Tag: christmas
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#MorningMonarchy: December 23, 2016
Snopes schadenfreude, Mr. Metropolis and a gift guide + this day in history w/the Federal Reserve Act and our song of the day by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings on your Morning Monarchy for December 23, 2016.
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Catfish Oversight, Weather Radios and Christmas Tree Tax: Meet the Pork-Filled $956B Farm Bill
Farm Bill Cuts $8 Billion in Food Stamps, Preserves Handouts to Koch Industries* from dailymail.co.uk: The federal government pays for a $15 million ‘wool trust fund,’ runs a $170 million program to protect catfish growers from overseas competition, sets aside $3 million to promote Christmas trees, funds another $2 million to help farmers sell more…
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Is Krampus the Christmas Demon Becoming Too Commercial?
from csmonitor.com: Chains, devil horns, and pitchforks are not things most people associate with the holidays. But for many in the Alpine region of Europe, that’s precisely where Krampus – a half goat, half demon creature, carrying rusty chains and sticks – belongs: in the Christmas season. Yet some say that the centuries-old European folktale…
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@PumpUpThaVolume: Episode038 – Hymnal
“♫Makin’ a soundtrack for another planet to hear♫” on @PumpUpThaVolume! Episode038 – Hymnal was recorded at the home studios of MediaMonarchy.com and features brand new #SongOfTheDay sounds from Sun Airway, In the Valley Below, Sufjan Stevens, Kopecky Family Band, GRMLN, Silla & Snorri Helgason, Ra Ra Riot, Two Door Cinema Club, Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie…
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police storm church of the nativity to break up brawling priests
clerics clash in bethlehem brawl at jesus’ birthplace* from beliefblog: Clergy from two Christian sects came to blows in the Church of the Nativity on Wednesday morning, prompting police to storm the Bethlehem holy site. Several dozen Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests were cleaning the interior of the church Wednesday morning when, according to witnesses,…
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sears to close 100-120 stores after poor holiday sales
turnaround at sears might be too late* from guardian: Sears Holdings Corp plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of year for retailers. The closings are the latest and most visible in a long series of moves to try to fix…
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ground zero: ghosts of the past, year of the dragon
listen/subscribe to @clydelewis on @kxlnews weeknights 9-12 dr. louis turi’s predictions for 2012* ghosts of the past, present & future* 2012: the year of the dragon* a.d. 2012: alea iacta est* temporal tweakers: the times they are a-changin’* krampuslauf: come celebrate the ground zero winter festivus on dec29* previous: last rites, last christmas
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murder/mayhem: silent night, deadly night
update: police say texas gunman dressed as santa police find 7 dead in texas apt from ap: Seven people who were believed to be related had opened their Christmas gifts and started cleaning up the wrapping paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Fort Worth apartment, police said Sunday. Authorities said they…
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michelle obama helps norad break santa tracker christmas eve record
norad santa trackers have record holiday telling children about big man’s location (propaganda pitch included) from ap: Santa Claus set records Christmas Eve he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission. Volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado say they fielded about 102,000 telephone queries beginning early Saturday on his progress. That…
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media/memes: a year of disappointment for hollywood
movie ticket sales hit 16yr low in 2011* from nytimes: With five days left in 2011, ticket sales in North America are running about $500 million behind last year – despite higher prices – prompting a round of soul searching by studios trying to determine what went wrong and how best to proceed. Movies are…
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portland giving back on christmas: “we’ve seen need skyrocket this year”
from katu: Many Portland residents spent their Christmas serving the homeless, hungry and needy. Fred Gartner says he’s been coming to the Union Gospel Mission for almost 40 years. He says the holiday meal isn’t just food for the body, but food for the soul. “For people who don’t have families, companionship is very important,”…
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on corbett report radio – dec22
on thursday nights, media monarchy joins corbett report radio live on republic broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health … this week we go over north korea crises, fanta santa, the good food news of 2011 & more… previous: dec15 episode
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12/22 newspurge: sometimes you have to work on christmas
biowars/envirohealth: japan pm says fukushima nuclear site finally stabilised* video: ‘statistically meaningful increase’ in west coast cancer from fukushima* philippines sends coffins, flood toll nears 1000 dead; president declares ‘state of national calamity’* river in china turns red; illegal workshop dumps dye in pipe network* drought has killed up to 10% of texas woodland trees*…
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ground zero: last rites, last christmas
listen/subscribe to @clydelewis on @kxlnews weeknights 9-12 last rites* cytogeneticide: plausible deniability & the final solution* gnome for the holidays* last christmas* der krampen: the return of satan’s claws* previous: paranoid anxiety & quantum santa
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how coca-cola shaped the modern-day santa
from eatocracy: Where did the iconic Santa Claus imagery we have all come to know – red suit, pleasantly plump, flowing white beard, rosy cheeks – come from? Turns out, Coca-Cola’s advertising program was more than a little helper in the modern interpretation of Saint Nick. Eatocracy talked with Phil Mooney, the Coca-Cola Company’s Vice…