February 3 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois State Lawmakers Now Eligible To Get COVID-19 Vaccines
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/03/illinois-state-lawmakers-now-eligible-to-get-covid-19-vaccines/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lightfoot blames Trump for standoff between city’s public schools and teachers union – Bradford Betz
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for everything that is bad.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-blames-trump-for-standoff-between-citys-public-schools-and-teachers-union

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin taking gavel of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dick-durbin-judiciary-chair-20210203-47swz7cjqnhivau2hcqajs52t4-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows state lawmakers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, joining Chicago city leaders and elected officials who were already allowed doses in current rollout plan – ALICE YIN, JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-politicians-coronavirus-vaccine-illinois-chicago-20210203-ybmttawyffbyza6crx3cizzj4e-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-abortion-medication-fda-biden-chapman-20210203-p25dxp7d5bd3davzbdmdpufurm-story.html
— House Democrats plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees as GOP leader signals he won’t punish her – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-gop-divided-20210202-qwxlorp3cjcwzi4cmjwiyevus4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts reups as Republican National Committee finance chair; led Trump reelection fundraising drive. The move suggests that Ricketts, a Wilmette resident, is not seriously considering a run for Illinois governor in 2022. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/3/22265262/cubs-todd-ricketts-reups-republican-national-committee-finance-chair-led-trump-fundraising
— ‘Welcomed step’ or ‘ridiculous?’ — state lawmakers split on decision to allow them to get COVID-19 vaccine ahead of others. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s spokeswoman said the decision was made at the “request of members of the General Assembly.” Still, the governor plans to wait his turn. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/3/22264435/illinois-state-lawmakers-vaccine-coronavirus-covid-19-phase-1b
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois dispensaries sold record $88 million in January after massive first year of recreational weed sales. January sales outpaced the more than $86 million reported in December. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/2/3/22264379/illinois-recreational-weed-sales-record-january-2021-pot-marijuana-cannabis

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans propose recall, repeal measures – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/republicans-propose-recall-repeal-measures
— McHenry County Board member Pamela Althoff’s lobbyist work raises questions about ethics, conflicts of interest – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/mchenry-county-board-members-lobbyist-work-raises-questions-about-ethics-conflicts-of-interest
— Oberweis camp expects action soon on petition to undo Underwood’s reelection – Brenda Schory
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/oberweis-camp-expects-action-soon-on-petition-to-undo-underwoods-reelection
— New DuPage judge appointed Leah M. Bendik
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/new-dupage-judge-appointed

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann indicted on campaign finance charges – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/03/former-gubernatorial-candidate-mccann-indicted-campaign-violations/4379196001/
— New standards for teacher education developed by the Illinois State Board of Education are receiving a backlash from Republican lawmakers as a way to teach liberal politics in the classroom. – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/03/republicans-oppose-culturally-responsive-teacher-standards/4357715001/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— GOP House Members urged to fight Pelosi attack on newly elected Member Marjorie Taylor Greene Republicans should refuse to participate in Democrat hit job – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/03/gop-house-members-urged-to-fight-pelosi-attack-on-newly-elected-member/

LINCOLN COURIER
— Generational eradication – Jim Killebrew, Lincoln
https://www.lincolncourier.com/story/opinion/2021/02/03/letter-editor-generational-eradication/4355501001/

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Officials critical of state criminal justice reform bill
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/officials-critical-of-state-criminal-justice-reform-bill/article_a2232332-659c-11eb-812c-936cae8ded0d.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden seeks to chip away at Trump immigration policies through new executive orders – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-seeks-to-chip-away-at-trump-immigration-policies-through-new-executive-orders
— Biden set to boost US refugee admissions after Trump cut – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-set-to-boost-us-refugee-admissions-after-trump-cut
— Cannabis corruption: How state and local leaders are profiting off the burgeoning industry – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cannabis-corruption-how-state-and-local-leaders-are-profiting-off-the-burgeoning-industry

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Examining Domestic Extremist Threats To Americans And U.S. Government.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/examining-domestic-extremist-threats-americans-and-us-government#stream/0

WGLT
— Illinois Continues To Lose Residents, Particularly Outside Chicago Area – TIM SHELLEY
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on driving Republicans a) out of Illinois, b) out of DuPage County, c) out of DuPage County’s 4th District, d) out of Milton Township, e) out of Wheaton, f) out of Wheaton’s West District, and g) out of my precinct.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/illinois-continues-lose-residents-particulary-outside-chicago-area#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Southern Poverty Law Center promotes hatred against individuals, groups, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ including Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH) and Illinois Family Institute (IFI). I promote AFTAH and IFI. I should write a book about LGBTQ-promoters in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who continue to do everything that they can to destroy me a) because I do not promote LGBTQ and b) because I promote AFTAH and IFI.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/hate-group-activity-harder-track-illinois-2020-report

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ top doctor tells Congress that Trump is to blame for vaccine troubles – Cole Lauterbach
(DIERSEN: Sooner or later, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame all problems on Trump.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-top-doctor-tells-congress-that-trump-is-to-blame-for-vaccine-troubles/article_3ec64bec-65b1-11eb-951e-238b7283ef46.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 2018 Independent Candidate for Governor, Then GOP Senator, Hit with Major Federal Tax Evasion Charges
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/2018-independent-candidate-for-governor-then-gop-senator-hit-with-major-federal-charges/
— District 300 School Board Member Displays Partisanship, Attacks Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/district-300-school-board-member/
— Planned Parenthood Proposes Sex Ed in Kindergarten, Gender ID and Expression Started in 3rd Grade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/planned-parenthood-proposes-sex-ed-in-kindergarten-gender-id-and-expression-started-in-3rd-grade/
— Break for Criminals, But Not for Those Obeying the Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/break-for-criminals-but-no-for-those-obeying-the-law/
— Reick Opposes “Culturally Responsive” Rules for Teachers & How to Take Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/reick-opposes-culturally-responsive-rules-for-teachers/
— Urlacher’s Bookie Pleads Guilty
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/bookie-pleads-guilty/
— First Good Laugh of the Day – Mayor Blames Trump for Closed Schools
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/first-good-laugh-of-the-day/
— Feds Catch Another Carjacker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/feds-catch-another-carjacker/
— IL-14/IL-GOP: Jim Oberweis Backing Mark Shaw for State Party Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/oberweis020221/
— Jack Franks’ Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund Printer Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion, Agrees to Cooperate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/jack-franks-illinois-integrity-sic-fund-printer-pleads-guilty-agrees-to-cooperate/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Former IL Senator Sam McCann Federally Indicted For His Use of Campaign Funds – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/former-il-senator-sam-mccann-federally-indicted-for-his-use-of-campaign-funds/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Comply, Conform, or Consequences” – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/02/spotlight-comply-conform-or-consequences/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/03/covid-19-roundup-74/
— 3,314 new confirmed and probable cases; 69 additional deaths; 2,469 hospitalized; 520 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.5 percent average test positivity rate; 45,787 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/03/3314-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-69-additional-deaths-2469-hospitalized-520-in-icu-35-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-45-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-45787-average-daily-doses/

FOX NEWS
— Study dismissing conservative concerns about Big Tech bias was funded by far-left Biden mega-donor. Billionaire Craig Newmark gave millions to Poynter Institute, which published ‘blacklist’ of conservative sites in 2019. – Brian Flood
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. 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 Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/study-dismissing-conservative-concerns-big-tech-bias-funded-joe-biden-mega-donor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Poynter, which operates PolitiFact, infamously published a blacklist of 515 websites it deemed “unreliable” in 2019. The overwhelming majority were conservative, and it encouraged advertisers to not support them. Poynter ultimately apologized for the report, which was penned by an employee of the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center. Newmark has also called on Big Tech platforms to “take action” against “bad actors” online. “The social media platform[s] know who the bad actors are. They know who the foreign adversaries are, they know who their domestic allies are,” Newmark said on the Digiday podcast last year. “They should take action against all of them.” Conservatives have accused social media platforms of everything from shadow banning them to restricting free speech. Former Facebook employees admitted in 2016 to restricting news stories of interest to conservative readers from its “trending” section, and Big Tech employees have overwhelmingly favored Democrats in their political donations.)
— John Cox on plans to challenge Gov. Newsom if recall is successful
https://news.yahoo.com/john-cox-plans-challenge-gov-180724676.html
— NYU’s farce of a study on Big Tech censorship of conservatives Billionaires fund their own studies and they get the conclusions they pay for. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-big-tech-censorship-nyu-study-craig-newmark

GOPUSA
— Coming For You? Joe Biden Considers ‘Reality Czar’ To Fight ‘Disinformation’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106098
— Newsmax Anchor Walks Off Set After Trying To Stop Mike Lindell Talking About Election Fraud Instead Of Twitter Censorship
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106101
— DeSantis Vows To Punish Big Tech For Silencing The Voices Of Conservatives
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106081

ONE NEWS NOW
— The inequality of ‘equity’ – Ben Shapiro
https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/ben-shapiro/2021/02/03/the-inequality-of-equity

PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Are Baiting and Begging for More Violence. The Democrat proliferators of hate and division are enticing more anarchist violence that they will attribute to “Trump supporters.” – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/77492
— Biden Immigration Orders Undo Trump’s Progress. Three more executive orders Tuesday were focused on rescinding previous border-security efforts. – Nate Jackson
https://patriotpost.us/articles/77478-biden-immigration-orders-undo-trumps-progress-2021-02-03

