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Specific analysis and breakdown with links, of the scripted political moment that Bruce Springsteen inserted in his show. The Boss was smart and apt, direct and not both-sidezey. Tom Watson's short article on Democracy Docket, good stuff.
#BruceSpringsteen #TheBoss #RockStar #classic #rock #turn it #up to #eleven democracydocket.com/opinion/no

Democracy DocketNo Surrender: The Boss is showing how to stand up to TrumpRead More here.

Bruce Springsteen ist niemand, der den Mund hält, wenn sein geliebtes Land zu einer faschistischen Autokratie wird. Seine klaren Worte in einem Konzert in Manchester am 14.Mai führten zu persönlichen Drohungen durch Trump.

Jetzt erschien ein Teil des Konzerts als Album. Egal, ob man seine Musik mag oder nicht: Das ist ein groß!

open.spotify.com/intl-de/album

SpotifyLand Of Hope & DreamsBruce Springsteen · Album · 2025 · 6 Songs

"Bruce Springsteen was undaunted by President Trump’s threatening social media tirade to “keep his mouth shut” as, during his second concert in Manchester, England, the rocker once again delivered a three-minute speech critical of “an unfit president and a rogue government.”

“Things are happening right now that are altering the very nature of our country’s democracy, and they’re too important to ignore"

rollingstone.com/music/music-n #uspol #legend #TheBoss #video

Rolling Stone · Bruce Springsteen Again Calls Out ‘Unfit President’ Trump at Second Manchester ConcertBy Daniel Kreps
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On that note, some words from Bruce Springsteen, as shared by our @CultureDesk. "The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed, are the people, you and me," said the Boss at a show in Manchester, U.K. Here’s the video of his many anti-Trump remarks at the show.

youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHWIYHlXO

‘I have seen rock & roll’s future and his name is Bruce Springsteen’.

Rolling Stone critic (at the time) Jon Landau after seeing Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band open for Bonnie Raitt ~ May 9, 1974, at the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge, MA. Landau would later become The Boss' manager. See more of Barry Schneier's gorgeous pics from that night here ... Photos by BARRY SCHNEIER PHOTOGRAPHY #brucespringsteen #rock #rockmusic #harvardsquaretheater #theboss

robinbannks.com/2025/05/09/i-h

You Can't Make This Shit Up ... · ‘I have seen rock & roll’s future and his name is Bruce Springsteen’.Rolling Stone critic (at the time) Jon Landau after seeing Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band open for Bonnie Raitt ~ May 9, 1974, at the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge, MA. Landau w…