Month: April 2019

April 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot Says President Trump Called After Her Election Lightfoot also revealed that her meeting with outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday was their first face-to-face in exactly 20 months – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lori-lightfoot-donald-trump-chicago-mayor-508174361.html

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett’s Lawyers Say He Will Not Pay Chicago $130,000 For Alleged Hoax
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/05/jussie-smolletts-lawyers-say-he-will-not-pay-chicago-130000-for-alleged-hoax/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Medicaid to cover gender reassignment surgery – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medicaid-gender-reassignment-surgery-20190405-story.html
— Trump, Obama among many who have called Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-barack-obama-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-20190404-story.html
— After blowout loss, Toni Preckwinkle’s status as Cook County Democratic Party chair uncertain – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayor-toni-preckwinkle-future-20190404-story.html
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett’s lawyer refuses Chicago’s demand of $130K, says actor ‘will not be intimidated’ – Megan Crepeau
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jussie-smollett-responds-to-city-lawsuit-threat-20190404-story.html
— In Tribune interview, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot sketches out plans for a new City Hall – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-tribune-interview-20190404-story.html
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he’s ‘totally against’ Kim Foxx resigning over Jussie Smollett case
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-20190405-story.html
— Kim Foxx must come clean about the Jussie Smollett case – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-geragos-20190405-story.html
— Teach for a day, get a pension for life: Another reason to fix Illinois’ constitution – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-pension-teacher-lobbyist-20190405-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s retreat from closing the border: More proof that when it comes to making deals, Trump is a bust.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-mexico-border-close-wall-20190405-story.html
— Activists on both sides are pushing hard as marijuana legalization bill looms in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-opponents-fight-over-legal-marijuana-proposal-in-illinois-20190404-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps NIU law prof, Wheaton and Northwestern grad Morse Tan to be ambassador-at-large – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/niu-law-professor-morse-tan-nominated-ambassador-donald-trump/
— ‘For Sale’ sign on Thompson Center? Pritzker moves to unload unpopular building – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/for-sale-thompson-center-gov-pritzker-signs-bill-clark-lake/
— Donald Lee Totten, former chair of Cook County Republican Party, dies – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-lee-totten-dies/

DAILY HERALD
— Once-vetoed plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties moves to Senate – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/once-vetoed-plan-aimed-at-consolidation-in-mchenry-lake-counties-moves-to-senate
— Group marches at Aurora ministry to protest housing ‘unforgivable’ ‘Ripper Crew’ member – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/group-marches-at-aurora-ministry-to-protest-housing-unforgivable-ripper-crew-member
— Friends, colleagues mourn former state Sen. Don Totten – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/friends-colleagues-mourn-former-state-sen-don-totten

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s well underwater in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan New Morning Consult polling shows the president has a problem not only here but in other Rust Belt states where he won in 2016. Will Dems capitalize on it? – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trumps-well-underwater-illinois-wisconsin-and-michigan
— Pritzker OKs bill to allow Thompson Center sale The measure envisions a two-year process to redevelop the location, but it’s not clear yet that the city and state are in agreement. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-oks-bill-allow-thompson-center-sale
— Pritzker needs to go all the way on a fiscal fix So long as the governor is considering a change to the Illinois Constitution, he should not stop with just one. – DAVID GREISING 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/david-greising-government/pritzker-needs-go-all-way-fiscal-fix
— Hiking gas tax would have devastating consequences – BILL FLEISCHLI, Executive vice president, Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association and Illinois Association of Convenience Stores
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/hiking-gas-tax-would-have-devastating-consequences

WTTW
— Pritzker Signs Bill Paving Way for Sale of Thompson Center – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/05/pritzker-signs-bill-paving-way-sale-thompson-center

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Medicaid to now provide coverage for gender affirming surgeries – Kevin Schwaller 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/medicaid-to-now-provide-coverage-for-gender-affirming-surgeries/1903044934

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Fulfilling Gov. Pritzker’s commitment to healthcare equity, Medicaid to provide for gender affirming surgery Shown to be cost-effective in other states, coverage will advance inclusion and access for LGBTQ community
https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=19893

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL Supreme Court ‘ducks,’ leaves unanswered whether state constitution’s balanced budget rules ‘mean anything’ – Jonathan Bilyk 
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512406441-il-supreme-court-ducks-leaves-unanswered-whether-state-constitution-s-balanced-budget-rules-mean-anything

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker to change state’s Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/pritzker-to-change-state-s-medicaid-policy-to-cover-sex/article_287342cc-57e0-11e9-820d-47671a2272de.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RIP: DONALD TOTTEN FEBRUARY 19, 1933 — APRIL 2, 2019
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/rip-donald-totten-february-19-1933-april-2-2019-.html
— THORNER: SECOND AMENDMENT’S FUTURE RESTS WITH CONTROL OF SUPREME COURT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/second-amendments-future-rests-with-control-of-supreme-court.html
— REP. DEANNE MAZZOCHI: SUNLIGHT IS BEST DISINFECTANT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/mazzochi-sunlight-will-be-best-disinfectant-for-prescription-drug-prices.html
— SEN. JASON PLUMMER: DON’T BE FOOLED, HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/sen-jason-plummer-dont-be-fooled-history-is-repeating-itself.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Jeff Merkley blames Trump for illegal immigration surge – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/jeff-merkley-blames-donald-trump-for-illegal-immig/
— Trump says ICE chief wasn’t tough enough – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/trump-says-ice-chief-wasnt-tough-enough/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Beto O’Rourke Compares Trump to the Third Reich – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trump-to-the-third-reich/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Julian Castro compares Trump administration to Third Reich – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/julian-castro-compares-trump-administration-to-third-reich

FOX NEWS
— Sanders unloads on Trump at Sharpton conference, says he’s racist and ‘that is the damn truth’ – Paul Steinhauser 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-unloads-on-trump-at-sharpton-confab-calling-him-a-racist
— Dems return to racial-pandering and grievance-peddling – and Sharpton’s the king-queen maker – Laura Ingraham
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/laura-ingraham-dems-return-to-racial-pandering-and-grievance-peddling-and-sharptons-the-king-queen-maker
— Ocasio-Cortez calls for ‘agenda of reparations’ as 2020 Dems get on board – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-in-lengthy-list-of-radical-proposals-calls-for-us-to-pursue-agenda-of-reparations

GOPUSA
— College to study ‘angry white males’?; Democrat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Bring it on!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67585
— The 1% Democrats take over the presidential race
http://www.gopusa.com/crafty-the-1-democrats-take-over-the-presidential-race/
— Democrat solution to border problem: Give Central America more US taxpayer money
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-solution-to-border-problem-give-central-america-more-us-taxpayer-money/

PJ MEDIA
— Bernie Sanders: Trump Is ‘a Racist, a Sexist, a Homophobe, a Xenophobe, a Religious Bigot’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/video/bernie-sanders-trump-is-a-racist-a-sexist-a-homophobe-a-xenophobe-a-religious-bigot/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Mangles Wray’s Anti-Terrorism Remarks To Attack Trump As Racist – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-mangles-wrays-anti-terrorism-remarks-to-attack-trump-as-racist/

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ARE SUING TO STOP TRUMP FROM FUNDING BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/05/democrats-trump-border-lawsuit/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘UNDENIABLE’: Team Trump Releases Powerful New Video ‘Crisis At The Border’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45590/undeniable-team-trump-releases-powerful-new-video-joseph-curl

NEWSMAX
— Politico: Trump Immigration Policies Might Be Fueling Rise in Caravans – Jason Devaney 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-policies/2019/04/05/id/910391/

TOWNHALL
— Poll: 67% Of Likely Voters Say Illegal Immigration Is A Serious Problem, Most Believe Democrats Don’t Want To Stop It – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/05/poll-67-of-likely-voters-say-illegal-immigration-is-a-serious-problem-most-don-n2544361
— Potential 2020 Candidate Howard Schultz Says He’s Against Third Trimester Abortions – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/04/05/potential-2020-candidate-howard-schultz-says-hes-against-third-trimester-abortions-n2544343

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Campaign Posts ‘Crisis at the Border’ Video Ahead of Border Visit – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-posts-crisis-at-the-border-video-ahead-of-border-visit_2868045.html

SEAN HANNITY
— O’Rourke Compares Trump to ‘Nazi Germany,’ Says Rhetoric Similar to ‘THIRD REICH’ 
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/beto-meltdown-orourke-compares-trump-to-nazi-germany-says-rhetoric-similar-to-third-reich/

AMERICAN THINKER
— So now we have caravans loading up with migrants from Sri Lanka, Congo, Haiti…? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/buried_lede_so_now_we_have_caravans_loading_up_with_migrants_from_sri_lanka_congo_haiti.html

BREITBART
— Mark Zuckerberg Proposes Regulating Political Discussion, Immigration Debate – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/04/05/mark-zuckerberg-proposes-regulating-political-discussion-immigration-debate/
— Google Employees Accused Coworker of Supporting ‘Hate Group’ by Donating to Christian Legal Fund – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/04/05/google-employees-accused-coworker-of-supporting-hate-group-by-donating-to-christian-legal-fund/
— Motel 6 Will Pay $12 Million to Washington State for Cooperating with Federal Immigration Officials – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/05/motel-6-will-pay-12-million-to-washington-state-for-cooperating-with-federal-immigration-officials/
— Ethnic Groups Fear Being Classified as ‘White’ Due to Diversity Quotas – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, being White is the worst demographic for someone to have.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/ethnic-groups-fear-being-classified-as-white-due-to-diversity-quotas/
— Blue Collar Workers Enjoy Wage Hikes Thanks to ‘Shortage’ of Foreigners – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/blue-collar-workers-enjoy-wage-hikes-thanks-to-shortage-of-foreigners/
— Surge of Illegal Immigration ‘Undercutting’ Trump’s Wage Hikes for Working Class – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/05/exclusive-kris-kobach-surge-of-illegal-immigration-undercutting-trumps-wage-hikes-for-working-class/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— A whopping 373,610 illegal aliens have received DACA renewal just since January 2018 – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/whopping-373610-illegal-aliens-received-daca-renewal-just-since-january-2018/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ocasio-Cortez Pushes ‘Agenda of Reparations’ at Sharpton Conference – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-reparations-agenda-al-sharpton-conference/

CNS NEWS
— Mark Levin: Republicans ‘Are No Better’ Than Open Border Democrats on Securing Border – Michael Morris 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/mark-levin-republicans-are-no-better-open-border-democrats-securing-border
— Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Situation at the Border ‘Is a Crisis’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-situation-border-crisis

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Chick-fil-A And NRA Prove Democrats Can Never Be Trusted With Power – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30007

HOT AIR
— The Reparations Scam Is Back And Dem Candidates Are Falling For It
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/04/reparations-scam-back-dem-candidates-falling/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Can Huge Groups Of People With Nothing In Common Share The Same Country? – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/tucker_carlson_can_huge_groups_of_people_with_nothing_in_common_share_the_same_country.html
— Howard Schultz: Trump Is Right On Border Security, Wrong On DREAMers – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/howard_schultz_trump_is_right_on_border_security_wrong_on_dreamers.html
— Trump to Illegal Immigrants: The Country Is Full, So Turn Around – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/trump_to_illegal_immigrants_sorry_our_country_is_full_so_turn_around.html

THE HILL
— Visiting border, Trump says he could close it in ‘a day’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/437644-visiting-border-trump-says-he-could-close-it-in-a-day
— O’Rourke compares Trump immigration comments to Nazi Germany – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437589-orourke-compares-trump-immigration-comments-to-nazi-germany
— Sanders backs bill creating reparations study commission – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/437572-sanders-backs-bill-creating-reparations-study-commission

POLITICO
— Yes, There’s a Crisis on the Border. And It’s Trump’s Fault. Instead of wasting his time on a wall, the president should fix the asylum system. – ALAN BERSIN, NATE BRUGGEMAN and BEN ROHRBAUGH
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/04/05/border-crisis-donald-trump-226573

ABC NEWS
— Bernie Sanders calls Trump a racist before Apollo event At a surprise visit to the Apollo Theater, Bernie Sanders honors Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte, but also slams President Trump, calling him a racist – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bernie-sanders-calls-trump-racist-apollo-event-62200186

CBS NEWS
— Trump says some asylum seekers are gang members
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-some-asylum-seekers-are-gang-members-border-calexico-2019-04-05-today/

REUTERS
— U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was ordering certain Justice Department offices to investigate possible discrimination targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees after an internal gay affinity group complained of low morale. – Sarah N. Lynch (DIERSEN: As I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the morale of its Chicago Office employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 went lower and lower and lower.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-civilrights/attorney-general-orders-probe-into-mistreatment-of-gay-employees-idUSKCN1RH20I

CNBC
— These people are on the verge of retiring — and they have nothing saved 48 percent of American households over the age of 55 still have no retirement savings. This is an improvement from previous years, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. – Nadine El-Bawab
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/these-people-are-on-the-verge-of-retiring-and-they-have-nothing-saved.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Motel 6, Which Gave Guest Data to ICE Agents, Will Pay $12 Million – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/motel-6-ice-lawsuit.html
— Waiting for Asylum in the United States, Migrants Live in Fear in Mexico – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maya Averbuch
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/politics/asylum-united-states-migrants-mexico.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democratic White House hopefuls tout agendas to black voters – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warren-to-escalate-call-for-democrats-to-end-60-vote-rule/2019/04/05/274b1c7a-579b-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html
— Trump: Congress needs to ‘get rid of the whole asylum system’ – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-congress-needs-to-get-rid-of-the-whole-asylum-system/2019/04/05/700eac1a-57a5-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— Beto O’Rourke compares Trump’s rhetoric on immigration to that of Nazi Germany – Holly Bailey and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trumps-rhetoric-on-immigration-to-that-of-nazi-germany/2019/04/05/66ce763a-5796-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html
— Threatened by Trump, exhausted by caravans, Mexico withdraws red carpet – Maya Averbuch and Mary Beth Sheridan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/threatened-by-trump-exhausted-by-caravans-mexico-withdraws-red-carpet/2019/04/05/20f1fb76-5630-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For Democrats, all paths to the White House run through the House of Sharpton – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sharpton-democrats-presidential-20190404-story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want American taxpayers to continue sending their tax dollars to countries a) that illegally send their citizens illegally to America illegally and b) that illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-hitting-ourselves-in-the-face-20190404-tmwctfwkznhsfjseq7hvsrtuhu-story.html
— Presidential candidates, in speeches to black voters, pledge support for reparations study at National Action Network event – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT and LEONARD GREENE
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-nan-president-candidates-reparations-20190405-d4oifmxew5avbjc5k2unposigy-story.html

