patriotism Ultimate toy gun has Eagle screech sound Rob Beschizza

Oakland Symphony Oakland Symphony performs radical social justice song of yore Rusty Blazenhoff

lyrics Listen to the darker, original "Born in the USA" David Pescovitz

Such a Great Speech: Applaud Xi Jinping Viral Chinese mobile game requires players to "applaud" a speech by President Xi Jinping Cory Doctorow

flag Many American flags atop government buildings are made by prisoners Andrea James

mark twain Mark Twain's 1900 rewrite of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, strangely apropos today Cory Doctorow

patriotism July 4: Rumblefish claims to own US Navy rendition of "America the Beautiful" Cory Doctorow