December 11, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 20 shot, 4 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-violence-police/14162372/
— Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership launches tool to connect job seekers with employers – Ramona Meadors (COMMENT: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. But the jobs that I found while I lived in Crete starting in 1964 were in Chicago Heights (1964-1966 and 1970-1972), Flossmoor (1966), Park Forest (1966-1969), Belvidere (1970), Chicago (1971), and Harvey (1972).)
https://abc7chicago.com/jobs-hiring-near-me-chicago-cook-workforce-partnership-employment-american-job-centers/14152306/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise illegals. – Alex Miller
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-are-migrants-in-chicago-finding-work-venezuelan-artist-paints/10b5a2c1-4afb-47e3-bfa8-e35fe25c642b

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-andre-vasquez-democratic-socialists-america-dsa-20231210-tbdnswpekrd4fkk7rtsrjfq2xm-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-mendez-family-healthcare-tumor-20231210-lt6mluvkgbcgrh57mt4yzt3oty-story.html
— Democrats decry that “Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-israel-gaza-us-support-20231210-bwulvaxip5fcbou45j754i6l6a-story.html
— Most colleges don’t require training that addresses antisemitism. That has to change. – Craig M. Klugman (COMMEMT: What about addressing anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-heterosexual, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owner, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-universities-antisemitism-diversity-training-20231211-4kr557xz65f4flt63shww5jtdq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Affordable housing development set for North Lawndale groundbreaking. – Isabel Funk (COMMENT: I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. But if it had been built in just about any other municipality, it would have cost much more and I could not have afforded it.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/10/23992355/grace-manor-affordable-housing-cha-ogden-avenue-baptist-church-north-lawndale

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOL:D WITH BIG PICTURE: Is Illinois’ mandatory road test for seniors fair? The 49 other states don’t do it. – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231211/is-illinois-mandatory-road-test-for-seniors-fair-the-49-other-states-dont-do-it

WGN RADIO
— Making sure your retirement plan has longevity – Ben Anderson (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors destroyed my retirement plan when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is a) only 44% of what my salary was in 1997 and b) less than what my IRS salary was in 1972.)
https://wgnradio.com/this-week-in-wealth/making-sure-your-retirement-plan-has-longevity/

JOURNAL COURIER
— What to know about Illinois’ approaching assault weapons ban – Andrew Adams (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force law enforcement to go after unregistered owners who are Republican and who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, gun-owner, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-starting-weeks-18542327.php

25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois State investigating incident involving fan and Norfolk State player, claims of use of racial slurs
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/11/illinois-state-investigating-incident-involving-fans-norfolk-state-player-claims-use-racial-slurs/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-199/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Legislators seek to utilize non-citizens for military and police despite pushback – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f32f79fa-961e-11ee-8b33-2f9724eb330e.html

WIREPOINTS
— Universities better get ahead of surging anti-woke backlash. The University of Illinois should go first. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/universities-better-get-ahead-of-surging-anti-woke-backlash-the-university-of-illinois-should-go-first-wirepoints/
— The failures beyond Evanston High School’s segregated AP classes – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-failures-beyond-evanston-high-schools-segregated-ap-classes-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trans-Gendering of Children at School Exposed in “Art Club” Movie – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-gendering-of-children-at-school-exposed-in-art-club-movie/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America must stand with Israel against the darkness – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/10/america-must-stand-with-israel-against-darkness/
— Sen. J.D. Vance blasts DEI initiatives at his alma mater Ohio State, calls it ‘racial hatred’ – Alex Miller (COMMENT: All my alma maters (NIU-1970, Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997) promote DEI big time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/9/sen-jd-vance-blasts-dei-initiatives-ohio-state/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Although improving, Illinois’ rainy day fund is one of worst in the country – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/although-improving-illinois-rainy-day-fund-is-one-of-worst-in-the-country
— 5,000 illegal immigrants being released daily into the US – Asher Notheis (COMMENT: Where in your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district will Democrats and RINOs house, feed. cloth, provide medical care to, educate, etc. their illegals? Of course, they will force the remaining Republicans in your county, township, municipality, and school district to pay for that.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/5000-illegals-released-daily-into-us
— Don’t let politicians use ‘public health’ to justify more gun control – Katie Pointer Baney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/dont-let-politicians-use-public-health-to-justify-more-gun-control
— JD Vance says GOP needs to ‘accept’ voters don’t want blanket abortion bans – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jd-vance-accept-voters-dont-want-blanket-bans
— Liz Cheney predicts potential second term of Trump will be ‘worse’ – Jenny Goldsberry (COMMENT: While Trump was President 2017-2021, America improved tremendously.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/liz-cheney-second-term-trump-will-be-worse

NEW YORK POST
— In the name of ‘fake news,’ NewsGuard extorts sites to follow the government narrative – Lee Fang (COMMENT: RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have always done everything they could to force me to follow their narrative. They reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/10/opinion/newsguard-extorts-sites-to-follow-the-government-narrative/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
–Affirmative Action was imposed on businesses, through government mandates justified by the Civil Rights Act, but it has also been willingly embraced by them. – Matthew Schmitz (COMMENT: How has AA impacted you? Democrats a) benefit from Affirmative Action (AA) and b) make Republicans who are White, male, non-veteran, and/or older pay the price of AA. I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. They made me pay the price of AA big time. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” so that it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Democrat Black subordinate which is exactly what it did. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and b) who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or no professional certifications or licenses. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-corporations-love-diversity/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats pushing for ever younger voters – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/democrats_pushing_for_ever_younger_voters.html
— Trump (again) accused of radical policies, but he achieved exactly what the Democrats always promise to do – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/trump_again_accused_of_radical_policies_but_he_achieved_exactly_what_the_democrats_always_promise_to_do.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kevin McCarthy says he backs Trump while praising Dems, talks role in prospective Cabinet – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/10/kevin-mccarthy-says-he-backs-trump-while-praising-dems-talks-role-in-prospective-cabinet-1418793/

BREITBART
— Illinois Property Taxes Make Biggest Jump in 30 Years Thanks to New Backdoor Tax Hike
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/10/illinois-property-taxes-make-biggest-jump-30-years-thanks-new-backdoor-tax-hike/

COLLEGE FIX
— Med schools redo ‘diversity’ programs after federal complaints – ELAINE GUNTHORPE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/medical-schools-redo-diversity-programs-after-federal-complaints/

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigration Surges Months After Biden, Trudeau Make Deal To Crack Down On Northern Border Influx – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/10/illegal-immigration-northern-border-biden/
— Stop The Marxist Makeover Of America’s Military – FRANK GAFFNEY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/10/opinion-stop-the-marxist-makeover-of-americas-military-frank-gaffney/

DAILY WIRE
— Senator Lankford: Biden Admin Not Offering Enough To Secure Border – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-lankford-biden-admin-not-offering-enough-to-secure-border

EPOCH TIMES
— Evanston’s segregated classes ‘prevent students from reaching their full potential’ (COMMENT: How many of your classmates were Black? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a racist because none of my grade school (Trinity Lutheran in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran in Park Forest 1961-1962) or high school (Crete-Monee 1962-1966) classmates, teachers, or administrators were Black. In my defense, I stress that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1989, and GAO 1980-1997), many Blacks were my coworkers and more than a few were my superiors, supervisors, and subordinates. I should write a book about my Black Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
https://wirepoints.org/segregated-classes-for-hispanic-students-prevent-them-from-reaching-their-full-potential-wirepoints-in-the-the-epoch-times/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Propose Solving Their Military Recruitment Crisis With Illegal Aliens – NATHAN STONE (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the federal government is and should be the employer of “last resort.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want to deal with, let alone work for, work with, or supervise those who are minority, female, unmarried, veteran, disabled, have health and/or other problems, etc. Therefore, they want the federal government to hire, retain, and promote those who are the aforesaid. All my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.)
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/11/democrats-propose-solving-their-military-recruitment-crisis-with-illegal-aliens/

FOX NEWS
— Trump holds massive lead in Iowa 5 weeks from caucuses that kick off GOP race. Former President Trump remains the commanding frontrunner in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-holds-massive-lead-iowa-five-weeks-caucuses-kick-off-gop-race-poll
— Majority of Yale students got A’s last year, frustrating some professors: ‘Dishonest to our students’ Seventy-nine percent of Yales grades during 2022-2023 academic year were in the A-range – Kristine Parks (COMMENT: I did not get all As on the 12 graduate evening accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1980, but nevertheless, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Only about 20% of those who take those examinations pass them on their first attempt.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/majority-yale-students-last-year-frustrating-professors-dishonest-students
— Doctors network hiring initiative unfairly rewards only Black applicants, lawsuit alleges. Do No Harm is suing Vituity over its physician incentive program open only to Black doctors. – Brianna Herlihy
https://www.foxnews.com/us/doctors-network-hiring-initiative-unfairly-rewards-only-black-applicants-lawsuit-alleges
— Thousands of blue state residents flock to Idaho, bringing conservative politics with them. ‘Escape liberal hell,’ one Idaho real estate ad says. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/us/thousands-blue-state-residents-flock-idaho-bringing-conservative-politics-with-data

FOX RADIO
— Border Crisis Is “Ending Up In Everybody’s Backyard” (COMMENT: Where will Democrat and RINO leaders dump their illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/12/11/border-crisis-is-ending-up-in-everybodys-backyard/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— When the United Nations Actually Stood for Something Good – JOSEPH LOCONTE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/when-the-united-nations-actually-stood-for-something-good/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Builds 32-Point Lead in Iowa – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-lead-iowa/2023/12/11/id/1145475/

POST MILLENNIAL
— ‘Diversity hire’ Harvard president Claudine Gay plagiarized PhD dissertation. These revelations come after Gay defended antisemitism on campus after having condemned so-called misgendering and failure to use preferred pronouns. – Libby Emmons (COMMENT: I was the opposite of a “diversity hire.” The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger person who would take the job.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/diversity-hire-harvard-president-claudine-gay-plagiarized-ph-d-thesis-report
— Trump warns Biden to ‘be very careful’ as his politicized indictments have ‘opened up a Pandora’s box’ “He’s opened up a Pandora’s box that will never let our country be the same.” – Sara Higdon (COMMENT: Because I was a conservative White male non-veteran Republican who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat superiors in the federal government took many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, never promoted me beyond GS-13 and delayed my promotions to GS-13, GS-12, and GS-11, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, forced me to suffer a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, etc. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, etc.. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969, disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, etc. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-warns-biden-to-be-very-careful-as-his-politicized-indictments-have-opened-up-a-pandoras-box

TOWNHALL
— ‘Diversity Hires’ And Progressive Hatred Highlight Everything Wrong With Democrats – Derek Hunter (COMMENT: I was the opposite of a “diversity hire.” The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger person who would take the job.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2023/12/11/diversity-hires-and-progressive-hatred-highlight-everything-wrong-with-democrats-n2632231

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump’s power in Washington grows as allies pressure colleagues to admit the primary over – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4350862-trump-power-allies-primary/
— The case against SEC board diversity mandates – DAVID MCINTOSH AND SIRI TERJESEN
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4349538-the-case-against-sec-board-diversity-mandates/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats decry that “Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas.”
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-12-10-2023-4414014e31015af32e99a5767b18927c

CNN
— Democrats decry that “Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war intensifies.”
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-12-10-23/index.html

REUTERS
— Democrats decry that “Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-report-israeli-battles-khan-younis-after-us-blocks-gaza-ceasefire-2023-12-10/
— Democrats decry that “Gaza’s ‘catastrophic’ health situation almost impossible to improve.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-health-situation-is-catastrophic-who-chief-2023-12-10/

ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/major-us-immigration-policy-discussion-105530517

NBC NEWS
— Iowa poll: Trump surpasses 50% support ahead of first GOP contest. The former president leads Ron DeSantis among likely Iowa caucusgoers, 51% to 19%, with Nikki Haley at 16%. – Mark Murray and Alex Tabet
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/iowa-poll-trump-surpasses-50-support-ahead-first-gop-contest-rcna128217

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats decry that “Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/10/israel-hamas-war-news-12-10-2023/b55b8802-972d-11ee-9d5c-d462c9032daa_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-11/immigration-policy-republican-presidential-candidates

USA TODAY
— ‘The Trump Party’: Here’s why Donald Trump’s supporters are calling the shots with Republicans ahead of 2024. – David Jackson (COMMENT: In your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district, who do hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn the most as being Trump-supporters?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/11/donald-trump-republicans-base-2024/71850190007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote mote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2023/12/09/pinkmas-decor-rose-colored-trees-for-a-barbie-approved-christmas/71746549007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO businesses ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. How soon, if not already, will they officially stop employing those who do not promote LGBTQ? How soon, if not already, will they officially destroy their customers, suppliers, etc. who do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.wsj.com/business/lgbtq-challenges-business-2024-868cc7d1
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats decry that “Israel Detains Hundreds of Palestinian Men in Search for Hamas.”
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-groups-of-hamas-militants-surrendered-amid-gaza-fighting-7891bc22
— Trump as Dictator Is a Classic Case of Projection. Biden and his supporters try to excuse and deflect attention from their own authoritarian actions. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-as-dictator-is-a-classic-case-of-projection-2024-election-biden-robert-kagan-a4bc86c7
— The Ivy League Mask Falls. Antisemitism is one example of a much deeper rot on campus. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ivy-league-mask-falls-antisemitism-higher-education-4592d0c0
— Why Go to College if the World Is About to End? It’s a rhetorical question that suggests climate-change catastrophists have become a religious sect. – James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-go-to-college-if-the-world-is-about-to-end-climate-change-14305b07

BLOOMBERG
— Apple Settles DOJ Case That It Discriminated Against US Workers – Mark Gurman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-09/apple-aapl-settles-doj-case-that-it-discriminated-against-us-workers

ATLANTIC
— WHAT DOES THE WORKING CLASS REALLY WANT? Vying for its crucial support, neither Democrats nor Republicans are focusing on the essential question. – George Packer (COMMENT: My critics/opponents look down on, despise, if not hate the working class. They stress that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/01/democratic-republican-parties-working-class-economy/676145/

PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE
— More People in Their 40s and 50s Are Pursuing Graduate Degrees (COMENT: I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned master’s degrees in business (Loyola 1976), accounting (DePaul 1980), and finance (IIT 1997). I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditing examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997. I started taking graduate evening finance courses at IIT in 1992 when I was 43, and after I completing 14 courses, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I did that a) because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear to me that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) because my GAO supervisor had made it clear to her employees that she wanted/demanded her employees to have such degrees. I succeed in getting her appointed to the program’s advisory committee. But in September of 1997, she flushed all that down her toilet. She played a very big role in forcing me to take GAO’s early retirement “offer” so that she could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had shunned the program. And that is exactly what she did.)
https://www.phillymag.com/sponsor-content/older-people-pursuing-graduate-degrees/

HR DRIVE
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who were disabled. Further, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who were minority, female, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. I should write a book about that.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/for-ada-reassignment-how-long-and-far-must-hr-look-for-a-vacancy/701943/

December 10, 2023

To stay up-to-date with news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans, what do my critics/opponents want you to read instead of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? My critics/opponents do not want anyone to read my newsletters; however, many of them read my newsletters for “opposition research.” Those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who reject many of the planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote in my newsletters do not want anyone to read articles that promote those planks. As everyone knows, I promote my direct newsletter competitors. But many of my direct newsletter competitors ignore, dismiss, if not belittle the planks that I promote. Further, many want cheap labor, that is, they want mass/illegal immigration. Again, what newsletters do my critics/opponents want you to read instead of my newsletters? What arguments do they make for that?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pro-Palestinian car caravan blocks traffic on Kennedy Expressway
https://abc7chicago.com/protest-in-chicago-today-palestinian-traffic-kennedy-expressway/14158985/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riohOnkJOJ4
— Hundreds of affordable homes remain vacant amid Chicago housing crisis – Ramona Meadors (COMMENT: Will Democrat leaders house illegals in these homes?)
https://abc7chicago.com/affordable-housing-chicago-crisis-authority-illinois-answers-projects/14152220/
— Chicago police respond to bomb threat at Ogilvie Transportation Center; Metra trains delayed
https://abc7chicago.com/metra-delay-ogilvie-transportation-center-train-schedule/14159357/
— At least 11 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-violence-police/14158472/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-venezuelan-legal-aid-help/14159087/

NBC5
— Inbound Kennedy, Dan Ryan see closures due to pro-Palestinian protest
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/inbound-kennedy-dan-ryan-see-closures-due-to-pro-palestinian-protest/3299293/
— Unfounded threat halts Metra trains at Ogilvie Transportation Center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/all-metra-trains-halted-at-ogilvie-transportation-center-amid-police-investigation/3299331/

CBS2
— Chicago Weekend Shootings: 3 killed, 7 hurt
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-dec-8-to-11/

WGN9
— Here’s a list of new Illinois laws going into effect in 2024 – John Clark
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/heres-a-list-of-new-illinois-laws-going-into-effect-in-2024/

FOX32
— Johnson proposes fines over ‘rogue buses’ transporting migrants to Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/johnson-proposes-fines-rogue-buses-transporting-migrants-chicago
— Low-income seniors are often challenged with living in deteriorating conditions because they can’t afford the necessary repairs on their homes. (COMMENT: My grandfather on my father’s side had 1286 Wood Street ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1286-Wood-St-Crete-IL-60417/5461313_zpid/ ) built in Crete in 1926. He lived in it until 1954 and then my father. But after my father died suddenly in 1969, because of lack of money and because of negative trends in Crete, no upgrades were made to it and maintenance and repairs were deferred. After my brother died suddenly last year, I sold it for only $99,900.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-coalition-increased-investment-protections-low-income-residents

WGN9
— Ukrainian activists gather in Chicago to raise funds for country’s war effort – Jewell Hillery (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.)
https://wgntv.com/news/ukrainian-activists-gather-in-chicago-to-raise-funds-for-countrys-war-effort/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-immigration-congress-border-greg-abbott-migrants-20231210-ipnfl3xsprgdxninwtzioaecdq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No excuse for political horse trading when it comes to crime-ridden West Loop encampment. The murder of a man near the encampment is the latest example of surging crime in the area. The Johnson administration can’t engage in any quid pro quo with public safety at stake. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/8/23994304/west-loop-encampment-murder-crime-political-horse-trading-brandon-johnson-bill-conway-editorial
— Black employment in Cook County is sandwiched between hope and reality. Jobs can be a source of inspiration, but opportunities are diminishing for young Black people in the Chicago area. – Alden Loury (COMMENT: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male who had that job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for taking jobs that should have been given to Blacks.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/9/23994061/black-african-american-employment-college-jobs-race-census-cook-county-alden-loury
— Will the real ‘Golden Bachelor’ please stand up? A messy report takes the shine off the popular reality TV show. – Mary Mitchell (COMMENT: My wife and I have been married since 1978. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. They have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was so bad that I would never get married, but if I did, the marriage would not last. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never married, b) who are divorced, and/or c) who have/had spouses who have/had little or no income.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/8/23992229/will-the-real-golden-bachelor-please-stand-up-gerry-turner

DAILY HERALD
— Door kicked, antisemitic statement made at Glen Ellyn home
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231210/police-door-kicked-antisemitic-statement-made-at-glen-ellyn-home
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Are electric vehicle owners paying enough for Illinois roads? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231209/are-electric-vehicle-owners-paying-enough-for-illinois-roads-
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly discourage traditional marriage and discourage the traditional family. I owe all my successes in life to my being a product of traditional marriage and family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231210/wings-appreciates-community-effort-to-combat-domestic-violence
— As women ever-increasingly advance, men ever-increasingly fall further and further and further behind.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20231210/influential-women-of-nawbo-chicago-share-keys-to-their-success

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden’s focus on bashing Trump takes a page from the winning Obama and Bush reelection playbooks – AP (COMMENT: When have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes bashed you the most/hardest? Mine did a) when I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and b) when I served as an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-bidens-focus-on-bashing-trump-takes-a-page-from-the-winning-obama-and-bush-reelection-playbooks/

COUNTRY HERALD
— Glen Ellyn in Shock: Door Kicking Hate-Incident Alarms Local Community
https://www.countryherald.com/illinois/dupage-illinois/glen-ellyn-in-shock-door-kicking-hate-incident-alarms-local-community/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to police reports it happened at approximately 8:00 PM, in the 400 Block of Elm Street, when two unidentified individuals targeted a residence in a brazen act of aggression. Witnesses report that the suspects forcefully kicked the front door of the house, causing alarm among residents. The situation took a darker turn when one of the suspects made an anti-Semitic statement before fleeing the scene.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Public outcry against ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance: Activists demand repeal as migrants set to reside at former location of St. Bart’s school
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/652876943-public-outcry-against-sanctuary-city-ordinance-activists-demand-repeal-as-migrants-set-to-reside-at-former-location-of-st-bart-s-school

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Rep. Mary Miller Endorses Darren Bailey in High-Profile GOP 12th Dist. Race, Cites Faith-Driven Service
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/breaking-rep-mary-miller-endorses-darren-bailey-in-high-profile-gop-12th-dist-race-cites-faith-driven-service.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Billionaire and Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone endorsed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s presidential bid, saying former President Trump’s time had “come and gone.” – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/9/billionaire-gop-donor-backs-haley-says-trump-shoul/

NEW YORK POST
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near star-studded LA Biden fundraiser – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2023/12/09/news/pro-palestine-demonstrators-protest-los-angeles-biden-fundraiser/
— Megyn Kelly said that former President Trump had lost “multiple steps” mentally and was no longer the same man he was in 2016. – Jon Levine (COMMENT: In your opinion, as a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter reader, how many steps have I lost mentally since 2000?)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/09/news/megyn-kelly-says-trump-has-lost-multiple-steps-mentally/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Deport and Deter State of the Union: The fight over illegal immigration needs to move from regulation to deportation and deterrence. – Sumantra Maitra
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/deport-and-deter/

AMERICAN THINKER
— 3 reasons for the Democrat ‘great replacement’ – Earick Ward
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/3_reasons_for_the_democrat_great_replacement.html
— The Future’s Zero-Sum Game – J.B. Shurk (COMMENT: Everything is a zero-sum game. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/the_futures_zerosum_game.html
— Countercultural Christianity – Whitson G. Waldo, III
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/countercultural_christianity.html
— Let’s hear it for segregation? – Walter E. Block
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/lets_hear_it_for_segregation.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— Claudine Gay is a DEI hire (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were DEI hires. They all had less job-related work experience than I had, less job-related education than I had, no job-related professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no job-related professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/claudine-gay-is-a-dei-hire-lacking-intellectual-credentials-critics-argue-/24451

DAILY CALLER
— One GOP Candidate (Nikki Haley) Wallops Biden In The Latest Poll By Double Digits. It’s Not Trump – ARJUN SINGH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/09/gop-candidate-wallops-biden-poll-trump-haley/

