Because there are also nice people in America

Deerhunter, "Cover Me /Agoraphobia" (2008) live 2009 and "Desire Lines" (2010) live 2018.

Because there are also heroes in America

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis


Through the winter’s ice and cold . Down Nicollet Avenue . A city aflame fought fire and ice ‘Neath an occupier’s boots . King Trump’s private army from the DHS Guns belted to their coats . Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law . Or so their story goes . Against smoke and rubber bullets . By the dawn’s early light . Citizens stood for justice . Their voices ringing through the night . And there were bloody footprints . Where mercy should have stood . And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets . Alex Pretti and Renee Good .
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice . Singing through the bloody mist . We’ll take our stand for this land . And the stranger in our midst . Here in our home they killed and roamed . In the winter of ’26 . We’ll remember the names of those who died . On the streets of Minneapolis .
Trump’s federal thugs beat up on . His face and his chest . Then we heard the gunshots . And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead . Their claim was self defense, sir . Just don’t believe your eyes . It’s our blood and bones . And these whistles and phones . Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies .
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice . Crying through the bloody mist . We’ll remember the names of those who died . On the streets of Minneapolis .
Now they say they’re here to uphold the law . But they trample on our rights . If your skin is black or brown my friend . You can be questioned or deported on sight .
In chants of ICE out now . Our city’s heart and soul persists . Through broken glass and bloody tears . On the streets of Minneapolis .
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice . Singing through the bloody mist . Here in our home they killed and roamed . In the winter of ’26 . We’ll take our stand for this land . And the stranger in our midst . We’ll remember the names of those who died . On the streets of Minneapolis . We’ll remember the names of those who died . On the streets of Minneapolis .

Because there are also some good monsters in America

Joseph Donald Mascis Jr and Dinosaur Jr, "Out There". 1992 recording and 2013 live performance.

Starting the year 2026

And this is a year that tastes old.
We should be concerned, the most powerful nations are being led by dangerous fools. People are losing rights, safety decreased, the economy weakened...
We can still try to have some fun... While we still can, without some crazy person forbidding us from doing so...