#MorningMonarchy: October 10, 2018

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Smart microwave, cockroach insecticide and rare illness + this day in history w/Agnew resigns and our song of the day by Jeff Tweedy on your Morning Monarchy for October 10, 2018.

Notes/Links:

.@Amazon #eliminates #bonuses and #stockawards for hourly #workers 📦
https://twitter.com/XEyezWideOpenX/status/1048240108825169920

.@Amazon’s smart #microwave is a #Trojanhorse
https://twitter.com/XEyezWideOpenX/status/1049540532953858050

Amazon Alexa-powered microwave hands-on (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1049865559163068416

Burger King’s ‘AI-written’ ads aren't
https://twitter.com/XEyezWideOpenX/status/1049188908720902144

Ohio Dairy Loses Fight Against Wisconsin Butter Law
https://twitter.com/CourthouseNews/status/1047610345135779841

Carlsberg glues beer cans together becoming one of the first breweries to abandon plastic rings
https://twitter.com/bbstcharles/status/1048378189880467457

Ireland Passes Sweeping Alcohol Bill In an Effort to Curb Drinking
https://twitter.com/nolagoat/status/1049459952090271744

Birds Getting 'Drunk'; Berries Fermenting Early Due to Frost
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/1047930570573983744

LaCroix is being sued over its "all-natural" label, but science tells a different story.
https://twitter.com/reason/status/1049675863464206340

Popular beverage maker #LaCroix faces class-action lawsuit over '#allnatural' claims (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1049866546007298048

Scientists take to social media to defend substances in LaCroix lawsuit
https://twitter.com/doctordrewl/status/1049851446118633472

National Beverage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Beverage

Hunters plan to spray CALVIN KLEIN cologne to lure man-eating tiger
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/1049765322218070017

Agricultural research, or a new bioweapon system?
https://twitter.com/chrismcmillon/status/1048939878019469313

Exclusive: BBC issues internal guidance on how to report climate change
https://twitter.com/stevefc_cox/status/1049347950420402176

This Thiel-backed startup says it can clean up the seas, but scientists have doubts
https://twitter.com/shartstorm8d8/status/1049709204217323521

Why DuPont Decided to Change Its Logo After Almost a Century
https://twitter.com/sheemaB/status/1047962412605997056

Anti-vaccination activist turns expert witness in family court immunisation brawl
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1043902432244355075

Fake research exposes poor vetting at US journals. Fake articles with ridiculous conclusions published after peer-reviews; One article suggested training men like dogs could reduce sexual abuse
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1048089478261166081

A new study "Rape Culture and Queer Performativity at Urban Dog Parks," is both flawed and fascinating
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180613morningmonarchy/

Scientists Accuse DARPA of Genetically Modifying Insects for Bioweapon to Spread Agricultural Viruses
https://twitter.com/ActivistPost/status/1048982688835809281

.@GSK resumes some #doctor payments, #backtracking on blanket #ban 💊💉💰
https://twitter.com/XEyezWideOpenX/status/1047727002311168001

Parents send children to school with hard hats, fearing roof might fall
https://twitter.com/erikmoshe/status/1049170347524849665

Some #families are paying thousands of dollars to choose their #baby's sex 👶👪🍼
https://twitter.com/XEyezWideOpenX/status/1047724348935688193

Western Male Fertility Continues to #Fall. Sperm Counts Now 36% of 1973 Levels According to Researchers as Hormone-disrupting Chemicals, Including Pesticides, Flame Retardants, & Plastics Contaminate the Food Chain
https://twitter.com/nature_hub/status/1049328353562570754

If police try to take #DNA from your kid, do they need your #consent first? 🧬🧒👮‍♂️
https://twitter.com/XEyezWideOpenX/status/1048235311980052480

Six cases of rare neurologic illness ‘with no cure’ confirmed in Minnesota
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1049093682790637569

Six Children In #Minnesota Confirmed To Have A Rare #Polio-Like Illness (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1049863420286136320

#ThisDayInHistory: #October10 w/Nixon's Vice President of the United States, #SpiroAgnew, resigns after being charged with avoision of federal income tax in 1973 (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1050079530650492928

+ #Triton discovered, #WoodrowWilson blows up the #GamboaDike, Eddie Cochran records "C'mon Everybody", @BBC bans "#MonsterMash", #OuterSpaceTreaty comes into force, '#RattleAndHum' released
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1050079531711717376

Flashback: Global Bankers Have Unleashed Inflationary Holocaust (Oct. 10, 2008)
https://mediamonarchy.com/global-bankers-have-unleashed/

+ #TheloniousMonk, #EdWood, #JaySebring, #PeterCoyote, @JohnPrineMusic, #MidgeUre, #DavidLeeRoth, @Tanya_Tucker, #KirstyMacColl, #DanielPearl, #CrystalWaters, #ACSlater/@MarioLopezExtra birthdays
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1050079533057986560

#PumpUpThaVolume: Jeff Tweedy - "Some Birds" (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1049837365496143878