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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Bruce Springsteen’s fan club has shut down because it can’t stop arguing about politics and the singer’s endorsement of Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed.
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it → shut → Sayed
The New Jersey native has become an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, comparing him to a monarch in his song “Streets Of Minneapolis,” written in protest of the president’s immigration crackdown that resulted in the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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that → become → citizens
The Spring-Nuts, a private Facebook page followed by more than 18,000 Springsteen fans, have stood by the artist for about a decade — but the group could not survive a move made by Springsteen last Monday.
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group → follow → Springsteen
The day before the midterm elections, Springsteen endorsed El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat from Michigan who will become the first-ever Muslim senator in January.
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who → endorse → January
Trump had attacked El-Sayed on the campaign trail, baselessly calling him a “jihadist” and demanding he go through metal detectors at the U.S. Capitol building.
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he → attack → building
“Dr. El-Sayed is a fighter for our American Constitution; he’s a fighter for our American Democracy, and he’s a fighter against the corrupt, lawless, and anti-American leadership currently in the White House.
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he → ’ → House
That’s why I’m in his corner 100%,” Springsteen wrote on X.
That was the straw that broke the camel’s back, according to the Spring-Nuts’ founders Julie and Howie Chaz.
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that → ’ → founders
“As the world grew increasingly divisive, hostile, those tensions inevitably spilled into our little corner of the E Street world,” the Chazs wrote in a statement posted to the group on Sunday and reviewed by the Asbury Park Press.
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Chazs → grow → Press
“What should have been respectful differences of opinion too often deteriorated into personal attacks, bullying, insults, and some genuinely vile and hateful rhetoric.”
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been → deteriorate → attacks
The Spring-Nuts have laid out several hard rules on their Facebook page, including “No Politics Whatsoever” and “No Hate Speech or Bullying.”
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Nuts → lay → Politics
Howie explained how it became harder to separate art and politics on the page as Springsteen merged the two.
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Springsteen → explain → two
“As Bruce became more outspoken about his politics, something we understood and respected as his absolute right, we found ourselves facing a difficult balancing act,” Howie said.
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Howie → become → act
“How could we be a Bruce Springsteen fan community trying to protect that harmony and camaraderie and ignore messages and statements coming directly from the very artist who brought us all together?”
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who → try → us
Howie specifically took issue with El-Sayed’s ties to Hasan Piker, a left-wing Twitch streamer who has been criticized for statements he’s made about Jewish people and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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he → take → people
El-Sayed has publicly disagreed with Piker’s controversial comments.
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Sayed → disagree → comments
Springsteen’s endorsement of El-Sayed “was deeply disappointing to us, given our concerns as proud Jews,” the fan group’s founders said.
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founders → give → Jews
“We certainly don't believe Bruce intended for his message to make fans feel unwelcome.
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fans → believe → ?
But very unfortunately, some of his fans appointed themselves the gatekeepers of who was and wasn't worthy of belonging in the E Street community.”
The group will rebrand with a general music focus, according to the Asbury Park Press.
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group → appoint → Press
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