December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 17 shot, 1 fatally, in weekend violence across city. Chicago police said boy, 11, among those shot over holiday weekend
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11389415/
— Fauci reacts to Trump’s vaccine comments: ‘I hope he keeps it up’ Dr. Fauci discussed Biden’s COVID testing plan and warned omicron cases ‘likely will go much higher.’ – Emily Shapiro
https://abc7chicago.com/fauci-covid-trump-vaccine-omicron-variant-cases/11389665/

CBS2
— Man Assaulted, Car Stolen In The Loop
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/26/man-assaulted-car-stolen-the-loop/
— More Than 5,000 Flights Canceled Due To COVID Staff Shortages, Weather
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/26/more-than-5000-flights-canceled-due-to-covid-staff-shortages-weather/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats should support a qualified Black woman like Ald. Pat Dowell. Cook County Democratic Party committeepersons met behind closed doors earlier this month to choose a slate for statewide and local races. – Laura Washington
(COMMENT: According to Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, and pollsters, the Republican Party should recruit candidates who are as many of the following as possible: minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, Trump-hater, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been America for a long time. Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, and pollsters want Republican candidates to lose.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/26/22852234/ald-pat-dowell-illinois-secretary-of-state-black-women-matter-column-laura-washington

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats’ ticket for 2022 is mostly set; GOP’s is uncertain – Jim Dey
(COMMENT: According to Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, and pollsters, the Republican Party should recruit candidates who are as many of the following as possible: minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, Trump-hater, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been America for a long time. Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO political consultants,  major donors, fundraisers, and pollsters want Republican candidates to lose.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-democrats-ticket-for-2022-is-mostly-set-gops-is-uncertain/article_be6193c9-27a8-5ffb-ac41-3acbc3dd2bce.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: National Republicans are expecting a strong off-year election, thanks to Democratic President Joe Biden’s sagging poll numbers. But Illinois remains a solid blue state, where Democrats hold the governor’s office, both U.S. Senate seats, supermajorities in the state House and Senate and a majority on the Illinois Supreme Court. At the same time, Democrats drew a favorable (to them) congressional map, one they expect guarantees victory in 14 of the state’s 17 U.S. House districts. Plus, Democrats have unlimited funds, thanks to multibillionaire Pritzker’s use of his personal fortune to fund party activities and candidates. Facing formidable opposition, what’s the GOP to do? So far, it has four official candidates for governor — lawyer and former Illinois Senate member Paul Schimpf, businessmen Gary Rabine and Jesse Sullivan, and state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia. It has one candidate for secretary of state, state Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington. Other than that, no credible candidate has stepped forward to seek the nominations for state treasurer, comptroller or attorney general. . .Some Republicans may yearn for an all-powerful kingmaker with a bundle of cash to spend on a slate of candidates. But the notion that Republican voters are waiting to hear from Griffin as to whom they’ll nominate is a stretch. Slate-making has a long history in the Democratic Party, particularly in Cook County. But former GOP state party Chairman Pat Brady said “the reality is that Republicans do not have a history as a slate-making party.” “We don’t slate” candidates, said Pat Brady, who is supporting Rabine for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. That, of course, does not mean that the GOP’s four gubernatorial candidates won’t seek Griffin’s backing. Bailey already has been quoted as to why Griffin should back him, and the others can be expected to do the same — either in public or private. Griffin’s endorsement will be worth a lot to the favored Republican, perhaps more in the general election than in the primary where four candidates will divide the vote.)
— Answers needed as Illinois’ Jenny Thornley affair continues. – Mark Glennon
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/mark-glennon-answers-needed-as-illinois-jenny-thornley-affair-continues/article_3e211c44-da71-5842-b020-8ac0a0266671.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 1619 Project author says she doesn’t understand why parents should have a say in school curriculum – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/1619-project-author-says-she-doesnt-understand-why-parents-should-have-a-say-in-school-curriculum

NEW YORK POST
— In practice, ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ boils down to leftist dogma, including hatred of Israel – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/12/26/dei-boils-down-to-leftist-dogma-including-hatred-of-israel/

BREITBART
— Hannah-Jones: Parents Shouldn’t Decide what’s Being Taught In Schools — ‘Leave That to the Educators’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/26/hannah-jones-parents-shouldnt-decide-whats-being-taught-in-schools-leave-that-to-the-educators/
— Nikole Hannah-Jones: ‘We Are Going into a Dark Age of Repression and Suppression of the Truth’ by Banning CRT – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/26/nikole-hannah-jones-we-are-going-into-a-dark-age-of-repression-and-suppression-of-the-truth-by-banning-crt/
— At Least 18 Shot Christmas Eve into Sunday Morning in Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/26/at-least-18-shot-christmas-eve-into-sunday-morning-lightfoots-chicago/

BLAZE
— ‘1619 Project’ creator says parents shouldn’t decide what’s being taught to their children in school – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/1619-project-school-curriculum-parents

DAILY CALLER
— ‘1619 Project’ Founder Nikole Hannah-Jones Admits She’s Not A ‘Professional Educator’ Despite Being A College Faculty Member – SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/26/nikole-hannah-jones-howard-college-critical-race-theory-professional-educator/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘1619 Project’ Creator: ‘I Don’t Really Understand This Idea That Parents Should Decide’ What’s ‘Taught’ In Schools
https://www.dailywire.com/news/1619-project-creator-i-dont-really-understand-this-idea-that-parents-should-decide-whats-taught-in-schools

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Nikole Hannah-Jones: “Professional Educators,” Not Parents, Are Experts In What Children Should Be Taught – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/26/nikole_hannah-jones_professional_educators_not_parents_are_experts_in_what_children_should_be_taught.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Nikole Hannah-Jones: Parents Shouldn’t Decide What’s Being Taught in Schools – ISAAC SCHORR
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nikole-hannah-jones-parents-shouldnt-decide-whats-being-taught-in-schools/

TOWNHALL
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Says She Doesn’t Understand Why ‘Parents Should Decide What’s Being Taught’ in Schools – Landon Mion
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/landonmion/2021/12/26/nikole-hannahjones-says-she-doesnt-understand-why-parents-should-decide-whats-being-taught-in-schools-n2601080

MRC TV
— Nikole Hannah-Jones: I Don’t Understand This Idea That Parents Should Decide What Is Taught – Kevin Tober
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/nikole-hannah-jones-i-dont-understand-idea-parents-should-decide-what-taught

NEWSMAX
— Stephen Miller: No President Lost Public’s Confidence Faster Than Biden – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/stephen-miller-biden-trump/2021/12/26/id/1050002/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nikole Hannah-Jones: I Don’t Understand This Idea That Parents Should Decide What Is Taught – Kevin Tober
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2021/12/26/nikole-hannah-jones-i-dont-understand-idea-parents-should-decide

CNN
— ‘Almost mandatory’: Why GOP candidates are embracing Trump’s election lie to win
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/12/26/gop-candidates-trump-election-lie-mattingly-herndon-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

GUARDIAN
— Young people from poorer homes twice as likely to quit job since pandemic. New report says the effect will further widen the pay gap between those from rich and poorer backgrounds and damage social mobility. – Toby Helm
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/26/young-people-from-poorer-homes-twice-as-likely-to-quit-job-since-pandemic

December 26 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD

— State’s Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutor – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211225/editorial-states-attorney-foxx-our-non-prosecuting-prosecutor

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats promote Kwanzaa.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/26/22824837/kwanzaa-meaning-african-diaspora-black-americans-frank-dobson-op-ed-the-conversation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Flooding in Cicero has become a blame game between town officials, BNSF Railway and residents. Proposed legislation aims to bring relief. – PAIGE FRY
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the many hundreds of hours and the many thousands of dollars that homeowners in my subdivision have had to spend since the 1980s to mitigate damages from storm water from land uphill to the east, southeast, and south of the subdivision.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cicero-flooding-legislation-lawsuit-20211224-cianvi7wnnb5djnxj54psspabu-story.html
— My basement is a hoarder. My garage is, too. I think they’re both in denial. – JERRY DAVICH
(COMMENT: This year, my wife and I have finally started to clear out our basement. Going through my documents stored there have reminded me of the many adverse actions that the following have been taken me a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, d) past and present conservative and religious leaders, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, g) those who I have sued, h) my Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office superiors, i) etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-saving-stuff-versus-hoarding-junk-st-1222-20211221-s7fm7ebw2zbzlkzzqlyyyv5pk4-story.html

JOHN KASS
— DECEMBER 10, 2021 FLASHBACK: What is citizenship?
https://johnkassnews.com/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-what-is-citizenship/

FOX NEWS
— Rooftop Revelations: Pastor Brooks spends Christmas on a Chicago rooftop, reminds everyone you can bounce back. – Eli Steele
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I never bounced back up from my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They stress that I never got a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rooftop-revelationsrooftop-revelations-pastor-brooks-spends-christmas-on-a-chicago-rooftop-reminds-everyone-you-can-bounce-back

FOX BUSINESS
— MARCH 6, 2016 FLASHBACK: The High Cost of Keeping Up With the Joneses – Holly Johnson
(COMMENT: Who are “the Joneses.” Are the Joneses those who share your demographics: race, gender, age group, health, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, children, religion, national origin, education, professional certifications/licenses, liberal/moderate/conservative status, political affiliation, length of time your/their ancestors have been in America, how much education and money your/their parents had, etc.?)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/the-high-cost-of-keeping-up-with-the-joneses

AMERICAN THINKER
— Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Result in Anti-Semitism – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/diversity_equity_and_inclusion_result_in_antisemitism.html
— California taxpayers will cough up almost $8 million for Marin County schools – Andrea Widburg
(COMMENT: How much money is your school district getting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are 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.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/california_taxpayers_will_cough_up_almost_8_million_for_marin_county_schools.html

DAILY WIRE
— Harris Raises Eyebrows With Who She Turned To For Bad Ratings Fix; Hints She’s A Victim Of Racism, Sexism – Ryan Saavedra
(COMMENT: Of course, my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my coworkers and subordinates who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, etc. that I caused all their problems.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/harris-raises-eyebrows-with-who-she-turned-to-for-bad-ratings-fix-hints-shes-a-victim-of-racism-sexism-report

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Ripped By DuPage County GOP Commissioner DiCianni After Mall Shooting – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/26/chicago-states-attorney-kim-foxx-ripped-by-dupage-county-gop-commissioner-after-mall-shooting-n1544533

NEWS BUSTERS
— Tensions In Silicon Valley Killed The Internet Association – Autumn Johnson
(COMMENT: I should write books about TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/12/25/tensions-silicon-valley-killed-internet-association

POST MILLENNIAL
— Teacher taunts parents with a Dr. Seuss parody, calls them ‘bigots’ for removing ‘pornographic’ books from Texas schools – Nick Monroe
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I would focus on those who have their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/teacher-parents-bigotry-pornographic-books-texas-schools

