RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Dead People Can’t Collect Fat Pensions – Rich Miller (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, everyone who is in line to get a pension or is getting a
pension is demonized, denigrated, and condemned. I am not happy at all that for
the rest of my life, I will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and
condemned for getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension.) https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/dead-people-cant-collect-pensions (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
writer threatened mass assassinations for pretty much everyone who receives a
state government pension, including survivors and heirs. To avoid this fate,
the author demanded in the form letter that the pension actuarial tables be
changed and the state’s constitution be amended to remove the pension
protection clause before instituting a graduated income tax. The writer also
demanded unspecified “cap$ and clawback$ for outrageous$ pension
payout$” and local government consolidation. He or she also demanded the
end of pension double-dipping and “playing salary games at career’s end to
max out your take.”)
TIME
— Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps
Rolling Back Protections for Them – ABBY VESOULIS (DIERSEN: Who should be
protected from who? According to Democrats, a) LGBTQers, b) Democrats,
Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, c) liberals and moderates, d) those who have
less money, e) minorities, f) females, g) veterans, h) non-Protestants, i)
non-German Americans, j) non-citizens, k) non-gun owners, and l) those whose
ancestors have not been in America for a long time NEED PROTECTION FROM a)
heterosexuals, b) Republicans, c) conservatives, d) those who have more money,
e) Whites, f) males, g) non-veterans, h) Protestants, i) German Americans, j)
U.S. citizens, k) gun owners, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America
for a long time.) http://time.com/5595474/donald-trump-roll-back-transgender-protections/
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Lakeshore Sport and Fitness to Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment and
Retaliation Lawsuit. Chicago Fitness Club Tolerated Sexual Harassment of
Restaurant Employees and Fired Complainant, Federal Agency Charged. (DIERSEN:
In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had
accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC
complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lakeshore-sport-and-fitness-to-pay-45000-to-settle-eeoc-harassment-and-retaliation
REASON
— Beto O’Rourke Wants To Legalize Weed and Expunge Records, Too
Anti-prohibitionists are now trying to help those still impacted by old drug
convictions. – ZURI DAVIS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who seek or hold
government or political jobs or positions should disclose anything that they
have had expunged from their records. Your past predicts your future. Those who
seek or hold government or political jobs or positions should be held to much
higher standards.) https://reason.com/2019/05/22/beto-orourke-wants-to-legalize-weed-and-expunge-records-too/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How National Injunctions Create Constitutional Chaos – Rachel Bovard
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work hard to get national injunctions
that would get rid of the following once and for all: 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.amgreatness.com/2019/05/25/how-national-injunctions-create-constitutional-chaos/
THE HILL
— GOP amps up efforts to recruit women candidates – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the GOP to recruit
women candidates who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration,
Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican
party platform.) https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445517-gop-amps-up-efforts-to-recruit-women-candidates
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 – Patricia Cohen
(DIERSEN: To pay reparations is to pay the price of Affirmative Action,
Diversity, and Inclusion. Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you should pay
reparations, that is, that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action,
Diversity, and Inclusion and why? My critics/opponents have always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay reparations, that is, that I
should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They
stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Republican, conservative,
Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran),
non-poor, 100% German national origin, draft avoider, retired, and my ancestors
have been in America since 1844.). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/reparations-slavery.html
— The College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt and Sahil Chinoy (DIERSEN: What
did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a
job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s
degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications
when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional
license when I was 32.) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/23/opinion/sunday/college-graduation-rates-ranking.html
— More on the College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/opinion/college-graduation-rates-dropout.html
WASHINGTON POST
— How quickly should new graduates start saving for retirement? – Michelle
Singletary (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966, when I was 18
years old, when I started working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time and
earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits. By the end of
1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the
CSRS.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/23/how-quickly-should-new-graduates-start-saving-retirement/
EUREKA TIMES STANDARD
— On ‘Seeking: digital natives’ – ANGELA COPELAND (DIERSEN: How long have you
had your email address? I have had diersen@aol.com for
more than 24 years, since January of 1995 when I was 46 years old. How long
have you owned a computer system? I have owned a computer system since 1982
when I was 34 years old. While I worked for GAO during the 1990s, before GAO
provided its staff with computer systems, I bought several computer systems and
used them in my office. I published Milton Township Republican Central
Committee’s (MTRCC) first website in 2000 and served as MTRCC’s webmaster
2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001
and served as its webmaster 2001-2003. I served as Illinois Center Right
Coalition’s webmaster 2004-2006. I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
since 2000 and publishing copies of them at www.gopillinois.com
since 2005. I have been on Facebook since January of 2009.) https://www.times-standard.com/2019/05/26/career-corner-seeking-digital-natives/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: This
term makes sense at first. But, the definition of a digital native, according
to Dictionary.com, is “a person born or brought up during the age of digital
technology and therefore familiar with computers and the internet from an early
age.” Those who are turning forty this year probably started to use the
internet around 1995, when they were sophomores in high school — if they were
lucky. That was in the time of the dial-up modem and America Online. Their
parents were ahead of the game to have a home computer then. In all likelihood,
they really began to use computers when they went to college. It should be
noted that I’m omitting early Mac computers and things like Atari for the
purposes of this column. I’m talking about the real-deal internet. Digital
natives had the internet in elementary school or middle school. Wikipedia says
digital natives “are often used to describe the digital gap in terms of the
ability of technological use among people born from 1980 onward and those born
before.” By this definition, a digital native would be 38 years old or younger
today. Let that soak in. A job description that specifically requests that
someone is 38 years old or less. Why does this happen? I don’t have the answer
for you. I’d like to know this myself. I thought that the idea of a job posting
was to hire someone with a certain skillset rather than a certain age. I also
heard this rumor that discriminating on the basis of age when hiring is not
allowed. In fact, I think there may be something called the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act.)
ATLANTIC
— A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media Regulators
should think carefully about the fallout from well-intentioned new rules and
avoid the mistakes of the past. – HEIDI TWOREK (DIERSEN: Who do you want to
control me and to control my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? My critics/opponents want
the following to do that: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, they wanted the following to
do that: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois
Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants.) https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/germany-war-radio-social-media/590149/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Similarities Between Declining Rome and the Modern US – Victor Davis
Hanson (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to
come to America who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative,
anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male,
anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans,
and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/20/the-similarities-between-declining-rome-and-the-modern-us/
DAILY CALLER
— CNN HAS BECOME THE ‘HATE TRUMP’ STATION, FORMER COMMENTATORS SAY – David
Krayden (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who claim to be
religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who failed/refused to help
encourage Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton.) https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/25/cnn-hate-trump-station-former-commentators/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed pot bill a scary proposition – David E. Smith, Executive Director,
Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0526-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women, minority
businesses highlights ‘women helping women’ approach – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN:
Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of
Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran,
gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-lori-lightfoot-hiring-women-tt-20190522-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton recognizes the completion of the extensive streetscape project on
Front Street that included the redesign and relocation of Martin Memorial
Plaza. – Paula Barrington, Downtown Wheaton Association (DIERSEN: Attendees at
this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and
Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza (FROM THE ARTICLE: At
6:30 p.m., a rededication ceremony at the plaza will be conducted by members of
the Wheaton City Council and representatives of the Martin family. A giant
ribbon imprinted with continuous W’s (representing Wheaton) will be cut by
members of the council, followed by cake and lemonade.)
— CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind – AP (DIERSEN:
Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees and government
retirees as being over-compensated a) never complain about what CEOs are paid
and b) talk and act like they are paid operatives and paid dupes for
CEOs) https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190524/business/305249934/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Muslims
and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims, and especially demonize,
denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/your-money/pillars-fund-muslim-americans-suppport.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Voters Are the Future of American Politics For at least the next few
elections, liberal youngsters will be increasingly outnumbered by their
conservative elders – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Those who want Republican
candidates to lose tell them to dump older voters, and especially to dump older
voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about
Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have dumped older voters like
me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-voters-are-the-future-of-american-politics-11558716630
— What Happens in a New Mexico Town When U.S. Border Patrol Drops Off Migrants
Residents of Deming wonder how long their community can host a wave of people
who crossed the border illegally – Dan Frosch and Alicia A. Caldwell (DIERSEN:
Needless-to-say, those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those
governments, and those countries that encourage citizens of foreign countries
to come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally should pay all
costs associated with those illegals.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-in-a-new-mexico-town-when-u-s-border-patrol-drops-off-thousands-of-migrants-11558696442
BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How Can You Tell if a Job Candidate Is Lying About Their Credentials? – Adam
C. Uzialko https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/11314-background-check-candidate-credentials.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: When
employers don’t want to conduct candidate verification themselves or feel it
would be better handled by a professional third party, there are background
check services. These companies are available to screen candidates, usually for
a per-candidate fee, and provide background check reports for the employer’s
review. Background checks generally review criminal history at the federal and
state level, as well as verify past employment and educational attainment.
“Manual verification of job candidates, especially in high-volume
situations, may be impractical,” Chancey said. “For best results,
employers should consider partnering with a reliable background screening
vendor. Look for a vendor whose screening platform is easy to use and takes out
the hassle of verifying multiple candidates, integrates with other HR systems
such as the applicant tracking system, and whose capabilities can be customized
to the needs of your organization.”)
SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer – AP (DIERSEN: In
1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had
accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC
complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190525/company-must-pay-for-rescinding-pregnant-womans-job-offer
SEATTLE TIMES
— UW rescinds job offer as incoming administrator is charged with domestic
violence – Asia Fields https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uws-rescinds-job-offer-as-incoming-administrator-is-charged-with-domestic-violence/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: UW
administrators learned of the arrest from an employee who read about it in an
article from the student paper at private Doane University, where Amoateng has
been the Title IX coordinator, Balta said. Amoateng announced in April that he
would be leaving Doane for UW, according to the student paper, The Doane Line.
After verifying the arrest, UW rescinded its job offer May 13, Balta said.)
WEEK
— 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2019 – Harold Maass (DIERSEN:
According to my critics/opponents, they, their operatives, and their dupes will
tell you everything that you need to know. They do not want you to learn of
anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://theweek.com/10things/836727/10-things-need-know-today-may-24-2019
LADDERS
— 5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs – DANDAN ZHU (DIERSEN: Given
your demographics, what harmed your career? The following harmed my career in
the federal government: I did not become a veteran. I did not become a
Democrat. I did not become a yes-man. I refused to help my Democrat superiors
and supervisors get rid of their employees because they 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. I complained about
political affiliation discrimination. I complained about reverse
discrimination. I complained about age discrimination. I complained about retaliation.
In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action
lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age
discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-common-career-mistakes-to-avoid-at-all-costs
NPR ILLINOIS
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE
INSKEEP & STEVE MULLIS (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? According to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have no merit. I should
write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes.) https://www.nprillinois.org/post/juli-n-castro-wants-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit#stream/0
HR DRIVE
— Tech workers’ promotion chances decline rapidly after age 36 – Valerie
Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican,
White, male, and/or non-veteran, your chances of getting promotions decline
rapidly 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.hrdive.com/news/tech-workers-promotion-chances-decline-rapidly-after-age-36/555416/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s largest homeless shelter accused of discriminating against people
with disabilities, but faces little oversight because it’s a church – Anna Kim
(DIERSEN: What do churches and their members think of you? My
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton
hint/imply/argue/shout that that churches in Wheaton, and especially the
churches that they are a member of, have such an extremely low opinion of me
and that they do not want me a) to become a member, b) to attend services, or c)
to give them money. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed
as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, federal
employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 22 years, union member
for almost 12 years, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since
1844, and other such negatives. They stress that I oppose promotion of
dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion,
mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze,
gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination,
reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-pacific-garden-mission-oversight-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump an easy target
for mockery.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters mock those who share Trump’s
demographics. What demographics to you share with Trump? He and I are Protestant
(I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.),
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (I am 70.),
married, healthy, homeowners, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, draft
avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump
is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have
been a federal retiree for almost 22 years. Both Trump and I have been the
subject of Money Magazine articles, albeit me only once in its February 1978
issue. https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-i-dont-hate-president-donald-trump-st-0526-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville opposes DuPage
County hotel tax, saying it would make city businesses less competitive – Erin
Hegarty https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-oppose-dupage-entertainment-tax-st-0524-story.html
TULCHIN RESEARCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If pot is
legalized for recreational use in Illinois, how many more people in your
neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in
your county, and in Illinois will become stoners? According to pot pushers,
just about everyone is a stoner already. Stoners, their operatives, and their
dupes do everything that they can to destroy individuals like me, destroy
organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, destroy companies, destroy
governments, and destroy countries that do not promote pot. www.chrome-extension://mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai/index.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Have Most of Top Roles in Campaigns for Leading 2020 Democrats WSJ
analysis of senior staff of best-polling Democratic candidates shows wide
swings of race, gender among staffs – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: How soon, if
not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries post
signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich
people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time?) https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-have-most-of-top-roles-in-campaigns-for-leading-2020-democrats-11558690201
— Trump Gets White House Witnesses to Attest to His ‘Very Calm’ Demeanor
President reasserts that he is ‘an extremely stable genius’ as he asks aides to
rebut notion that he’d thrown a temper tantrum in meeting with Democrats –
Michael C. Bender (DIERSEN: Who tries to get you to lose your temper? I should
write a book about those who have tried to get me to lose my temper. Most
commonly, they made false statements about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-gets-white-house-witnesses-to-attest-to-his-very-calm-demeanor-11558656429
— Boycott Over Abortion Law Threatens Georgia’s Film Industry – Cameron
McWhirter and Erich Schwartzel (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations,
companies, governments, and countries boycott you? I should write a book about
those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that
boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-in-hollywood-threaten-to-leave-georgia-over-abortion-law-11558631360
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters analogize citizens of
foreign countries to Jews in Germany during the 1940s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-familys-american-life-almost-wasnt-11558651878
BLOOMBERG
— Rethinking Wealth, From Birthright Capital to Big Spender Taxes Academics
and analysts on how to make society more equitable. (DIERSEN: How much money
do/did your parents have? Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents
hint/imply/argue/shout that a) their parents have/had far less money than my
parents and b) that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life
because my parents were filthy rich. If my parents were filthy rich, why did I
take what they call BAD JOBS? 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.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/rethinking-wealth-from-birthright-capital-to-big-spender-taxes (FROM THE ARTICLE:
There’s a large racial wealth gap in the U.S.: Federal Reserve data show that
the median white family has $171,000 in wealth. That’s about $150,000 more than
the $17,600 of the median black family. These numbers include home equity.)
NPR
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE
INSKEEP (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township
Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton
Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American
Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In
my defense, 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. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973,
and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7
years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC
webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC
MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for
9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.) https://www.npr.org/2019/05/24/726080593/juli-n-castro-wants-to-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Pelosi Must Not Run Congress Like Trump Ran His Businesses Congress doesn’t
have the resources right now to take on Trump, and Democrats aren’t fighting to
acquire them. – DANIEL SCHUMAN (FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress is a shadow of
itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House committee
staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to 1,298.
Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to 2,989.) https://prospect.org/article/pelosi-must-not-run-congress-trump-ran-his-businesses (FROM THE ARTICLE: A
quarter-century ago, Newt Gingrich set out to destroy Congress as a force for
progress, slashing the House’s funding by 14 percent and eviscerating its
support agencies, like the Office of Technology Assessment, which drafted
reports on emerging scientific and technological issues. In the last decade,
House Republicans literally decimated funding for the House. Overall funding
for the legislative branch is down by $370 million in constant dollars over the
last decade alone, and funding for committees over that time has dropped by 22
percent—from $432 million to $329 million in constant dollars. Congress is a
shadow of itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House
committee staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to
1,298. Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to
2,989; and the Congressional Research Service fell by one-quarter, from 835 to
609. This is colloquially known as the lobotomization of Congress. The average
expertise of and resources available to the rump of remaining staff have
dropped precipitously, and few in power have any real experience governing. As
if you couldn’t tell. To sum up, Congress is in no shape to take on Trump.)
