Posted on 03/29/2026 2:56:51 AM PDT by dennisw
Liberal lion Bruce Springsteen led the lineup at the Minneapolis-St. Paul branch of the No Kings rallies taking place in cities across America on Saturday.
The events were set up to express left-wing opposition to various Trump administration policies, including the ICE raids and the Iran War.
Minneapolis was a nexus of anti-ICE demonstrations at the start of this year, with outrage against the government intensifying after two protestors - Alex Pretti and Renee Good - were killed in encounters with federal law enforcement.
Springsteen, a longtime Democrat who opened Joe Biden's inauguration special and has been a vociferous critic of Donald Trump, released a song on January called Streets of Minneapolis as a reaction to the bloodshed.
He performed the song this Saturday during the rally held the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, which is one of the 'Twin Cities' along with neighboring Minneapolis.
'Well, this past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis. They picked the wrong city,' Springsteen trumpeted onstage.
At Saturday's No Kings rally at the Minnesota State Capitol, the trio of Rogers, Baez and Morello performed Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin'
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And it’s no longer in my collection - since I eventually woke up to how bad Nam was and how bad our wounded/sickened vets were being treated, there was a time I had trouble disagreeing with it. Even today, as a Vet, I am glad there are a number of Vet support groups out there, but I think it’s obscene that they need to exist - our government should be taking care of them and their families.
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