@davidrovics
Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), libertarian socialist, dad, lover of life. Lots more at davidrovics.com. I also write songs as part of Ai Tsuno. YouTube Music deleted my albums and Facebook disabled major features.
In 2003, for a few hours, they were calling the invasion of Iraq Operation Iraqi Liberation (OIL). A staffer with a sense of humor? And with the war on Iran, it's Operation Epic Fury/Epstein Files (OEF). It's the Epstein Empire, to be sure.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/epstein-em...
PDX: At our weekly vigil we're opposed to all of the US and Israel's wars of aggression against humanity. Hope to see you there. Bring a banner, a giant puppet, and/or a musical instrument, or some other kind of instrument!
"If the Rest of Us Could Be So Good" REMIX. Song for Renee Good, from our upcoming album, Insurrection Act REMIX.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/if-the-res...
Trump makes war with the world.
Title track of Ai Tsuno's album. With captions.
This is what my comments on a typical Facebook post look like since the latest war on Iran started.
"If wars were engineered from the belly of the beast
There'd be one in Russia and one in the Middle East"
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"The press and politicians and the trolls all say
God bless Israel and the USA"
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Folks with this project are interviewing people and getting stories from them about being artists in the US today. Here's my bit.
app.memria.org/stories/publ...
The #1 sponsor of terror in the world? The US, obviously.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/the-1-spon...
The US-imposed oil blockade against Cuba is an act of war. This is what the US did to Japan that started the war in the Pacific in 1941.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/blockade
The AI company Anthropic is being attacked by the Secretary of War for their stand on refusing to participate in programs that involve mass domestic surveillance or autonomous killing machines.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/misanthropic
The Hasbara Trolls are out in force, along with the fighter jets. They seek to sow doubt and create a toxic atmosphere. Every moment you spend engaging with them is completely wasted time.
At our weekly vigil, every Sunday at 12th and Hawthorne from noon to 2 pm.
Who is that guy who's music is so radical that YouTube Music deleted all of his albums and won't have his new one on their platform? David Rovics. New album out now, on all the streaming platforms except for YouTube.
At our vigil, we're against all of the US-Israeli wars of empire.
The US and Israel are slaughtering Iranians from the sky. There will be protests. But what we need is a sustained movement. That starts with putting on rallies that foster community, that move, educate, and inspire. Not rallies that leave people feeling alienated and dejected.
"War with the World" appears on our new album, Insurrection Act, which drops on all the streaming platforms tomorrow (except YouTube Music, where I am banned for allegedly being a supporter of violent criminal organizations).
davidrovics.substack.com/p/war-with-t...
The War Department is going after Anthropic for daring to draw the line at participating in mass domestic surveillance or autonomous killing machines.
Meanwhile in Gaza, Israel's slaughter of the Palestinian children continues, regardless of any fake ceasefires or border openings.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/gaza-lullaby
Meanwhile in the Caribbean, the new US oil blockade -- a blatant act of war -- intends to starve the Cuban people into submission.
There are 5 US corporations that are responsible for so much of the killing. "The War Machine" originally appears on the David Rovics album, In Our Dreams, available on a streaming platform near you.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/the-war-ma...
The Gaza Strip today is still littered with unexploded ordinance produced by Lockheed-Martin that are still regularly killing or maiming children who are attracted to shiny objects.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/little-ora...
The housing crisis across the USA is a prime example of how our federal and state governments have all been captured by the landlord lobby.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/the-rent-i...
Your favorite obscure leftwing band never comes to your town? Don't complain -- organize a gig!
We've got a solution to our collective problems. "Round Up All the Billionaires" originally appears on Ai Tsuno's album, Class War Zone, available on a streaming platform near you.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/round-up-a...
Songs are among the most powerful ways we can communicate. You can do it, too! Here's a very short lesson in topical songwriting.
The whistle and the camera within everyone's phones have become emblems of resistance.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/a-whistle-...
