Month: August 2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The ‘If Troop’ suffers another desertion, creating another crack in the wall around Fort Michael Madigan – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-commonwealth-edison-scandal-resignation-cassidy-zorn-20200804-gtl6jtrzrvdcxfrkb3krkxed3e-story.html
— Protecting Joe Biden from a debate, and Susan Rice, ‘by the book’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-susan-rice-kass-20200805-nu7kfwpzezgkzofgmxpozriedm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Retired Black Chicago firefighters decry removal of Black Lives Matter banner CFD members assigned to Station 45 have been accused of taking down a Black Lives Matter banner while on duty. Retired firefighters say a history of racism in the department stretches back generations. – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/4/21354788/cfd-black-lives-matter-blm-banner-removed-retired-firefighters

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County officials warn of possible cuts – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200805/dupage-county-officials-warn-of-possible-cuts

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS to start school year remotely The district announced the change after the Chicago Teachers Union moved to consider another strike. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/cps-start-school-year-remotely

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur school board passes resolution declaring racism a ‘public health crisis’ – Valerie Wells (DIERSEN: Will the next resolution officially declare that the following are NOT WELCOME in Decatur: those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/watch-now-decatur-school-board-passes-resolution-declaring-racism-a-public-health-crisis/article_524395b0-8e3e-58d5-9907-82bd5c6313ce.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The resolution calls for several remedies. Among them, changing the second Monday in October from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day; including Juneteenth on district calendars as a holiday; seeking out other groups represented in the community to ensure other important cultural holidays are noted on district calendars; developing curriculum and policies that are racially and culturally relevant; considering offering College African-American History as a general education course rather than an elective; examining art and imagery in district buildings and removing any that is deemed offensive; additional training for employees; aggressive recruitment of teachers and staff that reflect the racial makeup of the student body and community. Additionally, the board directed the superintendent to prepare an annual report on the academic achievement and discipline of minority students as a group, including educational outcomes, while protecting privacy rights, a report on successes inside and outside the classroom, and to track complaints of racial bias from employees, students and parents, including the resolutions. The discipline policies will be reviewed and updated with input from students and school resource officers and that will accompany the annual review of the contract with the school resource officers as the board considers their role.)

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Republican state House candidate Eric Wallace’s warning as governor revives shutdown talks: ‘Not only are you ruining businesses, you’re destroying spirits’ – Glenn Minnis
https://southcooknews.com/stories/544528813-wallace-s-warning-as-governor-revives-shutdown-talks-not-only-are-you-ruining-businesses-you-re-destroying-spirits

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stealing or vandalizing political signs is a crime.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Political-yard-signs-targeted-15459837.php

