ABC7
— McDonald’s donates 1 million N95 masks to first responders, health workers
amid COVID-19 outbreak
https://abc7chicago.com/health/mcdonalds-donates-1-million-masks-to-illinois-first-responders-amid-covid-19-crisis/6080516/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/6/2020
WGN TV
— Trump tempers officials’ grave assessments with optimism – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/trump-says-toughest-weeks-ahead-as-covid-19-spreads/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— McDonald’s donates 750K N95 masks to Chicago first responders
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/6/21209421/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF TRUMP: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A
Trump-hater says “Trump administration waited 2 months before bolstering
medical supplies for coronavirus pandemic, review shows.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-us-medical-supplies-20200405-ogvthysfvjdu7lehzgh3fync3q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker blames Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-20200406-qw6s7cyp65arnejtr4bpfdhlxi-story.html
— Social distancing in the coronavirus pandemic is a privilege many can’t
afford – CHARLES M. BLOW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-social-distancing-privilege-20200406-7y6cimos65dpnbl2wmbo4nw5v4-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— How should Naperville tax pot sales? Council set to discuss Tuesday – Marie
Wilson (DIERSEN: Pot is poison.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200406/how-should-naperville-tax-pot-sales-council-set-to-discuss-tuesday
— Robert Sanchez: Career built on love of suburbs, newspapers
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200406/career-built-on-love-of-suburbs-newspapers
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— S&P move signals possible junk-status soon for Illinois debt COVID-19
could soon take a toll on Illinois finances too as S&P puts state debt that
now hangs just above junk level on negative watch. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/sp-move-signals-possible-junk-status-soon-illinois-debt
— ‘Cash for Clunkers’ overseer backs Ford’s pitch for a sequel Ray LaHood, the
former Transportation Secretary and onetime Illinois congressman, says the 2009
program he supervised was effective in buffering the auto industry from the
worst of the financial downturn. (DIERSEN: Obama condemned my 1996 Ford
Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker. Will Trump pardon my 1996 Ford
Thunderbird LX V-8? It gets 24 MPG on the highway.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/cash-clunkers-overseer-backs-fords-pitch-sequel
— Blue Cross bosses bag big bucks Severance pay drove the outgoing CEO’s
compensation above $31 million, while the Blue Cross parent also showered cash
on her interim successor, the board chairman and other execs. – STEPHANIE
GOLDBERG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes who say nothing about reports like this, but who
viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government
employees as being overpaid.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/blue-cross-bosses-bag-big-bucks
WBEZ
— As COVID-19 Spreads Advocates Sound Alarm For People in Prisons And The
Communities That Surround Them – Shannon Heffernan
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/as-covid19-spreads-advocates-sound-alarm-for-people-in-prisons-and-the-communities-that-surround-them/770052a9-7875-4826-bb44-bd8521d7ce70
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rural counties consider an alternative type of social distancing — kicking
Chicago out of Illinois – Logan Jaffe and Duaa Eldeib
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200405/rural-counties-consider-alternative-type-of-social-distancing—kicking-chicago-out-of-illinois
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Municipalities hoping to get cut of federal coronavirus relief funds – Jim
Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/coronavirus/jim-dey-municipalities-hoping-to-get-cut-of-federal-coronavirus-relief-funds/article_623699d6-a225-50a0-bf74-f592ef259212.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— The Controversy Around ‘Essential’ Businesses (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, they are essential and everyone else is not. My
critics/opponents glorify and praise a) those who they manipulate/dominate, b)
those who serve as their operatives or dupes, c) those who pander to them, and
d) those who give them money. My critics/opponents destroy everyone else.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/controversy-around-essential-businesses#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Daily Doses Of Contradiction And Confusion
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/week-politics-daily-doses-contradiction-and-confusion#stream/0
— Pentagon Knew Of Possible Coronavirus Threat For Years – JASON SLOTKIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/report-pentagon-knew-possible-coronavirus-threat-years#stream/0
WJBC
— Numbers continue to rise in Illinois – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2020/04/06/numbers-continue-to-rise-in-illinois/
WGEM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local dispensaries busy despite the coronavirus
https://wgem.com/2020/04/06/local-dispensaries-busy-despite-the-coronavirus/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Many international students still living on UIS campus – Jakob Emerson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/many-international-students-still-living-on-uis-campus
PALOS PATCH
— Coronavirus By The Numbers In The South Suburbs Oak Lawn, Orland Park,
Tinley, Palos, Chicago Heights, Homewood, Alsip and Crestwood show sharp spike
in coronavirus cases. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/coronavirus-numbers-south-suburbs
CENTER SQUARE
— Downstate lawmaker Tim Butler says Illinois’ governor can do a better job
communicating with legislators during COVID pandemic – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/downstate-lawmaker-says-illinois-governor-can-do-a-better-job-communicating-with-legislators-during-covid/article_fc2368f6-7781-11ea-9819-97a3cbb85215.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, a) Pritzker paints himself as being the
world’s lead anti-Trump and b) Pritzker paints Illinois as being America’s lead
anti-Trump state. What do you say to RINO elected officials and RINO party
leaders in Illinois who have joined Pritzker, who are joining Pritzker, and who
will join Pritzker in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump? One could
argue that they should resign immediately.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/04/06/trump-pritzkers-a-complainer-scoop-lightfoot-talks-to-pence-harmons-senate-gets-to-work-488813
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Finally Starts Collecting Key Coronavirus Hospitalization Info. The
