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Sheeran's US tour unravels as openers quit over Macklemore's Gaza ousterKaepernick accuses NFL owners of colluding against Macklemore
4 Sep 16 11:54 AM · 7d ago · 33 articles · 2 videos · 64 posts · 269 comments · 6 sources · development 4 of 7
Colin Kaepernick publicly charged NFL owners with 'openly colluding' to remove Macklemore, framing it as an effort to protect their interests and power; Roger Waters also posted a public message to Sheeran about Macklemore.
“They want to protect their interests. They want to protect their power. They want to protect their money.”
Colin Kaepernick
Ed Sheeran Singer, headliner of the Loop tourMacklemore Rapper, dropped opening act
Robert Kraft Owner, New England Patriots/Gillette Stadium
Colin Kaepernick Former NFL quarterback, commentatorFinneas Musician, former Sheeran tour opener
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4 outlets Colin Kaepernick says NFL owners are colluding against Macklemore after Ed Sheeran tour ban
first by Yahoo Sports, 7d ago · also Sporting News, Guardian Sport, Guardian
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1 outlet Colin Kaepernick accuses NFL of 'colluding' against Macklemore amid 'Free Palestine' controversy
first by Fox News, 6d ago
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first by Yahoo Sports, 7d ago
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Colin Kaepernick accuses NFL owners of “openly colluding” against Macklemore after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour: “They want to protect their interests. They want to protect their power. They want to protect their money.”
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Ed Sheeran saying he won’t speak out about a genocide because there are children in the audience is a choice, and not a very good one. https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vgyn 49y4l7o
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But what about, but what about, but what about? I’m not someone with more money than any human being could possibly need in their lifetime. Nor do I have a public presence which reaches hundreds of millions of people. So asking about what I’ve done isn’t really comparable. And frankly, this really isn’t about Palestine. It’s about whether one…
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“Money doesn’t give you the right to own the conversation. Nobody’s bank balance should decide who gets to speak or which suffering we’re allowed to acknowledge.” - Lukas Graham frontman
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It has been an excellent 48 hours for Schadenfreude. https:// theintercept.com/2026/09/16/ed -sheeran-israel-palestine-macklemore/
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I know you mean well, but this is such a reductionist point of view. It doesn’t consider anything but one end goal of temporarily stopping the violence and not reaching a lasting peace. It’s simple, it works with buzzwords and people who already agree with you but doesn’t move towards the goal of lasting peace. This is like having a group decide…
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what an insane timeline where i gotta come on here and post shit like “I Stand With Macklemore”
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All Ed Sheeran's support acts quit tour in support of Macklemore. This is a fierce blow to Robert "Hand Job" Kraft, the billionaire Zionist who orchestrated Macklemore's removal. It also puts the lie to Sheeran's claim of neutrality in the face of evil https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/c3vgyn49 y4l7o
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The billionaire stadium owner needs people to do things in his stadium which bring paying customers. Ed Sheeran is the person who does things. Ed Sheeran could go anywhere else and bring his audience with him. He doesn’t need that stadium. That stadium needs him - because an empty stadium costs a billionaire money. Would Kraft survive if one gig…
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Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments.
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# OccupiedPalestine # Macklemore # PriorRestraint # censorship "Macklemore Fans Ask Why 'Free Palestine' Led to Ban While Ye Remains on Stadium Bill Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘Free Palestine’ remarks has prompted fresh criticism over Ye’s planned AT&T Stadium show Macklemore fans are questioning why the rapper was…
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Go read what he said/did and you can find out what his intention was. Or you can just keep posting it without knowing anything about the situation. https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-27483970 He apologize and said he realized afterword how it could be seen as an antisemitic character, shared a link to the ADL and, explained he was trying to…
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I bet Kid Rock would be happy to join the lineup. I don't think he has much going on.
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Best news I've read all week. Maybe all month. # music https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/15/ed-sheeran-macklemore-palestine-openers-finneas
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You’re wrong. No one is saying celebrities will individually stop the genocide, but they are influential figures, and the more they speak up, the more awareness is spread about the war crimes that Israel is enacting (with the support of the US and Europe). The mainstream media is reluctant to talk about it, so public figures speaking up is…
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Ed Sheeran hoped to sidestep controversy with the removal of Macklemore from his tour over his pro-Palestine remarks. Instead, he sparked what one writer said could be a "turning point in pop culture complicity" with Israel.
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— ‘The decision came shortly after Aaron Rowe, an Irish singer who opened for Sheeran in Australia earlier this year and was scheduled for the 10 remaining dates in North America, announced his own withdrawal from the tour. “I don’t take the decision lightly,” he wrote on Instagram. “Ed has been a friend to me and has changed my life, I could…
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Sorry, do you work in PR, are you a therapist, or do you run an online coaching business? You’ve said you’re all those things, maybe you can help me out there. Again, he is banned now from all major stadiums in the US. I’m not saying his follower count hasn’t increased, but the amount of tin foil leaps you have to make to think for even one second…
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Ed Sheeran’s entire tour quitting in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore proves the logic of BDS.
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Krystal and Saagar discuss Macklemore being dropped from the Ed Sheeran tour for his 'Free Palestine' speech. Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after making pro-Palestinian comments on stage earlier this month. The artist had been the opening act for Sheeran's Loop tour, but was criticised by Jewish groups after saying…
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Yup. Normal people understand that frombthe perspective of another normal person, who doesnt spend their days in the internet spaces, I/P has long since become a war which you just cant point to a singular point where someone became the villain without looking like either a revisionist or like someone who works in an archive. The fact that the…
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All the opening acts and his BAND have quit the tour. FAFO, Ed.
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“Kanye West, who has spewed explicit anti-Jewish slurs and released a song called ‘Heil Hitler,’ performed at stadiums that sought to ban Macklemore. Because, once again, this is not about Jewish safety; it’s about upholding the conflation between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, and crushing Israel-critical speech.” https://…
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Little girls walking to school in their 10x10 tent getting shot by Israeli soldiers are not part of Hamas. This is not hyperbolic, that is 100% real. Stuff like this is happening every day. You are on the wrong side of history. Ever thought in class "Dang how did we let the holocaust happen!?" This is how. People like you. Grow a damn spine and…
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