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El Chappo, China meltdown and the global goals + this day in history w/Aaron Swartz and our song of the day by the late, great David Bowie on your Morning Monarchy for January 11, 2016.

Notes/Links:

The Actor, the Kingpin, and Mexico’s Drug War as Entertainment
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/686578022502154240

#Flashback: U.S. Banks Launder “El Chapo” Guzman’s Money
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/686268303795335168

Baghdad shopping #mall taken #hostage by gunmen
https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/686579911096668161

12 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/686578093285224448

How the United States should respond to Russia’s intervention in Syria
https://twitter.com/ForeignAffairs/status/686580895202066432

Asia shares fall sharply amid China confusion
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/686407211388682240

#31daysofsync: Day 10 – Tapped Out, Mapped Out, & Making Media Monarchy
https://twitter.com/SyncBook/status/686240286305980416

RIP Richard Libertini, 83
https://twitter.com/dialmformovies/status/686009836601913344

#ThisDayInHistory: #January11
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/686410426788130817

Remembering Aaron Swartz
https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/686505384664633344

1927 – Louis B. Mayer announces the creation of AMPAS
1942 – Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (d. 2011)
1949 – The first “networked” television broadcasts took place at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh
1964 – Surgeon General publishes landmark report, ‘Smoking and Health’

David Bowie’s Lazarus lyrics appear to be thoughts of a man who knew he was dying
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3393599/Look-m-heaven-David-Bowie-s-haunting-lyrics-song-Lazarus-appear-farewell-thoughts-man-knew-dying.html

Special #SongsOfTheDay: David Bowie – “Lazarus”
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/686586059895902208