ABC7
— TRUMP FLOATS 20-PERCENT TAX ON MEXICAN IMPORTS TO PAY FOR WALL, BUT CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-floats-20-percent-tax-on-mexican-imports-to-pay-for-wall-but-considering-other-options/1722651/
— TRUMP PLANS TO SUSPEND VISAS TO 7 MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES, DRAFT ORDER SHOWS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-plans-to-suspend-visas-to-7-muslim-majority-countries-draft-order-shows/1721876/
— ENVIRONMENT, HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES TARGETED IN TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/environment-healthcare-initiatives-targeted-in-trump-executive-orders/1722855/
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ASKS TOP STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO LEAVE – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-asks-top-state-department-officials-to-leave/1722229/
— MEXICAN PRESIDENT SAYS HE WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING WITH TRUMP – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mexican-president-says-he-will-not-attend-meeting-with-trump/1722091/
NBC5
— White House Spokesman Says Import Tax an Option to Pay for Wall Officials immediately began backtracking from a 20 percent proposal – Julie Pace and Mark Stevenson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Hints-He-May-Cancel-Mexico-Visit-Over-Wall-Spat-411870355.html
— ‘You’ve Lost My Respect’: Blagojevich’s Daughter Writes Scathing Letter to Obama After Father Not on Last Batch of Commutations
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Blagojevichs-Daughter-Writes-Letter-to-Obama-After-Father-Not-On-Last-Batch-of-Commutations-411921355.html
— Rauner: Sending National Guard to Chicago Would Be a ‘Mistake’ “We continue to believe it’s not the right thing for us to send in the National Guard,” Rauner said. “That would be a mistake.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-national-guard-rauner-trump-411898325.html
— Trump Infrastructure Plan Includes Chicago Rail Projects: Report Among the roughly 50 proposed projects are plans to redevelop Chicago’s Union Station and modernize the CTA’s Red and Purple lines. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Infrastructure-Plan-Includes-Chicago-Rail-Projects-Report-411911265.html
— How Much Could Being a Sanctuary City Cost Chicago After Trump Order? Answer Unclear Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday the city would “stay a sanctuary city” following Trump’s order
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/How-Much-Could-Being-a-Sanctuary-City-Cost-Chicago-After-Trump-Order-Answer-Unclear-411909615.html
— Trump In First TV Interview as President: ‘Chicago is Like a War Zone’
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-In-First-TV-Interview-as-President-Chicago-is-Like-a-War-Zone-411884825.html
CBS2
— Trump: Chicago’s ‘Horrible Carnage’ Like A ‘War Zone’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/26/trump-chicagos-horrible-carnage-like-a-war-zone/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mexican president says he will not attend meeting with Trump
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/231918023-story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Absent budget, Lisa Madigan seeks to stop state workers’ pay – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/absent-budget-lisa-madigan-files-motion-to-stop-state-worker-pay/
— Trump seeks 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for wall – AP (DIERSEN: Those who make money by exploiting the Mexicans who are in Mexico will not like this. At some point, will Mexico offer to end its war on America, that is, will Mexico offer a) to stop sending its citizens into America illegally, b) to recall its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) to stop sending pot and other illegal drugs into America illegally?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-wants-tax-to-pay-for-border-wall/
— Blagojevich daughter blasts Obama: ‘Selfish and spineless’ – Andy Grimm (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois blame me for Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in 2002.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/blagojevich-daughter-blasts-obama-selfish-and-spineless/
— Immigrant groups want Welcoming City ordinance strengthened – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. That is treasonous.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrant-groups-want-welcoming-city-ordinance-strengthened/
— Minimum wage shelved as Senate leader warns members of ‘pressure’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/minimum-wage-shelved-as-senate-leader-warns-members-of-pressure/
— TREASONOUS: ‘Sanctuary cities’ undaunted by Trump move to cut funding – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sanctuary-cities-undaunted-by-trump-move-to-cut-funding/
— Mexican president cancels trip, but Trump calls decision ‘mutual’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mexico-stunned-by-trump-tweet-on-canceling-trip/
