SONG OF THE DAY: U2, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” #wsayo
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away
“Trump, 79, Drops F-Bomb in Unhinged #Easter Morning Threat” (Daily Beast)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4v...
SONG OF THE DAY: The Band Loula, “Who Gets to Heaven (Nobody Knows)” #wsayo
Before you go to bed, kneel down and bow your head…
'Cause the Lord is well aware of what you're doin' way down there
“Rev. Franklin Graham Tells Trump His ‘Soul Is Secure’” (People)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=s_6p...
SONG OF THE DAY: Dead Prez, "Propaganda" #wsayo
Who's got control of your mind, your worldview
Is it the news or the movie you're taking your girl to?
"Prosecutors used #hip-hop lyrics to help sentence a man to death: 'This only happens to rap music'" (Guardian)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhI...
SONG OF THE DAY: Las Cafeteras, "This Land Is Your Land" #wsayo
As I was walkin', I saw a sign there
And that sign said No Trespassing
But on the other side it said nothin'
This land was made for you and me
"Birthright #Citizenship Shouldn't Be Up for Debate" (BCJ)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=regf...
SONG OF THE DAY: Ezra Collective, “Helicopters” #wsayo
Brainwash for this evening's tea As we watch life from our screens
Perpetual catastrophe
“Hegseth Reverses #Helicopter Crew Suspension Over Kid Rock Flyby” (NYT)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=o417...
SONG OF THE DAY: @evangreer.bsky.social, “The Tyranny of Either/Or” #wsayo
Your projected insecurities become policies of purity
You debate about our right to be alive
“Why #transgender visibility matters in a time of erasure” (National Catholic Reporter)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVq...
SONG OF THE DAY: Gnarls Barkley, "Turn Your Heart Back On" #wsayo
Just to meet my maker, gotta stand in line
Another day goes by
Staring at the television, just trying to cry
"Charles Barkley says treatment of immigrants in US is 'travesty and disgrace'" (AL.com)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqIK...
SONG OF THE DAY: Brian Stokes Mitchell, “Make Them Hear You” #wsayo
Teach every child to raise his voice
And then, my brothers, then
Will justice be demanded
By ten million righteous men
“Anti-Trump #NoKings protesters rally nationwide” (Fox News)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=XYc2...
SONG OF THE DAY: Barbara Dane/Chambers Brothers, “It Isn’t Nice” #wsayo
When we deal with men of ice
You can’t deal in ways so nice
But if that is freedom’s price
We don’t mind
“‘No Kings’ #protests surge nationwide as Trump policies draw pushback” (The Hill)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=skWM...
SONG OF THE DAY: John Legend feat. Common, “Glory” #wsayo
Now the war is not over, victory isn’t won
But we’ll fight on to the finish, and when it’s all done
We’ll cry “Glory”
“Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers from Promotion List” (NYT)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZO...
SONG OF THE DAY: Steppenwolf, “The Pusher” #wsayo
I’ve seen a lot of people walkin’ around
With tombstones in their eyes
But the pusher don’t care
If you live or if you die
“Meta, Google lose US case over #socialmedia harm to kids” (Reuters)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv6P...
SONG OF THE DAY: Del McCoury Band, "Moneyland" #wsayo
It’s a pity to see when the land of the free turns out to be nothin’ but a free-for-all
"Murphy on $1.5B stock trade before Trump #Iran announcement: 'Mind blowing corruption" (The Hill)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m49...
SONG OF THE DAY: Boris Vian, "Le Deserteur" #wsayo
Monsieur le Président
Je ne suis pas sur terre
Pour tuer des pauvres gens
(I'm not on this earth
To kill these poor people)
"A French general declared on live TV that Trump could go f--- himself" (The Poke)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjnd...
SONG OF THE DAY: Bright Eyes, “When the President Talks to God” #wsayo
Does he ask to rape our women's rights
And send poor farm kids off to die?
Does God suggest an oil hike?
“Chris Murphy says ending #Iran war is ‘only way’ to lower energy prices” (NBC News)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NFg6...
SONG OF THE DAY: Dr. John, “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You” #wsayo
I'll be glad, oh I'll be tickled to death when you leave this Earth It's true, oh yeah
“Trump says he’s ‘glad’ about Mueller’s death as foes pile on” (USA Today)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-WKw...
