By Steve Rhodes
“A new political fund aimed at helping Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner push his agenda has received its first cash infusion: $4 million from Chicago billionaire Sam Zell,” the Tribune reports.
So all of Illinois’ villains are joining together to defeat humanity.
“The contribution to the Turnaround Illinois super political action committee is one of the largest single donations in state political history . . .
“The new Rauner-allied fund is in addition to $20 million Rauner established in his own campaign fund shortly before taking office.
“Rauner, who made his fortune as a private equity investor, put in $10 million of his own money, while Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, provided $8 million, and Richard Uihlein, CEO of Uline Corp., added $2 million.”
Related: Rauner Takes Budget Ax To Health Care For The Poor.
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Why not just take the ax directly to the poor? Make ’em pay for the baskets for their heads too.
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The Beachwood Radio Hour
I recorded it Sunday but I fucked it up so I’m going to re-record it today.
SportsMonday
Will appear on Tuesday this week.
The Cub Factor: Shawshanked
Is Theo busy livin’ or busy dyin’?
The White Sox Report: Fight Club
A turning point?
The Chicago FBI, The NSA & Mumbai
What the Obama administration isn’t telling you.
Nerd Fest vs. Nerd Prom
Highlights from C2E2.
Hot Fuzz Meets Murder, She Wrote?
New Chicago crime comedy kinda not really.
Chicago Town Pizza Reviewed
Microwaveable deep dish.
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Hillbilly Casino & L’Assassins, The Sonics, Sufjan Stevens, Dru Hill, Publicist UK, White Mystery, Those Darlins, Blue Oyster Cult, The Romeros, Sean Michael & The Queue, The Velvet Cadillacs, The Technicolors, MFn Melo, Cochise Soulstar, Big Baby, Lody Kong, Death Angel, and The Maine.
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BeachBook
* The Grateful Dead, The Velvet Underground And Muddy Waters On The Same Chicago Bill.
* Large Provider Of Mental Health Services In Chicago Is Closing.
* The FBI Reviewed All The Leads From The Warrantless Wiretapping Part Of Stellarwind Between August 2004 And January 2006. None Had Proved Useful. None.
* Mark Kirk: Aaron Swartz Should Have Faced Tougher Penalties.
* Chicago Democrats Behaving Badly As Usual.
* The United States Does Not Know Who It Is Killing.
Our president is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning war criminal.
* Elite Media Seeks Purposeful Feeling Of War.
* Wisconsin Police Billboard Features Officer Who Shot Two People In 10 Days.
* Kenosha Artist Works For Chicago Patent Attorney.
* Chicago Intersex Activist.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Pakistanis ask when Obama will apologize for all the other innocent victims of drone strikes. http://t.co/gFa5eCYqmU pic.twitter.com/B4sP5CGpnS
— The Intercept (@the_intercept) April 26, 2015
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.@ggreenwald “Obama took office vowing 2 end America’s wars. Now we’re in at least 5 & US officials are unsure what 2 do about it.”-Politico
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 26, 2015
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Believing in “checks & balances” requires pretending that all branches of government aren’t sociopathic.
— fire tom friedman (@firetomfriedman) April 26, 2015
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We tortured some folks. RT @msnbc: After the party it’s the #msnbcaftershow #WHCD pic.twitter.com/pzNoNEOqkL
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 26, 2015
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The Beachwood Tip Line: No proms.
Posted on April 27, 2015