Month: September 2021

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke is set to announce his candidacy for the Illinois Supreme Court’s vacant 3rd District seat today. Burke was appointed to the state’s high court in 2020 to fill the vacancy left by 2nd District Justice Robert Thomas, who retired. However, Burke’s residence has been redistricted to the Supreme Court’s 3rd district, so he’s now running for that seat. – SHIA KAPOS (FROM THE BURKE CAMPAIGN: Monday, September 27th DuPage County Campaign Kick-Off DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 Manchester Road Wheaton, IL 60187 Start Time: 11:30AM Justice Burke will be joined by supporters to kick-off his campaign for Illinois Supreme Court, including former Supreme Court Justice Bob Thomas, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, and others.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/09/27/pelosi-boosts-danny-davis-in-chicago-494483

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicagoans stand in solidarity with Haitian migrants mistreated at Texas border. About a hundred people gathered Sunday afternoon in the Loop to demand protection for Haitian asylum seekers along with answers for the mistreatment of Black migrants at the southern border. – Madeline Kenney (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Haitians to promote hatred against Republicans. Some go as far as to hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Democrats enforce immigration laws only to appease Republicans, b) that Democrats should stop doing that, and c) that Democrats should completely stop enforcing immigration laws altogether.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/26/22695342/chicagoans-stand-in-solidarity-with-haitian-migrants-mistreated-at-texas-border
— Englewood’s population, housing stock plummets, 2020 census data shows. Though Chicago’s population grew 2% from 2010 to 2020, Englewood’s fell more than 20%, according to Census Bureau data, and West Englewood’s population fell 16%. Those areas had the largest percentage losses in the city. – Manny Ramos (COMMENT: Based on those who have bought homes in my precinct and have had homes built in my precinct since 2000, realtors and builders have focused on getting Democrats and RINOs to buy homes in my precinct and to have homes built in my precinct. They can stress the LGBTQ-promoting churches just north and south of my precinct. Since 2015, they can stress that the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 headquarters, a public grade school, and a public middle school are in my precinct. They can stress the adverse actions that the following have taken against me since 2000: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party; b) Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, and d) those who I have sued.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/26/22685155/west-englewood-population-decline-2020-census-housing-stock

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, h) non-German Americans against German Americans, i) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, l) Trump-haters against those who do not hate Trump, m) unpatriotic people against patriotic people, n) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, o) non-gun owners against gun owners, p) those who have less money than others against those who have more money than others, q) those who have financial, health, and/or others problems against those who have fewer such problems, r) those who are not married against those who are married, s) boozers against non-boozers, t) gamblers against non-gamblers, u) stoners against non-stoners, v) criminals against non-criminals, w) etc. against etc.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210927/illinois-law-will-allow-athletes-to-modify-uniforms-for-cultural-religious-reasons

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Governor’s pitch a bit of a curveball – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-governors-pitch-a-bit-of-a-curveball/article_55d00a5c-2861-5246-a42e-d4f12b1cf5b2.html

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Taxes: Who’s giving vs. who’s getting? – Bill Knight
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/story/news/2021/09/27/illinois-gets-60-cents-every-1-taxpayers-send-us-treasury/5882111001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County and five adjacent counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will) together chip in more to the state budget than Springfield spends there, according to the most recent figures from the General Assembly’s bipartisan Commission on Forecasting and Government Accountability used by the SIU researchers.)

CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting mobs are raiding everything from high-end boutiques to your local Walgreens, escaping with merchandise worth thou$ands
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/09/shoplifting-mobs-are-raiding-everything-from-high-end-boutiques-to-your-local-walgreens-escaping-with-merchandise-worth-thouands.html

DEPAULIA
— DePaul prides itself on diversity, but invites controversial guest speaker Eric Zorn – Sonal Soni and Nadia Hernandez
https://depauliaonline.com/54998/opinions/depaul-prides-itself-on-diversity-but-invites-controversial-guest-speaker-eric-zorn/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Naperville Fire paramedics sue city, Pritzker over vax mandates – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/608441984-naperville-fire-paramedics-sue-city-pritzker-over-vax-mandates

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Goes To Bat For What The Wall Street Journal Calls ‘One Of The Greatest Fiscal Cons In History’ – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-goes-to-bat-for-what-the-wall-street-journal-calls-one-of-the-greatest-fiscal-cons-in-history-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— Remap roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/27/remap-roundup-5/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The United States and the West are in the Grip of Delusional Madness – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/09/the_united_states_and_the_west_are_in_the_grip_of_delusional_madness_.html

