May 21 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Buffalo Grove formally opposes legalization of recreational marijuana – Steve Zalusky (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every municipality, township/ward, and county in Illinois should pass such a resolution ASAP.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/buffalo-grove-formally-opposes-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buffalo Grove has waded into the statewide debate over legalizing recreational marijuana, as a divided village board narrowly passed a resolution against it Monday. Village President Beverly Sussman broke a 3-3 deadlock to pass the resolution, which is modeled after a similar measure approved by Vernon Hills trustees. It urges lawmakers to slow down the process to provide more time to consider the impact on society and examine data from other states that have passed similar legislation.)
— Airport tenants could be prosecuted for delinquent taxes – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/airport-tenants-could-be-prosecuted-for-delinquent-taxes
— GOP frowns on but does not punish Amash’s impeachment call – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190521/news/305219891/
— Parade, prayers and flag raising in Naperville – Ann Piccininni 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/parade-prayers-and-flag-raising-in-naperville
— State might require fingerprint, higher fee for gun card – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/state-might-require-fingerprint-higher-fee-for-gun-card

ABC7
— Amid protests, Illinois prepares for Supreme Court to take up abortion bans – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/amid-protests-illinois-prepares-for-supreme-court-to-take-up-abortion-bans/5311538/

CBS2
— Alderman On Lightfoot Rebuke: ‘She Painted Us All In A Very Broad Stroke’ – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/21/alderman-on-lightfoot-rebuke-she-painted-us-all-in-a-very-broad-stroke/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Ocasio-Cortez who says it’s time to ‘move forward’ with Trump impeachment.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-says-it-s-time-to-move-forward-with-trump-impeachment

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-abortion-rights-bill-illinois-urgent-20190521-story.html
— Suburban school bus hit by stray bullets after dropping kids off at Museum of Science and Industry, authorities say – William Lee (DIERSEN: I remember stones being throw at the school bus that I was in when I first visited the museum in the 1950s.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-northbrook-bus-hit-by-gunfire-20190521-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hires private security operator married to lobbyist to run her security detail – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-security-detail-20190521-story.html
— Naperville man charged with shooting 2 men in parking lot off Route 59 after drug deal sours, officials say – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-shooting-follow-st-0522-story.html
— With Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s inauguration, 3 women of color now hold top citywide offices: ‘Chicago was ready for this’ – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-chicago-treasurer-clerk-swearing-in-lightfoot-20190520-story.html
— Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a new gig: Journalist – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: Of course, those who say that I am not a journalist would say that Emanuel is a journalist.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-the-atlantic-20190521-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— RTA chairman Kirk Dillard on agency’s piece of pie from Pritzker’s capital plan: It’s great, but not enough Umbrella agency for the CTA, Metra and Pace to lobby for more state money before capital plan is finalized. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634500/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-chicago-mass-transit-funding-pritzker-capital-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634212/illinois-lawmakers-protect-womens-rights-reproductive-health-act-abortion
— Picking up after your dog is just the start Should you toss dog poop in a neighbor’s garbage can? – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634041/dog-poop-garbage-cans-neighbors-survey-steinberg

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Home sales slump hits 9th month, longest in almost 8 years  The last time local sales declined for a longer period was a year-long stretch that ended in June 2011. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/home-sales-slump-hits-9th-month-longest-almost-8-years

SAUK VALLEY
— Graduated tax amendment heads to House floor Only one legislative vote stands in way of ballot question – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/05/21/graduated-tax-amendment-heads-to-house-floor/amgojyq/

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Republicans question bills aimed at FOID card changes – LINDSEY SALVATELLI
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-republicans-question-bills-aimed-at-foid-card-changes/article_3cb0eca1-dcd9-5a01-8f07-03413dae65a5.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Protests Held Across The U.S. In Response To States Passing Restrictive Abortion Laws – SARAH MCCAMMON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/protests-held-across-us-response-states-passing-restrictive-abortion-laws#stream/0

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Alleged conspiracy to shut down Illinois newspapers behind Sen. Harmon’s opposition to Senate bill – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512504272-alleged-conspiracy-to-shut-down-illinois-newspapers-behind-sen-harmon-s-opposition-to-senate-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant lauds pro-life groups, Rep. Miller’s abortion bill, but considers its chances slim – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512502518-rep-grant-lauds-pro-life-groups-rep-miller-s-abortion-bill-but-considers-its-chances-slim

CAPITOL FAX
— HRO chair wants to kick Chicago out of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/21/hro-chair-wants-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/21/illinois-counties-with-high-firearm-suicide-rates-tend-to-be-gun-sanctuaries/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump warns Mexico of ‘response’ for failure to stop illegal immigration – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/trump-warns-mexico-response-illegal-immigration/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Donald Trump’s desperately needed immigration wake-up call – Don Sucher
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/donald_trumps_desperately_needed_immigration_wakeup_call.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN FIRST’: CARSON DEFENDS PLAN TO EVICT ILLEGALS FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSING – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/carson-democrats-hud-plan-immigrants/
— Why President Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Bad News For The Middle Class
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/president-trumps-immigration-vision-bad-news-middle-class/
— REPUBLICAN GOOGLE ENGINEER WRITES OPEN LETTER ABOUT COMPANY’S ‘OUTRAGE MOBS’ AND ‘WITCH HUNTS’ – Arthur Bloom
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/conservative-google-engineer-wacker-medium-post-outrage-bias/
— MILLENNIALS ARE SCREWED: THEY’VE FALLEN FINANCIALLY BEHIND EVERY LIVING GENERATION – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/millennials-screwed-financially-behind-every-living-generation/

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: GOP Breaking Rank on Impeachment Is ‘Unrealistic’ – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-impeachment-justin-amash-republicans/2019/05/21/id/916972/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Spineless wimp Mitt Romney leads DC swamp class with gusto – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30284-assault-america-day-139-spineless-wimp-mitt-romney-leads-dc-swamp-class-gusto

CNS NEWS
— HUD Secretary Ben Carson Says He Has Duty to End Housing Assistance for Those Living with Illegals – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/hud-secretary-ben-carson-says-he-has-duty-end-housing-assistance-those
— Coulter: ‘Every Single Thing the Mainstream Media Says about the Border Crisis Is a Lie’ – Craig Bannister 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/coulter-every-single-thing-mainstream-media-says-about-border-crisis-lie

HOT AIR
— Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard To Hire Undocumented Workers
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/trump-e-verify-make-hard-hire-undocumented-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS’ ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ OATH Lt. Col. James Zumwalt has 10 examples of party members’ duplicity
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/democrats-hypocritical-oath/

THE HILL
— GAO report finds government reforms saved $262B since 2010 – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/444830-gao-report-finds-government-reforms-saved-262b-since-2010

ROLL CALL
— Trump wants 400 TSA agents sent to the border. Democrats say that may hurt morale Lawmakers worry high TSA turnover could increase after the White House said it was sending agents to the southwest border – Camila DeChalus
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diverting-tsa-personnel-border-wont-help-morale-democrats-say

POLITICO
— Trump threatens swift but vague action against Mexico – KATIE GALIOTO 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/21/trump-mexico-illegal-immigration-1337322

REUTERS
— McDonald’s faces 25 new sexual harassment lawsuits, charges from workers groups
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonald-s-lawsuits-harassment/mcdonalds-faces-25-new-sexual-harassment-lawsuits-charges-from-workers-groups-idUSKCN1SR1RP

WASHINGTON POST
— How San Francisco broke America’s heart – Karen Heller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-san-francisco-broke-americas-heart/2019/05/21/ef9a0ac0-70ea-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

FORBES
— U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Age Discrimination – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/21/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-age-discrimination/#4b80909447db
— Why Are The Super-Rich Getting Audited Less? – Rachel Sandler
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/05/21/why-are-the-super-rich-getting-audited-less/#192afb9f57d7

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Legislation to ensure restroom access passes Illinois House 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Legislation-to-ensure-restroom-access-passes-Illinois-House-/66081.html

May 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan a step closer to 2020 ballot after House panel vote – Jamie Munks and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-house-committee-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-womens-rights-rally-abortion-laws-protest-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-talk-of-the-county-st-0525-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s graduated income tax clears key House panel The House Revenue Committee has approved the current version of the bill and sent it to the House floor—but a companion bill to set higher tax rates on upper-income taxpayers is on hold. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-clears-key-house-panel

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard
https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/20/city-club-of-chicago-rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-3/

WBBM 780
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/marchers-urge-illinois-bolster-abortion-rights

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Committee sends tax amendment to Illinois House floor – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190520/committee-sends-tax-amendment-to-illinois-house-floor
— Langfelder seeks emergency passage of casino resolution – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190520/langfelder-seeks-emergency-passage-of-casino-resolution

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A worthy experiment The Governor should sign the township bill and see how it plays out in McHenry County. (DIERSEN: To get me to oppose township government, those who oppose township government could stress the many adverse actions that Milton Township officials, employees, and supporters have taken against me and continue to take against me.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-21/editorial-worthy-experiment.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana Moms: Meet The Four Women Who Crafted Illinois’ Cannabis Proposal – JACLYN DRISCOLL 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-moms-meet-four-women-who-crafted-illinois-cannabis-proposal#stream/0

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant says ‘there’s no reason’ for more taxes – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512502457-rep-grant-says-there-s-no-reason-for-more-taxes

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Bailey says state government, not taxpayers, should be held accountable for Illinois’ spending – Glenn Minnis 
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512502479-rep-bailey-says-state-government-not-taxpayers-should-be-held-accountable-for-illinois-spending

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— IFI Fall Banquet with Franklin Graham November 1
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/ifi-fall-banquet-with-franklin-graham/

FOX NEWS
— Kirsten Gillibrand and the left don’t believe Americans deserve their country – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who since 1978 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I do not deserve to live in Wheaton, in Milton Township, or in DuPage County. They stress that unlike them, I was not born here, I never attended schools here, I never was a member of a church here, I never attended church services here, I never gave any money to a church here, I never worked here, I was not married here, I never sent any children to schools here, etc.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-kirsten-gillibrand-and-the-left-dont-believe-americans-deserve-their-country

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Three ways the soulless left is winning – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/three-ways-the-soulless-left-is-winning/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cruz demands Yale documents concerning discrimination against students holding ‘traditional Christian views’ – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-demands-yale-documents-concerning-discrimination-against-students-holding-traditional-christian-views

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ALIEN SMUGGLERS EXPLOIT INFANTS While the Left declares there is no crisis on the border. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273818/alien-smugglers-exploit-infants-michael-cutler

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, Muslims, and Anti-Semitism – Derrick Wilburn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on uniting Jews and Muslims against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/democrats_muslims_and_antisemitism.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— President Trump Can Win on Race – Karin McQuillan
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/20/president-trump-can-win-on-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The good news for President Trump is that most Americans agree with Republicans about race: that we are all created equal and deserve equal treatment and opportunity. The problem is that far too many Americans believe the lie that Republicans, instead of adhering to these basic truths, are racist. President Trump has the courage to express our views on race. We can win on this issue. Democrats don’t want all citizens to be treated equally. Democrats want people treated differently and according to their skin color. They want group justice. They call it social justice because it sounds better. In their idea of a just America, whites, Asians, and Jews must give up opportunities as a group, and blacks and other people of color must be privileged with extra opportunities and reparations. By their definition, Democrats claim half the country is racist. Understand this: the Democratic Party’s idea of racism is defined by group identity, not by an individual’s behavior or beliefs. You’re not biased? Doesn’t matter. Utterly reject discrimination? Doesn’t matter. White? You’re racist. Democrats believe being colorblind is itself racist. Republicans, who believe laws should be colorblind, are by definition racist.)
— Elderly, Disabled Federal Employee Harassed for Being Trump Supporter – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/21/elderly-disabled-federal-employee-harassed-for-being-trump-supporter/

BREITBART
— Academic Study Shows Donald Trump Has Made America Less Racist – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/20/academic-study-shows-donald-trump-made-america-less-racist/

BLAZE
— ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill heads to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk The bill would prevent the government from refusing to do business with companies based on their support for religious organizations – Mike Ciandella
https://www.theblaze.com/news/save-chick-fil-a-bill-in-texas

