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A Michael Taussig book presents a fictional museum of this industry to draw attention to historical silence surrounding enslaved gold miners. Terms for this industry obscure its relationship to everyday politics according to a 2022 book arguing that [organizations in it] Do Not Exist. After several high-profile members of this industry were photographed wearing them, Ralph Lauren polo shirts became a trendy regional fashion in the 2010s. Members of this industry often collect tolls on a (*) freight train route colloquially (10[1])known as “The Beast.” (-5[1])It’s not healthcare, (-5[1])but many members of this industry are devotees of Saint Jude and the folk saint Jesús Malverde. (10[4])Artists like (10[1])Valentín Elizalde and Chalino Sánchez popularized norteño ballads that prefix a term from this industry to “corrido.” (10[1])For 10 points, enforcers called sicarios work (10[1])in what industry whose leaders include El Chapo Guzmán? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: drug trafficking [or narcotráfico, illegal drug trade, or narcotics; accept cocaine trade, drug cartels, or narcos; prompt on organized crime or gangs] (The first sentence refers to My Cocaine Museum. Oswaldo Zavalda wrote Drug Cartels Do Not Exist. The musical genre is narcocorrido.)
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%22%109.56

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness7910
Nick JensenThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Subremembrance of lost time83-5
Jaskaran SinghRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe Canadians86-5
Tejas RajeBHSUEvans Hall destruction awaiters10310
Mike SoriceTeam Name Think DetailI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble10310
Kevin WangI would prefer not toThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club10310
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?10310
Andrew WangThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)In Search of Things Past10510
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost timeThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub12210
Stephen LiuCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp12910
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill13910