Sold you an alibi, the puppet and I bet you look good on the dancefloor + this day in history w/the digital TV conversion deadline and our song of the day by Kneecap on your #MorningMonarchy for February 6, 2026.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Rare Earths and Iran Attacks on Road to WWIII + Epstein Nuclear
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/2019596286316671368
Video: Woody Allen’s Wife Blamed 15 Year Old Victim in Secret Epstein Emails (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDVNEhdZ1F4
Woody Allen’s wife’s wild emails to Jeffrey Epstein revealed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/woody-allen-s-wife-s-wild-emails-to-jeffrey-epstein-revealed/ar-AA1VFNFH
Search: Savannah Guthrie’s mom vanishes, ransom note demands bitcoin
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Savannah+Guthrie%27s+mom+vanishes%2C+ransom+note+demands+bitcoin
Video: Savannah Guthrie and her siblings release new video statement regarding the disappearance of their mother. ︀︀They say they are ready to discuss ransom if anyone is holding her hostage, as long as they provide proof of life. (Audio)
https://x.com/popbase/status/2019226670528594252
James Cameron Saved Guillermo del Toro’s Father From Kidnappers; Mexican horror director Guillermo del Toro reminds us that when times get tough, make sure to have a friend like James Cameron. (Mar. 12, 2025)
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2025/03/12/james-cameron-guillermo-del-toro/
FBI Says Ransom Note Had 5 PM Deadline in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance; ‘And if a transfer wasn’t made, the second demand was for next Monday,’ says an FBI special agent.
https://archive.is/Bo4D3
Kanye West takes out Wall Street Journal ad to apologise for antisemitism; Brain damage thats what caused all the noticing
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-27/kanye-west-apologises-antisemitism-wall-street-journal-ad/106272660
Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O’Hara dies aged 71
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czr4jn4621lo
What Catherine O’Hara Said About Her Health, Rare Heart Condition Before Her Death; Catherine O’Hara, who died Jan. 30 at 71, previously shared that her heart and organs were on the wrong side of her body, a rare condition called dextrocardia with situs inversus.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1427973/catherine-ohara-health-before-death-rare-heart-condition
Video: ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ actress Catherine O’Hara dies (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AgmAG81PUU
Superdrag – “Sold You An Alibi” (Audio)
‘Head Trip In Every Key’
Elektra – Mar. 24, 1998
*Superdrag – “Sold You An Alibi” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=birwQV6rS-Y // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Trip_in_Every_Key // Following the success of the band’s debut album ‘Regretfully Yours’ (1996) and its hit single “Sucked Out”, the band’s record label, Elektra Records, gave Superdrag a larger recording budget and less studio interference on the condition that they would record more radio-friendly songs. And, yes, there’s a more demo-y version on my beloved ‘Pop American Style’ comp! Man, I gotta go see them in June with Gusty!*
Neil Young gifts Greenland free access to his music and withdraws it from Amazon over Trump; The singer-songwriter has donated access to his music archive to ‘ease the unwarranted stress and threats’ Greenlanders have experienced from the US government
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/27/neil-young-gifts-music-greenland-removes-from-amazon-over-trump
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau make first major power couple appearance at World Economic Forum in Davos; The pop star and former Canadian Prime Minister made their romance Instagram official last month
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-davos-b2904085.html
He made a joke on his Oregon theater’s marquee, then he says Amazon pulled the ‘Melania’ movie
https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2026/02/he-made-a-joke-on-his-theaters-marquee-then-amazon-pulled-the-melania-movie.html
Search: Lake Nonegro
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Lake+Nonegro
Search: asking for IDs in Minneapolis so they can find ice agents
https://search.brave.com/search?q=asking+for+IDs+in+Minneapolis+so+they+can+find+ice+agents
Kiefer Sutherland allegedly punched, tried to choke Uber driver before arrest: Law enforcement sources; Sutherland was arrested last week in Los Angeles.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kiefer-sutherland-allegedly-punched-choke-uber-driver-arrest/story?id=129329513
Finneas slams ‘powerful old white men’ who are ‘outraged’ about Billie Eilish’s Grammy speech: ‘We can literally see your names in the Epstein files’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/finneas-slams-powerful-old-white-men-who-are-outraged-about-billie-eilish-s-grammy-speech-we-can-literally-see-your-names-in-the-epstein-files/ar-AA1VHtpT
Tongva Tribe says Billie Eilish is living in a mansion built on “ancestral land” taken from them
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/2018715299529306341
Video: If we’re on stolen land, why are we paying taxes on it? (Audio)
https://fixupx.com/mericamemed/status/2018980348181311921
ABC slashes Kimmel after FCC pressure — musical acts cut 60% as $120M show put on rations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/abc-slashes-kimmel-after-fcc-pressure-musical-acts-cut-60-as-120m-show-put-on-rations/vi-AA1UAwcu
Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Donald Trump Dragging Him Into Trevor Noah Diss
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/jimmy-kimmel-reacts-donald-trump-101409768.html
Video: 2024. After Aaron Rodgers made a joke about Kimmel and Epstein, Kimmel threatened to sue Rodgers. (Audio)
https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2018371022135964083
Netflix Revamps Its Warner Bros. Bid, Seeking to Thwart Paramount; Netflix will pay all cash for the $83 billion deal to acquire major parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, instead of a mix of cash and stock.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/business/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-takeover.html
Sen. Lee will ask Netflix and Warner Bros. execs about their competition-killing merger
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/opinion-sen-lee-will-ask-netflix-and-warner-bros-execs-about-their-competition-killing-merger/ar-AA1Vw36q
FAKE NEWS! Paramount has canceled a $150 million project with George Clooney after the acter refused to agree to the terms of his contract.
