Earlier this week, special counsel Robert Mueller started delivering indictments into his investigation of the Donald Trump campaign and their connections to Russia. With the news of several counts coming down on former campaign manager Paul Manafort and the guilty plea of staffer George Papadopolous, Trump’s hold on the White House has never felt worse. In response to the news, one heroic voice decided to chronicle this historic moment in time with a comedic, meme-based look at Trump and his campaign, all set to the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen‘s classic ballad “Atlantic City”.
Written by Vice and former Gawker editor Gabrielle Bluestone, the posts started appearing on Wednesday, with Bluestone tweeting the opening lyric “well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night” with a photo of Manafort exiting his car on his way to turning himself in following his indictment. She continued tweeting memes and lyrics throughout the day until the entire song was finished, and, in short, it is hilarious. It attracted the attention of a large portion of the twitter-verse for the day, and as of this writing, the original tweet had approximately 5,100 retweets and 16,000 likes. Many of the replies are from a whos-who of comedians, actors, and musicians, such as Patton Oswald, Seth Meyers, and Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band.
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The post is really funny, but definitely meant for a left-leaning audience, so if you are not welcoming of an anti-Trump vibe, the below is definitely not for you. If that is your kind of thing, the entire thread is embedded below, enjoy!
Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night pic.twitter.com/Uz6nzQfY83
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And they blew up his house too pic.twitter.com/9zs6AoAgcO
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Down on the boardwalk they’re gettin’ ready for a fight pic.twitter.com/REKI16Gltj
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Gonna see what them racket boys can do pic.twitter.com/k6yDqM7fF4
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state pic.twitter.com/USNNxkMDPF
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And the D.A. can’t get no relief pic.twitter.com/TddDn2TVZh
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade pic.twitter.com/H9elzeVbu7
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And the gamblin’ commissions hangin’ on by the skin of its teeth pic.twitter.com/1ji85cpI4y
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Everything dies baby that’s a fact pic.twitter.com/JfjOTHMi5c
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back pic.twitter.com/uTTpY6UGb9
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Put your makeup on pic.twitter.com/kP7Xrw5JG8
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Fix your hair up pretty pic.twitter.com/lJJzyWGTj9
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City pic.twitter.com/JRdqZbFFbG
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Well I got a job and tried to put my money away pic.twitter.com/qbBunJnFKo
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
But I got debts that no honest man can pay pic.twitter.com/3veZbX2QEG
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust pic.twitter.com/Y0YsuSVrUG
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus pic.twitter.com/D4D7XLXbVM
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Everything dies baby that’s a fact pic.twitter.com/OCA2z17CSt
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back pic.twitter.com/eYNAc8YoFN
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Put your makeup on pic.twitter.com/QPH3XK4oHt
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Fix your hair up pretty pic.twitter.com/96Q12TRiqG
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City pic.twitter.com/I7o6dTDHcb
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold pic.twitter.com/Zj2JDv763x
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
But with you forever I’ll stay pic.twitter.com/hYPYU16kpb
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
We’re goin’ out where the sands turnin’ to gold pic.twitter.com/TNh1WxPlPo
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
So put on your stockin’s cause the nights gettin’ cold pic.twitter.com/kRI4dLgSpM
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And maybe everything dies baby that’s a fact pic.twitter.com/W02XzNtGLx
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back pic.twitter.com/mWteJiJvJc
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Put your makeup on pic.twitter.com/a9Kg0YO3n5
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Fix your hair up pretty pic.twitter.com/UorMyQeEpW
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City pic.twitter.com/Y94TkoXTBt
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Now I been lookin’ for a job but it’s hard to find pic.twitter.com/6my66d4eTD
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Down here it’s just winners and losers pic.twitter.com/NXTaGAzCxe
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And don’t get caught on the wrong side of that line pic.twitter.com/cK7bNfreCj
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Well I’m tired of comin’ out on the losin’ end pic.twitter.com/Cn0EfM6TBs
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
So honey last night I met this guy and I’m gonna do a little favor for him pic.twitter.com/w4jyZPpnY1
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Well I guess everything dies baby that’s a fact pic.twitter.com/Ev5XGqflsW
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back pic.twitter.com/59MRo9SfbP
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Put your makeup on pic.twitter.com/Vn18Do6xiS
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
Fix your hair up pretty pic.twitter.com/dBwAvYkhIf
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017
And meet me tonight in Atlanticccccc Cityyyyyyy pic.twitter.com/YOu4LhgZVf
— Gabrielle Bluestone (@g_bluestone) November 1, 2017