December 21, 2022

ABC7
— House Committee votes in favor of releasing documents relating to Donald Trump’s tax returns. The committee received six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses from the Treasury Department. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-tax-returns-release-donald-taxes-house-ways-and-means-committee-news/12593199/
— Illinois lawmakers hear testimony on assault weapon ban legislation – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/assault-weapons-ban-illinois-2022-protect-communities-act-chicago-violence/12593569/
— Incoming New York congressman’s biography contradicted by alleged alma mater, employer – Hannah Demissie (COMMENT: Political parties should be required to vet candidates.)
https://abc7chicago.com/george-santos-resume-ny-congressman-congress-fraud/12593703/

CBS2
— Judge hears multiple Illinois prosecutors’ case against SAFE-T Act, which eliminates cash bail – DANA KOZLOV
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-safe-t-act-constitutionality-arguments/
— COMMENT: Democrats get doctors and activists to urge Illinois lawmakers to pass gun control bill.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/doctors-activists-urge-illinois-lawmakers-to-pass-gun-control-bill/
— Growing backlog of court cases delays justice for crime victims and the accused – AMY CORRAL, STEPHEN STOCK, JOSE SANCHEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/court-case-backlog-delays-justice/

FOX32
— More migrants arrive in Chicago ahead of holidays
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-migrants-arrive-in-chicago-ahead-of-holidays
— Kankakee County judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging SAFE-T Act – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kankakee-county-judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-challenging-safe-t-act

WTTW
— As Chicago Nears 700 Murders for 3rd Straight Year, Mayor’s Race Focuses on Public Safety – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2022/12/20/chicago-nears-700-murders-3rd-straight-year-mayor-s-race-focuses-public-safety
— Gun Rights Advocates Get Their Say as Illinois Legislators Hold Hearings on Assault Weapons Ban – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2022/12/20/gun-rights-advocates-get-their-say-illinois-legislators-hold-hearings-assault-weapons-ban

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Guns rights advocates decry sweeping gun ban proposal: ‘You can’t put us all in jail’ – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-hearing-20221221-4zrhiat3t5bfhbftqhqqpo4may-story.html
— FROM PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Kinzinger.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-leaving-congress-20221221-hbfts32wqzfx7gm6xngdx6mhje-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party glorifies and praises members of its base, that is, those who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, renters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who need/want massive assistance from government and/or charities, those who lack education and/or job skills, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, illegals, etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-vega-begins-clerk-term-st-1209-20221216-42jgzj57nrb5jhsbbk4ikljq34-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge gives no hints on SAFE-T Act, says he faces ‘monumental task’ to rule on sweeping law by Dec. 28. Kankakee County Chief Judge Thomas W. Cunnington heard arguments Tuesday that the criminal justice law violates the state Constitution. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/20/23519818/judge-gives-no-hints-on-safe-t-act-says-he-faces-monumental-task-to-rule-on-sweeping-law-by-dec-28
— Gun rights advocates say assault weapons ban is unconstitutional — local officials say it’s essential. Gun rights advocates, law enforcement deliver more than five hours of testimony before the House judiciary panel as lawmakers debate assault weapons ban. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/20/23519485/gun-rights-advocates-say-assault-weapons-ban-is-unconstitutional-local-officials-say-its-essential
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/afternoon-edition-newsletter/2022/12/20/23518850/chicago-weather-snow-storm-texas-migrants-chicago-police-lizzo-annie-lee-chicago-news-roundup

DAILY HERALD
— Judge to decide if Naperville mayoral, city council candidates should stay on ballot – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221220/judge-to-decide-if-naperville-mayoral-city-council-candidates-should-stay-on-ballot
— COMMENT: Democrats say “GOP’s usual embrace of Trump muted after criminal referral.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221220/gops-usual-embrace-of-trump-muted-after-criminal-referral
— COMMENT: Democrats ask court to end asylum limits.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221220/biden-administration-asks-court-to-end-asylum-limits-with-a-short-delay

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois law enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons – PETER HANCOCK
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-law-enforcement-officials-push-for-ban-on-high-power-high-capacity-weapons/article_c40ff084-80ba-11ed-b1c6-1bcc96927548.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Congress-misses-another-chance-to-reform-17667346.php

