By Steve Rhodes
Posting will likely be sporadic this week, which is to say, the same as every other week!
But seriously, I’ve got shit I’ve got to get done.
Yada yada yada.
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I also happen to be back in Bucktown Monday through Saturday for a Week At Benny’s. Longtime readers know what that means. New readers are about to find out!
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Meanwhile . . .
So There’s This
Fox & Friends preview an interview with Rick Perry, where he says that Trump is “the chosen one” and “sent by God to do great things”
Pete Hegseth: “God has used imperfect people forever,” but what Trump “has withstood is unlike what really any other mortal could understand” pic.twitter.com/ITDAErMJiN
— Courtney Hagle (@CourtneyHagle) November 24, 2019
Obviously God, who clearly suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder, is no longer paying attention to Eddy Pineiro’s kicking, so who knows.
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Background . . .
Meanwhile, God’s son is fucking up.
That’s what happens when kids inherit kingdoms.
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And then there’s this, from an Illinois congressperson:
My overwhelming conclusion after the last few weeks’ hearings is that the @GOP – in its current incarnation – is a fundamental threat to our democracy. Thread:
— Sean Casten (@SeanCasten) November 23, 2019
The GOP: Enemy of the People.
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P.S.:
American intelligence officials informed senators and their aides in recent weeks that Russia had engaged in a yearslong campaign to frame Ukraine as responsible for Moscow’s own hacking of the 2016 election https://t.co/HOvtbl5zdf
— Anthony DeRosa🗽 (@Anthony) November 22, 2019
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New on the Beachwood . . .
This is off the hook, people …
Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted The Opioid “Anti-Story”https://t.co/hdoPQKfYjM
Looking at you, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Slate and others. Late stage journalism sucks. pic.twitter.com/uZsmQp493f
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 25, 2019
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SportsMonday: Another #Bears Turkey: https://t.co/uRTkaDNigl A kickoff out of bounds. A botched two-point conversion. A missed (48-yard!) extra point. Two interceptions. And a 95-yard drive given up to the Giants, including a 4th-and-18 conversion. Yeesh.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 25, 2019
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Grading Grandal: https://t.co/ONG1QUSvSa Our very own @RogerWallenste2 considers the new #WhiteSox catcher (“His spray chart looks like a severe case of chickenpox”) – within a historical context that includes a Sherm Lollar shoutout. pic.twitter.com/CosdyW0gZn
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 25, 2019
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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #279: The #WhiteSox Win The Week https://t.co/TLWTIWOjjm
Plus: YooHoo #Bulls; #Blackhawks Also A Bust; #Chicago‘s Crappy College Of Coaches; DePaul On Our Bubble; At This Time Next Week The #Bears Could Be .500; and #cf97 Dumpster Fire. pic.twitter.com/Z43VFquOx2— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 23, 2019
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WOMEN: The National Geographic Image Collection https://t.co/GryYhwidhb “”The National Geographic team has gone through their archives to choose 450 iconic images to show women of all backgrounds.” pic.twitter.com/cY1610kHO6
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 25, 2019
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Thanksgiving Special: Family Meals Not All That https://t.co/7BS78m3Gql pic.twitter.com/ihFKEJg1Re
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 25, 2019
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Recall! Pork From Morris Meat Packing Of Maywood: https://t.co/aIZTASuOzi “The raw, intact pork items were produced on Saturdays from November 25, 2017 to November 9, 2019.”
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 22, 2019
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Recall! Ajinomoto Chicken Fried Rice: https://t.co/I8JMwsvcgW Due to possible foreign matter contamination – specifically, plastic.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 23, 2019
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ChicagoReddit
What was this building in Logan Square?? (California and Altgeld) from r/chicago
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ChicagoGram
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ChicagoTube
Lupe Fiasco at the Riv on Thursday night.
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TweetWood
A sampling of the delight and disgust you can find @BeachwoodReport.
Thread.
I found that my father was a one-time addition to a crew of men, including two Chicago police officers, who would impersonate on-duty cops and conduct fake drug raids, stealing money and drugs from dealers to enrich themselves.
— Francesca Fontana (@francescamarief) November 22, 2019
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They never do.
Job loss predictions over rising minimum wages haven’t come true https://t.co/wBpQWwLq9g
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 25, 2019
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This always kills me. The position of the stars billions of years ago tells you if it’s okay to shop today. pic.twitter.com/o0JolhBkzn
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) November 23, 2019
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The Beachwood Tip Tac Toe Line: Circle gets the square.
Posted on November 25, 2019