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The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

“A party official said that a banner, a flag and signs promoting President Donald Trump were stolen overnight from the Republican Party of Illinois’ tent at the Illinois State Fair,” the Springfield State Journal-Register reports.
“It’s unfortunate that political decorum has kind of fallen this low,” Illinois GOP executive director Anthony Sarros said.
Yes, political decorum has fallen really low when a banner and signs promoting a president who has called Mexican immigrants racist, installed a Muslim travel ban, retweets white nationalists, tells congresswomen of color to back to their “home” countries, both-sides a neo-Nazi rally where a white supremacist killed one of the good guys, and puts children in cages are stolen.


Shame on the sign-stealers. There’s just no room for that in America.
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Tumbling Dice
Well, you trust them to run a 12,000-member police force outfitted with guns, so . . .


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Kass Gas
The difference is that Sarah Sanders was a public employee who lied daily in the service of a white nationalist administration while Chris Cuomo is a reporter – and one who’s employer has been falsely vilified by a violence-inciting president. I mean, there are other flaws with this tweet, but that’s the main one.


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Today’s Worst People In The Universe
I was out most of the day on a mission of great national import, only to return to a long list of bad people in the news today. I mean, besides the ones I opened this column with. To wit:
* Steve King On Rape: What’s The Big Deal?
* Eric Trump: Media Down With The Sickness.
* Ben Shapiro’s Advice For Poor People: Have You Ever Considered Just NOT Being Poor?
* Trump’s Immigration Chief: That Statue Of Liberty Poem Was About Europeans OK??
* Wisconsin Republicans:


* Barstool Sports’ Founder Says He’ll Fire Unionizing Workers – Labor Officials Say “No Way.”
* Chris Matthews Is A Strong Candidate For ‘Man With The Worst Jeffrey Epstein Take’


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ChicagoReddit

I know it would be somewhat controversial, but I really think a Chipotle would do well in Pilsen and I’m surprised there isn’t one there yet. from r/chicago


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ChicagoGram

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ChicagoTube
“Chicago Boogie” / The Chicago Blues All-Stars (1970)

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BeachBook
The Case That Made An Ex-ICE Attorney Realize The Government Was Relying On False “Evidence” Against Migrants.

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Lightning Struck Near The North Pole 48 times. It’s Not Normal.

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Is Big Soda Winning The Soft Drink Wars?

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Meet Fairbnb, A Platform Trying To Be ‘Fairer’ Than Airbnb.

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102-Year-Old Tattooist Is Keeping An Ancient Philippine Tattoo Tradition Alive.

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Lee Hadwin Never Dreamed Of Being An Artist. To His Surprise, He Becomes One In His Sleep.

“For nearly 40 years, Lee Hadwin has been making complex works of art while sleepwalking. He doesn’t remember any of them.”
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TweetWood
A sampling of the delight and disgust you will find @BeachwoodReport.


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Lori Lightfoot’s floor leader:


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The Beachwood McRibTipLine: Business casual.

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Posted on August 14, 2019