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How about Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”? Kinda appropriate since, as far as it appears, this mee maw travesty hasn’t been seen on the big three networks this week.

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THAT’S A CLASSIC!!! It never gets old!

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Exactly! It’s as pertinent now as it was then.

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I really like “Shackled and Drawn” by Bruce Springsteen. The line “gambling man rolls the dice, working man pays the bill” gets me every time. I also like “Bolt Cutter” by Ike Reilly. And I do recognize the irony of recommending a song about economic inequality by a multimillionaire.

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I don’t know if I know that one. I’ll check it out. Thanks.

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Gov. MeeMaw got nothing on our loser Gov, IL Duce DeSantis. There is no bottom for him, which is why it was wonderful to see him come in third in the Republican presidential primary in Florida, AFTER Nikki Haley.

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Barry McGuire’s Eve of Destruction

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Universal Soldier - Buffy Sainte-Marie

Here’s to the State of Mississippi- Phil Ochs

Outside of a Small Circle of Friends - Phil Ochs

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Oooh I was thinking about "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" too.

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Fight the Power Public Enemy

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“ELVIS WAS A HERO TO MOST!”

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I'm thinking about Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come which they say was inspired by Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind.

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Well, why not? Governor Lurleen II practically had a rocket lit under her butt to ban abortion in her state. The body of Roe v. Wade wasn't even cold yet.

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Blasted this when I passed the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikers on Pico last year. Love this song 😁

"It's a good day (to Fight the System) by Shungudzo https://youtu.be/eKd_iNZeqS8?si=juFusqDPZE1St_Kc

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Catalyst - Rising Appalachia

Refugee - Emma's Revolution

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Maybe she thought she was hitting the gas in drive, not realizing it was in reverse?

Oh, I know. It's like reliving McCarthy and Scopes all at once. Another milestone for my theory that 'stupid' is infinite. *sigh

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And if you want something a little less slick, a lot more aggro, there are the MC5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTOvHcDWNkg.

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