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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Well, come on all of you, big strong men Uncle donald needs your help again He's got himself in a terrible jam Way down yonder in teheran

 


the fish cheer

 


 oe and the Fish 

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Country Joe’s anti-war song. Humour adds to the effectiveness of the message. An alternative version was sung at Woodstock where the crowd is asked to spell the word “fuck”. The fish cheer means the odd… Read More 
[Intro]
Give me an F!
Give me a u!
Give me an c!
Give me an k!
What's that spell?
Fuck!
What's that spell?
Fuck!
What's that spell?
Fuck!

"I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag" lyrics

Country Joe And The Fish Lyrics

"I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag"
Well, come on all of you, big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die

Well, come on generals, let's move fast
Your big chance has come at last
Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die

Come on Wall Street, don't be slow
Why man, this is war au-go-go
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade
But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb
They drop it on the Viet Cong

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die

Come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
To send your sons off before it's too late
And you can be the first ones in your block
To have your boy come home in a box

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam
And it's five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die


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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug presents Dementia Donnie

Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug presents Dementia Donnie

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes

 

Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes

https://abcnews.com/International/iranian-officials-claim-school-hit-us-israeli-army/story?id=130629048 

 

Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes

The U.S. is looking into the reports and says it does not target civilians.

ByMorgan Winsor, Somayeh Malekian, Luis Martinez, and Ivan Pereira
February 28, 2026, 5:38 PM




Dozens of students at an Iranian all-girls elementary school were among those killed during the U.S. and Israeli military strikes throughout the country Saturday morning, officials in Iran claimed.

The country's leaders and state TV said 115 people who were at the Shajare Tayyiba Elementary School were dead, as of about 5:30 p.m. ET after the school in Minab was attacked.

Earlier Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported at least 92 injuries related to the school attack, citing the local governor.

PHOTO: This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on Feb. 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, near the Strait of Hormuz.
This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on Feb. 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian pr...
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Iranian officials have not immediately said how many of the dead and wounded are children.

A view shows the aftermath of an Israel strike on a school in Minab, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026.
Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blasted the United States and Israeli governments for the deaths and injuries in a statement Saturday carried by the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency.

"This barbaric act is another black page in the record of countless crimes committed by the aggressors against this land that will never be erased from the historical memory of our nation," he said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an X post that the school was "bombed in broad daylight, when packed with young pupils."

This picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency shows the site of a strike on a girls' school in Minab, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, on Feb. 28, 2026.
Ali Najafi/ISNA via AFP via Getty Images

A spokesman for U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it would look into the reports about the school being bombed but emphasized, "Unlike Iran, we have never — and will never — target civilians."

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2026.
Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP

"We take these reports seriously and are looking into them," Capt. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesman, said in a statement. "The protection of civilians is of utmost importance, and we will continue to take all precautions available to minimize the risk of unintended harm."

International law prohibits the deliberate targeting of schools and universities during armed conflicts.

The U.S. military has a rigorous targeting process using different forms of intelligence to ensure that any targets to be struck by bombs or missiles are, in fact, enemy targets and will not harm civilians or strike civilian targets.

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026.
Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP

Claims of civilian casualties are investigated as much as possible, although it may not be possible to do so in areas controlled by hostile forces.

This picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency shows the site of a strike on a girls' school in Minab, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, on Feb. 28, 2026.
Ali Najafi/ISNA via AFP via Getty Images

The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, a non-profit that tracks military attacks on academic institutions, documented more than 6,000 attacks on schools, universities, students and education personnel worldwide between 2022 and 2023.

The group's global research found that 10,000 students and education personnel were killed, injured, abducted or otherwise harmed during that time period.

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

US and Israel launch joint attack on Iran as Trump urges regime change

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/israel-launches-attack-on-iran-as-explosions-heard-in-tehran 

 

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US and Israel launch joint attack on Iran as Trump urges regime change

US president calls on Iranian people to ‘take over your government’, as explosions heard across central Tehran

Israel and the US have launched a war on Iran, with Donald Trump declaring the start of “major combat operations” and calling on Iranians to rise up against their government.

The US president’s comments came soon after explosions were heard across central Tehran. One apparent strike hit near the offices of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran is preparing a “crushing retaliation”, an Iranian official told Reuters.

People run for cover along a city street
People run for cover after an explosion in Tehran. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

Iran launched a retaliatory wave of missiles and drones at targets in Israel and at US military bases across the Middle East. Explosions were heard in Israel, Bahrain, the home of the US fleet in the Middle East, Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

Smoke rises over buildings by the sea
Smoke rises after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain. Photograph: Reuters

Israel had earlier declared a state of emergency, warning civilians to stay near air raid shelters, in anticipation of Iranian drone and missile strikes in response.

Iran and Israel both closed their airspace to civilian flights.

Israelis enter an underground shelter
Israelis enter an underground shelter in Haifa, northern Israel. Photograph: Rami Shlush/Reuters

The attack on Iran came hours after Trump said he was “not happy” about the latest negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme.

