Opening kick, hit me in the head and launched additional strikes + this day in history w/Chertoff’s gut feeling and our song of the day by American Thought Criminals on your #MorningMonarchy for July 13, 2026.
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Deadwood S1.E1 ‘Deadwood’ Mar. 21, 2004 TV-MA 1h 2m (Audio)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0556296/
Brad Dourif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Dourif
St. Louis Cardinals agree to 8-year, $112.5 million contract extension with rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt
https://x.com/i/trending/2075660470691004529
Yahoo Sports introduces a new era with College Fantasy Football: Sign up and get ready to play!
https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/yahoo-sports-introduces-a-new-era-with-college-fantasy-football-sign-up-and-get-ready-to-play-125916965.html
Paul Allen estate agrees to sell Seattle Seahawks
https://katu.com/sports/content/paul-allen-estate-agrees-to-sell-seattle-seahawks-oregon-washington-seattle-khosla-ownership-group-family-nfl-national-football-league-united-states-american-sports-vinod
World Cup 2026 semifinals take shape amid rising officiating debates
https://archive.is/qNN1y
World Cup Refs Accused Of Showing Major ‘Bias’ Toward England, Argentina
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/world-cup-refs-accused-showing-130534865.html
FIFA gets what it wanted with World Cup semifinalists after change to format
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/fifa_world_cup/fifa-gets-what-it-wanted-with-world-cup-semifinalists-after-change-to-format/ar-AA27OENj
Shohei Ohtani is the FIRST Japanese-born player to hit 300 MLB home runs! 🇯🇵
https://x.com/MLB/status/2074680175241973961
McGregor injures leg on opening kick vs. Holloway at UFC 329
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mma_ufc/mcgregor-injures-leg-on-opening-kick-vs-holloway-at-ufc-329/ar-AA27J7z3
Video: Conor McGregor sustains right knee injury vs Max Holloway at UFC 329 (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhldJSntuo4
Dinosaur Jr. – “Several Got Away” (Audio)
‘There Near’
Jagjaguwar – August 28, 2026
*Dinosaur Jr. – “Several Got Away” https://dinosaurjr.bandcamp.com/track/several-got-away // https://www.dinosaurjr.com // The lead single to preview ‘There Near,’ the upcoming album by Dinosaur Jr., due on August 28th via Jagjaguwar.*
Arrested Man Released Without Charges In Death Of Former MP & UK Reality Star Ann Widdecombe
https://deadline.com/2026/07/ann-widdecombe-death-homicide-1236979243/
McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall and contracted pneumonia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mcconnell-says-he-was-hospitalized-due-to-a-fall-and-contracted-pneumonia/ar-AA27LbEL
McConnell says he intends to return to the Senate — but not yet
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mcconnell-says-he-intends-to-return-to-the-senate-but-not-yet/ar-AA27LPHd
The Chao family’s story is one many Americans may not know. The family’s billion-dollar shipping fortune is closely tied to patriarch James Chao’s personal relationship with former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin…
https://x.com/XVanFleet/status/2074844765267370347
Sen. Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after ‘brief and sudden’ illness, office says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/sen-lindsey-graham-dead-71-062945854.html
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies suddenly at 71
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-suddenly-at-71/ar-AA27KcFc
US Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after a brief & unexpected illness
https://katu.com/news/nation-world/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies-after-a-brief-unexpected-illness-south-carolina-senator-united-states-politics-hospital-health-reason-statement-office
Lindsey Graham’s 911 Call Reveals He Apparently Had Chest Pains Before Death
https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-911-audio-revealed/
Image: WildType memes with Mitch as zombie in proof-of-life pic with Lainey and Distracted Boyfriend looks at Lindsey instead of Mitch
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/wildtype_mitchlindsey.jpg
I have a lot of respect for the kind of backroom deals that Mitch negotiated for the grim reaper to take a different republican senator
https://x.com/ronnui_/status/2076423325513830668
Video: Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness | Special Report (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE2thM-EE7E
Video: Life Call Commercial – “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlpDiXPZHQ
“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” – how a cult-classic commercial became a 30-year brand (Jan. 18, 2024)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/i-ve-fallen-and-i-can-t-get-up-how-a-cult-classic-commercial-became-a-30-year-brand-1.7087589