RIVER BENDER
— COMMENT: Democrats ask court to end asylum limits.
https://www.riverbender.com/topnews/details.cfm?id=400333

NORTH SHORE RECORD
— COMMENT: Question to ask school board candidates: If you are elected, will you promote or oppose teacher promotion of the following and why: a) sexualization of students, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) CRT, e) 1619, f) wokeism/wokeness, g) reparations, h) BLM, i) affirmative action, j) diversity, k) equity, and l) inclusion?
https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/2022/12/20/challengers-to-take-on-new-trier-winnetka-36-school-board-slates-races-for-wilmette-boards-highland-park-council-will-also-be-contested/

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats ask court to end asylum limits.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/21/1144617132/the-u-s-asks-court-to-end-asylum-limits-with-a-short-delay

CITIES 92.9
— COMMEMT: To diminish Second Amendment rights, Democrats argue that firearms fuel the nationwide surge in gun violence because some firearms have fallen into the wrong hands.
https://www.cities929.com/2022/12/20/government-reports-surge-in-firearms-linked-to-crimes-in-illinois/

LAGRANGE PATCH
— It’s not easy finding the political views of the candidates for the Lyons Township High School board in next April’s election. But candidate Tim Vlcek is an open book. – David Giuliani (COMMENT: Question to ask school board candidates: If you are elected, will you promote or oppose teacher promotion of the following and why: a) sexualization of students, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) CRT, e) 1619, f) wokeism/wokeness, g) reparations, h) BLM, i) affirmative action, j) diversity, k) equity, and l) inclusion?)
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/trump-fan-runs-lths-board

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— $560 million in federal spending earmarked for Illinois – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/560-million-in-federal-spending-earmarked-for-illinois/article_b46aaa38-7fd5-11ed-9b47-5321bd7a915d.html
— Civil disobedience? Enforcement of proposed Illinois gun ban questioned. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/civil-disobedience-enforcement-of-proposed-illinois-gun-ban-questioned/article_14b0c2d4-80bb-11ed-a29e-c325ff246a80.html

COOK COUNTY WIRE
— Judge to decide if SAFE-T Act tramples IL constitution, people’s rights, or if prosecutors’ lawsuit mere ‘policy dispute’ – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/637736353-judge-to-decide-if-safe-t-act-tramples-il-constitution-people-s-rights-or-if-prosecutors-lawsuit-mere-policy-dispute

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois State Rifle Association: ‘None of these anti-gun bills have been about fighting crime’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/637641743-illinois-state-rifle-association-none-of-these-anti-gun-bills-have-been-about-fighting-crime
— GOP Chair Tracy: ‘Strengthening election integrity in Illinois at all levels will continue to be a top priority of the State Party’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/637621057-gop-chair-tracy-strengthening-election-integrity-in-illinois-at-all-levels-will-continue-to-be-a-top-priority-of-the-state-party

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Don Tracy: ‘Thank you for attending our State Central Committee (SCC) meeting in Bolingbrook’ (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most to discourage me from attending Illinois Republican Party SCC meetings since 2000.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/637622959-tracy-thank-you-for-attending-our-state-central-committee-scc-meeting-in-bolingbrook

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Illinois U.S. Rep Mary E. Miller: “Joe Biden must be impeached for violating his oath to defend our border & uphold our immigration laws,…”
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/637667670-illinois-u-s-rep-mary-e-miller-joe-biden-must-be-impeached-for-violating-his-oath-to-defend-our-border-uphold-our-immigration-laws
— Illinois U.S. Rep Mary E. Miller: “I will vote NO on the secret Biden “omnibus” budget that no one has read or seen. Every single Republican…”
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/637667744-illinois-u-s-rep-mary-e-miller-i-will-vote-no-on-the-secret-biden-omnibus-budget-that-no-one-has-read-or-seen-every-single-republican

CHAMBANA SUN
— ‘Your Second Amendment rights are under attack. Fight back against HB-5855! Donate to the legal defense fund’ – Rep. Brad Halbrook
https://chambanasun.com/stories/637563220-halbrook-your-2a-rights-are-under-attack-fight-back-against-hb-5855-donate-to-the-legal-defense-fund

