I told you that I'd be writing a lot about Renee Good today. First, on President's Day, we had the interpretive dance version of her shooting by an ICE agent in front of the Trump-Kennedy Center (The Washington Post still refuses to call it that). Then, on Tuesday night, we had the fiery but mostly peaceful burning of the Renee Good memorial in Minneapolis. Then, on Ash Wednesday, Irish rock band U2 released a surprise EP called "Days of Ash."
About U2. I was a fan back in high school, when MTV played the live at Red Rocks performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" nonstop. They had a stellar run of records. "Achtung Baby" was a great CD I'd play while grading papers. But I lost interest after "Zooropa." I found it hilarious that Apple gifted every iPod and iPhone owner with a free copy of their latest album and then had to release a removal tool for the millions who didn't want that stinking up their music library.
Lead singer Bono is an elite who makes the rounds with the world's leaders, and the new EP is strictly political. The Edge explained that "We believe in a world where borders are not erased by force. Where culture, language, and memory are not silenced by fear. Where the dignity of a people is not negotiable."
America's border was erased by negligence, and we're fixing that. And a bunch of mentally ill people are fighting the effort.
Anyway, the EP contains a song about Good called "American Obituary." Someone should take a copy and throw it into her burning memorial.
U2 releases song ‘American Obituary’ honoring Renee Goodhttps://t.co/5nixp6mo3i
— The Hill (@thehill) February 19, 2026
OK, the lyrics. I read them, so you have to as well. NBC News transcribed them:
"Renee Good, born to die free. American mother of three. Seventh day, January. A bullet for each child, you see," frontman Bono sings in the high-energy rocker. "The color of her eye. 930 Minneapolis. To desecrate domestic bliss. Three bullets blast, three babies kissed. Renee the domestic terrorist?"
"America will rise against the people of the lie," the chorus chants.
Yeah, shut up.
Looking forward to the release of their Laken Riley song honoring those murdered by 'undocumented' immigrants
— KipMister (@ChrisBr03460427) February 19, 2026
Well, we finally found something worse than “Imagine.”
— Robert W 🇺🇸 ⚾️ 🚁 🎙🍊 (@RWcopter) February 19, 2026
Might as well be U2's obituary.
— LDSLawyer (@LDSLaw) February 19, 2026
Sad spiral for a once-great band. They've entered the Springsteen Zone.
— TE Hrdbl (@TE_Hrdbl) February 19, 2026
Good was no martyr.
Hahaha… because of course they do. Too bad for Renee Good, it’s a U2 song.
— NashTrash (@_caliente77) February 19, 2026
I wasn’t sure U2 could get more cringe 😬
— AverageJoestradamus 🇺🇸 (@GeffertJoe) February 19, 2026
Kamakazi Karen would have been a better name.
— Douglas (@DouglasTheeGuy) February 19, 2026
The Left really wanted another George Floyd with Good, but it just didn't happen. Not even with U2's help.
Oh, as long as we've got Bono's attention:
Tell U2 to come get their deadbeat Irish daddy fugitive Seamus Culleton. pic.twitter.com/R2i9AjGb35
— Extremely Careless (@Shanghaibeast) February 19, 2026
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