Late Saturday night, I discovered that country singer Zach Bryan has a new song called “No Kings” in circulation and it is exactly what its title indicates it would be — a repudiation of Trump and his authoritarian moves.
Bryan, you might recall, generated controversy recently with another song called “Bad News,” That one criticized ICE raids, and drew a shocked and confused reaction from Trump’s MAGA base.
I could be wrong about this, but the decision by young progressive country music stars like Bryan and Kacey Musgravesto speak out against Trump is an indication that all is not well in MAGA-land.
And that brings us to Marjorie Taylor Greene. Her split with Trump over health insurance and inflation has now widened to include the Epstein Files.
Unlike Trump’s break-up with Elon Musk earlier this year, the Greene rebellion may be opening a politically significant division between Trump’s billionaire class friends and those struggling to keep up with the rising costs of housing, groceries, health care and raising children.
HEADLINES:
Trump withdraws his support for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (NBC)
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump (Guardian)
Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene engage in war of words over Epstein investigation (ABC)
Shutdown ends, Epstein returns (Reuters)
Epstein files: Who else was mentioned? (BBC)
Right-wing media shrugs off latest Epstein document release (NPR)
The Journalist, The Murderer, and The Epstein Files (Journal of the Plague Years)
Trump scraps grocery tariffs in affordability scramble as beef, coffee and tropical fruits are suddenly off the list (Fortune)
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California (Berkeleyside)
US army veteran who received Purple Heart deported by ICE to Mexico (Guardian)
Why It Matters That Trump’s DOJ Got Caught by a Judge Blatantly Lying—Again (Slate)
Pastor’s ‘MAGA vs. Jesus’ TikTok Series Dismantling Right-Wing Theology Draws Millions (Daily Kos)
In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons (Reveal)
U.S. official says the ‘table is being set’ for possible military action against Venezuela (NPR)
The ‘AI Accent’ Might Be The Easiest Way To Spot An AI Video — Here’s What It Sounds Like (HuffPost)
DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern (Onion)
MUSIC:
Zach Bryan – NO KINGS (Full Unreleased Song) | By Byte Jugglers | Protest Song | 2025