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Looking at Candidates for Algonquin’s District 300 School Board (COMMENT: Who are the candidates for your school board? What do you and the other voters in your school district know about them?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/12/21/looking-at-candidates-for-algonquins-district-300-school-board/

WIREPOINTS
— Every poll we’ve seen, minorities want more policing…they also want better policing, sure, but they want more of it, not less.
https://wirepoints.org/every-poll-weve-seen-minorities-want-more-policing-they-also-want-better-policing-sure-but-they-want-more-of-it-not-less-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Don Tracy Donates to Democrat Endorsed by Sen. Durbin Just Months Before His IL GOP Chair Election
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/12/don-tracy-donates-to-democrat-endorsed-by-sen-durbin-just-months-before-his-il-gop-chair-election.html
— Pot Use Rises Among Children – Illinois Family Institute
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/12/ifi-pot-use-rises-among-children.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House committee approves release of Trump’s tax records – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/20/house-committee-to-release-report-on-trumps-tax-re/
— Conservative states are winning big as liberal policies collapse. Americans are voting with their feet. – Matt Schlapp
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/20/conservative-states-are-winning-big-as-liberal-pol/
— U.S. ‘waking up too slowly’ on China, House GOP point man on Beijing warns – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/20/us-waking-too-slowly-china-house-gop-point-man-bei/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— School district that removed LGBT books from library hit with civil rights investigation – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigation-school-removed-lgbtq-books
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana advocates dealt massive hit thanks to McConnell opposition – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/marijuana-advocates-dealt-massive-hit-thanks-to-mcconnell-opposition

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Border Czar Kamala Harris Blames Biden Admin’s Migrant Crisis on Republicans. White House oversaw fiscal-year record high of 2.4 million border encounters in 2022. – Ben Wilson (COMMENT: Who blames you the most for their problems? I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems since 2000. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued.)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/border-czar-kamala-harris-blames-biden-admins-migrant-crisis-on-republicans/
— Biden Admin To Drop Half a Million on Artificial Intelligence That Detects Microaggressions on Social Media – Philip Caldwell
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-admin-to-drop-half-a-million-on-artificial-intelligence-that-detects-microaggressions-on-social-media/
— Black America’s Anti-Semitism Problem – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/culture/black-americas-anti-semitism-problem/

NEW YORK POST
— Migrants wait outside El Paso bus station for free trips to NYC and Chicago – Isabel Vincent
https://nypost.com/2022/12/20/migrants-wait-outside-el-paso-bus-station-for-free-trips-to-nyc-and-chicago/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— White House Unable to Describe What Kamala Is Doing on Immigration – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2022/12/20/morning-greatness-wh-unable-to-describe-what-kamala-is-doing-on-immigration/
— The ‘Reparations’ Scam – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2022/12/20/the-reparations-scam/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are we becoming the United States of Woke? – Anthony Gonzalez
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/12/are_we_becoming_the_united_states_of_woke.html
— Why Just Mayorkas? – J. Robert Smith
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/12/why_just_mayorkas.html
— America’s Growing Political Impotence – Robert Weissberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/12/americas_growing_political_impotence_.html
— Duplicitous media suggests a ‘Republican Biden’ for a GOP win – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/12/duplicitous_media_suggests_a_republican_biden_for_a_gop_win.html

BREITBART
— Biden Gets $3+ Billion from Congress to Fund His Border Migration – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/12/20/biden-gets-3-billion-congress-fund-his-border-migration/
— Texas Governor Orders Hundreds of Migrants Bused from El Paso to New York, Chicago – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2022/12/20/texas-governor-orders-hundreds-of-migrants-bused-from-el-paso-to-new-york-chicago/
— $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Undermines Immigration Enforcement – Rep. Ashley Hinson
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/20/exclusive-rep-ashley-hinson-1-7-trillion-omnibus-undermines-immigration-enforcement/
— Donald Trump Urges Congress to Take ‘Three Crucial Actions’ to Address Border Crisis – JORDAN DIXON-HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/19/donald-trump-urges-congress-to-take-three-crucial-actions-to-address-border-crisis/
— Stanford University Ripped for Guide to Eliminate ‘Harmful Language’ Like ‘American,’ ‘Karen,’ ‘Prisoner’ – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/20/stanford-university-ripped-guide-eliminate-harmful-language-like-american-karen-prisoner/

