Month: July 2019

July 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Jeanne Ives Announces Bid to Unseat Rep. Sean Casten Ives is a former three-term representative who lost the 2018 gubernatorial primary to former Governor Bruce Rauner
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-announces-bid-to-unseat-rep-sean-casten-513012381.html

JEANNE IVES FOR CONGRESS
— Protect our Freedoms and Free Enterprise
https://www.jeanneforcongress.com/2019/07/21/jeanne-for-congress-protect-our-freedoms-and-free-enterprise/
https://mailchi.mp/a42fec5fa302/jeanne-for-congress-protect-our-freedoms-and-free-enterprise

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/newsviews-refugees-in-chicago/5409361/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says Squad is ‘destroying the Democrat Party’ – Ronn Blitzer
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-says-squad-is-destroying-the-democrat-party-

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Communities vote to opt out of marijuana sales
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-communities-vote-to-opt-out-of-marijuana-sales/article_8c2f11c4-a71f-5243-83f8-37aa21fa9d75.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/ralph-martire-american-dream-should-be-attainable-for-all/article_40483ed6-f859-54cb-8d47-1a898859797a.html

NEWS PRESS NOW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The St. Louis area has almost as many gaming spots as Reno. And it is about to get more. – Joseph Bustos
https://www.newspressnow.com/news/national/the-st-louis-area-has-almost-as-many-gaming-spots/article_b2ef351d-2aba-5812-801a-bdf29236c208.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Deanne M. Mazzochi missed 60% of House votes in May
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512771158-deanne-m-mazzochi-missed-60-of-house-votes-in-may

DAILY CALLER
— Trump On The ‘Squad’: They Are Not ‘Capable Of Loving Our Country’ – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/21/trump-ilhan-omar-pelosi/
— Why The SAT Adversity Score Is Un-American
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/sat-adversity-score-unamerican/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Campaign Aide Claims Democrats Are in ‘Disarray’ Because They Must ‘Kiss the Ring’ of AOC’s Squad – Madison Dibble
https://ijr.com/schlapp-claims-democrats-must-kiss-the-ring-of-aocs-squad/
— Cheney Says GOP Will Continue to Call out AOC’s Squad to Remind 2020 Voters of the Dangers of Socialism – Madison Dibble
https://ijr.com/cheney-says-gop-will-continue-to-call-out-aocs-squad/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— What the modern Democratic Party stands for in 20 quotes from the Trump era – John Hawkins 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/21/what-the-modern-democratic-party-stands-for-in-20-quotes-from-the-trump-era-776752

THE HILL
— Illinois GOP group shares, then deletes meme labeling minority congresswomen ‘Jihad Squad’ – OWEN DAUGHERTY (DIERSEN: From Mark Shaw, President, Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association: “A couple of days ago, an image which was not authorized by me was posted on the Facebook page of the Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association (“RCCA”). I condemn this unauthorized posting and it has been deleted. I am sorry if anyone who saw the image was offended by the contents. This unauthorized posting is an unfortunate distraction from the serious debate surrounding the policies advocated by these four socialist members of the United States House of Representatives of which I strongly disagree. Republican opposition to their proposed “Green New Deal”, elimination of all private health insurance, open borders and anti-Semitic posturing has nothing to do with these Representative’s races or religion. The RCCA has a multi-stage, approval process for all social media posts on any of the RCCA’s social media properties. Nevertheless, the RCCA’s internal review process is being re-evaluated to insure that any content posted in the future represents the “big-tent” nature of the Republican Party.” Also, ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider responds to the recent Facebook post on the Illinois Republican Chairman’s Association page: “I strongly condemn evoking race or religion as the basis for political disagreement. The recent social media post coming from the IRCCA does not reflect my values or the Illinois Republican Party’s values. Bigoted rhetoric greatly distracts from legitimate and important policy debates and further divides our nation. My intense disagreement with the socialist policies and anti-semitic language of these four congresswomen has absolutely nothing to do with their race or religion. I urge everyone who also opposes them to keep the rhetoric focused on policy and political ideology.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/454072-illinois-gop-chairs-shares-and-deletes-movie-poster-meme-labeling
— Trump doubles down, says progressive congresswomen ‘should apologize to America’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454035-trump-doubles-down-says-minority-congresswomen-should-apologize-to
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/454053-trumps-calculated-climate-of-fear

NBC NEWS
— ‘Weak,’ ‘insecure,’ incapable of ‘loving our country’: Trump blasts ‘Squad’ after slamming news report – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/weak-insecure-incapable-loving-our-country-trump-blasts-squad-after-n1032066

NEW YORK TIMES
— Michigan Beauty Queen Ousted Over ‘Offensive’ Twitter Posts, Officials Say Kathy Zhu, a supporter of President Trump, was stripped of her title because of comments about African-Americans and Muslims. – Neil Vigdor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/us/miss-michigan-kathy-zhu.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Candidate Sleepovers Mean Tight Quarters, Wet Towels and ‘Surreal’ Family-Room Chats Booker, handful of other presidential hopefuls pass up hotels in favor of guest bedrooms and pull-out couches. – Eliza Collins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/candidate-sleepovers-mean-tight-quarters-wet-towels-and-surreal-family-room-chats-11563615001
— The Most Pressing Question in the Suburbs: What Do You Do When the Golf Course Shuts Down? Neighbors who bought homes for ‘quiet and serenity’ face off with developers who want to build hundreds of homes in one South Carolina community – Valerie Bauerlein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-pressing-question-in-the-suburbs-what-do-you-do-when-the-golf-course-shuts-down-11563627600

THINK PROGRESS
— Illinois GOP chairs accuse four Democratic congresswomen of ‘jihad’ The smear by the Republican County Chairman’s Association is both racist and Islamophobic. – JOSH ISRAEL (DIERSEN: From Mark Shaw, President, Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association: “A couple of days ago, an image which was not authorized by me was posted on the Facebook page of the Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association (“RCCA”). I condemn this unauthorized posting and it has been deleted. I am sorry if anyone who saw the image was offended by the contents. This unauthorized posting is an unfortunate distraction from the serious debate surrounding the policies advocated by these four socialist members of the United States House of Representatives of which I strongly disagree. Republican opposition to their proposed “Green New Deal”, elimination of all private health insurance, open borders and anti-Semitic posturing has nothing to do with these Representative’s races or religion. The RCCA has a multi-stage, approval process for all social media posts on any of the RCCA’s social media properties. Nevertheless, the RCCA’s internal review process is being re-evaluated to insure that any content posted in the future represents the “big-tent” nature of the Republican Party.” Also, ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider responds to the recent Facebook post on the Illinois Republican Chairman’s Association page: “I strongly condemn evoking race or religion as the basis for political disagreement. The recent social media post coming from the IRCCA does not reflect my values or the Illinois Republican Party’s values. Bigoted rhetoric greatly distracts from legitimate and important policy debates and further divides our nation. My intense disagreement with the socialist policies and anti-semitic language of these four congresswomen has absolutely nothing to do with their race or religion. I urge everyone who also opposes them to keep the rhetoric focused on policy and political ideology.”)
https://thinkprogress.org/illinois-gop-accuses-four-democratic-congresswomen-of-jihad-1ec666c03015/

July 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use medial pot to push recreational pot at Pitchfork Music Fest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/festivals/ct-ent-pitchfork-music-fest-2019-best-and-worst-day-2-20190720-wdkzqowmdvdrzhooaq7eufqjba-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the upcoming Illinois marijuana legalization Jan. 1, 2020 it’s business as usual at the Modern Cannabis booth. MOCA, a marijuana dispensary, has been a staple of Pitchfork for at least two years, the dispensary itself open since 2016. A MOCA representative told the Tribune that right now, the booth serves to educate festival attendees on “a safe alternative, safe medicine” and on how an individual might get a cannabis card (you need to be an Illinois resident, for one thing).)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What encourages you to run for office? For me, it is a lack of candidates who have promised to and/or have demonstrated a) that they can/will defend/advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks (no race of gender based preference giving) planks and that they can/will oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-muslims-political-involvement-illinois-20190716-lh6wh7nhmzh6fncluqmnlaly54-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at citizens of foreign countries, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-naturalization-citizenship-cuccinelli-chapman-20190719-zrgvdteolrcpzj3ahfaestiwcu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Mentoring can help fight violence – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor in 1987. He had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $98,198/year, in 1986. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor in 1975. He had promoted me to GS-9, currently $56,945/year, in 1972, to GS-11, currently $68,897/year, in 1973, and to GS-12, currently $82,579/year, in 1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/20/20701144/gun-violence-reparations-police-shootings-black-on-black-crime-john-fountain

DAILY HERALD
— Health agencies refusing $8 million in federal money because of new, ‘unethical’ rules – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190720/health-agencies-refusing-8-million-in-federal-money-because-of-new-unethical-rules
— 50th high school reunion spurs memories of the ‘in’ crowd – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: Crete-Monee High School Class of 1966 held its outstanding 50th reunion in 2016 at the Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete. Of the 200 graduates, 100 responded to the event questionnaire, 67 attended one or more of three weekend events, and 31 spouses/guests attended one or more of the events. Sadly, more than 48 of the 200 have passed away. I was one of the few who had attended all three of the previous reunions – the 25th in Beecher, the 20th in Matteson, and the 10th in Homewood. One of my classmates, Dennis Peters from Morris, ran for state representative in 1998.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190717/50th-reunion-spurs-memories-of-the-in-crowd
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190721/the-contagion-of-rationalization
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: One from Buffalo Grove and one from Barrington use Charlie Kirk to glorify and to praise themselves.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190721/refusing-to-walk-away-from-chance-to-make-illinois-better

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poll says Pritzker popularity sagging – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Which voters are Pritzker popular with? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190720/statehouse-insider-poll-says-pritzker-popularity-sagging
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local Business Notes: Springfield first in video gaming terminals, second in revenue – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190720/local-business-notes-springfield-first-in-video-gaming-terminals-second-in-revenue

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/tom-kacich-londrigan-in-better-shape-this-time-around/article_52e99474-d9cc-5a4b-befb-3de8a143a551.html

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Rep. Tony McCombie selected to join Edgar Fellows – Glenn Minnis
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/512777049-rep-tony-mccombie-selected-to-join-edgar-fellows

CHICAGO AGENT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use military veterans to push pot.
https://chicagoagentmagazine.com/2019/07/20/veterans-in-the-legal-weed-industry-face-barriers-to-housing-benefits/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOME VALUES DOWN 21%, PROPERTY TAXES UP 9% SINCE 2007 – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-home-values-down-21-property-taxes-up-9-since-2007/

FOX NEWS
— Virginia Democrats vow to boycott legislature’s 400th anniversary celebration if Trump attends – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: If Trump came to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct, or to your neighborhood, who would boycott him?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-democrats-urge-organizers-of-celebration-to-send-him-back-vow-to-boycott-if-trump-attends
— Border agents use tear gas to stop nearly 50 undocumented migrants who stormed Rio Grande bridge – Robert Gearty
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cbp-uses-tear-gas-to-stop-nearly-50-illegal-immigrants-who-stormed-border-crossing-bridge
— Beauty queen, a Trump fan, dethroned after conservative views ruled ‘insensitive,’ she says – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/miss-michigan-trump-supporter-de-crowned-insensitive-social-media-posts-miss-world-america-pageant

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump renews ‘Squad’ attacks, says liberal Congresswomen not ‘capable of loving our Country’- Jay LeBlanc 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/21/donald-trump-renews-squad-attacks-says-liberal-con/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Omar Questions the Patriotism of American-Born Citizens
https://freebeacon.com/politics/omar-questions-the-patriotism-of-american-born-citizens/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Coming Socialist-Libertarian Feudalism – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/20/the-coming-socialist-libertarian-feudalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Ilhan Omar: ‘Racist’ Trump ‘Wants Every Black/Brown Person Deported And Muslims Banned’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/ilhan-omar-donald-trump-racist/
— Twitter Suspends Angel Mom’s Account For Criticizing Kamala Harris – PHILLIP NIETO
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/20/twitter-suspends-angel-mom-kamala-harris/

TOWNHALL
— The Dangerous Democratic Politics of Distortion – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/07/21/the-dangerous-democratic-politics-of-distortion-n2550361

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Buckets of fake blood dumped at ICE facility in protest – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/20/buckets-of-fake-blood-dumped-at-ice-facility-in-protest-776622

THE HILL
— Trump lashes out at Washington Post over reporting: ‘Presidential Harassment!’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454039-trump-lashes-out-at-washington-post-over-reporting-presidential
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/453508-trumps-racist-abuses-demand-impeachment

POLITICO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How Legal Marijuana Is Helping the Black Market Expensive regulation and high demand across the country have made the illicit trade more profitable than going legit. – NATALIE FERTIG
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/21/legal-marijuana-black-market-227414

MERCURY NEWS
— Trump and Pelosi show us why women of color struggle to succeed Disputes a case study on why women of color struggle to succeed in workplaces dominated by white people – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969, those workplaces were dominated by Democrat “White people” who focused on a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/20/cepeda-trump-and-pelosi-show-us-why-women-of-color-struggle-to-succeed/

NEW YORK TIMES
— State and Local Taxes Are Worsening Inequality Most states lean heavily on lower-income families. An Illinois referendum is a step toward correcting the problem. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/opinion/sunday/inequality-taxes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/us/politics/trump-race-record.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/opinion/sunday/dowd-trump-racism-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Virginia Democrats vow to boycott Trump if he comes to Jamestown, but their own governor sent the invite – Gregory S. Schneider and Hannah Natanson (DIERSEN: Has the Illinois Republican Party invited Trump to come to Illinois? Has your Republican county party organization invited Trump to come to your county?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-democrats-vow-to-boycott-trump-if-he-comes-to-jamestown-but-their-own-governor-sent-the-invite/2019/07/20/106fc97e-aaf2-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
— Trump criticized the U.S. for years. Now he wants people who do that to leave. – JM Rieger (DIERSEN: Trump wants those to leave who hate those who are 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.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/20/trump-wants-people-who-criticize-us-leave-he-spent-years-doing-just-that/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The definition of a racist – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/wayne-allyn-root-the-definition-of-a-racist-1807698/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/opinion-shouldn-fall-for-trump-divisive-racial-tactics/CAUGhjHg6Qk9Jgtf8IzYzL/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Can Facebook predict your future health? Researchers found 21 conditions were predictable from the social media network alone. – Najja Parker
http://www.startribune.com/can-facebook-predict-your-future-health/512600962/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For instance, those who used “drink” and “bottle” had an increased risk of alcohol abuse. And terms expressing hostility, such as expletives, were more predictive of drug abuse and psychoses. “This work is early, but our hope is that the insights gleaned from these posts could be used to better inform patients and providers about their health,” lead author Raina Merchant said. “As social media posts are often about someone’s lifestyle choices and experiences or how they’re feeling, this information could provide additional information about disease management and exacerbation.”)