Backstory is Shameful. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-finally-starts-collecting-key-coronaviurs-hospitalization-info-the-backstory-is-shameful-wirepoints/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Show some leadership’: Democrat governors blast Trump for failing to act
sooner – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: If Trump had acted sooner, Democrat governors
would have called him a racist.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/5/jb-pritzker-democrat-governors-blast-trump-failing/
— Trump: No contingency plan for Republican National Convention – David
Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/4/trump-no-contingency-plan-republican-national-conv/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump details mass shipments of medical supplies being sent to coronavirus
hot spots – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-details-mass-shipments-of-medical-supplies-being-sent-to-states
GOPUSA
— January 2020: Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus ‘Isn’t Something The American
Public Need To Worry About’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87123
FOX NEWS
— Trump slams ‘complaining’ Dem Pritzker at coronavirus briefing, signals
openness to more stimulus checks – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-briefing-pritzker-stimulus-checks#new_tab
BREITBART
— Americans’ Machines vs. Stoop-Labor Farm Migrants – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: My
critics/opponents would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. I did yard
work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf
shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969;
worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold
tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline
1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
My critics/opponents paint themselves as being “above it all.”)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/05/watch-americans-machines-hard-working-migrants/
DAILY WIRE
— Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Slammed By Detroit News For Playing Politics
During Pandemic – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-slammed-by-detroit-news-for-playing-politics-during-pandemic
TOWNHALL
— Congress, Trump and the Fed Are Creating the Biggest Economic Bubble in World
History – Justin Haskins
https://townhall.com/columnists/justinhaskins/2020/04/05/congress-trump-and-the-fed-are-creating-the-biggest-economic-bubble-in-world-history-n2566363
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— A Good Leader Is More Than a Mouthpiece for Experts – Richard Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/05/a_good_leader_is_more_than_a_mouthpiece_for_experts_142866.html?fbclid=IwAR3S9Crh7s-Km-9tX4Sj5vJPtwWBbCTkE2KmHanfcXQABPF4lp–7bwFfjA
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Trail Leading Back to the Wuhan Labs – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-china-trail-leading-back-to-wuhan-labs/
THE HILL
— Trump hits Illinois governor after criticism: ‘I hear him complaining all
the time’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491279-trump-hits-illinois-governor-after-criticism-i-hear-him-complaining
— Tens of thousands of travelers from China arrived in US as administration
debated restrictions – JUSTINE COLEMAN (DIERSEN: Trump-haters would have called
Trump a racist if he had imposed any kind of travel restrictions.)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/491247-tens-of-thousands-of-travelers-from-china-arrived-in-us-as-administration
— Trump, officials describe ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as cases mount –
BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491278-trump-officials-describe-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-as-cases
— Is the coronavirus igniting a war of all against all? – GLENN C. ALTSCHULER (DIERSEN:
As time goes on, who will the following blame coronavirus on: the leaders of a)
your municipality, b) your township, and c) your county?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/491203-is-the-coronavirus-igniting-a-war-of-all-against-all
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
generational divide. . .Competition and conflict between states. .
.Exacerbating partisan polarization. . .Rekindling rural-urban culture wars)
— Democrats struggle to keep up with Trump messaging on coronavirus – SCOTT
WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/491095-democrats-struggle-to-keep-up-with-trump-messaging-on-coronavirus
POLITICO
— Biden: I will wear a mask in public The 2020 presidential contender urges
Americans to “follow the science.” – RISHIKA DUGYALA
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/05/biden-mask-coronavirus-public-165643
— Food goes to waste amid coronavirus crisis The Covid-19 pandemic is leading
to “tsunami” of change in how people buy food. – ADAM BEHSUDI and
RYAN MCCRIMMON
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/05/food-waste-coronavirus-pandemic-164557
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “This Is What Happens When a
Narcissist Runs a Crisis Trump’s catastrophic performance has as much to do
with psychology as ideology.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/opinion/trump-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters are overjoyed that “U.S. Will Give
Terrorist Label to White Supremacist Group for First Time.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/politics/terrorist-label-white-supremacy-Russian-Imperial-Movement.html
— Americans Don’t Trust the Media Anymore. So Why Do They Trust the Cuomos?
CNN once prevented Chris Cuomo from interviewing his brother on the air. But
that all changed with the arrival of the coronavirus, and now it’s changing
television, too. – Ben Smith (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all
government and political news and commentary is false, misinformation,
disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and political news
and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/business/media/brothers-cuomo-andrew-chris.html
— Social Distancing Is a Privilege The idea that this virus is an
equal-opportunity killer must itself be killed. – Charles M. Blow (DIERSEN: My
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work very hard to put
distance between me and everyone else including the leaders, members, and
employees of the following: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO),
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township, DuPage County, and
Illinois. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois
chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois
Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of
Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/opinion/coronavirus-social-distancing.html
— Progressives Built an Organizing Juggernaut for 2020. Then the Virus Hit.
