ABC7
— Coronavirus: Wilmette, Highland Park join Chicago suburbs ordering residents to wear face masks in public
https://abc7chicago.com/health/wilmette-highland-park-order-residents-to-wear-face-masks-in-public/6112030/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/18/2020
NBC5
— Stimulus Check Issues: Chicago-Area Consumers Report Money Being Sent to Wrong Accounts NBC 5 Responds talked to the IRS for an update on the money, how consumers can check their status and what to do it someone reaches out to you about your money. – Chris Coffey
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/stimulus-check-issues-chicago-area-consumers-report-money-being-sent-to-wrong-accounts/2257791/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Corona-shamed’: George Stephanopoulos, J. Lo — maybe you? – KATHERINE ROSMAN (DIERSEN: Of course, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you will be corona-shamed: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-celebrities-shamed-for-having-coronavirus-20200417-xjgm3lbg5rc6foedcsvw7zz3ta-story.html
— ‘LIBERATE MICHIGAN!’ Right-wing coalitions rallying to end lockdown restrictions amid coronavirus pandemic. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-protesters-trump-20200417-7oad7qhicrc53eywjaclwdsaoq-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, Trump and the path back from COVID-19 – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-pritzker-trump-reopening-guidelines-20200417-yh7tmk6bhvc3jmqmwfsczz7r3a-story.html
— Federal judge raps Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough for ‘clear violations’ of anti-patronage hiring rules – Ray Long (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-clerk-karen-yarbrough-patronage-hiring-federal-monitor-20200418-jzbxjyqbnncvfoyscs6wvf3jtm-story.html
— Huge jump in number of people using Naperville-based Crisis Text Line, many seeking help for depression and anxiety linked to COVID 19 – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-kidsmatter-crisis-line-st-0419-20200418-6qnrvai6rfdwpoiix6vyao2z54-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crises demand maximum scrutiny of government. Illinois is failing. Truth and transparency have been quiet casualties of our current war against COVID-19. – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/crises-demand-maximum-scrutiny-government-illinois-failing
— Don’t let our democracy be a casualty of COVID Some things are worth fighting for. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dont-let-our-democracy-be-casualty-covid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to state law, “Sessions of the General Assembly shall be held at the seat of government: Provided, that the Governor may convene the General Assembly at some other place when it is necessary, in case of pestilence or public danger.” But what does “some other place” mean? Does it include multiple locations, like Mike Madigan’s den, Don Harmon’s kitchen and legislators’ homes all over the state via webcam? And if the governor balks, will legislators have to show up in the flesh in Springfield to change the law? Above and beyond that, Springfield Republicans clearly are getting tired of sitting quiet while Gov. J.B. Pritzker runs everything. Note the recent big flap about slow payment of jobless insurance claims. I can’t say I blame them, any more than I can blame Illinois’ mostly Democratic congressional delegation for getting its back up over President Donald Trump’s tap dance that he’s in charge and will give orders except when something goes wrong and it’s your fault. Chicagoans don’t want a governor/emperor any more than they want a president/king. If we’re not careful, the natural tendency of strongmen to emerge in times of crisis will persist long after COVID.)
DAILY HERALD
— Dog walking is an essential business and operation under the Illinois Governor’s “stay at home” executive order. – David Bendoff
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20200418/covid-19-announcement-prudent
— COVID-19 emergency funding for suburban Latinos in the works – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: What about funding for members of other protected groups including: Trump-haters, illegals, non-citizens, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, moderates, liberals, Blacks, Asians, females, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those who have criminal records, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200417/covid-19-emergency-funding-for-suburban-latinos-in-the-works
WTTW
— Experts Worry Politics Will Guide Voters’ Virus Precautions – AP (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to use the Virus to defeat Trump.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/18/experts-worry-politics-will-guide-voters-virus-precautions
HERALD & REVIEW
— Congress needs to unify for pandemic help programs – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, liberals, and moderates in the following organizations want to better unify to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your county/township/ward Republican party organizations.)
