Struggle meals, shagbark hickory and dead meat + this day in history w/robot grows like a plant and our song of the day by Grandpa Jones on your #MorningMonarchy for November 12, 2025.
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Video: Japan deploys troops to northern mountains to tackle wave of deadly bear attacks (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zmZKCmHOIg
Japan deploys troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-sends-troops-combat-deadly-wave-bear-attacks-2025-11-05/
Why Gen Z is dating for free food; They’re dating for dinner. And they’re not alone
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/10/17/why-gen-z-is-dating-for-free-food/86715170007/
Gen Z drinkers leave bartenders frustrated with shrinking tips as ‘terrible’ trend emerges; Youngest generation of American drinkers tipping least frequently at bars and restaurants than others
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/gen-z-drinkers-leave-bartenders-frustrated-shrinking-tips-terrible-trend-emerges
‘Nobody’s spending $17 on an egg sandwich’: Restaurant owners say inflation forcing tough menu choices; ‘Proteins are increasing exponentially,’ New York City sandwich shop owner says of food prices
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/nobodys-spending-17-egg-sandwich-restaurant-owners-say-inflation-forcing-tough-menu-choices
Shrinkflation was just the start: The 2 sneakier tricks quietly emptying your wallet; Skimpflation: Same price, lower quality & Sneakflation: Same price, fewer perks
https://www.aol.com/finance/article/shrinkflation-was-the-start-its-sneaky-twins-cost-you-even-more-172349930.html
Denny’s Restaurant Chain to Go Private in $620 Million Deal; The transaction is expected to be completed in Q1, 2026.
https://archive.is/nE3QM
Starbucks shutters hundreds of stores, including some in New Mexico
https://archive.is/PYPSo
States Update Food Stamp Requirements to Comply With New Federal Law; The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made changes to the federal food stamp program, which states help run.
https://archive.is/wl61V
Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund Snap food benefits
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2pgrnxz42o
Supreme Court Lets Government Continue to Withhold Funding From SNAP; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the new ruling.
https://archive.is/msuUO
More people searching for ‘struggle meals’ as grocery ‘stress’ continues
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/food/story/people-searching-struggle-meals-grocery-stress-continues-125923994
Search: Approximately 52% of adults in Philadelphia are functionally illiterate, meaning they struggle to read and write beyond a basic level, which limits their ability to fully engage civically and restricts employment opportunities.
https://search.brave.com/search?q=adults+functionally+illiteratte+in+philly
Beef prices hit record highs as nationwide cattle inventory drops to lowest level in 70 years; Illinois rancher says Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas lost grass and forage, forcing massive cattle liquidation
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/beef-prices-hit-record-highs-nationwide-cattle-inventory-drops-lowest-level-70-years
62% of workers would take a blue-collar job if it offered better pay and stability than their current role, says new report
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/62percent-of-people-would-take-a-blue-collar-job-with-better-pay-and-stability-report-finds.html
DOGE Says $5.8 Billion Saved From 100 Terminated Federal Contracts; Since January, the department says, it has slashed more than $214 billion, or around $1,300 in savings per taxpayer.
https://archive.is/3MYGt
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-melissa-cuba-jamaica-flooding-winds-275a4d2d41a0ff3f382053865eefe295
CMT’s Long-Running ‘Hot 20 Countdown’ to End in December; The show, which features the 20 hottest country music videos, is the last original music program currently produced by the country music cable outlet.
https://archive.is/bPWNW
Video: CMT Hot Twenty Countdown Saturday And Sunday Promo (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jUgBroDdIw
Breaking Rust – “Walk My Walk” (Audio)
Digital Single
Breaking Rust – Oct. 17, 2025
*Breaking Rust – “Walk My Walk” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx3OirkhX0g // https://linktr.ee/BreakingRust // 🎤 Music for the fighters and the dreamers.*
AI Country Song Rollicks To The Top Of US Sales Chart
https://www.barrons.com/news/ai-country-song-rollicks-to-the-top-of-us-sales-chart-7fe99e8a
It’s kinda wild that that aw shucks conspiracy folk guy you guys love got as many #Grammy nominations as the biggest film in Netflix’ history. Same number of noms as Doechii, SZA, Tyler the Creator & Clipse. I wonder if it has anything to do with Q Prime.