EPOCH TIMES
— A Troubling Trend in the Personal Saving Rate – Sandra Block (COMMENT: My wife and I got married in 1978. We have always saved as much as we could for our retirement. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that we could do that and that we did do that. They stress that if we had not given up trying to have children or if we had adopted, we would not have been able to save anywhere near as much. Further, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal pension is much too generous.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/a-troubling-trend-in-the-personal-saving-rate-5538805

FOX NEWS
— 5,000 illegal immigrants released every day into US, admin officials privately tell lawmakers. Total illegal immigrants released could top 1.8 million for the year if current pace continues. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/5000-illegal-immigrants-released-every-day-us-admin-officials-privately-tell-lawmakers
— Poll shows Biden hitting record low approvals, falling behind against Trump in 2024 matchup. Trump’s lead over Biden grows when independent candidates are included. – Michael Lee, Paul Steinhauser (COMMENT: The more that it looks like Trump will be our next President, the more hatred that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote against Trump and against those who share his demographics.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/poll-shows-biden-hitting-record-low-approvals-falling-behind-against-trump-2024-matchup
— Mass/illegal immigration promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-demand-new-study-possible-link-between-uncontrolled-immigration-crime

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Professor: Asking Black Students to Write Using Standard English is ‘Anti-Black Linguistic Racism’ – Jack Davis
https://ijr.com/professor-asking-black-students-write-using-standard-english-anti-black-linguistic-racism/LEGAL 

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Border Crisis: Military-Age Men From Across the Globe Flood Across Arizona Border. “there were a large number of Africans from countries Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Egypt and elsewhere waiting to be processed and potentially released into the U.S. Others were from the Middle East and Asia”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/biden-border-crisis-military-age-men-from-across-the-globe-flood-across-arizona-border/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Historic Levels of Immigration: Who Decides? – RICH LOWRY (COMMENT: Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINO leaders want cheap labor.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/who-decided/
(FROM THE ARYTICLE: Historic levels of immigration shouldn’t be on autopilot. Do you remember the big national debate on whether the United States would adopt a policy to make the foreign-born share of the population the highest it’s ever been? Neither do I. For the simple reason, of course, that there wasn’t one. That doesn’t mean that the policy wasn’t adopted, through inertia and the Biden administration’s unilateral imposition of a de facto open border for a large swath of asylum seekers. An analysis of Census data by Steve Camarota and his colleagues at the Center for Immigration Studies has found that a 4.5 million net increase in immigrants since President Biden took office has boosted the share of the foreign-born to 15 percent, the highest ever recorded. You know all the black-and-white photos of immigrants coming to Ellis Island, the lore about names being changed upon arrival, “your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”? Today, we are eclipsing the “great wave” of immigration with an even greater wave. We hit 14.8 percent in 1890 and 14.7 in 1910, in what were, until now, the most historic decades for immigration. Just last month, the Census Bureau was still projecting the foreign-born share of the population wouldn’t hit 15 percent for another decade, in 2033. Now, we could keep going up from here. “If the immigrant population continues to grow,” Camarota writes, “it will set new numerical and percentage records every year going forward.” A straight-line projection shows the share of the foreign-born rising to 15.5 percent by the end of Biden’s term, and to an astonishing 17.3 percent by the end of a potential second term. This is not the normal course of business. According to Camarota, the foreign-born population has grown on average by 137,000 a month since the beginning of Biden’s term, higher than Donald Trump’s pre-Covid 42,000 and Barack Obama’s 68,000.)

TOWNHALL
— Wisconsin Democrat Vetoes Bill That Would Protect Children From Leftist Transgender Agenda – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/09/wisconsin-democrat-vetoes-bill-that-would-protect-children-from-leftists-transgender-agenda-n2632208

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Tucker Carlson Reveals Only Thing That Would Make Him Answer Growing Calls to Become Trump’s VP – Michael Schwarz
https://www.westernjournal.com/tucker-carlson-reveals-thing-make-answer-growing-calls-become-trumps-vp/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Democrats crow about their success in getting those in healthcare to promote abortion.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/future-doctors-say-they-ll-look-for-residencies-in-states-where-abortion-is-legal-survey-says/ar-AA1lfHW9

THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4351189-restricting-asylum-would-make-the-border-less-secure/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don’t like it. – Mike Schneider (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all of the employees who they hired who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. They did everything that they could to turn them against me.)
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2023/12/08/census-bureau-wants-to-change-how-it-asks-about-disabilities-some-advocates-dont-like-it/

CNN
— Trump is even stronger than he looks against his Republican rivals – Harry Enten
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/09/politics/trump-is-even-stronger-than-he-looks-against-his-gop-republican-rivals/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Congressional Hispanic Caucus frustrated with the White House on immigration negotiations. The group requested a meeting with the White House but has yet to get one. A senior administration official said there are plans to ramp up Hill outreach this week. – Julie Tsirkin, Julia Ainsley, Sahil Kapur and Monica Alba (COMMENT: What if there was a Congressional White Caucus and Whites were ever-increasingly flooding America illegally?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/congressional-hispanic-caucus-frustrated-white-house-immigration-rcna128828
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A number of Hispanic and Latino members of Congress, as well as advocacy groups, are becoming increasingly concerned that President Joe Biden may strike a deal with Republicans on immigration that they find unacceptable in order to secure passage of his high-priority Ukraine and Israel aid package. The fear, one Capitol Hill Democrat with knowledge of the negotiations said, is that the president will accept border policy changes proposed by Republicans that are “unimaginably cruel.” Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus demanded an “urgent” meeting with the White House over one week ago. Yet even though the president was in Washington for much of that period, it never happened.)

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Mocks Biden Impeachment Inquiry: ‘Fishing Expedition’ – Thomas Kika
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-mocks-biden-impeachment-inquiry-fishing-expedition-1851025

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Cheney.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/opinion/liz-cheney-memoir.html
— As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment. Republicans have been attacking elite universities for years. After a tense congressional hearing last week, many on the left are joining them. – Nicholas Confessore
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/universities-antisemitism-conservatives-liberals.html
— Mideast War Pushes Companies to Extend Diversity Programs to Faith Groups – Emma Goldberg (COMMENT: Very few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1072, and the Post Office 1966-1969 were Protestant, German American, conservative, Republican, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/business/workplace-dei-religion.html
— If You Hate Investment Risk, High Interest Rates Are Great. With a Catch. – Jeff Sommer (COMMENT: With treasury strips, my wife and I did well as interest rates fell, but we lost when interest rates went up.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/business/interest-rates-stocks-bonds-retire.html
— People Are Pessimistic About Their Economic Futures. Can You Blame Them? – Steven Rattner
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/opinion/economy-young-voters-inflation-biden.html
— Why Is It a Surprise That America Is Gloomy After a Devastating Pandemic? – David Wallace-Wells
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/opinion/bad-economy-vibes.html
— Democrats say “University Presidents Walked Into a Trap.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/opinion/university-presidents-antisemitism.html
— The Old New Way to Provide Cheap Housing – Nicholas Kristof
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/opinion/homelessness-housing-shortage.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/opinion/joe-biden-immigration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Conservatives are suing law firms over diversity efforts. It’s working. As they fend off lawsuits targeting their own programs, law firms are creating task forces to guide clients through the challenges of DEI. – Julian Mark and Taylor Telford
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/09/conservatives-sue-law-firms-dei/
— Liz Cheney’s 2024 campaign mission: Defeat House Republicans. The former GOP congresswoman wants to oust House GOP majority to block Donald Trump’s every possible path to the White House. – Paul Kane (COMMENT: RINOs would rather see Democrats elected than conservative Republicans. I should write a book about the biggest RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/09/liz-cheney-trump-2024-elections/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Moving Company Touts Its Young, Chiseled Workers. Feds Say That’s Age Discrimination. Biden-appointed EEOC commissioners are taking closer look at alleged age bias in the labor market. – Austen Hufford (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they crowed about their success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of their Republican employees who were older, conservative, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/a-moving-company-touts-its-young-chiseled-workers-feds-say-thats-age-discrimination-c50a773c

FORTUNE
— House, marriage, kids: Millennials and Gen Z who try to follow a ‘traditional’ path of financial milestones may be majorly messing up their finances. – ELEANOR PRINGLE (COMMENT: By following a traditional path, I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I worked for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and then part-time 1971-1972. I worked for IRS in Chicago in 1971 and then Harvey in 1972.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/09/buying-house-marriage-kids-best-order/
— Millennials are the most housing-obsessed generation—it’s a sign the prosperity of the boomers has bypassed them. – SYDNEY LAKE
https://fortune.com/2023/12/04/millennials-homeownership-housing-obsessed-boomers-bank-of-america/

BLOOMBERG
— The 25 Richest Families in the World (COMMENT: How wealthy are/were your parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-worlds-richest-families/

FORBES
— Navigating Generational Wealth Transition – Abiola Adediran (COMMENT: How wealthy are/were your parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/12/05/the-parents-advisor-navigating-generational-wealth-transition/

ADP
— Keeping Up-and-Comers From Leaving: How Promotions Tie Into Employee Retention – Sarah Greesonbach (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. They all wanted those promotions to be given to Democrats, and especially to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors soon got rid of the managers who promoted me.)
https://www.adp.com/spark/articles/2023/11/keeping-up-and-comers-from-leaving-how-promotions-tie-into-employee-retention.aspx

DESERET NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use Diversity to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/9/23993615/house-hearing-antisemitism-college-campuses-diversity-pluralism

STAR
— When it comes to money advice, young people turn to parents and relatives (COMMENT: How wealthy are/were your parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2023/12/09/when-it-comes-to-money-advice-young-people-turn-to-parents-and-relatives

FOX EL PASO
— Migrants ask for aid as freezing temperatures hit El Paso amidst shelter overcapacity – Jonathan Mejia
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/migrants-ask-for-aid-as-freezing-temperatures-hit-el-paso-amidst-shelter-overcapacity

NEW REPUBLIC
— The GOP’s House Majority Is in Big Trouble. – Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
https://newrepublic.com/post/177384/gops-house-majority-big-trouble
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://newrepublic.com/post/177415/now-damning-evidence-devastation-caused-end-roe-v-wade

GILLETT NEWS
— The Evolution of Political Labels: Republican in Name Only – Casey Martinez (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. Of course, I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://gillettnews.com/news/the-evolution-of-political-labels-republican-in-name-only/303316/

ECONOMIST
— What percent of the parents in your school district are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or anti-those who have more money than they have?
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/12/09/anti-woke-activists-are-losing-many-of-their-school-board-battles

December 9, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— ‘Rogue’ buses are trying to dump migrants in Cicero and leave to avoid Chicago fines – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-cicero-metra-bus-fine/14155918/
— CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad pushes back on criticism for October 7 comment – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/cair-director-nihan-awad-israel-hamas/14155569/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How successful have Democrats been promoting more LGBTQ in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://abc7chicago.com/out-100-lgbtq-community-strong-hands-gym-diego-cevallos-garzon/14155014/

CBS2
— Kinzinger says he’s politically “homeless,” and if Trump is the nominee, he’ll vote for Biden – MAJOR GARRETT (COMMENT: My critics/opponents side with Kinzinger.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/republican-adam-kinzinger-if-trump-is-gop-nominee-vote-for-biden-the-takeout/
— Records shed light on contract for tents, city cracks down on buses – SABRINA FRANZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrant-crisis-contract-tents/

FOX32
— Chicago looks to implement stricter rules for migrant bus operators
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-bus-operators-stricter-rules

WTTW
— Committee Endorses Push to Expand Chicago’s Hate Crime Law – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics.)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/08/committee-endorses-push-expand-chicago-s-hate-crime-law
— Chicago Officials Revise Rules Limiting Access to City Council Meetings After Warning – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/08/chicago-officials-revise-rules-limiting-access-city-council-meetings-after-warning

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Johnson administration begins filing lawsuits against operators of ‘rogue buses’ of migrants – Sarah Freishtat and Alice Yin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-migrant-busing-fines-lawsuit-20231209-hks4osf5jnge5im5ulyorlfbpm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How a 2024 election questionnaire puts candidates in an awkward spot. A question posed by Equality Illinois brings to mind a state law that says legislators cannot promise action on a bill in exchange for a contribution. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/8/23994208/questionnaire-candidates-state-law-legislators-cannot-promise-action-contributions-rich-miller
— Democrats and RINOs, that is, liberals and moderates, ever-increasingly a) run America and b) make it clear that they are going to use government get rid of Republicans, that is, conservatives, once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/8/23992587/hypocrisy-moms-for-liberty-ziegler-house-speaker-mike-johnson-pious-gop-frauds-gene-lyons
— Antisemitism comes from both far left and far right. – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/8/23993701/antisemitism-far-left-right-share-hatred-jews-israel-hamas-war-palestinians-muslims-mona-charen
— Why youth homelessness is a big problem in Cook County – Bryan Samuels (COMMENT: Democrat success in destroying traditional marriage and destroying the traditional family promotes homelessness.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/8/23988093/homelessness-youth-black-men-boys-cook-county-housing-instability-bryan-samuels-chapin-hall
— City Council panel advances new 311 ‘hate incident’ reporting plan. The “Chi vs. Hate” ordinance aims to collect reports of disturbing acts that might fall short of a crime, but hint at more troubling actions to come, as hate crimes spike in Chicago and beyond. – Mitchell Armentrout (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/12/8/23994211/chicago-hate-crime-reporting-311-debra-silverstein

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State health plan declares racism a public health crisis – Dilpreet Raju (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run Illinois.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/state-health-plan-declares-racism-public-health-crisis

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Races to watch in Kane and DuPage counties – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/08/election-season-is-here-races-to-watch-in-kane-and-dupage-counties/

STATELINE
— Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet – AP
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/ap-kevin-mccarthy-endorses-trump-for-president-and-would-consider-serving-in-his-cabinet/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— City Leaders Ramp Up Pressure On Feds To Issue Work Permits For All Immigrants. A resolution urging the federal government to expand work permit eligibility to current undocumented residents passed the city’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights Thursday. – Madison Savedra
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/08/city-leaders-double-down-on-pressure-for-feds-to-issue-work-permits-for-all-immigrants/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/08/isabels-afternoon-roundup-22/
— Report examines Illinois women’s political power (COMMENT: My critics/opponents reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plan in the Republican Party platform. I should write about those who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for Republican women a) not running for offices and b) not winning elections.)
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/08/report-examines-illinois-women%e2%80%99s-political-power/
(FROM THE REPORT: Republican women lawmakers voiced how their party is falling behind…I find that in the Republican Party they are trying harder to get a mix because…we lost a lot of Republican women. They were turned off by our party so the idea is now to make a push for getting more women to run for office because of that and because we need to get to those people that are undecided or turned off by the party. So I feel that there’s a big push here now. But we are certainly more open and willing to bring in more women now because we need to bring back these women that were so turned off [by] our party.” – Evelyn Sanguinetti (R-IL) Former Lieutenant Governor. . .I know the House Republicans, [we] were always involved in looking for candidates and we love to have women. The problem is…a lot of times [women] don’t want to do it or they don’t pass the litmus tests that are now being imposed.” – Christine Radogno (R-IL) Former State Senate Minority Leader)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Revised gun ban rules to be reviewed as Jan. 1 deadline approaches. One-quarter of one percent of gun ID holders register banned items. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_88364b20-9618-11ee-b69d-b30a22dad439.html
— Research shows link between strong families and less crime – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly a) destroy traditional marriage and b) destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_08db486e-9602-11ee-9e78-0b453de54b6a.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mark Rice, 8th Congressional District candidate: ‘The sanctuary city status sounds so great until the politicians have to put our tax money where their mouth is’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652875527-rice-the-sanctuary-city-status-sounds-so-great-until-the-politicians-have-to-put-our-tax-money-where-their-mouth-is
— Niki Conforti, Republican candidate of 6th Congressional District: ‘Nice way to walk out on the party, McCarthy’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652872336-conforti-republican-candidate-of-6th-congressional-district-nice-way-to-walk-out-on-the-party-mccarthy

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— As Registration Deadline Approaches, Pritzker Administration Asks Supreme Court to Deny Gun Ban Injunction
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/652876612-as-registration-deadline-approaches-pritzker-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-deny-gun-ban-injunction

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Jim Carris, 10th Congressional District candidate: ‘Senator Kirk has a legacy of being an independent leader and working across the aisle to deliver for the families of Illinois’
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/652875529-carris-10th-congressional-district-candidate-senator-kirk-has-a-legacy-of-being-an-independent-leader-and-working-across-the-aisle-to-deliver-for-the-families-of-illinois

MCHENRY TIMES
— Jerry Evans, 11th Congressional District candidate: ‘State’s Attorney Bob Berlin – a true unsung hero in Illinois’
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/652875528-evans-11th-congressional-district-candidate-state-s-attorney-bob-berlin-a-true-unsung-hero-in-illinois

WIREPOINTS
— Why you should miss Squeezy the Pension Python – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/why-you-should-miss-squeezy-the-pension-python-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Contributing to Turning Longmeadow Parkway from a Tollway to a Freeway Saving Users $200-$300 per Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/08/mchenry-county-contributing-to-turning-longmeadow-parkway-from-a-tollway-to-a-freeway-saving-users-200-200-per-year/
— Revolving Door for Woman Arrested for Not Showing Up for Court
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/08/revolving-door-for-woman-arrested-for-not-showing-up-for-court/
— Where Are the Feminists, the #metooer’s?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/07/where-are-the-feminists-the-metooers/

— Susan Catania, R.I.P.
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/07/susan-catania-r-i-p/
— IL-11: Bill Foster Condemned by Jerry Evans and Qasim Rashid for Present Vote on Antisemitism House Resolution
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/07/israel/
— 61 Republicans File for Precinct Committeeperson
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/07/republicans-file-for-precince-committeeperson/
— 66 Democrats File for Precinct Committeeperson
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/06/democrats-file-for-precinct-committeeperson/
— Kenneally Points To More Holes in Democrats’ So-Called SAFE-T Act
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/07/kenneally-points-to-more-holes-in-democrats-so-called-safe-t-act/
— One Result of Democrats’ Banning Holding Illegals in McHenry and Kankakee County Jails
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/07/one-result-of-democrats-banning-holding-illegals-in-mchenry-and-kankakee-county-jails/
— Feds Take Over Another Case Cook County State’s Attorney Foxx Could Have Handled
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/06/feds-take-over-another-case-cook-county-states-attorney-foxx-could-have-handled/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ‘ILLINOIS IS BACK,’ BUT ONLY IN PRITZKER’S ACTIVE IMAGINATION – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-illinois-is-back-but-only-in-pritzkers-active-imagination/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois legislator Brad Halbrook wants oversight on migrant housing spending – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-legislator-wants-oversight-on-migrant-housing-spending
— Jordan slaps Mayorkas with subpoena over documents on ‘catch-and-release’ immigrants – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/jordan-mayorkas-subpoena-criminal-catch-and-release
— Boycotting done right
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/opinion/boycotting-done-right
— Until DEI offices are closed, don’t expect better college presidents – Editorial (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted Affirmative Action and DEI.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/until-dei-offices-are-closed-dont-expect-better-college-presidents

NEW YORK POST
— Campus antisemitism was predictable — and a top-school degree may soon be worthless – Victor Davis Hanson
https://nypost.com/2023/12/08/opinion/campus-antisemitism-was-predictable-and-a-top-school-degree-may-soon-be-worthless/

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Target Continues to Cross the Line – MONICA COLE
https://www.afa.net/the-stand/culture/2023/12/target-continues-to-cross-the-line/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The time has come to hold Mayorkas accountable – William Davis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_time_has_come_to_hold_mayorkas_accountable.html
— The wicked witch of D.C. – Allen Hurt
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_wicked_witch_of_dc.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Billionaire says Harvard president got her job because of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) score – Vivek Saxena (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted Affirmative Action and DEI. What is your DEI score? My DEI score is extremely low because I am not liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/08/billionaire-says-harvard-president-got-her-job-because-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-score-1418327/

BLAZE
— Defense bill expands parental rights after Pentagon schools pushed ‘Marxist,’ woke agenda – CANDACE HATHAWAY (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but push wokeism. Most commonly, they push dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/defense-bill-expands-parental-rights-after-pentagon-schools-allegedly-pushed-marxist-woke-agenda
— Candace Owens is wrong: Victoria’s Secret is nothing to celebrate – HELEN ROY
https://www.theblaze.com/align/candace-owens-is-wrong-victorias-secret-is-nothing-to-celebrate

BREITBART
— Despite the Pandering, Hispanics Disapprove of Eric Adams Most of All – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/08/nolte-despite-pandering-hispanics-disapprove-eric-adams-most/
— Joe Biden Turns to Hollywood Elite for Fundraiser as Job Approval Craters to Lowest of Presidency – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/08/joe-biden-turns-to-hollywood-elite-for-fundraiser-as-job-approval-craters-to-lowest-of-presidency/
— Boston-Area K-12 Schools to Receive Migrant Children After Families Housed in Local Hotels – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/08/boston-area-k-12-schools-receive-migrant-children-families-housed-local-hotels/
— 50,000 Migrants Apprehended at Southern Border in December’s First Wee – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/12/08/exclusive-50000-migrants-apprehended-at-southern-border-in-decembers-first-week/
— Billionaire Bill Ackman Claims Harvard President Claudine Gay was Hired Because of DEI Initiative – ALANA MASTRANGELO (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted Affirmative Action and DEI.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/12/08/billionaire-bill-ackman-claims-harvard-president-claudine-gay-was-hired-because-of-dei-initiative/
— GOP Candidates Given Okay to Partake in Debates Not Approved by RNC – NICK GILBERTSON (COMMENT: The Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) never “approved” of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois or Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC). I should write a book about past and present IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who disapproved of, if not despised, if not hated TAPROOT and ICRC. I would focus on those leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/08/gop-candidates-given-okay-to-partake-in-debates-not-sanctioned-by-rnc/

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Jordan Subpoenas Mayorkas For Info On Illegal Immigrants Charged With ‘Serious’ Crimes That Were Released Into US – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/08/jim-jordan-subpoenas-mayorkas-for-info-on-illegal-immigrants-charged-with-serious-crimes-that-were-released-into-us/
— Jim Jordan Subpoenas Mayorkas For Info On Illegal Immigrants Charged With ‘Serious’ Crimes That Were Released Into US – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/08/jim-jordan-subpoenas-mayorkas-for-info-on-illegal-immigrants-charged-with-serious-crimes-that-were-released-into-us/
— GOP Debate Outs Two Candidates (Haley and Christie) As Parents’ Worst Nightmare – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/08/gop-debate-outs-two-candidates-as-parents-worst-nightmare-haley-christie/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s Border Policies Have No ‘Limiting Principle’ to Control Illegal Entries. And that’s a big problem. Either the policies will give way, or the country will. – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Bidens-Border-Policies-Have-No-Limiting-Principle-Control-Illegal-Entries

