December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes step toward 2020 presidential run – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-takes-big-move-toward-2020-presidential-run/4994770/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump-Pelosi showdown over shutdown first battle of new era – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-pelosi-showdown-over-shutdown-first-battle-of-new-era

 

WGN TV
— House Democrats unveil plan to re-open government – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/31/house-democrats-unveil-plan-to-re-open-government/

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/31/marijuana-legalization-debate-shifts-from-when-to-how/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-evangelical-christian-pro-immigration-trump-0102-20181221-story.html
— Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-home-wall-20181231-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “A petulant president shuts down government and insults working people.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/federal-government-shutdown-donald-trump-jesse-jackson/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-and-the-fault-line-that-divides-our-country/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump says concrete wall was never abandoned – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181231/news/312319948/
— Trump tells Democrats ‘come back from vacation’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-democrats-vacation-negotiate-government-shutdown/

 

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Exodus: Population Drop In Illinois Continues, Could Eventually Cost State Electoral Vote
https://abcstlouis.com/news/local/exodus-illinois-continues-to-lose-high-numbers-of-population

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Casten. Casten will be under tremendous pressure from the Democrat Party a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of the 6th Congressional district that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. It will be interesting to see which of my treasonous critics/opponents who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will join forces with Casten to get rid of me once and for all.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/12/28/elected-6th-congressional-district-democrat-casten-says-hes-ready-for-washington/abxgd9e/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Expunging the Illinois House Record: Now for Rep. Stephanie Kifowit and Then for Rep. Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/31/expunging-the-illinois-house-record-now-for-rep-stephanie-kifowit-and-then-for-rep-jack-franks/

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Seven Things that Set Americans For Truth (AFTAH) Apart – Peter LaBarbera, President
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/12/31/seven-things-that-set-americans-for-truth-aftah-apart/

 

GOPUSA
— Elected Liberal Democrats Discriminate Against Catholics
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61573
— Sheriff blames sanctuary law for California officer’s death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61530
— Leftist media shocked at number of Latinos voting GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/leftist-media-shocked-at-number-of-latinos-voting-gop/

 

BREITBART
— At Least 530 Murders in Gun-Controlled Chicago During 2018 – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/at-least-530-murders-in-gun-controlled-chicago-during-2018/
— Shutdown Showdown: Donald Trump Calls Southern Border an ‘Open Wound’ for ‘Our Country’ – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/shutdown-showdown-donald-trump-calls-southern-border-open-wound-country/
— Five Things Democrats Did Not Tell You About Medicare for All – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/five-things-did-not-tell-you-about-medicare-all/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sununu: Democrats Feel They Gain From Border Chaos – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-democrats-mexico-will-pay-for-it/2018/12/31/id/896406/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Just Sent an Urgent Message About the Wall – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/12/31/trump-we-didnt-abandon-the-wall-n2538279
— Rep. Jeffries: Trump Is ‘Holding America Hostage’ With ‘Medieval’ Border Wall Funding ‘Ransom Note’ – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/31/rep-jeffries-trump-is-holding-america-hostage-with-medieval-border-wall-funding-ransom-note-n2538298

 

HOT AIR
— Scalise: Dems Won’t Negotiate Border Security Out Of Fear Of Radical Left
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/scalise-dems-wont-negotiate-border-security-fear-radical-left/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Blames Trump for ‘Forcing’ Illegals to Cross Desert – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/30/msnbc-blames-trump-forcing-illegals-cross-desert

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Democrats to offer funding bills without $5 billion for Trump’s wall – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-democrats-to-offer-funding-bills-without-5-billion-for-trumps-wall-reports

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Our Exhausted American Mediocracy – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/30/our-exhausted-american-mediocracy/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Immorality of Illegal Immigration – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-immorality-of-illegal-immigration/

 

MARIJUANA SCIENCE FORUM
— Marijuana Use In Teenagers
http://marijuanascienceforum.org/marijuana-use-in-teenagers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, lawmakers brace for prolonged shutdown – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423367-trump-lawmakers-brace-for-prolonged-shutdown
— GOP lawmaker suggests Trump use some of his own money to help pay for border wall – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423339-gop-lawmaker-suggests-trump-use-his-own-money-to-help-pay-for-border-wall
— White House press deputy lashes out at reporter doubting Trump’s location – OWEN DAUGHTERY
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/423377-white-house-press-deputy-lashes-out-at-reporter-doubting-trumps-location

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay. – Dave Jamieson
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-employees-shutdown-lawsuit_us_5c2a95b6e4b05c88b702f2fe

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Make a Plan to End the Government Shutdown, Without Wall Funding – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/politics/government-shutdown-democrats-house.html
— Punishing Federal Workers for a Political Stalemate Readers, including a member of Congress, condemn the president for holding the employees “hostage” to his demand for a border wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/letters/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats ready strategy to reopen government, deny Trump wall money – Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-dems-ready-strategy-to-re-open-government-upon-assuming-control/2018/12/31/bfe4773a-0d16-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html
— I’m a furloughed park ranger. Good thing my job taught me survival skills. When I started this job, I knew I should save up in case of a government shutdown. This is the fourth one of my federal career. – Sharon Stiteler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/31/im-furloughed-park-ranger-good-thing-my-job-taught-me-survival-skills/
— Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/31/trump-claims-theres-foot-wall-around-obamas-dc-home-neighbors-say-theres-not/
— Trump is losing military voters. Here’s how Democrats can win them over. A reliably Republican constituency faces daunting issues that no party has sufficiently addressed – Lyle Jeremy Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/31/trump-is-losing-military-voters-heres-how-democrats-can-win-them-over/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s wall is a monument to vanity and bigotry.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-wall-is-a-monument-to-vanity-and-bigotry/2018/12/31/361a7478-0d43-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

 

BUSINESS TIMES
— Hapless Federal Workers Denied Pay Hike by Trump – Artie Villasanta
http://en.businesstimes.cn/articles/106221/20190101/hapless-federal-workers-denied-pay-hike-trump-amid-government-shutdown.htm

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise those who come to America illegally.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-we-saw-photographing-migrant-caravan-and-us-mexico-border-1275125

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Government Shutdown Will Continue as Long as Trump Thinks It Benefits Him.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/trump-thinks-the-shutdown-is-good-for-him-so-it-continues.html

 

SOLON
— Donald Trump still holds power — but the left won the culture war in 2018 As a new year dawns, it’s clear that Donald Trump’s grip is fading and the left is winning hearts and minds – AMANDA MARCOTTE
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/31/donald-trump-still-holds-power-but-the-left-won-the-culture-war-in-2018/

December 31 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Police Reviewing Surveillance From Saturday Mob Attacks Along Mag Mile – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/30/police-reviewing-surveillance-from-saturday-mob-attacks-along-mag-mile/
— North Riverside Park Mall Closes After Juveniles Cause Disturbance, 2 Arrested
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/30/north-riverside-park-mall-closes-after-juveniles-cause-disturbance-2-arrested/

 

NBC5
— Prices Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases in Several States New minimum wage requirements will take effect in 20 states and nearly two dozen cities around the start of the new year – David A. Lieb
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Minimum-Wage-Increase-Several-States-US-503695231.html

 

ABC7
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes step toward 2020 presidential run – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-takes-big-move-toward-2020-presidential-run/4994770/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal government shutdown enters second week with no resolution in sight – Mike DeBonis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-20181230-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s promise of a wall may not be fulfilled as advertised – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181230/news/312309936/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181230/legal-marijuana-industry-toasts-banner-year

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/mcchrystal-i-think-trump-is-immoral-dishonest/video_cdd4bc30-d493-58c2-9a56-e38deb398232.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois farmers face uncertainty despite record harvests – AP
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/30/illinois-farmers-face-uncertainty-despite-record-harvests/acoacic/

 

WPSD
— Illinois Equal Pay Act amendment extends protections to African Americans – Logan Gay (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger higher salaries than it paid its employees who were Republican, White, and/or older who had more work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses.)
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/12/28/illinois-equal-pay-act-amendment-extends-protections-to-african-americans/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner developed a reputation in Springfield that his word just wasn’t good – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511712140-reeder-rauner-developed-a-reputation-in-springfield-that-his-word-just-wasn-t-good

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State must pay $845 million more to pension systems next year, report finds – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-must-pay-million-more-to-pension-systems-next-year/article_ef7c5b6a-0aba-11e9-8d33-f745b66a248a.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Fake news’ a real problem long before Trump era, media watchdogs say – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/donald-trumps-fake-news-call-often-real/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— UNVEILING THE LEFT’S GLOBALIST AGENDA Christine Williams reveals the real culprit behind illegal immigration.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272391/unveiling-lefts-globalist-agenda-frontpagemagcom
— DEMOCRATS’ SANCTUARY STATE CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM Police officer Ronil Singh, legal immigrant, falls to criminal who “doesn’t belong here.” – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272402/democrats-sanctuary-state-claims-another-victim-lloyd-billingsley

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP: AMERICA NEEDS ‘SLIGHTLY LARGER VERSION’ OF WALL PROTECTING OBAMA’S HOUSE – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/30/trump-larger-version-wall-obama-house/

 

TOWNHALL
— A Look Back at the Demise of the Mainstream News Media in 2018 – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/12/31/a-look-back-at-the-demise-of-the-mainstream-news-media-in-2018-n2538275

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat House Poised To Attack Gun Rights – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29394-democrat-house-poised-attack-gun-rights

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— CNN Attacks The Military – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/cnn-attacks-the-military/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Lets Illegal Immigrant ‘Journalist’ Condemn Standard Descriptions as Dangerous – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/30/ny-times-lets-illegal-immigrant-journalist-condemn-standard

 

PJ MEDIA
— Store Clerk Loses His Mind When Man Wearing Trump Gear Walks In (DIERSEN: What would anti-Trumps and Trump-haters do to you if you wore Trump gear?)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/watch-store-clerk-loses-his-mind-when-man-wearing-trump-gear-walks-into-store/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrats Commit Self-Sabotage by Dumping on Whites and Christians – Carol M. Swain (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republicans” who dump on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Are these “Republican” dumpers really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-commit-self-sabotage-by-dumping-on-whites-and-christians_2750760.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP Poll: Veterans’ support for Trump strong – EMILY SWANSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT
https://www.apnews.com/8d3610f4fc2f4dafb87ac4479b721de1

