By Steve Rhodes
The site may be light through the weekend due to both unforeseen and foreseen circumstances. No one ever says “foreseen circumstances,” but why? Often they are foreseen. In this case, both. So let’s jump right to the social media.
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BeachBook
Citigroup’s Non-Prosecution Agreement.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
At the #cps BOE meeting where it’s now against the rules to talk on your phone in the lobby!
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) May 24, 2017
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“And here’s why you should only pay the minimum each month, and borrow more if you need to like the mayor!”
.@Discover, a major credit card company, apparently is paying for the financial education program #CPS will use, Mcdade tells #CPSboard.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) May 24, 2017
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CPS Board Meeting, A Frank Clark Production.
#CPSboard president Frank Clark asking a series of questions to which he already knows the answer, as is his monthly habit.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) May 24, 2017
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“Clarksplain.” Kudos!
(Here comes Clark to Clark-splain the GAN borrowing many have called “payday loans”)
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) May 24, 2017
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Democracy Dies Behind A Paywall.
A dubious – possibly fake – Russian document influenced Comey to do his Clinton-criticizing speech, @karoun
reports: https://t.co/NUJgJew3tx— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 24, 2017
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Journalism!
… this lede is incredible. https://t.co/uN0mDQQDmZ #thisisnotnormal pic.twitter.com/YPaSm3jTgj
— fake nick ramsey (@nick_ramsey) May 24, 2017
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Hey @MSNBC stop referring to #socialsecurity as an entitlement. It’s a tax we all pay into. This is not @gop‘s fucking money#TheResistance
— Rogue Wulf (@Wulfkat) May 24, 2017
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Plus, the money isn’t going toward the deficit, but to finance tax cuts to the wealthy.
You’re awful SUN TIMES. The headline is that 23 miliion MORE people will be uninsured. You’re truly terrible. https://t.co/7mHdhEDaS7
— #FreeBresha (@prisonculture) May 24, 2017
Democracy dies behind bad journalism.
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— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 24, 2017
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Another reminder of why I don’t like early voting; candidate assaulted a reporter today. https://t.co/OTYvGcFu53
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 25, 2017
important to keep in mind about #MTAL after tonight’s news: 238K ballots were already returned as of this morning. (https://t.co/oRQ1kRawdQ) https://t.co/w95VkBrSkb
— Taniel (@Taniel) May 24, 2017
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Unfortunately, voters cannot do the same.
All 3 have now pulled their endorsements —
Here: https://t.co/rScqvfEcB8
Here: https://t.co/HTn6qdf7ij
And here: https://t.co/WgKm0FELA1 https://t.co/Ux3GZtNApb
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 25, 2017
Does early voting boost the numbers of those participating in elections? Yes. But there are other ways to do that – making election days national holidays; voting on Saturdays; more aggressively attacking voter suppression. Even shortening the early voting window would help – what’s the point of increasing the number of voters if they’re making their decisions on incomplete information?
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#TopGun2: “Talk to me, Grey Goose.”
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 25, 2017
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#TopGun2: “That’s a negative, Ghostrider, the pattern of obstruction is full.”
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 25, 2017
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#TopGun2: “I feel the need for opioids.”
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 25, 2017
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: The flip side.
Posted on May 25, 2017