November 6 Morning Edition

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ‘This election is not over’ Trump campaign releases statement as vote count continues
https://fox2now.com/news/politics/this-election-is-not-over-trump-campaign-releases-statement-as-vote-count-continues/

NBC5
— More than 200K Unemployment Fraud Complaints Identified in Illinois Since March – Chris Coffey
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/more-than-200k-unemployment-fraud-complaints-identified-in-illinois-since-march/2365002/
— Should police officers in Illinois be licensed? – Ben Bradley (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I had worked for GAO for more than 1 year and for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/should-police-officers-in-illinois-be-licensed/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-2020-election-results-live-updates-20201106-f4pqz5z2lvfclhn5fwvmekzejy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden makes gains in key states, Trump pushes baseless claims of fraud as vote counting continues.” According to my critics/opponents, a) my discrimination charges against the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 were baseless and b) my Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me because I was an overpaid bad employee. They scoffed at a) my having earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976; b) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, and 1990; c) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and d) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-2020-election-results-live-updates-20201105-fghzxeji6jgyhnmqkkzl6sy4pu-story.html
— Rooting for the Illinois rebellion as Madigan pressure builds – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-madigan-rebellion-20201105-sbjjvse7bzcipg46iafvusdvpa-story.html
— Social media companies survived Election Day. More tests loom. – KATE CONGER, MIKE ISAAC AND DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use social media to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/consumer-reviews/sns-nyt-social-media-companies-survived-election-day-20201105-cxsg6hobm5djdbw4hu5k65ce7y-story.html
— To protect our democracy, remember: Our opponents are not our enemies – COLLEEN MURPHY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have falsely claimed to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who promote/promoted dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-biden-voters-enemies-20201105-67ye5ohpkrcudeued4lfjvqsmu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat Lauren Underwood has wider path to pick up votes than Republican Jim Oberweis in tight Illinois Congress contest. “This race is not over,” freshman Rep. Underwood said in a Zoom briefing with reporters Thursday. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/5/21551864/lauren-underwood-has-wider-path-to-pick-up-votes-than-jim-oberweis-in-tight-illinois-congress-race
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. Trump is White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, overweight, gun owner, draft avoider, Christian, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/4/21550452/gender-gap-american-masculinity-men-2020-election-mona-charen

HERALD & REVIEW & SOUTHERN
— Illinois Senate committees discuss inequity in education, employment – SARAH MANSUR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks, and at everyone else, that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-senate-committees-discuss-inequity-in-education-employment/article_2de447b9-2d28-5202-a14c-10d10ba8a8a2.html
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-senate-committees-discuss-inequity-in-education-employment/article_8b621a38-402d-58c5-8bef-843226fa9502.html

WCSJ NEWS
— Thousands of Kane County Ballots Still Haven’t Been Returned – Ethan Kruger (DIERSEN: How many ballots have still not been returned in your county?)
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/wspynews/thousands-of-kane-county-ballots-still-havent-been-returned/article_87fae035-ca1d-5961-9139-a50fd9006eca.html

GENEVA PATCH
— Races Hang In The Balance With 10K Mail-In Votes Out In Kane Co. Thousands of ballots could still be in transit to election offices, delaying even unofficial results in several Kane County races. – Jason Addy
https://patch.com/illinois/geneva/s/haxhs/races-hang-in-the-balance-with-10k-mail-in-votes-out-in-kane-co

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois retailers group applauds Springfield’s move to fine people $50 for not wearing masks when required – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-retailers-group-applauds-springfield-s-move-to-fine-people-50-for-not-wearing-masks/article_2e096de4-1fa1-11eb-aa6e-2b4eae119fae.html