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic – Adam Nagourney and Robert Gebeloff
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/orange-county-republicans-democrats-demographics.html
— Too Old to Be a Freshman in Congress? Donna Shalala Doesn’t Care – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/us/politics/donna-shalala-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dozens of journalists were murdered in 2018. This is a crisis of press freedom. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have charged me with disseminating “false” or “fake” news. Should I sue my critics/opponents? According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is “false” or “fake,” except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/dozens-of-journalists-were-murdered-in-2018-this-is-a-crisis-of-press-freedom/2018/12/30/eab8ad2e-092d-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Saudi Arabia, the same campaign against dissent that led to Mr. Khashoggi’s murder left 16 journalists imprisoned in December, according to the CPJ account, including four women who reported on women’s rights. Egypt had the dishonorable distinction of imprisoning the most people — 19 — on charges of disseminating “false” or “fake” news. The growing number of journalists jailed or attacked on that pretext is one illustration of the deleterious influence that President Trump has had on press freedom globally. His labeling of the U.S. media as the “enemy of the people” and charges of “fake news” have been imitated by regimes around the world. At the same time, his refusal to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for Mr. Khashoggi’s murder, despite a CIA finding that he likely ordered it, has, as CPJ put it, “signaled that countries that do enough business with the United States are free to murder journalists without consequence.” It won’t be a surprise if 2019 produces another large body count.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Shutdown Enters a New Week as House Democrats Ponder Next Move As talks break down over border wall, Democrats could pass short- or long-term funding bills – Kristina Peterson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-enters-a-new-week-as-house-democrats-ponder-next-move-11546198295


— If Democrats Were Shrewd . . . They’d divide and conquer, splitting Trump and his populist base from more conventional Republicans. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-democrats-were-shrewd-11546199954
— Retraining Programs Fall Short for Some Workers The goal was to help displaced workers gain skills in new industries. But studies show people are earning less or failing to find work – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retraining-programs-fall-short-for-some-workers-11546088401

 

BLOOMBERG
— Washington Parses Trump’s Wall Semantics in Search for Compromise – Anna Edgerton
https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-parses-trump-wall-semantics-162921177.html

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS provides safe harbors related to the SALT deduction – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-provides-safe-harbors-for-businesses-related-to-the-salt-deduction

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— One sixth of world’s people want to flee their home countries
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/pers-d31.html

December 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago leaders concerned about minorities being under-counted in 2020 Census – Evelyn Holmes (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want all the citizens of foreign countries who they illegally brought to America illegally and all their children to be counted.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-leaders-concerned-about-minorities-being-under-counted-in-2020-census-/4987975/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Rejects $8M from Michigan for Asian Carp Project
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-rejects-8-million-from-michigan-for-asian-carp-project-503682321.html

 

WLS AM
— Sample letters the government suggests furloughed federal workers could send to their creditors (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree and Social Security recipient during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/read-sample-letters-the-government-suggests-furloughed-federal-workers-could-send-to-their-creditors/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police detectives face punishing pace of gun violence in neighborhoods where they are often not trusted or respected – Annie Sweeney and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-detectives-20181219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you paint a “dim portrait of Trump,” anti-trumps and Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-john-kelly-interview-analysis-20181230-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-trump-blames-dems/
— New laws ban ‘fake weed,’ create certification requirement for pot workers – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/new-laws-ban-fake-weed-create-certification-requirement-for-pot-workers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater’s “New Year’s political lexicon to help decipher 2019.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/new-year-2019-lexicon-words-language/

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s time to fix Social Security’s tax burden – LIZ WESTON
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/its-time-to-fix-social-securitys-tax-burden
— Federal minimum wage fell by 14 cents this year, when adjusted for inflation – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: Did you work for the minimum wage? I worked for the minimum wage for 13 months part-time and for 3 months full-time 1964-1966 while I was in high school. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/federal-minimum-wage-fell-by-14-cents-this-year-when-adjusted-for-inflation

 

SOUTHERN
— Graham: There will never be a deal without wall
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/graham-there-will-never-be-a-deal-without-wall/video_e8e7bbea-8c15-55c9-a3a4-4560135857d9.html
— Southern Illinois is even deeper red after midterms (DIERSEN: Why are the Democrats less successful in promoting hatred against Trump in southern Illinois?)
https://thesouthern.com/southern-illinois-is-even-deeper-red-after-midterms/article_b7454443-2c0a-56c2-b6b3-a946f96f663e.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chief of staff Kelly: Trump backed away from wall months ago – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-backed-away-from-wall-months-ago

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Palatine Township supervisor decries potential gas tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511693044-palatine-supervisor-decries-potential-gas-tax-hike

 

FOX NEWS
— Scalise: Dems Won’t Negotiate Border Security Out of Fear of Radical Left
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/30/steve-scalise-democrats-wont-negotiate-border-security-out-fear-radical-left

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham floats renewable legal status in exchange for wall funding – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/lindsey-graham-floats-renewable-legal-status-excha/
— Harris, Hirono accused of anti-Catholic ‘bigotry’ for targeting Knights of Columbus Democratic senators quiz judicial nominee over membership in men’s Catholic charitable group – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/kamala-harris-mazie-hirono-target-brian-buescher-k/
— Stores increasing age requirement to buy guns raises legal questions – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/stores-increasing-age-requirement-to-buy-guns-rais/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lindsey Graham: ‘There will never be a deal without wall funding’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lindsey-graham-there-will-never-be-a-deal-without-wall-funding

 

BREITBART
— Six Ways China Uses Economic Villainy to Edge Out Competitors – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/12/25/six-ways-china-uses-economic-villainy-to-edge-out-competitors/

 

BLAZE
— Another migrant caravan with 15,000 will depart Honduras next month. Here’s everything you need to know. Here we go again – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/another-migrant-caravan-with-15-000-will-depart-honduras-next-month-heres-everything-you-need-to-know
— Facebook takes action against users for calling accused cop killer ‘illegal immigrant,’ ‘illegal alien’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-takes-action-against-users-for-calling-accused-cop-killer-illegal-immigrant-illegal-alien

 

TOWNHALL
— Flashback: Schumer Admits Illegal Aliens Are ‘Criminals’ And Border Walls Make America Safer – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/30/flashback-schumer-admits-illegal-aliens-are-criminals-and-border-walls-make-america-safer-video-n2538262

 

NEWSMAX
— Scalise: Dems Caving to ‘Radical’ Wing in Wall Funding Stalemate – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/scalise-wall-shutdown-funding/2018/12/30/id/896296/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexican apprehension about becoming a caravan pit stop has one answer – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/mexican_apprehension_about_becoming_a_caravan_pit_stop_has_one_answer.html
— Democrats say, with no evidence, that walls don’t work – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_say_with_no_evidence_that_walls_dont_work.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Graham’s ‘Solution’ to the Border Wall Funding Fiasco Is Sure to Find Objections From Conservatives – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/30/sen-grahams-solution-to-the-border-wall-funding-fiasco-is-sure-to-find-object-n2538270

 

HOT AIR
— Trump’s Golf Club Accused Of Giving Fake Green Cards, SSNs To Illegals
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/trumps-golf-club-accused-giving-fake-green-cards-ssns-illegals/

 

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Lawyered-up illegals who claim Trump’s NJ golf club provided their phony work docs reach out to Mueller – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/12/30/lawyered-up-illegals-who-claim-trumps-nj-golf-club-provided-their-phony-work-docs-reach-out-to-mueller-708183

 

THE HILL
— DHS employee says her child got less for Christmas because of shutdown – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: Diersen says his retirement income is only 43% of his ending salary in today’s dollars because of Democrat success in wasting his federal career and forcing him to retire in 1997 when he was 49 years old.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423242-dhs-employee-says-her-child-got-less-for-christmas-because-of-shutdown
— Graham: Trump ‘open-minded’ to wedding border funding to DACA protections – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423271-graham-trump-open-minded-to-border-funding-deal-that-includes-daca

 

WASHINGTON POST
— After being blocked, evangelist Franklin Graham claims Facebook ‘is censoring free speech’ – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/12/30/evangelist-franklin-graham-claims-facebook-is-censoring-free-speech-after-being-blocked/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Didn’t Get the Job? The Robots May Not Have Liked Your Social Media Activity – Jason Bellini (DIERSEN: What could potential employers learn about you from the internet that they do not like? For me, it would include that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, former union member (almost 12 years), former federal employee (almost 30 years), federal retiree (more than 21 years), American-nameplate car owner, type 2 diabetes, obese, and I sued my former federal employer for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/didnt-get-the-job-the-robots-may-not-have-liked-your-social-media-activity/94228433-78FE-4BA3-939C-B6B15690FB58.html

 

FORBES
— Happy New Year! Now Please Resolve To Take Ownership Of Your Career – Whatever Your Generation. – Michael B. Arthur
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarthur/2018/12/30/happy-new-year-now-please-resolve-to-take-ownership-of-your-career-whatever-your-generation/#33bea9364f7f

 

NATIONAL MEMO
— If You’re Over 50, Leaving Your Job May Not Be Voluntary – Peter Gosselin
http://www.nationalmemo.com/if-youre-over-50-leaving-your-job-may-not-be-voluntary/

 

NEWSWEEK
— BILLY GRAHAM’S SON, FRANKLIN GRAHAM, BANNED FROM FACEBOOK FOR 24 HOURS OVER POST MADE IN 2016 – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/billy-grahams-son-franklin-graham-banned-facebook-24-hours-over-post-made-1274661

 

NORML
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want minorities to push pot. If pot is legalized, “minority communities” will be devastated even more.
https://blog.norml.org/2018/12/30/chicago-norml-continues-push-for-diversity-in-pot-industry/

December 30 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Advice for the new Congress – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party will insist that Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Bill Foster, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Brad Schneider, Dick Durbin, and Tammy Duckworth do everything that they can a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency 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, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181229/editorial-advice-for-the-new-congress
— Medical debt killing you? These tips might help – Sean Pyles (DIERSEN: Have you ever incurred medical debt? I have not because I have always had health insurance.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/medical-debt-killing-you-these-tips-might-help
— Giving and sharing doesn’t have to stop at Christmas – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: What do you give to others? Since 2000, I have given GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising to anyone who wants to read them. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, that has been more than 6,200 emails that have contained links to more than 321,400 articles and information on many upcoming events. On average, each email contained links to 52 articles.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20181230/giving-and-sharing-doesnt-have-to-stop-at-christmas
— Wheaton ranked No. 1 in Illinois in magazine’s ‘Best Places to Live’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Given Wheaton’s reputation for being religious, conservative, and Republican, why do members of the following groups move into Wheaton and stay in Wheaton: 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? ANSWER: To take advantage of the prosperity and safety that religious, conservative, and Republican principles have created in Wheaton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181229/wheaton-ranked-no-1-in-illinois-in-magazines-best-places-to-live

