Lost profits, great pretenders and lese majesty + this day in history w/Havana syndrome and our song of the day by Groovy Uncle on your #MorningMonarchy for October 16, 2025.
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Your OTR For All Shocktober Long: ‘The Black Museum’ with Orson Welles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Museum_(radio_series)
Shots for the Boys (Sep. 10, 2009)
https://bust.com/shots-for-the-boyshtml/
Gardasil Is Still Safe, Shocker (Jul. 28, 2015)
https://bust.com/gardasil-is-still-safe-shocker/
Quatermass II – “The Frenzy” S1.E5 Nov 19, 1955 31m 🛰️ (Audio)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784488/
Shocktober Surprise V: October 6 @ 7:00 pm – October 31 @ 11:30 pm MDT
https://mediamonarchy.com/calendar/shocktober-surprise-v/
Hasan Piker’s ‘Dog Shock Collar’ Controversy, Explained; Twitch streamer Hasan Piker (HasanAbi) has denied accusations of using a shock collar on his dog, Kaya, after she yelped during a livestream.
https://archive.ph/FAlJz
QTCinderella, who went to Hasan Piker’s house, debunks dog collar claims; faces intense backlash: ‘She is making it worse’
https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/qtcinderella-who-went-to-hasan-pikers-house-debunks-dog-collar-claims-faces-intense-backlash-she-is-making-it-worse/articleshow/124554537.html
Police Blotter: Dixon Man Takes Peeping to a Whole New Level
https://www.riograndesun.com/news/police-blotter-dixon-man-takes-peeping-to-a-whole-new-level/article_99a77cee-62bd-497e-9553-dac29c61c5ac.html // https://archive.is/Gcv7y
Police Blotter: Dad Brings Home Wrong Hitchhikers
https://www.riograndesun.com/news/police-blotter-dad-brings-home-wrong-hitchhikers/article_6777660a-8244-4d77-bf72-d9943a3124ee.html // https://archive.is/FTM3c
Albania Judge shot dead as man on trial ‘opens fire in packed courtroom’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/judge-shot-dead-as-man-on-trial-opens-fire-in-packed-courtroom/ar-AA1O12wh
D’Angelo, R&B Grammy-award winning singer, dies aged 51
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwynv40ly4vo
Covid vaccines ‘might raise the risk of cancer’, contentious study claims – as it links jabs to six forms of disease, including breast and prostate (Sep. 29, 2025)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15145025/Experts-contentious-study-Covid-vaccine-risk-SIX-cancers.html
D’Angelo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D’Angelo
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash at age 63 (Mar. 2, 2025)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/grammy-nominated-rb-singer-angie-stone-dies-in-car-crash-at-age-63
Disgraced rock star Ian Watkins killed in prison attack
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/disgraced-rock-star-ian-watkins-killed-in-prison-attack/ar-AA1OhzBe
Ian Watkins, Lostprophets singer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Watkins_(Lostprophets_singer)
Video: Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after attack in prison (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yji_sAvreU8
Lostprophets – “To Hell We Ride” (Audio)
‘Start Something’
Visible Noise/Columbia – Jan. 12, 2004 (AU)
*Lostprophets – “To Hell We Ride” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQNh8ZplfGI // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_Something // ‘Start Something’ is the second studio album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, released on 2 February 2004 through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom and South Korea. The album was released internationally on 5 February 2004 through Columbia. Start Something was both a critical and commercial success, quickly becoming the band’s most successful album. It peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA. It’s interesting how all their music is still on all the platforms and still making money for all the labels and streaming giants and rights holders.*
#ZodiacalZeitgeist Posts on Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/tag/zodiacal-zeitgeist/
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: October 2025 – Episode 8 – The Great Pretender (Audio)
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: Polyphemus, Son of Poseidon and Thoosa
https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/polyphemus.html
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: The Adventures of Ulysses/Odysseus: The Cyclopes _ Bulfinch’s Mythology, pg 289
https://archive.org/details/agefableorbeaut00bulfgoog/page/289/mode/2up
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: Palantir Founder Peter Thiel Lectures on Religion and the Anti-Christ
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/palantir-founder-peter-thiel-antichrist-lectures-religion-qzmpth35t
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: Gates ‘Spreads It On Thick’ With Frankenbutter
https://www.technocracy.news/frankenbutter-we-can-thank-bill-gates-house-of-horrors-for-spreading-it-on-thick/
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: Gates Start-Up Savor Wants to Reinvent Butter Without Cows
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/08/bill-gates-backed-startup-savor-wants-to-reinvent-butter-without-cows.html
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: Sam Altman on Harvesting Star Power
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2025/05/12/sam-altman-on-harvesting-star-power/
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: Is Immortality Possible? Dyson Sphere Could Resurrect Humans
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65615574/dyson-sphere-digital-resurrection-human-immortality/
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: What’ll happen if we spend nearly $3tn on data centres no one needs?
