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fujiyamasan

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39. Bah humbug it is

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:59 AM

8 hrs ago

if I’m not really impressed when a billionaire throws the equivalent of scraps. This isn’t even about her. What she’s doing is good, but she’s still a billionaire and I fundamentally think a system is shit if it has to rely on the wealthy for people not to starve. That’s a failed society imo.

It’s about how this site selectively sings the praises of the ultra wealthy when they agree with our politics, yet often don’t question how fucked up our system is in the first place, when it enables this kind of accumulation of wealth.

Merry Christmas to you too.

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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

not a fan but she seems like a truly decent person Skittles 22 hrs ago #1

Every bit helps! OC375 22 hrs ago #2

She donates money constantly but with out fanfare questionseverything 21 hrs ago #4

So, ya can't get behind her contributions because she's female or you give better? NotHardly 21 hrs ago #6

every bit DOES help Kali 19 hrs ago #19

She also just gave a $1 million to the American Heart Association, per their social media today.. Princess Turandot 21 hrs ago #3

Thank you Taylor!!! Evolve Dammit 21 hrs ago #5

Mahalo, Taylor Swift! And, all those Cha 21 hrs ago #7

Many of the foodbanks are run by churches and community volunteers, who deserve our support FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #8

I sent a donation to the Maryland Food Bank wolfie001 20 hrs ago #15

Have any Republican celebrities donated money like this? Sector 001 20 hrs ago #9

Hell...Trump would grift off of people donating to a food bank in his name Bengus81 8 hrs ago #40

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

She is supposedly giving to a number of orgs but just doesn't grandstand on doing that like some. BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #11

I think Eilish has the correct take here SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #13

Like many on DU, I am old enough to be her mother BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #24

Eilish donated 11.5 million from her tour questionseverything 17 hrs ago #27

...hate, hate, hate, hate. LuvLoogie 12 hrs ago #32

lol 😆 questionseverything 10 hrs ago #34

Billionaires are fine with me UNTIL they control the media,food chains,Internet,trash hauling Bengus81 8 hrs ago #41

Yes! She does a lot of "quiet good" wolfie001 20 hrs ago #14

She's reportedly worth 2 billion, billionaires shouldn't exist SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #16

And they do exist wolfie001 19 hrs ago #18

She's just barely worth a billion on paper. littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #25

Wow. I suspect I know where you're getting your news. ... littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #26

here SamuelTheThird 14 hrs ago #31

Even good magazines publish jerky opinions occasionally questionseverything 10 hrs ago #35

Nope. Not implying that at all. But I know that many ... littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #36

Do some checking on WHO can use someone's songs like Trump did Bengus81 8 hrs ago #42

get real! pfitz59 19 hrs ago #22

another one Kali 19 hrs ago #23

BumRushDaShow............ Upthevibe 20 hrs ago #12

I'm sure trump made a similar contribution. mwb970 19 hrs ago #17

Yea, he probably gave a donation popsdenver 19 hrs ago #21

Sorry, but I have to disagree with the second paragraph GAJMac 19 hrs ago #20

She's a Billionaire OC375 17 hrs ago #28

Okay LuvLoogie 12 hrs ago #33

It was nice of her but you are right. Comparable to many of us peons giving $50 to charity. Wonder Why 2 hrs ago #44

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #29

Her publicly giving a million to Feeding America will generate thousands and thousands of additional donations onenote 17 hrs ago #30

Ummm good for her I guess fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #37

Ummm, good for you I guess tavernier 9 hrs ago #38

Bah humbug it is fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #39

No...I have a real problem with Billionaires when they fuck up MY life. Bengus81 8 hrs ago #43