Month: August 2020

August 1 Evening Edition

NEWSWEEK
— Charges Announced for 17 People After Rockford Protests Over Two Days – MATT KEELEY (DIERSEN: If there have been no Back the Blue rallies in your municipality, why is that? In your municipality, how strong/threatening are the BLMers and LGBTQers, that is, how strong/threatening are the Democrats in your municipality?)
https://www.newsweek.com/charges-announced-17-people-after-illinois-protests-over-two-days-1522193
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Rockford, Illinois announced charges Saturday for 17 people arrested during protests over two straight days. On Friday, 11 protesters were arrested after a small protest blocking East State Street, according to WTVO. Then Saturday, an additional six protesters were arrested during a counterprotest at a “Back the Blue” rally in support of police. Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea, Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana, and State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross held a press conference Saturday afternoon announcing the charges. Six of the protesters were charged with mob action alone, while three more were charged with mob action and resisting arrest. Other charges included aggravated battery to a police officer, disorderly conduct, obstruction of police officers, damage to property and resisting a police officer. “The First Amendment is very clear. It does not give unbridled freedom to infringe on the rights of others,” Ross said. Former Democratic State Rep. Litesa Wallace shared a video in which she said she raised about $2,000 from her supporters to pay the bond for six of those arrested on Friday. “I am exhausted—which doesn’t say a lot because I didn’t do a lot today. I can only imagine how tired and exhausted the individuals who were arrested are. And I can only imagine how tired and exhausted people who are older than me are, who have been in this fight and wanting justice and equality for decades upon decades,” she said. . .The Friday protest was over the treatment of protesters during a May 30 demonstration in Rockford responding to the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protesters alleged that the Rockford Police used excessive force. An internal investigation by police announced Wednesday that it had found no evidence of wrongdoing by the officers. About 20 protesters announced several demands on Friday, including that the city drop all charges against demonstrators involved in the May 30 protest, and that the police hire an outside investigator to determine whether excessive force was used.)

WIFR
— Arrests made after protesters, police clash following ‘Back the Blue’ rally
https://www.wifr.com/2020/08/01/arrests-made-after-protesters-police-clash-after-back-the-blue-rally/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At least 100 attendees of a pro-police rally in downtown Rockford were met by anti-police protesters Saturday morning. The groups Concerned Citizens for America of Northern Illinois and the Illinois Family Institute held the rally at the Winnebago County Justice Center, at 650 W. State Street in downtown Rockford. Rep. John Cabello (R-68th) and former Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89th) spoke at the rally which was held to “Support all men and women in law enforcement and the amazing, vital, and dangerous work they do to protect our communities and country from lawlessness and evil.” This comes following a protest on Friday evening, where nine protesters were taken into custody and later charged. However, former Illinois Rep. Litesa Wallace raised money to help bond out those arrested Friday night.)

WREX
— At least one arrested after Back the Blue rally, protest in Rockford – Kristin Crowley
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/at-least-one-arrested-after-back-the-blue-rally-protest-in-rockord/
— Former Democrat Illinois Representative Litesa Wallace bonds Rockford protesters out of jail – Kristin Crowley
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/former-il-rep-bonds-rockford-protesters-out-of-jail/
— ‘Back the Blue’ rally and RYA protest meet head on – Erin Chapman
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/back-the-blue-rally-and-rya-protest-meet-head-on/

STATELINE
— Protesters clash with police in downtown Rockford
https://www.mystateline.com/news/live-anti-police-protesters-gather-at-rockford-police-hq/

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 1,639 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, following record-high testing day 11 Illinois counties considered ‘warning level’ for COVID-19: health officials
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1639-new-covid-19-cases-8-deaths/6346750/

NBC5
— Chicago Dunkin’ Employee Arrested After Saliva Found in State Trooper’s Drink: Police Vincent Sessler, 25, was arrested on multiple charges Friday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-dunkin-employee-arrested-after-saliva-found-in-state-troopers-drink-police/2315413/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Trump’s Election Agitations and Distortions.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/fact-check-trumps-election-agitations-and-distortions/2315415/

CBS2
— Wisconsin Republicans ‘Stand Ready’ To Kill Gov. Tony Evers’ Statewide Mask Requirement
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/31/wisconsin-republicans-stand-ready-to-kill-gov-tony-evers-statewide-mask-requirement/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Another congressman tests positive, blasts GOP colleagues who ‘strut’ around without masks – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/another-congressman-tests-positive-blasts-gop-colleagues-who-strut-around-without-masks