— Official: Border Patrol chief tells agents he was forced out – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/official-border-patrol-chief-tells-agents-he-was-forced-out/
— Pass state budget to keep Chicago kids in school – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-pass-state-budget-to-keep-chicago-kids-in-school/
— Could McCarthy become U.S. Marshal? – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-exclusive-could-mccarthy-become-u-s-marshal/
— Donald Trump calls Chicagoan’s joke about son Barron ‘a disgrace’ – Darel Jevens
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/donald-trump-calls-chicagoans-joke-about-son-barron-a-disgrace/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Spokesman: Trump wants 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for border wall
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gop-mexico-border-wall-cost-20170126-story.html
— It turns out Jared Kushner and Sean Spicer are also registered to vote in two states – Matea Gold, Alice Crites
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-kushner-spicer-20170126-story.html
— Senators go home without budget deal in place – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-senate-no-budget-vote-met-0127-20170126-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Rauner says “Rauner rises above the low bar set by Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-good-republican-trump-perspec-0127-jm-20170126-column.html
— Rod Blagojevich’s 20-year-old daughter Amy unloads on Barack Obama – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-amy-blagojevich-obama-chicago-inc-20170126-story.html
— DuPage heroin-related deaths up 53% in 2016: coroner – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-dupage-coroner-heroin-statistics-st-0127-20170126-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn men. If you want to be accepted by Democrats and/or by RINOs, you have to demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gender-stereotypes-study-20170126-story.html
— Mr. President, don’t build that wall – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with citizens of Mexico and of other foreign countries against citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-mexico-wall-immigration-edit-0127-jm-20170126-story.html
— White House leaks cast Trump as a clueless child – Chris Cillizza (FROM THE ARTICLE: But my educated guess is that these leaks must be driving Trump absolutely crazy. And when he gets mad, history suggests he will try to get even. And quickly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-leaks-impulsive-clueless-child-20170126-story.html
— Hill Republicans leave GOP retreat with few answers from Trump about agenda – Mike DeBonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-retreat-20170126-story.html
— ABC says Trump claimed 2 were shot dead in Chicago during Obama’s speech. But it never happened. – Jeremy Gorner and Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-chicago-violence-abc-interview-met-20170126-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Evanston mayor sides with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-mayor-sanctuary-city-tl-0202-20170126-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Naperville merger question unlikely to appear on ballot, attorneys say – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170126/news/170129128/
— Boundary changes proposed in Glen Ellyn District 89 – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170126/news/170129094/
— The Latest: Ryan says Congress will pay billions for wall – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170126/news/170129148/
— Uncomfortable implications of inaction on Illinois budget’s ‘grand bargain’ – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/discuss/170129188/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Will Rauner agree to be Trump’s immigration cop? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to lose in 2018 want him to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. Those who want Rauner to lose in 2018 want him to side with Mexico and with its citizens against Illinois and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170126/BLOGS02/170129874/trump-immigration-order-complicates-a-rauner-re-election
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Local election officials welcome voter fraud probe – Maria Nagle
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/local-election-officials-welcome-voter-fraud-probe/article_a558fef6-bcb1-5ad7-8ca1-6bc74aceafec.html
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— With eye on 2018, Rauner says ‘Don’t blame me’ – AP (DIERSEN: Who blames you? Should I write a book about those who blame me a) for all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems and b) for the all problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Post Office, all the Republican candidates who have lost elections in Illinois since 2000, etc.?)
