January 17, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois Republicans to introduce legislative package to discourage migrant arrivals – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-illinois-abbott-republicans-chicago/14330663/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But instead of extending a helping hand, some Illinois Republican lawmakers said they plan to introduce a legislative package aimed at discouraging migrants from coming here, including repealing an element of the Trust Act that prohibits local law enforcement from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. “Our hope is they are going to have traveler’s remorse and that migrants will return to their home country,” said State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport). “I’ve been a police officer since 1993. I can tell you it’s insane, that you have one law enforcement agency not able to speak to another,” said State Senator John Cabello, Assistant Republican Leader. Additionally, state republicans criticized Illinois for providing health care for undocumented residents and for providing housing and resources to the migrants. “Governor Pritzker, his allies in the General Assembly, Mayor Johnson have rolled out the red carpet for the migrants,” Chesney said. While the state will continue to care for new arrivals, Gov. Pritzker has asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop sending them here during the bad weather. His request was ignored. “I think that tells you everything you need to know about the Republican Party, their position on migration and Gov. Abbott himself,” Pritzker said Monday. The Republican migrant legislative package is unlikely to gain traction in Springfield; nor is more state money for the migrants. In a statement, Democrat Senate President Don Harmon said, “We recognize the moral imperative of aiding our new neighbors, but we also have lingering issues with the unhoused, food insecurity, mental health and lack of employment in communities across the state that deserve resources and assistance, too.”)
— Chicago-area Tesla drivers stranded as charging stations not working in bitterly cold weather
https://abc7.com/chicago-area-tesla-charging-stations-freezing-cold-weather-teslas-not-batteries/14330309/

NBC5
— Illinois Republicans push back on migrant funding as state lawmakers return to Springfield – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-republicans-push-back-on-migrant-funding-as-state-lawmakers-return-to-springfield/3329170/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday, the migrant crisis in Chicago moves to the top of their agenda. Republicans introduced a package of legislation designed to strip Illinois of its sanctuary status and make it a less attractive alternative for asylum seekers. They want to repeal the Trust Act which keeps local police from talking to Immigration and Customs Enforcement about undocumented individuals. They also want to reduce health care expenditures and education spending on asylum seekers. “Our job as elected officials is to protect those taxpayers that pay our salaries and pay for everything under this dome,” said State Rep. John Cabello from Rockford. In Chicago, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications said that no new buses of asylum seekers have arrived from the Southern border states and that the official drop off site no longer has any migrants staying in CTA warming buses. There are still more than 200 people awaiting placement at O’Hare and another 12 in the warming center at the Harold Washington Library. The lull comes after Texas Governor Gregg Abbott refused a request by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to stop sending busloads of migrants in the subzero cold. Pritzker responded by placing full page ads in five Texas newspapers pleading for a stop to state transports to save lives. “It’s dangerous to send a busload of migrants who don’t have jackets, who don’t have shoes, proper shoes, to a climate like the one we are in now,” Pritzker said while campaigning for President Joe Biden at Monday’s Iowa Republican Caucuses. Who will pay for housing migrants? According to Politico, both Chicago and New York City are teaming up to ask the Department of Homeland Security for more money. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman reportedly signed a letter Director Alejandro Mayorkas saying the cities have not received proper reimbursement from the federal government. Cost is a major concern for Illinois Republicans as well. They claim their new legislative package is deigned to stave off tax increases to pay for migrant services.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/volunteer-organizations-team-up-to-feed-unhoused-migrants-during-extreme-chicago-cold/3329151/
— Texas bus company sues City of Chicago over migrant drop-off ordinance – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/texas-bus-company-sues-city-of-chicago-over-migrant-drop-off-ordinance/3329421/
— When 2024 Illinois primary election early voting begins, and where to cast your ballot – James Neveau (COMMENT: As soon as the sample Republican primary ballot for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton is available, I will hand-deliver a copy to each of the 228 homes in the precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/when-2024-illinois-primary-election-early-voting-begins-and-where-to-cast-your-ballot/3328928/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County: Early voting will begin at five locations across DuPage County on Feb. 8, including the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. The Addison Township Office, the Naperville Municipal Center, the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale and the Westmont Public Library will all host early voting sites. Additional locations will open on March 4. A full list of early voting sites has not yet been released, but information on early voting can be found on the DuPage County website. Officials also urge residents to check a new precinct map that was passed by the County Board in June 2023, with many residents having new precinct numbers for the coming election.)

