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Ai Weiwei Brings New Exhibition to Brooklyn Museum
FEB 26, 2014 - Chinese activist-artist-musician Ai Weiwei will be bringing his new activist-art exhibit, "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" from April 18 through August 10, 2014 to the Brooklyn Museum. His exhibit will speak out about his illegal incarceration by the Chinese authorities for 81 harsh days with six iron boxes, and other pieces not seen in North America, and some pieces have never been seen before. Read more about the exhibit on the Brooklyn Museum website here. (photo credit: Hafenbar/CC)
JTMP Featured Musical Activist: Bambu
FEB 25, 2014 - JTMP has discovered a great Asian musical-activist somewhat off the radar, and one I think needs to be on everyone's radar; that artist is Bambu. Bambu is a Filipino-American who used to be in a gang, but got out of that mess and now uses his rap music to sow a social justice-conscious society. He is very politically active, and is not afraid to stir up controversy with strong political statements with the artwork on his album cover. One album has a Ku Klux Klan member being hanged, and another has Jesus as a child with an automatic weapon in his hand. Watch a video of his song "Like Us" below, and check out Bambu's website here.
Worst Rendition Ever of Star Spangled Banner by Rightwing Band Madison Rising
FEB 24, 2014 - "Madison Rising", the rightwing pro-war, anti-immigrant buttrocker band, who was praised by NASCAR as "the most patriotic band in America", performed the Star Spangled Banner rock-style, and the crowd hated it. Read more on DeadSpin.com here, and listen to the horrible performance.
Gregg Abbott Stumps With Ted Nugent
FEB 24, 2013 - Gregg Abbott, the presumptive Republican nominee for Governor of Texas stumped with insane has-been rocker Ted Nugent, and even praised the rightwing mouthpiece that recently called President Obama a "mongrel". Many are saying this is a big mistake and might come back to haunt him in the general election. Read more on Politico here. (photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC)
Tom Toles Cartoon Attacks Putin and Cossacks for Beating Pussy Riot Members
FEB 24, 2014 - Tom Toles, the political cartoonist for the Washington Post, used his daily cartoon last week to criticize the Cossacks for beating up the members of Pussy Riot. The cartoon is below. (credit: Tom Toles/WaPo)
