May 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois budget deadline looms, lawmakers did not work overnight – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-deadline-looms-lawmakers-did-not-work-overnight/2058529/
— Protesters stage overnight sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-overnight-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Dem Chris Kennedy Touts ‘Radical Change’ Agenda  Kennedy added that, if elected, if he can’t balance Illinois’ budget in his first term as governor, he won’t seek re-election – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Dem-Chris-Kennedy-Touts-Radical-Change-Agenda-425363284.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Budget protesters in Springfield demand lawmakers ‘tax the rich’ – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is rich.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257850517-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— White House has names for new U.S. Attorneys in Illinois – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/

— As clock ticks, future of Illinois state budget up in air – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/future-of-budget-up-in-air-ahead-of-last-scheduled-day/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT POAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Lawmakers begin last scheduled day without budget plan, just like last year – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-budget-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-america-kass-met-0531-20170530-column.html
— U.S. home prices rising 2 times faster than wages – Josh Boak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-home-prices-20170530-story.html
— Trump misspells press ‘covfefe,’ and Twitter takes notice – Brian de los Santos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tweet-covfefe-20170530-story.html
— Emanuel praises CPS chief a week after union’s no-confidence vote – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-forrest-claypool-20170531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— RACIST: Growing pot industry offers breaks to entice minorities – AP  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a demographic, you push pot on that demographic.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170531/news/305319975/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills most – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/where-rising-assessments-are-boosting-property-tax-bills-most
— Kane may resort to layoffs to address midyear budget deficit – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/kane-may-resort-to-layoffs-to-address-midyear-budget-deficit
— Local TV news continues sharp drop in ratings – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170530/feder-local-tv-news-continues-sharp-drop-in-ratings
— The value of independent thinking in Springfield – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170530/editorial-the-value-of-independent-thinking-in-springfield
— While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forward – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170531/while-other-controversies-rage-work-on-border-wall-moves-forward

 

WTTW
— Protesters Demand Budget as Legislators Edge Closer to Adjourning – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/30/protesters-demand-budget-legislators-edge-closer-adjourning

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Budget issue tests House Dems – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-31/budget-issue-tests-house-dems.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— House Dem On Budget: ‘We Can’t Do It On Our Own’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/house-dem-budget-we-cant-do-it-our-own#stream/0

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans want Rauner to “sign smart voter registration bill.”
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-gov-rauner-sign-smart-voter-registraton-bill/article_e7eb1984-a5bb-5a46-bc3c-37d305b51ae9.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives argues wage theft bill would put business owners behind bars – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121775-ives-argues-wage-theft-bill-would-put-business-owners-behind-bars
— Ives works to defeat bill allowing noncitizens to become Illinois pharmacists – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511119274-ives-works-to-defeat-bill-allowing-noncitizens-to-become-illinois-pharmacists
— Ives wants Chicago as testing ground before raising minimum wage statewide – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121797-ives-wants-chicago-as-testing-ground-before-raising-minimum-wage-statewide

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois: Saturated in Vice – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Political Bias or Sloppiness? – Gary Krasner
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/30/political-bias-sloppiness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On CNN’s State of the Union, with Dana Bash, on May 28, 2017, the topic of Sanctuary Cities was discussed with Sanctuary City Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. The definition of a “sanctuary city” is one which allows illegal aliens to reside within its jurisdiction, flouting state and federal immigration laws. And the operative word is “illegal.” But, the word “immigration” was spoken 8 times, without the prefix “illegal”. “Immigrant” was used spoken 4 times, with the prefix “illegal” zero times, but “undocumented” used only once.)

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Keeping Your Anger in Check – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: So far, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to make me angry.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/05/31/keeping-anger-check/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LIBERAL UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE FOR THE FALL SEMESTER – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/30/study-liberal-universities-indoctrinate-students-before-they-even-arrive-for-the-fall-semester/

 

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Purges Social Workers And Foster Families Who Don’t ‘Facilitate’ Transgenderism  Illinois’s child welfare agency has proclaimed staff must ‘affirm’ gender ideology and ‘facilitate’ LGBT identities for kids—or be fired. – Mary Hasson
https://thefederalist.com/2017/05/30/illinois-purges-social-workers-foster-families-dont-facilitate-transgenderism/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP BUDGET FIXES OUR BROKEN CULTURE – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-budget-fixes-our-broken-culture/
— FREE TRADE MUST BE FAIR TO AMERICAN WORKERS – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/free-trade-must-be-fair-to-american-workers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s impatience with GOP grows – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/335715-trumps-impatience-with-gop-grows
— Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/335711-trump-faces-shrinking-talent-pool-for-new-hires

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Trump Weighs Shake-Up, He Faces Recruiting Challenge – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/us/politics/trump-dubke-white-house-staff-changes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have no problem with poor people using illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/opinion/scott-walker-drug-test-medicaid.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to personally take over his battles with the press – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/05/31/trump-to-personally-take-over-his-battles-with-the-press/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Just one drink can harm – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-one-drink-raises-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-1496055603

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget Crisis Is About to Get Even Harder to Resolve – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-31/illinois-budget-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-harder-to-resolve

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts  Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va., said: “We cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers.” – Erich Wagner
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/05/dc-area-lawmakers-vow-fight-proposed-federal-retirement-benefit-cuts/138266/

 

BENZINGA
— Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars – Mark Fritz
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/futures/17/05/9524780/civil-servants-push-back-at-trump-gop-characterizations-of-career-feds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize as slackers with too many benefits and too much time on their hands, and, frankly, civil servants are sick of it. “Contrary to what you may have heard in a recent congressional hearing, my members are barely holding on to a middle-class standard of living,” Pam Sturm, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 822 IRS workers in St. Louis, said in a statement. “They struggle to pay for housing, utilities, rising health-care costs, tuition and care for children or elderly parents,” Sturm said. She said 65 percent of her members are Grade 5 to Grade 8, which means their starting salary is $33,000. The highest salary for Grade 8 employees is $58,962.)

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Endangered GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Hides out on Roof While Avoiding Angry Constituents. Instead of engaging with constituents, Issa cowers and lashes out at reporters.”
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/darrell-issa-hides-out-roof-while-avoiding-angry-constituents

May 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters stage sit-in over budget outside Gov. Rauner’s office – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-stage-sit-in-over-budget-outside-governors-office/2056593/
— Comedian Kathy Griffin apologizes for photo with replica of Trump’s bloody, decapitated head – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kathy-griffin-sorry-for-photo-holding-replica-of-trumps-bloody-head/2056319/

 

NBC5
— Protesters Dragged From Capitol as Illinois Approaches 700 Days Without a Budget – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/protesters-removed-illinois-house-springfield-425408464.html
— ‘For Me, There’s No Justice’: Latest Alleged Hastert Victim Told Police  Man identified in a recent lawsuit as “Richard Doe” said he was assaulted by Hastert in a public restroom in the summer of what he believes was either 1973 or 1974. – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alleged-hastert-victim-police-report-425392744.html

 

CBS2
— Pritzker Discusses Resolving Budget Stalemate, Puts Down Rauner – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Who puts you down?  I should write a book about those who put me down.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/30/pritzker-budget-stalemate-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Illinois a big-spending state? Evidence says ‘no’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in Illinois are each of the following: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Independent?  What percent of Illinois personal income taxes are paid by each of the following: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and Independents?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-zorn-spending-illinois-rauner-budget-crisis-perspec-0531-jm-20170530-column.html
— Property tax freeze has merit, but not without other tax reforms – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-property-tax-freeze-st-0531-20170530-story.html
— Kennedy calls property tax system ‘extortion’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-democratic-governor-speech-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— House advances plan to allow Illinois to sell the Thompson Center; Rauner objects – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-thompson-center-sale-met-0531-20170530-story.html
— Why are so many women dropping out of the workforce? – Natalie Kitroeff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-women-dropping-out-of-the-workforce-20170530-story.html
— Stopping Chicago’s population loss – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-population-loss-chicago-census-edit-0531-jm-20170530-story.html
— Plan to tax, regulate fantasy sports industry emerges in Springfield – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-fantasy-sports-met-0531-20170530-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth escalate battle over federal appointments – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-escalate-battle-over-federal-appointments/
— CPS will ‘do whatever’s necessary’ to open come fall: Forrest Claypool – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-cps-will-do-whatevers-necessary-to-open-come-fall-forrest-claypool-says/
— Godzilla never seems to care about Tokyo being crushed beneath him – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/godzilla-never-seems-to-care-about-tokyo-being-crushed-beneath-him/
— Kennedy rips ‘corrupt’ property tax system in shot at Dem leaders – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kennedy-rips-corrupt-property-tax-system-in-shot-at-dem-leaders/
— That $12,000 in wasted taxpayer money just the norm in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/that-12000-in-wasted-taxpayer-money-just-the-norm-in-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Senate passes 2-year property tax freeze, with exceptions – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/state-senate-passes-2-year-property-tax-freeze-with-exceptions
— Tentative deal reached in COD lawsuit by fired administrators – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/tentative-deal-reached-in-cod-lawsuit-by-fired-administrators
— Schools chiefs to urge state lawmakers Wednesday to end budget impasse – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/schools-chiefs-to-urge-state-lawmakers-wednesday-to-end-budget-impasse
— After sharp dip, refugee arrivals poised to increase – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-illinois-refugee-arrivals-met-20170530-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House approves $15-an-hour minimum wage hike – AP  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/NEWS02/170539977/illinois-house-approves-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-hike
— Durbin, Duckworth flex muscle on judicial, U.S. attorney picks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170530/BLOGS02/170539975/durbin-duckworth-flex-muscle-on-judicial-u-s-attorney-picks

 

DNA INFO
— Rahm Backs CPS Head Claypool, Who Says State Funding A ‘Cancer’ On Schools – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170530/bridgeport/rahm-backs-cps-head-claypool-after-teachers-vote-of-no-confidence

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters disrupt legislative proceedings at Statehouse – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/protesters-disrupt-legislative-proceedings-at-statehouse
— Senate approves property tax freeze – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170530/senate-approves-property-tax-freeze

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Cheri Bustos, Darin LaHood unite to save Peoria ag lab from Trump budget – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170530/cheri-bustos-darin-lahood-unite-to-save-peoria-ag-lab-from-trump-budget

 

SOUTHERN
— Illinois Legislature, governor set national futility record with budget drought – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/illinois-legislature-governor-set-national-futility-record-with-budget-drought/article_bec528ba-91c9-5095-b26e-4abe071b1248.html

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Hate Crime Bill Heads to Gov. Rauner’s Desk  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors DEMONIZE, DENIGRATE, AND CONDEMN AS BEING HATERS THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/hate-crime-bill-heads-to-gov-rauners-desk