FOX32
— Illinois announces additional funding for migrants, but there’s a catch – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-additional-funding-migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reepp3cYHf4
— Chicago migrant situation intensifies amid cold snap. Some state legislators are calling for new measures when it comes to migrants in Illinois, as the number of new arrivals only continues to grow.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1396369
— Highland Park organizations collaborate to provide care packages for migrants arriving from Texas. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/highland-park-care-packages-migrants
— New Lenox mayor says he won’t attend Johnson’s meeting on migrants: ‘you cannot say we’re a sanctuary state’ – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-lenox-mayor-wont-attend-johnsons-meeting-on-migrants
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklYLMNQMMA
— Migrant staying in Chicago allegedly stole $3K in merchandise, cut off ICE electronic monitoring device
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrant-chicago-stole-merchandise-electronic-monitoring-device

WTTW
— Amid Freezing Temperatures, Chicago Suspends Migrant Eviction Policy – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/16/spotlight-politics-amid-freezing-temperatures-chicago-suspends-migrant-eviction-policy
— Emails Show Johnson, City Officials Notified About Sewage, Roaches and Illnesses at Pilsen Migrant Shelter Almost 2 Months Before Boy’s Death Highlighted Problems – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/16/emails-show-johnson-city-officials-notified-about-sewage-roaches-and-illnesses-pilsen

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-immigration-house-republicans-biden-border-greg-abbott-20240117-hg7zgx5jvjcidiyfg3hrajzy3q-story.html
— Legislators OK rules for maintaining, enforcing registry of guns covered by state ban – Jeremy Gorner (COMMENT: Registration today, confiscation tomorrow.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-registration-rules-20240117-npx4j5ylbjcg5f4e6po7dbu27q-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: North Central College receives $130,000 state grant to address student homelessness, basic needs insecurity – Tess Kenny
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-north-central-college-state-grant-housing-insecurity-st-0117-20240116-6ptng6jpdfashgsjoimmoyu3wu-story.html
— Trump scowls while jury selected – AP (COMMENT: In 1998, while the jury was being selected for my lawsuit against Ford, Ford made a settlement offer that I accepted. I got $6,000, my lawyer got $6,000, and Ford agreed to fix defects the in my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/donald-trump-defamation-trial-20240116-m5cfc3y3dfafhiugkjtzmpq45m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Blankets, gloves, a tent and some propane protect some homeless Chicagoans during ‘brutal’ cold snap. As temperatures plummeted to their lowest this season, the homeless outreach program of Thresholds, a North Side-based mental health provider, worked overtime to canvass the city handing out warm clothes, meals and offering shelter. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/16/24040570/chicago-homeless-brutal-cold-snap-outreach-tent-city-roosevelt-canalport
— Family demands answers after veteran dies from self-inflicted gunshot inside Chicago VA hospital. “I don’t understand,” said the brother of Roy Fred Giddens. “How could you get a gun into the facilities?” – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/1/16/24035088/marine-veteran-roy-fred-giddens-dead-gunshot-jesse-brown-va-hospital-suicide

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker earmarks $17 million for municipalities helping asylum seekers – Jake Griffin (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240116/news/pritzker-earmarks-17-million-for-municipalities-helping-asylum-seekers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The grants will be distributed through a partnership with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. The group will issue $11 million to municipalities outside Chicago to “welcome and support recent arrivals living in their communities.” The money must be used to support migrants within the municipality and can’t be used to transport them elsewhere, state officials said.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote EVs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240116/news/ev-battery-not-getting-you-as-far-heres-some-tips-to-keep-your-car-charge-going/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Back in the Capitol: Illinois lawmakers resume business in Springfield – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/01/17/back-in-springfield-lawmakers-return-for-spring-session/72241272007/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Mail-in ballots have their place, but in-person still an important tradition – Scott T. Holland (COMMENT: To promote mail-in ballots is to promote voter fraud.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/01/16/eye-on-illinois-mail-in-ballots-have-their-place-but-in-person-still-an-important-tradition/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— 5 Illinois voters file petition to remove Trump from ballot – Edward Simon Cruz and Shreya Srinivasan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/01/16/city/5-illinois-voters-file-petition-to-remove-trump-from-ballot/

STATELINE
— Illinois announces additional $17M to communities who take in migrants – John Clark (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-announces-additional-17m-to-communities-who-take-in-migrants/

ILLINOIS VALLEY
— Could Kernan FOID case to go to Illinois Supreme Court? (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more hatred against FOID card holders.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/01/17/could-kernan-foid-case-to-go-to-illinois-supreme-court/