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Something new is brewing in Parkside area – Its first Starbucks – Aaron Moselle
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/parkside-leaders-welcome-the-neighborhood-s-first-starbucks/article_0a14fab2-745f-53a0-8c39-85ef30c3b676.html

JOURNAL TIMES
— Starbucks coming to Burlington – MICHAEL BURKE
https://journaltimes.com/business/local/starbucks-coming-to-burlington/article_505e8a58-0858-5332-831d-716870f6924f.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says Southern-Border Asylum Seekers Are Running a ‘Scam’ President visits border area, says those requesting asylum make up stories of persecution; gang violence is still a problem in Central America – Vivian Salama and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-to-override-mexico-trade-deal-with-car-tariffs-unless-border-is-secured-11554479894

BLOOMBERG
— Immigration and Civil Rights Groups Ask Fortune 500 CEOs to Blacklist Trump Aides – Jennifer Epstein (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors blacklisted me after they 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 $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-05/immigration-groups-ask-fortune-500-ceos-to-blacklist-trump-aides

FORBES
— Microsoft Employees Meet With CEO Nadella To Protest Treatment Of Women – Elana Lyn Gross
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2019/04/05/microsoft-treatment-of-women/#362c57e8205a

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Freshman congressman: Axing Office of Tech Assessment made us ‘dumber as a nation’ – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2019/04/freshman-congressman-axing-office-of-tech-assessment-made-us-dumber-as-a-nation/

PBS NEWS HOUR
— Barr orders FBI, Bureau of Prisons to probe discrimination against LGBTQ workers – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My superiors should have probed their discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/barr-orders-fbi-bureau-of-prisons-to-probe-discrimination-against-lgbtq-workers

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— For Voters, Illegal Immigration Remains Big Problem, But Not for Democrats
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/april_2019/for_voters_illegal_immigration_remains_big_problem_but_not_for_democrats

EVENING NEWS
— Plans to open Starbucks drive-thru in Dennistoun axed
https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17555192.plans-to-open-starbucks-drive-thru-in-dennistoun-axed/

April 5 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/New-Group-Pushes-for-Legalization-of-Marijuana-in-Illinois-508119631.html


CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps Skokie’s Jovita Carranza, the U.S. Treasurer, to be next SBA chief – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/donald-trump-taps-skokie-jovita-carranza-u-s-treasurer-next-sba-chief/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-senate-unanimously-oks-bill-to-open-up-banking-services-for-pot-firms/
— Joe Biden, the #MeToo movement and the backlash on women if it goes too far – Melody Spann Cooper (DIERSEN: To get votes from women, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn men, and especially Republican men, as being sexists and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/joe-biden-metoo-movement-2020-presidential-election-sexual-harassment-workplace/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Housing, business, safety and recreational pot on radar for Naperville’s new and returning council members, mayor – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-city-council-mayor-new-elected-st-0405-story.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Another issue on her radar is marijuana. Gustin said she understands that medically, marijuana is a good thing, but she has concerns about how it could affect young people if used recreationally. Gustin said she’s worked with Kelly in the past, and thinks he will be a great addition to city council. He “seems ignited about the position and it’s exciting to have people who want to serve and want to give of their time to keep Naperville such a wonderful place to live,” she said.)
— Want to boost voter turnout? Pay people to cast their ballot. – Robert C. Pozen and Nicco Mele (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters would want to pay more to voters 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-voter-turnout-pay-money-incentives-20190404-story.html
— Tutors, private test prep coaches, homework therapists. Rich kids have all the academic advantages money can buy. But at what cost? – Andrea Guthmann (DIERSEN: How rich were your parents? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were rich. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom-of-the-line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-wealthy-kids-education-advantages-0409-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville City Council endorses idea of making 20% of Fifth Avenue project’s housing ‘affordable’ – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: What did you do to help you afford things? To help me a) afford new cars, college tuition, real estate, etc. and b) save for retirement, 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 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-fifth-avenue-naperville-st-0405-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pioneering legal pot states aim to ease rules on industry – ASP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190402/news/304029921
— How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit it’s an emergency? – Byron York
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190405/how-bad-does-border-have-to-be-for-democrats-to-admit-its-an-emergency

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin
https://wgnradio.com/2019/04/04/city-club-of-chicago-dupage-county-board-chairman-dan-cronin-2/

HERALD & REVIEW
— University of Illinois makes pitch for 16.5 percent state funding increase – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/university-of-illinois-makes-pitch-for-percent-state-funding-increase/article_caa52ca4-4968-57f9-9c8c-ab3b00f77022.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mormon Church surrenders to LGBTQers.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/major-shift-mormon-church-rolls-back-controversial-policies-toward-lgbt-members#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW SWEDEN CONDEMNS CHRISTIANS TO THEIR DEATH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/how-sweden-condemns-christians-to-their-death.html

GOPUSA
— Democrat Jerrold Nadler: Religious rights must bow to LGBT
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67536
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bully-tweets Donald Trump on taxes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67555
— Pelosi announces lawsuit against securing the border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67562
— Democrat solution to border problem: Give Central America more US taxpayer money
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67552
— Tom Cotton calls for IRS to investigate Southern Poverty Law Center’s tax-exempt status
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67546

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Insane Leftist (in a Starbucks) Triggered by Old Guy in MAGA Hat (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/04/04/insane-leftist-triggered-by-old-guy-in-maga-hat/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Google shutters A.I. ethics board after LGBTQs attack conservatives – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/google-shutters-i-ethics-board-after-lgbtqs-attack/
— Beto O’Rourke: Trump immigration rhetoric recalls Nazi Germany – AP (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that Democrats will call you a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/4/beto-orourke-donald-trump-immigration-rhetoric-rec/

NEWSMAX
— Giuliani Lashes Out at House Dems as ‘Rabid Partisans’ – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rudy-giuliani-partisan-democrats-house/2019/04/04/id/910238/

DAILY CALLER
— BETO: TRUMP’S RHETORIC ON IMMIGRANTS IS COMPARABLE TO ‘THE THIRD REICH’ – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/04/beto-trump-immigrants-third-reich/
— PALO ALTO WOMAN FIRED AFTER SHE SCREAMS AT AND DOXXES OLD MAN IN MAGA HAT IN A STARBUCKS – Mary Margaret Olohan (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/04/palo-alto-woman-fired-maga-hat/

PJ MEDIA
— A Red Hat Never Hurt Anybody – JIM TREACHER (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/a-red-hat-never-hurt-anybody/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Let’s say you’re sitting in Starbucks on a lovely spring day, just enjoying a cup of their burnt, overpriced coffee and minding your own business. Suddenly, a complete stranger walks up and starts screaming at you because you’re wearing a red baseball cap with a slogan popularized by the current president of the United States. This angry woman, who you’ve never met in your life, calls you a “Nazi” and a “racist” and claims you “hate brown people.” She exhorts the rest of the coffee shop to rise up against you, and follows you out to the parking lot to yell at you some more. Then, after you escape, this complete stranger posts your picture on Facebook, vowing to find out where you live and work so she can make you “feel as unsafe as

[you]

made every brown person [you] met today.” All because you were wearing a hat she didn’t like. This actually happened in real life, earlier this week in Palo Alto.)

FOX NEWS
— Man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat says woman berated him at California Starbucks for supporting Trump – Katherine Lam (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-wearing-maga-hat-says-woman-berated-him-at-california-starbucks-for-supporting-trump
— It’s not Congress fostering the border crisis; it’s Democrats in Congress – Steve Levy
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/steve-levy-its-not-congress-fostering-the-border-crisis-its-democrats-in-congress
— Sarah Sanders: Democrats ‘unwilling’ to help President Trump solve crisis at southern border – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sarah-sanders-mexico-has-stepped-up-democrats-unwilling-to-do-anything
— Charlie Kirk: Trump’s tough stand on illegal immigration from Mexico is getting results – Charlie Kirk
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-trumps-tough-stand-on-illegal-immigration-from-mexico-is-getting-results
— Beto O’Rourke compares Trump administration rhetoric to Nazi Germany – Nicole Darrah (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that Democrats will call you a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trump-administration-rhetoric-to-nazi-germany
— Someday, the AOC moment will pass and Dems will rejoin adult conversations about immigration – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-someday-the-aoc-moment-will-pass-and-dems-will-rejoin-adult-conversations-about-immigration
— Sharpton emerges as kingmaker as 2020 Dems compete for his approval – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: Who are the kingmakers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sharpton-emerges-as-kingmaker-as-2020-democrats-court-for-his-approval

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s time for Trump to act – Fritz Pettyjohn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/its_time_for_trump_to_act.html
— Leftism Threatens American Family Life – E. Jeffrey Ludwig
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/leftism_threatens_american_family_life.html
— Trump and Republican Orthodoxy – Taylor Lewis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who LOOK DOWN ON wage earners like I was 1964-1997. 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.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/trump_and_republican_orthodoxy.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Will 2020 Be the Beginning of a Socialist America? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/will-2020-be-the-beginning-of-a-socialist-america/

CNS NEWS
— 2020: Socialist America or Trump’s America? – Patrick J. Buchanan 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/patrick-j-buchanan/2020-socialist-america-or-trumps-america
— Bozell Signs Letters Demanding Media, Social CEOs Abandon Hate-Filled, Anti-Christian, Anti-Conservative SPLC – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/craig-bannister/bozell-signs-letters-demanding-media-social-ceos-abandon-hate-filled
— 300-350 Unaccompanied Minors Referred to HHS Every Single Day – Susan Jones 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/azar-300-350-unaccompanied-minors-referred-hhs-every-single-day

PATRIOT POST
— Biden and the Problem of Touch – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: To get votes from women, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists and even worse things.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/62206-biden-and-the-problem-of-touch

HOT AIR
— A Palo Alto Woman Harassed An Elderly Jewish Man In A MAGA Hat (in a Starbucks) And Vowed To Get Him Fired (She Was Fired) – JOHN SEXTON (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/04/04/palo-alto-woman-harassed-elderly-jewish-man-maga-hat-vowed-get-fired-fired/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pope appoints pro-LGBT Wilton Gregory to Archdiocese of Washington. Catholic laity protest
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/holy-see-appoints-pro-lgbt-archbishop-wilton-gregory-to-dc.-catholic-laity-protest

WORLD NET DAILY
— WOMAN LOSES JOB AFTER CONFRONTING MAGA-HAT-WEARING STARBUCKS CUSTOMER ‘Let’s get this guy! He’s a hater! I’m calling him out! He hates brown people. He’s a Nazi’ (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)

https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/woman-loses-job-after-confronting-maga-hat-wearing-starbucks-customer/

— RUSH LIMBAUGH: YALE TURNS ‘HIDEOUS’ New policy discriminates against Christian students
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/rush-limbaugh-yale-turns-hideous/

THE HILL
— Woman fired from job after confronting man in MAGA hat at Starbucks – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/437519-woman-loses-job-after-confronting-man-in-maga-hat-at-starbucks

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Remain in Mexico policy for migrants creating ambiguity, fear.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/remain-mexico-policy-migrants-creating-ambiguity-fear

ABC NEWS
— Presidential candidates try to resonate with black voters at the National Action Network Convention Over a dozen declared and potential presidential hopefuls were slated to attend. – Beatrice Peterson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/presidential-candidates-resonate-black-voters-national-action-network/story?id=62138159

UPI
— Trump heading to California to tour border wall amid new legal actions – Daniel Uria
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/05/Trump-heading-to-California-to-tour-border-wall-amid-new-legal-actions/5741554420828/

REUTERS
— Trump threatens car import tariffs in new warning to Mexico – Roberta Rampton, Jeff Mason
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-threatens-car-import-tariffs-in-new-warning-to-mexico-idUSKCN1RG25X

YAHOO NEWS
— Karl Rove says Democrats are ‘weaponizing’ the IRS to bring down President Trump (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors and how they treated Republicans like me. They did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they got rid of my mentor in 1975, and they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.) 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/karl-rove-says-democrats-weaponizing-205948029.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mormon Church surrenders to LGBTQers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/lds-church-lgbt.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/04/these-republicans-denounce-trumps-inanities-where-are-rest/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mormon Church surrenders to LGBTQers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/mormons-repeal-ban-on-baptisms-for-children-of-gay-parents/2019/04/04/5748b4b4-56f1-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are rushing to repeat their 1972 disaster – Conrad Black
https://nypost.com/2019/04/04/democrats-are-rushing-to-repeat-their-1972-disaster/
— ‘Reparations’ is a recipe for strife, not justice – F.H. Buckley
https://nypost.com/2019/04/04/reparations-is-a-recipe-for-strife-not-justice/

USA TODAY
— Of course President Trump should consider shutting the border – Jan Brewer
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/04/president-trump-should-consider-closing-border-jan-brewer-editorials-debates/3368992002/
— California woman fired after confronting man wearing MAGA hat at a Starbucks – N’dea Yancey-Bragg (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/04/california-woman-fired-maga-hat-starbucks/3370307002/
— As pricey homes hit market, median list price for a house reaches record $300,000 – Janna Herron (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, what depresses home values the most?) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/04/expensive-homes-sale-flood-market-inflating-listing-prices/3357094002/

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “Trump’s threats on border, foreign aid hurt US.”
https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190405/editorial-trumps-threats-on-border-foreign-aid-hurt-us

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Americans Agree: Social Media Is Divisive (But We Keep Using It) Poll finds a majority across the political spectrum also says social media wastes time and spreads falsehoods—even as 70% check in daily – John D. McKinnon and Danny Dougherty (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party a) encourage everyone to rely on Facebook for government and political news and commentary and b) discourage everyone from reading on GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They crow about their success in getting a) the voters in my precinct, b) Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, Republican Party leaders, Republican elected officials, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) to rely on Facebook for government and political news and commentary and b) to not read on GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-agree-social-media-is-divisive-but-we-keep-using-it-11554456600
— The $26 Million Question: What Happens if You Don’t File Your Taxes for a Decade? The IRS can fill out a substitute return for you—and it usually isn’t accurate. And a lot of penalties and interest will accrue. – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, I prepared substitute returns for individuals, organizations, and companies that refused to file.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-26-million-question-what-happens-if-you-dont-file-your-taxes-for-a-decade-11554456601
— Biden Reaps the #MeToo Whirlwind ‘It’s never, never, never, never, never OK to touch her without her consent,’ he told college men in 2011. – Ashe Schow (DIERSEN: To get votes from women, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists and even worse things.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reaps-the-metoo-whirlwind-11554419738