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater calls Trump incompetent. Who called/calls you incompetent? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government calling me incompetent was frustrated by my earning 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. They were furious that I passed the CPA examination my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-incompetent-shutdown-troops-20181228-story.html
— Carbon conscious: how one man is shrinking his footprint – AP (DIERSEN: What have you done to shrink your carbon footprint? I took public transportation to/from work in 1971, 1973, and 1974 and 1978-1997. I walked to work and graduate classes 1974-1978. I took public transportation to/from graduate classes in 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981 and 1992-1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-eu–climate-low-carbon-living-20181211-story.html
— DECEMBER 30, 2015 FLASHBACK: 10 tips to jump-start your job hunt before you get lazy – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: The longer that you have been a government employee, the more difficult, if not impossible, it is to get job in the private sector. Employers view government employees as being lazy, stupid, and even worse things. I was a government employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-new-job-resolution-tips-1231-biz-20151230-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medical pot to push recreational pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181229/how-would-recreational-pot-affect-illinois-medical-marijuana

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Don’t believe everything you hear – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-30/tom-kacich-2018s-takeaway-dont-believe-everything-you-hear.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Sara Dorner fights for region’s working class – Georgette Braun (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, if not despise, if not hate? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, if not despise, if not hate the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. 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 assembly 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.rrstar.com/news/20181227/people-to-watch-2019-sara-dorner-fights-for-regions-working-class

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Bias in the newspaper? – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS is biased in favor of the Illinois Republican Party platform, the Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. That is why those who reject all or part of the aforesaid work so hard a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/david-giuliani-bias-in-the-newspaper/article_e2fddaf2-09f8-11e9-8381-5b0b3998bc1c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier this week, a reader noted we run stories from the Illinois News Network. He accused the group of having a conservative bias. What is the Illinois News Network? It started a few years ago as an arm of the Chicago-based Illinois Policy Institute, which bills itself as libertarian and often is referred to as conservative. Last January, the institute revealed that it had transferred the network to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, another Chicago-based group. Some of Franklin’s executives are connected to conservative organizations. According to a January story in Crain’s Chicago Business, the conservative Koch brothers gave millions to the center, but is no longer funding the group. I looked through some of the recent stories on the network’s website. They seemed balanced to me. A story about abortion included both sides. Same with one about marijuana legalization. At the same time, the network runs stories about subjects that might be particularly appealing to conservatives. One such recent example is a story about work rules for food stamp recipients. That piece, though, included both sides of the debate. In an email to me, Dan McCaleb, editor of the network, noted it is a 501c3 nonprofit and therefore, by definition, cannot be political or partisan. “INN distinguishes itself by focusing on state issues that are most relevant to taxpayers, and making sure the taxpayers’ side of the story is represented, as well as government’s,” said McCaleb, a former editor for suburban McHenry County’s Northwest Herald. “INN strives to fill a gap in statehouse coverage because many media companies do not have the resources to cover the capitol, and those that do often do not include the taxpayers’ perspective in their reporting.”)

 

SOUTHERN
— Trump blames Democrats for deaths at the border (DIERSEN: Deaths at the border should be blamed on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-blames-dems-for-deaths-at-the-border/video_04b9f886-6c02-503a-aabb-538762342e54.html

 

MENDOTA REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: New Illinois law: Immigration Licensure (SB 3109/PA 100-1078): Provides that no person may be denied professional licensure for immigration status. Applicant may provide a Tax Identification Number in lieu of a SSN.
https://mendotareporter.com/article/new-illinois-laws-take-effect-jan-1-2019

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— “Trump Rat” protest sails near Mar-a-lago, Trump supporters react – James Torrez
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-rat-protest-sails-near-mar-a-lago-trump-supporters-say-hatred-not-politics-behind-it

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The DuPage Policy Journal and its partner sites draw attention to voter tallies in individual precincts in Illinois. What do you believe the main reasons are why voters in your precinct vote for Republicans and vote for Democrats?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/tag/126-politics

 

FOX NEWS
— Hating Trump in 2018: The top five most incredible liberal media quotes of the year – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hating-trump-in-2018-the-top-five-most-incredible-liberal-media-quotes-of-the-year

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Reporter Admits U.S. Law Entices Illegals to Bring Kids to Improve Their Chances – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/29/cnns-simon-admits-us-law-entices-illegals-bring-kids

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Imprudent Altruism and Illegal Immigration – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/imprudent_altruism_and_illegal_immigration.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Women’s March Organizers Canceled Their January Rally…Because of White People? – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/29/lol-womens-march-organizers-canceled-their-january-rally-because-of-white-peo-n2538242
— Stanislaus Co. Sheriff Says CA’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Policy To Blame For Cpl. Singh’s Death – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/29/watch-stanislaus-co-sheriff-says-cas-sanctuary-state-policy-to-blame-for-cpl-n2538250
— Cop’s Shooting Death May Upend Debate Surrounding Government Shutdown – Debra J. Saunders
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2018/12/30/cops-shooting-death-may-upend-debate-surrounding-government-shutdown-n2538225

 

DAILY CALLER
— UPCOMING WOMEN’S MARCH DEEMED ‘TOO WHITE,’ SO ORGANIZERS CANCELLED IT – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/29/womens-march-cancel-too-white-california/

 

PJ MEDIA
— California Town Cancels Women’s March Due to ‘Overwhelmingly White’ Participants – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/california-town-cancels-womens-march-due-to-overwhelmingly-white-participants/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— EVEN NOW WON’T BACK THE WOMEN’S MARCH ANYMORE – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272393/even-now-wont-back-womens-march-anymore-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CALIFORNIA ORGANIZERS CANCEL WOMEN’S MARCH FOR BEING TOO WHITE Progressives’ dilemma: County is 80% Caucasian
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/california-organizers-cancel-womens-march-for-being-too-white/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Humboldt County’s ‘Too White’ Women’s March – Thaddeus G. McCotter
https://amgreatness.com/2018/12/29/humboldt-countys-too-white-womens-march/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump’s Executive Order Freezing Federal Pay Saves Taxpayers from Extraordinary Pay Increases – Rachel Greszler (DIERSEN: The Daily Signal should write an article about reasons why people do not want to work for the federal government. The Daily Signal could focus on how the Democrats who run the federal government use the subjectivity in its employment policies a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/29/trumps-executive-order-freezing-federal-pay-saves-taxpayers-from-extraordinary-pay-increases/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal pay should depend on workers’ skills, experience, and performance—not just their years of service and across-the-board annual pay increases. Ideally, Congress should address federal employee pay and compensation through a broad reform package—addressing not only federal pay, but total compensation also including retirement, health, vacation, and other benefits—that would better align federal compensation with that of the private sector and better tie pay to performance.)

 

THE HILL
— ‘Medicare for all’ advocates emboldened by ObamaCare lawsuit – NATHANIEL WEIXEL (DIERSEN: As a GAO employee, I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997. Previously, I paid Medicare taxes 1966-1972.)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/422924-medicare-for-all-advocates-emboldened-by-obamacare-lawsuit

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why the World Needs to Rethink Retirement – Katie Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/business/retirement/why-the-world-needs-to-rethink-retirement.html
— Sears Is Dying, but Workers’ Loyalty Lives On Across the country, legions of former employees gather regularly to celebrate a bygone era of retailing. – Michael Corkery (DIERSEN: If you are retired, how many of your former coworkers do you speak with, and how often? Extremely few of my coworkers were Republican, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/business/sears-retirees-alumni-meetings.html


— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Sickness Comes for Us All – Kamala Harris (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that sickness has not stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) each and every evening since 2015. That is more than 6,200 emails that contained links to more than 321,400 articles and information on many upcoming events. On average, each email contained links to 52 articles.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/opinion/sunday/kamala-harris-affordable-care-act-medicare.html
— Kansas Boy, Braxton Moral, 16, Is Set to Graduate in the Spring From High School — and Harvard – Mihir Zaveri (DIERSEN: Of course my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use Moral to stress that a) I not earn a bachelor’s degree until I was 21 and master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I did not earn professional certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I did not earn a professional license until I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/braxton-moral-harvard.html
— ‘Medicare for All’ Gains Favor With Democrats Looking Ahead to 2020 – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: As a GAO employee, I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997. Previously, I paid Medicare taxes 1966-1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/politics/medicare-for-all-private-plans.html
— Gay Couples Rush to Wed Before Brazil’s New President Takes Office – Shasta Darlington
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-gay-marriage.html


— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats pressure Catholics to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/catholic-church-gay-members.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How Sen. Elizabeth Warren is courting black voters and their leaders as her expected 2020 presidential announcement nears – Annie Linskey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise voters that if elected, they will use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-sen-elizabeth-warren-is-courting-black-voters-and-their-leaders-as-her-expected-2020-presidential-announcement-nears/2018/12/29/20936014-fd95-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For Democrats, it is a “good thing” if it harms individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/18-good-things-that-happened-in-2018/2018/12/29/d7957098-078d-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Trump to lose in 2020 want Trump to dump The Wall.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-focus-on-pleasing-his-most-ardent-supporters-raises-questions-about-reelection-strategy/2018/12/28/b37d796a-09f1-11e9-85b6-41c0fe0c5b8f_story.html

 

STAR HERALD
— Western Nebraska paying the price for Colorado’s marijuana legalization – STEVE ERDMAN
https://www.starherald.com/opinion/columnists/viewpoints/representatives/erdman-western-nebraska-paying-the-price-for-colorado-s-marijuana/article_c3dc6927-86a6-50e0-9600-98c6aa8b0331.html

 

TEEN VOGUE
— 5 Protest Tactics We Loved in 2018 These are some great ways to confront power. – LUCY DIAVOLO (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, we already have many anti-Trump marches, anti-Republican marches, anti-American marches, anti-White marches, and anti-male marches. Under the Democrats, how soon, if not already, will we have anti-Protestant marches, anti-conservative marches, anti-patriotic marches, anti-older people marches, anti-rich people marches, anti-gun owners marches, anti-German Americans marches, anti-draft avoider marches, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time marches, anti-etc. marches?)
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/5-protest-tactics-we-loved-in-2018

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marching. . .Getting Arrested. . .Banner drops. . .Die-ins. . .Walkouts)

 