GRAND JUNCTION DAILY SENTINEL
— Council’s integrity breaks down due to lack of clear procedure to fill vacancy – ANNA STOUT (DIERSEN: What factors would motivate you to run to fill a vacant city council seat? For me, factors include my not knowing who all the candidates are until after the filing deadline.)
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/council-s-integrity-breaks-down-due-to-lack-of-clear/article_5369f81e-ab72-11e9-871a-20677ce07cb4.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— South Bend City Clerk says her public work overcomes lack of school experience for new job – Jeff Parrott (DIERSEN: What work experience would you stress if you ran for an office? I would stress that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. I would stress that I 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/year.)
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/south-bend-city-clerk-says-her-public-work-overcomes-lack/article_639f0ca3-c372-5d99-b6e8-ee65d613f089.html

WSFA
— Montgomery mayoral candidate fails to meet ballot qualification (DIERSEN: What offices are you qualified to run for? I am qualified to run for the following offices: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman; Wheaton City Council West District, At-Large, and Mayor; Wheaton Park District Commissioner; Wheaton School District 200 Board Member, Milton Township Supervisor, Highway Commissioner, Clerk, and Trustee; College of DuPage Trustee; DuPage County Regional School Superintendent and Trustee; DuPage Forest Preserve President and Commissioner District 4; DuPage County Board District 4; DuPage County Board Chairman, Circuit Court Clerk, Auditor, Coroner, Clerk, Recorder, and Treasurer; State Representative District 42; State Senator District 21; Illinois Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer; U.S. Congressman District 6; U.S. Senator; and U.S. President.) 
https://www.wsfa.com/2019/07/19/montgomery-mayor-candidate-fails-meet-ballot-qualification/

BLOOMBERG
— ‘LGBT-Free Zone’ Push in Poland Draws Fire From U.S. Ambassador – Marek Strzelecki (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demand zones that are free of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-19/-lgbt-free-zone-push-in-poland-draws-fire-from-u-s-ambassador

FORBES
— Deja Vu: Google Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $11 Million – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/20/deja-vu-google-settles-age-discrimination-lawsuit-for-11-million/#1fcbf35171f1
— Ten Ways Your Summer Internship Or Temp Job Enhances Your Career Even If You Don’t Get Hired Full-Time – Caroline Ceniza-Levine (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that 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/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2019/07/20/ten-ways-your-summer-internship-or-temp-job-enhances-your-career-even-if-you-dont-get-hired-full-time/#3a3da288867c

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/trumps-racism-is-pushing-away-the-voters-he-needs-in-2020.html
— Iowa’s Right-Wing ‘Kingmaker’ Rejects Steve King – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican kingmakers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book a) about the Republican kingmakers in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) the Republican candidates who they have picked since 2000. The aforesaid kingmakers have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.) 
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/iowas-right-wing-kingmaker-vander-plaats-rejects-king.html

INQUISITR
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Trump, Says His Immigration Policy Is ‘About Ethnicity And Racism’ – Damir Mujezinovic
https://www.inquisitr.com/5540740/ocasiocortez-president-trump-immigration/
— Donald Trump Could ‘Absolutely’ Lose 2020 Election Due To Democratic ‘Anger,’ Says Ted Cruz – Tyler MacDonald (DIERSEN: How angry are the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5540372/donald-trump-ted-cruz-election/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘SEND HIM BACK’: VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS TO BOYCOTT HISTORIC LEGISLATIVE SESSION IF TRUMP ATTENDS – ASHER STOCKLER
https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-democrats-trump-racism-ilhan-omar-1450337

LADDERS
— 15 top tips to become a better team player at work – KRISTY MCCANN FLYNN VIA GOCOACH (DIERSEN: To be a “team player,” those who work against me want me a) to come under their domination, b) to glorify and praise them, c) to pander to them, d) to give them money, and/or e) to serve as one of their operatives or dupes.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/15-top-tips-to-become-a-better-team-player-at-work

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/21/donald-trump-racist-wall-street-republicans

July 20 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Allen Skillicorn, leaders of Second Amendment rights groups, Alex Heinz, and Ayesha Shafiuddin spoke at an outstanding Second Amendment rally hosted by the student-led nationwide “March For Our Rights” organization in Wheaton’s Memorial Park Saturday morning, July 20, 2019. The 150+ attendees included Holan, Ives, Ladesic, Sanguinetti, Shaw, and Smith. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Gov. Bruce Rauner and wife Diana sell Nantucket-style mansion in Winnetka for $2.7 million – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-bruce-rauner-winnetka-mansion-sale-20190720-j6eb2kn6dbeqtgngvl7k7q6r24-story.html
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-ecn-decent-column-st-0721-20190719-diievbap7ze4pjhgidbhq6wwne-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Running for president while serving in office — who does their jobs? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190720/editorial-running-for-president-while-serving-in-office—who-does-their-jobs
— $300 million quickly for community colleges from state capital program: Is it for the right projects? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190720/300-million-quickly-for-community-colleges-from-state-capital-program-is-it-for-the-right-projects

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS 
— Ex-Gov. Rauner sells Winnetka home quickly Bruce and Diana Rauner sold the home, which they built in 1996, in 82 days, which is less than half the average market time for Winnetka homes this year. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/ex-gov-rauner-sells-winnetka-home-quickly

ROCHELLE NEWS
— Marijuana talks set – Andrew Heiserman
https://rochellenews-leader.com/article/marijuana-talks-set

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is no Racist – Taylor Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/trump_is_no_racist.html
— Is the Democrats’ wall of unreason on illegals cracking? Kyrsten Sinema breaks ranks – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/is_the_democrats_wall_of_unreason_on_illegals_cracking_kyrsten_sinema_breaks_ranks.html
— CAIR’s Obstruction of Trump’s ICE Raids – Anne-Christine Hoff
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/cairs_obstruction_of_trumps_ice_raids.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Left Goals: Abolishing Citizenship – Matthew Boose
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/19/left-goals-abolishing-citizenship/

BREITBART
— Twitter Suspends Angel Mom for Posting About Illegal Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/19/twitter-suspends-angel-mom-for-posting-about-illegal-immigration/
— Human Smugglers Breach California Border Barrier with Cutting Tools – ROBERT ARCE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/19/human-smugglers-breach-california-border-barrier-with-cutting-tools/

WORLD NET DAILY
— A NEW PROPOSAL ON REPARATIONS THE LEFT WON’T LIKE Brent Smith figures those whose ancestors voted Democratic should pay up (DIERSEN: My ancestors voted for Republicans because Republicans oppose slavery.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/a-new-proposal-on-reparations-the-left-wont-like/
— TRUMP DEMOLISHES THE ‘SQUAD’ Andy Schlafly: ‘It is not racist to try to Make America Great Again’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/trump-demolishes-the-squad/

LIFEZETTE
— ‘Best Chevrolet Ever’: New Corvette from GM Taps into Booming Trump Economy For the most anticipated automobile launch in history, here are the little-known details and secret strategies driving a big reveal – John Di Lemme
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/best-chevrolet-ever-new-corvette-gm-taps-into-booming-trump-economy/

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-go-back-to-your-country-racist-tweets-chants-americans-weigh-in-2019-07-19/

YAHOO NEWS
— Do Democrats believe in open borders? By not enforcing immigration law, it looks that way. – Robert Robb,
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-believe-open-borders-not-090004137.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/us/politics/trump-race-record.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s ‘go back’ remark: In workplace, it might be illegal – AP (DIERSEN: The squad does not work for Trump. The squad works against Trump. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trumps-go-back-remark-in-workplace-it-might-be-illegal/2019/07/20/70c5aa34-aaf0-11e9-8733-48c87235f396_story.html

USA TODAY
— Michelle Obama: Diversity ‘truly makes’ America great – Rebecca Morin (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/19/michelle-obama-diversity-truly-makes-america-great/1781335001/

BLOOMBERG
— U.S. Says Crush on Asylum System Justifies New Restriction – Edvard Pettersson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-20/u-s-says-crush-on-asylum-system-justifies-new-restriction
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-20/trump-s-tweets-to-squad-reveal-an-ugly-truth-opinion

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 222 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $400,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/222-W-Elm-St-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448420_zpid/

July 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois After Boss Mike Madigan? Like Yugoslavia After Tito – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-illinois-without-michael-madigan-kass-20190720-btiu34mgz5crhmbjog64fahccy-story.html
— Marijuana company Cresco Labs is looking to relocate its medical dispensary near Wrigley Field – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cresco-dispensary-wrigley-field-20190719-5nkq7sa7zfbativs5vr5cimnaq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, operators around the state are preparing for recreational marijuana sales, which are set to start Jan. 1. Under the law Gov. Pritzker signed last month legalizing recreational use, existing medical dispensaries may apply to sell recreational marijuana as well. They may also apply to open a second location. In all, Cresco co-owns or owns five dispensaries and operates three cultivation facilities in Illinois. The company has applied with the state to sell recreational cannabis at its five existing dispensaries, Erkes said. If the company relocates its Lakeview facility across from Wrigley Field, it is unclear whether Cresco would have to reapply for a license to sell recreational marijuana there. The state has not started accepting applications for second dispensary locations. Municipalities and counties may ban cannabis businesses. Chicago has not yet established any zoning rules for the recreational industry.)
— A downstate Goodwill CEO resigns after threatening to stop paying disabled workers, sparking outrage across Illinois – Angie Leventis (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the disabled people that they hired at one time or another.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-land-of-lincoln-goodwill-ceo-resigns-20190719-i3no2sfbbvh4xf3ajebjeo24xm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— My Irish ancestors were targets of the same racist guff coming from Trump today The 2020 presidential campaign is going to be the ugliest race-based free-for-all any of us has ever seen – Gene Lyons (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, members of the following groups should not only be targeted, they should be demonized, denigrated, and condemned: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20698369/racism-bigotry-trump-ocasio-cortez-gene-lyons-irish-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Alas, we can’t urge Trump to go back where his family came from, because his big flapping mouth might land him in prison. Having had their fill of it under Adolf Hitler, the Germans have criminalized what they call “Volksverhetzung,” or “incitement of the people.” In Germany, it’s illegal to urge “hatred against a national, racial, religious group or a group defined by their ethnic origins, against segments of the population or individuals because of their belonging to one of the aforementioned groups … or calls for violent or arbitrary measures against them.” The penalty is three months to five years.)

NBC5
— Naperville Gas Station Apologizes After Video of Confrontation Goes Viral
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naperville-gas-station-video-buckys-hispanic-customers-512940261.html

CBS2
— Nearly 2 Billion Opioid Pills Flowed Into Illinois, Data Shows – Christopher Hacker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/19/nearly-2-billion-opioid-pills-flowed-into-illinois-data-shows/
— Caps On Refugees Entering U.S. Strains Agencies Seeking To Help Them – Dana Kozlov (DIERSEN: What percent of those agencies seeking to help refugees 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://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/07/19/caps-on-refugees-entering-u-s-strains-agencies-seeking-to-help-them/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Fox River Grove to look into allowing marijuana shops – Cassie Buchman
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/19/fox-river-grove-to-look-into-allowing-marijuana-shops/almq002/

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Galesburg considers pot dispensaries – Robert Connelly 
https://www.starcourier.com/news/20190719/galesburg-considers-pot-dispensaries

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis grower may enter Enterprise Zone
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20190719/cannabis-grower-may-enter-enterprise-zone

SAUK VALLEY
— Retire in Illinois? Not for this Dixon resident State’s financial mess makes it tough to stay – William Bencini Dixon
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/07/10/guest-column-retire-in-illinois-not-for-this-dixon-resident/a1vagqh/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats assail Trump at the border over immigration crisis – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/democrats-assail-trump-at-the-border-over-immigration-crisis

GOPUSA
— Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears
http://www.gopusa.com/fast-growing-web-of-doorbell-cams-raises-privacy-fears/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Trump can ‘clobber’ Democrats on their $15 minimum wage – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/how_trump_can_clobber_democrats_on_their_15_minimum_wage.html

BREITBART
— White Liberals Driving Democrat Party’s Mass Immigration Platform – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/19/white-liberals-driving-democrat-partys-immigration-platform/
— Joaquin Castro Introduces Bill to Eliminate Use of ‘Illegal Alien’ in U.S. Laws – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/18/joaquin-castro-introduces-bill-to-eliminate-use-of-illegal-alien-in-u-s-laws/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Trump should have the Senate cancel August recess to reinforce immigration laws – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/american-august-trump-senate-cancel-august-recess-reinforce-immigration-laws/

TOWNHALL
— Oh Goodie, We Have Local Newspapers Advising Illegals On How to Avoid ICE Too – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/07/19/oh-goodie-we-have-local-newspapers-advising-illegals-on-how-to-avoid-ice-too-n2550351
— The Democrats’ ‘Ultimate Nightmare Scenario’: Trump Loses By 5 Million Votes…. And Still Wins Re-Election – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/07/19/the-democrats-ultimate-nightmare-scenario-trump-loses-by-5-million-votes-n2550342

CNS NEWS
— Rep. Aderholt: Trump Is Upholding Immigration Law, ‘Half of South America Would Like to Come’ Here – Cody Leach
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cody-leach/rep-aderholt-trump-upholding-immigration-law-half-south-america-would-come

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— Ilhan Omar Is Dangerous, Supports Sharia Law And Al-Qaeda – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/ilhan-omar-is-dangerous-supports-sharia-law-and-al-qaeda/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Mocks ‘Staged’ Airport Arrival Of ‘Foul Mouthed Omar’ – JOSEPH CURL
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49670/trump-mocks-staged-airport-arrival-foul-mouthed-joseph-curl

WORLD NET DAILY
— ILLEGALS CHARGED WITH MURDER, RAPE, DUI RELEASED BY SANCTUARY STATE ICE report documents routine release of criminals in California
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/illegals-charged-with-murder-rape-dui-released-by-sanctuary-state/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Colo. St. U: Don’t say ‘American,’ ‘straight,’ ‘illegal alien’ – Michael F. Haverluck 
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/07/19/colo-st-u-dont-say-american-straight-illegal-alien

LIFE SITE NEWS
— National conference teaches librarians how to sneak drag queens past parents – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/national-conference-teaches-librarians-how-to-sneak-drag-queens-past-parents?fbclid=IwAR3JMXLO6ZBdZ_DV-4xmr1bCB863QHXXIcNgq_nXBvQ_Zp6OtdVVWVUUfVE

THE HILL
— Trump takes fresh aim at Omar when asked about rally chants – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453906-trump-takes-fresh-aim-at-omar-when-asked-about-rally-chants

ABC NEWS
— German Chancellor expresses ‘solidarity’ with freshman lawmakers after Trump attack – SARAH HUCAL
https://abc11.com/german-chancellor-expresses-solidarity-with-freshman-lawmakers-after-trump-attack/5406208/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/nyregion/nyc-trump-racism.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/arts/trump-nationalism-tucker-carlson.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/trump-rally.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Texas governor signs ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill into law – Hannah Denham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/19/chick-fil-a-inspires-new-texas-law-focused-protecting-religious-freedom/
— Virginia is proof that reparations for slavery can work – Ken Woodley (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/virginia-is-proof-that-reparations-for-slavery-can-work/2019/07/19/11aceaaa-a25b-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/those-who-dont-condemn-trumps-racism-are-complicit-in-his-bigotry/2019/07/19/a4d2a880-aa60-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/19/new-gop-panic-about-trumps-racism-reveals-an-ugly-truth/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump renews attack on Ilhan Omar, praises crowd at North Carolina rally – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2019/07/19/trump-renews-attack-on-ilhan-omar-praises-crowd-at-north-carolina-rally/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Google settles job seekers’ age-bias claims for $11 million – ROBERT BURNSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those employers who have rejected my job applications since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-07-19/google-settles-job-seekers-age-bias-claims-for-11-million
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google agreed to pay $11 million to end a lawsuit accusing the internet giant of discriminating against older job applicants, a deal that amounts to an average payout of more than $35,000 for 227 people who joined the class action. The settlement also calls for the Alphabet Inc. unit to train employees and managers about age bias, create a committee focused on age diversity in recruiting and ensure that complaints are adequately investigated. Lawyers for the company and attorneys representing the over-40 job seekers who sued submitted a final settlement proposal Friday to a federal judge in San Jose. Lawyers will collect about $2.75 million from the accord. The case was brought by a woman who claimed she was interviewed by Google four times over seven years and was never offered employment despite her “highly pertinent qualifications and programming experience” because of her age. Cheryl Fillekes accused the company of “a systematic pattern and practice of discriminating” against older people.)