WGN TV
— Illinois State University will change dorm floor names that reflect Jefferson, Madison, Monroe – AP (DIERSEN: How many municipalities, schools, streets, etc. are named after Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, etc.?)
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-state-university-will-change-dorm-floor-names-that-reflect-jefferson-madison-monroe/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After plummeting, COVID-19 is again picking up dangerous speed in much of the Midwest – JULIE BOSMAN, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND THOMAS FULLER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-covid-19-midwest-20200801-xwtytflzvvfcfjlfjhtzkgp2qe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-nhl-kneel4hockey-20200801-lrebdwexrzbszhftuichrzy7mm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hang-ups, lies and wrong numbers: Contact tracers’ uphill fight against COVID-19  The state of Illinois wants 90% of infections traced within 24 hours of a diagnosis, but officials in some areas admit they are falling far short of that. – Brett Chase and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/7/31/21345926/contact-tracers-tracing-coronavirus-covid19-illinois-pritzker-howard-brown
— Enough Illinois House Democrats stand with Mike Madigan — for now House Democrats make a “stability” argument. They say nobody demanding Madigan’s resignation has presented an alternative. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/31/21350201/illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-comed-rich-miller
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-saturday/2020/8/1/21345619/sky-carry-tradition-wnba-players-advocating-social-injustice-were-all-fight-together

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s deadliest summer in 19 years June and July homicides are at their highest level since 2001. And seven months into the year, the city is not far from passing 2019’s total number of killings. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicagos-deadliest-summer-19-years
— Veep hopeful Duckworth gets star turn—on Fox As Joe Biden nears a decision on his running mate, the Illinois senator makes an unusual pitch. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: During 2006, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Roskam that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member was going to cause him to lose to Duckworth. During 2018, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Roskam that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was going to cause him to lose to Casten. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them. During 2020, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Ives that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was going to cause her to lose to Casten. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/veep-hopeful-duckworth-gets-star-turn-fox

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural painted on Indiana Avenue – Christine Fernando
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2020/08/01/indianapolis-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-indiana-avenue/5562886002/
— Pacers kneel during national anthem – Ethan Sears (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2020/08/01/indiana-pacers-kneel-during-national-anthem/5563869002/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Dumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movement (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://www.startribune.com/dumba-kneels-nhl-puts-focus-on-black-lives-matter-movement/571981982/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Police warn defunding hurts recruitment – Jeff Mordock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers only want to hire a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, c) LGBTQers, and d) illegals.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/1/defund-police-movement-hurts-recruitment-effort-ch/
— ‘Morale is lower with White officers’ in wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody – Jeff Mordock (DIERSEN: Are you White? How is your morale in wake of the ever-increasing efforts by Democrats and RINOs to promote hatred of White Republicans?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/black-cops-say-systemic-racism-exists-policing/
— Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling threatens to inundate small businesses – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-threatens-small-business/
— Authoritarian decisions on masks and gender identity leads to surly, if any, compliance by Americans – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/29/government-decisions-on-masks-and-gender-identity-/
— D.C. police stop ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ street painting, arrest two protesters Students for Life of America say they had prior police permission, allege viewpoint discrimination (DIERSEN: What side is your mayor on, side A or side B? Side A is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Side B is pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/1/police-stop-pro-lifers-painting-street-black-prebo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The coronavirus has shown people that big government can’t solve all their problems – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-coronavirus-has-shown-people-that-big-government-cant-solve-all-their-problems

FOX NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: New Jersey passes bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain professional licenses – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred to GAO from IRS when I was 31 years old in 1980. I became a licensed CPA in 1981 and I worked for GAO in its Chicago office until 1997. To best of my knowledge, I was the only licensed CPA who worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-bill-illegal-immigrants-professional-occupational-licenses

