The Artists Arrive

It’s Thursday. There are 278 days until the midterm elections. Trump sends Tulski to Georgia, justifying Alex’s murder and prepping for the Battle of Springfield.

Be advised: This newsletter uses profanity. And it sure as shit ain’t going to see Melania.

Note: Well, Sexy Patriots, you made it through another week in Fascist Fuckhead America. Congratulations on not being murdered by federal stormtroopers or dying from some RFK Jr. disease. We were planning an exclusive interview today with a Trump supporter named Johnny Gunfucker who has decided his Second Amendment rights are no longer that important even though he was having sex with a gun while we interviewed him. But then the artists showed up…

Bruuuuuuuuuuuce! Hell yeah, man. We’ve always heard that when the gestapo burst into Picasso’s studio and saw “Guernica,” they asked him if he did it. “No. You did,” was the response. That’s the spirit we’ve been waiting for. For a decade now, we have been wondering why Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) was the only artist to write and record a real resistance song. We also wondered if Trump was having an affair with Lee Greenwood. We’re no longer wondering either of those things. Minnesota has become a muse. Not only have the brave Minnesotans pushed back a federal invasion while inspiring a nation, they have also inspired artists to write songs and galvanize the masses.

So today we’ll be sharing a few videos we’ve seen this week of musicians doing what they do best — using their guitars as machines that kill fascists. We hope it keeps you inspired, motivated and super fucking pissed off. Y’all have a blessed day.

Note two: We spent some time on this topic yesterday during our therapy session. You can watch here if you missed it. And don’t worry. We’ll do that Johnny Gunfucker interview at some point. It ain’t like he’s got a job. Watch here!

Note three: While we were writing, Tom Homan was in Minnesota giving a press conference and being the nazi scumbag that he is. He’s saying he “begged” for the rhetoric to come down. We must have missed that when he was on Fox threatening AOC. More: NBC News

Note four: The deranged idiot serving as our president spent the night posting on Truth Social. Jake Tapper thinks this is normal and fine. That’s why Jake sucks taint. More: HuffPost

Note five: Here’s Billy Bragg’s Minnesota song. It’s powerful. And we love the way he says “face.”

Note six: It looks like Susan Collins made a deal to get ICE out of Maine in exchange for not calling for Noem to go and for supporting the DHS bill. You really don’t hate Collins enough. More: Associated Press

Note seven: Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced she is running for governor. We like this move, and we will support her. More: HuffPost

Note eight: Melania the Movie comes out today. We assume there’s lots of nudity, but we will never know because we will never ever watch that shit. NO LINK

Note nine: Congrats to Nicki Minaj on earning American citizenship by eating Trump’s ass. We sure hope Nicki and her child-raping brother don’t stay long. More: Mediaite

Note 10: We are now the biggest Ilhan Omar fans on the planet.

Note 11: Is the golden age supposed to have this many lay-offs? More: Associated Press

Note 12: Pam Bondi went to Minnesota yesterday and arrested a bunch of protesters. Then she paraded their mugshots all over twitter. She’s just fucking dumb enough to think this makes her look good. Those people are American heroes, and we know they’ll be acquitted. More: Yahoo

Note 13: This fucking idiot was one of seven House Democrats to vote to fund DHS last week. Then she puts this out. What the fuck even is this? These are our representatives?!

Note 14: Five-year-old Liam is sick. And he’s still in ICE detention. We are a shithole country, y’all. More: HuffPost

Note 15: Larry Krasner is the freaking GOAT. We are so here for an elected official who is ready to go to war for his people. Definitely click on this one if you’ve been feeling blue and wondering where the reinforcements are. More: NBC

Note 16: Tim Walz said he’s never running for office again. Frankly, we don’t blame him one bit. We appreciate your service, Guv. More: NBC News

Note 17: If you’re in Minneapolis tomorrow and hate fascism, Tom Morello is having a concert you’ll want to attend. Thanks, Tom!

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Tom Morello on Instagram: "See you THIS FRIDAY JAN 30 for a con…

Note 18: We don’t love what we’re seeing from Senate Democrats on DHS funding. But we have very, very low expectations at this point. Those goddamn masks have to come off. More: The Guardian

Note 19: For today’s Happy Ending, we take you to Dave Matthews. Yeah, we’ve been iffy on Dave since the whole Chicago poop incident, but the man is speaking up and speaking out and we really appreciate that.

Note 20: And on that melodic note, let’s go do some news! We sure hope y’all stayed warm this week. We assume the anger helps. Well crank up the tunes and stay angry. Love y’all!

Uh-oh
The Devil went down to Georgia. We’re not quoting the song. We’re saying Tulsi Gabbard oversaw an FBI raid of a Fulton County election hub yesterday, and that’s exactly as fucked up as it sounds. Agents were seen carrying industrial saws into the center. Apparently they were planning to take all of the archived ballots. Part of this is Trump trying to make his lies the truth. And part of it is planning to steal the next election. Sen. Jon Ossoff warned that this is a “seismic event that should have people across the country absolutely shook.” Well, we are. Our hope is that this shit completely backfires on Trump and makes clear that he is an anti-democracy insurrectionist piece of shit. Regardless, we should all be very fucking concerned. More: NBC News

He made them do it
The latest attack on the late Alex Pretti is pretty goddamn gross. Video emerged yesterday of Alex cussing and kicking an ICE car 11 DAYS before he was murdered. Trump, his army of scum and the mainstream media have decided that this righteous incident somehow justifies murdering Alex almost two weeks later. We watched the video and it just made us mourn him more. He was obviously an American badass. Normally we would link to a story about this, but they’re all pretty bad and make it seem like Alex had it coming. So instead here’s a clip of people showing up at the VA to honor him.

All eyes on Springfield
Donald Trump has been terrorizing Springfield, Ohio since he and his couch-fucking roommate lied to the American people about Haitians eating pets there. But now they are bracing for the next phase — ethnic cleansing. About 12,000-15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, and they are waiting to see if a judge takes away their protected status. If that happens, then they are expecting an ICE surge starting Feb. 4. Local churches are training people on how to resist. An American town is bracing for an invasion of federal troops. This is America now. Probably a good time to listen to “Ohio” again. More: Ohio Capital Journal, WHIO

Today’s clips
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, taking a measured, wait-and-see approach to the economy. Sometimes doing nothing is an act of defiance. More: NBC News

It could be days before power is restored across the South, where more subfreezing temperatures are expected by Friday in areas unaccustomed to and ill-equipped for such cold. The situation is reaching a breaking point for the elderly and those with medical conditions who lack electricity, some of whom are trapped by roads made impassable by ice and fallen trees. More: Associated Press

The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday, experts and former FEMA officials said, despite Trump administration warnings to the contrary. More: Associated Press

First Lady Melania Trump referred to her husband as a “unifier” on Wednesday, claiming the president’s critics “need to come on the same page” with President Donald Trump’s agenda. More: Mediaite

Italy has detailed a sweeping security plan for the Winter Olympics, stressing that it will keep command of all operations after news emerged that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff would be assisting the U.S. delegation. More: HuffPost

Laura Ingraham received an on-air correction from her own team ― and mockery and criticism on social media ― after mixing up Black female rappers during a Fox News segment. More: HuffPost

Vice President JD Vance attempted to mock a Democratic senator and veteran after she pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio over whether the U.S. is at war with Venezuela. More: HuffPost