“We Will Abolish ICE”: The New Protest Songbook How federal brutality in Minneapolis unleashed a new wave of protest music — from Springsteen to the streets

I wrote about the new protest songbook that's emerging in response to Trump and ICE's brutality

Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a pro-ICE promotional video featuring a version of its song “Let Down” without permission.

Full statement from the band:

Yo-Yo Ma Answers Cello Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED YouTube video by WIRED

"Music is a mode of transportation, it takes us from one reality into an imagined" - Yo-Yo Ma youtu.be/XPv4ohPTC4M?...

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Quick takes: Death toll from USAID cuts, withdrawal of chikungunya vaccine, funding for updated Ebola vaccine A model that tracks the impact of USAID funding cuts estimates that more than 760,000 people have died as a result of those cuts since January 2025.

“Terminated USAID funding has also resulted in more than 164,000 additional child deaths from pneumonia, 125,000 additional child deaths from diarrhea, 70,000 additional adult and child deaths from malaria, and 48,000 additional adult and child deaths from tuberculosis.”

Ethical Wildlife Photography: A Field Guide to Photographing Animals with Respect How to capture incredible wildlife photos without disturbing animals.

"The animal’s well-being always comes first... No photo is worth stressing wildlife.” petapixel.com/2025/10/27/e...

Protesters gathered at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after President Trump's administration removed a large rainbow Pride flag.

What Happens in a Performer’s Brain While Playing Music?

“During the recital in San Francisco, he paused the video to describe what he believed he was seeing: gentle showers of activity in #Debussy, complex coordination across different regions in #Bach, bursts of motion between planning and execution in #Beethoven.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/a...

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News

They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.

Erasure. Just like the Nazis.

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CARTOONS — The data are in, and AI ain’t no good 😏

👉 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
✍️ @adene-dessins.bsky.social 🇫🇷 France, for the 2024 Award booklet

Les données sont là: l'IA, c’est pas bien 😏

Tens of thousands of demonstrators fill Toronto’s streets in support of anti-government protests in Iran Police estimated more than 100,000 protesters turned out Sunday afternoon after demonstrators in Iran were met with an internet blackout and violent crackdown.

Shout out to all those who protested in #Toronto for freedom in #Iran today + sorry I missed out (though I would have stayed away from any pro-Trumpers, yeech) > Tens of thousands march in city in support of Iran protests www.thestar.com/news/gta/ten...

"The hate gets more powerful with more hate... the only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don't hate them..."

Toronto-based Mexiacan musician cancels U.S. tour after ICE shootings, amid fears over personal safety | CBC News Industry reps say Canadian musicians are increasingly concerned about touring the U.S., traditionally their biggest market, amid rising political tensions and Trump's immigration crackdown.

“I don't think my documents would matter. At the end of the day, the person is going to judge you by your skin colour... Literally no one in the United States can guarantee my safety while I travel with my Mexican passport." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Memorial for ICE Victims beside the US Consulate (Toronto) YouTube video by music for sea monsters

An impromptu memorial to the victims murdered by #ICE was setup in #Toronto last week, beside the US Consulate. I made a short video to document it.
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Sending strength and hope to Americans suffering fear and violence due to ICE's lawless actions #iceout #meltice #nvr

graph tracking democratic backsliding is occuring more quickly in the US than elsewhere.

New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.

This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
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corook - Scooby (Lyric Video) YouTube video by hicorook

Protest music really is back.

nooope! but <3 to PBS tho

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Bruce Springsteen Shares New Protest Song "Streets Of Minneapolis": Listen Like many of us, Bruce Springsteen has been watching in horror as Donald Trump’s militarized police forces in ICE and CBP terrorize Minneapolis, killing with impunity and disregarding the bill of righ...

@brucespringsteen.net shares new protest song "Streets Of Minneapolis"

Roller Bag Click-Clack 🧳🔊 #ASMR (City Sounds) YouTube video by music for sea monsters

here's the short that nobody will watch... youtube.com/shorts/ybP5Q... #sound

Roller Bag Click-Clack 🧳🔊 #ASMR (City Sounds) YouTube video by music for sea monsters

Here's my new #fieldrecording short on a roller bag on a sidewalk... that *nobody* will actually watch :) p.s. if you're brave enough, trigger warning: math youtube.com/shorts/ybP5Q... #sound

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0% viewed / 100% swiped away... setting new records with latest field recording YouTube short... perfection (in failure)! lol What, no one likes the sounds of roller bags on sidewalks?? What if I told you it even includes math?? #fieldrecording

A Common Grave [official music video] - Mozart's dead, but his grave can inspire music YouTube video by music for sea monsters

Today on the 270th anniversary of #Mozart 's birth, sharing this minimal piece inspired by field recordings I made of the organ and bells at #Stephansdom cathedral where Mozart was married, worked and where his funeral was held, and at Mozart’s grave www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOZn...

Glass - another musical hero...!

Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free Neil Young has escalated his way against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.

Neil Young continues to be one of my musical heroes <3 'Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Catalog to Greenland For Free" via www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Lies and Lawlessness The Camps, the Executions, and the Future

We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
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Thin Ice Cracking 🧊🎤 #ASMR (Nature Sounds) YouTube video by music for sea monsters

Cracking thin ice (aka the only good kind of ice): did you know #ice acts like a resonant plate, similar to a drum? The "body" of the sound is the resonance of the ice ~1300 Hz; the sharp snap of ice fracturing ~10,000 Hz. Short #asmr video: www.youtube.com/shorts/hbB9H...
#fieldrecording #sound

Feel this so much. My consolation in moments like this is even though my work is trash compared to so many, dammit I'm going to get better...!