Need I Say More.

https://twitterwithbraincells.blogspot.com/2026/05/03-israel.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhIdHpzHxM (My Michelle, Guns N' Roses, Official Audio).

As I take it as assumed knowledge that you were all able to identify the overt reference to Billie Eilish's "Ocean Eyes" (2017).

Just as I assume you were able to correctly identify the more subversive reference to Sandie Shaw's; "Puppet On A String" (1967).

Not that either could ever be interpreted as; "Political." They're both just well known songs.

One even keeps with the strongly held social convention that during Eurovision, you can only talk about Eurovision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlbu6SsjlSE (Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley From G.I Blues, Video, JIM ROD).

Seriously I hope no-one needs that pointed out to them.

As I want to move onto discussing US President George H. Bush. His desperate, wretched effort to prove that as President Reagan's CIA Director he was forced to do a lot of good business with the Islamic Republic of Iran. After his attempts to destroy Black America with Crack Cocaine, in order to fund the Crimes Against Humanity of Operation: Condor, were thwarted. By that devilish public record.

Which some of you may know as; "The US Siege of the Vatican City" (1990). Although probably more of you will have heard described as; "The US Invasion of Panama" (1989-1990).

After President Bush actioned the invasion on December 20th 1989 (20/12/1989) his School of the Americas co-conspirator, Manuel Noriega, took up the blessed Catholic duty of; "Sanctuary." In the Vatican City's Embassy to Panama.

So the CIA decided to try and intimidate the Vatican City into breaking its blessed sacraments by blasting its Embassy with really, really loud music.

According to the official Footnotes & Citations they only played the Guns N' Roses song; "Welcome To The Jungle."

However this went on all day and all night for over a week. So I like to think that the CIA quickly ran out of ideas. So ended up asking the infantry, who had just arrived in the jungle, to send in their suggestions.

As a result the Guns N' Roses album; "Appetite For Destruction" (1987) was played multiple, multiple times.

Which probably only extended the seige. As it is close to the most perfect example of a Rock album ever recorded. I'm sure even Olivia Rodrigo has discovered "Paradise City." Its drum track, which isn't some A.I synthetic. It's an actual person, actually doing that!!!!

As the band that, frankly, won The War on Drugs this unauthorised use of their 1987 clearly got into Guns N' Roses' heads. Seriously delaying their follow-up.

When; "Use Your Illusion" finally arrived, in 1991, it turned out to be a double album. The opening track of the second part; "Civil War " included a properly cleared sample of an exact quote from a School of the Americas training manual. Provided by that naughty, little public record.

Anyway, once I'm finished talking about all that. I think we all want acknowledge 'king Trump's January 3rd 2026 (3/1/26) efforts in Venezuela.

If only to ask what it was about that crushing defeat that made Trump and his little band of 'Norways' want to immediately launch into another crushing defeat(!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8H8a5Bab6o (Anything Goes, Guns N' Roses, Official Audio).