FOX 8
— Dog kills rabid skunk in Guilford County’s 3rd rabies case in less than 2 weeks (DIERSEN: What do you say to your neighbors who harbor skunks, raccoons, etc. on their property?)
https://myfox8.com/2019/04/03/dog-kills-rabid-skunk-in-guilford-countys-3rd-rabies-case-in-1-week/

PC MAGAZINE
— Aging Doesn’t Have to Be Scary (Except if You’re in Silicon Valley) Author and activist Ashton Applewhite explains why everything we know about aging is flat out wrong, and why the tech industry needs to take note. – S.C. Stuart (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/367498/aging-doesnt-have-to-be-scary-except-if-youre-in-silicon

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump overstepping authority to build US-Mexico wall.”
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/04/05/trump-overstepping-authority-to-build-us-mexico-wall-civil-rights-group.html

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their illegal success in getting citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/kris-kobach-on-fox-news-put-immigrants-in-a-camp.html
— Facebook’s Ad Algorithm Is a Fully Functional Racism Machine – Matt Stieb (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party a) encourage everyone to rely on Facebook for government and political news and commentary and b) discourage everyone from reading on GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They crow about their success in getting a) the voters in my precinct, b) Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, Republican Party leaders, Republican elected officials, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) to rely on Facebook for government and political news and commentary and b) to not read on GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/facebooks-ad-algorithm-is-a-fully-functional-racism-machine.html

NEWSWEEK
— DINESH D’SOUZA BLAMES BLACK AND LATINO NATIONALISM FOR RISE OF WHITE NATIONALISM—’THERE’S A TOXIC SIDE TO IT’ – DAVID BRENNAN (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are extremely divisive. They focus on getting a) Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens to hate Republicans, b) minorities to hate Whites, c) women to hate men, d) LGBTQers to hate heterosexuals, e) younger people to hate older people, f) those who have less money to hate those who have more money, g) non-Protestants to hate Protestants, h) non-German Americans to hate German Americans, i) citizens of foreign countries to hate citizens of America, j) veterans to hate non-veterans, k) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, l) unmarried people to hate married people, m) etc. to hate etc.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/dinesh-dsouza-white-nationalism-black-nationalism-laura-ingraham-fox-news-1387016
— BETO O’ROURKE COMPARES TRUMP’S REMARKS TO NAZI GERMANY: ‘IN THE THIRD REICH OTHER HUMAN BEINGS WERE DESCRIBED AS AN INFESTATION’ – CALLUM PATON (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that Democrats will call you a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/beto-orourke-compares-trump-remarks-nazi-germany-third-reich-infestation-1387102

NATION
— American Meritocracy Is a Myth – Rajan Menon (DIERSEN: In your precinct, who has more influence than you? In my precinct, the Daily Herald, former Wheaton Mayors Gwen Henry and Jim Carr, current and former Wheaton City Council members Todd Scalzo, John Rutledge, Liz Corry, Howard Levine, Alan Bolds, and Thor Saline, District 200 Board President Brad Paulsen, Board members Jim Vroman, Ginna Ericksen, Jim Gambaiani, Jim Mathieson, and Chris Crabtree, and Park District Board members Ray Morrill, Jane Hodgkinson, and Terry Mee have more influence than I have.) 
https://www.thenation.com/article/rajan-menon-meritocracy-myth-college-admissions-scandal/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 905 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $485,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/905-Warrenville-Rd-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447908_zpid/

April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump backs off Mexico border shutdown but threatens auto tariffs – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-backs-off-mexico-border-shutdown-threat-threatens-tariffs/5234468/

CBS2
— Foxx Under Fire From Suburban Law Enforcement Officials – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/04/foxx-under-fire-from-suburban-law-enforcement-officials/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett after his refusal to pay for police investigation costs – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-to-sue-jussie-smollett-after-his-refusal-to-pay-for-police-investigation-cost
— Illinois justices back pension for 1-day substitute teacher – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-justices-back-pension-for-1-day-substitute-teacher

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jan Schakowsky, Danny Davis join fellow Democrats in letter to Trump administration over census policy they say targets immigrants – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-census-letter-congress-schakowsky-davis-ocasio-cortez-20190404-story.html
— Court: Illinois union lobbyist can keep public pension windfall he got for one day of substitute teaching – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-union-lobbyist-pension-ruling-piccioli-20190404-story.html
— College of DuPage named fourth-best online community college in the state in new rankings – Rafael Guerrero
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-cod-best-online-community-college-st-0405-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers will use Lightfoot to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lori-lightfoot-lgbtq-rights-chicago-history-tracy-baim/
— City plans to sue Jussie Smollett after he misses deadline to pay police costs – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jussie-smollett-police-empire-costs-lawsuit-hoax-hate-crime/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McSweeney’s township consolidation bill passed in House – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/04/mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill-passed-in-house/aydzzpy/

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Southern Illinois state’s attorney joining Republicans – AP
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article228831384.html

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— House Passes McSweeney’s Township Consolidation Bill
http://www.ilhousegop.org/member_news
— Rep. Deanne Mazzochi passes first bill to increase local pension fund transparency 
http://www.ilhousegop.org/member_news

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
— Illinois Pro-Family Group Under Attack by Radical Left (DIERSEN: I again want to thank those who stood with me when TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Money Magazine, Post Office, etc. officers, members, and employees attacked me.) 
https://concernedwomen.org/illinois-pro-family-group-under-attack-by-radical-left/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Radical Left Lawmakers Draft Bill Condemning Pro-Life, Pro-Family Organization Radical left lawmakers set their sights on the Illinois Family Institute/Illinois Family Action via an “official resolution” House Joint Resolution 55 that accuses the traditional family values organization of hate speech and other “bigoted” and hateful” stands. CWA of Illinois Stands with Illinois Family Institute/Illinois Family Action against this big government attempt to target political enemies.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Make way for the reparations – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/4/make-way-reparations/

BREITBART
— Trump’s DHS Releases More than 17K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in 12 Days – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/trumps-dhs-releases-more-than-17k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-12-days/
— Illegal Immigration Levels May Reach Half a Million over Next Three Months – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/illegal-immigration-levels-may-reach-half-a-million-over-next-three-months/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigrants send record $148 billion home, Latin America, China tops – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/immigrants-send-record-148-billion-home-latin-america-china-tops
— Syrian national apprehended trying to enter US illegally hiding in a train from Mexico – Daniel Jativa
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/syrian-national-apprehended-trying-to-enter-us-illegally-hiding-in-a-train-from-mexico
— Ted Cruz threatens legal action against Yale Law School for policy that ‘blacklists Christian organizations’ – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-threatens-legal-action-against-yale-law-school-for-policy-that-blacklists-christian-organizations
— Trump campaign’s law firm Jones Day hit with $200M sex bias lawsuit over ‘fraternity culture’ – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the past/present cultures in: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Money Magazine, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaigns-law-firm-jones-day-hit-with-200m-sex-bias-lawsuit-over-fraternity-culture

DAILY CALLER
— TED CRUZ TO OPEN INVESTIGATION OVER YALE POLICY THAT ALLEGEDLY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHRISTIANS – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/04/ted-cruz-yale-christians/

CBN
— ‘Hate-Filled, Anti-Christian, Anti-Conservative Organization’: Why the SPLC Has Been Given an ‘F’ by Charity Watch – Jenna Browder
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/april/hate-filled-anti-christian-anti-conservative-organization-why-the-splc-has-been-given-an-f-by-charity-watch

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-LGBT Equality Act alarms conservatives, feminists: Women’s rights ‘will cease to exist’ – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-lgbt-equality-act-alarms-conservatives-feminists-womens-rights-will-cease-to-exist

THE HILL
— Protecting the borders is now a military mission – JAMES DURSO
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/437336-protecting-the-borders-is-now-a-military-mission
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters use FBI Director Christopher Wray to promote hatred against Whites.
https://thehill.com/homenews/437384-fbi-head-white-supremacy-a-persistent-pervasive-threat
— Facebook delivers housing, employment ads based on race, gender stereotypes – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, the following demographics are stereotyped the most negatively: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/437399-facebook-delivers-housing-employment-ads-based-on-race-and-gender

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Trump-haters promote hatred against 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/lawmakers-to-probe-rise-of-hate-crimes-and-white-nationalism-in-u-s

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump backs off threat to close southern border immediately, says he’ll give Mexico ‘one-year warning’ on drugs, migrants – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-backs-off-threat-to-close-southern-border-immediately-says-hell-give-mexico-one-year-warning-on-drugs-migrants/2019/04/04/5fd35dfa-56f6-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html
— Trump plans to nominate Herman Cain to Fed board, aiming to add supporter to independent central bank – Damian Paletta and Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-plans-to-nominate-herman-cain-to-fed-board-aiming-to-add-loyalist-to-independent-central-bank/2019/04/04/8a9bb7a8-56f6-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump haters a) pander to White-haters and b) promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/trump-white-house-photos-lack-racial-diversity/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are so afraid to piss off Al Sharpton – Maureen Callahan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the nastiest TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Money Magazine, Post Office, etc. officers, members, and employees.)
https://nypost.com/2019/04/03/democrats-are-so-afraid-to-piss-off-al-sharpton/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Picks Herman Cain for Fed Seat Selection of Mr. Cain, along with proposed nomination of president’s former campaign adviser Stephen Moore, marks effort to install Fed critics on central bank’s seven-seat board – Nick Timiraos and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-considering-herman-cain-for-position-on-federal-reserve-board-11554399187

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want America to give lots of money to countries a) that illegally send their citizens illegally into America illegally and b) that illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-04/trump-s-foolish-aid-cuts-to-honduras-guatemala-and-el-salvador

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs crow about their success in making America dependent on Mexico.
http://time.com/5562656/mexico-produce-price/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— SSA continues to transform workforce by offering early retirement – Jason Miller (DIERSEN: GAO transformed its workforce during the 1980s and 1990s. It got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2019/04/ssa-continues-to-transform-workforce-by-offering-early-retirement/
— Buyouts and surge hiring – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: When I was 45 years old in 1993, GAO offered a $25,000 early retirement buyout to all its employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/04/buyouts-and-surge-hiring/

April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— After Jussie Smollett case, Cook County police chiefs to announce they have no confidence in State’s Attorney Kim Foxx – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/cook-co-police-chiefs-to-announce-they-have-no-confidence-in-kim-foxx-/5233520/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/4/2019
— Jussie Smollett update: Deadline arrives for ‘Empire’ actor to pay Chicago $130K
https://abc7chicago.com/deadline-arrives-for-jussie-smollett-to-pay-chicago-$130k/5233619/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/4/2019
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ABC News promotes Mark Zuckerberg.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/exclusive-mark-zuckerberg-talks-privacy-2020-election/5233585/
— ICE arrests more than 280 at Texas business, largest workplace immigration raid in 10 years (DIERSEN: All employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
https://abc7chicago.com/largest-workplace-immigration-raid-in-10-years-more-than-280-arrested/5233610/

NBC5
— DuPage County authorities are searching for a Chicago man accused of leaving a courthouse before a jury rendered a guilty verdict against him in another case.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-man-flees-courthouse-while-jury-deliberates-his-case-508074471.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters use Lightfoot and Buttigieg to promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lgbtq-progress-seen-in-lightfoots-win-rise-of-pete-buttigieg-508082011.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lightfoot’s win stirs hope for change in a divided Chicago – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want Lightfoot to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies 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.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lightfoot-says-she-ll-hit-the-ground-running-

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Man facing a guilty verdict for fleeing police at 100 mph flees DuPage courthouse and is still at large, officials say – Clifford Ward
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-dupage-defendant-goes-missing-20190403-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot heading to Springfield to talk school board, taxes, casinos and pot – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Of course, Chicago Democrats want more help from Illinois to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lightfoot-springfield-trip-pritzker-school-board-taxes-casinos-pot-marijuana/
— House chairman sets April 10 deadline for release of Trump’s tax returns – AP (DIERSEN: In 1978, Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-tax-returns-irs-house-committee-richard-neal-billionaire-money/

DAILY HERALD
— Keep the pressure on leaders who are blocking a vote on fair maps – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190403/editorial-keep-the-pressure-on-leaders-who-are-blocking-a-vote-on-fair-maps
— Many suburban races feature a youth movement – Doug T. Graham and Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were young? 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 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.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/many-suburban-races-feature-a-youth-movement-

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Marijuana legalization bill advances without public details – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries should oppose pot.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190403/marijuana-legalization-bill-advances-without-public-details

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lightfoot’s win stirs hope for change in a divided Chicago – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is the “change” that Chicago Democrats want? ANSWER: Even greater efforts to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies 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.) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/lightfoot-s-win-stirs-hope-for-change-in-a-divided/article_0f3742e9-77ff-5b7e-9f33-1d8df9045ce2.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republicans Offer Ideas to Reduce Spending – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Republicans should want to cut spending that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=282110#.XKXfKph_OM8

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS YOUR TAXES SOON MAY BE A CLICK AWAY – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-local-government-spends-your-taxes-soon-may-be-a-click-away/

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican lawmakers asked where they’d cut (DIERSEN: Republicans should want to cut spending that promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, etc.) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/03/republican-lawmakers-asked-where-theyd-cut/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Conservative Leaders Call on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon to Cut Ties With SPLC (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Do they read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Do they encourage people to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2019/04/03/conservative-leaders-call-facebook-cut-ties-splc

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Who’s the bigot now? Liberals deny Chick-fil-A restaurants in two airports – Nicole Russell (DIERSEN: If Chick-fil-A wanted to put a restaurant in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/whos-the-bigot-now-liberals-deny-chick-fil-a-restaurants-in-two-airports

FRONTPAGE NEWS
— OVERWHELMED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ENDANGERS AMERICA 9/11 Commission warned “Border security is national security.” – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273363/overwhelmed-immigration-system-endangers-america-michael-cutler

FOX NEWS
— As border crisis worsens, immigration bills in Congress continue to stall – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/as-border-crisis-worsens-immigration-bills-continue-to-stall
— Three more women accuse Biden; Democrats target Trump’s taxes (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine targeted my taxes big time in 1978. They disallowed all my education deductions.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/three-more-women-accuse-biden-democrats-target-trumps-taxes

BREITBART
— Kirk: Trump Free Speech Order Already Working to Protect Students – Charlie Kirk
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/03/kirk-trump-free-speech-order-already-working-to-protect-students/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS Disapproves of Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/04/03/cbs-disapproves-trumps-remain-mexico-policy-asylum-seekers

