“Puppets on a Kremlin String?” – Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” on Trump/Vance 3:41 Min. by Marsh Family, March 1, 2025
One of our favourite Coldplay songs is “Viva La Vida” – with its nod to Frida Kahlo, its lavish strings, its rotation and roar, its bells and history, and its heel-thumping singalong harmonic personality. It means “Long Live Life” and was released in 2008.
Our version takes the sense of history, the pain, the trauma, and the notion of world rule, and applies it to the most disgusting media spectacle to date – with already several to choose from – of the new US administration. Like many around the world, as well as disheartened friends in the US, we watched the undignified ambush of Zelensky’s trip to the White House with dismay and pity. It was a very unbecoming sight – just at a human level – even without all the higher stakes, deals, implications, and nightmares unfolding as another win is handed to Putin, and more pressure placed on Ukraine.
Like many we are hoping for a miraculous path forward that can somehow turn Trump’s intensity into an outcome that can transform into a lasting peace – but given how misdirected the fury and energy and narrative is at the moment, it’s quite hard to see it turning out other than a quickfire US withdrawal of support. If that happens, we’re in a cowardly new world.
too funny:
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social:
This is a must watch. Excellent, clear-eyed assessment of the fallout from the Trump/Vance gang up on Ukraine President Zelensky by David Brooks of @nytimes.com and Donovan Capehart of @washingtonpost.com on @pbsnews.org
Brooks and Capehart on the implications of Trump’s altercation with Zelensky Feb 28, 2025by PBS NewsHour
@mitmountain.bsky.social:
I watched this and thought so too
I was moved too by David Brooks’ obvious deep upset
He’s usually the one who is more measured
@CalltoActivism Mar 2, 2025:
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.Which Ukraine did 1n 1994
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch.
He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
These clips below by volunteer Irish reporter, Ca0lan risking his life to report from Ukraine, are excellent:
@kikkiplanet.bsky.social:
I’ve never in my entire life seen an adult man flatten into a 2 dimensional character the way Marco Rubio did on that Oval Office sofa today.
Also, best “omg I’m gonna puke” face ever.