Chinese markets got hammered today during the Columbus Day holiday, and Taylor Swift caused a minor stir by endorsing Democrats for U.S. Congressional races in Tennessee on Sunday evening. In Monday Night Football, the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning’s record of 71,940 all-time NFL passing yards in a 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins at the New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

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“I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG,” she wrote. “I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.”

She also aimed some strident criticism at GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who is vying against Bredesen to fill retiring Republican Bob Corker’s Senate seat.

“As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values.”

Politico: “Taylor Swift shakes off political silence, endorses Tennessee Democrats“