SONG OF THE DAY: Sting, “This War” There's a war on our democracy A war on our #dissent There's a war inside religion And what Jesus might have meant “ICE wants to go after dissenters as well as immigrants” (Brennan Center) m.youtube.com/watch?v=RsPn...

SONG OF THE DAY: John Prine, “Common Sense” #wsayo It don’t make much sense that common sense Don’t make no sense no more “At 250, Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ still matters” (Salon) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqs...

SONG OF THE DAY: Jesse Welles, “Good vs. Ice” #wsayo Now they’ll circle the wagons Drape the man in a flag And say don’t trust what your eyes can see “More than 1000 events planned in US after #ICE shootings in Minneapolis and Portland” (Guardian) m.youtube.com/watch?v=El0C...

SONG OF THE DAY: Warren Zevon, “Mr. Bad Example” #wsayo I'm very well acquainted with the seven deadly sins… I'm greedy and I'm angry and I don't care who I cross “Trump says his ‘own morality’ is limit to his global power” (ABC News) m.youtube.com/watch?v=tSRs...

SONG OF THE DAY: Information Society, “Wrongful Death” #wsayo She was suspected And so, surrounded… She died a wrongful death And I don't see her now “Woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis was a mother of 3 and a poet” (WaPo) m.youtube.com/watch?v=8zkJ...

SONG OF THE DAY: Andrew Bird, “Dear Old Greenland” #wsayo It is a vast and terrifying place of ice fields and tundra Bereft of fire and in the horror of its imposing irrelevance There is a peace The peace of pain The peace of nothing “Is Greenland Next?” (WSJ) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ayw4...

SONG OF THE DAY: Against Me!, "I Was a Teenage Anarchist" #wsayo But then the scene got too rigid It was a mob mentality They set their rifle sights on me "Back in power 5 years later, Trump has all but erased the stain of Jan. 6" (Politico) www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RU...

SONG OF THE DAY: Rihanna, "Dem Haters" #wsayo They tell the lies Don't be fooled, you better recognize... It's just jealousy and dishonesty So hold onto your sanity "State Democrats condemn Trump's post linking Walz to Hortman murders" (Pioneer Press) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUZ5...

SONG OF THE DAY: Merle Haggard, “America First” #wsayo The men in position are backin' away Freedom is stuck in reverse Let's get out of Iraq, get back on the track Let's rebuild America first “Trump’s unauthorized Venezuela attack won’t help Americans” (USA Today) m.youtube.com/watch?v=UodJ...

SONG OF THE DAY: Mark Knopfler, “Wag the Dog” #wsayo So make him sit, make him stay Come to heel, go play Roll 'em over, lie still And make him go kill Atta boy “Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela” (Atlantic) m.youtube.com/watch?v=mR-3...

SONG OF THE DAY: Abbie Barrett, “Freedumb” #wsayo Oh no here we go We’re gonna have an overthrow Shoving through the barricades Let’s pretend we’re renegades “Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress” (AP) m.youtube.com/watch?v=DLyX...

SONG OF THE DAY: Todd Snider, “Happy New Year” #wsayo For countless gods whose only real seeming plan Was to see to it that clingin' to life was our fate And you gotta admit, life's pretty great But can we deny that it's killin' us? (I’ll be here all week) m.youtube.com/watch?v=p7lC...

SONG OF THE DAY: Steppenwolf, “Draft Resister” #wsayo Here’s to all the draft resisters Who’ll fight for sanity When they march them off to prison In this land of liberty “ICE plans $100M ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires” (WaPo) m.youtube.com/watch?v=3f7x...

SONG OF THE DAY: Bob Connelly, "Yankee, Go Home!" #wsayo From South America you can hear the bitter cry You can hear it, you can fear it, and ask the question "Why?" "US struck 'big facility' in Venezuela, Trump claimed without offering details" (The Guardian) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qa1...

SONG OF THE DAY: Frank Sinatra, “The House I Live In” #wsayo The children in the playground The faces that I see All races and religions That's America to me “Stephen Miller Melts Down About Immigration in Bonkers Rat Pack Rant” (Daily Beast) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ovwH...

SONG OF THE DAY: Chuck Redd, “Cry Me a River” Now you say you’re lonely You cry the whole night through Well you can cry me a river I cried a river over you “Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change” (NPR) music.apple.com/us/album/cry...

SONG OF THE DAY: “Carol of the Bells (Shchedryk),” w. Mykola Leontovych #wsayo Oh, how they pound Raising the sound O'er hill and dale Telling their tale “‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.” (NYT) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ps1D...

