{"id":29704,"date":"2026-01-28T17:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?p=29704"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:41:19","slug":"29704","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?p=29704","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gN4-Fd3x8aY?si=jK0ZdTlkNHTtJrMA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>BROKEN HARPOON <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like &#8220;Broken Arrow&#8221; from  Native American lore and the Neil Young album of the same name, &#8220;Broken Harpoon&#8221; signifies a call for help. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just one of the stellar tracks from the album <em>Smile <\/em>by The Jayhawks, a brilliant record close to my heart from the Minneapolis-based band with Gary Louris.  <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Minneapolis, we are witnessing the worst hypocrisy from the White House since the Kent State University murders under Nixon in 1970. Be prepared for more lies to come, and even more protests. It&#8217;s sickening.    <\/p>\n<p>See Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s response below: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=RJ4A2nOpOiwcTP6r\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Latest news: Jesus &#8220;Jesse&#8221; Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez are the two disgraced Mexican border agents from Del Rio, Texas who murdered white U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by shooting him multiple times in the back AFTER they removed his holstered legally carried weapon. Reportedly, they are currently on paid administrative leave. My ironic humor has me believing they have acquired fake passports and are fleeing for their lives across the Mexican border. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626554447_26915603571373536_3182730675119084_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626554447_26915603571373536_3182730675119084_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"590\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626554447_26915603571373536_3182730675119084_n.jpg 534w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626554447_26915603571373536_3182730675119084_n-299x330.jpg 299w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626554447_26915603571373536_3182730675119084_n-136x150.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 85vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROKEN HARPOON Like &#8220;Broken Arrow&#8221; from Native American lore and the Neil Young album of the same name, &#8220;Broken Harpoon&#8221; signifies a call for help. It&#8217;s just one of the stellar tracks from the album Smile by The Jayhawks, a brilliant record close to my heart from the Minneapolis-based band with Gary Louris. 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