March 25, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Six candidates vie for three Waukegan D60 board seats – Steve Sadin (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district read and do math at grade level? What percent of the parents in your school district vote for Democrat school board members? So far, in your school district, how much has declining school performance negatively impacted home values? What do you say to parents who put making their children “good little Democrats” ahead of their children’s academic performance? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you have to be a “good little Democrat” to get accepted by a college, to get a job, to etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-school-board-race-st-0327-20230324-tqbf5w52ejfrratuoklwxjsjk4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We need accountability from the top down,” Sobecki said. “I want my children to have the education I had,” he added, referring to his time going through the city’s public schools. “Student test scores are low, and we have (many) students who can’t read at grade level.”)
— Trump warns of ‘death and destruction’ if he’s charged in Stormy Daniels hush money case – Michael McAuliff and Dave Goldiner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/donald-trump-20230324-igkaeyz6cvgipbkcw3cvtr62zy-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gender-neutral-bathroom-bill-multi-stall-20230324-xwpt3gh5ojditlr3brlwhyhtbq-story.html
— Democrats bash DeSantis.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-ron-desantis-donald-trump-sullivan-v-new-york-times-florida-page-20230324-tg3rsbaqfrbtta4zyiknxoemfu-story.html
— Carjacker who told cops he’d be ‘out by Sunday’ gets 22 years in prison – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-glasgow-carjacking-sentencing-st-0326-20230324-mg354qri3bdcjny7q3v3lb52mq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What America needs is a good show trial of Donald Trump. Trump expects the MAGA faithful to turn out in thousands to intimidate the Manhattan district attorney out of indicting him for funneling hush money to noted porn actress Stormy Daniels. Not going to happen. – Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/3/24/23652233/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-indictment-new-york-protests-gene-lyons-column

NBC5
— CPD Announces Plans to Hire Back Officers – Fran Spielman and Tom Schuba (COMMENT: Of course, after they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors never offered to hire me back. If they had offered to hire me back, I could not have accepted their offer because they had taken far too many adverse actions against me. They had a) forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) gave me bad job assignments, unfair performance appraisals, and unfair performance appraisals, c) turned my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me, d) assigned me to supervise their most problematic employees, e) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, f) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS12, and GS-13 and never promoted me beyond GS-13, g) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and h) misled me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would be eligible for regular retirement when I was 55 in 2003.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cpd-plans-hire-back-officers-recruit-cops-outside-city/3103525/

FOX32
— House Democrat leader calls out ‘MAGA Republicans’ for parents’ rights bill. Republicans want parents to have a bigger say in their kid’s education and they think their bill could get it done.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1198067

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/cannabis-industry-trade-orgs-plead-safe-banking-hearing
— $141 million in Pritzker projects have close ties to governor’s allies but face serious questions – SANDY BERGO and HUCK NEUBAUER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/millions-pritzker-projects-have-close-ties-governors-allies

CITIES 92.9
— Gun ban plaintiffs: ‘Constitutional rights are not extinguished by hyperbole’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2023/03/24/gun-ban-plaintiffs-constitutional-rights-are-not-extinguished-by-hyperbole/

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Democratic Party of Illinois spending in local school and library board races – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: How much money has the Democratic Party of Illinois spent a) to elect Democrat candidates on the April 4 ballot in your precinct and b) to defeat the Republican candidates on the April 4 ballot in your precinct? What are the following doing to help elect Republican candidates: a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/granite-city-news/democratic-party-of-illinois-spending-in-local-school-and-library-board-races/article_3b84e314-ca57-11ed-bb5b-53a47e8e7a5c.html

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage PADS Raises More Than $300K To Help Homeless Residents. The organization raised $320,000 during its recent fundraiser, which was held in Oak Brook. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-pads-raises-more-300k-help-homeless-residents

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/03/24/afternoon-roundup-57/
— Chicago roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/03/24/that-toddlin-town-roundup-18/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Sheriffs consistent in opposition to ban of so-called assault weapons says Second Amendment advocate – W.J. Kennedy
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/640375665-sheriffs-consistent-in-opposition-to-ban-of-so-called-assault-weapons-says-second-amendment-advocate

