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'If you don't like it, don't come back!' Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slaps down woke musicians boycotting SXSW in Austin due to 'super sponsors' such as the US Army and weapons makers as well as speeches by the CIA and NSA

More than 80 bands have joined the boycott of the nine-day event, which is underway in Austin, in protest at its sponsorship by the US Army and talks with defense contractors and the CIA.

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