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Signs Order Revamping Welfare-Dependent Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/joe-biden-signs-order-revamping-welfare-dependent-immigration/
— Biden’s Order on Central America: Offers Aid, Takes People – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/03/bidens-directive-to-central-america-promises-aid-extracts-migrants/
— Durbin on Biden Immigration Plan: ‘Can’t Revert’ to Belief That ‘Immigrants Are Enemies’ – Trent Baker
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/03/durbin-on-biden-immigration-plan-cant-revert-to-belief-that-immigrants-are-enemies/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Demand an End to Amazon’s Hate Against Conservatives
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/demand-an-end-to-amazon-s-hate-against-conservatives

TOWNHALL
— The State Department’s newly installed deputy spokesperson, Jalina Porter, said in a 2016 Facebook post that the “largest threat to U.S. national security are U.S. cops.” – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/02/03/is-this-a-joke-that-who-bidens-state-department-spox-declared-was-our-greatest-national-security-threat-n2584134

PJ MEDIA
— Social Media Bias Just Got Even More Orwellian – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/columns/paula-bolyard/2021/02/03/want-to-know-what-conservative-media-is-up-against-check-out-this-chilling-new-report-on-social-media-bias-n1422313

RIGHT WING NEWS HOUR
— Millions of Americans are Now Considered Terrorists By Our Govt. – Ryan Michael
https://rightwingnewshour.com/millions-of-americans-are-now-considered-terrorists-by-our-govt/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Kinzinger says “GOP colleagues have thanked me for speaking out against Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537211-kinzinger-gop-colleagues-have-thanked-me-for-speaking-out-against-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A free press cannot ‘cancel’ opposing views.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/536999-a-free-press-cannot-cancel-opposing-views
— McCarthy announces no disciplinary actions against Greene – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to take disciplinary actions against me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537235-mccarthy-announces-no-actions-against-greene

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you do against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cheney-refuses-apologize-voting-impeach-trump-during-closed-door-gop-n1256670

WASHINGTON POST
— Canada declares the Proud Boys a terrorist group – Amanda Coletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canada-proud-boys-terrorist-capitol-siege/2021/02/03/546b1d5c-6628-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html
— Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter activists clashed in a Florida suburb. Only one side was charged. – Tim Craig
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs put tremendous pressure on police a) to cozy up to BLM activists and b) to be harsh on Proud Boy activists.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/florida-protest-bill-unequal-treatment/2021/02/01/415d1b02-6240-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After months of public outrage and accusations of discrimination over the disparate penalties, New Port Richey police dropped the citations against Boneta and six other Black Lives Matter demonstrators in early January. But not before the Tampa-suburb became another front in the national debate over whether authorities treat left-wing protesters too harshly while cozying up to far-right extremists.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Sean Hannity is the face of the post-Trump identity crisis at Fox News.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/fox-ratings-sean-hannity-cnn-msnbc/2021/02/02/9a604eac-650d-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans must go cold turkey to escape the Trump cult.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/03/republicans-must-go-cold-turkey-escape-trump-cult/

LOS ANGELES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP’s civil war is just beginning, and the fighting will get worse before it gets better.” The many hate-filled conservative-hating Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party are using the Capitol Riot, Kinzinger, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) to get rid of conservatives once and for all and b) to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-03/the-gops-civil-war-is-just-beginning

NEWSWEEK
— Maxine Waters Wants Donald Trump Charged With Premeditated Murder for Capitol Riot – MEGHAN ROOS
https://www.newsweek.com/maxine-waters-wants-donald-trump-charged-premeditated-murder-capitol-riot-1566626

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that “Reince Priebus blasts rioting Trump supporters as ‘domestic terrorists’: ‘Pure insanity and disgusting’”
https://www.rawstory.com/reince-priebus-blasts-trump-rioters/

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “House Votes to Fine Members Up to $10,000 for Refusing Capitol Security Screening.”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/house-votes-approves-fines-capitol-security-screening-metal-detectors.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The extremist, anti-everything wing of the GOP that is at the center of this self-involved showdown is comprised of exactly who you’d expect: Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, who refused to hand over her bag when it set of the metal detector, and other Republican members, like Ralph Norman of South Carolina, and Texas’ Louie Gohmert, among others, who have chosen to just slip right around them. “This is bullshit,” Republican Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois told the officers, outraged, when stopped at the door.)

February 3 Morning Edition

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Impeachment Trial Is A Test For The Future Of The Republican Party.” Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trumps-impeachment-trial-test-future-republican-party#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Capitol Riot to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, extremists, domestic terrorists, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Democrats demand that Republicans dump Trump and pledge allegiance to Kinzinger.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/long-time-coming-given-dhs-warning-look-us-domestic-extremism-threats#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting “GOP discord.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gop-discord-once-again-has-trump-its-center#stream/0

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate Democrats decide ‘it makes sense’ to meet virtually, but GOP argues ‘it is time to get back’ to Springfield. The cancelled session days had been scheduled for Feb. 9-11 and 16-18. “There shouldn’t be any issues,” said a spokesman for state Senate President Don Harmon. But Senate Republicans blasted Harmon for his reliance on meeting remotely. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/2/22263293/state-senate-democrats-springfield-session-republican-harmon-mcconchie-coronavirus-covid-19

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s affordable housing has a segregation problem. Here’s one plan to fix it. – DARCEL ROCKETT
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who do not live in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, or in your county but who want affordable housing to be built in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, or in your county?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-chicago-inclusive-housing-ordinance-tt-0129-20210201-g27eksnzevhnlmy5ifxvyqowhm-story.html
— How a fight over slot machines led state investigators to probe two Illinois video gambling kings – DAVID HEINZMANN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-gold-rush-stellas-heidner-fischer-lawsuit-video-gambling-20210203-4kmfhhref5elzc3btvrors4c7i-story.html
— Trio of independent candidates, term limit referendum taken off Norridge ballot over fastening of pages – ANNA KIM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/ct-nhh-candidates-tl-0204-20210202-cmdusqivkvbhvezad4nsk6d74a-story.html
— Will President Biden appoint Rahm Emanuel ambassador to China or Japan? | Lightfoot blames Trump for CTU standoff | Ald. Michelle Harris replaces Ald. Gilbert Villegas as City Council floor leader – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-ambassador-villegas-lightfoot-floor-leader-spin-20210203-rvzfn5l4mfdjfh3rddcykoc7oy-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames Trump administration for impasse between Chicago Public Schools and teachers union – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://news.yahoo.com/mayor-lori-lightfoot-blames-trump-162100672.html

ABC7
— Republicans wrestle with how to deal with Marjorie Taylor Greene as she embraces Q’Anon, violence. The GOP is facing unrest from opposing ends of the Republican spectrum over Greene and congresswoman Liz Cheney, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-meets-with-kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-qanon/10276083/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Shopify pulls conservative company’s ‘Free Kyle’ Rittenhouse shirt – Evie Fordham
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shopify-pulls-conservative-companys-free-kyle-rittenhouse-shirt

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Action expected soon on Oberweis petition to undo Underwood’s successful Nov. 3 reelection. Oberweis: ‘There is no question I won the race for Congress’ – Brenda Schory
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/news/government/2021/02/02/action-expected-soon-on-oberweiss-petition-to-undo-underwoods-successful-nov-3-reelection/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 85 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, lowest since December, and 1 death – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/03/dupage-county-reports-85-covid-19-cases-tuesday-lowest-since-december-and-1-death/

STATELINE
— Illinois Board of Education criticized for ‘culturally inclusive’ proposed change to classrooms
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-board-of-education-criticized-for-culturally-inclusive-proposed-change-to-classrooms/

TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Corporate America’s Broken Diversity Plan: How Business Leaders Can Fix It
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/corporate-americas-broken-diversity-plan-how-business-leaders-can-fix-it/article_d7400ee7-f2cd-5c8f-9dca-e4ecb6a2077b.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/democratic-lawmakers-make-ending-federal-bans-on-marijuana-a-major-legislative-priority

WCMY
— Critics view proposed rule on teaching diversity as teaching liberal politics – Rick Koshko
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.1430wcmy.com/2021/02/02/critics-view-proposed-rule-on-teaching-diversity-as-teaching-liberal-politics/

WGLT & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democratic State Legislators Reintroduce Mandatory Sex Education Bill – CHRISTINE HATFIELD
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/democratic-state-legislators-reintroduce-mandatory-sex-education-bill#stream/0
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/state-legislators-to-reintroduce-sex-education-bill/

WIREPOINTS
— John Kass: Skyrocketing crime and closed schools. Is this Mayor Lightfoot’s snowpocalypse?
https://wirepoints.org/john-kass-skyrocketing-crime-and-closed-schools-is-this-mayor-lightfoots-snowpocalypse-chicago-tribune/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— RINOs Will Blow Up the GOP Tent – Laurie Higgins
(DIERSEN: RINO leaders of Republican organizations a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and b) focus on destroying those who support the aforesaid planks. I should write a book about past and present RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/02/rinos-will-blow-up-the-tent/
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/podcast-rinos-will-blow-up-the-tent/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Media Research Center mounts anti-Amazon campaign over alleged conservative bias – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/2/media-research-center-mounts-anti-amazon-campaign-/

