By Steve Rhodes
Yes.
Modern technology is amazing. People are getting rescued by finding help from strangers via twitter. pic.twitter.com/3knUJ4rqFr
— chaps (@UncleChaps) August 28, 2017
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Does That Bears Game Matter?
Not really. Okay, a little. Maybe.
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Wizard World
Some of our favorite cosplayers from Chicago Comicon 2017.
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An Ugly, Reachable White Sox Goal
Convoluted but not unreasonable.
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TrackNotes: It’s All Happening
“The inability of the horses to relate at all with the fans provides a comforting detachment, a forced objectivity. For wagering purposes, we believe we know what a horse will do, but we understand that we can’t know.”
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NIU’s Golden Parachute Problem
College presidents walk away with fortunes even as they leave red ink and scandal behind.
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The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Is still in production, as is last week’s Week in Chicago Rock, sigh.
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BeachBook
Why 2,000 Chicago Mechanics Are At War With Car Dealers.
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UW Study Finds Surprising Lack Of Research On How Air Pollution Affects Birds.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Your move, Republicans.
Trump says he pardoned Arpaio as Harvey hit Texas because “I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally.” (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/4SecfqrShU
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 28, 2017
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The Trump emails trickling out so far are almost comical in how damning they are
https://t.co/ArhxFQSsl5 pic.twitter.com/2KG5450qze
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) August 28, 2017
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When I wrote in my article that someone shot at flame-thrower Corey Long, people said we were both lying & cops would never just stand there https://t.co/car0AUv6Vw
— Yesha (@YeshaCallahan) August 26, 2017
Holy shit. The cops literally did NOTHING as this dude fired a shot in the direction of a person in Charlottesville.https://t.co/pxyGrfW3K6
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) August 26, 2017
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The most profitable company in the world. https://t.co/Anvfb034IB
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) August 28, 2017
Apple to get $4 million in tax breaks per job at Iowa data centerhttps://t.co/eL3HNBLQJx
— Justin Green (@JGreenDC) August 28, 2017
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NYT: “Mr. Trump thus used his constitutional power to block a federal judge’s effort to enforce the Constitution.”
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 27, 2017
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Wow, Trump wanted the government to drop the Arpaio case. Settled on pardoning him if found guiltily.https://t.co/7H79Nvv3Ec pic.twitter.com/AaFjdrJeoD
— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) August 26, 2017
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Congratulations to @RealSheriffJoe on his successful Cold Case Posse investigation which claims @BarackObama‘s ‘birth certificate’ is fake
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2012
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A Nazi resigned from the White House staff and it’s like the fourth biggest story tonight.
— Paul Musgrave (@profmusgrave) August 26, 2017
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: Fit to serve.
Posted on August 28, 2017