CNS NEWS
— Texas Sheriff: We Need to Get Back to Consequences for Illegal Immigrants – MELANIE ARTER
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/texas-sheriff-we-need-get-back-consequences-illegal-immigrants
— The Biden administration’s goal is to get as many illegal immigrants into the United States as possible, and the White House’s $3.5 billion funding request for the border will aid them in that goal, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said on Tuesday. – MELANIE ARTER (COMMENT: So far, how many illegals has Biden gotten into Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/gop-congressman-biden-asking-35-billion-border-because-their-goal

CENTER SQUARE FLORIDA
— Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody made public an ICE training video obtained by her office as part of the litigation process in a lawsuit the state filed against the Biden administration in September. The partially redacted video, she said, is “evidence of President Joe Biden’s intentional destruction of the nation’s immigration system.” – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/ag-moody-ice-deposition-video-is-evidence-of-bidens-immigration-plan/article_c142add8-80a1-11ed-b884-4fa55bda950d.html

CENTER SQUARE TEXAS
— Abbott demands Biden take action at border with ‘perilous’ weather coming – Bethany Blankley (COMMENT: Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/abbott-demands-biden-take-action-at-border-with-perilous-weather-coming/article_9e28d4ca-80a7-11ed-adae-83cd2a95d038.html

COLLEGE FIX
— An English professor filed a state lawsuit against North Carolina educational officials for firing him over his seminars on viewpoint diversity and free speech. – MATT LAMB (COMMENT: I should write a book about the class action lawsuit that I became an active member of and the lawsuits that I have filed. I would focus on the defendants and the adverse actions that they have taken against me and continue to take against me. Better yet, I should sue them again.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-fired-for-critical-race-theory-criticism-lawsuit/

DAILY CALLER
— Congress’ Spending Bill Contains Millions In Woke Handouts – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/20/congress-omnibus-woke-handouts-lgbtq/
— Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Increases Funding For Groups Housing, Feeding Illegal Immigrants By Over 400% – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/20/southern-border-spending-bill-congress/
— Earmarks Are Back With A Vengeance In Congress’ Spending Bill – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/20/opinion-earmarks-are-back-with-a-vengeance-in-congress-omnibus-adam-andrzejewski/
— Massive Congressional Spending Bill Says Border Patrol Can’t Spend Funds On Border Security – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/20/customs-and-border-protection-congress-border/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 12 Woke Earmarks in Omnibus Spending Bill – Matthew Dickerson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/12/20/12-woke-earmarks-in-omnibus-spending-bill/

DAILY WIRE
— Massive Texas National Guard Contingent Arrives In El Paso As Illegals Prepare To Surge – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/massive-texas-national-guard-arrives-in-el-paso-as-illegals-prepare-to-surge

EPOCH TIMES
— Elon Musk Criticizes Media for Not Covering Border Crisis. Poll shows Americans vastly underestimate extent of illegal immigration. – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/elon-musk-criticizes-media-for-not-covering-border-crisis_4934717.html
— El Paso Mayor Warns 20,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border When Title 42 Ends – Katabella Roberts
https://www.theepochtimes.com/el-paso-mayor-warns-200000-illegal-aliens-waiting-in-mexico-to-cross-border-into-us-when-title-42-ends_4934601.html
— Every Narrative Used by the Corporate Media Has Proven to Be False – JEFF CARLSON AND HANS MAHNCKE
https://www.theepochtimes.com/every-narrative-used-by-the-corporate-media-has-proven-to-be-false-truth-over-news_4935463.html