 

FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— March to Springfield Leaders Block Doors to Gov. Rauner’s Office – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office-05-30-2017
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-block-doors-to-gov-rauners-office

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Fundraising campaign underway to preserve 1897 Wheaton mansion  Wheaton Park District estimates cost to move, restore building at $1 million – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/30/fundraising-campaign-underway-to-preserve-1897-wheaton-mansion/agwbvq3/

 

WAND
— Police pulling protesters blocking access to Rauner’s office
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35548734/police-arresting-protesters-blocking-access-to-rauners-office

 

WYMG
— Rauner rips Senate property tax freeze
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-rips-senate-property-tax-freeze/

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Hastings attacks Rauner for misleading school funding data – John Myers
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511119116-hastings-attacks-rauner-for-misleading-school-funding-data

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Trotter: ‘Misinformation’ surrounding school funding formula prevents forward motion on budget deal – Glenn Minnis
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511118968-trotter-misinformation-surrounding-school-funding-formula-prevents-forward-motion-on-budget-deal

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois’ Income tax hike: which Chicagoland communities will pay the most?  (DIERSEN: How much more would the taxpayers in your zip code pay?  Wheaton South (60189) is ranked 45th with 15,132 taxpayers and an average state income tax increase of $1,341 for a total increase of $20,292,012.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511121347-illinois-income-tax-hike-which-chicagoland-communities-will-pay-the-most#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TREASONOUS: State House passes bill barring state, local authorities from holding person based on some federal immigration laws – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-house-passes-bill-barring-state-local-authorities-from-holding/article_fe186b52-4499-11e7-93cb-bf50e5b7e39f.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rips new school funding formula as worse than before – Richard Jones
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121474-ives-rips-new-school-funding-formula-as-worse-than-before
— No accountability, no money make college grant program a mistake, Ives says – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121576-no-accountability-no-money-make-college-grant-program-a-mistake-ives-says

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pastor Grantee Under Blagojevich and Quinn Administrations Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud & Money Laundering Concerning Summer Food Program
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/pastor-grantee-under-blagojevich-and-quinn-administrations-plead-guilty-to-wire-fraud-money-laundering-concerning-summer-food-program/
— Robo-Calls Asks for Calls to Althoff Against “False Birth Certificate” Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/robo-calls-asks-for-calls-to-althoff-against-false-birth-certificate-bill/
— Tobin Blasts Senate Democrats for Retroactive Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/30/tobin-blsts-senate-democrats-for-retroactive-tax-hike/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP unleashes end of session robocalls against House Democrats
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/ilgop-unleashes-end-of-session-robocalls-against-house-democrats/
— Rauner responds *** Claypool: “Racially discriminatory state funding is a cancer upon CPS” (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/claypool-racially-discriminatory-state-funding-is-a-cancer-upon-cps/
— Durkin responds – Madigan responds *** Rauner slams House’s Thompson Center sale legislation (DIERSEN: Who slams what you do?  I should write a book about those who slam what I do. They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/30/rauner-slams-houses-thompson-center-sale-legislation/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— CHAOS AT TEXAS STATE HOUSE! Democrat Attacks Republican After He Calls ICE on Illegals in Building
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/democrat-threatens-shoot-gop-lawmaker-texas-house-floor-calls-ice-illegal-protesters/

 

GOPUSA
— After turn to leftwing politics, 10M subscribers drop ESPN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25010
— San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25045

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois House Blocks Arrest Of Illegal Immigrants, Makes Voter Registration Automatic – ANDERS HAGSTROM
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/illinois-house-blocks-arrest-of-illegal-immigrants-makes-voter-registration-automatic/
— Spicer Ends First Press Briefing In 15 Days By Criticizing ‘Fake News’ And ‘False Narratives’ – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents the ONLY news that is not fake and the ONLY news that is worth reading is the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/spicer-ends-first-press-briefing-in-15-days-by-criticizing-fake-news-and-false-narratives/
— With A Tweet, Trump Undercuts His Criticism Of Articles Based On Anonymous Sources – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used anonymous sources to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/30/with-a-tweet-trump-undercuts-his-criticism-of-articles-based-on-anonymous-sources/

 

BREITBART
— Texas State Rep. Claims Death Threats, Assault from Fellow House Members – BOB PRICE AND ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/29/texas-state-rep-claims-death-threats-assault-fellow-house-members/
— Majority of Swedes Think Media Lies About the Impact of Mass Migration – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/30/majority-swedes-media-lies-mass-migration/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Son, Don’t Marry a Feminist – SUZANNE VENKER
https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2017/05/24/son-dont-marry-a-feminist/

 

NEWSMAX
— World Retirement Savings Gap Seen Reaching $400 Trillion by 2050
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/World-Retirement-Savings-trillion/2017/05/29/id/792967/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois House approves minimum wage hike
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article153374209.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Judge Grants Anonymity to Latest Hastert Sex Abuse Accuser  A county judge has ruled that an Illinois man can remain anonymous as he sues Dennis Hastert, saying the former House Speaker sexually assaulted him when he was a fourth-grader.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-30/judge-grants-anonymity-to-latest-hastert-sex-abuse-accuser

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP DOESN’T READ HIS DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS; PREFERS BIG PICTURES INSTEAD.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-does-not-read-white-house-top-secret-intelligence-briefings-big-617515

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills  Bills would increase LGBT appointees, eliminate “gay panic” defense, and allow trans people to amend their vital records – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.metroweekly.com/2017/05/illinois-lawmakers-pushing-slate-pro-lgbtq-bills/

May 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Are video games addictive like drugs, gambling? Some who’ve struggled say yes – John Keilman  (DIERSEN: The more that you oppose vices like I do, the harder that those who promote vices work against you.  Those who promote vices in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois work especially hard against me.  Republicans oppose the promotion of vices.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote vices.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-video-game-addiction-met-20170529-story.html
— Illinois House approves Chicago gun bill, immigrant protections – Monique Garcia, Haley BeMiller and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0530-20170529-story.html
— Joliet DCFS investigators competed for $100 gift cards given for closing most cases – David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors acted like Democrat politicians had promised them bonuses and promotions a) for hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) for getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dcfs-contest-met-20170526-story.html
— At these prices an MBA is not all it should be – Kim Gittleson  (DIERSEN: When did you earn your MBA and from what university?  I earned my MBA from Loyola in 1976.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who do not have an MBA degree have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the value of MBA degrees.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have an MBA degree from an Ivy League university have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the value of MBA degrees from non-Ivy League universities.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-mba-business-degree-expensive-overpriced-20170530-story.html
— Singed by census report, Emanuel turns to U-Haul – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-tuesday-edition-20170526-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Portland mayor aims to cancel Trump free-speech rally, fears ‘hatred’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment, that is, to abolish Trump supporters.  Will anti-Trumps succeed in a) banning Trump supporters from asking questions at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) events, b) banning Trump supporters from attending WCC events, and/or c) banning Trump supporters from being a member of WCC?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-condemns-fatal-stabbing-of-good-samaritans-in-portland/
— House Dems struggle to find consensus on tax hike as clock ticks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-dems-struggle-to-find-consensus-on-tax-hike-as-clock-ticks/
— Tiger Woods blames medications for his arrest on DUI charge – Doug Ferguson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/tiger-woods-charged-with-dui-after-arrest/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF MCSWEENEY AND DRURY: What happens when two suburban lawmakers defy Rauner, Madigan – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: Who do you defy?  I defy Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs a) when I promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) when I promote the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.  What has happened to me?  I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the MTRCC webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170530/what-happens-when-two-suburban-lawmakers-defy-rauner-madigan
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But going it alone is not without costs, big or small. When engraved clocks by Irish-American designer Simon-Pearce were handed out to the rest of the Democratic caucus earlier this year, Drury didn’t get one. . .Subsequently, Drury was removed from his spot on the judiciary committee. Most bills Drury has sponsored this session have landed in a sort of legislative purgatory — the rules committee — and would emerge only if Madigan and Democratic leaders allowed it, something Drury has pointed out in news releases. . .Drury says he gets praise back home in his North suburban district, but at the Capitol, he’s ostracized and spends much of his free time on his own. During Democratic caucus meetings, he appears sullen and withdrawn and often leaves the party sessions early when Democrats begin discussing upcoming votes on important bills. . .McSweeney rarely attends caucus meetings at all. “The governor doesn’t need to tell me what to do. And that’s what the Republican caucus is, getting marching orders from the governor’s office,” said McSweeney, an investment specialist. Instead, McSweeney spends his time trying to drum up votes for the bills he hopes to pass and dining with Democratic lawmakers and close confidants of Madigan. He’s made a habit of inviting members of the black caucus, including Democratic state Rep. Christian Mitchell of Chicago, to town hall meetings in his Northwest suburban district. Unlike Drury’s experience, where many of his bills have died in committee, McSweeney said he hasn’t been retaliated upon by the GOP, and his bills — which also depend on Democratic leaders calling them for a vote — have tended to pass by wide, bipartisan margins. . .Both Drury and McSweeney have the financial wherewithal and the help of wealthy friends to fund their campaigns without depending on party leaders for donations. Neither received more than $1,500 from party sources in the last election cycle, Illinois State Board of Elections records show.)
— FRONT PAGE: Bill to stop cop pension double dipping, based on Naperville case, passes – Chacour Koop  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I get both a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension ($50,856/year) and Social Security ($2,028/year). In my defense, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/bill-to-stop-cop-pension-double-dipping-based-on-naperville-case-passes
— Preservationists scrambling to raise money to save Wheaton mansion – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/preservationists-scrambling-to-raise-money-to-save-wheaton-mansion

 

NBC5
— Aurora Named Best City for Living the American Dream
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Suburb-Named-Best-City-for-Living-the-American-Dream-425180184.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House full of action but no budget choice debate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257700814-story

 

WTTW
— Illinois Still Has No Budget (But a Bunch of Other Bill In the Works) – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/29/illinois-still-has-no-budget-bunch-other-bill-works

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House approves college grant program for ‘B’ students; GOP says it’s unaffordable – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/house-approves-college-grant-program-for-b-students-gop-says-its-unaffordable
— House votes to slow down expansion of Medicaid managed care – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/house-votes-to-slow-down-expansion-of-medicaid-managed-care

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— David W. Cook Testing his faith in state government, again – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-30/jim-dey-testing-his-faith-state-government-again.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Three Kinds Of Taxes Divide Illinois House Democrats – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/three-kinds-taxes-divide-illinois-house-democrats

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— TRAGIC: 5 dead, 44 injured in Chicago shootings over holiday weekend – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article153308804.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Dispute Over Taxes In Springfield – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=245074#.WS13CRFSRZI
— IL Congress Tax Debate Continues – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=245108#.WS13zhFSRZI

 

CHICAGO READER
— DISGUSTING: Most Democratic gubernatorial candidates favor some form of legal weed in Illinois – Lee V. Gaines  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/05/30/most-democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-favor-some-form-of-legal-weed-in-illinois

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Rauner hands tied by Democrats that Control Illinois for over 30 years/ Corruption, assault on our wallets – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/05/29/rauner-hands-tied-by-democrats-that-control-illinois-for-over-30-years-corruption-assault-on-our-wallets/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Madigan’s House Blocks Rauner Human Rights Agencies Reorganization – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/05/29/madigans-house-blocks-rauner-human-rights-agencies-reorganization/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After heated debate, House passes bill that could add $400 million in student grant spending – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: The fact that I did not get any grants to pay for my college expenses has always been used by my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes to paint me as someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/after-heated-debate-house-passes-bill-that-could-add-million/article_2512e268-44a5-11e7-9d76-abea563ea841.html

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— In Rural Illinois, Trump Supporters Distrust News Media
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/in-rural-illinois-trump-supporter-distrust-news-media/3875197.html

 

GOPUSA
— TREASOINOUS: Lansing Episcopalians to hide illegal aliens with deportation orders from ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25006

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 98 percent of Republican military veterans approve of Trump: Poll – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/29/98-percent-of-republican-military-veterans-approve/

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— THE CIVIL WAR IS HERE  The left doesn’t want to secede. It wants to rule. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/266197/civil-war-here-daniel-greenfield#.WSxiqxvW1Ud.facebook

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY DEMOCRATS WANT YOU TO FORGET THE CONFEDERACY  Joseph Farah spills dirty little secret behind left’s assault on statues, flags, memorials
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/why-democrats-want-you-to-forget-the-confederacy/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Attack Texas Republican After He Calls ICE On Illegal Protesters – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/confrontation-occurs-between-texas-reps-after-republican-calls-ice-on-illegal-protesters/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American cities join call for impeachment.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/29/trump-impeachment-cities-238912

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with three big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote mass immigration.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/business/economy/storm-lake-iowa-immigrant-workers.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: G.O.P. Conundrum: Run With or Against Trump? – Jeremy W. Peters  (DIERSEN: Are the Republicans who represent your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois ruing with or against Trump.  Needless-to-say, those who are running against Trump should immediately resign.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/politics/republicans-georgia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Can the President Be Indicted?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/politics/a-constitutional-puzzle-can-the-president-be-indicted.html
— Gerrymandering: When Politicians Pick Their Voters – Editorial (DIERSEN: Which politicians would NOT pick you?  Politicians who are members of the following groups would NOT pick me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/opinion/gerrymandering-supreme-court.html?ref=opinion

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. Trumps says the federal government will pull back from that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-plans-to-minimize-civil-rights-efforts-in-agencies/2017/05/29/922fc1b2-39a7-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Here’s what you need to land America’s best jobs – Marco della Cava and Eli Blumenthal  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the jobs that I had 1962-1997 as being both “bad” and “overpaid.” I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/30/heres-what-you-need-land-americas-best-jobs/101730006/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Civil Discourse in Decline: Where Does It End?  The shift away from politeness, decorum and respect is real—and its consequences visible every day – Gerald F. Seib  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most argumentative, nasty, condescending, bombastic, obnoxious, rude, vicious, threatening, etc. people in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They would love it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/civil-discourse-in-decline-where-does-it-end-1496071276
— The Fourth Circuit Joins the ‘Resistance’  Taking a stand against Trump, the judges are also defying Supreme Court precedent. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey  (DIERSEN: What victories have members of the resistance claimed so far in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fourth-circuit-joins-the-resistance-1496071859
— About the ‘Gutting the Safety Net’  Runaway disability payments invite fraud and punish work. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/about-the-gutting-the-safety-net-1496096189

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— GAO says federal employee salaries should be based on performance, not seniority – Tony Ware  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.  In 1989, to help GAO hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, the Democrats who ran GAO implemented their pay-for-performance system. They used the massive subjectivity and flexibility in that system a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/gao-says-feds-salaries-should-be-based-on-performance-not-seniority

 

FED WEEK
— Federal Career Transitions  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS.  Needless-to-say, in 1980, my taking an $18,847 (21%) pay cut (from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, down to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326, to transfer from IRS to GAO was a big career transition. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned my transfer. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the job skills and the knowledge of IRS that I had acquired by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.fedweek.com/store/complete-guide-federal-career-transitions/

May 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Tiger Woods DUI charges filed, PGA legend spends 4 hours in jail – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/tiger-woods-dui-charges-filed-pga-legend-spends-4-hours-in-jail/2050728/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Legislature OK’s automatic-voter registration – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257656973-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As Chicago’s black population plunges, whites flock to near downtown – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/as-chicagos-black-population-plunges-whites-flock-to-near-downtown/
— The Tiger Woods we once knew is long gone — but his story isn’t over – Steve Greenberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-tiger-woods-we-once-knew-is-long-gone-but-his-story-isnt-over/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood draws nearly 3,000 – Frank Vais
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-memorial-day-lincoln-st-0530-20170529-story.html
— Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump’s White House – Ashley Parker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes snub and slight those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  If they do not snub and slight you, that means a) they manipulate/dominate you, b) you do so little, you are not worth manipulating or dominating, or c) you have the power to destroy them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-snubs-slights-working-in-trump-white-house-20170529-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville native’s film about struggles with anxiety making Hollywood premiere – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170529/naperville-natives-film-about-struggles-with-anxiety-making-hollywood-premiere

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Superintendents to call for full budget in Springfield  – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170529/superintendents-to-call-for-full-budget-in-springfield

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New Lawsuit Accuses Imprisoned Former Speaker of Sex Assault – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-speaker-of-sex-assault-05-29-2017

 

WAND
— TREASONOUS: Illinois House approves TRUST act for immigrants – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35540458/the-latest-illinois-house-approves-trust-act-for-immigrants
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House has approved a plan that prevents what advocates say is harassment of undocumented immigrants. The so-called TRUST Act was approved 62-49 Monday. It requires a criminal warrant before federal authorities pursue undocumented immigrants. But Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch softened the legislation with input from local police organizations. The Hillside Democrat says police were concerned with earlier legislation which forbid them from participating with federal authorities unless there was a criminal warrant. But it still prohibits local jails from holding people on immigration detainers so that federal officials may pick them up for possible deportation. Republicans complained immigration is a federal issue. Proponents argue it’s not a crime to be in the country illegally and many work and pay taxes. The measure must return to the Senate. The bill is SB31.)

 

WSIL TV
— Protest sparks Texas lawmaker threats of gun violence – AP (DIERSEN: When will Rauner outlaw sanctuary cities in Illinois?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35539070/opponents-of-texas-immigration-disrupt-legislative-session
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of protesters opposing Texas’ tough new anti-“sanctuary cities” law launched a raucous demonstration from the public gallery in the Texas House on Monday, briefly halting work and prompting lawmakers on the floor below to scuffle – and even threaten gun violence – as tense divides over hardline immigration policies boiled over. Activists wearing red T-shirts reading “Lucha,” or “Fight,” quietly filled hundreds of gallery seats as proceedings began. After about 40 minutes, they began to cheer, drowning out the lawmakers below. Protesters also blew whistles and chanted: “Here to stay!” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, SB4 has got to go,” referring to the bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law this month. Some unfurled banners reading: “See you in court!” and “See you at the polls!” State House leadership stopped the session and asked state troopers to clear the gallery. The demonstration continued for about 20 minutes as officers led people out of the chamber peacefully in small groups. There were no reports of arrests. Texas’ new law is reminiscent of a 2010 Arizona “show your papers” measure that allowed police to inquire about a person’s immigration status during routine interactions such as traffic stops. It was eventually struck down in court.)

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville’s Memorial Day Parade 2017
http://www.nctv17.com/napervilles-memorial-day-parade-2017/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Seizure of budget bill proves Dems are blind to Illinoisans’ woes, Ives argues – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511121302-seizure-of-budget-bill-proves-dems-are-blind-to-illinoisans-woes-ives-argues

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Meier sees Rauner as last hope for unborn children after bill passes General Assembly – Glenn Minnis
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511113796-meier-sees-rauner-as-last-hope-for-unborn-children-after-bill-passes-general-assembly

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ronald Reagan’s son to give keynote speech at annual Williamson dinner – Chandra Lye
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511117533-michael-reagan-to-speak-at-annual-ronald-reagan-tribute-dinner

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois GOP looks for answers in Pritzker property tax appeals – Caitlin Nordahl  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, it would be great if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would ask me questions the property tax appeals that I have filed on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511119226-illinois-gop-looks-for-answers-in-pritzker-property-tax-appeals
— Poll underscores loss of hope for unemployed in Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that employers want hire, retain, or promote you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America a long time.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118144-poll-underscores-loss-of-hope-for-unemployed-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Three day’s til’ budget deadline day  Not much action towards reaching a deal – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/three-days-til-budget-deadline-day/725679953

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan office begs to differ – Rauner: Not enough *** Madigan crows about procurement bill passage, urges Rauner to negotiate budget with HDems
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/29/madigan-crows-about-procurement-bill-passage-urges-rauner-to-negotiate-budget-with-hdems/
— HDems take tax hike bill away from Rep. Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/29/hdems-take-tax-hike-bill-away-from-rep-ives/

 

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: Some Sheriffs Embrace Immigration Enforcement Role
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25002
— Media Loves New Orleans Mayor Still Fighting Civil War (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25047
— Tiger Woods jailed in Florida on DUI charge
http://www.gopusa.com/tiger-woods-jailed-in-florida-on-dui-charge/

 

BREITBART
— The Civil War General from Illinois Who Gave Us Memorial Day – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/29/civil-war-general-illinois-helped-create-memorial-day/
— Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Fight Against Nationalism ‘Struggle of our Time’ – TONY LEE  (DIERSEN: To be against nationalism is to be against America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/27/zuckerbergfacebooknationalism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Admin Tailors Grant To Encourage Local Law Enforcement To Enforce Immigration Laws – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/trump-admin-tailors-grant-to-encourage-local-law-enforcement-to-enforce-immigration-laws/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Ivy League Illegal Immigrants Demand Free Health Care, Required Sensitivity Training For Faculty – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/ivy-league-illegal-immigrants-demand-free-health-care-required-sensitivity-training-for-faculty/
— Resurgent Colombian Cartels Are Flooding US Streets With Cocaine – STEVE BIRR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/resurgent-colombian-cartels-are-flooding-us-streets-with-cocaine/
— Black Lives Matter Throws ‘Exclusively Black’ Memorial Day Weekend Party – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/black-lives-matter-throws-exclusively-black-memorial-day-weekend-party/
— Trump Fired Corrupt VA Official DeWayne Hamlin. Then The VA Stepped In And Said Not So Fast – Luke Rosiak  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 fired me in 1997.  I should write a book about those in government and in politics who should nave, could have, but did NOT step in for me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/29/trump-fired-a-corrupt-va-official-then-the-va-stepped-in-and-said-not-so-fast/

 

THE HILL
— Universal healthcare can heal our divided democracy – CATHLEEN LONDON  (DIERSEN: “Universal healthcare” is code for making Republicans pay for everyone’s healthcare.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/335528-universal-healthcare-can-heal-our-divided-democracy

 

POLITICO
— Lara Trump’s controversial pet issue  First-daughter-in-law advocates for beagles, but her partner’s past tactics cause concern. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/29/lara-trump-pet-problem-238906

 

CBS NEWS
— Dems view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would a) stress that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, and a draft lottery number that was over 100 and b) viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a patriotic hypocrite and a draft dodger.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dems-view-vets-as-strong-candidates-in-bid-to-retake-house/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The fake news is coming from inside the White House – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that comes from them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/29/the-fake-news-comes-from-within-the-white-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/following-trumps-trip-merkel-says-europe-cant-rely-on-us-anymore/2017/05/28/4c6b92cc-43c1-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/28/thanks-to-trump-germany-says-it-cant-rely-on-america-what-does-that-mean/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/for-the-us-european-alliance-everything-has-changed/2017/05/28/5b42e5dc-43b9-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, for anti-Trumps, impeaching Trump is their top priority.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-path-to-impeachment-is-an-uneasy-one/2017/05/28/79718632-4222-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html
— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo had strongly criticized and threatened to cancel the upcoming Nyansapo Festival a day earlier because it was “forbidden to white people.” – AP  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will events be held in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America that are “forbidden” to those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  I should write a book about such events in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/paris-mayor-condemns-black-festival-says-it-bars-whites/2017/05/29/97aa3b7c-4465-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Court says essentially that Trump is not to be believed” and ask “Will Supreme Court conclude the same?”  My critics/opponents, and especially those who I have sued, have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am someone who is “not to be believed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/court-says-essentially-that-trump-is-not-be-believed-will-supreme-court-conclude-the-same/2017/05/28/3cb585c8-423f-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html
— Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump’s White House – Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes snub and slight those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  If they do not snub and slight you, that means a) they manipulate/dominate you, b) you do so little, you are not worth manipulating or dominating, or c) you have the power to destroy them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/snubs-and-slights-are-part-of-the-job-in-trumps-white-hdestroythemouse/2017/05/29/f5c9d5c0-417a-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois House Full of Action but No Budget Choice Debate  Illinois House bustling with action on various measures but budget choice debate hasn’t occurred.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-29/illinois-house-full-of-action-but-no-budget-choice-debate

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.)
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/26/1666273/-German-newspaper-rips-Trump-calling-him-unfit-and-a-danger-to-the-world

May 29, 2017

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats Short on Votes to Pass Tax Hike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-short-on-votes-to-pass-tax-hike-report-425049144.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner has already expressed opposition to an income tax hike, saying that he will not consider any type of hike unless it is accompanied by a freeze on property taxes in the state. . .Republicans responded to those statements, saying that Democrats have no interest in forging any bipartisan consensus on a bill. “Democrats are not interested in bipartisan support on what we should be doing with taxes,” State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R – Wheaton) said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House Dems dissect budget, tax hike; budget director vows Rauner veto – Tina Sfondeles

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-dems-dissect-budget-tax-hike-budget-director-vows-rauner-veto/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House Democrats divided on whether to pass tax hike Rauner vows to veto – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0529-20170528-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Scam artists target immigrant communities, promising legal status for cash – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigration-notary-fraud-met-20170529-story.html
— Why Trump is right about terrorists being ‘losers’ – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes view everyone as being losers.  Concerning me, they stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.  Concerning me, they stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-terrorists-losers-20170528-column.html
— Democrats must start thinking about their theme for the day after Trump – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, their theme will always be “blame everything that is bad on those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-democrats-need-to-remember-20170528-story.html
— Film by Neuqua alum part of Hollywood film festival – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-neuqua-alum-directs-film-st-0528-20170527-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A short film directed by a former Naperville resident will premier next month at one of the most popular independent film festivals in southern California. The six-minute film “Reach” by 2012 Neuqua Valley alumna Kelsey Sante will be shown June 7 at the TCL “Grauman’s” Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of Dances With Films festival. In its 20th year, the festival, which runs June 1-11, draws with more than 20,000 people each year. “Reach” explores the story of Hannah, a young woman who suffers from panic attacks due to an anxiety disorder. “Like so many of us who suffer from a mental illness, Hannah doesn’t know how to reach out to the people around her and she feels that her illness is a burden on her friends,” Sante said.)

 

WTTW
— Without a Budget, ‘That’s It’: Weekend State Budget Update – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/28/without-budget-s-it-weekend-state-budget-update

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— All options remain on table as budget talks continue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/all-options-remain-on-table-as-budget-talks-continue
— Odds against Springfield casino after amendment blocked – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/odds-against-springfield-casino-after-amendment-blocked
— U of Illinois trustees’ retreat to address free speech – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose free speech. They want to manipulate/dominate all forms of communication.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/u-of-illinois-trustees-retreat-to-address-free-speech

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— There’s nothing popular about a tax hike, Illinois Dems – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What about those a) who have paid little or no income tax, b) who are paying little or no income tax, and/or c) who are on track to paying little of no income tax for the rest of their lives?  What about those who want those who earn more money to pay more taxes?)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-there-s-nothing-popular-about-a-tax-hike-illinois/article_dc7efadb-1467-53db-98d8-1f10d24ded3c.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Ives blasts House Dems, says Illinoisans don’t want massive tax hike – Dan McCaleb and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rep-ives-blasts-house-dems-says-illinoisans-don-t-want/article_bd2fb1bc-43eb-11e7-a5f4-1b7d2251064e.html
— Illinois House appropriations committees discuss Senate spending plan – Greg Bishop, Cole Lauterbach and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-appropriations-committees-discuss-senate-spending-plan/article_43944244-43d9-11e7-9993-6b245e343307.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Special Memorial Day thanks to military draftees killed in action – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/05/special-memorial-day-thanks-to-military-draftees-killed-in-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On this Memorial Day, here is a special recognition of men who were conscripted into the military and who were killed in action. Volunteering for hazardous military duty and paying for it with your life deserves the highest praise. But what about those men who were drafted, who had no choice and who were killed? Today, memories of the draft have faded and the reality of Selective Service are absent in the lives of so many Americans. It is hard for today’s generations, mainly post-Baby Boomer, to know what it is like for government to order you into combat. For notification to report to a certain military installation on a certain date to be inducted into the Army. To be hauled off to basic training, to be told how to meet your responsibility to kill people. To be transported to front lines where people are dying. To either fire your weapon and fight, or be court marshaled. Failure to report for your military draft would result in imprisonment or fines and immediate induction. Today, the governing principle is that “It’s my body and no one can tell me what to do with it.” That’s mostly the mantra of the abortion industry and women’s rights advocates. But the philosophy certain has successfully seeped into today’s package of taken-for-granted men’s rights. A draft is simply inconceivable in today’s culture of extreme individualism. Today’s generations have no concept of what life was like when you had to plan for at least two years of military service. No “gap” year allowed. Avoiding the draft has a major concern, as important if not more so, than picking a college or a career. College deferments, which ultimately would run out. Getting married, but that deferment disappeared as the Vietnam War grew hotter. Teaching or certain other occupations. Using a connection to find  a slot in a high-demand reserve unit. In the Vietnam War, draftees accounted for 30.4 percent, or 17,725 combat deaths. Some 1.9 million men were drafted from 1964 to 1973.  In World War II, 61.2 percent of military men, or 11,5 million men, were draftees. While a large number of men were volunteers, in a manner of speaking, they also in reality were inductees. The draft, as designed, encouraged young men to “volunteer” for other branches of the service than the Army. “Volunteer” service in the Navy or Air Force was at least a year longer, but the chances of getting maimed or killed in combat were less. The draft always has been controversial, less so in time of national emergency such as World War II. But barring the most extraordinary crisis, today’s culture has killed all possibility of it returning (even though men today are still required to register for selective service). By the way, the stereotype of the Vietnam veteran is way off base. The image of the poorly educated, reluctant, drugged out and minority Vietnam soldier needs to be changed according to  Fact vs. Fiction. Check it out.)

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Memorial Day; ‘yea’ or ‘nae’ for those who do their military service? – Gregory Tejeda  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/05/memorial-day-yea-or-nae-for-those-who.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I never served in any branch of the military; that fact doesn’t make me the least bit unique. There are many who for whatever reason manage to avoid a stint in the Army or any other military organization, and certainly don’t think our lives are any less complete as a result. OF COURSE, THERE also are those in our society who made a point of enlisting the first chance they got, and wind up thinking of their time in uniform and being among those who “serve their country” as the high point of their lives! Some even come away with thinking their military record entitles them to prime treatment for the remainder of their lives. We have a serious schism in our society; often viewing various issues quite differently. And not just a matter of whether we think Donald Trump is a “great American” or a “pompous fool” totally unfit to be carrying the title of Commander-in-Chief of our nation’s military! That split includes how essential we think it is that one have a military service record as part of their permanent record, or how much “lip service” they pay to the concept — I attended a Catholic mass that included a musical tribute to the armed services in its choir’s Sunday program; and while many were eager to support the idea, only a tiny minority of the congregation admitted to actually having served. Which gets down to the essence of the direction we think our society ought to be headed. THERE ARE THOSE people who will say that one reason, if not the primary reason, that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were unfit to be president is because they never served in the military (and in the case of Clinton used many of the legal maneuvers people of that era engaged in to avoid a call-up to active duty). Some of an older generation remember back to the military draft, and think that forcing people of various economic and social classes to interact helped ease the societal split that now exists. Although others, including those who managed to avoid military service, would argue that the very concept of having done a stretch in the military puts a person into a mindset that makes them too narrow and unfit to address the serious problems confronting our nation, and our world. Perhaps we all ought to be engaged in something more than blind faith in forcing esoteric concepts of what one wants to define as patriotism by a trip out to the cemetery to pay tribute to someone who was unfortunate to have lost their life during their military service. SOME OF US like to talk about the “ultimate sacrifice” those young men made, I’m sure many of them could have contributed something equally worthwhile to society had they had a chance at a long- and full-life. While many of those who these days do enlist in the military often do so because their options in life are limited; and that military stretch may be their best option for preparing for an adult life. I remember in my own case, my mother would have been appalled if I had seriously talked about enlisting. I remember when Army recruiters sniffed around me when I was 16 and in high school, she gave them the cold shoulder. In my case, that probably was a wise direction. I did make the most of a college education, and it stirred me in the right direction toward what I wanted to do (yes, I actually figured out as far back as age 13 that I wanted to be a reporter-type person). I resisted the Army’s marketing pleas to “be all you can be.” WHILE I HAD cousins who did stints of military service, and it helped them come up with the funds to pay for future education options they took on or taught them some skills used later in life. It worked out well for them, and I’m sure for many of the individuals who have done military service. My point in stating all this is that I’m not about to hold it over anybody’s head that I didn’t have to use the military to get ahead in life. Meaning I’m not about to defer to those who want to act as though the fact that they did a stretch in uniform somehow makes them superior. I actually find such an attitude to be arrogant and unfit for anyone to have in our society. Particularly because it places a view that one can claim superiority for doing something that may well have been their only realistic option in life. And on this Memorial Day when we pay tribute to the contributions of military personnel throughout our history, perhaps I should even throw in that having such an attitude perhaps even qualifies as un-American!)

