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Gender gunfires, exploding eyeballs and 'Mean Girls' go to Russia + this day in history w/the bloody Battle of Cable Street and our song of the day by Thom Yorke on your Morning Monarchy for October 4, 2018.

Ruinous obsessions, trance states and a southwest series + this day in history w/the CIA's Congo coup and our song of the day by Smashing Pumpkins on your Morning Monarchy for September 14, 2018.

Lab-grown mini-brains, game-changing coffee deals and the devastating Brazilian museum fire + this day in history w/Squeaky Fromme's assassination attempt and our song of the day by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard on your Morning Monarchy for September 5, 2018.

(ANTIMEDIA) — Plastic surgery has been popular in American and Western culture for decades, but the latest trend in industry reflects technology and social media’s influence on body image issues. According to a paper recently published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery by researchers from the Department of Dermatology at the Boston University School of Medicine, the fastest growing request in plastic surgeons’ offices […]

Intentional acts, targeted individuals and death rituals + this day in history w/the Bite of the Century and our song of the day by Florence + the Machine on your Morning Monarchy for June 28, 2018.

Artificial announcements, search results and bitcoin cheese + this day in history w/Bill Clinton impeached and our song of the year by Trevor Something on your Morning Monarchy for December 19, 2017.

(ANTIMEDIA) — “Who is going to be accessing the data? Who is going to be scanning the data? How will it be used? These are really incredibly difficult questions. Who is going to be giving permission to study what is supposedly private information?”

“We’re all guilty of twisting the truth a little bit on social media, but at which point has it gone too far?
(TA) Does it seem as if everyone is living a more exciting, love-filled and interesting life? If you answered “yes,” you’re not alone. This is because the majority of people now glamorize their lives on social media platforms, such as by taking photos from flattering angles and using filters.

Younger and younger children are being handed smartphones by their parents; and for many children, access to 24/7 technology has resulted in attention and sleep problems and family arguments. Now it appears that smartphones are bringing a fresh misery to parents and children everywhere: head lice. [1]

Contagious violence, institutional abuse and suing TV + this day in history w/Wounded Knee Massacre and our song of the day by Chicano Batman on your Morning Monarchy for December 29, 2016.