FOX NEWS
— Biden immigration orders are ‘foolishness’ that will ‘open gates’ to illegal immigrants: Cuccinelli Former acting DHS secretary says Biden ‘throwing out’ policies that worked under Trump – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-immigration-orders-foolishness-trump-cuccinelli
— Graham follows McConnell in defending Cheney after her Trump impeachment vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defended Cheney on Monday
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who say that they are conservative like Cheney and Kinzinger.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/live-updates-trump-impeachment-2-3-2021
— FBI’s January gun background check statistics show people buying firearms at ‘blistering pace,’ expert says. ‘Americans are claiming their Second Amendment rights to provide for their own safety in record numbers,’ expert says. – Stephanie Pagones
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-gun-background-check-statistics-firearms

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: If We Are Not Honest About Biden Winning, There’s Not Going to Be a Next Election – PAM KEY
(DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/02/kinzinger-if-we-are-not-honest-about-biden-winning-theres-not-going-to-be-a-next-election/
— Twitter Blacklists MyPillow Corporate Account After Mike Lindell Tweet – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/02/02/twitter-blacklists-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-tweet/
— Joe Biden Seeks to Surge Foreign-Born Voting Population Ahead of Elections – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at those who are foreign-born, 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.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/joe-biden-naturalization-rates-ahead-elections/
— Lindsey Graham Defends Liz Cheney: One of the ‘Strongest’ Conservative Voices – JOSHUA CAPLAN
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who say that they are conservative like Cheney and Kinzinger.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/lindsey-graham-defends-liz-cheney-one-strongest-conservative-voices/
— Dick Durbin Previews Gun Control: ‘We Have a Lot of Work to Do to Make This Country a Safer Place’ – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/dick-durbin-previews-gun-control-we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-to-make-this-country-a-safer-place/

PATRIOT POST
— The Great Wall of Washington The same people who called Trump “bunker boy” want to turn their House into a gated community. – Tony Perkins
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/77467-the-great-wall-of-washington-2021-02-03

LIFE SITE NEWS
— CDC announces it’s a federal crime to use public transportation without a mask – David McLoone
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cdc-announces-its-a-federal-crime-to-use-public-transportation-without-a-mask

SARAH PALIN
— Dozens Of Former Bush Officials Exit Republican Party — Call It A ‘Trump Cult’
https://www.sarahpalin.com/2021/618171/breaking-dozens-of-former-bush-officials-exit-republican-party-call-it-a-trump-cult/

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois settles speech code lawsuit before Supreme Court can review case – GREG PIPER
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to get prior approval from the following before I include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) my critics/opponents, b) Illinois Republican Party, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, d) Milton Township Republican Organization, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, f) Republican officials who represent my precinct, g) Republican major donors in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, h) etc.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-settles-speech-code-lawsuit-before-supreme-court-can-review-case/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The taxpayer-funded institution only made one legally binding promise – to not reinstate a provision it removed soon after the suit was filed. That provision required prior approval for students to post and distribute “promotional materials of candidates for non-campus elections.”)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Legal Insurrection launches ‘Critical Race Training In Higher Education’ website – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/legal-insurrection-launches-critical-race-training-in-higher-education-website/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b056ac25-927e-4ae0-87b3-2d78faee58d4

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Team, Impeachment Managers Lay Out Arguments for Senate Trial – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-team-impeachment-managers-lay-out-arguments-for-senate-trial_3682221.html

OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
— What Republicans Want Isn’t What they Get. Our two-party system distorts the representativeness of our politics. – JAMES JOYNER
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party is failing because of its “BIG TENT” policy of allowing people to lead the party who reject some, most, if not all of the planks in the party’s platform. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about Republican Party leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township since 2000 a) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform and b) who have worked the hardest to drive those like me who support the aforesaid planks out of the Republican Party.)
https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/what-republicans-want-isnt-what-they-get/

THE HILL
— Here are the GOP lawmakers censured by Republicans for impeaching Trump – JARED GANS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537065-here-are-the-gop-lawmakers-censured-by-republicans-for-impeaching-trump
— It’s Trump vs. McConnell in battle for GOP’s soul – NIALL STANAGE
(DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/537060-the-memo-its-trump-vs-mcconnell-in-battle-for-gops-soul
— House Republicans gear up for conference meeting amid party civil war – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537047-house-republicans-gear-up-for-conference-amid-party-civil-war
— Romney: Disingenuous to criticize Democrats after big spending under Trump – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537076-romney-disingenuous-to-criticize-dems-after-big-spending-under-trump
— Democrats reintroduce bill aimed at curbing school discrimination – JORDAN WILLIAMS
(DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, a) UIC should have admitted a minority female in 1966, b) NIU should have admitted a minority female in 1969, c) Loyola should have admitted a minority female in 1972, d) DePaul should have admitted a minority female in 1976, and e) IIT should have admitted a minority female in 1992.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537015-democrats-reintroduce-bill-aimed-at-curbing-school-discrimination
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, you will officially be gotten rid of if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/536955-for-transgender-americans-bidens-order-is-only-the-beginning

POLITICO
— Law used to prosecute Capitol riot, Black Lives Matter violence under fire as racist. Defense lawyers say the ‘Civil Obedience Act’ was born of backlash against civil rights movement. – JOSH GERSTEIN
(DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that it is OK for Blacks to riot, but that it is NOT OK for Whites to riot.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/capitol-riot-black-lives-matter-465156

CNBC
— Senate leaders reach deal to fully transfer power to Democrats, Schumer says – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/03/senate-reaches-deal-on-organizing-resolution-chuck-schumer-says.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Liz Cheney Chooses Her Own Path, and It’s a Perilous One. Pro-Trump forces in Washington and in her home state of Wyoming view her opposition to Donald Trump as a betrayal. Now she faces a reckoning over her leadership role in the Republican Party.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Cheney.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump.html
— What Canceling Student Debt Would Do for the Racial Wealth Gap A solution to the debt crisis would help all borrowers. But it could also begin to address a history of discriminatory policies affecting Black graduates. – Naomi Zewde and Darrick Hamilton
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. My plan for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/opinion/student-debt-cancellation-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The GOP is having a reckoning, and McConnell seems to be on the right side.” Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-is-having-a-reckoning-and-mcconnell-seems-to-be-on-the-right-side/2021/02/02/eb76ed8e-64c5-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Republican-hating SPLC says “Hate groups declined in 2020 from 2018’s record high, but amount of hate has not diminished.” Sooner or later, if not already, if your group does not promote hatred against Republicans, the hate-filled Republican-hating SPLC will call your group a hate group.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/01/hate-groups-including-white-nationalists-declined-2020-splc-says/4341422001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “A pardon for ‘Dreamers?” and says “Some activists tout amnesty for undocumented immigrants if Congress doesn’t act. Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Dreams as being their frontline soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/02/02/biden-immigration-package-some-push-pardons-if-congress-doesnt-act/4294393001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Republican Reckoning The fates of Reps. Cheney and Greene will suggest the GOP future. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republican-reckoning-11612309178
— Progressives Put the Racial ‘Equity’ Squeeze on Biden. The left wants a spoils system on steroids. If the president gives it to them, heaven help us. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressives-put-the-racial-equity-squeeze-on-biden-11612307761
— Biden Wants a $15 Minimum Wage. Here’s What People Say It Would Do to the Economy. White House says a raise would help workers; opponents warn of job cuts. – Eric Morath
(DIERSEN: If I had earned an inflation-adjusted $15/hour while I washed dishes for the minimum wage 1964-1966, I would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-wants-a-15-minimum-wage-heres-what-people-say-it-would-do-to-the-economy-11612348201

NEWSWEEK
— ‘Free Kyle’ Rittenhouse Fundraising T-Shirts Removed From Shopify. – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-shopify-bring-ammo-tshirt-removed-1566455

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— God doesn’t hold grudges, so why do we?
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been emboldened to take adverse actions against me because they have always known that I forgive those who trespass against me. I should write a book a) about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, b) about the adverse actions that they have taken against me, c) about what I would have done if I did not forgive those who trespass against me.)
https://www.ajc.com/life/god-doesnt-hold-grudges-so-why-do-we/XKJMNINVKRHUHDGJ5MMIJBCO4Q/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters demonize, denigrate. and condemn conservatives as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about those who have done the most since 2000 to promote hatred against conservatives in Illinois, in DuPage County, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in Milton Township,in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and in my precinct. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/why-are-conservatives-angry-biden-denounced-white-supremacy.html

NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get elected, Biden falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that he was a centrist.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-signs-executive-orders/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why do 70 million Americans — and many members of Congress — still follow Trump? Trump’s mass of followers is a huge problem for America — but they’re not all the same. This taxonomy should help.” Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to use Trump and Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all. They want to force all Republicans to side either with Trump or with Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.salon.com/2021/02/03/why-do-70-million-americans–and-many-members-of-congress–still-follow-trump/

MONDAY NOTE
— NOVEMBER 6, 2016 FLASHBACK: Signals of Editorial Quality. What defines journalistic quality? How to build a system reliable enough to be deployed at scale? Here are some leads. – Frederic Filloux
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts are to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://mondaynote.com/signals-of-editorial-quality-ffb000eae8f8#.3y1sdjoqa

