The [Tuesday] Papers

"Kennedy raised just $700K in second quarter, spent almost all of it," Rich Miller notes at CapFax.

What caught my eye even more than that, though, was this - Bill Daley joining the campaign as finance chair.

How's this for an 11 p.m. tweet from Chris Kennedy's campaign -- Bill Daley as finance chair and says $700K in second quarter #twill pic.twitter.com/ScWGzBasee

— natasha korecki (@natashakorecki) July 18, 2017

Just the latest example of the dissonance of a campaign weirdly selling itself as anti-Machine and anti-money.

To which I echo this sentiment:

Funny how everyone's a progressive during election season.

— amisha patel (@gulabjammin) July 17, 2017

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And repeat this observation:

pic.twitter.com/bDjhjsYDGV

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 15, 2017

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Oh, in case you forgot: Bill Daley was Barack Obama's second chief of staff. His first was Rahm Emanuel.

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Btw, don't sleep on Dan Biss.

Biss for Illinois
06/30/17
Raised: $1,013,798.87
Spent: $265,709.77
CoH: $2,340,170.17https://t.co/AYqZBjSKK7

— IL Election Data (@ILElectionData) July 18, 2017

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Meanwhile, in Raunerville . . .

"Gov. Bruce Rauner's trusted policy chief kicked off another week of tumult in the administration on Monday, becoming the latest high-level staffer to leave the governor's staff under protest," the Sun-Times reports.

"And signaling that the turmoil is far from over, another five senior staff members quickly followed Mike Mahoney out the door before the day was over.

"A new hire - a hand-picked assistant whose first day on the job was Monday - was also fired based on homophobic and racially insensitive tweets.

"That brings the total administration exits since last week to at least 20."

Make no mistake, this is unprecedented. Rauner is blowing up his staff and taking a hard turn to the right.

"The resignations on the administration's policy, digital and communications team, were a way to protest the new ideology, sources said."

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Here's what really caught my eye:

While many are still scratching their heads over the takeover, a source with close knowledge of the governor's administration said the uproar was sparked by the Rauners' "unhealthy obsession with media and messaging" and by discussions Rauner and his wife had at "North Shore cocktail parties."

An unhealthy obsession with media and messaging is very Blagojevich, except that Rauner is very, very good at it. Unfortunately, he hasn't learned that messaging doesn't translate into governing. In other words, Rauner has a terrific brand manager but a terrible CEO.

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"And of the First Lady: 'I think her footprint on decision-making, on his decision-making, is larger than most believe,' the source said."

You mean she's not the Democratic moderating force we were (disingenuously) sold on?

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"Asked about the shakeup on Friday, Rauner said it was 'baloney' to link the staff shakeup to the budget showdown.

"I don't know where all this baloney comes from," the governor said when a reporter raised the question. "We should focus on what's right for the people of Illinois. We are always trying to recruit and retain the best people in America to serve the people of Illinois. "That's all that matters."

He doesn't know where the baloney comes from. Which is baloney.

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P.S.: Has Diana ever been asked about how their daughter got into Payton? She's fair game, you know.

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The (Non-Pitchfork) Weekend In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Deeper, Cherry Glazerr, Tenement, Primitive Teeth, Liquids, Your Pest Band, Princess Nokia, Palaye Royale, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Megadeth, Slayer, Circles Around the Sun, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, Meshuggah, Matthew Sweet, The Aquabats, Seether, Caravan Palace, KISS, Stone Sour, Korn, Phish, OneRepublic, Woods, Ethers, Dianetics, and Chicago.

Pitchfork coverage is in pre-production.

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Made In Chicago: Roller Derby Inspires World Celebration
Athletes from across the Midwest will launch World Roller Derby Week on August 13th on the 82nd anniversary of Chicagoan Leo Seltzer presenting his creation, Roller Derby, at the Chicago Coliseum in 1935.

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The Land After Frac Sand
In Wisconsin, reclaimed mine sites have become farmland, pasture or forested wildlife habitat.

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BeachBook

Buena Park To Haymarket Books: We Don't Want You Here.

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Statue Of Liberty Made From Bombed Rubble Of Aleppo, By Syrian Artist Tammam Azzam.

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Vegan Queen Karyn Calabrese Shutters Last Restaurant.

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TweetWood
A sampling.

How does the Trump family dinner work? Does everyone just take turns lying about their day?

— Gary Shteyngart (@Shteyngart) July 17, 2017

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And yet, her boss stands by her story. Assignment Desk, activate!

Chicago Dyke March Article Cost Me My Job, Reporter Says https://t.co/YysIAwHANz via @jdforward

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 17, 2017

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Typical reporter shopping from the Emanuel administration. https://t.co/a4LbUinuAB

— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) July 17, 2017

Rahm staff offers skype iview to my coworker, I intervene to say, no you don't get to pick, told "sorry no longer available" @ChicagosMayor

— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) July 17, 2017

Who is the chump they targeted, I wonder . . .

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