https://fixupx.com/oceanbreeze473/status/2018987982619897958
Grammy Awards Audience Declines by a Million Viewers; The show on Sunday drew about 14.4 million people. It is the second consecutive year that the awards ceremony attracted a smaller audience.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/business/media/grammy-awards-ratings-audience.html
Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic phrase to stop AI misuse
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp87z6vexl3o
DRIVE-BY MEDIA: Bezos is firing about 33% of the Washington Post staff. Almost every person laid off is a registered Democrat. Activism replaced journalism, now the bill is due.
https://x.com/amuse/status/2019075484806504939
Mass layoffs fuel fears of ‘death spiral’ at Washington Post; On Wednesday, storied newspaper axed nearly one-third of company after earlier unpopular moves by owner Jeff Bezos
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/05/mass-layoffs-washington-post
lizzie johnson (@lizziejohnsonnn) I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I’m devastated.
https://x.com/lizziejohnsonnn/status/2019083204133609846
Learn to Code
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learn_to_Code
Does anyone have a list of the 300 laid off Washington Post reporters and their X handles; I want to send individually tailored abuse to each
https://x.com/Nero/status/2019369660937039888
Opinion | George Washington University needs a new name (May 9, 2022)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/george-washington-university-needs-new-name/
Cover Image: The Cost Cutters’ ‘Low Budget Slasher’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260206_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
Chilling: If They Can Arrest Don Lemon For Something As Simple As Breaking The Law, Imagine What They Can Do To You
https://babylonbee.com/news/chilling-if-they-can-arrest-don-lemon-for-something-as-simple-as-breaking-the-law-imagine-what-they-can-do-to-you
Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show triggers polarizing reaction
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/puerto-rican-musician-bad-bunnys-2026-national-football-league-nfl-super-bowl-seahawks-patriots-halftime-show-triggers-polarizing-reaction-latino-spanish-language-immigration-enforcement-president-trump-ice-homeland-security
Search: shakira super bowl
https://search.brave.com/search?q=shakira+super+bowl
Video: Onion Sportsdome – Al-Qaeda Bombs Pro Bowl (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCIo2SDaCGk
Echo & The Bunnymen – “The Puppet” (Audio)
‘The Puppet b/w Do It Clean’
Korova/Sire – Oct. 3, 1980
*Echo & The Bunnymen – “The Puppet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4DODb5JKOw // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppet // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_to_Learn_&_Sing // “The Puppet” is the third single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen and was released on 3 October 1980. The single was released in the wake of the critical acclaim received for the band’s first album, ‘Crocodiles,’ which had been released earlier in the year. It has also appeared on many of the band’s compilation albums. Like ‘Songs To Learn & Sing’ – you just heard my Columbia House CD rip!*
#MagazineTime: Arctic Monkeys’ debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, turns 20
https://www.avclub.com/arctic-monkeys-debut-whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not-turns-20
#MagazineTime: MOJO Magazine #387: Arctic Monkeys’ binned-off bassist speaks!
https://www.mojo4music.com/magazine/latest-issues/mojo-387-february-2026-david-bowie/
#MagazineTime/Video: Is it finally time for Arctic Monkeys? (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_xwvR1hUl8
#MagazineTime: Arctic Monkeys – “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor” (Vinyl // Audio)
‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’
Domino – Jan. 23, 2006
*Arctic Monkeys – “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYpn8yUnX_c // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7egZaT3hs (Music Video Version) // https://www.discogs.com/release/1004089-Arctic-Monkeys-Whatever-People-Say-I-Am-Thats-What-Im-Not // Like Liam said last summer about “Wonderwall,” where would we be without “Dancefloor”?!*
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode110 – Digital Conversion Deadline Looms As The Psyop Grows // Stupor Bowl Ad ‘Jokes’ That TV Turns Yr Brain Into Mind Controlled Mush (Feb. 6, 2009 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode110/ // https://archive.org/details/MediaMonarchyEpisode110
#ThisDayInHistory: Bill Would End Separation Of Church & Super Bowl (Feb. 6, 2008)
https://mediamonarchy.com/bill-would-end-separation-of-church-super-bowl/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #February6 w/KMFDM, Calibro 35, Daphni, Silversun Pickups, Storey Littleton, Tiwayo, Nick Jonas, fucking West Point Tool boy’s Puscifer and MAGA jabbers, Ratboys ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20260206
Kneecap – “Liars Tale” (Audio)
‘FENIAN’
Heavenly Recordings – April 24, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Kneecap – “Liars Tale” https://kneecap.bandcamp.com/track/liars-tale // https://mediamonarchy.com/20250714pumpupthavolume/ // This indictment of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the lead single to preview ‘Fenian’ (warriors in Irish folklore), the upcoming album by Irish hip-hop trio, Kneecap. Due on April 24th via Heavenly Recordings. Remember: These are the kids that wrote a protest song we played last summer about how their government isn’t using enough taxpayer money to fund their resistance music. Join them on their Meta WhatsCrapp chat – where all the undergrounders are!*