February 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Adam Kinzinger’s new quest to sober up the conspiracy-drunk Republican Party? Good luck with that.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-kinzinger-country1st-republican-conservative-soul-zorn-20210202-7vvj2bhrsbgwpc63zgbphjylyu-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Candidate who voted as a Democrat in a primary can run as a Republican for Lockport Township assessor, judge rules – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-lockport-township-election-st-0203-20210202-ot7vtueafjay3ds7qs6je4me3e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Adam Kinzinger wants to unplug the GOP ‘rage machine.’ A man can dream. A viable democracy needs at least two strong and competing political parties. It’s not great when one party has sold its soul to a lynch mob.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/2/22260547/adam-kinzinger-country-first-republican-party-marjorie-taylor-greene
— The constitutionality of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is not ‘crystal clear’ Plausible arguments lie on both sides of the debate. – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/2/22262800/donald-trump-impeachment-constitution-jacob-sullum
— State Senate Democrats decide ‘it makes sense’ to meet virtually, but GOP argues ‘it is time to get back’ to Springfield  The cancelled session days had been scheduled for Feb. 9-11 and 16-18. “There shouldn’t be any issues,” said a spokesman for state Senate President Don Harmon. But Senate Republicans blasted Harmon for his reliance on meeting remotely. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/2/22263293/state-senate-democrats-springfield-session-republican-harmon-mcconchie-coronavirus-covid-19

DAILY HERALD
— Feder: Fox News passes off radio host Amy Jacobson as merely ‘Chicago parent’ – Robert Feder
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210202/feder-fox-news-passes-off-radio-host-amy-jacobson-as-merely-chicago-parent
— 32 candidates apply for Naperville District 203 board vacancy – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210202/32-candidates-apply-for-naperville-district-203-board-vacancy

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,304 new coronavirus cases, 47 deaths; Cook County could enters Phase 4 – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2304-new-covid-19-cases;-suburban-cook-co-enters-phase-4-/10242572/

CBS2
— Chicago’s South Side Irish Parade Canceled For Second Year In A Row – Jim Williams
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/02/chicagos-south-side-irish-parade-canceled-for-second-year-in-a-row/

WGN RADIO
— McCarthy faces choices as GOP divides over Cheney, Greene – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/mcconnell-praises-cheney-hits-marjorie-taylor-greene/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Who is Adam Kinzinger trying to kid? After years of supporting former President Donald Trump trying to advance his own career, Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois’ 16th District is pandering to the anti-Trump tar and feathering by the news media and the Left. Not because he thinks what Trump did was wrong, but because he sees a real opportunity to politically benefit. – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/02/who-is-adam-kinzinger-trying-kid/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Kinzinger launches new organization to fight Trump Republicans – Cole Lauterbach
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you have done, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you a “Trump Republican:” a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary and voted in the November 3, 2020 election, c) displayed a Trump yard sign, d) attended a Trump rally, e) gave money to and/or raised money for Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are a law enforcement officer, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/kinzinger-launches-new-organization-to-fight-trump-republicans/article_5d553970-64e3-11eb-b570-07dc65e61d30.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Likely Gov Candidate Rabine airs tonight in Chicago and in N & NW Chicago Metro suburbs: safer commercial areas and neighborhoods, more jobs & better schools – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/02/likely-gov-candidate-rabine-airs-tonight-in-chicago-and-in-n-nw-chicago-metro-suburbs-safer-commercial-areas-and-neighborhoods-more-jobs-better-schools-cable-web/

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Chicago’s second cancelation of St. Patrick’s Day is an insult to Chicago’s Irish community
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/patricksday

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS TO VOTE ON CONTROVERSIAL ‘CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE’ EDUCATION RULE – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-to-vote-on-controversial-culturally-responsive-education-rule/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Second Unsuccessful Female Candidate Opposes Shaw as Next Illinois Party Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/second-unsuccessful-female-candidate-opposes-shaw-as-next-illinois-party-chairman/
— Almost Half of Colorado Drugged Driver Arrests in Colorado Found with Pot in Systems
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/almost-half-of-colorado-drugged-driver-arrests-in-colorado-found-with-pot-in-systems/
— Putin’s Russian Problems – Link to Video Causing Them
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/putins-russian-problems/
— Unsurprisingly, the Republican Who Helped Defeat Jeanne Ives Comes Out in Support of Adam Kinzinger
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/unsurprisingly-the-republican-who-helped-defeat-jeanne-ives-comes-out-in-support-of-adam-kinzinger/

CAPITOL FAX
— Uproar over ISBE’s “culturally responsive” teaching standards
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/02/uproar-over-isbes-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards/
— Senate cancels in-person February session days, will hold committee hearings online
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/02/senate-cancels-in-person-february-session-days-will-hold-committee-hearings-online/
— 2,304 new confirmed and probable cases; 47 additional deaths; 2,447 hospitalized; 533 in ICU; 3.9 average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 44,139 average daily doses; State tops 1 million vaccines; Region 10 moves to Phase 4
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/02/2304-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-47-additional-deaths-2447-hospitalized-533-in-icu-39-average-case-positivity-rate-49-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-44139-average-daily-doses-state-tops-1-m/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A virtual Illinois Legislature: Lawmakers plan spring work by video – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/2/a-virtual-legislature-lawmakers-plan-spring-work-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liz Cheney faces censures by Republican parties in 10 Wyoming counties – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cheney-censured-ten-wyoming-republican-counties
— Trump defense team argues impeachment trial violates Constitution – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-defense-team-argues-impeachment-trial-violates-constitution

FOX NEWS
— Schumer says Dems could censure Trump if impeachment trial ends in acquittal. But the Democratic leader asserts Trump ‘deserves conviction, nothing less” – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-dems-could-censure-trump-if-impeachment-doesnt-end-in-conviction

GOPUSA
— The Left’s Ongoing Campaign To Denigrate Trump Supporters – David Limbaugh
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105894

BREITBART
— Liz Cheney Censured by Republican Parties in 10 Wyoming Counties
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/liz-cheney-censured-by-republican-parties-in-10-wyoming-counties/

BLAZE
— White House asks reporters to submit questions ahead of daily press briefings: ‘Not really a free press’ The Biden administration has brought back the daily press briefing. – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/white-house-reporters-questions-ahead-of-time

DAILY CALLER
— Schumer Leaves The Door Open On Censuring Trump If He Is Acquitted In Senate – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/02/chuck-schumer-democrats-censure-donald-trump-if-acquitted-senate/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s Lawyers Offer Former President’s Answer To Impeachment Article On Incitement Of Insurrection. Senate “lacks jurisdiction over the 45th President because he holds no public office from which he can be removed” – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trumps-lawyers-offer-former-presidents-answer-to-impeachment-article-on-incitement-of-insurrection

THE HILL
— Democrats offer resolution denouncing white supremacists ahead of Trump trial – SARAH POLUS
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/536990-democrats-resolution-denouncing-white-supremacy
— Two major teachers’ unions call on GOP leadership to remove Greene from Education Committee – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536976-two-major-teachers-unions-call-on-gop-leadership-to-remove-greene-from

CNN
— House charges Trump is ‘singularly responsible’ for inciting insurrection as ex-president’s team claims he’s protected by 1st Amendment – Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/democratic-impeachment-filing/index.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump’s Lawyers Proclaim His Innocence in Filing Ahead of Impeachment Trial – Lisa Hagen
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-02-02/trumps-lawyers-proclaim-his-innocence-in-filing-ahead-of-impeachment-trial

NEWSWEEK
— Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase Sues Legislature After Being Censured for Praising Capitol Rioters – NATALIE COLAROSSI
https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-state-senator-amanda-chase-sues-legislature-after-being-censured-praising-capitol-rioters-1566312

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump, House Democrats Lay Out Impeachment Trial Strategies. Former president argues process is unconstitutional because he is out of office – Rebecca Ballhaus and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-house-democrats-to-lay-out-impeachment-trial-strategies-11612270484

DETROIT NEWS
— Cass County GOP censures Upton over impeachment vote – Melissa Nann Burke
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/02/cass-county-gop-censures-upton-over-impeachment-vote/4354166001/

HERALD PALLADIUM
— Cass County GOP censures Upton. Wording of resolution similar to Allegan County measure. – ALEXANDRA NEWMAN
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/cass-county-gop-censures-upton/article_1d9e38ac-7ec2-526d-8ca7-75ff3722ddf6.html

POST AND COURIER
— U.S. Rep. Tom Rice’s South Carolina GOP colleagues offer limited support after impeachment vote – Jamie Lovegrove
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/u-s-rep-tom-rices-sc-gop-colleagues-offer-limited-support-after-impeachment-vote/article_cf1e5dba-6566-11eb-a832-976bd1efe07a.html

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crows “Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice when Trump offered it to her. Now President Joe Biden has come calling.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/dolly-parton-turned-presidential-medal-freedom-twice-trump-offered/

