CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois legislators gather, slowly, in Springfield for third session marked by COVID-19 pandemic. – JEREMY GORNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-opening-day-20220106-ulvz5r5w6fdahe5hthbn7f2mqu-story.html
— US Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he’ll focus on GOP anti-Trump movement rather than run for statewide office – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-20220106-6lm6rmlikvhefnah5p5y3pcgea-story.html
— ‘This is part of mainstream America’: Ordinariness of Illinois’ alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters shows growing threat of political violence – JOHN KEILMAN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs flush ordinary people down the sewer, and especially ordinary people who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-capitol-rioters-illinois-anniversary-jan-6-20220106-wtdjfrw5w5a55lh7wjtkz7gwiy-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPD leaders told to pump up arrests, solve more murders — or face demotion, sources say after private meeting with mayor, top cop. After Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter-century, Lori Lightfoot and Supt. David Brown pressed police brass in a closed-door meeting to increase flagging arrest numbers and get officers to engage more with city residents. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/1/5/22869450/police-cpd-lori-lightfoot-david-brown-arrest-increase-crime-quota-demotion-clearance-rate-murder
— The hard right in Illinois, one year after the Jan. 6 attack. “Jan. 6 was not the end,” David Goldenberg, the Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, has said of the continued extremism threat. “It was just the end of the beginning.” – Lynn Sweet, Tom Schuba, and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/1/5/22869605/jan-6-attack-insurrection-illinois-proud-boys
DAILY HERALD
— State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuits – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220105/state-legislature-approves-remap-of-judicial-subcircuits
WGN9
— What’s next for Rep. Adam Kinzinger? Taking the fight to far-right extremism – Tahman Bradley (COMMENT: The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Trump-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization hint/imply/argue/shout that you are far-right extremist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be cancelled, blacklisted, and gotten rid of: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/whats-next-for-rep-adam-kinzinger-taking-the-fight-to-far-right-extremism/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois Democrats set sights on local judicial races – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-illinois-democrats-set-sights-on-local-judicial-races/article_06b287c7-01d9-50a3-82bf-bb16e8599968.html
SOUTHERN
— A year after controversy, Mary and Chris Miller look to hang on – BRENDEN MOORE
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-a-year-after-controversy-mary-and-chris-miller-look-to-hang-on/article_690bb7b3-9dd0-5918-86d5-029bd571f447.html
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Quad-Cities Republican chairs recall Jan. 6 insurrection differently, mirroring the divide in the party – Barb Ickes
https://qctimes.com/news/local/quad-cities-republican-chairs-recall-jan-6-insurrection-differently-mirroring-the-divide-in-the-party/article_1c4042a2-8d4e-55f8-baa1-04cb481fcc14.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Suit over St. Clair County Board districts now alleges ‘injustice to minority population’ – LEXI CORTES
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article257066997.html
WSIL TV
— Trump maintains grip on GOP despite violent insurrection – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/trump-maintains-grip-on-gop-despite-violent-insurrection/article_308b9bbe-d098-532e-90e2-e30abc1bd6a2.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— President Biden blasts Trump for ‘spreading a web of lies’ in a Jan. 6 speech – Brian Naylor
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-06/president-biden-blasts-trump-for-spreading-a-web-of-lies-in-a-jan-6-speech
WREX
— Rep. Kinzinger on Jan. 6 riots: ‘Let’s confront the anger, fear, and hopelessness that brought that dark day about’ – Andrew Carrigan (COMMENT: I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who promote “anger, fear, and hopelessness.” I would focus on those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wrex.com/townnews/politics/rep-kinzinger-on-jan-6-riots-lets-confront-the-anger-fear-and-hopelessness-that-brought/article_8e8cedae-6e3c-11ec-a7ee-3bfb30935ddf.html
MCHENRY TIMES
— ‘Let the people speak’: Reick calls on Illinois General Assembly to stand against Pritzker’s ‘executive overreach’ – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/617928156-let-the-people-speak-reick-calls-on-illinois-general-assembly-to-stand-against-pritzker-s-executive-overreach
