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Lyrics Big, bloated, betrayal in billions. Taking, breaking, travesty in trillions. Gleefully grabbing at our futures this day. Robber Barons come to take it away. Beg, beg, beg for billions. Try, try, try for trillions. Gloriously groveling, none willing to pay. Robber Barons come for a killing way. Big, broken, bastards have billions. Selling, yelling, tragically for trillions. Willfully stealin...

Lyrics Bashing and slashing, taking everything away Scuttling our tomorrow while not paying for today The pen stroke kills millions, silent like night Billions upon billions just all set a lite Fractured, broken, driven apart Betrayal in billions, stabbing the heart Cutting and gutting, while it’s trust they say Robbing us blind while making us pay Liars, cheaters, thieves, and worse This is their...

Lyrics “At will, at will” chant the Robber Barons still. Nay say I, for we too can play. Purpose, power, together we stay. Ignoring the Barons from atop of their hill. At will, at will We answer back At will, at will We take it back Unite, rewrite This is the way People rise up Here, we stay “At will, at will” chant the Robber Barons still. Nay say we, persistent we stay. Organize, unionize, this...

Sadly, for many of us with chronic pain conditions we suffer without it ever being seen. This song, and poem, are how my feet and lower legs feel most days. They drag and suck as though stuck in this unseen swamp with muck and twisting roots meant to catch me in every step. All I want? To get through the swamp and feel my feet free again…yet, I know I can’t get out of this swamp…and those socks of...

Lyrics The fear of the Robber Barons is the worker’s collective will An idea of the people they are constantly trying to kill One by one they chip away at the freedoms we know Until one day freedom becomes just a show But the hands keep moving and the line grows tight Every voice that they silence returns at night The fear of the Robber Barons is the worker’s collective will The fear of the Robber...

Today is November 3rd — it’s Election Day in the States — and we have the power to make democracy rise for the people again. It is on us to make a statement which will be heard around the world — ensure you use your voice by voting. Then, the real work begins. To celebrate the reclaiming of our nation, our futures, our freedoms — enjoy Democracy Rises. Lyrics Downwards we fall Towards depths deep...

Lyrics Always loyalty from the bottom is the Robber Baron’s demand. Giving the best of ourselves, it’s something they don’t understand. At the pleasure of the master on top of their hill. Wet from the threat that your job can be taken at will. Always loyalty from the bottom is the Robber Baron’s demand. Always loyalty from the bottom, they want your open hand. Don’t think to organize, they’ll remo...

Heavy Drops of Rain is about the times where the pain is being mimicked by the rain. Small drops splashing causing small echos of pain. Hail chunks crashing causing crushing pain. Each a different impact, yet all part of the larger storm—sapping my energy and lighting up the nerves—it’s shit. I know so many in my audience know this pain and symptomatology too well and we have each other to lean on...

Come check out the original poem, a part of the Fibro series I have written about my journey through the pain and reprieve of fibromyalgia and other symptoms. Thank you to the amazing Joyce Strong for providing the musical production to bring this poem to life. Lyrics Drifting through clouds — I wander. Wandering free — I float. Suddenly, lightning strikes! It ripples through — coursing, pulsing,...

Take a moment to read the original poem I wrote while watching the sun rise the day after my son broke his arm (almost a year ago) — and the reception to this was out-of-the-world. A huge thank you to Joyce Strong for the musical production and adaptation of Dawning of the Light from poem to song. This brings me so much joy. Lyrics Awakened in the dawning of the lightGazing at stars still shining...

There are roughly 120,000 Flock cameras installed across the U.S., yet fewer than 1% of the cars they scan have been connected to a crime. Because there aren’t strict laws on how camera data can be collected, stored, and used, companies like Flock end up with enormous control over your personal information. Many communities across the country have already ended their Flock contracts or forced chan...

The first thing Maj. Jason Watson wants you to understand is that what he did on the Capitol steps was not a good thing. He said it plainly: this is not a first to be celebrated, it is not “oh, goody, we had a military member do this.” An active duty officer had to throw away a career to say out loud what tens of millions of Americans already know, and the only reason it landed the way it did is t...

On July 31st Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Trump Media & Technology Group ’s plan to sell Wall Street firms early access to President Donald Trump’s market-moving Truth Social posts through a new “Truth API” which launched on August 1st. The service is marketed to high-frequency traders, hedge funds, and other major investment fi...

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Artist: Chutes Visit abolishice.live to donate to organizations directly assisting individuals, families, and small businesses across the Twin Cities. Beneficiaries include: * Rent Fundraiser — Supporting Neighbors Helping Neighbors in paying rent for hundreds of families across the Twin Cities metro * Eat Street Fundraiser — Direct support for small businesses along Eat Street recovering from rec...

Join virtually on the joint AbolishICE.live livestream or in-person in Minneapolis, MN for a free tribute concert—headlined by the Dropkick Murphys. This event will be a celebration of life—honoring the lives of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti—and all the communities members no longer with us. Thank you Kelly , Monica M 🇨🇦 , Jessie , Sara L. , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join...

Come join in with me next Friday, March 6 virtually on the joint AbolishICE.live livestream or in-person in Minneapolis, MN for a free tribute concert—headlined by the Dropkick Murphys. This event will be a celebration of life—honoring the lives of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti—and all the communities members no longer with us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other...

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There is a mistake that well-intentioned men often make when rejecting fragile masculinity: they retreat—they soften their language—they avoid conflict—they speak carefully, quietly, defensively. In this process they are trained to confuse restraint with passivity. That mistake is no longer sustainable—and in truth, it is actively harmful. Intelligent masculinity is not merely a response to bad ma...

This poem is reposted on Sick of this Shit Publications with permission from the author, Bee's Free Verse/True Verse . Please like and share the original— Daddy’s Decay of Decorum —and subscribe to Bee's Free Verse/True Verse for more! They call him Daddy. The President… with that hollow grin, and voice that echoes like footsteps down a hallway you dread to walk. His cabinet kneels… lips full of s...