https://herald-review.com/editorial-congress-needs-to-unify-for-pandemic-help-programs/article_65e94e6b-9263-57c3-939c-bf3a45b52399.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ capital city suffers financially from pandemic – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/article242108621.html
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rock Island County Republican Central Committee announces elected officers – Britni Moses (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? What percent of a) your fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen in your township and/or county and what percent of the offices of your township and/or county Republican organizations are conservative, moderate, and liberal? From what I see, Republican Precinct Committeemen and officers of Republican organizations who are moderate or liberal focus on destroying Republican Precinct Committeemen who are conservative, that is, they focus on destroying the Republican Party.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/rock-island-county-republican-central-committee-announces-elected-officers/
MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Democrats seek more than $40 billion in federal bailout for pensions, budget deficits, more – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-democrats-seek-more-than-40-billion-in-federal-bailout-for-pensions-budget-deficits-more/article_d923ac0c-c29d-57c5-8841-c67773916d38.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pres. Trump goads states to lift virus restrictions – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/coronavirus/liberate-trump-goads-states-to-lift-virus-restrictions/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Protests spark debate between public health and personal liberty – AHTRA ELNASHAR
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/protests-spark-debate-between-public-health-and-personal-liberty
NPR ILLINOIS
— Michelle Obama May Stay ‘Above The Fray’ As She Returns To Political Life – JUANA SUMMERS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who stay above the fray and b) who have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me and what their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes did to carry out those adverse actions.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/michelle-obama-may-stay-above-fray-she-returns-political-life#stream/0
POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— April 17, 2020: Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/04/17/april-17-2020-daily-covid-19-case-counts-for-dupage-county-and-beyond/112096
GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Frank Napolitano Reappointed as College of DuPage Board Chairman
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/frank-napolitano-reappointed-college-dupage-board-chairman
WHEATON PATCH
— Single Family Homes For Sale in Wheaton, Illinois – April 2020 There are currently 289 single family homes for sale in Wheaton. – Marco Amidei
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/single-family-homes-sale-wheaton-illinois-april-2020
CENTER SQUARE
— Corn farmers struggle as COVID-19 pandemic shuts down demand for ethanol – Pat Morris
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/corn-farmers-struggle-as-covid-19-pandemic-shuts-down-demand-for-ethanol/article_f9f10962-80c8-11ea-ab8b-7f9e9a3cf156.html
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Vast majority of coronavirus fatalities in Chicago had underlying conditions (DIERSEN: What underlying conditions do you have? I am 71 years old, I have not-in-control type 2 diabetes, and I am obese (BMI-31).)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/532299708-vast-majority-of-coronavirus-fatalities-in-chicago-had-underlying-conditions
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ COVID-19 crisis: Daily data update for April 18th, 2020
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-covid-19-crisis-daily-data-update-wirepoints/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Gov. Pritzker’s progressive tax plan may exacerbate DuPage’s struggles during COVID crisis – April Bamburg
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/532272982-gov-pritzker-s-progressive-tax-plan-may-exacerbate-dupage-s-struggles-during-covid-crisis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For residents of DuPage County, where nearly 1,000 jobs were lost recently before the current crisis and where the COVID-19 pandemic may take 131,853 more Illinois jobs, Gov. Pritzker’s progressive tax system, or “fair tax,” may not make sense or seem fair. That may become particularly true if Pritzker’s “fair tax” wins voter approval, as DuPage county middle-income families stand to lose a projected $3,500 annually. Despite Governor Pritzker’s insistence to the contrary, his fair tax plan is not a tax on the affluent only and may instead cost the state approximately 286,000 jobs—7,700 of them in DuPage County due to Chicago having more industry than other areas. After the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released (GOMB) revised revenue projections for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and the 2020-2021 fiscal years on April 16, the Illinois Business Alliance issued a statement focusing on why the graduated income tax amendment is bad for Illinois, and therefore bad for DuPage.)
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Confirmed flu cases in Chicago continue to drop as COVID-19 cases keep climbing
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/532125803-exclusive-confirmed-flu-cases-in-chicago-continue-to-drop-as-covid-19-cases-keep-climbing
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Governor Pritzker – The king has no clothes – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-governor-pritzker-the-king-has-no-clothes/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinoisans’ Rights During the Pandemic – Austin Scott Davies
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinoisans-rights-during-the-pandemic/
CAPITOL FAX
— Supreme Court justices rule against teacher, declare fantasy sports betting a game of skill (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) painted themselves as being sports experts and b) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for not sharing their obsession with sports betting. After they succeeded in forcing me into one of their sports betting pools, they were forever beyond furious when purely by chance I beat them all.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/17/supreme-court-justices-rule-against-teacher-declare-fantasy-sports-betting-a-game-of-skill/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden should have disavowed Bernie instead – Bobby Jindal (DIERSEN: Who has disavowed you? I should write a book about those who have disavowed me. 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. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Everyone in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bobby-jindal-joe-biden-should-have-disavowed-bernie-sanders-instead
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Support Surges in House for Bringing Back Supply Chains From China – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want America to be dependent on foreign countries and their citizens?)
