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Dropkick Murphys singer Ken Casey has never been shy about his disdain for Donald Trump. The vocalist for the “Warriors Code” band was at it again on St. Patrick’s Day on Monday (March 17) when he dissed the commander-in-chief for being what he described as the opposite of a member in good standing of his Massachusetts-bred “Wicked Sensitive Crew.”
“One other thing Dropkick Murphys has always been about is a lot of songs about standing with your friends and family and the things you believe in, whether it’s politics, or just how you were raised. And Donald Trump is the exact opposite of everything we sing about,” Casey told Meidastouch in an interview.
“He’s turned on his friends. He’s turned on America’s friends and our allies. He’s a rat and a coward when you think of it that way,” Casey said of the second-term Republican who has spent his first two months in office launching trade wars with Canada and Mexico, pulling out of international climate and aid pacts and siding with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in his unprovoked war against Ukraine.
“America shouldn’t be turning on our allies,” Casey added.
The latest broadside from Casey against Trump is in keeping with the singer’s disdain for 47, which lately has come in the form of calling out fans who rock Trump gear at the group’s shows. Last month at a gig in Clearwater, FL, Casey called out a man wearing a shirt and hat supporting Trump and noted that the Murphys merch is all made in America before making a “friendly” $100 bet about where the MAGA gear was manufactured.
“If you lose the bet, we switch shirts, OK? If you win the bet, I give you $100 and the shirt,” the singer told the man before revealing to fans that the MAGA shirt was made in Nicaragua. “He’s taking the shirt off. We’re taking crime off the streets,” Casey joked.
Then, during one of their annual St. Patrick’s Day shows at MGM Music Hall at Boston’s Fenway Park on Sunday (March 16), the singer called out an attendee who waved around a MAGA hat the gig.
“If you’re in a room full of people and you want to know who’s in a cult, how do you know who’s in a cult?” Casey asked the crowd. “They’ve been holding up a f—ing hat the whole night to represent a president.” He then spoke to Trump-supporting fans in the house directly. “This is America, there’s no kings here,” he said, adding, “Anyway, if you mind, sir, we’re gonna play a song about our grandparents and people who fought Nazis in the war and s—. So if you could just shut the f— up for five minutes.”
Casey also described the man’s MAGA hat as the “Elon Musk True Nazi edition,” seemingly in reference to the style of hat billionaire and X owner Musk has been wearing as he leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) dismantling of the federal government. As of Tuesday morning (March 18), the official Dropkick X account had been suspended, with no clear explanation offered for why the action was taken. A spokesperson for the band had not returned a request for comment at press time about the suspension.
During Trump’s inauguration in January, Musk twice made what was widely described as a Nazi-like salute, throwing up two rapid, straight-armed hand gestures during a celebration of Trump’s second swearing-in, drawing comparisons to the signature “Sieg Heil” salute of reviled Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. And on Friday, Musk shared a post by an X user that falsely claimed that Hitler, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and People’s Republic of China founder Mao Zedong were not responsible for the deaths of millions of people under their watch, but that “public sector workers” were; Musk later deleted the post.
Watch Casey call out Trump supporters during the Boston show and see his interview below.
Dropkick Murphys’ lead singer, Ken Casey: Dropkick Murphys has always been about standing with your friends, your family, and the things you believe in.Trump is the exact opposite of everything we sing about. He’s turned on America’s friends and allies—he’s a rat and a coward. pic.twitter.com/aDNTffHc9n— Acyn (@Acyn) March 17, 2025
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Democratic Senator Charles Schumer declared that he would vote with Republicans to avoid a federal shutdown, drawing anger from the public.
As the federal government is on the brink of a shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Charles “Chuck” Schumer is facing serious backlash from the public and fellow Democrats for declaring he’d vote for a GOP spending bill to keep the government open. In an op-ed for The New York Times, the New York senator explained that his decision didn’t come lightly as he sees a shutdown as a way for President Donald Trump and his ally, tech billionaire Elon Musk to use DOGE to effectively get more control.
“For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option,” Schumer wrote. “It is deeply partisan. It doesn’t address this country’s needs. But even if the White House says differently, Mr. Trump and Elon Musk want a shutdown. We should not give them one. The risk of allowing the president to take even more power via a government shutdown is a much worse path.” The spending bill to avert a federal shutdown needs 60 votes. The Republicans currently have the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but all Democrats except one – Representative Jared Golden of Maine – voted against the bill. Presently, Schumer and Pennslyvania Senator John Fetterman have openly declared their support for the continuing resolution, while several other Democrats have declared their opposition. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told the press that she was mobilizing other members to push Schumer to change his vote. Other Democrats have also begun to push her to primary Schumer, to which she offered no comment. Nancy Pelosi spoke out against Schumer without naming him in a statement, saying “Democratic senators should listen to the women.”
Schumer’s choice has incurred ire from many on social media who are calling for him to step down from his post as Senate Minority Leader. Columnist Max Kennerly wrote online, They’re not ‘taking one for the team,’ they’re giving up leverage against Republicans so they can give Republicans a blank check to continue doing everything they’ve been doing — including wrecking the country illegally shutting down every part of the federal gov’t they don’t like.”
Vice President JD Vance was greeted with a loud round of boos when attendees spotted him at a performance of Stavinsky’s Petrushka at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Thursday night (March 13). Video of the incident appeared to show other attendees expressing their displeasure with the veep as he took a seat in a box next to wife Usha Vance and sipped on a beverage before the start of the performance.
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Seemingly not reacting to the nearly 30 seconds of boo birds, Vance was seen waving and smiling during the VP’s first appearance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since Donald Trump appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center and controversially filled its board with MAGAloyalist last month.
According to the New York Times, the concert started nearly 20 minutes late because of added security measures related to the VP’s attendance. The Trump takeover of the Kennedy Center leadership featured a purge of the previously bipartisan board, with appointments that included other Trump loyalists appointees, including his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, Fox News host Laura Ingraham and attorney general Pam Bondi.
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After the Trump purge of the board at the Center, the backlash from performers and former supporters was swift. Among those resigning from the Center were Ben Folds, soprano Renée Fleming and producer Shonda Rhimes, with actress Issa Rae, singers Rhiannon Giddens and Peter Wolf and a production of Hamilton all calling off previously scheduled performances in protest.
J. Geils Band singer Wolf said he’d decided to pull his planned March 21 stop at the Center due to the “egregious firing of staff by the new administration,” while Gidden explained her decision by saying, “I cannot in good conscience play at The Kennedy Center with the change in programming direction forced on the institution by this new board.”
In addition, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington cancelled a planned Pride Month performance and Philly band Low Cut Connie canceled a booked February show.
Posting about the board putsch on his social media feed last month, Trump promised that the new bookings at the Center would be free of “ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA.” In his first term as president, Trump broke with precedent by not attending the annual Kennedy Center Honors, something all previous presidents had done since the honors program began in 1978, with the exception of a few cases when they were called away by urgent events.
At the time of the board re-shuffle, Trump — who has never attended a show at the Kennedy Center in either one of his terms to date — added, “Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP. The Kennedy Center is an American Jewel, and must reflect the brightest STARS on its stage from all across our Nation. For the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”
In addition to the board shake-up, like many parts of the government, the Center scrubbed its site of any references to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. To date, nearly two dozen performances have been cancelled or postponed at the Center.
Thursday’s boos were not the first time this week that Vance has faced a hostile audience. While visiting his Cincinnati home last weekend, the Ohio-bred VP was greeted with protesters outside his $1.4 million East Walnut Hills home, where a group of pro-Ukrainian demonstrators waved signs reading “JD Vance: Ukraine’s kids aer way more scared than yours” and “JD Vance: Have you no shame?”
The protest came in the wake of a tense Oval Office meeting last month with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which Vance berated the wartime Ukrainian leader for what he perceived as a lack of gratitude for U.S. support in the unprovoked war against his country launched by Russia in 2022.