AMERICAN THINKER
— Seattle is apparently implementing Maoist training for white employees – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: Are you White? Are you a racist? If YOU are White, how soon will Illinois, your county, your township, and/or your municipality force YOU to admit that YOU are racist? Ever-increasingly, states, counties, townships, municipalities, organizations, companies, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear to Whites that they will be gotten rid if they do not admit to being racists.)
https://employment.einnews.com/article_detail/523037205/8Hn9_brd4ZLerKXz
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a new Jim Crow afoot in America. Once again, it’s coming from the Democrats, but this time, instead of pitting whites against blacks, it’s pitting blacks against whites. Beleaguered white people technically have the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at their back but, in the witch hunt atmosphere currently prevailing in America, it’s unclear whether they’ll have the courage to use it. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn’t mince words. It exists to outlaw discrimination based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, or country of national origin. It explicitly expands these protections to employment programs. Under Title VII, “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for any employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs to discriminate against any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in admission to, or employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship or other training. (42 U.S. Code §2000e-2(d).)” The City of Seattle has put a program in place for its 10,000 employees. There are special whites-only aspects of the program. In the “white only” portions of the program, whites must admit that they are racist (and, presumably, any refusal is more proof of racism), and then they must have that racism trained out of them. Christopher Rufo has obtained the materials for the segregated “whites only” training. Trying to summarize the material falls far short of showing the immensity of this Title VII violation, so I’ve embedded all of the tweets below.)

BREITBART
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Sees 139 Percent Increase in Murder – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/01/mayor-lightfoots-chicago-sees-139-percent-increase-murder/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Chicago Gun Myth – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/31/the-chicago-gun-myth-chicago-murders/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Defend free speech from the Mob, because your beliefs are next – Editorial
https://www.christianpost.com/news/defend-free-speech-from-the-mob-because-your-beliefs-are-next.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Policing and Politics in a Time of Turmoil – Paul Adams
https://www.theepochtimes.com/policing-and-politics-in-a-time-of-turmoil_3445597.html

LIBERTY NATION
— Seattle Plans To Undo Whiteness, Along With Undoing The Police The city council has decided that the two greatest threats are the police and white skin. – Kelli Ballard
https://www.libertynation.com/seattle-plans-to-undo-whiteness-along-with-undoing-the-police/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Trump struggles to stay on script, frustrating GOP again.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/510064-trump-struggles-to-stay-on-script-frustrating-gop-again

YAHOO
— Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker – Jason Owens (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://sports.yahoo.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-threatens-tax-penalties-for-thunder-if-players-kneel-during-anthem-031146336.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tammy Duckworth Is Nothing and Everything Like Joe Biden Despite their disparate backgrounds, the Illinois Democrat has carved out a public life most evocative of the man she could join on the presidential ticket. – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: Duckworth condemns Trump for avoiding the draft. Will Duckworth likewise condemn Biden for avoiding the draft? I should write a book about those who avoided the draft and how that impacted the rest of their life.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/us/politics/tammy-duckworth-biden-vp.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-haters in Portland claim victory over America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/calm-returns-to-portland-as-federal-agents-withdraw/2020/07/31/3606b35a-d364-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
— Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career. I still believe doing what’s right matters. – Alexander S. Vindman (DIERSEN: If your career is ended, what ended it? The following ended my career in the federal government: I have always been a Republican. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, I made it clear to my superiors that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/01/alexander-vindman-retiring-oped/

NEW YORK POST
— Barack Obama’s half-brother rips ‘cold and ruthless’ ex-president – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/barack-obamas-half-brother-rips-cold-and-ruthless-ex-president/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2020/07/31/mavericks-and-rockets-kneel-during-national-anthem-protesting-racial-injustice-before-nba-restart-opener/

WHEC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/black-lives-matter-event-also-targets-transphobia-and-homophobia/5814018/
— ‘OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue’ events held around Monroe County
https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/back-the-blue-events-held-around-monroe-county/5813967/?cat=565

NBC CONNECTICUT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled law enforcement-haters say that to hold a Back the Blue rally is to oppose police accountability.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/opposers-of-police-accountability-bill-hold-back-the-blue-rally/2311882/

FOX BALTIMORE
— Officials say removal of Black Lives Matter murals was a result of miscommunication – Micarie Kemp (DIERSEN: What side is your mayor on, side A or side B? Side A is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Side B is pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officials-say-miscommunication-resulted-in-removal-of-black-lives-matter-art-installation

HOLLAND SENTINEL
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters turn out to ‘Back the Blue’
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/photogallery/MI/20200801/PHOTOGALLERY/801009998/PH/1

