By Steve Rhodes

Yeah, this is old news by now. I’ve been in a census cave all day. The column I started this morning is outdated. Best I can do; busy counting heads. Or, more like, supervising a team of folks counting heads.

“The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that a small tornado touched down on Chicago’s North Side in the Rogers Park neighborhood before moving over Lake Michigan and becoming a waterspout.” https://t.co/ZkN0xYUVe5 via @abc7chicago

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 11, 2020

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My landlord called it Treemaggedon, which surprisingly is not a thing on Twitter. #Original
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Meanwhile, “unrest” . . .

Reaction To Racist, Homicidal Cops In Segregated, Impovershed Neighborhoods Forces White Guy To Change Running Routine https://t.co/kj7XgJdeqr

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 11, 2020

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New on the Beachwood today . . .
Machiavelli’s Prince Charming
“When I was 16, I had unusual ambitions: assuming political and popular power; kindling a cultural revolution; and overthrowing the remaining monarchies of the world, starting with the British (don’t ask). Like any power-hungry teenager, I consulted (quite ironically) Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince,” our budding philosophy correspondent E.K. Mam writes.
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Chicago Sportsbetting from r/chicago

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One way I’ve stayed renewed and refreshed during this pandemic is by seeking and connecting with nature. 🏞️ One place you can do that in #Chicago is by heading over to Humboldt Park. You can sit at the lagoon and take in the sights and sounds. 🚣 What are other places in the city you like to renew and refresh? 📍: Humboldt Park Chicago, IL #humboldtpark #humboldtparklagoon #chicagoparkdistrict #chicagoparks #mychicagopix #thingstodoinChicago #boredinChicago #instachicago #chicagobucketlist #choosechicago #nature #parksandrec #covidthoughts #pandemicanxiety #gopherapproved #gophersgoingplaces

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Chicago Duck Derby: Artist JC Rivera

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How An Artist Found Out He Was Pablo Escobar’s Son.

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A sampling of the delight and disgust you can find @BeachwoodReport.

Look! (A Bit of) Journalisting! – https://t.co/jnLNxgIT43 via @commondreams

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 11, 2020

Western media really needs to choose their words carefully when it comes to reporting on overseas events. Putin seeks “integration” w Belarus?? Or Lukashenko “wins in a landslide”. Do better because it’s not fair to people fighting for freedom and rights.

— Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) August 11, 2020

Exclusive: Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising. https://t.co/YSsaqx2SRA via @khnews

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 11, 2020

If Biden wins the most votes, Ds will have won the popular vote in 7 of past 8 elections-something no party has ever done since formation of the modern party system in 1828. And yet it might not be enough to win the WH. https://t.co/R8UFOWUMDe

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 11, 2020

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The Beachwood Treemageddon Line: Treemageddon.

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