Legendary rock band U2 invokes Renee Nicole Good in 'American Obituary'

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Legendary rock band U2 invokes Renee Nicole Good in 'American Obituary'
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Newly surfaced video appears to show Renee Nicole Good blocking ICE agents with her SUV for more than three minutes before she was fatally shot during a Minneapolis immigration operation. The 3½-minute clip, posted on X Saturday, was shot from high up and shows Good’s vehicle stopped diagonally across the street, obstructing one lane of traffic.

Irish rock band U2 invoked Renee Nicole Good – the anti- ICE agitator gunned down by federal agents in Minnesota last month – in their new song “American Obituary,” while calling for a “rise against the people of the lie.

” The Grammy award-winning band’s controversial jam is the first track on their EP “Days of Ash,” published Wednesday, honoring the Minneapolis mother of three who was killed while impeding immigration officials.U2’s song “American Obituary” featuring the Statue of Liberty wrapped in barbed wire and a photo of Renee Nicole Good.The song states the time, 9:30 a.m., as the approximate time Good was shot three times on a Minneapolis street. Marine veteran created high-tech Bluetooth signal sniffer to find Nancy Guthrie — and now he's creating an appHusband of GOP rep aide who fatally set herself on fire breaks silence on affair Trump administration officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, described Good as a “domestic terrorist” after the shooting. The “anti-ICE warrior” had been accused of “stalking and harassing” ICE agents earlier in the day before she was caught on video blocking a street for several minutes before federal agents pulled up the road. One of the officials got out and ordered Good to move her car. She refused orders before the agent walked around the car.Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer during an ICE operation in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026.In the song, the band claims immigration operations allegedly targeted places of worship, schools and streets where children were around.The released by the legendary group – consisting of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. – joined dozens of other musicians in releasing songs protesting the Trump administration.Video posted to Twitter shows the scene where Renee Nicole Good was allegedly shot by Federal Agents after trying to flee capture by ICE in the South Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, “Days of Ash” was a surprise project from the band was released on Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten season for Christianity, marked by fasting, prayer and ashes placed on the foreheads of worshippers in the shape of a cross. The released by the legendary group – consisting of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. – joined dozens of other musicians in releasing songs protesting the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown, including the operation in Minnesota. Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny and the Dropkick Murphys have all been vocal against Trump and federal immigration officials.depicts how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.” The Boss says he wrote the song a day after Alex Pretti, another anti-ICE protester, was fatally shot by US Customs and Border Agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Marine veteran created high-tech Bluetooth signal sniffer to find Nancy Guthrie -- and now he's creating an appHusband of GOP rep aide who fatally set herself on fire breaks silence on affairTrans dad shoots wife, 3 kids in horrid 'family dispute' at crowded RI hockey arena — as players and fans are seen scrambling to safetyActor Michael Jai White warns America is ‘not making men anymore’ — as Joe Rogan says masculinity has been ‘demonized’ on showSee All Whoopi Goldberg Addresses Her Appearance In the Epstein Files On ‘The View’: “You Used To Have To Have Facts Before You Said Stuff” ‘Industry’ Season 4 Episode 6 Ending Explained: Ken Leung Breaks Down That “Dreamy” Final Show of Eric Tao Walking AwayWhoopi Goldberg Calls Trump Out On ‘The View’ For Skipping Kid Rock’s Halftime Show So He Could Complain About Bad Bunny’s Instead: “What Was Happening With Kid Rock, Wasn’t That Your Thing?”Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer during an ICE operation in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026.The released by the legendary group – consisting of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. – joined dozens of other musicians in releasing songs protesting the Trump administration.Video posted to Twitter shows the scene where Renee Nicole Good was allegedly shot by Federal Agents after trying to flee capture by ICE in the South Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026,

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