Royal Hangover

October 20th 2025: NATIONAL CHICKEN AND WAFFLES DAY BIRTHDAYS: William Christopher (1932-2016) - Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on M*A*S*H Tom Petty (1950-2017) - Lead singer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Kamala Harris (1964-Still Living) - The 49th VP of the U.S. Snoop Dogg (1971-Still Living) - Rapper and business mogul. HISTORY: 1947 - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigating Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry. 1955 - Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (the Banana Boat Song). 1975 - Supreme Court rules teachers have the authority to spank pupils after one warning. 1977 - The band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, killing 6 people, including three band members. We Still Have No King! Based on the most recent and reliable estimates as of October 19, 2025, the No Kings protests drew an estimated 7 million participants nationwide across approximately 2,700 events in all 50 states. This figure comes from organizers (Indivisible, ACLU, and the No Kings Coalition) and is corroborated by independent analyses, including crowdsourced data from G. Elliott Morris's Strength In Numbers project Vs. 2024 Electorate: This Democratic attendance represents ~6.4–8.3% of Harris's 76 million voters (or ~11–14% of the ~44–49 million registered Democrats). Compared to the full 155 million 2024 voters, it's ~3.2–4%. Critics on X noted it as "only" ~7–9% of Harris voters, highlighting low relative turnout. Counter protests were minimal and scattered, with no organized nationwide effort reported. Total estimated attendance: <10,000 (likely 1,000–5,000), based on isolated local reports: Vs. 2024 Electorate: This represents <<0.01% of the 155 million voters or Trump's 78.5 million supporters, underscoring the Republican base's lack of mobilization (as they "stood firm" per prior discussions). Cease Fire is off! No!!! It resumed... Two IDF soldiers killed amid 'severe' ceasefire violation, 'it's not the last,' analyst says. Expert warns Hamas has no intention of surrendering as militant group rebuilds ranks in Gaza Strip Later on Sunday, the IDF announced the resumption of the ceasefire, following retaliatory strikes. Thank you for listening to “The Best Morning Show on X“ Why? Because I say it is! and we always welcome you to join us and contribute to the XSpaces live recordings by following me on X @alsoknownasTWS. Please leave a comment, subscribe on any of your favorite podcast apps and if you have any comments you would like to send directly to the podcast, Send them here! [email protected] SUPPORT US BY JOINING OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/WeatherdSoul OR, BUY US A CUP OF COFFEE! https://buymeacoffee.com/weatherdsoul Promotions: Colockum Craft Coffee: https://www.colockumcraft.coffee Tennessee Hot Sauce: https://tnhotsauceco.com Ask me about the “Pink Drink” [email protected] Get a modern podcast app here! https://podcastapps.com Contributors: HOST - Bruce Magee - Weather’d Soul https://www.weatherdsoul.com CO-HOST - Ken Madden - Maddk Studio https://maddkstudio.com PRODUCER - Jason Radosevich - Horrible Designs https://www.horribledesigns.com COLLABORATOR AND SHELABORATOR - John Jamingo and The Duchess – The Boomer Bunker https://www.boomerbunker.com COLLABORATOR - Aaron Deshotel – I Had to Say it https://ihadtosayitpodcast.com IMAGING AND CREATIVE SERVICES BY LORENZO MISANTHROPE RADIO 2.0