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Officials Get Facts Wrong In Heated Debate Over Raises The sheriff cited attacks at Oak Brook mall, but there were none. A board member said she had heard of no looting, despite media reports. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-officials-get-facts-wrong-heated-debate-over-raises
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a heated June 9 finance committee meeting, DuPage County board member Ashley Selmon, D-Addison, accused Sheriff James Mendrick, a Republican, of “irresponsible rhetoric” about “looting and sledgehammers” that led Elmhurst and Addison to board up businesses amid a wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the county and around the country. Mendrick took exception, saying the sledgehammers and looting were facts, not rhetoric. “It’s an insult that you say that there were just peaceful demonstrations,” he told Selmon. “I am sorry, but they were not. We were being attacked at Oak Brook Mall. That’s just a fact. I was there. My staff was there. Don’t belittle what we just did for this county.” The exchange happened during a debate about “equity” raises — possibly as high as $25,000 — for sheriff’s department employees, and Patch found that neither Selmon nor Mendrick was entirely correct. According to police reports, there was no attack on officers or anybody else at Oak Brook Center mall on May 31 or in the days following, only minor property damage. According to Oak Brook police, a brick was thrown at a Neiman Marcus store window around 11 a.m. that day, causing a dozen punctures to the glass. A witness saw six men involved in the incident, but they sped away, according to police. In one case, police did report seeing a sledgehammer in plain view in a car’s back seat, according to a sheriff’s department after-action report. According to the report, officers tried to stop a number of cars at the mall that night, with some passengers mocking or swearing at officers and others fleeing from police. In an interview, sheriff’s department spokesman Justin Kmitch said when the sheriff mentioned “attacks,” he was referring to a number of instances in the days leading up to the committee meeting. “There were no physical assaults of officers at Oak Brook,” Kmitch said. “Protecting the mall was everyone’s priority out there.” He noted the sheriff set up a command center at the mall, which he called the “crown jewel of the DuPage County economy.” At the committee meeting, Selmon said she and other county board members had received regular reports of the protests around DuPage County from the county’s homeland security department. “Unless I’m illiterate, we did not get a single report of anything categorized as looting in this county,” she said. While she may not have received a report, it’s also inaccurate to say there were no cases of looting in the county. About a week before the meeting, more than 30 stores were looted and 11 people arrested in Naperville, according to police and media reports. The looting started around 9 p.m., following a peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration that had been held earlier in the day, according to Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall. The sheriff’s department report on the incident said “large explosive devices” were thrown at police officers, and at least one bystander was stabbed while trying to help police, according to Marshall. About the same time, stores in Downers Grove and Aurora were also looted, according to media reports. According to the sheriff’s after-action report, officers in a number of instances also found people with weapons near protests. In Roselle, for instance, a car stopped near a demonstration contained two rifles, six handguns, body armor and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, the report said. And in Elmhurst, police took into custody a man who was seen arriving at a June 1 protest with a rifle, bag, helmet and body armor, according to police. In an email, Selmon said that after the June 9 committee meeting, she and others were able to get more complete information both from the state’s attorney and the sheriff’s office. “As I said, the Homeland Security reports did not indicate those events, but the further information we received did elaborate and confirm a more complete picture, including some incidents of looting/theft/burglary, as was seen in other communities and nationally,” Selmon said. “Similarly, the events were, and thankfully continue to be, overwhelmingly peaceful.” The county board approved the raises for the sheriff’s department employees. Selmon and fellow Democrat Liz Chaplin, whose district includes Elmhurst, dissented.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HAS YOUR ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ON MADIGAN TO RESIGN? – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/has-your-illinois-state-representative-called-on-madigan-to-resign/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NELSON: WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO BLM? AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR OWN WEB CONTENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/nelson-what-really-matters-to-blm-an-analysis-of-their-own-web-content.html
— BUSINESSES THREATENED: CAVE TO ‘DEMANDS’ FOR RACIAL REPARATIONS OR GET BAD ONLINE REVIEWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/businesses-threatened-cave-to-demands-for-racial-reparations-or-get-bad-online-reviews.html
— BECKMAN: CANCEL CULTURE? NO KIDDING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who cancel me because I refuse to carry out their cancel orders.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/beckman-cancel-culture-no-kidding.html
— DISMANTLING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM BEST PATH TO FIGHT ‘LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION’ ON CAMPUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/dismantling-student-loan-program-best-path-to-fight-leftist-indoctrination-on-campus.html
— OUR SUMMER OF CULTURAL SUICIDE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/our-summer-of-cultural-suicide.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jersey sales for NBA player Jonathan Isaac skyrocket after he refuses to kneel for national anthem – Andrew Mark Miller (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that do not promote BLM?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jersey-sales-for-nba-player-jonathan-isaac-skyrocket-after-he-refuses-to-kneel-for-national-anthem