CHICAGO PATCH
— What Happened To The IL Residents Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot? A year later, here’s a rundown of everyone from Illinois who has been charged in connection with the insurrection attempt. – J. Ryne Danielson (COMMENT: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters encouraged the January 6 perpetrators/participants from Illinois?)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/what-happened-il-residents-charged-jan-6-capitol-riot
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— ‘Legally Stolen’ Podcast Chronicles How Racist Housing Policies Harmed Black Communities In Chicago. “It was important to have this exhibit be immersive so that the people who interact with this project can feel so informed and enlightened that they too can become an advocate,” artist Tonika Johnson said. – Atavia Reed
https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/01/05/legally-stolen-podcast-chronicles-how-racist-housing-policies-harmed-black-communities-in-chicago/
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Union League Club invites “1619 Project” founder, fabulist Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/617930241-union-league-club-invites-1619-project-founder-fabulist-nikole-hannah-jones-to-speak-at-martin-luther-king-jr-day-celebration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Author and historian Thomas Sowell, who has written frequently on slavery, has pointed out that the United States was actually the first country in world history to ban the practice. “Slavery was just not an issue, not even among intellectuals, much less among political leaders, until the 18th century – and then it was an issue only in Western civilization,” Sowell wrote. “Among those who turned against slavery in the 18th century were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other American leaders,” Sowell said. “You could research all of the 18th century Africa or Asia or the Middle East without finding any comparable rejection of slavery there. But who is singled out for scathing criticism today? American leaders of the 18th century.”)
WIREPOINTS
— Give in to the most militant teachers union in the country and this is what you get: Another walkout. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/give-in-to-the-most-militant-teachers-union-in-the-country-and-this-is-what-you-get-another-walkout-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PARENTS HAD 8 HOURS’ NOTICE OF TEACHERS UNION WALKOUT – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-parents-had-8-hours-notice-of-teachers-union-walkout/
CAPITOL FAX
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not hate Trump.
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/political-violence-is-now-coming-from-the-mainstream/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats putting anti-police policies ahead of public safety. Crime’s explosion thanks to politicized movements. – Jonathan Fahey
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/5/democrats-putting-anti-police-movements-ahead-of-p/
— Trump again defies expectations, invites 2024 speculation – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/5/donald-trump-again-defies-expectations-invites-202/
— New DHS data reveals border jumpers no longer predominantly Mexicans. Migrants arrested in fiscal year 2021 hailed from 106 different countries. –
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/5/new-dhs-data-reveals-border-no-longer-mexican-prob/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ted Cruz criticized for calling Jan. 6 riot a ‘violent terrorist attack’ – Emily Brooks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-januaray-6-terrorist-attack-criticism
— Conservatives have to secure Arizona’s border because Joe Biden doesn’t care – Rep. Andy Biggs and Matt Salmon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/conservatives-have-to-secure-arizonas-border-because-joe-biden-doesnt-care
NEW YORK POST
— WH says it wants schools open — but won’t blast Chi union for move to close – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2022/01/05/president-biden-doesnt-take-on-chicago-teachers-union/
FOX NEWS
— Voters fed up with Democrats’ obsession with race. Democrats have overplayed the race card while failing to deliver solutions. Liz Peek
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/voters-democrats-race-liz-peek
— Tucker: The world we live in cannot last
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-the-world-we-live-in-cannot-last
AMERICAN THINKER
— Coddling criminals is an assault on America – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/coddling_criminals_is_an_assault_on_america.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— AG Garland Vows to Capture J6 ‘Perpetrators, at Any Level’ – Liz Sheld (COMMENT: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters encouraged the January 6 perpetrators/participants from Illinois?)
