Independent media, ironic protests and illegal tariffs + this day in history w/Steely dead and our song of the day by PLAIINS on your #MorningMonarchy for September 8, 2025.
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12 Nicest Small Towns In West Virginia
https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/12-nicest-small-towns-in-west-virginia.html
Robin Wright says fleeing the US has been ‘liberating’: ‘America is a s–t show’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/01/entertainment/robin-wright-says-fleeing-the-us-has-been-liberating-america-is-a-s-tshow/
The Blaze Profiles Flip City! America’s last laugh: Talking shop with the founders of Flip City Magazine; Scott and Christy McKenzie on fighting for the funny at ‘the World’s Last Satire Magazine.’
https://flipcitymag.substack.com/p/the-blaze-profiles-flip-city-magazine // https://www.theblaze.com/align/america-s-last-laugh-talking-shop-with-the-founders-of-flip-city-magazine
Inside the Intimate, A-List Concerts Being Held in Pizza Joints, Backyards & New York Lofts; “We don’t call them concerts; we call them parties,” says Eric Weiner, who founded The Wild Honeypie — one of several outfits producing shows for small audiences
https://archive.is/KOWft
Everything We Know About the US Tariff Situation and How It Affects the Discogs Community
https://www.discogs.com/about/news/united-states-tariff-impact-music-media-2025/
Morgan Wallen & ‘I’m the Problem’ Won’t Be Submitted for 2026 Grammy Awards; His team will not submit the artist, any of the songs he co-wrote or the album for Grammy consideration
https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-not-submitted-2026-grammys-1236047754/
A songwriter had part of his brain removed. The music flowed.; Mike Frazier had no idea that the source of his stomach pains and mental health struggles was a condition that affects tens of millions of people worldwide
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/09/06/mike-frazier-musician-epilepsy-surgery/ // https://archive.is/kIuvN
Morrissey ‘Switched Off’ Email Soliciting Offers for Rights to Smiths’ Songs, Per His Website
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/morrissey-switched-off-email-soliciting-offers-for-rights-to-smiths-songs-per-his-website/ar-AA1M1cTz
‘WISHstory’ | When WISH-TV lost its CBS affiliation after 59 years
https://www.wishtv.com/wish-tv-70th-anniversary/wishstory-when-wish-tv-lost-its-cbs-affiliation-after-59-years/
Video: WISH goes independent after losing CBS affiliation in 2015 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYZcB3PB-DY
H2O – “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” (The Smiths Cover // Audio)
‘The World Still Won’t Listen’
Too Damn Hype Records/Temperance Records – 1996
*H2O – “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” (The Smiths Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOHX6oPt1jI // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Knows_I’m_Miserable_Now // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H2O_(American_band) // https://search.brave.com/search?q=The+World+Still+Won%27t+Listen&summary=1&conversation=dc1f5e59755401600380f2 // The title “The World Still Won’t Listen” refers to a tribute album released in 1996, titled ‘The World Still Won’t Listen (A Tribute To The Smiths),’ compiled by Too Damn Hype Records and distributed by Temperance Records.*
How Trump’s quiet holiday weekend fueled a viral death hoax
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/02/trump-death-illness-white-house-rumors // https://archive.is/l5tU8
Donald Trump Addresses Rumors About His Death
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/donald-trump-addresses-rumors-about-his-death/ar-AA1LK0lX
5 Key Takeaways From Australia’s Nationwide Immigration Marches; Tens of thousands of Australians lined the streets on Aug. 31 to protest government immigration policy
https://archive.is/2x0Ct
‘Gringos out!’: Mexicans protest against tourists and gentrification
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gringos-out-mexicans-protest-against-tourists-and-gentrification/ar-AA1LvGyG
Video: NOW – Trump says after cleaning up DC with the National Guard, he’ll move to another location, stating, “Chicago will be next, then we’ll help New York.” (Audio)
https://x.com/disclosetv/status/1958943176355406214
58 shot, 8 dead, in Chicago amid Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/58-shot-8-dead-in-chicago-amid-trump-s-threat-to-deploy-national-guard/ar-AA1LAPHh
Video: TV host points out irony of Mexico City residents protesting immigrants (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z25pvQpQ5s
Flypaper – “Oh Well” (Audio)
‘Forget the Rush’
Punk Slime Recordings – November 7, 2025
*Flypaper – “Oh Well” https://soundcloud.com/flypaper-sc/oh-well // https://pnkslm.lnk.to/forget-the-rush // From ‘Forget the Rush,’ the upcoming debut album by London-based band, Flypaper. Due on November 7th via Punk Slime Recordings.*
Tariff Income Uncertainty Sends US Stocks Lower, Yields Higher; Wall Street worries tariff income could come under threat if recent court decision is upheld
https://archive.is/FuY06
S&P 500 enjoys best day since May as traders eagerly embrace Fed chief’s nod toward lower rates
https://sherwood.news/markets/s-and-p-500-enjoys-best-day-since-may-as-traders-eagerly-embrace-fed-chiefs/
Most Trump tariffs ruled illegal by appeals court, dealing major blow to trade policy
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-court-ieepa.html
Video: Markets react to ruling that most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QOTcmnZurM
Rise Against – “Black Crown” (w/Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra // Audio)
‘Ricochet’
Loma Vista Recordings – August 15, 2025
*Rise Against – “Black Crown” (w/Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra) https://soundcloud.com/rise-against-official/black-crown // https://riseagainst.com/ricochetalbum // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Orchestra // From ‘Ricochet,’ the just-released album by Rise Against, available now via Loma Vista Recordings.*
#MorningMonarchy: September 8, 2016 – #Trumpary dollars showing up all around Amerika
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160908morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: September 8, 2016 ♬ BDAY BOYS Antonín Dvořák & Peter Sellers
https://mediamonarchy.com/20160908pumpupthavolume/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: September 8, 2017 – #WalterBecker, introspective rocker of #SteelyDan, dies at 67 (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170908morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: September 8, 2017 ♬ Kevin Morby – “City Music” & Slow Dancer – “It Goes On”
https://mediamonarchy.com/20170908pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: September 8, 2020 – Uber riders who violate face covering policy must soon take mask selfie for service
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200908morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: September 8, 2020 ♬ Little Stranger – “Gimme The Beat” & KMFDM – “A Dub Against War”
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200908pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: September 8, 2021 – Philip Zelikow, Former Exec. Dir. Of 9/11 Commission, To Chair Covid Commission
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210908morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: September 8, 2021 ♬ Danny B. Harvey x Mysti Moon – “Walkin’ After Midnight” PATSYS BDAY & Samantha Fish – “Crowd Control” (Live)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20210908pumpupthavolume/
PLAIINS – “Amazon Warehouse” (Audio)
‘Happy Faces’
Long Branch Records – August 15, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: PLAIINS – “Amazon Warehouse” https://plaiins.bandcamp.com/track/amazon-warehouse // In the year 2061, will we still be working at Amazon? From ‘Happy Faces,’ the just-released album by Hamburg band, PLAIINS. Available now via Long Branch Records.*