SONG OF THE DAY: Relient K, “Boxing Day” #wsayo The hearts of men are bitter and weathered As cold as the snow that falls from above But just for one day we all came together We showed the whole world that we know how to love m.youtube.com/watch?v=4uDc...

SONG OF THE DAY: Steve Earle, “Christmas in Washington” #wsayo So come back Woody Guthrie Come back to us now Tear your eyes from paradise And rise again somehow If you run into Jesus Maybe he can help you out Come back Woody Guthrie to us now m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jk4...

SONG OF THE DAY: Stevie Wonder, “Someday at Christmas” #wsayo Someday at Christmas there'll be no tears When all men are equal and no man has fears “Italian Artisans Add Figurines of Donald Trump to Nativity Scenes” (NYT) m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQzf...

SONG OF THE DAY: Pete Seeger, "Or Else! (One-a These Days)" #wsayo Our school will get the money it needs for smaller classes And the Navy will hold a bake sale to build a battleship "Trump unveils a new class of Navy battleship named after himself" (WaPo) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUeY...

SONG OF THE DAY: Bad Religion, “American Jesus” #wsayo At least the foreigners can copy our morality They can visit but they cannot stay “‘Isn’t Usha Vance Hindu?’ JD Vance’s ‘Christianity Is America’s dream’ remark sparks reactions” (Hindustan Times) m.youtube.com/watch?v=12kc...

SONG OF THE DAY: Laura Nyro, “Flim Flam Man” #wsayo He's the one in the Trojan horse Making out like he's Santa Claus Oh lord, the man's a fraud “Justice Dept’s heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers” (PBS News) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb9B...

SONG OF THE DAY: Street Sweeper Social Club, “Everythang” #wsayo Every crime that I did was petty Every criminal is rich already And when we come we takin' Everythang “Romney calls for higher taxes on wealthy in New York Times op-ed” (The Hill) m.youtube.com/watch?v=uoYA...

SONG OF THE DAY: Billy Murray, “Yankee Doodle Boy” #wsayo Made my name and fame and boodle Just like Mister Doodle did By riding on a pony… Oh say can you see Anything about my pedigree That's phony? “Trump’s Patriot Games Sound a Lot Like The Hunger Games” (Vulture) m.youtube.com/watch?v=im-4...

SONG OF THE DAY: Joe Jones, “You Talk Too Much” #wsayo You talk too much, you worry me to death You talk too much, you even worry my pet You just ta—ah—alk, talk too much “Trump Ends Crazed Speech By Angrily Shouting ‘Merry Christmas’” (Daily Beast) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyza...

SONG OF THE DAY: Depeche Mode, “Policy of Truth” #wsayo It's too late to change events It's time to face the consequence For delivering the proof In the policy of truth “Susie Wiles: Trump’s Chief if staff hits back at Vanity Fair ‘hit piece’” (BBC) m.youtube.com/watch?v=M2VB...

SONG OF THE DAY: The Bazilliions, “Similes and Metaphors” #wsayo Similes use “like” or “as” and metaphors need none of that They just say exactly what they want to say “110ft Statue of Liberty replica comes crashing down as huge winds hit Brazilian city” (Daily Mail) m.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSB...

SONG OF THE DAY: Carroll O'Connor/Jean Stapleton, "Those Were the Days" #wsayo Hair was short and skirts were long Kate Smith really sold a song I don't know just what went wrong "Rob Reiner: Remembering the 'All in the Family' Star and Hollywood Director" (Forbes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9j3...

SONG OF THE DAY: Mirah, “No Guns No Guns” #wsayo I’ve got something to say about it We’ve gotta do more than just wish bad things away “For two Brown University students, school shooting was not their first” (NBC News) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj0h...

SONG OF THE DAY: Geto Boys, “The World Is a Ghetto” #wsayo They got crooked cops Working for the system… Don’t nobody give a fuck about the po' It's double jeopardy if you're Black or Latino “Judge bars ICE from rearresting Kilmer Abrego Garcia at check-in” (WaPo) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee2n...

SONG OF THE DAY: Mary Gauthier, "Got Your Six" #wsayo No need to talk or testify Just keep your story tucked inside No savior on the crucifix Look in my eyes I got your six "Kristi Noem asked to explain #veteran #deportation during House hearing" (USA Today) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nU8...

SONG OF THE DAY: Steve Forbert, "The Oil Song" #wsayo Yes, things have got bad but they will probably get worse If you can't drink the oil, oh, you might die of thirst "Venezuela accuses US of 'piracy' after seizing massive oil tanker" (Fox News) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_KM...