GUARDIAN
— El Paso aid agencies overwhelmed as 1,600 migrants are cast on to streets US authorities leave families to fend for themselves, a practice local bishop calls ‘inhumane and unconscionable’ – Amanda Holpuch
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/30/migrants-el-paso-texas-aid-agencies-overwhelmed
— Baby boomers led the cult of youth. Now we should heed the wisdom of age Intolerance towards the old is deeply embedded in our society. The potential of an ageing population must be unlocked – Yvonne Roberts (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/30/baby-boomers-led-the-cult-of-youth-now-we-should-heed-the-wisdom-of-age

December 29 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dems say pot bill will create social justice, but black leaders aren’t sold yet – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/dems-say-pot-bill-legalization-will-create-social-justice-but-black-leaders-arent-sold-cannabis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Government to furloughed workers: Ask landlords about doing chores to cover rent – Michael Brice-Saddler (DIERSEN: Employers, and just about everyone else, view the job skills that federal employees acquire as being WORTHLESS.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-furloughed-workers-20181229-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management tweeted sample letters to help the roughly 800,000 affected workers negotiate with creditors and mortgage companies. One letter, meant for employees to send to their landlords, discussed a temporary reduction in rent payments and further suggests “the possibility of trading my services to perform maintenance (e.g. painting, carpentry work) in exchange for partial rent payments.” On CNN Saturday morning, Tony Reardon, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, called the suggestion about trading services for rent payments “laughable” and “unfortunate.” “I think it’s disgusting, candidly,” Reardon said on “New Day.” He added, “It’s wrong to treat human beings this way.”)
— What I learned by not drinking for 2 years – Andy Boyle (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my nastiest critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are/were heavy drinkers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-sober-alcohol-drunk-booze-perspec-1231-20151230-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend – AP (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They blame me even though I have never been a Milton Township Republican Central Committee officer, a DuPage County Republican Central Committee officer, an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member, or an IRP officer.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-democrats-play-the-blame-game-in-2nd-shutdown-weekend

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— US government shutdown has few effects on Rockford area – Derrick Mason and Georgette Braun
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20181228/us-government-shutdown-has-few-effects-on-rockford-area

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign begins certifying female-, minority-owned businesses – Adalberto Toledo (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://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-29/champaign-begins-certifying-female-minority-owned-businesses.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— WOMEN IN MILITARY, FEMALE VETERANS SHIFTING FROM GOP – AP
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20181229/AP/312299973

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Survey Finds The Public Lacks Knowledge Of State Government – SEAN CRAWFORD
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/survey-finds-public-lacks-knowledge-state-government#stream/0

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-democrats-play-the-blame-game-2nd-shutdown-weekend

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anonymous Campaign Pieces against Jack Franks Critics Going Back to 2010 – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/29/anonymous-campaign-pieces-against-jack-franks-critics-going-back-to-2010-part-2/
— Algonquin Township Road Salt Subpoena Reported by Northwest Herald
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/29/algonquin-township-road-salt-subpoena-reported-by-northwest-herald/
— Edgar County Watchdogs Seek $55,000 from Bank Thought to Have Algonquin Township Road District Account
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/29/edgar-county-watchdogs-seek-55000-from-bank-thought-to-have-algonquin-township-road-district-account/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump blames Democrats’ ‘pathetic’ immigration policies for deaths of children at the border – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-blames-democrats-pathetic-immigration-policies-for-deaths-of-children-at-the-border

 

BLAZE
— While blaming Trump for government shutdown, Nancy Pelosi vacations at luxurious Hawaiian resort Meanwhile, Trump stayed in D.C. to work – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nancy-pelosi-is-vacationing-in-hawaii

 

BREITBART
— IRS Has More than 3K Handguns, 3M Rounds of Ammunition – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/29/irs-3k-handguns-3m-rounds-handgun-ammunition/

 

HOT AIR
— Nancy Pelosi Vacations In Hawaii During Government Shutdown – BRENT SCHER
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/nancy-pelosi-vacations-hawaii-government-shutdown/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Birthright Rip-Off Is Another Affront To American Citizenship – Jan Brewer
https://townhall.com/columnists/janbrewer/2018/12/29/the-birthright-ripoff-is-another-affront-to-american-citizenship-n2538236

 

LIFEZETTE
— The Worst Anti-Trump College Courses Offered in 2018 Fox News’ ‘The Ingraham Angle’ shared a shocking array of left-leaning classes, some supported by taxpayer dollars – Tom Joyce
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/the-worst-anti-trump-college-courses-offered-in-2018/

 

POLITICO
— On Democrats’ wish list: Tech help for a clueless Congress Advocates say reviving the Office of Technology Assessment would be one way to help Congress get a grip on the complex topics it is trying to tackle. – NANCY SCOLA
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/29/democrats-technology-congress-1074187

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— US retailers hope higher pay will buy more efficient workers – CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (DIERSEN: How efficient are you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being far more efficient than I am. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they could put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out in far less time than it takes me.)
https://www.apnews.com/94aeb5b5c5fa48f7a0d6629ee51a8674

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump shirks blame for migrant child deaths in federal custody – AP (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They blame me even though I have never been a Milton Township Republican Central Committee officer, a DuPage County Republican Central Committee officer, an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member, or an IRP officer.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-shirks-blame-migrant-child-deaths-federal-custody-n952976

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘You Control Nothing’: House Republicans Brace for Life in the Minority – Carl Hulse (DIERSEN: In what ways are you a minority where you live – race, gender, age group, income level, net worth level, religion, national origin, political affiliation, veteran status, gun ownership status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/us/politics/house-republicans-minority.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump issues executive order freezing pay for 2.1 million federal workers in 2019 as thousands remain furloughed under government shutdown The order issued Friday will block a 2.1% blanket pay raise scheduled for January It comes as 800,000 federal employees remain furloughed or working without pay due to the partial government shutdown The order has been met with intense backlash from workers’ advocates – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6538411/Trump-issues-executive-order-freezing-pay-2-1-million-federal-workers-2019.html
— Data shows military women and female veterans are shifting away from the Republican party, despite veterans in general voting largely for the GOP in the midterm election Long seen as a bastion of support for the GOP, the face of the US military and its veterans is changing – and as that happens, perhaps so is their politics Both current and former female service members were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans That margin was 60 percent to 36 percent, according to the data from VoteCast  Men with military backgrounds voted Republican by roughly the same margin A record number of female veterans – four – were elected to the House, all as Democrats, and three won in political swing districts – STEPHANIE HANEY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6537963/Female-veterans-defy-vote-trend-oppose-Trump-seek-office.html

December 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago EPA preparing to halt operations – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-epa-preparing-to-halt-operations-due-to-govt-shutdown/4982976/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps. Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/entertainment/jim-carrey-slams-president-trump-supporters-for-being-loyal-zombies-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump reissues threat to close U.S.-Mexico border as GOP and Democrats trade blame for shutdown – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-20181228-story.html
— Madigan to air statewide TV ad in new year saying, ‘Democrats are on your side’ – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Democrats are on the side of 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-tv-ad-20181228-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/cannabis-top-ten-illinois-medical-marijuana-pot-donte-townsend-jb-pritzker-mike-madigan-ben-kovler-heather-steans-kelly-cassidy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 16 Lake County candidates facing petition challenges – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181228/16-lake-county-candidates-facing-petition-challenges

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Debt choking governments, households Day of reckoning could come with next recession – Jim Nowlan
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/27/debt-choking-governments-households/au9lb6s/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Government Consolidation Laws Go Into Effect Jan 1st – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=276929#.XCdUMFxKiM8

 

WREX
— Two new IL gun laws take effect January 1st
https://wrex.com/category/2018/12/28/two-new-il-gun-laws-take-effect-january-1st/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anonymous Campaign Pieces against Jack Franks Critics Going Back to 2010 – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/28/anonymous-campaign-pieces-against-jack-franks-critics-going-back-to-2010-part-1/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/path-to-recreational-marijuana/article_0a549740-0ae3-11e9-840b-bbfd13159771.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Blame Congress, Not the Border Patrol – Michael Reagan
https://townhall.com/columnists//michaelreagan/2018/12/29/blame-congress-not-the-border-patrol-n2538202

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats: A plague on the nation – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_a_plague_on_the_nation.html
— Illegals and the American Dream – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/illegals_and_the_american_dream.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— MEDIA Leftist media shocked at number of Latinos voting GOP – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2018/12/28/leftist-media-shocked-at-number-of-latinos-voting-gop

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY DOOM AND GLOOM AMIDST TRUMP PRESIDENCY? Craige McMillan urges people to let the media wallow, just enjoy the ride
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/why-doom-and-gloom-amidst-trump-presidency/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Another Central American Migrant Caravan Is Forming, But It’s Reportedly Not Heading For US – Evie Fordham
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/another-central-american-migrant-caravan-is-forming-but-its-reportedly-not-heading-for-us/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Jeff Flake Won’t Rule Out 2020 Run: ‘Somebody Needs To’ Challenge Trump “Like I said, I haven’t ruled it out,” he said. “I’m a long way from there, but somebody needs to and I think that the country needs to be reminded of what it means to be conservative.” – Amy Russo
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-flake-2020_us_5c2740e4e4b08aaf7a90cd27

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Week Into Government Shutdown, Ire Turns to Fear for Federal Workers – Glenn Thrush, Mitch Smith and Kate Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/us/politics/government-shutdown-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/28/opinion/pregnancy-women-pro-life-abortion.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Inevitability of Impeachment” and “Even Republicans may be deciding that the president has become too great a burden to their party or too great a danger to the country.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/opinion/trump-impeachment-resign-drew.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Immigration in 2018: Rising tensions and rising voices – CINDY CARCAMO
https://www.latimes.com/la-na-yir-immigration-20181228-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— High-Tax State Exodus Growth-friendly states gain population, and it isn’t just the weather. – EDITORIAL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-tax-state-exodus-11546037709
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’s population has declined by 157,000 over the past five years, which is equivalent to the mid-sized city of Rockford. According to research outfit Wirepoints, more than 114,000 residents left the state on net in 2018 and nearly 1.5 million people since 2000. Cold weather? While Illinois’s population has declined by 0.8% since 2010, Indiana’s has grown 3.1% and Wisconsin’s by 2.2%.)

 

SALEM NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill would protect jobs for pot users ‘Bernadette’s Bill’ would provide workplace protections – Zoe Mathews
https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/bill-would-protect-jobs-for-pot-users/article_1c48ee2a-096b-5925-8d2c-31e0b466cfd9.html

 

VALLEY MORING STAR
— Four Retirement Readiness Fixes For Baby Boomers (DIERSEN: My retirement income is only 43% of what my salary was in today’s dollars.)
https://www.valleymorningstar.com/online_features/money_and_finance/four-retirement-readiness-fixes-for-baby-boomers/article_e7d1a80b-5e78-5ac7-9930-9f1d88d90e5f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Adjust your standard of living — Be prepared to make some modifications to your lifestyle in order to reduce your monthly expense budget.)

