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Here’s an update on the terrorist and the Taylor Swift Eras tour

Taylor Swift’s Eras tours moves into London’s Wembley Stadium for a five-night stand that begins tomorrow. Security will be extremely tight because of the threat that shut down three shows in Vienna last week. She is on a personal “security lockdown” while the city will not allow Swifties who don’t have tickets to gather outside the stadium.

There are also some changes, including an earlier start times. Doors will open around 3:30 with showtime at around 5pm. There may also be some last-second seat changes for some fans.

Meanwhile, the lawyer for the 19-year-old that allegedly led a murder/suicide plot at a Swift show in Vienna says that authorities are exaggerating everything. The Associated Press reports that the suspect (who can’t be named under Austrian privacy rules) had “fantasies” of violence and didn’t have the means to carry out such an attack. He claims that these stories are being made up so that authorities can increase their powers of surveillance.

What about his client’s uploaded pledge of allegiance to ISIS? “Yeah, but he deleted it.” So why did he do it? “Because he found it cool.”

Alan Cross

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