New Bruce EP Includes Trump Blast, Plus: Colbert and Our Usual Cartoons

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UPDATE: We’ve covered the “war of words” over the past week but now today Bruce Springteen has suddenly released a 6-song EP from his recent UK concert that includes his critique of Trump and Trumpism.

Stream the “Land of Hope & Dreams” EP. “Chimes” and “Lan\d 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)

Last night’s Colbert monologue on Trump’s Big Big Beautiful Bill.

Some GOP critique but in general their response is “Don’t Mess With Bill”:

Paul Krugman this morning:

Despite hitting a few speed bumps, Congress seems likely to pass Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — legislation that combines big tax cuts for the rich with vicious cuts in social programs — within a few days. This momentous move will take place with almost no public discussion; the final hearing of the House Rules Committee began at 1 AM this morning. That’s right, 1 AM. We’re clearly watching a bum’s rush, an attempt to ram this atrocity through before the public understands what’s happening.

More music. Just found this. Certainly recall Levon Helm’s out of nowhere acclaimed appearance as Loretta Lynn’s dad in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” but did not know he appeared with star Sissy Spacek in this TV set, doing Hank Williams’ “Honky Tonkin’” and then a brief clip from the movie.

Continuing our series of “every #1 song” from each decade (we’ve covered so far the second half of the ‘50s and the ‘60s). Now here, the ‘70s:

And also, tip of the hat to this surprising and fine doc now streaming on Apple +, “Deaf President Now!” About little-remembered and quite militant student struggle in the late 1970s by students at the world’s only university for the deaf in Washington, D.C. to finally be led by a deaf university president. It may amaze you, trailer here:

Today’s Cartoons

Blinded by the Fright: