Month: October 2018

WGN TV
— Marco Rubio campaigns for Roskam in tight 6th District race; Roskam releases new attack ad – SEAN LEWIS
https://wgntv.com/2018/10/29/marco-rubio-campaigns-for-roskam-in-tight-6th-district-race-roskam-releases-new-attack-ad/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How far to the right could Brazil’s new leader take the country? – Anthony Faiola and Marina Lopes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-brazil-far-right-leader-20181029-story.html
— Monday’s Dan Ryan shooting was 4th on Chicago expressway this month – William Lee (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did 1966-1968 while I was a full-time student at UIC and lived in Crete.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-ryan-shooting-20181029-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-pittsburgh-jewish-pipe-bombs-trump-huppke-20181029-story.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Pit bulls attack man, kill dog in Westchester  Westchester police are continuing their investigation into an attack by two pit bulls that killed a Westchester man’s dog.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/10/30/pit-bulls-attack-man-kill-dog-in-westchester/ahrfyps/

 

WGLT
— Rubio Stumps For Davis At GOP Rally In Normal – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/video-rubio-stumps-davis-gop-rally-normal#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Conservative activist Dan Proft took issue with my description Monday of his media company being “far right” politics-wise. “You wouldn’t refer to the Sun-Times as far left,” he said. Good point. So how to describe Proft’s political leanings? Is he a Trump conservative? Proft emailed: “My conservatism predates Trump—who I wouldn’t call a conservative—by 30 years.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/10/30/shifting-left-in-the-suburbs-state-gop-lawmakers-in-the-hot-seat-emanuel-issues-refunds-336215

 

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois Speech Police Have A New Bill Pending – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Will Martwick argue that by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails without paying for them, you are accepting an in-kind contribution? GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year. Given that, individual GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are worth at least $1.37 ($1,000 divided by 730).)
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-speech-police-have-a-new-bill-pending-quicktake/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How far has respect for freedom of speech sunk? How unaware are some Illinois lawmakers about constitutional protection for speech? House Bill 5977, now pending in the Illinois General Assembly, informs us. The bill would provide that any expenditure made by a news publication or an entity that owns a news publication for the purpose of supporting or opposing a public official or candidate shall be treated as an in-kind contribution for the purposes of the Illinois Election Code. “Expenditure” does not include normal publication costs associated with a news story, commentary, or editorial, but does include costs associated with advertising related to a particular news story, commentary, or editorial. Think about that. Wirepoints certainly would be considered a “news entity.” So would countless other publications beyond traditional media, such as Huffington Post, Politico and dozens of others, including many with a particular ideological bent. Now, suppose we write a glowing article explaining why State Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) is the finest statesman in Illinois government. (That requires some imagination because, among many other reasons, he’s one of the bill’s sponsors.) No problem so far. But suppose we take the additional step of spending some money to promote our article, maybe by sending money to Facebook or Google to run an ad highlighting it. Boom. Under the pending bill, we’d be making a regulated campaign contribution subject to reporting and spending limits. Or suppose, instead of a cash payment like that, we have somebody working Facebook and Twitter all day, as many organizations do, to help spread and post our work. Is that person’s salary any different? Consider even standard SEO software most websites use. It’s designed to optimize search engine results to drive pageviews. Isn’t the cost of that essentially the same?)

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Northbrook opts in to Cook County paid sick leave ordinance, more uncertainty for employers, lawyer says – Gabriel Neves (DIERSEN: A major reason why my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate past and present federal employees is that federal employees get paid sick leave. How much an hour do my critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes to demonize me, to denigrate me, to condemn me, to threaten me, to harm me, and to get rid of me? I hope that it is at least $15 an hour. Do my critics/opponents give their operatives and their dupes sick leave? Many of their operatives and their dupes have severe health, financial, and/or other problems. I should write a book about them.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511607263-northbrook-opts-in-to-cook-county-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-more-uncertainty-for-employers-lawyer-says#new_tab

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Jim Dodge: Illinois taxes causing slow growth, outmigration – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511614041-jim-dodge-illinois-taxes-causing-slow-growth-outmigration

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Country Club Hills Fire Department – $11,213,000.00 Sexual harassment judgement! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/10/country-club-hills-fire-department-11213000-00-sexual-harassment-judgement/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Economy could be a factor in Illinois increasing number of fatal crashes – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/economy-could-be-a-factor-in-illinois-increasing-number-of/article_ff06af96-d954-11e8-b8d6-4735d8662fba.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New Rauner ad: “JB stands for Jail Bird”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/30/new-rauner-ad-jb-stands-for-jail-bird/
— Uihlein kicks in another half mil
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/30/uihlein-kicks-in-another-half-mil/
— AFSCME mailer pairs Rauner with Harold
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/30/afscme-mailer-pairs-rauner-with-harold/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump rejects left’s blame game in synagogue massacre, bomb mailings
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-trump-rejects-lefts-blame-game-in-synagogue-massacre-bomb-mailings-mueller-probe-at-key-phase

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Anti-Trump and Anti-GOP: How TV News Is Spinning the Midterms – Rich Noyes
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2018/10/30/anti-trump-and-anti-gop-how-tv-news-spinning-midterms

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— TRAGIC: Southern Illinois University starts marijuana, hemp research – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/29/southern-illinois-university-starts-marijuana-hemp/
— Immigrants and the economy Trump gets tough with immigrants on welfare – Peter Morici
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/29/immigrants-and-the-economy/

 

PATRIOT POST
— Illegal Immigration: It’s About Power Cesar Chavez’s life is a reminder of how much the left has changed — and how quickly.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/59148-video-illegal-immigration-its-about-power

 

BREITBART
— ‘Elaborately Planned’ Caravan Attracts Human Traffickers and Gangbangers – Tom Fitton
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/10/29/fitton-elaborately-planned-caravan-attracts-human-traffickers-and-gangbangers/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MIGRANT CARAVAN IS REPORTEDLY ALREADY BIGGER THAN MANY U.S. TOWNS – Jon Brown
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/29/migrant-caravan-bigger-us-towns/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Ted Cruz: Pro-Border Security Doesn’t Mean Anti-Immigrant – Molly Prince
https://www.westernjournal.com/ted-cruz-pushes-back-accusations-border-security-equates-anti-immigrant/
— Trump Points Finger Back at ‘Fake News’ Media for Stirring Up ‘Great Anger’ in the Country – Randy DeSoto
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-points-finger-fake-news/
— Anti-Trump Progressives Are Following Lenin’s Playbook – William Haupt III
https://www.westernjournal.com/opinion-anti-trump-progressives-following-lenins-playbook/

 

CNS NEWS
— Left Goes Full Open Borders – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/jarrett-stepman/left-goes-full-open-borders

 

NEWSMAX
— Sessions to Hecklers: My Theology Allows Defense of Borders – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/open-borders-attorney-general-religious-freedom-nation-of-laws/2018/10/29/id/888512/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Campaign Blitz Will End With The GOP Winning Big – Michael Busler
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbusler/2018/10/30/trump-campaign-blitz-will-end-with-the-gop-winning-big-n2533108

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— House Dems Will Prioritize LGBT Rights Legislation After Midterms – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who focus on destroying those like me who do not promote LGBT activity? I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-dems-will-prioritize-lgbt-rights-legislation-after-midterms/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Huckabee Sanders to NBC Reporter: You Have Huge Role In Dividing Country, 90% Of News Is Anti-Trump – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in dividing anti-Trumps against Trump supporters in a) your neighborhood, b) in your precinct, c) in your municipality, d) in your township/ward, e) in your county, f) in Illinois, g) in your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, and h) in the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/10/29/huckabee_sanders_to_nbc_reporter_you_have_huge_role_in_dividing_country_90_of_news_is_anti-trump.html
— After Pittsburgh, Unfair Attacks on American Nationalism – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/10/29/after_pittsburgh_unfair_attacks_on_american_nationalism_138492.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Using Every Evil Play in the Book to Silence Americans – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/democrats_using_every_evil_play_in_the_book_to_silence_americans.html
— Deranged leftist media will destroy the country if Republicans don’t fight – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/10/deranged_leftist_media_will_destroy_the_country_if_republicans_dont_fight.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Political Blame Game – Thomas Farnan (DIERSEN: Who blames you for their problems, for your problems, and/or for everyone’s problems? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/10/30/the-hodgkinson-standard-the-political-blame-game/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— What Happens When the Caravan Gets Here? It’s not just a practical problem, but an existential one. Are we ready for it? – ROBERT W. MERRY (DIERSEN: Employers want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, employers make clear that they want to replace their employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/what-happens-when-the-caravan-gets-here/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— 5,200 Troops Heading to Border With Concertina Wire, Barriers – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30489-5-200-troops-heading-to-border-with-concertina-wire-barriers
— Trump to Act on Border Tuesday, Radical Left Readies Lawsuits – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30480-trump-acts-on-border-tomorrow-radical-left-readies-lawsuits

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Donald who? Neither Democrat nor Republican wants to talk Trump in crucial House races – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: What do you say to those around Roskam who advise Roskam a) to dump Trump and to dump Trump supporters like me, b) to stop me from attending Roskam press conferences fundraisers, c) to stop me from reporting on Roskam press conferences and fundraisers, and d) to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the problem that Roskam has had, that Roskam is having, and that Roskam will have?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/top-house-democratic-challenger-this-election-is-not-about-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like Underwood, Republican Rep. Peter Roskam, facing a challenge from Democrat Sean Casten, is less interested in talking national issues. With a tough race in suburban Chicago, in the neighboring Sixth Congressional District, it’s understandable that Roskam doesn’t want to discuss Trump. Instead, the embattled Republican incumbent tries to keep the focus on the low unemployment rate and high rate of economic growth that have resulted since the Republican-controlled Congress pass a sweeping $1.3 trillion tax overhaul. Notably, Roskam in an interview with the Washington Examiner last week didn’t raise the issue of the migrant caravan headed toward the Southern border; the threat of illegal immigrant gangs; or the #jobsnotmobs meme being pushed by some Republicans, including some in vulnerable suburban districts just like his. Indeed, Roskam didn’t even bother warn about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., becoming the speaker. Rather, he spent a campaign swing through his district promoting tax reform and his work to address the opioid crisis — issues that interest voters but that get less national airtime. “I’m running against one person,” Roskam said. “My goal is to win a majority on Nov. 6 and so I’m focused on one person who’s the messenger of policies and tone that don’t reflect this district and so. I don’t like the all or nothing business. I don’t think it’s persuasive.”)

 

THE HILL
— Trump says he will sign executive order banning birthright citizenship – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will oppose this? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413770-trump-says-he-will-sign-executive-order-banning-birthright

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump claims he can defy Constitution and end birthright citizenship.” QUESTION: Who will oppose this? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/politics/donald-trump-ending-birthright-citizenship/index.html
— Trump’s media bashing is a big part of his midterm election message – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Who do you want to curry favor with? What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, etc. who bash me to curry favor with ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Fox News Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Associated Press, etc.? Those who bash me refuse to send me their press advisories.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/media/reliable-sources-10-29-18/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/us/politics/caravan-trump-shooting-elections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/opinion/hate-is-on-the-ballot-next-week.html
— Trump Wants to End Birthright Citizenship – Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will oppose this? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship.html
— In a Deep Blue or Red State? You Can Still Influence Politics Organize your own precinct. Your own neighborhood. Whether you are conservative, moderate or liberal. – Eitan D. Hersh (DIERSEN: How much support does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain get from: a) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman, c) the IRP officers, d) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, e) the Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots in your precinct, and f) the Republicans who represent your precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/opinion/midterms-democrats-republicans-congress.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: In Polarized District, Can a Republican Stay Close To Trump and Still Win? – Nick Corasaniti (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who tell Roskam that to win, he has to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, homeowners, obese, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, former union members, federal retirees, American nameplate car owners, childless, pet-less, etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/nyregion/trump-republican-new-jersey.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in blaming Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/30/despite-calls-stay-away-trump-heads-pittsburgh-after-synagogue-massacre/
— Trump eyeing executive order to end citizenship for children born in U.S. to noncitizens – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-eyeing-executive-order-to-end-citizenship-for-children-of-noncitizens-born-on-us-soil/2018/10/30/66892050-dc29-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html
— GOP presses ahead in casting Soros as threat amid criticism that attacks are anti-Semitic – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/gop-presses-ahead-in-casting-soros-as-threat-amid-criticism-that-attacks-are-anti-semitic/2018/10/29/183d50fe-dba4-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rabbi, Jewish leaders disagree on welcoming Trump to Pittsburgh – Lia Eustachewich and Yaron Steinbuch (DIERSEN: Who determines who is welcome and who is not welcome in your neighborhood, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? It is those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who have made it very clear that those who share my demographics are not welcome.)
https://nypost.com/2018/10/29/jewish-group-to-trump-you-are-not-welcome-in-pittsburgh/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Plans Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship in U.S. The move will likely provoke legal challenges, and it escalates the president’s tough stance on immigration ahead of the midterm elections – Alex Leary (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will oppose this? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-plans-executive-order-to-end-birthright-citizenship-in-u-s-1540901506?mod=djemalertNEWS
— GOP Works to Rally the Trump Skeptics Within Party Lack of enthusiasm among affluent suburban voters near state capitals weighs on House races – Dante Chinni and Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-worry-trump-skeptics-in-party-might-sit-out-midterms-1540891800
— Trump to Deploy 5,200 Troops to Southern Border President calls migrant caravan in Mexico an ‘invasion’; his critics say the move is a campaign ploy – Nancy A. Youssef and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-to-deploy-5-000-troops-to-southern-border-u-s-officials-say-1540820650
— Why We Stereotype Strangers – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), married, obese, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree, former union member, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-we-stereotype-strangers-1540824439
— The Best Ways to Give Employees Performance Awards – Jana Gallus (DIERSEN: To retain and promote their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger, my superiors in the federal government gave them performance awards.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-ways-to-give-employees-performance-awards-1540865160
— Biggest Mistake Bosses Make: Telling people they have a voice, but they really don’t – Robert I. Sutton (DIERSEN: Democrat federal employees who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran have a voice. My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-mistakes-bosses-make-when-making-decisionsand-how-to-avoid-them-1540865340
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who benefit from Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion glorify and praise AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. But who has to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion? It is those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-students-alumni-defend-value-of-diversity-on-campus-1540853178
— How to Get Political Ads Off Your Facebook Feed – Katherine Bindley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-your-facebook-feed-is-full-of-political-ads-and-what-you-can-do-about-them-1540838036

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anyone who promotes pot should be immediately declared to be what they really are – Libertarian. They should be immediately stopped from seeking and/or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican, Democrat, or Green.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/the-politics-of-pot-how-the-elections-will-play-into-weed-laws

 

FORBES
— Former PBS Editor Alleges Sex Discrimination In His Firing Over Calling Meghan Markle ‘Not Bad’ – Michelle Kaminsky (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “at-will” employee? Federal employees are not “at-will” employees. Federal employees have federal civil service protections. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/10/29/former-pbs-editor-alleges-sex-discrimination-in-his-firing-over-calling-meghan-markle-not-bad/#11bc99435641
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hugh Heckman, former editor for PBS NewsHour, has sued his former employers over his termination, which he alleges came two days after he referred to Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex as “not bad.” Heckman claims he was fired as a result of sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law because a similar comment by a female colleague about a man wasn’t subject to investigation or discipline. According to the complaint filed in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, Heckman, an at-will employee, was working on a story about the British Royal Family in November 2017 when he viewed a photo of Markle. To his male colleague next to him, Heckman said “‘not bad’ . . . in a low tone of voice.” This comment was overheard by a female colleague 20 feet away, who remarked that Heckman wasn’t abiding by the principles of the recent sexual harassment training session the employees had attended. Another female co-worker commented, “haven’t you learned?” The complaint alleges that Heckman “immediately explained that he had not intended any sexually harassing remark,” and that he was referring to Markle’s suitability as a match for Prince Harry with regards to her charm and beauty. One of the female co-workers reported Heckman’s comment to executive producer Scott Davis, who, two days later, told Heckman he was “regretfully” terminating his employment, offering “this latest incident” as a reason.)

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/29/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-too-late-trump-credible-hate-column/1800120002/
— Whopping 62 percent of jobs don’t support middle-class life after accounting for cost of living – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/30/jobs-62-percent-fall-short-middle-class-standard-us/1809629002/
— When is someone too old for an internship? – Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not want me to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. But failing to stop me from transferring, they wanted me to transfer in as an intern, that is, suffer a $58,902 (64%) pay cut instead just a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned what had learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/getting-started/2018/10/23/starting-over-work-when-you-too-old-internship-ask-hr/1695625002/

 

STATEN ISLAND
— City removes anti-Trump signs plastered on city wastebaskets
https://www.silive.com/news/2018/10/city-removes-anti-trump-signs-plastered-on-city-wastebaskets.html

 

GOVERNING
— State Tax Breaks Are Hurting Chicago’s Suburbs – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-chicago-suburbs-tax.html

 

BUZZFEED
— Google Engineers Are Organizing A Walkout To Protest The Company’s Protection Of An Alleged Sexual Harasser In response to a news story about Google paying and protecting former executive Andy Rubin following an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, a group of 200 Google employees are organizing a “women’s walk.” – Caroline O’Donovan and Ryan Mac
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/googles-female-engineers-walkout-sexual-harassment

 

CHICAGO UNITED
— How do Chicago’s top 50 corporations spell diversity? – Anne R. Pramaggiore (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire, b) to not promote, and c) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, non-veterans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://issuu.com/chicagounited/docs/inside_inclusion_print_edition_all_?e=27408850/64584408