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Cap Wilhelm-Safian

@capws.bsky.social
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Retired educator/union rep, #singer-songwriter, #progressive trouble maker, cyberbusker. (Songs to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Purveyor of emotional life preservers for the trumpocalypse.) #Resist. Rinse. Repeat. #folkrock #folk

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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 11h
No doubt. It will also be remembered as the moment millions of Americans stood up and said, "Enough of This shit!" The arc of the moral universe bends toward justice, but only if we bend it.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 11h
I love this. Thank you for your service, Mr. Smith.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh, no! I used the wrong there! Bad former English teacher! *their
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks so much for your friendship SueB!
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here's a little ditty to all the bastards at Homeland Security/ICE. For there daily assaults on the Rule of Law, may they first rot in prison, then in Hell. (Lyrics in the comments so you can sing along at home!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgm8...
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The ICE Van Cometh (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thanks so much for the friendship. ✌️
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
✌️❤️
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here's a country protest song. My aim with "We Don't Let No Fascists in This Bar" was to reclaim America's antifascist soul. This is a rough demo. I'm hoping to record a cleaner version on my next trip into the studio. (Lyrics in the comments so you can sing along.) legacy.reverbnation.com
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How can you tell?
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's a song pining for a more perfect union. (Lyrics in the comments, so you can sing along at home.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvQ1...
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Victory Garden
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As Trump's poll numbers continue to tumble and Election Night fast approaches, here's a song pining for the day the system begins to right itself. (Lyrics in comments so you can sing along.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7h...
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On the Last Day of the King (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here's a song for all who persist despite the overwhelming sorrows the world dishes out. Keep on keepin' on. (Lyrics in the comment so you can sing along at home.) legacy.reverbnation.com/capwilhelmsa...
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Frontiers of Sorrow | Cap Wilhelm-Safian
Frontiers of Sorrow by Cap Wilhelm-Safian, Folk music from San Jose, CA on ReverbNation
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Updated lyrics. The last comment was incomplete.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Happy Labor Day weekend, my people! Here's a song about downsizing, and Wobblies, and punk rockers. (Lyrics in the comments so you can sing along at home.) soundcloud.com/cap-wilhelm-...
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Freeport Town
Listen to Freeport Town by Cap and Iain #np on #SoundCloud
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Here's the whole shebang!
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Nice to meet you Teresa. Your profile name reminded me of a verse I wrote that I thought you'd appreciate. "I get nostalgic for that old due process, been feeling wistful for the rule of law. I've been pining for some check and for some balances, aI've been dreaming of a better world." ✌️
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I hear you. Writing and playing are my refuge from the madness. Feel free to play any of mine if the spirit moves you. They're all free to a good home. Chords and lyrics available on request. ✌️
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thanks so much for your kind words and the gift of your ears. Indeed, I've been at this since the 80s. I took a couple decades off. I've returned with a vengeance since the advent of the trumpocalpyse. One love, Dark Matter Zine.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thanks so much, Roaring Lion. I truly appreciate the gift of your ears.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Yep.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This old white man is here to shut up and listen.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So excited to be returning to Open Mic America's live stream this Sunday. Tune in at 5:00 PST to hear some fine songwriters. Here's the link for the show. www.youtube.com/live/ZzIEAzo...
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This week's news from Texas and Maine has me wrecked. Rise up with love and courage. (Lyrics in comments. This song needs some harmonies) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4az...
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On the Other Side of Night (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Thanks so much to all the folks who have been listening to and sharing my tunes. Here's one for the bastards in ICE. (Lyrics in the comments so you can sing along at home.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgm8...
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The ICE Van Cometh (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I wrote "When Push Comes to Shove" in the month that followed Trump's re-election. The second verse anticipated the kind of ugly moment we saw yesterday with Patriot Front goons marching in DC. Stand up, my people. There lies our redemption. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd36...
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When Push Comes to Shove (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
On this 250th July 4th, here's a love song for all our immigrant neighbors. You are welcomed and valued here. (Lyrics in comments so you can sing along.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Ng...
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Jericho (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 4th. Here's a truly patriotic song from Steve Earle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkRt...
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Steve Earle - "City Of Immigrants" [Official Music Video]
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This is the America I fight for. Thank you Steve Earle for this truly patriotic song. Happy 4th, my friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkRt...
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Steve Earle - "City Of Immigrants" [Official Music Video]
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I had a wonderful time playing this one for folks last night. "On the Last Day of the King" imagines the morning after this long night we're living through. (Lyrics in the comments) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7h...
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On the Last Day of the King (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
With all the reasons Trump and the Supreme Court have been giving us to despair, I'm choosing to embrace hope. Through love and action we will defeat these bastards. (Lyrics in the comments so you can sing along.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4az...
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On the Other Side of Night (Redwood Sessions)
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This song goes out to every patriotic American standing up to the vile wannabe Authoritarian-in-Chief. Keep on keepin' on, my people! youtu.be/dKpNWhnpdTk?...
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99 Revolutions Per Minute
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
We will defeat these bastards.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Here are the words so you can sing along at home. Feel free to substitute your local detention facility at the end of the first line.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Calling out the corruption. I'm with you 100%. The clearly antisemitic "Jewish linked" phrase? Not so much.
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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
It means the world that "Jericho" resonates with you. Here's one pining for the other side of this madness. It will link you to my Youtube page where you'll find my most recent songs. Thank you for the gift of your ears. All songs free to a good home. Be well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4az...
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On the Other Side of Night (Redwood Sessions)
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