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Cruz: Closing Border Would Be ‘Devastating’ to Texas – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/border-wall-national-emergency-illegal-immigration-asylum-abuse/2019/04/03/id/910088/

LIFE SITE
— California bans state employees from paid trips to South Carolina in protest of religious adoption org protections – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-bans-state-employees-from-paid-trips-to-south-carolina-in-protest-of-religious-adoption-org-protections

AMERICAN THINKER
— Jim Acosta doing his best to prove Trump is right about CNN as ‘fake news’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/jim_acosta_doing_his_best_to_prove_trump_is_right_about_fake_news.html
— The Lies Leftists Tell about Hate Crimes – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/the_lies_leftists_tell_about_hate_crimes.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats in 2020: Unelectable Nonentities – Conrad Black
https://amgreatness.com/2019/04/03/democrats-in-2020-unelectable-nonentities/

BREITBART
— Kamala Harris: Congress Should Hire DACA Illegal Aliens – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Have you worked for Congress? I have. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn that fact.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/04/03/kamala-harris-congress-should-hire-daca-illegal/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Evidence of Christianity Is Not Evidence of Bias against Gay Americans – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/christian-belief-gay-americans-religious-freedom/

THE HILL
— Progressive group sides with Chick-fil-A against Buffalo airport – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/homenews/437238-progressive-group-sides-with-chik-fil-a-against-buffalo-airport
— Reparations bill wins new momentum in House – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Each and every voter in America should ask each and every Democrat in America how much reparations do to they want them to pay. From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, married, childless, pet-less, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/437286-reparations-bill-wins-new-momentum-in-house

POLITICO
— House to hold hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism – CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/house-hearing-hate-crimes-white-nationalism-1254960
— Trump jokes ‘young bartender’ Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal will get him reelected – CAITLIN OPRYSKO (DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were young? 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.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/trump-ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-1251095

NBC NEWS
— Dreamers can’t work in Congress. Some Democrats are trying to change that (DIERSEN: Have you worked for Congress? I have. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn that fact.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/dreamers-cant-work-congress-some-democrats-are-trying-change-n990256

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-hating countries say that the less foreign aid that America gives them, the more problematic citizens that they will illegally send illegally into America illegally and illegally keep in America illegally. It is an act of war for a country a) to illegally send its citizens illegally into another country and b) to illegally keep its citizens illegally in another country illegally. 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-move-to-cut-aid-to-central-america-will-spur-more-migration-aid-workers-warn/

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrat candidates edge toward discussing slavery reparations – Kadia Tubman (DIERSEN: Each and every voter in America should ask each and every Democrat in America how much reparations do to they want them to pay. From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, married, childless, pet-less, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/candidates-edge-toward-discussing-slavery-reparations-090000570.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that “Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing. So Are Their Connections.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they 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, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/03/world/white-extremist-terrorism-christchurch.html
— Trevor Noah Doesn’t Get Why Trump Would Lie About His Father’s Birthplace – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: My great great grandfather was born in what is now Germany.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/arts/television/trevor-noah-trump-father-germany.html
— America’s Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/upshot/americas-biggest-economic-challenge-may-be-demographic-decline.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats seek 6 years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns – Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: In 1978, Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-democrats-seek-six-years-of-trumps-personal-and-business-tax-returns/2019/04/03/7a864eda-565d-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/03/lgbtq-lesbian-gay-transgender-rural-america/3282217002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— We (Alliance Defending Freedom) Were Smeared by the SPLC Our work for religious liberty got us branded a ‘hate group.’ Such lies have real consequences. – Kristen Waggoner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-were-smeared-by-the-splc-11554332764
— Lawmakers Push New Retirement Legislation If passed, the changes would be the most significant to retirement plans since 2006 – Anne Tergesen and Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: While my wife and I were employed, we always put the maximum allowed into retirement plans. Needless-to-say, my nasty envy-filled Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-push-new-retirement-legislation-11553903443
— Don’t Count Joe Biden Out He could well become president—but first he’s going to have to stop apologizing. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to apologize for? Mine want me to apologize a) for causing all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems and b) for causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 and all the defeats that Republicans will suffer in Illinois in the future.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-count-joe-biden-out-11554332499
— Liberals Are Eating Their Own Joe Biden got trapped in the spider web of identity politics. He won’t be the last. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberals-are-eating-their-own-11554332525

DESERET NEWS
— Another Chick-fil-A ban? Buffalo airport falls under fire for banning restaurant – Herb Scribner (DIERSEN: If Chick-fil-A wanted to put a restaurant in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900063784/chick-fil-a-ban-new-york-airport-lgtbq-religious-reasons.html

NBC BAY AREA
— Woman’s Rant, Facebook Post Target Trump Supporter in Palo Alto Starbucks Man was wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat; woman loses job after trying to shame him – Anoushah Rasta and Stephen Ellison (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?) 
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Womans-Rant-Facebook-Post-Target-Trump-Supporter-in-Palo-Alto-Starbucks-508083831.html

PALO ALTO ONLINE
— Political polarization sparks confrontation at Starbucks, triggering online fury On social media, woman tries to ‘dox’ MAGA-hat-wearing man, becomes target of ‘doxing’ herself – Sue Dremann (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/04/03/political-polarization-sparks-confrontation-at-starbucks-triggering-online-fury

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Chick-fil-A, business issues take focus in San Antonio’s second mayoral debate – Dylan McGuinness (DIERSEN: If Chick-fil-A wanted to put a restaurant in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Chick-fil-A-business-issues-take-focus-in-San-13738909.php

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Palo Alto woman loses job after confronting MAGA-hat-wearing Starbucks customer – Eric Ting (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Palo-Alto-Starbucks-MAGA-hat-Facebook-fired-job-13740016.php

KTVU
— Elderly man bullied in Palo Alto Starbucks for wearing ‘MAGA’ hat – Jesse Gary (DIERSEN: If Starbucks wanted to put a coffee shop in your precinct, how would the following voters in your precinct react: Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?)
http://www.ktvu.com/news/elderly-man-bullied-in-palo-alto-for-wearing-maga-hat

KZTV10
— Restaurant faces backlash for discriminatory job posting For still unclear reasons, Redfish Willie’s Waterfront Grill in Aransas Pass recently posted on Facebook that the restaurant was hiring “servers and bartenders who aren’t or don’t plan to get pregnant.”
https://kztv10.com/news/local-news/2019/04/03/restaurant-faces-backlash-for-discriminatory-job-posting/

GUARDIAN
— Ageism may increase people’s risk of ill-health, study finds – Nicola Davis (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/04/ageism-may-increase-peoples-risk-of-ill-health-study-finds

April 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden: I’ll be more mindful of ‘respecting personal space’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-ill-be-more-mindful-of-respecting-personal-space/5232493/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne criticizes DuPage GOP, announces run for county board – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-council-coyne-dupage-county-board-st-0405-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne used a Facebook post early Wednesday to blast the DuPage County Republican Party and announce his bid to run for the DuPage County Board in District 5. Posting after Tuesday’s election votes had been counted, Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne wrote the DuPage County Republican organization did not do enough to get GOP candidates elected and said his county board candidacy should be seen as an effort to “stand up for conservative principals.” “I would say I think the Republican party right now is really struggling locally, and I hope to add a new voice for GOP voters,” Coyne said in a phone interview Wednesday. “I hope to be able to offer that voice on the DuPage County Board.” Coyne said he plans to run in the 2020 county election, pursuing the seat currently held by James Healy, a Naperville resident who has been on the county board since 1996. Seats held by District 5 board members Sadia Covert and Dawn DeSart are not up for election until 2022. In his post on his Naperville City Councilman Facebook page, Coyne said the DuPage GOP had “another embarrassing showing” in the most recent election cycle. “While the DuPage Democrats’ local leadership organize candidate forums, canvassing drives and social media initiatives throughout DuPage County, our DuPage GOP does what it usually does … nothing,” Coyne wrote. “Our once great DuPage GOP organization has become a shell of its former self. “The DuPage GOP has successfully handed both our County and the City of Naperville over to the Illinois’ Democratic Party. I am unwilling to let this stand!” Coyne repeated the criticism Wednesday. “The party around here was in power for a very long time and I don’t think ever adapted to the way in which politics has changed. The results for GOP folks have been very damaging.” Coyne said he made the post on his official Naperville City Council page because he thought it important to let people who follow local politics know of his plans to run for the county board. The post had drawn more than 50 comments as of Wednesday morning, many criticizing Coyne for talking about partisan politics when the council is elected as a nonpartisan body. “I will present a platform focused on reducing the size of government, reducing real estate tax levies and protecting LIFE … both as a supporter of pro-life initiatives and as a supporter of our constitutional right to bear arms,” Coyne wrote in the Facebook post. “I look forward to keeping my supporters abreast of my platform and to fighting for pro-life and small government reforms in DuPage County,” the post said. “We are better than what we have shown in recent elections. Republican voters in DuPage County need someone that will stand up for conservative principals! I ask conservative voters in DuPage County’s District 5 to give me the chance to be their voice. Much more to come….”)
— What Chicago’s mayoral election reveals about the 2020 presidential race – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-president-2020-story.html
— With Lori Lightfoot victory, Chicago’s LGBTQ community hopes to be ‘more visible and more relevant’ – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: From what I see, soon, if not already, individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity will be driven out of Chicago.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-lgbtq-community-20190403-story.html
— What to know about Amy Eshleman, Chicago’s soon-to-be first lady
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-cb-amy-eshleman-what-to-know-20190403-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic socialists now control one-tenth of the Chicago City Council – Ryan Smith
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-socialists-america-city-council-dsa-rodriguez-sanchez/
— City Council poised to have most Hispanic, fewest white aldermen ever – Rachel Hinton and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-city-council-most-hispanics-fewest-whites-ever/

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne bashes DuPage GOP, announces county board candidacy – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/naperville-councilman-bashes-dupage-gop-announces-county-board-candidacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Naperville City Council member, unhappy with what he called a lack of aggression from the DuPage County Republican Organization in recent elections, took to Facebook early Wednesday to slam the party and announce his candidacy for DuPage County Board. Kevin Coyne, a business attorney who has served on the council since 2015, posted on his city council Facebook page that he’s tired of seeing local Democrats lead candidate forums and social media initiatives while Republicans stand on the sidelines. “Our once great DuPage GOP organization has become a shell of its former self,” Coyne wrote around 2 a.m. “It does nothing to support local or State R candidates.” Coyne said he will offer a new voice and perspective to Republican voters next November when he runs for the DuPage County Board District 5 seat currently held by attorney James Healy of Naperville. Healy did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday. Several of Coyne’s followers were quick to criticize him for discussing partisan politics while he sits on the historically nonpartisan city council. Others praised him for taking a stand. Reached Wednesday, Coyne doubled down on his social media comments. “I think the Republican Party around here was in place and successful for so long that I just don’t think they ever had to adapt to the new times with social media,” Coyne said. “I just think the general manner in which they have been running things is outdated. They’re not aggressive enough. There’s no outreach and there’s very few social media posts. We need new energy and life in the party.” DuPage Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski did not return calls Wednesday.)
— DuPage voters favored familiar faces for mayor – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/dupage-voters-favored-familiar-faces-for-mayor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile in Wheaton, Phil Suess defeated another city councilman to become the city’s first new mayor in 12 years. He will succeed Michael Gresk, who did not seek re-election. Suess made city taxes a signature campaign issue. In each of the past four years, he’s voted against raising property taxes “at a time when the city has consistently underspent its budget, has generated higher than expected surpluses and has maintained reserves in excess of stated targets.” On Wednesday, Suess said he believes his record helped him win the election. “I have been on the council for 14 years,” he said. “I have been very consistent in my positions over that period of time. I think our ability to win this election was a reaffirmation of the things we’ve been doing.”)
— Kane County chairman, state’s attorney renew fight with finger-pointing memos – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/kane-county-chairman-states-attorney-renew-fight-with-finger-pointing-memos
— Why Caylor isn’t ready to concede to Naperville Mayor Chirico – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/why-caylor-isnt-ready-to-concede-to-naperville-mayor-chirico
— Mix of incumbents, newcomers win seats on Naperville City Council – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/mix-of-incumbents-newcomers-win-seats-on-naperville-city-council

WGN TV
— Teen with cerebral palsy says he was denied job interview: ‘We don’t hire people with disabilities’ (DIERSEN: While worked for GAO 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned to supervise all the disabled employees that they hired.) 
https://wgntv.com/2019/04/03/teen-with-cerebral-palsy-says-he-was-denied-job-interview-we-dont-hire-people-with-disabilities/

WBEZ
— Making Reparations Work in America (DIERSEN: How much reparations do the Democrats want you to pay and why?) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/the-takeaway/making-reparations-work-in-america/6b273998-881b-4be5-911a-57fd44f3bef9

WEEK
— Durbin calls for end of Electoral College
https://week.com/news/political/2019/04/03/durbin-calls-for-end-of-electoral-college/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fitch earns endorsement from Milton Township Dems before reelection to Wheaton City Council – Danielle Pacey
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512358982-fitch-earns-endorsement-from-milton-township-dems-before-reelection-to-wheaton-city-council
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fitch has been endorsed by numerous local Republican elected officials during her career in public service, including state Rep. Amy Grant, former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and others. “The Milton Township Republicans do not endorse candidates in the consolidated election, but if they did, I am certain that I would receive the endorsement of the Republicans,” Fitch said. “I have a history of working well with all members of the council regardless of whether we disagree on some issues.”)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Progressives in Springfield Co-sponsor Misguided Resolution – Jonathon Clay de Hale 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/junior-commies-in-springfield-co-sponsor-misguided-resolution/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: CASTEN WORKS TO REMOVE PREDECESSOR HENRY HYDE’S PROLIFE FUNDING PROTECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/casten-works-to-remove-predecessor-henry-hydes-prolife-funding-protection.html
— FAMILY GROUP LOBBYISTS RESIGN AS PRESSURE BUILDS OVER HATE SPEECH RESOLUTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/family-group-lobbyists-resign-as-pressure-builds-over-hate-speech-resolution.html
— AS MORE “RED FLAG” STATES EMERGE, SO DO MORE “SANCTUARY” COUNTIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/as-more-red-flag-states-emerge-so-do-more-sanctuary-counties.html
— OBERWEIS: I SUPPORT TRUMP’S POLICIES, NOT HIS STYLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/oberweis-i-support-trumps-policies-not-his-style.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT THE “KIM FOXX MUST GO” PROTEST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/wheres-weyermuller-at-the-kim-foxx-must-go-protest.html
— BEYOND TRAGIC: NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE CEREMONIES FALLS TO AN ALL TIME LOW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/number-of-religious-marriage-ceremonies-falls-to-an-all-time-low.html

