By Steve Rhodes
Like I said yesterday, I’m totally squeezed between now and the end of the month. So no Papers column again today – and so much I’m missing, I know – but a full Beachwood elsewhere on the site and, of course, a social media presence that does half the job (thought not all, I know) of the Papers anyway.
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ProPublica: Blame Obama For Tepid Financial Reform
Venerable investigative outfit determines it was Obama who didn’t want change.
Albini In Toyland
Plus: Loopy Lupe, Finding Little Miss Cornshucks & Golden Eagle Greg Kot. In Local Music Notebook.
Tweeting Samardzija
Writing comedy is all Cubs fans have left.
Gay Steelworkers And The Real Duncan Hines
Plus: Naperville Book Store Welcomes Famous Racist, Sexist & Growing Up Goose Island. In Local Book Notes.
Memorial Day Is Super Early For Some Reason
Here’s two things you can do about it.
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BeachBook
* Nebraska Watchdog Won’t Cover Pete Ricketts’ Campaign For Governor Because He Gave Them Money.
Yes, that Ricketts.
* Climate Change Denier Sponsors Chicago Dream House Raffle.
* Chicago Mind Kontrol 2014.
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TweetWood
If parts of the new #NSA surveillance bill don’t suit our needs, we’ll just ignore those parts and lie to Congress about having done so.
— U.S. Dept. of Fear (@FearDept) May 21, 2014
The best predictor of future behavior is past performance . . .
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How is China spying on Alcoa different from NSA spying on Petrobras? One might well ask, and NYT does: http://t.co/TZnycsD3yC
— The Intercept (@the_intercept) May 21, 2014
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On property tax hike. Council attitude, “Pass this thing, amend later. Never happens, makes me sick,” Waguespack. pic.twitter.com/J9mVZIgAsJ
— Alisa Hauser (@DNA_WPB) May 21, 2014
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.@JohnWonderlich on http://t.co/okbgqgk35X: an “example of the decay of the administration’s transparency ambitions” http://t.co/dftWUMz3RH
— The Intercept (@the_intercept) May 21, 2014
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Former AG/judge Mukasey says the AUMF specifically names al-Qaeda and Taliban, which is (famously) entirely wrong. Kind of shocking.
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) May 21, 2014
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Obama coming to Chicago for more pricy fundraisers http://t.co/lgyhiaC6KK
— WLSAM890 (@wlsam890) May 21, 2014
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Can he code? http://t.co/wxByazXc0g MT @RT_America: Hash brownies cld net teen life in prison http://t.co/z4vBSkxb2T pic.twitter.com/PLj91usCrs
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 21, 2014
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Obama on VA delays: ‘I will not stand for it’ | I’m sure everyone is shaking in their boots. #hestandsforeverything
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 21, 2014
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For six months, the Obama administration wouldn’t even acknowledge having a position on the Freedom Act. Then came huge privacy compromises.
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) May 21, 2014
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.@patsajak At malls & grocery stores throughout America, everyone wants to know the opinions of a game-show host.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 21, 2014
It’s not just inside baseball; the person who edits the New York Times leads a hugely influential institution and helps set a national (and international) news agenda. That person’s judgement affects people in America’s malls and grocery stores – those, for example, whose kids will go fight wars based on lies that the Times could and should have exposed.
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Senate: Which groups are we at war with? Admin: That’s classified. http://t.co/olW6B6Wy35
— Jameel Jaffer (@JameelJaffer) May 21, 2014
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Brent Seabrook? RT @EJMill: Who has IL house plate #7?
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 22, 2014
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Vowels are free.
Posted on May 22, 2014