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortion Cheerleaders in Springfield Determined to Shut Down Pregnancy Care Centers – David Curtin
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-cheerleaders-in-springfield-determined-to-shutter-pregnancy-care-centers/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker, IL Democratic Party Fund $800K to Attack School Board Candidates, Including Women and Single Parents While Reading, Math Scores Plummet (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district read and do math at grade level? What percent of the parents in your school district vote for Democrat school board members? So far, in your school district, how much has declining school performance negatively impacted home values? What do you say to parents who put making their children “good little Democrats” ahead of their children’s academic performance? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you have to be a “good little Democrat” to get accepted by a college, to get a job, to etc.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/03/pritzker-il-democratic-party-fund-800k-to-attack-school-board-candidates-including-women-and-single-parents-while-reading-math-scores-plummet.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights Act – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/24/house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-rights-act/
— Biden, Trudeau announce deal to turn back migrant asylum seekers who cross into Canada – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/24/joe-biden-justin-trudeau-announce-deal-turn-back-m/
— Afflicted Democrats just can’t stop targeting Trump – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/24/editorial-afflicted-democrats-just-cant-stop-targe/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois bill to limit police involvement in school rule violations advances – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-bill-to-limit-police-involvement-in-school-rule-violations-advances
— Critical race theory meeting in California school district turns chaotic – Jeremiah Poff (COMMENT: How strongly are Democrats pushing CRT in your school district?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/critical-race-theory-meeting-california-school-turns-chaotic

NEW YORK POST
— Majority of NYC Democrats, blacks, Latinos want more charter schools, poll finds – Bernadette Hogan and Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/nyc-democrats-blacks-latinos-want-more-charter-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— When Will Stubborn Trump Loyalists Face Inconvenient Truths? – Geoffrey P. Hunt
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/03/when_will_stubborn_trump_loyalists_face_inconvenient_truths_.html
— LGBTQ+ rights are core to America’s foreign policy – Kathleen Brush
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/03/lgbtq_rights_are_core_to_americas_foreign_policy_.html
— Military recruitment under Joe Biden reaches ‘bleakest’ levels since post-Vietnam nadir – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/03/military_recruitment_under_joe_biden_reaches_bleakest_levels_since_postvietnam_nadir.html

BREITBART
— Antisemitic Attacks Reach Record High Under Joe Biden – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/24/antisemitic-attacks-reach-record-high-under-joe-biden/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Georgetown University to add social justice emphasis to existing ‘diversity’ core requirement – Ian Cruz (COMMENT: How strongly do the Democrats who run the colleges in your area use diversity to promote hatred against Republicans? I earned degrees from IIT, DePaul, Loyola, and NIU in 1997, 1980, 1976, and 1970 respectively.)
https://campusreform.org/article?id=21566

CHRISTIAN POST
— Iowa becomes 10th state to ban gender transition surgeries for minors – Ryan Fole
https://www.christianpost.com/news/iowa-bans-gender-transition-surgeries-for-minors.html
— Larry Elder talks presidential run, fatherless epidemic, school choice and the ’11th Commandment’ – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/larry-elder-talks-possible-presidential-run-fatherlessness-and-the-bible.html

EPOCH TIMES
— House Passes Parents Bill of Rights Act – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-passes-parents-bill-of-rights-act_5147144.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the Republicans’ key goals in crafting the bill was to ensure that parents who speak out against what is being taught to their children do not face retribution from local, state, or federal authorities. “No longer will [parents] have their speech denied, or feel threatened for expressing their concerns at school board meetings,” Foxx said. The comment was in reference to a late-2021 controversy in which Attorney General Merrick Garland offered federal resources and guidance to local law enforcement to target parents who attended school board meetings. In 2021, the United States saw a deluge of concerned parents coming to school board meetings to speak out against left-wing ideology in the classroom. Many parents came to their school board to speak out against critical race theory (CRT), a highly contentious left-wing theory that holds that white people are inherently “privileged” and that non-white people are inherently oppressed. Critics of CRT note that it has its origins in the political thought of Karl Marx, the ideological founder of communism; the theory has also been criticized as racist for its efforts to reduce the individual to a member of a group on the basis of their skin color. In his remarks against the bill, Scott suggested that CRT was “an accurate recounting of our nation’s history,” and that the legislation would “punish librarians” who pushed CRT. Other parents came to school board meetings to speak out against fringe left-wing notions of sex and gender. Many left-wing activists claim that gender is a social construct and that a person can change their gender based on their feelings. One parent, Terry Newsome of Chicago, who spoke out against allowing “Gender Queer” in his kids’ school library in 2021, was later placed on a terror watch-list with no warning or further explanation.)

