Month: August 2021

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: US Census: Illinois population sees growth in Latinx and Asian residents, steep drop in whites – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-sees-growth-in-latinx-asian-residents;-steep-drop-in-whites/10947865/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Cook County lets pot users be Assistant Public Defenders – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-public-defender-marijuana-employment-drug-test-laws-in-illinois/10948302/

NBC5
— Illinois, Like Nation, More Diverse, Urban in Last Decade – Sara Burnett
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-like-nation-more-diverse-urban-in-last-decade/2589353/
— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Booster Doses for Some, Testing Demand Soars
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-booster-doses-for-some-testing-demand-soars/2589692/

FOX32
— More than 5,000 cars have been stolen in Chicago so far this year (DIERSEN: My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971. My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-than-5000-cars-have-been-stolen-in-chicago-so-far-this-year

WTTW
— ‘We Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen Next’: Questions Swirl Around Chicago’s Finances – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2021/08/12/we-don-t-know-what-s-going-happen-next-questions-swirl-around-chicago-s-finances

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2020 census: Chicago’s population grows slightly, but suburbs stall to slowest rate in decades – BILL RUTHHART, RICK PEARSON, MADELINE BUCKLEY and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-census-2020-chicago-illinois-20210812-pdmlgrdrsbaqnlrwl4etgd2y7a-story.html
— DuPage County Board rejects requests to pay half the $112,600 bill for former auditor’s vote recount – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-auditor-race-recount-st-0813-20210812-cw64e5ljijgxjgzqsi3i3altwq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville keeps its standing as 4th largest city in Illinois, according to 2020 Census numbers – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-2020-census-st-0815-20210812-wzgvzjru6zdvnio437ian7jt5m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s Black, Latino communities face the brunt of latest, Delta-fueled COVID surge. Some parts of the city, especially low-income communities of color where vaccination rates are low, are getting hit hard. – Brett Chase and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/13/22622448/covid-surge-chicago-black-latino-communities-impact
— Chicago’s population grew by 2% over the past decade — holding onto title as third-largest city in US. Of the more than 50,000 residents added over the past decade to the city’s total population, most of them are Latino and Asian. – Elvia Malagón, Andy Boyle, and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/12/22622062/chicago-census-2020-illinois-population-growth-decline-redistricting-racial-composition

DAILY HERALD
— Census data shows more urban concentration, population drops in most counties in Illinois – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210812/census-data-shows-more-urban-concentration-population-drops-in-most-counties-in-illinois

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tackling the tech talent imbalance. Companies scramble to expand recruiting channels 
in the lucrative and dynamic technology sector, 
where minorities in leadership roles number in 
the low single digits. – JUDITH CROWN (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. 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 minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office. GAO employees who were minorities were protected against any adverse impacts from the massive budget cuts that GAO suffered during the 1990s.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/tackling-tech-talent-imbalance

WBEZ
— Following WBEZ Survey, Gov. Pritzker Calls On Every Illinois Lawmaker To Get Vaccinated – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-gov-pritzker-urges-lawmakers-to-get-vaccine/a3b417b0-3443-4a99-ae11-6c9c8b224357

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— How is Illinois changing? Here’s what the 2020 Census data tells us
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2021/08/12/illinois-census-2020-results-census-results-released-census-bureau/8110904002/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— This data shows Illinois tax dollars benefit downstate more than others. Here are the numbers. – KAY SHIPMAN
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/this-data-shows-illinois-tax-dollars-benefit-downstate-more-than-others-here-are-the-numbers/article_5815a192-ca27-5bf6-9c49-01c4f96589ef.html

WLDS
— LaHood Commits to Running for Re-Election in His Current District Despite No Reveal of Re-Map – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/lahood-commits-to-running-for-re-election-in-his-current-district-despite-no-reveal-of-re-map/

NPR ILLINOIS
— U.S. Encounters An ‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Migrants. DHS Says ‘It’s Complicated’ – Joel Rose (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-12/u-s-encounters-an-unprecedented-number-of-migrants-dhs-says-its-complicated
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers blame their problems on Republicans, and especially on 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.nprillinois.org/2021-08-12/lgbtq-adults-are-facing-hunger-at-almost-twice-the-rate-as-others-new-data-shows

ELMHURST PATCH
— Pete DiCianni Wants Columbus Statues Back Up. The Elmhurst official says Italian Americans fought hard for their “Day of Faith & Culture.” – David Giulian
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-politician-wants-columbus-statues-back

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Census Data Shows Naperville Remains 4th Largest City in Illinois
https://www.nctv17.com/news/census-data-shows-naperville-remains-4th-largest-city-in-illinois/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— U.S. Census: All but 15 Illinois counties shrink. Kendall County grows at fastest, Alexander County shrinks fastest. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/u-s-census-all-but-15-illinois-counties-shrink/article_9379ee04-fbb2-11eb-a291-b73a2d3cf0dd.html

