FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— Jewish man attacked by anti-Israel protesters at October 7 documentary screening in Logan Square – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-jewish-man-attacked-logan-square-anti-israel-protest-nova-documentary/14521456/
— Mayor lays out next phase of preventing Chicago violence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvazful6vZk
— Chicago measles outbreak case total rises to 10; 2 are CPS students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3O0YpSJaLw
— Mayor lays out next phase of preventing Chicago violence: investing in communities – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/safety-plan-gun-violence-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson/14521458/
— IL Supreme Court denies appeal to block Bring Chicago Home referendum
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14521127/
NBC5
— 5 fatally shot overnight in Chicago, including 15-year-old
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-fatally-shot-overnight-in-chicago-including-15-year-old-girl/3381340/
— Chicago confirms 2 new measles cases, including 1 from outside Pilsen migrant shelter, bringing total to 10
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-confirms-2-new-measles-cases-including-1-from-outside-pilsen-migrant-shelter-total-10/3382118/
— Chicago City Council members helping with education, measles vaccines at Pilsen migrant shelter – Lexi Sutter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-city-council-members-helping-with-education-measles-vaccines-pilsen-migrant-shelter/3382222/
— Chicago TikTok influencers concerned about platform’s future after bill that would ban the app passes the House – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-tiktok-influencers-concerned-about-platforms-future-after-bill-that-would-ban-passes-house/3382223/
— Appeal to nullify results of ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum denied by Illinois Supreme Court. The referendum has also been referred to as a ‘mansion tax’ – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/appeal-nullify-results-bring-chicago-home-referendum-denied-illinois-supreme-court/3381924/
CBS2
— Chicago measles outbreak linked to migrant shelter
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/chicago-measles-outbreak-linked-to-migrant-shelter/
— Concerns persist about measles vaccination rates in Chicago Public Schools
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/concerns-persist-about-measles-vaccination-rates-in-chicago-public-schools/
— Critics upset with enforcement of Chicago’s 60-day limit at city migrant shelters – Andrew Ramos, Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/critics-enforcement-60-day-limit-city-shelters/
— Mayor Johnson: City is “moving quickly” to vaccinate CPS students against measles – Tara Molina
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-johnson-chicago-public-schools-measles-vaccination/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils plan to invest in neighborhood groups
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-unveils-plan-to-invest-in-neighborhood-groups/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KfvGJXyPVQ
— Aurora, Illinois converts shuttered school buildings into affordable housing
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/aurora-illinois-converts-shuttered-school-buildings-into-affordable-housing/
— Illinois Supreme Court denies appeal seeking to block “Bring Chicago Home” referendum
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-supreme-court-denies-appeal-bring-chicago-home-tax-referendum/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsJOlnWwjdc
FOX32
— Measles in Chicago: Cases rise to 10 as health officials mobilize to contain outbreak – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-measles-outbreak-migrant-shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwmk3gOF_bI
— Chicago mayor unveils new plan targeting high-crime neighborhoods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzD9l1zbYNk
— Illinois Supreme Court upholds ‘Bring Chicago Home’ real estate tax proposal on primary ballot
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-supreme-court-bring-chicago-home-real-estate-tax
WGN9
— Chicago moving forward with migrant shelter evictions amid measles outbreak at Pilsen site – Jenna Barnes
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-moving-forward-with-migrant-shelter-evictions-amid-measles-outbreak-at-pilsen-site/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtQrAdgfo6g
— ‘Bring Chicago Home’ votes to be counted after Illinois Supreme Court denies appeal
https://news.yahoo.com/bring-chicago-home-votes-counted-020301068.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oogZ3lJd5nQ
WBEZ
— Paying millions to house migrants, Chicago failed to take Catholic archdiocese up on offers of free rent. For well over a year, church officials have offered up rent-free locations to the city, potentially saving taxpayers money. – Michael Loria