COLLEGE FIX
— NIU hosts seminar on ending ‘White Linguistic Hegemony’ – DANIEL NUCCIO (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to turn Blacks against Whites.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/niu-hosts-seminar-on-ending-white-linguistic-hegemony/
— Higher ed’s hypocrisy fully exposed for refusal to condemn calls to eradicate Jews – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/higher-eds-hypocrisy-fully-exposed-for-refusal-to-condemn-calls-to-eradicate-jews/

FEDERALIST
— California Law Would Fine Retailers For Only Having ‘Girl’ And ‘Boy’ Toy Sections – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/08/california-law-would-fine-retailers-for-only-having-girl-and-boy-toy-sections/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Alien After Crossing Border: “I Love You Joe Biden! Thank You for Everything” – Joey Chester
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/08/illegal-alien-after-crossing-border-i-love-you-joe-biden-thank-you-everything

FOX NEWS
— Mayor Adams declares ‘help is not on the way’ from the federal government as NYC struggles with migrant crisis. Adams says he did not leave DC with a sense of optimism. – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mayor-adams-declares-help-not-way-from-the-federal-government-nyc-struggles-migrant-crisis

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Border Crisis: Fetterman Lectures Democrats, Illegal Crossings Ramp up in California. Fetterman: “I hope Democrats can understand that it isn’t xenophobic to be concerned about the border. It’s a reasonable conversation, and Democrats should engage.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/border-crisis-fetterman-lectures-democrats-illegal-crossings-ramp-up-in-california/

MRC TV
— Trucking Company Fined $700K By Biden Admin For Checking Green Cards Of Job Seekers – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/what-trucking-company-fined-700k-biden-admin-checking-green-cards-job-seekers

NTD
— Every Dollar Given to Biden Admin Accelerates ‘Millions of Illegal Aliens’ Into US
https://www.ntd.com/every-dollar-given-to-biden-admin-accelerates-millions-of-illegal-aliens-into-us-border-security-expert_959331.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jordan Subpoenas Mayorkas for Failing to Provide Documents on Criminal Aliens – DAVID ZIMMERMANN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jordan-subpoenas-mayorkas-for-failing-to-provide-documents-on-criminal-aliens/

NEW AMERICAN
— DHS Considering Sending CBP Agents to Mexico to Fast-track Border Crossings – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/report-dhs-considering-sending-cbp-agents-to-mexico-to-fast-track-border-crossings/

SPECTATOR
— How progressivism locks the left into a suicide pact. The far-left’s self-defeating internal contradictions have become increasingly apparent. – Lewis M. Andrews
https://thespectator.com/topic/progressivism-left-suicide-pact/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— ‘Go Woke, Go Broke’ Is Proving True Among Major Companies – Claire O’Hare
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/go-woke-go-broke-is-proving-true-among-major-companies/ar-AA1ldBsD

MSNBC
— Democrats ever-increasingly run America and replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans include: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, in a traditional marriage, parents, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote Democrats include: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, not in a traditional marriage, non-parents, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/inside-with-jen-psaki/ramaswamy-ugly-great-replacement-rant-rcna128811

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote the anti-religious Democrat Party platform. Mass/illegal immigration dramatically weakens America. Without a strong America, anti-religious socialists, communists, and dictators will not only destroy all religions, they will destroy the world.
https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-sign-christian-petition-condemning-maga-gops-cruel-policies-1850836

NBC NEWS & NEWSWEEK & ABC LOS ANGELES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How successful have Democrats been promoting more LGBTQ in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/keep-yuletide-gay-20-queer-holiday-films-rcna128718
https://www.newsweek.com/health-information-gap-making-lgbtq-americans-sick-opinion-1849824
https://abc7.com/stonewall-inn-brick-awards-gala-lgbtq-leaders-honored-gives-back-initiative/14152579/

ABC NEWS
— Migrant encampments surge at border as asylum process bottlenecks. ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on the growing number of tent cities that are popping up along the southern border as migrants from across the world show up in hopes of being granted asylum.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/migrant-encampments-surge-border-asylum-process-bottlenecks-105513101

NBC NEWS
— Chicago reels from fallout of toxic metals at proposed migrant shelter camp. Several aldermen are calling for the resignation of city officials and, in the meantime, a network of churches is helping to shelter and employ recent arrivals. – Selina Guevara, Maura Barrett and Matthew Mata
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/chicago-reels-fallout-toxic-metals-proposed-migrant-shelter-camp-rcna128697

NEW YORK TIMES
— Finding a Santos Successor Is Proving No Simple Task for Republicans. Party leaders have vowed not to repeat the vetting mistakes they made with the expelled congressman. But getting to yes is proving messy. – Nicholas Fandos (COMMENT: How important will the successor’s DEI score be? What is your DEI score? My DEI score is extremely low because I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time, that is, because I am not liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/nyregion/santos-republican-candidates.html

WASHINGTON POST
— University presidents flunk the humanity test – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/09/university-presidents-antisemitism/

GILLETT NEWS
— The Decline of the Republican Party in Illinois: A Changing Political Landscape – Roy Wright
https://gillettnews.com/news/the-decline-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois-a-changing-political-landscape/300570/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois, a state known for its vibrant diversity and political battleground, has seen a significant shift in its political landscape in recent years. While it remains a politically diverse state, the dominance of the Democratic Party has become increasingly evident, as the Republican Party struggles to maintain a significant foothold. So, what is the current state of the Republican Party in Illinois? Recent data indicates that only about 26% of registered voters in Illinois identify as Republicans. This number has experienced a steady decline over the past few decades, as the Democratic Party has gained more support. The changing demographics of the state play a significant role in this shift. With urban areas like Chicago experiencing substantial population growth, these regions tend to lean heavily towards the Democratic Party. The Republican Party, on the other hand, has faced challenges in appealing to a diverse electorate and resolving internal divisions within the party. Being a Republican means aligning with the Republican Party, which advocates for limited government intervention, lower taxes, and conservative social policies. On the other hand, being a Democrat means identifying with the Democratic Party, which favors a more active government role in social and economic issues, higher taxes on the wealthy, and progressive social policies. The decline of the Republican Party in Illinois is not merely a reflection of the state’s political makeup but also a result of various factors. Changing demographics, internal party divisions, and difficulties in appealing to a diverse electorate have all contributed to the party’s struggles. In summary, the Republican Party represents only a small fraction of registered voters in Illinois, accounting for approximately 26%. With changing demographics and internal divisions, the Democratic Party has gained a significant advantage in terms of voter registration and political power. Illinois continues to be a politically diverse state, but the current landscape leans in favor of the Democratic Party.)
— Illinois: A Political Patchwork – Casey Martinez
https://gillettnews.com/news/illinois-a-political-patchwork/300396/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois, a state located in the heart of the Midwest, has long been associated with the Democratic Party. However, the reality of Illinois’ political landscape is far more complex than it may initially appear. With a diverse population and a rich political history, Illinois has proven time and time again that it cannot be easily labeled as a “blue state.” While the state has consistently supported Democratic presidential candidates in recent elections, there are significant pockets of Republican-leaning areas that challenge this assumption. The city of Chicago, a Democratic stronghold, has undeniably played a crucial role in shaping Illinois’ political dynamics. Its progressive policies and diverse population have contributed to Illinois’ reputation as a Democratic stronghold. However, it is essential to acknowledge that Chicago does not represent the entire state. Beyond the bustling city limits, Illinois reveals a political patchwork. In the rural areas of southern and central Illinois, conservative values hold sway, often aligning with the Republican Party. These regions, with their own unique histories and cultural nuances, challenge the notion of a uniformly blue Illinois. To be considered a “blue state,” Illinois must demonstrate consistent and overwhelming support for Democratic candidates across the state. While the state leans Democratic, its political diversity highlights the presence of Republican-leaning areas that cannot be ignored. In the end, Illinois is a political melting pot, defying simplistic labels. It is a state where a complex interplay of ideologies and values create a political patchwork that cannot be neatly categorized as strictly blue or red. To truly understand Illinois’ political landscape, one must embrace the intricacies and nuances that exist within the state’s diverse communities.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL & FORBES & HR MORNING
— My critics/opponents have always promoted Affirmative Action (AA) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, gun-owners, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/championing-diversity-from-inside-google-7e86e566
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/08/university-of-wisconsin-agrees-to-freeze-dei-expansion-in-deal-with-state-republicans-who-stalled-raises/
https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/6-dei-pitfalls-to-avoid/

NEWNAN TIMES HERALD
— Paying the Piper – Lawrence W. Reed (COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes. All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIIS newsletters together and to send them out each and every morning comes from me. Of course, that makes my critics/opponents furious, and especially those who compete directly against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on those who compete directly against me. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who did everything that they could to stop me from reporting on the DeSantis Elmhurst event earlier this year. I would focus on those who ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.times-herald.com/opinion/paying-the-piper/article_fb39e28a-0fa9-11ee-ba42-533e41f61045.html

DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE
— I know you hate the paywall, but it’s how my job exists – Jay Gabler (COMMENT: www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been and they will forever be free and contain no advertising or donation requests. Of course, that makes my critics/opponents furious, and especially those who compete directly against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on those who compete directly against me. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who did everything that they could to stop me from reporting on the DeSantis Elmhurst event earlier this year. I would focus on those who ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/front-row-seat-i-know-you-hate-the-paywall-but-its-how-my-job-exists

INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
— Consider distributing your news content via these third-party platforms (COMMENT: I am a nonprofit news aggregator. News websites should not paywall nonprofit news aggregators like me. I should publish a list of all the news websites that paywall me. I would highlight those that paint themselves as being pro-conservative and/or pro-Republican.)
https://inn.org/resources/content-distribution-and-licensing/

December 8, 2023

Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders a) ever-increasingly bring more people into America illegally, b) falsely deny that they are doing that, and c) talk and act like those illegals will stay forever in America, they will soon be made citizens, and they will soon be voting officially for Democrats. RINO leaders are more than happy with that because RINO leaders want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrant shelter at closed St. Bartholomew school expected to open next year. The Portage Park school closed this year and is expected to house up to 350 people starting as early as mid-January. – Violet Miller (COMMENT: In which buildings are/will Democrat and RINO leaders house their illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and your school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/7/23992286/migrant-shelter-st-bartholomew-school
— Vacant Catholic schools, even churches, could be used to house migrants. With all the Catholic school and parish consolidations, these buildings could be retrofitted for migrants, a suburban reader writes. – Letters to the Editor (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-borders and that GOD wants anyone who claims asylum to not only be allowed to stay in America, but to get massive government assistance, citizenship, and right to vote.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/7/23990914/migrant-tent-camps-vacant-catholic-schools-churches-cps

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County filing period ends with lots of uncontested primaries; ‘There are fewer primary races in our area to bring out voters’ – Steve Sadin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-primaries-set-st-1208-20231207-yycyojrkzvdqvfajrvjvhxbfwm-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Debate over controversial homeless encampment boils over in wake of fatal shooting. – Jake Sheridan and Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-west-loop-encampment-fatal-shooting-20231207-mp36myi2ofcdzksufornwvxcmq-story.html
— Chicago Tribune ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-republican-debate-chris-christie-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-trump-20231207-7yvsczjshred5hihd7onspoc5m-story.html

ABC7
— Others step up to house Chicago migrants after base camp plan scuttled, Pritzker defends decision. – Diane Pathieu, Michelle Gallardo, and Craig Wall (COMMENT: How soon, how many, and where will Democrats and RINOs house illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? What approvals have Democrats and RINOs sought/obtained from your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-immigration-mayor-brandon-johnson/14150372/
— Gangs from South America use security jammers to break in to expensive homes across country
https://abc7chicago.com/house-burglary-home-break-in-south-american-gangs-police/14152807/

NBC5
— Some residents in Portage Park push back on temporary migrant shelter plan – Lexi Sutter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-residents-in-portage-park-push-back-on-temporary-migrant-shelter-plan/3297898/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5F13AGUqxs
— Aldermen want encampment removed after fatal shooting under downtown viaduct. Chicago residents who live around the viaduct have 1,500 signatures on a petition demanding that more be done to clean up the area that “quickly turned into an open-air drug encampment.” – Charlie Wojciechowski (COMMENT: Where do/will Democrat and RINO leaders put encampments in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aldermen-want-encampment-removed-after-fatal-shooting-under-downtown-viaduct/3297961/
— National Illinois Day: Here are 13 facts you may not know about your home state – Kim Jao (COMMENT: All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s and they have always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they immigrated to Chicago in 1844, then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, then sold that farm and bought 10 acres just north of downtown Crete and raised and sold horses on it, then operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border and then bought that farm.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/national-illinois-day-here-are-13-facts-you-may-know-about-your-home-state/3295658/
— Hourly minimum wage in Illinois set to increase on Jan. 1 (COMMENT: Will illegals work for the minimum wage? Immigrants drive down wages. My critics/opponents have never been harmed by immigration. Because their parents had far more money than my parents had, they did not have to compete against immigrants for jobs like I did. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I earned would have been much lower. I was able to buy a new car when I was 17 with money that I earned working part-time for the minimum wage for 18 months. I was able to buy two new cars, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 with money that I earned working part-time for the Post Office.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hourly-minimum-wage-in-illinois-set-to-increase-on-jan-1/3297770/

CBS2
— Man shot and killed outside of Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center; aldermen complain of rise in crime – TARA MOLINA, ELYSSA KAUFMAN, ELLIOTT RAMOS (COMMENT: I used the Ogilvie Transportation Center 1978-1997 while I a) worked for IRS in the Loop 1978-1980, b) worked for GAO in the Loop 1980-1997, c) took graduate accounting classes at DePaul in the Loop 1978-1980, d) took internal auditing classes at Roosevelt in the Loop 1981-1982, and e) took graduate finance classes at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-shot-and-killed-out-of-chicagos-ogilvie-transportation-center/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/deadly-shooting-comes-amid-concerns-rising-about-crime-chicagos-west-loop/

WGN9
— What’s next for the Mayor’s migrant plan in Chicago? Lawmakers demand answers – Julian Crews, Shannon Halligan, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/whats-next-for-the-mayors-migrant-plan-in-chicago-lawmakers-demand-answers/
— Faith, community leaders gather to discuss Chicago’s welcoming city ordinance. – Erik Runge (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-borders and that GOD wants anyone who claims asylum to not only be allowed to stay in America, but to get massive government assistance, citizenship, and right to vote.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/faith-community-leaders-gather-to-discuss-chicagos-welcoming-city-ordinance/

FOX32
— Illinois lawmakers to hold summit to find ways to end systemic racism. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation is meeting this weekend to talk about ways to finally put an end to systemic racism. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are racists and they cause all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1377930

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/more-have-traveled-out-state-abortions-year

WBEZ
— Chicago seeing largest spike in robberies in over 20 years, analysis shows. There were nearly 4,900 robberies between July 1 and Nov. 26, an increase of more than 55% compared to the total for the previous five months. – Sophie Sherry and Alden Loury (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-seeing-largest-spike-in-robberies-in-over-20-years-analysis-shows/5012d4dd-073d-46cd-938f-81f853231100
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-robberies-have-surged-since-july/5430045e-ee4f-40c1-b2cd-c499c5395184
— Arbitration or the Chicago Police Board? What to know. (COMMENT: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industries Regulatory Authority since 1998.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/arbitration-or-the-chicago-police-board-what-to-know/7cf459e5-c555-4e57-be5d-c3caddc58c51

KHQA
— It’s Only One Month Away From Having to Have Assault-Style Weapons Registered. Are You Prepared? (COMMENT: Which unregistered owner will Pritzker have your County Sheriff arrest first? It will be a Republican who shares Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and has ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nvWpyYZTrw

WROK
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://1440wrok.com/ixp/722/p/new-dispensary-illinois/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Black Americans face racism at doctor’s office.” Ever-increasingly, those in healthcare are more and more and more of the following: citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, non-conservative, non-Republican, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-12-07/new-survey-finds-black-americans-face-racism-at-doctors-office

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Chicago alders advance measure to bolster sanctuary city protections – Monica Eng
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/12/08/chicago-sanctuary-city-protections-resolution

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-198/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/07/isabels-afternoon-roundup-21/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— #MeToo Unless You’re a Jew
https://johnkassnews.com/me-too-only-if-youre-not-jewish/

WIREPOINTS
— To speed Chicago’s lead pipe replacement, end the obscene overcharge it’s paying – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/to-speed-chicagos-lead-pipe-replacement-end-the-obscene-overcharge-its-paying-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislator wants oversight on migrant housing spending – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a9bcb8fa-954c-11ee-8a16-33f35c9c1a42.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Coyne on arrest of armed trio: ‘It’s a dangerous trend that is a direct result of Illinois liberals refusal to keep dangerous criminals in jail’ https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652865057-coyne-on-arrest-of-armed-trio-it-s-a-dangerous-trend-that-is-a-direct-result-of-illinois-liberals-refusal-to-keep-dangerous-criminals-in-jail

SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
— Chicago Students Join National Wave of Pro-Palestine University Protests. Dozens of students have been arrested in sit-ins demanding universities divest from weapons manufacturers and Israeli companies. – Kevin Hu (COMMENT: What percent of these students are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://southsideweekly.com/chicago-students-join-national-wave-of-pro-palestine-university-protests/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— POVERTY 4X HIGHER FOR CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS THAN COLLEGE GRADS – Hannah Schmid (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, minorities and females should have gotten the college degrees, jobs, and promotions that I got and b) that I got those college degrees, jobs, and promotions because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against minorities and against females. In fact, I got my bachelor’s degree in management from NIU because I got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, and completed all the required courses. I got three master’s degrees because I completed 16 graduate business courses at Loyola, because I completed 12 graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and because I completed 14 graduate finance courses at IIT.  Firestone Stores hire me because I had that bachelor’s degree. IRS hired me because I had that degree and I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. IRS promoted me because of my job performance. GAO hired me because of the aforesaid, my Loyola MBA, and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. GAO promoted because of my job performance, the aforesaid, my DePaul accounting degree, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt, and my becoming a licensed CPA.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/poverty-4x-higher-for-chicago-high-school-dropouts-than-college-grads/


— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT OWES CITY $5,579 FOR UTILITIES – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-president-owes-city-5579-for-utilities/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Come And Take Our Guns, Gov. Pritzker! – David A. Lombardo (COMMENT: Which unregistered owner will Pritzker have your County Sheriff arrest first? It will be a Republican who shares Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and has ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/opinion-come-and-take-our-guns-gov-pritzker.html
— The U.S. House Majority Stands With Sanity in the Auto Market – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/opinion-the-u-s-house-majority-stands-with-sanity-in-the-auto-market.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Americans being pushed aside for Biden’s illegal immigrants. Republicans need to spotlight the people these policies have hurt. – Newt Gingrich (COMMENT: Immigrants drive down wages. My critics/opponents have never been harmed by immigration. Because their parents had far more money than my parents had, they did not have to compete against immigrants for jobs like I did. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I earned would have been much lower. I was able to buy a new car when I was 17 with money that I earned working part-time for the minimum wage for 18 months. I was able to buy two new cars, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 with money that I earned working part-time for the Post Office.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/americans-being-pushed-aside-for-bidens-illegal-im/
— Senate Democrats dig in against plans to stop the flow of illegal immigrants – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/senate-democrats-dig-in-against-plans-to-stop-flow/
— Hamas has no place in the civilized world. U.S. didn’t stop fighting after Pearl Harbor, and Israel should also pursue ‘absolute victory’ – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/hamas-has-no-place-in-civilized-world/
— Not another dime for DHS until we get real border policy changes. Every dollar we allocate to Cabinet agency should advance national security, not undermine it. – Rep. Mark Green
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/not-another-dime-for-dhs-until-we-get-real-border-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bottomless hunger for guns pushes 2023 sales past 14 million – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: The more that Democrats do to abolish the Second Amendment, the more firearms and ammunition that Republicans will buy for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/bottomless-hunger-for-guns-pushes-2023-sales-past-14-million
— What the Wall Street Journal doesn’t get about the Biden border crisis – Conn Carroll (COMMENT: Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/what-wsj-doesnt-get-about-biden-border-crisis
— The ironic, market-driven death of DEI – Peter Laffin (COMMENT: To pander to minorities, females, and younger people is to discriminate against Whites, men, and older people.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/the-ironic-market-driven-death-of-dei
— College presidents expose the moral rot within their institutions – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/college-presidents-expose-the-moral-rot-within-their-institutions
— The cost of transgender delusions that Democrats want to ignore – Kaylee McGhee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/the-cost-of-transgender-delusions-that-democrats-want-to-ignore

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Faced With Record Illegal Immigration, the White House Wants To Expedite Border Crossings – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/department-of-homeland-security-may-send-agents-to-mexico-to-expedite-migrant-crossings-documents-show/
— Haley Steps Up, Takes Fire at GOP Debate – Andrew Stiles (COMMENT: What have you stepped up for? I have always stepped up for equal opportunity, that is, I have always opposed race and gender based preference giving, that is, I have always opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://freebeacon.com/elections/haley-steps-up-takes-fire-at-gop-debate/

NEW YORK POST
— Top universities face House probe over ‘morally bankrupt testimony’ likening antisemitic threats to ‘free speech’ – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/news/house-republicans-launch-colleges-probe-over-antisemitism/
— Defense bill includes ‘anti-woke’ bans on spending for military drag shows, critical race theory – Caitlin Doornbos
https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/news/defense-bill-includes-anti-woke-bans-on-military-drag-shows-critical-race-theory/
— Stop foreign adversaries like China from corrupting American schools – Marco Rubio
https://nypost.com/2023/12/07/opinion/stop-foreign-adversaries-like-china-from-corrupting-american-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Rhetoric – Catherine Sprague
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/trumps_rhetoric.html
— Then Vietnam, now migrants? It’s still eight or nine months away, but the Democrats have reasons to worry about that summer convention in the Windy City. Let’s hear what’s happening in Chicago, via Fox News. – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/then_vietnam_now_migrants.html

