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Fiery protests, institutional abuse and Obama's legacy + this day in history w/"You Nazty Spy!" and our song of the day by OK Go on your Morning Monarchy for January 19, 2017.

Interrupted broadcast, war reporting and "Suddenly" Sinatra + this day in history w/Donny Hathaway's death and our song of the day by Slowdive on your Morning Monarchy for January 13, 2017.

It was the rational world of modern civilization that made the Holocaust unthinkable.
— Zygmunt Bauman

A Greek Melkite archbishop, described as an “icon” of the Palestinian liberation struggle, has died in Rome at the age of 94.
Hilarion Capucci, who was appointed the Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem in 1965, was arrested by Israel nine years later and jailed for arms smuggling.
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was among those praising him for “defending the rights of the Palestinian people”.

Ministry of truth, almanac of death and the 808 + this day in history w/Saddam executed and our song of the day by Bonnie Raitt on your Morning Monarchy for December 30, 2016.

George Michael (Photo Credit: Guardian)
There are a good many sadnesses in the world. I write about a lot of them, fixated as I am on injustice wherever I find it. I don’t know where the sudden passing of George Michael falls on that tragic continuum, but it is certainly worthy of a singular pause, a dedicated, “Oh shit, not again” moment.

Disputed news, semiotic 'Silence' and 8-bit maestros + this day in history w/"New World Symphony" and our song of the day by Justice on your Morning Monarchy for December 16, 2016.

Hacking quest, BS detectors and stoping Stingrays + this day in history w/Operation Red Dawn and our song of the day by Tomar & The FC's on your Morning Monarchy for December 13, 2016.

Thirty years ago while in Sao Paulo, I interviewed Frei Betto, a Dominican who in his journalistic capacity had just published a series of interviews with Fidel Castro.

Adios Castro, protest plans and a brick in the wall + this day in history w/Dahmer murdered and our song of the day by Ty Segall on your Morning Monarchy for November 28, 2016.