GOPUSA
— Democrats call Facebook, Google, Twitter to testify on election security
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-call-facebook-google-twitter-to-testify-on-election-security/
— America is starting to run out of Americans
http://www.gopusa.com/america-is-starting-to-run-out-of-americans/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Media Hiding the Facts on Ongoing Immigration Crisis – Bill D’Agostino (DIERSEN: As everyone in the world knows, ever-increasingly, citizens of foreign countries ever-increasingly illegally come to American illegally and illegally stay in America illegally BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT DEMOCRATS AND RINOS WANT THEM TO DO.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2019/05/21/study-media-hiding-facts-ongoing-immigration-crisis

CNS NEWS
— Ocasio-Cortez Celebrates Democratic Caucus: ‘60 Percent Queer, Women, People of Color, Immigrant’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/ocasio-cortez-celebrates-democratic-caucus-60-percent-queer-women

WORLD NET DAILY
— RAPID DNA TESTING SHOWS 1/3 OF MIGRANTS FAKED FAMILY LINK TO KIDS ICE pilot program in Texas reveals massive asylum scam
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/rapid-dna-testing-shows-13-of-migrants-faked-family-link-to-kids/

ROLL CALL
— Republican group launches PAC to increase GOP diversity Catalyst PAC will promote non-white, LGBTQ, or religious or ethnic minority candidates – Stephanie Akin (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republicans to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/republican-group-launches-pac-seeking-to-increase-gop-diversity

HUFFINGTON POST
— ICE Has A Record-Breaking 52,000 Immigrants In Detention, Report Says This figure surpasses the number of detention beds that Congress agreed to fund earlier this year. – Dominique Mosbergen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detainees-record_n_5ce39a0fe4b0877009939c17

CNN
— What Trump’s financial disclosures do, and don’t, tell us – Zachary B. Wolf (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, you should expect that your Democrat superiors will use your financial situation against you. I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used my financial situation against me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/politics/what-trump-financial-disclosures-do-dont-reveal/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Test of Their Power, #MeToo’s Legal Forces Take On the Golden Arches In newly filed complaints, McDonald’s employees described repeated sexual harassment and then punishment for speaking out. – Melena Ryzik
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/business/mcdonalds-female-employees-sexual-harassment.html
— The New German Anti-Semitism For the nation’s estimated 200,000 Jews, new forms of old hatreds are stoking fear. – James Angelos (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My outstanding uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My outstanding father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/magazine/anti-semitism-germany.html
— Why High-Class People Get Away With Incompetence – Heather Murphy (DIERSEN: Are/were you high-class? To paint me as being low-class, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother never attended high school, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German American, that none of my college degrees are from Ivy League universities, and that 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.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/social-class-confidence.html
— Why Do We Let Political Parties Act Like Monopolies? When I ran against an incumbent senator, I learned the hard way how well insiders stack primaries against challengers. – David Dodson (DIERSEN: How much power do the following have a) to get someone to run for an office and b) to stop someone from running for an office: those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/primary-challengers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here is my list of demands to work as a Trump administration policy czar I’m not as cheap as Kris Kobach. – Daniel W. Drezner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/21/here-is-my-list-demands-work-trump-administration-policy-czar/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise minorities and citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites and citizens of America.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-immigration-ppic-california-20190520-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Judge Rejects Trump Request to Block Subpoena for Accounting Records House Democrats have requested records from Mazars, the president’s longtime accounting firm – Brent Kendall and Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, you should expect that your Democrat superiors will use your financial situation against you. I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used my financial situation against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-rejects-trump-request-to-block-subpoena-for-accounting-records-11558386548
— For China, Getting Rich Is Glorious—Getting Old Isn’t – Nathaniel Taplin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-china-getting-rich-is-gloriousgetting-old-isnt-11558431002
— Not Every Officer Wants to Be a General Allowing service members to pursue different career paths would ease the strain on military families. – Kate Bachelder Odell (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote 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.wsj.com/articles/not-every-officer-wants-to-be-a-general-11558390890
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The services know these dynamics are contributing to retention problems, and the branches have been slowly starting to experiment with different career tracks for, say, pilots, where talent shortages are pronounced. Congress last year offered the branches flexibility to reform an “up or out” system that requires officers to promote through the ranks or leave the service, among other good reforms pioneered by Mr. Kane.)
— Buttigieg Leans In on His Military Service Democrat who has quickly risen to top tier of 2020 field is putting more emphasis on Navy Reserve stint – Joshua Jamerson and Ben Kesling (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.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-leans-in-on-his-military-service-11558357127
— IRS Audit Rate Drops Again as It Examines Fewer High-Income Households Tax agency, shrinking after years of budget cuts, seeks funding boost from Congress – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-audit-rate-drops-again-as-it-examines-fewer-high-income-households-11558363990

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE: 63 years after landmark Brown v. Board case, segregated classrooms persist – Adam Northam
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/04/05/segregated-classrooms-mississippi/3347927002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 1 in 3 Rural Americans Struggle to Afford Health Care Medical expenses are more difficult to pay for than food and housing, a new poll finds. – Gaby Galvin (DIERSEN: Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses can stay in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government to get rid of me.) 
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-05-21/1-in-3-rural-americans-struggle-to-afford-health-care

ATLANTIC
— It’s Time to Hold American Elites Accountable for Their Abuses If Democrats want to address simmering middle-class anger, they need to deliver justice. – Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the elites in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/middle-class-americans-are-sick-elite-privilege/589849/

NEWSWIRE
— Equal Representation – Are Targets Being Met? – Kate Spurdens (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who represent you in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America share your demographics?) 
https://newswire.net/newsroom/blog-post/00110048-equal-representation-are-targets-being-met.html

ABOVE THE LAW
— The Repercussions Of Having An Unpopular Client – TONI MESSINA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more unpopular that you are: 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://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/the-repercussions-of-having-an-unpopular-client/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Digital Publishing: Being Transparent Will Help Newspapers Gain the Trust of Readers – Rob Tornoe
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/digital-publishing-being-transparent-will-help-newspapers-gain-the-trust-of-readers/

May 20 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/supporters-in-chicago-rally-for-expanded-abortion-rights-and-insurance-coverage

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Six in 10 Illinoisans want recreational pot treated just like alcohol.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/20/18632868/illinois-recreational-pot-marijuana-poll
— Moody’s: Illinois one of two states unprepared to weather a recession A Moody’s report on Monday found all U.S. states are either strongly prepared or somewhat prepared for a recession. That is except Illinois and New Jersey. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/5/20/18632939/moodys-illinois-unprepared-recession-new-jersey-pensions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/20/18633271/extremist-laws-will-make-it-harder-for-poor-women-to-end-pregnancies

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Workers feeling good, but not planning for retirement – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: By the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201905091601–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20190510-20190510-story.html
— Many not saving nearly enough for retirement – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: By the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-many-not-saving-nearly-enough-for-retirement-20190514-story.html
— Pritzker’s gas tax: Well, it’s not a soda tax so, good to go? – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzer-gas-tax-soda-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “marijuana dispensaries drive up home values.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-home-values-marijuana-dispensaries-illinois-20190513-story.html
— This SAT ‘adversity score’ merits a failing grade – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-sat-adversity-score-college-board-20190520-story.html
— $15 minimum wage becomes part of 2020 presidential landscape – AP (DIERSEN: Did you work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes for S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was in high school. What would you have done with the extra money if you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars back then? I would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, known back then as the poor man’s GTO. But then again, if Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars to wash dishes back then, the job might not have existed.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–election-2020-minimum-wage-20190520-story.html
— Gov: Abortion ban shows Alabama values ‘sanctity of life’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–abortion-alabama-20190520-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— How much money do you need to be wealthy in America? – Suzanne Woolley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1966, when I was 17 years old, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being wealthy. They stressed that in today’s dollars, my part-time Post Office salary was $17.23/hour in 1969, that my IRS salary was $93,592/year in 1980, and that my GAO salary was $127,654/year in 1997. They stressed that at the end of 1977, in today’s dollars, my net worth was $203,600. They stressed the new cars that I bought in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. and the collector cars that I bought in 1989 and 1994. They stressed the real estate that I bought in 1972, 1974, and 1976; the home that my wife and I bought in 1978; and the home that we had built in 1984. They stressed the money that I spent to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1970; master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997; and professional certifications in 1979 and 1981. They stressed the money that my wife and I saved for our retirement.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190518/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-wealthy-in-america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Merely having a net worth of $1 million, it seems, doesn’t mean you’re wealthy. In Charles Schwab’s annual Modern Wealth Survey, the amount people said it took to be considered rich averaged out to $2.3 million. That, the company said, is “more than 20 times the actual median net worth of U.S. households.” It’s also a very slight drop from the $2.4 million average in the two previous iterations of the survey. The older one gets, the higher the bar goes, predictably. Among baby boomers (roughly age 55 to 73), the average net worth you need to be considered wealthy is $2.6 million, 35% higher than what millennials envision as the admission price to the plutocracy. For someone to be deemed merely financially comfortable, the required net worth shrinks significantly. The average amount was $1.1 million, and only Generation Z (about age 9 to age 22, though Schwab’s sample was 18 to 22) cited a number below $1 million ($909,600, to be exact.) The Schwab survey, which took a national sample of 1,000 Americans between the ages of 21 and 75, also revealed that the majority of Americans really crave real estate. More than 50% of respondents across generations said that if they got a $1 million windfall, they’d spend it, and the most popular purchase would be a place to live — particularly among millennials (roughly age 22 to 37).)
— DuPage panel to help promote upcoming census – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: How many illegals have the Democrats and RINOs succeeded in attracting to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct, and to your neighborhood?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/dupage-panel-to-help-promote-upcoming-census
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Justin Amash.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/why-trump-should-be-worried-about-justin-amash

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County Board debates gun violence awareness proclamation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/16/will-county-board-debates-gun-violence-awareness-proclamation/aoti6n7/

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE 18th Judicial Circuit Court – DuPage County, Illinois
— US SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS VISITS THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
https://www.dupageco.org/Courts/18th_Judicial_Court_News/2019/60657/
(THE PRESS RELEASE: Chief Judge Daniel Guerin was honored and pleased to welcome United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Wheaton, Illinois on May 10, 2019. Justice Thomas addressed a full courtroom at the judicial installation ceremony of his former law clerk, Associate Judge Kenton Skarin. The insightful, inspirational and often humorous remarks of both United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas made this a very special and memorable occasion for everyone.)