HANNITY
— SANDERS SLAPS DOWN CRT: Arkansas Gov Eliminates ‘White Privilege’ Survey in Public School (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my parents’ income and wealth and to the unfair advantages that I have received because I am White, male, heterosexual, baby boomer, draft avoider, married since I was 29, childless, Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 26 years, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. The many things that I would focus on include their parents’ income and wealth, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, military status, marital history, parental history, religion, national origin, length of time their ancestors have been in America, employment history, hometown, etc.)
https://hannity.com/media-room/sanders-slaps-down-crt-arkansas-gov-eliminates-white-privilege-survey-in-public-school/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Networks Obsess Over ‘Far Right,’ Oblivious to ‘Far Left’ – Bill D’Agostino
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2023/03/24/study-networks-obsess-over-far-right-oblivious-far-left
— The Left Never Wages Divisive ‘Culture Wars’? – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2023/03/24/column-left-never-wages-divisive-culture-wars

NEWSMAX
— Dershowitz to Newsmax: Left-Wing McCarthyism Targets Trump Defenders – Michael Katz
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-left-wing-mccarthyism/2023/03/24/id/1113761/
— Trump: ‘Stop Weaponization’; Dems ‘Running Elections With Prosecutors’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-2024-presidential/2023/03/24/id/1113748/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Huckabee Sanders Goes After White Privilege Survey – Brooke Mallory (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my parents’ income and wealth and to the unfair advantages that I have received because I am White, male, heterosexual, baby boomer, draft avoider, married since I was 29, childless, Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 26 years, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. The many things that I would focus on include their parents’ income and wealth, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, military status, marital history, parental history, religion, national origin, length of time their ancestors have been in America, employment history, hometown, etc.)
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/huckabee-sanders-goes-after-white-privilege-survey/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At a mandatory training last month, a high school in Arkansas issued its teachers a poll that forced them to reject the perks that come with being White. The survey was titled “Cultural Competency Continuum: Knowledge, Behaviors, and Dispositions for Educators,” and it was handed out during an obligatory educator-led development training, according to a letter sent by John L. Colbert, Fayetteville Public Schools Superintendent. However, the unexpected teacher survey may have possibly violated Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ restriction on Critical Race Theory (CRT). “My administration will not tolerate this kind of CRT and indoctrination in our public schools,” Sanders said. Photos of the four-section survey, which the group had obtained from a teacher, were tweeted by a local “Mom’s for Liberty” chapter. “This survey compels teachers to acknowledge that, if White, they are biased, racist, and privileged… The survey does not measure IF a teacher is racist and privileged but rather how far down the racist and privileged continuum their answers rate them,” tweeted the mother-run group. “If there was any question about the presence of CRT in our district, this survey removes all doubt.” The Cultural Competency Continuum survey was recently given to teachers at Fayetteville High. This survey requires “teachers to acknowledge and to continually examine the influence of race, culture, power and privilege…In the “Analyze and Align” portion, educators were asked if they renounce “any privileges that come with White racial identity” and if they “advocate for cultural competency and social justice effectively and professionally.” The “Awaken and Assess” portion questioned participants if they were cognizant of their own privileges, biases, and stereotypes. In the “Apply and Act” portion, participants were asked if they normally “monitor and manage equitable access and support services” for their students by looking at data on their gender, color, ethnicity, and language. Also, it inquired as to whether they permit pupils to raise the awareness of teachers “by questioning bias assumptions or behaviors observed in our school environment.” Additionally, the survey questioned if participating educators were “brave equity warriors.” “We’ve already reached out to the district to ensure no teacher is forced to sign this pledge. We’re making sure it doesn’t happen again. We will teach kids how to think, not what to think,” Sanders said. Sanders had announced a ban on the schooling of CRT as one of her first official acts as governor. In his letter, Colbert stated that the Arkansas Department of Education had found the survey to be in violation of this rule. “Based on this guidance, Fayetteville Public Schools will ensure this survey is not further disseminated,” Colbert said in response to angry teachers and parents. All upcoming professional development materials, he pledged, would be examined to assure the utmost compliance. Colbert later downplayed the incident, claiming that the teacher survey was only ever used as a tool for introspection and was never actually collected or made mandatory. However, this contradicted what some teachers said were instructed to them in the beginning, regarding the survey. The Fayetteville Public School District declined to give any comments or answer journalist questions.)

