Trim jobs, chip factories and a fairly bright light source + this day in history w/Veitch v. Canada and our song of the day by Blooded The Brave on your #MorningMonarchy for May 19, 2026.
Notes/Links:
Video: Alex Jones – ⚠️AI CONTROL GRID IS HERE!!!⚠️ (Audio)
https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/2051800423271469123
Oil prices stay in the green even after Trump calls off planned Tuesday attack on Iran
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/oil-today-brent-wti-iran-trump-hormuz-iea-supply-crude-.html
Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit
https://apnews.com/article/trump-lawsuit-irs-leak-3729de38770b558be01712a143437bf8
“The streets need to run red with their blood.” – Person who just wants free healthcare for you
https://x.com/burnedinseattle/status/2056407413771907548
NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5821622/npr-buyouts-layoffs-reorganization
Shakira’s Bringing A Historic Change To FIFA’s 2026 World Cup
https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/fifa-2026-world-cup-halftime-show-shakira
Shakira Acquitted of Tax Fraud in Spain, Will Be Reimbursed $64 Million; Singer Says She’s Spent Eight Years “Enduring Campaigns to Destroy My Reputation”
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/shakira-acquitted-tax-fraud-spain-reimbursed-64-million-1236752456/
Video: Alternative event held to protest Israel’s place in Eurovision (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlgN7iKr9S4
Dara – “Bangaranga” (Audio)
Digital Single
K2ID – Mar. 2, 2026
*Dara – “Bangaranga” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3tLOikocQQ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangaranga // It represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, winning the contest with 516 points. Netanyahu has sent her a congratulatory pager.*
Raver In Chief: Fist-pumping Secretary of State Marco Rubio stuns rowdy partygoers as he seizes control of DJ DECKS
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15786123/marco-rubio-dj-wedding-video.html
Tony Blair’s daughter-in-law has been chosen to run a £500m taxpayer-backed government AI fund tasked with investing in “home-grown” technology. As George Carlin once said…It’s a big club….
https://x.com/JamesMelville/status/2054940994559250557
We Tested 33 New Phones to See Which Charge Fastest and Crown 2 Winners
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/cnet-lab-exclusive-fastest-wired-wireless-charging-phone/
OpenAI was founded to benefit all of humanity
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2056474896641782077
Elon Musk visited Intel’s chip factory in Hillsboro this week, the billionaire said Friday, to meet with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan two weeks after Musk announced a vague partnership with the chipmaker.
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/05/elon-musk-was-in-oregon-this-week-heres-why.html
Peter Thiel just placed a $140M bet into a Portland startup building wave-powered floating data centers
https://x.com/JasonBassler1/status/2052078438530630039
Data centers at sea: Panthalassa nets $140M led by Peter Thiel for wave-powered AI
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/data-centers-at-sea-oregons-panthalassa-nets-140m-led-by-peter-thiel-for-wave-powered-ai/
Samsung crossses $1 trillion valuation as AI frenzy drives historic rally, lifting shares over 15%
https://archive.is/VexVk
Pushback of the Week: May 17, 2026: Ron DeSantis Protects Floridians from Hyperscale Data Centers
https://x.com/solari_the/status/2056475210967392728 // https://solari.com/pushback-of-the-week-may-17-2026-ron-desantis-protects-floridians-from-hyperscale-data-centers/
The states holding primary elections on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, are: Alabama Georgia Idaho Kentucky Oregon Pennsylvania
https://search.brave.com/search?q=election+day+may+2026
Image: They call then “data centres” because calling them “mass surveillance centres” would cause an uprising…
https://x.com/mediamonarchy/status/2054978493708906827
Yep. Your digital twin will be stored there and your WBAN files.
https://x.com/delictush83409/status/2055054846609498543
Video: REPORT: Governments are now classifying massive AI data centers as “military operations,” quietly stripping communities of any power to stop them. (Audio)
https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/2051456867075784838
Baauer – “Better” (Audio)
Digital Single
LUCKYME – Apr. 21, 2026
*Baauer – “Better” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLKY40YViSE // https://pitchfork.com/news/baauer-announces-first-album-in-six-years-shares-new-single/ // Baauer has announced ‘U,’ his first album in six years. It’s out June 12 on LuckyMe. “Better” is packed with four minutes of dopamine-boosting Eurodisco, as ‘U’ is inspired by the BBC Essential Mixes Baauer listened to as a youth in London. The 16-track album courses through dance music that defined the early aughts, such as Ibiza house, bloghouse, and nu-disco. In short, Baauer aimed to fill ‘U’ with “super happy music,” he explained in a statement. ‘U’ is Baauer’s first album since the release of 2020’s ‘Planet’s Mad’.*
Two Navy jets crash midair as crew successfully ejects during Idaho military base air show; Eyewitnesses describe seeing four parachutes deploy before the aircraft hit the ground and exploded
https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-jets-crash-during-idaho-air-show-emergency-crews-rush-scene
Video: Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public (Audio)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ufos-uap-aliens-pentagon-records-investigation-3e658d2cf3742465127c0049c872240a
From the Department of War’s Release Today, “This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1t7de89/from_the_department_of_wars_release_today_this/
Trump posts AI photo of himself with buff alien in latest Truth Social spree
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ai-alien-meme-truth-social-b2978445.html
Cover Image: The Blue Beams’ ‘The Hot Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Fairly Bright Light Source’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260519_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
Video: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K6u8usgqJk
Chumbawamba – “Tubthumping” (Redkang Remix // Audio)
Digital Single
YouTube – Apr. 21, 2026
*Chumbawamba – “Tubthumping” (Redkang Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frfk9DEVrDE // https://www.andyrobotmedia.com/ // They get knocked down. And they get up again. 🎶 I take a Soda Popinski drink 🎶 “Tubthumping” by CHUMBAWUMBA in the NES Punch Out! soundfont. a good followup from my queen mashup the other week lol. 102 SUBSCRIBERS 11K VIEWS – thats how you frickin’ do it lol*
#ThisDayInHistory/#NewWorldNextWeek: Veitch v. Canada – Filmmaker Suing Province, Police Over G20 Arrest (May 19, 2011 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw74/
Blooded The Brave – “Trump Casino Carpet Contractors” (Audio)
‘Dare To Notice’
Renegade Rebels – April 24, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Blooded The Brave – “Trump Casino Carpet Contractors” https://bloodedthebrave.bandcamp.com/track/trump-casino-carpet-contractors // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqfMVv542Xg // Here’s track two from ‘Dare To Notice,’ the just-released EP by Blooded The Brave, available now via Renegade Rebels.*