WSPA
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ rally held in downtown Greenville
https://www.wspa.com/news/back-the-blue-rally-held-in-downtown-greenville/

WLOS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ procession drives through Buncombe County to show support for officers – Kari Barrows
https://wlos.com/news/local/back-the-blue-procession-drives-through-buncombe-county-to-show-support-for-officers

WZZM
— OUTSTANDING: Holland ‘Back the Blue’ rally features U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga The congressman emphasized the importance of supporting police officers.
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/holland-zeeland/holland-back-the-blue-rally/69-41708800-c80c-48ad-8003-1c19a1744684

SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Ride and Rally Held in Scottsville on Saturday
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/human-interest/2020/08/01/back-the-blue-ride-and-rally-held-in-scottsville-
— OUTSTANDING: North Tonawanda Neighborhood Watch Hosts Blue Lives Matter Rally
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/human-interest/2020/08/01/north-tonawanda-neighborhood-watch-hosts-blue-lives-matter-rally

ALABAMA NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Wetumpka Locals Back the Blue Saturday – Samantha Williams
https://www.alabamanews.net/2020/08/01/wetumpka-locals-back-the-blue-saturday/

WICZ
— OUTSTANDING: Local Political Movement Hosts “Back the Blue” Rally – Austin Tanner
http://www.wicz.com/story/42441016/local-political-movement-hosts-back-the-blue-rally

LMT ONLINE
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-police message at Albany rally – Steve Barnes
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Pro-police-message-at-Albany-rally-with-a-few-15451493.php

FOX 61
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue rally at state capital – Angelo Bavaro
https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/police-back-blue-protest-rally-accountability-law-qualified-immunity/520-90bca8b0-b81d-4fda-8523-bb223de3a016

FINANCIAL ADVISOR
— Early Retirement Looks Tempting. Too Tempting – EVAN SIMONOFF (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement.)
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/early-retirement-looks-tempting–too-tempting-56994.html

August 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago sees 139% jump in murders, uptick in shootings in July 2020
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-sees-139%25-jump-in-murders-uptick-in-shootings-in-july-2020-police/6346844/
— Illinois coronavirus: Multiple positive COVID-19 tests traced to Will Co. private prom attended by 270 students, chaperones – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/health/private-prom-of-270-students-chaperones-investigated-after-attendees-test-positive-for-covid-19/6346039/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois State University said it will rename floors in a residence hall that are named for U.S. secretaries of state who had slaves. They include Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe. (DIERSEN: How many municipalities, schools, streets, etc. are named after Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, etc.?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-university-to-change-floor-names-at-dormitory

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-haters promote the cancel culture. I should write a book about those who lead the cancel culture in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, my neighborhood, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-cancel-culture-nba-charlie-kirk-zorn-20200731-nbohyowc3rbkzpvxsqgv3nljpu-story.html
— I’m part of Gen Z. This is why young people are disregarding COVID-19 precautions. – ANNIE ROSS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-generation-z-social-media-20200731-a7yiwtdwxzey7mcsigzzwdh2ca-story.html
— Will Chicago teachers strike — again — if CPS schools reopen this fall? Union officials remain mum so far. – CLAIRE HAO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ctu-strike-school-reopening-20200730-ig73sxuyfzgsrng66kqmpoiio4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, illegally, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Needless-to-say, Democrats and RINOs should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/7/31/21350047/2020-census-undocumented-residents-trump-memo-chicago-congress-redistricting

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Blue Lives Matter rally held near Arlington Heights police station – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200731/blue-lives-matter-rally-held-near-arlington-heights-police-station

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago won’t rebound if people remain afraid to take mass transit Solving that problem needs to be at the top of decision-makers’ agendas. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-wont-rebound-if-people-remain-afraid-take-mass-transit

WBEZ
— CPS Agreed To Pay School Police Officers’ Full Salary And Pensions — Up To $150,000 Per Year New data shows what CPS’ contract with police calls for: a full year’s salary and benefits for 10 months of work. – Yana Kunichoff, Sarah Karp (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, what was the most that you earned for 12 months of work? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $131,532. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532. Before 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 $85,084-$96,431. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cps-agreed-to-pay-school-police-officers-full-salary-and-pensions-up-to-150000-per-year/f91bac89-2f1b-4c8e-b8c8-383c7a5a3bcc