OIL CITY NEWS
— GOODENOUGH WANTS TRANSPARENCY, SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR CASPER – Brendan LaChance
https://oilcity.news/general/2019/07/19/goodenough-wants-transparency-smart-financial-decisions-for-casper/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former member of the Wyoming Legislature and former City Councilman Keith Goodenough wants to fill the Ward III vacancy left by Chris Walsh’s resignation. He’s not the only one interested, but the City has not released the names of other candidates. Goodenough told the Council he was interested during their public meeting on Tuesday. At least three people had applied as of Tuesday, but the City Clerk’s office said on Friday that more have been received.

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WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against America and hatred against Whites. 
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/07/19/grappling-with-americas-long-history-of-white-supremacy/
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/07/20/its-2019-time-to-stop-making-excuses-for-trump-supporters/

MAJORITY LEADER
— Job Announcements Board (DIERSEN: What do you know about Congress? GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. What do you know about IRS? I 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-$93,392/year. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who treat me like I never worked for GAO or IRS.)
https://www.majorityleader.gov/jobs

JD SUPRA
— New York Becomes Second State To Ban “Hair Discrimination” In The Workplace – Stephen Stecker (DIERSEN: How bad is your hair? My hair is thinning, falling out, and turning White.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-becomes-second-state-to-ban-14434/
— Ten Ways Employers Get Themselves Sued – Robin E. Shea (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me like a) they wanted me to sue them, b) they knew that they would win if I sued them, c) my losing would help them get rid of federal employees who shared my demographics, and d) my losing would help them hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ten-ways-employers-get-themselves-sued-20638/

July 19 Evening Edition

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA seeks court order to prohibit new law from requiring gun dealers to obtain state licenses – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: ISRA Alert: Saturday – July 20, 2019 – March For Our Rights comes to Wheaton! Summary: March For Our Rights, a student-led group, will rally in Wheaton on July 20 at Memorial Park at 10:00 am The student-led, nationwide “March For Our Rights” organization will hold their 2nd annual Chicagoland Rally in Wheaton on July 20, from 10am until noon at Memorial Park, 208 W Union Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187. . .Speakers include: Illinois State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-66) SEE: http://archive.aweber.com/awlist4894361/E6xJN/h/Reminder_Saturday_March.htm)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512771515-isra-seeks-court-order-to-prohibit-new-law-from-requiring-gun-dealers-to-obtain-state-licenses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ives’ announcement looms: Former Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton will make her formal announcement that she is seeking the 6th Congressional District seat held by first-term Democrat Sean Casten at an event Sunday night. Ives will speak at the Medill Room at Cantigny Park in Wheaton at 8 p.m. – Lisa Donovan 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-friday-spin-20190719-ay4ek2s6orhjxcmkbehpxjisse-story.html
— Trump reverses course on ‘send her back’ chants, says rally crowd full of ‘incredible patriots’ – ALAN FRAM, DARLENE SUPERVILLE AND JONATHAN LEMIRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-go-back-comments-20190719-l5rif6zbyfhzbmel4wntu2rrjq-story.html
— ‘Ready to explode’: How a black boy’s drifting raft triggered a deadly week of riots 100 years ago in Chicago – William Lee
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-1919-chicago-riots-100th-anniversary-20190719-k4dexppvd5c6bkqbfwhgxfiacy-story.html
— Chicago’s race riots of 1919 and the epilogue that resonates today – Editorial (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you should pay. When did your ancestor come to America? Mine came during the 1840s and 1850s. What were they doing in 1919? On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were operating a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-race-riots-chicago-1919-20190719-mchp4rs7dvbilaf6m27i2kuzxy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-send-her-back-race-2020-page-20190719-b7aeht5k2vafzfbgddjzps7aii-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 3 other states, numerous public pension funds aiming to profit off legal weed in Illinois Tennessee has invested even though Republican Gov. Bill Lee opposed a move in that state to legalize even medical marijuana. The other state governments: Texas and Alaska. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/19/20701384/recreational-marijuana-illinois-investments-state-governments-public-employee-pensions

DAILY HERALD
— Barrington holding panel discussion Tuesday on anti-LGBTQ bullying (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will not be hired and you will be fired.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/barrington-holding-panel-discussion-tuesday-on-anti-lgbtq-bullying

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger: Pelosi racism resolution was retaliation, broke House rules
http://www.newstrib.com/news/kinzinger-pelosi-racism-resolution-was-retaliation-broke-house-rules/article_e811ae34-aa1f-11e9-9f2b-c7f211e426e5.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County members of Congress vote to condemn Trump’s tweets
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/17/will-county-members-of-congress-vote-to-condemn-trumps-tweets/a3msobr/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Omar says she won’t stop working to be ‘a nightmare’ for Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Omar has tremendous “protections” because she is NOT a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, German American, and her ancestors have NOT been in America for a long time.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/watch-rep-ilhan-omar-meets-with-supporters-after-controversy-w-president-trumps-tweets

KHQA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Quincy entrepreneurs preparing to offer residents recreational marijuana – Marcus Espinoza
https://khqa.com/news/local/quincy-entrepreneurs-preparing-to-offer-residents-recreational-marijuana

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pro-life Billboard Reaches Chicago and Suburbs! – Chris Iverson 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-life-billboard-reaches-chicago-and-suburbs/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES ENTERS 6TH CD GOP PRIMARY; CASTEN AND DCCC REACT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/ives-enters-6th-cd-gop-primary-casten-and-dccc-react.html
— TOWNSHIP BOARDS JOIN GROWING MOVEMENT TO PROTECT SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/gun-rights-movement-grows.html
— DEMOCRAT DOCTOR SWINGS REPUBLICAN TO CHALLENGE DURBIN IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/marshall-.html

FOX NEWS
— Mark Levin: Trump’s comments about the ‘squad’ were addressing ‘content of their character’ not race – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-squad-omar-tlaib-trump-racism

FEDERALIST
— Dissent Can Be Patriotic, But Hating Your Own Country Isn’t The grand question of our time may very well be the simple one of whether the United States deserves not only to be defended but preserved. – Edward Chang
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/19/dissent-can-patriotic-hating-country-isnt/
— When Democrats Threatened To Deport A Top Trump Aide, Media Yawned – Chrissy Clark
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/18/democrats-threatened-deport-top-trump-aide-media-yawned/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Hate America and Americans – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/democrats_hate_america_and_americans.html
— The Squad is laying bare the Democratic Party – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_squad_is_laying_bare_the_democratic_party.html
— Democrats who call Republicans racist need to learn their history – Michael Smith
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/democrats_who_call_republicans_racist_need_to_learn_their_history.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Immeasurable Importance of the Good Neighbor What’s more impactful than a family nearby with whom you can trust your children? – CASEY CHALK
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-immeasurable-importance-of-the-good-neighbor/

BREITBART
— Bernie Sanders Staff Complain of ‘Poverty Wages,’ Demand $15/Hour – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/19/bernie-sanders-staff-complain-of-poverty-wages-demand-15-hour/
— Pete Buttigieg Writes Off Donald Trump Supporters as ‘Committed Racists’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/19/pete-buttigieg-writes-off-donald-trump-supporters-as-committed-racists/

GOPUSA
— Sacramento mayor says state must force cities to provide shelter space for homeless
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72848

DAILY SIGNAL
— Carson Says Trump ‘Not a Racist’ – Joshua Nelson 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/19/carson-says-trump-not-a-racist/

PATRIOT POST
— Ilhan Omar Is Completely Assimilated – Rich Lowry 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/64347-ilhan-omar-is-completely-assimilated

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois to spend money it doesn’t have pandering to abortion lobby
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/illinois-to-spend-money-it-doesnt-have-pandering-to-abortion-lobby

EPOCH TIMES
— Greed, Fear, and Corporate Progressivism – Paul Adams (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, corporations serve as operatives for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/greed-fear-and-corporate-progressivism_3001723.html

THE HILL
— Trump campaign, RNC training army of volunteers in key 2020 states – MAX GREENWOOD 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/453911-trump-campaign-rnc-training-army-of-volunteers-in-key-2020-states
— Graham: Every Republican president or nominee ‘will be accused of being a racist’ – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/453817-graham-every-republican-president-or-nominee-will-be-accused-of-being-a
— Trump steps up attacks on four minority congresswomen – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453959-trump-steps-up-attacks-on-minority-congresswomen

HUFFINGTON POST
— About 90% Of Trump Voters Say He Isn’t A Racist A roughly equal share of his opponents disagree. – Ariel Edwards-Levy
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/90-percent-trump-voters-he-isnt-racist_n_5d30f531e4b0419fd32a6805

NEW YORK TIMES
–Trump’s Electoral College Edge Could Grow in 2020, Rewarding Polarizing Campaign Re-election looks plausible even with a bigger loss in the national popular vote. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/upshot/trump-electoral-college-edge-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Defenders of a Racist President Use Jews as Human Shields.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/trump-ilhan-omar.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “Trump’s presidency may be making Latinos sick.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trumps-presidency-may-be-making-latinos-sick/2019/07/19/4e89b9f0-a97f-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Democracy depends on kids not imitating” those who hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/19/condemn-trump-racism-but-not-students-who-support-him-column/1745220001/

FORBES
— Should You Lie About Your Age To Get Hired? – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: I have always admitted that I was born in 1948.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/07/19/should-you-lie-about-your-age-to-get-hired/#79b2828f3985

BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— Sick, Exhausted Agents Stoke Exodus Fear Amid Migrant Surge – Michaela Ross (DIERSEN: I was a National Treasury Employees Union member during the almost 9 years that I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://about.bgov.com/news/sick-exhausted-agents-stoke-exodus-fear-amid-migrant-surge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job risks include exposure to tuberculosis, flu, scabies Employee assistance program seeks to help deal with stress Sergio Tinoco used to wear his Border Patrol uniform home with pride. Now, after a typical 10-hour day in heat that can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, he says many on his team no longer wear their uniforms to or from the job. Tinoco, an agent of 14 years and U.S. military veteran, said his fellow agents in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley are repeatedly falling ill with flu. They’re also seeing scabies, tuberculosis, chicken pox, and lice from waves of about 1,200 migrants crossing through their facilities daily and are worried their uniforms will carry contagions. And that’s not all, he said: Many agents are being harassed in public. “We’re completely exhausted,” Tinoco said in an interview, not speaking in his official capacity. “It takes a toll on the human spirit.” Long work hours and exposure to diseases are driving agents to retire early and take sick leave, union officials and government watchdogs say. While public outrage has focused on the separation of families and children, overcrowding, and unsanitary conditions, policymakers are increasingly concerned about attrition and suicide among the agents on the front lines of the migrant surge. The border agency for years has struggled with attrition, but this year has been one of the toughest in the 95-year old patrol’s history. Migrant children and families crossed the border in record numbers while agents saw their pay delayed by a 35-day government shutdown. The patrol is approximately 7,000 agents short, the Government Accountability Office reported in March. More than 700 customs officers from around the country were diverted this spring when apprehensions soared to more than 130,000. That division of the border agency now faces a shortage of approximately 3,500 officers, said the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents officers.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Census Eclipses 500K Applicants, Still Needs 2.3M More The bureau is working to overcome fears instilled by the Trump administration’s court fight to include a citizenship question, official says.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2019/07/census-eclipses-500k-applicants-still-needs-23m-more/158562/

AUTO WEEK
— 7 WAYS THE 2020 C8 IS UNLIKE ANY CORVETTE IN HISTORY (AND 3 WAYS IT’S THE SAME) Corvette boss Tadge Juechter outlines a drastically different, still familiar American sports car – J.P. VETTRAINO 
https://autoweek.com/article/corvette/7-ways-2020-c8-unlike-any-corvette-history-and-3-ways-its-same

DCCC
— RECRUITMENT FAIL: IL-06 GOP Primary Turns Into Full-Blown Civil War
https://dccc.org/recruitment-fail-il-06-gop-primary-turns-full-blown-civil-war/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Firebrand conservative Jeanne Ives launches campaign for Congress after Evelyn Sanguinetti’s horrible fundraising report, setting up a rematch of the nasty 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. Remember how we said Evelyn Sanguinetti’s week couldn’t get any worse after she got outraised 7-to-1 by Rep. Casten in her first fundraising quarter? Apparently we were wrong. After weeks of speculation, far-right conservative Jeanne Ives officially filed for Congress today in the 6th District – apparently Sanguinetti’s paltry fundraising haul couldn’t scare her off. After Sanguinetti’s ticket barely survived a brutal challenge by Ives in the 2018 Republican primary, expect another toxic race to the conservative fringes this cycle in a district that President Trump lost by seven points. Sanguinetti has already endorsed President Trump’s re-election, so who knows to what extremes Ives will drag her to over the course of a contentious primary. “Today’s announcement sets the stage for a brutal race to the conservative extreme in the 6th District between a floundering Evelyn Sanguinetti and a far-right wing Jeanne Ives,” said DCCC spokesperson Mike Gwin. “While Ives and Sanguinetti battle it out over who can bear-hug President Trump the hardest, Sean Casten will remain focused on delivering for middle-class Illinois families by working to keep down the cost of health care and lowering taxes for homeowners.”)

