YouTube video by koollatter Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child)

"Ain’t no funk on the mothership for Zelensky. Trump & JD Vance rolling out the red carpet for Putin while throwing Ukraine out the airlock. Betrayal so deep even George Clinton couldn’t funkify it. America’s ship got hijacked—who’s really the Star Child here?"

Mothership Connection (Star Child)

YouTube video by Roberta Flack - Topic Compared to What

Roberta Flack (1937–2025)

I won’t be the first or last to post her songs today, but I’m playing Compared to What. If you’ve heard it, you know. If you haven’t, you really should. A voice, a message, a legacy.

#RobertaFlack #ComparedToWhat

YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO Public Enemy - Can't Truss It

They told you to trust them. They told you they had your back. But when the deal went down, they left you out in the cold. Trump rolls out the red carpet for Putin while pulling the rug from under Ukraine and NATO. Ain’t no loyalty in a rigged game.

#Ukraine #NATO #Putin #Betrayal #PublicEnemy

YouTube video by Philadelphia International Records Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (Official Soul Train Video)

Measles makin’ a comeback like a bad B-side—West Texas lightin’ up with 48 cases, most unvaxxed. Science gave us the cure, but fear sold folks a lie. Now kids pay the price. Ain’t no funk in a hospital bed—when will we wake up?

#MeaslesOutbreak #WestTexas #VaccinesSave #SoulOfScience

YouTube video by Steel Pulse - Topic Ku Klux Klan

They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. JD Vance just broke the firewall and met with Germany’s far-right AfD leader. The Trump admin is openly backing Europe’s most toxic parties while snubbing key allies. The mask is off. History warns us—are we listening?

#SteelPulse #KuKluxKlan #Facists

YouTube video by War - Topic Slippin' Into Darkness

JD Vance stormed into Munich like a wrecking ball, not to build bridges but to burn ‘em down. No unity, no diplomacy—just fire and fury against Europe’s leaders. Russia’s smirking, America’s alliances are trembling, and history’s whispering, "We’ve seen this before..."

#War #SlippingIntoDarkness

YouTube video by The Temptations - Topic Smiling Faces Sometimes

Superbad Newswire: Appeasement, Track on Repeat
"Trump hands Putin a deal, with Ukraine locked outside the room. History’s seen this before—when the powerful carve up nations in the name of ‘peace,’ the next war is already set in motion. Munich ‘38 all over again, but will the world hit rewind.

YouTube video by NickMystic Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [HQ]

Superbad Newswire: Trump’s Nuclear Bargain
"Trump talking big on cutting nukes with Russia & China—but history’s seen this dance before. Funkateers, when the world teeters on the edge, do we trust the dealer or brace for the fall?"

#Trump #Russia #China #Funkadelic #MaggotBrain #PowerMoves

YouTube video by Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said ft. Skylar Grey [Music Video]

Superbad Newswire: Border Brawls & GOP Showdowns

"Immigration raids ramp up, GOP battles itself over border funding, and Trump’s losing patience. Funkateers, when the fight ain’t just with the enemy but inside the house, who walks away standing?"

#Deportation #GOP #LupeFiasco #WordsINeverSaid

YouTube video by Chitenza Blackstar - Thieves in the Night

Superbad Newswire: Musk’s DOJ Vanishing Act
"Federal probes into Musk’s empire? Gone. Tesla, SpaceX, X—free to roam. Funkateers, when the billionaires rewrite the rules, justice ain't blind—it’s just looking the other way."

#Musk #DOJ #PowerPlay #Corruption #BlackStar #ThievesInTheNight

YouTube video by FleryCz Mos Def - Mathematics

Superbad Newswire:
Gaza Gambit Gets Wild

"Trump flip-flops on Gaza: First, he wants to buy it. Now, he says America’s just gonna take it. Funkateers, when the plan changes with the wind, whose future gets blown away?"
#Trump #Gaza #PowerPlay #SuperbadNewswire #Politics #MosDef #Mathematics

YouTube video by TheRootsVEVO The Roots - How I Got Over (Official Music Video)

Superbad Newswire: Judges Push Back, Trump Claps Back

"Trump ain’t happy with judges blocking his moves—hinting they might be the next ‘problem’ to solve. Funkateers, when justice ain’t untouchable, what’s left to hold the line?"
#Trump #Judges #Justice #TheRoots #Courts #LegalBattle #Democracy

YouTube video by CommonVEVO Common - The People (Official Music Video)

Superbad Newswire: Musk Runs the Show

"Trump sits tight while Musk holds court in the Oval, cracking jokes, basking in the limelight. Funkateers, when the billionaire babysits the president, who’s really calling the shots?"
#ThePeople #Common #PowerPlay #Politics #OvalOffice #WhoRunsIt

YouTube video by Alligator Records Shemekia Copeland - Ghetto Child

Shemekia Copeland – Ghetto Child (Live, 2017)

Originally from her 2000 album Wicked, this live performance captures Copeland’s commanding presence and vocal fire. The daughter of blues great Johnny Copeland, she’s cemented her own place as a modern blues powerhouse.

#ShemekiaCopeland #Blues

YouTube video by MalinaMoye Malina Moye Official Music Video "Enough"

Malina Moye – Enough (2018)

From her album Bad As I Wanna Be, this track blends blues, rock, and funk, with Moye’s soaring vocals and fiery guitar work. A left-handed guitarist in the Hendrix mold, she brings a modern edge to blues-rock while staying deeply rooted in the genre.

#MalinaMoye

YouTube video by Philadelphia International Records The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (Official Soul Train Video)

Superbad Newswire:

"Trump whispers to Putin, and Ukraine hears the blade slide in. Promises fold, trust burns, and the streets of Kyiv hum with betrayal. Funkateers, when the ones you counted on leave you in the cold, what’s left but the blues?"

