every few months, americans are asked to resume their banquet and pretend a shooting didn't just happen

If you have ever performed any form of Jazz, Blues, Rock n Roll, R&B, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Great American Songbook, actually any form of popular song from anywhere… you will find a reflection of your journey in this very well written essay. Thank you Christian McBride, and The Tonearm.

“You are there looking at the present and understanding the present as you look into the past." Diana Magaloni www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

“I packed my bags and I’m headed straight into the storm…” 04.07.26 L.A. sold out Forum Every person in the hall singing every word of ‘Promise Land‘ www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDS4...

“There's room at the top they are telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve-m...

Springsteen 'Badlands' 11.05.80 day after Reagan was elected. "I don't know what you guys think about what happened last night, but I think it's pretty frightening. You guys are young there's gonna be a lot of people depending on you... this is for you." Reagan led directly to Trump. NO KINGS

Bruce Springsteen 'Piece De Resistance' Passaic N.J. 9/19/78 A good friend sent me a cassette copy of this bootleg in 1978, it changed my life. The performance of 'Darkness On The Edge of Town' is my favorite 4 minutes of Rock n Roll.

50 years burnin’ down the road…

I'm attending No Kings's event, “What’s Next After No Kings 3?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Thank you Indivisible and every one of the over 300 organizations who made this happen. HISTORIC MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched Over 300 on the ground organization partners More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP HE MUST GO - NOW

Thank you, Will Bunch… “What are you rebelling against?” “Whaddya got?”

MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03...

MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP www.startribune.com/live-flagshi...

MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP www.latimes.com/california/s...

MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP 5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/u...

MILLIONS and MILLIONS and MILLIONS marched More than 3300 unique PROTESTS AMERICA DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY NO WAR NO ICE NO KINGS NO TRUMP Iran and Immigration Frustrations Fuel New Wave of ‘No Kings’ Rallies www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/u...

We're reminding President Trump what it means to be born in the U.S.A. We're honored that the one and only Bruce Springsteen trusted us with use of his iconic anthem ahead of our landmark Supreme Court case, where we’re challenging President Trump’s attempt to overturn birthright citizenship.

MILLIONS and MILLIONS of AMERICANS THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of PROTESTS HISTORIC levels of DISAPPROVAL OUTRAGE DISGUST DUDE GOTTA GO www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/u...

Time's up, now's the time, dude gotta go.

Millions and Millions and Millions U.S. Press Don’t you ever listen? Don’t you ever learn? Time is up, time is now, dude gotta go.

“I’ll be there on time, and I’ll pay the cost”

“I’m so grateful that I am alive right now, this is such an important time to be alive… because it’s in our hands, we can save the future.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=niuq...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS TOPANGA CANYON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

“I packed my bags and I’m heading straight into the storm”

AMERICA FREEDOM NO WAR NO KINGS

"I packed my bags and I’m heading straight into the storm"

There will be more protests on March 28 than any previous day in American history. Find your local No Kings event and join us in the streets again next weekend: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

“It’s about people… all the best stories are about people” www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRUb...

The “writing is thinking” posting will continue until a single freaking person in Silicon Valley has figured this out

Tomorrow is the day, bring it on home… Best film of 2025, one of the best ever… “Don’t be unclear, I got a plan for us… I want you to create a show, Pat. OK? This is the announcement of the motherfuckin’ revolution. Make it good, make it bright, impress me.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWfK...

”War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing, say it again”

Yeah you right, it is not complicated, no nuance or furrowed brow required… “Congress needs to get back to Washington and vote to curb this tyrants appetite for war, Americans don’t want this shit”

Remarkable performance tonight at the Nimoy in Westwood. Theo Bleckmann and the Attacca Quartet David Lang’s ’Note To a Friend’ If you have a chance to attend a performance in the future don’t pass it up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr6K...

This is what happened, this is what’s going to happen. Innocent human beings will suffer. Needlessly. “make it clean… we should all be able to eat off the floor…. it’s that clean”

Trump’s enormous gamble on oil and beach front property in Iran… “make it clean… we should all be able to eat off the floor…. it’s that clean”

What I love about L.A. Found art this morning at La Brea and Hollywood Blvd. Just down the hill from 7017 Senalda Rd.

Remarkable talented skilled pros talking about working on one of the greatest films ever. The sound team that crafted the brilliant ‘One Battle After Another’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5VQ...

"America will rise, against the people of the lie" "The power of the people is so much stronger, than the people in power" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3zi...

This is the best summary I have seen so far of the avalanche yesterday that killed 9 back country skiers near Castle Peak/Frog Lake in the northern Sierra. www.latimes.com/california/s...

"An American spring of rock and rebellion"

Lawrence English is one of my favorite contemporary ambient composers, and this interview is a thoughtful window into his creative process and philosophy as an artist.

Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and 10’s of thousands of Minneapolis citizens, like the people on this call, are who drove out the Noem/Trump violent occupation of MN. Here are some of the people who are saving America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5q9...

Ending this operation is not enough. We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.

Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?* A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.

McDonnell and Bass pointing LAPD at the citizens of L.A. for the past year. Instead of pointing LAPD at ICE/CBP

U.S. citizens testified before Senate and House Democrats. No Republicans show up as victims of Trump/Noem-encouraged ICE shootings testify. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBRc...

U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE "They Called Us Bodies" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...

A Legal Tool for Holding ICE Agents to Account, Hiding in Plain Sight “But states can provide remedies against federal officials when federal officials violate federal constitutional rights.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.