MCHENRY TIMES
— Protecting lives trumps politics, Skillicorn says – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512502448-protecting-lives-trumps-politics-skillicorn-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST OPENLY-GAY MAYOR AND UNPRECEDENTED BUDGET DEFICITS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/chicago-makes-history-with-first-openly-gay-mayor-and-unprecedented-budget-deficits.html
— EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY FOR IL EMPLOYEE TOXIC SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE NOW LONGER THAN 25 YEARS (DIERSEN: From what I saw, my father was exposed to lots of toxic substances while he worked for 28 years 1941-1969 in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/gov-pritzker-signs-legislation-helping-workers-exposed-to-toxic-substances.html
— 3 GROUPS OF PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED BY MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/3-groups-of-people-disproportionately-harmed-by-minimum-wage-laws.html
— TRANSIT CONTINUES ITS DEATH SPIRAL (DIERSEN: I used mass transit 1971-1997 and especially 1978-1997.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/transit-continues-its-death-spiral.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis: “With the support of J.B. Pritzker, Betsy Londrigan wants to make us a vassal state of the city”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/rodney-davis-with-the-support-of-jb-pritzker-betsy-londrigan-wants-to-make-us-a-vassal-state-of-the-city/
— House Republicans complain Pritzker won’t listen to them (DIERSEN: Who does not listen to you? The following do not listen to me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/house-republicans-complain-pritzker-wont-listen-to-them/
— Unions are the key to most everything this year
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/unions-are-the-key-to-most-everything-this-year/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “60 percent support cannabis legalization, just 35 percent oppose.”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/poll-60-percent-support-cannabis-legalization-just-35-percent-oppose/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/cannabis-roundup-4/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream It was about social responsibility, not material acquisition, and losing sight of it has cost us greatly. – JAMES JEFFREY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/remembering-the-original-meaning-of-the-american-dream/

BREITBART
— Trump: ‘Very Tough Thing to Ask’ U.S. Farmers to Use Mandatory E-Verify – John Binder (DIERSEN: The first thing that Trump should have done when he became President was to make E-Verify use mandatory.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/20/watch-trump-very-tough-thing-to-ask-u-s-farmers-to-use-mandatory-e-verify/
— Flashback–Joe Biden in 2007 Vowed to Ban Sanctuary Cities for Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/20/flashback-joe-biden-in-2007-vowed-to-ban-sanctuary-cities-for-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘HEARTLESS’: THAT’S WHAT TRUMP’S PICK TO HEAD ICE CALLED HIS ADMINISTRATION – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/20/trump-ice-mark-morgan-border/

NEWSMAX
— Illinois GOP Pushing to Separate Chicago from Rest of State – Theodore Bunker 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illinois-chicago-state-republicans/2019/05/20/id/916781/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— It turns out that keeping waves of illegal immigrants out of our communities is a bipartisan goal – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/turns-keeping-waves-illegal-immigrants-communities-bipartisan-goal/

CNS NEWS
— Gillibrand Opposes Detention of Migrants: New York Cities ‘Would Be Delighted’ to Take Them – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/gillibrand-opposes-detention-migrants-ny-cities-would-be-delighted-take

EPOCH TIMES
— San Francisco Residents and Tourists Criticize Needle and Human Waste Problems – CYNTHIA CAI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/san-francisco-residents-and-tourists-criticize-needle-and-human-waste-problems_2927115.html
— Fake Families, Fake Papers Are Rampant at Border ’I just brought her because I know they’re gonna release me. So I asked her mom, ‘Can I bring her up here?’’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fake-families-fake-papers-are-rampant-at-border_2929794.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor compared Trump-supporting students to Hitler youth. Then he got tenure.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-compared-trump-supporting-students-to-hitler-youth-then-he-got-tenure/

E-VERIFY
— HOW TO FIND PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS (DIERSEN: According to this, there are 23,140 participating employers in Illinois. Ten have “DuPage” in their name and nine have “Wheaton” in their name.)
https://www.e-verify.gov/about-e-verify/e-verify-data/how-to-find-participating-employers

THE HILL
— Four myths the media and politicians tell you about our border crisis – ANN COULTER
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/444437-ann-coulter-four-myths-the-media-and-politicians-tell-you-about-our
— Researchers find coordinated anti-Trump campaign on Instagram – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/444597-researchers-find-campaign-on-instagram-to-undermine-trump
— Americans are done buying into Democratic spin on immigration – MADISON GESIOTTO
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/444610-americans-are-done-buying-into-democratic-spin-on-immigration

NBC NEWS
— The real cost of school for first-generation college students “The biggest gap in understanding the cost of college has to do with nontuition expenses, which are primarily living expenses,” said the author of a new report. – Esta Pratt-Kielley (DIERSEN: I was a first-generation college student. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) 1966-1968 while attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I paid for a) tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970, b) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU, c) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and d) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money that I earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE.) 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/real-cost-school-first-generation-college-students-n1007796

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want more power to censor 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.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/opinion/christchurch-online-extremism-trump.html
— Let Go of Your Grudges. They’re Doing You No Good. What does holding on to grudges really get us? – Tim Herrera (DIERSEN: If you file a lawsuit, you should expect that the defendants will forever do everything that they can to destroy you. I should write a book about those who I have sued and what they have done, are doing, and will forever do to destroy me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/smarter-living/let-go-of-your-grudges-theyre-doing-you-no-good.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/anti-abortion-pro-trump.html
— A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/us/politics/kris-kobach-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— These Illinois Republicans (Brad Halbrook, Chris Miller, Darren Bailey, Dan Caulkins, C.D. Davidsmeyer, Tony McCombie, Blaine Wilhour, and Randy E. Frese) are rallying around a bill (HR0101) to kick deep-blue Chicago out of the state – Liz Weber
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/20/these-illinois-republicans-are-rallying-around-bill-kick-deep-blue-chicago-out-state/
— Don’t go wobbly on E-Verify, Mr. President – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/20/dont-go-wobbly-e-verify-mr-president/
— Trump suddenly takes a softer line on verifying immigrant documentation status – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/20/trump-suddenly-takes-softer-line-verifying-immigrant-documentation-status/
— Texas Republicans passed a ‘Chick-fil-A’ bill. LGBT advocates are up in arms. – Eli Rosenberg and Lindsey Bever
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/05/20/texas-republicans-passed-chik-fil-a-bill-lgbt-advocates-are-up-arms/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advice to the class of 2019: Don’t let your first job description be a straitjacket. – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: My first job description was retail sales manager for a Firestone Store. I might still be working for Firestone if I had not accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-slay-dragons-in-the-business-world-11558294469
— Conrad Black Deserved a Pardon The charges against the William F. Buckley of Canada were dubious, and he’s suffered enough. – Elliot Kaufman (DIERSEN: Should I ask Trump to pardon me? One could argue that being forced to retire at age 49 is worse than being found guilty serving a prison sentence.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/conrad-black-deserved-a-pardon-11558294570

FORBES
— U.S. Courts Crack Down On Employers Using ‘Slippery’ Criteria To Hide Discrimination – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use very slippery criteria to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did 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.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/20/u-s-courts-crack-down-on-employers-using-slippery-criteria-to-hide-discrimination/#130a70477501
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A growing number of federal appeals courts are recognizing that nefarious employers are using subjective criteria to justify discriminatory hiring decisions. This has been an epic problem for decades in age discrimination litigation, where it is not unusual for workers with objectively superior qualifications to be passed over in favor of candidates who are deemed a better “cultural fit.” This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit joined four other federal circuits to rule that an employer may not defend a discrimination charge with “vague” and “slippery” reasons because of the “intolerable risk that a nefarious employer will use [them] as a cover for discrimination.” The court said employers must articulate “specific reasons” for employment decisions, such as “the candidate’s ‘seniority, length of service in the same position, personal characteristics, general education, technical training, experience in comparable work or any combination’ of such criteria.”)

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Conservatives challenge whether Democrats deserve the black vote Commentator Candace Owens urged black people to leave the Democratic Party in Minneapolis speech. – Maya Rao (DIERSEN: Democrats could stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.) 
http://www.startribune.com/conservatives-challenge-whether-democrats-deserve-the-black-vote/510190822/

AUTOMOBILE
— The Men Who Went to the Moon Favored Corvettes Astronauts have a long history with America’s Sports Car. – Arthur St. Antoine 
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-men-who-went-to-the-moon-favored-corvettes/

QUARTZ
— Inequality is a notification we see every time we scroll through our news feed – Emil Skandul
https://qz.com/1620935/social-media-has-made-the-digital-divide-and-inequality-more-visible/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard to Hire Undocumented Workers – Eric Levitz
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/trump-e-verify-fox-news-makes-it-too-hard-to-hire-the-undocumented.html

GOVERNING
— Asylum-Seekers Challenge States and Cities’ Budgets – Tim Henderson
https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/sl-asylum-seekers-spread-city-state-resources.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO issues guidance for Hill staffers dealing with whistleblowers (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, the almost 18 years of which working for GAO, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about how Civil Service protections failed to protect me.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2019/05/gao-issues-guidance-for-hill-staffers-dealing-with-whistleblowers/
— IRS performance data shows audit rate cut in half since 2010 – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2019/05/irs-performance-data-shows-audit-rate-cut-in-half-since-2010/

May 20 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Police, prosecutors find fault with legal pot: How do you test drivers for it? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/police-prosecutors-find-fault-with-legal-pot-how-do-you-test-drivers-for-it–
— How saving and sensible investing can pay for a long, active, comfortable retirement – Thomas Heath (DIERSEN: Your required minimum distribution (RMD) says a lot about how successful you were saving for your retirement. My RMD is only about $10,000/year. It would be much greater if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190519/how-saving-and-sensible-investing-can-pay-for-a-long-active-comfortable-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White and his wife live mostly on the dividends from 62 blue-chip companies, including Coca-Cola, Bristol-Myers, Ford, Verizon, Caterpillar, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Baxter Labs, Johnson & Johnson and PPG Industries. He also owns a couple of exchange traded funds (ETFs). He said all the holdings have appreciated “a lot,” but he doesn’t plan to sell any because, (a) he doesn’t need the money and (b) selling would create a sizable tax bill. (He hates the “required minimum distribution” that he must take on his tax-deferred retirement accounts because they raise his taxes.) White is fortunate in one respect. His father, who was an engineer with New York Telephone, gave him early training in investing and taught him the value of owning shares in good companies. It took me until I was 40.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Archdiocese opposes legal pot — so does drug firm where top church executive works Betsy Bohlen received $145,000 in compensation while on the board of Insys Therapeutics, an embattled pharmaceutical company that has said legal marijuana could hurt its profits. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/20/18622170/archdiocese-chicago-legal-marijuana-insys-opiod
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18629756/lori-lightfoot-race-chicago-racism-laura-washington

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago CEOs outrun peers on pay, while employees trail national median The wide pay gap reflects the area’s high concentration of big companies with lots of low-wage workers. – STEVEN R. STRAHLER (DIERSEN: Trump’s salary is only $400,000/year. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary in 1997, when I was 49 years old, was $127,654/year. That pay ratio is only 3.13. If Trump’s salary was adjusted for inflation, it would be $704,687/year today. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being overcompensated. My GAO salary would have much lower if I had not 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. My GAO salary would have been much higher if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/chicago-ceos-outrun-peers-pay-while-employees-trail-national-median
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average Jo working at a Chicago public company made 1.3 percent more last year, lifting her median wage to $68,262—barely 1 percent of the middling CEO’s $5.6 million. For the second consecutive year, proxy filings compare CEO compensation to the median-paid employee’s. Excluding a couple of outliers, this so-called pay ratio ranges between 661 and 12 at the 107 local companies reporting so far. Chicago’s median pay ratio rose from 111 to 113.5 in 2018. That’s well above the nationwide median of 74, with a typical local CEO making 14.6 percent more than counterparts around the country. The opposite was true for median-paid workers at Chicago-based companies, who made nearly 20 percent less than the national median of $84,398, which rose faster last year than Chicago’s median.)
— Ford to cut 7,000 salaried jobs The cuts represent about 10 percent of the automaker’s global white-collar workforce.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/ford-cut-7000-salaried-jobs

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local hemp growers, processors excited by possibilities – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190519/local-hemp-growers-processors-excited-by-possibilities
— In Illinois, cars and trucks top coal as biggest contributor to global warming – BGA (DIERSEN: How much do you contribute to global warming? I contribute far less because I drive very few miles.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190519/in-illinois-cars-and-trucks-top-coal-as-biggest-contributor-to-global-warming

WSIL TV
— Durbin pushes drug companies to list prices – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40499933/illinois-lawmaker-pushes-drug-companies-to-list-prices

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘I’ve Been Able To Bridge Divides’ Says 2020 Democrat Steve Bullock (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not “bridge divides.” They 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.nprillinois.org/post/ive-been-able-bridge-divides-says-2020-democrat-steve-bullock#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Why some Illinois Republicans are making the wrong argument against a progressive income tax – Mark Glennon, Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/why-some-illinois-republicans-are-making-the-wrong-argument-against-a-progressive-income-tax/
— Hey, Springfield: These ideas send the wrong message to business This legislative session has seen a long list of bills that, while not grabbing headlines, inflict enormous damage even if they don’t become law. – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/hey-springfield-these-ideas-send-wrong-message-business

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Republicans push bill to separate Chicago from rest of state: Rural areas ‘not being equally represented’ – David Montanaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-republicans-push-bill-to-separate-chicago-from-rest-of-state-rural-areas-not-being-equally-represented

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Homeland Security reverses course on plan to ship illegal immigrants across the nation Plans to ease overwhelmed border reversed – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/19/homeland-security-wont-ship-illegal-immigrants-acr/