 

FOX NEWS
— New lawsuit accuses imprisoned former House Speaker Hastert of sex assault – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/28/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-house-speaker-hastert-sex-assault.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Newt Gingrich says he has a plan to solve Trump’s problems with leakers: Throw them in jail – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have accused me of being a leaker.  They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/28/newt-gingrich-says-he-has-a-plan-to-solve-trumps-problems-with-leakers-throw-them-in-jail/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump: The Gateway Degenerate.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am immoral because I am not a member of a church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church.  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my aforesaid critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) dependency on government and/or on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, and f) even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/donald-trump-greg-gianforte.html
— We All Have Pre-existing Conditions – ELISABETH ROSENTHAL  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father fought type 1 diabetes since he was 14 years old.  Since 1969, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father died suddenly in 1969 of heart failure.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/pre-existing-conditions-health-care-bill.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— How we fail veterans with mental illness – Tom Suozzi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are not anti-Trump, you are mentally ill.)
http://nypost.com/2017/05/28/how-we-fail-veterans-with-mental-illness/

 

USA TODAY
— New lawsuit says former speaker Dennis Hastert sexually assaulted fourth grader – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/29/new-lawsuit-says-former-speaker-dennis-hastert-sexually-assaulted-fourth-grader/102281996/
— Memorial Day: Don’t wait for someone else to serve – Marjorie K. Eastman  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/26/memorial-day-dont-wait-someone-else-serve-military-column/102145774/
— Greg Gianforte’s assault on a journalist is an assault on all Americans – Alicia Shepard  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with Gianforte and b) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are professional scapegoaters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/25/greg-gianforte-assault-hurts-all-americans-alicia-shepard-column/102144360/

 

DAYTON DAILY NEWS
— Many veterans still struggle to find work – Barrie Barber  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 when I was 19, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, g) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, h) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, i) get married in 1978, j) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a new Chevy Chevette in 1978, k) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, l) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, m) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, n) become a licensed CPA in 1981, o) have a new home built in 1984, p) etc.)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/employment/many-veterans-still-struggle-find-work/gyeGQ6Zan35RoCjaVT6FoJ/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— House Democrats Meet, Discuss Potential Tax Increase  Illinois House review began Sunday of a $37 budget plan that includes $5.4 billion in income and sales tax increases. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-28/illinois-house-taking-a-crack-at-budget

 

GUARDIAN
— JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for ‘Camelot’  The 35th US president’s legacy remains questionable, but his latest successor’s travails makes many yearn for a more eloquent leader – David Smith  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/29/jfk-100-john-f-kennedy-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apart from a shared mastery of television, Trump is, in many respects, the anti-Kennedy. The 70-year-old Republican, who had no political experience, was the oldest person ever elected US president. Kennedy, a 43-year-old Democrat who had served in the House and the Senate, was the youngest. At the 100-day mark, Trump’s public approval rating was 41%. Kennedy’s was 83%. Trump was granted five draft deferments during the Vietnam war; Kennedy received military honors for saving the lives of crewmates when their torpedo boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer during the second world war. Trump infamously does not read books, gives disjointed speeches and has claimed: “You have to be wealthy in order to be great.” Kennedy was fond of referencing ancient Greeks and Shakespeare, won a Pulitzer prize for the book Profiles in Courage, and once declared: “This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.”)

May 28 Evening Edition

AMERICAN LEGION POST 76
— Memorial Day Parade (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that the parade south of Roosevelt Road and the ceremony in Wheaton Cemetery are in my Milton Township Precinct 9.  Please join me in watching the parade from either side of Warrenville Road south of Roosevelt Road and the ceremony.)
http://americanlegionpost76.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=480
ROAD CLOSURES: http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/pressreleases/detail.aspx?id=9845#.WSWJcxFSRZI
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: This year’s Memorial Day event is Monday May 29, 2017. All veteran, youth groups, business, schools, band groups, city entities and the like are welcome to join the parade. No political, life style or advertisement of product is allowed during the parade or ceremony. This event is a memorial to those that have given their life in service to our country. There can be no distribution of any materials, handouts or candy during the parade. No registration is required. If you wish to participate, please arrive at Wheaton Memorial Park not later than 9:30 am on the day of the event and check in with the members of the American Legion Parade Committee. They will be located at the southeast corner of the park and wearing red ball caps. You cannot drive into the park area unless you have a vehicle or float in the parade.  Parade participants must be dropped off outside the park area. The parade will start at 10:00 am being led by the City of Wheaton Police and Fire Departments. The parade will end at Wheaton Cemetery where the Post will hold a ceremony at 11:00 am. Memorial Park is located in Wheaton, Illinois at the intersection of West Union Ave. and North Hale St. Suggested drop off areas are on North Wheaton Ave located on the West side of the park or West Union Ave. located on the North side of the park. All other streets around the park will be closed to vehicles. Click here for map  Parade Route  The parade begins at the corner of Hale St. and Wesley St. and proceeds West on Wesley St. to West St. then South on West St. (which becomes Warrenville Road south of Roosevelt Road) to Wheaton Cemetery.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm: Democrats will have ‘good year in 2018’ but tough road ahead – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-democrats-will-have-good-year-in-2018-but-tough-road-ahead/

 

DAILY HERALD
— New lawsuit accuses Hastert of sexual assault – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170527/news/170528894/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago teens getting pregnant at historically low rates
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257494111-story

 

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 5/28/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/28/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-52817/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Andersson warns of GOP revolt
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/28/andersson-warns-of-gop-revolt/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Montana, Hell, Let’s Talk of the Democrat’s LONG History of Political Violence – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/05/28/montana-hell-lets-talk-democrats-long-history-political-violence/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate Democrats twerk taxpayers with latest budget attempt – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article152832719.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Internal Tensions Flare And Ratings Fall At Fox News.”
http://nprillinois.org/post/internal-tensions-flare-and-ratings-fall-fox-news#stream/0

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— WHEREVER YOU STAND, PAUSE, REFLECT AND BE GRATEFUL
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/05/28/wherever-stand-pause-reflect-grateful/60633

 

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Three changes to property tax exemptions approved by the Illinois legislature
http://hfchronicle.com/article/2017/may/28/three-changes-property-tax-exemptions-approved-illinois-legislature

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives questions whether Madigan has empathy for overtaxed Illinoisans – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511115767-ives-questions-whether-madigan-has-empathy-for-overtaxed-illinoisans
— Cullerton, Conroy, Willis vote for expanding abortion coverage – Michael McGrady
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120715-cullerton-conroy-willis-vote-for-expanding-abortion-coverage
— Delay, distraction won’t solve Illinois’ workers’ comp woes, Nybo argues – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120950-delay-distraction-won-t-solve-illinois-workers-comp-woes-nybo-argues
— Aurora area employment takes another hit as Butterball announces closure – Robert Lawson
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511118208-aurora-area-employment-takes-another-hit-as-butterball-announces-closure
— Bellock joins call for reform-based budget ballot before deadline – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511118463-bellock-joins-call-for-reform-based-budget-ballot-before-deadline
— CareNet, Heroic Media team up to deal with unplanned pregnancies – Charmaine Little
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511117503-carenet-heroic-media-team-up-to-deal-with-unplanned-pregnancies
— GOP calls on Kifowit, Conroy, Mussman constituents to help stop more taxation – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511120071-gop-calls-on-kifowit-conroy-mussman-constituents-to-help-stop-more-taxation

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Bending to Madigan will further break the state, Rauner contends – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511118600-bending-to-madigan-will-further-break-the-state-rauner-contends
— Rauner says veto threat not going away until property tax relief shows up – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511119283-rauner-says-veto-threat-not-going-away-until-property-tax-relief-shows-up
— Minimum wage hike forecast as devastating blow to Illinois business, economy – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511118473-minimum-wage-hike-forecast-as-devastating-blow-to-lllinois-business-economy

 

MCHENRY COUNTY TIMES
— McHenry County GOP chairwoman ridicules Madigan’s selective tax relief suggestion – Glenn Minnis
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511118022-county-gop-chairwoman-ridicules-madigan-s-selective-tax-relief-suggestion

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— GOP goes robocalling, asks Costello, Phelps constituents to fight budget plan
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511120074-gop-goes-robocalling-asks-costello-phelps-constituents-to-fight-budget-plan

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Returns To U.S., Immediately Slams ‘Fake’ News Media On Twitter – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have slammed “fake news” in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  According to them, all news is fake except the news that they put out.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/28/trump-returns-to-us-immediately-slams-fake-news-media-on-twitter/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAIR OUTRAGED BY SHERIFF WARNING OF ‘ISLAMIC JIHADISTS’  Texas lawman: ‘Pay attention to what is happening in Europe’ – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/cair-outraged-by-sheriff-warning-of-islamic-jihadists/

 

NATIOINAL REVIEW
— Why Trump Was Right to Call Terrorists ‘Losers’ – JONAH GOLDBERG  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes view everyone as being losers.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447998/donald-trump-terrorists-losers-accurate-description

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the Democrats, if you have financial, health, or other problems, it is because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/26/democrats-copied-the-gops-politics-of-personal-responsibility-and-it-hurt-america/

 

TRIB LIVE
— TRAGIC: Winery to ‘weedery’: Vineyards rip up grapes, switch to marijuana – AP
http://triblive.com/business/headlines/12338891-74/winery-to-weedery-vineyards-rip-up-grapes-switch-to-marijuana

