Baldwin pardon, earache my eye and a rocket to Russia + this day in history w/Joey Ratz resigns and our gold song of the day by David John and The Mood on your #MorningMonarchy for February 28, 2025.
Notes/Links:
Transgender US service members to be removed from military, Pentagon memo shows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/transgender-us-service-members-to-be-removed-from-military-pentagon-memo-shows/ar-AA1zTqww
Vatican thriller ‘Conclave’ wins top prize in SAG Awards upset
https://x.com/AFP/status/1893883589579706760
Martin Short unable to accept SAG Award after contracting COVID at “SNL50”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/awards/martin-short-unable-to-accept-sag-award-after-contracting-covid-at-snl50/ar-AA1zDGZb
Halle Berry’s Herpes Misdiagnosis Leads to ‘Blame Game’ Between Her and Her Boyfriend
https://toofab.com/2025/02/26/halle-berry-herpes-misdiagnosis-blame-game/
Herpesviruses reactivation following COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://eurjmedres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40001-023-01238-9
Michelle Trachtenberg’s family declines autopsy
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/michelle-trachtenberg-cause-of-death/index.html
Jon Stewart Suffers Gruesome Injury On ‘Daily Show’ Set As Segment Goes Awry; The “Daily Show” host worked through a bloody hand injury during the show’s opening monologue.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-daily-show-injury_n_67bd4577e4b0f4e8df29bf41
Video: Jon Stewart Will Do Anything For The Bit – After The Cut | The Daily Show (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVu4qDcyS4w
Shakira’s tour back on track after Peru concert cancelled due to hospital admission
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/shakira-s-tour-back-on-track-after-peru-concert-cancelled-due-to-hospital-admission/ar-AA1zd7Wf
Significance of digestive symptoms after COVID-19 vaccination: A retrospective single-center study (May 28, 2020)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9144838/
Video: Joy Reid, who ridiculed white people for their tears, breaks down in tears over her show getting canceled. Karmic perfection here (Audio)
https://fixupx.com/ClayTravis/status/1894129209066356852
Robert Davi worried about Goonies 2: Villain in iconic ’80s children’s movie fears he won’t get part in upcoming sequel because he’s a conservative
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14421367/villain-childrens-movie-upcoming-sequel-conservative.html
Shen Yun Calls for Investigation Following Bomb Threat at Kennedy Center; The arts group vows to keep going despite intimidation aka lame false flag stunts
https://archive.is/ndqDc
Gene Hackman’s death called ‘suspicious,’ autopsy results inconclusive
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/27/gene-hackman-death-suspicious-betsy-arakawa-pills/
Alec Baldwin diagnosed with PTSD after ‘Rust’ shooting
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/21/alec-baldwin-diagnosed-with-ptsd-rust-shooting/
Video: Alec Baldwin Loves Me… Trump impersonator offers Baldwin a pardon
https://x.com/JasonScoop/status/1894056180546224170
Video: Alec Baldwin speaks for the 1st time about his PTSD (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq2yaAuNsRQ
Beulah – “Rust With Me” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbNuu9D74RA // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handsome_Western_States
Betty White to Smile on New Stamp; The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the warmth, wit and charisma of Betty White by honoring the late actress and comedienne with a new stamp bearing her likeness.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0220ma-betty-white-to-smile-on-new-stamp.htm
Charley Crockett to play Taos’ Kit Carson Park in July; Recent sightings point to him moving to the area
https://www.taosnews.com/tempo/music/charley-crockett-to-play-taos-kit-carson-park-in-july/article_b5c34831-0120-5b22-9fa3-179f04d947bb.html
Morrissey Enters Kendrick vs. Drake Feud with Surprise Diss Track
https://www.instagram.com/mozposting/p/DGJWiz1NwXb/
‘Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie’ 2024 R 2h 3m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30833959/
Video: CHEECH & CHONG’S LAST MOVIE | Official Trailer 2025 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KUlnijJavY
Cheech and Chong – “Earache My Eye” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wGlr2W15OI
#AlbumAnalysis: Rocket to Russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_to_Russia
#AlbumAnalysis: Ed Stasium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stasium
#AlbumAnalysis: The Rhino Podcast #1: Ramones “Rocket To Russia” with guest Ed Stasium (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJCS_r18sY
#AlbumAnalysis: 8-Bit Misfits – “Rockaway Beach” (Inst. // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnadwaqZJ0M
February 2015 – Page 1 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2015/02/
Flashback: The Untold History of Psychedelic Spirituality, Social Control, and the CIA (Feb. 28, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/the-untold-history-of-psychedelic/
Flashback: @PumpUpThaVolume: Episode148 – Getting Higher (Feb. 28, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/putv148/
“Living Half to Death” w/William Matheny: Fellow West Virginia boy William Matheny pulled into DC for a show and then called us up to talk about the new record, ‘Strange Constellations’.
https://mediamonarchy.com/william-matheny/
#MorningMonarchy: February 28, 2018 – General Mills to buy pet food maker Blue Buffalo for $8 billion
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180228morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 28, 2018 ♬ BDAY BOY Joe South & Jodee Lewis
https://mediamonarchy.com/20180228pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: February 28, 2019 – Pederast Pope Benedict (aka Joey Ratz) resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church in 2013, becoming the first pope to do so since Pope Gregory XII, in 1415. (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190228morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 28, 2019 ♬ Percy Faith & Lena Horne
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190228pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: February 28, 2020 – Just before the guilty verdict, Weinstein rape accuser testifies he doesn’t have testicles, appears to have vagina
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200228morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 28, 2020 ♬ The 1975 & Buzzcocks
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200228pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: February 28, 2022 – Journalist Philip Crowther reports live from Ukraine in six different languages
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220228morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 28, 2022 ♬ The Beths & Jon Spencer
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220228pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: February 28, 2023 – Joy Behar says the residents of East Palestine got what they deserved because they voted for Trump
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230228morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 28, 2023 ♬ µ-Ziq & Orbital
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230228pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: February 28, 2024 – Biden makes unexpected trip to Walter Reed for ‘physical’ as mental fitness speculation mounts
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240228morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: February 28, 2024 ♬ Sierra Ferrell & The Dead South
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240228pumpupthavolume/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #February28 w/bdrmm, Lilly Hiatt, Nick Frater, Year Of The Cobra, Edith Frost, Deep Sea Diver, JD Clayton, The Devil Makes Three, Panda Bear, Kneecap & more! ♬
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250228_NewMusicFriday.png // https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20250228
David John and The Mood – “Diggin’ For Gold” (Audio)
‘Diggin’ For Gold’
Parlophone – July 9, 1965
*David John and The Mood – “Diggin’ For Gold” https://youtu.be/P0Hg2J-wJlI // https://www.discogs.com/release/1993436-David-John-And-The-Mood-Diggin-For-Gold // This blaster by UK freakbeat band, David John and The Mood, was released as the A-side of a Parlophone 7″ (produced by Joe Meek), in July of 1965.*