FOX NEWS
— Illinois sees significant rise in children hospitalized for accidentally ingesting edible marijuana products. 124 children were hospitalized in Cook County, Illinois, for ingesting THC edibles in 2021 compared to 3 in 2017 – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-sees-significant-rise-children-hospitalized-accidentally-ingesting-edible-marijuana-products
— El Paso food bank struggles to accommodate surge in migrants as fate of Title 42 uncertain. El Paso declared a state of emergency on Saturday as border crossings have overwhelmed city officials. – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/el-paso-food-bank-struggles-accommodate-surge-migrants-fate-title-42-uncertain
— Eric Adams silent on NYC second migrant death by suicide in shelter system ahead of Title 42 expiration. Adams admits flood of asylum seekers into New York City will impact ‘public safety’ among other services. – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/eric-adams-silent-nyc-second-migrant-death-suicide-shelter-system-title-42-expiration
— Karine Jean-Pierre faces backlash after claiming the border is not open: ‘A bold-faced lie’ The end of Title 42 is expected to lead to 9,000 to 15,000 border crossings a day. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/karine-jean-pierre-faces-backlash-claiming-border-open-bold-faced-lie

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The 6 Biggest Lies From Mayorkas and DHS About Team Biden’s Post-Title 42 Plans – Simon Hankinson
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/the-6-biggest-lies-mayorkas-and-dhs-about-team-bidens-post-title-42-plans

HOT AIR
— Migrants crossing into El Paso now come face-to-face with Texas National Guard troops holding rifles – KAREN TOWNSEND (COMMENT: Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?)
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2022/12/20/migrants-crossing-into-el-paso-now-come-face-to-face-with-texas-national-guard-troops-holding-rifles-n519152

MRC TV
— On PBS, Liberal New York Times Writer Insists: ‘Tighten the Cranks’ on Social Media Giants to Prevent “Disinformation.” – Brad Wilmouth (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2022/12/20/pbs-liberal-new-york-times-writer-insists-tighten-cranks-social
— CBS Whines Texas National Guard is Cracking Down on Illegal Migrants – Kevin Tober (COMMENT: Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2022/12/21/cbs-whines-texas-national-guard-cracking-down-illegal-migrants

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Count Trump Out
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dont-count-trump-out/

NEWSMAX
— Mayor to Blame for NYC Migrant Crisis – Bernie Kerik
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/bernie-kerik-adams-biden/2022/12/20/id/1101319/
— Texas AG Ken Paxton to Newsmax: Biden Admin in ‘Partnership’ with Cartels – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/texas-migrants-southernborder/2022/12/20/id/1101333/
— Ronna McDaniel to Newsmax: GOP Has to Stop ‘Cannibalizing,’ Fight Dems – Jack Gournell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-gop/2022/12/20/id/1101340/

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Open Borders. Biden wants our borders wide open, no matter how bad illegal immigration gets. – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/articles/93634-bidens-open-borders-2022-12-20

POST MILLENNIAL
— $7.5 million set aside for LGBTQ projects in Biden’s massive spending bill – Mia Ashton
https://thepostmillennial.com/7-5-million-set-aside-for-lgbtq-projects-in-bidens-massive-spending-bill-report
— Biden admin admits end of ‘remain in Mexico’ policy would lead to ‘increase’ in illegal border crossings—pushes for repeal anyway. “The government recognizes that the end of the Title 42 orders will likely lead to disruption and a temporary increase in unlawful border crossings.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-biden-admin-admits-end-of-remain-in-mexico-policy-would-lead-to-increase-in-illegal-border-crossings-pushes-for-repeal-anyway

TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
— Governor Greg Abbott today demanded President Joe Biden immediately deploy federal assets to address the dire border crisis, particularly in the City of El Paso, as a dangerously cold polar vortex moves into Texas this week. (COMMENT: Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?)
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-demands-federal-border-action-ahead-of-polar-vortex

TOWNHALL
— Border Crisis: What Downtown El Paso Looks Like Before Title 42 Is Lifted – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2022/12/20/border-crisis-what-downtown-el-paso-looks-like-before-title-42-is-lifted-n2617388

THE HILL
— Romney on possible reelection bid: ‘I’m convinced that if I run, I win’ – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3783321-romney-on-possible-reelection-bid-im-convinced-that-if-i-run-i-win/

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/12/20/us-mexico-border-asylum-seekers-migrants-title-42-stories-nr-culver-vpx.cnn
— No immigration ‘fix’ and Congress isn’t really trying – Zachary B. Wolf (COMMENT: Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/politics/immigration-title-42-what-matters/index.html
— COMMENT: Democrats say “This is what the crisis along the US border looks like.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/us/migrant-influx-us-border-what-it-looks-like

