Voltage outage, me at the zoo at 20 and internet satellites + this day in history w/anti-semetic (sic) NYT cartoons and our song of the day by Jody Bigfoot & Konchis on your #MorningMonarchy for April 29, 2025.
Notes/Links:
Computers used to scream out in pain when we connected to the internet. This was a warning and we did not heed it.
https://x.com/klara_sjo/status/1911953971146596430
American Idol ratings nosedive after ‘Carrie Underwood pushed for faith-based episode’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/american-idol-ratings-nosedive-after-carrie-underwood-pushed-for-faith-based-episode/ar-AA1DyWWp
‘How Great Thou Art’: American Idol Puts Spotlight on Jesus With 3-Hour Easter Special (Audio)
https://cbn.com/news/entertainment/how-great-thou-art-american-idol-puts-spotlight-jesus-3-hour-easter-special
Video: Belt Racer Commercial 1982 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1nlEPMXug
Federal agents arrested Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction charges; Her arrest came one day after federal authorities arrested a former New Mexico judge and his wife on charges related to their reported harboring of an undocumented immigrant with ties to Tren de Aragua
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/fbi-arrest-judge-hannah-dugan-milwaukee.html
Kneecap Respond To Sharon Osbourne Calling For Revocation Of Their Visas Over Israel Message At Coachella
https://www.stereogum.com/2305437/kneecap-respond-to-sharon-osbourne-calling-for-revocation-of-their-visas-over-israel-message-at-coachella/news/ // https://archive.is/ooOyx
Search: Kneecap
https://mediamonarchy.com/?s=Kneecap
Sharon Osbourne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Osbourne
Don Arden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Arden
Spain terminates Israeli ammo contract after uproar threatened to topple coalition; The deal for 15 million bullets would be “unilaterally” canceled, a Spanish government official says. (Apr. 24, 2025)
https://www.politico.eu/article/spanish-government-terminates-israeli-weapons-contract-amid-uproar/
Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light
https://apnews.com/article/spain-portugal-power-outage-electricity-b0c5fbca49b8422248c4f933e20303b3
Video: Spain, Portugal & Parts Of France Hit By Massive Power Outage, Trains Stopped, Airports Affected (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lZc7TsB3vY
Sneaker Pimps – “Loretta Young Silks” (Radio Edit // Audio)
‘Bloodsport’
Tommy Boy – 22 January 2002
*Sneaker Pimps – “Loretta Young Silks” (Radio Edit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1ZA9IweB4 // https://www.discogs.com/release/911857-Sneaker-Pimps-Loretta-Young-Silks // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodsport_(album) // https://www.whosampled.com/sample/95888/Sneaker-Pimps-Loretta-Young-Silks-Bill-Withers-I-Wish-You-Well/ // ‘Bloodsport’ was the third studio album by English electronic band, Sneaker Pimps, but the first one I loved. Sampling Bill Withers’ “I Wish You Well,” this radio edit was only available on the CD single. The title refers to ‘The Stranger’ actress Loretta Young – which I didn’t know when I got into this album back at the college radio station.*
Lorde Returns With New Single “What Was That”
https://www.stereogum.com/2305396/lorde-what-was-that/music/
Spain hits first weekday of 100% renewable power on national grid
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/22/spain-hits-first-weekday-of-100-renewable-power-on-national-grid/
22 Shocking AI Electricity Usage Statistics for 2025 and Beyond (Jan. 8, 2025)
https://mspoweruser.com/ai-electricity-usage/
Trump [like a BOSS] to Macron: ‘You Shouldn’t Be Here’ – US President Sends French Warmonger Out of the Mini-Summit With Zelensky in the Vatican
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/trump-macron-you-shouldnt-be-here-us-president/
Carney celebrates election win with party four seats away from majority, as counts continue
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cr5d13e4r2rt
YouTube turns 20: From cat videos to AI
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youtube-turns-20-from-cat-videos-to-ai/
Video: YouTube turns 20 years old (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3YW7vCh9Jw
Sneaker Pimps – “Kiro TV” (Audio)
‘Bloodsport’
Tommy Boy – 22 January 2002
*Sneaker Pimps – “Kiro TV” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xNQWhy-2aA // ‘Bloodsport’ opener “Kiro TV” is named after Seattle television station, KIRO-TV.*
Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-launches-first-kuiper-internet-satellites-taking-starlink-2025-04-28/
Video: Amazon’s Kuiper Satellites Launch to Space (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSN8l1NVFLw
Remy – “Fluid” (Audio)
YouTube Video
ReasonTV – April 21, 2025
*Remy – “Fluid” https://youtu.be/qy-G5A9vmXo // Remy takes on the tariff wars with a parody of Fifty Fifty’s “Cupid” on his just-released video, available now on YouTube via ReasonTV.*
#MorningMonarchy: April 29, 2016 – NYTimes sued over alleged discrimination
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160429morningmonarchy/
#MixlrMusic: April 29, 2016 ♬ April songs by Spike Jones & Soul Asylum
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160429mixlrmusic/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: April 29, 2019 – Anti-Semetic (sic) NYT Cartoon Draws Outrage (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190429morningmonarchy/ // https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/1556705431-in-apologetic-editorial-nyt-says-cartoon-shows-numbness-to-creep-of-anti-semitism
#PumpUpThaVolume: April 29, 2019 ♬ Doe’s “Heated” & The Move
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190429pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: April 29, 2020 – German doctors pose naked in protest at #PPE shortages
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200429morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: April 29, 2020 ♬ The Texas Gentlemen & The Dead South
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200429pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: April 29, 2021 – Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Trafficking
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210429morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: April 29, 2021 ♬ Badfinger & Alien Sex Fiend
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210429pumpupthavolume/
Jody Bigfoot & Konchis – “Futures For Sale” (Audio)
‘Report From Iron Mountain’
Trinity Lo Fi – August 16, 2024
*#PumpUpThaVolume #TruthMusic: Jody Bigfoot and Konchis – “Futures For Sale” https://trinitylofi.bandcamp.com/track/futures-for-sale // https://trinitylofi.bandcamp.com/album/report-from-iron-mountain // James Corbett declared years ago that “Data Is The New Oil,” here’s a song in protest of those who are gathering that data. From Jody Bigfoot and Konchis’ album, ‘Report From Iron Mountain,’ released last August by Trinity Lo-Fi.*