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Take Race Off the Table’—Bob Woodson on the Power of Grassroots Leaders to Rescue America from Moral and Spiritual Freefall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/take-race-off-the-table-bob-woodson-on-the-power-of-grassroots-leaders-to-rescue-america-from-moral-and-spiritual-freefall_4177547.html

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against 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.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/26/black-activists-charge-genocide-united-states-systemic-racism-526045

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Millennial Money: Now is the time to build your credit. – COLIN BERESFORD
(COMMENT: What was your first loan and what helped you get it? My first loan was for $3,000 in October of 1971 when I was 23 years old to buy a new 1972 Corvette. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE had been stolen in August of that year and I had gotten a $2,500 settlement. I had worked for IRS for the previous 4 months. I had worked part-time for Firestone Stores for the previous 7 months and full-time for the 6 months before that. I had graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in August of 1970. I had paid cash for a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. I was living with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. I was no longer subject to the draft.)
https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-c858438ec038c625fd9091b033a26e92

CNN
— January 6 committee ramps up efforts to uncover funding behind Capitol riot – Katelyn Polantz and Mary Kay Mallonee
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the most disgusting operatives and the most disgusting dupes who work for my critics/opponents. I would focus on those disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes a) who stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) who gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) who ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) who ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) who ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) who ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and i) who ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/politics/taylor-budowich-trump-spokesman-jan-6-committee/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Record number of migrant children taken into U.S. shelters in 2021. The Department of Health and Human Services’ shelter system received 122,000 migrant children who were taken into U.S. custody without their parents in fiscal year 2021, an all-time high, according to new government figures obtained by CBS News. – Camilo Montoya-Galvez
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/record-number-of-migrant-children-taken-into-us-shelters-in-2021/

ABC NEWS
— China studied the collapse of the Soviet Union and learned three lessons to avoid a similar fate – Rebecca Armitage (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Communist China dominates America.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-26/ussr-collapsed-30-years-ago-china-tries-to-avoid-same-fate/100705112

NEW YORK TIMES
— New Books Update Our Thinking About Cruelty – Jennifer Szalai
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest bullies in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued. I would focus on those who stopped me this year from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who got downtown Wheaton to promote LGBTQ big time last year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/books/cruelty-is-point-adam-serwer.html

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Reforms to protect most vulnerable people sought – COLLEEN HEILD
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, those who are the following are “most vulnerable” and most need protection from Republicans. minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, renters, non-patriotic people, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who are in America illegally, etc.)
https://www.abqjournal.com/2456664/reforms-to-protect-most-vulnerable-people-sought-ex-panel-appointed.html

BLOOMBERG
— Roger Stone Seeks Dismissal of Riot Suit Filed by Capitol Cops – Erik Larson
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the most disgusting operatives and the most disgusting dupes who work for my critics/opponents. I would focus on those disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes a) who stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) who gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) who ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) who ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) who ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) who ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and i) who ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-23/roger-stone-seeks-dismissal-of-riot-suit-filed-by-capitol-cops
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican political operative Roger Stone asked a judge to throw out a suit filed against him by eight Capitol Police officers who allege he is liable for helping trigger the Jan. 6 riot by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters. . .“Roger Stone is a political advocate who is being grouped together with other defendants with whom he has no relationship, by the political forces supporting plaintiffs,” Stone’s lawyer, Robert Buschel, said in the filing. “He is the personification of the First Amendment running, not walking.”)

INC.
— Failure Isn’t Half as Bad as Not Learning From It – CAREY SMITH
(COMMENT: I should ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what I should have learned from their success in a) stopping me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, c) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, i) ending my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, j) ending my GAO employment in 1997, k) etc.)
https://www.inc.com/magazine/202112/carey-smith/failure-lessons-entrepreneurship-fundraising-venture-capital.html

FAST COMPANY
— 5 ways to respond when your performance review makes no sense. With year-end reviews underway, here’s what to do—and what not to do—if you think your boss is wrong. – DEBORAH GRAYSON RIEGEL
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors used the subjectivity in performance reviews a) to promote those who shared their demographics and b) to get rid of those who did not share their demographics.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90703506/5-ways-to-respond-when-your-performance-review-makes-no-sense

GO BANKING RATES
— Lifestyle Inflation Can Make You Broke (Even With a High Income) — How To Not Fall Into the Trap – Jami Farkas
(COMMENT: My wife and I have always tried to live on just one of our incomes, granted, on whichever income was the highest. We have always kept close track of our income and expenses. We have always put the maximums into tax-deferred savings accounts. Living on just one of our incomes became much more difficult when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. That cut my income by 59%/year. Living on just one of our incomes became impossible when my wife retired. Ever-increasingly, we are spending more than my Civil Service Retirement System pension and our Social Security, and ever-increasingly, we have to spend down our retirement savings.)
https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/financial-planning/lifestyle-inflation-can-make-you-broke-even-with-high-income-how-to-not-fall-into-trap/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Make a Budget. Now that you know exactly what you must spend each month, figure out how you’ll spend the leftover. That’s necessary to break the cycle of lifestyle inflation, said Jennifer Stein, a certified financial planner and director of client engagement at Priebe Wealth. “To escape this, look at the income you’re making, the bills you have, and what is left over,” Stein said. “Then determine how much you will save and make this your priority. Pay yourself first. After you’ve saved, you can use some of the extra disposable income for things you enjoy and can afford, whether it’s an extra vacation throughout the year or fancy date nights in the city.”)

December 25 Evening Edition

ABC7

— New laws 2022: Illinois laws that take effect January 1
https://abc7chicago.com/new-illinois-laws-2022-in-il-starting-january-1/11386800/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands line up for Christmas Day ‘jingle jabs’ of COVID vaccine amid omicron surge – DANICA KIRKA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-jingle-jabs-covid-vaccine-20211225-fx5sff5lpfgnrmd47bxbehrpvu-story.html
— FEBRUARY 14, 2019 FLASHBACK: Wanted: Public servants for thankless jobs. OK, who’s in? – CHRISTOPHER BORRELLI  
(COMMENT: I should write a book about thankless jobs.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-public-service-education-jobs-0213-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Oak Brook police, DuPage state’s attorney issue call for witnesses to Oakbrook Center shooting – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211225/oak-brook-police-dupage-states-attorney-issue-call-for-witnesses-to-oakbrook-center-shooting

KHMO
— Sen. Tracy Says Min Wage Hike Among New Illinois Laws January 1
https://khmoradio.com/sen-tracy-says-min-wage-hike-among-new-illinois-laws-january-1/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump wins hypothetical 2024 rematch with Biden: Poll – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/24/trump-wins-hypothetical-2024-rematch-biden-poll/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago-area DA Kim Foxx ripped by DiCianni after Oak Brook mall shooting. Foxx is accused of failing to crack down on violent crime in Cook County, with the result being more safety concerns in surrounding communities. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-kim-foxx-illinois-republican-oak-brook-mall-shooting-dupage

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fake Indians: All of a sudden, American Indian population has surged 86.5%, Census shows – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/liz_warren_nods_suddenly_the_american_indian_population_has_surged_865.html
— In America’s violent cities, is self-defense the last civil right? – Nadra Enzi
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/in_americas_violent_cities_is_selfdefense_the_last_civil_right.html
— The Evangelical Lutheran Church’s first transgender bishop is being booted – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/the_evangelical_lutheran_churchs_first_transgender_bishop_is_being_booted.html

BREITBART
— 12 Shot Thursday Alone in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/25/12-shot-thursday-alone-mayor-lightfoots-chicago/

NEWSMAX
— Where Conservatives Should Spend Their Money – Michael Reagan
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/conservatives-spending-companies/2021/12/23/id/1049800/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Franklin Graham: Satan has been trying to destroy Christmas for 2,000 years – Anugrah Kumar
https://www.christianpost.com/us/franklin-graham-satan-trying-to-kill-christmas-for-2000-years.html

DAILY WIRE
— Young Men Are More Likely Than Ever To Stay Jobless, Remain At Parents’ Homes – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.dailywire.com/news/young-men-are-more-likely-than-ever-to-stay-jobless-remain-at-parents-homes

HOT AIR
— Deplatform white parents – ALESSA DOMINGUEZ
(COMMENT: The following should be leading the fight against CRT: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/2021/12/24/deplatform-white-parents-n437558

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Minn school board unanimously votes to pay non-white teachers more, segregate staff – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/24/minn-school-board-unanimously-votes-to-pay-non-white-teachers-more-segregate-staff-1180072/

NTD
— Virginia Parents Sue School District Over CRT Curriculum – Tom Ozimek
(COMMENT: The following should be leading the fight against CRT: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.ntd.com/virginia-parents-sue-school-district-over-crt-curriculum_718969.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Parents in Virginia have sued Albemarle County School Board over so-called “anti-racist” curriculum materials that they allege are indoctrinating their children with the tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) that are actually racist at their core. The plaintiffs, nine parents and their children, filed the complaint (pdf) in Albemarle County Circuit Court on Dec. 22 with the help of attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a legal nonprofit. ADF said in a statement that the parents had filed suit against the school board for “enacting discriminatory policies and indoctrinating students in radical ideology,” violating students’ civil rights by treating them differently based on race. “Our clients believe that every person is made in the image of God, deserves respect, and therefore, should not be punished or rewarded for something over which they have no control,” ADF Senior Counsel Kate Anderson said in a statement. “Public schools have no right to demean students because of their race, ethnicity, or religion.”)