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-failed-to-take-catholic-archdiocese-up-on-offers-of-free-rent/b10a471f-0b4d-4b32-96d9-7c45627e340a
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/rupaul-book-tour-event-in-chicago-inspires-drag-fashion/7cce0e61-9d99-4f45-a7f9-1e32f53ee09e
— ‘Bring Chicago Home’ votes will be counted after Illinois Supreme Court denies appeal. The Illinois Supreme Court denied an appeal by real estate groups that tried to block the ballot question regarding tax rates on property sales. – Tessa Weinberg, Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/bring-chicago-home-referendum-stays-on-primary-ballot/96791ffd-055b-485c-b3c4-0d6f148b7f2b
WTTW
— Johnson Says He’s ‘Frustrated’ With City’s ‘Out of Control’ Overtime Spending – Heather Cherone and Jared Rutecki
https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/13/johnson-says-he-s-frustrated-city-s-out-control-overtime-spending
— Johnson to Focus Chicago’s Anti-Violence Efforts on 10 Blocks in Englewood, West Garfield Park, Austin, Little Village – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/13/johnson-focus-chicago-s-anti-violence-efforts-10-blocks-englewood-west-garfield-park
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Looking for work, migrants turn to street vending. Selling arepas outside migrant shelters or candy bars on CTA trains, migrants are becoming the latest additions to the city’s history of street vending. – SARAH FREISHTAT and KATE ARMANINI (COMMENT: While I never became a street vender, I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) delivered mail 1966-1969, and f) worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/14/street-vending/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Johnson says limited migrant shelter evictions to start – ALICE YIN, JAKE SHERIDAN, JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/13/johnson-shelter-evictions-saturday/
— Aging comes with stigma. Let’s admire the defiant. – Christine Ledbetter (COMMENT: Since I was 25 years old in 1974, I have ever-increasingly fought age discrimination. Does Ledbetter admire me?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/14/opinion-aging-debate-joe-biden-donald-trump/
— Cook County lost 24,000 residents last year in latest census survey – Robert Channick
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cook-county-lost-24-000-residents-last-year-in-latest-census-survey/ar-BB1jSrhz
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson confirms migrant evictions coming, despite measles outbreak and protests. Chicago’s mayor said the 60-day limit on shelter stays would, after previous delays, finally be enforced Saturday, impacting potentially thousands. There would, however, continue to be exemptions. – Fran Spielman and Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/03/13/migrant-crisis-chicago-shelters-measles-cases-60-day-limit-evictions-mayor-brandon-johnson
— Palestinian community leaders refuse to meet with White House officials in Chicago in protest of Gaza war. Top White House officials are facing the same push-back in Chicago as they did from Palestinian and Muslim leaders in Michigan. Their visit comes as early voting is already underway in Tuesday’s Illinois primary. – Nader Issa and Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/washington/2024/03/14/palestinian-community-leaders-white-house-officials-chicago-meeting-israel-hamas-conflict
— Civic Federation questions volatility, structure, fairness of ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum. Among other things, the 25-page analysis questions whether the tax would generate the millions of dollars Mayor Johnson is hoping for and whether there’s sufficient oversight to ensure the money goes for its intended purpose. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/03/13/civic-federation-analysis-bring-chicago-home-referendum-ballot-brandon-johnson-homeless
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/03/13/donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-election-scrutiny-voters-domcrats-republicans-rematch-s-e-cupp
— Violent 24 hours leaves 9 dead across Chicago. An 11-year-old boy was slain on the North Side and his pregnant mother stabbed. A suspect is in custody. A 15-year-old girl and a man were shot to death in a car in Roseland, and a 53-year-old man was shot dead on a CTA bus on the West Side. – David Struett, Mohammad Samra, Cindy Hernandez and Rosemary Sobol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/03/13/5-fatally-shot-overnight-chicag-girl-15-among-victims-roseland-south-side
