Revisiting mandates, beefing up your life and growing data centers in dead farms + this day in history w/wheat bread over white and our song of the day by Texas Headhunters on your #MorningMonarchy for August 19, 2026.
Notes/Links:
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Video: Nicki Minaj – Dear Diary (Audio)
https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/2083259597037424873
Search: nicki minaj dear diary fauci
https://search.brave.com/search?q=nicki+minaj+dear+diary+fauci
“The Science” Has Just Lost Stephen A. Smith
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/the-science-has-just-lost-stephen
Video: Stephen A. Smith – Revisiting The Vaccine Mandates (Audio)
https://x.com/MoeFactz/status/2083207062058635580
Liz Anderson – “Husband Hunting” (Audio)
‘Husband Hunting’
RCA – May 1970
*Liz Anderson – “Husband Hunting” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmA8xVAesM // Maybe try a different day? We’re tired by Friday nights now lol*
Video: TV STAR (Questlove) CONFUSED BY 11 FRIENDS DYING OF CANCER IN 1-YEAR (Audio)
https://www.bitchute.com/video/KttIq5HZDmzS/
West Armstrong – “Modern Times” (w/The Jamboree Crew // Audio)
‘Genrerama’
Songtrust/SoundExchange – 2024
*West Armstrong – “Modern Times” (w/The Jamboree Crew) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSRpJ8AeOMw // “Hey, I see you on Corbett, I’ve checked out your radio broadcasts. I’m a singer/songwriter/guitar playing, I guess recording artist, since I have 2 CD’s now, (I call ’em Commemorative Datum at this point) out of the Tucson area. I think you’re up Santa Fe area? I hope you get a chance to check it out! Regards, West”*
Image: In Venice, they have their own cooofe. h/t Randi
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cooofe-scaled.jpg
Tips for living the good life, straight from Italian grandmothers; We spoke to nonnas and other experts about their best tips for la dolce vita.
https://archive.is/tO8bN
7 Habits of the Rich
https://archive.is/7SB3d
US Diesel Crack Surpasses $100 a Barrel for the First Time, Farmers Suffer
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/400046-2026-08-18-us-diesel-crack-surpasses-100-a-barrel-for-the-first.htm
Search: diesel crack
https://search.brave.com/search?q=diesel+crack
Video: 🚨 Dutch farmers literally formed a shield of tractors
https://x.com/Rob_Roos/status/2089033275016982895
We Are Literally Witnessing End Times Weather All Over America
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/399903-2026-08-14-we-are-literally-witnessing-end-times-weather-all-over-america.htm
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Moves Closer to More Hot 100 History With 18th Week at No. 1; It’s now a week from potentially tying for the longest reign ever among non-holiday hits.
https://archive.is/PT1ld
Megan Moroney and Ella Langley’s Texas Concerts Show the Different Ways Women Are Leading Country’s Current Pop Crossover Moment; The two chart-topping country superstars played back-to-back nights in Dallas and Fort Worth over the weekend, demonstrating their varied approaches to reaching pop audiences.
https://archive.is/hZUWq
Blue Apron, a meal kit powerhouse once valued at $2B, descends into chaos
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/blue-apron-issues-22392161.php
Brewery That Promised Free Beer on the Day Trump Dies Is Stripped of Alcohol Permit; The owner of Minocqua Brewing Company, who also runs a progressive super PAC, described his alleged violations as “laughable” as he claims to be the target of political retribution
https://people.com/brewery-losing-alcohol-permit-after-promising-free-beer-trump-death-12030969
Report finds 29% of Oregon households can’t afford essentials despite being above federal poverty line
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/report-finds-29-of-oregon-households-cant-afford-essentials-despite-being-above-federal-poverty-line/
Petition to Ban Hunting and Fishing in Oregon Fails to Make the Ballot
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/petition-to-ban-hunting-and-fishing-in-oregon-fails-to-make-the-ballot/
Non-Muslim police staff invited to fast during Ramadan
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/non-muslim-police-staff-invited-to-fast-during-ramadan/ar-AA29ctFZ
The Most Powerful Men in America Are Eating Only Steak and Sauerkraut. Could I?; I ate like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a week. The results were fascinating.