WIREPOINTS
— Shrinking Illinois: 87 of 102 counties lost population over the decade – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/shrinking-illinois-87-of-102-counties-lost-population-over-the-decade-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— OVER 22,000 ILLINOIS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES STOP HANDING THEIR PAY TO A UNION – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/over-22000-illinois-school-employees-stop-handing-their-pay-to-a-union/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Fairfax County confronts critical race theory – Sarah Weaver (DIERSEN: Who is confronting CRT in your school district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? It should be the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the leaders of the IRP, and the leaders of the RNC. It should be every Republican elected official in your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America. It should be every Republican candidate on the June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/fairfax-county-confronts-critical-race-theory

FOX NEWS
— Loudoun, Virginia teacher has no regrets about resigning: I ‘was a cog’ in a critical race theory ‘machine’ – Charles Creitz (DIERSEN: I can always ask myself what additional adverse actions would my Democrat GAO superiors had taken against me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/loudoun-virginia-teacher-has-no-regrets-about-resigning-i-was-a-cog-in-a-critical-race-theory-machine
— Virginia teacher says it’s been ‘heartbreaking’ to watch effects of critical race theory on kids. Gill recalled instances where Black students barred White students from joining conversations. – Nikolas Lanum (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in getting Black children in your school district to hate Republicans?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critical-race-theory-loudoun-virginia-teacher-heartbreaking-effects
— Chris Rufo exposes Amex’s ‘anti-racist etiquette’ for employees on ‘Ingraham Angle’ Rufo says company warned employees about microaggressions, echoed critical race theory – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/media/amex-employees-critical-race-theory-american-express
— Tom Cotton: Dems will have to answer at ballot box for support of ‘un-American’ CRT curriculum. Arkansas senator blasts critical race theory as ‘un-American.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critical-race-theory-tom-cotton-democrats-support

FOX BUSINESS
— Forbes warns AmEx of business ‘consequences’ from CRT training. American Express reportedly told employees capitalism is racist during diversity training.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/steve-forbes-warns-american-express-of-business-consequences-from-crt-training

BREITBART
— Potentially 40K COVID-Positive Illegal Aliens Released into U.S. by Biden’s DHS – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/12/former-cbp-chief-potentially-40k-covid-positive-illegal-aliens-released-into-u-s-by-bidens-dhs/

DAILY WIRE
— ICE Won’t Detain, Deport Illegals Who Are Victims Of Crime As Biden Border Crisis Explodes – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-wont-detain-deport-illegals-who-are-victims-of-crime-as-biden-border-crisis-explodes

DAILY CALLER
— The Border Crisis/COVID Spike Connection – CHRIS FARRELL
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/12/farrell-the-border-crisis-covid-spike-connection/
— DEA Officials Directed To Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’ – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/12/exclusive-dea-officials-directed-avoid-saying-mexican-cartel/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegals Are Coming to Do the Jobs Americans Don’t Want to Do–Which Are Most of Them – LINCOLN BROWN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all of the jobs that I took were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/lincolnbrown/2021/08/12/illegals-are-coming-to-do-the-jobs-americans-dont-want-to-do-which-are-most-of-them-n1469059

FEDERALIST
— Meet Bettina L. Love, A Critical Race Theorist Coming To A School Near You. ‘Love’s 2019 book, ‘We Want to Do More Than Survive,’ is arguably the single most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the ideology of the CRT movement in education.’ – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/12/meet-bettina-l-love-a-critical-race-theorist-coming-to-a-school-near-you/
— Nike Claims Women’s Basketball Players Are Superior To A Man Who Conquered The World. One can only expect such ridiculous propaganda from a corporation that has “#BlackLivesMatter” in its Twitter bio. – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/12/nike-claims-womens-basketball-players-are-superior-to-a-man-who-conquered-the-world/

NEWSMAX
— We need a proactive bold legislative program that will get everyone off the couch and into the voting booth. – Sid Dinerstein
https://www.newsmax.com/siddinerstein/speaker-congress-republicans/2021/08/12/id/1032101/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Great Parent Revolt – Katharine Cornell Gorka (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/the-great-parent-revolt

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Chicago’s Mayor Lightfoot–Lost in Her ‘Field of Dreams’ – John Kass
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/12/chicagos_mayor_lightfoot–lost_in_her_field_of_dreams_549294.html
— Clay Travis Crashes School Board Meeting To Encourage Parents Fighting Critical Race Theory – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/12/watch_clay_travis_crashes_school_board_meeting_to_encourage_parents_fighting_critical_race_theory.html