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE PICTURES: Local farmers, advocates teach students about raising animals. – Jenny Whidden (COMMENT: I spent lots of time during the 1950s and early 1960s at my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240313/news/life-on-the-farm-local-farmers-advocates-teach-students-about-raising-animals-humanely-and-sustai/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago-area population loss slows – John Pletz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/chicago-area-population-loss-slows-according-latest-census#/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Primary turnout reached near record lows in Illinois two years ago. Will 2024 improve? – Patrick M. Keck (COMMENT: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done so far to increase Republican turnout in your precinct. I have hand-delivered a copy of the sample ballot and Annette Corrigan’s letter to each of the 224 homes and 4 apartments in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that has at least one registered Republican voter. So far, 29 Republicans have voted early in my precinct. 73 have voted early in Abby Oliver’s Precinct 37, 62 in Corrigan’s Precinct 60, 53 in Rob Margetts’ Precinct 33, 51 in Christine Fenne’s Precinct 70, etc.) )
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2024/03/14/low-turnout-primaries-common-in-illinois-data-suggests/72752218007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Demographics key to state’s financial, educational future – Jim Dey (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly replaces those in Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans (conservative, successful, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time) with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats (liberal, unsuccessful, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time).)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-demographics-key-to-states-financial-educational-future/article_5063aad5-1c15-5f43-803b-484057aa918a.html
CITIES 92.9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cities929.com/2024/03/13/illinois-senate-bill-builds-hope-for-infertility-patients/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send their illegals to battleground/swing states and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1238102501/noncitizen-voting-immigration-conspiracy-theory
— Democrat leaders crow that “Harris will visit an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president.” Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrat candidates is to ever-increasingly promote more and more and more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-03-13/harris-will-visit-an-abortion-clinic-a-first-for-any-president-or-vice-president
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-03-14/how-fetal-personhood-in-alabamas-ivf-ruling-evolved-from-fringe-to-mainstream
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Because both Trump and Biden are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Christian, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, those who are the following are ever-increasingly uniting to “kill two birds with one stone” and to get rid of them both: anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-marriage, anti-Christian, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-03-13/biden-and-trump-are-the-two-oldest-major-party-presidential-nominees-ever-does-it-matter
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Palestinians snub White House – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/03/14/illinois-palestinians-snub-white-house-00146944
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/14/61301/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-53/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Catholic Vote President: Gov. Pritzker ‘celebrates terminating the lives of the next generation of children in Illinois.
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/656670847-catholic-vote-president-gov-pritzker-celebrates-terminating-the-lives-of-the-next-generation-of-children-in-illinois
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing Announce 2023 Low-income Housing Tax Credit Awardees
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/656351544-mayor-brandon-johnson-and-the-chicago-department-of-housing-announce-2023-low-income-housing-tax-credit-awardees
WIREPOINTS
— The monopoly of failing public schools tightens in Joliet – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/the-monopoly-of-failing-public-schools-tightens-in-joliet-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW MANY CHICAGOANS ARE HOMELESS? – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-many-chicagoans-are-homeless/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— JB Pritzker Wants More Dead Babies for His Legacy – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/03/jb-pritzker-wants-more-dead-babies-for-his-legacy/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 11,000% Rise in Migrant Detentions, Chicago’s 225K Missed 911 Calls and DNC Distracts by Slamming Trump Hotel Brand