February 2 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party is at an inflection point that’s gone beyond the urban vs. rural debate. Now the state party, like its national counterpart, must decide whether it’s in lockstep with former President Donald Trump and his loyal supporters or head down a path that’s more inclusive. The direction it takes will be determined in large part on Saturday, when the state Republican Central Committee selects its next chairman. Current leader Tim Schneider is stepping down after five years in the position. A critical litmus test in replacing Schneider may be the candidates’ views of Rep. Adam Kinzinger and his vote to support Trump’s impeachment. Do they want to censure the 16th District congressman, as some Republicans have called for? Or do they agree to disagree with him, as Schneider has done. Mark Shaw, the Lake County Republican Party chairman who represents the more conservative arm of the party, has talked about censure with Republicans but told Playbook he hasn’t yet decided to take a public stand on the issue. “I have not taken a position yet on whether U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger should be admonished by the Republican Party for his actions and/or comments,” he said in a text. He would not elaborate on his thoughts about Kinzinger’s vote. Shaw is supported by former congressional candidate Jim Oberweis and grassroots conservatives, and he’s also taken heat from pro-Trumpers like Catalina Lauf, centrist state Sen. Sue Rezin, and others. Lauf and Rezin have taken issue with Shaw for endorsing Oberweis in the IL-14 GOP primary weeks before petitions were filed. That Shaw would engineer a campaign in a contested primary to favor a white man over a respected female state senator (Rezin) and a pro-Trump Latina (Lauf) has infuriated many Republicans across the state. Rezin wrote a letter to party leaders in November complaining about Shaw’s actions. And Lauf tweeted over the weekend, saying, “We need a leader who will listen to those on the ground, committed to grassroots, and who can actually lead the GOP in this State on a path forward.” The other candidates applying for state GOP chair say they don’t support Kinzinger’s impeachment vote but they also don’t back censure. “I strongly disagree with Congressman Kinzinger’s vote…but I also oppose an Illinois GOP censure of him,” former Illinois Gaming Board exec Don Tracy told Playbook. Tracy is a downstate Republican who has support from grassroots conservatives as well as centrists. He’s backed by Congressman Darin LaHood and Rodney Davis, state House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, and conservative voice John Tillman. Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, who has the support of state Rep. Keith Wheeler, echoed Tracy, saying, “We as a party need to focus on what unifies us which is electing candidates that support our small businesses, fight for the middle class, promote transparency in government and fight corruption.” – SHIA KAPOS and MARIA CARRASCO
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/02/emanuel-as-envoy-inflection-point-for-il-gop-a-call-for-transportation-equity-cps-ctu-cool-off-491601

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Adam Kinzinger is launching a GOP-renewal PAC. Will GOP donors back it? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: One would expect that only hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters would back Kinzinger’s PAC.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/adam-kinzinger-launching-gop-renewal-pac-will-gop-donors-back-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There has been an undercurrent for a while of people who didn’t like Trump but didn’t have a place to go. Now Adam has provided a place,” says former state Republican Chairman Pat Brady. “I think there will be donors who appreciate what he’s doing and will contribute to it.” Among them will be Brady, who says he “absolutely” will write a check himself. . .Kinzinger’s main Illinois fundraiser is Lisa Wagner. She’s worked for numerous Republican officials here, most considered political moderates.)

WGN TV
— Race plays big factor in CPS reopening fight – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/role-of-race-plays-big-factor-in-fight-for-reopening-of-cps-schools/

WGN RADIO
— Google antes up $2.6M to settle pay, job discrimination case – AP
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger far more than they paid their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older and who had similar or more education, work experience, and/or professional certifications and licenses.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/technology-news/google-antes-up-2-6m-to-settle-pay-job-discrimination-case/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labor Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practices at federal government contractors such as Google. That inquiry resulted in accusations that during a period spanning from 2014 to 2017, Google paid female engineers less than men in similar positions. The pay discrepancies were cited in several Google offices in its home state of California, as well as at locations in Seattle and Kirkland, Washington. Google had fiercely contested the allegations as unfounded before reaching the settlement without acknowledging any wrongdoing.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facebook is poisoning too many minds. – REX HUPPKE
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Facebook.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-facebook-conspiracy-extremists-capitol-attack-biden-trump-huppke-20210202-yaw5fimqefdk7hhztl6qjjchwy-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mitch McConnell blasts GOP congresswoman Taylor Greene over ‘loony lies’
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell/2021/02/01/mitch-mcconnell-blasts-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-over-loony-lies/4349887001/

MADISON
— Wisconsin Republicans grapple with state of party post-Trump – Briana Reilly
(DIERSEN: In Illinois, the fracture has always been between Republicans who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks.)
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republicans-grapple-with-state-of-party-post-trump/article_7e52d38c-4b9a-5bbf-b15a-48a43d489c02.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— West Suburban region’s positivity rate drops to 6.5% as DuPage County reports 131 COVID-19 cases Monday – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/02/west-suburban-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-65-as-dupage-county-reports-131-covid-19-cases-monday/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— State lawmakers criticize Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards – Demetrios Sanders
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/state-lawmakers-criticize-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-leading-standards/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans call proposed Illinois teaching standards a political litmus test – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republicans-call-proposed-illinois-teaching-standards-a-political-litmus-test/article_4573cd94-64b6-11eb-a8fc-631113611fa0.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Likely GOP Primary Gov candidate Gary Rabine, Round 2 w/host Berkowitz: Shoot to stop looters or order a police stand-down during a riot? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/02/likely-gop-primary-gov-candidate-gary-rabine-round-2-whost-berkowitz-shoot-to-stop-looters-or-order-a-police-stand-down-during-a-riot-cable-web/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Megadonors Pour Record Amount of Money Into ‘Get Out the Vote’ Effort for Dems – Hayden Ludwig
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/megadonors-pour-record-amount-of-money-into-get-out-the-vote-effort-for-dems/

FEDERALIST
— Adam Kinzinger Shouldn’t Be Proud His Family Disowned Him, He Should Be Ashamed – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/02/adam-kinzinger-shouldnt-be-proud-his-family-disowned-him-he-should-be-ashamed/

FOX NEWS
— Black Lives Matter backs ‘Squad’ member’s push to expel over 100 Republicans from Congress. ‘It is not enough to denounce the white supremacy behind the attack,’ the group wrote. – Brittany De Lea
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America officially call for the expulsion of the remaining Republicans?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/black-lives-matter-backs-squad-members-push-to-expel-over-100-republicans-from-congress
— A fractured Republican party battles it out under Trump’s shadow. This goes far deeper than congressional politics. – Howard Kurtz
(DIERSEN: In Illinois, the fracture has always been between Republicans who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.foxnews.com/mediabuzz/a-fractured-republican-party-battles-it-out-under-trumps-shadow
— The media wants you fixated on Marjorie Taylor Greene. You should ask why. With all that’s going on in our country, CNN and MSNBC are convinced a freshman GOP lawmaker is the greatest threat. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-marjorie-taylor-greene-cnn-msnbc-reddit-gamestop-national-guard

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: GOP Has to Stop ‘Trying to Appeal More to the Proud Boys Than Suburban Moms’ – Pam Key
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican organizations act like they have accepted advice to appeal to voters who are Trump-haters, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, moderate/liberal, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or recent immigrants by getting rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are Trump-supporters, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/01/kinzinger-gop-has-to-stop-trying-to-appeal-more-to-the-proud-boys-than-suburban-moms/
— ‘Conservative’ Lincoln Project Spent Entire Ad Budget Against Republicans, For Democrats – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/conservative-lincoln-project-spent-entire-ad-budget-against-republicans-for-democrats/
— Animals First: Activists Want Border Wall Demolished for Wildlife Migration – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/animals-first-activists-want-border-wall-demolished-for-wildlife-migration/
— U.S. Births Plummet amid Coronavirus Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/02/01/us-births-plummet-coronavirus-crisis/

DAILY CALLER
— A Study Touted As A Blow To Conservatives’ Complaints About Big Tech Censorship Was Funded By A Major Biden Donor – CHUCK ROSS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/01/craig-newmark-disinformation-conservative-joe-bide/

DAILY SIGNAL
— New York Times Reviews Book Advocating Blowing Up Pipelines to Combat Climate Change – Tim Graham
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/01/new-york-times-reviews-book-advocating-blowing-up-pipelines-to-combat-climate-change/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Teachers Told to Adopt Progressive Ideology or Be Fired – Annalisa Pesek
https://thenewamerican.com/illinois-teachers-told-to-adopt-progressive-ideology-or-be-fired/

NEWSMAX
— House Dems Want Amnesty for Illegals in Virus Relief Bill
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/amnesty-immigration-daca-tps/2021/02/01/id/1008181/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Are They So Afraid of Donald Trump Rising from the Ashes?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2021/02/01/why-are-they-so-afraid-of-donald-trump-rising-from-the-ashes/

THE HILL
— DHS encourages vaccination regardless of immigration status – REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/536837-dhs-encourages-vaccination-regardless-of-immigration-status

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘He Invited Us’: Accused Capitol Rioters Blame Trump In Novel Legal Defense. At least six of the 170 people charged in connection with the Capitol siege have tried to shift at least some of the blame onto Trump. – Jan Wolfe
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/accused-capitol-rioters-blame-trump-legal-defense_n_60195666c5b6bde2f5c2f980

REUTERS
— House Democrat urges Biden to declare white supremacy a national security threat – Nandita Bose
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, anti-government militia members, fringe conspiracy theory believers, domestic terrorists, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-white-supremacy/house-democrat-urges-biden-to-declare-white-supremacy-a-national-security-threat-idUSKBN2A13UN?il=0

YAHOO NEWS
— New mobile museum will teach tolerance across Illinois
(DIERSEN: Democrats use “tolerance” to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://news.yahoo.com/mobile-museum-teach-tolerance-across-002435765.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell says ‘loony lies’ spread by Marjorie Taylor Greene are a ‘cancer’ on G.O.P. – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-marjorie-taylor-greene.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “It’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Party Now. She embarrasses some Republicans, but she’s no outlier.” In Illinois, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO party leaders make you an outlier: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-gop.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans (including John Cox) are emerging to run for governor should Newsom recall qualify – SEEMA MEHTA
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/governor-newsom-recall-candidates-republicans

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “A pardon for ‘Dreamers?’ and says “Some activists tout amnesty for undocumented immigrants if Congress doesn’t act.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/02/02/biden-immigration-package-some-push-pardons-if-congress-doesnt-act/4294393001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Worried About Ageism? Where You Live Matters. – Clare Ansberry
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination the most in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-about-ageism-where-you-live-matters-11612198542

WYOMING NEWS
— Sheridan County Republicans latest to censure Cheney – Kristen Czaban
https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/news/national/sheridan-county-republicans-latest-to-censure-cheney/article_5c592f9a-eb58-57d3-a776-4e84672a624b.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.newsweek.com/some-republicans-want-take-gop-back-trump-polls-show-itll-hard-1565835

AXIOS
— Senate resolution to condemn white supremacy – Kadia Goba
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, anti-government militia members, fringe conspiracy theory believers, domestic terrorists, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.axios.com/senate-resolution-condemn-white-supremacy-f0818acf-cf31-4d20-bc7c-d747a38dd736.html

GUARDIAN
— Lincoln Project condemns co-founder accused of making overtures to young men. John Weaver ‘led a secret life that was built on a foundation of deception at every level. He is a predator, a liar, and an abuser – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/01/lincoln-project-john-weaver-accusations-young-men-condemnation

NATIONAL HERALD
— Facebook Oversight Board seeks public feedback on Trump ban
(DIERSEN: I should survey the Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains in Illinois to get their feedback on how the leaders of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) their Republican county party organization, and c) their Republican township/ward party organization have treated them. I would focus on communication.)
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/facebook-oversight-board-seeks-public-feedback-on-trump-ban

February 1 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The 18 members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) run the IRP. How do you want them to respond to Kinzinger? Who do you want them to select to be the next IRP Chairman?

