Settled lawsuits, strategic strikes and big beautiful bills + this day in history w/New York Times falls for fake North Korean Twitter account and our song of the day by T.S.O.L. on your #MorningMonarchy for July 7, 2025.
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WVU’s Javon Small selected by Memphis in 2nd round of NBA Draft
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wvu-s-javon-small-selected-by-memphis-in-2nd-round-of-nba-draft/ar-AA1HvwYo
Guardians starter Luis Ortiz’s suspicious wild pitches at heart of MLB gambling investigation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/guardians-starter-luis-ortizs-suspicious-wild-pitches-at-heart-of-mlb-gambling-investigation/ar-AA1HVJKL
LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan Cancel Philadelphia Festival Gig in Solidarity With Striking City Workers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/ll-cool-j-jazmine-sullivan-cancel-philadelphia-festival-gig-in-solidarity-with-striking-city-workers/ar-AA1I2gR2
Saw Charley Crockett last night in Taos! Weekend getaway🤠
https://x.com/conniengsa/status/1941954288625803286
Disturbed’s David Draiman Met with Boos at Final Black Sabbath Concert
https://consequence.net/2025/07/disturbed-david-draiman-boos-final-black-sabbath-concert/
Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out the Cure’s Robert Smith at Glastonbury for ‘Friday I’m in Love’ and ‘Just Like Heaven’
https://variety.com/2025/music/global/olivia-rodrigo-the-cure-robert-smith-glastonbury-1236439021/
‘Patchwork’ at Glastonbury 2025 was poorly-disguised Pulp
https://pulpwiki.net/News/1751200834
What to Know About Bob Vylan, the Band at the Center of a Scandal; The police in Britain are investigating, and the band lost its U.S. visas after a member called for “death” to Israel’s army at a festival
https://archive.is/BA7j4
Bob Vylan’s Israeli military chant prompts US visa cancellation and UK criminal probe
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/uk/bob-vylan-uk-band-glastonbury-us-visa-intl-latam
Snoop Dogg Settlement, Diddy Trial, Jay-Z Extortion Ruling & More Top Music Law News; In this week’s Legal Beat newsletter, Snoop settles with a session musician, Diddy nears the end of his sex trafficking trial, Jay-Z loses a key round in his extortion lawsuit and much more
https://archive.is/xa2yz
If Diddy Is Convicted, How Much Prison Time Is He Facing?; Billboard breaks down the different sentencing scenarios for the rapper and mogul, depending on what kind of verdict the jury comes back with
https://archive.is/jM3XX
Diddy Jury Reaches Partial Verdict, But Decision a Mystery as Members Deadlock on RICO Charge; Jurors have decided the sex-trafficking and prostitution charges against the rapper, but have yet to reach a consensus on a racketeering count. The judge told them to keep working.
https://archive.is/B8qEl
Diddy Must Stay in Jail After Mixed Verdict Due to Domestic Abuse, Judge Says; The rapper will remain in custody until his sentencing hearing, where he faces a relatively short prison term after being acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering.