 

REASON
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/28/17-times-people-freaked-out-over-weed-in

 

FED SMITH
— Pay Freeze Stands for 2019 – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/28/pay-freeze-stands-2019/
— NTEU Asks for Support for Federal Workforce in Shutdown – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/28/nteu-asks-support-federal-workforce-shutdown/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— A Russian-style disinformation campaign helped defeat anti-gay GOP candidate Roy Moore – Daniel Villarreal
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/russian-style-disinformation-campaign-helped-defeat-anti-gay-gop-candidate-roy-moore/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Rolling Stones fan files human rights complaint accusing Mick Jagger of AGEISM over the price of tickets – DANIEL BATES
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6537105/Rolling-Stones-fan-files-human-rights-complaint-accusing-Mick-Jagger-AGEISM-ticket-price.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 8 Painless Ways to Downsize Your Lifestyle in Retirement – Rachel Hartman
https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/baby-boomers/articles/8-painless-ways-to-downsize-your-lifestyle-in-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Get involved with what’s close to your heart. Charities and nonprofit organizations are often looking for volunteers. Visit places that line up with your values or are related to the line of work you were in. If you spent decades in health care, you might find fulfillment donating several hours each week at a children’s hospital. If you had leadership roles, ask about local boards looking to add new members. You could find satisfaction helping others, and you probably won’t be spending money while you are volunteering. . .Take on tasks you enjoy.)
— 22 Best Cars From American Brands – Nick Kurczewski
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/best-american-cars

 

CREATORS
— 2019 Ford Mustang – Eric Peters
https://www.creators.com/read/eric-peters/11/18/2019-ford-mustang

December 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump threatens to shut down entire border with Mexico – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-threatens-to-shut-down-entire-border-with-mexico/4980601/

 

NBC5
— 4 Candidates for Chicago Mayor Removed From Ballot The Chicago Board of Elections ruled that Conrein Hykes Clark, Sandra Mallory and Richard Mayers will not be on the ballot, while Ja’Mal Green filed to withdraw from the ballot and run instead as a write-in candidate – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-petition-challenges-503623461.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Nancy Pelosi is vacationing at Hawaii resort during government shutdown
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/nancy-pelosi-is-vacationing-at-hawaii-resort-during-government-shutdown

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayoral candidate Fioretti proposes renaming Daley Plaza in pointed jab – Lizzie Schiffman Tufano
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/daley-plaza-renamed-barack-obama-bob-fioretti-bill-daley/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Popular Logan Square restaurant to add 4% surcharge to bill for staff health insurance, raises – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fat-rice-health-insurance-surcharge-20181227-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora mourns former mayor Tom Weisner – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181228/aurora-mourns-former-mayor-tom-weisner
— Some federal workers feel pinch as shutdown enters 7th day – Erik Wasson and Anna Edgerton
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181228/some-federal-workers-feel-pinch-as-shutdown-enters-7th-day

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/9-things-we-learned-about-cannabis-2018

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dennis Byrne demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump as being a “draft dodging hypocrite” because he avoided the draft. Byrne would demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a “draft dodging hypocrite” because I got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for my doing that.
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/12/donald-trump-draft-dodging-hypocrite/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEMOCRATS CLAIM COMPASSION, BUT RESISTANCE TO WALL PROVES OTHERWISE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-democrats-claim-compassion-but-resistance-to-wall-proves-otherwise.html
— SHELBYVILLE TOWNSHIP PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE $735,000 IN REBATE CHECKS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/shelbyville-township-property-owners-receive-735000-in-rebate-checks.html
— THE BEST AND WORST OF TIMES: CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS FEATURE $2.5 MILLION TOWNHOMES, $100 TENT CITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/the-best-and-worst-of-times-chicago-neighborhoods-feature-25-million-townhomes-100-tent-city.html
— GUTIERREZ CALLS ON DEMOCRATS TO “PAY RANSOM” TO END BORDER BARRIER IMPASSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/gutierrez-calls-on-democrats-to-pay-ransom-to-end-border-barrier-impasse.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Stop More Kids From Dying by Securing the Border – Michael Reagan
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/border-trump-immigration-reform/2018/12/28/id/896162/
— Think Tank Urges E-Verify Use After Hundreds of Immigrant Workers Arrested – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-trump-e-verify-executive-order/2018/12/28/id/896186/

 

DAILY CALLER
— OAKLAND MAYOR HAS ‘NO REGRETS’ FOR INFORMING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ABOUT ICE RAID -David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/28/mayor-schaaf-no-regrets-informing-illegal-immigrants-ice-raid/

 

FEDERALIST
— Duckworth’s AR-15 Screed Merely Proves The Left Is Lying About Gun Control Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth communicates that she considers serious arguments not worth addressing and her opponents wicked people. – Noah Diekemper
https://thefederalist.com/2018/12/28/duckworths-ar-15-screed-merely-proves-left-lying-gun-control/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats Hate the Wall because Trump Loves It – DEROY MURDOCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/border-wall-immigration-debate-democrat-politics/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to furloughed workers: ‘Consult your personal attorney’ to hold off creditors during shutdown – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/28/opm-furloughed-workers-consult-personal-attorney/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Poll: 8-in-10 call illegal immigration a ‘problem,’ 58% say ‘serious’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/poll-8-in-10-call-illegal-immigration-a-problem-58-say-serious
— Trump pledges to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-pledges-to-cut-off-aid-to-honduras-guatemala-and-el-salvador

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-border-wall-was-never-just-about-security-it-ncna952011
— 800,000 government workers may need financial assistance as shutdown continues The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has advised government employees who won’t be paid to reach out to creditors for alternative payment options. – Doha Madani
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/800-000-government-workers-may-need-financial-assistance-shutdown-continues-n952416

 

CNBC
— What federal workers can do to generate some cash amid the government shutdown – Darla Mercado
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/28/what-federal-workers-can-do-to-generate-some-cash-amid-the-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s job is about to get much harder with divided government – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/28/trumps-job-is-about-get-much-harder-with-divided-government/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps turn Mollie Tibbetts’ mother against Trump, that is, against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/trump-used-her-slain-daughter-to-rail-against-illegal-immigration-she-chose-a-different-path/2018/12/27/084f93a4-e9ce-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans appear happy to hand off shutdown impasse to Pelosi – SARAH D. WIRE (DIERSEN: What is your Republican Congressman’s position on the impasse?)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-pelosi-trump-shutdown-20181228-story.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— OPM’s advice for furloughed employees who can’t make rent payments isn’t sitting well – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2018/12/opms-advice-for-furloughed-employees-who-cant-make-rent-payments-isnt-sitting-well/
— Working for Uncle Sam: Great while it lasted, also nice when it’s over – Tony Korlik
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2018/12/working-for-uncle-sam-great-while-it-lasted-also-nice-when-its-over/

 

SALON
— Trump administration tells furloughed workers: Do chores to pay your rent! Shutdown suggestions: Federal employees are urged to do odd jobs for landlords instead of paying January rent – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/28/trump-administration-tells-furloughed-workers-do-chores-to-pay-your-rent/

 

ESQUIRE
— Trump Administration Suggests Furloughed Federal Employees Perform Manual Labor to Pay Rent Let them eat paint. – JACK HOLMES
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a25700466/trump-administration-federal-workers-paint-carpentry-landlord/

 

PSYCHOLOGY
— What If You Could Start Over? Eight questions to unearth what you might’ve done. – Marty Nemko Ph.D.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/how-do-life/201812/what-if-you-could-start-over

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/12/worst-political-moves-2018-tied-donald-trump/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Another migrant caravan with 15,000 people is set to depart from Honduras next month – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6536565/Another-migrant-caravan-15-000-people-set-depart-Honduras-month.html

December 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid shutdown, Trump reissues threat to close U.S.-Mexico border unless wall funds pass Congress – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-20181228-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Federal workers cope with stress – Juliet Linderman and Lisa Mascaro (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree and Social Security recipient during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181228/281479277535298

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: ‘This isn’t a slam dunk’: Why legalizing pot could test Pritzker’s clout – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: Your position on pot says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. If you do not oppose pot, you hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a Democrat, a Democrat plant, a Libertarian, a Libertarian plant, a Green, a Green plant, a RINO, someone who is anti-religious, someone who is anti-conservative, someone who is anti-Republican, and/or someone who is anti-American. Sooner or later, if pot is not stopped, pot will destroy America.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181228/this-isnt-a-slam-dunk-why-legalizing-pot-could-test-pritzkers-clout
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This isn’t a slam dunk,” said Moylan, who’s concerned selling marijuana in stores could escalate crime, crashes and addiction rates. “The process should be slowed … I don’t appreciate them trying to steamroll this.” . . . The plan conceptually would allow Illinois residents age 21 and older to buy one ounce of marijuana at a time from a licensed shop and grow up to five plants. The state sales tax of 6.25 percent could apply to purchases, and municipalities would have the final say on whether businesses could operate in their towns. . . State’s attorneys Robert Berlin in DuPage County, Joe McMahon in Kane County and Patrick Kenneally in McHenry County, all Republicans, oppose legalization. “It has a significant potential to increase traffic-related deaths,” Kenneally said. . .AAA Traffic Safety Foundation research found the percentage of drivers in fatal crashes who recently used marijuana spiked to 17 percent from 8 percent from 2013 to 2014, the motorist advocacy group reported. Of course, more people were using marijuana in 2014, after it became legal.)
— Getting identity politics right – E.J. Dionne Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats identify themselves as being 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181228/getting-identity-politics-right
— Time for Pritzker, Democrats to follow fair-map vow – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181228/editorial-time-for-pritzker-democrats-to-follow-fair-map-vow

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes gambling and other vices? ANSWER: Those who are Democrat, Democrat plant, Libertarian, Libertarian plant, Green, Green plant, RINO, anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-12-28/editorial-still-community-support-casino.html

 

SOUTHERN
— What does the federal government shutdown mean for Southern Illinois? – MARILYN HALSTEAD
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/what-does-the-federal-government-shutdown-mean-for-southern-illinois/article_62ea8994-fc94-516b-aeff-4c7823abf462.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Cost of the Wall is Nothing Compared to the Yearly Cost of Illegal Immigration – Daniel Horowitz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/the-cost-of-the-wall-is-nothing-compared-to-the-yearly-cost-of-illegal-immigration/

 