Shyne has lost his bid for re-election in Belize. The former Bad Boy conceded defeat in a press conference on Wednesday night (March 12).
According to Channel 5 Belize, Shyne (born Moses Barrow) was unseated by fellow United Democratic Party member and businessman Lee Mark Chang in the general election.
Shyne was elected to the Mesopotamia seat in Belize City for the House of Representatives in 2020, and he eventually served as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives and the leader of the Belize United Democratic Party.
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According to Channel 5 Belize, Shyne secured only 318 votes in the constituency of Mesopotamia, while Chang earned 601.
“The people have spoken. Congratulations to Lee Mark Chang — he’s now the new area representative of Mesopotamia, and I wish him well,” Shyne said, according to the local news outlet. “I was confident; that was the interaction I was having with the people, but they made a decision to go in another direction, and I respect that.”
With Shyne losing his House of Representatives seat, he’s planning to resign as the leader of the Belize UDP once a new official is elected.
“I certainly will resign effective once we have a national convention to elect a new leader,” he added. “Obviously you can’t be a leader of the United Democratic Party once you’re not a member of the House, and I would not want to be appointed as a senator or anything to hold on to the leadership.”
Chang was very critical of Shyne leading up to the election, reportedly referring to him as a “cancer” in the government. “The people are realizing they have been bamboozled,” he reportedly said on national TV in Belize.
It’s unclear if the loss marks the end of Shyne’s run in Belizean politics.
Shyne rose to fame in the late ’90s as a rapper under Diddy’s Bad Boy Records label. He was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in 2001 on assault, gun possession and reckless endangerment charges for his role in a 1999 NYC nightclub shooting that left two people wounded. He was released in 2009 after eight years behind bars and deported to Belize.
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The U.S. Department of Education announced that it was firing nearly half of its workforce, preparing for a move by President Donald Trump to shut it down entirely.
On Tuesday (March 11), the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was firing 1,315 of its employees, thoroughly impacting the agency responsible for tracking student achievement and managing federal loans for college, in addition to enforcing civil rights in scholastic institutions. It is a significant move toward the goal of shutting down the agency completely (coinciding with another express goal of the conservative group behind Project 2025), although President Donald Trump cannot do that without the approval of Congress.
“Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. “I appreciate the work of the dedicated public servants and their contributions to the Department.”
In addition to those fired, 63 probationary employees were let go last month and 572 employees accepted buyout packages with 300 receiving severance packages worth $25,000. Security guards were seen locking the doors of the Department Of Education’s Washington, D.C., headquarters at the end of the day, as the building would be closed on Wednesday (March 12). The Department of Education will also close regional offices for its Office of Civil Rights in New York City, San Francisco, Dallas and Boston.
McMahon had expressed that other federal departments would be responsible for the handling of areas under the Department of Education—for example, student loans would be handled by the Treasury Department, while civil rights cases (including the backlog of cases related to collegiate protesters under the Biden administration) would be referred to the Department of Justice and cases involving disabled students would be under the purview of the Health and Human Services Department.
“What is clear from the past weeks of mass firings, chaos, and unchecked unprofessionalism is that this regime has no respect for the thousands of workers who have dedicated their careers to serve their fellow Americans,” American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 president Sheria Smith said in a statement about the firings. “We will not stand idly by while this regime pulls the wool over the eyes of the American people.” Other education professionals and advocates noted that the move would increase the costs of higher education.
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Are y’all tired of all the winning yet? As the stockmarket continued to tank, Donald Trump and the proxy POTUS, Elon Musk took the White House lawn to sell Tesla vehicles and it was an absolute sh*t show.
Donald Trump is an absolute embarrassment, and girfter that has no shame. The so-called President of The United States decided to help his MAGA benefactor, Elon Musk, whose companies have taken a hit after hitching his battery-powered wagon to the MAGA express, which is one stop straight to recession hell.
During the disastrous pitch, which many believe violated the Hatch Act, Trump was reduced to a car salesman—a terrible one at that.