BRIETBART
— Gingrich Slams Biden’s ‘Illegal Immigration Policy’ Crushing the Nation – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/07/newt-gingrich-slams-bidens-illegal-immigration-policy-crushing-nation/
— Illegal Aliens Burglarizing New Yorkers to Pay Back Mexican Drug Cartels – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/07/long-island-official-illegal-aliens-burglarizing-new-yorkers-to-pay-back-mexican-drug-cartels/
— Biden Siphoning Healthcare from Military Veterans to Serve Illegal Aliens – Sen. Steve Daines
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/07/sen-steve-daines-joe-biden-siphoning-healthcare-from-military-veterans-to-serve-illegal-aliens/
— Liz Cheney: Time and Time Again Fox News Has ‘Spread Lies’ – PAM KEY (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters spread lies. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, attorneys, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/07/liz-cheney-time-and-time-again-fox-news-has-spread-lies/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Mayorkas Opens the Border Again, Now to Ecuadorians – Phillip Linderman
https://cis.org/Linderman/Oped-Mayorkas-Opens-Border-Again-Now-Ecuadorians
— Republicans Hold Emergency Funding ‘Hostage’ in Desperate Attempt to Protect America’s Borders. It’s worked before! – George Fishman
https://cis.org/Fishman/Republicans-Hold-Emergency-Funding-Hostage-Desperate-Attempt-Protect-Americas-Borders

DAILY CALLER
— House Republicans Introduce Legislation To End Birthright Citizenship For Illegal Aliens – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/07/brian-babin-house-republican-legislation-end-birthright-citizenship-illegal-aliens/
— Hunter Biden Indicted On 9 Tax-Related Charges In California – JAMES LYNCH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/07/hunter-biden-hit-new-criminal-charges/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pentagon Bill Now Includes Taxpayer Funding for Abortion, Sex Changes – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/07/pentagon-bill-now-includes-taxpayer-funding-for-abortion-sex-changes/
— Biden Prefers to Put Your Safety at Risk and Play Recidivism Roulette With Criminal Aliens – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/07/borderline-biden-prefers-put-your-safety-risk-play-recidivism-roulette-criminal-aliens/

DAILY WIRE
— Schools Across U.S. Push Kids To Chatrooms Where They Can Talk Transgenderism With LGBTQ Adults. Minors can anonymously talk to adults online about sex changes, breast binders, and even the occult — all without parental permission. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/schools-across-u-s-push-kids-to-chatrooms-where-they-can-talk-transgenderism-with-lgbtq-adults

FEDERALIST
— U.S. Migrant Population Reaches Largest Share In History – ELAINE MALLON (COMMENT: If there had been as many migrants in America when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I got would have been much lower.)
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/07/report-u-s-migrant-population-reaches-largest-share-in-history/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Didn’t You Get the Memo? They’re now “New Americans.”
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/07/didnt-you-get-memo-theyre-now-new-americans

FOX BUSINESS
— Progressive Chicago Teachers Union boss owes thousands in unpaid utility bills despite eye-popping salary. The Illinois Policy Institute reports that Stacy Davis Gates owes more than $5,500, but makes more than $289,000. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/progressive-chicago-teachers-union-boss-owes-thousands-unpaid-utility-bills-eye-popping-salary
— Biden’s open borders catastrophe has probably let in 8 million illegal migrants in less than 3 years. Republicans have a good shot at border reforms. – Larry Kudlow (COMMENT: Yes, but RINO leaders want illegals because RINO leaders want cheap labor.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/kudlow-bidens-open-borders-catastrophe-probably-let-8-million-illegal-migrants-less-3-years

PJ MEDIA
— 12,000 Illegals Cross While Mayorkas Says Building Border Wall Limits Asylum – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2023/12/07/total-12000-illegals-cross-while-mayorkas-says-building-border-wall-limits-asylum-n4924574

TOWNHALL
— Massive Arizona Surge Results In Thousands of Illegally Migrants Storming the U.S. – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/07/massive-arizona-surge-results-in-thousands-of-illegally-migrants-storming-the-us-n2632157

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Conservative Commentator Digs Up Clip That Shows What ‘Person of the Year’ Taylor Swift Thinks About Bible-Believing Christians – Michael Schwarz
https://www.westernjournal.com/conservative-commentator-digs-clip-shows-person-year-taylor-swift-thinks-bible-believing-christians/
— House Votes to Strike Down Biden’s ‘EV Mandate’ as 5 Democrats Side with Republicans – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/house-votes-strike-bidens-ev-mandate-5-democrats-side-republicans/
— ‘If They’re Harvesting, We’re Harvesting’: DeSantis Says What Every GOP Voter Should Want. – Johnathan Jones
https://www.westernjournal.com/harvesting-harvesting-desantis-says-every-gop-voter-want/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS COLORADO
— Aurora residents displaced after Denver leases motel for migrants – TORI MASON
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-leases-aurora-motel-residents-displaced-migrants/

NEWSWEEK
— Migrants Given $5,000 Gift Cards After Crossing Border
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-given-5000-gift-cards-after-crossing-border-arizona-sheriff-1850583

NBC NEWS
— Denver’s mayor asks Biden administration for more work authorizations to get migrants off streets – Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez (COMMENT: What jobs do Democrats and RINOs want to be given to illegals and why? Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at citizens of America that they should not have to take bad jobs like the ones I took and that citizens of foreign countries should take those bad jobs. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/denver-mayor-johnston-let-migrants-work-biden-administration-rcna128297

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly argue against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-debate-donald-trump-second-term-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-2f84fd67

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/07/out-of-state-abortions-are-twice-as-likely-since-reversal-of-roe-study-says/

ACCOUNTANCY AGE
— PwC alters recruitment process to foster diversity and inclusion. (COMMENT: Because I was 30 years old, that is, because I was “too old” and White and male, accounting firms had no interest in me when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and they continued to have no interest in me when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. They continued to have no interest in me even though a) I had worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year, b) I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) I had worked for GAO since 1980. Of course, they gave weight to the fact that the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO and that they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and never promoted me to GS-14. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The aforesaid is called age discrimination, reverse discrimination, political affiliation discrimination, and up-or-out. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.accountancyage.com/2023/12/07/pwc-revolutionises-recruitment-process-to-foster-diversity-and-inclusion/

NEWS ONE
— Democrats ever-increasingly run America and replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans include: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, in a traditional marriage, parents, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote Democrats include: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, not in a traditional marriage, non-parents, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://newsone.com/4839415/vivek-ramaswamy-great-replacement-theory/

NEW YORKER
— To get more and more and more votes from females, Democrat and RINO politicians give more and more and more preference to females, that is, they discriminate more and more and more against men.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/what-would-sandra-day-oconnor-have-thought-about-affirmative-action-for-men

POLITICO
— Where Are All the Anti-Trump Republicans? – JONATHAN MARTIN (COMMENT: Who are the leading anti-Trumps in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district? How successful have they been in promoting hatred against Trump?)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/08/the-stop-trump-effort-has-been-abysmal-00130751

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Cancel George Washington? 40% of Democrats Approve. Even though most voters have a positive opinion of George Washington, a substantial number of Democrats support a proposal in New York City that would tear down statues of America’s first president. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against America.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/cancel_george_washington_40_of_democrats_approve

December 7, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Website calls Chicago ‘sanctuary city’ for migrants as billboards for SF, NYC pop up in El Paso, TX
https://abc7chicago.com/el-paso-texas-billboards-chicago-migrants/14148278/
— Trump raises new alarms, saying he wouldn’t be a ‘dictator’ except on ‘Day One’ At a Fox town hall in Iowa, he avoided answering whether he would “abuse power.” – Jonathan Karl
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trumps-fox-news-sean-hannity-dictator-comments/14148050/
— City scrambling to determine next steps for migrants in Chicago after camp scrapped by state. Aldermen call for resignation of those in charge of Brighton Park camp for Chicago migrants. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-how-many-are-us-immigration/14147846/


NBC5
— After rejection of Brighton Park migrant site, 3 Aldermen call for resignation of Johnson administration officials – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/after-rejection-of-brighton-park-migrant-site-3-aldermen-call-for-resignation-of-johnson-administration-officials/3296839/
— What’s next for migrants in Chicago after state halts Brighton Park site? If not the Brighton Park site, where will the city house an influx of migrants as winter arrives?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-next-for-migrants-in-chicago-after-state-halts-brighton-park-site/3296526/
— Pritzker releases stern statement after Chicago blames state for Brighton Park migrant site troubles. If not the Brighton Park site, where will the city house an influx of migrants as winter arrives?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governors-office-releases-stern-statement-after-chicago-blames-state-for-brighton-park-migrant-site-troubles/3296726/
— New Trump administration will come after the media, ally warns – Ruxandra Iordache
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/new-trump-administration-will-come-after-the-media-ally-warns/3296295/
— 4 Republicans debate in narrowed stage in Alabama
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/4-republicans-debate-in-narrowed-stage-in-alabama/3297155/

CBS2
— Crowds, record day of revenue point to comeback on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – JERMONT TERRY
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crowds-record-day-revenue-comeback-magnificent-mile/

WGN9
— 3 busloads of migrants arrive in Chicago, 4 more expected Wednesday night- Andrea Medina, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/2-busloads-of-migrants-arrive-in-chicago-5-more-expected-wednesday/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbH30rUZ0bI
— Christie slams Ramaswamy: ‘Most obnoxious blowhard in America’ – Julia Mueller,
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/christie-slams-ramaswamy-most-obnoxious-blowhard-in-america/
— Christie: I’m here to tell the truth about Trump, he’s ‘unfit’ – Andrew Dorn
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/christie-im-here-to-tell-the-truth-about-trump-hes-unfit/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Republican debate field was asked about Trump. But most of the stage’s attacks focused on Nikki Haley. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aud-nw-republican-primary-debate-20231207-nz5ccz6aore4xi34n3l2mhesuy-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pot-shops-st-1207-20231206-b6lnyzjmczdwpjnnlet6xecue4-story.html
— Democrats evert-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-donald-trump-presidency-insurrection-act-chapman-20231207-mxvpo7kalfbolctx3jexw7v6ke-story.html
— Gary councilman files election board complaint over precinct committeeman’s residency – Carrie Napoleon (COMMENT: Ever since 2004, when the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Vice Chairman and therefore incoming MTRO chairman moved out of her precinct, my MTRO critics/opponents have punished me severely for my refusing to cover that up. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-election-complaint-st-1207-20231206-c57jpzknpjhixourajcs27sazu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago seeing largest spike in robberies in over 20 years, analysis shows. There were nearly 4,900 robberies between July 1 and Nov. 26, an increase of more than 55% compared to the total for the previous five months. That’s the largest increase in robberies between consecutive five-month periods since at least 2001. – Sophie Sherry and Alden Loury (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promote poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/7/23984643/armed-robbery-crime-violence-police-austin-west-town-humboldt-park

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin keeps wallet closed as presidential race heats up – Laura Davison, Katherine Burton, Amanda Gordon and Bill Allison
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/ken-griffin-keeps-wallet-closed-presidential-race-heats
— In wake of Brighton Park migrant shelter flap, three Council members call for resignations – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-migrant-crisis-brighton-park-failure-spurs-aldermanic-call-resignations

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— As winter approaches, relationship between Illinois governor, Chicago mayor cools – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/as-winter-approaches-relationship-between-illinois-governor-chicago-mayor-cools/article_270efa72-9479-11ee-82ef-eff73fd460ec.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Needless-to-say, all candidates, elected officials, and party leaders should be asked about their pot usage.
https://newschannel20.com/newsletter-daily/cannabis-revenues-continue-to-climb-in-illinois

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-197/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/06/isabels-afternoon-roundup-20/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois asks Supreme Court to deny injunction in gun ban challenge. Justice Barratt distributes Caulkins’ gun ban challenge, conflict of interest case to conference. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_69bebdea-9482-11ee-adb3-23a6cbdbd327.html
— More taxpayer funds going toward migrant meals – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_45a8173e-9488-11ee-a902-fb261e941b0a.html
— Durbin accused of blocking subpoenas, lying about Jeffrey Epstein flight logs – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d8cf7b54-9471-11ee-8996-236ba3759a73.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IL GOP: ‘Time and time again, the Majority Party has shut down meaningful anti-corruption proposals’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/652855946-il-gop-time-and-time-again-the-majority-party-has-shut-down-meaningful-anti-corruption-proposals

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Cook County falls just short of being ranked America’s worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’ – Jonathan Bilyk (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with all the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed. I should write a book about those lawsuits, the defendants, their attorneys, and the adverse actions that they continue to take against me. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have gotten restraining orders.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/652856938-cook-county-falls-just-short-of-being-ranked-america-s-worst-judicial-hellhole

WIREPOINTS
— Inflation can’t save Illinois from its worst-in-nation pension crisis – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-2023-data-inflation-cant-save-illinois-from-its-worst-in-nation-pension-crisis-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Exposed: Mayor Johnson’s Migrant Camp Debacle!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/exposed-mayor-johnsons-migrant-camp-debacle.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Winners and losers in the fourth GOP presidential debate
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/gop-debate-winners-and-losers/
— Second-tier candidates bitterly brawl in final GOP debate – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/second-tier-candidates-bitterly-brawl-final-gop-de/
— GOP debate turns into early pile-up on Haley by DeSantis, Ramaswamy – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/gop-debate-turns-into-early-pile-up-on-nikki-haley/
— Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces retirement from Congress at year’s end – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/kevin-mccarthy-former-house-speaker-announces-reti/
— McCarthy’s exit further diminishes GOP’s majority, jeopardizes spending and policy bills – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/kevin-mccarthys-exit-further-diminishes-gops-major/
— Biden’s EV mandate rejected by House Republicans, moderate Democrats – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/joe-bidens-ev-mandate-rejected-by-house-republican/
— Empty federal buildings could house illegal immigrants, senator says. DHS HQ is 69% unused, Social Security offices 93% vacant. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/6/empty-federal-buildings-could-house-illegal-immigr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats turn on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in latest fiasco over immigrant crisis – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/democrats-turn-on-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-immigrant-crisis#google_vignette
— Boston considers allowing immigrants with ‘legal status’ to vote in local elections – Misty Severi (COMMENT: According to Democrats and to RINOs, anyone in America who says they want amnesty has “legal status” in America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/boston-considers-allowing-noncitizen-legal-immigrants-vote-local-elections
— Republican debate: Transgender rules expose divisions among GOP candidates – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-debate-transgender-divisions

NEW YORK POST
— 12,000 migrants cross Southern border in a single day Tuesday — highest total ever – David Propper
https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/12000-migrants-cross-southern-border-in-a-single-day-tuesday-highest-total-ever-sources/
— Republican debate splits over transgender kid surgeries: ‘Mutilating these minors’ – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/gop-candidates-clash-on-transgender-issues-at-fourth-primary-debate/
— Republicans quickly dogpile on Nikki Haley in fourth debate – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/republicans-quickly-dogpile-on-nikki-haley-in-fourth-debate/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Doing to the Navy? – Brent Ramsey
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/what_diversity_equity_and_inclusion_is_doing_to_the_navy.html

BREITBART
— Senate Republicans Stage Walkout Against Biden’s Open Borders – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/senate-republicans-stage-walkout-against-bidens-open-borders/
— Vivek Ramaswamy: Deporting America’s Illegal Alien Population Can Be Done with Existing Law – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/vivek-ramaswamy-deporting-americas-illegal-alien-population-done-existing-law/
— Nikki Haley Repeats Amnesty Offer for Pre-2021 Illegal Aliens – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/06/nikki-haley-repeats-amnesty-offer-pre-2021-illegal-aliens/
— Republicans Block Ukraine Aid Bill, Demanding More Funds for Border Crisis – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/12/06/republicans-block-democrats-funding-mass-illegal-migration/
— Dem Sen. Coons: ‘Legitimate Case’ IRS Has Abused Audits, But It Needs More Agents – IAN HANCHETT (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions. They disallowed my job-related graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and my job-related graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, female, minority, or veteran. I should write a book about that. Overwhelmingly, those who side with my Democrat IRS superiors are Democrats, minorities, females, and/or veterans a) who never took job-related graduate courses and/or did not have to pay for those courses.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/06/dem-sen-coons-legitimate-case-irs-has-abused-audits-but-it-needs-more-agents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that “there is a legitimate case to be made that, in some instances in the past, the IRS has overused its audit authority” but defended additional IRS funding enacted by the Biden administration without legislative guarantees it won’t be used to audit taxpayers making under $400,000. While discussing increased funding for the IRS, co-host Joe Kernen asked, “You don’t worry about weaponizing the IRS again, Senator? You saw what happened. You were there for Lois Lerner, weren’t you? Maybe you weren’t.”)
— Christie Attacks ‘Dictator’ Trump: ‘He Wants to Exact Retribution’ – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/06/christie-attacks-dictator-trump-he-wants-to-exact-retribution/
— Chris Christie Joins Nikki Haley: Feds Should Not Ban Child Sex Changes – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/chris-christie-joins-nikki-haley-feds-not-ban-child-sex-changes/
— Vivek Ramaswamy Tells Chris Christie to ‘Have a Nice Meal’ – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/06/watch-vivek-ramaswamy-tells-chris-christie-to-have-a-nice-meal/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s New ‘Asylum Officer Rule’ Nearly Triples Border Protection Grants – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Bidens-New-Asylum-Officer-Rule-Nearly-Triples-Border-Protection-Grants

CENTER SQUARE
— DeSantis: Trump is too old to be president – Casey Harper (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) demonized, denigrated, and condemned my federal career and b) stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. In 1973 when I was 25 years old, my Democrat superiors in the federal government deemed me to be too old to ever be promoted to GS-13, currently $109,732/year. The Navy equivalent is Commander. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. Nevertheless, I did get promoted to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 32 after I had a) worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981, d) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and e) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. What do DeSantis supporters say about that? Unlike me, DeSantis became a veteran when he was 26. Like me, DeSantis did not earn a master’s degree until he was 27. DeSantis ended his Navy Reserve service in 2019 when he was 41 as a Lieutenant Commander. The GS equivalent is GS-12. I made GS-12 in 1974 when I was 25.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7628fe24-94aa-11ee-8a76-fbcb42c4e4f3.html

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Had 22,000 Illegal Immigrants In Custody After Releasing Thousands Into The Country – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/border-patrol-illegal-immigrants-custody-releasing-thousands/
— Don’t Fall For Corporations’ Fake Retreat From DEI – LAURA BRADY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/brady-esg-dei-diversity-hr-wokeness-strive/
— Ivy League Presidents Invoked Free Speech To Defend Anti-Jewish Protests. Here’s How They’ve Treated Conservatives – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/ivy-league-presidents-claudine-gay-harvard-university-upenn-mit-liz-magill/
— Here’s How Woke DEI Initiatives Fuel Antisemitism On College Campuses – ALAN DERSHOWITZ
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/06/opinion-heres-how-woke-dei-initiatives-fuel-antisemitism-on-college-campuses-alan-dershowitz/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 11 Key Takeaways From the Fourth GOP Presidential Debate – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/06/7-key-takeaways-fourth-gop-presidential-debate/
— Ramaswamy: Transgenderism Is Mental Health Disorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ6WjJJ5XAQ

DAILY WIRE
— Billionaire Donor Calls On Harvard, MIT, Penn Presidents To Resign After They Cited Need For ‘Context’ In Calls For Genocide Of Jews. “This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress.” – Hank Berrien•
https://www.dailywire.com/news/billionaire-donor-calls-on-harvard-mit-penn-presidents-to-resign-after-they-cited-need-for-context-in-calls-for-genocide-of-jews

FEDERALIST
— Tuberville Abortion Fight Is The Tip Of Extremist Policies The Pentagon Has Embedded In Our Military – ELAINE DONNELLY
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/06/tuberville-abortion-fight-is-just-the-tip-of-extremist-policies-the-pentagon-has-embedded-in-our-military/
— Don’t Blame Tuberville For Dropping His Pentagon Abortion Protest, Blame His Feckless GOP Colleagues – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/05/dont-blame-tuberville-for-dropping-his-pentagon-abortion-protest-blame-his-feckless-gop-colleagues/
— U.S. Sets Record For Most Single-Day Border Apprehensions – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/06/report-u-s-sets-record-for-most-single-day-border-apprehensions/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— More Illegal Alien Crime in Sanctuary City America – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/06/more-illegal-alien-crime-sanctuary-city-america

FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents irate with Democrats over migrant crisis, vow to disrupt Democratic National Convention. Chicago residents furious at Democrats for policies toward migrants. – Elizabeth Heckman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-residents-irate-democrats-migrant-crisis-vow-disrupt-democratic-national-convention
— Name-calling, personal jabs round out top 5 moments from the fiery Republican presidential debate in Alabama. Four GOP candidates squared off in Tuscaloosa, Alabama less than six weeks before the Iowa Caucuses. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/name-calling-personal-jabs-top-five-moments-fiery-republican-presidential-debate-alabama
— Before Biden gives one more dime to Ukraine, he must first secure our border. Since President Biden entered the White House approximately 9.5 million migrants have illegally entered the United States. – Sen. Ron Johnson , Sen. Rick Scott
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/before-biden-gives-dime-ukraine-first-secure-border
— ‘Active shooter’ at University of Nevada, Las Vegas with ‘multiple victims;’ suspect dead. University of Nevada, Las Vegas officials said the active shooter was at the business school’s building. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/us/active-shooter-university-nevada-las-vegas-multiple-victims

HOT AIR
— Busload of Illegal Aliens Dropped Off at Colorado Capitol – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/06/busload-of-illegal-aliens-dropped-off-at-colorado-capitol-n597021

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Over 12,000 Migrant Encounters on Tuesday Sets ‘Single Day Total Ever Recorded’ “This includes 10,200+ Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants, amongst the highest daily totals for BP ever recorded.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/over-12000-migrant-encounters-on-tuesday-sets-single-day-total-ever-recorded/

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Crisis Escalates as Illegals Thank Joe Biden – Rebecca Terrell
https://thenewamerican.com/news/border-crisis-escalates-as-illegals-thank-joe-biden/

TOWNHALL
— The Border Crisis Just Broke Another Insane Record – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2023/12/06/the-border-crisis-just-hit-another-insane-milestone-n2632092
— Tapper Reacts to Biden’s ‘Stunning Admission’ About Why He’s Running – Leah Barkoukis (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on their motives.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/06/why-jake-tapper-believes-biden-made-stunning-admission-in-comment-about-why-hes-running-n2632064

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— 85 percent of New York City voters concerned about accommodating migrants
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4345802-new-york-city-voters-concerned-accommodating-migrants/

CBS NEWS
— Nearly $5 billion in additional student loan forgiveness approved by Biden administration. – C MANDLER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-debt-relief-biden-administration-approves-4-8-billion/

REUTERS
— Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-republicans-block-assault-style-weapons-ban-mass-shootings-rise-2023-12-06/
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-joins-schumer-in-attempt-to-pass-the-assault-weapons-ban-on-the-senate-floor

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Inside Donald Trump’s Dominance of a Primary He Wasn’t Supposed to Win.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/podcasts/run-up-donald-trump-gop-primary.html
— The Media, Democracy and the 2024 Election: What’s at Stake. Should something change about the way news is gathered, reported and shared? – Saskia Miller (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/business/dealbook/media-democracy-2024-election.html

USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/06/hate-groups-israel-hamas-antisemitism/71799306007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that voters reject, the more that they hate Trump. The fewer demographics that voters share with Trump, the more that they hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/06/voters-supporting-2024-gop-primary-contenders/71717507007/
— The top 1% of American earners now own more wealth than the entire middle class. – Daniel de Visé (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most as having been overpaid by GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, Post Office 1966-1969, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/12/06/top-1-american-earners-more-wealth-middle-class/71769832007/
— An ‘obnoxious blowhard’ and some ‘jealous’ fellas. Who were the winners and losers of the fourth GOP debate? – Nicole Fallert
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/12/07/israel-hamas-gaza-vegas-shooting-mccarthy-taylor-swift/71835873007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I’m Leaving the House but Not the Fight. My work is only getting started in my next chapter. – Kevin McCarthy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kevin-mccarthy-my-next-chapter-house-gop-retirement-california-e4e593d7
— DEI Drives Campus Antisemitism. Gerrymandering Jews into an ‘oppressed’ class won’t save universities from a malevolent ideology. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dei-drives-campus-antisemitism-harvard-ivy-ackman-israel-bds-b19ebd12
— The Political Price of Anti-Israel Protests. Democrats start to push back against public antisemitism. It may be too late. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-political-price-of-anti-israel-protests-antisemitism-biden-gaza-war-ae8832c0
— ‘The Peer Effect’ Trying to Find a Key to Success – Naomi Schaefer Riley (COMMENT: Those who graduated grade school and high school with you are your closest peers. How successful have you been in relation to them?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-peer-effect-review-trying-to-find-a-key-to-success-e4d991f0

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2023/12/06/how-diversity-inspires-us-to-up-our-game/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/06/final-ap-african-american-studies-class-makes-teaching-about-black-lives-matter-optional-after-criticism-from-desantis/

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-07/abortions-twice-as-many-people-traveling-out-of-state-after-roe-restrictions

FED SMITH
— 23% Increase in TSP Millionaires So Far in 2023. Despite the recent declines in the stock market, the number of TSP millionaires has risen sharply in 2023. – Ian Smith (COMMENT: For 2024, because of higher Medicare cost, my already dramatically reduced Social Security goes from $64/month to $0.00/month and I still owe $320.40 for the year.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2023/11/03/23-percent-increase-in-tsp-millionaires-in-2023/

NPR
— Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House – Franco Ordoñez
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2023-12-06/trump-allies-craft-plans-to-give-him-unprecedented-power-if-he-wins-the-white-house

DAILY MAIL
— DeSantis goes after Trump’s age by saying president is NOT the job for ‘someone pushing 80’ – but REFUSES to say if he thinks he is ‘unfit’ to serve despite Christie’s demands he answer. Ron DeSantis, 45, said presidency ‘is not a job for somebody that’s pushing 80’. Donald Trump, 77, and President Joe Biden, 81, have face criticism for their age. Christie slammed DeSantis for refusing to say if Trump is ‘mentally fit’ to serve. – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12835503/DeSantis-says-Trumps-pushing-80-not-fit-president.html

December 6, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats say “Biden says Trump is existential threat to US; Trump tries to point finger at Biden.”
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-says-trump-is-existential-threat-to-us;-trump-tries-to-point-/14145710/
— Democrats say “What to know about the 4th Republican presidential debate.”
https://abc7chicago.com/republican-presidential-debate-primary-alabama/14145775/
— State will not proceed with Brighton Park camp for Chicago migrants after environmental review. Mayor Brandon Johnson has said migrants in Chicago would be housed in winterized tents as temps drop. – Michelle Gallardo, Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-news-brighton-park-migrant-crisis/14144905/
— Presidents of universities grilled on efforts to counter antisemitism on campus: ‘Difficult work’ Each university president has denounced antisemitism. – Cheyenne Haslett and Sarah Beth Hensley
https://abc7chicago.com/university-presidents-harvard-u-penn-mit/14145430/
— What’s next after Chicago migrant camp plans scrapped?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QsRBtpCzYM
— No clear answer on alternative site after Chicago migrant camp plans derailed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kls18tWFpZk
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/hulu-movies-we-live-here-the-midwest-lbgtq/14145935/

NBC5
— Wall Street opens wallets wide for ‘Trump alternative’ Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/wall-street-opens-wallets-wide-for-trump-alternative-nikki-haley-at-500k-fundraiser/3295677/
— Chicago mayor reacts after state halts Brighton Park migrant site. The decision comes just after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration temporarily halted construction at the site, located at 38th and California, to further review an 800-page environmental assessment. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-reacts-after-state-halts-brighton-park-migrant-site/3295590/
— City releases statement after state halts plans for migrant site in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-releases-statement-after-state-halts-plans-for-migrant-site-in-chicagos-brighton-park-neighborhood/3295843/
— Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade – AP (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, thousands of promotions were delayed and cancelled, including mine, because of Republican–led budget cuts.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/sen-tommy-tuberville-says-hes-ending-blockade-of-most-military-nominees/3295496/

CBS2
— Concern rises among Chicago universities, students about antisemitism, Islamophobia – CHARLIE DE MAR, CAITLIN YILEK, KATHRYN WATSON (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago universities and their students are overwhelmingly Democrats.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/concern-rises-chicago-universities-students-antisemitism-islamophobia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvcBXUv_rS4
— Biden says he’s “not sure” he’d be running for reelection if Trump weren’t – KATHRYN WATSO
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/biden-not-sure-he-would-run-reelection-if-trump-werent/
— What will happen to land in Chicago’s Brighton Park with migrant tent camp called off?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kG2wiWNSc
— Pritzker scraps Chicago’s plan for first migrant tent camp in Brighton Park over contaminated soil – TODD FEURER, MARYBEL GONZALEZ, TARA MOLINA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brighton-park-tent-camp-canceled-contaminated-soil/
— Tensions arise between Gov. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Johnson as city deals with migrant crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1_LPYDg4nQ
— Johnson, Pritzker “not on same page” as Chicago tackles migrant crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRa5E00p-lw

FOX32
— Community sounds off after Chicago migrant camp shut down
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1377166
— Excitement builds as dates, details for 2024 Chicago Auto Show unveiled (COMMENT: Tuesday, February 13 is “Automotive Career Day.” My plans for a career in the automotive industry ended abruptly in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. I needed a job to help support my mother and brother because my father had died suddenly in 1969 and my application for a financial hardship draft deferment was pending. Further, I got a) almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I had earned working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while I was a student at UIC and NIU 1966-1969 and b) all the sick leave reinstated that I had earned but not used.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-auto-show-2024-dates-details

WBEZ
— Chicago blames state for not raising concerns about Brighton Park migrant site sooner
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-blames-state-for-not-raising-concerns-about-brighton-park-migrant-site-sooner/1709d0dc-a700-4f57-8020-24d5a6b073f9

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Very few contested primary races in Will and DuPage counties in the March 2024 election – Michelle Mullins
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-will-dupage-election-filings-candidates-st-1206-20231205-hhcrflsdabfkxioobtd5k62yhm-story.html
— No contest: listings for March primary elections shows majority of DuPage County candidates running unopposed. – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/ct-dupage-county-march-2024-primary-elections-tl-1207-20231205-w67yruozp5c3pf3uvxrebnllpa-story.html
— Biden tells donors: ‘If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/biden-james-taylor-steven-spielberg-20231205-7nedi5smgfehzl4htkrwtseswa-story.html
— Legislative races shape up with filings, John Egofske to quit 82nd House post on Friday – Mike Nolan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-south-southwest-legislative-races-st-1206-20231205-u5mlicboyfhidezmwjdqegm3ni-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Pritzker won’t proceed with Brighton Park migrant camp, citing ‘serious’ environmental concerns – Alice Yin, Dan Petrella, A.D. Quig and Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-halts-migrant-camp-environmental-concerns-20231205-vbp2iebzl5dynaop3pgeljabcm-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more drug abuse.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-narcan-fentanyl-opioid-overdose-20231206-tv2wygkr6rbu7ahc6ouxbb76ya-story.html
— Lake Forest joining other home-rule communities in opting out of upcoming employee-leave state law – Daniel I. Dorfman (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my hiving benefited from the federal governments’ generous leave policies.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/ct-lfr-paid-leave-tl-1207-20231205-5cqw6fcssfdcnd5ekqhadcwamm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker rejects toxic migrant shelter site in Brighton Park. The decision follows the city of Chicago’s release of an environmental report Friday that showed the location at 38th and California required metals and chemicals cleanup. – Tina Sfondeles, Brett Chase and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/5/23989385/pritzker-rejects-toxic-migrant-shelter-site-brighton-park
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/5/23989158/chicago-migrant-crisis-refugees-asylum-seekers-thanksgiving-sullivan-high-school-venezuela

DAILY HERALD
— Two more contested Illinois House primaries appear as filing period closes – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231205/two-more-contested-illinois-house-primaries-appear-as-filing-period-closes

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Citing environmental concerns, Pritzker nixes Brighton Park migrant tent camp plan – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-migrant-crisis-pritzker-nixes-brighton-park-tent-camp-site
— Time to size up Pritzker’s presidential ambitions – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-presidential-ambitions-electability-now-debate-greg-hinz
— If building lots of homes would ease U.S. housing crisis, Illinois isn’t helping – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/illinois-ties-last-building-new-homesNORTHWEST HERALD
— Primary filing math points toward continued Democratic majorities – Scott T. Holland
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2023/12/06/eye-on-illinois-primary-filing-math-points-toward-continued-democratic-majorities/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Migrant issues dividing state’s Democratic power brokers – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-migrant-issues-dividing-states-democratic-power-brokers/article_8645836b-4eca-5155-98fb-2d477d697528.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— Not only can Trump win, right now he’s the favorite to win – Sean Trende (COMMENT: Voters often vote for those who share their demographics. Many Catholics and Irish Americans voted for Biden. The more that it looks like Trump might defeat Biden, the more hatred that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote against Trump and against those who share his demographics and especially against those who are Protestant and/or German American.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/not-trump-win-right-now-favorite-sean-trende-18520383.php

25 NEWS NOW
— ‘The rules are really unclear’: Why FOID card holders are hesitating to register assault weapons. – Madison Porter
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/06/rules-are-really-unclear-why-foid-card-holders-are-hesitating-register-assault-weapons/
— Pritzker expects patience will be rewarded in luring EV-related industries to Illinois – Howard Packowitz
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/06/pritzker-expects-patience-will-be-rewarded-luring-ev-related-industries-illinois/

WCIA
— EIU granted $200K to help students in need finish degrees – Simmy Wood (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owing a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1970 because my parents were filthy rich. In fact, it was because I worked all the hours that I could part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and because my parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/eiu-granted-200k-to-help-students-in-need-finish-degrees/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-declines-to-rule-out-abusing-power-or-seeking-retribution-if-he-returns-to-the-white-house/

FOX ILLINOIS
— IRS whistleblowers to testify behind closed doors as GOP lawmakers continue impeachment inquiry (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, I ever-increasingly blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gallery/irs-whistleblowers-to-testify-behind-closed-doors-as-gop-lawmakers-continue-impeachment-inquiry-into-the-president-gary-shapley-joseph-ziegler-hunter-biden-ways-and-means-oversight-judiciary-president-joe-biden-impeachment-inquiry-house-republicans

ELMHURST PATCH
— 2 Run For Elmhurst State House Seat. The Democratic and Republican candidates serve in local elected offices. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/2-hopefuls-run-elmhurst-state-rep-seat

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Area Lawmaker Resigns After 10 Months. Two candidates are vying for his seat in next year’s elections. Now, the GOP gets to appoint someone to fill the job in the interim. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-area-lawmaker-resigns-after-10-months

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Where Will Migrants Go When Their 60-Day Shelter Stays Expire? Volunteers Blast City’s ‘Reckless’ Process. Advocates question if the city’s policies will transition people into stable living — and they warn some people may try to return to police districts for help. – Madison Savedra, Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Colin Boyle and Alex V. Hernandez
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/05/where-will-migrants-go-when-their-60-day-shelter-stays-expire-volunteers-blast-citys-reckless-process/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-196/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/05/isabels-afternoon-roundup-19/
— Pritzker says ‘literally a dozen more’ EV plants are in the pipeline, plus an additional dozen plants in ‘other categories’
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/05/pritzker-says-literally-a-dozen-more-ev-plants-are-in-the-pipeline-plus-a-dozen-more-plants-in-other-categories/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— With Polluted Tent Site Out, Pritzker Asks for Catholic Schools, Totally Ignoring Vacant and Hardly Used Public School Buildings
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/06/with-polluted-tent-site-out-pritzker-asks-for-catholic-schools-totally-ignoring-vacant-and-hardly-used-public-school-buildings/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Durbin proposes U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants through military service
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/652855605-durbin-proposes-u-s-citizenship-for-illegal-immigrants-through-military-service

WIREPOINTS
— Court battle now expected with opposition determined to stop Chinese company’s Illinois EV battery plant – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/court-battle-now-expected-with-opposition-determined-to-stop-chinese-companys-illinois-ev-battery-plant-wirepoints/
— The government union class runs Illinois and get massive benefits, all paid for by taxpayers. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that while I was a government union member 1966-1980, my salary in today’s dollars increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year. In my defense, I stress that during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, I earned an MBA from Loyola, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.)
https://wirepoints.org/the-government-union-class-runs-illinois-and-get-massive-benefits-all-paid-for-by-taxpayers-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans needs to be unapologetically pro-life – Kristan Hawkins
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/5/republicans-keep-gambling-on-little-abortion-and-l/
— House condemns surge of antisemitism, but large bloc of Democrats abstain – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/5/house-condemns-surge-of-antisemitism-but-large-blo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Manteno clears path for $2 billion Chinese-owned EV battery plant – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/illinois-town-clears-path-chinese-owned-ev-battery-plant
— Haley leads the talk about who should be GOP’s vice-presidential candidate – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/5/inside-beltway-nikki-haley-lads-talk-about-who-sho/
— How long will Republican unity on border security last? – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-long-will-republican-unity-on-border-security-last
— Muslim activists want to #AbandonBiden – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/muslim-activists-want-to-abandonbiden

NEW YORK POST
— Biden tells Democratic donors ‘I’m not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump was out: ‘We cannot let him win’ – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2023/12/05/news/biden-says-im-not-sure-id-be-running-if-trump-was-out/
— Chinese migrants look like tourists on US border — lawyer calls clients ‘at least middle class’ – Marjorie Hernandez
https://nypost.com/2023/12/05/news/chinese-asylum-seekers-look-like-tourists-on-california-border/
— NYC’s migrant ‘crisis’ is one of its own making — we cannot house the world – Seth Barron
https://nypost.com/2023/12/05/opinion/nycs-migrant-crisis-is-one-of-its-own-making-we-cannot-house-the-world/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Manteno votes to rezone property for CCP-connected EV battery company
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/05/rural-illinois-town-votes-to-rezone-property-for-ccp-connected-ev-battery-company/

AMERICAN NEWS WIRE
— Durbin raises eyebrows with proposal to enlist illegals into military, and give them citizenship – Kevin Haggerty
https://americanwirenews.com/durbin-raises-eyebrows-with-proposal-to-enlist-illegals-into-military-and-give-them-citizenship/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Durbin raises eyebrows with proposal to enlist illegals into military, and give them citizenship – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/05/durbin-raises-eyebrows-with-proposal-to-enlist-illegals-into-military-and-give-them-citizenship-1417445/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Our Ticking Ethnic Time Bomb – Star Parker (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly flood America with citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who lack education and/or job skills and who want/need/demand massive government assistance and are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or non-Protestant.)
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/12/23/our-ticking-ethnic-time-bomb
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican vote is disproportionately white. The Democratic vote is disproportionately not white. An ongoing shift of the population toward non-white demographics means that, assuming no change in voting behavior of these various groups, electing Republicans will become harder and harder.

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez stated Monday on Fox News that the Democratic voting base is turning to Republicans for help because they “no longer” feel represented by President Joe Biden or the party. – HAILEY GOMEZ (COMMENT: Illegal immigration harms poor people the most.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/04/blue-city-official-warns-biden-campaign-lose-thousands-democrat-voters/
— Federal Agents Say They’re Stuck ‘Babysitting’ Illegal Immigrants Instead Of Stopping Criminals – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/05/federal-agents-stuck-babysitting-illegal-immigrants-stopping-criminals/

DAILY CALLER
— Rodney Davis Lays Out Case For Why Liz Cheney Presidential Run Would Help Trump – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/05/rodney-davis-liz-cheney-trump/
— ‘Where Do You Want Them?’: GOP Rep Grills Witness Calling For More Immigration – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/05/gop-rep-grills-witness-calling-more-immigration/
— Over 100 House Dems Refuse To Vote For Resolution Condemning Antisemitism – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997. To demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being an antisemite, they stressed to my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978. In my defense, I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/05/over-100-house-dems-refuse-to-vote-for-resolution-condemning-antisemitism/

DAILY WIRE
— Durbin Favors Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants Through Military Service – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-senate-dem-favors-citizenship-for-illegal-immigrants-through-military-service
— Republicans Unveil Legislation To Enforce Affirmative Action Ban, Strip Funding From Universities That Discriminate – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-unveil-legislation-to-enforce-affirmative-action-ban-strip-funding-from-universities-that-discriminate
— Border Authorities Dropped Off 42,000 Illegal Immigrants On San Diego Streets Since September – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-authorities-dropped-off-42000-illegal-immigrants-on-san-diego-streets-since-september

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden’s Legal ‘Victories’ at the Border Are Losers for America
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/05/bidens-legal-victories-border-are-losers-america

GOPUSA
— Ronna McDaniel Taps Leftwing Network To Host GOP Presidential Debate
https://www.gopusa.com/ronna-mcdaniel-taps-leftwing-network-to-host-gop-presidential-debate/
— U.S. National Debt Surpasses $100K Per Person
https://www.gopusa.com/u-s-national-debt-surpasses-100k-per-person/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Democrats Shouldn’t Be Surprised by Their Left Flank’s Radicalism – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/democrats-shouldnt-be-surprised-their-left-flanks-radicalism

MRC TV
— Border Jumper Gushes, ‘I Love You Joe Biden – Thank You For Everything!’ – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/border-jumper-gushes-i-love-you-joe-biden-thank-you-everything
— The Left’s Viral Narcissism: Tantrums Over ‘Misgendering’ – TIERIN-ROSE MANDELBURG
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/tierin-rose-mandelburg/lefts-viral-narcissism-tantrums-over-misgendering
— Durbin Wants Illegals to Join the Military, Cites Low Recruitment Numbers – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/sen-durbin-wants-illegals-join-military-cites-low-recruitment-numbers

NEW AMERICAN
— The Multicultural Time Bomb Is Exploding — and the Victims Are Blamed – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/the-multicultural-time-bomb-is-exploding-and-the-victims-are-blamed/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Woke’ Was Invented to Kill the West, and It’s Working – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2023/12/05/woke-was-invented-to-kill-the-west-and-its-working-n4924483

POST MILLENNIAL
— 168 Chinese illegal immigrants cross into US in California carrying suitcases. “This is not normal. Our country is being invaded.” – Darian Douraghy
https://thepostmillennial.com/must-watch-chinese-illegal-immigrants-cross-into-us-in-california-carrying-suitcases

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Durbin: We Should Allow Illegal Immigrants To Earn Citizenship By Joining Armed Forces – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/12/04/sen_durbin_we_should_allow_illegal_immigrants_to_earn_citizenship_by_joining_armed_forces.html

TOWNHALL
— Durbin believes there’s an easy solution to the military’s poor recruitment figures—sign up the massive number of illegal border crossers and give them citizenship in return. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/05/dick-durbin-wants-illegals-to-become-soldiers-n2632028
— Proposed Rule From Biden Administration Takes Aim at Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/12/05/sba-biden-crisis-pregnancy-centers-n2631974

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Illegal Aliens Rush Through Hole in Wall as Border Patrol, Federal Contractors Try to Fix It – Joe Saunders
https://www.westernjournal.com/video-illegal-aliens-rush-hole-wall-border-patrol-federal-contractors-try-fix/
— Durbin Proposes Arming Illegal Immigrants, Providing Them with Military Training – Samantha Chang
https://www.westernjournal.com/senator-proposes-arming-illegal-immigrants-providing-military-training/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making high school students LGBTQers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4343114-mike-johnson-fundraising-email-lgbtq-youths/
— 60 percent of GOP voters would pick Trump in primary – LAUREN SFORZA
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4340058-60-percent-of-gop-voters-would-pick-trump-in-primary-poll/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making high school students LGBTQers.
https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-lgbtq-high-school-students-campaign-email-1849736

CNN
— US job openings hit a two-year low – Alicia Wallace
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/05/economy/jolts-job-openings-layoffs-october/index.html

REUTERS
— Attorneys with disabilities are rare at law firms. It doesn’t have to be that way, group says. – Karen Sloan (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the disabled employees they hired.)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/attorneys-with-disabilities-are-rare-law-firms-it-doesnt-have-be-that-way-group-2023-12-05/

CBS NEWS
— More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree – MEGAN CERULLO (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more Democrats, the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997 ever-increasingly lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU management 1970), b) my three job-related master’s degrees (Loyola business 1976, DePaul accounting 1980, and IIT finance 1997), c) my six job-related professional certifications (accounting 1979, internal auditing 1981, fraud examination 1990, government financial management 1994, financial services auditing 1996, and forensic accounting 1997), and d) my job-related professional license (accounting 1981). All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, c) who had no job-related professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they used Republican-led budget cuts to force the agency to get rid of more than half of its employees. Those Democrats could have, but did not, make having a job-related master’s degree, professional certification, and/or professional license a retention requirement.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Tuberville Drops Blockade of Most Military Promotions – Catie Edmondson (COMMENT: I should write a book about the harm done to GAO by Republican-led budget cuts 1980-1997. I would use as an example the harm done to my GAO career because of those budget cuts. GAO delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and never promoted me to GS-14. I would use as examples the many adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me because of those budget cuts. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 used those budget cuts to get rid of GAO’s Republican employees like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us/politics/tommy-tuberville-military-promotions.html

NEW YORK SUN
— Chicago Black Voters to Republican Candidates: ‘Now Is Your Time’ ‘We are done with the Democratic party,’ Black voters are saying at Chicago in the latest racial tensions that have been brewing in the sanctuary city for months. – MAGGIE HRONCICH (COMMENT: RINO leaders in Illinois want cheap labor, that is, they want mass/illegal immigration.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/chicago-black-voters-to-republican-candidates-now-is-your-time

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders and RINO leaders work together to promote mass/illegal immigration, Democrats because migrants vote for Democrats and RINOs because they want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-border-crisis-stymies-needed-immigration-reform-policy-economy-jobs-9c950926
— Are Americans in the Mood for More Trump? Voters think things are out of control. He will reassure some and terrify others. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-americans-in-the-mood-for-more-trump-voter-sentiment-2024-primary-campaign-2b583dbe
— Tuberville Backs Down in Fight Over Military Promotions. Alabama senator had blocked officers from advancing in protest of Pentagon’s abortion policy. – Lindsay Wise and Nancy A. Youssef (COMMENT: I should write a book about the harm done to GAO by Republican-led budget cuts 1980-1997. I would use as an example the harm done to my GAO career because of those budget cuts. GAO delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and never promoted me to GS-14. I would use as examples the many adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me because of those budget cuts. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 used those budget cuts to get rid of GAO’s Republican employees like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/tommy-tuberville-backs-down-in-fight-over-military-promotions-494cdbbc

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2023/12/06/governors-urge-biden-to-reschedule-marijuana-by-the-end-of-this-year/

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Employer of Last Resort – Hans F. Sennholz (COMMENT: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. According to Democrats and to RINOs, the federal government should be the employer of last resort and is the employer of last resort. According to them, federal jobs should be given to those who Republicans discriminate against, that is, to Democrats, RINOs, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. According to them, federal jobs should be given to those who the private sector does not want because they are not the “best and the brightest.” According to them, federal jobs should be given to those who have financial, health, and/or other problems. According to my critics/opponents, instead of me, all the federal jobs that I got and all the promotions that I got should have been given a) to Democrats, RINOs, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, b) to those who the private sector did not want, and c) to those who had financial, health, and/or other problems. Further, according to my critics/opponents, because I got those jobs and promotions even though I was not a Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, my ancestors have been in America for a long time and I do not have financial, health, or other problems, it was because I was someone who the private sector did not want because I was not one of the “best and the brightest.” In my defense, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. By the time the Post Office hired me in 1966, I had passed the postal employment test, earned an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and had started taking classes at UIC. By the time IRS hired me in 1971, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and worked for Firestone Stores for a year. By the time GAO hired me in 1980, I had gotten promoted by IRS three times, earned an MBA from Loyola, and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.)
https://fee.org/articles/employer-of-last-resort/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Resolved: That the federal government should provide employment for all employable United States citizens living in poverty. On the affirmative side students are expected to argue that the federal government shall strive to abolish poverty and, if necessary, act as employer of last resort. . .High school students at last are catching up with the political debate that has animated their elders since the first New Deal. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed to make the federal government the employer of last resort, proclaiming that “one third” of the American people were “underfed, under-clothed, and underhoused.” Thirty years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared his “war on poverty,” which was to liberate some twenty percent of the population. President Jimmy Carter, during his term of office, waged his special war on poverty. All three made the poverty of some 40 million Americans the central issue of their public policies. Indeed, all presidents have echoed a deep concern for the poor. And yet, the poor are still with us. Their faces have changed, but their numbers hardly ever vary. Armed with poverty statistics, their spokesmen suggest that past government efforts were half-hearted and indecisive. The war, they argue, must be carried on with unrelenting vigor and dedication until victory is won. They would make government the employer of last resort.)