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters want to empower individuals, empower organizations, empower companies, empower governments, and empower countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, 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.sj-r.com/news/20200731/census-can-lsquoempowerrsquo-asian-americans-officials-and-organizations-stress

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male. older, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/the-diversity-dilemma-do-southern-illinois-police-forces-look-like-their-communities/article_201c223e-1124-5b57-9840-c02c5cf6dc31.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump’s faith outreach aims to cast Democrats as the enemy – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Protestant-haters make it clear that they hate Protestants. To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, my hate-filled Protestant-hating critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1962, b) that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, and c) that my parents sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with MSL. I should write a book about the biggest Protestant-haters in Illinois, in DuPage County, in DuPage County’s West District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West District.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Trump-s-faith-outreach-aims-to-cast-Democrats-as-15451045.php

STATELINE
— Pro-police ‘Back the Blue’ rally draws counter-protesters in downtown Rockford (DIERSEN: BLMers, LGBTQers, and Democrats stand together. In your municipality, how successful have the BLMers, LGBTQers, and Democrats been in discouraging/stopping Back the Blue rallies? Is the mayor of your municipality pro-BLM/LGBTQ/DEMOCRAT or pro-Back the Blue?)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pro-police-back-the-blue-rally-draws-counter-protesters-in-downtown-rockford/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attendees of a pro-police rally in downtown Rockford were met by anti-police protesters Saturday morning. Rep. John Cabello (R-68th) and former Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89th) are among the speakers expected at an “Illinois Back the Blue” rally in Rockford today. Cabello was a former Rockford Police Detective; Sacia served 28 years as a FBI special agent in Rockford before serving 11 years as an Illinois State Representative. The groups Concerned Citizens for America of Northern Illinois and the Illinois Family Institute plan to hold the rally from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Winnebago County Justice Center, at 650 W. State Street. In a press release, the organization said it will hold the rally, “To support all men and women in law enforcement and the amazing, vital, and dangerous work they do to protect our communities and country from lawlessness and evil.” This comes following several demonstrations by anti-police protest groups in Rockford, the most recent of which was Friday night. About 20 protesters blocked East State Street near the Rockford City Market Pavilion. City Market had been canceled due to the protester’s planned activity. For the past month market-goers have been met by those protesters. Several vendors told Eyewitness News they do not feel save while doing business and say the disruptions were keeping people away. There were some tense moments as drivers attempted to make their way through the area. Rockford Police and Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies moved in to help drivers get past. Nine protesters, five women and four men, were eventually taken into custody. In response, the group Rockford Youth Abolitionists announced they would be demonstrating at the “Back the Blue” rally. “We are standing in solidarity with protesters arrested yesterday at a nonviolent protest and against the fascist police state. RYA condemns the actions of law enforcement as well as the white supremacist rally happening,” the group said in a statement.)

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER & NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Police agencies don’t reflect diversity of communities (DIERSEN: Are you employed? Were you employed? Do/did your superiors reflect your demographics? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my superiors were Republican, conservative, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)

https://jg-tc.com/news/local/police-agencies-dont-reflect-diversity-of-communities-midwest-analysis-shows/article_d4d6d68e-108c-535f-82e3-d216cf013be2.htmlhttps://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/sea-of-white-cops-doesnt-reflect-diversity-of-communities-midwest-analysis-shows/article_78d1c031-016b-5c1c-9a48-bfe1a16d9d78.html

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Creation of Black Lives Matter street painting on Indiana Ave. (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2020/08/01/indianapolis-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-indiana-ave/5562330002/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Bucks players kneel for anthem, and every player has a social-justice message on their jersey – JR Radcliffe (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2020/07/31/bucks-players-kneel-during-anthem-before-nba-restart/5559411002/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Business owners cite reasons for moving to Indiana – Steve Euvino
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/business-owners-cite-reasons-for-moving-to-indiana/article_b7d0e789-452f-514a-bc22-aeca04e092be.html

WREX
— Group of protesters arrested in Rockford
https://wrex.com/2020/07/31/group-of-protesters-arrested-in-rockford/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Naperville Tops List Of Best U.S. Cities To Raise Family The city also topped the list of Cities with Best Public Schools. – Lisa Marie Farve (DIERSEN: Pot pushers and LGBTQ pushers want to end all that.)
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/s/h714m/naperville-tops-list-best-u-s-cities-raise-family-study

