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Does Taylor Swift mention Rhode Island in her new album? Lyrics hint at Fourth of July party
TikTok can’t stop dancing to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” music video dropped, and TikTok creators are recreating the viral dance with their own flair.
Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album “The Life of a Showgirl” talks a lot about Swift’s journey in the spotlight, but unfortunately, there is no behind-the-scenes look at the showgirl’s downtime at her Watch Hill mansion.
However, in a recent interview with SiriusXM, Swift discussed how certain lines in “The Fate of Ophelia,” the opening track and lead single from her new album, reference one of her many Rhode Island Fourth of July parties.
While the song overall says that fiance Travis Kelce coming into Swift’s life saved her from the fate of Ophelia from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” in the first verse, Swift talks about exactly when Kelce came into her life: “I swore my loyalty to me, myself and I / Right before you lit my sky up.”
In a recent interview with “Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM Hits 1, host Nicole Ryan tells Swift she noticed the connection between her Instagram post and “The Fate of Ophelia” lyrics, with Swift responding “Oh my god, right?”.
Swift went on to talk about the irony in the timing of the caption, saying “how deranged is that post? I think back on that, I’m like that’s – there’s no way.”
“The fact that it was right before the Kansas City show, where like, I’d been like, ‘Happy Independence Day from your local, single girlies’ or something like that. And then I the next day go and play in Kansas City – not knowing that Travis was gonna come to the show,” Swift added. “It’s unreal.”
Here’s a breakdown of this reference, and how it involves Rhode Island.
Reference to Rhode Island party in ‘The Fate of Ophelia’
Kelce first entered Swift’s life – or “lit her sky up” – by attending an Eras Tour concert in Kansas City, Missouri on July 8, 2023. Famously, Kelce brought a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it for the singer, and while he did not get to give it to Swift during the concert, the gesture launched their romance.
Where was Taylor Swift “right before” Kelce attended her concert? She was celebrating the Fourth of July with friends at her Rhode Island mansion. On July 7, 2023 – just one day before Kelce went to The Eras Tour – Swift posted on Instagram about the Ocean State celebration, sharing pictures posing in front of the water, laughing in the kitchen and enjoying red, white and blue popsicles with friends Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, as well as Selena Gomez, Ashley Avignone and Sydney Ness.
More interestingly, Swift’s caption for the post declared the single status of herself and her friends: “Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies.”
Swift directly references this declaration of her independence with the line “I swore my loyalty to me, myself and I.”
As if the callback to the specific caption is not enough, Swift solidifies the reference to her Rhode Island Taymerica bash with other clever references to Independence Day throughout “The Fate of Ophelia,” such as repetitions of “I pledge allegiance” in the chorus of the song and the image of a firework exploding with the line “you lit my sky up.”
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RI Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life winning numbers for Oct. 29, 2025
The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 29, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
04-24-49-60-65, Powerball: 01, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
03-04-33-36-43, Lucky Ball: 02
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Winning Numbers numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
Midday: 3-2-7-5
Evening: 4-7-2-4
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Winning Wild Money numbers from Oct. 29 drawing
09-10-14-20-25, Extra: 08
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.
- Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.
- Winners of the Lucky for Life top prize of $1,000 a day for life and second prize of $25,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.
When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Midday): 1:30 p.m. ET daily.
- Numbers (Evening): 7:29 p.m. ET daily.
- Wild Money: 7:29 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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ACLU of RI sues McKee alleging denial of access to regularly used State House rally area | ABC6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island have filed a lawsuit against RI Governor Dan McKee, alleging the governor’s office explicitly told state and capitol police to bar protesters from accessing the State House rotunda and upper floors.
The rally was planned to take place in the rotunda an hour before McKee’s January 2025 State of the State address.
The event was to be attended by local groups including Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project and by activist Harrison Tuttle.
Tuttle was the President of the now dissolved Rhode Island Black Lives Matter PAC at the time.
The suit claims that Tuttle and fellow protesters arrived to be told that McKee’s office instructed police from letting them enter.
Tuttle was told by police that he in particular was not allowed to enter the areas, according to the suit.
The suit also claims that other people were allowed to access those areas of the State House.
The suit states that the rotunda is commonly used by protesters, and that its entrance was blocked off by capitol and state police.
A sign accompanied the officers that said the rotunda was reserved from 4:30-10 p.m., and the governor’s office didn’t reserve the area until 4:39 p.m., according to records cited by the ACLU of RI.
The protesters were directed by police to the “Bell Room” for their event, which is a less visible area in the back of the State House’s first floor, according to the suit.
The ACLU of RI statement reads in part:
In any event, despite being ‘reserved,’ the rotunda was not used for any purpose during that timeframe. The lawsuit argues that the Governor’s reservation of the space and the Capitol and State Police’s actions were undertaken to stifle the protesters’ exercise of their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
Executive director of the Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project Eric Hirsch, a participant in the suit stated:
I’ve been advocating for an end to homelessness in Rhode Island for a long time. I was shocked to see the Rotunda at the Statehouse roped off when I arrived for the People’s State of the State rally. I had attended dozens of rallies there over the years. To make matters worse, we were also prevented from getting anywhere near the Governor’s address. We were confined to a lower floor of the Statehouse. This is unacceptable. We have a right to express our view of the Governor’s policies toward people experiencing homelessness.
ABC6 has reached out to the office of Governor Dan McKee for comment in this matter but has not yet heard back.
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RI GOP asking for resident input for upcoming Washington Bridge oversight hearing | ABC6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Republican leaders are asking for public input ahead of an upcoming oversight hearing on the Washington Bridge forensic report.
The report, recently revealed to have been withheld by Governor Dan McKee at attorneys’ advice, will be the subject of the planned November 13 oversight hearing.
McKee stated that he knew that repairs were needed on the bridge for two years before its December 11, 2023 westbound side closure, but was confident that work was underway.
McKee said that once he was aware the bridge deficiencies were irreparable, he approved the closure.
Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale said in a statement, in part:
Now that the Speaker and Senate President have committed to ‘a thorough and rigorous examination’ of the Washington Bridge failure and have empowered the Joint Oversight Committee to take testimony under oath, Rhode Islanders deserve answers without delay on this on-going administrative disaster.
Residents can contribute questions to the hearing process via email at rigopcaucus@gmail.com.
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