DAILY CALLER
— GILLIBRAND SAYS ILLEGALS ‘DON’T NEED TO BE INCARCERATED,’ SHOULD BE SENT ‘INTO THE COMMUNITY’ – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/20/gillibrand-illegals-dont-need-incarceration-send-community/
— MIKE PENCE GETS STANDING OVATION DESPITE STUDENT WALKOUT AT COMMENCEMENT SPEECH – Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs will have no need to walk out of the 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee meeting if they succeed in getting enough Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs on the committee. I have repeatedly asked my representative on the IRP State Central Committee to appoint me to that committee. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs want to a) strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks from the IRP platform and b) strike the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and other planks from the Republican Party platform.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/19/dozens-walk-out-mike-pence-commencement-speech/

FEDERALIST
— Merit-Based Immigration Reform Is Precisely What America Needs – Helen Raleigh (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://thefederalist.com/2019/05/20/merit-based-immigration-reform-precisely-america-needs/

TOWNHALL
— Gillibrand: I Wouldn’t Detain Any Illegal Aliens, I’d Free Them All Into the US – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/05/20/gillibrand-i-wouldnt-detain-any-illegal-aliens-at-all-id-let-them-into-the-community-n2546574
— How About Some “Adversity Points” For Hardworking Kids Of Hardworking Parents? – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged. 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; and collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. I bought a new town home in 1972.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/20/how-about-some-adversity-points-for-hardworking-kids-of-hardworking-parents-n2546541

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats: America’s Original Hate Group – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/democrats_americas_original_hate_group.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump’s Immigration Pitch Has Real Merit – Rachel Bovard (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.amgreatness.com/2019/05/19/trumps-immigration-pitch-has-real-merit/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Sheriff Joe Is Back, Still Swinging
https://americanfreepress.net/sheriff-joe-is-back-still-swinging/

BREITBART
— Kirsten Gillibrand Pledges to Release All Illegal Aliens Claiming Asylum into U.S. Communities – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Of course, Gillibrand would force Republicans to pay for housing, feeding, clothing, providing healthcare, educating, etc. these illegals.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/19/watch-kirsten-gillibrand-pledges-to-release-all-illegal-aliens-claiming-asylum-into-u-s-communities/
— ‘France Does Not Belong to the French!’ – Hundreds of Illegal Migrants Occupy French Airport – JACK MONTGOMERY (DIERSEN: Paris Charles de Gaulle airport today, O’Hare tomorrow.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/20/watch-france-does-not-belong-french-hundreds-illegal-migrants-occupy-french-airport/

PJ MEDIA
— Facebook Doubles Down on Blocking Trump Advisory Board Member Over Pro-Life Post – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/facebook-doubles-down-on-blocking-trump-advisory-board-member-over-pro-life-post/

NOQ REPORT
— We’re losing our culture because faux conservatives aren’t fighting for it! – David Leach (DIERSEN: I should write a book about faux conservatives in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://noqreport.com/2019/05/20/losing-culture-faux-conservatives-arent-fighting/

CNN
— Rural America feels the sting of Trump’s China trade war – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Who should feel the sting of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, who should feel the sting of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, it should be Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/politics/china-trade-war-trump-rural/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg attacks Fox News hosts at Fox News town hall – Adam Edelman
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-attacks-fox-news-hosts-fox-news-town-hall-n1007546
— Racial wealth gap is vast: 2020 Democrats have plans to close it – Benjy Sarlin (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to close the racial wealth gap? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that 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. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me a) helped close the racial wealth gap and b) directly helped their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/racial-wealth-gap-vast-2020-democrats-have-plans-close-it-n1007051

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to unify members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/joe-biden-philadelphia-rally.html
— Learning With: ‘SAT’s New “Adversity Score” Will Take Students’ Hardships Into Account’ – Shannon Doyne (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/learning/learning-with-sats-new-adversity-score-will-take-students-hardships-into-account.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In Fox News interview, Trump expresses concern about E-Verify – Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: Those who want Trump to lose in 2020 urge him to express concerns about E-Verity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fox-news-interview-trump-expresses-concern-about-e-verify/2019/05/19/3495ef74-7aa8-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-nationalists rally in Europe. In America, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that they are anti-nationalists. How soon will they succeed in banning a) Memorial Day parades and ceremonies and b) Independence Day fireworks and parades?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tens-of-thousands-rally-against-nationalism-before-eu-votes/2019/05/19/b743269e-7a4e-11e9-b1f3-b233fe5811ef_story.html
— Democrats were said to be furious and hungry for change. Then Biden jumped in. – Annie Linskey and Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-were-said-to-be-furious-and-hungry-for-change-then-biden-jumped-in/2019/05/19/6cfe2ad4-78a5-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Knowing the score – Editorial (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-knowing-the-score-20190520-6dinzqz2bvhrxky7lgckitmbu4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The College Board plans to add a 1-to-100 “adversity score” to student SAT results, in a well-intentioned attempt to add context to a youngster’s performance on the test and — this is the theory, anyway — encourage schools to admit more high-potential youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds. So far, they’re hiding the formula of how 15 different variables, including a school or neighborhood’s poverty levels, housing stability and crime rates, will be weighed in boiling everything down to a single, simple number. Bad beginning, especially for an institution committed to teaching and learning.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: ‘Playing Catch-Up in the Game of Life.’ Millennials Approach Middle Age in Crisis New data show they’re in worse financial shape than every preceding living generation and may never recover – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: Are you a baby boomer? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, baby boomers like me were born with a silver spoon in their mouth and they have always been privileged. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had been a member of any other generation, I never would have been able to a) buy new cars and collector cars like I did, b) earn college degrees like I did, c) buy real estate like I did, d) get married like I did, e) earn professional certifications and a professional license like I did, f) save for retirement like I did, g) etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/playing-catch-up-in-the-game-of-life-millennials-approach-middle-age-in-crisis-11558290908
— Kamala Harris Seeks Fines for Firms That Fail to Close Gender Pay Gap Presidential hopeful’s plan: Take 1% of a company’s profit for every 1% difference in wages for equal work – Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it paid its minority and female employees who had education, work experience, and professional certifications and licenses comparable to what I had higher salaries than it paid me. 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/kamala-harris-seeks-fines-for-firms-that-fail-to-close-gender-pay-gap-11558346400

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Timid, Disappointing Immigration Proposal The president missed his chance to make an offer that Democrats might plausibly support. – Karl W. Smith
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-20/trump-s-immigration-proposal-is-a-timid-disappointment

MARKET WATCH
— Congress gets serious about retirement saving The government wants Americans to take more initiative for retirement planning – Alessandra Malito (DIERSEN: Your required minimum distribution (RMD) says a lot about how successful you were saving for your retirement. My RMD is only about $10,000/year. It would be much greater if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/congress-gets-serious-about-retirement-saving-2019-05-16
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Increases the required minimum distribution age to 72 from 70 ½ years old by 2023, and then age 75 in 2030; creates an exception for individuals with $100,000 or less in eligible accounts, so that they can continue saving instead of having to withdraw; and reduces the penalty for failing to take RMDs from 50% to 25% of what they should have distributed. “It has a lot of common sense things that would make life easier for retirement savers and plan sponsors and administrators,” Grohowsky said.)

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans. 
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/05/20/how-extremists-reasserting-themselves-into-mainstream-gop-politics-arizona-republican-party/3568202002/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— SAT will now rank test-takers on disadvantages, inequalities they faced – Maureen Downey (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/sat-will-now-rank-test-takers-disadvantages-inequalities-they-faced/DjfHKhofyLcDuooqvqX7sJ/
— New adversity score will weigh blight, poverty, joblessness and crime in area where teens live and attend school – Maureen Downey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that there was little “blight, poverty, joblessness and crime” in Crete when I lived there when I as a teen during the 1960s. Now that the Democrats have moved in, disgustingly, tragically, there is lots of “blight, poverty, joblessness and crime” in Crete.)
https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/sat-will-now-rank-test-takers-disadvantages-inequalities-they-faced/DjfHKhofyLcDuooqvqX7sJ/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Biden tests assumptions about what Democratic voters want in Trump era – Annie Linskey and Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: According to Democrat politicians, Democrat voters want free stuff, higher taxes, more government spending, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/biden-tests-assumptions-about-what-democratic-voters-want-in-trump-era/

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— The New SAT Score: So Many Questions – Ben Paris (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2019/05/20/numerous-questions-point-flaws-new-adversity-score-sat-opinion
— New SAT Score: Adversity – Scott Jaschik (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/05/20/college-board-will-add-adversity-score-everyone-taking-sat

DAILY BEAST
— Instead of Fixing the SAT, Which Favors the Wealthy, the College Board Makes Up an ‘Adversity Index’ The new index, intended to distract from the scandalous news about buying and selling test scores, will itself benefit well-off gentrifiers in less well-off census tracts.- David C. Bloomfield (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/instead-of-fixing-the-sat-which-favors-the-wealthy-the-college-board-makes-up-an-adversity-index

May 19 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Border Patrol dumps plans to fly immigrants to Florida – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/border-patrol-plans-to-fly-immigrants-to-florida

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Pritzker’s latest sweeping tax claim falls flat The data Pritzker’s team sent us came from two federal sources: the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figures for those states check out, but they don’t come close to telling the full story. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18630044/fact-check-politifact-pritzkers-latest-sweeping-tax-claim-falls-flat
— Share the wealth: Group says booming downtown can help the neighborhoods The Chicago Central Area Committee hopes to focus discussions on ideas it believes will radiate downtown’s dynamism into underserved areas. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/5/19/18628722/chicago-central-area-committee-booming-downtown-help-the-neighborhoods

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Loop’s luster may be lagging: Chicago’s city center faces huge office vacancies, ownership changes and new competitors – Ryan Ori
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-central-loop-office-challenges-ryan-ori-20190515-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s top 4 priorities as Chicago’s new mayor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-priorities-20190517-story.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Kick Chicago out of Illinois? A detailed look at a long-shot bid to rethink our borders – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that want to kick out of Illinois all 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://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/kick-chicago-out-of-illinois-a-detailed-look-at-a/article_db966784-c724-5e28-ac05-abc112a4dd79.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Changes likely coming to cannabis legalization bill
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/CAPITOL-RECAP-Changes-likely-coming-to-cannabis-13857846.php
— Illinois road plan would mean tax spike booze, streaming media services – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-road-plan-would-mean-tax-spike-booze-13857811.php

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State is missing out on contributions of people with disabilities – Kyla Asbury (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office for almost 18 years, at one time or another, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who had disabilities.) 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512495267-state-is-missing-out-on-contributions-of-people-with-disabilities-arc-of-illinois-director-says

CRIME REPORT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Legalization Alive in Illinois
https://thecrimereport.org/2019/05/19/pot-legalization-alive-in-il-stalled-elsewhere/

FEDERALIST
— Reporters Should Press Presidential Candidate Bill De Blasio On ‘Toxic Whiteness’ New York City is being sued for discriminating against white educators under Bill de Blasio’s watch. Will the white mayor defend this discrimination? – David Marcus (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who a) promote patronage, b) promote political affiliation discrimination, c) promote reverse discrimination, d) promote age discrimination, and/or e) promote retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I would focus on those who paint/painted themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. The aforesaid completely agree with, if not orchestrated, all the adverse actions that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and TAPROOT Republicans took against me. Many of the aforesaid also promote religious discrimination and national origin discrimination.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/19/reporters-press-presidential-candidate-bill-de-blasio-toxic-whiteness/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 2020 Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand says she won’t detain migrants: ‘They can go into the community’ – Alex Swoyer 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/19/kirsten-gillibrand-wont-detain-migrants-they-can-g/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The College Board: Dumbing Down America – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/the_college_board_dumbing_down_america.html

DAILY CALLER
— HERE’S HOW THE ASYLUM SYSTEM IS BEING EXPLOITED – Andrew Kerr
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/19/asylum-system-us-central-america/
— TRUMP: FOX NEWS IS MOVING TO THE ‘LOSING’ SIDE WITH BUTTIGIEG TOWN HALL – Mike Brest 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/19/donald-trump-fox-news-pete-buttigieg-town-hall/

TOWNHALL
— The College Board’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Is A Joke – Paul Jacob
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2019/05/19/the-college-boards-new-adversity-score-is-a-joke-n2546550

WORLD NET DAILY
— HOW ABOUT A ‘REAL DISADVANTAGE’ SAT SCORE? Lowell Ponte slams secret ‘adversity’ criteria for colleges
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/how-about-a-real-disadvantage-sat-score/