FOX NEWS
— Cancel culture is going to get worse before it gets better – Caleb Parke (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially publish lists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they are cancelling? How soon, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are being cancelled publish lists of those organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are cancelling them? I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, and companies a) that are canceling me and canceling my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) did cancel TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cancel-culture-biden-ben-domenech-fox-friends
— Facebook removes pro-Trump ad aimed at Joe Biden, claiming false information – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all ads are false except for the ads that they place or bless.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/facebook-removes-pro-trump-ad-false-information-claim
— Biden and Democrats falsely claim they’re entitled to Black vote, ignoring Trump’s pro-Black policies. Democrats assume Black people are too stupid to think for ourselves and judge candidates on their merits. – Shay Hawkins
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-vote-black-people-shay-hawkins

MICHELLE MALKIN
— Yes, the Mob Is Coming For You (DIERSEN: When the mob comes for you, who will come to your defense?)
https://www.creators.com/read/michelle-malkin/08/20/fact-check-yes-the-mob-is-coming-for-you

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Head of New York Times’ 1619 Project backs away from entire premise
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/head-of-ny-times-1619-project-backs-away-from-entire-premise/

BREITBART
— Mike Pence Tells ‘Silent Majority’ to ‘Let Your Voice Be Heard’ — ‘Polling Is Broken’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/08/04/mike-pence-the-silent-majority-doesnt-look-very-silent-to-me/
— Fear-Based Self-Censorship Has Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Afraid to Share Their Beliefs – KEVIN BURKE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/kevin-burke-fear-based-self-censorship-has-nearly-two-thirds-of-americans-afraid-to-share-their-beliefs/
— Media ‘Fact checkers’ Lean Left – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/04/report-media-fact-checkers-lean-left/
— Vice President Mike Pence on Breitbart News Daily: We’re Doing Our ‘Very Best’ to Preserve Free Speech Online – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: It would be great if Pence would talk to my critics/opponents a) who focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) who focus on stopping everyone from reading those emails. I should put a list together of my aforesaid critics/opponents and a) publish it and b) email it to Pence.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/04/vice-president-mike-pence-on-breitbart-news-daily-were-doing-our-very-best-to-preserve-free-speech-online/
— Joe Biden Snaps at Black Reporter over Cognitive Test Question: ‘Are You a Junkie?’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/watch-joe-biden-snaps-at-black-reporter-over-cognitive-test-question-are-you-a-junkie/

BLAZE
— Billionaire media maven Oprah encourages white people to admit that they are racist – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers refuse to hire Whites who do not admit that they racist, b) will employers get rid of their White employees who do not admit that they are racist, c) will organizations refuse to let Whites join if they do not admit that they are racist, and d) will organizations get rid of their White members who refuse to admit that they are racist?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/video-oprah-whites-admit-racism

CNS NEWS
— NYC Black Lives Matter Activist Calls Police ‘Big Babies,’ Quotes Bible – Bailey Duran
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/bailey-duran/nyc-black-lives-matter-activist-calls-police-big-babies-quotes-bible

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Biden And Democratic Party Now Completely Penetrated By Hardcore Communists – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/33027

DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Wokeness’ Is a Product of Marxism – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/02/how-wokeness-is-a-product-of-marxism/

EAGLE FORUM
— Why Self-Censoring Has Become a Way of Life (DIERSEN: My having a Civil Service Retirement System pension and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance helps me avoid self-censorship.)
https://eagleforum.org/publications/insights/why-self-censoring-has-become-a-way-of-life.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— BLACKLIST: Oxford Director Says ‘Public Service’ to Take Down Conservative Sites – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2020/08/04/blacklist-oxford-director-says-public-service-take-down
— ‘Black-owned’: Google Unveils Program to Identify Business Owners by Race – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Google officially ban individuals, ban organizations, ban companies, ban governments, and ban countries that are White, male, older, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2020/08/04/black-owned-google-unveils-program-identify-business
— The Left, Media — And Now Google Too? — Are Out to Demonize Police – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2020/08/04/left-media-and-now-google-too-are-out-demonize-police

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump-haters shock black American with vicious behavior, while Trump-supporters embrace him – Andrea Widburg
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-haters-shock-black-american-with-vicious-behavior-while-trump-supporters-embrace-him