WORKFORCE
— The Precarious Legalities of Socially Conscious Workplace Policies Do
employers make these decisions based on principle or on a market analysis? Are
these decisions borne of a desire to cultivate a healthy workplace community by
being part of a bigger, socially conscious vision? – Tim K. Garrett (DIERSEN:
Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, their workplace policies
promote the Democrat Party platform.) https://www.workforce.com/2019/05/24/precarious-legalities-socially-conscious-workplace-policies/
WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Advances to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school in Illinois
is to encourage your child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book
about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trinity Lutheran Grade School
in Crete and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest. I attended Trinity
Lutheran 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran 1961-1962.) http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-Inclusive-Curriculum-Bill-Advances-to-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker/66130.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago banker charged with bribery in seeking Trump post Stephen Calk was
charged by federal prosecutors with bribery for seeking a role in the Trump
administration allegedly in return for $16 million in loans to a senior
official in the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/chicago-banker-charged-bribery-seeking-trump-post
NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg, a military vet, says Trump pretended to be disabled to dodge the
draft The Democratic presidential hopeful said that the president’s conduct
resulted in someone else going to war in his place. – Josh Lederman (DIERSEN:
Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes have viciously used against me my seeking and obtaining student
draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966
Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new
1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress
that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new town home in
University Park in 1972 and a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They
stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree
in 1970 and then took graduate business courses. They stress that while my
peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned almost 3 years of both Social Security
(SS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits while I worked for the
Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS credits while I worked for Firestone
Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning more CSRS credits working for IRS in
1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I went on
vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, etc.) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-military-vet-says-trump-pretended-be-disabled-dodge-draft-n1009246
NEW YORK TIMES
— Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain
High-Level Trump Post Stephen M. Calk, the chairman of a small Chicago bank,
sought positions including secretary of the Treasury, prosecutors said. –
Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS — QUESTION: What kind of articles do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) not share with you and b) do not what me to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: Articles that they did not write or bless. Articles that promote Trump. Articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
DAILY WIRE
— California Is Prosecuting Journalists For Doing Journalism, And The News
Media Doesn’t Care – MATT WALSH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who
prosecute me for my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them
out. What do you say to those who falsely state that they are religious,
conservative, and/or Republican and who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Of
course, they fail/refuse to come to my defense. They read the emails for
“opposition research.” They a) reject planks in the Republican Party
platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those
like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican
Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like
me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they
cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed,
and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) https://www.dailywire.com/news/47536/walsh-california-prosecuting-journalists-doing-matt-walsh
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 The idea of economic
amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed
attention. Here are some formulas for achieving the aim. – Patricia Cohen
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
The Democrats who run the federal government use AA, Diversity, Inclusion,
up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to make their Republican employees who are White,
male, older, and/or non-veteran pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion,
that is, pay reparations.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Ends Commissions for Political Ad Sales Once seen as a growth area,
political ads are now viewed within the company as more of a headache – Emily
Glazer and Jeff Horwitz https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ends-commissions-for-political-ad-sales-11558603803
— Charging Rent When Your Adult Kid Moves Home Many parents don’t charge their
boomerang children rent, but some experts say that’s a mistake – Beth DeCarbo
(DIERSEN: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, did you live with your
parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother
had never attended high school and she had never worked outside of our home.