https://archive.is/pWcNd
Marco Rubio Drags RFK Jr.’s ‘Crazy’ Diet: ‘I’m Not Gonna Travel The World With A Cooler Full Of Sauerkraut’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/marco-rubio-drags-rfk-jr-191743936.html
Video: Marco Rubio just dropped this hilarious response to Sec. RFK Jr.’s diet (Audio)
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2087316404005405124
Jimmy Newman – “Artificial Rose” (Vinyl // Audio)
‘My Love For You b/w Artificial Rose’
Decca – Aug. 1965
*Jimmy Newman – “Artificial Rose” (Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOKPWk9s8Ho // https://www.discogs.com/release/15063011-Jimmy-Newman-My-Love-For-You // Conflicting data from the ai-nternet, but it’s definitely the Tom T. Hall-written b-side to a Decca single from 1965… or ’66. Gifted by Danny.*
Video: Found Footage Fest – “Beef Up Your Life” (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLY2fj3QJjY
Loretta Lynn – “Get Set For A Heartache” (Audio)
‘Before I’m Over You’
Decca – Jun. 22, 1964
*Loretta Lynn – “Get Set For A Heartache” https://open.spotify.com/track/5o2RgKnL8Ul86jalUo3vyl // https://www.discogs.com/release/16272019-Loretta-Lynn-Before-Im-Over-You // From ‘Before I’m Over You,’ the second album by Loretta Lynn, released on Decca in 1964. Our second Decca deep-cut b-side this segment.*
#WeedWorldOrder Video: Dan Patrick just banned Delta-8 in Texas, felony style. Big win for pharma, big win for alcohol, big win for cartels, big win for private prisons. The only losers are chronic pain patients, PTSD vets and the whole “personal responsibility” thing Republicans claim to believe in. (Audio)
https://x.com/1200WOAI/status/2084398067143278812
#WeedWorldOrder: And nobody is saying anything about this. Ne headlines and it’s about to happen and the self proclaimed gods in Government doing all they can to take people away from natural medicine
https://x.com/TheBraveRebel/status/2079545702078665006
#WeedWorldOrder: Why Some in the Music Industry Are Advocating for Psychedelic Drugs — This Time as Therapy; As the Trump administration accelerates the research of drugs like psilocybin, proponents such as Melissa Etheridge and Grimes weigh their benefits and risks.
https://archive.is/GSwIp
#WeedWorldOrder: William Hitchcock funded the Grateful Dead, while his sister Peggy backed the Brotherhood of Eternal Love’s LSD op. Owsley Stanley & chemist Melissa Cargill worked with Alexander Shulgin, a Dow chemist who developed psychedelics for the Army under MKULTRA.
https://x.com/toxictiramisu/status/2029369612609966134
#WeedWorldOrder: Drugs as Weapons Against Us: The Cia’s Murderous Targeting of Sds, Panthers, Hendrix, Lennon, Cobain, Tupac, and Other Activists By John L. Potash
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/drugs-as-weapons-against-us-the-cias-murderous-targeting-of-sds-panthers-hendrix-lennon-cobain-tupac-and-other-leftists_john-l-potash/9472780/
#WeedWorldOrder: The states looking to turn cannabis facilities into data centers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/the-states-looking-to-turn-cannabis-facilities-into-data-centers/ar-AA29qMZx
#WeedWorldOrder Video: This cannabis facility could be repurposed into an AI data center (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlBmXa50xF0
#WeedWorldOrder: Hard Archive – “Reckless Kellie Johnson – ‘Brick by Brick'” (Audio)
Digital Single
YouTube – Jun. 4, 2026
*Hard Archive – “Reckless Kellie Johnson – ‘Brick by Brick'” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA8wkMA5_fo // Rare copy of Reckless Kellie Johnson’s barn burner cover version of the 1997 honky-tonk classic “Brick by Brick” from the PC game Lego Island.*
Cover Image: Weed World Order’s ‘Growing Data Centers In Dead Farms’
https://mediamonarchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260819_MorningMonarchy.jpg // https://sillylines.art/ // https://ko-fi.com/sillylines
#ThisDayInHistory/#NewWorldNextWeek: Wheat Bread Sales Top White Bread for First Time (Aug. 19, 2010 // Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw43/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/wheat-bread-sales-top-white-bread-for-first-time/
Texas Headhunters – “Rise and Shine” (Audio)
Digital Single
Blue Élan Records – July 29, 2026
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Texas Headhunters – “Rise and Shine” https://texasheadhunters.bandcamp.com/track/rise-and-shine // There’s some overt social commentary on the title track of the upcoming album by The Texas Headhunters, due on October 9th via Blue Élan Records.*