PROPUBLICA
— If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible. – Peter Gosselin (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) who are leading the effort to get rid of old people like me. How soon will they amend MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP bylaws to prohibit anyone over age 40 a) from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain and b) from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican?)
https://www.propublica.org/article/older-workers-united-states-pushed-out-of-work-forced-retirement

 

DAILY CALLER
— ICE DUMPS OFF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ON THE STREETS OF TEXAS – David Krayden (DIERSEN What if ICE started to dump off illegals in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and in front of your residence? Would Democrat Precinct Committeemen/Captains in each precinct assign them to live with and be taken care of by the registered Democrats in each precinct?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/ice-dumps-off-illegals-streets-texas/
— TIJUANA MAYOR REVEALS HOW MUCH THE CARAVAN COSTS THE CITY EVERY DAY – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/tijuana-caravan-mexico-costs/
— REPORT DETAILS NATURE OF FACEBOOK’S SECRET RULEBOOK GOVERNING GLOBAL SPEECH – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/facebook-privacy-hate-speech/
— TRUMP CALLS OUT CNN FOR ACCUSING US TROOPS OF MISCONDUCT – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to you if you wore a MAGA hat? Would they stare condescendingly or threateningly at you, go inside their residence, slam their front door, pull down their shades, close their garage door, shout at you, threaten you, throw something at you, etc.?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/trump-tweet-cnn-troops-sign-maga-hats-misconduct/
— IF YOU ONLY GET YOUR NEWS FROM CNN, YOU HAVE NO IDEA THIS STORY HAPPENED – Peter Hasson & Joe Simonson (DIERSEN: Those who succumb to my critics/opponents and do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails miss articles a) that promote Trump, b) that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, c) that promote the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, and d) promote the Milton Township Republican Party resolution against video gambling.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/cnn-democrat-russian-false-flag/

 

TOWNHALL
— How Compassionate Is the Democrats’ Open-Borders Policy? – David Limbaugh (DIERSEN What if ICE started to dump off illegals in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and in front of your residence? Would Democrat Precinct Committeemen/Captains in each precinct assign them to live with and be taken care of by the registered Democrats in each precinct?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/12/28/how-compassionate-is-the-democrats-openborders-policy-n2538159
— The Art of the Wall Deal – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2018/12/28/the-art-of-the-wall-deal-n2538178
— Easy ‘Pass’ Rumors Led Migrant Boy’s Father on Border Trek, Says Family – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/27/easy-pass-rumors-led-migrant-boys-father-on-border-trek-says-family/

 

BREITBART
— Knights of Columbus Write Open Letter to Senators Hirono, Harris – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/27/knights-of-columbus-write-open-letter-to-senators-hirono-harris/


— Unsecured Borders a Cash Cow to Child Sex Trade – Jaco Booyens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/27/watch-director-jaco-booyens-unsecured-borders-a-cash-cow-to-child-sex-trade/

 

BLAZE
— MSNBC stunned at new survey showing how many Hispanics voted for Republicans in midterms Looks like the heated rhetoric didn’t work – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Hispanics that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats are counting on using Hispanics to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/msnbc-stunned-at-new-survey-showing-how-many-hispanics-voted-for-republicans-in-midterms

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PRESIDENT TRUMP PROVES TRUE, AT HOME AND ABROAD Alan Keyes calls decision to pull out of Syria ‘an act of statesmanship’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/president-trump-proves-true-at-home-and-abroad/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Build the Wall
https://canadafreepress.com/article/build-the-wall

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago chapter of Women’s March cancels 2019 rally – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/chicago_chapter_of_womens_march_cancels_2019_rally.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A Massacre of Innocence – Michele Bregande
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/27/a-massacre-of-innocence/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— When ‘Trashing Our Allies’ Was All the Rage The same neocons who gush about alliances today were telling anyone not on board with the Iraq invasion to ‘go to hell.’ – ANDREW J. BACEVICH
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/remembering-when-trashing-our-allies-was-all-the-rage/

 

ODESSA AMERICAN
— The wall would have saved a little girl’s life – Rick Manning, President of Americans for Limited Government.
https://www.oaoa.com/editorial/columns/guest_columns/article_51038494-0976-11e9-a885-8f44890c9b7c.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump under fire for signing soldier’s MAGA hat – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to you if you wore a MAGA hat? Would they stare condescendingly or threateningly at you, go inside their residence, slam their front door, pull down their shades, close their garage door, shout at you, threaten you, throw something at you, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/27/trump-under-fire-for-signing-soldiers-maga-hat/
— Air Force: Nothing wrong with U.S. troops asking Trump to sign MAGA hats CNN, media outlets accuse troops of engaging in political activity – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/28/air-force-nothing-wrong-us-troops-asking-donald-tr/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tammy Duckworth is entitled to her own gun opinions, but not her own gun facts – David Keene
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/tammy-duckworth-is-entitled-to-her-own-gun-opinions-but-not-her-own-gun-facts
— Trump urged to nationalize ‘E-Verify’ after 700 percent surge in arrests of illegal workers – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-urged-to-nationalize-e-verify-after-700-surge-in-arrests-of-illegal-workers

 

THE HILL
— Poll: 47% of Americans blame Trump for government shutdown – Reuters (DIERSEN: In Illinois, outside of Cook County, anti-Trumps and Trump-haters blame Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC) for Trump being elected in 2016 and for what Trump has done since then. To justify that logic, they have to stress that RPCs put people in political offices who promote Trump. More specifically, that RPCs elect Republican township and county party officers, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members, an IRP National Committeeman, and an IRP National Committeewoman who promote Trump. IRP SCC members elect IRP Chairmen. IRP Chairmen appoint IRP Co-Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen, Secretary, and Treasurer. To what extent do the aforesaid promote Trump? How much clout does your RPC have? What is your RPC’s weighted vote? Is your RPC a) the chairman of a Republican township or county party committee, b) a Republican township or county party officer, c) an IRP SCC member, d) an IRP officer, e) the IRP National Committeeman, f) the IRP National Committeewoman?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-47-americans-blame-trump-government-shutdown-n952466
— Trump, Dems dig-in as shutdown heads into second week – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423061-trump-dems-dig-in-as-shutdown-heads-into-second-week
— Nauert faces questions about qualifications at UN – MORGAN CHALFANT AND REBECCA KHEEL (DIERSEN: No one questioned the qualifications of a) my coworkers who my Democrat IRS superiors promoted over me 1975-1980, b) my coworkers who my GAO superiors assigned to audits of IRS 1980-1985 and 1989-1997 instead of me, and c) my coworkers who my GAO superiors promoted over me 1980-1997. 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://thehill.com/policy/national-security/422832-nauert-faces-questions-about-qualifications-at-un

 

UPI
— Top users of social media at greater risk for depression, survey says – Len Canter
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2018/12/20/Top-users-of-social-media-at-greater-risk-for-depression-survey-says/5521545342956/

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/year-s-11-must-read-lgbtq-news-stories-n952346

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach. – Max Fisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/facebook-moderators.html
— El Paso Is on Edge After a Child’s Death and the Release of Hundreds of Migrants – Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/us/immigrants-el-paso-release-death.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “In rebuke of Trump policy,” an anti-Trump “judge criticizes asylum seeker’s detention.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/nyregion/trump-asylum-immigrants-ban.html
— Trump’s Tax Cut One Year Later: What Happened? Many corporations made good on promises to raise wages and pay bonuses. But others announced layoffs, even as the $1.5 trillion tax cut added billions to their bottom lines. – Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-jobs-act.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— While Washington focuses on the wall, Mexico fears its own border crisis – Mary Beth Sheridan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/while-washington-focuses-on-the-wall-mexico-fears-its-own-border-crisis/2018/12/27/cbb38854-04b4-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Fact check: What Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic ‘On the Basis of Sex’ gets right (and wrong) – Patrick Ryan (DIERSEN: When will a movie be made about Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois? SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html Would Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar play themselves in it?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/12/26/fact-check-new-ruth-bader-ginsburg-movie-biopic/2402923002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Caravan’s Stymied Passage Leaves Migrant Issue Boiling Massive groups heading north have led to deeper U.S. political divide and complicated would-be immigrants’ plight – Juan Montes and José de Córdoba
https://www.wsj.com/articles/caravans-stymied-passage-leaves-migrant-issue-boiling-11545993000
— The Chief Justice and the President John Roberts would be more credible rebuking Donald Trump if he did more to rein in the lower courts. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chief-justice-and-the-president-11545955968
— Seven New Year’s Tax Resolutions for 2019 – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: The SALT cap will affect my wife and I. Roskam should increase the SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/seven-new-years-tax-resolutions-for-2019-11545993002
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a result, says economist Joe Rosenberg of the Tax Policy Center, the new SALT cap is likely to affect two other groups most. They are filers earning less than about $200,000 who took SALT deductions in the past but weren’t subject to AMT.”)
— Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record Small raises, budget frustration and opportunities elsewhere persuade teachers and other public-education workers to move on – Michelle Hackman and Eric Morath (DIERSEN: What do those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn teachers as being over-compensated have to say about this?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-quit-jobs-at-highest-rate-on-record-11545993052
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Hidden Cost of a Government Shutdown. The Trump administration plays it down by counting only employees formally on the federal payroll.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hidden-cost-of-a-government-shutdown-11545955599

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— Ex-Disney worker sues after he claims female boss called him a ‘stuffy old fart‘
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/ex-disney-worker-sues-after-he-claims-female-boss-called-him-a-stuffy-old-fart/41996/

 

STARS & STRIPES
— Air Force: Nothing improper about airmen displaying pro-Trump merchandise at Ramstein – John Vandiver (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to you if you wore a MAGA hat? Would they stare condescendingly or threateningly at you, go inside their residence, slam their front door, pull down their shades, close their garage door, shout at you, threaten you, throw something at you, etc.?)
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/air-force-nothing-improper-about-airmen-displaying-pro-trump-merchandise-at-ramstein-1.562274

 

THE WEEK
— Trump and the Air Force say it’s fine Trump signed MAGA hats, Trump 2020 gear at bases in Iraq and Germany
https://theweek.com/speedreads/814746/trump-air-force-say-fine-trump-signed-maga-hats-trump-2020-gear-bases-iraq-germany

 

NEWSWEEK
— GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: MORE THAN 54,000 BORDER PATROL AGENTS TO WORK WITHOUT PAY, WHILE TRUMP SAYS THEY ‘WANT THE WALL’ – ROBERT VALENCIA
https://www.newsweek.com/government-shutdown-border-patrol-agents-work-without-pay-trump-says-border-1273198

