Enforcing the BOTS Act, gamer tariff all-stars and leaving government roles + this day in history w/eclipse conspiracy and our song of the day by Prezence on your #MorningMonarchy for April 8, 2025.
Notes/Links:
JCPenney to close all 656 stores for 24 hours after announcing permanent closures in 8 states
https://archive.is/I5T0l
Walmart Responds to Nationwide Boycott as Stores Face ‘Blackout’
https://www.newsweek.com/walmart-responds-national-boycott-stores-blackout-2056246
China Can’t Win a Trade War Against the U.S. for One Simple Reason
https://www.newsweek.com/china-cant-win-trade-war-against-us-one-simple-reason-opinion-2056525
Don’t get panicked by the dramatic stock market drops (Mar. 12, 2025)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/don_t_get_panicked_by_the_dramatic_stock_market_drops.html
Calling Customer Service at Consumer Cellular, Located In Portland, OR (Audio)
‘Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution’ By Steven Levy
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/hackers-heroes-of-the-computer-revolution_steven-levy/311491/
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Crack Down on Ticket Scalpers, Enforce BOTS Act; The order, signed with Kid Rock in attendance, directs the FTC, the Treasury Department and the Department of Justice to deliver a report on actions taken within 180 days.
https://archive.is/r3xhX
Video: Trump signs executive order on ticket resellers, joined by Kid Rock (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSik2-GKiFQ
The Faint – “In Concert” (Audio)
https://genius.com/The-faint-in-concert-lyrics // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEecG-2pjKI
Video: The Faint – live at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe [FULL SET] 3/25/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouLFr4ym7fg
Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/
‘Thing’ Documents the Early Days of Chicago House: ‘We Were in the Middle of History’; The recently reissued zine ran for 10 issues from 1989 to 1993, as house “was blowing up.”
https://archive.is/JLjsI
Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump’s Tariffs
https://archive.is/WXedI
Video: Trump tariffs disrupt Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders in US (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxT8FXDII98
Lana Del Rey – “Video Games” (Dirge x Howl Remix // Audio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Games_(Lana_Del_Rey_song) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF7bErXCZ3k
Image: COVER ART PROMPT – Enforcing the BOTS Act, gamer tariff all-stars and leaving government roles
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250408_MorningMonarchy.jpg
*A cinematic shot of a group of gamers being interviewed about the BOTS Act. They are sitting in a room with a government seal on the wall. The gamers are wearing headphones and have gaming consoles in front of them. The background is blurred, showing other gamers and government officials.*
Le Pen Conviction Proves Trump Right About Europe, Lawfare
https://www.newsweek.com/le-pen-conviction-proves-trump-right-about-europe-lawfare-opinion-2053318
Trump praises Ohtani’s ‘movie star’ looks and attacks senators during Dodgers’ visit
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/07/dodgers-white-house-visit-ohtani
Video: What to expect from Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu at White House
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-to-expect-from-trump-s-meeting-with-netanyahu-at-white-house/vi-AA1CsLOA#details
Supreme Court says govt. does not need to return wrongfully deported man by midnight
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-block-order-to-return-mistakenly-deported-maryland-man/3885611/
Trump says Musk will probably leave in ‘a few months’
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-tesla-government-cuts-c47211544c5382a6207779ee95c6060b
Video: Trump told Cabinet members Elon Musk would be leaving government role soon (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G5_kN7ZKKg
Prefuse 73 – “Now You’re Leaving” (w/Camu // Audio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrounded_by_Silence_(album) // https://genius.com/Prefuse-73-now-youre-leaving-lyrics // https://open.spotify.com/track/748fdWfKYhhO1DAIZEW5mM
#MorningMonarchy: April 8, 2016 – Country music legend @MerleHaggard dies on his birthday at age 79
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160408morningmonarchy/
#MixlrMusic: April 8, 2016 ♬ Tortoise & The Orb
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160408mixlrmusic/
@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode199 – #Masterpiece ♬ Big Thief & Ben Harper
https://mediamonarchy.com/putv199/
#MorningMonarchy: April 8, 2019 – EMP attacks could cripple America, warns the White House… and nobody is doing anything to defend the nation’s electrical infrastructure
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190408morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: April 8, 2019 ♬ Smashing Pumpkins & The Spitfires
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190408pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: April 8, 2022 – Jimmy Savile: American Netflix viewers horrified by new documentary about British paedophile
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220408morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: April 8, 2022 ♬ Lyle Lovett & C.W. McCall
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220408pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: April 8, 2024 – Suspicious0bservers “Eclipse Conspiracy” (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240408morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: April 8, 2024 ♬ Maximo Park & METZ
https://mediamonarchy.com/20240408pumpupthavolume/
Prezence – “Psyop” (Audio)
Digital Single
Prezence Music – August 26, 2024
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Prezence – “Psyop” https://youtu.be/HIw-sNJLvpo // https://www.prezencemusic.com // Here’s another great track from rapper, Prezence, available now via the artist. Thanks to @DukeBooty for the heads up on this song!*