The Japanese government sends out useful emails to Japanese nationals living overseas. Yesterday they emailed to say beware of large public gatherings for the occasions of Passover and Easter. They know the US is at war, whether Americans do or not.

A great way forward would certainly be for subjects of theocratic regimes who are constantly terrorizing their neighbors to rise up and overthrow their governments. Starting with Israel. And then Saudi Arabia, perhaps? davidrovics.substack.com/p/rise

My own experience in life, and abundant historical evidence as well, suggest that music can be a powerful tool in both recruitment as well as counter-recruitment.

Ai Tsuno's latest album, EPSTEIN EMPIRE, is now on all the streaming platforms. It consists entirely of songs against the US-Israeli war on the world. This music is an AWOL recruitment tool. Whether it is effective depends on whether you use it as such. It's up to all of us.

Who is the Axis of Evil? If we're measuring by bombed schools and hospitals, there is no contest. davidrovics.substack.com/p/the-axis-o...

A surreal experience. Like life in the United States usually is, but more so. davidrovics.substack.com/p/attending-...

Attending a No Kings Rally During World War 3

If civilization still exists, planes are still flying and the borders are still open, Kamala and I are looking forward to another spring tour of Europe! We have free dates for more last-minute gigs in any of the countries we're playing in.

Soldier: if you've observed that the president seems to have as little regard for your life as he has for the children in the Iranian elementary schools your air force is bombing, you're not alone. davidrovics.substack.com/p/fighting-a...

Here are 10 new albums for a world at war, including US protest singer @davidrovics.bsky.social - who is as topical as ever, with not one, but two albums... www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1450/cu... #protestsongs #protestmusic #protestsongs2026 #protestmusic2026

Soldier: if you've observed that the president seems to have as little regard for your life as he has for the children in the Iranian elementary schools and medical clinics your air force is bombing every day, you're definitely not alone.

Our weekly vigil against the US-Israeli war with the world will be from noon to 2 pm at 12th & Hawthorne SE here in Portland, Oregon. I'll have my portable Bose S1 blasting this very up-to-date anti-empire playlist, which you can play at your vigil, too! soundcloud.com/davidrovics/...

The inconvenient truth is the notion that Iran is any kind of sponsor of terrorism is ridiculous, and in fact Iran was one of the main reasons why Islamic State was defeated in Iraq. davidrovics.substack.com/p/iran-backe...

Cosmo, Joe Solo and I are all in Mat Ward's latest review of the top 10 politically-inclined albums of the month! www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1450/cu...

3,000 No Kings rallies happening today. I heard from an organizer involved with one of them and was invited to sing at it. Upon showing up early to the stage, I learned there had been a mix-up, and I was no longer on the bill. I wish I could say this was an unusual experience.

The time has already arrived in much of the world where people know that in the very near future when anyone talks about "before" and "after," they will be referring to the US-Israeli war on Iran. davidrovics.substack.com/p/before-the...

In the wake of the latest trial, Big Tech seems to be having its Big Tobacco moment. It couldn't be happening to a more deserving bunch of predatory billionaires. davidrovics.substack.com/p/big-techs-...

Meanwhile in Lebanon, one-fifth of the population have been forced to flee their homes, while Israel is intent on demolishing the southern half of the country. davidrovics.substack.com/p/lebanon

My recently-restored YouTube channel has a new playlist on it. It consists of all the songs from Insurrection Act, the album. Mostly with captions, this time around. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Here we have an appropriately musical three-minute tutorial on how to build a social movement. davidrovics.substack.com/p/first-we-h...

Here we have an appropriately musical three-minute tutorial on how to build a social movement. (Note: the quickly-generated slideshow is just a vehicle for the song and captions, the song being what I'm mainly sharing here...)

You probably won't find a better hour-long primer on the US-Israeli war on Iran than this guided tour of our new album, Epstein Empire. (And you surely won't find one that rhymes as much.) davidrovics.substack.com/p/epstein-em...

You probably won't find a better hour-long primer on the US-Israeli war on Iran than this guided tour of our new album, Epstein Empire. (And you surely won't find one that rhymes as much as this one does.) www.patreon.com/posts/epstei...