— LINDSEY GRAHAM CLAIMS TRUMP BORDER WALL IS DEFENSE AGAINST ‘RADICAL ISLAM’ – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-border-wall-defense-against-radical-islam-lindsey-graham-claims-1273335

 

BLOOMBERG LAW
— ‘Future of Work’ Policy to Take Shape Outside of Congress – Tyrone Richardson (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote preference giving, that is, they promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and/or Inclusion, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation. They want preference to be given to those who share their political affiliation, race, gender, age group, national origin, religion, sexual preference, marital status, veteran status, income level, education level, etc.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/future-of-work-policy-to-take-shape-outside-of-congress

 

WEALTHY RETIREMENT
— Your Biggest Health Risk Factor in Retirement – Steve McDonald (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on driving out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of Milton Township, out of Wheaton, and out of my precinct those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, past and present union members, past and present federal employees, federal retirees, America-nameplate vehicle owners, those who are childless, those who are pet-less, etc.)
https://wealthyretirement.com/retirement-planning/two-minute-retirement-solution/loneliness-retirement-health-risk-factor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But new research by AARP reports that as much as 59% of the decline in both physical and mental health that happens in retirement is due to one factor, and it is somewhat controllable… Loneliness. An AARP study reported that 35% of adults older than 45 are lonely. And that condition is responsible for a 45% increase in risk of death, the development of brain biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s and an increased need for long-term care. The isolation that leads to loneliness not only takes too many of us too soon but also is the major contributor to the healthcare costs that bankrupt many retirees. But it doesn’t have to be a death sentence. Taking daily microsteps to correct the conditions that lead to isolation can make a difference. The first step is to recognize that you are lonely and want more friends and greater contact with friends and family. Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, and it gives us a schedule and a reason to get out of the house.)

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— Most Employees Still Aren’t Happy With Their Jobs But employers have the ability to change that. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: To get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran like me who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government did everything that they could to make them unhappy. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) 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, got rid of my mentor in 1975, 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.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2018/12/16/most-employees-still-arent-happy-with-their-jobs.aspx

December 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government Shutdown Update: Partial shutdown likely to stretch into 2019 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-2018-partial-shutdown-likely-to-stretch-into-2019/4977060/
— Michelle Obama bests Hillary Clinton to be voted most admired woman by Americans, poll shows – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/michelle-obama-voted-most-admired-woman-by-americans-poll-shows/4975418/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Defying pundits, GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/defying-pundits-gop-share-of-latino-vote-steady-under-trump-1
— Trump says most workers affected by shutdown are Democrats (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/trump-says-most-workers-affected-by-shutdown-are-democrats

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks outgoing Republican lawmaker David Harris to lead Illinois Department of Revenue – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-republican-revenue-taxes-20181227-story.html
— Route 53 extension: Should the Illinois Tollway keep spending this $25 million? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-route-53-extension-illinois-tollway-mchenry-cook-lake-20181127-story.html
— Shutdown set to extend into new year after Congress punts on budget, border talks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-new-year-20181227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Money Magazine: In Illinois, Wheaton is the best place to live.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-best-places-to-live-in-each-state-20181227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner/Trump says “Illinois shows Republicans are key to ending a budget standoff.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-government-shutdown-stalemate-st-1228-story.html
— Transgender inmate moved to Illinois women’s prison after alleging years of abuse – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-transgender-prisoner-transfer-illinois-20181227-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 3 mayoral candidates — including 87-year-old grandma — booted from ballot – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-ballot-election-board-grandma-clark/
— Trump administration seeks to dismiss cities’ ACA lawsuit – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aca-affordable-care-act-lawsuit-trump-sabotaging-enrollment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to bring their young children to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/border-security-jakelin-caal-felipe-gomez-alonzo-donald-trump-immigration-migrants/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal marijuana industry toasts banner year – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/legal-medical-marijuana-cannabis-pot-weed-industry-toasts-banner-year/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks Arlington Heights Republican David Harris for administration – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181227/democratic-gov-elect-jb-pritzker-picks-arlington-heights-republican-for-administration
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal marijuana industry had banner year in 2018 – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181227/business/312279988/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & SJ-R
— Pritzker taps ex-central Illinois senator (John Sullivan), retiring GOP rep (David Harris) for agency posts (DIERSEN: In what ways did Rauner break with Illinois Republicans, that is, which planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform did Rauner reject?)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181227/pritzker-taps-ex-central-illinois-senator-retiring-gop-rep-for-agency-posts
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181227/pritzker-names-heads-for-revenue-ag-departments
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris was among the Republican state representatives who broke with Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017 to end the state’s two-year budget impasse.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal marijuana industry toasts year of global gains – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/legal-marijuana-industry-had-banner-year-in/article_96db5c3b-1374-55ad-a8f4-4e1deb3a50cf.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Rauner shouldn’t have run in the first place – Editorial
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editorial-rauner-shouldn-t-have-run-in-the-first/article_fae4ec1f-eb5d-57cd-92b2-a9e8c357644d.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rauner was an expensive lesson for Illinois – Scott Reeder
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Reeder-Rauner-was-an-expensive-lesson-for-13494204.php

 

BELOIT NEWS
— DEFYING PUNDITS, GOP SHARE OF LATINO VOTE STEADY UNDER TRUMP – AP
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20181227/AP/312279917

 

WSIL TV
— Government shutdown affects local entities – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39699374/government-shutdown-affects-local-entities

 

WGIL
— FORMER STATE SENATOR JOHN SULLIVAN NAMED ILLINOIS’ NEXT AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR
http://www.wgil.com/2018/12/27/former-state-senator-john-sullivan-named-illinois-next-agriculture-director/

 

WLDS
— State Rep. Davidsmeyer shares thoughts on working with Democratic supermajorities in House, Senate – Blake Schnitker
http://wlds.com/news/state-rep-davidsmeyer-shares-thoughts-on-working-with-democratic-supermajorities-in-house-senate-i/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Named Best Place To Live In Illinois: Money Magazine The city was chosen for its safety, affordability, and economic stability. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/suburb-named-best-place-live-illinois-money-magazine

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN TATTLES ON TROOPS FOR HOLDING MAGA HATS DURING TRUMP’S IRAQ VISIT – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO coworkers and subordinates tattled on me for my attending Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole’s campaign rally in Wheaton in 1996. SEE: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/05/us/for-dole-upbeat-crowd-on-a-spirited-day.html)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/cnn-troops-violate-rules-maga-christmas-iraq-trump-visit/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Border wall symbolizes security, not racism – Star Parker
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/star-parker/2018/12/27/border-wall-symbolizes-security-not-racism
— Being pro-life isn’t just a religious stance – Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2018/12/27/being-pro-life-isnt-just-a-religious-stance

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mr. President, Follow Reagan’s Example, Make Your Case For The Wall In Primetime
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29377

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Urge President Trump to pull LGBT activist nomination
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/urge-president-trump-to-pull-lgbt-activist-nomination/

 

BREITBART
— Never Trumpers Fantasize About Tanking U.S. Economy so GOP Backs Impeachment of Donald Trump – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/26/never-trumpers-fantasize-about-tanking-u-s-economy-so-gop-backs-impeachment-of-donald-trump/
— 2018 Is the Year Big Tech Censors Revealed Their True Colors – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/27/bokhari-2018-is-the-year-big-tech-censors-revealed-their-true-colors/

 

THE HILL
— Shutdown to drag on with no House votes expected this week – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423030-shutdown-to-drag-on-with-no-house-votes-expected-this-week
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana industry hunts for votes after helping to oust top opponent – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/421998-marijuana-industry-hunts-for-votes-after-helping-to-oust-top-opponent
— Trump puts isolationism at center stage – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423037-the-memo-trump-puts-isolationism-at-center-stage?userid=3526

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Government Shutdown Is The Latest Chapter In Trump’s Fight With Federal Workers. He’s been sticking it to them pretty much since he took office. – Dave Jamieson (DIERSEN: What about you would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Trump? Mine would stress to Trump that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and that I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that I was grossly overpaid and that my retirement benefits are much too generous. In my defense, I would stress that 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. I would explain why I became a federal employee in 1971 because of EEOC.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-government-shutdown-is-the-latest-chapter-in-trumps-fight-with-federal-workers_us_5c251181e4b0407e9080abab

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINES: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans cause school lockdowns.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/local/school-lockdowns-in-america/
— Disinformation campaign targeting Roy Moore’s Senate bid may have violated law, Alabama attorney general says – Craig Timberg and Tony Romm (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are disinformation campaigns a) designed to defeat their candidates in Republican primaries and b) designed to defend and advance planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/27/disinformation-campaign-targeting-roy-moores-senate-bid-may-have-violated-law-alabama-attorney-general-says/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Is your business offering any special discounts for federal employees during the government shutdown? (DIERSEN: Is your business offering any special discounts for federal employees who were forced to take early retirement “offers?” My retirement income is only 43% of what my federal salary was in today’s dollars.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-md-callout-for-federal-employee-discounts-during-shutdown-20181227-htmlstory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the latest government shutdown expected to continue through the beginning of 2019, some Baltimore-based businesses have begun to offer relief in the form of discounts, special offers and price-reductions for the many Maryland employees feeling the blow. Is your workplace offering support for federal employees affected by the shutdown at this time? We want to hear from you.)

