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Post by Admin on Oct 28, 2020 3:49:43 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/CGvX8jvMaVd Lady Gaga, who's actually a longtime friend of Joe Biden's, has been postin' up a storm in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. http://instagram.com/p/CG1U-QEjAOm Earlier this week, she posed with her ballot on Instagram and reminded people to VOTE EARLY. And last night, she uploaded a video to Instagram Reels in which she deposits that ballot in her local ballot drop-off box — and it is so delightfully extra.
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Post by Admin on Oct 28, 2020 22:18:08 GMT
Selena Gomez sent an open letter last night to Google and its CEO Sundar Pichai, asking the tech giant to remove the ads they're profiting off of that spread disinformation about the U.S. election and mail-in voting. She wrote: Hi Sundar, Although we have never met, I just learned that Google is making millions of dollars putting ads on websites that spread disinformation about our election. I’m hoping you are also just finding this out too. Please shut this down immediately. The fate of our country depends on it. Thanks, Selena Gomez did not call out any ad by name. But Google's approval of a misleading ad about mail-in voting made headlines in August. The Washington Post reported then that Google opted not to remove ads from Protect My Vote, a shadowy organization with ties to the conservative non-profit FreedomWorks, that try to cast doubt on using mail-in voting. (Facebook removed similar ads from the organization.) The most common variation of the ad, according to Washington Post, has the misleading claim, "Think mail-in voting and absentee voting are the same. Think again! There are different safeguards for each," and then links out to Protect My Vote's site, which attacks the U.S. Postal Service and inaccurately claims mail-in voting leads to "lost votes and lost rights," per the Post. (Absentee voting and mail-in voting are terms used interchangeably for ballots mailed out to voters unable to vote in-person.) The Post reported that the ads had been appearing on sites about mail-in voting in swing states like Michigan, Texas, and Florida. A source later told Gizmodo they only appeared in Iowa. You can read more about why Google approved the ads there on Gizmodo's site, despite the ads linking out to a site containing disinformation.
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Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2020 0:06:48 GMT
Having first gained recognition aged just 14 when she was nominated for an Oscar for her role in True Grit, Hailee Steinfeld has since released chart-dominating singles, starred in beloved film franchises like Pitch Perfect and is the lead in Peabody-award winning series Dickinson.
All of this, and her general upbeat presence on social media, has led to her garnering a huge following and fanbase (13.1 million on Instagram). And over the past few months, Steinfeld has joined the chorus of actors, singers and influencers using their platforms for good, encouraging their predominantly young adult fans to vote in the upcoming US presidential election.
'This will be the most important election of our time,' the star told us recently when answering fans' questions in a game of 'Ask Me Anything'.
'I cannot stress enough to my peers and young voters, specifically, how important it is and how much their vote matters... so get out there and vote.'
The election - which takes place next week on Tuesday, November 3 - is clearly weighing heavy on Steinfeld's mind as she responds to another question about what is her biggest feat with just three words: 'This upcoming election.'
Steinfeld also discussed her favourite red carpet looks to date and whose style she admires, one of whom being Rihanna - who she also credits with being the person who has made her the most starstruck.
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Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2020 7:44:34 GMT
Your health isn’t just what you experience from the neck down—it's also from the neck up. I’m grateful @selena Gomez has been using her voice to raise awareness about mental health and inspire her fans to vote in this election. Selena Gomez’s fans are sending her so much love after they noticed a tube in her arm during her October 24 Instagram chat with Timothée Chalamet! See their adoring messages to the beloved singer. Selena Gomez‘s fans are so devoted to the stunning, 28-year-old songstress. But recently, the singer’s fans endured quite the scar after noticing, what appeared to be, an IV or tube in Selena’s arm during her Instagram session with pal Timothée Chalamet on October 24! Fans circulated screen grabs of the singer online, pointing out the mysterious piece of medical equipment. But their messages were more about concern than curiosity. “Praying for selena’s health and i really hope she’s doing well,” one fan began their message on Twitter. “I cant imagine what it is like to live with such a terrible autoimmune disease. sending you so much love and hugs [Selena Gomez],” they wrote. Another fan chimed in on their own profile with a similar message, which shed some light on what it was Selena may have been struggling with on October 24. “It’s the fact that selena said she wanted to vote in person and couldn’t ‘for certain reasons’ and then we see she’s being medicated for lupus in her room,” they tweeted.
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Post by Admin on Oct 31, 2020 4:16:08 GMT
Selena Gomez hopped on Instagram on Thursday (Oct. 29) to chat with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris to discuss Tuesday's (Nov. 3) election, mental health and the singer's battle with Lupus. "As a citizen, as someone who truly, truly cares about their country, not voting is just not an option," Gomez said in the video. http://instagram.com/p/CG7vYvUjk1D "I had the opportunity to speak with Senator @kamalaharris and we discussed several issues that matter," she said in a comment about their talk. "There is too much on the line this election for anyone to sit on the sidelines. We all must use our voices and vote. Vote EARLY, vote safely and try to vote in person or drop your ballot in a dropbox (that’s what I did and it couldn’t have been any easier). If you aren’t voting in person, please make sure you follow the instructions that come with your ballot carefully and do not forget to sign your ballot (it’s usually smart to use a blue or black ballpoint ink pen)! For more info to learn how and where to vote in your state go to IWillVote.com." http://instagram.com/p/CG-oe3UDtJf The three-and-a-half minute conversation opened with Gomez saying she "wasn't very educated" about voting when she was younger, but over the past four years she's experienced a lot of things and realized that her vote counts more than ever. "You've been an incredible voice on the issues of Lupus, and that disproportionately effects women of color," Harris said of the auto-immune disease the singer has been battling, and which she noted her sister also suffers from.
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