am following US presidential election, Swiftiesname for Taylor SwiftFans of Running from X for BlueSky. owner of x, billionaire Elon MuskDonald Trump was one of biggest supporterfunneling More than $100 million in pro-Trump America PAC, Stumping for a candidate in a campaignAnd Promoting Trump's message on XMusk also helped Trump clearly gain leverage right wing male audienceSwifties, who have built a strong community on the platform formerly known as Twitter, took notice. By Thursday, less than 48 hours after Trump won the presidency, they were beginning to walk off the stage forever.
“I love the idea of creating a new community here and I wouldn't want to support Elon in any way,” says Justin, who goes by @justin-the-baron.swifties.social on Bluesky and is only using his first Asks for name out of fear of harassment. “Elon is definitely a big Trump supporter, which doesn't match Taylor's values or the Swifties' values.”
Although there are Swifties on all sides of the political spectrum, the community prides itself on being a positive and accepting place. After Kamala Harris was declared the Democratic nominee for president, Swifties started mobilizing to support himSwift herself endorsed Harris in September. In an instagram post Swift quoted while announcing her endorsement AI-generated images of yourself and your fans It was used by Trump to show that he supported him.
After the support, Musk Posted“Okay Taylor… you win… I'll give you a baby and protect your cats with my life.” Musk, who has repeatedly expressed concern about declining birth rates, has at least 11 children with at least three women. According to The New York Times, He also offered his sperm to Nicole Shanahan, the former partner of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (she declined).
Irene Kim, an organizer Swifties for Kamalasays that the wave of misogyny after the election prompted her and many other Swift fans to abandon X and seek refuge on Bluesky. Although research has found that Increase in hate speech and propaganda After Musk took over the platform, Trump's election has supercharged it. A report The Institute for Strategic Dialogue found that in the 24 hours following Trump's election victory, phrases such as “Your body, my choice” were repeated. election night rhetoric White supremacist Nick Fuentes's influence on X increased by 4,600 percent.
“I think that's the kind of rhetoric we want to stay away from,” Kim says. She also notes that recent updates The “Block” feature, which allows people to view the profiles and posts of users who have blocked them, has contributed to a more negative experience on the platform. “Twitter has definitely become a scene from hell,” says Kim.