December 5, 2023

Democrat and RINO leaders created the illegal immigration crisis. As the crisis gets worse and worse and worse, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly falsely deny that they created it.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Judge denies temporary restraining order after construction halted at Brighton Park migrant camp. Judge orders city to keep residents informed before work on 38th and California site resumes. – Jessica D’Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-migrant-camp-venezuelan-migrants-chicago-news-mayor-brandon-johnson/14139596/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/food-pantry-near-me-hermosa-chicago-migrants/14142579/
— Police officers and firefighters would no longer be forced to retire at age 63 under a proposal that’s being considered by a city council committee. – Craig Wall (COMMENT: Forcing employees to retire early is not only a tremendous waste, it is age discrimination. Democrats run the federal government. They use “up-or-out” to force their employees who they did not promote into their Senior Executive Service ($183,500/year) by age 40 and who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran to retire as soon as they are eligible. I became eligible to take their early retirement “offer” in 1993 when I was 45. Because I am Republican, White, male, and non-veteran, because they never promoted me to GS-14 let alone to SES, and because in 1988, when I was 40, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-fire-retirement-age-city-council/14141877/

NBC5
— After report finds mercury, toxic materials, Pritzker pauses Chicago migrant site construction. Pritzker’s spokeswoman told NBC 5 Investigates the pause in construction is due to the Illinois EPA, which has additional questions about the number of samples collected at the site and how the contaminated soil was removed and disposed of. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/after-report-finds-presence-of-mercury-toxic-materials-pritzker-pauses-chicago-migrant-site-construction/3294506/
— Governor pauses construction at Brighton Park migrant site following environmental report. An 800-page environmental assessment report was released late Friday by the city of Chicago, revealing soil contamination was discovered from mercury and other compounds at the Brighton Park site. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-pauses-construction-at-brighton-park-migrant-site-following-environmental-report/3294253/

CBS2
— Construction paused at Chicago migrant tent camp site
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/construction-paused-at-chicago-migrant-tent-camp-site/
— Kim Foxx calls findings showing as many as 1 in 3 Black women in 2022 were victims of crime “jarring” – CAROL THOMPSON, DOROTHY TUCKER (COMMENT: Who commits these crimes?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/kimberly-foxx-findings-black-women-crime-jarring/

WTTW
— Alds. Lopez and Sigcho-Lopez Debate Attempt to Add Sanctuary City Referendum to March Primary Ballot – Acacia Hernandez
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/04/alds-lopez-and-sigcho-lopez-debate-attempt-add-sanctuary-city-referendum-march-primary
— Move to Limit Access to City Council Meetings ‘Likely Illegal,’ Better Government Association Warns Mayor – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/04/move-limit-access-city-council-meetings-likely-illegal-better-government-association
— Illinois Officials Stop Construction of Chicago Base Camp for Migrants as Environmental Review Continues – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/04/illinois-officials-stop-construction-chicago-base-camp-migrants-environmental-review

WGN RADIO
— Ray LaHood: One party rule does not benefit the citizens of Illinois – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: RINO Illinois Republican Party leaders rather see Democrats elected in Illinois than conservative Republicans.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/ray-lahood-one-party-rule-does-not-benefit-the-citizens-of-illinois/

WBBM
— Pritzker downplays tension with Chicago mayor: ‘We have a good relationship’ – Rachel Pierson
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-downplays-tension-with-chicago-mayor

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: State drafted, but never sent to Texas, flyer aimed at discouraging migrants from coming to Chicago – Dan Petrella, Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrant-flyer-state-city-disharmony-20231205-ptnk44v5orhjxo5ntlycz4qpv4-story.html
— Group fails attempt to crash-and-grab at high-end Magnificent Mile store, ditches car – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-magnificent-mile-crash-grab-20231204-7ddpnjo4kffilh6x2azvij3i4u-story.html
— Over vocal opposition, Manteno board clears way for $2 billion Chinese-owned EV battery plant – Jeremy Gorner and Rick Pearson (COMMENT: Because I led successful efforts to stop video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton, those who want the aforesaid have done everything that they can to destroy me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chinese-electric-battery-gotion-manteno-20231205-7om6oe2lvjclpcgcc3d2jj5xke-story.html
— Candidates spar as deadline arrives to get on the 2024 primary ballot – A.D. Quig and Rick Pearson (COMMENT: Which offices are on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Which candidates met the filing deadline?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-2024-primary-petition-filing-deadline-20231205-pvr4w2lnljaalpturk6r4rckdq-story.html
— How the US is making it illegal for students to disagree with Israel. – Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-universities-free-speech-israel-judaism-zionism-20231205-25wxnhneg5fizok2zaqcl7vx34-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tenants say they were illegally evicted days before Swift Mansion fire. The owner planned to renovate the top two floors to create space to house migrants, according to a lawsuit. But a blaze broke out in a back stairwell before the work could begin, tenants and owners say. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/4/23987959/swift-mansion-fire-perkins-tenants-arson
— Brighton Park migrant site construction halted pending environmental review. Construction was halted Sunday pending an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency review of a nearly 800-page city consultant’s study that was released Friday night. – Tina Sfondeles and Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/4/23987777/brighton-park-migrant-site-construction-halted-pending-environmental-review
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2023/12/4/23984021/berlin-nightclub-lake-view-drag-bar-farewell-close-memories
— Walgreens workers bound, robbed at gunpoint in Gold Coast: ‘We just came for the money’ The two robbers got away with about $10,000 in cash just before closing time Sunday at 933 N. State St. – Rosemary Sobol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/4/23987689/walgreens-robbery-gold-coast
— ‘The 4 years fallacy’: CPS students struggle to graduate college in under 6 years, UChicago study says. Just 30% of CPS graduates from the class of 2014 who immediately went on to so-called “four-year” universities graduated in four years. The six-year graduation rate was over 20 percentage points higher at 51%. – Catherine Odom (COMMENT: The following helped me graduate in 4 years: My parents provided me room and board and I worked part-time for the Post Office for all the hours that I could.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/12/5/23987172/cps-students-college-graduation-rate-four-year-six-fallacy-university-chicago
— Hate-filled Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Liz Cheney to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/5/23988575/liz-cheney-new-book-donald-trump-presidential-run

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Republican files to take on Schneider; Casten, Quigley face new primary challengers – Russell Lissau (COMMENT: No Republican candidate filed for DuPage County Board District 4. Only 40 Republicans filed for the 81 Milton Township Republican Precinct Committee positions. I should write a book about the reasons for that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231204/republican-files-to-take-on-schneider-casten-quigley-face-new-primary-challengers
— Election season is here: Races to watch in Kane and DuPage counties – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231205/election-season-is-here-races-to-watch-in-kane-and-dupage-counties

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/data-center/chicagos-largest-cannabis-companies-2023
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/legal-cannabis-illinois-cannabis-four-years

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Trump leads Republican field, DeSantis the second choice – Andrew Dorn
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/poll-trump-leads-republican-field-desantis-the-second-choice/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois State Rep. John Egofske announce resignation
https://foxillinois.com/newsletter-daily/illinois-state-rep-john-egofske-announce-resignation

NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action to advance Democrats and RINOs, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://northernstar.info/111287/opinion/removing-affirmative-action-threatens-scholarships/

EVANSTON NOW
— Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats.
https://evanstonnow.com/reid-let-noncitizens-vote/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Congressman Kevin McCarthy, the former House speaker, headlined the annual holiday party hosted by businessman and political donor Jay Bergman at Gibson’s Steakhouse in Oak Brook on Monday. This wasn’t a campaign event, but McCarthy gave a shoutout to fellow Republican Congressman Mike Bost, who was also there. His message: Bost’s opponent in the 2024 primary, former gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, has no business running for Congress, according to McCarthy. We hear the California congressman blamed Bailey for Illinois Republicans losing four congressional seats in 2022. It was some hyperbole since Democrats controlled how the maps were drawn for congressional seats last year. But he got his point across. Word got back to Bailey’s team, who called Bost a “career politician” who’s “loyal to the swamp,” according to a statement to Playbook. Also in the party room: Congressman Darin LaHood, Former Congressman Bob Dold, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin (who lost to Bailey in last year’s primary), Illinois Senate Minority Leader John Curran, Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, state Sens. Sue Rezin and Jil Tracy, nonprofit and political fundraiser Lisa Wagner, Regional Transportation Authority Board Chair Kirk Dillard, former DuPage County Commissioner Greg Hart, public affairs consultant Thom Serafin, business consultant David Walsh, entrepreneur Sarah Frey and Kirkland & Ellis partner Sandy Perl, who got a standing O for his opening remarks supporting Israel. Who invited McCarthy: his friend Richard Porter, a national committeeman of the Republican Party. The holiday host: Bergman is an oil man (yes, he lives in Illinois) and an investor who has donated to Republicans and Democrats over the years, including to Donald Trump in 2016. Another boost: Bost also was endorsed this week by Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician to Trump.- SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: I used to write such articles about Republican events. I should write a book about those who organized, spoke at, and/or attended those events who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/12/05/mccarthy-gives-bost-a-boost-00130072

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-195/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/04/isabels-afternoon-roundup-18/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-194/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is running to be your Republican U.S. Congressman? John Booras ( https://www.boorasforcongress.com/ ) is running to be my U.S. congressman in the 3rd congressional district. Of course, I offer to help elect him. But my critics/opponents advise him not only to not ask for my help, but to reject my help. My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I am especially qualified to help elect congressional candidates. GAO works for congress. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650year. I worked on many audits that involved many issues that continue to impact America today. Further, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker says feds must ditch work fees for migrants – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4f1fb40e-9300-11ee-83f9-1bd99dd56708.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— What to know about Illinois’ assault weapons ban – ANDREW ADAMS
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/what-to-know-about-illinois-assault-weapons-ban

WIREPOINTS
— Latest bad news for electrical vehicles further imperils massive bets by Illinois and federal government
https://wirepoints.org/latest-bad-news-for-electrical-vehicles-further-imperils-massive-bets-by-illinois-and-federal-government-wirepoints/

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Gov Pritzker tells a whopper on violent crime. Why would he do that? It’s really quite unbecoming. Will the GOP make something of it?
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/gov-pritzker-tells-a-whopper-on-violent

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CARJACKINGS MORE THAN DOUBLE IN CHICAGO FROM 5 YEARS AGO – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/carjackings-more-than-double-in-chicago-from-5-years-ago/
— CHICAGO CAR THEFTS AT 11-YEAR HIGH IN 2023 BEFORE YEAR’S OVER – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-car-thefts-at-11-year-high-in-2023-before-years-over/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden turns COVID-19 relief into ‘slush fund’ for state, local spending sprees – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/4/biden-turns-covid-19-relief-into-slush-fund-for-st/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Girls ‘paying the price’ for transgender movement spreading ‘like a metastasis’: Megyn Kelly – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/megyn-kelly-young-girls-paying-the-price-transgender-movement
— NRCC rolls out new ad full of AI-generated images showing national parks ‘overrun with illegal immigrants’ – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/nrcc-ad-ai-generated-images-national-parks-overrun-illegal-immigrants

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Republicans Propose New Office To Enforce Affirmative Action Ban. Legislation from J.D. Vance and Jim Banks would create special inspector general to investigate discriminatory admissions practices. – Aaron Sibarium
https://freebeacon.com/policy/republicans-propose-new-office-to-enforce-affirmative-action-ban/

BREITBART
— ‘Unconstitutional’: Civil Rights Lawyers Blast Evanston High School’s Racially Segregated Classes – OLIVIA RONDEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2023/12/04/unconstitutional-civil-rights-lawyers-blast-illinois-high-schools-racially-segregated-classes/
— Black Residents Sue Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over Migrant ‘Tent City,’ State Halts Construction over Toxic Chemicals in Soil – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/04/black-residents-sue-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-tent-city/
— Supreme Court Dockets Emergency Application over Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/12/04/supreme-court-dockets-emergency-application-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/
— Chicago Blacks Reject Mayor’s Favoritism for Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/04/watch-chicago-blacks-reject-mayors-favoritism-migrants/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Crisis Hits Chicago Hard, by Invitation – Roman Jankowski / Mike Howell
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/04/bidens-border-crisis-hits-chicago-hard-by-invitation/

FEDERALIST
— Republicans Can’t Defeat Antisemitism Without Fighting All Anti-White Racism. – SAMUEL MANGOLD-LENETT
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/05/republicans-cant-defeat-antisemitism-without-fighting-all-anti-white-racism/

FOX NEWS
— House Republican says she uncovered ‘smoking gun’ proof NYC trying to register illegal immigrants to vote. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republican-says-she-uncovered-smoking-gun-proof-nyc-trying-register-illegal-immigrants-vote
— House GOP campaign arm slams Democrats in new AI-generated ad turning national parks into migrant tent cities. The NRCC is rolling out AI-generated images of tent cities in national parks. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-campaign-arm-slams-democrats-new-ai-generated-ad-turning-national-parks-migrant-tent-cities

GOPUSA
— 4,000 Auto Dealers: Electric Vehicles Are ‘Stacking Up’ On Lots
https://www.gopusa.com/4000-auto-dealers-electric-vehicles-are-stacking-up-on-lots/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DEI Policies Are Not the Solution to Anti-Semitism on Campus. “DEI is responsible for a fair share of the rise in anti-Semitism on campus and the alacrity with which it has spread.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/dei-policies-are-not-the-solution-to-anti-semitism-on-campus/

PJ MEDIA
— FBI Whistleblower Says U.S. Gov’t Sees Americans as ‘Primary Enemy’ – CATHERINE SALGADO (COMMENT: RINO Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders see conservatives like me as being the IRP’s primary enemy.)
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/04/fbi-whistleblower-says-us-govt-sees-americans-as-primary-enemy-n4924472
— Derek Chauvin Released From Hospital, Sent Right Back to Where He Got Stabbed – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2023/12/04/derek-chauvin-released-from-hospital-sent-right-back-to-where-he-got-stabbed-n4924470

TOWNHALL
— The World Is Waking Up to the Consequences of Mass Migration. Will America? – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2023/12/05/the-world-is-waking-up-to-the-consequences-of-mass-migration-will-america-n2631988

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Campus antisemitism has become systemic due to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ – ALAN DERSHOWITZ
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4341008-campus-antisemitism-has-become-systemic-due-to-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in the military.
https://www.newsweek.com/military-all-that-it-can-we-need-lgbtq-soldiers-opinion-1849471
— The U.S. Military Went Woke. Time To Make Some Changes at the Top – Kevin Roberts, Ryan Williams, and Terry Schilling
https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-went-woke-time-make-some-changes-top-opinion-1849290

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Backlash to Anti-Israel Protests Threatens Free Speech – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/opinion/israel-protests-free-speech.html
— I should write a book about the tremendous preference that my Democrat superiors in the federal government gave their female employes who were Democrats and especially those who were minority, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/nyregion/state-police-new-jersey-women.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/politics/trump-2025-overview.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/briefing/how-trump-would-govern.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As America ever-increasingly becomes a product of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, mass shootings ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/12/04/mass-shootings-record-year/

USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/05/affirmative-action-ruling-college-counselor-effect/71766129007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Government Unions Love Democrats. A new report measures public union cash flow to Democrats nationwide. – Editorial (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO government employees hate Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unions-democrats-commonwealth-foundation-report-super-pacs-seiu-afscme-teachers-unions-497bd0db
— Higher Ed Has Become a Threat to America. Our corrupt, radical universities feed every scourge from censorship and crime to antisemitism. – John Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-ed-has-become-a-threat-to-america-antisemitism-dei-college-f52bb0b5

POLITICO
— Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero. The sluggish rollout could undermine President Joe Biden’s reelection messaging promoting electric vehicles. – JAMES BIKALES
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/congress-ev-chargers-billions-00129996

EDUCATION WEEK & DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/districts-strategies-to-diversify-teaching-staff-in-charts/2023/12
https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15659475/empowering-change-four-key-strategies-for-supporting-student-affairs-administrators-in-the-new-affirmative-action-landscape

CPA JOURNAL
— Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2023/12/04/what-can-the-profession-do/

GLASSDOOR
— Understanding What Relevant Experience Means (COMMENT: What work experience do you have? What is that experience relevant for? GAO works for congress. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650year. I worked on many audits that involved many issues that continue to impact America today. Further, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. Further, while I worked for IRS and GAO, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license.)
https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/guide/what-does-relevant-experience-mean/

RASMUSSEN
— GOP Widens Lead on Immigration Issue  (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/gop_widens_lead_on_immigration_issue

December 4, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Brighton Park migrant tent site is too much of a problem. J.B. Pritzker should kill this plan. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-brighton-park-mercury-toxic-metals-migrants-pritzker-20231204-lrbg3pxvczbmhjwlr7geiaz5ce-story.html
— Illinois GOP should challenge voting district map in court. Here’s why it won’t. – Ray LaHood and Jim Nowlan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-gerrymandering-voting-district-map-illinois-elections-20231204-qt2luqly5nfarj6m2ixc6zycjq-story.html
— Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance – Claire Savage
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-swing-state-muslims-biden-20231203-fulyvtcd3vekbkecs6lfitjshy-story.html
— Map: Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus what to know before you go – Darcel Rockett, Tina E. Akouris and Claire Malon (COMMENT: What is your hometown? My relative Tim Piepenbrink is the Vice-President of the Crete Historical Society and Museum. My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854. They sold that farm in 1864 and bought 10 acres just northeast of downtown Crete and raised and sold horses. Then they operated Crete’s only hardware store at the northeast corner of Main & Exchange. My parents and I lived in an apartment above that store 1948-1954. Then we lived at 1286 Wood Street that my grandfather had built on that 10 acres in 1926. My father lived in that house until he died suddenly in 1969, my mother until she died in 2016, and my brother until he died suddenly last year. I lived in that house 1954-1972.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/undergroundrailroad/ct-underground-railroad-sites-map-day-2-20230911-3nxcsbgodvd5neqon76qeqzuwu-list.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Crete Congregational Church and Cemetery. The National Park Service added this church property and cemetery to its Network to Freedom listings in 2018. The church is the sole existing south suburban building associated with the Underground Railroad. Church members aided freedom seekers traveling through Illinois, and the area is known for having passed one of the earliest anti-slavery resolutions in the state. . .The cemetery is also part of the Network to Freedom, as key players in the abolition movement are buried in the cemetery, including Samuel Cushing. Address: 550-570 W. Exchange St. . .Since early 2022, efforts have been underway to turn the church into the Crete Historical Museum, thanks to efforts by the Crete Area Historical Society. . .While the cemetery is open to the public year-round, appointments are required to visit the church. More information: 708-414-0002, www.cretehistorical.com .)
— The system worked during Watergate. This time around, I am not so sure. – Laura Washington (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, I was one of its extremely few Republican employees. Durning and after Watergate, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers, b) disallowed my education deductions, c) ignored, dismissed, and belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-watergate-richard-nixon-donald-trump-criminal-cases-reelection-20231204-tra3gah5ivetzkrkqqugni3zt4-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-night-ministry-migrant-health-care-20231204-pnkjemy775fyjhvk2h3dboub2e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago City Hall is owed billions of dollars it hasn’t managed to collect. A Sun-Times analysis finds that thousands of scofflaws — many from the suburbs — have dodged city debts over the years, depriving City Hall of a massive sum of money as Mayor Brandon Johnson faces steep budget challenges. – Mitchell Armentrout and Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23972601/unpaid-fines-fees-chicago-city-hall
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/3/23981890/chicago-sanctuary-welcoming-city-ordinance-state-sen-robert-peters-op-ed
— Man fatally shot at Oakbrook Terrace hotel – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/3/23986798/person-fatally-shot-at-oakbrook-terrace-hotel
— What defines Pritzker-Johnson relationship so far? Tension. Don’t be fooled by the mayor’s winning smile and soaring, preacher’s son rhetoric, nor by the governor’s make-nice statements from the podium. There is real frustration and tension behind the scenes on both sides. – Fran Spielman and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/12/4/23982863/johnson-pritzker-conflict-migrants-dnc-democratic-convention-chicago-crime
— City Hall and civic groups need to plot a downtown rescue. With vacancy rates rising and valuations falling hard, civic and business leaders are starting to talk about what can be done with office space few companies want anymore. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/4/23984342/city-hall-civic-groups-downtown-chicago-rescue-real-estate-developers-property-tax

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/marijuana-illinois-sales-pot-shops-tax-relief

ABC7
— Hearing in court Monday on Brighton Park migrant camp restraining order – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-migrant-camp-venezuelan-migrants-chicago-news-mayor-brandon-johnson/14139596/
— Thieves crash into Magnificent Mile Neiman Marcus store in burglary attempt – Jessica D’Onofrio (COMMENT: How safe is your home against this type of crime?)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-neiman-marcus-crash-magnificent-mile/14139839/
— Living with Diabetes – Kay Cesinger (COMMENT: My spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning and evening directly resulted in my becoming obese and my coming down with type 2 diabetes.)
https://abc7chicago.com/world-diabetes-day-our-chicago-living-with-type-1-care/14130436/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dr. Vieth said for many, it’s possible to prevent type 2 diabetes with diet, lifestyle and medication.)