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
— Illinois Pro-Family Group Under Attack by Radical Left
https://concernedwomen.org/illinois-pro-family-group-under-attack-by-radical-left/

FOX NEWS
— Democratic socialists pick up slew of seats on Chicago’s City Council – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-socialists-pick-up-seats-chicago-council
— Rep. Ilhan Omar accuses President Trump of lying about ‘border crisis,’ calls wall ‘monument to racism’ – Victor Garcia 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-ilhan-omar-accuses-trump-of-lying-about-border-crisis-calls-wall-monument-to-racism

BREITBART
— New Ad Tells Trump: ‘Protect American Workers,’ Reject ‘Koch Brothers Cheap Labor Agenda’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/03/fair-ad-koch-bros-white-house/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Bernie Brings In $18.2 Million Driving Democrats Further Left – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29989

DAILY CALLER
— CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL BECOMES LATEST DEMOCRAT TO CALL FOR DECRIMINALIZATION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – Jason Hopkins (DIERSEN: How soon will California officially leave the United States and join up with Mexico?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/03/becerra-california-decriminalize-illegals/

JP MEDIA
— If Mexico Won’t Lift a Finger, President Trump Should Lower the Boom – MARK ELLIS 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/if-mexico-wont-lift-a-finger-president-trump-should-lower-the-boom/

GOPUSA
— ‘Limousine Liberals,’ have been replaced by ‘Sybaritic Socialists’ like Bernie Sanders
http://www.gopusa.com/limousine-liberals-have-been-replaced-by-sybaritic-socialists-like-bernie-sanders/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN Changes Course on Border Crisis Reporting – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-changes-course-on-border-crisis-reporting/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Facebook is Thrilled Uncle Sam is Coming for Big Tech Mark Zuckerberg now says he would rather have government set standards than try to do so himself. – JAMES P. PINKERTON 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/facebook-is-thrilled-uncle-sam-is-coming-for-big-tech/

EPOCH TIMES
— Migrants in El Paso Temporarily Face Conditions Our Homeless Endure Daily – Adrian Norman (DIERSEN: What percent of the homeless in America White, male, and/or older? What percent of the illegals are minority, female, and/or younger?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/migrants-in-el-paso-temporarily-face-conditions-our-homeless-endure-daily_2859723.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— NATIONAL SECURITY FAIR labels bipartisan immigration bill ‘dangerous’ – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/04/03/fair-labels-bipartisan-immigration-bill-dangerous

CAMPUS REFORM
— Immigration experts: In-state tuition for illegal aliens violates Clinton-era federal regulation – Victoria Snitsar
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=12059

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
— GOP Sees Early Spike in Women Eyeing House Bids
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/gop-sees-early-spike-in-women-eyeing-house-bids/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Evelyn Sanguinetti, who lives with multiple sclerosis and is the daughter of a Cuban refugee, was the first Latina lieutenant governor in the country when she was elected in 2014 with former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. . .Republican operatives are encouraged, however, at the prospect of running candidates like Weir, who recruiters say is considering a run against Rep. Sharice Davids in suburban Kansas City, and Sanguinetti, who could challenge Rep. Sean Casten in suburban Chicago. Hillary Clinton carried both seats in 2016.)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/436725-to-solve-the-us-crisis-at-the-border-look-to-its-cause

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— California bans state-funded travel to South Carolina due to LGBT policies (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Illinois ban those who do not promote LGBTQ activity from traveling to Illinois?) 
https://abc7.com/politics/california-bans-state-funded-travel-to-south-carolina/5232289/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fresh signs of Trump’s unfitness have emerged” and asks “How can Democrats deal with this?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/03/fresh-signs-trumps-unfitness-have-emerged-how-can-democrats-deal-with-this/
— Charles Koch wants a more open border. Immigration is one reason he’s backed away from the GOP. – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/04/03/daily-202-charles-koch-wants-a-more-open-border-immigration-is-one-reason-he-s-backed-away-from-the-gop/5ca38a9b1b326b0f7f38f2eb/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump taunts Smollett as ‘the actor that nobody ever heard of’ – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2019/04/03/trump-taunts-smollett-as-the-actor-that-nobody-ever-heard-of/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs say “Mexico border closing: Trump and US face logistical nightmare if he follows through with threats.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/03/donald-trump-faces-logistical-nightmare-closing-u-s-mexico-border/3337332002/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs say “Mexico Border Shutdown Won’t Do What Trump Thinks.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-03/u-s-economy-mexico-border-shutdown-won-t-do-what-trump-thinks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor say “Trump’s Bullying on Border Crisis Will Backfire. Mexico and Central America can do little to curb migration without robust U.S. support.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-03/trump-s-bullying-of-mexico-and-central-america-will-backfire

NEWSWEEK
— ABOLISHING ELECTORAL COLLEGE WOULD INCENTIVIZE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO VOTE DEMOCRAT, NEWT GINGRICH CLAIMS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/newt-gingrich-abolish-electoral-college-fox-friends-steal-election-democrats-1384609
— FOX NEWS HOST COMPLAINS ‘ILLEGALS’ WHO ‘DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH’ ARE ADDING ‘EXTRA KIDS’ TO SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. – JESSICA KWONG
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-host-illegals-immigrants-border-1385223
— ILHAN OMAR SLAMS DONALD TRUMP’S BORDER WALL AS A ‘MONUMENT TO RACISM’ – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER 
https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-trump-racism-border-wall-monument-1385318

April 3 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Suess defeats Prendiville in Wheaton mayoral race – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: How many votes did the candidates get in your precinct? I am happy to report that in my precinct, Suess got 66 votes, Fitch got 94 votes, Almiron got 57 votes, Lonks got 45 votes, Corrigan got 76 votes, and Incrocci got 49 votes notwithstanding tremendous efforts by Democrats and by Democrat plants, by Libertarians and by Libertarian plants, by Greens and by Green plants, and by RINOs to get the voters in my precinct to vote for Democrats, for Libertarians, and for Greens. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2000, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party have hinted/implied/argued/ shouted at the voters in my precinct that they should vote against the candidates that I urge them to vote for. The following urged voters in my precinct to vote for the Democrat Prendiville: Daily Herald, former Wheaton Mayors Gwen Henry and Jim Carr, current and former Wheaton City Council members Todd Scalzo, John Rutledge, Liz Corry, Howard Levine, Alan Bolds, and Thor Saline, District 200 Board President Brad Paulsen, Board members Jim Vroman, Ginna Ericksen, Jim Gambaiani, Jim Mathieson, and Chris Crabtree, and Park District Board members Ray Morrill, Jane Hodgkinson, and Terry Mee.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190402/suess-defeats-prendiville-in-wheaton-mayoral-race
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting Trump-haters to run for government offices. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190402/editorial-candidate-numbers-diversity-a-win-for-the-suburbs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s how Lori Lightfoot can wield her mandate – Editorial (DIERSEN: Trump-haters will put tremendous pressure on Lightfoot to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Chicago 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.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-lightfoot-mandate-council-finances-20190402-story.html
— With sports programs on the line, Hinsdale voters approve $140 million referendum, and other suburban results – John Keilman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-suburban-election-results-20190401-story.html
— Burr Ridge voters choose Grasso over Mottl by 2 to 1 margin – Jesse Wright
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-village-president-race-tl-0411-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clark wins Harvey mayor’s race; Chirico wins second term in Naperville
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mayoral-election-2019-schaumburg-elgin-naperville-harvey-wheaton/
— You’ve made history, Lori Lightfoot. Now make more . . . – Editorial (DIERSEN: Trump-haters will put tremendous pressure on Lightfoot to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Chicago 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lori-lightfoot-win-toni-preckwinkle-chicago-mayoral-election/
— Lori Lightfoot rides desire for change to historic victory – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Trump-haters will put tremendous pressure on Lightfoot to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Chicago 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lori-lightfoot-change-historic-victory-mayors-race/

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm.”
https://wgntv.com/2019/04/02/trumps-threat-to-close-border-stirs-fears-of-economic-harm/

WBBM780
— Chicago Mayoral Runoff Election Results
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/chicago-mayoral-runoff-election-results

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘I don’t think she will buckle under political pressure’ In a “change” election, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s outsider cred prevailed. Will the nobody nobody sent seize a chance to kill the Chicago Way, or be taken captive like her reform-mouthing predecessors? – STEVEN R. STRAHLER (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout destroy those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/i-dont-think-she-will-buckle-under-political-pressure

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL
— Thomas More Society argues for balanced budget – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/state_news/group-argues-for-balanced-budget/article_70adc93d-ac7b-5650-8df3-e17125102c24.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump tells Republicans to embrace health care in 2020 race – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/watch-live-president-trump-speaks-at-national-republican-congressional-committee-dinner

NPR ILLINOIS
— Latin America’s Open Borders Encourage Migrants To Travel To The U.S. – David Greene
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/03/709373929/latin-americas-open-borders-encourage-migrants-to-travel-to-the-u-s
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “U.S. Decision To Cut Central America Aid Could Worsen Migrant Crisis.”
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/02/709089322/u-s-decision-to-cut-central-american-aid-could-worsen-migrant-crisis-experts-say
— Fake Birth Certificates A Growing Problem Amid Migrant Family Surge – JOHN BURNETT
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/02/708118129/fake-birth-certificates-a-growing-problem-amid-migrant-family-surge

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Voting For Trump In 2020 Will Say A Lot About You.” I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. How soon, if not already, will Loyola stop admitting students, get rid of its current students, and revoke the diplomas of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/04/voting-for-trump-in-2020-will-say-a-lot-about-you/

COD COURIER
— Republican State Rep. Jeanne Ives sues COD to deny transgender access to bathroom – Joey Weslo
https://codcourier.org/11254/showcase/breaking-cod-news-stories-you-cant-miss/

WIREPOINTS
— A New Call For Expanding ‘Racist’ Labelling By Reporters – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, Democrats will label as being racist all individuals, all organizations, all governments, and all countries 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. How times have changed. During Vietnam War, liberals glorified and praised draft avoiders like Trump and I were. But now, liberals demonize, denigrate, and condemn draft avoiders like Trump and I were.) 
https://wirepoints.org/a-new-call-for-vastly-expanding-racist-labelling-by-reporters/

ZERO HEDGE
— If You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse For Chicago… – Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-02/if-you-thought-it-couldnt-get-any-worse-chicago

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS VOTERS COULD ELIMINATE TOWNSHIPS THAT SHARE CITY LIMITS UNDER BILLS Illinois townships often spend more on administration than services when they cover the same territory as a local municipality. Two bills aim to make it easier for voters to change that. – Ben Paoletti
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-voters-could-eliminate-townships-that-share-city-limits-under-house-bill/

CAPITOL FAX
— DSA crows about city council gains
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/03/dsa-crows-about-city-council-gains/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kirstjen Nielsen likens immigration crisis to ‘Cat 5 hurricane disaster’ – Katelyn Caralle (DIERSEN: Constructively, those countries that illegally send their citizens illegally into America illegally and illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally have declared war on America. Democrats and RINOs have joined those countries that have constructively declared war on America.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/kirstjen-nielsen-likens-immigration-crisis-to-cat-5-hurricane-disaster

NEWSMAX
— Tax-the-Rich Fervor Builds in Statehouses After Trump’s Big Cut
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/tax-rich-trump-cut/2019/04/02/id/909762/

AMERICAN THINKER
— It Is Outrageous that Supporting Trump Is Dangerous – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: How dangerous is it for Trump supporters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois? One indicator would be the number of votes that Trump got versus Clinton in 2016. In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/it_is_outrageous_that_supporting_trump_is_dangerous.html
— Amateur Hour in the Democrat Primaries – Don Boys
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/amateur_hour_in_the_democrat_primaries.html

FOX NEWS
— Our lawmakers have allowed the crisis at the border – and they don’t care – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-our-lawmakers-have-allowed-the-crisis-at-the-border-and-they-dont-care
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Sen. Kamala Harris co-sponsoring bill to let Dreamers be Capitol Hill interns – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: Have you worked for Congress? I have. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127-654. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn that fact.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-bill-would-life-ban-on-congressional-employment-and-internships-for-dreamers
— National Border Patrol Council urges Democrats to see ’emergency’ crisis at the border first hand – Talia Kaplan
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/national-border-patrol-council-democrats-against-president-trump-taking-action-on-border-havent-seen-the-emergency-crisis-themselves

GOPUSA
— Under Trump, highest % of household income gains in 53 yrs.
http://www.gopusa.com/under-trump-highest-of-household-income-gains-in-53-yrs/

DAILY CALLER
— DHS SECRETARY NIELSEN SAYS BORDER SMUGGLERS HAVE ‘CHILD RECYCLING RINGS’ – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/03/dhs-kirstjen-nielsen-border-smugglers-child-recycling-rings/

BREITBART
— Senators Push Amnesty as Border Crisis Escalates – Dan Stein
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/04/02/exclusive-dan-stein-senators-push-amnesty-as-border-crisis-escalates/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mexico president’s demand for Spanish apology over conquistador’s conquest backfires – Martin Arostegui
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/2/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-spain-conquistador-apo/
— Trump delivers ultimatum to Congress: Immigration deal or border closure ‘Security is more important to me than trade’ – Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/2/donald-trump-delivers-ultimatum-congress-immigrati/
— Trump tells GOP to stick with MAGA to retake House after Democrats’ ‘brief little spell’ – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/2/trump-says-republicans-will-retake-house-after-dem/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Mark Levin: It is impossible ‘to have a civil society with this kind of invasion’ – Carmel Kookogey
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-impossible-civil-society-kind-invasion/

TOWNHALL
— Jussie Smollett Is The Rule, Not The Exception – Gavin Wax
https://townhall.com/columnists/gavinwax/2019/04/02/jussie-smollett-is-the-rule-not-the-exception-n2544167

NEWSMAX
— Trump: GOP ‘Blew It’ on Healthcare, Must Embrace It in 2020 Race
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/us-trump-republican-fundraiser/2019/04/02/id/909901/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Trump exposes United Nations as world’s epicenter for Jew-hatred – David Singer
https://canadafreepress.com/article/trump-exposes-united-nations-as-worlds-epicentre-for-jew-hatred