GUARDIAN
— US farms made $200m via human smuggling and labor trafficking operation. Two dozen conspirators forced workers to pay fees for travel and housing while forcing them to work for little to no pay – Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/25/us-farms-made-200m-human-smuggling-labor-trafficking-operation

December 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— Lakeview Pantry, a nonprofit striving to meet the community’s diverse needs during the pandemic. “Queer in the Time of COVID” is a counseling group where queer people can speak and reflect on challenges they have experienced throughout the pandemic. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/24/22848145/lakeview-pantry-lgbtq-counseling-trans-lives-community-chicago-editorial

NPR ILLINOIS
— Ex-President Trump pushes back on anti-vaccine talking points – Tamara Keith
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-24/ex-president-trump-pushes-back-on-anti-vaccine-talking-points

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Russian court fines Google nearly $100M over content – AP
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to fine me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/24/russian-court-fines-google-nearly-100m-over-conten/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Festivus: Rand Paul fishes up the worst in government waste on Joe Biden’s watch – Monica Showalter
(COMMENT: GAO audits the federal government. I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of the federal government the most. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors and on my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staff members, and their political consultants. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Level, currently $102,188-$132,845/year. I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for 8 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 7 years. In addition, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Level, currently $85,935-$97,395/year.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/rand_paul_fishes_up_the_worst_in_government_waste_on_joe_bidens_watch_in_his_annual_festivus_report.html
— We’ll Have a Red Christmas with China – Vic Hughes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/well_have_a_red_christmas_with_china.html

BREITBART
— Virginia Parents Sue School Board for Teaching ‘Children to Affirmatively Discriminate Based on Race’ – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/virginia-parents-sue-school-board-for-teaching-children-to-affirmatively-discriminate-based-on-race/
— Pete Buttigieg Rubs It in: Kamala Harris’s Thankless Portfolio Means She Never Gets Credit for Anything – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/pete-buttigieg-rubs-it-in-kamala-harriss-thankless-portfolio-means-she-never-gets-credit-anything/
— Rep. Ralph Norman: Biden Administration ‘at War with All Faith-Based Agencies’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/rep-ralph-norman-biden-administration-war-all-faith-based-agencies/

DAILY CALLER
— How Activists Are Hardwiring ‘Race Marxism’ Into The Medical Field – LAUREL DUGGAN
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon will the more of the following that you are, the worse medical care that you will get if you are NOT: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, Trump-hater, Democrat, RINO, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, citizen of a foreign country, non-Italian American, non-German American, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/24/race-marxism-medicine/

NEW AMERICAN
— Russia Slaps Google, Facebook with Game-changing Million-dollar Fines – Luis Miguel
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to fine me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://thenewamerican.com/russia-slaps-google-facebook-with-game-changing-million-dollar-fines/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The American Tradition of Personal Responsibility – Dennis Prager
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents, Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, and Crete-Monee High School promoted personal responsibility. The aforesaid motivated me to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/the-american-tradition-personal-responsibility

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Racist’ Teddy Roosevelt statue removed from NYC museum – Sierra Marlee
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/24/racist-teddy-roosevelt-statue-erased-from-nyc-museum-of-natural-history-1179953/
— BuzzFeed calls to ‘Deplatform White Parents’, blames press for legitimizing criticism of CRT – Vivek Saxena
(COMMENT: The following should be leading the fight against CRT: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/24/buzzfeed-calls-to-deplatform-white-parents-blames-press-for-legitimizing-criticism-of-crt-1180017/

YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— The 12 days of Christmas in the Democrats’ America – Johnny Hammock
https://yellowhammernews.com/the-12-days-of-christmas-in-the-democrats-america/

THE BL
— Major companies faced allegations of discrimination against whites in hiring and training policies – Andrés Vacca
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://thebl.com/us-news/major-companies-faced-allegations-of-discrimination-against-whites-in-hiring-and-training-policies.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many major U.S. firms such as Coca Cola, McDonald’s, Disney, American Express, Bank of America, Lowe’s, and Pfizer faced many complaints during 2021 accusing them of forcing their employees to receive training on issues associated with leftist ideologies such as “Critical Race Theory” and gender policies. There have even been allegations of a preference for hiring black people as a policy of some firms. Major U.S.-based companies had faced legal issues when many whistleblowers revealed that over the past year, they had been forced to undergo training on, among other issues, the highly controversial Critical Race Theory (CRT). As its name indicates, it is just a theory, that is to say, that it is not something proven, and it is also wholly loaded with a strong leftist ideology. In short, these companies have been forcing their employees to receive a kind of leftist indoctrination to keep their jobs, according to the allegations. One of the issues they sought to “teach” to the employees is to know how to differentiate the supposedly “marginalized” personnel within the organization and place them above the “privileged” personnel; this is a typical analysis of the Marxist theory of organizations where they always seek to fragment and divide between oppressors and oppressed, victims and victimizers. This ends up generating controversy, instability, and suspicion among co-workers. In addition, much emphasis was placed on the issue of “decolonizing” the minds of workers and combating aspects of a supposed “white supremacist culture,” such as perfectionism, individualism, and objectivity. These ideas have their theoretical foundation in CRT, a framework that involves deconstructing aspects of current society to uncover alleged systemic racism beneath the surface. In this regard, current and former American Express employees told Fox News in a series of interviews that the imposition of this indoctrination began after the assassination of George Floyd in May 2020, but that the “awakening” training came to light in 2021. In February 2021, McDonald’s announced that hiring too many white men would cause senior executives who did so to lose bonuses, now prioritizing women and “historically underrepresented groups” for top corporate positions. An article published by HumanEvents.com writer Celine Ryan questioned this system and called it “McQuotas.” “But even those who place value on the concepts of ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ have repeatedly pointed out that these types of hiring quotas are misguided at best, and empty performances at worst, with unintended negative consequences,” Ryan wrote. The multinational effectively increased the percentages of employees it now prioritizes when hiring, without parameters such as demographic proportionality in each country. According to Fox News, Coca-Cola also generated a strong reaction when it was discovered that in its employee training instructions, it included a rule that participants “try to be less white” in their behavior. In March, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Chris Rufo revealed whistleblower documents from the Walt Disney Company’s “Reimagine Tomorrow” diversity and inclusion program. The program includes multiple “anti-racism” training modules. This type of training usually results in what is called “affirmative action,” where the supposed “oppressors” end up becoming the oppressed because of accusations that are not necessarily true.)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Millions More People Claiming To Be Native American In Past Decade, According to Census Data. “The Native American population in the U.S. grew by a staggering 86.5% between 2010 and 2020, according to the latest U.S. Census – a rate demographers say is impossible to achieve without immigration…. Instead, individuals who previously identified as white are now claiming to be Native American.” – William A. Jacobson
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you officially get preference: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, Trump-hater, Democrat, RINO, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, citizen of a foreign country, non-Italian American, non-German American, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/millions-more-people-claiming-to-be-native-american-in-past-decade-according-to-census-data/

THE HILL
— For America’s future population, how much is too much? – JOSEPH CHAMIE
(COMMENT: Democrats want to flood America with immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want to flood America with immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/587086-for-americas-future-population-how-much-is-too-much
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While some have called for a U.S. population of one billion and many continue to push for an ever-increasing national population without specifying an upper limit, others are recommending a gradual stabilization of America’s population. America currently has 333 million citizens: triple the number from a century ago. The U.S. population is currently the world’s third-largest after China at 1.44 billion and India at 1.39 billion. Although the U.S. population is expected to increase to 400 million around mid-century, Nigeria is projected to overtake it by that time. In addition, Nigeria is expected to remain third throughout the 21st century, with America being in fourth place followed closely by Pakistan. Basically, there are two ways for America to increase its population size. One is through higher fertility rates that would result in substantially more births than deaths. The second is to increase the current levels of immigration to the U.S.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Who stands to gain most from Harvard’s SAT-optional policy? – Megan McArdle
(COMMENT: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, the following universities admitted me because they could not find a qualified minority, qualified woman, and/or qualified veteran to admit: UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. The following helped get me admitted: completion of college preparatory courses in high school, graduating in the upper 20% of my high school class, getting a 24 on the ACT, earning a bachelors degrees from NIU in 1970, and earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/24/who-stands-gain-most-harvards-sat-optional-policy-harvard-admissions-officials/
— COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being “too conservative.” I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-dole-dead/2021/12/05/3b90ed00-0e55-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Dole was often critical of the Republican Party after leaving office, telling audiences that it had become too conservative, with far-right positions that recalled those of his former rival Patrick J. Buchanan.)

NEW YORK SUN
— Holiday Optimism: Conservative Values Will Defeat Biden’s Woke Leftist Drive – LAWRENCE KUDLOW
(COMMENT: The following should be leading the fight against wokeism: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.nysun.com/national/holiday-optimism-conservative-values-will-defeat/91847/

CBS ATLANTA
— ‘This is a bad look’: No background check for Georgia political candidates – RACHEL POLANSKY, LINDSEY BASYE
(COMMENT: Candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in Illinois should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) CRT, b) 1619, c) BLM, d) reparations, e) LGBTQ, f) dependency on government, g) dependency on charity, h) abortion, i) mass/illegal immigration, j) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, k) more gun controls, l) patronage, m) political affiliation discrimination, n) reverse discrimination, and o) age discrimination?)
https://www.cbs46.com/investigations/this-is-a-bad-look-no-background-check-for-georgia-political-candidates/article_4b770272-62a0-11ec-ad5f-974fb4b5f6e6.html

MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL
— Who’s running in the Shelby County 2022 election? Find out here. – Katherine Burgess
(COMMENT: What offices will be on the June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Who are the announced candidates for those offices? For Illinois federal, statewide, and judicial offices, the aforesaid should be listed on the Illinois Republican Party website. For your county, the aforesaid should be listed on your Republican county party organization website. For your township/ward, the aforesaid should be listed on your Republican township/ward party organization website.)
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2021/12/21/whos-running-shelby-county-2022-election-find-out-here/8915892002/

FORBES
— 5 Questions To Ask To Assess A Company’s Commitment To Racial Equity – Janice Gassam Asare
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will no longer hire those who are the following and that they are getting rid of their employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2021/12/24/5-questions-to-ask-to-assess-a-companys-commitment-to-racial-equity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. What is currently being done to ensure that people of all racial backgrounds have an equal chance of being hired?. . .2. Are you assessing a candidate’s commitment to racial equity during the hiring process?. . .3. Is there diversity amongst your company’s leadership?. . .4. What tangible efforts have been made to support racialized employees?. . .5. What accountability systems are currently in place?)
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that non-criminals have and unfair advantage over criminals.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2021/12/24/how-the-untapped-workforce-can-help-you-survive-the-great-resignation/

INC.
— Warren Buffett Says Integrity Is the Top Trait to Look for in a Job Candidate. – MARCEL SCHWANTES
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, the top trait to look for is blind loyalty. Disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes who work for my critics/opponents demonstrate blind loyalty big time. This year, they rudely stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They rudely ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011. They rudely ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They rudely ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They rudely almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. They rudely ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and their most disgusting and rudest operatives and dupes.)
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/warren-buffett-integrity-interview-questions-leaders.html

NEWSWEEK
— Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s Carjacking Terror—’I Begged Them Not to Shoot Us’ – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-lawmaker-kimberly-lightford-recalls-terror-carjacking-1663110

PBS
— Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines – AP
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to fine me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-court-slaps-google-meta-with-massive-fines

December 24 Evening Edition

NBC5

— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Cook County Vax Proof, Highest Daily Case Rise of Pandemic
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-cook-county-vaccine-proof-highest-single-day-cases-of-pandemic/2715050/

WGN9
— Long lines continue for Covid testing in Chicago area – Rob Sneed
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/long-lines-continue-for-covid-testing-in-chicago-area/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘It doesn’t scare me away’: Oakbrook Center’s Christmas Eve shoppers unfazed after Thursday shooting that left 4 people injured – JOHN KEILMAN and ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-oakbrook-center-mall-shooting-stores-open-christmas-eve-20211224-boauuwvwdbgw5n7nbnzacufo6a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Board is right on one point: Expand consolidation opportunities statewide – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211221/editorial-board-is-right-on-one-point-expand-consolidation-opportunities-statewide
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211224/editorial-a-christmas-eve-wish-for-love-and-peace