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/with-eye-on-rauner-says-don-t-blame-me/article_c7acddc0-e407-11e6-ab87-9f7b577a5004.html
— Inaugural speech channels failed Gov. Walker’s – Scott Reeder
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/inaugural-speech-channels-failed-gov-walker-s/article_9ea8d9d1-268d-5df8-b5fe-de2bfd3b2d5f.html
WAND
— Labor secretary nominee’s company outsourced jobs – AP (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, to paint me as being a patriotic hypocrite, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that the engine for my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max was made in Mexico, that its automatic transmission was made in Germany, and that the car was assembled in Canada.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34355358/labor-secretary-nominees-company-outsourced-jobs
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Economist says U.S., Illinois heading in opposite directions – Dan McCaleb
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/25/from-the-editors-desk-economist-says-u-s-illinois-heading-in-opposite-directions/aedal7b/
CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner’s fork in the road? Will he move left or right on the proposed massive tax increase? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/01/rauner-faces-a-fork-in-the-road-will-he-move-left-or-right-on-the-proposed-tax-increase/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— For many Illinoisans, the next recession has arrived – Austin Berg
https://ilnews.org/11875/opinion-for-many-illinoisans-the-next-recession-has-arrived/
— Illinois not among coal states suing to keep mines open
https://ilnews.org/11865/illinois-not-among-coal-states-suing-keep-mines-open/
ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Illinois revenue bill taxes most everything AND STRIP CLUBS – M.D. Kittle
http://watchdog.org/286779/illinois-taxes-strip-clubs/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR MCCARTER REBUFFED AFTER CRITICAL FACEBOOK VIDEO GOES VIRAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-state-senator-rebuffed-after-critical-facebook-video-goes-viral.html
— ROSKAM TALKS TAX REFORM WITH STUART VARNEY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-talks-tax-reform-with-stuart-varney.html
— NRA RESPONDS TO ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN GUTIERREZ’ MSNBC ATTACK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/nra-responds-to-illinois-congressman-gutierrez-msnbc-attack.html
— REPUBLICAN SENATOR SYVERSON DEFENDS DEMOCRAT 40% INCOME TAX HIKE PROPOSAL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/republican-senator-defends-democrat-40-income-tax-hike-proposal.html
— TRUMP APPROVAL RATING HITS 59%
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/trump-approval-ratings-hit-59.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump takes first flight on Air Force One – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/26/trump-pence-take-1st-flights-presidential-aircraft/
— A nation derided for doing the right thing – Wesley Pruden (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/26/america-derided-for-doing-the-right-thing-on-immig/
GOPUSA
— Seattle NAACP: We have to get rid of this white supremacy, where everything is white-centric (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be accepted by Democrats or by RINOs, you have to be anti-White. That is a major reason why Trump won and why Clinton lost.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19821
— Mexican President Refuses Opportunity to Discuss Issues with Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19852
— Hey illegals, start packing your bags!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19830
— The Left’s Vagina-Based Politics Demeans Women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19751
— Trend: Minnesota bill would make convicted protesters liable for policing costs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19823
— Sanctuary Suites: Defiant mayor vows to harbor illegals at Boston City Hall
http://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-suites-defiant-mayor-vows-to-harbor-illegals-at-boston-city-hall/
— Albright will stand with Muslims (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion. Ever-increasingly, to say that you are a Democrat is to say that you are a Muslim.)
http://www.gopusa.com/albright-will-stand-with-muslims/
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Has EPA Employees ‘Coming To Work In Tears’ – Andrew Follett (DIERSEN: What will happen if/when Trump takes steps to end patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/trump-has-epa-employees-coming-to-work-in-tears/
— DOE Employees Scrubbed ‘Climate Change’ From Agency Files To Fool Trump – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats have used DOE and everything else to blame Republicans for bad weather.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/doe-employees-scrubbed-climate-change-from-agency-files-to-fool-trump/
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Says He Will Deliver On ‘Extreme Vetting’ For Immigrants And Refugees – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/trump-says-he-will-deliver-on-extreme-vetting-for-immigrants-and-refugees/
— Trump LIVES UP To Campaign Promise, Starts Draining The Swamp – JACK KOCSIS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/trump-lives-up-to-campaign-promise-starts-draining-the-swamp/
— FLASHBACK: Obama Admin Made Canada Pay For A $2 BILLION Border Bridge – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/flashback-obama-admin-made-canada-pay-for-a-2-billion-border-bridge/
— NYT Editorial Board Horrified That Trump Wants To Fight ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/nyt-editorial-board-horrified-that-trump-wants-to-end-radical-islamic-terrorism/
— Senior Obama Official Fabricated Purple Hearts To Get Gov’t Jobs For Decades – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/senior-obama-official-fabricated-purple-hearts-to-get-govt-jobs-for-decades/
— Cruz’s Former Chief Of Staff To Serve As Trump’s Conservative Liaison – Russ Read
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/breaking-cruzs-former-chief-of-staff-to-serve-as-trumps-conservative-liaison/
NEWSMAX
— Priebus Defends Trump’s Order to Cut Off Funds to Sanctuary Cities – Jeffrey Rodack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Priebus-Defends-Trump-Immigration/2017/01/26/id/770527/
BREITBART
— Fake News: Media Reports State Dept. ‘Mass Resignation,’ Officials Actually Fired – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/01/26/fake-news-media-reports-state-dept-mass-resignation-officials-actually-fired/
— Steve Bannon Torches New York Times: ‘You Have No Power’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/01/26/steve-bannon-torches-new-york-times-no-power/
— Democrats Teaching How to Talk to ‘Real Americans’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/democrats-teaching-how-to-talk-to-real-americans/
CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BLACK LIVES MATTER SLAMS WOMEN’S MARCH FOR BEING TOO WHITE
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/26/black-lives-matter-slams-womens-march-for-being-too-white/
— TRUMP DOJ LIKELY TO FIND MANY OFFENSES IN VOTER FRAUD PROBE, EXPERTS SAY
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/26/trump-doj-likely-to-find-many-offenses-in-voter-fraud-probe-experts-say/
— ANTI TRUMP LEFTISTS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CUTE TO BLOCK A STREET. THE POLICE WEREN’T PLAYING.