CBS2
— Shooting at Oakbrook Terrace hotel leaves 1 dead; person of interest in custody – JERAMIE BIZZLE, DARIUS JOHNSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/1-shot-killed-in-oakbrook-terrace-hotel/

FOX32
— Vehicle thefts on the rise on Chicago’s South Side (COMMENT: My 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973 while I was working inside IRS’s office at 63rd & Halsted.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vehicle-thefts-on-the-rise-on-chicagos-south-side

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Today is the filing deadline for candidates ahead of March 19 primary – Steven Spearie (COMMENT: Today, in DuPage County, will Republican candidates a) file for Circuit Court Clerk, b) file for County Board Districts 3 and 4, and c) file for the 55 open Milton Township Precinct Committeeman positions?)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/04/monday-is-the-deadline-for-candidates-to-file-for-march-19-primary/71791497007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday afternoon, Roseanne Pulido of Springfield filed for the 12th District seat on the county board. She is the only Republican to file and would challenge incumbent Marc Ayers in the general election.)

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Anne Hathaway, Indiana’s first female to lead GOP – Brian Howey (COMMENT: Ever since Judy Baar Topinka became the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) in 2002, the party has become even more anti-conservative, that is, even more anti-Republican. In 2004 the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) rudely ended my service as its webmaster, rudely ended my bid to serve as its Treasurer, and rudely refused to make me an IRP State Convention delegate. In 2006, the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) rudely almost censured me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. In 2007, ICRC rudely ended my membership on its Steering Committee. In 2010, MTRO again rudely ended my service as its webmaster. In 2012, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois rudely ended my service as its chairman. In 2015, MTRO rudely gerrymandered my precinct. In 2021, RINOs who ran Wheaton rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.)
https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/12/04/anne-hathaway-indianas-first-female-to-lead-gop/71745362007/

SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— Want to run as a Republican in Christian County? You’ll have to prove yourself first. – Marta Mieze (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative. Far too many candidates run as Republicans but reject many, most, if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many of those candidates destroy Republicans like me who support those planks.)
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2023/12/04/christian-county-republicans-among-committees-adopting-vetting-process/71742609007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those wanting to run for office in Christian County as Republicans are now required to undergo a vetting process. While those leading the new effort want to see it expanded state-wide, some counties and the Missouri Republican Party remain cautious. Don Carriker, chairman of the Christian County Republican Central Committee, told the News-Leader the goal of vetting candidates is to make the Republican brand stronger and gain more voters that he said the party has lost because of a lack of strength and cohesion. Without the vetting process, Carriker said candidates can simply run with an “R” by their name on the ballot to gain voter support in red counties without actually holding values that align with the party. “The job of the party is not to deceive people by letting people put an ‘R’ by their name when they’re really not a Republican,” he said. The vetting process will be proctored and include an “objective review” of each candidate’s background, a 25-question multiple choice “values survey” based on the state party platform and will require candidates to sign a statement pledging their allegiance to both the state and federal Republican Party platforms and constitutions, according to a news release. Those who refuse to go through vetting or fail the process will not have their filing fees accepted. Incumbents and those who have held office in the past will have their voting records reviewed.)

NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats push more pot at NIU. Democrats tried but failed to get me to smoke pot when I was a NIU student 1969-1970.
https://northernstar.info/111342/news/excelleaf-grand-opening-promotes-high-hopes-for-dekalb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Discounts are offered to several groups of people including 20% off for medical cardholders, 20% for veterans and 10% for NIU students and faculty.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Liz Cheney. I should write a book about those who have done the most to promote hatred against me.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-12-03/liz-cheney-spoke-with-npr-about-her-book-on-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-the-elections

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— States supporting Universal School Choice increasingly surround Illinois. Tennessee next.
https://wirepoints.org/states-supporting-universal-school-choice-increasingly-surround-illinois-tennessee-next-wirepoints/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Who made the biggest political contributions in Illinois during week ending Oct. 21?
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/652752434-who-made-the-biggest-political-contributions-in-illinois-during-week-ending-oct-21
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Republican Central Committee Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. In-kind Contribution $15,000)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 5 JOBS ILLINOIS IMPOSES HEAVIEST LICENSING BURDENS ON – Joe Tabor (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Extremely few of my IRS and GAO coworkers passed the CPA examination and virtually none became licensed CPAs.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/5-jobs-illinois-imposes-heaviest-licensing-burdens-on/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Electric vehicle shock coursing through America. Socialists are wrecking the land of the red, white and blue. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/3/electric-vehicle-shock-coursing-through-america/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Senate’s border security farce – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-senates-border-security-farce
— Majority of voters support impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/majority-of-voters-support-impeachment-of-secretary-of-homeland-security
— Charter schools must avoid the DEI blunder – Jason Bedrick
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/charter-schools-must-avoid-the-dei-blunder

NEW YORK POST
— Republicans suckered into expelling George Santos and the most conservative voting record in NY: ‘To hell with this place’ – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2023/12/03/opinion/republicans-suckered-into-expelling-george-santos-and-the-most-conservative-voting-record-in-ny/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You don’t have to approve of George Santos to understand it should have been left to his constituents in Long Island and Queens to decide on his suitability to remain in Congress. Nonetheless, despite a slim majority in the House and crucial votes looming as they head into an election year, 105 Republicans were suckered by moral vanity into expelling one of their own Friday. The 35-year-old gay son of Brazilian immigrants, Santos had the most conservative voting record of the entire New York delegation, and now he is gone, taking his vote with him. “To hell with this place,” he said as he exited the US Capitol after the vote, vowing revenge on the former colleagues who had turned on him. Perfect. Just what Republicans need: more friendly fire. Who knows who will fill his place in the Democratic district he miraculously flipped last year? Gov. Hochul has to hold a special election in the next couple of months, and you can bet that Democrats will use all their wiles to regain a seat that they used to take for granted.)
— Venezuelan migrants arrested in latest string of shoplifting from Oak Brook Macy’s
https://nypost.com/2023/12/03/news/venezuelan-migrants-caught-stealing-from-chicago-macys/
— Sagging birth rates are as bad for the US as illegal migrants – Steven W. Mosher (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and abortion, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family. I owe my successes in life to my being a product of traditional marriage and family.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/01/opinion/low-birth-rates-are-as-bad-for-the-us-as-illegal-migrants/

AMERICAN THINKER
— For the West to Live, Immigration(ism) Must Die – Selwyn Duke
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/for_the_west_to_live_immigrationism_must_die.html
— Making a silk purse from the crime-ridden rubble of ‘anti-racism’ – M.B. Mathews (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I got jobs that should have been given to Blacks. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and those jobs. My critics/opponents have always stressed that the jobs I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/making_a_silk_purse_from_the_crimeridden_rubble_of_antiracism.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Much has been said by many trying to excuse bad behavior. Inner cities have crime because… racism. Blue cities are dirty and noisy because… racism. White flight happens because… racism. Black unwed motherhood is on the rise and has become epidemic because… racism. No other reasons are given by black leadership for the failures of blacks to thrive except for… racism. But racism does not account for these failures. Failure accounts for these failures: Failure to educate. Failure to instill a work ethic. Failure to be good and to do good. Failure to teach respect and good manners to young children. Failure to revere and promote healthy two-parent families. Failure to discourage sexual profligacy. Failure to demand excellence. Failure to reject profanity and embrace decency and honor. Instead, too many in the Black community have embraced the dysfunction within the Black culture with pride, claiming a unique historical experience that they say no one understands but other Black people. It has been long enough making excuses for Black failures and it is past time for the respectable Black people of America to rise up against the jealous race-baiters and say “No more.” There is nothing preventing Black success that a Judeo-Christian perspective cannot address successfully. Love your neighbor means don’t steal, don’t do the crime. Be nice to each other. Respect the property and lives of others. Be on time (terribly unfashionable among “anti-racists”), work hard (ditto), have a plan to succeed, and above all get educated at a school that does not indoctrinate but educates, which excludes most urban government schools. Unasked-for advice: Do not respect, honor, or adopt the malignant principles of those who teach anti-white racism in the guise of Critical Race Theory, Diversity-Equity-Inclusion, or “Anti-Racism” (anti-white racism with an oxymoronic name.) When a group blames others, they will not succeed because they are always relying on those others to change. When the blamed ones don’t change, the professional victims believe that it’s perfectly okay to steal, cheat, lie, and break other people’s stuff in the name of reparations. That is not the path to success or to a better place in life, although it is a temporary frisson of schadenfreude. Crime in Blue cities is off the charts because Soros-appointed district attorneys have banded together to excuse crime committed by Black perpetrators. This harms Black people first, then Black neighborhoods, Black aspirations and in itself is criminal. When you teach theft, you get theft. When you get theft, good businesses leave your neighborhood. When they do leave, they take the economic base with them, and who gets hurt? Innocent, freedom-loving, decent people get hurt because they’re often stuck there with the crime they tolerated. The raped businesses will leave and set up shop where they are welcomed. No one is helped by trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear: The sow’s ear cannot up and leave the sow. And silk is never made from putrefying pig flesh. The time is now for decent Black people everywhere to confront those among them who are committing the crimes. Refund the police. Create deterrence to crime by actually prosecuting it, from Broken Windows to retail theft, to murder. Don’t be Chicago, LA, or NYC. And for God’s sake, stop blaming others for the failures of your own house. Blame is not a strategy that keeps very long without starting to rot.)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Asylum seekers’ arrested for stealing from Oak Brook Macy’s – promptly released by judge – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/03/asylum-seekers-arrested-for-stealing-from-chicago-macys-promptly-released-by-judge-1417093/
— ‘Woke’ Pope Francis claims climate has ‘run amok,’ faults ‘drive to produce and possess’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/03/woke-pope-francis-claims-climate-has-run-amok-faults-drive-to-produce-and-possess-1417024/
— ‘Righteous crusade’: Trump promises American ‘comeback’ as he rallies in Iowa weeks before caucus day – Kate Anderson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/02/righteous-crusade-trump-promises-american-comeback-as-he-rallies-in-iowa-weeks-before-caucus-day-1416917/
— Chevrolet getting kudos for holiday ad – Chris Donaldson (COMMENT: I bought the following Chevrolets: 1958 Bel Air, 1962 Bel Air, 1962 Impala SS, 1972 Corvette, 1978 Chevette, 1997 Cavalier, 2003 Cavalier LS, 2005 Corvette, 2018 Cruze LT, and 2021 Malibu Premier. I still own the 1972 Corvette, 2005 Corvette, 2018 Cruze, and 2021 Malibu.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/03/prepare-to-ugly-cry-chevrolet-getting-kudos-for-holiday-ad-1417045/

BREITBART
— 2 Venezuelans Shoplift from Oak Brook Macy’s as Migrant Crime Skyrockets – OLIVIA RONDEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2023/12/03/police-2-venezuelans-shoplift-chicago-area-macys-migrant-crime-skyrockets/
— Kamala Harris Pleads ‘We Have to Revitalize the Palestinian Authority’ – SIMON KENT
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/12/03/kamala-harris-pleads-we-have-to-revitalize-the-palestinian-authority/

CENTER SQUARE
— The woke war against Christianity – William Haupt III |
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_9a74d19e-9235-11ee-b770-3b7e1ef6e8f6.html

COLLEGE FIX
— U. Chicago pro-Palestinian group condemns removal of its ’emergency art build’ – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-chicago-pro-palestinian-group-condemns-removal-of-its-emergency-art-build/
— Gender-transition critic speaks at Syracuse despite cancel attempts by LGBTQ ‘experts’ – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/gender-transition-critic-speaks-at-syracuse-despite-cancel-attempts-by-lgbtq-experts/

DAILY WIRE
— Gov. Abbott Pledges To Sign Law Authorizing Texas Police To Arrest Illegal Immigrants – Brandon Drey
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-abbott-pledges-to-sign-law-authorizing-texas-police-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants

EPOCH TIMES
— It’s Time to Rethink Society’s Definition of a ‘Good Job’ – Mike Rowe (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had to take those bad jobs because I have always been a loser and a bad person. They have always stressed that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class and that my ACT score was only 24. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on how much money their parents had/have.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dirty-jobs-host-mike-rowe-its-time-to-rethink-societys-definition-of-a-good-job-5536867

FEDERALIST
— ‘Escaping Twin Flames’ Shows How Easy It Is To Brainwash People With Radical Gender Ideology – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/04/escaping-twin-flames-shows-how-easy-it-is-to-brainwash-people-with-radical-gender-ideology/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Senate Democrats Demand Amnesty in Return for Tightening Asylum Laws and Border Security
https://www.fairus.org/federal-immigration-legislation/senate-democrats-demand-amnesty-return-tightening-asylum-laws-and

FOX NEWS
— More Venezuelan migrants residing in Chicago caught stealing from Oak Brook Macy’s – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/more-venezuelan-migrants-residing-chicago-caught-stealing-suburban-macys-store-authorities-say
— ‘Extraordinary danger’: Greg Abbott spotlights Chinese nationals entering US-Mexico border. 52,700 migrants from China entered the US in FY2023.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/extraordinary-danger-greg-abbott-spotlights-chinese-nationals-entering-us-mexico-border

HOT AIR
— Residents of Chicago Have a Message for the DNC About That Little Convention They Have Planned: “If you think you’re going to have a peaceful Democratic National Convention in Chicago while our people are starving? Stay tuned!”
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/03/residents-of-chicago-have-a-message-for-the-dnc-about-that-little-convention-they-have-planned-n596265

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Swing State Muslim Leaders Call To #AbandonBiden In 2024
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/swing-state-muslim-leaders-call-to-abandonbiden-in-2024/

TOWNHALL
— Abbott Announces Texas Border Officers Will Be Allowed to Arrest Illegal Aliens – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/03/abbott-announces-texas-border-officers-will-be-allowed-to-arrest-illegal-aliens-n2631947
— Dept. of VA Under Fire for Treating Illegal Aliens While Ignoring Care for Veterans – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/03/dept-of-va-under-fire-for-treating-illegal-aliens-while-ignoring-care-for-veterans-n2631937

WESTERN JOURNAL
— She’s Back: Biden Pulls Pelosi Out of Mothballs For New Role Attacking Trump – Jack Davis (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always had their operatives and their dupes attack me. They had their operatives and their dupes a) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, c) end my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) end my service as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, e) end my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) end my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) end my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and I) end my service as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They all falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/back-biden-pulls-pelosi-mothballs-new-role-attacking-trump/
— Woke Disney’s New Kid’s Christmas Film Features Homosexual Parents, Sexually Charged Dialogue – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-disneys-new-kids-christmas-film-features-homosexual-parents-sexually-charged-dialogue/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Republican presidential candidates descend on Iowa
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/republican-presidential-candidates-descend-iowa-105351561

MSNBC
— Many books should be written about why people voted for Santos.
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/george-santos-saga-raises-serious-questions-about-gop-199286341805

USA TODAY
— Nikki Haley’s GOP ascent adds to the well-deserved humiliation of desperate Ron DeSantis. Nikki Haley’s rise in the Republican primary race is yet another glorious float in Ron DeSantis’ ongoing parade of humiliations. – Rex Huppke
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/12/03/desantis-haley-republican-debate-trump/71754090007/

POLITICO
— Trump’s revenge? GOP braces for daily blasts from ‘orange Jesus’ His recension, as nominee or the eventual winner, threatens to spark the same clashes with the Hill GOP that took a heavy toll on the party. – BURGESS EVERETT, OLIVIA BEAVERS and MERIDITH MCGRAW (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, since Trump got elected in 2016, he has caused all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered. Because my critics/opponents cannot punish Trump for that, they punish me. They stress all the demographics that I share with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, old, draft avoider, gun owner, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. They ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. It is called displaced aggression. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/04/trump-revenge-gop-00129418

INC.
— Know thy enemy. – ADAM HANFT (COMMENT: I should write a book about my enemies. I would focus on why they are my enemies. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.inc.com/adam-hanft/strike-lessons-surprising-leadership-tips-for-management-from-watching-shawn-fain.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, recognize reality. Just because you’re running a company doesn’t mean you don’t have enemies that are as aggressive a threat to your economic well-being as the UAW is to the Big Three. Trust me, your enemies are just as real and more diverse. You have direct competitors, existing ones, and those studying your business in search of vulnerabilities. Your enemies can also include regulators who are bent on limiting your ability to operate freely; retailers who want to crush your margins; and consumers who are badmouthing you on social media for one reason or another. Even–or especially–the trends can be your enemies. If you are in the preservative business, you know whereof I speak. Once you frame your leadership mission that way, you can develop strategies to attack and deflect your enemies, based on your strengths. As I followed Fain’s moves, it struck me that he might have hip-pocketed a copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. This legendary approach to strategy and warfare was written around 400 B.C.E. and is still followed today. Take this quote: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” So my question for you, as a business leader, is: Do you really and truly know your enemies, declared and undeclared, as well as you should? I doubt it. We don’t spend a lot of time thinking about winning in a world of enemies. One reason is that the “enemy frame” is inconsistent with how we think about business today. We dream about our “why” and our purpose. We have become so mission-y and vision-y that we forget the hard-knuckled street fight that business often is. That’s why Fain’s lesson is so important. I don’t believe that business leaders spend nearly enough time thinking long and hard, about who their enemies are, what motivates them, and where their vulnerabilities lie. As a corollary, I don’t believe business leaders spend enough time, introspectively, on “knowing themselves”–the other half of Sun Tzu’s formulation.)

EDUCATION WEEK
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/will-the-ban-on-affirmative-action-hurt-diversity-look-to-california/2023/12
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-to-find-and-keep-a-diverse-team-of-teachers/2023/12
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-role-mentors-and-school-leaders-play-in-retaining-teachers-of-color/2023/12
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/quiz-what-are-the-challenges-and-strategies-to-diversifying-school-staff/2023/12

DAILY MAIL
— Civil rights lawyers blast woke Illinois school district’s racial SEGREGATION of math and English classes in bid to boost black children’s scores – and warn it may be illegal. Evanston offers Algebra 2, pre-calculus, AP calculus and an English seminar in what’s called AXLE – Advancing Excellence, Lifting Everyone. They also offer GANAS – from a Spanish expression meaning ‘giving it all you got’ – for black and Latino students. Civil rights lawyers have come out against the programs and believe they may be violating federal law. – STEPHEN M. LEPORE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12821905/Civil-rights-lawyers-blast-woke-Illinois-school-districts-racial-SEGREGATION-math-English-classes-bid-boost-black-childrens-scores-warning-illegal.html
— Pennsylvania governor slams anti-Semitic mob who screamed ‘You can’t hide, we charge you with genocide’ into Jewish-owned Philly FALAFEL restaurant…hours after students at nearby UPenn called for ‘intifada’ A mob the Democrat governor of Pennsylvania called anti-Semitic protested a Jewish-owned Philadelphia falafel restaurant Sunday night. At the same time, a group of students at the University of Pennsylvania went viral for calling for an ‘intifada’
The Philadelphia chain is owned by Mike Solomonov, an Israeli-born, Pittsburgh raised chef who has won the James Beard Award in the past – STEPHEN M. LEPORE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12822113/Pennsylvania-governor-slams-anti-Semitic-mob-screamed-hide-charge-genocide-Jewish-owned-Philly-FALAFEL-restaurant-weeks-students-nearby-UPenn-called-intifada.html
— ‘Agents are overrun and undermanned’: Arizona congressman calls for the NATIONAL GUARD to be deployed to Mexico border as Border Patrol is swarmed by nearly 10,000 migrants per day. The request, aired by Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani Thursday, comes as the Tucson Border Sector grapples with an increase in migrant traffic. That same day, CBP reported more than 9,400 migrant encounters in a span of 24 hours – 7,700 of whom were apprehended by Border Patrol agents. In the letter, Ciscomani – a 41-year-old who was born in Mexico – called on Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to fix the ‘dire situation’ – ALEX HAMMER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12820643/arizona-migrants-border-patrol-crisis.html

December 3, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through downtown after end of cease-fire
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-today-palestinian-downtown/14134000/
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson spending Saturday giving out $333K worth of free gas, groceries
https://abc7chicago.com/free-gas-groceries-willie-wilson-giveaway-today/14132534/
— Brighton Park migrant base camp needs IEPA approval for construction to move forward, state says. Environmental report reveals site of proposed tent camp contaminated with metals, chemicals. – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-brighton-park/14136203/

NBC5
— City releases environmental report late Friday showing soil contaminates at Brighton Park migrant site – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-releases-environmental-report-late-friday-showing-soil-contaminates-at-brighton-park-migrant-site/3293204/

CBS2
— Construction on migrant tent camp moves forward in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/construction-on-migrant-tent-camp-moves-forward-in-chicago/

WGN9
— Brighton Park migrant camp nearing completion, despite opposition – Angelica Sanchez, Eli Ong
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/brighton-park-migrant-camp-nearing-completion-despite-opposition/

FOX32
— Palestinian advocates rally in Chicago against Israeli actions in Gaza
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/palestinian-advocates-rally-in-chicago-against-israeli-actions-in-gaza
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1375804

