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David Rovics

Portland

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), libertarian socialist, dad, lover of life.

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  • 1 week ago | davidrovics.substack.com | David Rovics

    It’s been a wonderful tour of England and Scotland. I’ll tell you more about it soon… But for the time being I wanted to tell everyone that we’re heading off now to go visit the Lakenheath Peace Alliance’s encampment at the Lakenheath RAF base, where the US military is currently making plans for hosting nuclear missiles. I fly back home to Portland, Oregon tomorrow.

  • 1 week ago | davidrovics.substack.com | David Rovics

    “The song is a weapon of struggle, an instrument of the people.”Victor Jara“The song is the torch that lights the path of resistance.”Ahmad Kaabour“A song can make the powerful tremble.”Georges Brassens“Music is the weapon of the future.”Fela Kuti“I sing because the people sing with me.”Mercedes Sosa“Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells.

  • 3 weeks ago | davidrovics.substack.com | David Rovics

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  • 4 weeks ago | davidrovics.substack.com | David Rovics

    With the new administration, it appears that these people actually believe their own lies, and are actively setting up a whole regime based on them being true.

  • 4 weeks ago | counterpunch.org | David Rovics

    Some ruminations on that Signal chat. The news outlets seem to be focused particularly on the incompetence indicated by the leaked Signal chat involving Trump’s top advisors having an emoji-filled discussion about how and when they were going to bomb Yemen.

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David Rovics
David Rovics @drovics
22 Apr 25

Here's a little Earth Day preview of the sort of concert folks have in store coming right up in BC and Denmark... https://t.co/0y7amFvEXz

David Rovics
David Rovics @drovics
22 Apr 25

Earth Day 2025 Live from My Living Room https://t.co/abUPaKxOP5

David Rovics
David Rovics @drovics
22 Apr 25

At the top of the hour -- 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern, 19:00 in London -- I'll be doing a wee concert from my living room for Earth Day 2025. I'll be live on X, Facebook, and YouTube.