David Rovics
@davidrovics.bsky.social
Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), libertarian socialist, dad, lover of life. Lots more about me at davidrovics.com. I also write songs as part of Ai Tsuno, which you can look up on all the streaming platforms.
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December and January will involve several trips to different parts of the USA -- Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and California! Great gigs lined up in all those states, and room for more in all of them as well, if anyone has ideas...
Do you remember where you were when you first realized that AI-generated music had passed the Turing Test with flying colors?
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The Sledgehammer Effect
Do you remember where you were when you first realized that AI-generated music had passed the Turing Test with flying colors?
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November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Do you remember where you were when you first realized that AI-generated music had passed the Turing Test with flying colors?
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South Africa continues to face punishing economic consequences from the US imperialists for daring to support the Palestinian people as they face the ongoing Israeli-US genocidal onslaught.
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"South Africa Charged Israel" | David Rovics
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November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
South Africa continues to face punishing economic consequences from the US imperialists for daring to support the Palestinian people as they face the ongoing Israeli-US genocidal onslaught.
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Ai Tsuno presents a guided tour to our album, Class War Zone, which drops on music streaming platforms on December 4th.
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Class War Zone: a guided tour
Ai Tsuno presents a guided tour to our album, Class War Zone, which drops on music streaming platforms on December 4th.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ai Tsuno presents a guided tour to our album, Class War Zone, which drops on music streaming platforms on December 4th.
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Ai Tsuno presents a guided tour of Class War Zone, which drops on music streaming platforms on December 4. Topics include the ongoing Starbucks workers strike, the Jeffrey Epstein files, the cost-of-living crisis, and the nonexistent ceasefire in Gaza.
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Class War Zone: a guided tour | David Rovics
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November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Ai Tsuno presents a guided tour of Class War Zone, which drops on music streaming platforms on December 4. Topics include the ongoing Starbucks workers strike, the Jeffrey Epstein files, the cost-of-living crisis, and the nonexistent ceasefire in Gaza.
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Today is the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of JFK. I spent much of the day reading things Sam Husseini has written about or referred to with regards to the possible links between various assassinations and the state of Israel, then wrote this.
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"Who Killed the Kennedys?" | David Rovics
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November 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Today is the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of JFK. I spent much of the day reading things Sam Husseini has written about or referred to with regards to the possible links between various assassinations and the state of Israel, then wrote this.
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PDX: Sunday's noon vigil for Gaza at 12th and Hawthorne SE will happen regardless of weather. We'll have a canopy now, so live music can still happen without anyone get electrocuted. More people welcome! Also more cool banners, signs, puppets, instruments, songs, poems...
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
PDX: Sunday's noon vigil for Gaza at 12th and Hawthorne SE will happen regardless of weather. We'll have a canopy now, so live music can still happen without anyone get electrocuted. More people welcome! Also more cool banners, signs, puppets, instruments, songs, poems...
A guided tour of Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, which drops on all the music streaming platforms on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th).
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Gaza Riviera GUIDED TOUR
A guided tour of Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, which drops on all the music streaming platforms on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th).
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November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A guided tour of Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, which drops on all the music streaming platforms on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th).
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I had another scintillating conversation with Gorilla Radio host Chris Cook the other day. He interviews me for the last half of the hour. Mostly we talked about AI...
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David Rovics on Gorilla Radio
I had another scintillating conversation with Gorilla Radio host Chris Cook the other day. He interviews me for the last half of the hour. Mostly we talked about AI...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I had another scintillating conversation with Gorilla Radio host Chris Cook the other day. He interviews me for the last half of the hour. Mostly we talked about AI...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/david-rovi...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/david-rovi...
December and January will involve several trips to different parts of the USA -- Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and California! Great gigs lined up in all those states, and room for more in all of them as well, if anyone has ideas...
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
December and January will involve several trips to different parts of the USA -- Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and California! Great gigs lined up in all those states, and room for more in all of them as well, if anyone has ideas...
A guided tour of Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, which drops on all the music streaming platforms on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th).
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Gaza Riviera GUIDED TOUR | David Rovics
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November 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A guided tour of Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, which drops on all the music streaming platforms on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th).
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As Gaza still lies in rubble and the Israeli-imposed famine and want there continue unabated, the ICC is pursuing war crimes charges against the Israeli soldiers who killed Hind Rajab and her family.
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"Empire of Vampires"
As Gaza still lies in rubble and the Israeli-imposed famine and want there continue unabated, the ICC is pursuing war crimes charges against the Israeli soldiers who killed Hind Rajab and her family.
davidrovics.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As Gaza still lies in rubble and the Israeli-imposed famine and want there continue unabated, the ICC is pursuing war crimes charges against the Israeli soldiers who killed Hind Rajab and her family.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/empire-of-...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/empire-of-...
I had another scintillating conversation with Gorilla Radio host Chris Cook today. He interviews me for the last half of the hour. Mostly we talked about AI...