HERALD & REVIEW
— Trump says ‘the vaccine works,’ but Republicans are weary
https://herald-review.com/trump-says-the-vaccine-works-but-republicans-are-weary/video_261c426c-47d8-51c4-b0f2-c4e6580cf0a6.html

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois suffering from “Brain Drain” analyst says – Kevin Bessler
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/granite-city-news/illinois-suffering-from-brain-drain-analyst-says/article_2c51a182-633a-11ec-a90e-cf1713aedc74.html

EBONY TILLMAN
— Civic group calls Lightfoot mandate mean-spirited and unconstitutional
https://medium.com/@ebonytillmanpr/civic-group-calls-lightfoot-mandate-mean-spirited-and-unconstitutional-4ade37ea8fc4

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump spars with conservative host Candace Owens over vaccines, receives praise from White House – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/24/trump-spars-conservative-host-candace-owens-over-v/
— Progressive prosecutors under fire for crime surge in cities – Emily Zantow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/22/progressive-prosecutors-under-fire-crime-surge-cit/

NEW YORK POST
— Texas parents outraged after brazen teacher calls them ‘bigots’ in Dr. Seuss-style poem – Tyler O’Neil
https://nypost.com/2021/12/24/parents-outraged-after-brazen-teacher-calls-them-bigots-in-dr-seuss-style-poem/
— Harris tells allies her race and gender impact her media coverage – Joshua Rhett Miller
https://nypost.com/2021/12/23/kamala-harris-tells-allies-her-race-and-gender-impact-media-coverage/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why the Democrats are losing Latino support – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/why_the_democrats_are_losing_latino_support.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The End Of America’s Cities. San Francisco’s mayor may hint at a return to law and order, but real overhaul toward a peaceful city life is a long way off. – KATYA SEDGWICK
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/urbs/the-end-of-americas-cities/

BREITBART
— Democrat Calls Out Kamala Harris for Mishandling Border: ‘Doesn’t Look Like She’s Very Interested’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/democrat-calls-out-kamala-harris-for-mishandling-border-doesnt-look-like-shes-very-interested/

BLAZE
— Kamala Harris complains to allies that media coverage of her would be better if she were white and male – LEON WOLF
(COMMENT: I have always been a conservative Republican. Given that, how would my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have treated me since 1948 if I had been a minority, a female, born more recently, LGBTQ, a veteran, Trump-hater, moderate, liberal and/or if I had not been baptized, raised, or confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, if I was not 100% German American, if my ancestors had not been in America since 1844, if I had not lived in Crete 1948-1972, if I had not lived in Wheaton since 1978, if I had not been a federal employee for almost 30 years, if I had not been a federal retiree since 1997, if I had not been married since 1978, etc.?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/report-kamala-harris-complains-to-allies-that-media-coverage-of-her-would-be-better-if-she-were-white-and-male

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Every County Is A Border County’: Suspected Illegal Alien With Alleged Mexican Cartel Ties Arrested In Culpeper, Virginia – Tim Meads
https://www.dailywire.com/news/every-county-is-a-border-county-suspected-illegal-alien-with-alleged-mexican-cartel-ties-arrested-in-culpeper-virginia

NEWSMAX
— Biden Leaving ‘Large Areas’ of Border ‘Unmonitored’ – Ex-CBP Chief Mark A. Morgan
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/newsmaxtv-cbp-immigration-biden/2021/12/23/id/1049832/

NEW AMERICAN
— Satanist Group Mocks Christmas with Display at Illinois State Capitol — but Not Without Protest – James Murphy
https://thenewamerican.com/satanist-group-mocks-christmas-with-display-at-illinois-state-capitol-but-not-without-protest/

EPOCH TIMES
— Lone Illinois School District (rural Hutsonville) Wages Fight Against State’s Mask Mandate – Cara Ding
https://www.theepochtimes.com/lone-illinois-school-district-wages-fight-against-states-mask-mandate_4170425.html

CNN
— Donald Trump’s influence is fading – Michael D’Antonio
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/opinions/state-of-trump-influence-fading-dantonio/index.html

PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.inquirer.com/life/fulton-county-library-funding-lgbtq-20211224.html

GUARDIAN
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Black Americans continue to see higher jobless rate despite market recovery – Lauren Aratani
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/24/black-americans-jobless-rate-job-market

December 24 Morning Edition

NBC5

— Some Cook County Communities Push Back Against Proof-of-Vax Requirements
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/some-cook-county-communities-push-back-against-proof-of-vax-requirements/2714672/
— Police Still Searching for Suspected Gunman After Shootout at Oakbrook Center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-still-searching-for-suspected-gunman-after-shootout-at-oakbrook-center/2715024/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oakbrook Center shopping mall will be open for business today with ‘significant police presence’ following Thursday shooting that injured 4 – JOHN KEILMAN, ROSEMARY SOBOL and ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-oakbrook-center-mall-shooting-stores-open-christmas-eve-20211224-boauuwvwdbgw5n7nbnzacufo6a-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Bail set at $500,000 for West Chicago man accused of trying to suffocate his mother – Kayleigh Padar
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211223/bail-set-at-500000-for-west-chicago-man-accused-of-trying-to-suffocate-his-mother

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Villa Park man charged in connection with Wheaton home invasion
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2021/12/23/villa-park-man-charged-in-connection-with-wheaton-home-invasion/

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— 2 Men Found Shot To Death In Parked Car: Chicago Heights Police. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed both men may have been targeted. – Eileen O’Gorman
(COMMENT: What are your connections with Chicago Heights? My father, my brother, and I were born in Chicago Heights. My mother and father died in Chicago Heights. My father worked in Chicago Heights 1941-1969. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1973. I bought new cars in Chicago Heights in 1968, 1971, and 1973.)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/2-men-found-shot-death-parked-car-chicago-heights-police

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOSES RESIDENT EVERY 4 MINUTES, 18 SECONDS: LIKE SPRINGFIELD VANISHING EACH YEAR – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-resident-every-4-minutes-18-seconds-like-springfield-vanishing-each-year/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Rand Paul airs grievances over wasteful spending – Haris Alic
(COMMENT: GAO audits the federal government. I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of the federal government the most. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors and on my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staff members, and their political consultants. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Level, currently $102,188-$132,845/year. I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for 8 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 7 years. In addition, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Level, currently $85,935-$97,395/year.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/23/festivus-sen-rand-paul-airs-grievances-over-federa/

FOX NEWS
— Virginia school district ‘indoctrinating’ kids with critical race theory, parents claim in lawsuit. School district’s ‘anti-racist’ policy claimed that the ‘denial of white privilege’ constitutes ‘passive racism’ – Tyler O’Neil
(COMMENT: How strongly are the students in your school district being indoctrinated in CRT?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-school-district-indoctrinating-critical-race-theory-parents-lawsuit
— ‘Hannity’ on Biden avoiding taking blame
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to take blame for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/hannity-on-biden-avoiding-taking-blame
— 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones argues journalists are too neutral. New York Times journalist accuses reporters of ‘upholding people with authoritarian ideas’ – Lindsay Kornick
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones-journalists-too-neutral
— ‘Chaos and confusion’ at the White House has staffers considering jumping ship. Biden and Harris are polling underwater as the year comes to an end. – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chaos-confusion-white-house-tammy-bruce-joe-biden
— ‘Tucker’ on Biden running again in 2024 depending on health
(COMMENT: What shows your good health? For me, it is my putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-on-bidens-re-run-depending-on-health
— Mainstream media treats Republican and Democrat women differently: This is how to react. – Kelsey Koberg
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at minorities and at women that I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. Those who reject that plank work against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mainstream-media-republican-democrat
— Biden’s decline is hard to ignore – JESSE WATTERS
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/watters-why-is-the-white-house-doing-this-to-biden

FOX BUSINESS
— Intel is latest US company to apologize to China while pushing social justice at home – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/intel-china-apologizes-for-xinjiang-statement
— Major corporations had ‘woke’ trainings exposed in 2021. Disney, Coca-Cola, American Express, Bank of America, Lowe’s and Pfizer faced allegations of ‘woke’ training – Tyler O’Neil
(COMMENT: To promote wokeness is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.foxbusiness.com/politics/major-corporations-woke-trainings-exposed-in-2021

AMERICAN THINKER
— Critical Race Theory Would Have Destroyed My Family – J. Motos Gordon
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/critical_race_theory_would_have_destroyed_my_family.html
— Enough, Karl Rove, enough: Put up or shut up – David Zukerman
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/enough_karl_rove_enough_put_up_or_shut_up.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Loudoun County Matters – ROD DREHER
(COMMENT: I should write books about why DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton matter.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/schools-immigration-loudoun-county-critical-race-theory/

NEW AMERICAN
— Michigan School “Equity Challenge” Demonstrates Leftist Stranglehold on Education – C. Mitchell Shaw
https://thenewamerican.com/michigan-school-equity-challenge-demonstrates-leftist-stranglehold-on-education/

BREITBART
— DCCC to Recruit Senior Campaign Staffers Based on Race, Sexuality – KATHERINE HAMILTON
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, the governments that you are under, etc. officially announce that they are getting rid of all those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/report-dccc-to-recruit-senior-campaign-staffers-based-on-race-sexuality/
— Review: Ideal Conceal 9mm Smartphone Pistol – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/12/23/review-ideal-conceal-9mm-smartphone-pistol/
— Cartels Succeed in Record Delivery of Youth, Child Migrants in 2021 – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/12/23/cbs-cartels-succeed-in-record-delivery-of-youth-child-migrants-in-2021/

FEDERALIST
— All I Want For Christmas Is An Un-Woke ‘Survivor’ Season – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/23/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-an-un-woke-survivor-season/

TOWNHALL
— Amazon Partnerships with China Reveal Complicity in CCP Evils – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/12/23/amazon-claims-commitment-to-social-justice-but-partnerships-with-china-reveal-n2600983

SPECTATOR WORLD
— Kamala’s bad press isn’t ‘racist’ or ‘sexist’ Vice President Harris is a terrible politician and voters know it. – Charles Lipson
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/kamala-harris-bad-press-racist-sexist/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Buzzfeed wants to ‘deplatform white parents’ The article misses entirely that “the majority of parents of all racial backgrounds,” as Christopher Rufo notes, “oppose critical race theory in the curriculum.” – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/buzzfeed-wants-to-deplatform-white-parents

