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The Strokes' Political Protest at Coachella

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The Strokes delivered a powerful political statement at Coachella, protesting US foreign interventions with a montage of CIA-backed coups and overthrows. Their set, timed with the track Oblivius, featured images of leaders like Mossadegh, Lumumba, Árbenz, Torres, and Allende. The clip went viral, sparking strong reactions and fitting a wave of artists speaking out. Lead singer Julian Casablancas almost played banned AI Lego videos from Iran, highlighting the bands commitment to pushing history and headlines into the spotlight.

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The Strokes' Political Protest at Coachella

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!The Strokes' Political Protest at Coachella. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 19th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, Power by AI, Your Daily Dose of Celebrity Buzz. The strokes just wrapped their Coachella set on Saturday night with a massive political statement blasting across the festival's giant LED screens. They protested U.S. foreign interventions, timing it perfectly with their 2016 track Oblivious, showing a montage of CIA back who's and over throws around the world. These flashed images, starting with Iran's elected Prime Minister Mohamed Mosadek, ousted in a confirmed CIA plot back in 1953. Alongside Britain, it rolled through cases like Congo's Patrice Lemumba, Guadamala's Jacobo Arbins, Bolivia's Juan Jose Torres, Chile's Salvadoralinde, and Suspicious. Deaths of leaders in Panama and Ecuador. Clips of the show blew up our mind fast, one racking up 3.7 million views on X overnight. Crowds reacted strong, and it fits a wave of artists speaking out.

Think GD Perez calling for a free Palestine at this Coachella's first weekend, or kneecaps bold chance last year here, and at Glastonbury. Lead singer Julian Casablanca's amped it up, mentioning he almost played banned AI Lego videos from Iran, slamming the U.S., which YouTube yanked last. Month for spam rules. He hit back with sarcasm about the land of the free, while organizers stayed silent. This kind of stage power keeps pushing history and headlines into the spotlight, firing up debates that won't fade anytime soon.

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