SONG OF THE DAY: King Missile, “Jesus Was Way Cool” #wsayo
He walked on the water
And swam on the land
He would tell these stories
And people would listen
“Talarico hits back at Trump’s claim he is ‘incompetent,’ insulting to #Jesus, ‘beyond woke’” (Christian Post)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uAa7...
SONG OF THE DAY: The Beatles, "I Me Mine" #wsayo
All through your life
I me mine
"The message on Trump's #coin is clear. And it's chilling." (WaPo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTEI...
SONG OF THE DAY: Blind Boys of Alabama, "Run On for a Long Time" #wsayo
You may run on for a long time
Let me tell you, God Almighty gonna cut you down
"Lawmakers and community leaders react to 'indefensible' #CesarChavez sexual abuse allegations" (Guardian)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V8H...
SONG OF THE DAY: Lisa O’Neill, “The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right” #wsayo
Some leaders are players
Players sometimes can be clowns
Clowns then sometimes can be dangerous
“Trump Confuses Gender of #Irish President in Scathing St. Patrick’s Day Attack” (Irish Star)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbm-...
SONG OF THE DAY: Eric Church, “The Snake” #wsayo
Lie by lie, cheat by cheat
Venom in smiling teeth
They just run those forked tongues
And the whole world's burning down
“Jared #Kushner Reportedly Seeks $5B From #MiddleEast Gov’ts While Serving As Envoy” (Mediaite)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hS_S...
SONG OF THE DAY: Gil Scott-Heron, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” #wsayo
The revolution will not be right back
After a message about a white tornado, white lightning or white people
“The Popcorn Revolution of ‘One Battle After Another’ (NYT)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mmkz...
SONG OF THE DAY: NOFX, “The Idiots Are Taking Over” #wsayo
What a bummer
The world keeps getting dumber
Insensitivity is standard
And faith is being fancied over reason
“Removed #DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up All Across the Internet” (404 Media)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jetx...
SONG OF THE DAY: Bhi Bhiman, “With Love, From Russia” #wsayo
With love from Russia
Vladimir says Hi!
Just like the phoenix
A superpower never dies
“War Triggers Growing Rift in Trans-Atlantic Alliance Over #Russia” (WSJ)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iKvu...
SONG OF THE DAY: Erykah Badu, “On & On” #wsayo
You rush into destruction 'cause you don't have nothin' left
The mothership can't save you so your ass is gon' get left
“Explosion rocks #Tehran square during Quds Day demonstration” (Jerusalem Post)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-CPC...
SONG OF THE DAY: Steel Panther, “The Burden of Being Wonderful” #wsayo
The perfect body, the perfect face
It's like God’s best work, all in one place
But the haters hate perfection
“Hegseth Goes to War Against Photographers Taking Bad Pictures of Him” (Rolling Stone)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F_sF...
SONG OF THE DAY: Willie Wright, "All God's Children Got Shoes" #wsayo
Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't goin' there
Gonna walk all over God's heaven
"'Everyone's afraid not to wear them': Trump buys $145 #shoes for his top men'" (The Times)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqyU...
SONG OF THE DAY: Cake, "Sinking Ship" #wsayo
You say we are one
You say we are having fun
You say we are all in the same boat
You say that this thing will float
"Military said it's more fun to sink them: Trump on destroying vs. capturing #Iran ships" (India Today)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ME...
Some great shots of the Feb. Which Side event by @mrjohnsoares.bsky.social (installment 3 of 3). Thanks to guest musicians The Dogmatics & guest speaker Dr. Emmett Price & of course the #WSAYO Paid Protestors!
#whichsideareyouon #musiciscommunity #keepsinging
Some great shots of the Feb. Which Side event by @mrjohnsoares.bsky.social (installment 2 of 3) Thanks to guest musicians Dwayne Haggins & Dennis Brennan, as well as #WSAYO co-conspirator @sullivanjames.bsky.social & the Paid Protestors!
#goodtroublemakers #kindnessisresistance #rightsideofhistory
Some great shots of the Feb. Which Side event by @mrjohnsoares.bsky.social (installment 1 of 3) Thanks to guest musicians Flying Vipers, Eric Salt & Jim Infantino as well as guest speaker Patrick Wilson (pictured with @ashmont.bsky.social) & the #WSAYO Paid Protestors!
#protestmusic #resist