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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Matthew Cantor

Bruce Springsteen’s angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way

a man singing and playing guitar on a stage
Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. Photograph: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters

Bruce Springsteen’s new protest song isn’t open to interpretation.

In Streets of Minneapolis, the Boss condemns “King Trump’s private army from the DHS” that “came to Minneapolis to enforce the law – or so their story goes”. He names Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both killed by federal agents amid protests. He rages against “Miller and Noem’s dirty lies”, referencing the faces of the Trump administration’s onslaught against immigrants.

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