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Evidence Shows Liberal Narrative About No Critical Race Theory in Schools is False. “schools are introducing CRT concepts, such as systemic racism, white privilege, microaggressions, implicit bias and intersectionality” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/evidence-shows-liberal-narrative-about-no-critical-race-theory-in-schools-is-false/

EPOCH TIMES
— Woke Pharmacists Add Diversity, Antiracism to Professional Oath – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/woke-pharmacists-add-diversity-antiracism-to-professional-oath_4174668.html
— Beijing’s Political Warfare Campaigns Exploit Social Media – Stu Cvrk
https://www.theepochtimes.com/beijings-political-warfare-campaigns-exploit-social-media_4173398.html
— Latino Shift to GOP Would Shake California, US Elections – John Seiler
https://www.theepochtimes.com/latino-shift-to-gop-would-shake-california-us-elections_4175330.html

MSN
— Leaving 2021: Progressive fantasy, meet brick wall. – Matthew Lau
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/opinion-leaving-2021-progressive-fantasy-meet-brick-wall/ar-AAS5j52?li=AAgh0dA

NBC NEWS
— ACLU accuses school of failing to protect Black student. The complaint filed on Tuesday claims a Vermont school deprived a Black student “of her right to have a school environment free of racial discrimination.” – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/aclu-accuses-school-protect-black-student-rcna9789

NEW YORK TIMES
— More than 2,000 Christmas Eve flights are canceled globally amid the spread of Omicron.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/24/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests

WASHINGTON POST
— Ronald Reagan’s statue disturbs the peace at D.C.’s National Airport – Eric Green
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/24/ronald-reagan-statue-national-airport/
— Thousands of flights delayed globally for Christmas holiday as omicron hits staffs. Airlines are blaming the new coronavirus variant for a turbulent start to a peak travel window. – María Luisa Paúl and Hannah Knowles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/12/23/airlines-cancel-flights-omicron-staff/

USA TODAY
— Omicron surge leads to canceled flights, scaled-back events and sidelined sports stars. Latest COVID-19 updates – Joel Shannon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/24/omicron-covid-surge-canceled-flights/9008997002/

DENVER POST
— Centennial Elementary’s “families of color playground night” isn’t racist or segregation. Events like this are important for a community that has historically faced actual racism and segregation. – MATTISON NUNEZ
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, expect that ever-increasingly, your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, the governments that you are under, etc. will promote segregation based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, Trump hater/neutral/supporter status, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative status, religion, national origin, length of time ancestors have been in America, income, net worth, etc.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/23/denver-elementary-school-families-of-color-playground-night-racism-segregation-fox-news/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— When it rains in Sacramento, these neighborhoods face greater flood risk – ALEXANDRA YOON-HENDRICKS
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the thousands of hours and many thousands of dollars that Cove Court homeowners in Wheaton have had to spend since 1984 to deal with heavy storm water that flows onto their lots after heavy rains.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/article256746002.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Electric-Vehicle Push Empowers China. Instead of using its own energy reserves, the U.S. is betting on its rival’s rare earths. – Robert Bryce
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-electric-vehicle-push-empowers-china-rare-earths-mining-motors-rivals-11640290395
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Election Officials Fight Voter Skepticism After. Trump’s False Fraud Claims. State and local officials are hoping that education efforts can help combat some voters’ doubts that the electoral system is secure and reliable.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-officials-fight-voter-skepticism-after-trumps-false-fraud-claims-11640358004
— How the Taliban Outwitted and Outwaited the U.S. Islamist movement spoke of moderation as it solidified gains on the battlefield, taking Washington and its Afghan allies by surprise. – Yaroslav Trofimov and Jessica Donati
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-afghanistan-taliban-outwitted-and-outwaited-the-u-s-11640355270

FORBES
— Why Are Democrats Blowing It On Marijuana? – Kris Krane
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote pot. Republicans oppose the promotion of pot.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2021/12/23/why-are-democrats-blowing-it-on-marijuana/?sh=3eec009d1f60

BLOOMBERG
— New York State Declares Racism a ‘Public Health Crisis’
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican and you have good health, it is because you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors discriminated against Democrats, against Libertarians, against Greens, against Independents, and against RINOs.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-23/new-york-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis

MOTLEY FOOL
— 7 Issues to Look Out for During a Home Inspection – Maurie Backman
(DIERSEN: If my wife and I were to list our home for sale, we would disclose to prospective buyers and to their home inspectors all our home’s defects and what was done to mitigate those defects including the following. The foundation’s footings cracked before the foundation walls were poured, so the builder put steel reinforcement in the walls and laid interior foundation drain tiles. Many lengthy cracks formed in the basement floor, so I sealed them. The home was built on the intersection of two subterranean drainage lines, so I properly connected those lines to the city storm sewer system. Those subterranean drainage lines create drainage easements, so I had those easements recorded. The subdivision lacks adequate storm water drainage, so I paid the builder $700 to directly connect all of the home’s seven downspouts to the city storm sewer system and I installed many storm water inlets and hundreds of feet of French drains.)
https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/mortgages/articles/7-issues-to-look-out-for-during-a-home-inspection/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Touts COVID Vaccines, Says Those Dying and Hospitalized Didn’t Get the Shots – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-touts-covid-vaccines-says-those-dying-hospitalized-didnt-get-shots-1662611

ATLANTIC
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO politicians use government to give more and more and more preference to Democrats and to RINOs, and especially to Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/12/republican-states-rights-restrictions/621101/

DAILY MAIL
— Kamala Harris is blaming racism and sexism for her failures as Vice President, but her race and gender helped get her invited to the party in the first place, she can’t have it both ways – MEGHAN MCCAIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10340733/Vice-President-Harris-stop-blaming-racism-sexism-failures-MEGHAN-MCCAIN.html
— ‘Crime is made up’: Woke Indiana teachers force middle school pupils to listen to BLM activists claim black people who commit crime are being ‘enslaved’ by being sent to jail and society is being ruined by ‘white supremacy and capitalism’ – NATASHA ANDERSON
(COMMENT: Woke people destroy those who do not promote wokeism. I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being woke and who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10341741/Woke-teachers-force-middle-schoolers-listen-BLM-activists-claim-society-ruined.html

December 23 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Oak Brook mall shooting: Shots fired inside mall, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/oak-brook-mall-shooting-center-news/11378018/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 18,942 new cases, highest since pandemic began, and 78 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-test-chicago/11376632/
— COVID cancelling Christmas, families opting for virtual holiday: ‘Life does not go as planned’ – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-christmas-cancels-surge-omicron/11377801/

NBC5
— Large Police Presence Responds to Incident at Oakbrook Center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-police-presence-responds-to-incident-at-oakbrook-center/2714762/

CBS2
— Active Shooter Reported At Oakbrook Center Mall
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/23/breaking-active-shooter-reported-at-oakbrook-center-mall/

FOX32
— Illinois reports 77,246 new COVID-19 cases this week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-77246-new-covid-19-cases-this-past-week-idph
— Illinois state senator who was carjacked: ‘It was like I was in a scene from a movie’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-senator-who-was-carjacked-it-was-like-i-was-in-a-scene-from-a-movie
— Orland Park mayor calls new Cook County COVID-19 restrictions ‘unlawful’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/orland-park-mayor-calls-new-cook-county-covid-19-restrictions-unlawful
— Illinois state representative Mary Flowers criticizes Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate: ‘a bad idea’ – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-representative-criticizes-lightfoots-vaccine-mandate-a-bad-idea

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In 2021, violence spread into Chicago neighborhoods that normally enjoy a sense of security, rattling nerves and putting city leaders on the defensive – ANNIE SWEENEY and PAIGE FRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-2021-gun-violence-20211223-ojymqhxao5czzi33rh5mc4bdvq-htmlstory.html
— State Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s husband exchanged gunfire with at least one suspect during carjacking earlier this week, police say – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kimberly-lightford-carjacking-husband-gun-20211223-w4rinvrssbhtlhu4eqs6npjdji-story.html
— Does Mayor Lightfoot have fresh solutions for Chicago’s violence? – David Greising, President and CEO, Better Government Association.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-violence-lightfoot-20211223-4kppqmroxzct7e7vb6n4cmv2ue-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Senate majority leader says husband fired shots after they were carjacked. Sen. Kimberly Lightford and her husband, Eric McKennie, were robbed of a Mercedes SUV on Tuesday night in Broadview. – Frank Main
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/23/22851976/kimberly-lightford-carjacking-husband-fired-shots-gun-concealed-carry-permit-broadview
— ‘They made a promise,’ but CPS slow to act on changing slaveholder school names. A top schools official vowed to make changes after the Sun-Times revealed 30 Chicago schools were named for slaveholders. A year later, one school has been renamed. – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/23/22850165/cps-slaveholder-school-names-maurice-swinney-chicago-public-schools-name-change-hancock-college-prep

DAILY HERALD
— 4 people hurt, 1 in custody after shots fired inside Oakbrook Center mall, police say
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211223/shots-fired-inside-oakbrook-center-mall-police-say
— Congratulating Trump on his embrace of COVID-19 vaccines – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211223/editorial-congratulating-trump-on-his-embrace-of-covid-19-vaccines

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The revolving door spins at the Statehouse. Even before the first nominating petition is filed or ballot is cast, 2022 will bring turnover in the Illinois General Assembly. Here’s a rundown of who’s heading for the exits.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/statehouse-turnover-entering-2022-latest-juice-springfield-memo

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Carjacked Pennsylvania Democrat lawmaker backed replacing police with mental health professionals – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/23/mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-pa-lawmaker-championed-/

FOX BUSINESS
— Big government socialism is not the America we love. Trump left Biden a ‘silver platter’ that he has tarnished ‘beyond recognition’ – Larry Kudlow
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/kudlow-big-government-socialism-is-not-the-america-we-love

GOPUSA
— Joe Caves To Radical Left; Extends Student Debt To May
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-caves-to-radical-left-extends-student-debt-to-may/
— Biden Says He’s Making 500 Million COVID Test Kits Available For Free But Hasn’t Even Signed A Contract To Buy Them
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-says-hes-making-500-million-covid-test-kits-available-for-free-but-hasnt-even-signed-a-contract-to-buy-them/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Did two Democrat politicians just get mugged by reality? – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/did_two_democrat_politicians_just_get_mugged_by_reality.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Morning Greatness: Biden Says He Will Run Again if He’s in ‘Good Health’ – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/23/morning-greatness-biden-says-he-will-run-again-if-hes-in-good-health/

BREITBART
— Illinois Rep. Schakowsky Contracts Coronavirus: I’m ‘Vaccinated and Received the Booster’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/23/illinois-rep-schalowsky-contracts-coronavirus-im-vaccinated-and-received-the-booster/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— DeSantis Moves To Oust Red China From Florida Retirement Investments – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/desantis-moves-to-oust-red-china-from-florida-retirement-investments