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David Rovics on Gorilla Radio | David Rovics
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November 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I had another scintillating conversation with Gorilla Radio host Chris Cook today. He interviews me for the last half of the hour. Mostly we talked about AI...
www.patreon.com/posts/david-...
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As Gaza still lies in rubble and the Israeli-imposed famine and want there continue unabated, the ICC is pursuing war crimes charges against the Israeli soldiers who killed Hind Rajab and her family.
www.patreon.com/posts/empire...
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"Empire of Vampires" | David Rovics
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November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As Gaza still lies in rubble and the Israeli-imposed famine and want there continue unabated, the ICC is pursuing war crimes charges against the Israeli soldiers who killed Hind Rajab and her family.
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Who flew on the Lolita Express?
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"Jeffrey Epstein"
Who flew on the Lolita Express?
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November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Who flew on the Lolita Express?
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After the US, UK et al wrecked Venezuela's economy by stealing billions of dollars from them, now the empire is bombing boats and threatening a full-on invasion.
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"Terrorizing Venezuela"
After the US, UK et al wrecked Venezuela's economy by stealing billions of dollars from them, now the empire is bombing boats and threatening a full-on invasion.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
After the US, UK et al wrecked Venezuela's economy by stealing billions of dollars from them, now the empire is bombing boats and threatening a full-on invasion.
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Who flew on the Lolita Express?
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"Jeffrey Epstein" | David Rovics
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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Who flew on the Lolita Express?
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After the US, UK et al wrecked Venezuela's economy by stealing billions of dollars from them, now the empire is bombing boats and threatening a full-on invasion. "Terrorizing Venezuela" will be on Ai Tsuno's upcoming album, Gaza Riviera.
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"Terrorizing Venezuela" | David Rovics
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November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
After the US, UK et al wrecked Venezuela's economy by stealing billions of dollars from them, now the empire is bombing boats and threatening a full-on invasion. "Terrorizing Venezuela" will be on Ai Tsuno's upcoming album, Gaza Riviera.
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The western media keeps on referring to a "fragile ceasefire," but it doesn't exist. What exists are Israeli bombings, an ongoing Israeli siege, and Israeli-imposed famine.
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"We Say Cease, They Say Fire"
The western media keeps on referring to a "fragile ceasefire," but it doesn't exist. What exists are Israeli bombings, an ongoing Israeli siege, and Israeli-imposed famine.
davidrovics.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The western media keeps on referring to a "fragile ceasefire," but it doesn't exist. What exists are Israeli bombings, an ongoing Israeli siege, and Israeli-imposed famine.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/we-say-cea...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/we-say-cea...
The western media keeps on referring to a "fragile ceasefire," but it doesn't exist. What exists are Israeli bombings, an ongoing Israeli siege, and Israeli-imposed famine.
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"We Say Cease, They Say Fire" | David Rovics
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November 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The western media keeps on referring to a "fragile ceasefire," but it doesn't exist. What exists are Israeli bombings, an ongoing Israeli siege, and Israeli-imposed famine.
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PDX: Me and my guitar will be at the weekly Gaza vigil at 12th and Hawthorne SE from noon to 2 pm today and most other Sundays coming up. Come join us, and feel free to bring banners, signs, songs, and whatever else you got!
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
PDX: Me and my guitar will be at the weekly Gaza vigil at 12th and Hawthorne SE from noon to 2 pm today and most other Sundays coming up. Come join us, and feel free to bring banners, signs, songs, and whatever else you got!
Starbucks workers are on strike across the US. Here's a song for the picket lines.
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"No Contract, No Coffee"
Starbucks workers are on strike across the US. Here's a song for the picket lines.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Starbucks workers are on strike across the US. Here's a song for the picket lines.
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Reposted by David Rovics
Very smart thoughts from David here, who is an incredible lyricist, about actually reaching people to make change.
Sometimes the actual available options involve a choice between using corporate platforms or being silenced by your own moral purity.
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Suno, Spotify, and the Hearts and Minds
Is that the name of a band?
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November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Very smart thoughts from David here, who is an incredible lyricist, about actually reaching people to make change.
Sometimes the actual available options involve a choice between using corporate platforms or being silenced by your own moral purity.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/suno-spoti...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/suno-spoti...
Suno, Spotify, and the Hearts and Minds
Is that the name of a band?
davidrovics.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sometimes the actual available options involve a choice between using corporate platforms or being silenced by your own moral purity.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/suno-spoti...
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Ai Tsuno's latest song #NoContractNoCoffee is in solidarity with the striking Starbucks workers across the USA.
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"No Contract, No Coffee" | David Rovics
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November 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Ai Tsuno's latest song #NoContractNoCoffee is in solidarity with the striking Starbucks workers across the USA.
www.patreon.com/posts/no-con...
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Another track from Ai Tsuno's upcoming 6th album, Gaza Riviera.
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"Hearts and Minds"
Another track from Ai Tsuno's upcoming 6th album, Gaza Riviera.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Another track from Ai Tsuno's upcoming 6th album, Gaza Riviera.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/hearts-and...
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