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: A plea to Biden from longtime immigrants in Chicago: ‘Please don’t forget about us, we need job permits too’ – Laura Rodríguez Presa
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-undocumented-workers-demand-job-permits-new-migrants-20231203-u6d4xzcr2jexbajtp534ridkzq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville Township on track to levy $800,000 for 708 board, a tenth of the maximum amount possible. – Tess Kenny
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-708-mental-health-board-naperville-levy-st-1203-20231201-pof2krsiqfdnzkrv6zj4empgla-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A return to tradition: Why Illinois’ primary election is moving back to March in 2024 – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231202/a-return-to-tradition-why-illinois-primary-election-is-moving-back-to-march-in-2024
— Chicago man charged with sex trafficking women at Lombard hotel – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231201/man-charged-with-sex-trafficking-women-at-lombard-hotel

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Small Nuclear Power Plants Approved by Legislature, But No One Producing Them, Except for the Navy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/03/211100/
— Riley Township Requests 7% More
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/03/riley-township-requests-7-more/
— Riley Township Road District Asks for 7% Tax Increase
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/02/riley-township-road-district-asks-for-7-tax-increase/
— Inflation Bidenomics Didn’t Cause
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/03/inflation-bidenomics-didnt-cause/
— Bidenomics – Inflation Biden Did Cause
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/02/bidenomics-cartoon/
— UPDATED: Ron DeSantis Crushes Gavin Newsom in Head-to-Head Debate Mrs. Newsom Threw in the Towel for Gavin
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/02/desantiswins/
— A Lesson from the Son of an Illegal Mexican Immigrant
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/02/a-lesson-from-the-son-of-an-illegal-mexican-immigrant/
— LaHood: “Fixation on ESG Activism…Leaving…Retirement at Risk”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/02/lahood-fixation-on-esg-activism-leaving-retirement-at-risk/
— State Rep. Steven Reick wants more accountability over child care regulators
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/02/state-rep-steven-reick-wants-more-accountability-over-child-care-regulators/
— Tax Money Paying for Migrants’ Food
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/tax-money-paying-for-migrants-food/
— Johnsburg Village President Explains “Non-Public Forum” Parts of Village Hall
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/johnsburg-village-president-explains-non-public-forum-parts-of-village-hall/
— Keneally Interviewed on WIND Morning Show about Pot Dangers
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/keneally-interviewed-on-wind-morning-show/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Migrant boat washes up on Malibu beach near Barbra Streisand home – Isabel Vincent
https://nypost.com/2023/12/02/news/migrant-boat-lands-near-celebrity-mansions-in-malibu/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Eliminating federal intrusion in education – Sheri Few
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/eliminating_federal_intrusion_in_education_.html
— The Republican Party is saturated with abject cowards – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_republican_party_is_saturated_with_abject_cowards.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— Boatload of illegals makes landfall near Malibu home of star who bashed Trump’s wall – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/boatload-of-illegals-makes-landfall-near-malibu-home-of-star-who-bashed-trumps-wall/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Boatload of illegals makes landfall near Malibu home of star who bashed Trump’s wall – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/02/boatload-of-illegals-makes-landfall-near-malibu-home-of-star-who-bashed-trumps-wall-1416827/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Foreign Students Who Celebrate Hamas Atrocities Can and Should Be Deported. – George Fishman
https://cis.org/Oped/Foreign-Students-Who-Celebrate-Hamas-Atrocities-Can-and-Should-Be-Deported

FEDERALIST
— Transgender Your Businesses, Nonprofits, And Schools, Or No Federal Grants For You – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/28/transgender-your-businesses-nonprofits-and-schools-or-no-federal-grants-for-you/

FOX BUSINESS
— Liberal city mayors feel the heat as sanctuary city policies bring heavy costs. New York City recently slashed budgets to policing, education and sanitation as migrants strained city services. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/liberal-city-mayors-feel-heat-sanctuary-city-policies-bring-heavy-costs

FOX NEWS
— The left’s Hitler comparisons to Trump are ‘so dangerous’: Tulsi Gabbard (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you are a conservative, the more demographics that you share with Hitler, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint you as being Hitler.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6342213740112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Activists at University of Iowa Planning a ‘Trans Day of Revenge’ “The flier instructs attendees to cover their face and hair.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/activists-at-university-of-iowa-planning-a-trans-day-of-revenge/

NEWSMAX
— DEI Rules Growing in Colleges, Universities – Sandy Fitzgerald (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.).
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dei-colleges-diversity/2023/12/02/id/1144522/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago’s Tent City to Sit On Land Polluted With Arsenic and Other Poisons – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/02/chicagos-tent-city-to-sit-on-land-polluted-with-arsenic-and-other-poisons-n4924421
— Border Patrol Closing Arizona Crossing Overwhelmed With Illegals – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/02/border-patrol-closing-arizona-crossing-overwhelmed-with-illegals-n4924417
— Merry Christmas, Libs: BLM-Backed Policies Have Killed More Black People Than the KKK – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2023/12/02/its-official-in-just-three-years-blm-has-killed-more-black-people-than-the-klan-n4924352
— Confederate Is the New Nazi—NY Times Compares Trump to Jefferson Davis – STEPHEN KRUISER (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly paint Democrats as having been the Union Army in the Civil War and Republicans as having been the Confederate Army.)
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2023/11/29/confederate-is-the-new-naziny-times-compares-trump-to-jefferson-davis-n4924328

TOWNHALL
— Swanky Beaches of Malibu Bombarded With Illegal Migrants – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/02/swanky-beaches-of-malibu-bombarded-with-illegal-migrants-n2631915
— The Border Crisis Just Got Worse – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/02/the-border-crisis-just-got-worse-n2631929
— Chevrolet Went the Anti-Bud Light Route for Their Holiday Commercial – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/12/02/alas-a-holiday-commercial-without-the-woke-nonsense-n2631925
— The Deceit and the Truth of Strength in Diversity – Jeff Utsch (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.).
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffutsch/2023/12/03/the-deceit-and-the-truth-of-strength-in-diversity-n2631887

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden’s Borders: Foreign-Born US Population Hits Highest Level Ever Recorded in American History – Jack Davis (COMMENT: Employers prefer foreign-born workers because foreign-born workers work for less money. If there had been as many foreign-born workers in America when I was young, they would have gotten the jobs that I got or the wages that I got would have been much lower. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail. Those jobs enabled me to buy three new cars, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/bidens-borders-foreign-born-us-population-hits-highest-level-ever-recorded-american-history/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump’s VP: Ranking the candidates from most likely to least – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4337919-trump-vp-ranking-potential-candidates/
— Ever-increasingly, because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are liberal, moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, achieving the American Dream is ever-increasingly more difficult for those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4331898-the-american-dream-is-not-about-getting-rich/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Contaminants being removed from vacant Chicago lot where migrant housing is planned
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-migrants-vacant-lot-contaminants-831a3060d4ed03a856a4a61a27302850
— Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say – FRANK BAJAK and MARC LEVY
https://www.wgauradio.com/news/science/breaches-by-iran/QPGDIEBZI7NRZ5MKEIMK44ENZU/

REUTERS
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that employers, and everyone else, will ever-increasingly discriminate against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/gannett-moves-toss-white-workers-challenge-diversity-goals-2023-11-27/

CNBC
— Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy on the bench includes deciding votes on affirmative action, abortion – Morgan Smith (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, they have always promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/01/sandra-day-oconnor-dies-at-93-her-legacy-on-the-bench-.html

YAHOO NEWS
— George Santos expulsion gets SNL parody as he plots revenge
https://au.news.yahoo.com/george-santos-plots-revenge-expulsion-103552284.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “What to Know About the Migrant Crisis in New York City” and say “Over 100,000 migrants have arrived in the city over the last year” and ask “Why are they coming to New York?” and ask “what will happen to them next?”
https://www.nytimes.com/article/nyc-migrant-crisis-explained.html
— Democrats say “How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025. Trump and his allies are already laying the groundwork for a possible second Trump presidency, forging plans for an even more extreme agenda than his first term.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them and to them only. They destroy those who do not give them blind loyalty. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-2025-second-term.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As part of that plan, Mr. Trump also intends to revive an effort from the end of his presidency to alter civil-service rules that protect career government professionals, enabling him to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and replace them with loyalists.)
Serge Schmemann
— Democracy Relies on Local Newspapers – Serge Schmemann (COMMENT: Since 2000, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have ever-increasingly filled the ever-increasing Republican communication void in Illinois. Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois do not want anyone to read articles that promote the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/opinion/local-newspapers-democracy-journalism.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/politics/life-without-regret.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/business/darien-gap-china-immigration.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The mega rich are the new political bosses. Is that bad for democracy? Billionaires and multimillionaires exert growing influence in presidential races. But regular citizens — the voters — will have their say. – Dan Balz (COMMENT: Billionaires and multimillionaires want illegal immigration because they want cheap labor. The less money that you have, the more that illegal immigration harms you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/02/billionaires-presidential-politics-power/

FAST COMPANY
— These 10 jobs pay the most. Women are underrepresented in 9 of them. Only pharmacists have achieved gender equity among the country’s highest-paying fields. – SHALENE GUPTA (COMMENT: What jobs did you have? How underrepresented were females in them? Because females were dramatically underrepresented in the bad jobs that I had including GAO Analyst, IRS Revenue Officer, and postal employee, my Democrat superiors gave them tremendous preference and especially to those who were Democrat, minority, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90986423/10-highest-paying-occupations-women-representation-study
— Over half of employees, including white men, downplay parts of their identity to fit in better at work. – SHALENE GUPTA (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969, I downplayed the fact that I was conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844 because far too many of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates disapproved of, despised, if not hated those like me who were the aforesaid.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90982011/covering-workplace-study-white-men-identity-downplay-deloitte-nyu
— These Gen Z employees have discovered the secret to getting a bigger raise—switch jobs. A growing crop of savvy younger workers are refusing to settle for modest cost-of-living wage increases. They say it’s all about knowing your marketplace value. – SHALENE GUPTA (COMMENT: In 1980 when I was 31 years old, because my Democrat IRS superiors had dramatically lowered my “market value” a) by not promoting me since 1974, b) by disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, c) by disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and d) by ignoring, dismissing, and belittling my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I took a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut to transfer to GAO. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90979371/gen-z-employees-pay-raises-job-hopping-bigger-salaries

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Plans to Make Civil Service a MAGA Spoils System – Ed Kilgore (COMMENT: The top priority for my Democrat superiors in the federal government was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors had not been in America for a long time. Consequently, their top priority was wasting the careers of and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/12/trump-plans-to-make-civil-service-a-maga-spoils-system.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There have been many credible reports that a second Trump administration would feature an assault on the federal civil service system in order to reduce “deep state” resistance to his authoritarian ambitions — or to use his terms for it, to “drain the swamp” — while stuffing the higher levels of the federal bureaucracy with political appointees. Those of us who are history-minded have immediately thought of this as threatening a return to the “spoils system” of the 19th century, which was more or less ended by enactment of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 (signed into law by Republican president and reformed spoilsman Chester Alan Arthur). But the more we know about Team Trump’s plans, this understanding of what they want to do in staffing the federal government is looking inadequate and anachronistic. The spoils system beneficiaries of the distant past were by and large party foot-soldiers rewarded for attending dreary local meetings, talking up the party’s candidates in newspapers and forums, and most of all getting out the vote on Election Day. No one much cared what they believed in their heart of hearts about issues of the day, or how they came to their convictions. It was enough that they put on the party yoke and helped pull the bandwagon to victory.)

December 2, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid city delays, state pitching in additional $2M to feed migrants. Another $2 million will be matched by the Chicago Food Depository, which has already been providing meals to migrants since June, in partnership with 15 minority-owned restaurants in Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles and Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984676/migrant-crisis-state-funding-food-shelters
— Brighton Park migrant tent site had mercury, arsenic, other contaminants — but city deems it ‘safe for temporary residential use’. City officials say the most problematic metals and chemicals have been removed. State environmental officials will have to sign off before the project is finalized. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984897/brighton-park-migrant-tent-site-polluted-mercury-arsenic
— George Santos expelled from Congress, how Illinois members voted. Three members from the Illinois delegation declined to vote to expel the New York congressman from the U.S. House. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/1/23984825/george-santos-expelled-congress-illinois-members-how-voted

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State, food bank step in to keep migrants fed during December amid city contract delay – Dan Petrella and Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrant-shelter-food-funding-20231201-wfulc7nqkjbvffpu5s6hgj7wda-story.html
— Man with gun, $60,000 worth of drugs arrested at contentious West Loop encampment – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-drug-arrest-west-loop-encampment-20231202-ugdp2q3ov5gfnhy6cpjonofzt4-story.html
— Amid drug abuse crisis, state mounts effort to recruit and train more counselors – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-substance-abuse-counselors-illinois-funding-20231201-zuayskeocrhtxohu2dhw2cynku-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-prohibition-immigration-crisis-asylum-work-permits-20231201-3lfoqpqodrdddah6nbicggpsdy-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/chicago-migrant-crisis-lawyers-volunteer-aid-asylum-seekers#/

ABC7
— City’s goal to get Chicago migrants out of police stations by Friday likely to be unmet – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-police-stations-migrant-shelters/14129784/
— Brighton Park migrant camp site environmental report shows soil was contaminated – Ward Image
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-chicago-migrant-camp-environmental-report-protest/14130832/
— Progressive Ald. Jeanette Taylor levels harsh criticism of Brandon Johnson in podcast interview. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/jeanette-taylor-brandon-johnson-the-ben-jovarsky-show-chicago-city-council/14130257/

CBS2
— Chicago migrant tent camp site in Brighton Park deemed safe after environmental review – MATTHEW CRAMER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrant-tent-camp-brighton-park-environmental-review/
— Under Chicago Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in Chicago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/downtown-chicago-tree-lighting-victims-violence/

WGN9
— Elk Grove passes ordinance to help migrants while keeping community safe – Andrea Medina, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/elk-grove-passes-ordinance-to-help-migrants-while-keeping-community-safe/

FOX32
— A third Chicago suburb (Elk Grove Village) implements new rules to restrict migrant stays
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/elk-grove-village-new-rules-restrict-migrant-stays
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson giving away more than $333K in free gas, groceries this weekend. – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-willie-wilson-free-gas-groceries

WTTW
— State, Greater Chicago Food Depository to Spend Additional $4M on Meals for Migrants; City to Take Over Next Year – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/01/state-greater-chicago-food-depository-spend-additional-4m-meals-migrants-city-take-over

WBEZ
— Biden lets Chicago replace dangerous lead water lines much slower than other cities. The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem. – Brett Chase
https://www.wbez.org/stories/biden-lets-chicago-replace-dangerous-lead-water-lines-much-slower-than-other-cities/e4688513-0797-4908-b8c0-5fdf7ba7ab6a
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-anna-deshawn-is-making-the-queer-radio-she-never-heard-growing-up/925804ea-24ac-4d15-bb50-0935f134c5c3

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says state has settled labor dispute at migrant tent city
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/pritzker-says-state-has-settled-labor-dispute-at-migrant-tent-city/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/afternoon-roundup-195/
— Citing ‘delays’ in Chicago’s procurement process, Pritzker announces $2 million to feed asylum seekers
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/citing-delays-in-chicagos-procurement-process-pritzker-announces-2-million-to-feed-for-asylum-seekers/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Money Paying for Migrants’ Food
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/tax-money-paying-for-migrants-food/

JOHN KASS
— Criminal (In)Justice The Chicago Way: What Left Wing Hysterics Get Wrong
https://johnkassnews.com/criminal-injustice-the-chicago-way-what-left-wing-hysterics-get-wrong/

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Fact checking the IL Governor: Gov Pritzker contends violent crime has been declining in Chicago for three years. Is he correct? We discuss, you decide.
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/fact-checking-the-il-governor-gov

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FEWER COPS IS HOW MAYOR PLANS TO MAKE CHICAGO SAFER? – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-fewer-cops-is-how-mayor-plans-to-make-chicago-safer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jim Durkin’s Demise: Former House GOP Leader Admits Defeat Before Battle, Blaming Trump’s Influence
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/jim-durkins-demise-former-house-gop-leader-admits-defeat-before-battle-blaming-trumps-influence.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk’s X amid widening concerns over hate speech – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/1/walmart-latest-big-advertiser-to-pull-out-of-musks/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson is destroying Chicago in a hurry – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/brandon-johnson-is-destroying-chicago-in-a-hurry
— Illinois retailer files Supreme Court emergency plea to halt state assault-style weapons ban – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/illinois-retailer-assault-weapon-supreme-court
— Democrats shouldn’t be surprised by their Left flank’s radicalism – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/democrats-shouldnt-be-surprised-by-their-left-flanks-radicalism

AMAC
— The Left’s Dangerous Indifference To Antisemitism – Tammy Bruce
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-lefts-dangerous-indifference-to-antisemitism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Inside the Woke Air Force – Josh Culper
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/inside_the_woke_air_force.html
— Eliminating federal intrusion in education – Sheri Few
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/eliminating_federal_intrusion_in_education_.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is approving loans based on DEI criteria, but it gets worse… – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/01/federal-home-loan-bank-of-atlanta-is-approving-loans-based-on-dei-criteria-but-it-gets-worse-1416573/

BREITBART
— Chicago Suburbs Block Government-Imposed Migrant Housing with Big Hotel Taxes – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/01/chicago-suburbs-block-government-imposed-migrant-housing-with-big-hotel-taxes/
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Newly Arrived Migrant Accused of Beating Wife, Children – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/01/sanctuary-state-illinois-newly-arrived-migrant-accused-of-beating-wife-children/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Panel Moves to Stop Noncitizen Voting, Foreign Funding of US Referendums – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/01/house-moves-stop-noncitizen-voting-foreign-funding-elections/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Don’t Invite Parents’: Illinois School Teacher Called LGBT Club ‘Bubbles’ To Keep It From Being Identified – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-invite-parents-school-teacher-called-lgbt-club-bubbles-to-keep-it-from-being-identified-emails-show

FEDERALIST
— Those Who Want Nonwhite Students To Succeed Support School Choice, Not Segregation. – CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/01/those-who-want-nonwhite-students-to-succeed-support-school-choice-not-segregation/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Tip for Public Officials: Thinking About Sanctuary Policies? Read the Warning Label First.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/01/tip-public-officials-thinking-about-sanctuary-policies-read-warning-label-first

FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham torches antisemitism in Democratic ranks: We would’ve told post-9/11 critics to ‘go to Hell’ Graham praised Sen. Schumer for his floor speech condemning antisemitism. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lindsey-graham-torches-antisemitism-democratic-ranks-told-post-critics-go-hell

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Pritzker’s Tone-Deaf, Dark-Money Campaign Goals Are the Real Extremism – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/pritzkers-tone-deaf-dark-money-campaign-goals-are-the-real-extremism

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jewish High Schoolers Abandon Ivy League Aspirations in Response to Campus Antisemitism – ARI BLAFF
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jewish-high-schoolers-abandon-ivy-league-aspirations-in-response-to-campus-antisemitism/
— Federal Judge Rejects Texas Request to Bar Border Agents from Cutting Razor Wire – DAVID ZIMMERMANN (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/federal-judge-rejects-texas-request-to-bar-border-agents-from-cutting-razor-wire/

NEWSMAX
— Christie: ‘I Don’t Hate Donald Trump’ – Michael Katz (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because I support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because of any of my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years (9 of which IRS), federal retiree for more than 26 years, Crete resident for 24 years, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/chris-christie-donald-trump-2024/2023/12/01/id/1144497/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been a pit bull in attacking Donald Trump during the Republican presidential primary season, he told Newsmax Friday it is not because of any personal animosity against the former president. “Let me make it clear: I don’t hate Donald Trump,” Christie told “Eric Bolling The Balance.” “I just don’t believe he’s fit to be president of the United States. There’s a big difference between that. There’s no personal hatred on my part at all.”)

OPEN THE BOOKS
— The San Francisco Poop Map By OpenTheBooks In Real Time. In 2022 and 2023, case reports of human waste in the public way spiked to all-time highs. More than 270,000 cases reported since 2011. – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/updated-the-san-francisco-poop-map

PJ MEDIA
— Republicans Oust Santos, Don’t Hold Biden, Mayorkas Accountable – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/01/republicans-oust-santos-dont-hold-biden-mayorkas-accountable-n4924402
— You Won’t Believe Who Is Joining the GOP in Calling for Restrictions on Immigration. – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/01/you-wont-believe-who-is-joining-gop-in-calling-for-restrictions-on-immigration-n4924399

POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago residents fight back as city builds new housing for illegal immigrants. “Nobody was really told this was going to happen, they basically said, ‘we’re going to do this, shut up,’ ” community member Michael Patlan said. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-residents-fight-back-as-city-builds-new-housing-for-illegal-immigrants

TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois High School Accused of Concealing Students’ LGBT Club Participation from Parents
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-high-school-accused-of-concealing-students-lgbt-club-participation-from-parents

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— The massive burden of Biden’s undocumented immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4335598-the-massive-burden-of-bidens-illegal-immigrants/
— Tucker Carlson says he’s backing Trump in 2024 – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4337154-tucker-carlson-trump-2024/

CNN
— Migrants in Chicago struggle with freezing temperatures
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/12/01/exp-migrants-cold-chicago-whitney-wild-pkg-120104aseg1-cnni-u-s-.cnn

REUTERS
— Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash – Eric Cox
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-homeless-migrants-shelter-faces-backlash-2023-12-01/
— Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules – Daniel Wiessner (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-must-remove-rio-grande-migrant-barrier-us-appeals-court-rules-2023-12-01/

CBS NEWS
— Tucker Carlson once texted he hated Trump “passionately.” Now he’s endorsing him for president. – C MANDLER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-trump-2024/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Santos as being like Trump. The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being like Trump. Since 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives have stressed that I share the following demographics with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (I was born in 1948), draft avoider, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/george-santos-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Second-Term Plans: Anti-‘Woke’ University, ‘Freedom Cities’ Former president wants more active government, upending GOP orthodoxy. – Andrew Restuccia and Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-second-term-plans-anti-woke-university-freedom-cities-28f8123d

GOVERNING
— Isn’t It Time to Rid Ourselves of Political Parties? – Jabari Simama (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that Republican candidates and elected officials support, the harder that leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois work against them: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I should write a book about that.)
https://www.governing.com/now/isnt-it-time-to-rid-ourselves-of-political-parties

FORBES
— 10 Job-Seeking Strategies That Work – Carmelina Piedra (COMMENT: If you had been me, what job-seeking strategy would you have used after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old? How would you have dealt with that adverse action and their previous adverse actions? They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They never promoted me to GS-14 and they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. They forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. They ignored, downplayed, dismissed, belittled a) my becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Fraud Examiner in 1990, b) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) my earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/12/01/10-job-seeking-strategies-that-work/

DAILY KOS
— I think Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be our next President. Seriously. I want to tell you why. – Michael Pessman
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/28/2208557/-I-think-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker-should-be-our-next-President-Seriously-I-want-to-tell-you-why