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/03/11000-rise-in-migrant-detentions-chicagos-225k-missed-911-calls-and-dnc-distracts-by-slamming-trump-hotel-brand.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats join call for Biden to tighten border – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/13/democrats-join-call-joe-biden-tighten-border/
— West Point deletes ‘duty, honor, country’ from mission statement. Critics see ‘woke’ attitudes at work as MacArthur’s words edited out. – Bill Gertz and Mike Glenn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/13/west-point-head-drops-macarthurs-duty-honor-countr/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New York City spends $387 per migrant per day to provide shelter and food. – Annabella Rosciglione
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2919314/new-york-city-spends-387-per-migrant-per-day-to-provide-shelter-and-food/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden administration considers holding Haitian migrants fleeing gang-ravaged nation in Guantanamo Bay – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/03/13/us-news/biden-administration-considers-holding-haitian-migrants-in-guantanamo-bay-report/
AMAC
— Media Covers Up For Biden’s Migrant Invasion
https://amac.us/newsline/society/media-covers-up-for-bidens-migrant-invasion/
BLAZE
— Study resurfaces showing suicide rate among men doubled after sex-change mutilations – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/study-resurfaces-showing-suicide-rate-amongst-men-doubled-after-sex-change-mutilations
BREITBART
— Far-Left NPR Claims Illegal Aliens Voting Is ‘Right-Wing Myth’ – JOHN NOLTE (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send their illegals to battleground/swing states and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/03/13/nolte-far-left-npr-claims-illegal-aliens-voting-is-right-wing-myth/
— Republicans Introduce Bipartisan ‘Laken Riley Act’ in Senate: ‘Prioritize American Lives Over Illegal Aliens’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/13/republicans-introduce-bipartisan-laken-riley-act-in-senate-prioritize-american-lives-over-illegal-aliens/
COLLEGE FIX
— Dental schools continue to embrace DEI – GEORGIA LUCAS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/dental-schools-continue-to-embrace-dei/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Communist China’s TikTok War To Disintegrate America – Austin Bay
https://www.creators.com/read/austin-bay/03/24/communist-chinas-tiktok-war-to-disintegrate-america
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/13/americans-identifying-lgbtq-reaches-all-time-high/
DAILY WIRE
— State Department Forced To Disclose Multi-Million Dollar Cost Of Biden’s Diversity Agenda. Biden admin’s spending indicates plan to increase DEI focus in final year of Biden’s first term. – Spencer Lindquist (COMMENT: To promote Diversity is to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, successful, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-state-department-forced-to-disclose-multi-million-dollar-cost-of-bidens-diversity-agenda
EPOCH TIMES
— Lara Trump on the Changes at the RNC. After a major reshuffle, the Republican National Committee’s focus is money, winning, and election integrity, says new co-chair Lara Trump. – Janice Hisle, Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/lara-trump-its-the-dawn-of-a-new-day-at-the-rnc-5606551
FEDERALIST
— DOJ Is Using Bidenbucks To Encourage Illegals And Felons To Vote – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/13/doj-is-using-bidenbucks-to-encourage-illegals-and-felons-to-vote-says-mississippi-secretary-of-state/
— Trans Ideologues Would Rather Revolt Against Reality Than Admit They Were Wrong – NATHANAEL BLAKE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/14/trans-ideologues-would-rather-revolt-against-reality-than-admit-they-were-wrong/
— Transgender Activists Say Your Kids Have A ‘Right’ To Carve Up Their Bodies – JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/13/transgender-activists-say-your-kids-have-a-right-to-carve-up-their-bodies/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— The One Benefit Illegal Migrants in New York are Turning Down: A Ticket Out of Town – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/03/13/one-benefit-illegal-migrants-new-york-are-turning-down-ticket-out-town
FOX NEWS
— DeSantis sends soldiers, aircraft to ‘protect’ Florida from illegal immigrant boats amid Haiti unrest. Haiti is engulfed in what some experts have called a low-scale civil war. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-sends-soldiers-aircraft-protect-florida-illegal-immigrant-boats-haiti-unrest
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gallup-lgbtq-identification-united-states-rises-seven-point-six-percent-gen-z
HANITY
— SECRET LGBTQ CLUB? California Elementary School Under Fire for Controversial Club for 3rd Graders.