All IRP SCC votes must be weighted. Chapin Rose’s (District 15) weighted vote is 16.11%. Mike Bigger’s (District 18) weighted vote is 11.49%. Laura Pollastrini’s (District 14) weighted vote is 9.64%. John McGlasson’s (District 16) weighted vote is 8.81%. Barb Viviano’s (District 12) weighted vote is 7.71%. Bob Grogan’s (District 6) weighted vote is 7.61%. Fred Floreth’s (District 13) weighted vote is 7.07%. Jan Weber’s (District 17) weighted vote is 5.75%. Roger Claar’s (District 11) weighted vote is 4.40%. The remaining 9 IRP SCC members have a combined weighted vote of 21.41% ranging from 0.87% to 3.29%.

The IRP SCC is scheduled to meet this Saturday.

If the 18 IRP SCC members surveyed the Republican County Party Chairmen in their congressional district, what response do you believe they would get?

If the 102 Republican County Party Chairmen surveyed the Chairmen of the Republican township and ward organizations in their county, what response do you believe they would get?

If the Republican township and ward organization Chairmen surveyed their Republican Precinct Committeemen and captains, what response do you believe they would get?

If the Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains surveyed the Republican voters in their precinct, what response do you believe they would get? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Adam Kinzinger says if efforts to focus on country over Trump splits Republican Party, that’s fine – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/adam-kinzinger-illinois-republican-party-gop-donald-trump/10226041/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,312 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths; Will, Kankakee counties enter Phase 4 Will, Kankakee counties enter Phase 4
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2312-new-covid-19-cases-16-deaths/10218093/

WBBM
— Illinois Republican Party to select new chairman Saturday after weather postponement – Craig Dellimore
https://www.radio.com/wbbm780/news/local/illinois-republican-party-to-select-new-chairman-saturday

NBC5
— Virginia Senator Amanda Chase Sues Over Being Censured – Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/virginia-sen-amanda-chase-sues-over-being-censured/2425993/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS, CTU ‘cooling off,’ making progress | Kinzinger starts PAC aimed at returning Republicans to pre-Trump era | Rev. Jackson hospitalized, recovering from surgery – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-teachers-union-bring-striking-kinzinger-pac-spin-20210202-6wkzeyo6t5hudjn56devwqzbvi-story.html
— Waukegan schools to bring in consultants to better understand equity, cultural differences in educating students – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-equity-training-st-0202-20210201-ofn4xadshfdgvofaroxeura2wi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Despite claims of bias, conservatives thrive on social media.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-conservatives-thrive-social-media-study-shows-20210201-zdscpcewyvha7n3wbt5q76cywy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Worth Township trustee pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate with federal prosecutors. Richard Lewandowski is president of Breaker Press Co., records show. The commercial printer promotes itself online as a third-generation family company founded in the 1970s that has become “a well-known name in the political and corporate printing industry.” – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/1/22260490/worth-township-trustee-pleads-guilty-agrees-cooperate-federal-prosecutors

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Effort to restore full SALT tax break picks up Capitol momentum. Durbin, Duckworth and Schneider are leading a new drive to remove the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/effort-restore-full-salt-tax-break-picks-capitol-momentum

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans hope to block ‘culturally responsive’ teacher standards – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210201/republicans-hope-to-block-culturally-responsive-teacher-standards
— How two write-in candidates triggered a Campton Hills primary – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210201/how-two-write-in-candidates-triggered-a-campton-hills-primary

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— Dr. Brian Caputo Named to Boy Scouts of America Three Fires Council Board
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/01/2167496/0/en/Dr-Brian-Caputo-Named-to-Boy-Scouts-of-America-Three-Fires-Council-Board.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14/IL-GOP: Catalina Lauf Slams Mark Shaw in State Republican Chairman Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/lauf020121/
— IL-14: Underwood Seeks to Hire Storyteller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/il-14-underwood-seeks-to-hire-storyteller/
— Anger in America: An Essay
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/anger-in-america-an-essay/
— Huntley Fire Protection District Spends Over $8,500 on Conference Table
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/huntley-fire-protection-district-spends-over-13000-on-conference-table/
— “Township Government…a Well-Guarded, Obscure Sandbox…Filled with Gold Dust”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/township-government-a-well-guarded-obscure-sandbox-filled-with-gold-dust/
— Legislative Pension System Most Underfunded
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/legislative-pension-system-most-underfunded/
— Rep. Ugaste Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/01/ugaste-reports-9/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KINZINGER STARTS NEW FEDERAL PAC BECAUSE “THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS LOST ITS WAY”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/kinzinger-starts-new-federal-pac-because-the-republican-party-has-lost-its-way-.html
— CHRISTIANS BUILD EFFORT TO SUPPORT FRANKLIN GRAHAM AGAINST CANCEL CULTURE ATTACK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/christians-join-effort-to-support-franklin-graham-against-cancel-culture-attack.html
— TWITTER BANS FOCUS ON THE FAMILY FOR “HATEFUL” SCIENCE-BASED TWEET
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/twitter-bans-focus-on-family-for-hateful-science-based-tweet-.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: HOW WILL HISTORY REMEMBER DONALD J. TRUMP?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorneroneil-how-will-history-remember-donald-j-trump.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/01/a-look-at-kinzingers-fight-with-the-far-right/
— 2,312 new confirmed and probable cases; 16 additional deaths; 2,387 hospitalized; 515 in ICU; 3.9 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 43,378 average doses administered; Region 7 moves to Phase 4
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/01/2312-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-16-additional-deaths-2387-hospitalized-515-in-icu-39-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-49-percent-average-test-positivitity-rate-43378-average-doses-administer/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Project Veritas: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, praises Biden, rips Trump in latest sting – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/1/project-veritas-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-ceo-prais/

GOPUSA
— The Inevitable Descent Into Despotic Leftist Insanity
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105985

BREITBART
— DePaul University Black Student Union Demands Segregated ‘Safe Spaces’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled White-hating White-haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/02/01/depaul-u-black-student-union-demands-segregated-safe-spaces/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Students at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, are demanding segregated “safe spaces” for black students “on and off campus.” The Black Student Union at DePaul University is demanding special accommodations for black students in the wake of the Capitol Hill riot, which they refer to as a “display of white power.” The demands include new programs and racially segregated “safe spaces” both on and off-campus. “The disgusting display of white power, not to be confused with white privilege, is something we should all fear, though we know that situations and tensions in this country will always negatively affect black people, but not so much white people,” began the students in their statement. “While the attempted coup was a scary act of white power, the end of Spring Quarter 2019-2020 and the following months after that were horrifying for black students on campus,” the statement continued. “We were scared for our lives, we saw our friends get beaten and arrested, if not worse, and DePaul’s delayed response in contrast to the quickness in which they’ve replied to this week’s events is just another indicator of how little DePaul cares for their black students,” added the students, referring to previous social justice protests. “It took petitions and a campus-wide movement for DePaul to address the protests, where in that statement they wrote the late Eric Gardner’s name as ‘Eric Ferguson,’” the statement continued. “When we felt threatened by DePaul’s deal with the FOP, they tokenized a Latinx police officer as a means to silence us and show us that they’d made their decision — money is worth more than the black and brown students at DePaul.” The Student Union went on to complain that the university only let students forego their final exams last year after white students joined black students in an effort to get them canceled. “When in Spring Quarter of the last academic year black students asked for some kind of relief from one of our great stressors, final exams, it took the co-opting of white students (who, some, did so for their own benefit, going as far as calling it ‘the awesome perks of Spring Quarter’) and immense pressure from the student body for DePaul to allow a loosely worded policy,” the students said. “Even then, most black students still had finals since certain professors ignored this rule,” they added. “No black student expects it to be easy to attend a Predominantly White Institution, but blatant disrespect will not be tolerated,” the Student Union affirmed. “We demand answers.” From there, the students went on to list their demands, which included “more black therapists,” university-funded “healing and safe spaces for black students on and off campus,” diversity and inclusion training “led by black and brown people,” and “respect from the administration,” among other things. “It is imperative that spaces for black students on campus continue to receive the necessary funding and recognition as they provide safe and healing components through the presence of other students, faculty, and staff who look like us,” said the students of their demand for “safe spaces.” DePaul University did not immediately respond to Breitbart News’ request for comment on whether the school plans to meet the students’ demands for racially segregated “safe spaces” on and off-campus.)