SONG INFO THE DAY: Earnest Jackson and Sugar Daddy & the Gumbo Roux, "Inflation" #wsayo You know, with the food and rent going up daily Man, it's becoming a day-to-day hassle just to survive "Trump calls affordability a hoax again in insult-ridden speech" (CNN) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyxd...

SONG OF THE DAY: Bob Dylan, “Man of Peace” #wsayo He's a great humanitarian, he's a great philanthropist He knows just where to touch you honey, and how you like to be kissed “FIFA Kisses Up to Trump with a ‘Peace Prize’” (The Nation) m.youtube.com/watch?v=kLJp...

SONG OF THE DAY: The Impressions, "This Is My Country" #wsayo Some people think we don't have the right To say it's my country "'This is my country': Somalis in Maine are angered, insulted by Trump's scorn" (Boston Globe) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YQ-...

SONG OF THE DAY: William Bell, “Strange Fruit Is Still Hanging” #wsayo With a knee on my neck Or me hanging from a tree All the world is watching But will there be justice for me “[Palantir’s] Joe Lonsdale Calls for Public Hangings” (The Nerd Reich) m.youtube.com/watch?v=vEZn...

SONG OF THE DAY: Sabrina Carpenter, “Juno” #wsayo God bless your dad’s genetics… You know I just might let you lock me down tonight “Sabrina Carpenter ratios White House’s ‘evil and disgusting’ video into removal” (AV Club) m.youtube.com/watch?v=1aMC...

SONG OF THE DAY: Livingston Taylor, “Pajamas” #wsayo I’ve got my pajamas on Before I go to bed I’m going to run around I’m standing on my head And the world is upside down “Travelers wear pajamas to airports in protest of government request” (WaPo) m.youtube.com/watch?v=QK1A...

SONG OF THE DAY: Steve Cropper & the Midnight Hour, “Talkin’ Bout Politics” #wsayo Liars, crooks and clowns “Steve Cropper, Revered Guitarist of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Dies at 84” (Pitchfork) m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ti6...

SONG OF THE DAY: Pete Ham, “Keep Your Country Tidy” #wsayo Keep your country tidy, keep rubbish off the floor Poor old Mother Nature can't take it anymore “Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country” (NYT) m.youtube.com/watch?v=VfrB...

SONG OF THE DAY: Sturgill Simpson, “Turtles All the Way Down” #wsayo Somewhere out there beyond this plane Where reptile aliens made of light cut you open and pull out all your pain “‘Franklin the Turtle’ publisher condemns Pete Hegseth post” (Newsweek) m.youtube.com/watch?v=LWx6...

SONG OF THE DAY: Midnight Oil, “Blue Sky Mine” #wsayo And the company takes what the company wants And nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground “Another Republican Rep Urges Support for Ukraine: ‘Can’t Be American First and Pro-Russia’” (Latin Times) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofrq...

SONG OF THE DAY: The Specials, “War Crimes” #wsayo Bombs to settle arguments, the order of the booth From the graves of Belsen to the ruins of Beirut “GOP senators to join Democrats in investigating Pete Hegseth ‘kill everybody’ allegations” (Independent) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ecne...

SONG OF THE DAY: Curtis Mayfield, “Pusherman” #wsayo I'm your doctor when in need Want some coke? Have some weed You know me, I'm your friend Your main boy, thick and thin “Trump plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking” (WaPo) m.youtube.com/watch?v=xatZ...

SONG OF THE DAY: Frank Sinatra, “The House I Live In”) #wsayo The children in the playground The faces that I see All races and religions That's America to me “‘Shameful’: Experts condemn Stephen Miller’s xenophobic hysterics after DC shooting” (Raw Story) m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ7a...

SONG OF THE DAY: Ben Rector, “The Thanksgiving Song” #wsayo 'Cause we made it through, I do believe The longest year in history Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day “No, you probably won’t fight about politics at #Thanksgiving” (Axios) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwax...

SONG OF THE DAY: Bobby Darin, "Talk to the Animals" #wsayo And if you just stop and think of it Ain't no doubt of it I'm gonna win a place in history "At pardoning ceremony, Trump informs #turkey of all he's accomplished" (WaPo) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSX...

SONG OF THE DAY: Pete Seeger, "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" #wsayo We were waist deep in the Big Muddy But the big fool said to push on "Mark Kelly Under Pentagon Investigation for 'Illegal Orders' Video" (NYT) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXnJ...

SONG OF THE DAY: Jimmy Cliff, “World Upside Down” #wsayo What's wrong with humanity? Have they lost their sanity? “Jimmy Cliff — Rest in Power (July 30, 1944-November 24, 2025)” (Reggaeville) m.youtube.com/watch?v=tdaW...