Absolute cowards, bad husbands and dirty thirties + this day in history w/Squeaky sprung and our song of the day by Cheekface on your #MorningMonarchy for August 7, 2026.
Notes/Links:
#NewWorldNextWeek: The Cueta Psyop Was A Bust + Criminal Court & Destroying Evidence
https://x.com/shartstorm8d8/status/2085504591806996533
Search: what Adorno said about the atom bomb
https://search.brave.com/search?q=what+Adorno+said+about+the+atom+bomb
Video: Donald Trump says if he coached in the WNBA, he’d ask LeBron if he has “any desire to be a woman” 😭 (Audio)
https://x.com/brickcenter_/status/2084820454028747098
Trump’s extraordinary comments on trans players in the WNBA resurface as the league’s culture war deepens amid Sophie Cunningham controversy
https://www.dailymail.com/sport/wnba/article-16030649/trump-wnba-trans-players-lebron-sophie-cunningham.html
Inexcusable loss tonight for the Indiana Fever, but not as inexcusable as Caitlin Clark’s silence about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
https://x.com/barryonhere/status/2085540079758365073
Woman struck by bat at Yankee Stadium sues for 10 million
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/baseball/woman-struck-by-bat-at-yankee-stadium-sues-for-10-million/ar-AA29yycL
Search: SOMOS Community Care in the Bronx
https://search.brave.com/search?q=SOMOS+Community+Care+in+the+Bronx
Baseball Rule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Rule
So this week, this happened and it’s only Wednesday
https://x.com/RBBL_ROUZR/status/2085087434249801806
Ariana Grande promotes beauty products, new album covered in fake blood
https://thepostmillennial.com/ariana-grande-promotes-beauty-products-new-album-covered-in-fake-blood
NEW Ngo report: The alleged killers from the Zizian trans death cult have delayed justice again. Their latest murder trial has been pushed to 2027. During the four-year delay, the prosecution’s key witness was assassinated before he could testify and one of the suspects attempted three escapes.
https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2084767596797141442
Tupac Shakur’s Murder Trial Is Finally Here, 30 Years After Infamous Hip-Hop Crime; The rapper’s 1996 killing is headed for a courtroom showdown at last. Here’s everything you need to know.
https://archive.is/PbENT
FDA approves Moderna flu shot made with mRNA; A new flu vaccine geared to older people is coming soon
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5923342/moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine
Aaron Rodgers invokes Anthony Fauci while dodging Pat McAfee question
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2026/08/03/aaron-rodgers-rant-anthony-fauci-dianna-russini/91155064007/
Full Video: #Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers on @PatMcAfeeshow, live on ESPN, after the first question: ︀︀”I’m gonna plead the 5th. Like that absolute coward Tony Fauci. Absolute coward. Are you kidding me? What are you scared of Tony? I thought you were science?” ︀︀Aaron Rodgers just unloaded ⬇️
https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/2084343615053037920
Video: Aaron Rodgers is back on Pat McAfee — and adding to his public attacks of Anthony Fauci (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zpHqUnQgwF8
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – “Mess I Made” (Audio)
Digital Single
Oasis Pizza Records/Thirty Tigers – Jul. 16, 2026
*St. Paul & The Broken Bones – “Mess I Made” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2eU7vlDhoI // “There simply aren’t many vocalists working today who possess the kind of blue-eyed soul that [front man Paul] Janeway commands so effortlessly. Their latest single, “Mess I Made,” is another reminder why.” Playing Heritage Music Bluesfest this weekend in Wheeling, WV!*
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tops ‘Avengers: Endgame’ For Biggest Box Office Debut Ever
https://archive.is/aciNN
The Lost Civic Life of Movie Rental Stores; Decades before recommendation algorithms, video stores served as social hubs where conversation and camaraderie became a form of taste-making.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-lost-civic-life-of-movie-rental-stores/
This one time, at Hacker Summer Camp…
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/04/this-one-time-at-hacker-summer-camp/5282999
DEF CON
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEF_CON
DEF CON Live Broadcast (Audio)
https://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/live
Five Reasons Country Has the Top 5 Songs on the Billboard Hot 100 for the First Time
https://www.billboard.com/lists/country-top-five-songs-billboard-hot-100-reasons-why/
Trashcan Sinatras’ John Douglas Dies at 62
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/trashcan-sinatras-john-douglas-dead-171124605.html
Video: “They remained friends; in the music biz, that’s impressive”- author John Niven on Trashcan Sinatras (Aug. 5
2026 // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xbicv-6XgCA
Trashcan Sinatras – “Ever The Optimist” (Audio)
‘Ever The Optimist’
TCS Recordings – July 31, 2026
*Trashcan Sinatras – “Ever The Optimist” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKCltoFTkPo // https://lnk.to/0DY3wq // He said he gambled with his health… The title track of the just-released album by Glasgow band, Trashcan Sinatras, available now via TCS Recordings. Producer Shawn actually had this track for airing last Monday – the day John Douglas died.*
#MagazineTime: DIRTY THIRTIES SPORTS ILLUSTRATED TOM VERDUCCI article
https://search.brave.com/search?q=DIRTY+THIRTIES+SPORTS+ILLUSTRATED+TOM+VERDUCCI+article
Video: The MLB Home runs were insane. Juiced balls are back! (Apr. 14, 2026 // Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Juc-iRv0gk0
Tom Petty – “Free Fallin'” // “Love Is A Long Road” (Audio)
‘Free Fallin’ b/w Love Is A Long Road’
MCA – Oct. 1989
*Tom Petty – “Free Fallin'” // “Love Is A Long Road” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAgUYyosqVM // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Fallin%27 // “Juice ballin'” 🎶 The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne, and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. “Free Fallin'” is Petty’s highest- and longest-charting song. It peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1990, becoming his third and final top-10 hit. “Love Is A Long Road” follows lead cut “Free Fallin'” on the album – and will be featured in Rockstar Games’ ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’!*
#ThisDayInHistory: Media Monarchy Episode135 – Manson Family’s Squeaky Fromme Release In 11 Days (Aug. 7, 2009 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/media-monarchy-episode135/ // http://www.archive.org/details/MediaMonarchyEpisode135
#PumpUpThaVolume/#NewMusicFriday: w/#August7/#BandcampFriday w/The Mountain Goats and DMA’s + Reissues w/Television’s ‘Marquee Moon’ and Lisa Loeb’s 1995 major label debut, ‘Tails’. // #August14 w/Jungle, The Womack Sisters and Marilyn Manson ♬
https://www.allmusic.com/newreleases/20260807
Cheekface – “Rent Is Down” (Audio)
‘Podium’
Cheekface – July 28, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Cheekface – “Rent Is Down” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SryBe3X6EOY // https://cheekface.merchtable.com // Coffee is $7.50, dinner is $30, and gas just keeps going up! Luckily there’s some rent free space in my brain! From ‘Podium’, the just-released album by Cheekface, available now via the band.*