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My Taylor Swift conspiracy, the truth about gas stations, and the irrelevance of history

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Matthew Yglesias
Feb 02, 2024
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I’m obsessed with the right-wing conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift, none of which I endorse. That said, if Trumpworld really does go through with their plan for a “holy war” against Swift, one piece of oppo I’d like to see is that I’m pretty sure her song “Karma” from the most recent album contains an uncredited interpolation of a part of the 2006 …

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