My fourth album, The Great Divide, is yours to listen to. It is hard to even begin to describe what these last few years making this album has felt like. The collision of fear and pressure and joy and luck and total love has left me wordless, and if you know me personally, I hardly ever shut my mouth. I spent many months walking forward in complete darkness, hands out in front of me, desperate to touch something familiar that would show me I was near the light switch again. As lonely as it felt, and as unfamiliar as the world seemed in those moments, I was never really alone. I don’t think any of us ever truly are. I was guided through the wilderness by calm voices, by the stillness of my home state, by the total commitment of my band, producers, and team, by the steady and loving touch of my wife and family, and of course, by the constant and enduring encouragement of you all, who I am so lucky to have as fans. I am very proud of what we are doing together and I hope we can live this dream for a long long time
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Whether you agreed with him or not, Charlie Kirk is dead purely because some people didn't like what he had to say. That should outrage every single one of us.
I wanted to take a moment and respond to some of the media's recent criticism about how I've handled the welfare scandal that my office uncovered in early 2020.
The chief complaint some have made is that I didn’t make public some text messages where Gov. Tate Reeves’s brother, Todd, asked me how his friend, Brett Favre, could return some of the welfare money the state gave Favre. For anyone who says I should have put parts of our investigative file (like these text messages, emails, or other documents) on the internet, you must understand we do not do that.
We do not do this because complex cases like this should be handled by the appropriate authorities, not writers desperate for awards and clicks. We’ve already seen the danger of newspapers trying criminal cases in their columns instead of the courtroom. For example, Mississippi Today’s CEO claimed Gov. Phil Bryant “embezzled” welfare money a few months ago in order to win some journalism awards. The CEO lied, she knows Bryant has never been charged with a crime, and she had to apologize for it.
In this case, we have, however, turned over our investigative file to the FBI/Department of Justice. They’ve had the evidence for more than three years. If Mississippi’s Democrats and journalists believe there is some massive coverup among Republicans to make this DHS scandal go away, they have forgotten that it was a Republican (me) who told them about it in the first place, and they must somehow believe Joe Biden’s Department of Justice is in on the coverup.
Do you honestly believe Grandpa Joe and I cooked up a plan to protect Republican Govs. Phil Bryant and Tate Reeves? Come on. Time to put down the medical marijuana.
After Mr. Favre returned some of the money, I gave Mr. Favre credit because, at the moment, my team and I had no knowledge that Mr. Favre was aware of the purpose of the funds he’d received.
We later learned through additional investigation that Mr. Favre knew the money was for people in “shelters,” etc. (his words) and that he hoped to hide this from the public. Anyone who thinks I’ve been overly kind to Mr. Favre over the past few years has to have been asleep. The man has sued me, repeatedly excoriated me on social media, and his lawyers have gone after me in the press. For what it’s worth, I don’t care. I’m just doing my job and telling you what happened to the money.
If you want someone who will splash investigative records out for everyone to see while courts are considering these cases, vote for someone else. As far as I’m concerned, my team at the Office of the State Auditor has handled this case in a textbook manner. We unraveled the largest and most complex public fraud case ever in Mississippi. We saved the state millions in additional welfare funds that were about to be misspent. And we are letting prosecutors and judges—the appropriate authorities—decide who is to blame instead of the media.
Hang in there, Swifties! We appreciate your patience as we wait out this storm. More updates to come. ⛈
P.S. Keep singing your favorite songs in the concourse! We hear y'all and we love it! #NashvilleTSTheErasTour
I think @taylorswift13's song "Anti-Hero" is so brilliant because everyone has felt like they are the problem at one point or another. If you haven't, then you might actually be the problem.
I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past & present!) The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can!
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Incredible environment for College Gameday. So happy for all the fans, our city, and for the leadership of Coach Prime. One man, making a huge difference for everyone around him.
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