Audit the feds, ban gaming advertisements and self-checkouts out + this day in history w/gravitational waves discovered and our song of the day by Samurhymez on your #MorningMonarchy for February 11, 2025.
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US poll shows Donald Trump at new heights of approval after three weeks in office
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/02/10/us-poll-shows-donald-trump-at-new-heights-of-approval-after-three-weeks-in-office/
Trump Solana Meme Coin Sinks Lower as Bitcoin and Dogecoin Hold Steady; President Trump’s Solana meme coin hit a low price not seen since just after launch, while other top assets remain relatively steady.
https://decrypt.co/305250/trump-solana-meme-coin-sinks-bitcoin-dogecoin-steady
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s federal government employee buyout; Three unions had sought a temporary restraining order to suspend the buyout (Feb. 6, 2025)
https://archive.is/s28Ar
More than 40,000 Federal Workers Have Resigned So Far, Short of Target; Uncertainty about whether they will get paid not to work through September is deterring employees who face a Thursday deadline for taking a buyout
https://archive.is/AZsse
Musk’s DOGE Gains Access to Medicare, Medicaid Data Systems: Live Updates
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-live-updates-2027182
DOGE cancels more than $180 million from the Department of HHS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-14379761/DOGE-cancels-180-million-Department-HHS.html
Elon Musk Taps Ron Paul to Lead Federal Reserve Audit, Potentially Shaking Up Crypto Regulations
https://blockchainmagazine.com/elon-musk-taps-ron-paul-to-lead-federal-reserve-audit-potentially-shaking-up-crypto-regulations/
Video: 🙏 Musk proposes to have Ron Paul audit the Fed! (Audio)
https://youtu.be/stiLvLui6Ag
Video: KMFDM – “Money” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UssK9ovylA4 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_(KMFDM_song)
120 Minutes: June 14, 1992 // Guest: Andy Partridge of XTC
https://120minutes.org/1992/#061492
Days Of Work To Afford A Monthly Mortgage, By State
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1888074307533762943 // https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/days-work-afford-monthly-mortgage-state
Stealth Master; Prove your ninja skills by creeping through the shadows and taking out bad guys
https://youtube.com/playables/UgkxAa2Gygx3bQRx4kOraVwUFW_3mO1tH0h5
Nintendo quietly teases first 3 Switch 2 launch games, and they all bang
https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/nintendo/nintendo-teases-3-switch-2-launch-games-790924-20250205
Valve bans all Steam games that force players to watch advertisements
https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-bans-all-steam-games-that-force-players-to-watch-advertisements
Video: Valve BANS Game Advertisements (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SZ55n2x1Zo
8-Bit Arcade – “Pinhead” (Ramones Cover // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wJr9swzqL4
Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies; The tech billionaire had complained that some Reddit users were advocating violence against his staff
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrlep5xpmzo
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers; Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
https://archive.is/houIU
UK Government Fast-Tracking Bill to Monitor Bank Accounts, Revoke Licenses, and Search Homes
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-public-authorities-bill-mass-surveillance-bank-monitoring
A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are ‘a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service’ that made us spend 819 million hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-2023-study-concluded-captchas-are-a-tracking-cookie-farm-for-profit-masquerading-as-a-security-service-that-made-us-spend-819-billion-hours-clicking-on-traffic-lights-to-generate-nearly-usd1-trillion-for-google/
“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed; Meta’s alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/
Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad
https://www.theverge.com/news/606467/google-ai-super-bowl-ad-gouda-error-removed
Is self checkout on the chopping block? 6 major retailers change policies
https://www.kioskmarketplace.com/articles/is-self-checkout-on-the-chopping-block-6-major-retailers-change-policies/
Video: Why Self-Checkout Failed to Replace Cashiers (Audio)
https://youtu.be/oPeX6FO2zls
Bulbs Of Held – “East Street Market” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv2DroJouPo
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: February 11, 2016 – Gravitational Waves Have Been Discovered, Scientists Say (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160211morningmonarchy/
#MixlrMusic: February 11, 2016 ♬ Machines Of Loving Grace & Charles Manson
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160211mixlrmusic/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Feds Admit ‘Internet of Things’ Is for Spying On You + Shengen Still Ending & Whitehat Hacker
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw258-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw258-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: February 11, 2021 – UK teen wakes from 11-month coma with no knowledge of COVID-19 pandemic
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210211morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 11, 2021 ♬ Bad Brains & Ohtis – “Schatze”
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210211pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Time Games Conspiracy Theorists With Cave Wall Distractions + German Lockdowns & Tech Governments
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw437-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw437-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: February 11, 2022 – Dave Chappelle “didn’t kill affordable housing” in Ohio
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220211morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 11, 2022 ♬ Juice WRLD & Trevor Something
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220211pumpupthavolume/
Samurhymez – “Welcome To America” (Audio)
Digital Single
Wizard Militia – February 1, 2022
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Samurhymez – “Welcome To America” https://youtu.be/ayTApcJLZMs // https://open.spotify.com/album/1dPvXK0tIYU2ccfdLsGXRB // America, the land of hypocrisy, is the subject of this song released back in 2022 by #TruthMusic artist, Samurhymez. Available now via Wizard Militia.*