After a disappointing turn in the presidential race, grass-roots progressive
groups focused on congressional races and down-ballot campaigns. In weeks, the
coronavirus has destroyed their plans. – Astead W. Herndon and Ian Prasad
Philbrick (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party plan is to shout at everyone that if
Trump said or did anything that you do not like, vote for all the Democrats on
the ballot in your precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/coronavirus-elections-democrats.html
— The Rising Heroes of the Coronavirus Era? Nations’ Top Scientists – Matina
Stevis-Gridneff (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about “He who pays the piper calls
the tunes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/europe/scientists-coronavirus-heroes.html
— FRONT PAGE: A Trump-hater says “Virus Scrambles the Left-Right
Lines.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/coronavirus-democrats-republicans-trump.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tourist Towns Say, ‘Please Stay Away,’ During Coronavirus Lockdowns Petition
to close bridges on Cape Cod follows similar moves in Outer Banks, Florida Keys
– Joe Barrett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tourist-towns-say-please-stay-away-during-coronavirus-lockdowns-11586165401
— As Coronavirus Spreads, FIRE ( Financial Independence, Retire Early)
Adherents Still Plan Early Retirement Devotees double down on commitment to
frugality, large cash reserves and slashing expenses – Veronica Dagher
(DIERSEN: With the rarest of exceptions, the earlier that you retire, the lower
that your standard of living will be for the rest of your life.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-coronavirus-spreads-fire-adherents-still-plan-early-retirement-11586008801
— World Health Coronavirus Disinformation WHO’s bows to Beijing have harmed
the global response to the pandemic. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false,
misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the government and
political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/world-health-coronavirus-disinformation-11586122093
— In a Steel Town, Coronavirus Fear Has a Father Hoping for Layoff For Jon
Veenis and essential workers like him, the risk of exposing vulnerable family
means social distancing at home – Kris Maher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-steel-town-coronavirus-fear-has-a-father-hoping-for-layoff-11586079002
BLOOMBERG
— Coronavirus Shock Is Destroying Americans’ Retirement Dreams Many in the
U.S. will be left with only one fallback: Social Security. – Ben Steverman
USA TODAY
— IRS’ antiquated technology could delay delivery of $1,200 coronavirus
stimulus checks, experts warn – Michael Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/04/coronavirus-stimulus-outdated-technology-could-delay-checks-experts-say/5112012002/
INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Health experts are calling Indiana an emerging coronavirus hot spot. But how
bad is it? – Shari Rudavsky, Amelia Pak-Harvey and Ryan Martin
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2020/04/05/indiana-coronavirus-worse-than-other-states-hard-say/5103767002/
RIVERDALE PRESS
— China finds new way to invade – Lou Deholczer
https://riverdalepress.com/stories/china-finds-new-way-to-invade,71607
DESERET NEWS
— Some criticize President Trump’s COVID-19 efforts, but not these Americans
It’s not obvious on Twitter, but millions of Americans approve of the
president’s response to the novel coronavirus – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/4/5/21195600/coronavirus-trump-covid-19-approval-rating-president-white-house-stephen-moore-kirstie-alley
NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP HITS BACK AT ILLINOIS GOV. PRITZKER FOR ‘COMPLAINING ALL THE TIME’
DURING CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING: ‘HE HASN’T PERFORMED WELL’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-hits-back-illinois-gov-pritzker-complaining-all-time-during-coronavirus-briefing-he-1496228
PEW RESEARCH
— APRIL 11, 2019 FLASHBACK: 6 demographic trends shaping the U.S. – ANTHONY
CILLUFFO AND D’VERA COHN (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in
Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s
West District, politicians are dumping voters who share my demographics: Trump
supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White,
male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, and those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/04/11/6-demographic-trends-shaping-the-u-s-and-the-world-in-2019/
PATHEOS
— Someone to Look Down On – SHANE PHIPPS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents look
down on everyone, not just me. I should write a book about my
critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious,
government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. The more of the following that you are,
the more that they look down on you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German
American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a
long time.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2020/03/24/someone-to-look-down-on/
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— How Publishers are Exploring Alternative Routes to Fund Journalism – Rob
Tornoe (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Ever-increasingly, the
mainstream media acts like it is funded by individuals, organizations,
companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative,
anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male,
anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans,
anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/how-publishers-are-exploring-alternative-routes-to-fund-journalism/
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Can The Liberal World Order
Survive Another Four Years of Trump?”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/can-the-liberal-world-order-survive-another-four-years-of-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Can Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties Survive a Second Trump Term?”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2020/can-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-survive-a-second-trump-term/
9 NEWS
— Coronavirus crisis has cut our tolerance for the usual spin – Neil
Mitchell
https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-australia-chance-new-era-of-politics/f7d0ab5c-8666-4be8-8550-eff4dcda3d58
