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Macklemore pledges $1 million to Palestinian relief, challenges Robert Kraft to match it
(www.nbcnews.com)
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This is fucking awesome.
Robert Kraft smells like R. Kelly's sheets... Pissssssssssssss...
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His statement:
God I love to see people centering the need for the liberation for the oppressed rather than any of the other shit, fucking well written statement.
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This sounds good to me
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Worth noting that Macklemore knows Kraft won’t match it. Makes it even more of a boss move.
I did not expect it, but he did match it.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/16/robert-kraft-doubles-macklemore-palestine-donation/
Lets not forget that Robert Kraft is in the Epstein files
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I guess I was wrong.
So… this only makes me more confused, though. He shuts down Macklemore because he doesn’t want Macklemore saying “Free Palestine” in his stadium, and then turns around and supports Palestinian causes?
Christ, I must be missing something here.
Boils down to Robert Kraft did not expect the PR shit show that started because he kicked Macklemore out. This blew up super fucking fast and well outside of the control of what they expected. Ed Sheeran is scrambling too.
This looks really bad. Even Jesse Walters from Fox News is like, "he kicked him out for saying free Palestine?" He then went on to defend Robert Kraft, claiming he can kick him out for whatever reason, but even he seemed incredulous about the reason that Macklemore was kicked out.
Robert Kraft does not want this to continue to blow up because if every fucking artist besides a few of them suddenly start refusing to go to his stadium, that's gonna look bad. This gives him an out, saying, well, I donated two million dollars after the fact So it doesn't look like he's directly supporting genocide.
It's obvious to those of us who pay attention, but to anybody who's not familiar with Robert Kraft, this potentially creates an out. It all about the pr message.
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One of the last lines of the article
Kraft later confirmed he didn't want Macklemore performing at Gillette, which Kraft owns ... accusing the rapper of crossing the line with antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.
I find it hard to believe that Maklemore uses antisemitic rhetoric and imagery (I'm willing to change this opinion with evidence). I would believe he uses Anti-Israeli rhetoric and imagery.
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His PR team specifically chose the words "support the region" and ended the sentence with "I have supported efforts that create opportunity for Palestinians and have brought young Palestinians and Israelis together to build businesses, create jobs"
For example, financing bulldozing a Palestinian village, building an illegal settlement of terrorists, then hiring some Palestinians for pennies to clean the gardens, can technically match the statement
The Israeli Gaza "humanitarian" foundation let thousands of people die of starvation, also. Any donation to the ghf technically counted as Palestine aid, but it's like if during WW2 there was a fundraising for food in Auschwitz
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Kraft donated to "support the region". Doesn't say anything specifically about Palestine. Dude probably wrote a $2 million check to Netenyahu.
Settlements in Palestine need investments, the way he describes his donations reeks of dishonesty. "supported efforts to create opportunity for Palestinians" Opportunities aren't food or shelter or aid.
Hold up, the post from Kraft only says:
Ed called me and asked me to commit $2 million to match his donation to aid in the region to fight this humanitarian crisis.
Doesn't say he'll do it, and doesn't say it'll go towards aid for Palestinians.
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MS rachel already is matching his donation by giving 1mil of her own to palestine. and she called out celebrities to do the same, although she said "white celebs"
TIL Ms Rachel is racist.
(/s, obviously...hopefully)
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Pink wrote that she was not trying to get any artist fired or silence anyone but that she took issue with Macklemore’s putting “violent images” of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza up in a stadium filled with families, then telling Jews in the audience that “it wasn’t about them.”
She's mad that Macklemore put up pictures of the shit that the Israeli military did? But she takes no issue with what the military itself did?
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I'm an old man who had no idea who Macklemore was until this week. This guy is fucking cool.
Yes he is. I'm from Seattle so I have a little bit of a headstart on you. But his music is not only catchy but a love letter to the city and state that birthed him. Washington state is beautiful and he really captures that.
I'd wager Kraft has already surpassed that amount, just not to Palestine.
I find it funny that on all these Ed and Macklemore posts there's exactly 1 downvote on all the comments.
Somebody's salty. I can almost see their expression as they go through every comment downvoting with full on "I'll show them all" Nerd Rage coursing through their body.
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This guy is about to tie his hands behind his back and then shoot himself in the back of the head.
The Epstein files are not being released only because Israeli officials told Epstein secret shit.
America is controlled by Israel, Israel is a terrorist state that kills innocent civilians. Fuck you Israel!
I've been suicidal since I was 11. Thankfully this isn't Reddit..
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Kraft said in a statement shortly thereafter that Sheeran contacted him before Macklemore put out his statement to ask for a $2 million match to aid in the region.
Yes. sure he did. What a coincidence that must've been, and it was for double the amount.
“Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners and our goal is to continue to work together to build bridges,” Kraft wrote.
Yes, because that will fix it.. /s
That "the region" wording felt very vague to me. Like, the govt. of Israel is also in the region.
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Hi, I'm wondering how many people would agree with this statement:
"I am not antisemitic, I am anti-genocide, and these are two different things."
Just trying to understand general sentiments.
I mean. Those are two different things. I don't know how someone could disagree with it.
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A lot more to give for macklemore versus billionaire kraft. He'll likely say he's going to match or exceed for optics. At least challenge kraft back at that point to tell him to share receipts publicly. He likely doesn't donate shit, or donates to a sham fund.
dont you mean billionaire sex trafficker, esptein associate.
Kraft released a statement shortly after Macklemore, saying that he was contacted by Sheeran before the rapper put out his statement to ask for a $2 million match to aid in the region.
I hate to be the "devils in the details guy", but what region is Kraft talking about?
Well...
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