#Trump #Putin #Ukraine #BackStabbers #TheOJays l

YouTube video by Donny Hathaway - Topic Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)

🔥 Superbad Newswire:
"History teaches, but this remix is unreal. Truth gets flipped, fear’s the backbeat, and the rules we knew? Rewritten overnight. If you’re thinking WTF is happening?!—you ain’t solo, funkateers. The groove feels off, but we still got the beat."

#WTF#Truth #Fear #DonnyHathaway

YouTube video by chacho mg Nina Simone - Sinnerman

Superbad Newswire:
"Trump defies court orders, Vance sneers at the law, and Musk’s circle tried to slip into Treasury’s vaults. Funkateers, when the rulebook gets torched and justice is just a ghost, who’s left to stop the train before it jumps the track?"

#Trump #Vance #Musk #Sinnerman #Nina

YouTube video by The O'Jays - Topic For the Love of Money

Superbad Newswire:
"It is a government of billionaires, by billionaires, for billionaires... DOJ, SEC were investigating Musk companies, that all goes away now, and he makes money at the same time." –
bsky.app/profile/mehd...

💬 Funkateers, when the house owns the dice, who’s really in the game?

YouTube video by RobertCrayVEVO Robert Cray - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

Superbad Newswire:
"JD Vance touches down in Paris, pushin’ AI dominance, nuclear deals, and a new spin on love’s priorities—while Trump shrugs at his future. Funkateers, when the lights dim on ambition, who’s left steppin’ into the shadows?"
#JDVance #Trump #AI #NuclearDeals #RobertCray

YouTube video by TheRootsVEVO The Roots - The Seed (2.0) (Official Music Video) ft. Cody ChesnuTT

Superbad Newswire:
"Trump hands Musk’s DOGE team the scalpel to cut $1T in government spending—chopping agencies, halting aid, and shaking up the system. Funkateers, when you rip up the roots, don’t be surprised when the groove don’t grow back."

#Musk #DOGE #TheRoots #TheSeed #GovernmentCuts

YouTube video by Samu Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones

Superbad Newswire:

"Trump calls the Education Dept. a ‘con job’ and wants it gone—immediately. Funkateers, when knowledge ain’t power no more, and ignorance is the new currency, who’s left to teach the groove?"

#Trump #Education #LaurynHill #LostOnes #KnowledgeIsPower #SuperbadNewswire

YouTube video by James Brown - Topic Money Won't Change You (Complete Version)

Superbad Newswire:
"Fresh off Trump’s win, Tesla’s got a $400M State Dept. deal for ‘Armored Teslas.’ Funkateers, when the dealer owns the casino, the dice don’t roll—they land exactly where the house wants ‘em."

#Tesla #Musk #StateDept #GovernmentContracts #FollowTheMoney #JamesBrown

YouTube video by KendrickLamarVEVO Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5

Superbad Newswire:
"Tulsi Gabbard slides into the Director of National Intelligence seat—no spy game experience, but plenty of political remixes. Broke bread with Assad, danced with Dems,now marchin’ to Trump’s beat. Funkateers, is this the real groove or just another switch-flip in the power play?

YouTube video by soulbrothanumbahone Parliament - Bop Gun {Endangered Species}

Superbad Newswire:

"Trump bans paper straws, calling them ‘a disaster.’ Funkateers, the planet’s burnin’, oceans chokin’, but plastic’s back on the menu. Priorities, right?"

#Trump #PaperStraws #PlasticPollution #ClimateCrisis #BopGun #Parliament #Funk #EnvironmentalPolicy #SuperbadNewswire

YouTube video by The Best Of - Home Of Classic Music Bobby "Blue" Bland - Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City

Superbad Newswire:
"Hegseth says Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders are a fantasy & Europe’s security ain’t top billing no more. Funkateers, when the bandleader skips town, who’s left to keep the groove alive?"

#Ukraine #Hegseth #NATO #USPolicy #AintNoLove #BobbyBland #Geopolitics #SuperbadNewswire

YouTube video by John Hatzis Hugh Masekela - Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) live

Superbad Newswire:
"Feb. 11, 1990—Nelson Mandela walks free after 27 years. Four years later, he led a nation. Funkateers, proof that the groove of justice don’t stop—no matter how long they try to mute the bassline."

#NelsonMandela #Freedom #Apartheid #SouthAfrica #Justice #HughMasekela

YouTube video by KEXP The Coup - Strange Arithmetic (Live on KEXP)

Superbad Newswire:
"Trump’s team preppin’ ‘reciprocal tariffs’—taxin’ the world like a cover charge at the club. Funkateers, is this economic justice or just a hustle in a three-piece suit?"

#Trump #TradeWar #Tariffs #Economy #TheCoup #StrangeArithmetic #Politics #GlobalTrade #SuperbadNewswire

YouTube video by MarvinGayeVEVO Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Official Video 2019)

Superbad Newswire:
"AP barred from the Oval Office for refusing to call it ‘Gulf of America.’ Funkateers, when the truth don’t fit the script, the press gets cut from the stage."

💬 Free press or just state-approved headlines? Sound off.
#Trump #PressFreedom #Censorship #MediaControl #LieCheatSteal

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic Big Brother

Superbad Newswire:
"Trump hands Musk the keys to federal layoffs—agencies must follow ‘Doge’ orders or get cut. Funkateers, when the richest man alive starts trimming the payroll, who’s left holdin’ the groove?"

#Trump #Musk #Doge #BigBrother

💬 Efficiency or just empire-building? Sound off.