https://hannity.com/media-room/secret-lgbtq-club-california-elementary-school-under-fire-for-controversial-club-watch/
HOT AIR
— Mass Gun Violence Declined 48% So Far in 2024 – DAVID MASTIO
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/03/13/mass-gun-violence-declined-48-so-far-in-2024-n3784658#google_vignette
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DEI Policies are Directly Related to the Demonization of Jews on Campus. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/03/dei-policies-are-directly-related-to-the-demonization-of-jews-on-campus/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago Voters Have a Chance to Deny Progressive Politicians a New Slush Fund – MICKY HORSTMAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/03/chicago-voters-have-a-chance-to-deny-progressive-politicians-a-new-slush-fund/
— Popstar Olivia Rodrigo Partners with Advocacy Groups to Distribute Abortion Pills at Missouri Concert – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/popstar-olivia-rodrigo-partners-with-advocacy-groups-to-distribute-abortion-pills-at-missouri-concert/
NEW AMERICAN
— Pro-gun Group Asks SCOTUS to Review Illinois “Assault Weapons” Ban – Bob Adelmann
https://thenewamerican.com/us/pro-gun-group-asks-scotus-to-review-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats’ Bill to Protect IVF Gains GOP Backing – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/democrats-ivf-alabama/2024/03/13/id/1157151/
— DOJ Pushes for Illegals, Felons to Vote – Nicole Wells
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mississippi-doj-elections/2024/03/13/id/1157105/
— How About Supporting ‘Detransitioners’? – Bill Donohue
https://www.newsmax.com/billdonohue/detransition-lgbt-transgender/2024/03/13/id/1157131/
PJ MEDIA
— Now We Know Why That Philly Mass Shooting Story Vanished – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/03/13/now-we-know-why-that-philly-bus-station-mass-shooting-vanished-from-the-headlines-n4927275#google_vignette
TOWNHALL
— Millions of Illegal Border Crossings, Threatening U.S.- Yet This Dem Thinks Americans Aren’t In Danger – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/03/13/millions-of-illegal-border-crossings-threatening-us-yet-this-dem-thinks-americans-arent-in-danger-n2636454
— The Democrat’s Fictitious World – Marvin Folkertsma |
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinfolkertsma/2024/03/14/the-democrats-fictitious-world-n2636486
— Republicans’ Latest Diversity Train Wreck – Ann Coulter (COMMEMT: Anticipate/expect that RINO leaders will ever-increasingly get rid of Republican who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/print/2636473
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans’ embrace of “diversity” has been an unmitigated disaster, as illustrated most recently by Sen. Katie Britt, whose response to President Biden’s State of the Union address came with a double dose of diversity. Why was this first-term senator chosen? To boost her reelection chances? She’s from the reddest state in the Union, won her last election by 30 points, and her term doesn’t end until 2026. Because she’s an amazing public speaker? Quite obviously, it wasn’t that. She gave the response because she’s not a white male. The last time Republicans picked a white man to give the GOP response was in 2012, when Gov. Mitch Daniels gave a great speech, despite the glaring absence of any blubbering over the unique suffering of women and minorities. Which brings us to Katie. Asked to give the GOP response, she delivered it from her kitchen table because she’s a mom just like you, suburban woman who will never vote Republican. She not only was “diverse” herself, but she made sure to drag a minority into her argument against Biden’s border policy, which is to have no border. An open border, Britt told us, is bad for the illegals. This was in accordance with the modern rule of etiquette requiring that no policy be criticized unless it can be shown that it harms someone other than whites, men or Americans. Thus, for example, affirmative action has been actively screwing white people out of college admissions, jobs and promotions since at least 1970. (Allan Bakke found this out in 1973, when he was rejected from the University of California, Davis, medical school in order to make way for hilariously less-qualified minorities.) Even after decades of this open, egregious race discrimination, Republicans are terrified of stating the obvious: Discriminating against white people is unfair to white people. Instead, the preferred argument is: “It’s not good for black people, either!” Perhaps, but they’re not complaining. And we’re still stuck with the unfairness to whites. It is a remarkable fact that, after more than half a century of rank race discrimination against whites, the Supreme Court finally decided affirmative action was unconstitutional only after it was shown that racial preferences harm Asians. Similarly, Britt’s argument against the Biden policy of dragging millions of illegal aliens into our country was not that it’s unfair to Americans, although it’s their home that’s being wrecked. No, it was that our nonexistent border is bad for Mexicans. Thus, Britt said: “I spoke to a woman who shared her story with me. She had been sex-trafficked by the cartels starting at age 12. She told me not just that she was raped every day, but how many times a day she was raped. “The cartels put her on a mattress in a shoebox of a room, and they sent men through that door, over and over again, for