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/

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