Your cover’s blown, sandy bottoms and no law at all + this day in history w/viral pandemic survival shows and our song of the day by Massive Attack x Mos Def on your #MorningMonarchy for July 17, 2026.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Was Lindsay Graham Assassinated? + Rate Hikes & Mossad Assets
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/2077878391651606691
Video: Former Metro police officer accused of sexual activity on duty, in middle school (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uha4E1LmWHQ
Former Metro police officer accused of sexual activity on duty, in middle school
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/former-nashville-tn-police-officer-accused-of-sexual-activity-on-duty-in-middle-school/
Hundreds of Canada wildfires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke spreads south
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m7n427xd8o
Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections
https://www.krqe.com/news/national/potus-live-address-trump-expected-to-make-election-conspiracies-a-focus-thursday-night/
Swalwell pal Sen. Ruben Gallego had sexual relationships with two House staffers, sources reveal to The Post
https://nypost.com/2026/07/16/us-news/sen-ruben-gallego-had-sexual-relationships-with-two-house-aides-sources-reveal-to-the-post/
Stefon Diggs Male Sexual Assault Accuser Settles $10 Million Lawsuit With NFL Star’s Brother
https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/10/stefon-diggs-male-sexual-assault-accuser-settles-lawsuit-with-brother/
‘Dropping like flies’: Concertgoers describe frightening conditions at Downtown Las Vegas Sleeping with Sirens show
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/dropping-like-flies-concertgoers-describe-frightening-conditions-at-downtown-las-vegas-sleeping-with-sirens-show/
Ohio law establishes 15-foot buffer zone around law enforcement; House Bill 20 forbids people from remaining within a 15-foot zone around officers after receiving a warning or if their presence interferes with police actions
https://www.police1.com/officer-safety/ohio-law-establishes-15-foot-buffer-zone-around-law-enforcement
Video: New Ohio law sets 15-foot buffer around first responders; penalties increase (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24GWirpD4Gg
Video: ‘Needs to be addressed’: Higher rates of mental illness ‘overlapping’ with political violence (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWZCHg4wzE
Bill McClintock – “The Power of Disco” (Huey Lewis and the News x The Trammps // Audio)
Digital Single
YouTube – Jun. 26, 2026
*Bill McClintock – “The Power of Disco” (Huey Lewis and the News x The Trammps) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gJjLYttxB8 // Huey Lewis and the Trammps! Music featured in this mashup: Huey Lewis and the News – “The Power of Love,” The Trammps – “Disco Inferno,” The Commodores – “Lady (You Bring Me Up),” Jimi Hendrix – “All Along the Watchtower” and Earth, Wind & Fire – “Serpentine Fire”*
Huey Lewis says, ‘Music is not part of my life anymore’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/huey-lewis-says-music-is-not-part-of-my-life-anymore/ar-AA27way5
California sues Paramount over Warner Bros. purchase
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/california-sues-paramount-over-warner-bros-purchase/ar-AA27PQml
Group including 49ers minority owner agrees to buy Seahawks for what is said to be record price
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7439323/2026/07/11/seattle-seahawks-sale-vinod-khosla/
HR Derby round-by-round breakdown, with one of the most thrilling finishes in its history
https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-home-run-derby-results
Jordan Walker announces his arrival in walk-off Home Run Derby win: ‘You don’t boo nobodies’
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7443242/2026/07/13/jordan-walker-wins-mlb-home-run-derby-2026/
Duffy Performs Secret London Concert in First Full Show in 15 Years; The “Mercy” singer performed an intimate, ballot-only London show after teasing new music last month.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/duffy-returns-secret-london-show-1236288681/
Iron Maiden Sells Music Catalog, Name, Image and Likeness Rights to Pophouse
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/iron-maiden-sells-music-catalog-124916372.html
It has now been revealed that the CEO of StubHub also owns hedge fund that scalps millions of dollars worth tickets on StubHub.
https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2076655811133161854
Music influencers are getting paid to promote songs — and they’re not telling you
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion
Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp secretly hosts a radio show as ‘Sandy Bottoms’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elm-street-star-heather-langenkamp-001109553.html
Video: Heather Langenkamp (“Sandy Bottoms”) – 99.1 KBUU-LP – Malibu, CA (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89xoEUpsbGM
Morrissey – “Notre-Dame” (Orchestrated Version // Vinyl // Audio)
‘Deluxe Notre-Dame’
Sire Records – June 26, 2026
*Morrissey – “Notre-Dame” (Orchestrated Version // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIQAxUKJKLI // https://www.discogs.com/release/37724214-Morrissey-Deluxe-Notre-Dame // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make-Up_Is_a_Lie // With orchestration by Ambroise Sage, we’ve now aired all the new EP tracks – now we have just five left to play off the ‘Make-Up Is a Lie’ LP!*
#BookSmarts: Order Out of the Mud – Deadwood and the State of Nature
https://paulcantor.io/paul-cantor-works/order-out-of-the-mud
#BookSmarts Video: “A Conversation For The Ages..” | Deadwood (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VDs8vjFhAk
The Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” // “Margarita” (Audio)
‘The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1’
Warner Bros. – Oct. 18, 1988
*The Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” // “Margarita” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4s1KVJaVA // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFi4KKqOj7U // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_with_Care_(song) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_Wilburys_Vol._1 // The song was the first recording made by the group, although it was originally intended as a bonus track on a European single by George Harrison. When he and Jeff Lynne presented the song to Harrison’s record company, the executives insisted it was too good for that purpose, a decision that resulted in the formation of the Wilburys. The song was written primarily by Harrison, although, as with all the tracks on Vol. 1, the writing credit lists all five members of the band: Harrison, Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.*
#BookSmarts Cover Image: Swearingen’s ‘Nasty, British and Short’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260717_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode131b – Discovery Channel To Run Viral Pandemic Survival Show (Jul. 17, 2009 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode131b/ // https://archive.org/details/MediaMonarchyEpisode131b
The Colony American TV series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colony_(American_TV_series)
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: #July17 w/Quicksand, Tricky, Yard Act, Nia Archives, Gracie Abrams, Lenny Kaye, Banda AL9, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Little Jimmy Scott + Reissues & compilations by The Waterboys, Gary Stewart, Flamin’ Groovies, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bootsy Collins, Faces, Al Stewart, Earth, Wind & Fire and Jodeci ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20260717
Massive Attack – “I Against I” (w/Mos Def // Audio)
‘DJ-Kicks: Daddy G’
Studio !K7 – Oct. 25, 2004
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Massive Attack – “I Against I” (w/Mos Def) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1FeiLErju4 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ-Kicks:_Daddy_G // “I Against I” is a collaborative single by Massive Attack and Mos Def (now known as Yasiin Bey), released in March 2002. The track was created specifically for the soundtrack of the film ‘Blade II,’ directed by Guillermo del Toro. According to 3D, the production process involved reconstructing the track entirely after Mos Def recorded his initial lyrics, resulting in what he described as “minutes of fun slamming sci-fi beats and organs against Mos Def’s machine gun rap.”*