https://freebeacon.com/policy/support-surges-in-house-for-bringing-back-supply-chains-from-china/
— FLASHBACK: Joe Biden Thinks Bernie Sanders Is An Unaccomplished Socialist – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being unaccomplished? I should write a book about those who paint me as being unaccomplished. 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. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Everyone in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/flashback-when-joe-biden-called-bernie-sanders-an-unaccomplished-socialist/
RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Let’s See Which States Succeed and Which Fail
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/04/17/lets-see-which-states-succeed-and-which-fail/
BRITBART
— California Shouldn’t Demand Money from the Rest of Us Only to Give it to Illegal Aliens – KRIS W. KOBACH
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/17/kobach-california-shouldnt-demand-money-from-the-rest-of-us-only-to-give-it-to-illegal-aliens/
— It’s Time to End Reliance on Cheap Foreign Labor, Automate Our Farms – DAN STEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/04/17/exclusive-its-time-to-end-reliance-on-cheap-foreign-labor-automate-our-farms/
— Liberal Students Take Lion’s Share of ‘Bipartisan’ Federal Truman Scholarships, Again – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2020/04/17/liberal-students-take-lions-share-of-bipartisan-federal-truman-scholarships-again/
PATRIOT POST
— ‘Mrs. America’ Grossly Smears Phillis Schlafly, Conservative Women True to Hollywood, a new Hulu miniseries makes a villain out of a true feminine hero. – Brian Mark Weber
https://patriotpost.us/articles/70004-mrs-america-grossly-smears-phillis-schlafly-conservative-women-2020-04-17
— United We Fall – Burt Prelutsky (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, liberals, and moderates in the following organizations want to better unify to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your county/township/ward Republican party organizations.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/69904-united-we-fall-2020-04-18
ONE NEWS NOW
— Obama AG Eric Holder eagerly uses COVID-19 for political advantage – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/04/18/obama-ag-eric-holder-eagerly-uses-covid-19-for-political-advantage
EPOCH TIMES
— The Blame Game: Weaponizing a Pandemic – Paul Adams (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, expect that Trump-haters will do everything that they can to use the pandemic to destroy Trump and to destroy all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-blame-game-weaponizing-a-pandemic_3315992.html
POLITICO
— Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez: ‘I have no doubt’ Democrats will unify around Biden – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs, liberals, and moderates in the following organizations want to better unify to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, and your county/township/ward Republican party organizations.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/perez-no-doubt-democrats-unify-around-biden-183168
— Job gains since the Great Recession erased – REBECCA RAINEY and ELEANOR MUELLER
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-shift/2020/04/17/job-gains-since-the-great-recession-erased-786943
— Trump breaks with his own guidelines to back conservative anti-quarantine protesters The president’s social media posts come amid growing frustration among some conservative groups over state mitigation measures. – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/17/trump-states-stay-at-home-orders-192386
REUTERS
— Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections – Richard Cowan
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/voting-by-mail-in-the-spotlight-as-us-congress-debates-how-to-secure-november-elections-idUSKBN21Z337
ABC NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: Over 7,000 dead in nursing homes – William Mansell and Ella Torres
https://abcnews.go.com/US/coronavirus-updates-illinois-food-plant-ordered-close-workers/story?id=70220694
CBS NEWS
— China grows as campaign theme during pandemic – AARON NAVARRO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who side with Communist China against America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-grows-as-campaign-theme-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Seeks a Bailout From Congress for Pensions and Cities The president of the State Senate asked for $40 billion to help the pension system, fund unemployment insurance and aid hospitals and cities. – Mary Williams Walsh
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/business/dealbook/illinois-pension-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, and other Republican-haters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/heather-two-mommies.html
— Vote for Biden? Sanders Supporters Say It’s ‘Up in the Air’ In interviews, some of Bernie Sanders’s primary voters saw Joe Biden as a weaker candidate than Hillary Clinton. Others didn’t think he could win. Nearly all were unenthusiastic. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/us/politics/bernie-sanders-voters-biden.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Dow-at-30,000 Dream Hurt America. Trump is Mark Twain’s king, the great American con man.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/opinion/trump-coronavirus.html
— China Post-Coronavirus: Signs of Life, Censorship and Paranoia – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything should be censored except for what they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/china-coronavirus-censorship.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “As covid-19 spreads, Trump makes a series of threats — many of them empty.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/17/coronavirus-spreads-trump-makes-series-threats-many-them-empty/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump campaign vows MAGA campaign rallies will be back before Election Day
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-trump-campaign-rally-20200417-ult424cjdrdppcrgw7fpd5qfka-story.html
FOX BALTIMORE
— Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears – AARON MORRISON
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/senators-urge-anti-bias-police-training-over-mask-fears
BOSTON HERALD
— Governors on their own without Trump to blame – GRACE CURLEY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/04/17/curley-governors-on-their-own-without-trump-to-blame/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Michigan’s Draconian Lockdown Provokes a Backlash Gov. Whitmer’s stay-at-home order restricts lawn mowing, touchpad carwashes and boating. – John J. Miller