https://amgreatness.com/2022/01/06/morning-greatness-ag-garland-vows-to-capture-j6-perpetrators-at-any-level/
NEW AMERICAN
— States Move to Prioritize Race in Distributing COVID Treatments – Veronika Kyrylenko
https://thenewamerican.com/states-move-to-prioritize-race-in-distributing-covid-treatments/
NEWSMAX
— Rep. Pat Fallon: Biden’s ‘Wokeness, Weakness’ Is ‘Tragedy’ on Border – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/fallon-biden-border-immigration/2022/01/05/id/1051210/
PJ MEDIA
— None of My Best Friends Are Black – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/culture/lincolnbrown/2022/01/05/none-of-my-best-friends-are-black-n1547308
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— ‘Give Us a King’: Lessons from the Capitol Sedition. Samuel’s message to Israel about unchecked power stands true today. We should listen. – BONNIE KRISTIAN
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/january-web-only/lessons-capitol-sedition-jan-6-anniversary-samuel-king.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: The System We Live In Is Disconnected From Nature And Cannot Last – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/01/05/tucker_carlson_the_world_we_live_in_cannot_last_but_thats_not_necessarily_a_tragedy.html
REASON MAGAZINE
— Emory Law Journal Refuses To Publish Conservative Professor’s Dismissal of Systemic Racism. “The editors found my views to be ‘hurtful’ and refused to publish them,” says Lawrence Alexander. – ROBBY SOAVE
https://reason.com/2022/01/05/emory-law-journal-lawrence-alexander-michael-perry-festschrift/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Student bullies cry victim, retaliate against ASU, reject punishment for racist attack on white kids – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/01/05/student-bullies-cry-victim-retaliate-against-asu-reject-punishment-for-racist-attack-on-white-kids-1184534/
THE HILL
— Benedictine monks separate from Catholic school after it hires lacrosse coach in same-sex marriage. “Events in recent months have been an occasion for the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey to examine their future relationship with Benet Academy,” the school’s chancellor and board chairman wrote in a letter. – Brooke Migdon
https://thehill.com/changing-america/588472-benedictine-monks-separate-from-catholic-school-after-it-hires-lacrosse
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Someone in Florida tells New Yorkers leave if ‘woke’
https://www.cbs42.com/regional/someone-in-florida-tells-new-yorkers-leave-if-woke/
NBC NEWS
— A year later, GOP accuses Democrats of ‘exploiting’ Capitol riot – Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/year-later-gop-accuses-democrats-exploiting-insurrection-n1287052
NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Speaks at the Capitol, Holding Trump Responsible for Jan. 6 Attack. The president accused Mr. Trump of spinning a “web of lies” and imperiling democracy. Lawmakers will hold events to remember the attack by a mob trying to keep Mr. Trump in office.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/us/jan-6-capitol-riot
— The G.O.P. Is Making ‘Critical Race Theory’ the New ‘Shariah Law’ – CHARLES M. BLOW
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/opinion/critical-race-theory-gop.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Long, Hard Year for Republicans Who Voted to Impeach After Jan. 6. Ten House Republicans voted to charge President Donald J. Trump with inciting the Capitol attack. All of them are still struggling with the consequences. – Jonathan Weisman and Luke Broadwater (COMMENT: Those, including me, who voted for direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members continue to be punished by those who voted against it. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/republican-impeachment-votes-trump-jan-6.html
WASHINGTON POST
— How Republicans became the party of Trump’s election lie after Jan. 6 – Ashley Parker, Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-jan-6-election-lie/2022/01/05/82f4cad4-6cb6-11ec-974b-d1c6de8b26b0_story.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— How the insurrection’s ideology came straight out of 1990s California politics – JEAN GUERRERO (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) replace Whites with minorities, b) replace men with women, c) replace older people with younger people, d) replace heterosexuals with LGBTQers, e) replace Christians with non-Christians, f) replace Protestants with non-Protestants, g) replace Italian Americans with non-Italian Americans, h) replace German Americans with non-German Americans, i) replace those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, j) replace those who do not hate Trump with those who hate Trump, k) replace conservatives with moderates and liberals, l) replace patriotic people with non-patriotic people, m) replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries, n) replace etc. with etc.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-05/jan-6-anniversary-immigration-great-replacement-theory
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Scandal of Chicago’s Teachers Union. Arizona shows the way to respond to unions that refuse to teach. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-scandal-of-chicagos-teachers-union-doug-ducey-arizona-schools-students-covid-11641422073
— Democracy Isn’t Dying Jan. 6 was a riot, not an insurrection, and U.S. institutions held. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democracy-isnt-dying-capitol-riot-jan-6-donald-trump-election-11641421265
— Republicans’ Jan. 6 Responsibility. The GOP has a duty to condemn the riot and those who refuse to acknowledge it. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-jan-6-responsibility-anniversary-riot-storm-capitol-trump-protesters-investigation-11641417707
COURIER JOURNAL
— How Kentucky’s redistricting result is the definition of gerrymandering – Joshua A. Douglas (COMMENT: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. The DuPage County Election Division has provided me with its new township maps. As I anticipated, I am drawn into the same precinct with Jeanne Ives.)