OPEN THE BOOKS
— Military Stonewalls Investigation Into Controversial Diversity Official Leading K-12 Schools. While DOD obfuscates, Kelisa Wing’s racial justice propaganda proliferates, and she doubles down on her ethical and ideological controversies. – Adam Andrzejewski
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/military-stonewalling-on-controversial

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights – Lexi Lonas
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-150650047.html
— Trump to hold rally in Texas under shadow of possible indictment – JULIA MANCHESTER (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will use this to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and is supporters as being more extremist than Koresh.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3917007-trump-to-hold-rally-in-texas-under-shadow-of-possible-indictment/

CNN
— Trump’s visit to Waco is a provocation of historic significance – Nicole Hemmer (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will use this to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and is supporters as being more extremist than Koresh.)
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/24/opinions/waco-siege-30th-anniversary-trump-rally-hemmer/index.html

MSNBC
— Trump’s rhetoric is already dangerous. Taking it to Waco is an escalation. Over the last three decades, extremists have invoked the FBI’s raid on the Branch Davidian compound to justify violence against the government. – Dean Obeidallah (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will use this to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and is supporters as being more extremist than Koresh.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-waco-rally-reveals-danger-death-destruction-posts-rcna76394

CBS NEWS
— U.S., Canada expand deal to reroute asylum-seekers amid rise in border crossings – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-canada-expand-deal-to-reroute-asylum-seekers-amid-rise-in-border-crossings/

AOL
— Is $3 Million Enough to Retire at 65? – BOB HAEGELE (COMMENT: Because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my $63,144/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension a) is only 44% of what my ending GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) is less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars. My Social Security is only $2,531/year because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.aol.com/finance/3-million-enough-retire-65-130039758.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To some people, $3 million will sound like a lot. You probably think $3 million is enough to retire if you’re among that crowd. But retiring with $3 million at 65 can last depending on your longevity, lifestyle and other factors.)
— Working Longer to Max Out Social Security May Fail Most Workers – Brian J. O’Connor (COMMENT: Up through early August of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they would let me work until September of 2003 when I would first be eligible for regular retirement. But by September 30, 1997, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” Because of that, my $63,144/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension a) is only 44% of what my ending GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) is less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars. My Social Security is only $2,531/year because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/working-longer-max-social-security-201408804.html
— Is Your 401(k) Balance Off the Mark For Your Age? – BECCA STANEK (COMMENT: According to Fidelity (https://www.fidelity.com/calculators-tools/all ), my $63,144/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is worth $867,998 assuming 2% annual increases. But that assumes that “Your beneficiaries would receive a lump-sum payout of your initial investment less any payments received,” but that is not the case for me.)
https://www.aol.com/finance/average-401-k-balance-age-130059961.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Average 401(k) Balances for Americans by Age Group: Under 25: $6,300; 25-34: $37,200; 35-44: $97,000; 45-54: $179,200; 55-64: $256,200; 64 and above: $280,000.)