WIREPOINTS
— Reforms Instead Of Taxes. Here’s A List For Illinois To Start With. – Wirepoints
https://wirepoints.org/reforms-instead-of-taxes-heres-a-list-for-illinois-to-start-with-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker: “We are headed down a dark, dark path toward where we were last spring”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/06/pritzker-we-are-headed-down-a-dark-dark-path-toward-where-we-were-last-spring/
— Raoul, Berlin working on police licensing (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I had worked for GAO for more than 1 year and for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/06/raoul-berlin-working-on-police-licensing/
— Duckworth says state party, state House should “consider new leadership”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/05/duckworth-says-state-party-state-house-should-consider-new-leadership/
— Pritzker says he agrees with Durbin on need for new party leadership
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/05/pritzker-says-he-agrees-with-durbin-on-need-for-new-party-leadership/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘They’re trying to rig an election’: Trump cries foul as late counts favor Biden – David Sherfinski, Dave Boyer and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/5/donald-trump-alleges-voter-fraud-late-counts-favor/
— NYC police tangle with protesters for second straight night – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/5/nyc-police-tangle-with-protesters-for-second-strai/

FOX NEWS
— Candace Owens targets Facebook 3rd-party fact-checkers with lawsuit (DIERSEN: What if Facebook hired me to be a fact checker? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/candace-owens-targets-facebook-3rd-party-fact-checkers-with-lawsuit

GOPUSA
— More Than 600 Arrested During Anti-Trump March On I-94 In Minneapolis This Week
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97388

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump: ‘They’re trying to steal an election, and we can’t let that happen’ The president is prepared to take the battle against ‘historic election interference’ by ‘big media, big money and big tech’ all the way to the Supreme Court. – Emily Mangiaracina
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-theyre-trying-to-steal-an-election-and-we-cant-let-that-happen

THE HILL
— Fight for Senate majority boils down to Georgia – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/524719-fight-for-senate-majority-boils-down-to-georgia
— Biden overtakes Trump in Pennsylvania vote count – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524764-biden-overtakes-trump-in-pennsylvania-vote-count

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Donald Trump’s Adult Sons Spreading Election Disinformation To Discredit Vote. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are the president’s biggest proxies in attempting to undermine democracy.” What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails spread disinformation?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-election-misinformation-don-eric-trump_n_5fa44a5ec5b64c88d3fe6141

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Top Republicans defend Trump on baseless voter fraud claims as concerns grow in the ranks.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/05/politics/election-2020-congressional-republicans-trump-election-fraud/index.html

CNBC
— The pandemic has shown that long-term financial security is a necessity, not a luxury – Kevin R. Keller (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you do not have long-term financial security, you cannot claim to be independent. None of the operatives and the dupers who work/worked for my critics/opponents have/had long term financial security.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/13/pandemic-shows-long-term-financial-security-is-necessity-not-a-luxury.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Year of Protest Cries, Now It’s ‘Count Every Vote!’ and ‘Stop the Steal!’ Demonstrations have broken out all year long across America, and they have not let up as states tally ballots after Election Day.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/us/election-protests-vote-count.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The Disinformation Is Coming From Inside the White House. The president and his allies have united right-wing media and internet trolls with false messaging that legitimate vote counting should stop.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/us/politics/trump-white-house-disinformation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As Trump doubles down on election falsehoods, America’s allies are dismayed and disturbed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/11/06/world-reaction-us-election/
— Biden takes lead over Trump in Georgia count; Pa. continues to tighten – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/11/06/trump-biden-election-live-updates/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP splits over Trump’s false election claims, unfounded fraud allegations.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/06/republicans-split-trump-election-fraud/

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump wants Supreme Court to decide election, cites unfounded voter fraud claims.” (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) my discrimination charges against the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 were unfounded and b) my Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me because I was an overpaid bad employee. They scoffed at a) my having earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976; b) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, and 1990; c) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and d) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/trump-wants-supreme-court-to-decide-election-cites-fraud-claims/