A plume of smoke rises over Tehran after a reported explosion.
US and Israel launch strikes on Iran: what we know so far
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The US had built up a large military presence in the region in recent weeks in preparation for an attack, including two aircraft carrier strike groups.

Both the US and Israel called for regime change in Iran and urged a popular uprising after Saturday’s attacks.

Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government” in a video on his Truth Social platform. He offered the Iranian military “immunity” should they surrender, or “certain death” if not, and told Iranians the “hour of your freedom is at hand”, urging them to rise up and “take over your government”.

'Lay down your weapons': Trump warns Iran's armed forces as US launches military operation – video

Israel directly addressed Iranians in a Persian-language post on a dedicated Telegram channel.

“Our Iranian brothers and sisters, you are not alone!” the post said, calling on Iranians to upload photos and video of anti-regime protests. “Together we will return Iran to its glorious days.”

Trump and the Israeli military described their attacks as a pre-emptive strike against Iranian threats.

The first wave of strikes in what the Pentagon named Operation Epic Fury mainly targeted Iranian officials.

An Israeli official said Khamenei and Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, were targeted but that the result of the strikes was not clear. A source with knowledge of the matter had earlier told Reuters that Khamenei was not in Tehran and had been transferred to a secure location.

An Iranian source close to the establishment told the Reuters news agency that several political officials and senior commanders in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had been killed.

By late morning the scale of Iran’s attacks across the Middle East was becoming clear, as its Revolutionary Guards commanders insisted there were no red lines and no targets off limits. Explosions heard in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait suggested Iran had activated its plan to try to hit as many US bases in the region as possible. Iran said warnings had been given to the Gulf states’ leaders explicitly in the past and that no one should be surprised by what was to come. The UAE and Kuwait closed their airspace.

Smoke in the sky over Jerusalem
Smoke in the sky over Jerusalem, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Iranian officials said they had not been surprised by the US attacks and that the consequences would “be long lasting and extensive. All scenarios were on the table including ones that were not previously considered.”

Iranian state television reported that Pezeshkian was “safe and sound”, while the Fars news agency said seven “missile impacts” were reported in the Keshvardoost and Pasteur districts of Tehran.

The strikes come weeks after Iranian authorities killed thousands of people in a crackdown on mass protests, according to rights groups.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

"Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" Joan Baez - 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

 


Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" Joan Baez - 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Deportee (with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amy Ray & Emily Saliers) (Live)

Joan Baez

Deportee (with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amy Ray & Emily Saliers)

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 "Plane Wreck At Los Gatos (Deportee)"

The crops are all in and the peaches are rott'ning
The oranges piled in their creosote dumps
They're flying 'em back to the Mexican border
To pay all their money to wade back again

Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria
You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane
All they will call you will be "deportees"

My father's own father, he waded that river
They took all the money he made in his life
My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees
And they rode the truck till they took down and died

Some of us are illegal, and some are not wanted
Our work contract's out and we have to move on
Six hundred miles to that Mexican border
They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves

We died in your hills, we died in your deserts
We died in your valleys and died on your plains
We died 'neath your trees and we died in your bushes
Both sides of the river, we died just the same

The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon
A fireball of lightning, and shook all our hills
Who are all these friends, all scattered like dry leaves?
The radio says, "They are just deportees"

Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
To fall like dry leaves to rot on my topsoil
And be called by no name except "deportees"?


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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/judge-ice-minnesota-deportations-00758970

Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota

The judge accused the Trump administration of inhumanity in its approach to deportations.

Minneapolis residents protest against ICE.

People protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 25, 2026. | Adam Gray/AP

By Kyle Cheney

A federal judge on Saturday ordered the immediate release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5-year-old son Liam, whose apprehension by federal authorities — captured in a viral photo — became a symbol of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation surge in Minnesota.

District Judge Fred Biery appended the famous picture to a blistering three-page ruling that accused the Trump administration of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in its deportation push. And the judge took aim at President Donald Trump himself, seemingly comparing the president to a “would-be authoritarian king” that the nation’s founders warned against.

“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency,” Biery, a 78-year-old Clinton appointee based in Texas, wrote in the three-page ruling. “And the rule of law be damned.”

The Trump administration’s mass deportation push has led to a long string of judicial rebukes around the country, particularly as immigration authorities have sought to arrest large numbers of people while their deportation proceedings are playing out. Hundreds of judges have rejected that widespread detention effort multiple times in recent months.

And federal judges in Minnesota — where the Trump administration has deployed thousands of federal agents for an enforcement surge — have described violations of court orders at a massive scale.

Biery concluded that only a “judicial finger in the dike” had been protecting the nation.

The judge had a role in the case because of ICE’s move to quickly transfer Liam and his father to Texas after they were detained. Last week, the judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to keep the two in Texas while the case was proceeding. Now, he is requiring the administration to release them by Feb. 3.

The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department have accused judges of being “rogue” and “activist” in their rejection of the administration’s tactics.

A DHS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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