EPOCH TIMES
— Facebook Singled Out Candace Owens for Scrutiny, Potential Ban, Internal Document Indicates – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-singled-out-candace-owens-for-scrutiny-potential-ban-internal-document-indicates_2928720.html
— Why Many of Today’s News Reporters Believe It Is Their Duty to Lie to You – Brian Cates
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-many-of-todays-news-reporters-believe-it-is-their-duty-to-lie-to-you_2928537.html
— 30 Percent of Suspected Illegal Alien Families Were Unrelated, DNA Tests Show – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/30-percent-of-suspected-illegal-alien-families-were-unrelated-dna-tests-show_2928316.html

COLLEGE FIX
— NYC schools chief accused of creating environment ‘hostile’ to white people – DAVE HUBER 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/nyc-schools-chief-accused-of-creating-environment-hostile-to-white-people/

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to destroy every individual, every organization, every company, every government, and every country that does not promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chick-fil-a-anti-lgbtq-higher-calling_n_5ce1ad1ae4b00e035b9258e2

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, Republicans distance themselves from Alabama abortion law – Amy Goldstein and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-republicans-distance-themselves-from-alabama-abortion-law/2019/05/19/d44036d8-7a3f-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations – Ana Lucia Araujo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I should pay reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
http://hnn.us/article/172003

FORBES
— The Real Story Behind The College Board’s SAT Adversity Score – Peter Greene
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/05/18/the-real-story-behind-the-college-boards-sat-adversity-score/#428a0d3815f3

MOTLEY FOOL
— 5 Things You Must Do Before You Quit a Job You may be completely and utterly fed up — but you’ll still need to make these moves before resigning. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I can forever ask myself what additional adverse actions my Democrat GAO superiors would have taken against me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they had a) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promoted me beyond GS-13, d) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, e) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/05/19/5-things-you-must-do-before-you-quit-a-job.aspx

NEWSWEEK
— PALESTINIAN REFUGEES SAY ‘GOD HAS SENT TRUMP TO UNITE US’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: Of course, members of the following groups say that Trump has united them: 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.newsweek.com/god-has-sent-trump-unite-us-palestinian-refugees-say-presidents-policies-aid-1429724
— REPUBLICAN SENATOR TOOMEY ON TRUMP IMMIGRATION PLAN: ‘PEOPLE WITH LOWER SKILLS CAN CONTRIBUTE’ – CHRIS MORRAN (DIERSEN: Are/were you a contributing member of society? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that people who have government job and people who are retired are not contributing members of society. I was a government employee for almost 30 years and I have been a government retiree for more than 21 years.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/toomey-trump-immigration-highly-skilled-migration-1429827

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ activists travel to Springfield for Advocacy Day – Vern Hester (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, it will be officially illegal to educate or employ people who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-activists-travel-to-Springfield-for-Advocacy-Day/66075.html

DAILY MAIL
— College admissions scam mastermind advised his white clients to lie about ethnicity and falsely claim to be black, Hispanic, and Native American on applications – MARLENE LENTHANG
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7046991/William-Singer-advised-clients-lie-ethnicity-college-admissions-scam.html
— NYC schools chancellor is accused of branding ‘whiteness’ as ‘toxic’ and pushing out white administrators in favor of less qualified people of color – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7045705/NYC-schools-chancellor-accused-branding-whiteness-toxic.html

May 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Don’t boost another addiction-for-profit industry – State Rep. Marty Moylan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190519/moylan-dont-boost-another-addiction-for-profit-industry
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190519/holmes-facts-vs-fear-in-legalization-debate

HERALD & REVIEW
— In marijuana debate, Decatur city officials would wield power in where pot is sold – ANALISA TROFIMUK (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you live in a municipality, please urge the leaders of your municipality, and those who want to be leaders of your municipality, a) to speak out against the marijuana bill in Illinois and b) to commit to voting against the sale of marijuana in your municipality.) 
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-marijuana-debate-decatur-city-officials-would-wield-power-in/article_74dc0cfa-af2a-5dbb-b171-ff3fb1d58186.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opt out or be open for business? That’s the question Decatur officials will be facing if Illinois lawmakers take the historic step of legalizing recreational marijuana. The legislation, a key campaign issue for Democrat J.B. Pritzker, is being considered by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly in the sprint to the end of session on May 31. The original legislation allowed expungements for cannabis-related convictions. The exact language is still under debate, along with fine-tuning various parts of the plan to meet concerns from law enforcement, current growers and activists. If the proposal survives the growing debate in Springfield, it will be left to municipal officials whether to allow pot dispensaries within their borders. Opting out means losing revenue generated from sales, as well as permit fees.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers argue that legalizing pot discourages teens from smoking pot. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18629394/kelly-cassidy-is-right-teen-cannabis-use-is-down-since-pot-legalization

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois expungement proposal for pot convictions one of nation’s broadest – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Based on how they have treated me, I would not be surprised at all to learn that all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are smoking pot, b) have smoked pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190518/illinois-expungement-proposal-for-pot-convictions-one-of-nations-broadest

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-good-versus-evil-struggle-st-0519-story.html
— Ageism a fact when you’re over 50 and looking for work – Hilary Decent (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-0519-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, employers are not allowed to ask applicants their age, although that could be apparent from the application. Breithaupt suggests age-proofing your resume. “Employers are interested in what you have been doing most recently, perhaps in the past 10 years, so you don’t need to tell them when you graduated,” she said. “An interview is all about getting your foot in the door. Even if you look older than they expect when you go in, you can still sell yourself.)

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Continued GOP Opposition to Graduated Income Tax Proposals – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284651#.XOFHDMhKiM8

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Glad to see a new name for that organization – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned be as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences. Ever-increasingly, they want me to agree to not report anything about their fundraisers before they will let me attend their fundraisers.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190518/bernard-schoenburg-glad-to-see-new-name-for-that-organization

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Tariff war hits Illinois farmers hard – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Tariff-war-hits-Illinois-farmers-hard-13857113.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/thousands-attend-9th-annual-springfield-pridefest

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives warns voters to be on alert during this ‘dangerous time’ of ‘backroom deals’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512497085-ives-warns-voters-to-be-on-alert-during-this-dangerous-time-of-backroom-deals-in-springfield

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Fear, loathing, intolerance–and worse – Paul Driessen (DIERSEN: Who ostracizes you? I should write a book about those who ostracize me. 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://canadafreepress.com/article/fear-loathing-intolerance-and-worse
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Throughout history despots had effective ways of reducing dissension in the ranks. Inquisitors burned heretics. Nazis burned books—before taking far more extreme measures. Soviets employed famines, gulags, salt mines and executions. ChiComs and other tyrants starved, jailed and murdered millions. Today’s Green New Dealers and their allies have mapped out their own totalitarian strategies. They proclaim themselves socialists, but their economic policies and tolerance for other viewpoints reflect a different form of government—fascism: A political system in which authoritarian government does not own businesses and industries, but strictly regulates and controls their actions, output and rights—while constraining and suppressing citizens and their thought, speech and access to information. . .Twitter routinely engages in similar cold, calculated censorship of views it opposes. Google helps the Chinese government deny its citizens access to “dangerous ideas”—and says nothing when China sends a million Uighur Muslims to “reeducation camps.” Its hard-left employees ostracize any conservatives they still find in their ranks…and claim helping the US Defense Department with Cloud computing or artificial intelligence surveillance would “violate their principles.” Facebook “shadow banned” an ad promoting a Heartland Institute video that called on millennials to reject socialism and embrace capitalism. Facebook censors told Heartland they “don’t support ads for your business model” (capitalism) and would not reveal “red flags” and trade-secret algorithms they use to “identify violations” of their policies and “help preserve the integrity of our internal processes.” Google suppressed Claremont Institute ads for a talk on multiculturalism and political speech restrictions. Twitter routinely engages in similar cold, calculated censorship of views it opposes. Wikipedia posts distorted or false bios for climate realist experts and organizations—labeling me an anti-environment lobbyist—and then pops up ads soliciting money for its biased “educational” material. Securing corrections is a long, often fruitless process. Even more totalitarian, the Southern Poverty Law Center uses phony “hate speech” claims to defund and “deplatform” conservative groups like David Horowitz’s Freedom Center, by pressuring credit card companies to close off donations to them. State attorneys general and members of Congress want to prosecute and jail people for “denying the reality” of “manmade climate cataclysms.” Worst of all, the callous organizations and policies that Big Tech supports cause millions of deaths every year, by denying impoverished nations and families access to the modern energy, insect control and agricultural technologies that its vocal, racist elements loathe.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-gun radicals are on a misguided mission – Dan Wos
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/antigun_radicals_are_on_a_misguided_mission.html

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Official: Migrants Won’t Be Sent to Florida at this Time Following Blowback – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/18/border-patrol-official-migrants-wont-be-sent-to-florida-at-this-time-following-blowback/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Rep. Ilhan Omar “A Symbol of America’s Failed Immigration System” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants 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.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/18/tucker_carlson_rep_ilhan_omar_a_symbol_of_americas_failed_immigration_system.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Merit of Merit-Based Immigration – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON (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.nationalreview.com/2019/05/merit-based-immigration-plan-serves-us-interests/

WORLD NET DAILY
— EQUALITY ACT ‘INCOMPATIBLE WITH GOD’S WORD, TOP CHRISTIANS WARN ‘We cannot remain silent and allow this lie to harm countless men, women, and children’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/equality-act-incompatible-with-gods-word-top-christians-warn/
— GOOGLE’S ‘TOP STORIES’ SHOWS OBVIOUS LEFT-WING BIAS, AUDIT REVEALS University study finds 3 news sources dominate (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/googles-top-stories-shows-obvious-left-wing-bias-audit-reveals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Noting that Google’s search algorithm is “perhaps the most powerful mediator of online attention to news,” a team of university scholars conducted an audit that found just 20 news sources account for more than half of article impressions, and most lean left. The top 20 percent of sources — 136 of 678 sampled — accounted for 86 percent of article impressions. And the top three accounted for 23 percent: CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post, according to Assistant Professor Nicholas Diakopoulos and his team at the Computational Journalism Lab at Northwestern. In an article for Columbia Journalism Review, he wrote that “for all the influence Google has in directing attention, we know painfully little about how its algorithm selects and curates news.” “Which sites does it direct traffic toward? And how does Google’s news curation impact the diversity of information found?” he asked. The audit examined Google Top Stories in terms of ideological lean, based on the self-reported political affiliation of Facebook users sharing content from those sources. The team’s data showed that 62.4 percent of article impressions were from sources rated as left-leaning. Just 11.3 percent were from sources rated as right-leaning. “These statistics underscore the degree of concentration of attention to a relatively narrow slice of news sources,” Diakopoulos wrote. . .‘News blacklist’ In April, a newly obtained document showed Google maintains a “news blacklist” and manipulates its search results manually, contrary to the company’s official denials. WND reported in March a Google manager allegedly responded to an employee who questioned the company’s war on “fake news” by arguing that fake news and “hate speech” had to be stopped, because “that’s how Trump won.” In November, the Daily Caller reported Google employees debated whether to bury the reporting of conservative media outlets in the company’s search function in response to Trump’s election. Employees similarly sought to manipulate search results to combat Trump’s travel ban, the communications showed. In an interview with WND at the time, Robert Epstein – who was famed behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner’s last Ph.D. student at Harvard – said Google’s effort to defeat Trump confirms his extensive, peer-reviewed research over the past half decade. “Not only does Google have the power to shift votes and opinions on a massive scale, they actually use that power,” Epstein said. During the 2016 election campaign, Epstein concluded that Google heavily biased results in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, possibly shifting as many as 3 million votes. A video leaked in September showed Google executives at their first weekly meeting after Trump’s election exhibiting panic and dismay while expressing their determination to thwart the new administration’s agenda as well as the emerging global populist movement.)
— ACOSTA ‘MISREPRESENTS’ PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/acosta-misrepresents-presidents-remarks/

