Cypher codes, forced farce and mumbo jumbo + this day in history w/the Standard Oil breakup and our song of the day by Fountains of Wayne on your Morning Monarchy for May 15, 2020.
Notes/Links:
“Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction. My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today,” Melissa Etheridge shared in a statement Wednesday.
https://twitter.com/NOTDumPhuk/status/1260885914781450240
Sad, but given David Crosby’s history, you can’t be shocked by this.
https://twitter.com/JeffVasey1/status/1260764012259741702
#Cypher: “one that has no weight, worth, or influence” // “a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning” // “a message in code” // “a combination of symbolic letters”
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1260815959171850241
Beckett Cypher, Melissa Etheridge’s Son, Dies at 21 (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261173835555954688
Andre Harrell, Founder of Uptown Records, Dead at 59
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259312888398974978
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259338106798583808
Little Richard, Rock Pioneer Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259189972088885249
Jerry Stiller Dead: ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘King of Queens’ Actor Was 92
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259893670020554754
John Macurdy, bass who sang 1,001 times at Met, dies at 91
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1260748311696486401
Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Fe Opera today canceled its entire 2020 season: “I am at a loss to describe the disappointment that I myself and all my colleagues feel today,” General Director Robert K. Meya wrote in an open letter Monday.
https://twitter.com/thenewmexican/status/1259911913619828736
UFC’s return could provide blueprint for other pro leagues
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259579189923102723
Florida governor willing to host teams for restart of sports
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1260746160970567685
It’s a game of adjustments. The Game Changer All-In-One Mask & Garment Collection launches tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/Baseballism/status/1260694605822976000
Bryan Adams has attacked what he called “bat eating bastards” for his concert tour’s cancellation
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1260154541502337025
Black Keys Cancel ‘Let’s Rock’ Summer Tour Due to COVID-19
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1260428564559773698
Bob Dylan Announces New Album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ And Premieres “False Prophet”
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259637491176480770
Legendary punk label Dischord Records has entire 40 year catalog online for free
https://twitter.com/chigrl/status/1260179665974710274
So this is where all that 120minutes.tylerc.com traffic has been coming from today
https://twitter.com/tylerc/status/1258150111273771016
Pizza party for the 30th anniversary of the #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles movie
https://twitter.com/cassiecohn/status/1260301194863443968
Space Force | Official Teaser (Audio)
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259352300147089408
Fear Channels: The latest Tina Toon via Ben Garrison
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1259899095436505088
Don’t miss the biggest PR stunt of our generation!
https://twitter.com/NOTDumPhuk/status/1260636424694648842
CNN promoting teenage activist Greta Thunberg as an expert panelist for its next “Coronavirus: Facts and Fears” town hall.
https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/1260565846746959872
NYTimes Has ‘Journalistic Integrity’ Problem: Ex-Editor Tom Kuntz
https://twitter.com/NOTDumPhuk/status/1259930833894416384
#BookSmarts: ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ and How a Sprawling Conspiracy ‘Jes Grew’ (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261184570696675328
#ThisDayInHistory: #May15 w/In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, SCOTUS declares @RockefellerFdn
/#StandardOil to be an “unreasonable” monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261352740397015040
+ #AnneBoleyn trial, #Faith7 launch, #ArthurBremer shoots #GeorgeWallace, “#RaspberryBeret,” Scott Weiland arrested, #Laos #SecretWar admitted, #JessicaWatson sails unassisted around globe
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261352742062141440
Flashback: Newman’s Own Exploiting Organic Labeling Loophole (May 15, 2010)
https://mediamonarchy.com/newmans-own-exploiting-organic-labeling-loophole/
Flashback: Obama Administration: Goldman Sachs From Top To Bottom // Obama’s Change: Owned & Operated By Great Vampire Squid // Obamessiah Updates: Woody Allen says Obama should become a dictator // Indiana Rep. Mark Souder resigns after affair with staffer // O’Reilly calls Kagan brother as ‘left wing radical’ // SCOTUS bans life in prison for juvenile non-murderers // Obama tells Mexican president ‘we are not defined by our borders’ // Rich & powerful: Obama & the global super-elite // Obama may personally greet each graduate: Kalamazoo central seniors to fill out paperwork for secret service // Obama turns his back on the press // Video: Obama snubs questions at ‘Press Freedom Act’ signing // National ‘Intelligence’ Director Dennis Blair resigns // Obama’s National Intelligence Director, Dennis Blair, to resign // Obama hails vote on tightening regulation of Wall Street banks // Obama starts deploying interrogation teams // Harlem’s Pastor Manning puts Obama on trial (May 15, 2010)
https://mediamonarchy.com/obama-administration-goldman-sachs-from-top-to-bottom/
+ #FrankBaum, #PrescottBush, #JosephCotten, #JamesMason, #JasperJohns, #UtahPhillips, #TriniLopez, #BrianEno, #KathleenSebelius, #MikeOldfield, #AndrewEldritch, #AhmetZappa, #RayLewis birthday
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261352743903485952
#NewMusicFriday: @JasonIsbell has ‘Reunions, @KaitlynAurelia makes a ‘Mosaic’ and @ChathamCoLine have a ‘Strange Fascination’ + @CMMalcolmBand, @JesssWilliamson, @AAofficial/#AskingAlexandria + More sndtrck gold from #NicolasCarras 💿🕺
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261138177105948672
#PumpUpThaVolume: Fountains Of Wayne (@FountainsOfWayn) – “Denise” (Audio)
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1261134786107633664