Photographers who were at the corrupt commercial caught Trump orange-handed reading from a literal sales pitch full of talking points about Musk’s crappy electric vehicles.
On the note, you can see talking points like “Tesla Pricing” for the different vehicles and the “Full Self Driving” feature, as well as noting that the vehicles “can be purchased as low as $299/month or “$35k.”
Bruh.
Trump’s apparent lifeline to Tesla came after the stock market nosedived in response to his stupid tariffs and boycotts held around the globe at Tesla dealerships in response to Musk’s affiliation with Trump and ruining people’s lives as a result of the massive layoffs conducted by DOGE.
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X, formerly Twitter, has been trolling Trump, who overnight became a fan of electric vehicles after being one of their staunchest critics.
“I don’t know how one can be an American citizen and not be deeply embarrassed by this. The leader of the free world reduced to reading ad copy for a car salesman,” a post on X read.
Even Whoopi Goldberg and The View got in on the act, calling Trump a used car salesman and creating a jingle.
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The corruption is very loud with this administration. We don’t want to hear a peep out of the GOP about Biden or Hillary Clinton ever again. You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
On The Tonight Show Tuesday (March 11), Sting and Shaggy explained the current tumultuous state of the United States economy the best way they know how: through song. In a hilarious segment on the episode, the duo answered host Jimmy Fallon’s questions about the Donald Trump administration’s financial policies with lyrics from their own songs. […]
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Republicans in the House of Representatives voted on Thursday (March 6), to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for protesting during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
The congressman, who has long opposed Trump, responded to the president’s claim that his election was a “a mandate, like has not been seen in many decades.” Per Blavity, Green stood up, pointed his cane at the president and said, “You have no mandate.”
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As previously reported by HipHopWired, the 77-year-old Congressman was chastised by House Speaker Mike Johnson who had him escorted out of the chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
Nearly all Republicans voted to censure Green, one of the strongest forms of disapproval in Congress. Two Republicans voted present and, surprisingly, 10 Democrats sided with Republicans to censure the Texas democrat.
Per Blavity, the defectors were Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York.
Green remains unapologetic. He told the media, “It’s worth it to let people know that there are some of us that are going to stand up against this president’s desire to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security,” he said, per the Washington Post.
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Numerous pundits and social media users have noted that House Democrats missed an opportunity when they didn’t all walk out of the address after Green was escorted out.
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Like many Americans, MAGA Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s chief of staff got drunk during Donald Trump’s meandering/lie-filled joint address to the nation to get through it, but he made the stupid mistake of getting behind the wheel and getting pinched for drunk driving.
NBC News reports that Hayden Haynes, Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff and one of the most powerful aides on Capitol Hill was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a Capitol vehicle.
If you thought Mike Johnson would reprimand or fire Haynes for his dangerous behavior, spoiler alert: of course he’s not.
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One of the sources told NBC News that a police report indicated that Haynes hit a Capitol vehicle around midnight and was arrested and released with a citation to appear in court. The arrest came after Trump’s speech Tuesday night, when Johnson presided over the House floor and sat just behind the president’s left shoulder.
“A driver backed into a parked vehicle last night around 11:40 p.m.,” the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement to NBC News. “We responded and arrested them for DUI.”
He has served as chief of staff in the speaker’s office since Johnson won the top job in the House in October 2023. Before that, Haynes served as chief of staff to Johnson in his personal office from 2017 to 2023. He also had worked in various roles for former Sen. David Vitter, another Louisiana Republican, from 2009 to 2016.
Asked by NBC News Wednesday whether Johnson was standing by Haynes, he said, “I am. I am.”
We Don’t Expect Haynes To Face Any Serious Consequences Or Lose His Job
According to Crooks & Liars, a first offense for drunk driving in DC “gets an individual up to 180 days in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, driver’s license suspension, enrollment in an alcohol intervention program, and community service.”
We don’t expect Haynes to suffer any consequences for his dangerous behavior because nowadays these people get away with anything, unless you’re a Democrat, then all bets are off.