July 19 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
— OUTSTANDING: IML Publishes Adult-Use Cannabis Resources (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, someone needs to take the lead in each of Illinois’ 1,298 municipalities and in each of Illinois’ 102 counties to assure that the sale of pot is banned by the end of this year. Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addition urges you to “1. Contact your Mayor, Village Trustees, Aldermen, and County Board member to ask them to sponsor or support an ordinance to prohibit retail marijuana sales, dispensaries, and marijuana businesses. 2. Talk with churches/pastoral associations, local law enforcement, doctors, counselors, fire chief and emergency personnel, teachers, school administrators, activists, and others in the community and ask them to write letters and speak at a public hearing in support of a ban on marijuana sales. 3. Attend and speak at Municipal and County Board meetings.”) 
https://www.iml.org/page.cfm?key=22360&slide=380
(FROM THE POSTING: Municipal Cannabis Business Prohibition Illinois municipalities may prohibit cannabis business establishments from locating in their jurisdiction by adoption of a local ordinance. IML recommends a public hearing in advance of the adoption of such an ordinance to create a record that supports that determination. While local governments are required to allow medical cannabis dispensaries subject only to local zoning provisions, adult-use cannabis business establishments may be prohibited. The first state licenses for adult-use cannabis business establishments are anticipated to be issued to organizations operating existing medical dispensaries, authorizing retail sales of adult-use cannabis at those locations starting January 1, 2020. Municipalities with medical dispensaries operating in their jurisdiction may limit or prohibit adult-use cannabis business establishments through local ordinances, but may want to consider adopting those provisions in order to provide those existing dispensaries clear direction in advance of any application. Linked here is the model ordinance: Municipal Cannabis Business Prohibition.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— IVES puts on the gloves – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/07/19/ives-puts-on-the-gloves-lori-jabs-back-at-toni-4-cops-fired-in-laquan-mcdonald-case-459933
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former state Rep. JEANNE IVES, who waged a bitter challenge against then-Gov. Bruce Rauner in last year’s GOP gubernatorial primary, has thrown her hat in the ring for the 6th Congressional District. Ives’ bid to unseat Democrat Sean Casten assures fireworks. Republicans have identified the seat, which pulls from Chicago’s Western suburbs, as a battleground. Casten, and fellow freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood, yanked their suburban seats from Republicans in 2018, and the GOP wants revenge. The GOP may have the perfect soldier in Ives, who isn’t afraid to get dirty in campaigning, but she first must face former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti in the primary. That’s some delicious political irony given Sanguinetti was on Rauner’s ticket when Ives battled for governor. Rauner only eked out a victory in the primary before going on to lose to Democrat J.B. Pritzker in November. If turnout for the 2020 primary is low, she would have a natural advantage in the race against Sanguinetti — who still has little name recognition even after being Rauner’s No. 2. “Ives has a knack for Trumpy divisiveness that will serve her well in the Republican primary, but absolutely doom her in a general election because voters kicked out the last member of Congress for being too close to Trump,” Tom Bowen, a Democratic political strategist, told Playbook. In the 2018 primary, Ives drew the ire of Democrats and some Republicans alike for running an ad that was denounced as anti-immigrant, racist, sexist and transphobic. Casten may be well-prepared to face the likes of Ives, having gone through a tough cycle in 2018 when he unseated former GOP Rep. Peter Roskam in a contentious and high-profile race. This time, Casten has the advantage of being an incumbent in a district that’s veering left of its traditional GOP stronghold. Casten also isn’t afraid to duke it out in debates or on social media, which could make this race a fun one to watch. Ives’ entry into the 6th District race comes days after second quarter financial reports showed Sanguinetti raised just $103,647 — a paltry sum compared to the $700,000-plus Casten has raised.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Winnetka approves resolution halting cannabis sales until officials can examine local ordinances – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/ct-wtk-winnetka-red-flag-marijuana-resolution-tl-0725-20190718-52xwacchm5bczdvph24l7jh34y-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-send-her-home-rally-ilhan-omar-racist-huppke-20190718-ngjm4vqe3vdgrli3eb7kbkw6hy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in illegally getting citizens of foreign counties to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Illegals serve as cannon fodder for the Trump-haters’ war against America. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/18/20699461/donald-trump-immigration-border-crisis-twitter-2020-election
— Officer who lost Glen Ellyn job after slur about Mexicans now a cop in heavily Mexican American Melrose Park Soon after his department hired Frank Fazio III, Mayor Ron Serpico reported a $1,250 campaign contribution from someone with that name — which he now will donate to charity. – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/19/20698300/melrose-park-police-ethnic-slur-frank-fazio-iii-ron-serpico

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Republicans object to Sterigenics settlement – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/suburban-republicans-object-to-sterigenics-settlement
— Residents decry letter from Elgin Twp. as endorsement of vendor – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/residents-decry-letter-from-elgin-twp-as-endorsement-of-vendor
— OUTSTANDING: Lake Barrington against recreational marijuana sales
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/lake-barrington-against-recreational-marijuana-sales

ABC7
— Backyard water dispute prompts action by DuPage County – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone
https://abc7chicago.com/home/backyard-water-dispute-prompts-action-by-dupage-county/5402104/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois joins call for FDA oversight of cannabis-related products
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/illinois-joins-call-for-fda-oversight-of-cannabis-related-products/article_a8712860-be7b-5026-bf56-caad4c6931b6.html

SOUTHERN
— Employers learn about legal implications of new cannabis law – MARILYN HALSTEAD (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise a stoner.)
https://thesouthern.com/employers-learn-about-legal-implications-of-new-cannabis-law/article_22e5a3f9-c4bc-5d0f-a064-9bd9744a1557.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Will Recreational Cannabis Legalization Have A Big Impact on Teen Usage? – TIM SHELLEY (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot makes pot far more available, so of course, teens will use much more pot.) 
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/will-recreational-cannabis-legalization-have-big-impact-teen-usage#stream/0

WREX
— Beloit Police push dangers of recreational marijuana at community meetings
https://wrex.com/category/2019/07/19/beloit-police-push-dangers-of-recreational-marijuana-at-community-meetings/

KFVS
— Southern Ill. government members figuring out weed regulations – Taylor Clark
https://www.kfvs12.com/2019/07/18/local-government-legal-weed-illinois/

LIBERTYVILLE PATCH
— Libertyville Discusses Possible Pot Regulations Village officials are deciding whether to prohibit or restrict where marijuana can be sold once it becomes legal for personal use on Jan. 1. – Amie Schaenzer 
https://patch.com/illinois/libertyville/libertyville-discusses-possible-pot-regulations

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— McSweeney to billionaires asking to be taxed more: why wait, write government a check – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512762788-mcsweeney-to-billionaires-asking-to-be-taxed-more-why-wait-write-government-a-check

MCHENRY TIMES
— GOP Reps. Skillicorn, Halbrook, Grant, Miller lead opposition of state’s ‘extreme’ abortion act – Glenn Minnis 
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512770604-gop-reps-skillicorn-halbrook-grant-miller-lead-opposition-of-state-s-extreme-abortion-act

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives sets sights on GOP bid in 6th Congressional District – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512771612-ives-sets-sights-on-gop-bid-in-6th-congressional-district

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP slams Pritzker for going around federal gag rule
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/19/ilgop-slams-pritzker-for-going-around-federal-gag-rule/

GOPUSA
— 32% of Democrats say white politicians can’t criticize people of color (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Geens, and RINOs, members of the following groups should not only be criticized, they should be demonized, denigrated, and condemned: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/32-of-democrats-say-white-politicians-cant-criticize-people-of-color/
— Hypocrisy of the Media’s Immigration Crisis Coverage
http://www.gopusa.com/hypocrisy-of-the-medias-immigration-crisis-coverage/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The limits and hurdles of issuing reparations for slavery America today is not a nation made up primarily of descendants of slave owners – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/18/limits-and-hurdles-issuing-reparations-slavery/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The problem is that reparations today would punish individuals who committed no wrongs while possibly rewarding some who suffered no harm. Justice requires individual culpability, not collective guilt. A people cannot be held accountable for the actions of their forebears—that path leads to endless cycles of violence, even genocide. But aside from the injustice of punishing offspring for their ancestors’ crimes, properly distributing reparations would be a very messy ordeal. Proponents frequently point to Germany’s payment of more than $70 billion in restitution to Holocaust victims since 1952 — but those victims or their immediate heirs are identifiable, as are the Japanese Americans interned in camps during World War II, whom Congress authorized to receive compensation of $20,000 each in the 1988 Civil Liberties Act. But as a recent New York Times article suggests, defining who might be eligible and how much compensation would be owed is difficult at best. America today is not a nation made up primarily of descendants of slave owners and former slaves. Of the 325 million people residing here now, only a fraction can trace their ancestry back to anyone living in the United States in 1860, the last decennial census before the Civil War and Emancipation.)
— Public grows fearful that America could lose its national identity – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/18/inside-the-beltway-fearful-that-america-could-lose/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The AP’s guidelines telling journalists to decide what’s ‘racist’ are already leading to disaster – Brian Ericson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/the-aps-guidelines-telling-journalists-to-decide-whats-racist-are-already-leading-to-disaster
— State lawmakers call on public universities to abolish segregated campus events – John Patrick 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/state-lawmakers-call-on-public-universities-to-abolish-segregated-campus-events

AMERICAN THINKER
— A word to the Squad on America: Love it or leave it – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/a_word_to_the_squad_on_america_love_it_or_leave_it.html
— The Left is following Communism’s playbook for revolution – Selwyn Duke
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/_the_left_is_following_communisms_playbook_for_revolution_.html

BREITBART
— Trump Rips AOC for Calling America ‘Garbage’: ‘I Think That’s Worse’ than ‘Deplorables’ – 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/trump-rips-aoc-for-calling-america-garbage-i-think-thats-worse-than-deplorables/

CNS NEWS
— Sen. King: Trump, Like Obama, Is Moving to Enforce Immigration Law – Ilona Schumicky 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ilona-schumicky/sen-king-trump-obama-moving-enforce-immigration-law
— The Poor’s Greatest Enemy? Those Who Champion Their Cause – Bill Donohue
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/poors-greatest-enemy-those-who-champion-their-cause
— Sen. Tester: Trump ‘Does’ Have a Constitutional Duty to Enforce the Immigration Laws – Liam Sigler 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/liam-sigler/sen-tester-trump-does-have-constitutional-authority-enforce-immigration

DAILY CALLER
— Is Corporate America Selling Out Our Country? – TUCKER CARLSON AND NEIL PATEL (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, “Corporate America” paints itself as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, that is, ever-increasingly, “Corporate America” paints itself as being Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or RINO.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/18/corporate-america-selling-out-country/
— ‘Six Million Meals’: DHS Chief Breaks Down How Much Care Illegal Migrants Receive – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/18/dhs-democratic-narrative-illegals-care/

DAILY WIRE
— Lindsey Graham: An Immigrant In A MAGA Hat Would ‘Probably Have Dinner At The White House’ – MOLLY PRINCE
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49649/lindsey-graham-immigrant-maga-hat-would-probably-molly-prince

PATRIOT POST
— ‘The Squad’ Deserves Trump’s Ire That big debate continues to rage between Donald Trump and Democrats. – Nate Jackson 
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64362-the-squad-deserves-trumps-ire

PJ MEDIA
— Ridiculous: Pastor Declares ‘Every Single Trump Supporter Is Racist’ – MEGAN FOX 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/ridiculous-pastor-declares-every-single-trump-supporter-is-racist/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump blasts Dems for supporting infanticide, late-term abortion: ‘What happened to our values?’ – Follow Calvin
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-condemns-dems-for-supporting-infanticide-what-happened-to-our-values

POWER LINE
— MEXICANS FAVOR DEPORTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. ARE THEY RACIST? – PAUL MIRENGOFF
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/07/mexicans-favor-deporting-illegal-immigrants-are-they-racist.php

THE HILL
— Trump complains of ‘crazed’ media coverage over ‘send her back’ chants – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453852-trump-complains-of-crazed-media-coverage-over-send-her-back-chants

POLITICO
— Trump officials pressing to slash refugee admissions to zero next year – TED HESSON
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-officials-refugee-zero-1603503

ABC NEWS
— Ilhan Omar gets standing ovation at town hall after Trump attacks – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-ilhan-omar-returns-home-cheers-vows-nightmare/story?id=64402910

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/opinion/trump-rally-send-her-back.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/opinion/trump-america-election.html
— When the Law Says Using Marijuana Is O.K., but the Boss Disagrees – Dan Hyman (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervisor stoners, that is, those who impair themselves.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/marijuana-employer-drug-tests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/in-trumps-vision-of-a-white-america-immigrants-should-be-grateful-and-servile/2019/07/18/0afb70c6-a8e3-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/trump-chooses-open-racism-what-does-his-party-choose/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/19/trump-wages-race-war-intellectual-nationalists-try-keep-pace/?utm_term=.45f4a86cc917
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/18/trump-didnt-introduce-racism-conservative-politics-hes-cultivated-amplified-it/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-wallace-would-have-been-proud-of-trumps-latest-rally/2019/07/18/cc76dc5e-a997-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-immigration-policies-speak-louder-than-his-racist-xenophobic-words/2019/07/18/e8309a76-a996-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-a-racist-tweet-became-a-trump-rally-chant-in-three-short-days/2019/07/18/bd81b798-a968-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-supporters-newest-rallying-cry–send-her-back-reverberates-across-a-nation-fraught-with-racial-tension/2019/07/18/6ee96ede-a99d-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats’ War Has Only Begun With his tweets, Trump provokes a cease-fire, but don’t expect it to last. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-war-has-only-begun-11563490811
— When It Comes to Taxes, Sometimes It Pays to Say ‘I Don’t’ Committed couples who decide not to tie the knot can reap substantial tax savings – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-it-comes-to-taxes-sometimes-it-pays-to-say-i-dont-11563528633
— Central American Migrants Are ‘Voting With Their Feet’ Despite U.S. Threats U.S. aid cuts to Northern Triangle countries aren’t slowing migration because the billions of dollars in remittances migrants in the U.S. send back home is much bigger – Robbie Whelan (DIERSEN: What do you say to countries that threaten to illegally send even more of their citizens illegally into the U.S. illegally if the U.S. does not send even more aid to those countries?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/central-american-migrants-are-voting-with-their-feet-despite-u-s-threats-11563528602
— Trump Has Regrets The ‘send her back’ chant at his rally was an ugly political moment. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-has-regrets-11563492099

FORTUNE
— The Surprising Way Republicans Used to Use (LEGAL) Immigration to Boost the Economy – Bob Sellers
https://fortune.com/2019/07/18/republicans-immigration-policy-economy/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-voters-have-become-more-xenophobic-under-trump-2019-7

24/7 WALL STREET
— 25 Most Segregated Cities in America – Evan Comen (DIERSEN: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin is ranked 4th highest.)
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/07/18/25-most-segregated-cities-in-america/6/

PEW RESEARCH
— JANUARY 24, 2019 FLASHBACK: In 116th Congress, at least 13% of lawmakers are immigrants or the children of immigrants – A.W. GEIGER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn you. The Democrat Party promotes those who want to get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/24/in-116th-congress-at-least-13-of-lawmakers-are-immigrants-or-the-children-of-immigrants/

MARKET WATCH
— Parents who use marijuana and alcohol are at a higher risk of ‘physical abuse’ at home Over 90% of parents who have used marijuana over the past year also reported using alcohol, according to a new study – Meera Jagannathan
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/despite-marijuanas-calming-benefits-parents-who-use-it-are-more-likely-to-discipline-their-kids-physically-2019-07-18

July 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican Jeanne Ives jumps in Congress race for Democratic Rep. Casten seat Before Ives, a former state representative who lost a primary bid against former Gov. Bruce Rauner, can face Casten she must beat Evelyn Sanguinetti, who was Rauner’s running mate. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/18/20699794/republican-jeanne-ives-jumps-in-congress-race-democratic-rep-casten-seat-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The match-up will be the biggest GOP primary for Congress in Illinois. With no fanfare, Ives filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday. . .In a big of a pre-emptive strike against Ives, Sanguinetti released on Monday the names of 40 Republicans who back her, including Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.; former Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill.; former Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., former Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood; DuPage County Board Chair Dan Cronin and a group of GOP township committeemen — all influential in a Republican primary. As of June 30, Casten has $899,888 cash-on-hand. Sanguinetti, who jumped in the race in April, has $69,890 cash-on-hand. Rauner donated $2,800 as did his wife, Diana, who gave $2,800. Sanguinetti also loaned her campaign $5,000.)
— Illinois Democratic lawmakers split on Trump impeachment resolution; mirror national divide How to handle impeachment is an issue that is dividing Democrats and Illinois lawmakers mirror those splits. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/7/17/20698711/illinois-democratic-lawmakers-splits-on-trump-impeachment-resolution-mirror-national-divide-congress