REUTERS & NEWSWEEK
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/frustration-among-migrants-us-mexico-border-covid-restrictions-remain-2022-12-20/
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-border-surge-could-spell-humanitarian-catastrophe-arctic-blast-hits-1768158

ABC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas National Guard deploys ‘contingency border force’ of hundreds to El Paso.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/texas-national-guard-deploys-contingency-border-force-hundreds/story?id=95568265

CBS NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas governor sends National Guard to border.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/texas-governor-sends-national-guard-to-border/

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Armed Texas National Guard makes show of force on border to turn back migrants.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-national-guard-erects-wire-border-turn-back-migrants-rcna62667

ABC NEW YORK & CBS NEW YORK & NBC NEW YORK
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://abc7ny.com/12595163/
https://abc7ny.com/migrants-asylum-seekers-border-crisis-illegal-crossing/12592805/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-leaders-look-for-federal-help-with-another-influx-of-asylum-seekers-expected-if-title-42-expires/
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/widow-of-asylum-speaker-traumatized-after-discovering-husbands-body-in-nyc-shelter-2/4006647/

NBC DALLAS FORTH WORTH
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Despite Cold, National Guard, Migrants Continue.” (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/in-eagle-pass-migrants-continue-to-cross-rio-grande-for-u-s/3154151/

NBC DENVER
— COMMENT: Denver Democrats say “More migrants are arriving in Denver than leaving emergency shelters.” Border communities try to balance needs of residents and migrants amid humanitarian crisis

https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/next/more-migrants-are-arriving-in-denver-than-leaving-emergency-shelters/73-aa141066-a68b-43c1-ac68-08c2921cfa8f

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “House Committee Approves Release of Trump’s Taxes.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/20/us/trump-taxes-news

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas National Guard blocks migrant flow across border in El Paso.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2022/12/20/el-paso-abbott-national-guard-border-title-42/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Migrants seeking asylum cross into the US as Title 42 may not be lifted.”
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/world/2022/12/20/migrants-seeking-asylum-cross-into-us-title-42-may-not-lifted/10930545002/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Worries mount at border over asylum rules.”
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2022/12/21/worries-mount-border-over-asylum-rules/10936092002/

KNOXVILLE FOCUS
— Amnesty for Illegals to Combat Declining Birth Rates? – Dr. Harold A. Black (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://www.knoxfocus.com/columnist/amnesty-for-illegals-to-combat-declining-birth-rates/

SPECTRUM NEWS
— Counties hundreds of miles from the border say there’s an “invasion” – Charlotte Scott (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.)
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2022/12/21/counties-hundreds-of-miles-away-from-the-border-say-there-s-an–invasion-

DALLAS MORNING STAR
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas National Guard installs what appears to be barbed wire at Rio Grande.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/12/20/texas-national-guard-installs-what-appears-to-be-barbed-wire-at-rio-grande-border-area/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/12/20/as-title-42-lifts-d-fw-nonprofits-and-faith-groups-prepare-to-support-migrants/

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/20/texas-border-migrants-national-guard-troopers-blockade/

EL PASO TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas National Guard sets up on Rio Grande, preventing asylum seekers from entering.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.elpasotimes.com/picture-gallery/news/immigration/2022/12/20/texas-national-guard-stops-asylum-seekers-crossing-rio-grande/10932918002/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “El Paso readies for ‘whatever happens’ as humanitarian crisis persists.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2022/12/20/el-paso-migrant-crisis-title-42-hits-supreme-court-immigration/69715635007/

EL PASO MATTERS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas National Guard strings concertina wire at popular El Paso border crossing point.” Will the Democrat Party’s Second Civil War against Republicans officially start when federal troops attack the Texas National Guard?
https://elpasomatters.org/2022/12/20/watch-texas-national-guard-strings-concertina-wire-at-popular-el-paso-border-crossing-point/

