By Steve Rhodes
The Beachwood will return on Tuesday, though I’ll be adding a few posts to the site here and there over the long holiday weekend. Stay tuned here and/or on our social media outlets for fresh material, most likely in Sports, Music and emanating from The Beachwood Radio Network.
That said, a few nice offerings today:
* It’s Us Against The Motherfucking Machine.
It takes a nation of millions, y’all . . .
* From Kerner To King.
This actually isn’t that great, but in light of Ferguson . . .
* The Pope’s Nose Awards.
You’ll have to click through to see if any Bears were so honored this year.
* FEMA: Give The Gift Of Preparedness This Holiday Season.
Worst. Presents. Ever.
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* Ferguson: An American Tone Poem.
Third world democracy.
* CPS Students Explain Why Obama’s Ferguson Speech Failed.
Thanks to my nominee for Chicago Teacher of the Year.
* A Chicago Parent Reflects On Race And Policing In America.
“New York City hip-hop musician MADic critiques racialized policing and other social ills in his song ‘AmeriKKKa.’ While he hopes for a more just society one day, he raps, ‘until then we hang the flag upside down.’
“MADic is my son. He is the offspring of my marriage to an African-American woman. And he deserves a just police force. Until then, I hang the flag upside down. Until racial justice in policing comes to Ferguson, Chicago and the rest of our country, we must all hang the flag upside down.”
* Richard Scarry’s Busy Town In The 24th Century.
Brilliant.
* The 15 Worst Owners In Sports.
You’ll have to click through to see if Chicago is represented.
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A sampling.
Derrick Rose to excuse himself from Thanksgiving dinner early so he can attend Thanksgiving when he’s 70 and not be sore.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 26, 2014
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James Risen to @ggreenwald on President Obama’s legacy: “On a broad scale he normalized the War on Terror.” https://t.co/Ux2526qOsy
— Emily Greenhouse (@emserre) November 26, 2014
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Looting a pawn shop vs. looting a grand jury. Discuss. #Ferguson
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 26, 2014
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Constitutional lawyer Obama more concerned with those throwing bottles than those thwarting the criminal justice system. #Ferguson
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 26, 2014
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.@RT_America Looks like the University of Illinois!
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 26, 2014
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Unlike Zimmerman, Darren Wilson gets to keep all his donation money because his attorney worked pro bono.
— NIGris Elba (@hosienation) November 26, 2014
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Grand juries not resulting in indictments: Police Officers: 80 of 81 Civilians: 11 of 162,000 #Ferguson http://t.co/rmHtPlNlun
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) November 25, 2014
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This: A prominent legal expert eviscerates the Darren Wilson prosecution, in 8 tweets http://t.co/FqE4jLQmkf via @germanrlopez
— Christina Coleman (@ChrissyCole) November 26, 2014
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Even Justice Antonin Scalia thinks the way Robert McCulloch runs a grand jury is messed up. (via @isamuel) pic.twitter.com/9Wfqw95M3V
— Ron Hogan (@RonHogan) November 26, 2014
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Pirate skulls and bones.
Posted on November 26, 2014