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanette Ward on Freedom, Faith and Family – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/spotlight-jeanette-ward-on-freedom-faith-and-family/
— Embers Of Racism, With Obama’s Help, Turned Into An Inferno – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/embers-of-racism-with-obamas-help-turned-into-an-inferno/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Intolerance of the Tolerance Culture – Micah Clark
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/the-intolerance-of-the-tolerance-culture/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election – AP (DIERSEN: Countries that want to destroy America want Biden to win.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/1/foreign-threats-loom-ahead-of-us-presidential-elec/
— Trump says he’s helped minorities ‘far better’ than Obama – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/trump-says-hes-helped-minorities-far-better-obama/
— Pro-lifers win permission to paint ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ on D.C. street Pro-life message comes after protesters paint ‘Defund the Police’ on 16th Street – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/pro-lifers-win-permission-to-paint-black-preborn-l/

— House approves more than $500 million for election security – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/house-approves-more-than-500-million-for-election-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter bans former KKK leader David Duke for violating rules on hateful conduct – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-bans-former-kkk-leader-david-duke-for-violating-rules-on-hateful-conduct
— Between Fauci’s lines: Yes, the Black Lives Matter protests likely spread the coronavirus
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/between-faucis-lines-yes-the-black-lives-matter-protests-likely-spread-the-coronavirus

FOX NEWS
— President Trump doubles down on mail-in ballot concerns, predicts voting chaos
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/president-trump-doubles-down-on-mail-in-ballot-concerns-predicts-voting-chaos
— Victor Davis Hanson: Coronavirus pandemic exposing cultural suicide by elites in sports, academia, Hollywood All that matters is that the country itself learns from these suicidal examples and heals itself. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/coronavirus-cultural-suicide-elites-victor-davis-hanson

GOPUSA
— Fauci Suddenly Runs Out Of Opinions When Asked If Protests Should Be Limited To Control Coronavirus
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92797
— The Biden Rule: ‘No Men Need Apply!’ – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will companies and organizations post signs that say members of the following groups need not apply for employment or for membership: White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92813

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Pale Scarecrow of White Supremacist Violence White supremacy needn’t have any actual substance behind it; the media will simply stuff it with myth and hyperbole to make it seem real enough to be useful. – Ray McCoy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn other Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things to curry favor with White-haters. I would focus on those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/07/31/the-great-pale-scarecrow-of-white-supremacist-violence/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Meets with Police Organization: ‘You Have Tremendous Public Support’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/31/donald-trump-meets-with-police-organization-you-have-tremendous-public-support/
— 5 Ways Wikipedia Editors Support and Protect Antifa – T.D. ADLER
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/07/31/5-ways-wikipedia-editors-support-and-protect-antifa/
— Obama Privately Warns Top Dem Donors: Trump Voters ‘Glued’ to Breitbart, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/07/31/obama-privately-warns-top-dem-donors-trump-voters-glued-to-breitbart-fox-news-rush-limbaugh/

BLAZE
— Rioters leave grisly threat for police outside Portland Justice Center: a burned, decapitated pig’s head with a police hat. A warning, or a threat? – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pig-head-portland-fire-flag

NEWSMAX
— Joe Biden’s “Fair Shot” for Black Women Is a Sure Miss – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.newsmax.com/patriceleeonwuka/black-gender-gig-independent/2020/07/31/id/980031/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 7 Woke Rebellions in America’s Newsrooms – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/30/7-woke-rebellions-in-americas-newsrooms/

FEDERALIST
— How To Keep Corporate Wokeness From Destroying America The Democratic Party long ago abandoned working-class blacks and whites in favor of identity politics, corporatism, and cultural leftism. It’s time for the GOP to step up by returning to its roots. – Willis L. Krumholz
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/31/how-to-keep-corporate-wokeness-from-destroying-america/
— Twitter’s Absence Loomed Large In Big Tech Hearing – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/30/twitters-absence-loomed-large-in-big-tech-hearing/
— Rep. Ken Buck On Big Tech: There’s Too Much Power In The Hands Of A Few People – Tristan Justice (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who use their religious, government, political, and/or financial power to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those in Illinois, in DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/31/rep-ken-buck-on-big-tech-theres-too-much-power-in-the-hands-of-a-few-people/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Elites, Dems crowd church for John Lewis funeral as normal Americans face worship restrictions ‘Two sets of rules…these are the folks that insist we wear masks and distance everywhere. They are liars,’ commented C-FAM’s Austin Ruse. – Paul Smeaton
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/conservatives-slam-elites-for-social-distancing-hypocrisy-at-john-lewis-funeral

