Clown jewels, threatening comments and destroying cameras + this day in history w/lone wolf errorism and our song of the day by Lukas Lion on your #MorningMonarchy for August 18, 2026.
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Video: ‘147 million ounces of gold is there’: Rand Paul opens Fort Knox Vault; drops shocking findings (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hb4rbYi-A8
Rand Paul Goes To Fort Knox To Verify That US Gold Stockpile Still Exists
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/rand-paul-goes-fort-knox-verify-us-gold-stockpile-still-exists
Brown University’s president, who clashed with Trump over funding, steps down
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/brown-university-s-president-who-clashed-with-trump-over-funding-steps-down/ar-AA29kQiy
The 10 States Losing Public School Students The Fastest: West By and New Hexico!
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/10-states-losing-public-school-students-fastest
Search: jason arday was a huge story until he killed himself and it disappeared from the news like juicy smallyays fame
https://search.brave.com/search?q=jason+arday+was+a+huge+story+until+he+killed+himself+and+it+disappeared+from+the+news+like+juicy+smallyays+fame
Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor; Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism
https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/aug/01/playbooks-plagiarism-pigs-head-new-claims-surrounding-cambridge-professor-jason-arday
Shattered Glass (film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered_Glass_(film)
Jason Arday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Arday
Did he kill himself, or did someone else do it and he’s just taking the credit?
https://x.com/preston_terry_/status/2088375996919451677
Famous Plagiarism Cases in Research: Academic Scandals & Recent Examples (Sep. 2, 2025)
https://originalityreport.com/plagiarism-cases-in-research/
Video: JUST IN: Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead in London home after plagiarism allegations (Audio)
https://x.com/RapidReport2025/status/2088346592948474231
Daphni – “Forward” (Inst. // Audio)
‘have u a sec’
Jiaolong – July 24, 2026
*Daphni – “Forward” (Inst.) https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/track/forward // https://www.caribou.fm // From ‘have u a sec,’ the just-released three-song single by Daphni (aka Dan Snaith aka Caribou), available now via Jiaolong.*
Video: Dr. Todd Grande – Cambridge’s Crown Jewel DEI Professor Implodes in Plagiarism and Fantastical Claims | Arday Analysis (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RxoYfCiwX0
Exotic Gardens – “Afternoon Dub 1”
‘Afternoon Dubs’
Pinchy & Friends – Aug. 14, 2026
*Exotic Gardens – “Afternoon Dub 1” https://play.cdnstream1.com/s/kcrw/today-s-top-tune/exotic-gardens-afternoon-bf88f9 // Exotic Gardens is the alias of Aaron Coyes, one half of the husband-wife duo Peaking Lights. Aaron points to the innovative work of Lee “Scratch” Perry as a central inspiration for his latest release, the vinyl-only collection he calls ‘Afternoon Dubs’.*
Now that I know Jason Arday has two books with Oasis references in the title or subtitle, he’s my favorite fabulist.
https://x.com/cjscalia/status/2085427134982500718
Cover Image: Jason Arday’s ‘Uncorking The Champagne Supernova’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260818_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
Image: Video Game Fantasies – 80’s to 2020s
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/videogamefantasies.png
BMG and Suno Reach Licensing Deal for AI Music Model; Under the agreement, which also settles Suno’s past use of BMG works, artists and songwriters must opt in to their music being used for AI inputs and outputs.
https://archive.is/OkiWM
Suno, Anthropic Face $1B Copyright Lawsuits From Round Hill Music Over AI Training; As Suno reaches settlements with the music industry, Round Hill says it plans to fight: “We intend to take these cases to trial.”
https://archive.is/pcdEp
Snapchat scans private messages
https://x.com/T3chFalcon/status/2083609447834767840
Search: A 22-year-old student teacher in Illinois sent a private Snapchat message to her boyfriend and two roommates
https://search.brave.com/search?q=A+22-year-old+student+teacher+in+Illinois+sent+a+private+Snapchat+message+to+her+boyfriend+and+two+roommates
Video: Washington student teacher arrested for threatening comment (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRem61rVR-Q
Robert DeLong – “Somebody Watching Me” (w/Deane // Audio)
Digital Single
Round Hill Records – Jun. 17, 2025
*Robert DeLong – “Somebody Watching Me” (w/Deane) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwLcTHJ3quQ // https://thedailymusicreport.com/music-news-releases/robert-delong-somebody-watching-me-feat-deane-06182025/ // Not a Rockwell cover! Anchored by pulsing electronics and an eerie, off-kilter groove, “Somebody Watching Me” flips classic paranoia into obsession — not because someone is watching, but because you can’t stop watching them.*
The Best Private Instant Messengers – Privacy Guides
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/
Rio Rancho police arrest man accused of destroying license plate cameras
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/video-rio-rancho-police-arrest-man-accused-of-destroying-license-plate-cameras/
Search: thoreau hack at the branches strike the root
https://search.brave.com/search?q=thoreau+hack+at+the+branches+strike+the+root
Video: It’s an odd case in Rio Rancho where license plate reader cameras were destroyed, then replaced with a flag. Police said the man behind the crime cost the city thousands in damages. (Audio)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaePRj_DC81/
Danger Mouse – “Belize” (w/MF DOOM x Black Thought // Clean Version // Audio)
‘Cheat Codes’
BMG UK – Jul. 24, 2026
*Danger Mouse – “Belize” (w/MF DOOM x Black Thought // Clean Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9voRemvcyA // “Belize” is a track by Danger Mouse and Black Thought featuring a posthumous verse from the late MF DOOM, released on their collaborative album, ‘Cheat Codes,’ on August 12, 2022. The song, produced by Danger Mouse, serves as a solemn tribute to MF DOOM, who passed away in October 2020, and marks the second collaboration between the trio following their 2005 The Mouse and the Mask project.*
MF DOOM’s Family Gets Apology As Hospital Where Rapper Died Admits To Substandard Care (Jul. 6, 2023)
https://web.archive.org/web/20230714170655/https://hiphopdx.com/news/mf-doom-family-apology-hospital/
#ThisDayInHistory/#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode 81 – Obama: Biggest Terror Threat On 9/11 Is Lone Wolf (Aug. 18, 2011 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw081/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/obama-biggest-terror-threat-on-9-11-is-lone-wolf/
Lukas Lion – “As I Roam” (Audio)
Digital Single
R.O.A.R Records – July 24, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Lukas Lion – “As I Roam” https://lukaslion.bandcamp.com/track/as-i-roam // Here’s the new single by UK rapper, Lukas Lion, who yearns for a day when people wake up and break out of the system that wants to destroy them. Available now via R.O.A.R Records.*