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former GOP candidate for governor Jeanne Ives now seeking party nod to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jeanne-ives-announces-congress-run-20190718-wvbjshgc2ncgncsm2r2khfaw2u-story.html
— Sham candidates are bad for democracy, but let’s not make a federal case of it – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-gonzales-sham-candidates-lawsuit-20190718-zgwksbzsdrc2xcejkrfxk6sjoe-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 3 DuPage Democrats want county to permit recreational pot sales – Sadia Covert
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/3-dupage-democrats-want-county-to-permit-recreational-pot-sales–
— Federal filing: Ives seeking Casten’s U.S. House seat – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/federal-filing-ives-seeking-castens-us-house-seat
— Ex-St. Charles school board member to run for Kane County chairman, targets Lauzen’s leadership style – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190718/ex-st-charles-school-board-member-to-run-for-kane-county-chairman-targets-lauzens-leadership-style

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jeanne Ives files to run for Congress against Sean Casten The GOP apparently will have to work out a primary battle with Evelyn Sanguinetti before trying to take out the freshman Democrat in next year’s election. – GREG HINZ
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political insiders say Ives has been calling around and advising top Republicans that she may formally announce as soon as this weekend. The district had been a longtime Republican stronghold represented by Peter Roskam, but he was unseated by Casten in the 2018 election.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/jeanne-ives-files-run-congress-against-sean-casten
— There will be weed, but where? Not all recreational weed dispensaries authorized in the state’s marijuana bill may be open by Jan. 1. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: No one, and especially those who have children, should live or work anywhere near where pot is sold.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/there-will-be-weed-where

ABC7
— President Trump says he’s not happy with ‘send her back’ chant at North Carolina rally – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-hes-not-happy-with-send-her-back-chant-at-rally/5404064/

WLS AM
— It’s not just Trump: NRCC labels Democrats ‘socialist’ and ‘deranged’
http://www.wlsam.com/news/its-not-just-trump-nrcc-labels-democrats-socialist-and-deranged/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Former gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives to run in the 6th – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/07/18/former-gubernatorial-candidate-jeanne-ives-to-run-in-the-6th/akjnmq5/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Former GOP candidate for governor Jeanne Ives now seeking party nod to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten – Rick Pearson
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/former-gop-candidate-for-governor-jeanne-ives-now-seeking-party/article_251b27e2-a561-5ff5-95c0-c4b0e7727f83.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger ‘disgusted’ with chants of ‘send her back’ (DIERSEN: Are you White? From what country/countries did your ancestors immigrate from? Constructively, Democrats are chanting “send Whites back.”)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/07/18/rep-adam-kinzinger-disgusted-with-chants-of-send-her-back/a9sfa7v/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— What happens when you cross your own party? – Rich Miller
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21421-what-happens-when-you-cross-your-own-party.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives Challenging Evelyn Sanguinetti for GOP Nomination for Congress to Face Off Against Democrat Sean Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/18/ives-challenging-sanguinetti-for-gop-nomination-for-congress-to-face-off-against-democrat-casten/ 
— Underwood Off to the Mexican Border
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/18/underwood-off-to-the-mexican-border/ 
— Rezin Explains “Present” Vote on recreational Marijuana Legalization
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/18/rezin-explains-present-vote-on-recreational-marijuana-legalization/ 
— Rezin Explains “Present” Vote on recreational Marijuana Legalization
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/18/rezin-explains-present-vote-on-recreational-marijuana-legalization/ 
— Jack Franks Among Seven Local Leaders Underwood Using to Pass H.R. 1757
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/17/jack-franks-among-seven-local-leaders-underwood-using-to-pass-h-r-1757/ 
— More on 6th & 14th Congressional District Races
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/17/more-on-6th-14th-congressional-district-races/
— The Contract Attorney Robert Hanlon Has with Algonquin Township Road District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/17/the-contract-attorney-robert-hanlon-has-with-algonquin-township-road-district/ 
— Comments to County Board from ROAR for AJ Spokespersons
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/17/comments-to-county-board-from-roar-for-aj-spokespersons/ 
— Attorney Robert Hanlon Pulls Plug on Algonquin Township, Sends Notice of Default for Non-Payment of Bills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/16/hanlon-pulls-plug-on-algonquin-township-sends-notice-of-default-for-non-payment-of-bills/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Pay Road District Legal Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/07/16/algonquin-township-board-refuses-to-pay-road-district-legal-bill/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Upcoming GOP events in Will County – Keri Carbaugh 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512768488-upcoming-gop-events-in-will-county

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives files federal paperwork to run for Congress
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/18/ives-files-federal-paperwork-to-run-for-congress/
— Pritzker job approval 44-35 (DIERSEN: What percent of those who approve of Pitzker a) did smoke pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want everyone to smoke pot, e) want to make money selling pot, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot – 98%, 99%, 100%?) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/18/morning-consult-poll-pritzker-job-approval-44-35/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being racists those who do not push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/18/reefer-madness-is-alive-and-well/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the early 1900s an influx of Mexican immigrants came to the US fleeing political unrest in their home country. With them, they brought the practice of smoking cannabis recreationally. And it took off. The Spanish word for the plant started to be used more often too. Marijuana. Or as it was spelled at that time, marihuana, with an “H. This is when the more sensational headlines about the drug began to appear. In 1936, a propaganda film called Reefer Madness was released. In the movie, teenagers smoke weed for the first time and this leads to a series of horrific events involving hallucination, attempted rape, and murder. Much of the media portrayed it as a gateway drug. […] Harry Anslinger took the scientifically unsupported idea of marijuana as a violence-inducing drug, connected it to black and Hispanic people, and created a perfect package of terror to sell to the American media and public. By emphasizing the Spanish word marihuana instead of cannabis, he created a strong association between the drug and the newly arrived Mexican immigrants who helped popularize it in the States. He also created a narrative around the idea that cannabis made black people forget their place in society. He pushed the idea that jazz was evil music created by people under the influence of marijuana. […] In the first full year after the Marihuana Tax Act was passed, black people were about three times more likely to be arrested for violating narcotic drug laws than whites. And Mexicans were nearly nine times more likely to be arrested for the same charge.)

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘You Can’t Say You Love Our Country If You Want to Destroy It Through Open Borders’ – Susan Jones 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/trump-rally-you-cant-say-you-love-our-country-if-you-want-destroy-it

GOPUSA
— Ashlyn Harris, U.S. women’s soccer team goalie, blasts Christian player Jaelene Hinkle as ‘homophobic’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72817

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stop Chanting ‘Send Her Back.’ Citizenship Isn’t Conditional. – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: According to David Ware (https://www.david-ware.com/blog/2018/01/when-can-the-government-revoke-your-naturalized-citizenship.shtml), naturalized citizenship can be revoked if “within 5 years of naturalization, the U.S. government proved you joined a subversive group. Such groups include Al Qaeda and the Nazi Party, for example” and “within 10 years of naturalization, you refused to testify before a U.S. congressional committee investigating your involvement in an allegedly subversive act. Subversive acts include trying to harm U.S. officials or overthrow the government.” and “you lied or concealed relevant facts in order to obtain U.S. citizenship, your citizenship could be revoked. This is called illegally procuring citizenship.”)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/stop-chanting-send-her-back-citizenship-isnt-conditional/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Berkeley bans ‘male-centric’ language in city code, like ‘manhole,’ ‘manmade’ – Jessica Chasmar 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/18/berkeley-bans-male-centric-language-in-city-code-l/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Staffers-turned-lawmakers find they face hundreds of thousands of bosses rather than one – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: I should write a book about elected officials and party leaders who have acted like they accepted lots of money from my critics/opponents to get rid of me.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/staffers-turned-lawmakers-find-they-face-hundreds-of-thousands-of-bosses-rather-than-one
— Ilhan Omar invokes boycott of Nazi Germany in resolution supporting Israel boycotts – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ilhan-omar-to-introduce-resolution-supporting-israel-boycotts

FOX NEWS
— Sean Spicer: Progressive ‘squad’ setting the agenda for the Democrats – Victor Garcia 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-spicer-squad-setting-democratic-agenda
— Trump could set up Dems for defeat in 2020 by forcing them to embrace 4 radical congresswomen – Cal Thomas
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/cal-thomas-america-love-or-leave-it
— Omar introduces resolution defending boycott of Israel, likens it to boycotts of Nazi Germany, Soviet Union – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/omar-introduces-resolution-defending-boycotts-of-israel-likens-it-to-boycott-of-nazi-germany-soviet-union

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Trump called out ‘The Squad’ – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/why_trump_called_out_the_squad.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Advice to Democratic Wolves: Start Wearing Sheep’s Clothing – Jackson Scott
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/17/advice-to-democratic-wolves-start-wearing-sheeps-clothing/
— Stiffening the Backbone of the Right – Matthew J. Peterson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/17/stiffening-the-backbone-of-the-right/

BREITBART
— Trump’s Tweetstorm Correctly Linked Anti-Americanism to Antisemitism – Caroline Glick
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/caroline-glick-trumps-tweetstorm-correctly-linked-anti-americanism-to-antisemitism/
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Offers Pessimistic View of America – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/pollak-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-offers-pessimistic-view-of-america/
— Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg Try to Sneak ‘Country Cap’ Prize from President Donald Trump – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: What country/countries did your ancestors come from? How popular/unpopular are/were those countries? From what I see, since WWI, and especially since WWII, Germany has been extremely unpopular. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-German_sentiment)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/18/silicon-valley-investors-use-stealth-to-push-outsourcing-bill-to-senate-vote/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— ‘Words Matter’: Democratic Congressman Wants To Officially Abolish The Words ‘Illegal Alien’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/words-matter-democratic-congressman-wants-to-officially-abolish-the-words-illegal-alien/

FEDERALIST
— Media’s ‘Racist’ Judgment Call Against Trump Hurts The Institution – Emily Jashinsky
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/18/medias-racist-judgement-call-trump-hurts-institution/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— SHE’S TOAST: Latest Report by David Steinberg Describes Ilhan Omar’s 8 Instances of Perjury – Could Face 40 Years in Prison or Deportation – Jim Hoft
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/stunning-report-david-steinberg-describes-ilhan-omars-8-instances-of-perjury-could-face-40-years-in-prison-or-deportation/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMS’ ‘POISON PILL’ PANDERING TO BLACK AMERICANS Erik Rush says problems candidates cite were caused by their own policies
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/dems-poison-pill-pandering-to-black-americans/

POLITICO
— Trump disavows ‘send her back’ chant from his rally
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-disavows-send-her-back-chant-from-his-rally-1421371

THE HILL
— Democrats call for increased security after ‘send her back’ chants – CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453716-democrats-call-for-increased-security-after-send-her-back-chants
— Ex-GOP Rep. Roskam joins lobbying firm – ALEX GANGITANO
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/453790-ex-gop-rep-roskam-joins-lobbying-firm

CNN
— Republicans represent almost none of the places most immigrants live – Ronald Brownstein (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/republicans-immigrants-2020-election/index.html

REUTERS
— Asylum seekers anxiously cross into U.S. as new policy kicks in – Julia Love
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-border/asylum-seekers-anxiously-cross-into-us-as-new-policy-kicks-in-idUSKCN1UC2VH

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/opinion/the-argument-trump-racism-squad.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House passes long-sought $15 minimum wage legislation – Erica Werner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/18/house-prepares-pass-long-sought-minimum-wage-legislation/
— Drilling into the DEA’s pain pill database
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/dea-pain-pill-database/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From 2006 to 2012 there were 124,291,375 prescription pain pills supplied to DuPage County, Ill. 51,402,360 of the pills were distributed by Walgreen Co and 61,872,650 were manufactured by Actavis Pharma, Inc. HEARTLAND PHARMACY OF ILLINOIS, LLC, WOODRIDGE pharmacy received the highest number of pills.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/trump-is-leading-hate-movement-world-is-watching/

USA TODAY
— GOP congressman on Trump tweets: ‘I’m a person of color. I’m white. I’m an Anglo-Saxon’ – Rebecca Morin
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/17/rep-mike-kelly-trump-tweets-im-person-color-im-white/1762259001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/18/racism-is-trump-2020-strategy-resist-by-voting-montel-williams-column/1754884001/

NEWSWEEK
— MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS BELIEVE U.S. COULD “LOSE IDENTITY” BECAUSE OF FOREIGNERS – NICOLE GOODKIND (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and side with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-migrants-foreigners-donald-trump-1449850

HISTORY
— MAY 11, 2018 FLASHBACK: When German Immigrants Were America’s Undesirables – BECKY LITTLE
https://www.history.com/news/anti-german-sentiment-wwi

FED WEEK
— Caution: Age Discrimination May Lie Ahead
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/caution-age-discrimination-may-lie-ahead/
— The Strings Attached to Buyouts (DIERSEN: Were you “offered” an early-retirement buyout? In 1993, when I was 45 years old, citing draconian Republican-led budget cuts, GAO “offered” all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 early-retirement buyout. During the next 4 years, GAO got rid of all its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/the-strings-attached-to-buyouts/

GREEN ENTREPRENEUR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Jim Belushi Is Launching a Blues Brothers Cannabis Brand in Illinois He’s an Illinois native who has been growing pot in Oregon. Not that Illinois legalized he’s bringing what he’s learned back home.
https://www.greenentrepreneur.com/article/336959

July 18 Morning Edition

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville Opts Out of Recreational Marijuana Sales
https://www.nctv17.com/news/naperville-opts-out-of-recreational-marijuana-sales/

FOX ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: Congressman LaHood not in support of recreational marijuana (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every religious person, conservative, and Republican in Illinois should attend each and every meeting of their municipality and county and call for a vote ASAP to ban the sale of recreational pot.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/congressman-lahood-not-in-support-of-recreational-marijuana

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The war over America’s past is really about its future – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON (DIERSEN: Democrats want America’s future to be run by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-america-past-future-progressives-hanson-20190717-5rktpahxxvahxdu2swogkount4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) who have financial, health, and/or other problems, b) who lack education and/or job skills, c) who need/want massive government assistance just to stay alive, and/or d) 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 to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-immigration-trump-safe-harbor-esther-cepeda-20190718-p2bmt4ltwzhefmiye7npkdspwa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I wonder how many times my ancestors were told to go back to Germany. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-racist-taunts-trump-go-back-20190717-uzjcxnn7arb7xf26qxowcw54wi-story.html
— President Trump vs. Democrats: ‘Racist,’ ‘socialist’ lines drawn for 2020 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-2020-president-election-campaigns-20190718-y2s46xitvfbf5kup5o3lkalh6q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— County Democrats to update sexual harassment policy — but one whistleblower sees more work to do Since coming forward, Miller says she’s faced retaliation that’s included attempts to discredit her as a whistleblower and exclusion from the party’s sexual harassment task force — though she was initially chosen to help set it up. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/7/17/20697761/county-democrats-update-sexual-harassment-policy-whistleblower-retaliation-miller
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20698364/chicago-marijuana-illinois-recreational-curaleaf-grassroots-cannabis-purchase-sale-consolidation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn American citizens who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20697974/hate-crimes-chicago-sikh-trump-racism-go-back-home-amrith-kaur-sun-times

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Libertyville leaning against marijuana sales for recreational use – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190717/libertyville-leaning-against-marijuana-sales-for-recreational-use
— Bartlett seeks more data before decision on pot sales – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190717/bartlett-seeks-more-data-before-decision-on-pot-sales

ABC7
— ‘Go back to their country:’ Protests held after Naperville Bucky’s employee questions customers’ citizenship – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/protests-held-after-naperville-gas-station-employee-questions-customers-citizenship/5402430/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/18/2019