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/26/anti-trump-leftists-thought-it-would-be-cute-to-block-a-street-the-police-werent-playing/
TOWNHALL
— Hugh Hewitt: President Trump Did More Outreach In A Day Than Obama Did In A Year – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/26/hugh-hewitt-liberals-need-to-get-out-of-elite-media-ghetto-n2276408
ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Women’s Marchers, Unite! – Paul Kengor (DIERSEN: The individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that you unite with say more about you than anything that you ca say about yourself. Of course, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs know this. They unite to give themselves standing to destroy.)
https://www.academia.org/womens-marchers-unite/
POLITICO
— Trump wants 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for wall – Jeremy Diamond (DIERSEN: At some point, will Mexico offer to end its war on America, that is, will Mexico offer a) to stop sending its citizens into America illegally, b) to recall its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) to stop sending pot and other illegal drugs into America illegally?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/politics/donald-trump-mexico-import-tax-border-wall/index.html
HUFFINGTON POST
— President Trump’s inner circle largely has Northern, Democratic pedigree – Ben Piven
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/president-trumps-inner-circle-largely-has-northern_us_588a2c7ce4b0628ad613decc
CNN
— Illinois governor: Trump hasn’t called me about Chicago violence – Chris Massie
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/politics/trump-rauner-feds-chicago/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois Senate pushes off vote on budget fix until February – AP
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article128841279.html
REUTERS
— U.S. federal employee ‘gag orders’ may be illegal, lawmakers warn Trump – Valerie Volcovici (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government never officially issued a gag order to stop my opposition to political affiliation discrimination, to reverse discrimination, or to age discrimination, but my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-idUSKBN15A2L1
CBS NEWS
— Senators accuse Trump of promoting “culture of fear” among federal employees (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used their treatment of me to promote a “culture of fear.” GAO employees saw that my Democrat superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. IRS employees saw that my Democrat superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. Post Office employees saw that my Democrat superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/news/senators-accuse-trump-of-promoting-culture-of-fear-among-federal-employees/
AOL NEWS
— Trump compares Chicago violence to Afghanistan – BRYAN LOGAN
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/26/trump-compares-chicago-violence-to-afghanistan/21663231/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Plans 20% Tax on Mexican Imports to Pay for Border Wall – MICHAEL D. SHEAR (DIERSEN: Those who make money by exploiting the Mexicans who are in Mexico will not like this.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/politics/mexico-wall-tax-trump.html
— Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut’ – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMJA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/business/media/stephen-bannon-trump-news-media.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The State Department’s entire senior administrative team just resigned – Josh Rogin (DIERSEN: As soon as they came to realize that I was never going to become a Democrat, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did everything that they could to get me to resign. My Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me resign in 1969 and previously they disallowed my sick leave requests. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and previously they did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/01/26/the-state-departments-entire-senior-management-team-just-resigned/
— White House press secretary says border wall will be funded by 20 percent import tax on Mexican goods – Joshua Partlow (DIERSEN: Those who make money by exploiting the Mexicans who are in Mexico will not like this.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexican-president-cancels-visit-to-washington-as-tensions-with-trump-administration-intensify/2017/01/26/ececc3da-e3d9-11e6-a419-eefe8eff0835_story.html
— Trump’s order to ban refugees and immigrants triggers fears across the globe – Sudarsan Raghavan, Louisa Loveluck and Kevin Sieff (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they stand with “the globe” against America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/trumps-impending-bans-on-refugees-and-immigrants-triggers-fears-globally/2017/01/26/c698e67e-e33d-11e6-a419-eefe8eff0835_story.html
— Washington’s new normal: A Trump protest spectacle a day – Petula Dvorak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washingtons-new-normal-a-trump-protest-a-day/2017/01/26/7d2e5978-e3bb-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html
— DIERSDEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s government looks an awful lot like a badly run business.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-government-looks-an-awful-lot-like-a-badly-run-business/2017/01/26/8b9e4886-e40d-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Says Tax on Mexican Imports Would Pay for Border Wall Move would effectively endorse an idea Trump criticized two weeks ago – RICHARD RUBIN (DIERSEN: Those who make money by exploiting the Mexicans who are in Mexico will not like this.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-says-tax-on-mexican-imports-could-pay-for-border-wall-1485463326
— Canceled Meeting Deepens U.S.-Mexico Rift Presidents Trump and Peña Nieto won’t meet as sparks fly over border wall, trade – JOSE DE CORDOBA and PETER NICHOLAS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-threatens-to-cancel-meeting-with-mexican-president-1485443555
— Fed to Align Itself With Government Hiring Freeze Trump asks for plan to reduce number of employees through attrition – DAVID HARRISON and KATE DAVIDSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-to-align-itself-with-government-hiring-freeze-1485475194
USA TODAY
— Madeleine Albright: ‘I stand ready to register as a Muslim’ – Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion. Ever-increasingly, to say that you are a Democrat is to say that you are a Muslim.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/26/madeleine-albright-stand-ready-register-muslim/97096092/
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
— How hiring freezes affect other workers (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes. That turned GAO’s employees who were Democrat against those like me who were Republican big time.)
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/01/25/how-hiring-freezes-affect-other-workers/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Blitz: A ‘Self-Deportation’ Strategy Taken to Extremes.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/trump-goes-to-extremes-to-encourage-self-deportation.html
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— With eye on 2018, Illinois governor says ‘Don’t blame me’ Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s strategy for fending off potential Democratic challengers includes stressing the bright spots while blaming others for the things going horribly wrong – AP (DIERSEN: Who blames you? Should I write a book about those who blame me a) for all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems and b) for the all problems that the following have had, are having, and will have: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Post Office, all the Republican candidates who have lost elections in Illinois since 2000, etc.?)
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-01-26/with-eye-on-2018-illinois-governor-says-dont-blame-me
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Majority Leader Calls ‘Career Bureaucrats’ the Washington Swamp in Op-Ed – Kellie Lunney (DIERSEN: Democrat career bureaucrats focus on getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, Democrat career bureaucrats focus on using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to promote patronage.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/house-majority-leader-calls-career-bureaucrats-washington-swamp-op-ed/134870/
FED SMITH
— Lawmakers Accuse Trump of Breaking Federal Law – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/26/lawmakers-accuse-trump-of-breaking-federal-law/
— Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Whistleblower? – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I 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 GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated by forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, by not promoting me beyond GS-13, by keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and by forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests. If I had not blown any whistles, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/26/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-whistleblower/
— Executive Orders Call for Hiring 15,000 New Federal Employees – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/26/executive-orders-call-for-hiring-15000-new-federal-employees/
NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Deep Insecurity Is Fueling His Most Extreme Plans.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140098/trumps-deep-insecurity-fueling-extreme-plans
COLUMBIA JOUNALISM REVIEW
— Journalists arrested in DC inauguration protests have law on their side – Jonathan Peters (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want me to be arrested for putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails without first getting their permission.)
http://www.cjr.org/watchdog/journalist_arrested_inauguration_protest_felony.php
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Google Has Banned 200 Publishers Since It Passed a New Policy Against Fake News – Tess Townsend (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want Google to ban me.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/google-has-banned-200-publishers-since-it-passed-a-new-policy-against-fake-news/
INDEPENDENT
— Democratic senator urges Donald Trump’s federal employees to blow the whistle Senator Claire McCaskill from Missouri made the appeal on social media – Vrinda Jagota (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates talked and acted a) like they knew all about Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and the Rutan decision (SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html) and b) like Democrat politicians had told them to get rid of me so that a Democrat could have my job.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/senator-donald-trumps-federal-whistleblower-a7548541.html