hours and hours on end. “We wouldn’t be OK with this happening in a third world country. This is the United States of America, and it’s past time we start acting like it.” Democrats are permanently destroying the greatest country on Earth — which happens to be where we live — but Rosalita’s life has gone from a negative 9, living in Mexico, to a negative 10 being human-trafficked. As with affirmative action, the GOP can only attack illegal immigration by saying it’s bad for the illegal immigrants, who apparently are driven by some invisible force to stream into our country. Their illegal behavior is something we’re doing to them. Help! Someone keeps burning down my house! GOP: Oh my gosh — was the arsonist hurt? In producing a diverse person to make her case, Britt botched the story six ways from Sunday. As we now know, the serial rapes didn’t happen in this country, but in Mexico. Even if they had occurred here, who did Britt imagine was doing the raping? As described in my book “Adios, America!”, child rape is rife in Latin America. It’s their culture, having nothing to do with our enticing open border. My idea: Let’s not let that rape culture come here. The rapes also didn’t happen under Biden, but under President George W. Bush. So that was great. Britt’s bleating for a diverse person gave Democrats something to talk about other than the thousands of American lives snuffed out by illegals at a rate of about 40 a week. Britt could have talked about 27-year-old Washington State Trooper Christopher Gadd, killed days before the SOTU by an illegal in a “sanctuary state”; 10-year-old A.J. Wise, killed while walking home from school last month by an illegal alien hit-and-run driver in Midland, Texas; Travis Wolf, killed in Missouri by a boozed-up illegal in December — the night before Travis’ 12th birthday; Diane Hill Luckett, mother of three, who died in March of last year after being smashed into by a drunk illegal alien with a string of criminal convictions to his name (and zero deportations); or David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm, stabbed to death by an illegal alien on a killing spree in Davis, California, last April. Half of the murdered Americans I just listed were black. But when it comes to immigration, black Americans might as well be white men. “Illegal immigrant” trumps “American” because diversity is our greatest strength.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4528874-nearly-30-percent-gen-z-women-identify-as-lgbtq-gallup/
ABC NEWS
— On Russian TV ahead of the election, there’s only one program: Putin’s. Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power almost 25 years ago and since then he’s eliminated nearly all independent media — a process he ramped up after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about the success that my critics/opponents have had since 2000 in destroying conservative news sources in Illinois.)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-tv-ahead-election-program-putins-107999692
CNN
— All eligible people at Chicago migrant shelter have been vaccinated for measles in ‘unprecedented operation’ – Jen Christensen and Amanda Musa
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/health/chicago-migrant-shelter-measles-vaccinated-in-unprecedented-operation/index.html
— White House officials expected to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders in Chicago Thursday – Khalil Abdallah, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/white-house-officials-meeting-arab-muslim-leaders-chicago/index.html
UPI
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/03/13/gallup-poll-lgbtq-gay-population-us-rises/6411710351503/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Some Black Voters Are Souring on Democrats. – Charles M. Blow
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/opinion/black-democrats-trump-biden.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/13/lgbtq-adults-identification-gallup-survey/
USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and traditional family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/13/lgbtq-identity-growth-united-states/72949630007/
— Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrat candidates is to ever-increasingly promote more and more and more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/03/14/abortion-election-israel-gaza-tiktok-trump-trial-love-is-blind/72967728007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Republicans’ 2024 Strategy: Talk About Abortion More, Not Less. Republicans should stress empathy for women and discuss ‘common sense’ solutions, memo says. – Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republicans-new-abortion-strategy-talk-about-it-more-not-less-d68d80ef
— Immigration Drove America’s Postpandemic Urban Growth. New census figures show arrivals from abroad increased 15% last year in the top 50 metro areas. – Paul Overberg and Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/us-census-immigration-population-growth-cities-db007d64
— Pope Francis Waves a White Flag at Vladimir Putin. In urging the victim to yield to the aggressor, he repudiates centuries of Catholic teaching. – George Weigel (COMMENT: What do you say to my critics/opponents who urge/demand that I yield to my critics/opponents?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-waves-a-white-flag-at-vladimir-putin-ukraine-war-catholicism-cf888fcf