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Systemic Racism Canard’s Consequences – PETER KIRSANOW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-systemic-racism-canards-consequences/
— In Illinois, Take the Corruption, Lose the American History – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/in-illinois-take-the-corruption-lose-the-american-history/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-haters promote the cancel culture. I should write a book about those who lead the cancel culture in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, my neighborhood, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/509946-why-cancel-culture-embraces-free-speech
— NBA shoots air ball on free speech – JEFFREY M. MCCALL
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/509938-nba-shoots-air-ball-on-free-speech

POLITICO
— DHS removes official who oversaw intelligence reports on journalists The official, Brian Murphy, ran the department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. – BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN (DIERSEN: What would an intelligence report on me contain?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/01/dhs-removes-official-who-oversaw-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-390042

CNN
— Trump says he will ban TikTok – Brian Fung
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedance-sale/index.html
— Trump releases 2019 financial disclosure report (DIERSEN: Democrats use financial disclosure reports to destroy Republicans. As a federal employee, I had to file financial disclosure reports. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors used the reports that I filed to make my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate envious. Overwhelmingly, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted themselves as having financial problems. They were furious that I was able a) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, etc.; b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35; c) to pay for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; and d) to pay for tuition and books to earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://cbs58.com/news/trump-releases-2019-financial-disclosure-report

CBS NEWS
— NBA players and coaches kneel during national anthem as season restarts – CHRISTOPHER BRITO (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-players-kneeling-anthem-protest-lebron-james-colin-kaepernick-bubble/

CBS SPORTS
— Jonathan Isaac cites gospel as explanation for not kneeling, wearing Black Lives Matter shirt Friday Isaac is an ordained minister – Sam Quinn (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jonathan-isaac-cites-gospel-as-explanation-for-not-kneeling-wearing-black-lives-matter-shirt-friday/

YAHOO SPORTS
— NHL fans kneel on social media in support of Black Lives Matter after players didn’t – Ethan Cadeaux (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl-fans-kneel-social-media-013918519.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Big Tech Earnings Surge as Economy Slumps
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/07/30/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/despite-virus-threat-black-voters-wary-of-voting-by-mail/2020/07/31/8afb1bfc-d333-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Peaceful protests’ prompt new lows in media misconduct – Michael Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/07/31/peaceful-protests-prompt-new-lows-in-media-misconduct/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/07/31/nba-players-kneeling-national-anthem-doesnt-feel-defiant/5558645002/

WBUR
— Biden Wants The Fed To Help Close Racial Economic Gaps. How Would That Work? – Danielle Kurtzleben (DIERSEN: To close racial economic gaps is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbur.org/npr/897911727/biden-wants-the-fed-to-help-close-racial-economic-gaps-how-would-that-work

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Captive Mind and America’s Resegregation Idol smashing and cancel culture are part of a broad ideological project to dominate society. – Andrew A. Michta
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-captive-mind-and-americas-resegregation-11596222112
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, nationwide protests, which quickly turned to riots, have been hijacked by the neo-Marxist left, morphing into an all-out assault on American cities and institutions. This assault is underpinned by an audacious attempt to rewrite history that turns specific past events into weapons not only to overpower political opponents but also to recast all of American history as a litany of racial transgressions. The radicals have turned race into a lens through which to view the country’s history, and not simply because they are obsessed with race. They have done so because it allows them to identify and separate those groups that deserve affirmation, in their view, and those that do not. What is taking place is the resegregation of America, the endpoint of which will be the rejection of everything the civil-rights movement stood for. What is driving the radical protesters and rioters—who are enabled and manipulated by the “digital intelligentsia” in the press and an expanding segment of the political and business classes—is contempt for the freedom of anyone who fails to comport with their image of a just society. In authoritarian systems those in power seek to proscribe certain forms of political speech and social activity. Totalitarians claim unconditional authority to reach deep into each person’s conscience. They prescribe an interpretation of the world and dictate the language with which citizens are permitted to express that interpretation. Authoritarian regimes leave largely untouched the private civic sphere of human activity; totalitarians destroy traditional value systems and reorder the culture. That is why they are harder to overthrow. The ill-named progressivism that has inspired shrill demands to dismantle police forces and destroy statues is only a small manifestation of a massive project aimed at the re-education of the American population. The goal of this project is to negate the story of the American republic and replace it with a tale anchored exclusively in race categories and narratives of oppression. The nature of this exercise, with its sledgehammer rhetoric that obliterates complexities in favor of one-dimensional “correct” interpretations, is as close to Marxist agitprop as one can get.)

