80’s ladies, salt in your eyes and dancing doctors + this day in history w/Obama’s pesticide lobbyist and our song of the day by Seasick Steve on your #MorningMonarchy for April 1, 2026.
Notes/Links:
Video: A West Virginia woman in her mid 80s was arrested yesterday for telling the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to stay off of her property. (Audio)
https://x.com/DerrickEvans4WV/status/2036887771919348102
Charges dismissed against 84-year-old Wyoming County woman arrested after DEP dispute
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4372474/posts
Cover Image: Granny Hilda’s ‘Get Off MY Lawn (When The Feds Were Bad)’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260401_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
Hilda Mitros… SAY HER NAME!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWUpoOkkYMv/
Image: If they’re lying to you about things happening right now in real time with cameras everywhere and the internet at your fingertips imagine how bad the history books are
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1883599224256339968
Trump tells allies “get your own oil,” says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks; Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/trump-tells-allies-get-your-own-oil-says-iran-war-could-end-in-2-3-weeks
‘Do the opposite’: Iran speaker has a wild tip for traders watching Trump’s market-moving posts; Iran’s parliament speaker calls US pre-market news a ‘reverse indicator’ as Trump’s Iran signals trigger sharp swings in global markets.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/do-the-opposite-iran-speaker-has-a-wild-tip-for-traders-watching-trump-s-market-moving-posts-13874257.html
Wells Fargo resets gold price target for the rest of 2026
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/wells-fargo-resets-gold-price-target-for-the-rest-of-2026
Gold sees worst month since 2013 as Iran war drags on
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/gold-on-track-for-worst-month-since-2008-as-iran-war-drags-on.html
Canadian border-jumping cat becomes local legend in B.C. community
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/canadian-border-jumping-cat-becomes-local-legend-in-surrey-bc/
Video: Cat keeps crossing the U.S.-Canada border (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLbXvUBzaY
K.T. Oslin – “80’s Ladies” (Audio)
’80’s Ladies b/w Old Pictures’
RCA – Apr. 24, 1987
*K.T. Oslin – “80’s Ladies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWqNzbPsD2o // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80’s_Ladies_(song) // https://genius.com/Kt-oslin-80s-ladies-lyrics // https://search.brave.com/search?q=how+did+kt+oslin+die // The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It won Song of the Year at the 1988 CMA Awards. In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #114 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. A video for the song was released in 1988 and directed by Michael Merriman. K.T. Oslin died at the age of 78 on December 21, 2020, in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. The exact cause of death was not officially released, but it was reported that she had been battling Parkinson’s disease since 2015 and had tested positive for COVID-19 about a week before her death.*
Utah’s Great Salt Lake may be hiding a massive reservoir of fresh water; Fresh-water-saturated sediment or bedrock may extend as deep as three or four kilometers below the Great Salt Lake’s basin, a new study suggests
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/utahs-great-salt-lake-may-be-hiding-a-massive-reservoir-of-fresh-water/
US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City; Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/us-forest-service-washington-dc-salt-lake-city
Video: Kids in the Hall – “Mr. Wrong” aka Never Put Salt In Your Eyes (S4E4 // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbegaT5CDfM // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Kids_in_the_Hall_episodes#Season_4_(1993%E2%80%9394)
Little Jimmy Dickens – “Salty Boogie”
‘Salty Boogie b/w A Ribbon And A Rose’
Columbia – Apr. 5, 1955
*Little Jimmy Dickens – “Salty Boogie” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4GPPEaZJo // https://www.discogs.com/master/928608-Little-Jimmy-Dickens-Salty-Boogie-A-Ribbon-And-A-Rose // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Jimmy_Dickens // James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4’10”), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is given credit for introducing into live country music performances). Dickens was born in Bolt, West Virginia. He began his musical career in the late 1930s, performing on radio station WJLS in Beckley, West Virginia, while attending West Virginia University.*
Lockdown 2.0: The IEA Has Released 10 Guidelines To Help The Public Prepare For The Coming Fuel Shortages And “Energy Lockdowns”
https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/lockdown-2-0-the-iea-has-released-10-guidelines-to-help-the-public-prepare-for-the-coming-fuel-shortages-and-energy-lockdowns/
New York Marathon winner Albert Korir banned for five years
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/new-york-marathon-winner-albert-korir-banned-for-five-years/ar-AA1ZIdeo
We wuz brain surgeons
https://x.com/TopLobsta/status/2037694443193512425
‘Dancing doctor’ from viral operating room music video isn’t a licensed surgeon and left a patient with brain damage (May 23, 2018)
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/dancing-doctor-viral-operating-room-music-video-isnt-licensed-surgeon-left-patient-brain-damage/
WOW🚨: A surgeon’s career is over after her patient suffered permanent, debilitating brain damage during an operation. The doctors were caught twirling while the patient was under (Audio)
https://x.com/officer_Lew/status/2037665499559964810
Rufus Wainwright – “April Fools” (Music Video Version // Audio)
‘Rufus Wainwright’
Dreamworks – May 19, 1998
*Rufus Wainwright – “April Fools” (Music Video Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIF6f3tFxBw // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright_(album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools_(song) // Though it failed to chart in any country, Wainwright reached number 24 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart and Rolling Stone named Wainwright the Best New Artist of 1998. The song’s music video was directed by Sophie Muller and features cameo appearances by Gwen Stefani and Melissa Auf der Maur. Produced by Jon Brion, the track features Wainwright’s vocals and a “powerful” piano performance over a drum track by Jim Keltner.*
#ThisDayInHistory/#NewWorldNextWeek: Obama Appoints Ex-Pesticide Lobbyist as Agricultural Trade Negotiator (Apr. 1, 2010 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw25/ // https://archive.org/details/NewWorldNextWeek20100401
Seasick Steve – “Bad Things” (Audio)
Digital Single
Eastcote Recordings – March 19, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Seasick Steve – “Bad Things” https://youtu.be/qrJ_2fUg48w // https://open.spotify.com/artist/6OVkHZQP8QoBYqr1ejCGDv // The new single by blues singer, Seasick Steve, hits the nail on the head regarding our orange-haired president – who is really good at enriching his buddies, relatives and donors, but not so good at the whole “America First” thing. Available now via Eastcote Recordings.*