https://web.archive.org/web/20250805001005/https://www.ft.com/content/7052c560-4f31-4f45-bed0-cbc84453b3ce
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: GENIUS ACT – Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-signs-genius-act-into-law/
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: US Digital Assets Recommendations
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-the-presidents-working-group-on-digital-asset-markets-releases-recommendations-to-strengthen-american-leadership-in-digital-financial-technology/
#ZodiacalZeitgeist: The Platters – “The Great Pretender”
‘The Great Pretender b/w I’m Just a Dancing Partner’
Mercury – Nov. 3, 1955
*The Platters – “The Great Pretender” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBj2HN2uuNA // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Pretender // “The Great Pretender” is a popular song recorded by the Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters’ manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 100, and No. 5 on the UK charts.*
#ShocktoberSurprise: The Snorkel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snorkel // https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052207/
#ShocktoberSurprise/Video: The Snorkel (1958) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD] (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPBMKjj2nI4
#ShocktoberSurprise: Shabazz Palaces – “…Down 155th In The MCM Snorkel” (Audio)
‘Lese Majesty’
Sub Pop – Jul. 29, 2014
*Shabazz Palaces – “…Down 155th In The MCM Snorkel” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXIsJdlyCsk // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabazz_Palaces // https://genius.com/Shabazz-palaces-down-155th-in-the-mcm-snorkel-lyrics // Shabazz Palaces is an American hip hop group from Seattle led by Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro (formerly Butterfly of jazz rap group Digable Planets). Active since 2009, Shabazz Palaces has released five studio albums on Sub Pop after self-releasing two EPs.*
@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode005 – Ring Out
https://mediamonarchy.com/pumpupthavolume-episode005-ring-ou/
Lèse-majesté
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: October 16, 2017 – Havana syndrome: Hear The Sound Americans Heard in Cuba Attacks 🔊 (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20171016morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 16, 2017 ♬ John Mayer & Nico
https://mediamonarchy.com/20171016pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: October 16, 2018 – #MillValley, #California: City Blocks #5G Cell Tower Implementation Over Major Health Concerns
https://mediamonarchy.com/20181016morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 16, 2018 ♬ Another all-electro/instrumental set with music from Germany’s Emerald & Doreen Records
https://mediamonarchy.com/20181016pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: October 16, 2020 – Padres’ Tommy Pham has surgery after ‘traumatic’ stabbing in San Diego
https://mediamonarchy.com/20201016morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 16, 2020 ♬ Marilyn Manson – “Don’t Chase The Dead” & Insane Clown Posse – “Ding Ding Doll”
https://mediamonarchy.com/20201016pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: October 16, 2024 – West Memphis Three Facts
https://mediamonarchy.com/20241016morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: October 16, 2024 ♬ Waxahatchee & Ralph Stanley
https://mediamonarchy.com/20241016pumpupthavolume/
Groovy Uncle – “Daily Bread” (Audio)
‘The Dealbreaker’
Trouserphonic Records – October 5, 2025
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Groovy Uncle – “Daily Bread” https://groovyuncle.bandcamp.com/track/daily-bread // https://groovy-uncle.co.uk // The whole world is in decline and the spineless need to grow a spine! From ‘The Dealbreaker,’ the just-released 14th album by Groovy Uncle, the project of UK singer-songwriter, Glenn Prangnell. Available now via Glenn’s label, Trouserphonic Records.*