CBS NEW YORK
— Extent of systemic racism revealed in Columbia University’s “Uncovering Inequality” reports – Jessi Mitchell (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly shout at minorities and at everyone else that Republicans are continuing to cause all the problems that minorities and everyone else have had, are having, and will have. How soon will Democrats succeed in officially stopping Republicans from a) getting an education, b) getting/keeping jobs, c) owning vehicles, d) owning real estate, e) etc.?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/extent-of-systemic-racism-revealed-in-columbia-universitys-uncovering-inequality-reports/

FOX ORLANDO
— U.S. House Republicans spar with democrats over Parental Bill of Rights
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1198157

NEW YORK TIMES
— Don’t Be Fooled. Ron DeSantis Is a Bush-Cheney Republican.-
Jamelle Bouie
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/ron-desantis-bush-cheney-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— School quality has a mighty influence on neighborhood choice, home values – Michele Lerner (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district read and do math at grade level? What percent of the parents in your school district vote for Democrat school board members? So far, in your school district, how much has declining school performance negatively impacted home values? What do you say to parents who put making their children “good little Democrats” ahead of their children’s academic performance? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you have to be a “good little Democrat” to get accepted by a college, to get a job, to etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/school-quality-has-a-mighty-influence-on-neighborhood-choice-home-values/2015/09/03/826c289a-46ad-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html

USA TODAY
— Where is Donald Trump holding his first 2024 campaign rally? Waco, Texas. Why? – Erin Mansfield and David Jackson (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will use this to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and is supporters as being more extremist than Koresh.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/25/donald-trump-waco-rally/11509949002/
— Under state pressure, Orlando high school cancels drag discussion with Momma Ashley Rose – Gary White
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/24/desantis-pressure-orlando-school-cancels-drag-talk-momma-rose/11537550002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Military Should Reject DEI and CRT. The Pentagon’s relentless focus on racial differences endangers our readiness to deter, fight and win wars. – Patrick H. Brady and Mike Waltz (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly officially give more and more and more preference to other Democrats and RINOs, and especially those who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, LGBTQ, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-should-stay-colorblind-race-dod-army-navy-air-force-racial-preferences-dei-e64ead41
— Trump Suggests New York Indictment Could Bring ‘Potential Death and Destruction’ Former president urges supporters to fight back, while GOP allies call for any protests to be peaceful – Corinne Ramey and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-suggests-n-y-indictment-could-bring-death-and-destruction-1411acf3
— House Passes GOP Bill Giving Parents More Power in Public Schools. Backers say measure increases accountability, while critics say it could be used to censor books on race, sexuality. – Eric Bazail-Eimil
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-bill-of-rights-passes-house-feb4813e
— Big Companies Disclose Details on Gender, Race in Workforces – Theo Francis and Thomas Gryta (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors crowed about their success in wasting the careers of and in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, present/past union member, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. My superiors were furious that I frustrated their efforts by a) my earning four job-related college degrees (NIU, B.S., management, 1970; Loyola, MBA, 1976; DePaul, M.S., accounting, 1980; IIT, M.S. finance, 1997), b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt (1979), c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt (1981), d) my becoming a licensed CPA (1981), and e) my becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner (1990), Government Financial Manager (1994), Financial Services Auditor (1996), and Forensic Accountant (1997).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-companies-disclose-details-on-gender-race-in-workforces-11614594601
— Foster Kids Need Permanent Homes – Sarah Fost (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/foster-kids-need-permanent-homes-6b600f3
— Japan and Germany Are Again Preparing for War – Ian Buruma
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-and-germany-are-again-preparing-for-war-8dc75cc1
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Trump to be indicted for January 6 and Georgia.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wrong-indictment-against-trump-stormy-daniels-alvin-bragg-court-reagan-carter-iran-jan-6-33bdf2ef

NEWSWEEK
— Should High School Graduation Be Redefined? – DAN LUTZ (COMMENT: My Crete-Monee High School education 1962-1966 enabled me to a) get a job washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights in 1964, b) pass the Post Office employment test in 1966, c) get an ACT score of 24 in 1966, d) get accepted by UIC in 1966, e) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, f) get hired by the Park Forest Post Office in 1966, g) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, h) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, i) graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, j) get hired by Firestone to work in its Chicago Heights store in 1970, k) get hired by IRS in 1971, l) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, m) get accepted by Loyola in 1972, n) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, o) get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1975, p) etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/should-high-school-graduation-redefined-1789968