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Are You An Insurgent? – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/are-you-an-insurgent

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger demonizes those who do not agree with him.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/01/kinzinger-claim-im-possessed-devil/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Over Israel-UAE Peace Deal – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-over-israel-uae-peace-deal_3680042.html

THE HILL
— McConnell says Taylor Greene’s embrace of conspiracy theories a ‘cancer’ to GOP, country – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536850-mcconnell-says-taylor-greene-a-cancer-to-gop-country
— Democrats look to make Marjorie Taylor Greene the face of GOP – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Democrats also want to make Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, and Pat Brady the face of the GOP.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/536817-democrats-look-to-make-marjorie-taylor-greene-the-face-of-gop

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Deep-dive refutes allegations of anti-GOP social media bias.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2021/02/01/deep-dive-refutes-allegations-of-anti-gop-social-media-bias-793082
— Big headaches for party leadership – OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2021/02/01/big-headaches-for-party-leadership-491588

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say conservative claims of social media censorship ‘a form of disinformation.’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/01/technology-202-new-report-calls-conservative-claims-social-media-censorship-a-form-disinformation/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say social media companies are not biased against conservatives.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/02/01/are-social-media-companies-biased-against-conservatives-theres-no-solid-evidence-report-concludes/

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Partisan media grows in NC. Do you know who’s funding your news? – COLIN CAMPBELL
(DIERSEN: All the money and all the time needed to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to post them on www.gopillinois.com comes from me, Dave Diersen.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article248832319.html

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats to Force Kevin McCarthy’s Hand on Removing Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committee Seats – NICOLE FALLERT
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-force-kevin-mccarthys-hand-removing-marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-seats-1565878

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Less Tolerance for Political Differences
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2021/voters_see_less_tolerance_for_political_differences

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say “Claim of anti-conservative bias by social media firms is baseless.”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/01/facebook-youtube-twitter-anti-conservative-claims-baseless-report-finds

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/trump-writing-insults-begging-others-tweet/

February 1 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KINZINGER’s GOP DILEMMA – Shia Kapos
(DIERSEN: By now, Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains should have received an email from the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) that IRP Chairman candidate Mark Shaw favors full censure of Kinzinger while candidates Don Tracy and Scott Gryder reject censure. Further, by now, Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains should have received an email from their representative on the IRP State Central Committee that states if they favor or reject censure.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/01/kinzingers-gop-dilemma-teacher-strike-looms-calling-in-kamala-491587
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Enough is enough,” Larry Smith, chairman of the LaSalle County Republican Central Committee, told Playbook after the rally. “He hasn’t talked to us for six years.” Smith said his Republican committee will vote Tuesday on whether to censure Kinzinger, and Smith suggested other GOP county committees could follow. So far, the state GOP has no plans to censure. But the party is in upheaval as Chairman Tim Schneider is stepping down and a new chairman is to be named Saturday. Up for the job are Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, Lake County Republican Chairman Mark Shaw, and former Illinois Gaming Board exec and former lieutenant governor candidate Don Tracy of Springfield. Shaw favors full censure of Kinzinger. While Tracy and Gryder, who oppose Kinzinger’s impeachment vote, nonetheless reject censure.)

CLEVELAND
— Will the Ohio GOP move on from Trump? A Q&A with Chairman Jane Timken
(DIERSEN: How would the three candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman respond to similar questions? If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman, the organization would host an IRP Chairman candidate forum.)
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/02/will-the-ohio-gop-move-on-from-trump-a-qa-with-chairman-jane-timken.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Normally, a political party would move on from a losing presidential candidate. Party leaders already have shown some subtle signs of doing so – the state GOP removed images of Trump from the front page of its website earlier this month, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel last week told the Associated Press the party would remain neutral if Trump runs again in 2024. But Trump has claimed he only lost the election because of widespread fraud, a claim his own Justice Department, dozens of courts and senior Republican leaders have rebuked as unsupported or false. Last week, cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer interviewed Timken, whom Trump personally helped install as leader of the state GOP shortly after he was elected, to ask how the party might – or might not – move on from the former president heading into 2022. . .What is the next step for Republicans post-Trump? . . . Do you think he will remain involved with the Republican Party? Do you think he will follow through on his reported threat to start a third party? . . . After losing the November election, do you think the party needs to distance itself from Trump? . . . Do you think Trump will continue to be the face of the Republican Party? . . . What is the biggest thing the Ohio Republican Party needs to improve? . . . The former president attracted a lot of new voters to the Republican Party. Do you think they will remain engaged Republican voters? . . . What responsibility does the president or Republicans generally bear for the events at the Capitol? . . . How are you feeling about 2022 for Ohio Republicans? . . . With congressional redistricting this year under a new map-drawing process meant to prevent gerrymandering, do you think Ohio’s partisan makeup will change?)

KFOR
— ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’: Ohio lawmakers call for June 14 holiday – Natasha Anderson 
(DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast Ohio with Illinois.)
https://kfor.com/news/president-donald-j-trump-day-ohio-lawmakers-call-for-june-14-holiday/

ABC7
— Pres. Biden has signed 42 executive actions since his inauguration – CNN
(DIERSEN: Democrats falsely hinted/implied/shouted that Biden was a centrist.)
https://abc7chicago.com/10195643/
— Ending cash bail abolishes penalty on poverty, advocates say – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/10192818/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the other hand, complains House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, a former prosecutor, “The elimination of cash bail basically says that we respect the honor system for violent criminals and gang members.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Most important Black History Month ever. We need to know the past to fight for rights that are being taken away right now in the present. – Neil Steinberg
(DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used Black History Month to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/31/22258821/black-history-month-civil-rights
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-marjorie-taylor-greene-voters-20210201-ytjd5n5xinglpngrhiplvbbj3y-story.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Durbin Supports Impeachment Vote
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318284#.YBf4-Z4XCM8

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 126 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 3 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.1% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/31/dupage-county-reports-126-covid-19-cases-sunday-3-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-71/

WJOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.wjol.com/rep-kinzinger-in-many-areas-gop-has-lost-moral-authority/

WCMY
— Kinzinger says the Republican Party has changed and he wants to change it back – Rick Koshko
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have changed since 2000. Ever-increasingly, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who reject one or more of the following planks in Republican Party platform have gained power: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Ever-increasingly, the more of the aforesaid planks that you support, the more that the aforesaid leaders get rid of you.)
https://www.1430wcmy.com/2021/01/31/cong-kinzinger-says-the-republican-party-has-changed-and-he-wants-to-change-it-back/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in using the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Trump. Those who orchestrated the Capitol Riot knew that the riot would promote hatred against Trump, so therefore, those who orchestrated the Capitol Riot are Trump-haters.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/spurred-capitol-riot-thousands-republicans-drop-their-party#stream/0

WEEK
— LaSalle County Republicans at odds with Rep. Kinzinger over lack of involvement – Kyle Beachy
https://week.com/2021/01/31/lasalle-county-republicans-at-odds-with-rep-kinzinger-over-lack-of-involvement/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Thousands Of Republicans Leave Party After Capitol Riot.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/thousands-republicans-leave-party-after-capitol-riot#stream/0

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What Is Becoming of America? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/what-is-becoming-of-america/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION COMMITTING MASSIVE CHILD ABUSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/rossi-chicago-teachers-union-committing-massive-child-abuse.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Evangelicals ridiculously asked to apologize for supporting Trump. Sins of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and all those who voted to empower them, much greater – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/31/evangelicals-ridiculously-asked-to-apologize-for-s/

BREITBART
— Left-wing Columnist: Put the Republican Party on Domestic Terror Watch List – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/left-wing-columnist-put-the-republican-party-on-domestic-terror-watch-list/
— Adam Kinzinger: Matt Gaetz Going After Liz Cheney Is ‘Totally GOP Cancel Culture’ – PAM KEY
(DIERSEN: Who has gone after you? I should write a book about those who have gone after me since 2000. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/adam-kinzinger-matt-gaetz-going-after-liz-cheney-is-totally-gop-cancel-culture/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Deplorable And Predatory Behavior’: The Lincoln Project Condemns Cofounder After NYT Reports He Allegedly Sexually Harassed 14-Year-Old Boy – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/deplorable-and-predatory-behavior-the-lincoln-project-condemns-cofounder-after-nyt-reports-he-allegedly-sexually-harassed-14-year-old-boy

TOWNHALL
— America Grows Sick on a Diet of Propaganda and Political Theater – Laura Hollis
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2021/01/28/america-grows-sick-on-a-diet-of-propaganda-and-political-theater-n2583871
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First and foremost, of course, is the attempt by Democrats in Congress to impeach Trump for “inciting insurrection.” Most people won’t read the full text of Trump’s speech that day. It was vintage Trump, confrontational and full of braggadocio, but in it, he explicitly told his supporters to “peacefully and patriotically” make their voices heard. But no “insurrection” means no “incitement,” and that would mean no impeachment. The articles of impeachment are themselves a charade. As Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul stated on the Senate floor — and to which 44 other Republican senators agreed — the Constitution simply does not authorize Congress to take the action contemplated by an impeachment trial against a private citizen. Only a sitting president can be “removed,” and Donald Trump is no longer the president of the United States. Further, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside over an impeachment trial in the Senate — another blow to those who claim that such a “trial” on the House’s single impeachment charge is legitimate. Finally, the 44 GOP senators who voted in favor of Paul’s procedural motion prove that the 50 Democratic senators will not get the additional 17 Republicans they need for a two-thirds majority to convict. So, the impeachment shtick isn’t about removing a man who is already gone, and it isn’t really about getting a conviction either. It’s more — and more extreme — political theater. If that’s not bad enough, the country is also struggling to recover from months of COVID lockdowns. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio described the impeachment charge as “stupid” and a waste of time. And it gets much worse. The target of the “insurrection” propaganda campaign is not so much Donald Trump as it is the 74 million-plus people who voted for him. Americans were stunned when Hillary Clinton referred to only half of Donald Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables” in 2016. But Trump had millions more supporters in 2020, and now all of them are being demonized by Democrats and their mouthpieces in the media as threats, as “seditionists” and “white supremacists” who need to be “deprogrammed,” “reprogrammed,” imprisoned in “reeducation camps” or subjected to “Nuremburg trials.” These are not isolated remarks by fringe elements; they are comments made by “mainstream” Democratic voices: Washington Post correspondent Eugene Robinson, media darling Katie Couric, MSNBC anchor Don Lemon, actor Jon Cryer, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Comments on these articles and tweets — made by non-famous, left-leaning Americans — are even worse. This is beyond political difference. It is a sickness.)

