Voice of the father, home sick home and in it for the money + this day in history w/the secret history of Saint Patrick’s Day and our song of the day by The Mekons on your #MorningMonarchy for March 17, 2025.
Notes/Links:
‘Novocaine’ With $8M+ Leads Lowest-Grossing Weekend Of 2025 To Date – Sunday Box Office Update
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/novocaine-with-8m-leads-lowest-grossing-weekend-of-2025-to-date-sunday-box-office-update/ar-AA1AVTYS
Oscars Ratings Suggest Awards Shows Are Not Long for TV
https://archive.is/89AWv
IATSE Union President on Canceled Kennedy Center Shows: “Behind-The-Scenes Workers Need to Feed Our Families”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/iatse-union-president-on-canceled-kennedy-center-shows-behind-the-scenes-workers-need-to-feed-our-families/ar-AA1ASdSH
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Alliance_of_Theatrical_Stage_Employees
Hollywood Ditches DEI to Avoid Donald Trump’s Wrath
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/hollywood-drops-dei-programs-donald-trump-disney-paramount-amazon-1236327202/
Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-signs-order-to-gut-staff-at-voice-of-america-and-other-us-funded-media-organizations/ar-AA1AZoNJ
Spare the indignation: Voice of America has never been independent (Mar. 30, 2017)
https://www.cjr.org/opinion/broadcasting_board_of_governors_house_trump.php
VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/0002653697
Video: Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency ‘not salvageable’ • FRANCE 24 English (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_m8adBYF2M
Gene – “Voice of the Father” (Audio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawn_to_the_Deep_End // https://genius.com/Gene-voice-of-the-father-lyrics // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENDNifTnz4M
French MEP demands the US ‘give us back the Statue of Liberty’
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250316-french-mp-demands-the-us-give-us-back-the-statue-of-liberty
Image: France wants the United States to return the Statue of Liberty. Instead of returning it, I suggest we manufacture and ship them a statue that represents the values of the modern day French Government.
https://x.com/itsJohnRocker/status/1901431566968230301
98 Protesters Arrested After Occupying Trump Tower to Demand Release of Pro-Palestinian Activist; The protesters were affiliated with Jewish Voice for Peace, which describes itself as a progressive Jewish anti-Zionist group.
https://archive.is/UJfc0
Trump’s ‘Radical Pro-Hamas’ Student Deportee Has UK Govt Security Clearance
https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/03/12/trumps-radical-pro-hamas-student-deportee-has-uk-govt-security-clearance-report/
Trump Vows to “Lead the Charge” to Unseat GOP Rep. Massie
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/11/trump-thomas-massie-primary-government-shutdown
Trump invokes rarely-used Alien Enemies Act to target Venezuelan gang
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-invokes-rarely-used-alien-enemies-act-to-target-venezuelan-gang/ar-AA1AZRaX
Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
https://apnews.com/article/trump-aclu-deportations-venezuelans-b2566f05b10bf1cde1caf467a3b001cc
James Boasberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boasberg
Trump Administration Deports Hundreds of Immigrants Even as a Judge Orders Their Removals Be Stopped
https://time.com/7268712/trump-administration-deports-hundreds-migrants-despite-judges-order/
Video: Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWDY_SQekgQ
An armed illegal immigrant gang has reportedly taken over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado. (Sep. 2, 2024)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240902morningmonarchy/
Faith No More – “Home Sick Home” (Audio)
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/5096-faith-no-more-album-of-the-year.php // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRC-oZZEhg
US Justice Department investigating New York migrant hotels, reports say
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-investigating-new-york-migrant-hotels-reports-say-2025-03-13/
Fake millionaire’s empire crumbles: ‘Wolf of WV’ pleads guilty to wire fraud
https://wchstv.com/news/local/wolf-of-west-virginia-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-faces-40-years-in-prison
What happened to DOGE stimulus checks? How the idea originated and where things stand now
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/what-happened-to-doge-stimulus-checks-how-the-idea-originated-and-where-things-stand-now/ar-AA1AITze
Video: Are DOGE stimulus checks going to happen this year? (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sMMfkBvyro
Supergrass – “Richard III” (Audio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_It_for_the_Money // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXrrOxzZCE
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: March 17, 2016 – St. Patrick’s Day was known to the Romans as the Liberalia, a festival held March 17th in honor of Osiris-Dionysus; The Secret History of Saint Patrick’s Day (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160317morningmonarchy/
#MixlrMusic: March 17, 2016 ♬ Bruce McCullough & BDAY BOY Nat King Cole
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160317mixlrmusic/
#NewWorldNextWeek: OKC Judge Rewarded With Supreme Court Nomination + Russia Leaves Syria & Portland Missiles
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw261-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw261-audio/
#NavigatingNetflix: ‘The X-Files’ Revival w/Jay Dyer
https://mediamonarchy.com/navnet-x-files-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/navnet-x-files-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: March 17, 2017 – #BookSmarts: “Tulipomania” and the Madness of Crowds 📚🌷
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170317morningmonarchy/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/tulipomania/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 17, 2017 ♬ Real Estate & Chastity Belt
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170317pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: March 17, 2020 – US Health and Human Services Hit by Major Cyber Attack
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200317morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 17, 2020 ♬ Electronic Visions & Count Slapular
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200317pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: March 17, 2021 – Fauci’s super scientific 6 feet of social distancing become super scientific 3 feet
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210317morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 17, 2021 ♬ Southern Culture On The Skids & Eric Church
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210317pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: March 17, 2022 – New details emerge in Alec Baldwin shooting
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220317morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 17, 2022 ♬ Gruff Rhys & Moe Bandy
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220317pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Saudis Prepare to Back the Petroyuan + Ukraine Biometrics Collection & Failed Field Experiments
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw479-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw479-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: March 17, 2023 – Lewis Largent, Influential MTV ‘120 Minutes’ VJ and KROQ DJ, Dies at 58
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230317morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: March 17, 2023 ♬ Susanna Hoffs & Sleaford Mods
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230317pumpupthavolume/
The Mekons- “War Economy” (Audio)
‘Horror’
Fire Records – April 4, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Mekons- “War Economy” https://mekons.bandcamp.com/track/war-economy // https://mekons.lnk.to/Horror // Mix a little violence and greed and you’ll get a war economy! From ‘Horror,’ the upcoming album by the long-running post-punk collective formed in Leeds in 1977, The Mekons. Due on April 4th via Fire Records.*