— The Trump GOP’s Urge to Purge – Editorial (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents will urge Team Trump to purge me as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. Who will come to my defense?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-assembly-gop-robin-vos-recall-donald-trump-michael-gableman-d186f080
— Your Promotion Doesn’t Come With a Raise. Should You Take It? Whether to take a ‘dry’ promotion is a thorny dilemma. But with a little maneuvering, it sometimes pays off. – Ray A. Smith (COMMENT: I should write a book about taking a pay cut to eventually get promoted. I took a $22,996/year pay cut (21%) in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, in 1980 to eventually get promoted to GS-13, which I did in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/that-new-job-comes-with-a-bigger-title-and-no-raise-whats-your-move-b79c919d
FORBES & FORTUNE
— To promote Diversity is to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, successful, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/03/13/five-strategies-for-engaging-and-retaining-diverse-gen-z-talent/?sh=5fc3b28b26c0
https://fortune.com/2024/03/13/fortune-500-diversity-data-promotions-representation-legal/
BLOOMBERG
— It took just one day for Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. to lose more than $8 billion in value following news of an investigation into its accounting practices earlier this year. Bouncing back will take a lot longer. – Gerson Freitas Jr., Isis Almeida, and Riley Moffat (COMMENT: I was never able to bounce back much from the many big adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors took against me.)
https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/adms-8-billion-wipeout-needs-more-than-nutrition-for-road-back
NPR
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send their illegals to battleground/swing states and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1238102501/noncitizen-voting-immigration-conspiracy-theory
POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in making women believe that abortion should be their top priority in life.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/07/biden-priority-second-term-abortion-rights-00134204
REDDIT
— Mark Zuckerberg told Meta staff he’s upping performance goals to get rid of employees who ‘shouldn’t be here.’ (COMMENT: My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasingly used my doing the following to ever-increasingly justify their ever-increasingly expecting/demanding more and more and more out of me and judging my performance more and more and more critically: my a) taking business courses at UIC and NIU and earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21, b) taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola and earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul and earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, g) becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and h) taking graduate evening finance courses at IIT and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They would not have used my doing the aforesaid against me like they did if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/vptdep/mark_zuckerberg_told_meta_staff_hes_upping/?rdt=46237
FEDERAL MANAGER
— Probation Exists to Get Rid of Employees Who Are Not a Fit (COMMENT: I was never “fit” as a federal employee because I opposed giving preference to federal employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, I was never “fit” as a federal employee because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://fedmanager.com/news/opm-probation-exists-to-get-rid-of-employees-who-are-not-a-fit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When a federal employee is hired, they are put into a probationary period (often one year), in which they lack the protections of tenured workers. Now, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is urging agencies to take advantage of probationary opportunities, which include the ability to “swiftly” remove new employees who are not working out, as well as mentoring employees who are showing progress.)
DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Most Promising Places to Work (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly replaces those in Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans (conservative, successful, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time) with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats (liberal, unsuccessful, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time).)
https://www.diverseeducation.com/home/article/15666227/join-us-in-chicago-on-march-18th-at-acpa24-diverse-will-present-the-most-promising-places-to-work-in-student-affairs
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrat candidates is to ever-increasingly promote more and more and more abortion.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/medical-students-fought-to-get-training-in-abortion-care-then-came-dobbs
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Who Will Be Trump’s VP Pick? The Latest Veepstake Odds. – Margaret Hartmann
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-vp-pick-2024-candidates-odds.html
QUORA
— What do you do if people around you keep on discouraging you? (COMMENT: What do you focus on and who discourages you from doing that? Since 2000, I have ever-increasingly focused on putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have discouraged me the most from doing that. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-do-if-people-around-you-keep-on-discouraging-you