THE HILL
— Should Biden consider a veteran for vice president? – RORY E. RILEY-TOPPING (DIERSEN: Duckworth demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump as being a draft avoider. When will Duckworth demonize, denigrate, and condemn Biden as being a draft avoider? I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a draft avoider.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/510425-should-biden-consider-a-veteran-for-vice-president

POLITICO
— Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on 0. The diverging responses to Covid-19 could be a wild card in November — especially in close races up and down the ballot. – ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I want to take campaign literature for the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct to the Republican and Independent homes in my precinct ASAP. Those candidates are: U.S. President/Vice President – Donald Trump/Mike Pence; U.S. Senate – Mark Curran; U.S. Representative – Jeanne Ives; State Representative – Amy Grant; DuPage State’s Attorney – Robert Berlin; DuPage Circuit Court Clerk – Christopher Kachiroubas; DuPage County Auditor – Robert Grogan; DuPage Coroner – Richard Jorgensen; DuPage Recorder – Babette Holder Youngberg; DuPage County Board – Timothy Elliott; DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Timothy Whelan; DuPage Circuit Court Judge – Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/04/trump-joe-biden-campaign-door-knockers-391454

CNBC
— After more than 1,000 firms boycotted Facebook, what’s next for ads on social media? – Lucy Handley (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially publish lists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they are boycotting? How soon, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are being boycotted publish lists of those organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting them? I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, and companies a) that are boycotting me and boycotting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) did boycott TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/04/facebook-boycott-whats-next-for-advertising-on-social-media.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— W.N.B.A. Players Escalate Protest of Anti-B.L.M. Team Owner Led by the members of the Atlanta Dream, players have begun wearing T-shirts supporting a political opponent of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Dream and has spoken against the Black Lives Matter movement. – Sopan Deb (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will BLM officially announce that it has the power to destroy any individual, organization, company, government, or country that does not promote BLM?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/sports/basketball/wnba-dream-loeffler-warnock.html
— Interest Rates Are Low, but Loans Are Harder to Get. Here’s Why. Banks have tightened standards, becoming more choosy about their borrowers and asking a lot of questions. – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: What helped you get your first car loan? For me, it mainly was my having worked for IRS the previous 4 months, my having worked for Firestone Stores part-time the previous 8 months, my having worked for Firestone Stores full-time the 6 months before that, my taking graduate businesses courses at Loyola the previous 10 months, my having earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU 4 months earlier, and my no longer being subject to the draft. What helped you get your first mortgage? For me, it mainly was the aforesaid plus my having worked for IRS full-time for an additional 11 months, my having worked for Firestone Stores part-time for an additional 11 months, and my having taken graduate business courses for an additional 11 months.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/your-money/mortgage-loans-credit-cards-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a) White-haters promote hatred against Whites and b) men-haters promote hatred against mem.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/05/black-women-biden-veep/
— JULY 15, 2020 FLASHBACK: Equal opportunity is not enough – Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked extremely hard against me and against my service as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about those who reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who do not reject the equal opportunity plank as being racists, sexists, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, bigots, and even worse things. They promote race and gender based preference giving. They want those like me, but not them, to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/15/equal-opportunity-is-not-enough/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to rioters who use “mothers” and use “moms” to help them riot?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/eleanor-holmes-norton-demands-info-from-secret-service-after-dc-moms-said-officers-held-them-at-gunpoint-on-mall/2020/08/04/e044aadc-d69a-11ea-aff6-220dd3a14741_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/05/portland-shows-that-white-allies-can-play-vital-role-social-justice-movements/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/05/fed-racial-inequality-democrats/

