Because all men are brothers wherever men may be One Union shall unite us forever proud and free No tyrant shall defeat us, no nation strike us down All men who toil shall greet us the whole wide world around.
My brothers are all others forever hand in hand Where chimes the bell of freedom there is my native land My brother's fears are my fears yellow white or brown My brother's tears are my tears the whole wide world around.
Let every voice be thunder, let every heart beat strong Until all tyrants perish our work shall not be done Let not our memories fail us the lost year shall be found Let slavery's chains be broken the whole wide world around.
[Verse 1] Through the winter's ice and cold Down Nicollet Avenue A city aflame 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
[Verse 2] Against smoke and rubber bullets In the dawn's early light Citizens stood for justice Their voices ringin' 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 Renée Good
[Chorus] Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We'll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst Here 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
[Verse 3] 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
[Chorus] Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Crying through the bloody mist We'll remember the names of those who died On the streets of Minneapolis
[Harmonica Solo]
[Verse 4] 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 our chants of "ICE out now" Our city's heart and soul persists Through broken glass and bloody tears On the streets of Minneapolis
[Chorus] Oh, our 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
[Outro] ICE out (ICE out) ICE out (ICE out) ICE out (ICE out) ICE out (ICE out) ICE out (ICE out) ICE out
For the next week (not today, of course) the proceeds for anything purchased at Phoenix Books in Vermont will be donated to the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund. (This is the bookshop associated with the publisher who published Wil's book.)
Hello, blogfriends. I have returned. I did not post last Sunday to yesterday because I was in the hospital. I am home, all is well, antibiotics are working and my mental capacity (?), such as it is, is restored. -- nordy
Ohhh myyyy! Y'know, I wondered if you were okay, when I was asking who our AnonyMouse was. Not good to need to be in hospital, but sooo good that you're home again and on the mend! 🌺 Welcome back!!!
Fully sighted, able bodied people don't stop to think and I'm tired of it.
So, last night on The Breakdown, Rick and Maya mentioned a new social media platform called Upscrolled. Today, I checked it out. It has a web site, including FAQ, Support and the like, but the service itself does not yet have a desk top version, only a mobile app. Well, that stinks from an accessability standpoint, but I'm game. Got and downloaded the app. Filled in my name and e-mail, and then had to provide birthdate. January was fine and I managed to change the day to 06. But then, no matter what I tried, I could not change 2026...like, at all...to anything. And, of course, you can't continue without doing that. So, I'm going to have to get Sis to do it for me which is, frankly a PITA.
What developers clearly don't realize is that the iPhone performs differently in what one might call standard mode and when Voiceover, the built-in screen reader, is activated. With Voiceover on, rotors like those used to select hours, minutes, days, months and years, essentially do not function. You have to turn off Voiceover, which kind of defeats the purpose of a screen reader! But I'm not sure the screen reader has anything to do with it in this case because, even with Voiceover deactivated, the year doesn't change. GRR! If the damned platform just let you sign up online, there wouldn't be a problem. I mean, even Instagram lets you sign up online, even though you can only upload photos from the mobile app.
Peter, Paul and Mary "Because All Men Are Brothers" Newport, 1965
ReplyDeleteBecause All Men Are Brothers
DeleteBecause all men are brothers wherever men may be
One Union shall unite us forever proud and free
No tyrant shall defeat us, no nation strike us down
All men who toil shall greet us the whole wide world around.
My brothers are all others forever hand in hand
Where chimes the bell of freedom there is my native land
My brother's fears are my fears yellow white or brown
My brother's tears are my tears the whole wide world around.
Let every voice be thunder, let every heart beat strong
Until all tyrants perish our work shall not be done
Let not our memories fail us the lost year shall be found
Let slavery's chains be broken the whole wide world around.
Source: LyricFind
Songwriter: Tom Glazer / Composer: JS Bach
Because All Men Are Brothers lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Bruce Springsteen's song "Streets of Minneapolis" has hit #1 on iTunes.
ReplyDeleteOfficial Music Video
Streets of Minneapolis lyrics:
Delete[Verse 1]
Through the winter's ice and cold
Down Nicollet Avenue
A city aflame 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
[Verse 2]
Against smoke and rubber bullets
In the dawn's early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringin' 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 Renée Good
[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here 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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
[Harmonica Solo]
[Verse 4]
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 our chants of "ICE out now"
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis
[Chorus]
Oh, our 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
[Outro]
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out
I figured it would hit No. 1 someplace or other PDQ.
DeleteFor the next week (not today, of course) the proceeds for anything purchased at Phoenix Books in Vermont will be donated to the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund. (This is the bookshop associated with the publisher who published Wil's book.)
ReplyDeleteExcellent.
DeleteHello, blogfriends. I have returned. I did not post last Sunday to yesterday because I was in the hospital. I am home, all is well, antibiotics are working and my mental capacity (?), such as it is, is restored. -- nordy
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Nordy. So glad you're feeling better!
DeleteOhhh myyyy! Y'know, I wondered if you were okay, when I was asking who our AnonyMouse was.
DeleteNot good to need to be in hospital, but sooo good that you're home again and on the mend! 🌺 Welcome back!!!
Fully sighted, able bodied people don't stop to think and I'm tired of it.
ReplyDeleteSo, last night on The Breakdown, Rick and Maya mentioned a new social media platform called Upscrolled. Today, I checked it out. It has a web site, including FAQ, Support and the like, but the service itself does not yet have a desk top version, only a mobile app. Well, that stinks from an accessability standpoint, but I'm game. Got and downloaded the app. Filled in my name and e-mail, and then had to provide birthdate. January was fine and I managed to change the day to 06. But then, no matter what I tried, I could not change 2026...like, at all...to anything. And, of course, you can't continue without doing that. So, I'm going to have to get Sis to do it for me which is, frankly a PITA.
What developers clearly don't realize is that the iPhone performs differently in what one might call standard mode and when Voiceover, the built-in screen reader, is activated. With Voiceover on, rotors like those used to select hours, minutes, days, months and years, essentially do not function. You have to turn off Voiceover, which kind of defeats the purpose of a screen reader! But I'm not sure the screen reader has anything to do with it in this case because, even with Voiceover deactivated, the year doesn't change. GRR! If the damned platform just let you sign up online, there wouldn't be a problem. I mean, even Instagram lets you sign up online, even though you can only upload photos from the mobile app.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm kind'a grumpy!
It's either ignorant or thoughtless! You have every right to be frustrated.
DeleteSis got me all fixed up.
Delete👍
DeleteThe Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 - Click
ReplyDeleteNote: this links to a congressional web page discussing the history of the act.