New Mexico

Defense budgets, nation states, and congressional mugshots + this day in history w/the sinking of the USS Indianaoplis and our song of the day by Clutch on your Morning Monarchy for July 30, 2018.

Gary Johnson was a Republican in 1995 when he was elected-- and then reelected in in 1999-- governor of New Mexico, a swing state at the time. With a D+3 PVI, the state is pretty reliably Democratic now. Obama beat McCain 56.1% to 41.8%; Obama beat Romney 53% to 42.8% and even Hillary won, beating Trump 48.3% to 40.0%. In 2016, Johnson ran for president as a Libertarian and won 4,489,235 votes (3.27%) nationally.

Crisis protesters, Disney overdoses and Showbox shutdowns + this day in history w/the Chicago race riots and our song of the day by ShadowParty on your Morning Monarchy for July 27, 2018.

Blood moons, ancient boulders and smashed stars + this day in history w/the Napster injunction and our song of the day by Death Cab for Cutie on your Morning Monarchy for July 26, 2018.

Black sites, paper trails and foreign recruits + this day in history w/the 'Twilight Zone' accident and our song of the day by Weaves on your Morning Monarchy for July 23, 2018.

(CD) — After its triumphant tour over hundreds of thousands of U.K protesters and their bloody brilliant signs, the Baby Trump blimp – scowling face, yuge diaper, teeny hands clutching toxic phone and all – is coming to New Jersey to torment the noxious baby himself at his Bedminster golf club, where Trump often weekends on, lest we forget, your and my dime. […]

London falling, catching witches and the summer of snitches + this day in history w/the explosive start of the Atomic Age and our song of the day by Clutch on your Morning Monarchy for July 16, 2018.

Feuding founders, cult executions and a Crowleyan blaze + this day in history w/the death of Jonathan Melvoin and our song of the day by Tom Petty on your Morning Monarchy for July 12, 2018.

Divestment festivals, World Cup conscription and the feuding Rothschildren + this day in history w/the final Floyd and our song of the day by Smashing Pumpkins on your Morning Monarchy for July 2, 2018.

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.