Defund the psyops, buy the dips and open the door to Kamala + this day in history w/Trump surrounded himself with conspiracy theorists and our song of the day by Why Bother? on your #MorningMonarchy for May 5, 2025.
Notes/Links:
Ghost Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’; It’s the first hard rock album to be No. 1 in more than four years.
https://archive.is/ieDem
Child Scratches Mark Rothko Work in Dutch Museum
https://archive.is/J8O74
Lady Gaga Draws 2.1 Million Fans to Record-Breaking Free Concert at Rio’s Copacabana Beach; It marked the pop star’s first performance in Brazil in over a decade.
https://archive.is/PtjMV
2 Arrested for Plot to Bomb Lady Gaga Concert in Brazil
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-arrested-plot-bomb-lady-181048088.html
Lady Gaga bomb plot targeted LGBTQ crowd, third person planned ‘satanist ritual’ child killing, Brazil authorities say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lady-gaga-bomb-plot-targeted-230511884.html
Lady Gaga’s 2025 Coachella Performance Was Nothing Less Than a Satanic Megaritual
https://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/lady-gagas-2025-coachella-performance-was-nothing-less-than-a-satanic-megaritual/
Trump signs order to ax federal funding for NPR and PBS
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/02/trump-npr-pbs-order-federal-funding
Video: Trump signs executive order blocking federal funding to NPR, PBS (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDr45cXlMnc
The Wannadies – “Because” (Audio)
‘The Wannadies’
Indolent/RCA/BMG – October 28, 1997
*The Wannadies – “Because” ANOTHER MONARCHY EXCLUSIVE! // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wannadies_(1997_album) // https://www.discogs.com/master/691568-The-Wannadies-The-Wannadies // S/t album by Swedish band The Wannadies was based on the band’s fourth album ‘Bagsy Me,’ also released in 1997. As well as slightly changing the order, it omits two tracks (“Bumble Bee Boy” and “Combat Honey”) replacing them with two further singles from the band’s third album Be A Girl (“Might Be Stars” and “How Does It Feel?” – “You and Me Song” (of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ soundtrack fame) was also originally from Be A Girl but was also included on Bagsy Me).*
Australians voting in national election as Trump’s influence looms
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australians-voting-national-election-trump-influence-looms/
Democrats cautiously open door to another Harris run in 2028
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/democrats-cautiously-open-door-to-another-harris-run-in-2028/
Casino Jack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Jack
Video: ‘Surprising amount of support’ from Democrats for Kamala Harris to re-run in 2028 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDgtP8wa6Ho
Elastica – “All-Nighter” (Audio)
‘Elastica’
DGC – March 1995
*Elastica – “All-Nighter” https://open.spotify.com/track/0v6LsCQq8XuFDytG01qx5w // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastica_(album) // Elastica is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Elastica. It was released in March 1995 through Deceptive Records in the UK and DCG/Geffen Records internationally. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. This is the only album to feature the original line-up, and guitarist Donna Matthews.*
#PumpUpThaVolume: Spring 2025 ♬ These are those new (and classic) songs you’ve heard on Media Monarchy this season ♬
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1loOGbpdDyR2bIe0Kw3xBz
Young Workers Ready To Quit: Burnout, Pay Concerns Driving Exodus
https://studyfinds.org/young-workers-ready-to-quit-burnout-pay-concerns-driving-exodus/
“They literally are trying to buy everything.” According to Robert F. Kennedy Jr, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard…
https://choiceclips.whatfinger.com/2025/05/01/they-literally-are-trying-to-buy-everything-according-to-robert-f-kennedy-jr-blackrock-state-street-and-vanguard/
Dow jumps 500 points, S&P 500 posts longest win streak in 20 years as stocks claw back tariff losses: Live updates
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/01/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April=
https://archive.is/ZDBwO
Video: S&P sees longest winning streak in 20 years, Trump warns of tariff impact, Why Fed won’t cut rates (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejcjpqO7XUo
Video: Prong – “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” (Audio)
‘Cleansing’
Epic – January 25, 1994
*Prong – “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwUT1LTh7RE // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23rnAs9BHkk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_(album) // ‘Cleansing’ was the fourth album by the American heavy metal band, Prong. Featuring an industrial-influenced sound thanks to ex-Killing Joke members Paul Raven on bass guitar and John Bechdel on keyboards and programming, the record received moderate commercial success. The single “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” received a commercial interest; its music video received heavy rotation on MTV and was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head.*
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: May 5, 2016 – Trump Has “Surrounded Himself” With “Conspiracy Theorists” (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160505morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 5, 2016 ♬ Black Sabbath & Mars Volta
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160505pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 5, 2017 – Ex-science teacher in New Mexico pleads guilty to manufacturing meth
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170505morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 5, 2017 ♬ Father John Misty & Sloan
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170505pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 5, 2020 – Drones to reduce Daytona officers contact with citizens and detect fevers to keep officers safe
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200505morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 5, 2020 ♬ Chk Chk Chk (!!!) & Chicano Batman
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200505pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 5, 2021 – Oregon’s MASKED High School runner COLLAPSES at finish line
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210505morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 5, 2021 ♬ Jimmy “Duck” Holmes & Sturgill Simpson
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210505pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: May 5, 2022 – Leaked SCOTUS opinion on abortion
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220505morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 5, 2022 ♬ Whatitdo Archive Group & Harry Skoler
https://mediamonarchy.com/20220505pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Your Body, Their Choice + Disinfo Declarations & Suicide Solutions
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw483-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw483-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: May 5, 2023 – Red Sox fans at Fenway Park shut out Bud Light over Dylan Mulvaney fiasco
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230505morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: May 5, 2023 ♬ Extreme & Garbage
https://mediamonarchy.com/20230505pumpupthavolume/
Why Bother? – “Listen” (Audio)
‘You Are Part of the Experiment’
Feel It Records – April 18, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume #TruthMusic: Why Bother? – “Listen” https://whybotheriowa.bandcamp.com/track/listen // https://whybotheriowa.bandcamp.com/album/you-are-part-of-the-experiment // Mason City, Iowa band, Why Bother?, declares that they won’t be listening to propaganda or eating any ultra-processed poison! From the just-released 5-song EP, ‘You Are Part of the Experiment,’ available now via Feel It Records.*