FOX NASHVILLE
— Trend of teachers embracing ‘indoctrination’ stirs concern in school districts nationwide – KRISTINA WATROBSKI
https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/i-am-in-fact-indoctrinating-your-children-teachers-accused-of-politicizing-classrooms
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Heather Godbout works at Crete-Monee High School, located in a southern Chicago suburb. Godbout routinely posts TikTok videos offering tips on working in education to her more than 20,000 followers. A recent video from the self-described liberal teacher is gaining attention for sharing sentiments previously opposed by parents across the United States. “All you right wing conspiracy theory nut jobs who seem to think the teachers are out here just indoctrinating children into some sort of woke agenda that you can’t actually define,” she reportedly says in the TikTok. “I’m just going to come clean. I am, in fact, indoctrinating your children.” . . . The National Desk (TND) has reached out to Godbout and the Crete-Monee School District 201-U for comment. This story will be updated if responses are received.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago News Is Nothing but Crime. I stopped reading the papers and am giving up local television. I simply find it too dispiriting. – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-news-is-nothing-but-crime-sports-weather-murder-carjacking-hit-and-run-interviews-television-11671572226
— How Much Washington Really Owes: $100 Trillion. Unfunded entitlements are more than twice as large as the official national debt. The problem is growing. – Vince Kolber
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-washington-really-owes-100-trillion-debt-social-insurance-expenditure-medicare-medicaid-treasury-11671571955
— U.S. Spending Bill Contains Billions for Ukraine
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/ukraine-zelensky-biden-congress-washington-trip-russia/card/u-s-spending-bill-contains-billions-for-ukraine-ZbeLn74ANvjndw0uuBM5

BLOOMBERG
— JPMorgan Seeks SEC ‘Pay-to-Play’ Waiver for $1,000 Campaign Gift – Miles Weiss (COMMENT: Individuals, organizations, companies, etc. donate money to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political organizations, etc. to get them to do what donators want them to do. I should write a book about recipients of big donations that act they took money from donators that wanted them a) to dump the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or b) to dump me and to dump my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-20/jpmorgan-seeks-sec-pay-to-play-waiver-for-1-000-campaign-gift

MCKNIGHTS SENOIR LIVING
— Demographic disparities play significant role in retirement savings – Kathleen Steele Gaivin (COMMENT: My retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/business-daily-news/demographic-disparities-play-significant-role-in-retirement-savings/

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Democrats ask “Who will get reparations first?”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-recast/2022/12/20/reparations-black-americans-puerto-rico-00074815

PBS
— COMMENT: Democrats ask court to end asylum limits.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-asks-court-to-end-immigration-asylum-limits-after-christmas
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Border communities try to balance needs of residents and migrants amid humanitarian crisis.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/border-communities-try-to-balance-needs-of-residents-and-migrants-amid-humanitarian-crisis

EDUCATION WEEK
— COMMENT: Question to ask school board candidates: If you are elected, will you promote or oppose teacher promotion of the following and why: a) sexualization of students, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) CRT, e) 1619, f) wokeism/wokeness, g) reparations, h) BLM, i) affirmative action, j) diversity, k) equity, and l) inclusion?
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-big-problem-with-who-runs-for-school-boards-and-how-to-fix-it/2022/12

SHRM
— No Discrimination When Decision-Maker Was Unaware – Maria Cáceres-Boneau COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 and why they took those adverse actions against me. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued.)
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/court-report-ada-disability-discrimination-insubordination.aspx

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Biden’s America: 47% Believe He’s Made It Worse
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/biden_s_america_47_believe_he_s_made_it_worse

PACIFIC DAILY NEWS
— Public Auditor Benjamin Cruz reminds governor’s inauguration team not to engage in ‘pay to play’ – Joe Taitano II (COMMENT: Individuals, organizations, companies, etc. donate money to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political organizations, etc. to get them to do what donators want them to do. I should write a book about recipients of big donations that act they took money from donators that wanted them a) to dump the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or b) to dump me and to dump my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.guampdn.com/news/cruz-reminds-inauguration-team-not-to-engage-in-pay-to-play/article_8ef24516-7cdf-11ed-a3e2-87ec8b97d685.html

FREE DICTIONARY
— Fill a void (COMMENT: What voids do you fill? To fill the tremendous Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization communication voids in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I bring articles to everyone’s attention that promote the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fill+a+void

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.