CHRISTIAN POST
— Facebook is banning Christians but allowing sex traffickers on platform, says Movieguide’s Ted Baehr – Anugrah Kumar
https://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-is-banning-christians-but-allowing-sex-traffickers.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Fresh off recall victory, Newsom signs bill dropping ‘offensive’ term ‘alien’ from California code – Ashley Hill (COMMENT: Democrats want to give U.S. citizenship to anyone who will help Democrats destroy Republicans.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/26/fresh-off-recall-victory-newsom-signs-bill-dropping-offensive-term-alien-from-california-code-1140295/
— Unpopular Liz Cheney claims in ’60 Minutes’ fluff hit she ‘absolutely’ can defeat Trump-backed challenger – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/27/unpopular-liz-cheney-claims-in-60-minutes-fluff-hit-she-absolutely-can-defeat-trump-backed-challenger-1140448/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Mayorkas: 12,000 Haitian Illegal Migrants Released Into U.S., Admits Number “Could Be Even Higher” Mayorkas: “It is the policy of this administration: we do not agree with the building of the wall”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/mayorkas-12000-haitian-illegal-migrants-released-into-u-s-admits-number-could-be-even-higher/

EPOCH TIMES
— Identity Politics – Danielle D’Souza Gill
https://www.theepochtimes.com/identity-politics_4017363.html

THE HILL
— President Biden is making the world a more dangerous place – REP. CHRIS STEWART (R-UTAH),
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/574009-president-biden-is-making-the-world-a-more-dangerous-place
— Cheney allies flock to her defense against Trump challenge – TAL AXELROD (COMMENT: How strongly will Kinzinger allies come to Kinzinger’s defense against Kinzinger’s Republican primary challengers? Expect that Kinzinger allies will a) destroy those Republican primary challengers who have the best chance of defeating Kinzinger and b) promote those Republican primary challengers who have the least chance of defeating Kinzinger. But Kinzinger allies might deceptively appear to destroy challengers who they are really promoting. Of course, expect that Kinzinger allies will work closely with Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other Trump-haters to destroy Kinzinger’s Republican challengers.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/573882-cheney-allies-flock-to-her-defense-against-trump-challenge

ABC NEWS
— Liz Cheney: `I was wrong’ in opposing gay marriage in past – AP (COMMENT:: Expect that sooner or later, Trump-haters will officially reject each and every plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/liz-cheney-wrong-opposing-gay-marriage-past-80250287

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use COVID-19 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/briefing/covid-red-states-vaccinations.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Speakers at GOP conference forecast big political fight over critical race theory – Paul Egan
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/09/25/critical-race-theory-michigan-gop/5863277001/

GV WIRE
— Fresno County Democrats Question Unvaxxed Fresno City Hall Workers “Faithfulness” – David Taub (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the following officially get rid of those who do not promote/demand vaccinations and masks: a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, c) your school district, d) your church, and e) the governments that you are under?)
https://gvwire.com/2021/09/16/local-dems-question-unvaxxed-city-hall-workers-faithfulness/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Washington State Patrol’s hiring under fire as agency failed to diversify over decades – Mike Reicher and Austin Jenkins (COMMENT: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/washington-state-patrols-hiring-under-fire-as-agency-failed-to-diversify-over-decades/

PENNSYLVANIA NEWS TODAY
— Things to consider if you’re thinking about early retirement – Ted Quillen (COMMENT: If you retire early, expect that your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that it was because your employer succeeded in getting rid of you because you were a “bad” employee. I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I was a “bad” employee. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must have been an especially “bad” employee because GAO got rid of me even though a) I had earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, b) I had earned job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979, and c) I had earned a job-related professional license in 1981. I would focus on my critics/opponents who are/were a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, c) leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, and d) those who I have sued.)
https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/things-to-consider-if-youre-thinking-about-early-retirement-%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8bdaily-local/233351/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Do you have enough savings. . .Planned spending. . .Healthcare. . .Increased cost)

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— Older workers are a necessary part of the workforce: Here’s what companies can do for them – HELEN DENNIS (COMMENT: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are under “up-or-out,” that is, the federal government gets rid of them if they fail to make GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailynews.com/2021/09/26/older-workers-are-a-necessary-part-of-the-workforce-heres-what-companies-can-do-for-them/

SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS
— Wake up, America! Our liberty is threatened – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most since 2000 to destroy the following: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://newspress.com/wake-up-america-our-liberty-is-threatened/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The often-hidden leaders of cancel culture Woke movements, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, Green New Deal, LGBTQ, CRT and several other groups, all have one goal: Destroy American liberty and freedom under the pretext of making America better. We must urgently defend liberty and freedom because that is what made this the greatest country in the history of the world. The stated goals and superficial claims of these organizations appear laudable on their surface. They claim to want everyone to treat people of color fairly, to have a clean environment, to slow climate change, and to treat gays and lesbians with respect. Most Americans want these results. I certainly do, and everyone I know does. However, looking deeper into the background of these organizations and movements shows that they have ties to, and/or were originated by, Marxists and similar sympathizers. The well-documented Marxist strategy is to destroy existing cultures and governments by openly espousing benevolent sounding practices while secretly creating chaos and division to make the society collapse. Using this method, they are trying to take over America and install “utopian” laws and rulers. Accurate history shows this strategy always leads to dictatorial regimes that result in citizen misery. Proof of the Marxist underpinnings of these listed organizations would require pages of documentation, too long for this article. If you wish to research these assertions I suggest starting with the book “American Marxism” by Mark Levin. It’s a book that carefully investigates the issue, with hundreds of footnotes and references. Many other sources confirm this as well. Far too many good Americans take these shadowy leftist organizations lightly, saying “it can’t happen here.” Sadly, it can, and destruction of American values is further along than most people realize. The leftist inroads have been slowly happening for over 50 years, but now it has reached the climax point of rapid and potentially irreversible change. Wake Up! Look at the proposed changes in federal, state and local laws, which will result in government rule of everything we do. Individual freedom and liberty be damned! It is critically urgent for common sense Americans to get involved in all aspects of government: school boards, water districts, sanitation districts, city councils, county offices, state and federal offices. The extreme leftists are actively pursuing control of all these activities, and it is time for everyone with good judgment to stand firm in defending the wonderful American dream. All government activities are important, but local elementary and secondary school board control is the most critical. We must educate our children to accurately learn about American history, liberty, and freedom. The modern teaching of history is too often done using newly created theories about the past that replace the actual facts. Examples are The 1619 Project and critical race theory. These theories originate in far too many universities where “elite intellectuals” formulate curriculum based on the writings of Marxist leaning philosophers at other universities. These “intellectuals” seem to not understand the underlying Marxist plan and blindly join the trendy leftist Woke fad. These professors have been indoctrinating students studying to become elementary and secondary teachers. These new misinformed teachers then indoctrinate our kids! If you are doubtful, do some research and closely look at the erroneous curriculum our students are being fed. If our children are indoctrinated early, and then again in college, they will end up voting for leaders who will forever destroy free thinking, free speech, liberty and the importance of individual responsibility! Citizens must actively meet with school boards to demand that students get a solid basic education in English (traditional vocabulary, writing, reading, and speaking), math, science, and vocational training where appropriate! The poverty-stricken kids in too many schools desperately need this basic education to get out of that poverty cycle, but as of now, they too often don’t learn anything useful. However, they get the time wasting “Woke” indoctrination that teaches nothing useful for a successful life while reinforcing their poor self-image. They then hate themselves and others, and they hate America. Don’t allow teaching these students that they are victims. Instead, teach them, with an optimistic spirit, the basics that will give them the tools to succeed in life the same as everyone else. Teach them the true meaning of American values; freedom and justice for all. Do everything you can to get the families of students involved. Yes, families! Leftists want to destroy families as part of their goal to destroy our culture. Kids with strong family support perform well and the entire family unit benefits from their children’s successes. Kids given the good education they deserve will then be able to enjoy the wonders of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” — the American dream. They can then relish the feelings of self-worth that come from the accomplishments achieved by their own hard work. Success! They won’t be victims. They’ll be happy Americans. Wake up, America! Get active now to stop this destructive indoctrination!!)

DAYTONA BEACH NEWS JOURNAL
— Volusia County court administrator discriminated against former court interpreter – Patricio G. Balona (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I engaged in “protected activities,” namely, I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Because my Democrat superiors could not officially take adverse actions against me for engaging in those activities, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a “bad” employee to justify the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2021/09/22/feds-volusia-court-administrator-discriminated-against-interpreter/8340550002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Ms. Villalba engaged in protected activity, she suffered the adverse action of termination, her termination was casually related to her protected activity, and SJCC’s reasons for Ms. Villalba’s termination are pretext,” investigating DOJ attorneys wrote in their report.)

BARRON’S
— Progress in Promoting Women to Top Corporate Jobs Is Still Lacking – Reshma Kapadia (COMMENT: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/progress-in-promoting-women-to-top-corporate-jobs-is-still-lacking-according-to-this-study-heres-why-it-could-get-worse-51632522729

ALL BUSINESS
— How to Hire Employees for Potential, Not Just Past Experience – Don Shapiro (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are viewed as not having “potential:” 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.allbusiness.com/hire-for-potential-not-past-experience-150472-1.html

DAILY BREEZE
— Bill to banish bad cops from police work heads to governor’s desk. Opponents say the proposal is deeply flawed and potentially anti-law enforcement. – TONY SAAVEDRA (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I engaged in “protected activities,” namely, I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Because my Democrat superiors could not officially take adverse actions against me for engaging in those activities, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a “bad” employee to justify the adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/09/09/bill-to-banish-bad-cops-from-police-work-heads-to-governors-desk/

HAVANA TIMES
— Ortega Uses “Covid-19 Pretext” to Isolate Political Prisoners (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Because the following who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks could not officially take adverse actions against me for promoting the aforesaid planks, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a “bad” person justify the adverse actions that they have taken against me: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), c) leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Wheaton Park District (WPD), Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. So far, the aforesaid have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship, my WCC Government Affairs Committee membership, my MTRO webmaster service twice, my ICRC Steering Committee membership, and my AAPC MC board membership. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me. This year, they succeeded in getting Wheaton and WPD to stop me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republican could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://havanatimes.org/features/ortega-uses-covid-19-pretext-to-isolate-political-prisoners/