Thailand, China's foreign ministry cited the information in the public security ministry's statement. 'This deportation was carried out based on the laws of both China and Thailand, as well as international law and conventions,' foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news briefing. He also repeated Beijing's standard language refuting accusations of rights violations in the region, calling these 'lies and fallacies related to Xinjiang.' Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra did not confirm any deportations had taken place when asked by reporters. 'In any country in the world actions must adhere to the principles of law, international processes, and human rights,' she said. Thailand's national police commissioner Kitrat Phanphet also declined to comment on the reports, citing security reasons, according to Thai PBS World, a public service broadcaster. Thailand is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and does not recognize the concept of asylum. The Southeast Asian kingdom has a history of pushing refugees back across its borders and of deporting dissidents. In 2015, Thailand deported 100 Uyghurs to China, sparking international outcry. The fate and whereabouts of those returned are unknown, UN experts said last year. Human Rights Watch said 'approximately 40' Uyghurs had been transferred by the Thai government to Chinese officials in Bangkok, who then sent them to China, without citing a source. 'Thailand's transfer of Uyghur detainees to China constitutes a blatant violation of Thailand's obligations under domestic and international laws,' Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. 'The men now face a high risk of torture, enforced disappearance, and long-term imprisonment in China.' Many of the detainees are in 'extremely poor health after enduring years in detention,' Amnesty International said, adding that their forcible return to China would be 'unimaginably cruel.' The World Uyghur Congress, an international advocacy group, on Wednesday called on Thailand's government to 'immediately halt the planned deportation of 48 Uyghur refugees to China,' with the group claiming the deportation was planned for Thursday. US officials expressed 'deep concern' over the reports. 'These individuals face a credible risk of imprisonment, torture, or death upon return to a regime that has systematically persecuted Uyghurs through mass internment, forced labor, and other grave abuses,' said John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi. The detained men were part of a larger group of about 350 people detained in 2014, some of whom were minors, according to previous reports from UN experts, rights groups, and Uyghur campaigners. Five Uyghur detainees, including a newborn and a 3-year-old, have died in detention, the reports said. In early January, activist Hidayat shared a voice note from one of the detainees, who said the men had been on hunger strike since January 10 in a desperate protest against deportation. The detainees have said they wish to be sent to a third country and 'live in peace' with their families. Among the prominent voices adding pressure on Thailand was US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told his Senate confirmation hearing ahead of being sworn in that he would lobby Bangkok against deporting the Uyghur men. CNN's Beijing bureau contributed reporting.
CNN
27-02-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Alarm as activists warn Thailand may have secretly deported Uyghurs back to China
Dozens of Uyghur men detained in Thailand after fleeing China may have been secretly deported to their home country, activists and rights groups said on Thursday, warning they could face torture and imprisonment on their return. The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China and had been kept in detention and legal limbo ever since. On Thursday Thai opposition lawmaker Kannavee Suebsang cited unspecified reports suggesting it was 'very likely' the group had been sent back to China on Thursday morning. Subsang posted images on his Facebook page showing six vans with covered up windows, leaving the Bangkok immigration center where it was believed the group had been held. Arslan Hidayat, an activist working with Justice for All's Save Uyghur campaign, told CNN that he had been in regular communication with one of the detained men, but had not heard from him since Monday morning local time. 'I did expect a message, so when nothing came through I tried calling and messaging him but no reply,' he said. China's repression of Uyghurs and other predominately Muslim ethnic minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang has been labeled 'genocide' by the US and other countries, with widespread and credible reports of arbitrary detention, mass surveillance, forced labor and restrictions on movement – allegations China vehemently denies. Chinese state news agency Xinhua said that 40 Chinese nationals who had illegally crossed the border into Thailand were deported and repatriated to China on Thursday. The report, which cited the public security ministry, did not mention the deportees' ethnicity or other identifying details. 'The Chinese citizens deported this time were lured by criminal organizations, illegally exited the country, and subsequently stranded in Thailand,' the ministry said in a written Q&A. In response to a question on the deportation of Uyghur men from Thailand, China's foreign ministry cited the information in the public security ministry's statement. 'This deportation was carried out based on the laws of both China and Thailand, as well as international law and conventions,' foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news briefing. He also repeated Beijing's standard language refuting accusations of rights violations in the region, calling these 'lies and fallacies related to Xinjiang.' Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra did not confirm any deportations had taken place when asked by reporters. 'In any country in the world actions must adhere to the principles of law, international processes, and human rights,' she said. Thailand's national police commissioner Kitrat Phanphet also declined to comment on the reports, citing security reasons, according to Thai PBS World, a public service broadcaster. Thailand is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and does not recognize the concept of asylum. The Southeast Asian kingdom has a history of pushing refugees back across its borders and of deporting dissidents. In 2015, Thailand deported 100 Uyghurs to China, sparking international outcry. The fate and whereabouts of those returned are unknown, UN experts said last year. Human Rights Watch said 'approximately 40' Uyghurs had been transferred by the Thai government to Chinese officials in Bangkok, who then sent them to China, without citing a source. 'Thailand's transfer of Uyghur detainees to China constitutes a blatant violation of Thailand's obligations under domestic and international laws,' Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. 'The men now face a high risk of torture, enforced disappearance, and long-term imprisonment in China.' Many of the detainees are in 'extremely poor health after enduring years in detention,' Amnesty International said, adding that their forcible return to China would be 'unimaginably cruel.' The World Uyghur Congress, an international advocacy group, on Wednesday called on Thailand's government to 'immediately halt the planned deportation of 48 Uyghur refugees to China,' with the group claiming the deportation was planned for Thursday. US officials expressed 'deep concern' over the reports. 'These individuals face a credible risk of imprisonment, torture, or death upon return to a regime that has systematically persecuted Uyghurs through mass internment, forced labor, and other grave abuses,' said John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi. The detained men were part of a larger group of about 350 people detained in 2014, some of whom were minors, according to previous reports from UN experts, rights groups, and Uyghur campaigners. Five Uyghur detainees, including a newborn and a 3-year-old, have died in detention, the reports said. In early January, activist Hidayat shared a voice note from one of the detainees, who said the men had been on hunger strike since January 10 in a desperate protest against deportation. The detainees have said they wish to be sent to a third country and 'live in peace' with their families. Among the prominent voices adding pressure on Thailand was US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told his Senate confirmation hearing ahead of being sworn in that he would lobby Bangkok against deporting the Uyghur men. CNN's Beijing bureau contributed reporting.