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— 14th Amendment invoked in objections to Biden’s candidacy in Illinois – Dominic Genetti
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/biden-illinois-ballot-objections-18611070.php

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Pritzker announces additional funding to municipalities to support asylum seekers
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/pritzker-announces-additional-funding-to-municipalities-to-support-asylum-seekers/article_2c2ca708-b4df-11ee-b26e-572ba0ae4760.html

SHAW LOCAL & WCIA & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2024/01/16/as-recreational-marijuana-sales-again-hit-record-illinois-ag-calls-for-federal-rescheduling/
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/illinois-attorney-general-advocates-for-looser-federal-cannabis-classification/
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/as-recreational-cannabis-sales-again-hit-record-illinois-ag-calls-for-federal-rescheduling

WQAD
— As Illinois lawmakers return to work in Springfield, discussion points to migrant crisis. While Gov. JB Pritzker continues to fund projects to aid incoming migrants, some Republican lawmakers want to scale back resources. – Jonathan Fong
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-spring-legislative-session-2024/526-b507c98d-9505-4e90-a77b-c48401998b2a

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Help push back against MAGA extremism’: Biden asks for donations after Trump’s Iowa win. – JESSICA A. BOTELHO (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you an extremist.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/help-push-back-against-maga-extremism-biden-asks-for-donations-after-trumps-iowa-win-florida-gov-ron-desantis-nikki-haley-politics-republicans-conservatives-gop-democrats-liberals
— Lawmakers demand new data on link between crime and illegal immigration – KONNER MCINTIRE & COURTNEY RAU
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lawmakers-demand-new-data-on-link-between-crime-illegal-immigration-department-homeland-security-migrants-southern-border-encounters-customs-asylum-china-darien-gap
— What’s propelling GOP voters to support Trump? – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: Trump promises to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/whats-propelling-gop-voters-to-support-former-president-donald-trump-republican-primary-iowa-caucuses-new-hampshire-nikki-haley-ron-desantis

CERNTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’ – Sarah Fortinsky (COMMENT: The Democrat Confederacy (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia) was a racist country. The Republican America defeated the Confederacy.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/haley-says-us-has-never-been-a-racist-country/

WJBC
— Some Illinois House and Senate Republicans frustrated about state resources going to migrants – Dave Dahl (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals? What percent of those in emergency rooms near you are illegals?)
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/01/16/some-illinois-house-and-senate-republicans-frustrated-about-state-resources-going-to-migrants/

CITIES 92.9
— Migrant influx to Illinois being felt in downstate communities – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals? What percent of those in emergency rooms near you are illegals?)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/16/migrant-influx-to-illinois-being-felt-in-downstate-communities/

WHEATON PATCH
— Coming Soon to NIU Naperville: `Packing for Retirement’ In a free two-session curriculum, Dr. Jim Flanagan & Jigar Doshi of Bentron Financial Group help older adults gauge retirement readiness. – Matt Baron (COMMENT: I should write a book about retirement. I have been retired for more than 26 years. I would focus on the many negatives of being forced into early retirement. I would focus on how your critics/opponents use your being forced into early retirement against you. I would stress that the more qualifications that you have when you are forced to retire early, the more that your critic/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire early because you were a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I had the following qualifications when the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old: I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,439-$150,075/year. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I had become a licensed CPA. I had passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I had become a Forensic Accountant, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Certified Fraud Examiner. I had earned master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business. )
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coming-soon-niu-naperville-packing-retirement

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-213/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-16/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Migrant influx to Illinois being felt in downstate communities – Kevin Bessle (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals What percent of those in emergency rooms near you are illegals?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3a956d6c-b4bb-11ee-a6b0-5bf0f1037e3c.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— One bus carrying 30 illegal immigrants dropped off in Wheaton on Jan. 7
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653741341-one-bus-carrying-30-illegal-immigrants-dropped-off-in-wheaton-on-jan-7

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Springfield Leftists Pass Law to Enable Schools to Assess Student Mental Health – Laurie Higgins
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/springfield-leftists-pass-law-to-enable-schools-to-assess-student-mental-health

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U: How many students failed ELA test in 2021-22 school year?
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/650298946-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201-u-how-many-students-failed-ela-test-in-2021-22-school-year

JOHN KASS
— After Trump’s Historic Iowa Victory, No Path Forward For DeSantis and Haley
https://johnkassnews.com/after-trumps-historic-iowa-victory-no-path-forward-for-desantis-and-haley/