THE HILL
— Trump fires back at ‘loser’ GOP lawmaker who said he’d engaged in ‘impeachable conduct’ – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: Should I start firing back against those a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/444441-trump-fires-back-at-loser-gop-lawmaker-who-said-hed-engaged-in
— Welcome back, federalism — Democrats begin to champion state’s rights – FORMER U.S. REP. JOHN HOSTETTLER
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/444387-welcome-back-federalism-dems-begin-to-champion-states-rights

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want more success in pushing pot.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/19/democrats-marijuana-legalization-1331710

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Dozens protest Pence at Taylor University commencement
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/05/18/dozens-protest-pence-at-taylor-university-commencement/23729580/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Breaking With Party, G.O.P. Lawmaker Says Trump’s Conduct Reaches ‘Threshold of Impeachment’ – Glenn Thrush (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are Libertarians, but who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/trump-justin-amash-impeachment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is not the first time Mr. Amash, who considers himself a libertarian and strict constitutionalist, has defied the White House and bucked his party’s Capitol Hill leadership. Mr. Amash was one of 14 Republicans to side with Democrats in their unsuccessful attempt to override the president’s first veto, which upheld an emergency declaration to divert funding from other federal projects to build a wall along the southwestern border.)
— Abortion Fight or Strong Economy? For G.O.P., Cultural Issues Undercut 2020 Message – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/us/politics/republicans-abortion-economy-issues.html

NEW YORK POST
— Ocasio-Cortez accuses prosecutors of going easy on white supremacists – Mary Kay Linge (DIERSEN: Are you White? What would you do if someone called you a White supremacist? Would you sue them?)
https://nypost.com/2019/05/18/ocasio-cortez-accuses-prosecutors-of-going-easy-on-white-supremacists/

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook, Twitter and the Digital Disinformation Mess – Shelly Banjo (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/facebook-twitter-and-the-digital-disinformation-mess/2019/05/18/7417d9d0-79ba-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html

NBC LOS ANGELES
— Weed Delivery Driver Shot by Customer in Attempted Robbery, Police Say – Katherine Picazo and Shahan Ahmed
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Pot-Delivery-Driver-Shot-by-Customer-Attempted-Robbery-Police-Say-510130741.html

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Pot-impaired driver gets 8 years for crash that killed Colorado woman – Janet Oravetz (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot for recreational use dramatically increases pot-impaired driving.)
https://gazette.com/news/pot-impaired-driver-gets-years-for-crash-that-killed-colorado/article_b61ece62-7972-11e9-9cb4-073e687ad45c.html

FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Mexico welcoming American migration (DIERSEN: One could expect that U.S. citizens who are members of the following groups would renounce their U.S. citizenship and immigrate to Mexico: 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.)
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/us/20190519/mexico-welcoming-american-migration

YAHOO FINANCE
— Marijuana Companies Lied to You, Major Pot CEO Alleges – Sean Williams (DIERSEN: One should expect that those who want to make money from pot would also want make money from booze, from gambling, from prostitution, and from other terrible things.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marijuana-companies-lied-major-pot-130600988.html

BLOOMBERG
— China Doesn’t Want to Be Like the West The Trump administration has underestimated the strength of resistance to a foreign order imposed by force. – Michael Schuman
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-19/china-s-history-foretold-breakdown-of-u-s-trade-talks

ATLANTIC
— Social Media Are Ruining Political Discourse The endless flow of content doesn’t need to make sense to create engagement. – JAY DAVID BOLTER
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/why-social-media-ruining-political-discourse/589108/

May 18 Evening Edition

ABC7 & FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://abc7chicago.com/house-democrats-pass-sweeping-legislation-to-protect-lgbtq-rights-/5305748/
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/house-approves-sweeping-bill-to-expand-gay-rights

ABC7
— Asian Influences
https://abc7chicago.com/society/asian-influences/5294606/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Another political trailblazer is Judge Kenneth Moy. Moy was the first Asian American elected to County office in Illinois.. and he went on to take ‘the bench’ in DuPage County. But in his retirement years, his focus has really become ‘giving back’! Moy has long funded scholarships through the DuPage Foundation.. and recently, he gave $2 million to a place that is an important refuge for more than 300 residents. At DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, 70% of the residents are Medicaid recipients. It also happens to be the special place where Judge Moy’s wife resides, Patricia Moy has battled Alzheimer’s disease for 8 years. The Care Center plans to make a host of renovations with the new funds. To honor their benefactor, the new name of the facility is the Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ICE detainees could not be held in private detention centers under measure heading to Illinois governor – Elvia Malagón
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-immigration-ice-private-detention-center-bill-illinois-20190517-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois’ hurry to embrace recreational marijuana – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190518/editorial-illinois-hurry-to-embrace-recreational-marijuana

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Is division in the state at a breaking point? – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to drive Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of Illinois and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.pjstar.com/news/20190518/is-division-in-state-at-breaking-point

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— That’s no little capital plan on the table – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190518/statehouse-insider-thats-no-little-capital-plan-on-table

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Local law enforcement wary of recreational marijuana – Kaitlin Cordes (DIERSEN: Ten years ago, I easily got the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to pass a resolution against video gambling. Should I try to get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot?)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-law-enforcement-wary-of-recreational-marijuana/article_73d9262f-7b45-5fbb-bb4e-07e009ce6337.html

WTHI
— OUTSTANDING: CLARK COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS PLAN TO BAN MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IF STATE PASSES LAW With Governor Pritzker closing in on the legalization of recreational marijuana, one Wabash Valley community has chosen to stand up against the law if it were to pass. – Richard Solomon (DIERSEN: Ten years ago, I easily got the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to pass a resolution against video gambling. Should I try to get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot?)
https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Clark-County-council-members-plan-to-ban-marijuana-dispensaries-if-state-passes-law–510090151.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker legalizes recreational marijuana, Clark County will ban dispensaries in their backyard. It was a unanimous decision made Friday morning by the Clark County Council. They plan to draft a resolution against the law. Some say by keeping the community together and on the same page, they’ve been able to keep illegal things out. That includes drugs and crime. News 10 spoke with members of the community who attended the meeting. They told us that Clark County has a low crime rate. A few spoke out. One man told us that no one in the community is wanting this legalization. “There’s no public outcry to legalize this stuff,” said Warren LeFever, a concerned citizen. This law has not been passed yet. County Council members say they are being proactive rather than reactive.)

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Voter rolls: Which precincts see the most women vote in DuPage County?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512492263-voter-rolls-which-precincts-see-the-most-women-vote-in-dupage-county

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— COLLEGE OF DUPAGE CELEBRATES TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE AT 52ND COMMENCEMENT – Angela Mennecke
https://www.cod.edu/news/2019/may/commencement2019.aspx

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Voters Down Under put Australian interests first in another win for Trump-style nationalism – Ralph Z. Hallow 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/18/australia-just-voted-put-australias-interests-firs/
— Democrats can’t spin away murders committed by illegals – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: To come into America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the rule of law, b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect America’s citizens.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/18/democrats-cant-spin-away-murders-committed-illegal/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Republicans consider push to separate Chicago from state – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to drive Republican individuals, Republican organizations, and Republican companies out of Illinois and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-republicans-push-to-turn-chicago-into-its-own-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The outlet reports that a resolution calling on Congress to declare Chicago America’s 51st state now has eight Republican co-sponsors in the state’s House, as well as growing support from conservative activists. Supporters of the move have noted that Chicago is where much of the state’s political power and money rests, and its politics are different than other more conservative parts of the state. The sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Brad Halbrook, said he supports the split due to differences on issues such as the Second Amendment and abortion. “Our traditional family values seem to be under attack at every angle,” Halbrook said, according to The State Journal-Register. “We are trying to drive the discussion to get people at the table to say these are not our values down here.”)

LIFEZETTE
— Illegals Are Now Being Flown to California to Relieve Crowding in Texas — Cost: $6,000 Per Flight Officials may also begin transporting migrants to Detroit, Miami and Buffalo, New York (DIERSEN: Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. Will Democrats in Detroit, Miami and Buffalo house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare, educate, etc. these illegals? Will Democrats make Republicans pay for housing, feeding, clothing, providing health care, educating, etc. these illegals?) 
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/illegals-are-now-being-flown-to-california-to-relieve-crowding-in-texas-cost-6000-per-flight/

BREITBART
— GOP Defends Women’s Rights as Democrats Vote for Transgender Ideology – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/05/17/gop-defends-womens-rights-dems-vote-transgender-ideology/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— How Children Influence Their Parents’ Political Beliefs (DIERSEN: One should expect that Democrat teachers do everything that they can to make their students 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.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/05/17/how-children-influence-their-parents-political-beliefs/

TOWNHALL
— Progressives Call For Party Purge of Democratic Pro-Lifers – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. who focus/focused on purging those like me a) who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms and b) who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/18/progressive-says-theres-no-room-for-prolifers-calls-for-primary-challenge-and-party-to-stop-funding-antiabortion-democrats-n2546532

WORLD NET DAILY
— REPUBLICANS CONSIDER PUSH TO KICK CHICAGO OUT OF ILLINOIS 8 GOP legislators co-sponsor measure to make Windy City the 51st state
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/republicans-consider-push-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Candace Owens: ‘Blacks must wake up to great liberal hoax,’ FB suspends, reinstates – Michael F. Haverluck 
https://onenewsnow.com/media/2019/05/18/candace-owens-blacks-must-wake-up-to-great-liberal-hoax-fb-suspends-reinstates

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Maher: Elizabeth Warren Wrong About Not Going On FOX News, “That’s Where The Votes Are” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/17/maher_elizabeth_warren_wrong_about_not_going_on_fox_news_thats_where_the_votes_are.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Ohio State U. faces anti-white discrimination lawsuit
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ohio-state-u-faces-anti-white-discrimination-lawsuit/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans deserve to have real competitive presidential primary.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/444298-republicans-deserve-to-have-real-competitive-presidential-primary

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Warns That Rising Border Crossings May Require an Extra $1.4 Billion – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/trump-migrant-children-border.html
— Black Women in Chicago, Getting Things Done How the rest of the country can follow them. – Salamishah Tillet (DIERSEN: Democrats encourage Black women to hate Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/opinion/sunday/black-women-chicago.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want America to give Mexicans automatic asylum while at the same time a) 1.5+ million Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs live in Mexico, b) millions of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs vacation there, and c) millions of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs rely on Mexico for their illegal drugs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-little-noticed-surge-across-the-us-mexico-border-its-americans-heading-south/2019/05/18/7988421e-6c28-11e9-bbe7-1c798fb80536_story.html

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Africans, Cubans pack Mexican shelters, hoping for a shot at asylum – Dudley Althaus
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Refugee-type-camps-arise-on-U-S-Mexico-border-13854860.php

POLITICUSUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05/18/joe-biden-hits-trump-right-between-his-racist-eyes.html

May 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/16/18628374/will-humans-act-fast-enough-to-stave-off-climate-catastrophe

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez took an $18,996 (8%) pay cut for his new position. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190517/new-tollway-chief-wants-to-hear-from-stakeholders-on-route-53
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Executive Director José Alvarez, who attended his first board meeting Thursday, will be paid $223,000 annually, 3.7% more than his predecessor Elizabeth Gorman, who received $215,000. “I took a pay cut. That’s how excited I am about the opportunity” to work at the tollway, said Alvarez, former chief operating officer for the Chicago Housing Authority. Alvarez joins a rookie tollway board picked by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who supported the ouster of the previous slate of directors after a series of Daily Herald reports about tollway spending and patronage hiring at the agency. Alvarez “came in on May 1 and hit the ground running,” Chairman Will Evans said at Thursday’s meeting. “I am committed to investing in our team and building on its strengths,” Alvarez said. He likened the tollway’s situation to the housing authority, which had “five CEOs in five years.” Former tollway Executive Director Greg Bedalov, who was paid $186,000, left in February 2018 and Gorman stayed for 13 months.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Prior to Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, passing the CPA examination was a requirement to get promoted at IRS and at GAO.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190517/bill-suspending-teacher-basic-skills-test-heads-to-governor

HERALD & REVIEW
— The fate of Illinois’ pot legislation is explored on the latest ‘Capitol Cast’ podcast (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/listen-the-fate-of-illinois-pot-legislation-is-explored-on/article_8e8c3ddf-6c95-50b7-a9c7-5922674150b2.html

