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SamuelTheThird

(555 posts)
10. Billie Eilish just gave about 20% of her wealth to fight hunger
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:22 PM
22 hrs ago

Swift is a billionaire, so color me unimpressed

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not a fan but she seems like a truly decent person Skittles Yesterday #1
Every bit helps! OC375 23 hrs ago #2
She donates money constantly but with out fanfare questionseverything 23 hrs ago #4
So, ya can't get behind her contributions because she's female or you give better? NotHardly 23 hrs ago #6
every bit DOES help Kali 21 hrs ago #19
She also just gave a $1 million to the American Heart Association, per their social media today.. Princess Turandot 23 hrs ago #3
Thank you Taylor!!! Evolve Dammit 23 hrs ago #5
Mahalo, Taylor Swift! And, all those Cha 22 hrs ago #7
Many of the foodbanks are run by churches and community volunteers, who deserve our support FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #8
I sent a donation to the Maryland Food Bank wolfie001 21 hrs ago #15
Have any Republican celebrities donated money like this? Sector 001 22 hrs ago #9
Hell...Trump would grift off of people donating to a food bank in his name Bengus81 10 hrs ago #40
Billie Eilish just gave about 20% of her wealth to fight hunger SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #10
She is supposedly giving to a number of orgs but just doesn't grandstand on doing that like some. BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #11
I think Eilish has the correct take here SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #13
Like many on DU, I am old enough to be her mother BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #24
Eilish donated 11.5 million from her tour questionseverything 19 hrs ago #27
...hate, hate, hate, hate. LuvLoogie 14 hrs ago #32
lol 😆 questionseverything 11 hrs ago #34
Billionaires are fine with me UNTIL they control the media,food chains,Internet,trash hauling Bengus81 10 hrs ago #41
Yes! She does a lot of "quiet good" wolfie001 21 hrs ago #14
She's reportedly worth 2 billion, billionaires shouldn't exist SamuelTheThird 21 hrs ago #16
And they do exist wolfie001 21 hrs ago #18
She's just barely worth a billion on paper. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #25
Wow. I suspect I know where you're getting your news. ... littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #26
here SamuelTheThird 15 hrs ago #31
Even good magazines publish jerky opinions occasionally questionseverything 11 hrs ago #35
Her plane emissions are not a matter of opinion SamuelTheThird 33 min ago #46
Nope. Not implying that at all. But I know that many ... littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #36
Do some checking on WHO can use someone's songs like Trump did Bengus81 10 hrs ago #42
Who said they have a choice? SamuelTheThird 34 min ago #45
get real! pfitz59 21 hrs ago #22
another one Kali 21 hrs ago #23
BumRushDaShow............ Upthevibe 22 hrs ago #12
I'm sure trump made a similar contribution. mwb970 21 hrs ago #17
Yea, he probably gave a donation popsdenver 21 hrs ago #21
Sorry, but I have to disagree with the second paragraph GAJMac 21 hrs ago #20
She's a Billionaire OC375 19 hrs ago #28
Okay LuvLoogie 14 hrs ago #33
It was nice of her but you are right. Comparable to many of us peons giving $50 to charity. Wonder Why 4 hrs ago #44
This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #29
Her publicly giving a million to Feeding America will generate thousands and thousands of additional donations onenote 18 hrs ago #30
Ummm good for her I guess fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #37
Ummm, good for you I guess tavernier 10 hrs ago #38
Bah humbug it is fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #39
No...I have a real problem with Billionaires when they fuck up MY life. Bengus81 10 hrs ago #43
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