PDX: in addition to YT restoring my channel and YT Music restoring my albums, FB seems once again to be allowing me to invite people to events, at least for now. So I made an event page for our weekly vigil -- every Sunday from 12-2 at 12th & Hawthorne SE. www.facebook.com/share/1RFebD...

The #GazaGenocide revealed how violent supremacist ideology has become Israeli, and by default, U.S policy. But the depth of the pathology and the long-term implications are truly horrifying. TRIGGER WARNING: this new story is about rape, genocidal violence and the celebration of perpetrators. 🤢

EPSTEIN EMPIRE is definitely the best album I've done with the Ai Tsuno Project. A manifesto against the wars, in 12 parts. On Soundcloud now. Drops on Spotify et al in April. soundcloud.com/davidrovics/...

In another step in the right direction, YouTube Music has restored my albums to their platform, after my YouTube channel was also restored last month. The next decision they should reverse is on the demonetization of my channel, which is still in effect.

The Cuban woman asked the reporter, "are they starving us for freedom?" davidrovics.substack.com/p/starving-u...

SCANDINAVIA: In late April and early May we're playing in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Gothenburg and Oslo. We have free dates, especially for shows anywhere in Denmark or southwest Sweden. The evening of May 1 is free, as well as May 4, for example...

PNW: Late June & early July plans for the Ministry of Culture will involve a tour of the Pacific Northwest! I'd love to hear from anyone in Oregon, Washington, or BC about a stop in your town. The one concrete plan so far is Vancouver, BC on July 11th. www.facebook.com/share/1Aqueg...

A 3-minute history of the US relationship with Iran. davidrovics.substack.com/p/from-1953-...

ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, & WALES: Kamala & I will be on your lovely island for much of May. We have a bunch of great gigs lined up in southern England, one in northern England, and none in Scotland or Wales. We have plenty of free dates for more gigs if anyone is up for organizing!

And as mysteriously as they all disappeared last November, once again with no notification or announcement, all of my albums have now just reappeared on YouTube Music, along with my existence as an artist there, though with thousands fewer subscribers. music.youtube.com/search?q=dav...

What if some country carried out a "decapitation strike" in Washington, DC? davidrovics.substack.com/p/decapitati...

A brilliant history of US-Iran relations from 1953 to the present.

GERMANY: Next month will be our first visit to Germany in several years. We'll be in Hamburg, Kassel, Berlin, & Munich. Munich is a private party, but we have free dates for a public gig there, or for other gigs most anywhere else in Germany. Hit me up!

"Last Morning" is a song about the man that US imperialism has turned into the Iranian equivalent of Obi-Wan Kenobi, to use a cultural reference Americans can understand. davidrovics.substack.com/p/last-morning

I talked with Ron Placone for an hour about all kinds of things for his wonderful podcast, with an emphasis on the St. Patrick Battalion. pod.link/1707027844/e...

St Patrick's Day ANTIWAR Concert! Mostly songs from Insurrection Act, the album... davidrovics.substack.com/p/st-patrick...

Here's "The Red and the Blue," one of the songs I sang as part of today's St Patrick's Day broadcast, mostly of me singing songs from my latest album, Insurrection Act. (You can find the rest of the broadcast up on X, YouTube, and Facebook.)

Dear internet: at the top of the hour I'll be live, doing an impromptu concert from my living room for the occasion of St. Patrick's Day, which in Australia it already is. I'll be live on X, YouTube, and Facebook.

When we reminisce, will we say the end began When the US started a war upon Iran? davidrovics.substack.com/p/the-end-be...

When we reminisce, will we say the end began When the US started a war upon Iran?

If all goes as hoped and planned, Kamala and I are looking forward to another tour of Europe, starting one month from now. We have dates free, you can see more or less where and when they are on the graphic... We'll sing at antiwar protests for free upon request!

Events unfolding recently are going just like they did in the novel I've spent a long time thinking about writing. If the escalatory plot doesn't change from the novel, the US and Israel use nuclear weapons in the near future. We need to stop this.

PDX: vigil today, come join us!

Here's a guided tour to A Whistle and a Phone. The album drops on all the music streaming platforms on March 15th. www.patreon.com/posts/whistl...

Want safety and security? Stop bombing everyone. davidrovics.substack.com/p/safety-and...

Want safety and security? Stop bombing everyone.

Some thoughts on safety, security, and synagogues.