HERALD NEWS
— $1 billion proposed for I-80 Pritzker plan for capital bill still depends on tax hikes – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/17/1-billion-proposed-for-i-80/aufg8t1/

SOUTHERN
— Internal memo details Illinois GOP budget plans, Pritzker complaints – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/internal-memo-details-illinois-gop-budget-plans-pritzker-complaints/article_f6f0af5c-a2d2-59b9-9574-5c38af876998.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Why Kids Shouldn’t Be Forced To Share – Ilana Donna Arazie (DIERSEN: What do you share? Since 2000, I have shared GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too. Since 2004, those emails have contained links to almost 335,500 articles and information on many upcoming events. Please ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what do they share. They share their hatred of me and they share their hatred of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gpw9s/why-kids-shouldnt-be-forced-to-share

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Philanthropist Ann Lurie takes $3.56 million loss on Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491179-market-watch-philanthropist-ann-lurie-takes-3-56-million-loss-on-chicago-condo
— Market Watch: Wendy Sternberg & Robert Wolf lose over $308,000 on sale of Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512483881-market-watch-wendy-sternberg-robert-wolf-lose-over-308-000-on-sale-of-chicago-condo
— Carl & Marlene Mercurio lose over $339,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512493639-market-watch-carl-marlene-mercurio-lose-over-339-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— More than 34% of Naperville home’s sale price goes toward property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491173-market-watch-more-than-34-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-goes-toward-property-taxes
— Daghfals pay a quarter of Naperville home’s sale price on property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512484953-market-watch-daghfals-pay-a-quarter-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-on-property-taxes
— Burr Ridge homeowners pay 35% of home’s sale price in property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512490265-market-watch-burr-ridge-homeowners-pay-35-of-home-s-sale-price-in-property-taxes

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County educators oppose Illinois school efficiency bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512493593-dupage-county-educators-oppose-illinois-school-efficiency-bill

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BIPARTISAN TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL HEADS TO PRITZKER’S DESK – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bipartisan-township-consolidation-bill-heads-to-pritzkers-desk/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Stronger borders save lives The only way to stop the flow of dangerous drugs is to build a border wall – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/8/stronger-borders-save-lives/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tucker Carlson: Somali American congresswoman Ilhan Omaris ‘a symbol of America’s failed immigration system’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tucker-carlson-somali-american-congresswoman-is-a-symbol-of-americas-failed-immigration-system

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER: DEMOCRATS OPPOSE TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ‘IMPORT SERFS’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as serfs for my critics/opponents. They are a sorry lot. They all have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. They include past and present 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, GAO, IRS, Post Office, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United State members, employees, and leaders. They all make it very clear that will do anything for money. They pride themselves in being manipulative, nasty, rude, crude, belittling, dismissing, condescending, argumentative, domineering, threatening, vicious, and even worse things.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/17/tucker-carlson-democrats-immigration-serfs/

TOWNHALL
— ICE Arrests 33 Illegal Aliens Ranging from Drunk Drivers to Wife-Beaters in 4 Days Across 4 States – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/18/ice-arrests-33-illegal-aliens-ranging-from-drunk-drivers-to-wife-beaters-in-4-day-n2546528

FOX NEWS
— Democrats are eager to compete in the free stuff primary — Here’s what it means for you – Michael Knowles (DIERSEN: What do you say those who vote for whichever candidate promises to give them the most “free stuff?” Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who have financial, health, and/or other problems. Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with 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.foxnews.com/opinion/michael-knowles-democrats-free-stuff-biden-harris-warren-booker
— College Board CEO defends SAT ‘adversity score,’ tells underprivileged students, ‘We can see you’ – Vandana Rambaran (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged. Questions for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If I have always been so privileged, why did I take 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. If I have always been so privileged, why aren’t my degrees from Ivy League universities? Of course, their answer will be that I am stupid and lazy.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/college-board-ceo-says-we-see-you-to-underprivileged-students-as-he-defends-sat-adversity-score
— Hundreds of migrants to be flown to California in as many as 3 flights a week, officials say – Paulina Dedaj 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hundreds-of-migrants-to-be-flown-to-california-in-as-many-as-3-flights-a-week-officials-say

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi’s disgraceful weaseling on merit-based immigration – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/pelosis_disgraceful_weaseling_on_meritbased_immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Common sense and public opinion both strongly favor prioritizing immigrants who bring education and skills to the country, so that they can support themselves and provide more tax payments than they consume in the form of welfare and other need-based services. Few questions of public policy receive support in the eighty percent range, yet merit-based immigration actually does receive nearly 80% in reliable polling. . .The entire point of immigration policy is to benefit the citizens of the United States. Forcing citizens to pay for the welfare and government services consumed by poor families entering with children (who will need expensive bilingual schooling), and who will generate few taxes but consume large tax revenues if they bring low education and skill credentials, enacts a penalty on American citizens.)

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Michigan Falls for SPLC Trap: Labels Good Groups ‘Haters’
http://americanfreepress.net/michigan-falls-for-splc-trap-labels-good-groups-haters/

BREITBART
— Democrats in California Oppose HUD Plan to Prioritize Americans over Illegals for Public Housing – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/democrats-in-california-oppose-hud-plan-to-prioritize-americans-over-illegals-for-public-housing/
— SAT to Give ‘Adversity Score’ Reflecting Students’ Social and Economic Background to College Admissions – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/sat-to-give-adversity-score-reflecting-students-social-and-economic-background-to-college-admissions/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Which 2020 Democrats will join Alyssa Milano’s sex strike? – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30266-assault-america-day-135-which-2020-democrats-will-join-alyssa-milano%E2%80%99s-sex-strike

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLORIDA MAYOR: FORCE TRUMP TO TAKE ASYLUM SEEKERS IN HIS HOTELS ‘Ask the president to open his heart and home’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/florida-mayor-force-trump-to-take-asylum-seekers-in-his-hotels/

HOT AIR
— The SAT’s “Adversity Score” Is A Backdoor To Racial Quotas – HEATHER MACDONALD (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/sats-adversity-score-backdoor-racial-quotas/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Adversity Scores: Same Game, Different Uniforms – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/adversity-scores-same-game-different-uniforms/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— What’s It Gonna Be…A Welfare State or Open Borders? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/whats-it-gonna-be…a-welfare-state-or-open-borders

THE HILL
— Florida mayor on housing detained migrants: ‘Bring them to the Trump hotels’ – BROOKE SEIPEL (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://thehill.com/latino/444370-florida-mayor-offers-solution-to-housing-detained-migrants-bring-them-to-the-trump

UPI
— House passes first-ever bill to outlaw LGBT-based discrimination – Nicholas Sakelaris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/05/17/House-passes-first-ever-bill-to-outlaw-LGBT-based-discrimination/2101558110619/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The SAT’s Bogus ‘Adversity Score’ Are we really going to rank students on a one-to-100 pseudoscientific index of oppression? – Thomas Chatterton Williams (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/opinion/sat-adversity-score.html
— SAT Adversity Index: A Drive Toward Diversity Without Discussing Race – Anemona Hartocollis and Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-race.html
— Your Questions about the New Adversity Score on the SAT, Answered – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-score-explained.html
— U.S. Birthrate Drops 4th Year in a Row, Possibly Echoing the Great Recession – Liam Stack (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did why my Democrat superiors and those who I have sued want my wife and I a) to not give up trying to have children, b) to adopt, and/or c) to become foster parents? ANSWER: Those who have children put their children first and are therefore far less likely to file lawsuits.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/us-birthrate-decrease.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politics Takes a Toll on the Trump Family Business – Eric Lipton and Steve Eder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the toll that my being a Republican has cost me. Since 1966, I have been surrounded by Democrats and Democrat plants, by Libertarians and Libertarian plants, by Greens and Green plants, and by RINOs.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-takeaways.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Immigration Progress He admits the U.S. needs talent but he’s still too stingy on visas. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-progress-11558134256

DENVER POST
— Will Denver continue to host asylum seekers from southern border? Nonprofits, faith leaders will work with city, community to decide Denver-area churches hosted 55 asylum seekers from Central America last week – SAJA HINDI and JUSTIN WINGERTER (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/18/denver-asylum-seekers-central-america/

SENTINEL SOURCE
— The case for an Individual Reparations Account – Allen J. Davis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest since 1948 that I should pay lots of reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They stress/stressed that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, married, no children or pets to support, retired for more than 21 years, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/op-ed/the-case-for-an-individual-reparations-account-by-allen-j/article_bffb87e9-6a8b-57c0-ba85-6f2900501af4.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Black Unemployment Is Rising Again, And Trumpism Could Be Playing a Role.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pedrodacosta/2019/05/17/black-unemployment-is-rising-again-and-trumpism-could-be-playing-a-role/#38c894552df0

THE WEEK
— (DEMOCRATS AND RINOS PASS) bill to protect LGBTQ rights in the workplace (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/05/18/us-passes-bill-to-protect-lgbtq-rights-in-the-workplace.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://theweek.com/articles/841846/why-white-supremacist-terrorism-surging

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190518/column-trumps-judicial-nominees-will-keep-white-power-intact

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is lying about immigrant crime – and the research proves it.” To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally, you shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect America, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of America. 
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/05/17/trump-lying-about-immigrant-crime-and-research-proves-it

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS estimates over a quarter of Earned Income Tax Credit payments were improper – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/over-a-quarter-of-eitc-tax-credit-payments-estimated-to-be-improper-by-irs

May 17 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Pritzker Compiles $41.5B Infrastructure Plan, Tax Increases
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Compiles-415B-Infrastructure-Plan-Tax-Increases-510088861.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Governor Pritzker compiles $41.5B infrastructure plan, tax increases – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/governor-pritzker-compiles-415b-infrastructure-plan-tax-increases

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans wanted Emanuel to have done more to get citizens of foreign countries to come to Chicago illegally and to stay in Chicago illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/17/18627941/rahm-emanuel-legacy-immigration-chicago-sanctuary-city-trump-gang-database-dreamers-citykey
— Inviting labor to discuss bill shows how times are changing in Springfield Illinois has been a national leader for data center locations because the Chicago region is a national Internet hub. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/17/18629956/rich-miller-illinois-legislature-data-centers-organized-labor
— Lightfoot says she’s inheriting shortfall ‘worse’ than $700 million The mayor-elect says that deficit figure is not nearly high enough. It was an ominous warning that appeared to go beyond the familiar script. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/5/17/18629824/chicago-budget-shortfall-lori-lightfoot-city-finances

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois should take the slow road on marijuana – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-marijuana-legalize-recreational-20190518-story.html
— Legal recreational pot in Illinois? The devil is in the details for Pritzker, legislators – Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-marijuana-politics-20190516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally and b) to stay in America illegally. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-immigration-reform-merit-legal-20190517-story.html
— Immigration for the ‘best people’? For Trump family, that’s relative – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-melania-slovenia-immigration-merit-based-20190517-story.html
— Illinois does not need to spend more than $1 billion on school administration costs – Sue Rezin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-school-administration-costs-consolidate-rezin-20190517-story.html
— Dining out on food stamps: Bill to let some recipients spend SNAP benefits at restaurants heads to Pritzker’s desk – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-food-stamps-restaurant-meals-20190515-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Gas tax hike, other fees would fund Pritzker’s $41.5 billion ‘Rebuild Illinois’ capital plan – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190517/gas-tax-hike-other-fees-would-fund-pritzkers-415-billion-rebuild-illinois-capital-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190517/news/305179973/

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrats call expungement provision ‘critical’ to marijuana legalization – REBECCA ANZEL 
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article230531004.html

WEPY NEWS
— Citing Aurora Shooting, Oswego Rep. Keith Wheeler Files Legislation Regarding Recovery of Illegally Possessed Firearms
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/citing-aurora-shooting-oswego-rep-files-legislation-regarding-recovery-of/article_512b5f58-78d6-11e9-bcdb-0ff58d3b296e.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Harvard students host graduation ceremony for undocumented students (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/harvard-students-host-graduation-ceremony-for-undocumented-students