May 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New accuser sues Dennis Hastert, alleging sexual abuse – Marwa Eltagouri (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in government/politics who knew about Hastert’s horrific problems, but nevertheless promoted him?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-met-20170527-story.html
— ICE agents eat breakfast, compliment chef, then arrest 3 workers at Michigan restaurant – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-michigan-restaurant-immigration-arrests-20170525-story.html
— America’s most-beloved workplace advice columnist humbly signs off – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: It would have been great if Huppke had written an article about how employees should respond when they are forced by their Democrat superiors and supervisors to help them get rid of employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, to help them implement Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0528-biz-20170525-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How college summers were spent tells a lot about people – Mary Schmich  (DIERSEN: How did you spend your college summers? I spent the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 working for the Park Forest Post Office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-summer-before-college-mary-schmich-0528-20170526-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Montana ‘body slam’ candidate’s victory shows perils of early voting – Sean Trende
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/montana-body-slam-candidates-victory-shows-perils-of-early-voting/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Flawed Enforcement Officers – Robert Herguth and Tim Novak  (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being flawed?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me as being flawed.  They stress that I am no longer the  TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc. They stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that very few have come to my defense.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/officers-who-left-chicago-police-department-under-a-cloud-find-cop-jobs-in-suburbs-elsewhere-the-watchdogs/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170527/constable-mom-worried-about-deportation-backs-out-of-helping-nephew
— How to restore American self-reliance – George Will  (DIERSEN: How has America changed from when you were in your teens and in your 20s?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170528/how-to-restore-american-self-reliance
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Adolescents spending scores of hours a week on screen time with their devices acquire “a zombielike passivity” that saps their “agency.” This makes them susceptible to perpetual adolescence, and ill-suited to the velocity of life in an accelerating world of shorter job durations and the necessity of perpetual learning. In this world, Sasse warns, “college graduates will change not only jobs but industries an average of three times by age thirty.” Childhood obesity has increased 500 percent in five decades. For “the most medicated generation of youth in history,” sales of ADHD drugs have increased 8 percent a year since 2010. Research shows that teenage texters exhibit addictive, sleep-depriving behaviors akin to those of habit-denying addictive gamblers. Teenagers clutching their devices “are spending nearly two-thirds of their waking hours with their eyes tied down and bodies stationary.” Five million Americans, many of them low-skilled young men, play 45 hours of video games per week.)

 

ABC7
— Half of 8th grade class from New Jersey refuses to pose with Speaker Ryan – N.J. Burkett  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans a) use children as cannon fodder and b) promote hatred of Republicans.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/half-of-nj-8th-grade-class-refuses-to-pose-with-speaker-ryan/2046837/

 

CBS2
— Workers’ Compensation Bill Passes Senate, But Not In The Clear – Dave Dahl
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/27/workers-compensation-bill-passes-senate-but-not-in-the-clear/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Poll numbers down, Rauner has work to do in next election – Ed Tibbetts  (DIERSEN: To get reelected, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who want Rauner to lose will advise Rauner to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  They will advise Rauner to promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/poll-numbers-down-rauner-has-work-to-do-in-next/article_f7bc0942-ffd9-56ce-992b-3129c8569cf4.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The greatest divide? – Julie Wurth  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, of organizations, of companies, of governments, and of countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-05-28/greatest-divide.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Say ‘no’ to Springfield casino – Anita Bedell, Executive Drector, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170527/letter-say-no-to-springfield-casino
(FROM THE LETTER: According to the State Journal-Register, a developer, who also is a lobbyist who owns video gambling parlors and a medical marijuana dispensary, wants to put a casino in downtown Springfield. A casino is different from other businesses because of the social problems and costs gambling creates. Gambling comes with high costs of addiction, bankruptcy, crime, family problems and suicide. Springfield has more video gambling machines than any place in Illinois. Area residents have lost over $100 million in the 576 gambling machines. In April, area residents gambled away over $2.5 million. Sangamon County has the equivalent of a casino with 1,027 gambling machines. Adding a casino will increase problems for individuals, families and the community. The poor, minorities and the addicted will especially be negatively impacted. Gambling interests overestimate the amount of revenue projected and don’t include any costs in the calculation. According to definitive academic studies, the socioeconomic costs of casinos are $3 or more for every $1 in benefit. Over 75 percent of the revenue at casinos comes from slot/video gambling machines like the ones already operating here. Fewer workers are required, and they have a higher rate of gambling addiction than the general population. Rep. Tim Butler has filed an amendment to include a Springfield casino in the massive gambling expansion bill the Senate passed. Transparency is needed for this important public policy issue, not working behind closed doors out of the public view. Call the mayor, city council, and state legislators to voice your concerns.)
— TRAGIC: Springfield Black Chamber endorses downtown casino
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170527/local-business-notes-springfield-black-chamber-endorses-downtown-casino
— It’s time for the Illinois House to put the people first – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. Those Democrats put those who vote for Democrats ahead of the “the people.”  Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats put those who vote for Democrats ahead of “the people.”)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170527/our-view-its-time-for-illinois-house-to-put-people-first
— Big retirement payouts tiny part of big pension mess – BGA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170527/big-retirement-payouts-tiny-part-of-big-pension-mess
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ budget mess is the stepchild of Illinois’ pension mess, and nothing incites more steam-from-the-ears fury than the volume of six-figure annual retirement payouts — topped by one at $581,000 — pledged to former public workers. . .Just 4 percent of all beneficiaries this year are in line for pension paydays exceeding $100,000, with the biggest checks largely going to former school administrators as well as doctors and dentists at public teaching hospitals. Payments for the overwhelming majority of pensioners, most of whom don’t qualify for Social Security, are far more modest. The median pension in 2017 for retired suburban and downstate teachers stands at $52,016, the analysis shows, while the median for general state workers is $28,946. For university workers, the median pension stands at $26,101, while for non-public safety municipal workers outside of Chicago, it is $9,064.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois lawmakers pass workers’ compensation measures – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/05/27/illinois-lawmakers-pass-workers-compensation-measures/atqn90s/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Work Comp Reform Really Reform? – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=244964#.WSquAhFSRZI

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tillerson declines to host Ramadan reception  A State Department tradition since 1999 – ELISE LABOTT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/tillerson-declines-to-host-ramadan-reception/724271181
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump supporters.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/biden-2016-election-tapped-into-our-darkest-emotions/724262054

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Congressman Davis: Trump budget must deal with mandatory federal spending – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/congressman-davis-trump-budget-must-deal-with-mandatory-federal-spending/article_f1e9b03e-4250-11e7-aa15-5fb2d3f326c9.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Sexual Violence Victims in Chicago’s Deadliest Neighborhoods Carrying Trauma on Top of Gun Crime – SAFIA SAMEE ALI
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sexual-violence-victims-chicago-s-deadliest-neighborhoods-carrying-trauma-top-n752331

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow over their success in making “older women” stoners.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/retirement/retiring-older-women-marijuana-entrepreneurs.html
— Can Anyone Be Truly ‘Independent’ In Today’s Polarized Politics? – BEVERLY GAGE  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be Republican because they really are Independents, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/magazine/can-anyone-be-truly-independent-in-todays-polarized-politics.html
— DIERSENB HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps treasonously a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/magazine/is-it-possible-to-resist-deportation-in-trumps-america.html
— Paid Family Leave Is What Liberals Want, Right? – MICHAEL KINSLEY  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me because I have never had dependents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/opinion/sunday/paid-family-leave-is-what-liberals-want-right.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “the Welfare State Shouldn’t Be the Enemy.” The easier it is to get welfare, the less motivated that you are to become and remain a productive member of society.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/opinion/sunday/for-trump-and-gop-the-welfare-state-shouldnt-be-the-enemy.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Dennis Hastert faces another sex assault accuser ahead of prison release – Nicole Hensley  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in government/politics who knew about Hastert’s horrific problems, but nevertheless promoted him?)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dennis-hastert-faces-sex-assault-accuser-article-1.3201872

 

DENVER CHANNEL
— Survey finds business owners more optimistic in Denver than nation on a whole (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to be optimistic about your future?  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups do NOT want me to be optimistic about my future: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics-unplugged/survey-finds-business-owners-more-optimistic-in-denver-than-nation-on-a-whole

 

USA TODAY
— Why many Europeans love Obama and loathe Trump – Oren Dorell  (DIERSEN: “Many Europeans” a) love those like Obama who put Europe ahead of America and b) loathe those like Trump who put America first.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/25/europe-reacts-president-trump-barack-obama/102154952/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— The very culture of drugs is addictive – Barbara Ellen
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/28/the-very-culture-of-drugs-is-addictive

May 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A wave of activism has hit Naperville as political groups report membership surge – Erin Hegarty and Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-organization-membership-post-election-st-0526-20170527-story.html
— Naperville crime up in almost every category compared to 2016 – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-recent-crime-statistics-st-0521-20170527-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois is going to hell, and we don’t even have a handbasket – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE07/170529910/crains-editorial-on-illinois-bill-backlog
— The place where media pain hurts most: Springfield – ANDY SHAW
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE07/170529900/the-place-where-media-pain-hurts-most-springfield
— For the GOP, it’s all about the Benjamins – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE05/170529901/trump-gop-house-favor-wealthy-in-budget-health-care

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Tindall announces bid for Kane County sheriff – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/05/23/tindall-announces-bid-for-kane-county-sheriff/aau0j31/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump budget unkind to Illinois farmers.”
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/trump-budget-unkind-to-illinois-farmers/article_628a7acd-75fc-5fc4-95a7-7e646c17d020.html

 

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Gov. Rauner faces uncertain future in next election.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gov-rauner-faces-uncertain-future-in-next-election/article_ceda120e-72a7-552e-b906-0c9769c75e6c.html

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Termination Of A Race’: Black Unemployment At Crisis Levels, Leaders Say – Sam Cholke
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170526/kenwood/termination-of-race-black-unemployment-rate-crisis-leaders-say

 

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— Rep Jeannie Ives (R) on Why She’s Sponsoring SB-9, the Tax Increase Bill
http://www.illinoischannel.org/2017/05/26/rep-jeannie-ives-r-on-why-shes-sponsoring-sb-9-the-tax-increase-bill/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hillary Clinton Incorrectly Says Nixon Was Impeached – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/26/hillary-clinton-incorrectly-says-nixon-was-impeached-video/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— After Wellesley, yes, Hillary’s still running – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/after_wellesley_yes_hillarys_still_running.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/opinion/sunday/the-assault-on-colleges-and-the-american-dream.html
— The Dumb Politics of Elite Condescension – JOAN C. WILLIAMS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/opinion/sunday/the-dumb-politics-of-elite-condescension.html