https://x.com/mediamonarchy/status/1988430940646117647
#MounseyMinute Posts on Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/tag/mounsey-minute/
#MounseyMinute: ‘Recipes For Reciprocity’
https://recipesforreciprocity.com/
#MounseyMinute TXT: Episode 23 – Shagbark Hickory
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/
#MounseyMinute MP3: Episode 23 – Shagbark Hickory (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251112_MounseyMinute.mp3
#MounseyMinute: Van Wagner – “Shagbark Hickory” (w/Matt Harrison // Audio)
Digital Single
YouTube – Sep. 23, 2017
*#MounseyMinute: Van Wagner – “Shagbark Hickory” (w/Matt Harrison) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHIkzZ9vVXE // Native Americans made great use of the Shagbark Hickory. Gather nuts in the fall, crack open the shell. You can turn into a fat-rich drink. 3 parts water, 1 part crushed hickory nuts (shell and all). Drink hot or chilled. Enjoy a cup of Pennsylvania!*
#MounseyMinute: Carya ovata, the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory native to eastern North America, with two varieties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carya_ovata
#MounseyMinute: There is no honor in tax payer funded organized murder for profit – War Is Still A Racket; On November 11th, a day when we have been conditioned to glorify war as “necessary and honorable” let us take an honest look at the true nature of (and profiteers) of Modern Warfare
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/war-is-a-racketeering-operation
Video: JUST IN: Pharmaceutical company executive, Gordon Findlay, collapses next to Trump at White House event (Audio)
https://fixupx.com/bnodesk/status/1986489766582587526
6 Ways Vaccine Policy Has Changed Under RFK Jr.; Policies for vaccines against COVID-19 and measles, among other shots, have been updated.
https://archive.is/gTNpl
Researchers Found Unvaccinated Children Healthier Than Vaccinated, Didn’t Publish Findings; Henry Ford Health System researchers carried out the study.
https://archive.is/0tPph
Tyson Foods Plans to Stop Using High Fructose Corn Syrup and Other Ingredients in Its Branded Products
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tyson-foods-plans-to-stop-using-high-fructose-corn-syrup-and-other-ingredients-in-its-branded-products-1035146650
Two women arrested, accused of attacking employees, stealing meats from Market Basket
https://www.wcvb.com/article/market-basket-assault-west-bridgewater-arrests/69183498
Search: Asportation
https://search.brave.com/search?q=asportation
Video: Two women arrested for attacking employees, stealing meats from Mass. store, police say (Audio)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=D_V_s_WtHc0
Supersuckers – “Dead Meat” (Audio)
‘The Evil Powers of Rock ‘n’ Roll’
Koch – Nov. 16, 1999
*Supersuckers – “Dead Meat” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asjYjHiMX7w // https://genius.com/Supersuckers-dead-meat-lyrics // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Powers_of_Rock_’n’_Roll // The band recorded the album twice, releasing the rerecorded version after Interscope refused to put out the original one. YKNOW THE LABEL THAT WAS PUTTING OUT CRIP GANG BANGER MURDER NINJA MUSIC.*
November 2015 – Page 1 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2015/11/
Flashback: #NewWorldNextWeek: Episode248 – Portugal Change, Paid Patriotism, Offshore Town (Nov. 12, 2015)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw248/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: November 12, 2019 – Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to ‘grow’ like a plant; Stanford researchers develop vine-like, growing robot (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20191112morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: November 12, 2019 ♬ Cex & Sky Civilian
https://mediamonarchy.com/20191112pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: November 12, 2020 – Mainlining #Hopium with the #Covid #Vaccine: Matt Hancock says NHS workers will “inject hope into millions of arms this winter.”
https://mediamonarchy.com/20201112morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: November 12, 2020 ♬ Chris Connelly & John Carpenter
https://mediamonarchy.com/20201112pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: DC to Give Children Vaccine Consent Behind Their Parents’ Backs + Drug Decriminalization & Anthrax Petition
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw428-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw428-audio/
#MorningMonarchy: November 12, 2021 – Kanye projected too much holiness & goodness into the universe with Donda so the Illuminati ordered Travis Scott and Drake to do a ritualistic child sacrifice to pump up the fear & evil levels
https://mediamonarchy.com/20211112morningmonarchy/
Kim Ogg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ogg
Board of Disciplinary Appeals Dismisses Complaints Against Former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg in Jocelyn Nungaray Murder Case
https://www.reuters.com/press-releases/board-disciplinary-appeals-dismisses-complaints-kim-ogg-jocelyn-nungaray-murder-2025-11-07/
#PumpUpThaVolume: November 12, 2021 ♬ Cheap Trick & Silk Sonic
https://mediamonarchy.com/20211112pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: November 12, 2024 – Feds Say You Don’t Have a Right to Check Out Retro Video Games Like Library Books
https://mediamonarchy.com/20241112morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: November 12, 2024 ♬ Four Tet & Waveshaper
https://mediamonarchy.com/20241112pumpupthavolume/
Grandpa Jones – “Daylight Saving Time” (Audio)
‘An Evening With Grandpa Jones’
Decca – Aug. 1963
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Grandpa Jones – “Daylight Saving Time” https://open.spotify.com/track/2TGPmURBV5Vvo2liETxmzS // https://www.discogs.com/release/6024443-Grandpa-Jones-An-Evening-With-Grandpa-Jones // Grandpa Jones has something to say about time changes! From his mono 1963 Decca album, ‘An Evening With Grandpa Jones’.*