FORBES
— How To Protect Your Reputation Online In Today’s ‘Cancel Culture’ – Jeff Bell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to destroy my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/08/04/how-to-protect-your-reputation-online-in-todays-cancel-culture/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will all sports officially ban all players, all fans, all team owners, all etc. who do not promote BLM?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terencemoore/2020/08/04/nfl-has-more-reasons-to-avoid-playing-black-national-anthem-before-star-spangled-banner-for-opening-week/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, BLMers and LGBTQers will destroy sports and destroy everything else.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2020/08/05/how-the-dallas-mavericks-are-promoting-racial-justice-nba-bubble-equal-justice-initiative/

WTSP
— ‘Back the Blue’ mural painted outside Tampa Police Department vandalized The mural was painted over the weekend as a show of support. On Wednesday morning, there was paint splashed over it.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/back-the-blue-mural-painted-outside-tampa-police-department-vandalized/67-5b1cc71d-9cff-4cc8-87b4-c1ce578e0101

SMITHFIELD TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Civic leagues to host rally for law enforcement – Stephen H. Cowles
https://www.smithfieldtimes.com/2020/08/04/civic-leagues-to-host-rally-for-law-enforcement/

NORTH STATE JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ rally in Raleigh draws hundreds of supporters LT. GOV. CANDIDATE FIRES UP THE CROWD, CALLS BLACK LIVES MATTER ‘HYPOCRITICAL’
https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/08/back-the-blue-rally-in-raleigh-draws-hundreds-of-supporters/

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Of Course, the GOP Thinks Fact-Checkers Are Biased Americans will never be able to settle policy differences if we can’t even acknowledge a baseline of truth. – Nancy LeTourneau (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/08/04/of-course-the-gop-thinks-fact-checkers-are-biased/

NEWSWEEK
— Most Americans Support Trump Closing U.S. Border and Banning Asylum Seekers Amid Pandemic: Poll – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/most-americans-support-trump-closing-us-border-banning-asylum-seekers-amid-pandemic-poll-1522963
— Conservatives Point Out Oprah’s Net Worth After She Attacks ‘White Privilege’ – EMMA NOLAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct , and in your neighborhood who promote hatred against Whites to curry favor with those who hate Whites? Those who hate Whites are anti-law enforcement officers, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/oprah-winfrey-white-privilege-oprah-conversation-twitter-conservatives-1522923
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Not all white people have power,” said one guest. “There’s plenty of poor, working-class white people. But I think that when we group all of white people together and we don’t recognize the fact that there’s a lot of white people that struggle, and it’s a different struggle as you mentioned because they’re not streaming upstream let’s call it…”I think that if we’re gonna come together and really attack racism and the inequities that are in this country and are in this world, that it’s important not to group all white people.”)
— Obama Is Trashing Trump, Reigniting an Old Feud. Will it Backfire on Biden? – JACOB JARVIS
https://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-donald-trump-joe-biden-election-interventions-1522637

ATLANTIC
— The Princeton Faculty’s Anti-Free-Speech Demands – Conor Friedersdorf (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only want to limit my speech, they want end my speech. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/what-princeton-professors-really-think-about-defining-racism/614911

AMERICAN LAWYER
— Curb Your Enthusiasm for Diversity. Or You Could Be Sued. – Vivia Chen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about organizations, companies, governments, and countries that crow about their success in promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, that crow about their success in getting rid of those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-Christian, and/or non-German American, that is, that crow about their success in promoting political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination. My Democrat GAO superiors treated me like they wanted me to sue them. I should write a book about those who have treated me like they want me to sue them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/08/04/curb-your-enthusiasm-for-diversity-or-you-could-be-sued/?slreturn=20200705080851

LAW
— The 2020 A-List: Amid Upheaval, Firms Focus on Finding Balance In a tumultuous time for the industry and the country, the leaders of firms on The American Lawyer’s annual A-List ranking are seeking to address both financial and social considerations. – Dan Packel (DIERSEN: To get on the 2020 A-List, how many of their employees who are the following will law firms dump: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/08/05/the-2020-a-list-amid-upheaval-firms-focus-on-finding-balance/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— New York Times calls for de facto racial quotas in classical music – Fred Mazelis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/05/nytc-a05.html