WBEZ
— TREASONOUS: Chicago Aldermen Encourage City Workers To Spot ICE Agents – Maria Ines Zamudio
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-aldermen-encourage-city-workers-to-spot-ice-agents/21bd2a21-911e-44aa-911d-225a938063a4

WINNETKA CURRENT
— Winnetka Village Council: Village to hold meeting on potential recreational marijuana sales – Neil Milbert
https://www.winnetkacurrent.com/p/news-village/winnetka-village-council-village-hold-meeting-potential-recreational-marijuana-sales

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190717/bernard-schoenburg-londrigan-would-have-voted-to-condemn-trump-comments

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Addressing Gambling Addiction In The Face Of New State Casinos – CHASE CAVANAUGH
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/addressing-gambling-addiction-face-new-state-casinos

WPSD
— Southern Illinois employers prepare for legalized recreational marijuana – Logan Gay (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2019/07/17/southern-illinois-employers-prepare-themselves-for-legalized-recreational-marijuana/

KFVS
— Illinois employers discuss upcoming recreational marijuana laws – Taylor Clark (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners.)
https://www.kfvs12.com/2019/07/17/il-employers-discuss-upcoming-recreational-marijuana-laws/

WDEF
— CONFEDERATE RAILROAD DRUMMER TALKS ABOUT ILLINOIS FAIR CONTROVERSY – Collins Parker 
https://wdef.com/2019/07/17/confederate-railroad-drummer-talks-illinois-fair-controversy/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— VERY SAD: Oswego Village Board votes to expand video gaming Licensed firms can now offer six terminals to patrons – ERIKA WURST
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/07/17/oswego-village-board-votes-to-expand-video-gaming/aqioelx/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois House Republican Tim Butler worries Democrats will use property tax relief task force to sell progressive income tax – Greg Bishop

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-house-republican-worries-democrats-will-use-property-tax-relief/article_7cb2fe0a-a8b1-11e9-963c-47d40047603f.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Planned Parenthood and the “Trans” Cult – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/planned-parenthood-and-the-trans-cult/

GOPUSA
— Socialists are the enemy — and that’s not racist to say
http://www.gopusa.com/socialists-are-the-enemy-and-thats-not-racist-to-say/
— Sanctuary city of Philadelphia joins program to provide illegal aliens with lawyers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72751

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor: Police ‘are losing the streets’ to major eruptions of violence – Frank Miles
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicagos-mayor-police-are-losing-the-streets-to-major-eruptions-of-violence
— Trump slams progressive congresswomen at fiery ‘MAGA’ rally in North Carolina – Vandana Rambaran
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-maga-rally-in-north-carolina-after-feuds-with-house-dem-squad-pelosi
— Trump mocks protester being ‘sent home to mommy,’ after interrupting rally – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-rally-protester-home-to-mommy-north-carolina

TOWNHALL
— UNACCEPTABLE: 1,000 Activists Form Wall To Block ICE Agents From Entering Building – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/17/1-000-activists-form-wall-to-block-ice-agents-from-entering-building-n2550207
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday, more than 1,000 pro-illegal immigration activists alongside members of the group “Never Again Action” formed a human wall around government office buildings in Washington, D.C., blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from entering their workspace. Dozens were arrested as the demonstrators formed a human chain replete with chanting and the traditional left-wing moonbat antics against the American government. Apparently, the group’s main aim was to block ICE employees from doing their job unless the federal employees agreed to close down immigration detention centers which are housing thousands of migrant children and adults who have crossed the border into the country. The activists believe these facilities to be “concentration camps.”)
— 51 Percent Of Voters, Including 29 Percent Of Democrats, Support Deportation Raids – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/17/51-percent-of-voters-support-deportation-raids-including-29-percent-of-democrats-n2550223
— Trump’s An Island In The Democrats’ Culture Stream – Chris Stigall
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrisstigall/2019/07/18/trumps-an-island-in-the-democrats-culture-stream-n2550249

NEWSMAX
— The Squad Spreads Chaos Within the Democratic Party – Michael Dorstewitz 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/squad-aoc-ilhan-omar-democratic-party/2019/07/17/id/924889/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Turns out Mexicans don’t want foreigners overrunning their country either
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/turns-out-mexicans-dont-want-foreigners-overrunning-their-country-either
— Majority of Mexicans favor deporting migrants waiting to enter US – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/majority-of-mexicans-favor-deporting-migrants-waiting-to-enter-us
— Reminder: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib questioned the loyalty of Americans who support Israel – Philip Klein
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/reminder-ilhan-omar-and-rashida-tlaib-questioned-the-loyalty-of-americans-who-support-israel

AMERICAN THINKER
— TREASONOUS: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells illegal alien kids ‘this country belongs to you’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/alexandria_ocasiocortez_tells_illegal_immigrant_kids_this_country_belongs_to_you.html
— Maybe they can stop lying about their country – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/maybe_they_can_stop_lying_about_their_country.html

BREITBART
— NYT: ‘Nurse’ Lauren Underwood ‘Never Worked Specifically with Patients’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/18/nyt-nurse-lauren-underwood-never-worked-specifically-with-patients/
— Donald Trump Rips ‘Angry’ Leftist Congress ‘Squad’ with Their Own Words – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/donald-trump-rips-angry-leftist-congress-squad-with-their-own-words/
— Good News Means No News to Anti-Trump Media – BRENT BOZELL III and TIM GRAHAM
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/17/exclusive-bozell-and-graham-good-news-means-no-news-to-anti-trump-media/
— Mexican Poll Shows Huge Public Swing Against Migration – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/mexican-poll-shows-huge-public-swing-against-migration/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Airs List Of Grievances Against Dem ‘Squad’ During NC Rally – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/17/trump-lists-democrat-squad-quotes-ocasio-cortez-omar/
— ‘Send Her Back!’ — Trump Crowd Has Its Own Idea About What To Do With Ilhan Omar – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/17/donald-trump-ilhan-omar-send-her-back/
— Trump Speaks On Allegations That Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/17/trump-ilhan-omar-married-brother/
— Majority Of Mexicans Want Central Americans Deported, Survey Finds – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/17/mexicans-illegal-immigrants-deported/

SEAN HANNITY
— MAGA COUNTRY: Trump Supporters Line-Up at 4AM with Tents, Coolers for MAGA Rally in North Carolina
https://hannity.com/media-room/maga-country-trump-supporters-line-up-at-4am-with-tents-coolers-for-maga-rally-in-north-carolina/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— ICE Issues Report Showing Real Consequences of Sanctuary Policies – John Romero
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/ice-report-shows-real-consequences-sanctuary-policies

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Guest Calls Trump Racist, Bigoted, Fascist Dictator; Hosts Don’t Rebut – Joseph Chalfant 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/joseph-chalfant/2019/07/16/guest-calls-trump-racist-bigoted-fascist-dictator-hosts-dont

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Parents explode as Republicans refuse to defend kids from library drag queens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/parents-explode-as-republicans-refuse-to-defend-kids-from-library-drag-queens
— Nancy Pelosi claims churches helping her encourage illegal aliens to break the law – Monica Showalter
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/nancy-pelosi-claims-churches-helping-her-encourage-illegal-aliens-to-break-the-law

LIFEZETTE
— Open-and-Shut Case: Democrats Who Want Open Borders Are Disrespecting America Alarmingly large number of 2020 presidential candidates would not deport those who have broken our laws, notes the author – Constantinos E. Scaros
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/07/open-and-shut-case-democrats-want-open-borders-disrespecting-america/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— AS DEMOCRATS ENCOURAGE WOMEN WHO ARE CITIZENS OF AMERICA TO HAVE ABORTIONS: 2020 Democrat Sestak Says U.S. Needs Illegal Aliens To Sustain Birth Rates For Growing Economy
https://www.oann.com/2020-democrat-sestak-says-u-s-needs-illegal-aliens-to-sustain-birth-rates-for-growing-economy/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Targets Omar and ‘The Squad’ During North Carolina Rally, Prompting ‘Send her Back’ Chants – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-targets-omar-and-the-squad-during-north-carolina-rally-prompting-send-her-back-chants/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: “I’m Winning” The Fight Against AOC’s Squad, “I’ll Never Change” – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/17/trump_im_winning_the_fight_against_aocs_squad_ill_never_change.html

THE HILL
— Ben Carson: Trump is not a racist and his comments were not racist – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453482-ben-carson-trump-is-not-a-racist-and-his-comments-were-not-racist

ROLL CALL
— When Trump attacks, the base turns out — for both parties President inserts himself into national conversation that gives advantage to Democrats – Stuart Rothenberg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats in my precinct who attack me for what Trump says/does.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/trump-attacks-base-turns-parties

ABC NEWS
— US government routinely sues companies for language that mirrors Trump’s racist ‘go back’ tweets – ALEXANDER MALLIN, JACK DATE and LUKE BARR (DIERSEN: I wonder how many times my ancestors were told to go back to Germany. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/american-workers-face-legal-jeopardy-racist-back-insult/story?id=64389774

NBC NEWS
— GOP official says fixation with ‘homosexual activities’ harming U.S. moral core Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a Republican U.S. Senate hopeful, blamed the media — and soccer star Megan Rapinoe — for helping fuel the fixation. – Tim Fitzsimons
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-official-says-fixation-homosexual-activities-harming-u-s-moral-n1030941

NEW YORK TIMES
— At Rally, President Accuses Liberal Critics of Seeking the Nation’s ‘Destruction’ – Michael Crowley
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/trump-rally-greenville-nc.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/opinion/donald-trump-racist.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Malignant, dangerous, violent’: Trump rally’s ‘Send her back!’ chant raises new concerns of intolerance – Meagan Flynn (DIERSEN: Trump-haters do not tolerate those who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/18/malignant-dangerous-violent-trump-rallys-send-her-back-chant-raises-new-concerns-intolerance/
— Joe Walsh: Trump’s racist tweeting should be the GOP’s last straw. It won’t be. My party pledged obedience to a personality instead of allegiance to ideas – Joe Walsh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/17/joe-walsh-trumps-racist-tweeting-should-be-gops-last-straw-it-wont-be/
— Telling people to ‘go back’ to other countries could violate workplace discrimination laws – Kayla Epstein (DIERSEN: I wonder how many times my ancestors were told to go back to Germany. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/17/telling-people-go-back-other-countries-could-violate-work-discrimination-laws/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-07-16/donald-trump-asylum-barriers-heartless-unlawful

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— AOC Is the Gift That Keeps Giving ICE isn’t enough. She wants to do away with the Department of Homeland Security. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/aoc-is-the-gift-that-keeps-giving-11563404196

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Sending 2,100 More Troops to the U.S. Border With Mexico – John Harney
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-18/trump-sending-2-100-more-troops-to-the-u-s-border-with-mexico

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters side with Trump haters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/17/trump-tweets-poll-unamerican-offensive-partisan-divide/1748737001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/17/donald-trump-racist-president-hates-what-makes-america-great-column/1743525001/
— How many Americans with $1 million feel wealthy? Fewer than you may think – Janna Herron
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/17/what-wealthy-its-not-necessarily-becoming-millionaire/1744408001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only 13% of Americans with at least $1 million investable assets feel wealthy, according to a new survey from Ameriprise Financial provided exclusively to USA TODAY. Six in 10 define themselves as upper middle class, while a quarter identify as middle class. The vast majority of the millionaires who don’t feel rich have between $1 million and $5 million in investable assets, including cash in checking or savings accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and money in retirement plans. Five percent have more than $5 million in assets.)
— Here’s where you can have a 4-day work week. Is this the next big thing? – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/17/jobs-4-day-work-week-next-bif-thing/1748695001/

MEDIA MATTERS
— Fox contributor says people opposing ICE are “doing the work of the cartels” and fulfilling “the wish list for human sex traffickers” Rachel Campos-Duffy: “The people who leave Central America, all these dysfunctional, horrible, corrupt countries, they are leaving places where there’s no law and order, and then they come here and they are enabled [by] … anarchists”
https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2019/07/17/Fox-contributor-says-people-opposing-ICE-are-doing-the-work-of-the-cartels-and-fulfilling-/224245

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Obesity Continues to Divide Courts: Washington’s High Court Says Obesity Qualifies as an Impairment 
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/obesity-continues-to-divide-courts-washington-s-high-court-says-obesity-qualifies

JD SUPRA
— Restaurant Failed to Hire Applicant Because of His Beard, Federal Agency Charges in Lawsuit
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-sues-mcdonald-s-franchise-for-72849/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— A Journalist’s Job is to Report and Offer Balance, Not to Persuade – Tim Gallagher (DIERSEN: All journalists promote the Democrat, Libertarian, Green, or Republican party platforms. I promote the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/business-of-news-a-journalists-job-is-to-report-and-offer-balance-not-to-persuade/

GUARDIAN
— Trump rally crowd chants ‘send her back’ after president attacks Ilhan Omar – Tom McCarthy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/17/trump-rally-send-her-back-ilhan-omar

July 17 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Community Opt-Out for Marijuana Dispensaries – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/community-opt-out-for-marijuana-dispensaries/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Take ACTION: Ask your local mayor, village trustees, aldermen and county board members to pass an ordinance prohibiting marijuana dispensaries and marijuana businesses in your community. The Village of Morton in central Illinois is the first municipality to pass such an ordinance. Their ordinance can serve as a template for other communities: Click HERE for this sample ordinance. Once it is introduced, ask local pastors, local law enforcement officials, doctors, counselors, fire chief and emergency personnel, teachers, school administrators, activists and others in the community to write letters and speak at public hearings in support of a ban on marijuana sales. Cover this entire process in your prayers. Pray especially for the wisdom of local officials who must vote on this proposal. . .Furthermore, it is important to point out that six Republicans also supported this regressive policy to make our highways less safe and to enslave our neighbors to addiction and mental illness: Illinois State Senators Jason Barickman (Bloomington), Neil Anderson (Moline), Steve McClure (Jacksonville), and Illinois State Representatives Allen Skillicorn (Crystal Lake), Lindsay Parkhurst (Kankakee), and David Welter (Morris) voted in favor of this anti-family policy. In their desperation to find a new revenue source to fix the financial mess they created (and/or to promote a so-called “social justice” antidote), these lawmakers failed sorely in their job to protect Illinois citizens.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville City Council takes first step toward opting out of the retail sale of recreational pot – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-retail-marijuana-sale-naperville-council-st-20190717-rb6gxuw4lzaetie2wupsb6vtfm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Naperville City Council appears ready to say no the selling recreational marijuana in the city. Members voted 5-4 Tuesday to direct staff to prepare the documentation needed to opt out of the retail sale of adult-use cannabis under the terms of the new state law, which goes into effect Jan. 1. The vote came after public comment from more than 15 people, including two businesses that want permission to sell pot in the city and representatives from behavioral health centers who are opposed to it. Council members Theresa Sullivan, Patty Gustin, Paul Hinterlong, Kevin Coyne and Patrick Kelly voted to opt out of allowing the retail sale of recreational cannabis. Those voting in favor were Benny White, Judy Brodhead, John Krummen and Mayor Steve Chirico. . .Residents and council members who spoke against the selling it in Naperville said it to approve it would be contrary to the city’s positive image, detrimental to public safety and potentially harmful to youth. “There is nothing family friendly about recreational marijuana. Family friendly is Naperville’s brand,” resident Jennifer Taylor said. . .Gustin reminded her fellow council members that while there may be benefits from a medical standpoint, the sale and use of marijuana is still against the law in the eyes of the U.S. government. “This is a federally illegal product,” Gustin said. “The federal government has not legalized marijuana because it’s a drug. Selling recreational marijuana will draw the nuisance to Naperville.” With Tuesday’s vote, city staff will prepare the necessary documents for an official council vote to opt out of the retail sale of recreational marijuana later in the year. . .Councilman Coyne said allowing recreational marijuana just because the city already sells alcohol and cigarettes doesn’t make sense. “We should allow and accept marijuana because alcohol is already here. We have one bad habit in town, so we should add another? I don’t buy into that,” Coyne said. Matt Quinn, community relations coordinator with Rosecrance, said teens perceive marijuana use as less risky than they did in the past. Quinn urged council to “not be naive” about the law requiring pot consumers to be 21 or older. Teens push boundaries, he said.)
— Snuff out the Peotone airport pipe dream – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-peotone-airport-pipe-dream-mcqueary-20190716-756he632y5aeznfu5f6jp2uvw4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-donald-trump-leave-america-tweet-20190716-owiu5qoufbaajdeie3wiwseyeu-story.html
— Soccer fans, activists rally at U.S. Soccer headquarters for equal pay – MARIE FAZIO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-us-womens-soccer-rally-equal-pay-20190716-y3mc5dkmqne3nj3giixevdyntu-story.html
— With both R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein, it takes a village. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-r-kelly-court-kass-20190717-fjedr5n5dffvtppber6cjot7ni-story.html
— Progressive single mom taking on Foster in Congressional primary – DENISE CROSBY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-ventura-st-0717-20190716-ri7gcfmalfftle2433l2uuxpkq-story.html
— Fair redistricting for Illinois – State Sen. Bill Brady, Senate Republican Leader, 44th District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-071819-20190717-a4yw7kbxs5h2rkexzxac5ywp5m-story.html
— Illinois gun rights group sues over new firearms dealer law: ‘All this does is create more red tape’ – Stacy St. Clair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-rifle-association-sues-over-gun-dealer-license-law-20190717-myo5rg67gfemrm5wcrjs66ylwi-story.html
— ‘Go back to where you came from’: Americans recall the racist taunts hurled at them – MAYA ELIAHOU (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-racist-taunts-trump-go-back-20190717-uzjcxnn7arb7xf26qxowcw54wi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville votes to ‘protect the brand,’ banning recreational pot sales – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190717/naperville-votes-to-protect-the-brand-banning-recreational-pot-sales
— Trump never takes a vacation from provocation – Michael Gerson
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190717/trump-never-takes-a-vacation-from-provocation
— How DuPage County’s ‘clean and lien’ program helps fix neighborhood eyesores – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190717/how-dupage-countys-clean-and-lien-program-helps-fix-neighborhood-eyesores

