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Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Today, as evidenced by the packs of blue-hairs and folks in jean shorts on the trains coming in this morning, must kick off the Taste of Chicago, where millions of people sweat and pay exorbitant prices for not much food.
It's a balmy 98 degrees and humid here today, so you might be able to get a side of heatstroke to go with your salmonella.
Another bangup job by the City, especially by whoever decided the way so say Fourth of July in Chicago was to hire the scrawniest, palest New Yorker they could find (Moby) to headline one of the concerts. As usual the entertainment for the most part is embarrassing and is outclassed as always by fucking Milwaukee and their Summerfest.
But millions of the local masses and hordes of tourists will eat it up anyway...
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Not to get into racial politics here, but I thought the most notable things in the past week in Chicago were the report of approx. 24 people shot in 12 hours (just like the old days), and the CPD spokesman's description of the shooting at Wabash and Jackson after the Taste last Friday.
As to the latter, something like "a male black victim was shot and wounded, a male black victim was shot and killed, a third male was shot and wounded". Hardly subtle message from the City that Just Raised Sales Taxes to 9%, snd I can't believe nobody called em on it. One thing to identify a purported offender by race, another thing entirely to identify purported victims by race.
I assume y'all know why I found this to be alarming, but if yas need me to spell out the message I think the guy was sending, just let me know.
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