I will not be opening for Ed Sheeran on his tour

This was not an easy decision for me. It might cost me relationships but I have to stand up for what’s right. That, and I was never invited. But mostly the first thing!!

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    4 hours ago

    I really appreciate you - values are not values if one isn’t ready to lose something for defending them.

    I have doubled the money Ed was going to pay you and given it to a children’s hospital and I encourage others to join.

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    5 hours ago

    I thought I was a weird choice to open for him, given I give psychology lectures for a living, but I made the decision not to open for Ed Sheeran following the silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies.

    I am a traditional lecturer who never saw myself presenting to stadiums of that size and that opportunity is not lost on me. I have not been friends with Ed for over 10 years and will continue not to be. I believe in dialogue as a means of processing the plight of the Palestinian people.

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    5 hours ago

    Wow, and you’re not even denouncing Aum Shinrikyo’s subway sarin gas attack. Way to tell on yourself, buddy!

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    6 hours ago

    I think that’s a difficult position to take. I’m proud of you for taking it.

    how does the rest of the band feel?

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    6 hours ago

    Screw all of you. I could use the money. I’ll open for ed.

    ::: spoiler I’ll spend my time talking about that genocide. Maybe make a slide show, and throw in references to the stadium owner’s involvement with Epstein. :::

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    7 hours ago

    I also will not be touring with him. Because I can neither sing nor dance.

    Fuck Israel.

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    7 hours ago

    I, too, will be taking my distance from him.

    We were gonna jump into Valheim 1.0 together but I cannot in good conscience build sick bases and kill monsters with him.