By Steve Rhodes
Governin’.
Here is @GovRauner seemingly unaware of an IL Supreme Court decision requiring a 3/5 majority to uphold his own amendatory veto#twill pic.twitter.com/YzrsR64CV1
— IL Working Together (@IllinoisWorking) August 1, 2017
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Because bill has immediate effective date, needs 3/5ths maj to accept amendatory veto or override. Rauner didn’t know that.
— Rick Pearson (@rap30) August 1, 2017
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UPDATE: @govrauner makes a big “oops” in presser, claims a simple majority needed now to accept AV. It’s 3/5 https://t.co/PWK2UKnLSF
— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) August 1, 2017
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During Gov’s initial remarks, didn’t explain or outline the actual changes. Points to bullet points, says aka staff for details/questions
— Amanda Vinicky (@AmandaVinicky) August 1, 2017
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UPDATE: Another Rauner “oops” during presser https://t.co/DgTLyl6pqh
— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) August 1, 2017
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Two more take-aways from the Rauner presser https://t.co/OyrHw1obP8
— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) August 1, 2017
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Check out our very first fact-check as official partner of @PolitiFact Illinois!https://t.co/lvKLlfdBp9 pic.twitter.com/M6a8MoDT2G
— BGA (@BetterGov) August 1, 2017
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Rauner vetoes school funding bill: “This is not about taking resources away from Chicago,” he writes in AV message. #twill
— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) August 1, 2017
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Thanks for stopping #Chicago kids from getting $250 million of unfair funding. https://t.co/T7Bq5NlcEb
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 1, 2017
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.@GovRauner statement preview: Today I struck a blow against the true enemies of prosperity in Illinois: Chicago school children #sb1 #twill
— Radical Candor (@RadicalCandorIL) August 1, 2017
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Dan Jiggetts Is Right About CTE
And so is Martellus Bennett. But is the media now overstating the risk?
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The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Guided By Voices, Kendrick Lamar, Autumn Kid, The Magpie Salute, Roger Waters, Young Rochelles, The Ridgelands, The Studs, Vicious Dreams, Rahsaan Patterson, Converge, Ultimate Painting, Bear Claw, Goddamn Gallows, American Speedway, Andy Ortmann, Anthony Janas, and Jason Soliday.
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BeachBook
The “Radical Edits” Of Alexandra Bell.
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The Worst (Or Best?) Things You Can Eat At Chain Restaurants.
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Worst. Collection. Ever.
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The Illusion Of Choice In Consumer Brands.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Chicago as epithet.
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA | ‘It’s getting like Chicago’: Residents concerned about violent crime https://t.co/8GbRQK8XOh via @WCNC
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 1, 2017
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Same guy, different frame (“pugnacious” vs. “short fuse”).
“Once again, we have video of a menacing Chris Christie jumping ugly at a heckler while clutching junk food.” https://t.co/uLkT318gSi
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 1, 2017
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Here’s the Bloomberg story: https://t.co/46vzjO24ua
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 1, 2017
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Welcome to The Resistance. We saved a seat for you next to Teen Vogue and Cosmopolitan.
RT if you’ve had a period that lasted longer than Scaramucci
— Allure (@Allure_magazine) July 31, 2017
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: Periodic.
Posted on August 1, 2017