HILL
— 2020 Dems audition for Al Sharpton’s support – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: To succeed in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, whose support do you need? Of course, you need the support of those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. To the extent that you do not succeed, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout that you do not have the support of those who have the most clout.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437058-2020-dems-audition-for-al-sharpton
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs balk at latest Trump foreign aid cuts. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/437060-gop-dems-balk-at-latest-trump-foreign-aid-cuts
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters “warn of ‘major disruption’ to auto industry if Trump closes border.”
https://thehill.com/latino/437021-experts-caution-against-major-disruption-to-auto-industry-if-trump-closes-the-border

CBS NEWS
— Trump vows to take back the House at NRCC dinner
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-at-nrcc-president-speaks-at-national-republican-congressional-committee-annual-dinner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “For human smugglers, a border wall means a bigger payday.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-business-immigration-smuggler-mexico-cbsn-originals/

NBC NEWS
— Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago mayor, will be 1st black woman and 1st openly gay person to hold post – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lori-lightfoot-elected-chicago-mayor-will-be-1st-black-woman-n990266

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump the Punisher In politics, as in life, there are Fixers and there are Punishers. No question which the president is. – Michelle Cottle (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are punishers. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/trump-border-mexico.html
— ‘Why Aren’t Democrats Winning the Hispanic Vote 80-20 or 90-10?’ It’s the question that may decide the 2020 elections — and the future of the Democratic Party. – Thomas B. Edsall (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly Democrats make it clear that Democrats want/expect/demand that Hispanics get rid of Republicans once and for all.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/opinion/latino-voters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Border Crackdowns Feed a Self-Reinforcing Cycle of Fear and Backlash.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/world/americas/us-immigration-crackdown.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs “Urge Trump Not to Close Border.” Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-business-groups-urge-trump-not-to-close-border-11554240973
— Blowing Up the Border How to damage the economy and not solve the asylum crisis. – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blowing-up-the-border-11554247445
— Pelosi Says Allegations About Biden’s Conduct Don’t Disqualify Him for 2020 House speaker says former vice president needs to be more careful – Natalie Andrews and Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What factors do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout disqualify you from running for a government office or for a political office? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress they almost got ICRC to censure me and that they crushed my bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer. They stress a) that 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 $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that 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; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They stress my terrible demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-says-allegations-about-bidens-conduct-dont-disqualify-him-for-2020-11554221949

USA TODAY
— If Trump closed the border with Mexico, the U.S. auto industry would shut down in days – Kristin Dziczek (DIERSEN: America-haters crow about their success in making America dependent on Mexico.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/02/trump-close-mexico-border-shutter-us-auto-industry-weaken-economy-column/3337125002/

FORT BEND HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hater “reveals how Trump allegedly cheats at golf.”
https://www.fbherald.com/news/national/sportswriter-reveals-how-trump-allegedly-cheats-at-golf/video_33a90da9-756b-50a5-a50e-c1a12c78c679.html

LADDERS
— Nine executive presence practices that arm you against ageism at work But age discrimination in hiring has the potential to thwart all these reforms. – MAYO OSHIN (DIERSEN: If you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, if you are considering a career in the federal government, you should know that the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/nine-executive-presence-practices-that-arm-you-against-ageism-at-work

GALLUP
— Majority Rejects Idea of Haves, Have-Nots Divide in U.S. – JEFFREY M. JONES (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are nasty. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I did not earn and do not I disserve the income, assets, college degrees, professional certifications, professional license, etc. that I have. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government, that I got married, that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my demographics gave me a tremendous unfair advantage in life, and therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://news.gallup.com/poll/248216/majority-rejects-idea-haves-nots-divide.aspx

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Erroneously Claims His Father Was Born in Germany (DIERSEN: My great great grandfather was born in Germany.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-claims-his-father-fred-was-born-in-germany-when-he-was-really-born-in-new-york

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “No ‘Crisis’ in Free Speech.”
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/04/03/new-pen-america-report-disputes-notion-free-speech-college-campuses-crisis

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Lori Lightfoot Elected Chicago’s First Openly LGBTQ and Black Female Mayor Equality Illinois Celebrates Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot win
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Lori-Lightfoot-Elected-Chicagos-First-Openly-LGBTQ-and-Black-Female-Mayor/65764.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 825 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $369,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447765_zpid/

April 2 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi says Biden should stop being touchy-feely with women – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-says-biden-should-stop-being-touchy-feely-with-women

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Voter turnout on Election Day called ‘disappointing’ – Megan Jones
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-voter-turnout-st-0403-story.html
— Aurora mayor blasts Ripper Crew murderer’s new home: ‘It is a risk the people of Aurora shouldn’t have to take’ – Sarah Freishtat
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-ripper-crew-aurora-halfway-house-st-0402-story.html
— Trump tweets he’s ‘the best thing that ever to happened to Puerto Rico,’ drawing ire of Puerto Ricans in Chicago – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-tweets-puerto-rico-20190402-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi’s advice to Joe Biden on women: ‘Pretend you have a cold’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-cold-20190402-story.html
— Election fatigue? Yes, it’s a real thing – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-election-runoff-fatigue-20190402-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aurora mayor ‘blindsided’ by reputed gang member’s arrival – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aurora-irvin-richard-kokoraleis-thomas-ripper-crew-lorraine-lorry-ann-borowski/

DAILY HERALD
— Technical issue slows voting process in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190402/technical-issue-slows-voting-process-in-dupage-county
— Most states’ sports betting revenue misses estimates – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190402/news/304029890/

HERALD & REVIEW & SOUTHERN & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House Republicans argue against graduated tax, call it a ‘blank check’ to lawmakers – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-republicans-argue-against-graduated-tax-call-it-a/article_3759181b-041f-59d7-af0e-07263b6c4ea7.html
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/house-gop-reaffirms-graduated-tax-opposition/article_f52ea0a6-e6ec-5884-9c6f-783cde0f364d.html
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190402/illinois-house-gop-reaffirms-graduated-tax-opposition

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chinese woman carrying malware allegedly got into Mar-a-Lago – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/chinese-woman-carrying-malware-allegedly-got-into-mar-a-lago-04-02-2019

OAK PARK
— Not in your front yard: Why ‘For Sale’ signs are banned in Oak Park – Steven Jackson (DIERSEN: In your precinct, what percent of the homes are a) for sale, b) vacant, and/or c) seriously neglected? What discourages people from living in your precinct?)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/4-2-2019/Not-in-your-front-yard:-Why-‘For-Sale’-signs-are-banned-in-Oak-Park/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump should not close U.S.-Mexico border – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/2/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-should-not-close-us-me/

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Border Shutdown Would Cause ‘Significant’ Economic Impact – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-us-border-mexico/2019/04/02/id/909799/
— Trump: Dems, Central American Nations Take Money for ‘Absolutely Nothing’ – Theodore Bunker 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/democrats-mexicans-twitter-tweet/2019/04/02/id/909827/
— For the Media, If It’s Anti-Trump It’s Too Good to Check – Michael Reagan 
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/media-bias-trump/2019/04/02/id/909809/

DAILY CALLER
— EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP TO PURSUE ‘AGGRESSIVE’ EXECUTIVE CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRATION – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/stephen-miller-crackdown-illegal-immigration/
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEES PROTEST COMPANY’S PRO-BORDER WALL BOARD MEMBER. EXECS STAND PAT – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/google-conservatives-heritage-president/
— PETER STRZOK’S BOSS THOUGHT EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR MADE HIM VULNERABLE TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political job or office.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/peter-strzok-vulnerable-affair-spies/

BREITBART
— Democrat Presidential Candidate Julián Castro: Open the Borders – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/04/02/democrat-presidential-candidate-julian-castro-open-borders/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Democrats’ ‘Equality Act’ promotes equality … for everyone who agrees with them – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/democrats-equality-act-promotes-equality-everyone-agrees/

TOWNHALL
— Democratic Proposal: Hey, Let’s Eliminate Criminal Penalties for Illegal Immigration — and End Most Detentions – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/04/02/democratic-presidential-candidate-hey-lets-end-criminal-penalties-for-illegally-entering-the-us-n2544138

ONE NEWS NOW
— Civil disobedience – a proper response to pro-LGBT school event – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/04/02/civil-disobedience-a-proper-response-to-pro-lgbt-school-event

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Hispanics Rally to Trump, Boosting His 2020 Chances – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/02/hispanics_rally_to_trump_boosting_his_2020_chances_139933.html
— Trump: Closing U.S.-Mexican Border Will Hurt Economy, “But Security Is What Is Most Important” – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/02/trump_closing_us-mexican_border_will_hurt_economy_but_security_is_what_is_most_important.html

ROLL CALL
— Trump slams Puerto Rican officials, calls Nadler a hypocrite Rep. Beyer alleges that Trump is ‘lying’ about how much aid has gone to island – John T. Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/trump-slams-puerto-rican-officials-calls-rep-nadler-a-hypocrite

THE HILL
— Biden controversy splits Dems on generational, political lines – JONATHAN EASLEY AND AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: If the Democrats officially dump Democrats who are old, White, and/or male, will they vote for Republicans?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437020-biden-controversy-splits-dems-on-generational-political-lines

NBC NEWS
— Trump, McConnell clash on closing the border “If we don’t make a deal with Congress, the border’s going to be closed,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “100 percent.” – Jonathan Allen and Rebecca Shabad
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-100-percent-ready-shut-down-u-s-mexico-border-n990146

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s huffing and puffing at the border won’t make the migration problem disappear.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-huffing-and-puffing-at-the-border-wont-make-the-migration-problem-disappear/2019/04/02/d7398fe4-5585-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Cost of Closing the Border.”
https://www.latimes.com/newsletters/la-me-todays-headlines-20190402-story.html
— Trump’s critics are wrong about the border crisis. So is Trump – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-goldberg-border-crisis-trump-immigration-20190402-story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN Headline: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-equality-act-lgbtq-discrimination-gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender-20190402-ohivv4ekvvhphgrbewufaroja4-story.html

MARKET WATCH
— Trump closing the border could mean price increases for produce and cars The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said this action would cause ‘severe economic harm’ – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want America to be more and more and more dependent on Mexico.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-closing-southern-border-could-result-in-price-spikes-for-cars-and-produce-2019-04-02


LAW
— The Legal Risks of Targeted Ads: Lawyers Weigh In on Avoiding Anti-Discrimination Violations A new suit against Facebook alleges the platform allowed advertisers to engage in housing discrimination. For platforms offering targeted ads, the suit is a warning to check advertiser policies and ad review processes. – Caroline Spiezio 
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2019/04/02/the-legal-risks-of-targeted-ads-lawyers-weigh-in-on-avoiding-anti-discrimination-violations/?slreturn=20190302181439

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Americans are much more worried about health care than illegal immigration.”
https://theweek.com/speedreads/832748/americans-are-much-more-worried-about-health-care-than-illegal-immigration-poll-shows

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “GOP DARLING CHARLIE KIRK IS WORRIED ABOUT ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ AND BERNIE SANDERS, BUT HE’S GOT A PLAN.”
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-donald-trump-republican-1382254

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— States With Largest and Smallest Gender Pay Gap On Equal Pay Day, here’s a look at the states where women earn close to what their male counterparts make – and where they don’t. – Susan Milligan (DIERSEN: If I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-04-02/states-with-largest-and-smallest-gender-pay-gap

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— Why Identity Politics Could Be Good Politics For Democrats In 2020 – Perry Bacon Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs make it clear that they want 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon will RINO political organizations amend their bylaws to bar members of the aforesaid groups from joining, let alone serving as officers?) 
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-identity-politics-could-be-good-politics-for-democrats-in-2020/

LGBTQ NATION
— LGBTQ employees are fleeing the Department of Justice because they’re being treated poorly – Alex Bollinger 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/lgbtq-employees-fleeing-department-justice-theyre-treated-poorly/

April 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do not want Hispanic immigrants to assimilate. To get votes from Hispanic immigrants, Democrats would love to make Spanish the official language of America.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/woman-targeted-for-speaking-spanish-racist-rant-caught-on-camera/5230189/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Now we have a seat at the table’ Words of anticipation, hope from black women to Chicago’s next mayor – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If you are, do you have a “seat at the table?” How do the following treat you: the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, and the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman?) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/toni-preckwinkle-lori-lightfoot-mayoral-candidates-next-mayor-hope-black-women/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage all the citizens of all the countries of the world a) to leave the country that they are a citizen of and b) to seek asylum in America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190402/mission-for-two-suburban-shelters-for-young-asylum-seekers-i-am-safe

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How will employers handle recreational marijuana use in Illinois? – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I would not want work for, work with, or supervise anyone who used marijuana.)
shttps://www.sj-r.com/news/20190401/how-will-employers-handle-recreational-marijuana-use-in-illinois
— Now-banned bump stocks slow to surface locally – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190401/now-banned-bump-stocks-slow-to-surface-locally
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois bill would bar colleges from asking about criminal history – Lenore Sobota
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190401/illinois-bill-would-bar-colleges-from-asking-about-criminal-history

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s progressive tax push: A guide for the ordinary Illinoisan – Wirepoints Special Report – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Kevin Maedomari
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-progressive-tax-push-a-guide-for-the-ordinary-illinoisan-wirepoints-special-report/

JEANNE IVES
— We need ONE Board Member Who will be a Watchdog Please take time today to vote for Harold Lonks for CUSD200 School Board.
https://mailchi.mp/b23bd16fe8a0/if-you-are-concerned-about-property-taxes-vote-today

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois State University promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/04/lavender-graduation-may-8/

GOPUSA
— How Democrats try to make elections obsolete
http://www.gopusa.com/how-democrats-try-to-make-elections-obsolete/
— Pope Francis: Walls, fear-mongering won’t stop migration (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Pope paints himself as being anti-Trump, anti-Trump supporters, 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-walls-fear-mongering-wont-stop-migration/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal border crossings are escalating, but E-Verify may be one way to curb the influx of illegal workers – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/illegal-border-crossings-are-escalating-but-e-veri/
— ‘If not an emergency, what is it?’ – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/if-12-year-high-of-illegal-immigration-isnt-an-eme/
— Emergency on the border – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/editorial-america-cannot-surrender-its-borders-to-/
— A crises on the southern border – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/illegal-border-crossings-are-escalating-but-e-veri/
— Border Patrol agents to double as asylum officers for ‘credible fear’ cases – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/border-patrol-agents-double-asylum-officers-credib/

FOX NEWS
— Jared Kushner: Trump’s threat to close border is move ‘to pressure everybody’ – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jared-kushner-trump-threat-to-close-border-is-move-to-pressure-everybody