https://archive.is/OKlBG
Diddy’s Stunning Acquittal on Sex-Trafficking and RICO: Legal Experts Weigh in on How He Won; The jury may have been swayed by prosecution errors, like overcharging and missing witnesses, as well as the defense’s shrewd decision to admit domestic abuse from day one
https://archive.is/1Ln9S
CBS News Staffers React To Paramount Settlement Of Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit: “Can You Hold Power To Account After Paying It Millions?” – Update
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/staffers-at-cbs-news-react-with-dismay-but-not-surprise-at-paramount-settlement-of-donald-trump-s-60-minutes-lawsuit/ar-AA1HQe2F
Video: Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ lawsuit (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF_aKT27loY
Arctic Monkeys – “Library Pictures” (Audio)
‘Suck It And See’
Domino – Jun. 6, 2011
*Arctic Monkeys – “Library Pictures” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h02QucoCsPk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suck_It_and_See // https://genius.com/Arctic-monkeys-library-pictures-lyrics // “Library pictures of the quickening canoe/The first of its kind to get to the moon/Give me an eeny, meeny, miny, moe/Or an ip, dip, dog shit, rock and roll”. Arctic Mondays!*
Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months (Jun. 25, 2025)
https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-program-military-strikes-trump-f0fc085a2605e7da3e2f47ff9ac0e01d
Video: Strikes on Iran Only Set Nuclear Program Back by Months: Report (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSFi-InBnDo
Yungblud – “The Greatest Parade” (Audio)
‘Idols’
Capitol Records / Locomotion Records – June 20, 2025
*Yungblud – “The Greatest Parade” https://soundcloud.com/yungblud/the-greatest-parade // https://yungblud.lnk.to/idols // Here’s a deep track from ‘Idols,’ the just-released album by rising UK singer-songwriter, Yungblud. Available now via Capitol Records / Locomotion Records.*
Yungblud Steals the Show at Ozzy’s Final Black Sabbath Concert
https://entertainmentnow.com/music/yungblud-opens-ozzy-osborne-final-show-2025/
Image: Recently unearthed stone tablet reveals a warning to Canaan that Persia is just weeks away from a nuke
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/canaan_tablets_persia_nuke.webp
Supreme Court, in birthright citizenship case, limits use of universal injunctions
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-in-birthright-citizenship-case-limits-use-of-universal-injunctions/ar-AA1HxJVq
US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzzzdj15vo
Video: The US Senate approves Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ by a narrow margin after a 24-hour-long marathon session; The senators voted 51 to 50 to pass the bill (Audio)
https://x.com/WIONews/status/1940244203000537305
Video: “Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only… how much government is spending. Because that’s the true tax.” -Milton Friedman; What Milton is saying is that taxes, printing (printing money causes inflation), or borrowing all comes down to you paying the bill. Nothing is “government funded”, everything is taxpayer funded. (Audio)
https://fixupx.com/Chesschick01/status/1939890842920984850
Wunderhorse – “The Rope”
‘The Rope’
Communion Records – June 2, 2025
*Wunderhorse – “The Rope” https://soundcloud.com/wunderhorse-music/the-rope // https://youtu.be/yrT-RztwIRo // https://wunderhorse.lnk.to/theropevinyl // UK rock band, Wunderhorse, premiered this track on their ‘Later…With Jools Holland’ debut appearance on June 1st and then announced the single as a 7″ on June 2nd. Available now via Communion Records. Vinyl edition SOLD OUT.*
#MorningMonarchy: July 7, 2016 – Did anyone tell PETA their Pamplona protest looks like a satanic ritual?
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160707morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 7, 2016 ♬ BDAY BOYS Anton Karas & Jim Gaffigan
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160707pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Americans Prefer Death By Meteor To Clinton Or Trump + War Criminal Roundup & Chinese Satellite
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw276-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw276-audio/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: July 7, 2017 – The @NYTimes Issues Correction After Falling for @DPRK_News, the Parody North Korea Twitter Account (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170707morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: July 7, 2017 ♬ Japanese Breakfast & Rogue Emperor
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170707pumpupthavolume/
T.S.O.L. – “American Zone” (Audio)
‘Change Today?’
Enigma – 1984
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: T.S.O.L. – “American Zone” (Audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avzl1U0nDEs // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Today%3F // ‘Change Today?’ is the third studio album by the American rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty), released in 1984 through Enigma Records. It was the band’s first album with singer/guitarist Joe Wood and drummer Mitch Dean, replacing founding members Jack Grisham and Todd Barnes who had left the band in late 1983. The album was recorded using money loaned to T.S.O.L. by the Dead Kennedys, and found the new incarnation of the band moving away from the hardcore punk associations of the original lineup in favor of a traditional rock and gothic rock sound. Allmusic…saying that it “marked quite a stylistic twist for the band. Known up to that time as a hardcore punk outfit, T.S.O.L. suddenly became much more of a traditional rock group with more in common with the Doors than the Damned.”*