Taylor Isn’t An Activist + What’s Going On With Influencers?

Taylor Swift just quietly pulled her music off Trump's TikToks — the internet ran wild with a theory I had to fact-check myself. Then: Jools LeBron's GoFundMe, a Nantucket shop's "No Influencers" sign, and the debate nobody expected to get this heated. Let's get into it.Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes:https://www.patreon.com/c/queenthingspodhttps://queenthings.substack.com/Join the conversation:TikTok -@queenthingspod⁠,⁠ @iam_kjmiller⁠YouTube - www.youtube.com/@iamkjmillerIG:⁠@kjmillerGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/200570826-kj-millerReferences:My TikTok on Ariana stepping back from visibility:https://www.tiktok.com/@iam_kjmiller/video/7670890040473439502?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7626447009641842206Taylor takes her music off Trump posts:https://www.vanityfair.com/story/taylor-swift-donald-trump-music-posts-tiktokhttps://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/10/politics/taylor-swift-trump-musicJools Lebron steps away from TikTok:https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/08/12/jools-lebron-very-demure-tiktok-fundraiser-teeth/No Influencers Sign in Nantucket Store:https://www.today.com/popculture/nantucket-no-influencers-sign-controversy-explained-rcna590203https://www.thecut.com/article/nantucket-locals-vs-influencers-paige-lorenze-dairy-boy.htmlTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690750/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-by-gabrielle-zevin/