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Airport Bans Chick-Fil-A Over Malicious ThinkProgress Smear: ‘Not Appropriate Venue’ – Gabriel Hays 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2019/04/01/ny-airport-bans-chick-fil-over-malicious-thinkprogress-smear
— NBC Ignores 100,000 Border Arrests, Terrified for Tequila Trade – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/04/01/nbc-ignores-100000-border-arrests-terrified-tequila-trade
— Amazon Sitcom: U.S. ‘A White Nationalist Ethno-State Run by Fake Theocratic Dictator’ – Dawn Slusher 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/dawn-slusher/2019/04/02/amazon-prime-catastrophe-trump-pence

DAILY WIRE
— CBS News Posts Unusual Story Glorifying Human Traffickers – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45406/cbs-news-posts-unusual-story-glorifying-human-josh-hammer
— Trump Would Be Right To Fully Shut Down The U.S.-Mexico Border – Josh Hammer
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45394/hammer-trump-would-be-right-fully-shut-down-us-josh-hammer

DAILY CALLER
— 2017 JUSSIE SMOLLETT MUSIC VIDEO FEATURED A FAKE TRUMP, A NOOSE AND ‘ALTERNATIVE FACTS’ – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/01/jussie-smollett-music-video-fake-trump-noose/

NEWSMAX
— Mexican Official: No Plans to Stop Migrant Caravans – Jason Devaney 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-caravan-mexico/2019/04/01/id/909704/
— Fox Business Host Slams Pope as ‘Weak’ on Walls, Socialism – Cathy Burke 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/elizabeth-macdonald-stuart-varney-border-wall-migrant-caravan/2019/04/01/id/909709/
— WHAT IF YOU LAUNCH A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND NO ONE SHOWS UP? Welcome to the worst 2020 kickoff rally in America. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273338/what-if-you-launch-presidential-campaign-and-no-daniel-greenfield
— Presidential Closure of US-Mexican Border Legal and Has Precedent – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/trump-nixon-mexico-border/2019/04/01/id/909669/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Give to the Salvation Army and San Antonio Will Ban You
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273319/give-salvation-army-and-san-antonio-will-ban-you-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Trump Threatened To Close The Border As Another Caravan Approached – And Mexico Is Taking A Hint – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/04/01/heres-how-mexico-plans-to-handle-the-latest-caravan-headed-for-the-border-n2544118
— If Not an Emergency, What Is It? – Cal Thomas
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2019/04/02/if-not-an-emergency-what-is-it-n2544081
— Here’s How Mexico Plans To Handle The Latest Caravan Headed For The Border – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/04/01/heres-how-mexico-plans-to-handle-the-latest-caravan-headed-for-the-border-n2544118
— Reparations For Slavery Are Unworkable – And Unjust – Jeff Jacoby (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats want you to pay reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2019/04/02/reparations-for-slavery-are-unworkable–and-unjust-n2544098

AMERICAN THINKER
— For Peace in America, We Must Return to the Rule of Law – Robert Vincent
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/for_peace_in_america_we_must_return_to_the_rule_of_law.html
— Where were the protests during Obama’s years? – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/where_were_the_protests_during_obamas_years.html
— ‘It’s not just the economy, stupid’ – Fritz Pettyjohn (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want to promote prosperity or safety. Democrats want to promote 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, and even worse things.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/its_not_just_the_economy_stupid.html
— Pew: Nearly 20% of world’s migrant population lives in the US – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pew_nearly_20_of_worlds_migrant_population_lives_in_the_us.html

FEDERALIST
— The More People Like Jussie Smollett Cry Wolf, The Less People Believe In Hate Crimes Those perpetuating now-frequent hate hoaxes risk desensitizing Americans from legitimate racism by sacrificing truth on the altar of political expediency. – Joseph D’Hippolito
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/02/people-like-jussie-smollett-cry-wolf-less-people-believe-hate-crimes/

LIFEZETTE
— Democrat Ilhan Omar Calls Living in Trump’s America an ‘Everyday Assault’ This is the same new young lawmaker who believes the hijab means ‘power, liberation, beauty, and resistance’
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/04/democrat-ilhan-omar-calls-living-trumps-america-an-everyday-assault/

EPOCH TIMES
— Mexico Must ‘Bring Order’ to Central American Migration, Mexican President Says – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexico-has-to-bring-order-to-central-american-migration-mexican-president-says_2862062.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Once biased in favor of Vietnam veterans, this school is changing its student code – THOMAS CURRY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/once-biased-in-favor-of-vietnam-veterans-this-school-is-changing-its-student-code/

THE HILL
— Pivot to center? Not Trump – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican politicians who have dumped me after pivoted to the center.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436842-pivot-to-center-not-trump
— Crisis hits Biden as new allegation emerges – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND AMIE PARNES 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/436841-crisis-hits-biden-as-new-allegation-emerges

POLITICO
— Pelosi says Biden allegations are not ‘disqualifying’ for 2020 run – REBECCA MORIN (DIERSEN: What factors do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout disqualify you from running for a government office or for a political office? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress they almost got ICRC to censure me and that they crushed my bid to serve as MTRCC Treasurer. They stress a) that 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 $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that 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; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They stress my terrible demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/02/pelosi-says-biden-allegations-are-not-disqualifying-1247827

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/01/politics/hassett-border-shut-costs/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Democratic candidates respond to allegation of uncomfortable Biden encounter
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/democratic-candidates-respond-allegation-uncomfortable-biden-encounter-n989481

MCCLATCHY DC
— Trump wants to halt aid to Central America. These Republicans want to stop him. – ANDREA DRUSCH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/policy/immigration/article228704984.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/trump-border-mexico.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting young voters to hate Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/upshot/trump-era-molding-young-voters.html
— Migration Surge From Central America Was Spurred, in Part, by Mexican Policies – Kirk Semple
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/americas/mexico-migration-border.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote foreign aid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/americas/trump-central-america-aid.html
— Avocado Shortages and Price Spikes: How Trump’s Border Closing Would Hit U.S. – Ana Swanson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/trump-border-closing-economy.html
— A Trump-hater says “Trump Lives by Ratings. He Won’t Like This One.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/trump-e-score-rating.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Border surge pressures Democrats to craft their own immigration solutions — not just oppose Trump – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/border-surge-pressures-democrats-to-craft-their-own-immigration-solutions–not-just-oppose-trump/2019/04/02/4f074fd6-5494-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/trump-says-mexico-does-nothing-to-stop-illegal-migration-the-truth-is-more-complicated/2019/04/01/dd39c53a-548b-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The ‘best economy’ ever isn’t working for working people.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-best-economy-ever-isnt-working-for-working-people/2019/04/02/189953f6-54b0-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats need to help fix the border crisis or get out of Trump’s way – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.)
https://nypost.com/2019/04/01/democrats-need-to-help-fix-the-border-crisis-or-get-out-of-trumps-way/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-border-closing-chaos-20190401-story.html

USA TODAY
— Moore is who President Trump needs to reform the Federal Reserve – Andy Puzder
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/01/stephen-moore-president-trump-needs-reform-federal-reserve-editorials-debates/3335651002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Securing southern border is Trump’s obligation – Editorial
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/02/securing-southern-border-is-trumps-obligation/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Targets Misleading India News – Newley Purnell (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is misleading except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-removes-hundreds-of-fake-accounts-ahead-of-indian-elections-11554129628
— Joe Biden’s Identity Reckoning He may have been VP, but he’s old, white, male and heterosexual. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-identity-reckoning-11554159979
— Retirement Overhaul Gains Traction With Senate Bill House has introduced its own legislation; analysts say bill could be voted into law this year – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirement-overhaul-gains-traction-with-senate-bill-11554160942

BLOOMBERG
— Tax-the-Rich Fervor Builds in Statehouses After Trump’s Big Cut – Amanda Albright
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/tax-the-rich-fervor-builds-in-statehouses-after-trump-s-big-cut

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want America to give Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador money to get those countries to send fewer of their citizens to America illegally.
http://fortune.com/2019/04/01/foreign-aid-immigration/

MARKET WATCH
— You’re likely to be out of a job in your 50s — 4 ways to prepare and minimize the pain Early involuntary retirement could strike even you (DIERSEN: I should write a book about forced early retirement.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/youre-likely-to-be-out-of-a-job-in-your-50s-4-ways-to-prepare-and-minimize-the-pain-2019-04-02

QUICKEN
— Forced into Retirement? Here’s What You Need to Know – Molly Grace (DIERSEN: I should write a book about forced early retirement.)
https://www.quickenloans.com/blog/forced-retirement-heres-need-know
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re approaching retirement age, you might be thinking about how long you’ll need to continue working to ensure you have the finances to last throughout your retirement. Unfortunately, you might not have much of a say in the matter. A recent analysis from ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows that more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of their jobs before they plan to retire – even those who are in steady, long-held positions. Many of these workers find it difficult or even impossible to get back to their previous income level, putting their financial health at risk. Some of these individuals will have to take on new, lower paying positions just to make ends meet, finding themselves working twice as hard just to make half as much as they did at their previous positions. Those who have to leave the workforce due to personal issues that prevent them from taking on new work are faced with the difficult task of making their already lackluster retirement savings stretch even thinner. What can older workers do if they find themselves out of a longtime job they relied on and facing a suddenly uncertain retirement? Let’s look at some steps you can take in the short and long term to ensure your financial security. Why Are Americans Being Forced into Retirement? The majority of job losses among workers over 50 are employer-driven, not due to personal issues like ailing health. This often comes in the form of layoffs or deteriorating work conditions that, intentionally or not, subtly edge out these workers. While age discrimination in the workplace is illegal, it unfortunately does happen. If you believe you have sufficient evidence that you have been a victim of age discrimination, you may want to speak with a lawyer. Another reason workers retire earlier than planned is personal circumstances that prevent them from continuing work, often due to poor health or having to take care of a family member, like an ill spouse.)

PEW TRUSTS
— Gun-Rights Counties Vow to Resist New Restrictions – Matt Vasilogambros
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/04/02/gun-rights-counties-vow-to-resist-new-restrictions

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lgbt-rights-are-under-attack-america-needs-the-equality-acturgently

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats highlight LGBTQers who claim to be Republican and do bad things.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/republican-pled-guilty-paying-two-young-boys-sex-multiple-times-now-denies/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/02/trump-shutting-mexico-border-would-cripple-el-paso-republican-mayor-says

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
— FOR SALE: 913 James Court, Wheaton – $764,900 
https://www.berkshirehathawayhs.com/homes-for-sale/913-James-Court-Wheaton-IL-60189-269677874

April 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett case leads to protests for, against Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx – Diane Pathieu and Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-case-leads-to-protests-for-against-kim-foxx/5228404/

NBC5
— Aurora Ministry Housing ‘Ripper Crew’ Member ‘Very Confident’ He Isn’t a Threat “Wayside Cross Ministries did not seek out Thomas Kokoraleis upon his release from prison. He came to us seeking our help.” – Christian Farr
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thomas-kokoraleis-ripper-crew-aurora-wayside-cross-ministries-507963241.html

CBS2
— Foxx Controversy Takes Center Stage Prior To Election Day – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/01/kim-foxx-protests-election-day/
— Hoffman Estates Voter Says She Was Misled By Republican Questionnaire
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/01/republican-surveys-mail/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Dueling rallies support and slam Kim Foxx – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/dueling-rallies-support-and-slam-kim-foxx
— Official: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/official-trump-team-overruled-25-security-clearance-denials

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands voting early ahead of Tuesday’s election, but turnout doesn’t match past totals – Elvia Malagon
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-early-voting-april-election-20190401-story.html
— Dueling protests Monday in response to Kim Foxx and Jussie Smollett – Javonte Anderson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-kim-foxx-police-dueling-protests-20190401-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Police union, activists face-off over Kim Foxx, Jussie Smollett – Stefano Esposito and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-downtown-chicago-protests/
— McDonald’s surrenders as $15 hourly minimum wage gains steam – Christine Owens
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mcdonalds-minimum-wage-15-christine-owens/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Mandated to love our neighbors’: Why Wayside Cross accepted ‘Ripper Crew’ killer as resident – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190401/mandated-to-love-our-neighbors-why-wayside-cross-accepted-ripper-crew-killer-as-resident

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— (Former) Milton Township trustee Keller unclear about where COD board candidate Dunne stands on issues – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512359019-milton-township-trustee-keller-unclear-about-where-cod-board-candidate-dunne-stands-on-issues

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Some Republicans offer ideas to reduce state spending in response to challenge – Greg Bishop 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/some-republicans-offer-ideas-to-reduce-state-spending-in-response/article_aaf5826e-54a7-11e9-81ad-df286070d9ab.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER RESOLUTION BANNING CERTAIN FREE SPEECH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-resolution-to-ban-free-speech-.html


— THORNER: VP PENCE ENCOURAGES CHICAGO AREA CONSERVATIVES FRIDAY NIGHT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/thorner-vp-pence-encourages-chicago-area-conservatives-friday-night.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Another “separatism-themed” rally held in Decatur
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/01/another-separatism-themed-rally-held-in-decatur/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS to redeploy up to 2,000 officers to border crisis – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/dhs-redeploy-2000-officers-border-crisis/

BREITBART
— Luis Gutierrez: ‘There Should Be Welcoming Centers All Across America’ for Migrants – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/01/luis-gutierrez-there-should-be-welcoming-centers-all-across-america-for-migrants/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope blames illegal migration to capitalist countries … on capitalism – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pope_blames_illegal_migration_to_capitalist_countries__on_capitalism.html

NEWSMAX
— Protect the American Economy by Securing the Border – Wayne Allyn Root 
https://www.newsmax.com/wayneallynroot/border-socialism-economy/2019/04/01/id/909634/

TOWNHALL
— DHS Secretary Relocates Hundreds of Border Agents to Deal With Ongoing Illegal Immigration Crisis – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/04/01/dhs-secretary-relocates-hundreds-of-border-agents-to-deal-with-ongoing-illegal-immigration-crisis-n2544091

DAILY CALLER
— KIRSTJEN NIELSEN: CRISIS AT THE BORDER IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/01/nielsen-border-crisis-worse/
— CBS NEWS PAINTS COYOTES AS HUMANITARIANS: BORDER SMUGGLERS ARE ‘HELPING MIGRANTS SURVIVE’ – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/01/cbs-news-coyotes-helping-migrants/

PJ MEDIA
— The NAACP’s Horrifying Cowardice on Jussie Smollett – TYLER O’NEIL 
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-naacps-horrifying-cowardice-on-jussie-smollett/

THE HILL
— Congress must act to stop mass migration of illegal aliens – BUCK SEXTON
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/436707-congress-must-act-to-stop-mass-migration-of-illegal-aliens