WIREPOINTS
— Mayor Johnson wants federal aid for the city’s illegal immigrants…but Chicagoans should expect increased taxes
https://wirepoints.org/mayor-johnson-wants-federal-aid-for-the-citys-illegal-immigrants-but-chicagoans-should-expect-increased-taxes-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pritzker’s Myopia Ignores Open Borders – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/01/pritzkers-myopia-ignores-open-borders/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s Iowa win underscores his dominance on border issues that motivate GOP voters – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/16/trumps-iowa-win-underscores-his-dominance-on-borde/
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Iowa results exposed Trump’s ‘weakness’ – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/16/jb-pritzker-says-iowa-results-exposed-donald-trump/
— The eve of Apple and Tesla’s destruction in China. American CEOs who succumb to the lure of China’s sweatshops, pollution havens and government subsidies inevitably lose not just their souls. They eventually surrender their companies. – Peter Navarro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/16/eve-of-apple-and-teslas-destruction-in-china/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Majority of Americans agree with Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban – Eden Villalovas (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2799875/majority-americans-agree-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ban-poll/
— Chicago to spend $20 million on green energy buses from EPA for public schools – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2799689/chicago-green-energy-buses-epa-public-schools/

NEW YORK POST
— Joy Reid accuses white Christian Iowa Trump voters of wanting people of color to ‘bow down’ to them – Alexander Hall
https://nypost.com/2024/01/16/media/joy-reid-accuses-white-christian-iowans-of-wanting-to-have-people-of-color-bow-down-to-them/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Will Illegal Aliens Choose the 2024 Republican Nominee in Arizona? Arizona Democrats are exploiting a loophole that lets non-citizens cast a ballot in the 2024 election. – Hayden Ludwig (COMMENT: In your precinct, what percent of the voters a) cast Republican ballots in primary elections but then vote for Democrats in general elections and b) use their false identifications to register and vote?)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/will-illegal-aliens-choose-the-2024-republican-nominee-in-arizona/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Combating the Federal Government’s Determination to Allow a Border Invasion. In the face of federal opposition and local Republican indifference, Texas citizens demand that we secure our borders. – Tim Greeson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/17/combating-the-federal-governments-determination-to-allow-a-border-invasion/

AMERICAN THINKER
— From the open border to anti-poverty programs, the Democrats wage war on the lower class – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/us_civil_rights_commission_acknowledges_the_obvious_southern_invasion_disproportionately_harms_black_americans.html
— Patriots Who Are Doing Something; What are You Doing? – Robin M. Itzler (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.).
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/patriots_who_are_doing_something_what_are_you_doing.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In November 2020, she started a free weekly newsletter for about 100 people—free to readers and free of ads. Today, Patriot Neighbors has thousands of readers across the country and continues to feature contact information so America First Patriots can share their thoughts and concerns with elected officials and corporate CEOs. These are just four examples. American Thinker readers could add instances where they or someone they know saw something that needed to be changed and decided to get actively involved and do something.)

AMERICAN WIRE
— Illegals are now complaining that winter is too cold here in the US – Frieda Powers
https://americanwirenews.com/illegals-are-now-complaining-that-winter-is-too-cold-here-in-the-us/

BREITBART
— DeSantis, Haley Spent $72M Combined in Iowa to Place Second, Third – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/01/15/desantis-haley-spent-72m-combined-iowa-place-second-third/
— Nikki Haley Punches Back at MSNBC’s Joy Reid: ‘We’re Not a Racist Country — We’ve Never Been a Racist Country’ – JEFF POOR (COMMENT: The Democrat Confederacy (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia) was a racist country. The Republican America defeated the Confederacy.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/16/nikki-haley-punches-back-at-msnbcs-joy-reid-were-not-a-racist-country-weve-never-been-a-racist-country/
— New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams Imposing 11 PM Curfew on Illegal Aliens – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/16/new-york-democrat-eric-adams-imposing-11-pm-curfew-illegal-aliens/

CENTER SQUARE
— DeSantis, Haley vow to stay in race despite Trump’s huge Iowa victory – Corey Walker
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6589c6d0-b498-11ee-92c5-3f1fbf4521a6.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Biden Says There Is No Crisis at the Border – Terence P. Jeffrey
https://www.creators.com/read/terence-jeffrey/01/24/biden-says-there-is-no-crisis-at-the-border