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michigans-draconian-lockdown-provokes-a-backlash-11587163325
— New Data Suggest the Coronavirus Isn’t as Deadly as We Thought A study finds 50 to 85 times as many infections as known cases—meaning a far lower fatality rate. – Andrew Bogan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-data-suggest-the-coronavirus-isnt-as-deadly-as-we-thought-11587155298
BLOOMBERG
— Job Cuts in Pandemic Come So Fast That Warning Laws Are Gutted
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-mass-layoff-notice/
BARRON’S
— Uncle Sam’s Growing Intrusion Into the Private Sector Sets a Dangerous Precedent – Randall W. Forsyth
https://www.barrons.com/articles/big-government-could-be-here-to-stay-why-thats-a-problem-51587171975
BUSINESS INSIDER
— 10 ways to stop giving people power over you – Amy Morin (DIERSEN: Who has power over you? The following have power over me: a) those who cast Republican primary ballots in my precinct and b) DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeemen, and especially those who are Milton Township Republican Organization officers. Who has had power over you? The following have had power over me: a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and especially TAPROOT officers and directors, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee members, and especially WCC officers, c) Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) members, and especially ICRC Steering Committee members, d) American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) members, and especially AAPC MC officers and directors, e) my Democrat GAO superiors, and especially those in GAO’s Chicago office, f) my Democrat IRS superiors, and especially those in IRS’s Chicago Office, g) my Firestone Store superiors, and especially those in Firestone’s Chicago Heights Store, h) my Democrat Post Office superiors, and especially those in the Park Forest Post Office, i) etc.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/psychotherapist-10-ways-to-stop-giving-people-power-over-you-2020-1
HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING
— APRIL 30, 1970 FLASHBACK: Power and Politics in Organizational Life – Abraham Zaleznik (DIERSEN: I should write a book about power and politics in organizational life. I would draw on what I learned as a) Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee member 1983-1996 and especially my service as Treasurer 1983-1986, b) Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee member 1989-1998, c) Milton Township Republican Organization since 1999 and especially during my service as webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, d) Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter Board Member 2001-2004, e) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, and g) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012. I would draw on what those who have dominated the aforesaid organizations have done right and wrong.)
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/70313-PDF-ENG
JD SUPRA
— The CARES Act’s Surprising Overhaul of the Controversial Law Protecting the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/what-comes-next-for-part-2-the-cares-70074/
— COVID-19 And “Regular” Discrimination (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who decimate against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft-avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that they discriminate against you. 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.jdsupra.com/legalnews/covid-19-and-regular-discrimination-46982/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Can Launch Retaliatory Investigations Into Whistleblowers, Court Rules Ruling sets a new government wide precedent. – ERIC KATZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the retaliatory investigations that my Democrat IRS superiors launched against me during the 1970s because I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/04/agencies-can-launch-retaliatory-investigations-whistleblowers-court-rules/164586/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal agencies can launch retaliatory investigations against employees who blow the whistle on wrongdoing without violating anti-reprisal laws, a federal court has said in a precedent-setting ruling. While agencies cannot dock pay, deny promotions or engage in several other retaliatory personnel actions against whistleblowers, investigating a worker who has attempted to shed a light on inappropriate or illegal behavior is allowable, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. Federal whistleblowers have long complained agencies seek to turn the tables on them in an effort to discredit their claims or remove them from their positions.)
VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Could Trump’s Coronavirus Failure Finally Turn Off Supporters?”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/could-trumps-coronavirus-failure-finally-turn-off-supporters
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “TRUMP’S VENDETTA AGAINST MAIL-IN VOTING COULD COST HIM THE 2020 ELECTION.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/trumps-vendetta-against-mail-in-voting-could-cost-him-the-2020-election
ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Christian-hater says “Christian Privilege Is Spreading Like a Virus.”
https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/17/christian-privilege-spreading-virus
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who hates Trump and hates America says “America’s Essence Is On The Ballot This November” and asks “Do we want to be a nation that buys into Trump’s vision of hate and division?”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/04/17/is-there-a-soul-of-america-worth-reclaiming/
ESQUIRE
— The Trump Administration Is Writing a Death Sentence for America’s Most Important Restaurants The CARES act bails out homogeneous chains but ignores the local restaurants that have transformed every region of this country. – JEFF GORDINIER
https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a32190986/cares-act-chains-independent-restaurants/
DAILY BEAST
— Even the People Handling Unemployment Claims Are Terrified of Working “A quarter of our office is not coming in because they don’t want to die,” one employee at the agency that handles claims in Illinois told The Daily Beast. – Jonathan Ballew
https://www.thedailybeast.com/illinois-unemployment-agency-staff-are-terrified-of-working
