The [Wednesday] Papers

For the last week, I've been compiling the usual kinds of Chicago news to comment on but I find it hard to care much about county soda taxes, Rahm's shenanigans and even indictments (both handed down and pending) given the enormity of what we have before us now.

As a friend said on Twitter the other day to a follower's mundane, local political complaint: I ain't got time for that now.

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That's about right. Run like hell.

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This is dangerous, of course. The rest of the news still matters. Local pols - and corporate bigwigs - still mean you harm. We can't forget about city council hijinks, bureaucratic bollocks and, of course, Governor Burns in Springfield.

But Jesus F. Christ, we're really in for it now.

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The U.S. Does A Lousy Job Of Tracking Hate Crimes
"More than 3,000 state and local law enforcement agencies don't report hate crimes to the FBI as part of its annual national survey of crime in America."

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And more from the "The Election Of An American President Made This Necessary" file . . .

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Politico tells staff regarding anti-Semitic threats: 'Your personal safety is of the utmost importance to us' https://t.co/terpIXio24

— Omar Sofradzija @MSU (@omars81) November 15, 2016

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At Hernandez Middle School on Chicago's SW side, teachers left notes on over 1,000 lockers @CPSuccessCHI @ChiPubSchools @CTULocal1 pic.twitter.com/0SKC1ZjvFs

— Ray Salazar (@WhiteRhinoRay) November 14, 2016

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And . . .

Neo-Nazis Declare New Balance The Official Shoes Of White People.

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White Patriots Not Big Fans Of The Declaration Of Independence.

.@GlennBeck: The alt-right is real and it is "truly terrifying" https://t.co/CdUdfEQdJu

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) November 16, 2016

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Transition Team Of Deplorables.

Gaffney wants to reinstate HUAC, called Obama America's "first Muslim President," & is a birther who believes govt+media suppressed truth https://t.co/9gnFQ65AyA

— Emmet O'Neal (@emmetoneal) November 16, 2016

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The main subject of this story is reportedly atop the list of U.S. Attorney General choices. https://t.co/8xUUs8SPfc

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 16, 2016

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I'll get back to Chicago stuff sooner rather than later, but at the same time, normalization is even more dangerous than ignoring local concerns. The new state of America must now infuse everything we do. This ain't no fooling around.

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