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Banning Christianity: U.S. House Passes Faux-Equality Act – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/banning-christianity-u-s-house-passes-faux-equality-act/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SEVEN MEASLES CASES IN ILLINOIS LAUNCHES $3.5M+ STATEWIDE VACCINE CAMPAIGN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/seven-measles-cases-in-illinois-launches-35m-statewide-vaccine-campaign.html
— TRUMP SIGNS PROCLAMATION TO PROTECT US AUTO INDUSTRY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/trump-signs-proclamation-to-protect-us-auto-industry.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/17/cannabis-roundup-3/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Herman Cain: Half of blacks ‘brainwashed’ by media into hating Donald Trump – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/17/herman-cain-half-of-blacks-brainwashed-by-media-in/
— Waters blasts Trump immigration reform plan as ‘very racist’ California Democrat says this is not ‘how we treat human beings’ – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/17/maxine-waters-calls-trumps-new-immigration-plan-ve/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ocasio-Cortez Laments ‘GOP’s Attempts to Turn the United States Into a Far-Right Christian Theocracy’ – Paul Crookston
https://freebeacon.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-laments-gops-attempts-to-turn-the-united-states-into-a-far-right-christian-theocracy/

FOX NEWS
— ICE to hire contractor to transport 225,000 migrants to shelters across the US – Danielle Wallace (DIERSEN: Logically, because Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration, migrants should be transported to where the Democrats and the RINOs are.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-hire-contractor-transport-225000-migrant-shelters

AMERICAN THINKER
— Huge new string of criminalities surround California’s failed ‘motor-voter’ system – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/huge_new_string_of_criminalities_surrounding_californias_failed_motorvoter_system.html

GOPUSA
— College Board adopts ‘adversity index’ as colleges make SAT optional
http://www.gopusa.com/college-board-adopts-adversity-index-as-colleges-make-sat-optional/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— There aren’t enough victim classes – A. Dru Kristenev (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that a) Trump-haters are victims of Trump supporters, b) non-Protestants are victims of Protestants, c) liberals and moderates are victims of conservative, d) non-patriotic people are victims of patriotic people, e) non-Republicans are victims of Republicans, f) non-Americans are victims of Americans, g) minorities are victims of Whites, h) women are victims of males, i) younger people are victims of older people, j) those who have less money are victims of those who have more money, k) non-gun owners are the victims of gun owners, l) non-German Americans are victims of German Americans, and m) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time are victims of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://canadafreepress.com/article/there-arent-enough-victim-classes

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Plan Mandates E-Verify, Protecting U.S. Jobs for Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/trump-plan-mandates-e-verify-protecting-u-s-jobs-for-americans/
— WordPress.com Blacklists Blogs Critical of Islam – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: What is next? Will WordPress.com blacklist blogs that are critical of Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, non-Protestants, liberals, moderates, foreign countries, citizens of foreign countries, minorities, females, younger people, non-rich people, non-German Americans, veterans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/17/wordpress-com-blacklists-blogs-critical-of-islam/

BLAZE
— Candace Owens suspended from Facebook after she writes, ‘Black America must wake up to the great liberal hoax’ – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/facebook-suspends-candace-owens
— Facebook claims it suspended Candace Owens’ page by ‘mistake,’ restores access – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-claims-it-suspended-candace-owens-page-by-mistake

DAILY CALLER
— CRITICS SAY REAL AIM OF COLLEGE BOARD ADVERSITY SCORE IS RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/17/college-board-adversity-score-discrimination/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/444281-house-approves-anti-lgbt-discrimination-bill

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Considers Flying Migrants Across Country to Relieve Border Crowding Local officials voice alarm as federal government considers expanding chartered jet program – Alicia A. Caldwell and Louise Radnofsky (DIERSEN: Logically, because Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration, migrants should be flown to where the Democrats and the RINOs are.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-considers-flying-migrants-across-country-to-relieve-border-crowding-11558127647

CBS MIAMI
— ‘We Cannot Accommodate The Dumping Of Unlawful Migrants In Our State’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis On Trump Plan To Bring 100’s Of Migrants To South Florida – Carey Codd (DIERSEN: For many decades, Wheaton has accommodated many homeless people that Democrats dump on Wheaton.) 
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/05/17/gov-desantis-blindsided-by-feds-plan-to-send-migrants-to-broward-palm-beach/

May 17 Morning Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what’s holding up the Illinois marijuana bill The legislation’s co-author, state Sen. Heather Steans, says “threading the needle” on expungement may be the biggest challenge. Crain’s has the story. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence,  Illinois, Republican congressmen, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman, IRP officers, Republican House and Senate leaders, your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, you Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois, etc.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-whats-holding-illinois-marijuana-bill
— A new report shows just how much Chicago’s Loop is booming The Chicago Loop Alliance measured how the central area has fared and how it has changed over the past decade. – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Have you lived in downtown Chicago? I did week-days 1974-1976 and full-time 1976-1978. Have you worked in downtown Chicago? I did in 1971 and 1973-1997. Have you taken courses in downtown Chicago? I did 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/new-report-shows-just-how-much-chicagos-loop-booming

WGN RADIO
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady has concerns about recreational marijuana legislation in Springfield – JEFF CARLIN 
https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/16/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-has-concerns-about-recreational-marijuana-legislation-in-springfield/

DAILY HERALD
— House GOP releases one-page state budget proposal – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190516/house-gop-releases-one-page-state-budget-proposal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190517/trumps-america-first-philosophy-has-created-a-less-stable-world
— COD interim president talks about his vision for the school – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190516/cod-interim-president-talks-about-his-vision-for-the-school

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McSweeney’s township consolidation bill heads to Pritzker’s desk for consideration – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/16/mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill-heads-to-pritzkers-desk-for-consideration/afz147m/

WBEZ
— Chicago’s Racial Disparities In The Sights Of Its First Chief Equity Officer – Alden Loury (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/new-office-seeks-equity-for-chicago-residents/9ceed2c7-e951-4fa8-a0cc-f246a36d16a6

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House Republicans again say budget can be balanced without higher taxes – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190516/house-republicans-again-say-budget-can-be-balanced-without-higher-taxes

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Appeals court upholds teacher’s firing for using sick days for vacation – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-16/jim-dey-appeals-court-upholds-teachers-firing-using-sick-days-vacation

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democratic legislation would take appointments away from GOP county board chairman – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article230302974.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— New bill calls for stricter rules for owning a gun – Katie Bandish
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/new-bill-calls-for-stricter-rules-for-owning-a-gun

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Press For Admission To Budget Talks – BRIAN MACKEY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-press-admission-budget-talks#stream/0

CHICAGO NOW
— Democrat’s Rx for Illinois will make matters worse – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/05/democrats-rx-for-illinois-will-make-matters-worse/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Psychologist Warns Lawmakers Against Marijuana Legalization – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/psychologist-warns-lawmakers-against-marijuana-legalization/
— AOC’s Stupid Abortion Comments – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/aocs-stupid-abortion-comments/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump wants to use point-based immigration system – Tom Howell Jr. 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/trump-wants-to-use-point-based-immigration-system/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden encourages Hispanics to hate Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-slams-fox-news-in-spanish-language-ad-so-petty-so-negative-so-cruel
— Trump to use ‘tremendous powers’ of the Insurrection Act to combat illegal immigration – John Gage (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote insurrection.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-to-use-tremendous-powers-of-the-insurrection-act-to-combat-illegal-immigration

AMERICAN THINKER
— Taming the Bench: MAGA Means Ending Judicial Precedent – Selwyn Duke
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/taming_the_bench_maga_means_ending_judicial_precedent.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why Trump’s New Immigration Plan Won’t Be Enough – Pedro Gonzalez
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/16/why-trumps-new-immigration-plan-wont-be-enough/

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Illegals: Don’t Get Comfy, You’re ‘Leaving Soon’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/twitter-immigration-reform-deportation-force/2019/05/17/id/916429/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SAN ANTONIO OFFICIALS WANT TO HIDE COMMENTS CONDEMNING CHICK-FIL-A Discriminated against company owned by Christians in airport contracting
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/san-antonio-officials-want-to-hide-comments-condemning-chick-fil-a/

CNS NEWS
— Trump’s Immigration Plan Prioritizes Skilled, Educated Immigrants over Low-Skilled Immigrants – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trumps-immigration-plan-prioritizes-skilled-educated-immigrants-over-low

BREITBART
— 2-in-3 Americans Oppose Releasing Border Crossers into U.S. Interior – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/16/harvard-harris-poll-4-in-6-americans-oppose-releasing-border-crossers-into-u-s-interior/

WORLD NET DAILY
— JOE BIDEN: TRUMP AN ILLEGITIMATE PRESIDENT Says ‘I absolutely agree’ with fan who makes charge (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are illegitimate? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am illegitimate. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/joe-biden-trump-an-illegitimate-president/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater argues “Trump’s immigration plan endangers America’s ability to integrate foreigners. It’s family reunification, not highly skilled workers, that allows the U.S. to form a cohesive national identity.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-immigration-plan-endangers-america-s-ability-integrate-foreigners-ncna1006716

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the Republican Party to dump “Old White Men.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/politics/women-republican-party.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Will Take Students’ Hardships Into Account – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: What is you adversity score? Everyone should be required to disclose their adversity score.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/sat-score.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use neo-Nazi James Alex Fields to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/her-daughter-died-at-charlottesville-she-wants-the-feds-to-do-more-to-fight-hate/2019/05/16/6c302b32-7820-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html

USA TODAY
— Buying a car for your teenager? Here’s what you should keep in mind – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: When you were a teen, did you expect your parents to buy your first car? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, 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 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy with almost no options, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I bought my first car, a 1958 Chevy BelAir, as soon as turned 16 in 1964.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2019/04/30/best-first-cars-teens-tips-buying-your-teenagers-first-car/3585638002/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Florida officials worry U.S. may send them hundreds of migrants and no resources – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: Because Democrat and RINO voters encourage illegal immigration, Democrat and RINO voters should be required to provide illegals with housing, food, clothing, healthcare, education, transportation, jobs, etc.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-florida-migrant-border-sanctuary-city-20180516-story.html

WHAS11
— Oldham Co. Police claim social media posts, not age, were factor in decision not to hire officer  Officer Dennis Clark, with West Buechel Police, claims Oldham County Police didn’t hire him for a position because of his age. – Tyler Emery
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/oldham-co-police-claim-social-media-posts-not-age-were-factor-in-decision-not-to-hire-officer/417-e4f5b53a-de35-4849-bf77-e4a037e73717

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background New score comes as college admissions decisions are under scrutiny – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: What is you adversity score? Everyone should be required to disclose their adversity score.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sat-to-give-students-adversity-score-to-capture-social-and-economic-background-11557999000
— The New and Unimproved SAT The college test’s ‘adversity score’ may foment more cynicism. (DIERSEN: What is you adversity score? Everyone should be required to disclose their adversity score.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-and-unimproved-sat-11558048986
— Think CEOs Are Overpaid? See How They Compare With Hollywood Celebs and Sports Stars Jennifer Aniston vs. Tim Cook and other marquee matchups on the pay scale; nearly $500,000 a show for Celine Dion (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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/think-ceos-are-overpaid-see-how-they-compare-with-hollywood-celebs-and-sports-stars-11558085402

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The Trump administration reportedly sent ‘no-match letters’ to over 570,000 employers telling them they might have undocumented workers – Alexandra Ma (DIERSEN: Employers that hire illegals work against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that oppose illegal immigration.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-no-match-letters-employers-undocumented-workers-reports-2019-5

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want open borders because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want open borders because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/05/17/making-the-case-for-open-borders/#394e52d8577e
— Trump Immigration Plan Sidesteps Income Inequality – Erik Sherman (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.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2019/05/16/trump-immigration-plan-sidesteps-income-inequality/#d9e67cc261a9

NEWSWEEK
— FORCE TRUMP HOTELS TO TAKE IN HOMELESS ASYLUM SEEKERS, SAYS FLORIDA MAYOR: ‘ASK THE PRESIDENT TO OPEN HIS HEART AND HOME’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: Because Republican-haters encourage people to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally, Republican-haters should be forced to house, feed, clothe, and educate illegals, provide them with healthcare, etc.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-accused-trying-create-homeless-encampment-south-florida-1428611

HILL REPORTER
— Candace Owens is Suspended From Facebook – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/candace-owens-is-suspended-from-facebook-36133