Swifties

Allegedly, I actually can't say that I was there legally or else a sniper dot will appear on my forehead.

I'm a huge Swiftie, probably the biggest Swiftie that was at that event.

If you're a Swiftie, you'll understand.

I got the text inviting me to the wedding.

I never in a million years thought I'd get invited.

UC Riverside doctoral student and co-author of the Insect Systematics and Evolution journal report Sarah Schroeder explained that the colors reminded her of Taylor's blonde hair and signature red lips.

She said, "It felt authentic to me as a lifelong Swiftie to honor Taylor in this way, as well as bring attention to the diversity of insects that has yet to be discovered." Still to come, the little known yet remarkable acts of courage and kindness that shone through the darkness of September 2001.

But first, today's Kid News quiz.

What was the average US temperature this summer? [upbeat music] 74.4 degrees.

But people are like, how do you know that Taylor Swift told Somber to unfollow you specifically? Like, you can't drop this lore, girl, and not expand.

[laughs] So there are a lot of Swifties defending Taylor Swift over this, because Taylor Swift has used her influence over the years to advocate for Spotify and Apple Music to pay artists.

Like, in 2014, Taylor famously removed her entire catalog from Spotify in protest of the way that artists were being paid.

And then in 2015, Taylor initially refused to put her album 1989 on Apple Music because the platform didn't pay artists, writers, or producers for the streams that were on their three-month trial.

So now Eli has seemingly deleted her account, and Somber did respond to this claim.

He commented under a post about it, simply writing, "Not true." Now, this actually isn't the first time that Eli has publicly called out Taylor Swift.

Back in May, she went live on TikTok and she made a joke saying, "Taylor Swift, you will never be trans." And I haven't seen the full live clip, like I've just seen that clip, but I think it must've been a reference to the Lady Gaga Facebook page that she claims was made in high school about her, which is, "Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous." And then Swifties basically started attacking Eli and being really transphobic, which prompted Eli to post these Instagram stories.

This is back in May.

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Swifties are pretty harsh as well if you like Taylor Swift you better love Taylor Swift thank you Beyonce also that

that's just dangerous I've got

friends who are obsessed with Beyonce and I have to keep a straight face when they go into their monologue oh it's too much

I'm going to send you a picture later so you don't have to Google it.

Do you have any Swifties at your house?

Uh, no,

no.

Okay, all right, fine.

Okay, so you know Taylor Swift's groupies are Swifties.

That's their name.

Swifties know that Taylor famously paints a specific number on her hand before her concert.

What number does she always paint on her hand? Is it 13, 18, 25, or 87?

So already I'm confused because I'm like, oh, wait a second.

Hello and welcome to Blank Plate, a podcast for Swifties with an appetite.

I'm Sarah and I used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin size bed.

I'm Laura and I'm a mess, but I'm the mess that you wanted.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, that's why, like, for our reaction videos, there's so many, like, people with negative comments that are like, why do Swifties always compare this artist to Taylor Swift? I was just like, it's just like a Pavlovian response because literally we analyze her music.

Like, we are, like, dare I say, experts in her discography.

We are Swiftie scholars.

So take Taylor Swift.

I'm a major Swiftie.

She does not play a concert and not sing Shake It Off, Love Story, Blank Space.

They will always be in her set list.

The

Swifties will

hit up a midnight release.

Well, there's record day, too, though.