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Bruce Springsteen pens new “Streets of Minneapolis” protest song, with lyrics honoring Renee Good, Alex Pretti
Bruce Springsteen has released a song in honor of Alex Pretti and Renee Good titled “Streets of Minneapolis.”
Springsteen announced the release Wednesday on Instagram.
“I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis,” Springsteen said. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.”
The slow-burning song builds from just acoustic guitar and voice to a fuller band tune, including a harmonica solo, and ends with chants of “ICE Out!”
“Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice,” The Boss sings. “Singing through the bloody mist/We’ll take our stand for this land/And the stranger in our midst.”
The title echoes Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia,” which served as a title song for the Tom Hanks-led 1993 film “Philadelphia.” It earned him an Oscar in 1994 for outstanding original song.
Springsteen has long been critical of the president, who in turn has called the rock icon “overrated.” They last publicly clashed last year, when Springsteen on tour in England told his audience that America “is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.” Trump responded by calling Springsteen a “dried out prune of a rocker.”
Read the full lyrics to Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis”
Through the winter’s ice and cold, down Nicollet Avenue, a city of flame 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, in 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.
Minneapolis, I hear your voice singing through the bloody mist. We’ll take our stand for this land and the stranger in our midst.
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.
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.
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.
As OpenAI is gearing up to rollout ads for both free and $8 ChatGPT Go, the company has assured users that ads will not affect ChatGPT’s responses and will be labelled and separated from the content.
Early signs of this rollout have been spotted on Android devices, suggesting the inclusion of ads in ChatGPT is close.
As noted on X (formerly Twitter), OpenAI has designed a full-screen onboarding experience to familiarise users with ads in ChatGPT.
Although the AI giant has assured not to share personal information with advertisers, the current chat may still influence the type of sponsored ads displayed below the answers.
At the current stage, the commendable thing is that users have the option to hide ads, understand why specific ads were shown, and clear their ad data.
Ads will appear as a “Sponsored” block, and tapping the overflow menu draws the dropdown to hide the ad, report it, or even “Ask ChatGPT” about it.
OpenAI stated: “Our mission is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity; our pursuit of advertising is always in support of that mission and making AI more accessible.”
Furthermore, the company has emphasised that conversations will remain private from advertisers and that user data will never be sold. A new “Ads controls” page has also been added to let users manage their ad history and interests without affecting their chat data.
These ads won’t be displayed to users of ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans.
As the Beckham family drama deepens, David Beckham had refrained from making a direct comment about any of the tensions.
However, the doting father, who often roasts his children playfully, sent a pointed message to his estranged son, Brooklyn, as he collaborated with his close friend Gordon Ramsay.
The famous British chef, who himself is going through some drama with regards to his son-in-law Adam Peaty, shared an update.
David, who is a legendary former footballer, flaunted one of his many skills, cooking. In a video clip, Gordon and David are seen on a video call in which David makes a scallop risotto.
“Usually when David Beckham calls it’s about football but I was surprised when he was cooking up one of my homechef recipes, Gordon had written on Instagram.
Before marrying Nicola Peltz, Brooklyn had tried to launch himself as a cook as he shared videos of himself cooking simple recipes. However, most of the time he was roasted and trolled for his skills, which were often dubbed as mediocre.
While he pursued cooking for a while, he seemed to have abandoned that idea and modify it by selling his own hot sauce.
The update comes over a week after Brooklyn made a series of shocking Instagram Stories posts about his family. He had broken his silence on the ongoing rumours about a rift in the family and clearly stated that he “[does] not want to reconcile with [his] family.”
He noted, “I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”
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