The Rolling Stones – “Hit Me In The Head” (Audio)
‘Foreign Tongues’
Universal Music – July 10, 2026
*The Rolling Stones – “Hit Me In The Head” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsY5SgcVics // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Tongues // Drum roll, please! They say this is Charlie Watts’ Don Was-produced final drum recording. Track eight from the Andrew Watt-produced ‘Foreign Tongues’ (they go into Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good” next), the 25th studio album by The Rolling Stones, available now via Universal Music.*
Cover Image: Dumpy Old Men’s ‘Hell Frozen Over’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260713_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
America Was Never the Problem: A 250th Independence Day eulogy for a Nation outgrown and discarded by the Empire by Kit Knightly
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/398530-2026-07-12-america-was-never-the-problem.htm
Two New Mexico cities listed in WalletHub study on best and worst places to rent
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/two-new-mexico-cities-listed-in-wallethub-study-on-best-and-worst-places-to-rent/
Former New Mexico homelessness nonprofit director settles allegations she misused federal money; Carolyn Luna-Anderson agreed to pay $735,000 to settle the allegations
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/former-new-mexico-homelessness-nonprofit-director-settles-allegations-she-misused-federal-money/3078777
Reporter Catherine Herridge Petitions Supreme Court To Halt $800 Daily Fine For Not Revealing Source
https://archive.is/mftnX
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting; Outlet said journalists subpoenaed to testify before grand jury after story detailed security concerns with Qatar-gifted plane
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/justice-department-subpoenas-new-york-times-air-force-one
Trump switches back to flying on older Air Force One for England trip instead of new Qatari jet
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/trump-air-force-one-england-trip
Trump launches ‘Operation B**** Slap’ in retaliation for Iran shooting ships in Strait of Hormuz: ‘Going with his gut’
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15966911/Trump-launches-Operation-Slap-retaliation-Iran-Strait-Hormuz.html
While the US is bombing Tehran and Trump is threatening to “decimate all areas of Iran with 1,000 missiles,” Iran is delivering 160 tons of humanitarian aid to Venezuela. It’s pretty clear which country is the terrorist state.
https://x.com/ProudSocialist/status/2075946014310015010
Image: Maybe there shouldn’t be any child massacres? / Who the fuck said that?!
https://x.com/strike_dr/status/2075955753668550809
Video: BREAKING: U.S. launches additional strikes on Iran as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR9D8nLMidw
Arctic Monkeys – “Four Out Of Five” (Vinyl // Audio)
‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’
Domino – May 13, 2018
*Arctic Monkeys – “Four Out Of Five” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Es-8FfATo // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Out_of_Five // Arctic Mondays! The song’s narrator has been described as “the self-aggrandizing narcissist anticipating a big reaction, now tasked with filling up the silence”, with the “mocking and self-aware” Turner’s vocals “sung in a grizzly, demonic croon that’s vaguely unstable, like he’s either about to break into tears or hysterical laughter”.*
The information–action ratio is a concept coined by cultural critic Neil Postman in his work Amusing Ourselves to Death. In short, Postman meant to indicate the relationship between a piece of information and what action, if any, a consumer of that information might reasonably be expected to take once learning it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%E2%80%93action_ratio
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode033 – Terror risk high, Chertoff says (Jul. 13, 2007 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode033/ // https://www.houseofpolitics.com/threads/michael-chertoff-has-a-gut-feeling-were-due-for-a-major-terrorist-attack.1576/
Search: chertoff means son of the devil
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American Thought Criminals – “The Language Of The Voiceless” (Audio)
Digital Single
American Thought Criminals – July 8, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: American Thought Criminals – “The Language Of The Voiceless” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfMFrmFD9T4 // https://elasticstage.com/atcpunk // Here’s a new protest song by Monarchy member, Jay, and his American Thought Criminals. Out now via the band.*