Jussie Smollett, hate crimes and hoaxes

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/