FORBES
— IBM Offers 1000 Paid Internships To Increase Diversity In Tech – Anna Powers (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups need not apply: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annapowers/2020/07/31/ibm-offers-1000-paid-internships-to-increase-diversity-in-tech/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business makes it clear that it hates individuals, hates organizations, hates companies, hates governments, and hates 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://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2020/07/31/charlie-kirk-and-right-wing-pundits-express-fake-outrage-at-nba-players-protesting-during-anthem/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters make it clear that they hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate 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://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2020/07/31/a-lack-of-police-pressure-isnt-chicagos-problem-structural-racism-and-trauma-are/
— Google Announces Measures To Crack Down On Misinformation Ahead Of Presidential Election – Daniel Cassady (DIERSEN: Google has always cracked down on me and has always cracked down on my www.gopillinois.com website. Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been overjoyed about that. Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts are to non-credible websites and to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors that promote hatred of 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 Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielcassady/2020/07/31/google-announces-measures-to-crack-down-on-misinformation-ahead-of-presidential-election/

WBAP
— Tulsa Will Remove BLM Street Sign After Request for Back the Blue Sign – AP (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.wbap.com/2020/07/31/tulsa-will-remove-blm-street-sign-after-request-for-back-the-blue-sign/

KGW8
— Black Lives Matter demonstrators rally in downtown Portland for 65th night in a row Local organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement said they plan to keep demonstrating until city and state officials do more to eradicate systemic racism. – Maggie Vespa (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more racist that a municipality is, the more BLM riots that it would have. How racist is your municipality? How many BLM riots has it had?)
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/portland-protests-federal-courthouse-friday-july-31/283-1a26f601-b6de-4ef8-b8b5-b6c21d67144f
— Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler responds to protests, federal officers – Laural Porter (DIERSEN: How will your mayor respond? Are you a member of any of the following groups? Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters want your mayor to get rid of members of the following groups in your municipality once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, heterosexuals, married people, non-poor people, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.kgw.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/straight-talk/straight-talk/283-f4360f24-1ee5-406c-87be-32f2f72dd738

WEAR TV
— ‘All Lives Matter’ mural denied by City of Pensacola as Mayor suspends street murals – Rebekah Castor (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://weartv.com/news/local/all-lives-matter-mural-denied-by-city-of-pensacola-as-mayor-suspends-street-murals

NEWS 10 & AFI AM
— OUTSTANDING: “Back the Blue” rally scheduled for Saturday in Albany
https://www.news10.com/top-stories/back-the-blue-rally-scheduled-for-saturday-in-albany/
https://985thecat.iheart.com/content/2020-08-01-back-the-blue-rally-today-in-albany/

WZZM 13
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-police rally taking place Saturday in Holland – Amy McNeel
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/pro-police-rally-taking-place-saturday-in-holland/69-e6ae41c1-a66d-46dc-a18a-e39d3f116fce

FARIBAULT DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Community members show support for law enforcement with ‘Back the Blue’ rally – MICHELLE VLASAK
https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/article_dbb66393-9fe0-5097-be44-c90b2ac275d0.html

WLTX
— Effort underway to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural on Columbia street Organizers say the art project, proposed in the Rosewood neighborhood, won’t cost the city one single cent. – Alicia Neaves (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/effort-underway-to-paint-black-lives-matter-mural-on-columbia-street/101-62d585e1-a56f-4fcf-b324-76721cb84114

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters want the world to see America as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/01/898099524/how-u-s-protests-for-racial-justice-have-impacted-the-countrys-global-image

NEWSWEEK
— These States Invalidate Mail-In Ballots After Election Day – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/these-states-invalidate-mail-ballots-after-election-day-1522060