POLITICO
— Trump calls Census ‘meaningless’ without citizenship question – KATIE GALIOTO
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/01/trump-census-citizenship-1246499

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/most-americans-are-ok-gay-presidential-candidate-s-big-shift-n989541

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans have their minds made up about Trump. Nothing is going to change that. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americans-have-their-minds-made-up-about-trump-nothing-is-going-to-change-that/2019/04/01/ec0ed05c-5498-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

FORBES
— Investors Shrug As Government Sues Facebook For Housing Discrimination – Peter Cohan
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2019/04/01/investors-shrug-as-government-sues-facebook-for-housing-discrimination/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Is your agency as good as when you first started? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the amount of work experience that its employees had on average went down and down and down as the agency got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/04/is-your-agency-as-good-as-when-you-first-started/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “White House Insists That Trump Really Is Dumb Enough to Close the Border.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/trump-migrant-crisis-white-house-insists-trump-is-crazy-enough-to-close-border-stop-aid-central-america.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites. America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/white-terrorists-help-other-people-deny-their-prejudice/586198/

April 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Protests for, against Kim Foxx taking place Monday in wake of Jussie Smollett case – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/protests-for-against-kim-foxx-taking-place-monday-/5228404/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/1/2019

WBEZ
— Bluer Than Thou: What It Means To Be ‘Progressive’ In Chicago – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/bluer-than-thou-what-it-means-to-be-progressive-in-chicago/f6d1e2de-0568-43df-8db0-d68d2bcbbb3a

DAILY HERALD
— Pot legalization endangers future generations – Jean M. Alberti, Glen Ellyn
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190330/pot-legalization-endangers-future-generations
— Heated school board races to watch in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190401/heated-school-board-races-to-watch-in-wheaton-glen-ellyn
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lonks, a self-employed accountant, has fallen short on three previous bids for a board seat. He’s criticized the district on transparency issues and end-of-career bonuses for retiring employees, but Booten says the payments help retain staff. Crabtree says the district is pledging about $7 million to $7.5 million annually over the next four to five years to pay for capital projects. “We’re going to start drawing down our fund balance a little bit,” she said. “We’re going to be tightening up a little bit within our budget, not impacting students, and we’re hitting off those top-priority needs, so that’s our main focus.”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190330/constable-how-7000-mile-trek-through-the-americas-leads-west-african-asylum-seeker-to-the-suburbs
— Tuesday’s election: Key races in DuPage County – Katlyn Smith 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190401/tuesdays-election-key-races-in-dupage-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton mayor Both longtime members of the city council, Phil Suess and John Prendiville are vying to succeed Michael Gresk as Wheaton’s first new mayor in 12 years. Now in his fourth council term, Suess, a partner in an investment consulting firm, has made city taxes a signature campaign issue. In each of the past four years, he’s voted against raising property taxes “at a time when the city has consistently underspent its budget, has generated higher than expected surpluses and has maintained reserves in excess of stated targets.” Prendiville voted in favor of increasing the 2018 property tax levy by $151,175 to capture new growth. The city, he said, has maintained fairly flat tax increases for the average homeowner. Prendiville, an attorney in municipal and corporate finance, cautions the city has roughly $59.5 million in projects with identified funding, but faces about $13.3 million in infrastructure projects that have no funding source over the next five years. Prendiville’s third term on the council expires in May.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Study finds tax plan would narrow state’s income gap – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190331/study-finds-tax-plan-would-narrow-states-income-gap

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur political rally pushes gun rights, says no to new taxes and abortion – TONY REID
https://herald-review.com/news/local/decatur-political-rally-pushes-gun-rights-says-no-to-new/article_5adc1091-f9e8-597a-9ca4-8097ebcae61d.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— OSF HealthCare Displeased With Abortion Legislation – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=281944#.XKHiF5h_OM8

WTAX
— Hurt feelings in diversity debate (DIERSEN: How well are those who share your demographics represented on corporate boards? What percent of those on corporate boards 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://wtax.com/news/101101-hurt-feelings-in-diversity-debate/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Offense taken,” said a black lawmaker during a hot debate over a bill at the Capitol Friday. The bill would require Illinois-based publicly-held corporations to have blacks and women on their boards of directors. Republicans say the requirement is another sign to businesses that they should not locate in Illinois. “If you’re saying that’s stifling business in Illinois, how am I supposed to take that?” shouted State Rep. Will Davis (D-Homewood), who is black. State Rep. Steve Reick (R-Woodstock), who is white, had a response for Davis: “You’re not gonna get anything in this country in the way of being treated equally if you’re gonna take offense at every damn thing that comes up.” Some of the white Republicans’ remarks which offended black Democrats included questions about whether Christian men could be a protected class, too; and whether a corporate board could include somebody such as Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who famously faked her way to the presidency of the NAACP. The bill barely passed. State Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside), who is black, said all he wanted to do was make the world better for his five-year-old daughter. HB 3394 has passed the House, 61-27.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Town hall meeting held in Decatur – Leslie Moreno
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/town-hall-meeting-held-in-decatur

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP lawmakers promote downstate divorce from Chicago Halbrook: “build a wall around Cook County and get Chicago to pay for it” – Mark Maxwell 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gop-lawmakers-promote-downstate-divorce-from-chicago/1891682688
— Drag show brunch encourages LGBTQ community to go to the polls – Rosario Dominguez 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/drag-show-brunch-encourages-lgbtq-community-to-go-to-the-polls/1891057900

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— How the youth vote could affect Tuesday’s mayoral runoff – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at young voters that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things that should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/how-the-youth-vote-could-affect-tuesdays-mayoral-runoff

JEANNE IVES
— Keep COD a Community Asset We can Afford
https://mailchi.mp/012f5b9d361d/an-important-election-for-cod-board-get-the-facts
— Phil Suess for Wheaton Mayor
https://mailchi.mp/d4f28d8e2a0b/phil-suess-for-wheaton-mayor

DAILY ILLINI
— University responds to free speech executive order – Meghana Kaza
https://dailyillini.com/news/2019/04/01/university-responds-to-free-speech-executive-order/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Two-year-old law change intended to benefit non-violent poor offenders used by Smollett to seal case – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512330761-two-year-old-law-change-intended-to-benefit-non-violent-poor-offenders-used-by-smollett-to-seal-case

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois House votes to require woman, African American on all corporate boards – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: How well are those who share your demographics represented on corporate boards? What percent of those on corporate boards 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.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-house-votes-to-require-woman-african-american-on-all/article_fe2b7dc2-5267-11e9-bd90-6f61816a9e18.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Illinois, public sector employers treat their employees better than private sector employers treat their employees.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-shows-public-sector-jobs-in-illinois-outrank-private-sector/article_a2e6ebc0-5255-11e9-9069-4f07acf101fd.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Left-Wing Partisans File Stunning Resolution Against Illinois Family Institute
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/left-wing-partisans-file-stunning-resolution-against-illinois-family/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago attorney Joseph A. Morris, who is also a leader in B’nai B’rith and other Jewish and interfaith organizations, served from 1995 through 2001 as the President of B’nai B’rith in the Midwest, and was founder and first Chairman of the B’nai B’rith International Center for Public Policy, said this about the disputed analogy: I’m Jewish, and not only am I not offended by the comparison between the German Nazi Party’s National Socialism and the U.S. Democratic Party’s Democratic Socialism but I think the comparison is accurate. Wise, principled, and humane Democrats should welcome having their attention arrested by the facts.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: FOX NEWS’ SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/thorner-fox-news-sharp-turn-to-the-left.html
— TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE VIEWS COULD BECOME ‘HATE CRIME’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/traditional-marriage-views-could-become-hate-crime.html

GOPUSA
— Despite Twitter ban, media blackout and an R-rating, ‘Unplanned’ cleans up at the box office
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67318

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Massive caravan on ‘illegal immigration superhighway’ to press strained border resources – Stephen Dinan and Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/31/us-mexico-border-illegal-immigration-superhighway/
— Kellyanne Conway: ‘Creepy Uncle Joe’ videos could be ‘big problem’ for Biden in 2020 White House counselor commends Democrat Lucy Flores for taking on ‘highest levels’ of her party – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/31/kellyanne-conway-joe-biden-creepy-uncle-joe-videos/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden ally defends him on #MeToo allegation: He’s a ‘human golden retriever’ – John Gage 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-ally-defends-him-on-metoo-allegation-hes-a-human-golden-retriever

FOX NEWS
— Trump done playing ‘nice’ at the border; Biden has potential ‘Creepy Uncle Joe’ problem
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-done-playing-nice-at-the-border-biden-has-a-creepy-uncle-joe-problem
— Mexico to hand out some humanitarian visas as thousands of caravan migrants gather in Chiapas – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexico-to-hand-out-some-humanitarian-visas-as-thousands-of-caravan-migrants-gather-in-chiapas
— America would run out of avocados in weeks if Trump shuts border with Mexico, grower warns – Travis Fedschun 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/america-would-run-out-of-avocados-in-weeks-if-trump-shuts-border-with-mexico-grower-warns

PATRIOT POST
— Americans Are Done With Leftmedia’s Emotional Manipulation Pulling on the heartstrings of Americans and targeting viewers who are less informed. – Patrick Hampton
https://patriotpost.us/articles/62096-americans-are-done-with-leftmedias-emotional-manipulation

BREITBART
— Over 1M Illegal Aliens Expected to Arrive in U.S.: ‘Merkel-Style Disaster’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/31/over-1m-illegal-aliens-expected-arrive-u-s-merkel-style-disaster/
— Pew Research: U.S. Home to Nearly 20% of World’s Migrant Population – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/31/pew-research-u-s-home-to-nearly-20-of-worlds-migrant-population/
— CNN Has Yet to Correct, Retract False Claim About Trump and ‘Fine People’ in Charlottesville – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/01/cnn-has-yet-to-correct-retract-false-claim-about-trump-and-fine-people-in-charlottesville/

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Were Quick To Jump On The #MyWhitePrivilege Bandwagon But They Forgot This Important Tidbit – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. 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://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/03/31/liberals-were-quick-to-jump-on-the-mywhiteprivilege-bandwagon-but-they-forgot-th-n2544055
— Democrats Failed To Remove Trump, Now They Must Face Their Worst Nightmare – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: What if my critics/opponents had failed to remove me as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004, GAO employee in 1997?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/04/01/democrats-failed-to-remove-trump-now-they-must-face-their-worst-nightmare-n2544058

PJ MEDIA
— Hillary Clinton and 2020 Dems Celebrate Transgender Identity, Oppose ‘Hate’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/hillary-clinton-and-2020-dems-celebrate-transgender-identity-oppose-hate/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Border crisis past the ‘breaking point’ – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/04/01/border-crisis-past-the-breaking-point

FEDERALIST
— How The So-Called Equality Act Threatens Speech, Religion, And Women’s Rights Despite the universal appeal of the name and its noble promises, the act poses a major risk to those who value religious freedom, state independence, and women’s rights. – Chad Felix Greene
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/01/called-equality-act-threatens-freedom-speech-religion-womens-rights/
— Yale Law School Yanks Stipends From Students Who Work For Christian Firms Yale has found a roundabout way to blacklist legal and nonprofit organizations that don’t adhere to Yale’s understanding of gender identity. – Aaron Haviland
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/01/yale-law-school-yanks-stipends-students-work-christian-firms/

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor teaching evaluations now include ‘diversity,’ ‘cultural awareness’ ratings
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-teaching-evaluations-now-include-diversity-cultural-awareness-ratings/

THE HILL
— Trump calls on Congress to ‘fix’ asylum, other immigration ‘loopholes’: ‘Get it done now!’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436685-trump-calls-on-congress-to-fix-asylum-other-immigration-loopholes-get
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump prefers mocking asylum seekers over finding solutions.” Democrats and RINOs want open borders, that is, Democrats and RINOs want the destruction of America.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/436628-trump-prefers-mocking-asylum-seekers-over-finding-solutions

POLITICO
— 2020 Dems express sympathy for Biden’s accuser The former vice president says he doesn’t think he acted ‘inappropriately’ with Lucy Flores, but she says he needs to change how he behaves. – MARC CAPUTO and MARTIN MATISHAK 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/31/joe-biden-lucy-flores-1244922

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating teachers crow about their success in getting their students to hate Trump and to hate Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/upshot/trump-era-molding-young-voters.html
— Whistle-Blower Tells Congress of Irregularities in White House Security Clearances – Nicholas Fandos and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/us/politics/trump-security-clearances.html
— Productivity Isn’t About Time Management. It’s About Attention Management. “Time management” is not a solution — it’s actually part of the problem. – Adam Grant (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who 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.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/smarter-living/productivity-isnt-about-time-management-its-about-attention-management.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters work hard to turn Puerto Rico against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/01/trump-hasnt-treated-puerto-rico-well-thats-long-us-tradition/
— Discrimination on Facebook is a real problem. But Carson’s motives warrant skepticism. – Editorial (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, firms want to reach 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/discrimination-on-facebook-is-a-real-problem-but-carsons-motives-warrant-skepticism/2019/03/31/0c28fd6e-524f-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook’s tool is popular and powerful because it allows firms to reach the precise audience they wish. Sometimes, firms wish to exclude minorities and women, either directly or through digital redlining by Zip code. Facebook makes it easy.)
— Who are all the political appointees in Donald Trump’s administration? No one knows, and that hurts accountability. – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/01/who-are-all-political-appointees-donald-trumps-administration/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— After Smollett, Chicago’s Mayoral Runoff Turns Nasty The race to succeed Rahm Emanuel pits the Windy City’s new left against its old Democratic machine. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-smollett-chicagos-mayoral-runoff-turns-nasty-11554057616
— The Border Asylum Crisis A broken asylum system all but guarantees entry if you bring children. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-border-asylum-crisis-11554062066

BLOOMBERG
— Mexico Needs More Than an Apology From Spain There’s no denying the abuses of colonization, but national expressions of regret don’t always work. – Tyler Cowen
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-01/mexico-needs-more-than-an-apology-from-spain

USA TODAY
— ‘SNL’ mocks Jussie Smollett in sketch that doubts his innocence. Did it go too far? – Andrea Mandell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/03/31/snl-mocks-jussie-smollett-harsh-sketch-and-people-mad/3324696002/

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “How Trump’s border policies will make the migration problem worse.”
https://theweek.com/articles/832491/how-trumps-border-policies-make-migration-problem-worse

NEW YORKER
— How the South Won the Civil War During Reconstruction, true citizenship finally seemed in reach for black Americans. Then their dreams were dismantled. – Adam Gopnik (DIERSEN: While my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/how-the-south-won-the-civil-war