May 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gerrymandering heads to the U.S. Supreme Court. Will Madigan map-making survive? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gerrymander-supreme-court-wisconsin-edit-0528-jm-20170527-story.html
— Chicago’s teen birth rate further declines to historic low – Leonor Vivanco
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-chicago-teen-birth-rates-decline-met-20170526-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Corvette Grand Sport will lead “500” field – Jeff Taylor
http://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/corvette-grand-sport-will-lead-500-field/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner, lawmakers will most likely not pass budget for 3rd straight year – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/257298691-story

 

DAILY HERALD
— Straight From the Source: Chicago violence follows student to Elgin – Mary Abbott
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170526/news/170529129/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate approves workers’ comp changes – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170526/senate-approves-workers-comp-changes

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Lawmakers to remain in Springfield over Memorial Day weekend  It may be a holiday weekend, but Illinois Lawmakers will be working – Gretta Patrick
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/lawmakers-to-remain-in-springfield-over-memorial-day-weekend/723748233

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner faces uncertain future in next election.”
http://jg-tc.com/news/rauner-faces-uncertain-future-in-next-election/article_9cc8d04c-a481-5893-82c1-e461bf7b1f3b.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pritzker, Democratic candidate for governor, picks up support in Peoria – Pam Adams
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170526/pritzker-democratic-candidate-for-governor-picks-up-support-in-peoria

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Nearing Session End With No Budget – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=244912#.WSlMd2jyuM8
— Minority Unemployment High in Illinois – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=244858#.WSlMt2jyuM8

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Senator Durbin says “Trumpcare Would Inflame Opioid Crisis in DuPage County.”
https://enewspf.com/2017/05/26/senator-durbin-trumpcare-inflame-opioid-crisis-dupage-county/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Senate Passes Workers’ Compensation Bills — Most Republicans Reject It – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/senate-passes-workers-compensation-bills-most-republicans-reject-it#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Bickering over state budget picks up as deadline looms – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35529150/bickering-over-state-budget-picks-up-as-deadline-looms
— Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt attack – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35530998/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-egypt-attack

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House off Saturday with end-of-month budget deadline looming – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-off-saturday-with-end-of-month-budget-deadline/article_8ada2f1e-4227-11e7-ba3b-cf91dcac9017.html
— State’s leading manufacturers’ group urges governor to veto work comp bills characterized as fake reforms – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-s-leading-manufacturers-group-urges-governor-to-veto-work/article_5bb8ef7a-424c-11e7-a9b2-c7a82f2c3dbc.html

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois – Caitlin Nordahl
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511120787-rauner-says-end-run-around-madigan-only-way-forward-for-illinois

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Birth Certificates and the Cultural Extinction of Biological Sex – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/birth-certificates-cultural-extinction-biological-sex/

 

GOPUSA
— Stoners lose right to 4-20 party in Denver
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24817

 

THE BLAZE
— Students demand firing of college professor who objected to event that kicks white people off campus – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/26/students-demand-firing-of-college-professor-who-objected-to-event-that-kicks-white-people-off-campus/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Many hint/imply/argue/shout that government should be the employer of “last resort.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/opinion/trump-budget-food-stamps-wages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton’s remarkably aggressive anti-Trump speech, annotated – Peter Holley and Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/26/hillary-clintons-remarkably-aggressive-anti-trump-speech-annotated/
— How today’s college students infantilize themselves – Valerie Strauss  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use students as cannon fodder.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/27/how-todays-college-students-infantilize-themselves/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois’s ‘Privilege Tax’ Proposal Forgets Citizens’ Right to Leave  The state can’t even pass a budget, but it wants to put a new 20% levy on fees to financial professionals. – Kristina Rasmussen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-privilege-tax-proposal-forgets-citizens-right-to-leave-1495834522
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Fox News Star Hannity Stands Firm Amid Criticism – Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sean-hannity-loses-some-advertisers-after-advancing-conspiracy-theory-1495757644
— Does Facebook Make Us Unhappy and Unhealthy?  A look at new research covering thousands of adults – Susan Pinker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-facebook-make-us-unhappy-and-unhealthy-1495729227

 

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Study: Employers Are Less Likely to Hire a Woman Who Wears a Headscarf – Sarah Green Carmichael  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers are far less likely to hire those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://hbr.org/2017/05/study-employers-are-less-likely-to-hire-a-woman-who-wears-a-headscarf

 

THE ATLANTIC
— The Tough-Love Approach to Career Guidance – ELISHA BROWN  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what career advice, if you had taken it, would have helped you move up the ladder?  For me, that advice includes, become a veteran, become a Democrat, paint yourself as being a yes-man, and help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/tough-love-career-guidance/528318/

 

HAMILTON SPECTATOR
— Corvette sets the pace for Indy 500 – Tom Jansen
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-hamilton-spectator/20170526/282312500018628

 

FORBES
— Luxury Lineage: A Brief History of the Corvette
https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2017/05/23/corvette-65th-anniversay-history-of-the-corvette/

 

MONEY
— Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Rich People Should Give Everybody Free Money – Brad Tuttle
http://time.com/money/4795625/mark-zuckerberg-harvard-speech-universal-basic-income/

May 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTRAGEOUS: DuPage committee to revisit ban on video gaming in unincorporated areas – Gary Gibula  (DIERSEN: Please join Kathy Gilroy, me, and others who will speak at the DuPage County Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at 7:30 AM, in favor of keeping the ban on video gambling in unincorporated DuPage County.  If you are in DuPage County, please urge DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, the 18 DuPage County Board members, and especially, the 3 board members who represent your district, to vote to keep the ban.  In 2009, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) unanimously passed a resolution against video gambling throughout DuPage County.  Since then, no MTRCC member has done anything to rescind that resolution.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-video-gaming-revisited-st-0528-20170527-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board committee will discuss the possible repeal of its 2009 ban on video gaming for businesses located in unincorporated areas. Board member Paul Fichtner told the board last week the matter will be discussed at the June 13 Finance Committee meeting. “It was the consensus of the committee to discuss this and perhaps make a decision at that same meeting three weeks from now,” Fichtner said. “Because of the nature of the topic and the interest it may bring, I’m suggesting we start at 7:30 a.m.”  Board member Jim Zay requested the committee address the matter. “Obviously, we’ve been getting emails and public comment (from people interested in the repeal), so I think it’s time to take another look at it,” Zay said. “I’m not saying we’re in favor of it or against it, but it’s time to listen to their concerns and see what’s going on. A lot of things have changed since 2009 with video gaming so I think it’s time for the board to give these people an opportunity to hear their concerns and look at it again.” Individuals both for and against video gaming have spoken at the last three county board meetings. Jeremy Truex, co-owner of a tavern located in an unincorporated part of Lombard, is among those who think the prohibition should be removed. “The county is missing out on some serious tax revenue,” Truex said. “You’ve got people going to other municipalities and spending their money, whereas they could be spending it in unincorporated DuPage County with all its small businesses.” Will County, which does allow video gaming in unincorporated areas, collected $198,915 in tax distributions in 2016 from the 27 establishments licensed for video gaming, according to the Illinois Gaming Board. In Kane County, 12 such businesses earned $134,694 in tax distributions last year, and 61 businesses with video gaming earned $623,636 for Lake County over the same 12-month period, state numbers show. Some counties, like Cook, do not permit video gaming in unincorporated areas. Will County instituted a ban on any new licenses in April 2015, citing loopholes and liberal state regulations that permit video gaming in unexpected places like gas stations. The 31 Aurora businesses with licenses for video gaming include restaurants, pubs, private social clubs and fraternal organizations such as Amvets and a Moose lodge. The city of Aurora took in $332,045 in tax distributions from those establishments in 2016. Naperville adopted a city-wide ban on video gaming in October 2009. In an email statement, Naperville communications manager Linda LaCloche affirmed Wednesday, “the city of Naperville continues to support our decision to opt out of the Illinois Video Gaming Act.” While video gaming has earned nearly $171 million in tax distributions for counties and municipalities since 2012, some critics say the activity erodes the amount of money gamblers spend at casinos and boats, where it is permitted. In its ordinance prohibiting video gaming, Naperville cited the activity as being inconsistent with family values, being associated with corruption and enticing players to game faster for longer periods of time and at higher rates of wagering, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At a previous DuPage County Board meeting, Villa Park resident Kathy Gilroy asserted that the board “had no duty to level the playing field. This board has a duty to the welfare of county residents.” Zay and Jim Healy were on the board eight years ago when the video gaming ban was instituted. “I don’t think attitudes have changed very much since 2009,” Healy said. “Obviously, we’ll wait to hear what people have to say. At this moment, nothing has changed in my mind.” The Finance Committee will meet at 7:30am on June 13 in the County Board Room of the Jack T. Knuepfer Administration Building, 421 North County Farm Road, in Wheaton.)
— A casino bill raises a red flag in Chicago – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-casinos-rauner-emanuel-gambling-edit-0527-jm-20170526-story.html
— 340 pounds of pot, weapons found at Bull Valley mansion  2 held in bust tied to Rockford-area drug trafficking – Amanda Marrazzo
http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=df486c88-9b1a-439a-91d9-1b3e9dce51ba
— Balancing a budget the Republican way – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mccarron-0530-md-20170526-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/news/ct-fhj-transgender-bathrooms-tl-0601-20170526-story.html
— Rauner pushes for property tax freeze as time winds down in Springfield – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-property-taxes-springfield-met-0528-20170527-story.html
— No pension for Cook County judge who refused traffic court and quit – Steve Schmadeke  (DIERSEN: To get me to quit, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-judge-cooke-resigns-no-pension-chicago-inc-20170524-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.  Anti-Trumps focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-russia-impeach-congress-edit-0528-20170526-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov says Madigan pressured Senate Dems; speaker lays crisis on Rauner – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-says-madigan-pressured-senate-dems-speaker-lays-crisis-on-rauner/
— ‘Fed up’ voters call lawmakers ‘dirt bags’ as budget crisis drags on – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/voters-take-out-anger-on-dirt-bag-lawmakers-over-budget-impasse/
— Clinton warns of authoritarianism, mentions ‘impeachment’ in speech – USA TODAY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/clinton-warns-of-authoritarianism-mentions-impeachment-in-speech/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Poll: Most older Americans want Medicare for long-term care – AP  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is paying $230/day or $6,900/month or $83,950/year out of her retirement savings to live at Sunrise of Flossmoor.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170526/news/305269985/
— ‘Token’ recounts black actress’ upbringing in ‘white’ Naperville – Amy Fuller (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that none of my grade school or high school classmates were minorities.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170526/token-recounts-black-actress-upbringing-in-white-naperville