CITY JOURNAL
— Will America’s “Second City” Finally Put Safety First? What a new Manhattan Institute poll tells us about Chicago’s upcoming mayoral election, – Rafael A. Mangual (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote crime and poverty.)
https://www.city-journal.org/will-chicago-finally-put-safety-first

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— GOP Insiders Say Everything’s Coming Up Trump After a low-energy start, Alvin Bragg and Ron DeSantis have energized him. – Ben Jacobs
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/alvin-bragg-ron-desantis-have-energized-trump-2024.html

PUBLIC SCHOOL REVIEW
— What is the Connection Between Home Values and School Performance? – Grace Chen (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district read and do math at grade level? What percent of the parents in your school district vote for Democrat school board members? So far, in your school district, how much has declining school performance negatively impacted home values? What do you say to parents who put making their children “good little Democrats” ahead of their children’s academic performance? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you have to be a “good little Democrat” to get accepted by a college, to get a job, to etc.)
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/what-is-the-connection-between-home-values-and-school-performance

RALEIGH REALTY
— How Schools Impact Home Values (COMMENT: What percent of the parents in your school district vote for Democrat school board members? So far, in your school district, how much has declining school performance negatively impacted home values? What do you say to parents who put making their children “good little Democrats” ahead of their children’s academic performance? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you have to be a “good little Democrat” to get accepted by a college, to get a job, to etc.)
https://raleighrealtyhomes.com/blog/how-schools-impact-home-values/

UPNEST
— How Property Values Are Affected by a Nearby School District (COMMENT: What percent of the students in your school district read and do math at grade level? What percent of the parents in your school district vote for Democrat school board members? So far, in your school district, how much has declining school performance negatively impacted home values? What do you say to parents who put making their children “good little Democrats” ahead of their children’s academic performance? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, you have to be a “good little Democrat” to get accepted by a college, to get a job, to etc.)
https://www.upnest.com/1/post/property-value-affected-by-school-district/

POLITICO
— House Republicans pass broad education measure on ‘parents rights’ The bill also became a vehicle for other GOP priorities such as ensuring parents know what their schooling options are and policies on transgender students. – BIANCA QUILANTAN
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/24/house-republicans-pass-parents-rights-bill-00088729

MANHATTAN INSTITUTE
— Crime and Public Safety Push Vallas Ahead in Chicago Mayoral Race – Jesse Arm
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/chicago-2023-mayoral-election-and-public-safety-poll

PBS
— House Republicans pass ‘parents’ rights’ bill in fight over schools – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/house-republicans-pass-parents-rights-bill-in-fight-over-schools

OSF
— Shared Demographics – David Broockman, Joshua Kalla, Nicholas Ottone, Erik Santoro, Amanda Weiss (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share their aforesaid demographics to curry favor with those who are liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://osf.io/3ngru

PHYS
— Facing floods, non-white homeowners prepare, protect property – Blaine Friedlander (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many hundreds of hours and the many thousands of dollars that I have had to spend since 1984 to protect my home against storm water damage a) because Wheaton approved a grossly inadequate stormwater drainage plan for my subdivision and b) because Wheaton let the subdivision developer violate many building and construction codes.)
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-non-white-homeowners-property.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In flood-prone areas of New York state, non-white homeowners are more likely than white homeowners to take active, sometimes-costly measures—such as finding a way to protect a furnace, a water heater or installing a sump pump—to prepare for a possible deluge, according to a new Cornell study. White respondents to a survey, the researchers learned, were generally more confident of better outcomes from dire situations and saw the possibility of a flood threat differently. Thus, people who identified as white took more low-cost actions to protect their property from flooding—but tended to stop short of expensive measures. “Most of the time for people who live in flood-prone areas, flooding is not a top-of-the-mind worry,”)

BBC
— Waco, Texas: Donald Trump rallies on anniversary of deadly standoff – Sam Cabral (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will use this to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and is supporters as being more extremist than Koresh.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65068125

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.