U2 song protests killing of Renée Good by US Ice agent in politically charged new release – The Irish Times

The killing of Renée Good by a US immigration agent in Minnesota last month and the fatal beating of an Iran schoolgirl by the country’s security forces in 2022 are among subjects tackled on a new politically-charged EP by U2. Days of Ash, which features five new songs and a poem, is billed by its … Read more

Wannabe Chart Topper Lara Trump Blasts Bruce Springsteen for Speaking Out

The president’s daughter-in-law and occasional singer Lara Trump has called music icon Bruce Springsteen an “idiot” for releasing his ICE protest song. Springsteen, who has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, released a new song called “Streets of Minneapolis” that pays tribute to people shot by federal agents and calls out the “lies” … Read more

Five-year-old boy and father detained by Ice officers in Minnesota freed – The Irish Times

A five-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge’s order. The pair have returned to Minnesota, the office of Texas representative Joaquin Castro has said. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, were detained in … Read more

Fear and resistance grip Minneapolis as families go into hiding – The Irish Times

In Minneapolis, the people keep turning out and turning up. On Friday, Bruce Springsteen gave a live rendition of his newly minted Streets of Minneapolis at a hastily arranged lunchtime benefit gig organised by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, which pre-empted a long, sprawling march through the downtown thoroughfares. It was one of … Read more

Pete Davidson Returns to Saturday Night Live to Lecture ICE Agents

The 1,000th regular episode of Saturday Night Live saw Pete Davidson return to lecture Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid ongoing tensions in Minneapolis. SNL alumni Pete Davidson joined the cold open to portray White House Border Czar Tom Homan, who was sent there “in response to the chaotic situation in Minnesota” to meet with “ICE … Read more

‘Ice agents are like this invisible goon squad’ – The Irish Times

That morning, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) team appeared on her street. They stopped a car they had been trailing and within seconds removed the driver, bundled him into one of their vehicles and drove away, right outside Katie Cashman’s apartment window. All of this happened on a residential street – flower pots, stoops, … Read more

US government shuts down for second time in Trump's current presidential term – The Journal

US government shuts down for second time in Trump’s current presidential term  The Journal US government enters shutdown as funding deadline passes  RTE.ie US government shuts down partially over homeland security funding  The Guardian Trump endorses deal struck with Democrats to avert government shutdown  Sky News U.S. government partially shuts down; House vote could reopen it by Monday  CNBC Source … Read more

Don Lemon Arrested: Trump DOJ, Church Protest Case

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded… The post Don Lemon Arrested: Trump DOJ, Church Protest Case appeared first on Archynetys. Source link

White House Responds to Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ Single

Bruce Springsteen’s new protest anthem has reignited his long-running spar with Donald Trump, with the White House dismissing it as out of touch and politically charged. Bruce Springsteen dropped a fiery new single this week titled “Streets of Minneapolis”, a raw, urgently written song responding to recent federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis that resulted … Read more