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Last weekend, pop (formerly country) superstar Taylor Swift – after years of carefully avoiding politics – took to Instagram to issue a polemic against Congressman Marsha Blackburn, candidate for U.S. Senate in her home state of Tennessee. Swift, who has long had a broad following across the ideological spectrum, penned a social media screed that tarred Rep. Blackburn with the usual accusations that modern Democrats regularly level against Republicans: accusing her of supporting a patriarchy by taking positions that oppose women, LGBTQs, and other minorities. Now, we have no way of knowing for sure whether T-Swift came to this feeling...

Patrick Rooney of PRRooney.com comments on Taylor Swift's Instagram rant against Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, R, running for U.S. Senate in the great state of Tennessee.

Taylor Swift has spoken out politically for the first time, publicly endorsing two Democrats for the upcoming US mid-term elections. The 28-year-old says events in "the past two years" have meant she's no longer reluctant to share her views. The singer wrote on Instagram: "I always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve." The elections are on 6 November. https://www.instagram.com/p/BopoXpYnCes/?utm_source=ig_embed Taylor, who in June gave a speech in Chicago offering "love and respect" to LGBT people who haven't yet come out, will be voting in historically...

Today marks 100 days since John Kerry promised, on national TV, to sign form SF-180 and release his military records. I wonder why the good senator hasn’t made good on his promise yet. Perhaps he’s having trouble getting the form? To help him out, you could fax him a copy of the form. It’s only 3 pages, and is available online here. Here are the fax numbers for the senator’s offices: Washington D.C. - (202) 224-8525 Boston, MA - (617) 248-3870 Springfield, MA - (413) 736-1049 Fall River, MA - (508) 677-0275 If you don’t have access to a fax...