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80s, 90s rock band. You might remember songs such as "Losing my religion", "Everybody hurts", "The one I love", "Man on the Moon"
They made this music project in response to Trump cutting USAID funding.
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/rem-radio-free-europe-2025-ep-benefit-trump-cuts-1236384894/
https://archive.is/mThRV << radiofree europe article
Ukraine was a relief to most libs I knew because it finally allowed them to be the mask off jingoistic war hawks they always wanted to be, but couldn't because its a bad look. Which is why stuff like Trump being fully extortionist really makes them mad, because then it is giving up the game of it actually being about influence and material resources and not 'protecting democracy'. Basically, they are always looking to fall for this stuff.