USA TODAY
— Election protests across US: Trump, Biden supporters gather in Philadelphia; Facebook shuts down ‘Stop the Steal’ group; Portland on edge – Grace Hauck and Jordan Culver
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/05/election-results-protests-across-us-thursday/6174365002/
— Facebook deploys emergency measures to curb misinformation as nation awaits election results – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Facebook to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/11/05/facebook-election-misinformation-crackdown-emergency-measures-trump/6182001002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/11/05/half-america-supports-donald-trump-heartbreaking-column/6165245002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/04/some-blacks-see-close-election-backlash-racial-progress/6169148002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Takes Lead in Georgia as Trump Lashes Out Over Vote Count Updated results show the former vice president closing in on the White House – Catherine Lucey, Eliza Collins and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-2020-results-trump-biden-11-05-2020-11604580224
— At 18, I Wasn’t Mature Enough to Vote. In 1971 I wrote in my girlfriend’s dad. A poll worker told everyone in town. – Robert P. Crease (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18? I turned 18 in September of 1966. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I was a full-time student at UIC. I pumped gasoline for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights part-time and then I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office part-time. I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought with money that I had earned washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.. I saved money for college expenses at NIU and for a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in December of 1967.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-18-i-wasnt-mature-enough-to-vote-11604426664
— How We Voted in the 2020 Election A pre-election and Election Day survey interviewed about 140,000 people who said they voted in the election or intended to. Here are the results, compiled by the Associated Press, which offer a look at voting patterns and trends. – Brian McGill, John West, and Anthony DeBarros
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/votecast-2020/
— Election 2020: Trump’s Lawsuits Are Getting Mixed Results President’s campaign suffered legal defeats in Michigan and Georgia but won victories in Pennsylvania, while opening a new front in Nevada – Corinne Ramey, Deanna Paul and Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-2020-trumps-lawsuits-are-getting-mixed-results-11604617463
— Joe Biden’s Non-Mandate He may win the White House, but his party and progressive ideas lost. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-non-mandate-11604619335
— Another Election Goes to Court Democrats began litigating years ago, and quicker resolutions could have prevented problems now. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-election-goes-to-court-11604618993
— Has Trump Turned Arizona Blue? McCain admirers and Mormon moms seem to have handed Biden a key state’s victory. – Masada Siegel (DIERSEN: According to Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton RINOs, Republicans who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform are turning Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton blue.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/has-trump-turned-arizona-blue-11604596427
— Latino Voters Drifted From Democrats in Florida and Texas Trump made big inroads with anti-socialist message in south Florida, Texas border counties – Arian Campo-Flores and Elizabeth Findell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/latino-voters-drifted-from-democrats-in-florida-and-texas-11604582691
— Facebook Imposes Limits on Election Content, Bans ‘Stop the Steal’ Group Company announces new measures to restrict the spread of false and possibly dangerous material – Jeff Horwitz, Sam Schechner and Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-takes-down-group-organizing-protests-of-vote-counting-11604603908

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Falsely Attacks Election Integrity Once Again, Blasts Twitter For Flagging Him.” (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) my discrimination charges against the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 were false and b) my Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me because I was an overpaid bad employee. They scoffed at a) my having earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976; b) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, and 1990; c) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and d) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/11/06/trump-falsely-attacks-election-integrity-once-again-blasts-twitter-for-flagging-him/

NEWSWEEK
— Federal Election Officials Blast Trump’s ‘Baseless Accusations’ About Vote – DARRAGH ROCHE (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) my discrimination charges against the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 were baseless and b) my Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me because I was an overpaid bad employee. They scoffed at a) my having earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976; b) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, and 1990; c) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and d) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-election-officials-trump-baseless-accusations-vote-1545431

ONE NEWS PAGE
— Civil Rights Groups Sue Twitter For Not Suspending Trump’s Account (DIERSEN: How far will my critics/opponents go a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails? So far, they have ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service (twice), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. They crushed my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer and they tried very hard to get ICRC to censor me.)
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20201105/13450973/Civil-Rights-Groups-Sue-Twitter-For-Not-Suspending.htm

INC.
— FEBRUARY 27, 2017 FLASHBACK: 10 Times You Should Take a Pay Cut – SUZANNE LUCAS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about taking a pay cut. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $20,157 (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote beyond GS-12. They had disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.)
https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/10-times-you-should-take-a-pay-cut.html

LEXOLOGY
— Politics and the Workplace – Employers, Do You Have a Policy? – Christine Gantt-Sorenson and Pierce T. Maclennan
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9e671be8-f99b-4a6e-b9c6-ba1399272cea

Author: David Diersen

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