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The surprise in Chicago’s latest Census tally – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170526/BLOGS02/170529911/the-surprise-in-chicagos-latest-census-tally
— One doc’s concern about Chicago’s ‘death gap’ fuels sobering new book – Kristen Schorsch
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170526/NEWS03/170529915/one-docs-concern-about-chicagos-death-gap-fuels-sobering-new-book
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170526/OPINION/170529913/yes-trump-is-making-xenophobia-more-acceptable
— VERY SAD: DraftKings is shopping for downtown Chicago office – DANNY ECKER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170525/BLOGS04/170529933/draftkings-eyeing-downtown-chicago-office
— Why Rauner won’t stop talking about a property tax freeze – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170526/NEWS02/170529899/why-rauner-wont-stop-talking-about-a-property-tax-freeze

 

ABC7
— Time running out for governor to pass Illinois budget plan – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/time-running-out-for-governor-to-pass-illinois-budget-plan/2040731/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Pritzker Point Fingers as Budget Impasse Continues – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-pritzker-point-fingers-as-illinois-budget-impasse-continues-424686874.html
— Rauner Rocks Out, and Emanuel Gets a Call From DC – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-deep-dish-rauner-rocks-out-and-emanuel-gets-a-call-from-dc-424675824.html
— Madigan Writes to Civic Committee About Budget Impasse, Rauner  In a new letter to the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club Madigan writes, “unfortunately the Governor has chosen not to meet with these members.” – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/madigan-civic-committee-letter–424609954.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Rauner “Emanuel Calls Out Rauner For Watching Golf Instead Of Fixing State Budget.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/26/emanuel-rauner-golf-budget/

 

WTTW
— Lawmakers Adjourn as Budget Agreement Remains Elusive – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/26/lawmakers-adjourn-budget-agreement-remains-elusive

 

DNA INFO
— Chicago Is Shrinking, But People Still Move Here! U-Haul Data Excites Rahm – Tanveer Ali  (DIERSEN: One would expect that virtually everyone who moves to Chicago is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170526/loop/after-gloomy-census-numbers-u-haul-says-chicago-still-top-destination

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner faces uncertain future in next election.”
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/gov-rauner-faces-uncertain-future-in-next-election/article_bbbc5985-0c75-57b5-af31-48d57c08f6e9.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Billionaire JB Pritzker Campaigns in Peoria, Throws Shade at Rauner – CASS HERRINGTON
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/billionaire-jb-pritzker-campaigns-peoria-throws-shade-rauner#stream/0

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Illinois Is Closing in on 700 Days Without a Budget  And why we might actually get one by then. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Why-Illinois-Is-Closing-In-On-700-Days-Without-a-Budget/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Gov. Candidate JB Pritzker Trolls Rauner With Giant Clock Mascot
http://chicagoist.com/2017/05/26/pritzker_trolls_rauner_tick_tock_budget_clock.php

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— “Ponzi Scheme” Is Accurate  The Chicago Teacher Pension Fund paid out $1.5 billion in the last fiscal year, but it only earned $7.8 million on its investments. Can CNBC’s Rick Santelli make that math work? Why is something that is illegal in the private sector common practice in the public sector? CNBC’s On-Air Editor crunches the numbers with Dan and Amy.
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ponzi-scheme-is-accurate

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker attacks Rauner property tax freeze as “political stunt,” outlines his own idea
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/pritzker-attacks-rauner-property-tax-freeze-as-political-stunt-outlines-his-own-idea/
— Et tu, Diana?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/et-tu-diana-2/
— Rauner claims SDems “caved” to Madigan, Cullerton’s office responds
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/rauner-claims-sdems-caved-to-madigan-cullertons-office-responds/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— “Soros Is Stepping Up His Game” – Unmarked Deluxe Busses Arrive In Chicago Full Of “Protestors” – Lucian Wintrich
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/soros-stepping-game-unmarked-deluxe-busses-arrive-chicago-full-protestors/

 

FOX NEWS
— Newt Gingrich: Lock up the leakers – Newt Gingrich  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a leaker. In my defense, I stress that virtually everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is already in the public record, that is, someone else has already posted it on a website.  Needless-to-say, I should sue anyone who calls me a leaker.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/05/26/newt-gingrich-lock-up-leakers.html

 

GOPUSA
— Gourmet Pizza in Chicago Jails
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24959
— NY library presents ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ to kids  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote sexual confusion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24862
— A conservative think tank is calling to task the CEO of Amazon for being overtly political and alienating potentially half of his company’s customer base that supports Donald Trump. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies exist not to make a profit, but instead, to push the Democrat Party platform. Ever-increasingly, companies serve as fronts for the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, companies act as operative or dupes for the Democrat Party. The federal government exists to push the Democrat Party platform. The federal government is a front for the Democrat Party. The federal government serves as an operative and as a dupe for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24951
— After the Confederates, Who’s Next? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24928
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Behind this remorseless drive to blast the greatest names from America’s past off public buildings, and to tear down their statues and monuments, is an egalitarian extremism rooted in envy and hate. Among its core convictions is that spreading Christianity was a cover story for rapacious Europeans who, after discovering America, came in masses to dispossess and exterminate native peoples. “The white race,” wrote Susan Sontag, “is the cancer of human history.” Today, the men we were taught to revere as the great captains, explorers, missionaries and nation-builders are seen by many as part of a racist, imperialist, genocidal enterprise, wicked men who betrayed and eradicated the peace-loving natives who had welcomed them. What they blindly refuse to see is that while its sins are scarlet, as are those of all civilizations, it is the achievements of the West that are unrivaled. The West ended slavery. Christianity and the West gave birth to the idea of inalienable human rights. As scholar Charles Murray has written, 97 percent of the world’s most significant figures and 97 percent of the world’s greatest achievements in the arts, architecture, literature, astrology, biology, earth sciences, physics, medicine, mathematics and technology came from the West. What is disheartening is not that there are haters of our civilization out there, but that there seem to be fewer defenders. Of these icon-smashers it may be said: Like ISIS and Boko Haram, they can tear down statues, but these people could never build a country. What happens, one wonders, when these Philistines discover that the seated figure in the statue, right in front of D.C.’s Union Station, is the High Admiral of the Ocean Sea, Christopher Columbus?)

 

BREITBART
— Michael Steele on Mark Zuckerberg’s Universal Income Idea: ‘Why Doesn’t He Start with His Own Organization’ – DAN RIEHL26
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/05/26/michael-steele-on-mark-zuckerbergs-universal-income-idea-why-doesnt-he-start-with-his-own-organization/

 

TOWNHALL
— Fact Check: No, the Republican Healthcare Bill Would Not Cause 23 Million People to “Lose” Insurance – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/05/25/no-the-republican-healthcare-bill-would-not-cause-23-million-people-to-lose-insurance-n2331434

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Fight For $15’ Leader Claims He’s Not Paid To Protest — Actually Paid Six Figures By Labor Union – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/25/fight-for-15-leader-claims-hes-not-paid-to-protest-actually-paid-six-figures-by-labor-union/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why Chicago Is Sinking Fast – Joseph L. Bast
https://amgreatness.com/2017/05/24/chicago-sinking-fast/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Akin, Illinois: Boy’s graduation speech pulled over Christian content – Todd Starnes
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/todd-starnes/2017/05/26/boys-graduation-speech-pulled-over-christian-content

 

MSN
— Rauner, Madigan Continue To Place Blame For Lack Of Budget – Derrick Blakley  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents blame?  My critics/opponents a) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/rauner-madigan-continue-to-place-blame-for-lack-of-budget/vp-BBBzclo

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Gianforte’s victory after assaulting reporter reflects rising tribalism in American politics.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/26/daily-202-gianforte-s-victory-after-assaulting-reporter-reflects-rising-tribalism-in-american-politics/59275c2ae9b69b2fb981dba2/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The GOP inherits what Trump has wrought.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-gop-inherits-what-trump-has-wrought/2017/05/26/4e1943ea-4177-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s behavior at NATO is a national embarrassment.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/05/25/trumps-behavior-at-nato-is-a-national-embarrassment/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nice Speech, Mark Zuckerberg! You’re Still a Few Credits Short  Facebook’s CEO, who delivered a commencement address, joins a growing roster of degree-less entrepreneurs and entertainers doing the honors; ‘I am fake graduating.’ – Deepa Seetharaman and  Sarah E. Needleman (DIERSEN: I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.  I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nice-speech-mark-zuckerberg-youre-still-a-few-credits-short-1495805944
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mark Zuckerberg returned to Harvard University to give advice to students who differed from him in one noteworthy way. They graduated. The Facebook Inc. chief executive, who dropped out of Harvard in 2005, came back to deliver the commencement address on Thursday. He finally got a diploma, an honorary degree. “If I get through this speech,” Mr. Zuckerberg, 33 years old, told the assembled, who huddled under umbrellas as it rained, “it’ll be the first time I actually finish something at Harvard.” Ellen DeGeneres addressed Tulane University in 2009, telling grads she didn’t go to college. Kanye West, who titled his debut studio album “College Dropout,” spoke at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015. Apple Inc.’s late co-founder Steve Jobs, a Reed College dropout, took to Stanford University’s podium in 2005. Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison, who left University of Illinois and University of Chicago, donned cap and gown at University of Southern California in 2016.)
— RURAL AMERICA IS THE NEW ‘INNER CITY’  A Wall Street Journal analysis shows that since the 1990s, sparsely populated counties have replaced large cities as America’s most troubled areas by key measures of socioeconomic well-being—a decline that’s accelerating – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rural-america-is-the-new-inner-city-1495817008

 

WQCS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump “Boehner Says Apart From Foreign Policy, Trump Has Been A Complete Disaster.”
http://wqcs.org/post/boehner-says-apart-foreign-policy-trump-has-been-complete-disaster#stream/0

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— GAO says feds’ salaries should be based on performance, not seniority – Tony Ware  (DIERSEN: In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO implemented their pay-for-performance system to help them get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/gao-says-feds-salaries-should-be-based-on-performance-not-seniority

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— CSRS & FERS programs in the budget bullseye – Mike Causey  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are in line to get a penion or if you are getting a pension, those who are not in line to get a pension or are not getting a pension viciously demonize you, viciously denigrated you, and viciously condemn you.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/05/csrs-fers-programs-in-the-budget-bullseye/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “AS TRUMP’S PROBLEMS MOUNT, BREITBART’S NUMBERS ARE CRATERING.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/breitbart-traffic-numbers-are-cratering

 

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
— The attacks must stop. SPJ stands with journalists and supports their right to do their job free of threats, bullying and violence.  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.  They talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they succeed in stopping me. They talk and act like they have been threatened with destruction if they do not stop me.)
https://www.spj.org/fight/

 

GUARDIAN
— Welfare dependency ‘poison’ for jobless, human services minister says  Alan Tudge, speaking at a $300 a head lunch, says welfare system has become a ‘destination, not a safety net’ for many – Christopher Knaus
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/may/26/welfare-dependency-poison-for-jobless-human-services-minister-says