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Christians Protest Against Satanic Display Satanists Placed Beside Nativity Scene In Illinois Capitol – ANTON CARILLO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14379/20211223/christians-protest-against-satanic-display-satanists-placed-beside-nativity-scene-in-illinois-capitol.htm

DAILY SIGNAL
— 12 People Canceled by the Left After Expressing Conservative Views – Douglas Blair
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel me and cancel my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for my conservative views. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/19/12-people-canceled-by-the-left-after-expressing-conservative-views/

HOT AIR
— Illinois state senator supports defund the police efforts, then karma struck – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2021/12/23/illinois-state-senator-supports-defund-the-police-efforts-then-karma-struck-n437312

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Nobody Wants This Crap’: DeSantis Champions Bill Allowing Parents, Employees to Sue Over CRT Harm – ATHENA THORNE
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of you if you do not promote CRT.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2021/12/23/nobody-wants-this-crap-desantis-champions-bill-allowing-parents-employees-to-sue-over-crt-harm-n1543944

EPOCH TIMES
— Antifa Threatens Downers Grove Dad Who Opposes Sexually Explicit Books at Schools – Cara Ding
https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-threatens-illinois-dad-who-opposes-sexually-explicit-books-at-schools_4175415.html
— ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Act: DeSantis Gives Florida Parents Another Tool ‘To Fight Back Against Woke Indoctrination’ – Patricia Tolson
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being woke and who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/stop-w-o-k-e-act-desantis-gives-florida-parents-another-tool-to-fight-back-against-woke-indoctrination_4163761.html
— US Secret Service Investigating Hundreds of Fraud Cases Linked to Funds for Pandemic Relief – Naveen Athrappully
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-secret-service-investigating-hundreds-of-fraud-cases-linked-to-funds-for-pandemic-relief_4174188.html

THE HILL
— Taking aim at critical race theory, Ron DeSantis grabs reins of the conservative movement – MIKE GONZALEZ
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/587098-taking-aim-at-critical-race-theory-ron-desantis-grabs-reins-of-the

NEWSWEEK
— ‘The Great Exodus’: Superintendents Resigned in Droves as Culture Wars Hit Schools in 2021 – KATHERINE FUNG
https://www.newsweek.com/great-exodus-superintendents-resigned-droves-culture-wars-hit-schools-2021-1662382
— Vaccine Mandate Protesters Turned Away From Trump Tower Restaurant Requiring COVID Shots – MEGHAN ROOS
https://www.newsweek.com/vaccine-mandate-protesters-turned-away-trump-tower-restaurant-requiring-covid-shots-1662872

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unions, States and Parents Fight Over New Laws on History Lessons, Books. Teachers fret as hundreds of books are pulled from school libraries; union pledges to challenge every new law. – Kris Maher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unions-states-and-parents-fight-over-new-laws-on-history-lessons-books-11640268001

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Low-Level Pot Crime No Cause for Deportation, Appeals Court Says. Trafficking small quantities doesn’t show ‘moral turpitude’ Dissent says ‘nothing more depraved’ than drug trafficking – Mike Leonard
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/low-level-pot-crime-no-cause-for-deportation-appeals-court-says

NEWS ONE
— GOP Candidate Mellissa Carone Says Government Wants To ‘Eliminate The White People’ Critical Race Theory – Zack Linly
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use CRT to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://newsone.com/4264939/mellissa-carone-crt-white-people-conspiracy-theory/

NATION WORLD NEWS
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally with their children.
https://nationworldnews.com/us-reunites-100-children-taken-from-their-parents-under-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Against ‘Zuckerbucks’ Influencing Elections
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I negatively influence elections. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have lost since 2000. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I have done since as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and what I did raising funds from DuPage County Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and my serving as a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2000-2004.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2021/voters_against_zuckerbucks_influencing_elections

December 23 Morning Edition

ABC7

— 2 Gold Coast stores hit by thieves including Hermes minutes apart; security guard maced
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-store-robbery-gold-coast-police/11373748/

NBC5
— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Daily Case Record, Testing Lines, COVID Mitigations
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-daily-case-record-testing-lines-covid-mitigations/2714327/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot’s crime speech: Sound and fury, but now what? Instead of being a defining moment that could convince the public that her administration can get its arms around this thing, the mayor’s speech was largely what we’ve already heard before. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/22/22848198/mayor-lori-lightfoot-crime-speech-guns-homicide-totals-editorial
— CPS buying 100k laptops in anticipation of increased remote learning in January. Officials said the move will give schools more access to devices and replace damaged laptops as a spike in cases — and a subsequent move to online classes for some classrooms — is anticipated in the new year. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/12/22/22850385/cps-laptops-technology-public-computer-chromebooks-schools-students-digital-divide
— Why the right targets journalists, including CNN’s Brian Stelter, Don Lemon and me. The anger, hate and bitter rhetoric stoked repeatedly by former President Trump has created a culture wherein his supporters feel righteous in their media attacks and victimized by facts and free speech. – S. E. Cupp
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who target me, why they do that, and the adverse actions that they have taken against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/22/22850519/journalism-free-speech-media-attacks-donald-trumpt-cnn-brian-stelter-don-lemon-s-e-cupp-column

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Buying land to build on? You need a checklist. – Tim Carter
(COMMENT: I should write a book about problems with the land that Cove Court in Wheaton was built on including the land a) being a “watershed area” for the lots uphill to the east, southeast, and south, b) being a former septic field for homes uphill to the east and south, c) being crisscrossed with subterranean drainage lines for those homes, d) the drainage easements that those lines create, and e) the inadequate number of storm sewer inlets.)
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/ask-the-builder-buying-land-to-build-on-you-need-a-checklist/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rodney Davis on GOP chances to win House majority: ‘I guarantee it.’
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-rodney-davis-on-gop-chances-to-win-house-majority-i-guarantee-it/article_7cd59251-3d12-5c35-9b42-28481001f571.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— LGBT Indiana school group wins injunction, can promote activities
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/LGBT-school-group-wins-injunction-can-promote-16724081.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden teases possible rematch against Donald Trump. ‘Why would I not?’ – Alana Wise
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-22/biden-teases-possible-rematch-against-donald-trump-why-would-i-not

CHICAGO PATCH
— This Is What It Costs To Retire In Illinois. A 2019 report from the Federal Reserve found that nearly one in every four American adults have no retirement savings. – Samuel Stebbins
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/what-it-costs-retire-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At age 65, Americans are expected to live an average of another 19.4 years, and the typical retirement-age American spends $50,220 a year. Multiply those figures, and add in a little extra for unforeseen expenses and additional financial security, and a comfortable retirement costs an estimated $1,120,408 in the United States.)

DARIAN PATCH
— ‘Systemic Racism’ In Hinsdale D-86? Disparity between Central and South gets lost in an argument between school board members. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/systemic-racism-district-d-86

WIREPOINTS
— Indefensible: Vilification And Hectoring To Vaccinate Children Expands – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/indefensible-vilification-and-hectoring-to-vaccinate-children-expands-wirepoints/
— Mismanagement and self-interest has become the norm among Illinois’ leaders
https://wirepoints.org/mismanagement-and-self-interest-has-become-the-norm-among-illinois-leaders-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Foreshadowing America at the precipice in 2022. If USAID did an assessment of America today, what might it foretell? – Ron MacCammon
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/22/foreshadowing-america-at-the-precipice-in-2022/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Data collected on the U.S. using this lens shows a nation in turmoil. Some of the glaring indicators are the crumbling of cultural and civic institutions, a toxically divided populace, an economy vitiated by COVID-19 and a significant loss of international prestige. Across the spectrum, Americans are distrustful and disdainful and appear to coalesce around two camps: the aggrieved and the resilient. Data gleaned from the analysis shows America’s aggrieved is a cabal committed to radically transforming society into a liberal dystopia. They see America through a lens of oppression and victimhood, and if you disagree, you are an existential threat. This is no proletarian movement. They use identity politics, institutional racism and COVID-19 as cudgels to purposefully badger everyday Americans into compliance. They are oblivious to context and nuance and rarely consider second- or third-order consequences. The aggrieved control the universities and have increasingly pushed their indoctrination into secondary education. They exert considerable control over legacy and social media, corporate America, sports figures and celebrities. They understand the power of networks and astutely recognize them as more important than hierarchical bureaucracies. The assessment shows the resilient represent traditional societal and institutional norms. Things like freedom of speech, law and order, and our history … warts and all. They are not as organized, nor have they been as committed to defending their values in the public square. The resilient are repelled by the brazen hypocrisy of the aggrieved and have suffered years of gratuitous insults. They finally recognize tolerance has only emboldened the aggrieved.)
— Biden’s weak defense of democracy. It leaves a lot to be desired. — Clifford D. May
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/22/bidens-weak-defense-of-democracy/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago embraces ‘Jim Crow’ to fight COVID – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/chicago-embraces-jim-crow-to-fight-covid
— Former Smith College staffer sues school for maintaining hostile anti-white workplace. – JEREMIAH POFF
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the hostility that my Democrat superiors, supervisor, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government demonstrated against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who were conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, draft avoiders, union members, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/former-smith-college-staffer-sues-school-for-maintaining-hostile-anti-white-workplace

FOX NEWS
— California dean publicly mocks ‘stench’ of conservative agenda as racist and unintelligent. The school defended the professor in a statement. – Andrew Mark
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being anti-conservative and who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-university-dean-publicly-mocks-stench-of-rights-racist-and-unintelligent-agenda

AMERICAN THINKER
— BLM, Christmas, and corruption – Avi Nelson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/blm_christmas_and_corruption.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Wokeness is Dangerous. The critical question concerning the future of wokeness is to what extent it remains useful as an instrument of power. – Paul Gottfried
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being woke and who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/22/wokeness-is-dangerous/
— The Poison Fruits of Identity Politics in the Military. The U.S. military is at a crossroads. Its leadership must validate the trust and respect that has been afforded to it by the public, or risk watching that respect evaporate. – Mackubin Owens
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/22/the-poison-fruits-of-identity-politics-in-the-military/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Woke Crime Data Blackout – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/woke-crime-data-blackout-real-estate-racism/