After I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, I
applied for and eventually got a financial hardship draft deferment to help
support my mother and brother. I lived with my mother and brother in our Crete
home and helped pay their bills until September of 1972 when I bought a new
town home in University Park. I helped pay their bills with money that I earned
a) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and
part-time 1971-1972 and b) working IRS in Chicago during 1971 and then in
Harvey.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/charging-rent-when-your-adult-kid-moves-home-11558603801
— The ‘Underpaid Teachers’ Myth – Jason Richwine and Andrew G. Biggs (DIERSEN:
According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the
federal government grossly overpaid me. In my defense, first, none of my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have taken the jobs
that I held because the pay was too low. Second, most, if not virtually all of
them lack education, work experience, professional certifications, etc.
required for the jobs. And third, 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.wsj.com/articles/the-underpaid-teachers-myth-11558565415
— The College-Admissions Mess The SAT’s new index should be seen as a patch to
liberalism’s greatest failure. – Daniel Henninger https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-admissions-mess-11558565047
— Democrats Say the Craziest Things President Trump should hope they keep
talking. Swing voters are listening. – Karl Rove https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-say-the-craziest-things-11558565069
BELIEF NET
— Living with Purpose after 50 – Meerabelle Dey (DIERSEN: What has been your
purpose the last 20 years? For the last 20 years, my purpose has been to help
elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois
Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. What will be
your purpose be the next 20 years? For the next 20 years, my purpose will
continue to be helping elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and
advance the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform. Those who work
against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP
platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the
Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling
and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on
destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were
defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for
the aforesaid.) https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourmorningcupofinspiration/2019/05/living-purpose-50.html
FEDERAL TIMES
— Democrats blast Trump’s ‘war’ on the civil service – Adam Stone (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes who have made it clear that they hate past, present, and future federal
employees. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that my Democrat
superiors in the federal government took against me. Of course, they agree with
all the adverse actions that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee,
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT
Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right
Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.
have taken against me and continue to take against me.) https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/05/22/democrats-blast-trumps-war-on-the-civil-service/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood’s sharp questioning of DHS acting chief about migrant children
deaths earns her a rebuke Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., accused the DHS acting
chief of “intentionally” backing policies causing the deaths of migrant
children. – Lynn Sweet https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636352/underwood-sharp-questioning-dhs-acting-chief-migrant-deaths-earns-rebuke
— Under pressure, DCCC chief Bustos pulls out of fundraiser for Lipinski Rep.
Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., chair of the Democratic House political operation,
withdraws from Lipinski funder after pushback from abortion-rights progressive
Democrats. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about powerful Democrat
plant and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois during the last 20 years who
focus/focused on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life
plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party
platform.) https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/22/18636456/abortion-under-attack-dccc-chief-busto-pulls-out-fundraiser-for-lipinski
NEW YORK TIMES
— Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion? –
Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about powerful Democrat plant
and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors,
political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in
DuPage County, and in Illinois during the last 20 years who focus/focused on
destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the
Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/politics/dan-lipinski-abortion-cheri-bustos.html
MEDIUM
— What’s your why? Share it with your audience to sustain your future. –
Jennifer Hefty https://medium.com/trusting-news/whats-your-why-share-it-with-your-audience-to-sustain-your-future-a070669f317 (FROM THE ARTICLE: Why
do we do it? Why do we work in a highly unstable career with no job security?
Why do we cover stories so unimaginably terrible that sometimes all that’s left
for us to do at the end of the day is cry? Why do we endure a high-pressure,
fast-paced environment with little pay while at the same time dealing with a
constant barrage of criticism from those we are trying to serve? (You’ve
unfortunately probably heard some of this before: you’re a liberal rag; you’re
in Politician X’s pocket; have you EVER even HEARD of a copy editor?) We do it
because we care. We do it because our passion for our communities runs deep in
our veins. We do it because we feel a responsibility to tell our neighbors’
stories, keep our cities safe and hold our governments accountable. We do it
because we can’t imagine doing anything else. Historically, we haven’t been
very good at telling the story of our why. But it’s one that is key to
sustaining local journalism for years to come. As the news industry continues to
face more layoffs, I’ve heard my colleagues ask, “So what can we do? How can we
help ensure the future of our news organization?”)