 

POST BULLETIN
— Border wall a symbol of our symbolic politics – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/other_views/jonah-goldberg-border-wall-a-symbol-of-our-symbolic-politics/article_1ea50fe4-2d01-50b0-8515-c7df72ee127d.html

 

TELEGRAM
— Massachusetts GOP state committee member says party ‘all but irrelevant’ – Matt Murphy
https://www.telegram.com/news/20181227/gop-state-committee-member-says-party-all-but-irrelevant

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Stages Comeback After Shedding 600 Points Anxiety persists about slowing economic growth and uncertain policy out of Washington – Avantika Chilkoti and Michael Wursthorn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-slide-after-record-surge-11545889351

 

FORBES
— The Wrenching Financial Costs Of Addiction – Richard Eisenberg (DIERSEN: Those who promote addictions work against me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/12/27/the-wrenching-financial-costs-of-addiction/#1275cc204fbd

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Says Many Federal Employees Want Border Security – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/27/trump-says-many-federal-employees-want-border-security/

 

HOT CARS
— Watch A 1968 Charger Take On A 2018 Charger In Drag Race Action – SEAN MURRAY (DIERSEN: I owned a medium blue 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a medium blue 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a red 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012.)
https://www.hotcars.com/1968-charger-2018-charger-drag-race/

December 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Republicans seek optimism, lawmakers search for normalcy as Democratic regime prepares to take control of state government – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-democrats-springfield-control-20181217-story.html

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Oklahoma quickly becoming medical marijuana hotbed
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–oklahoma-marijuana-rapid-rollout-20181222-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cupich aide gives ‘talking points’ to priests to counter AG report on sex abuse – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/catholic-church-sex-abuse-crisis-blase-cupich/
— No honor in Bill Daley’s proposal to rename Dan Ryan to honor Obama – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-honor-bill-daleys-proposal-rename-dan-ryan-honor-president-barack-obama/
— Local Women’s March leaders say Jan. march was never planned, urge small events – David Struett (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, we already have anti-male and anti-Trump marches. Under the Democrats, how soon, if not already, will we have anti-Protestant marches, anti-conservative marches, anti-patriotic marches, anti-Republican marches, anti-American marches, anti-White marches, anti-older people marches, anti-rich people marches, anti-gun owners marches, anti-German Americans marches, anti-draft avoider marches, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time marches, anti-etc. marches?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/womens-march-anniversary-january-anniversary-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— What politicians should do about Illinois’ declining population – Austin Berg
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181227/what-politicians-should-do-about-illinois-declining-population
— Lawmakers, make solving the pension crisis the top priority – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181227/editorial-lawmakers-make-solving-the-pension-crisis-the-top-priority
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Are bylaw changes weakening the tollway board, and still keeping them ethical? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181227/are-bylaw-changes-weakening-the-tollway-board-and-still-keeping-them-ethical

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Agriculture Director Raymond Poe ready to enjoy retirement – BERNARD SCHOENBURG (DIERSEN: Retirement is far less enjoyable when you are forced into it early. My retirement income is only 43% of what my ending salary was in today’s dollars. Further, if you are forced to take early retirement, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that against you until you die.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-agriculture-director-raymond-poe-ready-to-enjoy-retirement/article_beecd0fc-703a-513a-af6b-cbd0f8b521c5.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner leaves legacy of failure.”
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/rauner-leaves-legacy-of-failure/article_5b667add-54ba-535d-926c-bdc8b00b7dd8.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Farm Bill Boosts Money To Rural Areas With Slow Or No Internet – MARY HANSEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/farm-bill-boosts-money-rural-areas-slow-or-no-internet#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— What Will Jack Franks Do with the Money that Ed Burke Contributed?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/27/what-will-jack-franks-do-with-the-money-that-ed-burke-contributed/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Joseph and Mary Were NOT ‘Refugees,’ ‘Immigrants,’ or ‘Homeless’–Stop Saying They Were – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2018/12/26/joseph-and-mary-were-not-refugees-immigrants-or-homeless-stop-saying-they-were/

 

NEWSMAX
— Largest Federal Employee Union Doesn’t Support Shutdown – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-shutdown-union-federalworkers/2018/12/26/id/895964/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— AMERICAN CRIMINALS’ LOBBY UNLIMITED ACLU: the faithful friend to America’s foes. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272338/american-criminals-lobby-unlimited-lloyd-billingsley
— WHY TRUMP’S WALL IS A MUST And why a “virtual fence” will stop no one. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272349/why-trumps-wall-must-michael-cutler

 

DAILY CALLER
— POLL: TRUMP APPROVAL REMAINS HIGH AMONG REPUBLICANS, BUT NOT FOR GENERAL ELECTORATE – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/poll-trump-approval-high-republicans-low-generally/
— FACEBOOK DINGS DEM OPERATIVES WHO PULLED A FAST ONE DURING ALABAMA ELECTION – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/26/facebook-russian-ads-democrats/
— SHERROD BROWN TAKES NEXT STEP TOWARDS LAUNCHING A RUN FOR PRESIDENT — PICKS HIS CAMPAIGN SLOGAN – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Who does your critics/opponents look down on? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on workers. They stress that I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. 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 assembly 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://dailycaller.com/2018/12/26/sherrod-brown-2020-slogan-dignity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has chosen his campaign slogan for a potential presidential run while he is still mulling over a challenge to President Donald Trump in 2020. Brown, notable for his “rumpled” image and more than 40-year public service tenure in Ohio, is exhibiting his midwestern liberal populism with a concise slogan: “The Dignity of Work,” reported Politico on Wednesday.)

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The cost of the wall is nothing compared to the yearly cost of illegal immigration – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-cost-of-the-wall-is-nothing-compared-to-the-yearly-cost-of-illegal-immigration/
— Encouraging illegal immigration is not compassionate; it’s dangerous – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/encouraging-illegal-immigration-is-not-compassionate-its-dangerous/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— ICE Dump of Illegals Highlights Leftist Attack on Detention Policy, Numbers Crossing Border – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31026-ice-dump-of-illegals-highlights-leftist-attack-on-detention-policy-numbers-crossing-border

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Scripture Scholar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, SJW – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/scripture_scholar_alexandria_ocasiocortez_sjw_.html

 

BREITBART
— Sen. Mike Lee Blocks Senate Confirmation of LGBT Activist to EEOC – Dr. Susan Berry (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? What did you want when you were young? I wanted a successful career in the automotive industry. EEOC ended all that in 1971 when I was 22 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that offer. I had to get a job fast because I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. Because of the aforesaid, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/26/sen-mike-lee-blocks-senate-confirmation-of-lgbt-activist-to-eeoc/

 

BLAZE
— YouTube changed search results to appease liberal writer angry over pro-life videos Who needs government censorship when companies readily stifle speech – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/youtube-changed-search-results-to-appease-liberal-writer-angry-over-pro-life-videos

 

PJ MEDIA
— Opposition to Texas GOP Official Shahid Shafi Is Not Due to Bigotry – ROBERT SPENCER (DIERSEN: Far too many Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) not only fail/refuse to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party platform, b) they work against those like me who defend/advance those planks.)
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/opposition-to-texas-gop-official-shahid-shafi-is-not-due-to-bigotry/

 

PATRIOT POST
— The Crisis of America’s Upper Class – R. Emmett Tyrrell (DIERSEN: What does the “upper class” think of you? According to operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents, the “upper class” in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hates me.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60238-the-crisis-of-americas-upper-class

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Anti-Catholic Senators – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/26/anti-catholic_senators_139012.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s military moves accelerate GOP search for next McCain – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Are you a veteran? One thing used against candidates for political and government offices who are male is their not being a veteran. But if you are a draft avoider, that will be used against you tremendously.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/422918-trumps-foreign-policy-moves-accelerate-gop-search-for-next-mccain

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Homeland Security Chief Faults Parents, ‘Open Border’ Supporters In Migrant Kids’ Deaths Kirstjen Nielsen ordered an overhaul of medical screening procedures at the Mexican border after Felipe Gómez Alonzo, 8, died on Christmas Eve. – Carla Herreria
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dhs-secretary-kirstjen-nielsen-migrant-child-death_us_5c11a49be4b002a46c13f3c3

 

CNBC
— Trump scolds Democrats over border wall with no government shutdown resolution in sight – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/27/trump-chides-democrats-over-border-wall-amid-government-shutdown.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Shutdown Continues, Resolution May Depend on Definition of ‘Wall’ – Emily Cochrane and Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/politics/government-shutdown-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump claims without evidence that ‘most of the people not getting paid’ in partial government shutdown are Democrats – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-claims-without-evidence-that-most-of-the-people-not-getting-paid-in-partial-government-shutdown-are-democrats/2018/12/27/afbc992a-09cc-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
— Here’s how much the federal minimum wage fell this year – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: When did you work the federal minimum wage? I did 1964-1966.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/12/26/heres-how-much-federal-minimum-wage-fell-this-year/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is a problem for workers at the low end of the wage scale, because inflation — the tendency of the price of just about everything to rise over time — steadily gnaws away at the value of the minimum wage as time passes. The federal minimum was last increased in July 2009, when it was set to $7.25 an hour. It remains nominally at that level today, but in real terms inflation has chipped more than a dollar away from its value: $7.25 in 2009 works out to about $6.19 today. In the past year alone, the minimum wage has lost 14 cents of value, relative to 2009. While that’s bad news for low-end workers, it’s good news for the companies that employ them: an hour of minimum wage labor now costs less, relative to the price of everything else, than it did back in 2009. Employers get to decide what to do with that $1.06 in savings. They could pass it on to consumers, for instance, or they could simply pocket it as profit for themselves and their shareholders. Given that corporate profits are near record levels, it’s safe to assume there’s a considerable amount of the latter going on. Zooming out, all the way back to the inception of the federal minimum wage in 1938, we can see that there’s been a steady decline in the inflation-adjusted value of the wage going back to about 1968, when it peaked at about $11.39 in 2018 dollars.)

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s 2017 tax bill will probably mean billions less in donations for charities this year – Bill Theobald
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/26/giving-charitable-groups-bracing-drop-donations-year/2352327002/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use young citizens of foreign countries as cannon fodder.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/26/immigration-border-security-guatemala-death-child-talker/2413367002/

 

NEW YORK SUN
— New Attack By Elites On Deplorables – BETSY McCAUGHEY (DIERSEN: Who are the elites in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How strongly do they attack deplorables, that is, how strongly do they attack those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nysun.com/national/new-attack-by-democrats-on-deplorables/90514/

 

WBUR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/12/26/lgbtq-education-illinois

 

NPR
— How Is Trump’s Insistence On A Border Wall Playing To His Base? (DIERSEN: Members of Trump’s base include those who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Obviously, anti-Trumps want the Republican Party to dump Trump’s base.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/680139108/how-is-trump-s-insistence-on-a-border-wall-playing-to-his-base

 

TIME
— Returning Christmas Gifts and Taking a Second Job: Federal Workers Are Already Feeling the Pain of the Shutdown – MAHITA GAJANAN (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree and Social Security recipient during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
http://time.com/5488566/government-shutdown-federal-workers-furlough-salary/

 

NEW YORKER
— Evangelicals of Color Fight Back Against the Religious Right – Eliza Griswold
https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/evangelicals-of-color-fight-back-against-the-religious-right

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump: Most Furloughed Employees Are Democrats – Tom Shoop (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, viturally all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/12/trump-most-furloughed-employees-are-democrats/153811/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ICE releases another 522 migrants in Texas and New Mexico – bringing total number of asylum seekers released from federal detention facilities to more than 1,000 this week – ARIEL ZILBER (DIERSEN: What if ICE released lots of illegals into your precinct, into your municipality, into your township/ward, into your county, and into Illinois?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6531935/ICE-releases-522-migrants-Texas-New-Mexico-bringing-total-released-1-000.html