By Steve Rhodes
Tuesday got fucked up and I didn’t get a column out and I’m still catching up. Trying to get completely back on track today.
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McDonald’s, The Corporate Welfare Moocher
“An estimated $1.2 billion a year in taxpayer dollars goes toward public aid to help people who work at [Chicago’s very own] McDonald’s.”
Cook County Bird Of The Month
The ruby-throated hummingbird!
U.S. Ping Pong Prodigy Ready For Rio
Meet the first American born in the 2000s to qualify for the Olympics.
A Farewell To The VCR
“While recording television on magnetic tape might seem primitive by today’s digital standards, we should acknowledge that the humble video cassette recorder had a tremendous impact on both the media industry and how we consume media.”
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Is still in production, sorry. It was a huge weekend, what with Lollapalooza and such; I swear it’ll be done before it’s time for The Week In Chicago Rock.
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BeachBook
Chicken McNuggets Are Here! (1983)
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Kass: HRC’s lies disqualify her, but Trump’s lies, racism, fascism, misogyny and ignorance do not disqualify him.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 3, 2016
Kass: HRC lies, but Trump just says stupid things.
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HRC’s numerous faults are, sadly, within the bounds of our political discourse. Trump’s numerous faults are outside the bounds of humanity.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 3, 2016
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Kass holding out hope!
.@BerardiLou It’s not over. Assange present coming. But but there is a mob mentality in national media now. They’re all in for #Hillary
— John Kass (@John_Kass) August 2, 2016
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Hunny Bunny?
What a voter wants…..https://t.co/U1grcwlbT9 pic.twitter.com/5OYDWr3E5h
— Scott Stantis (@sstantis) August 2, 2016
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At the Hideout for First Tuesday’s w/ chi Ed reporters. Q: have you learned to diatinguish fact and fiction from CPS? A: No.
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) August 2, 2016
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re foia- sarah Karp says the law does not matter to cps. Never respond on time.
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) August 2, 2016
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what is strategic purpose of telling public no cuts when there were? @SSKedreporterthey want to change narr bc ppl have lost so much faith.
— Raise Your Hand (@ILRaiseYourHand) August 3, 2016
CPS tries to change the narrative of being untrustworthy by lying.
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Claims to have world’s greatest memory, but can’t remember which foot had heel spur that got him out of the draft. https://t.co/xbyz9p7vZ7
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 2, 2016
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A selection of hard-hitting questions posed to Trump by @MarkHalperin in a recent Showtime interview pic.twitter.com/UUgtoXbpZr
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) August 1, 2016
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: What’s troncin’?
Posted on August 3, 2016