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Huh? Chicago Tribune Calls Rahm Emanuel ‘Journalist’ After Fmr. Mayor Gets
Op-Ed Job at The Atlantic – Nick Kangadis (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, a) all news and commentary is fake except for the news and
commentary that they put out or bless and b) only those who they say are
journalists are journalists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) https://www.mrctv.org/blog/huh-chicago-tribune-calls-rahm-emanuel-journalist-after-fmr-mayor-gets-op-ed-job-atlantic
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: How Trump Is Outspending Every 2020 Democrat
on Facebook – THOMAS KAPLAN and SARAH ALMUKHTAR https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/21/us/politics/trump-2020-facebook-ads.html
— The Economy Is Strong. So Why Do So Many Americans Still Feel at Risk? The
sunny job numbers and steady growth hide the fact that most people think the
economy works only for people in power. – Jacob S. Hacker (DIERSEN: Are/were
you “in power?” I have never been “in power.” But my
critics/opponents are/were “in power.” They dominate/dominated
Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government.
I should write a book about them, their operatives, and their dupes.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/opinion/trump-economy.html
— How the Rural-Urban Divide Became America’s Political Fault Line Such a
conflict isn’t unique to the U.S., but the consequences are far-reaching here.
– Emily Badger https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/upshot/america-political-divide-urban-rural.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: In
the United States, where a party’s voters live matters immensely. That’s
because most representatives are elected from single-member districts where the
candidate with the most votes wins, as opposed to a system of proportional
representation, as some democracies have. Democrats tend to be concentrated in
cities and Republicans to be more spread out across suburbs and rural areas.
The distribution of all of the precincts in the 2016 election shows that while
many tilt heavily Democratic, fewer lean as far in the other direction. As a
result, Democrats have overwhelming power to elect representatives in a
relatively small number of districts — whether for state house seats, the State
Senate or Congress — while Republicans have at least enough power to elect
representatives in a larger number of districts. Republicans, in short, are
more efficiently distributed in a system that rewards spreading voters across
space. . .The median congressional district in America looks ideologically more
Republican, Mr. Rodden finds (the median precinct in the chart also voted
slightly Republican). And so Democrats have to find a way to win in those
places, even as the progressive wing of the party is ascendant and lobbying for
control of the party’s message. If Democrats hold on to some suburbs they
recently flipped — a possibility as suburbia diversifies and as
college-educated whites move toward the Democrats — Republicans could one day
be as concentrated in rural areas as Democrats have been in cities. In that
situation, one where Republicans pack their votes more tightly in rural America
and the median suburban district becomes slightly Democratic, the urban party
might actually start to benefit from geographic polarization. But there will
still always be the Senate.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An Opening for Immigration Reform Sen. Lindsey Graham leads, but he’ll need
help from Democrats and President Trump. – William A. Galston https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-opening-for-immigration-reform-11558479648
— FRONT PAGE: Many More Students, Especially the Affluent, Get Extra Time to
Take the SAT Responding to parent pleas, high schools grant special test-taking
accommodations to growing numbers, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows –
Douglas Belkin, Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-more-students-especially-the-affluent-get-extra-time-to-take-the-sat-11558450347
— No Wall Can Fill Holes in the Law Physical barriers divert the flow of
migrants across the border. Stanching it will take new asylum policies. –
Jillian Kay Melchior (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, every citizen
of every foreign country will claim asylum in America. Obviously, they will get
rid of those who are already in America.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-wall-can-fill-holes-in-the-law-11558479552
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to older people who promote age
discrimination? I should write a book about older people in Wheaton, in Glen
Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who
promote/promoted age discrimination. They include present and past Milton
Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township,
DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, leaders, members, and employees.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/05/21/2020-election-warren-biden-trump-sanders-age-column/3742249002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to
illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/nj-ny-migrants-border-preparation-though-donald-trump-denies-plan/3752858002/
TWIN CITIES
— Working Strategies: Résumé tricks for the trades – AMY LINDGREN (DIERSEN:
One should expect that applicants will not include anything in their resumes
that might harm their chances of being selected. For example, anything that
might indicate that they a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to
smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, e) want government to take in tax
revenue from selling pot, f) want to buy pot legally in their municipality, g)
etc.) https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/11/working-strategies-resume-tricks-for-the-trades/
