Ballot buffet, SNAP decisions and safety grilling + this day in history w/food bubbles and our song of the day by The Derby-Hatville on your #MorningMonarchy for July 22, 2026.
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Last Monday Hangout #43 Mon. Jul. 27
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Video: Marlon Craft – attempting artistic integrity in 2026…rock w me (Audio)
https://x.com/MarlonCraft/status/2079599975403590100
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation suspends operations in the midst of a conflict with its parent company
https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-07-17/ben-jerrys-foundation-suspends-operations-in-the-midst-of-a-conflict-with-its-parent-company
Olive Garden becomes unlikely face of voter ID fight after restaurant’s policy goes viral
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/olive-garden-becomes-unlikely-face-voter-id-fight-after-restaurants-policy-goes-viral
Video: Scalise Says You Need ID For ‘Unlimited Pasta’ At Olive Garden (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VSlXdKtyfTk
Beachwood Sparks – “By Your Side” (Sade Cover // Audio)
‘Once We Were Trees’
Sub Pop – Oct. 9, 2001
*Beachwood Sparks – “By Your Side” (Sade Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi7pXsigb5Q // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_We_Were_Trees // https://www.allmusic.com/album/once-we-were-trees-mw0000015189 // “Throughout ‘Once We Were Trees,’ the sophomore release from the Beachwood Sparks on Sub Pop Records, the SoCal indie cowboys deliver an album displaying astounding musical, songwriting, and repertory growth from their critically acclaimed self-titled debut. One[?!] notable track is a revamped version of the adult contemporary Sade hit “By Your Side,” which stands as the album’s ‘must listen’ track.”*
Cover Image: Pasta Pazzo’s ‘All You Can Yeet’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260722_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
The Best Way to Eat Beans for Better Iron Absorption, According to Dietitians; This simple pairing can help you get the most out of your iron.
https://www.eatingwell.com/best-way-to-eat-beans-for-better-iron-absorption-12018305
‘Who’s Laughing Now?’ Says Covid Toilet Paper Hoarder After Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak
https://babylonbee.com/news/whos-laughing-now-says-covid-toilet-paper-hoarder-after-explosive-diarrhea-outbreak
Disaster: ‘VeggieTales’ Cast Decimated By Cyclospora Outbreak
https://babylonbee.com/news/disaster-veggietales-cast-decimated-by-cyclospora-outbreak/
Misery in the Epicenter of Cyclospora: ‘A Baseball Bat to Your Abdomen’
https://archive.is/prcFB
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
https://archive.is/Irvk6
Video: Las Vegas food market losing revenue as SNAP changes cut thousands off food stamps (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFl3JKxyvcc
Charley Crockett – “Albuquerque Lights” (Audio)
‘Clovis’
Outpost – July 2, 2026
*Charley Crockett – “Albuquerque Lights” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eqjqvgpQO4 // https://charleycrockett.lnk.to/Clovis // https://search.brave.com/search?q=jim+sullivan+mising // From ‘Clovis,’ the just-released 17th studio album by Charley Crockett, available now via Outpost. Recorded at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, it’s the first independent release from Crockett following the expiration of his Island Records contract. The album was originally released briefly on May 1st, but was pulled due to a dispute with Island regarding the timing of the release and other contract terms. Whoa, I just looked up Jim Sullivan!*
Trump’s Nominee For CDC Director Calls mRNA Technology ‘Safe & Effective’
https://sharylattkisson.substack.com/p/are-mrna-vaccines-safe-and-effective
Video: ‘Yes Or No?’: Baldwin Asks Trump’s CDC Nom If The mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Is ‘Safe And Effective’ (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCVKXJrR0uU
George Jones – “I Just Lost My Favorite Girl” (Audio)
‘Mr. Country And Western Music’
Musicor Records – 1965
*George Jones – “I Just Lost My Favorite Girl” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eNx_7rR0k0 // https://www.discogs.com/release/2968990-George-Jones-Mr-Country-And-Western-Music // From ‘Mr. Country And Western Music,’ the 1965 Musicor Records album by George Jones. This cut’s from Shawn’s stereo Santa Maria pressing, not my mono pressing with a label variation and “HIGH FIDELITY” in gray.*
#ThisDayInHistory/#NewWorldNextWeek: Food Bubble – How Wall Street Starves Millions & Gets Away With It (Jul. 22, 2010 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw39/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/food-bubble-how-wall-street-starves-millions-gets-away-with-it/
The Derby-Hatville – “Scorched Sand” (Audio)
‘Aldous Huxley Presents: Twilight Gods In The Twilight Zone: God, Drugs, War, Assassinations & Distant Dreams Of Peace (1962-1979)’
The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: The Derby-Hatville – “Scorched Sand” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tRUXV9FhT0 // https://www.discogs.com/release/37170477-Various-Aldous-Huxley-Presents-Twilight-Gods-In-The-Twilight-Zone-God-Drugs-War-Assassinations-Dista // This anti-war protest song was the A-side of a 45 released in 1968 on the Sea Ell Records label by Lubbock, Texas band, The Derby-Hatville. Here featured on the various artists compilation album, ‘Aldous Huxley Presents: Twilight Gods In The Twilight Zone: God, Drugs, War, Assassinations & Distant Dreams Of Peace (1962-1979)’, available now via The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility.*