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/01/05/how-kentuckys-redistricting-result-definition-gerrymander/9101088002/
CAROLINA JOURNAL
— N. C. redistricting leaders defend map-drawing process (COMMENT: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. The DuPage County Election Division has provided me with its new township maps. As I anticipated, I am drawn into the same precinct with Jeanne Ives.)
https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/n-c-redistricting-leaders-defend-map-drawing-process/
TIMES HERALD
— Signs it’s time to replace your computer
https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/lifestyles/signs-its-time-to-replace-your-computer/article_257e57ac-6e5b-11ec-9196-9372c4dc7fcc.html
FORBES
— Should We Fire All The Racists? – Janice Gassam Asare (COMMENT: To call someone a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who are the following are racists: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2022/01/05/should-we-fire-all-the-racists/
— If Corporate Leadership Doesn’t Immediately Take These Actions, They’ll Lose Their Best And Brightest Employees And Won’t Be Able To Attract And Recruit Top Talent – Jack Kelly (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever-increasingly, the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization act like their members who are Trump-hates, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQers, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time want them to get rid of their members who are non-Trump haters, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/01/05/if-corporate-leadership-doesnt-immediately-take-these-actions-theyll-lose-their-best-and-brightest-employees-and-wont-be-able-to-attract-and-recruit-top-talent/
NPR
— After The Riot: The Extremism That Fueled The Capitol Insurrection
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070675200/after-the-riot-the-extremism-that-fueled-the-capitol-insurrection
EDUCATION WEEK
— COMMENT: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-u-s-capitol-insurrection-was-a-case-study-in-white-privilege-teach-it-that-way/2022/01
ENTREPRENEUR
— COMMENT: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/401824
FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— COMMENT: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites. (COMMENT: The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Trump-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization hint/imply/argue/shout that you are far-right extremist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be cancelled, blacklisted, and gotten rid of: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/white-backlash-is-a-type-of-racial-reckoning-too/
FOREIGN POLICY
— The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Aren’t Who You Think They Are. The people who stormed the U.S. Capitol weren’t poor, unemployed red-staters. Many were middle-class professionals motivated by the “great replacement” conspiracy theory. – Robert A. Pape (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) replace Whites with minorities, b) replace men with women, c) replace older people with younger people, d) replace heterosexuals with LGBTQers, e) replace Christians with non-Christians, f) replace Protestants with non-Protestants, g) replace Italian Americans with non-Italian Americans, h) replace German Americans with non-German Americans, i) replace those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, j) replace those who do not hate Trump with those who hate Trump, k) replace conservatives with moderates and liberals, l) replace patriotic people with non-patriotic people, m) replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries, n) replace etc. with etc.)
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/06/trump-capitol-insurrection-january-6-insurrectionists-great-replacement-white-nationalism/
LGBTQ NATION
— Pope Francis denounces “selfishness” of adopting dogs instead of kids. The Catholic Church fights in court to block LGBTQ people from adopting while its leader denounces people who don’t adopt. – Alex Bollinger
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/01/pope-francis-denounces-selfishness-adopting-dogs-instead-kids/
DAILY MAIL
— Pope Francis hits out at ‘selfish’ couples who have pets instead of children as he calls for parents to have more offspring to solve the West’s ‘demographic winter.’ Pope Francis said couples who have pets not children show ‘form of selfishness.’ Not having children, he said, ‘takes away our humanity’ and denies motherhood. Said couples should have more children to address West’s ‘demographic winter.’ Francis has been photographed petting dogs as well as a tiger and baby panther. – LAUREN LEWIS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10371579/Pope-Francis-hits-selfish-couples-pets-instead-children.html