BREITBART
— Americans Explain Why They’re Flocking to Florida: Ron DeSantis ‘Is a Law-and-Order Governor’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/22/americans-explain-why-theyre-flocking-to-florida-ron-desantis-is-a-law-and-order-governor/
— Foreign-Born Population in U.S. Projected to Hit Record 70M by 2060 – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/22/foreign-born-population-in-u-s-projected-to-hit-record-70m-by-2060/
— Ted Cruz Floats 2024: Runner-Up ‘Almost Always the Next Nominee’ – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/22/ted-cruz-floats-2024-runnerup-almost-always-next-nominee/
— The Multi-National Corporations Sponsoring China’s Genocide Olympics – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/12/22/the-multi-national-corporations-sponsoring-chinas-genocide-olympics/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Lutheran LGBT ministry suspends ELCA’s first trans-identified bishop over alleged ‘racist’ actions – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/lutheran-lgbt-group-suspends-trans-elca-bishop-for-alleged-racism.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Prof who called Smollett verdict ‘white supremacist charade’ chides so-called ‘white saviors’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/prof-who-called-smollett-verdict-white-supremacist-charade-chides-so-called-white-saviors/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Wokeism Ended His Father’s Teaching Career. Now, This Teacher Has a Warning for Other Educators. Wokeism Ended His Father’s Teaching Career. Now, This Teacher Has a Warning for Other Educators. – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/22/wokeism-ended-his-fathers-teaching-career-now-this-teacher-has-a-warning-for-other-educators/
— COVID-19 Madness Resurges Worldwide With Draconian Measures – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/22/covid-19-madness-resurges-worldwide-with-draconian-measures/
— Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Discriminate Based on Race’ – Mary Margaret Olohan
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote hated against Republicans who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Trump supporters, conservative, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/22/exclusive-parents-accuse-virginia-school-district-of-teaching-students-to-discriminate-based-on-race/

PJ MEDIA
— Chevy Ad Blows Up ‘New Car for Christmas’ Trope – CHRIS QUEEN
https://pjmedia.com/culture/chris-queen/2021/12/22/do-they-give-oscars-for-commercials-because-holiday-ride-deserves-one-n1543382

POST MILLENNIAL
— Joe Rogan points out the progressive double standard between vaccine and voter ID. “It’s a large percentage of African Americans that are not vaccinated, and they don’t want it and they don’t trust it.” – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-joe-rogan-points-out-the-progressive-double-standard-between-vaccine-and-voter-id

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Learn Again Demographics Are Still Not Destiny – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2021/12/23/democrats-learn-again-demographics-are-still-not-destiny-n2600967

MRC TV
— Elon Slams ‘Wokeness’ In Interview with ‘The Babylon Bee’ – Gabriel Hays
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/elon-slams-wokeness-interview-babylon-bee

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Desperately Needed Counterweight to ‘Wokeness’ That’s Engulfing Science – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-desperately-needed-counterweight-to-wokeness-thats-engulfing-science/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Salvation Army’s Woke Descent Hurts Those It Serves – Kenny Xu
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/12/23/salvation_armys_woke_descent_hurts_those_it_serves_146936.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Organization Representing Pharmacy Schools Adds Commitment to Diversity and Anti-Racism to Pharmacist Oath. – Mike LaChance
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/organization-representing-pharmacy-schools-adds-commitment-to-diversity-and-anti-racism-to-pharmacist-oath/

THE HILL
— Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: ‘People aren’t dying when they take the vaccine’ – OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/587079-trump-pushes-back-on-candace-owens-people-arent-dying

ABC NEWS
— Elon Musk says ‘wokeness’ is ‘divisive, exclusionary, and hateful’ – ZACHARY ROGERS
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who disagree the most with Musk.)
https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/elon-musk-says-wokeness-is-divisive-exclusionary-and-hateful

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Jesus is 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that Jesus promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/23/opinion/christmas-jesus-questions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How to keep water flowing properly in your yard — and away from your basement – Tim Carter
(COMMENT: In 1983, Wheaton approved a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for the development that my home was built in in 1984. Consequently, I have had to spent many hundreds of hours and many thousands of dollars making lot drainage improvements.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/07/how-keep-water-flowing-properly-your-yard-away-your-basement/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Mexico pressures asylum seekers to stay for months at its southern border – KATE MORRISSEY
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-12-22/mexico-asylum-seekers-tapachula
— Hold on to your donkeys, Democrats: Latinos going GOP in 2024 isn’t that far-fetched – GUSTAVO ARELLANO
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-23/latinos-more-conservative-2022-gustavo-arellano-column

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Discrimination That Must Not Be Named. Asian-Americans are not ‘bellyaching’ when they protest their treatment by top colleges. – Dao Sung, Queens, N.Y.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/asian-american-discrimination-affirmative-action-racial-preferences-colleges-11640121699
— Complete and Total Trump Campaign! The former president’s obsession with the 2020 election may lead to GOP losses in the next two. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/complete-and-total-campaign-sabotage-trump-endorsement-candidates-republicans-11640208053

FORBES
— ‘Diversity’ Challenges? Tips On Navigating Today’s Workplace – Rodger Dean Duncan  
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2021/12/22/diversity-challenges-tips-on-navigating-todays-workplace/

INC.
— 3 Diversity Recruiting Mistakes That Are Far Too Common for Comfort – HEATHER WILDE
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.inc.com/heather-wilde/3-diversity-recruiting-mistakes-that-are-far-too-common-for-comfort.html

KIPLINGER
— Early Retirement: How To Protect Your Hidden Retirement Asset. Congratulations, you’re ready to leave the grind for early retirement. But even if your savings are rock solid, an early exit from your career puts one of your most important assets (and your wealth itself) at risk. Here’s what that is, and how to protect it. – Steve Parrish, J.D.
(COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I have been retired since 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/603982/early-retirement-how-to-protect-your-hidden-retirement-asset
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Make an Effort to Stay Current. . .Maintain Your Licenses. . .Avoid Non-Compete Agreements. . .Be Tech Savvy. . .Stay Healthy. . .Protect Your Options)

SUN TIMES NEWS
— How To Protect Your Dodge In Saline – Drew Saunders
https://thesuntimesnews.com/g/saline-mi/n/56943/how-protect-your-dodge-saline

NEWSWEEK
— Kyle Rittenhouse Says He’s Not ‘Been Offered a Penny’ For Doing Publicity Tour – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-paid-tour-fox-news-interview-1662131
— Haitians Stuck in Mexico’s ‘Open Air Prison’ City Claim Racism as Asylum Cases Are Denied – ALEX J. ROUHANDEH
https://www.newsweek.com/haitians-stuck-mexicos-open-air-prison-city-claim-racism-asylum-cases-are-denied-1662251
— Mitch McConnell Hated Donald Trump More than He Loved Being Majority Leader – WILLIAM M. ARKIN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who talk and/or act like they are Trump-haters and the adverse actions that they have taken against me. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-hated-donald-trump-more-he-loved-being-majority-leader-1658181

HARVARD
— A Debt Owed: The Case for Reparations in the Wake of COVID-19 – Sophia Scott
(COMMENT: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want you to pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://harvardpolitics.com/debt-owed/

LAW
— ‘Disappointing’: Report Says Diversity Progress Slow at Major Law Firms
(COMMENT: During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO made tremendous progress in getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, those who ancestors had been in America for a long time, etc. who had not made 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 GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. GAO used bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, unfair performance appraisals, pay-for-performance, “banding,” budget cuts, office closures, up-or-out, early outs, etc. to get rid of the aforesaid employees.)
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/12/22/disappointing-report-says-diversity-progress-slow-at-major-law-firms/

GM AUTHORITY
— New U.S. Mining Projects Required To Support Electric Vehicle Push. – JONATHAN LOPEZ
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/12/new-u-s-mining-projects-required-to-support-electric-vehicle-push/

December 22 Evening Edition

ABC7

— IL State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, husband carjacked in Broadview
https://abc7chicago.com/il-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-broadview-carjacking/11372070/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 16,581 new cases, 66 deaths. IL surpasses 2 million total cases since pandemic began
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-test-chicago/11371300/

CBS2
— Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford And Husband Carjacked In Broadview
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/22/illinois-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-broadview/

WGN9
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin: ‘tough on crime’ stance curbs violence plaguing other communities – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/suburban-prosecutor-tough-on-crime-stance-curbs-violence-plaguing-other-communities/

FOX32
— Republican candidates for Illinois governor blast Pritzker, Lightfoot over newest Chicago vaccine mandate
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1015775
— Illinois state Sen. Kimberly Lightford carjacked in Broadview; shots fired during incident
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-sen-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-in-broadview-shots-fired-during-incident
— Pritzker endorses Lightfoot’s new Chicago vaccine mandate, will he apply it statewide? – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-endorses-lightfoots-new-chicago-vaccine-mandate-will-he-apply-it-statewide

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois hits all-time record high of daily COVID cases. On Wednesday, Illinois reported 16,581 people tested positive for the virus, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The previous record was set Nov. 13, 2020, with 15,415 positive cases that day. – Clare Spaulding
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/22/22849537/illinois-covid-record-cases-all-time-high-coronavirus-health-department
— Illinois Senate majority leader and husband carjacked in western suburbs. State Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s black Mercedes SUV was stolen at gunpoint Tuesday night in Broadview. She and her husband were uninjured, police say. – Frank Main and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/22/22850543/illinois-senate-majority-leader-husband-carjacked-western-suburbs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After state Rep. Delia Ramirez launched her congressional bid, a photo of her in front of a US flag with an ‘X’ scrawled over it was posted on social media – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-delia-ramirez-congress-flag-20211222-tzmyxz3juvb4bnx5cpq7nru2fq-story.html
— Illinois sets record for daily coronavirus cases and surpasses 2 million infections since pandemic began – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-2-million-cases-20211222-yvpf73ezrzfbnpyisqdkun4l5u-story.html
— State Sen. Kimberly Lightford carjacked in suburban Broadview – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-20211222-zoicqkpq2jc4jcze5e6uue3lla-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board postpones vote on new precinct maps after outcry from Democrats – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211222/mchenry-county-board-postpones-vote-on-new-precinct-maps-after-outcry-from-democrats

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois loses people faster. The latest census estimates indicate the state lost 114,000 people last year, joining New York and California as big droppers amid COVID. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-population-drop-gets-faster
— State Sen. Kim Lightford carjacked, uninjured. The Senate Majority Leader was traveling in Broadview with her husband last night when their vehicle was taken at gunpoint. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/sen-kim-lightford-carjacked-unharmed

CHICAGO PATCH
— Satanic Holiday Display Anything But A Christmas Miracle To Some – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/satanic-holiday-display-anything-christmas-miracle-some

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Ted Cruz ‘absolutely’ open to 2024 run for president, says history is on his side – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/22/sen-ted-cruz-absolutely-open-2024-run-president-sa/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Satanic temple installs display at Illinois Capitol – Christopher Hutton,
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/satanic-temple-illinois-baby-baphomet

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Dem senator carjacked, shots fired, police say. Lightford was instrumental in passing a bill ending cash bail earlier this year, putting criminals on the streets. – Bradford Betz, Matt Finn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-dem-senator-carjacked-shots-fired-police-say
— New Florida residents who fled high-crime cities praise DeSantis’ policies: ‘The governor has done a good job’ Sarasota and Tampa both ranked in the top five metropolitan areas people moved to in 2021. – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-new-york-residents-move-florida
— MI school district suggests joining BLM protests, warns calling US ‘land of opportunity’ is ‘microaggression’ Michigan school district encourages joining BLM protests to become ‘equity’ ally – Timothy Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-school-district-blm-protests-land-opportunity-microaggression