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Is Biden Committed to Unity or Unilateral Action? – Kay C. James
https://www.heritage.org/political-process/commentary/biden-commited-unity-or-unilateral-action

PJ MEDIA
— Dems Press Pelosi to Smuggle Path to Citizenship Into COVID-19 Relief Bill – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/01/31/dems-press-pelosi-to-smuggle-path-to-citizenship-into-covid-19-relief-bill-n1419765

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Speech As Incitement Case Against Trump Continues to Crumble – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/the-speech-as-incitement-case-against-trump-continues-to-crumble/
— Lincoln Project Predator: What Did They Know, And When Did They Know It?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/lincoln-project-predator-what-did-they-know-and-when-did-they-know-it/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/536300-our-path-forward-after-a-year-of-chaos-heres-how-to-kick-start-americas
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Thanks, Trump — Republicans’ victim mentality intensifies, despite reality.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/536652-thanks-trump-republicans-victim-mentality-intensifies-despite-reality
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses QAnon to destroy the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/536669-juan-williams-gop-cowers-from-qanon
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses extremists to destroy the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/536587-growing-extremist-threats-put-more-pressure-on-biden

HUFFINGTON POST
— Report Details Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Lincoln Project Co-Founder. Republican campaign adviser John Weaver tried to exploit his position for sexual favors, according to the New York Times report. – Ja’han Jones
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/report-details-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-lincoln-project-co-founder_n_6017143dc5b6bde2f5c0889c

POLITICO
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Illinois Republican Party is expected to censure Kinzinger for his vote to impeach the president.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/31/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-464140
— Rep. Kinzinger: They claim ‘I’m possessed by the devil.’ The Illinois Republican has launched a website as an effort to refocus the Republican Party’s “conservative principles.” – MYAH WARD
(DIERSEN: Trump did more to defend and advance conservative principles than many other Republican presidents.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/31/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-464140

REUTERS
— Trump faces Tuesday deadline to deliver formal response to impeachment as trial looms – Richard Cowan
(DIERSEN: It would be great if my disgusting critics/opponents would come out of their closets and put their charges against me in writing. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Better yet, I should just sue my disgusting critics/opponents.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN2A125Z

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Lincoln Project denounces co-founder accused of harassing young men
https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/lincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-accused-of-harassing-young-men

NBC NEWS
— Kinzinger: ‘I’d certainly vote [Marjorie Taylor Greene] off committee’ in Congress
(DIERSEN: From what I see, if Kinzinger had been an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) member, he would have voted to censure me in 2006 and to throw me off the ICRC Steering Committee in 2007. Kinzinger would have painted me as being too conservative and even worse things.)
https://news.yahoo.com/kinzinger-id-certainly-vote-marjorie-144009695.html

MSN
— ‘We traffic in lies’: Kinzinger launches campaign to ‘take back our party’ – Jennifer Haberkorn
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Kinzinger does everything that he can to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-traffic-in-lies-a-house-republican-launches-campaign-to-take-back-our-party/ar-BB1dghlC?li=BBnbcA1
— Joe Walsh on current GOP: ‘it’s a conspiracy-believing cult. It’s a cult.
(DIERSEN: The more that you promote hatred against Republicans, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.)
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/fmr-gop-rep-joe-walsh-on-current-gop-it-s-a-conspiracy-believing-cult-it-s-a-cult-and-as-you-pointed-out-ali-i-helped-bring-it-here-i-wasn-t-alone-100308549633

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P. As more far-right Republicans take office and exercise power, party officials are promoting unity and neutrality rather than confronting dangerous messages and disinformation.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being far-right because I support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/republicans-trump-ronna-mcdaniel.html
— The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage – Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/gerrymander-census-democrats-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/opinion/trans-rights-biden-states.html
— Raise Your Hand if You Were Expecting Biden to Be a Revolutionary. The president has been much more left-wing out of the gate than many predicted. What comes next? – Gail Collins and Bret Stephens
(DIERSEN: Everyone knew that if elected, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters would make Biden even more anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/opinion/biden-executive-orders-mcconnell.html
— Biden’s Approval Rating Is Trump’s in Reverse Support from a slim majority might be all President Biden can expect — and maybe it’s all he needs. – Giovanni Russonello
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/biden-approval-rating-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Biden entered the White House last month with a broadly positive approval rating — but well shy of the two-thirds of Americans who expressed support for his former boss, Barack Obama, when he took office 12 years ago. In fact, Biden’s net approval rating is lower than that of any incoming president since the dawn of modern polling, except for his predecessor, Donald Trump. It’s just another clear sign that we’ve entered a new era of partisanship: Media fragmentation and the hard-line politics it has helped foster may make it impossible for any leader to become a true consensus figure. But it also bears noting that Biden’s approval rating is basically a reverse image of Trump’s. In addition to being loathed by Republicans and embraced by Democrats, he’s firmly in positive territory among independents — who had consistently disapproved of Trump’s performance. A Monmouth University poll out last week found that 54 percent of Americans gave Biden’s performance positive marks, including nine in 10 Democrats and a plurality of independents, who approved by a 17-percentage-point margin (22 percent hadn’t yet formed an opinion). But among Republicans, his numbers were upside down. Just 15 percent approved, and 70 percent disapproved.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-gop.html
— Why a Trump Third Party Would Be a Boon for Democrats. We really have room for only two major parties at a time in the United States. – Michael Tomasky
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/trump-republicans-third-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/trump-election-lie.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Many who have received the coronavirus vaccine wonder: What can I safely do? – Laurie McGinley and Lenny Bernstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/02/01/vaccinated-people-precautions/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say that Google, Facebook, etc. do not censure conservatives. Google censures me by refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/01/censorship-conservatives-trump-facebook-twitter-youtube/4316155001/
— Where are all the neighborhood kids who shovel snow? We’ve put them out of business. Entrepreneurs are born in the snow — and at the lemonade stand. So where are all the young workers now? – Bob Brody
(DIERSEN: I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/01/28/children-kids-working-entrepreneurs-labor-column/4278478001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Starts 2021 With $31 Million in Cash for New PAC. The political-action committee’s fundraising comes as the former president tries to remain Republican Party leader. – Chad Day and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-starts-2021-with-31-million-in-cash-for-new-pac-11612157129
— $20 Says Harriet Tubman Was Conservative. She appreciated the first GOP president and carried a gun. – Michael Taube
https://www.wsj.com/articles/20-says-harriet-tubman-was-conservative-11612131809

INC.
— How 2020 Changed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Good and How Companies Can Do Better in 2021 – LIANA DOUILLET GUZMÁN (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.inc.com/liana-douillet-guzman/how-2020-changed-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-for-good-how-companies-can-do-better-in-2021.html

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Kinzinger says his family sent around a signed petition disowning him for Trump vote.
https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-relatives-disowned-him-impeach-trump-vote-2021-1

ALBANY HERALD
— Already missing Trump’s optimism – Michael Reagan
https://www.albanyherald.com/opinion/michael-reagan-already-missing-trumps-optimism/article_76ca7020-635b-11eb-95f6-3f5e49f9c1cf.html

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP’s dismaying embrace of fringe politicians.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a fringe politician and a) that is why I am not embraced by the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc. and b) that is why I was dumped by TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, MTRO, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.
https://theweek.com/articles/964209/gops-dismaying-embrace-fringe-politicians

WTVR
— Everyone should fact check; this is how easy and quick it can be done – Alicia Nieves (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take everyone to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors who promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wtvr.com/news/news-literacy-project/everyone-should-fact-check-this-is-how-easy-and-quick-it-can-be-done

INQUISITR
— Kinzinger Says Family Member Accused Him Of Being Possessed By The Devil – Nathan Francis
https://www.inquisitr.com/6468115/adam-kinzinger-possessed-devil/

RAW STORY
— Lincoln Project cuts ties with founding member after accusations of sexual misconduct – Tom Boggioni
https://www.rawstory.com/lincoln-project-2650219346/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP is on the way to being a fringe party within three or four years.”
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-dying/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump is like a ‘rat trapped in a cage’ trying to ‘bang his way out’ of legal jeopardy.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-like-trapped-rat/

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-impeachment-republicans-cheney-1121628/