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago EV Charging Fiasco Appears To Pierce Proponents’ Claims About Performance In Bitter Cold – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/16/chicago-ev-charging-fiasco-claims-performance-cold/
— Majority Of Black Americans Approve Of Supreme Court Striking Down Race-Based Admissions – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/16/black-americans-supreme-court-race-based-admissions/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Strikes Unifying Tone, Praises Competitors in Iowa Victory Speech – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-strikes-unifying-tone-praises-competitors-in-iowa-victory-speech-5566718

FEDERALIST
— How And Why The Ivy League Will Die – ISAAC SIMPSON (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Ivy League degree holders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/17/how-and-why-the-ivy-league-will-die/

FOX NEWS
— Medical schools promote segregated medicine, and here’s how it’s going to hurt patients. Activists in medicine are cherry-picking evidence that aligns with their political objectives, while ignoring reality. – Ian Kingsbury, Jay P. Greene
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/medical-schools-promote-segregated-medicine-heres-how-going-hurt-patients

HOT AIR
— DoJ Confirms DHS Lied When Blaming Texas for Migrant Deaths
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/01/16/doj-confirms-dhs-lied-when-blaming-texas-for-migrant-deaths-n605367

JONATHAN TURLEY
— MSNBC Hosts Denounce White Christians as Racist and Pledge to Censor Trump After Iowa Win; an early glimpse of what to expect from coverage of this election.
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/01/16/msnbc-host-iowa-proves-white-christians-are-racists-who-want-minorities-to-bow-down-to-them/comment-page-1/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Western Illinois U. National Day of Racial Healing Includes ‘Racism for White People’ Lecture. “Racism is almost always perceived as threatening to white people.” – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, Whites, men, older people, heterosexuals, non-veterans, Protestants, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time like me discriminate against minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/western-illinois-u-national-day-of-racial-healing-includes-racism-for-white-people-lecture/

MRC TV
— Illegal Aliens IN CHICAGO Are Whining About the Cold Weather – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/illegal-aliens-chicago-are-whining-about-cold-weather

NATIONAL REVIEW
— J. B. Pritzker Gives the Game Away – NOAH ROTHMAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/j-b-pritzker-gives-the-game-away/

NEW AMERICAN
— “This Must END!” Says Musk of J Hopkins “Privilege” Hit List. Here’s Why It Won’t – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/this-must-end-says-musk-of-j-hopkins-privilege-hit-list-heres-why-it-wont/

NEWS BUSTERS
— On MLK Day, Joy Reid Defecates On White Evangelical Voters – Jorge Bonilla
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/01/15/mlk-day-joy-reid-defecates-white-evangelical-voters
— Confronting Woke Culture: Examining Progressive Ideologies in Education – Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2024/01/16/normal-girls-beards-slapping-transphobes-stripping

NEWSMAX
— Gallup Poll: Majority Favor SCOTUS Ban on Affirmative Action – Mark Swanson (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-scotus-ban/2024/01/16/id/1149857/
— China’s Multi-Pronged Presence Overrunning U.S. – Clare M. Lopez
https://www.newsmax.com/claremlopez/asia-biological-warfare/2024/01/16/id/1149790/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/lgbtq-school-sports/2024/01/16/id/1149843/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Illegal Aliens Unexpected Hotel “Guests” In San Diego – Kalen D’Almedia
https://www.oann.com/video/in-focus-video/illegal-aliens-unexpected-hotel-guests-in-san-diego/

PJ MEDIA
— Blue States Are Hiring Illegals as Police, Giving Them Guns – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/01/16/car-54-donde-estas-states-pushing-to-hire-illegals-as-police-n4925538

POST MILLENNIAL
— EV charging stations in Chicago turn into ‘car graveyards’ amid frigid temps. “We got a bunch of dead robots out here.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/ev-charging-stations-in-chicago-turn-into-car-graveyards-amid-frigid-temps

TOWNHALL
— Pro-Hamas Agitators Arrested at Cannon House Building – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/01/16/here-we-go-again-hamas-agitators-arrested-at-cannon-house-building-n2633720
— As Biden Denies Border Crisis, Border Patrol Reveals Horrific Death Toll – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/01/16/immigration-border-crisis-n2633617
— Blue State Democrats Really Do Misunderstand the Border Crisis – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/01/16/jb-pritzker-laments-sanctuary-state-status-n2633644