DAILY CALLER
— Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon Carjacked At Gunpoint Following Meeting In Home District – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/22/mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-philadelphia-franklin-delano-roosevelt-park/

JOHN BIVER
— THE PROBLEM OF HAPPY TALK AND REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX SELF DECEPTION
https://johnbiver.com/the-problem-of-happy-talk-and-republican-conservative-industrial-complex-self-deception/

BREITBART
— Over 230 Expressway Shootings in Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Thus Far in 2021 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/22/over-230-expressway-shootings-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago-thus-far-in-2021/

CHRISTIAN POST
— What’s wrong with premarital sex, cohabitation and watching porn? Apologist Sean McDowell answers – Nicole Alcindor
https://www.christianpost.com/news/whats-wrong-with-premarital-sex-and-watching-porn.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Are Students Learning CRT in Public Schools? – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/c/

YAHOO
— Red states like Texas and Florida growing, while California, Illinois and NY shrinking: census – Jessica Chasmar

https://sports.yahoo.com/red-states-texas-florida-growing-190202917.html

December 22 Morning Edition

ABC7

— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Satanic Temple of Illinois sets up holiday display in Capitol rotunda for 3rd year in a row. Satanic statue Illinois: ‘Baphomet’ represents plurality, unity, compassion and empathy, temple members say. – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/satanic-temple-of-illinois-display-baphomet-statue/11370430/
— Amazon workers walk out of Cicero facility
https://abc7chicago.com/amazon-workers-walk-out-walkout-chicago-jobs/11370689/

WGN9
— Outside Chicago, suburbs are also struggling with surge in violent crime – Ben Bradley, Andrew Schroedter
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/outside-chicago-suburbs-are-also-struggling-with-surge-in-violent-crime/

FOX32
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Illinois Satanic Temple displays deity at Illinois Capitol
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-satanic-temple-displays-deity-at-illinois-capitol-rotunda
— Dozens of felons out on bond in Chicago are getting re-arrested, report finds – Stephen Sorace
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dozens-of-felons-out-on-bond-in-chicago-are-getting-re-arrested-report-finds

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushed for transparency, but has yet to release full IG reports on several major investigations – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mayor-lightfoot-inspector-general-reports-transparency-20211222-h776nyhnqfemtoowdat626shei-story.html
— Calumet City mayor scores political points with sloppy audit accusing clerk of misdeeds – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-calumet-city-audit-st-1222-20211221-uksrjqog3vcupn5b2cazgxyrhq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aurora man admits tossing explosive device at police during 2020 protests in Naperville. The explosion temporarily stunned officers and left several with injuries including “momentary blindness and hearing loss for several minutes,” authorities wrote. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/21/22849099/aurora-man-admits-tossing-explosive-device-police-during-2020-protests-in-naperville

DAILY HERALD
— Against the religion of ‘woke anti-racism’ – Michael Barone
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211222/against-the-religion-of-woke-anti-racism

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Adam Kinzinger and the Trump ‘circus environment’ The Channahon Republican says “almost more important” than the actual Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is the investigation into the planning leading up to it in the days and weeks before.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/adam-kinzinger-trump-and-jan-6-investigation-dc-memo-ted-cox
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: I expected the America I had seen on TV. But life on the South Side is a struggle. The realities of racism, poverty, food insecurity and gun violence surprised me. – AJIBOLA ELIZABETH JUNAID
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-gun-violence-racism-poverty-make-life-struggle-south-side

WSIU
— Why Evanston, Illinois is offering reparations – Daniel Biss
https://news.wsiu.org/podcast/simoncast/2021-12-22/daniel-biss-why-evanston-illinois-is-offering-reparations-episode-16

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to make America a) dependent on foreign countries and b) dependent on citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-21/the-u-s-economy-is-slowing-as-fewer-immigrant-workers-come-to-fill-jobs

ELMHURST PATCH
— Behind Closed Doors: How Often For Elmhurst City Council. Compared with the council, the park board spent more of its time in closed session. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/behind-closed-doors-how-often-elmhurst-city-council

WIREPOINTS
— 2021 Census numbers are horrible for Illinois: Population decline second worst in country, behind only New York – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/2021-census-numbers-are-horrible-for-illinois-population-decline-second-worst-in-country-behind-only-new-york-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS RANKS LAST FOR TAX FRIENDLINESS WITH ‘NO END IN SIGHT’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/illinois-ranks-last-for-tax-friendliness-with-no-end-in-sight.html
— SWEARER: FACTS ABOUT SPIKES IN CRIME THAT SEN. DURBIN DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/swearer-facts-about-spikes-in-crime-that-sen-durbin-doesnt-want-you-to-know.html

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago mayor who pushed $80M defund of cops now pleads for feds to save city – Joshua Rhett Miller and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2021/12/21/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-wants-federal-help-to-stem-gun-violence/

FOX NEWS
— Rooftop Revelations: Cruelest part of South Side Chicago violence is its senselessness, pastor says. Pastor laments nihilism behind slayings of 57 school-age Chicago children. – Eli Steele
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rooftop-revelations-south-side-chicago-violence-pastor
— Liberal California DAs living in ‘woke palace,’ insulated from crime spikes
https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-california-boudin-gascon-woke-crime-los-angeles-county-sheriff-villanueva-fox-news-night
— American Warriors concerned with woke military leadership: ‘Destroying the fabric’ of why soldiers fight. Pete Hegseth rails against the ‘upside-down priorities’ coming from the Pentagon. – Jeff Field
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, its top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/american-warriors-concerned-woke-military-leadership

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago small businesses suffer from crime plague with no ‘effort’ from city to stop it. Local Chicago businesses are being targeted by thieves this holiday season. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/chicago-small-businesses-crime-theft-lori-lightfoot-leadership-help

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Salvation Army takes an even deeper dive into wokedom – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/the_salvation_army_takes_an_even_deeper_dive_into_wokedom.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Can Politics Save Christianity? – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/can-politics-save-christianity-douthat/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Zuckerberg-Funded Pro-Amnesty Groups Sue Border Patrol Over ‘Whipping’ Hoax – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/22/zuckerberg-funded-pro-amnesty-groups-sue-border-patrol-over-whipping-hoax/

COLLEGE FIX
— Gov. DeSantis announces Stop WOKE Act to combat critical race theory – MARGARET PEPPIATT
https://www.thecollegefix.com/gov-desantis-announces-stop-woke-act-to-combat-critical-race-theory/

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Heavy Hand: ‘Vaccine-Free, Your Time Is Up.’ – Tim Meads
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-heavy-hand-vaccine-free-your-time-is-up

REASON
— Florida Supreme Court Reaffirms Rejection of Identity-Based Quotas for Continuing Legal Education Programs – EUGENE VOLOKH
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, people are promoted or gotten rid of because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, how long their ancestors have been in America, liberal/moderate/conservative status, Trump hater/neutral/supporter status, etc.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/12/21/florida-supreme-court-reaffirms-rejection-of-identity-based-quotas-for-continuing-legal-education-programs/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Greg Gutfeld: ‘Joe Biden is a racist with blood on his hands’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/21/greg-gutfeld-joe-biden-is-a-racist-with-blood-on-his-hands-1178732/
— School district encourages students to join BLM in ’21 Day Equity Challenge’: Says calling America ‘land of opportunity’ is a microaggression – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/22/school-district-encourages-students-to-join-blm-in-21-day-equity-challenge-says-calling-america-land-of-opportunity-is-a-microaggression-1178836/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Prof Claims White Dominance of Outdoor Recreation Has ‘Roots in Systemic Racism’ “The issue becomes excruciatingly clear that historical institutional racism has banished people of color from the great outdoors.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/prof-claims-white-dominance-of-outdoor-recreation-has-roots-in-systemic-racism/

CBS NEWS
— Pentagon updates extremism policy and says nearly 100 service members engaged in extremist activity in 2021 – ELEANOR WATSON
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-extremism-military-policy-updates/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Gets Abortions in America? THE TYPICAL PATIENT…Is Already a Mother…Is in Her Late 20s…Attended Some College…Has a Low Income…Is Unmarried…Is in Her First 6 Weeks of Pregnancy…Is Having Her First Abortion…Lives in a Blue State. – Margot Sanger-Katz, Claire Cain Miller and Quoctrung Bui
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/14/upshot/who-gets-abortions-in-america.html
— FRONT PAGE: Why a Chinese Company Dominates Electric Car Batteries Beijing gave CATL lavish subsidies, a captive market of buyers and soft regulatory treatment, helping it to control a crucial technology of the future. – Keith Bradsher and Michael Forsythe
By Keith Bradsher and Michael Forsythe
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/business/china-catl-electric-car-batteries.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Firefighters quit after convicted arsonist is named acting chief of Illinois (Prairie Du Pont Volunteer Fire Department) fire department
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/firefighters-quit-after-convicted-arsonist-is-named-acting-chief-of-illinois-fire-department/2021/12/22/cd2da2af-adf2-468a-b31c-fb682ef29d3b_video.html-2

USA TODAY
— Journalists need to maintain independence from their sources and not become the news story – Ken Paulson
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would also write about their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/21/fox-news-cnn-ethical-setbacks-journalism/8931870002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— By Ditching the SAT, Harvard Hurts Minority Students. How do you help young people move forward without honestly assessing where they stand? – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-ditches-sat-hurts-minority-meritocracy-education-diversity-affirmative-action-asian-black-11640123407
— Life Expectancy in U.S. Declined 1.8 Years in 2020, CDC Says – Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-expectancy-in-u-s-declined-1-8-years-in-2020-cdc-says-11640149261

BLOOMBERG
— The National Association of Realtors Is Sorry About All the Discrimination
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-12-21/real-estate-agents-want-to-fix-housing-discrimination-but-keep-their-commission
— U.S. Population Grows at Lowest Rate on Record During Pandemic – Katia Dmitrieva
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/u-s-population-grows-at-lowest-rate-on-record-amid-covid-19

BLOOMBERG LAW
— A Black deputy sheriff for DuPage County, Illinois isn’t entitled to a trial on his claims that he was denied a promotion to sergeant because of his race and that the county conspired to withhold promotions from Black deputies through artificially low performance evaluation scores, a federal court in Illinois ruled. Although the deputy suffered an adverse employment action by receiving a score of 67 on his performance evaluation instead of the minimum 70 necessary to sit for the promotional exam, he could not produce any evidence leading a reasonable jury to believe that the adverse employment action was due …
(COMMENT: The low performance evaluations that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors gave me conflicted with the fact a) that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, b) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and c) that I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/case-discrimination-promotion-n-d-ill-9