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Eric Trump says almost all Americans agree with his dad’s racist tweet “I love the tweet,” President Donald Trump’s son said during a Fox News interview. “If you don’t love our country, get out, leave.” (DIERSEN: Who agrees with Trump’s critics/opponents? Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20698195/eric-trump-racist-tweet-americans
— 200,000 petition signatures demanding equal pay for women’s soccer team delivered to U.S. Soccer Federation The U.S. Women’s National Team has sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for gender and pay discrimination. – Cindy Hernandez 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/16/20696739/equal-pay-us-womens-soccer-team-petitions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally promote illegal immigration. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20698319/rev-jesse-jackson-urges-counterattack-attack-immigrants-raids-donald-trump

ABC7
— ‘America: Love or Leave it’ sign at Virginia Baptist church sparks controversy
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/church-sign-saying-america-love-or-leave-it-sparks-controversy/5401267/

NBC5
— Naperville Gas Station Clerk Suspended After Viral Video Carolina Buitron said she her family were victims of discrimination when they stopped at the gas station for chips
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naperville-gas-station-mobil-buckeys-racism-immigration-512848291.html
— Lightfoot Announces 5 Potential Locations for New Chicago Casino Each of the sites had previously been considered for a prospective casino or major development in the past, according to Lightfoot
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-casino-possible-locations-512842321.html

CBS2
— Protesters Gather After Naperville Bucky’s Employee Says ‘Go Back To Their Country’ In Viral Video
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4126651-protesters-gather-after-naperville-buckys-employee-says-go-back-to-their-country-in-viral-video/

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Veterans, Lawmakers” promote LGBTQ activity.
https://news.wttw.com/2019/07/16/veterans-lawmakers-push-overturn-transgender-service-ban

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, legalizing pot, that is, making pot tremendously more available, discourages teens from using pot. 
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=287624#.XS-jYJh_OM8

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Galesburg ponders cannabis sales – Robert Connelly
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190717/galesburg-ponders-cannabis-sales

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton seeks applicants for vacant city council seat
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/17/wheaton-seeks-applicants-for-vacant-city-council-seat/ainxj1/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump in Downers Grove.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/15/activists-denounce-migrant-detention-centers-during-downers-grove-vigil/a31v0ao/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Senator Durbin slams Trump administration on asylum seekers (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you asked all those in the world who are not citizens of America and who lack education and/or lack job skills and/or who have financial, health, and/or other problems if they have claimed asylum in America or might claim asylum in America, 100% of them would say yes. Democrats promise those who claim asylum in America tremendous government assistance, otherwise known as welfare, including free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, jobs, a pathway to citizenship, etc. Of course, Democrats expect, if not demand, that those who claim asylum help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/connect-to-congress/senator-durbin-slams-trump-administration-on-asylum-seekers

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do something that is illegal, you demonstrate your disrespect for the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/770-000-reasons-legal-weed-states-should-be-more-illinois

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Sterigenics, state reach deal to end lawsuits over Willowbrook facility shutdown, emissions, allow plant to reopen
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512768502-sterigenics-state-reach-deal-to-end-lawsuits-over-willowbrook-facility-shutdown-emissions-allow-plant-to-reopen

ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
— ISRA Challenges Law Requiring Gun Dealers To Obtain A State License
https://www.isra.org/News/TabId/1068/ArtMID/4612/ArticleID/40049/ISRA-Challenges-Law-Requiring-Gun-Dealers-To-Obtain-A-State-License.aspx

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV’T DEPENDENCY PLUNGES UNDER TRUMP — WHY AREN’T WE CELEBRATING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/govt-dependency-plunges-under-trump-why-arent-we-celebrating.html
— KINZINGER AND LAHOOD APPLAUD $35M FOR RURAL BROADBAND IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/kinzinger-and-lahood-applaud-35m-for-rural-broadband-in-illinois.html
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES TO MEET UP AUGUST 24 IN BOLINGBROOK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/illinois-conservatives-to-meet-up-august-24-in-bolingbrook.html
— THORNER: MARK KIRK’S 10TH CD NOW A DEMOCRAT HAVEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/going-into-the-lions-den-with-my-democrat-us-representative-and-hissupporters.html
— SIX YEARS LATER, NEW YORK FOLLOWS ILLINOIS TO ALLOW NON-CITIZENS DRIVERS LICENSES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/six-years-later-new-york-follows-illinois-to-allow-non-citizens-drivers-licenses.html

FOX NEWS
— Democrats are party of illegal immigration – Say Trump isn’t above law, but illegal immigrants are – Marc Thiessen 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/marc-thiessen-democrats-say-no-one-is-above-the-law-except-illegal-immigrants

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Squad?’ Squanderers is more like it – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/17/squad-squanderers-more-it/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s asylum action will help ease the border crisis – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trumps-asylum-action-will-help-ease-the-border-crisis

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Millennials: Stop Talking About ‘Adulting’ and Become Adults We’ve created a culture that suggests basic life skills are beyond the young’s comprehension. – JOANNA WILLIAMS 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/millennials-stop-talking-about-adulting-and-become-adults/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Associated Press joins propaganda push: ‘Trump is a racist’ – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/associated_press_joins_propaganda_push_trump_is_a_racist.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Congresswoman Representing Somalia – George S. Bardmesser
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/16/the-congresswoman-representing-somalia/
— The American Left Is Racist, Not President Trump – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: To be on the left is to be 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.amgreatness.com/2019/07/16/the-american-left-is-racist-not-president-trump/

BREITBART
— GOP Support for Trump Rises After Tweets Aimed at Democrat ‘Squad’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/nolte-gop-support-for-trump-rises-after-tweets-aimed-at-democrat-squad/
— List of Racist Statements by Members of the ‘Squad’ (So Far) – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/16/list-of-racist-statements-by-members-of-the-squad-so-far/
— Chicago Lawmaker La Shawn Ford Encourages Constituents to Arm Up for Self-Defense – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/16/chicago-lawmaker-encourages-constituents-arm-up-self-defense/
— RNC Spokesperson to Breitbart News: ‘Mitt Romney Should Know Better’ Than to Trash Trump – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/07/16/rnc-spokesperson-to-breitbart-news-mitt-romney-should-know-better-than-to-trash-trump/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats And The Media Are Outraged, No One Else Is – Editorial
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/17/democrats-are-outraged/

DAILY WIRE
— Liz Cheney Rips Progressive Democrats: A ‘Callousness That’s Born Out Of Ignorance’ – MOLLY PRINCE
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49540/watch-liz-cheney-rips-progressive-democrats-molly-prince

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— LOCALITIES SHOULDN’T BE DICTATING (INTER-)NATIONAL POLICY – Seton Motley
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/localities-shouldnt-be-dictating-inter-national-policy

TOWNHALL
— Left-Wing Mother Jones: Let’s Face It, Democrats Actually Are Embracing Open Borders, After All – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/07/17/mother-jones-open-borders-n2550095

PATRIOT POST
— The Left’s Moderation of Conservative Media “They are relentless and use Gestapo tactics.” – Mark Alexander 
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/64342-the-lefts-moderation-of-conservative-media

ONE NEWS NOW
— Wake up, parents, to Left stealing your kids – Charlie Butts, Billy Davis 
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2019/07/17/wake-up-parents-to-left-stealing-your-kids

PJ MEDIA
— Are Women of Color Above Reproach? – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/are-women-of-color-above-reproach/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Shift From Supporting Legal Immigration To Urging Open Defiance Of U.S. Laws Hyperbole about routine procedures for illegal immigrants who have already received deportation orders goes beyond amnesty pleas. – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/17/democrats-shift-supporting-legal-immigration-urging-open-defiance-u-s-laws/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Google Expert to Senator Cruz: 15 Million 2020 Votes At Risk – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: How many votes are at risk in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/17/google-expert-senator-cruz-15-million-2020-votes-risk
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Big Tech’s biggest threat to democracy isn’t censorship or privacy: it’s election manipulation. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “Google and Censorship through Search Engines,” Dr. Robert Epstein, who researches the impact of Google, informed the hearing that “upwards of 15 million votes” were in jeopardy in the 2020 election. During his testimony, Epstein told Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) that in 2016, Google gave at least 2.6 million votes to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, “through bias and search results.” He stressed that was the lowest number.)

NATIONAL REVIEW
— 2020 Will Be a Referendum on Who Qualifies as an American – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: Democrats have only one requirement, namely, that you will vote for Democrats. Overwhelmingly, those who vote for democrats a) have financial, health, and/or other problems, b) lack education and/or job skills, c) are minority, female, and/or younger, and/or d) 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.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/2020-will-be-a-referendum-on-who-qualifies-as-an-american/
— POLL: Majority of Mexicans Supports Deportation of Central American Migrants – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/poll-majority-of-mexicans-supports-deportation-of-central-american-migrants/

HOT AIR
— Kellyanne Conway To Reporter Who Asked Which Countries The Squad Should Go Back To: “What’s Your Ethnicity?”
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/07/16/kellyanne-conway-reporter-asked-countries-squad-go-back-whats-ethnicity/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Columbia offers illegal immigrant students free legal help, ‘stress management’ – Celine Ryan
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13457

THE HILL
— House votes to kill impeachment effort against Trump – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453596-green-forces-impeachment-vote-against-trump

REUTERS
— Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Chris Kahn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-poll/republican-support-for-trump-rises-after-racially-charged-tweets-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1UB2UD

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Votes to Kill Trump Impeachment Resolution – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/house-impeachment-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House votes to kill impeachment resolution against Trump, avoiding a direct vote on whether to oust the president – Rachael Bade and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-divided-as-house-to-vote-on-whether-to-consider-impeachment-of-trump/2019/07/17/dacd1c0e-a8a3-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who defend the squad are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/17/squads-defenders-represent-better-america-than-trump-does/

USA TODAY
— Bullies told me to go back to my country. At first it silenced me, now it spurs me on. – Elizabeth Cuna (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/07/16/trump-racist-tweet-immigrants-go-home-column/1742534001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanctuary Cities Get a Census Bonus Localities where migrants live—or are detained—will get a decadelong windfall of federal dollars. – Peter A. Morrison and David A. Swanson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanctuary-cities-get-a-census-bonus-11563318817
— Media Should Pay Trump to Tweet He delights in making us dance to tunes he wantonly types out in the wee hours. – Holman W. Jenkins Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/media-should-pay-trump-to-tweet-11563317814
— No ethnic or religious group can expect to impose its view of American identity. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: Democrats promote groups that want to impose the following views: 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.wsj.com/articles/nationalism-doesnt-fit-the-american-nation-11563317835

USA TODAY
— Gen Z, millennials: It’s ’embarrassing’ to rely on parents for money after 27 – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. What had you accomplished by the time you tuned 28? By the time I turned 28 in 1976, I had gotten promoted to GS-12 (currently $82,579/year) by IRS in Chicago (1974), earned more than 8 years of federal Civil Service Retirement Systems credits, earned 10 years of Social Security credits, bought a one bedroom (1976) and a studio (1974) condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, bought a new town home in University Park (1972), started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, completed the requirements for an MBA from Loyola (1976), earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU (1970), and bought five new cars (1973, 1971, 1968, 1967, and 1966.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/16/savings-parents-say-its-embarrassing-to-rely-on-them-after-27/1705355001/

July 17 Morning Edition

CITY OF NAPERVILLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND OUTSTANDING: With a 5-4 vote, Naperville has directed its staff to prepare necessary documentation for the City to consider prohibiting (opting out) of allowing the local retail sale of adult-use cannabis. Hopefully, Wheaton, the rest of the municipalities in Illinois, DuPage County, and the rest of the counties in Illinois will soon do the same thing.
http://naperville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=1256 (Agenda Item: 19-689)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Chicago cannabis firm to be acquired in $875 million deal Curaleaf is buying Grassroots Cannabis for cash and stock. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/chicago-cannabis-firm-be-acquired-875-million-deal

SIDLEY
— Former U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam Joins Sidley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have donated the most time and/or money to help elect and reelect Roskam.)
https://www.sidley.com/en/newslanding/newpressreleases/2019/07/former-us-congressman-peter-roskam-joins-sidley

ABC7
— Lemonade out of lemons: Naperville police donate to charity lemonade stand after money jar stolen
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/naperville-police-donate-to-charity-lemonade-stand-after-money-jar-stolen/5401034/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/17/2019

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: After $9 was stolen from a Naperville girl’s lemonade stand, police and neighbors give her more than $300 – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-lemonade-stand-police-st-0717-20190716-bkvsgak3j5fl5bh6dq466pi4ci-story.html
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts faces big property tax hike, even bigger bill for back taxes after Tribune review spurs new look at his designer Wilmette house – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have fought the hardest since 1984 to keep my home’s assessed valuation as high as possible.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-todd-ricketts-higher-assessment-20190717-4boqljiimrburdig454aezbhie-story.html
— Twice rejected, Maine Township official files lawsuit to take part in pension plan – JENNIFER JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Since I was 18 years old in 1966 and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been beyond furious that I earned Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits. They are especially beyond furious that I during the almost 3 years that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, I earned both full-time CSRS credits and full-time Social Security credits.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-krey-pension-tl-0718-20190715-v3g6vhirp5hpjbfilqrg5ek46q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage secures court order to disband Lombard-area sanitary district – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190716/dupage-secures-court-order-to-disband-lombard-area-sanitary-district
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190716/editorial-in-the-wake-of-trump-tweets-is-this-who-we-are