EPOCH TIMES
— America’s White Population Shrank for 1st Time in US History, Census Data Show – JACK PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/americas-white-population-shrank-for-first-time-us-history-census-data-shows_3946317.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use “democracy” 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.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/politics/census-demographic-shifts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Marginalized groups, that is, Democrat groups, want redistricting to give them even more preference. Marginalized groups, that is Democrat groups, include those that are 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/2021/08/12/us/politics/marginalized-groups-redistricting.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw told supporters Trump lost to Biden. The Republican was heckled and called a RINO. – Jonathan Edwards
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/13/dan-crenshaw-heckled-bobby-piton/
— JUNE 29, 2021 FLASHBACK: Trump ends blog after 29 days, infuriated by measly readership – Drew Harwell and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: I should survey those who are the following and who do NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to find out why they do not read the newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce; c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their volunteers; and d) Republican voters in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/02/trump-blog-dead/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Alabama board bans critical race theory in classrooms (DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? It should be the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and the leaders of the IRP. It should be every Republican elected official in your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois. It should be every Republican candidate on the June 23, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Alabama-board-bans-critical-race-theory-in-16384097.php

SACRAMENTO BEE & CAL MATTERS
— John Cox, Republican business owner in Gavin Newsom recall election
https://sacbee.com/
https://calmatters.org/projects/newsom-recall-candidates-john-cox/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Biden Bring an End to Reagan’s Era of Prosperity? Forty years after the 1981 tax cuts, America needs to relearn the lessons of the supply-side revolution. – Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reagan-1981-tax-cuts-capital-gains-reconciliation-bill-supply-side-stagflation-inflation-carter-11628802363
— Job Postings Requiring Covid-19 Vaccination Jump in Past Month. Vaccination requirement for new hires nearly doubles, report shows; McDonald’s, Walmart among companies requiring shots. – Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-postings-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-jump-in-past-month-11628847180
— You’re Overweight. Or Are You? – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that your being overweight is used against you: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.wsj.com/articles/youre-overweight-or-are-you-11628847001
— Census Data Show America’s White Population Shrank for the First Time. Decennial count indicates Latinos, Asians and other racial groups drove all U.S. population growth during past decade. — Paul Overberg and John McCormick (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, Independent and Independent plant, and RINO political consultants will use this to advise Republican organizations and candidates to dump Whites.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/census-race-population-redistricting-changes-11628714807
— Migrant Border Arrests in July Surge to Highest Level in 21 Years. Nearly 200,000 people were arrested as tens of thousands of families and unaccompanied minors crossed the border. – Michelle Hackman and Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrant-border-arrests-in-july-surge-to-highest-level-in-21-years-11628799813
— Millennials’ High-Earning Years Are Here, but It Doesn’t Feel That Way. High debt-to-income ratios and delayed life events press on budgets of older millennials. – Julia Carpenter (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my IRS salary increased from $48,445 when I was 22 to $85,935 when I was 25. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary increased from $102,188 when I was 38 to $132,845 when I was 49.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-high-earning-years-are-here-but-it-doesnt-feel-that-way-11628769603
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Workers hit their peak median weekly earnings between the ages of 35 and 54, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After that period, individual earnings typically decrease or plateau, but workers experience the greatest gain in earnings when they jump from the 25-to-34 to the 35-to-44 age bracket.)
— Goldman Sachs, Other Financial Firms Back Program to Diversify Wall Street. Bloomberg, Centerbridge also part of multimillion-dollar CUNY initiative targeting training, internships and hiring – Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc., to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-sachs-other-financial-firms-back-program-to-diversify-wall-street-11628764200

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, corporations paint themselves as being 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.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-12/texas-gop-s-all-in-focus-on-culture-war-spurs-corporate-backlash

COLUMBIA NEWS JOURNAL
— Can journalists and educators bridge the news literacy gap? – Lauren Harris (DIERSEN: What voids do you fill? I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to fill the tremendous Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization communication voids. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid organizations act like they have stricken the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid organizations act like they do NOT oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination. Ever-increasing, the aforesaid organizations act like they have been infiltrated by and taken over by Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/journalists-and-educators-bridge-gaps.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THE INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM is increasingly difficult to navigate. Local news organizations have shrunk or shut down; polarizing national publications and misinformation networks fill the void.)

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— A Real Recovery for Women Cannot Happen Without the Build Back Better Agenda – Lily Roberts (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. 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 woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office. GAO employees who were women were protected against any adverse impacts from the massive budget cuts that GAO suffered during the 1990s.)
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2021/08/12/501680/real-recovery-women-cannot-happen-without-build-back-better-agenda/

GOVERNING
— Will Billions from Washington Bring Transit Riders Back? Not Necessarily. The new infrastructure bill could make buses and trains faster, cleaner and more reliable. But it will take bold local policies to fill them with passengers. – Thomas Day (DIERSEN: I rode public transit in 1971,1973, 1974, and then 1978-1997. I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who look down on those who ride/rode public transit.)
https://www.governing.com/community/will-billions-from-washington-bring-transit-riders-back-not-necessarily

360 LAW
— Illinois Sued Over Veteran Provision In Pot Dispensary Licensing (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. 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 veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. GAO employees who were veterans were protected against any adverse impacts from the massive budget cuts that GAO suffered during the 1990s.)
https://www.law360.com/retail/articles/1412301/ill-sued-over-veteran-provision-in-pot-dispensary-licensing