Mega MAGA Bill Passes, Plus: The Boss vs. Trump (Again)
And the usual cartoons.
Greg Mitchell is the author of more than a dozen books and now writer/director of three award-winning films aired via PBS, including “Atomic Cover-up” and “Memorial Day Massacre.” Now watch trailer for acclaimed 2025 film “The Atomic Bowl” coming to PBS in July. Before all that, he was a longtime editor of the legendary Crawdaddy.
So the “big beautiful” GOP/Trump bill has passed the House today, by one vote, as we (if not everyone) expected, and here a few details. Commentary below:
Then there are these cheery headlines:
‘That calling is there’: Donald Trump Jr. teases future White House run
Disney CEO Told Hosts of ‘The View’ to Tone Down Trump-Bashing
Yesterday afternoon we updated our latest post here to cover Springsteen rush- releasing a new 4-song streaming live EP (plus two intros, including his anti-Trump plea). But this was well after subscribers received our offerings for the day. So repeating here:
We’ve covered the “war of words” over the past week but now today Bruce Springteen has suddenly released a 4-song EP from his recent UK concert that includes his critique of Trump and Trumpism.
Stream the “Land of Hope & Dreams” EP. “Chimes of Freedom” and “Land of Hope” below.
Land of Hope & Dreams
Land of Hope and Dreams (Introduction)
Land of Hope and Dreams (Live)
Long Walk Home (Live)
My City of Ruins (Introduction)
My City of Ruins (Live)
Chimes of Freedom (Live)
“Chimes”:
“Land of Hope and Dreams”:
Speaking of “Chimes,” here is new trailer for upcoming major exhibit at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa. I have to make a road trip out there at some point, as the city also houses the Woody Guthrie archives. No museum for Leon Russell, J.J. Cale or Dwight Twilley, I presume, but okay.
From Tunes to Toons
Church Studio in Tulsa is a museum to Leon Russell
Anyone remember when our elders told us to listen to “the still small voice?” They said it was the voice of our conscience.
Then churches got bigger and richer and spoke with louder and louder voices. They told us we were selfish, stupid and corrupt and shouldn’t trust the still small voice because we could be listening to the voice of the devil. They said God wanted us to send them donations “until it hurt” and that God would make sure we got what we deserved.
Government loved that business model! They especially liked the idea that poor people were being punished by God for being lazy, unworthy and not paying enough taxes. We all know, “you get what you pay for” because “life was never supposed to be fair.”
The poor and unproductive were still a real drag on the economy until our leaders realized they could be used for profit in prisons and wars, not to mention entertaining genocides!
If anyone can still hear “that still small voice,” it might be time to ask ourselves, “which voice is the devil’s?”