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: What Illinois Offers Undocumented Immigrants – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/07/16/what-illinois-offers-undocumented-immigrants

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gerrymandering: Let the people choose their representatives – Leader Bill Brady
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190716/leader-bill-brady-let-people-choose-their-representatives
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred not only against Trump, but against all Whites.
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190716/ralph-martire-american-dream-should-be-accessible-to-all#new_tab
— Contract disputes continue to keep stations off DirecTV in Springfield area – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: In 2002, I successfully led an effort to get Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other west suburban municipalities.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190716/contract-disputes-continue-to-keep-stations-off-directv-in-springfield-area

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Area GOP congressmen say Trump’s tweets about Democratic women of color are wrong – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article232727802.html

WSIL TV
— Local congressmen vote against resolution condemning Trump – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40797951/local-congressmen-vote-against-resolution-condemning-trump

FOX ILLINOIS
— As President Trump acts unilaterally, Congress at a standstill on immigration reform – KRISTINE FRAZAO 
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/as-president-trump-acts-unilaterally-congress-at-a-standstill-on-immigration-reform

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— ‘You’re In The Wrong Country:’ Racism At Naperville Gas Station The video, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times, shows a clerk threatening Latino customers that “ICE is coming.” – Lisa Marie Farver 
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/youre-wrong-country-racism-naperville-gas-station

CENTER SQUARE
— 313 leave Illinois every day for other states, 40 per day to Wisconsin – Bethany Blankley (DIERSEN: Who wants those who share your demographics to leave your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and/or Illinois? I should write a book about those who want those who share my demographics me to leave my neighborhood, my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/reports-leave-illinois-every-day-for-other-states-per-day/article_3a50b40a-a41d-11e9-9602-df9616fca1fa.html
— Illinois doesn’t tax retirement income, but still ranks near worst in country for retirees – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-doesn-t-tax-retirement-income-but-still-ranks-near/article_57f000de-a750-11e9-8b74-6fba7fcc3e20.html
— Illinois ranks 12th highest for dependence on property taxes
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/by-the-numbers-illinois-ranks-th-highest-for-dependence-on/article_6531b624-a661-11e9-9960-23fac53e2d5c.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Former Democratic senators demand higher salaries for Illinois legislators in lawsuit – Colin Froment 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512755238-former-democratic-senators-demand-higher-salaries-for-illinois-legislators-in-lawsuit

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joe Walsh sides with America-haters.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-walsh-trumps-anti-american-remarks-about-minority-representatives-will-hurt-gop

HOT AIR
— Woke Assimilation: Teaching Our Politicians To Hate America
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/07/woke-assimilation-teaching-politicians-hate-america/

FOX NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke, Illhan Omar — The blame America first movement is alive and well and picking up steam – Rich Lowry
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rich-lowry-beto-orourke-illhan-omar-white-supremacy

GOPUSA
— Defund Lutherans for Open Borders Now! – Michelle Malkin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party takes control of churches. Are you a member of a church? If/when that church formally declares war on America, what will you do?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72724

AMERICAN THINKER
— Jihadist Evil Unites with Leftist Evil – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/jihadist_evil_unites_with_leftist_evil.html
— Beto should write a big check – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/beto_should_write_a_big_check.html
— Democrats Hold a Terrible Hand of Race Cards – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/democrats_hold_a_terrible_hand_of_race_cards.html
— The best places to retire tend conservative – Noel S. Williams (DIERSEN: In my opinion, the crime factor should have been given much more weight.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_best_places_to_retire_tend_conservative.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bankrate.com just published its renowned ranking of the best and worst states for retirement. The categories rated, in order of weightings (in parentheses), include affordability (40%), wellness (25%), culture (15%), weather (15%), and crime (5%). Conspicuously, the top five states all have Republican governors, while most of the bottom states are run by Democrats. Moreover, much of the political machinery of the top states are Republican-run, allowing for coherent policies affecting affordability. The top five, in descending order, are: Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota, and Florida. No surprise that Florida scored very well on weather and culture, but the other four states all outperform in areas where policy can have a big impact—affordability, crime and wellness. While Missouri is below par on crime ratings, that was more than offset by its top rating in affordability. Conversely, the bottom states are mostly run by the real deplorables: pandering political guttersnipes who’d take from hard-working, salt of the earth Americans to ensure all manner of freebies for illegal aliens. Indeed, sanctuary states and cities are overrepresented in the liberal laggards.)

BREITBART
— Bedlam on House Floor: Pelosi Storms Off amid Boos from Members – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/16/bedlam-house-floor-pelosi-storms-amid-boos-members/
— Feds: Illegal Aliens Charged with Murder, Rape, Drunk Driving Released by Sanctuary State California – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/15/feds-illegal-aliens-charged-with-murder-rape-drunk-driving-released-by-sanctuary-state-california/
— Late-Night Hosts Defend The Squad by Comparing Trump to Hitler, KKK – JEROME HUDSON
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/07/16/late-night-hosts-defend-squad-comparing-trump-to-hitler-kkk/

BLAZE
— Minnesota city reinstates Pledge of Allegiance after overwhelming protests They regret ever having ended the tradition – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minnesota-city-reinstates-pledge-of-allegiance-after-overwhelming-protests

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Today’s warped Dems wish everyone was a needy illegal alien – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30618-assault-america-day-195-today%E2%80%99s-warped-democrats-wish-everyone-was-needy-illegal-alien

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— ICE as the guard against dangerous drunk driving – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/ice-guard-dangerous-drunk-driving/

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Franklin Graham Speaks Out against the Equality Act, Says it Will Have ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ – Amanda Casanova
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/franklin-graham-speaks-out-against-the-equality-act-says-it-will-have-catastrophic-consequences.html

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘Those Tweets Were NOT Racist’ – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/trump-those-tweets-were-not-racist-i-dont-have-racist-bone-my-body

DAILY CALLER
— Flashback: Obama Said Crime And Poverty Are Not Qualifiers For Asylum – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/16/obama-poverty-not-claim-for-asylum/
— On Reparations, Will Beto O’Rourke Start With Himself? – PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. My Democrat superiors in the federal government made me pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion big time. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/16/on-reparations-will-beto-orourke-start-with-himself/

DAILY WIRE
— AOC’s ‘Squad’ Will Destroy Democrats In The 2020 Election – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49515/hammer-aocs-squad-will-destroy-democrats-2020-josh-hammer
— ‘ANARCHY’: GOP Releases Brutal New Campaign Ad Against ‘The Squad’ – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49564/anarchy-gop-releases-brutal-new-campaign-ad-ryan-saavedra

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— Support For Trump Rises Among Republicans After Attacks on ‘The Squad’ – Reuters
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/support-trump-rises-among-republicans-attacks-squad

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP TAKES ON ILLEGALS. . .And their leftist collaborators. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274313/trump-takes-illegals-lloyd-billingsley
— THE ANTI-TRUMP HOUSE DEMOCRAT RESOLUTION Democrats rally around the anti-American, Jew-hating squad. – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274326/anti-trump-house-democrat-resolution-joseph-klein
— AMERICAN-HATING AMERICANS ARE THE ULTIMATE INGRATES AND HYPOCRITES Once again, Trump stands up for Americans who love their country. – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274320/american-hating-americans-are-ultimate-ingrates-bruce-thornton

TOWNHALL
— Socialists’ Main Target Is Destroying The Family – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/16/socialists-main-target-is-destroying-the-family-n2550084
— Flashback Bill Clinton: ‘We Won’t Tolerate Immigration By People Whose First Act Is To Break The Law’ – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/16/flashback-bill-clinton-on-illegal-aliens–whether-theyre-innocent-or-guiltytheyre-still-here-illegally-and-should-be-deported-n2550114

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Are One Hundred Percent Wrong about Racism – ROGER L. SIMON
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/democrats-one-hundred-percent-wrong-about-racism/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP DEMOLISHES THE ‘SQUAD’ Andy Schlafly: ‘It is not racist to try to Make America Great Again’
Read more at https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/trump-demolishes-the-squad/#TjucXKkF3sjqhlRY.99
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/trump-demolishes-the-squad/
— DEFUND LUTHERANS FOR OPEN BORDERS NOW! Michelle Malkin rips ‘subversive religious racket’ protesting ICE with taxpayer cash (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party takes control of churches. Are you a member of a church? If/when that church formally declares war on America, what will you do?)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/defund-lutherans-for-open-borders-now/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you were shocked by the images of the Mexican flag flying over an Aurora, Colorado, immigration detention center this weekend, you’ll be appalled at an even more disgusting spectacle: One of the top promoters of the so-called Lights for Liberty nationwide protests by Trump-hating, ICE-bashing radicals was a nonprofit religious organization known as the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. As a designated “host,” LIRS played a key role in publicizing, organizing and participating in demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s deportation enforcement actions targeting some 2,000 illegal immigrants and their families who have ignored removal orders or skipped out on court hearings. Brazen hatred of cops, Border Patrol and ICE agents were on full display at the open borders protests fronted by LIRS and other left-wing groups, including Code Pink, CASA and CAIR. Marchers echoed the “Close the Concentration Camps” rhetoric of congressional brat pack Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. They carried signs declaring “ICE=Gestapo” and “Free the People, Burn the Camps.” It’s not just idle rhetoric. Antifa thug Willem Van Spronsen, armed with a rifle and incendiary devices, attempted to set a Tacoma ICE facility on fire on Saturday before being shot dead. He has been hailed as a “hero” and a “martyr” by fellow “progressive” travelers, while sympathetic mainstream reporters and activists look the other way. The president and CEO of LIRS, Krishanti Vignarajah, is a Sri Lankan refugee and former Michelle Obama policy director who led the Lights for Liberty event in Washington, D.C. She argues that Americans are obligated to open the floodgates at the southern border (since she turned out so great) and vehemently opposes what she calls “militant border enforcement.” To these border-sabotaging radicals, of course, any border enforcement is “militant.” LIRS sounds like just the kind of extremist group you’d expect to be kept afloat by billionaire George Soros’ big bucks. But hold on to your wallets and your American flags, folks: In 2016, LIRS relied on $64.7 million in government subsidies from taxpayers – that’s you and me – to fund a whopping 96.2 percent of its budget. LIRS is one of nine agencies that receives tens of millions of dollars to resettle refugees from around the world. The organization brags that it is “a vital arm of the United States refugee admissions program” that has worked with the State Department to import “over 500,000 refugees” to our country. One of LIRS’ most famous clients? Somalian-born Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose immigration, marriage and tax fraud problems I reported on in my column last month. If only a fraction of LIRS clients share Omar’s contempt for our security and self-governance, you can see the trouble we’re in. And that’s just the caseload of one of the nine resettlement giants that together rake in an estimated $1 billion a year. In addition, the Lutheran nonprofit is one of two specially designated groups (the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is the other) that is contracted by the government to provide social services and benefits (including “psycho-educational support” and “low-cost or pro bono immigration legal assistance”) to sponsor families hosting illegal immigrant children.)
— LINDSEY GRAHAM UNLOADS: 4 DEM LAWMAKERS ‘BUNCH OF COMMUNISTS’ Senator says focus of outrage shouldn’t be on Trump.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/lindsey-graham-unloads-4-dem-lawmakers-bunch-of-communists/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Taxpayers would foot bill for ‘ghastly’ surgery on children – Bob Kellogg 
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/07/16/taxpayers-would-foot-bill-for-ghastly-surgery-on-children
— Lawless ‘traitors’ pulled down U.S. flag – Lawless ‘traitors’ pulled down U.S. flag – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/07/16/lawless-traitors-pulled-down-us-flag

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Selfish Actors of Illegal Immigration – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/illegal-immigration-many-selfish-actors-benefit/
— ‘Ilhan Omar Is Completely Assimilated’ – RICH LOWRY (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want immigrants to be 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.nationalreview.com/corner/ilhan-omar-is-completely-assimilated/

EPOCH TIMES
— How Democratic Socialists Are Gaining Control of the Democratic Party – JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-the-democratic-socialists-are-gaining-control-of-the-democratic-party_3004716.html

THE HILL
— The right to a perfect job match – LIVIA LAM (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://thehill.com/opinion/finance/453053-the-right-to-a-perfect-job-match
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The problem is, having a good job means more than just being matched to any job, and pushing workers to upskill won’t solve growing inequality. Even when unemployment peaked at 10.1 percent during the Great Recession, fingers also pointed to worker’s skill sets as falling short against employers’ desire for certain qualifications. But upholding a skills narrative that places the onus of employment on the shoulders of workers not only lacks relevance for those facing the greatest barriers to employment, but also limits mobility and risks exacerbating an already record-high economic inequality. To be clear, job outcomes that matter for workers include educational attainment. Research linking higher levels of education with higher earnings, better health and a longer life is well established. But because an individual’s ability to gain and maintain employment is also dependent on personal and social circumstances, systems that have a stake in both boosting workforce competitiveness and advancing equity must take into consideration these varying experiences.)

CBS NEWS
— Schumer announces support for bill to form committee on reparations – GRACE SEGERS (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How much in reparations do the Democrats and the RINOs want you to pay?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reparations-bill-schumer-announces-support-for-legislation-establishing-commission-to-study-reparations/

WASHINGTON POST
— Unauthorized immigrants face public backlash in Mexico, survey finds – Kevin Sieff and Scott Clement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/unauthorized-immigrants-face-public-backlash-in-mexico-survey-finds/2019/07/16/f7fc5d12-a75e-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html
— Democrats say no one is above the law — except on immigration – Marc A. Thiessen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/16/democrats-say-no-one-is-above-law-except-illegal-immigrants/
— Trump administration tells federal agencies to use ‘rigorous’ performance standards in rating employees – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: Democrats who run the federal government use the subjectivity in performance appraisals to get rid of employees 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.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-tells-federal-agencies-to-use-rigorous-performance-standards-in-rating-employees/2019/07/17/c9d8ef48-a819-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— The ‘Squad’ aims to guillotine the Democratic old guard – Victor Davis Hanson
https://nypost.com/2019/07/16/the-squad-aims-to-guillotine-the-democratic-old-guard/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Race Card Has Gone Bust America has never been fairer or more integrated, yet politicians obsess over wiping out discrimination. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-race-card-has-gone-bust-11563318876
— Little Change at U.S. Border Amid Confusion Over Trump Asylum Rules Facing Lawsuits Refusing asylum to most applicants would outstrip available resources; policy targeted by legal challenges – Alicia A. Caldwell and Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/civil-rights-and-immigration-groups-file-lawsuit-challenging-new-trump-limits-on-asylum-claims-11563310786

JD SURPA
— “Go Back to Your Country” Language as a Basis for Employment Discrimination Claims (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/go-back-to-your-country-language-as-a-28986/

HR DRIVE
— New York bans discrimination against employees with (PROTEST) hairstyles – Rosie Bradbury
https://www.hrdive.com/news/new-york-bans-discrimination-against-employees-with-natural-hairstyles/558791/