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The Jussie Smollett story has captured the nation...and not in a good way.  What a schmuck.  Join us as we talk about hate crimes and FBI hate crime data, hoaxes, media bias and the only silver lining in the Smollett story as defined by Trevor Noah from The Daily Show.

References:

• This is why Jussie did it: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/were-told-to-expect-hate-crimes-by-trump-supporters-thats-why-jussie-smollett-would-fake-one
• Hate crime hoaxes don't mean hate crimes aren't a problem: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2019/0228/A-tale-of-two-hate-crimes-a-hoax-unraveled-and-a-plot-foiled
• Real hate crimes on the rise: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/16/fbi-hate-crime-numbers-soar-7106-2017-third-worst-year-start-data-collection
• Are hate crimes related to Trump? https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/13/18091646/fbi-hate-crimes-2017
• Why is the Right so furious with the Smollett case: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/why-the-right-wing-media-is-so-furious-about-the-jussie-smollett-affair
• CPD Superintendent remarks: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jussie-smollett-case-chicago-police-superintendent-s-full-remarks-n974026
• The perils of “wokeness”: https://thebulwark.com/jussie-smollett-and-the-perils-of-greater-wokeness/
• Hate crimes as part of a culture war: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/02/23/an-orchestrated-attack-against-truth-how-clash-over-hate-crimes-has-become-one-more-culture-war/?utm_term=.852318548133
• Boston hate crimes:  https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2019/01/04/hate-crimes-racism-laurel-sampson-ivan-espinoza-madrigal
• Examples of hatred expressed by Trump supporters: https://americasvoice.org/trumphatemap/
• Trump’s era of hate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/11/14/trumps-era-of-hate/?utm_term=.8593da3879ca
• Hate crime hoaxes: https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/18/hoax-hate-crimes-list/
• History of the fake noose: https://triblive.com/opinion/michelle-malkin-handy-history-of-fake-noose/