Anti-ICE applause, woking without pay and miscommunication at the highest levels + this day in history w/Cheney’s Plamegate and our song of the day by Moon Walker on your #MorningMonarchy for February 16, 2026.
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Video: Justice Jackson SLAMMED for anti-ICE applause at Grammys (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/POQNCMN1L8k
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson defends attending Grammys after GOPers blast her over ‘impartiality’ concerns
https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/media/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-defends-attending-grammys-after-gopers-blast-her-over-impartiality-concerns/
Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty in Minnesota ICE protest case
https://www.ksl.com/article/51448005/journalist-don-lemon-pleads-not-guilty-in-minnesota-ice-protest-case
Video: Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Up9NNpjIM
764-Hero – “Calendar Pages”
‘Get Here And Stay’
Up Records – Oct. 20, 1998
*764-Hero – “Calendar Pages” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTa6t3TkwNE // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Here_and_Stay // ‘Get Here and Stay’ is the second full-length album by the American indie rock band, 764-HERO. Spin deemed the album “a cool glass of lo-fi.” The Times Colonist called it “feedback-drenched guitar chords and some of the most pained, emotive vocals to come out of Seattle in years.” The 764-HERO hotline in Washington State, which allowed drivers to report HOV lane violators and ferry line cutters, officially ended on September 22, 2021. That’s another classic Jimmy CD rip!*
Fifth Circuit Upholds Policy That Illegal Immigrants Can Be Detained Without Bond; The judges ruled that such individuals qualify as ‘applicants for admission’ under federal immigration law, subjecting them to mandatory detention under law.
https://archive.is/uMEMr
Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say
https://apnews.com/article/russia-navalny-poisoned-europe-4d92cd67f29d37b74b0d4842ea686b03
Video: ❌Florida’s Randy Fine 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 during a bill outlawing Israel boycotts. How corrupt does it get?
https://x.com/BackupJeffx/status/2022351271915913572
Video: Randy Fine calls for five year prison sentences for distributing anti Israel flyers. He calls this a hate Crime. He is busy defending Israel’s Genocide abroad while attacking American freedoms at Home. He is not a Patriot he is a traitor (Audio)
https://x.com/CensoredHumans/status/2022364171069964456
TSA agents are working without pay at U.S. airports due to another partial government shutdown
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/14/tsa-agents-are-working-without-pay-at-us-airports-due-to-another-shutdown.html
Video: TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXUwjI3xksQ
Camber – “Marking The Days”
‘Beautiful Charade’
Deep Elm Records – Mar. 4, 1997
*Camber – “Marking The Days” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d-z0LAU3PU // https://deepelmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-charade // On their critically-acclaimed debut ‘Beautiful Charade,’ Camber translates the desperation of an empty, lost soul into surprising thought and beauty in music. It’s a delicate display on the art of dynamics that will leave you speechless. Driving, distorted guitars, tortured vocals and painfully-resigned introspection to the edge, with an incredible wrist-slitting vocal style. Raging when asked, consoling when necessary, ‘Beautiful Charade’ is like a good friend in the time of need. I saw them either in DC or Baltimore with Brett and Melissa from my college radio station, WSHC. We hung out with the band and dude signed my promo cardboard sleeve CD with a ballpoint pen, I think. Another classic Jimmy CD rip!*
Cover Image: Sky King’s ‘It’s Not About The Money’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260216_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
Image: Even Red states are telling the Trump Administration that they will not turn over their voter registration lists. The latest GOP-led state to object is West Virginia.
https://x.com/jamiedupree/status/2021788412143927675
WV Secretary of State Kris Warner says he will not release protected personal voter information to U.S. Department of Justice
https://sos.wv.gov/news/Pages/02-11-26-A.aspx
DeLauro introduces bill to fund every agency under DHS except ICE, CBP
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5733785-delauro-bill-fund-dhs-ice-cbp-fema-tsa/
Speed Over Fairness: Deportation Under the Obama Administration (May 1, 2014)
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/speed-over-fairness-deportation-under-obama
El Paso rep: White House spreading ‘misinformation’ on airspace closure
https://thehill.com/homenews/5735069-trump-admin-drone-misinformation/
Video: Rep. Vasquez calls El Paso airspace closure “botched operation, miscommunication at highest levels” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTInBOKeMc
Built To Spill – “Made-Up Dreams” (Audio)
‘Perfect From Now On’
Warner Bros. – Jan. 28, 1997
*Built To Spill – “Made-Up Dreams” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g4bxsI3ikY // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_from_Now_On // https://www.allmusic.com/song/made-up-dreams-mt0008316953 // “Made-Up Dreams” is a dramatic and powerful track, having that attention-grabbing quality that makes for a quality single, yet the arrangement stubbornly refuses to bend to traditional notions of song structure. Perhaps this is in response to the group’s signing to a major label and the subsequent release of ‘Perfect From Now On’ on Warner Bros. Another classic Jimmy CD rip! This was a cardboard sleeve promo, too.*
#ThisDayInHistory: Lockerbie Pan Am 103 Documentary // Cheney Didn’t Testify In Plamegate (Feb. 16, 2007 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode014/
30 years ago today, you saw: Jim Carroll – Feb 16, 1996 – Black Cat Washington, District of Columbia, United States
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/jim-carroll–9521927
Feb. 16, 1996 Maryland train collision
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Maryland_train_collision
Moon Walker – “You’re Next” (Audio)
‘Wasteland Country’
Moon Walker – May 1, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Moon Walker – “You’re Next” https://youtu.be/FsRift9CRgk // https://www.listentomoonwalker.com // If you have different views, you’re a target and they’ll soon come for you! This new single by singer-songwriter, Moon Walker, is a preview of his upcoming fifth album, ‘Wasteland Country,’ due on May Day via the artist.*