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Under Biden, illegals are safe from deportation once they get past the border
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4410809-under-biden-are-illegal-immigrants-safe-from-deportation-once-they-get-past-the-border/
— EV drivers struggle to keep batteries charged amid winter freeze. Cold impacts electric vehicles. – Gabriel Castillo and Dana Rebik
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/4411984-ev-drivers-struggle-to-keep-batteries-charged-amid-winter-freeze/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s Border Wall Was a Huge Hit in Iowa – Andrew Stanton
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-border-wall-was-huge-hit-iowa-1860397

CBS NEWS
— Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in the snow for New York City shelter assignments – Lisa Rozner
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-asylum-seekers-shelters-waiting-in-the-cold/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather In freezing temperatures, the batteries of electric vehicles can be less efficient and have shorter range, a lesson many Tesla drivers in Chicago learned this week. – Emily Schmall and Jenny Gross
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/tesla-charging-chicago-cold-weather.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/opinion/voting-rights-constitution-28th-amendment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/17/pro-trump-anti-immigrant-ad-makes-it-seem-if-haley-coddles-criminals/
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats A0 who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had fewer no professional certifications, and/or d) who had no professional license. Virtually all of them were female and/or minority. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/16/gender-pay-gap-women-discussing-wages/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— A study’s surprise finding: Most workers want to be in the office more often. – ROGER VINCENT (COMMENT: In 1997,when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office, which is exactly what they did.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-04/most-workers-want-to-be-in-the-office-more-often-a-studys-surprise-finding

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A middle-age Millionaires’ Row: Average 50-something now has net worth over $1 million – Daniel de Visé
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/14/average-net-worth-1-million-50-year-olds/72177890007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 75% of Iowa GOP Caucusgoers Say Immigrants Hurt the Country – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iowa-caucus-republican-primary-2024/card/three-quarters-of-iowa-gop-caucusgoers-say-immigrants-hurt-the-u-s–NSFLNiG9DMZJTMUyXqmy
— The Tech Employee Who Went Viral for Filming Her Firing Has No Regrets – Joseph Pisani (COMMENT: If I had filmed/recorded what my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I would have won Diersen v GAO. SEE:
https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf

https://www.wsj.com/business/the-tech-employee-who-went-viral-for-filming-her-firing-has-no-regrets-54b61ffe
— Trump Takes the Iowa Caucus, and the GOP Is His. Those who thought it was still Reagan’s party were proved wrong Monday night. – William A. Galston (COMMENT: While he was president, Trump did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than either Bush.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-takes-iowa-and-the-gop-is-his-2024-election-fdr-reagan-lbj-transform-party-5e60bb0a
— The Electric-Vehicle Cheating Scandal. A government rule makes them look nearly seven times as efficient as they are. – Michael Buschbacher and James Conde
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-electric-car-cheating-scandal-subsidy-rule-efficiency-falsehood-2798b4ab
— The Unexpected Ways a Big Raise Affects Your Happiness. Getting more money often leads to immediate satisfaction. The good feelings might not last. – Joe Pinsker (COMMENT: I got promoted to GS-9 (currently $66,942/year) in 1972 when 23 years old, to GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) in 1973, to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year) in 1974, and to GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) in 1986. My critics/opponents have always been furious about the aforesaid. In my defense, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. And I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-surprising-aftermath-of-a-big-raise-a4358f21
— FRONT PAGE: M.B.A.s Struggle With Finding a job. – Lindsay Ellis (COMMENT: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old after I completed 16 graduate evening business courses one at a time. My completing those courses encouraged my IRS manager to promote me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But my Democrat IRS superiors were so furious that he promoted me instead of my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, and/or veteran that they got rid of him.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-m-b-a-s-who-cant-find-jobs-669cc1fa

BLOOMBERG
— Iowa Republicans Rank Immigration Ahead of Economy – Gregory Korte
https://news.yahoo.com/iowa-republicans-rank-immigration-top-222717174.html

PBS
— New York governor wants to spend $2.4 billion to help deal with migrant influx in new budget proposal – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-york-governor-wants-to-spend-2-4-billion-to-help-deal-with-migrant-influx-in-new-budget-proposal

DAILY MAIL
— Even minorities reject DEI special treatment: Poll shows all Americans – white, black, Hispanic and Asian – support the death of affirmative action – James Reinl
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12969369/Even-minorities-reject-DEI-special-treatment-Poll-shows-Americans-white-black-Hispanic-Asian-support-death-affirmative-action.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/even-minorities-reject-dei-special-treatment-poll-shows-all-americans-white-black-hispanic-and-asian-support-the-death-of-affirmative-action/ar-AA1n4CNS

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.