Loss
of
life
and
in
memoriams
honoring
victims
are
somber
occasions.
Making
sure
that
their
memories
aren’t
used
as
fodder
for
bad
taste
political
agendas
is
one
way
that
they
can
be
honored.
ICE
recently
released
an
apparent
in
memoriam
video
dedicated
to
Americans
who
were
victims
of
violence.
There’s
very
little
context
to
the
video
outside
of
a
sad
chorus,
a
collage
of
people’s
faces
and
an
ICE
logo
following
the
sentence
“This
is
our
why.”
The
subtext
is
that
the
video
stands
as
an
explanation
and
excuse
for
whatever
collateral
damage
happens
as
ICE
attempts
to
“destroy
the
flood.”
They
used
Radiohead’s
“Let
Down”
as
part
of
their
propaganda
and
the
band
wants
nothing
to
do
with
it.
Page
Six
has
coverage:
English
rock
band
Radiohead
told
ICE
to
“go
f—
yourselves”
on
Friday
after
one
of
their
songs
had
been
used
in
a
video
mourning
the
victims
of
illegal
immigrant
crime.
…
“We
demand
that
the
amateurs
in
control
of
the
ICE
social
media
account
take
it
down.
It
ain’t
funny,
this
song
means
a
lot
to
us
and
other
people,
and
you
don’t
get
to
appropriate
it
without
a
fight.
Also,
go
f—
yourselves…
Radiohead,”
the
band
said,
according
to NBC
News and
other
news
outlets.
Right-wing
propaganda
branch
Libs
of
TikTok
has
since
taken
to
Twitter
to
call
for
the
government
to
ban
band
members
from
entering
the
country:
Maybe
this
is
all
part
of
the
plan.
Like
we
discussed
with
Kesha’s
renunciation
of
the
administrations
use
of
her
song
“Blow,”
White
House
Communications
Director
Steven
Cheung
effectively
thanked
celebrities
for
speaking
out
against
the
state’s
use
of
their
music
because
it
runs
the
numbers
up.
It’s
a
social
media
strategy
that
assumes
being
talked
about
en
masse
is
a
sign
of
good
things
to
come
—
they
must
not
be
caught
up
on
how
the
attention
surrounding
the
Morbin
memes
cost
Sony
millions
of
dollars.
It
is
very
clear
that
the
audience
is
side-eyeing
and
laughing
at
the
administration,
musicians
included,
but
that
is
hard
to
see
when
you’re
committed
to
ignoring
any
data
that
goes
against
your
strongly
held
beliefs:
The
government’s
media
strategy
is
a
gamble.
They
can
bank
on
the
average
citizen’s
low
literacy
rates
and
tendency
to
be
swayed
by
ethos,
assume
that
the
viewers
will
be
directed
to
feel
in
ways
that
can
be
mobilized
toward
political
ends
before
criticism
or
higher
order
thinking
derails
the
manipulation
—
there
is
a
basis
for
them
thinking
it
will
work.
Capitalizing
on
fear
and
the
suspicion
that
every
American
is
a
victim-in-waiting
without
executive
intervention
is
exactly
how
they
drummed
up
support
for
ICE,
the
Patriot
Act,
and
a
slew
of
other
encroachments
on
our
liberties.
But
how
viable
is
that
as
a
long-term
strategy?
It
was
easy
enough
when
Rage
Against
The
Machine
got
swept
under
the
rug
as
a
band
that
got
corrupted
by
the
woke
mind
virus
(the
low
literacy
rates
probably
contributed
to
listeners
not
realizing
that
“some
of
them
that
burn
crosses
are
the
same
that
join
forces”
was
anti-cop).
But
what
about
when
it
is
also
the
White
Stripes?
And
Foo
Fighters?
And
Ozzy
Osbourne?
Tom
Petty?
Panic!
At
The
Disco?
Sabrina
Carpenter
and
Kesha
of
all
people?
Billie
Eilish
and
Justin
Bieber
wearing
ICE
Out
pins,
Jessica
Alba
and
Pedro
Pascal
on
stage
with
Bad
Bunny?
At
every
turn,
all
of
the
successful
and
outspoken
celebrities
cast
univocal
disdain
and
the
only
counterbalance
is
washed
up
rap
rockers
losing
hundreds
of
thousands
on
failed
MAGA
festivals
or
open
mic
night
tier
performers
lamenting
how
they
can’t
drink
beer,
we
could
be
on
the
cusp
of
a
resurgent
“You’re
weird”
energy
that
will
just
as
easily
turn
the
tide
against
the
previously
successful
propaganda
strategies.
Radiohead’s
refusal
is
another
jigsaw
falling
in
to
place.
You
can
listen
to
the
updated
playlist
of
artists
that
have
issued
cease
and
desists
to
the
Trump
administration
below:
Earlier:
You
Could
Make
A
Playlist
Of
All
The
Musicians
Who
Sued
Trump
For
Playing
Their
Music
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boat
builder
who
is
learning
to
swim
and
is
interested
in
rhetoric,
Spinozists
and
humor.
Getting
back
in
to
cycling
wouldn’t
hurt
either.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.