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.

October 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 28 shot, 5 fatally in weekend shootings 15-year-old boy among those fatally shot
https://abc7chicago.com/28-shot-5-fatally-in-weekend-shootings/7124873/

NBC5
— United Steelworkers Union Shines ‘Batlight’ Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/united-steelworkers-union-shines-batlight-style-biden-harris-logo-on-trump-tower/2355528/

CBS2
— Hundreds Gather For Women’s Marches In Chicago, Suburbs, And Around Country (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/17/hundreds-gather-for-womens-marches-in-chicago-suburbs-and-around-country/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At large Wisconsin rally, President Trump downplays pandemic as state’s coronavirus cases hit record levels – BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do not want Republican candidates to hold rallies.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-janesville-20201017-3glbofqlvzhzzalx3u6cvsdfaa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rather than hitting the road to knock on doors, progressives sitting on Zoom to open their wallets For those who need to ‘do something’ in an election year limited by pandemic, Movement Voter Project has the ticket. And pants are optional, they joke. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520114/progressives-virtual-fundraising-campaign-work-battleground-states-movement-voter-project
— Illinois’ coronavirus testing positivity rate rises for 13th consecutive day
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/17/21520589/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Amazon robots, workers speed stuff to you A look behind the scenes at MDW7, the gigantic Amazon robotic fulfillment center in Monee. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21511470/amazon-monee-robots-fulfillment-center-online-shopping-steinberg

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201017/suburban-women-march-calling-attention-to-voting-racial-and-gender-rights

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers promote pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201018/springfieldrsquos-third-pot-dispensary-preps-for-opening

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Police diversity in the Illinois Quad-Cities: Diversity on the force brings new perspectives – Sarah Hayden (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://qctimes.com/news/local/police-diversity-in-the-illinois-quad-cities-diversity-on-the-force-brings-new-perspectives/article_375b78ec-b96e-59f6-91ef-94ca64e15def.html

STATELINE
— ‘Illinois could use a new governor.’ Trump rips Pritzker, says schools should re-open
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-could-use-a-new-governor-trump-rips-pritzker-says-schools-should-re-open/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-electoral-votes/article_c085a4e8-d4de-56f8-9569-7323abcb6298.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Dueling rallies held in South Bend area over Amy Coney Barrett nomination – Jeff Parrott
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/dueling-rallies-held-in-south-bend-area-over-amy-coney-barrett-nomination/article_7536f146-10b0-11eb-9c9c-bbe2b8fe76ac.html

BELOIT DALY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands turn out for Trump rally – NEIL JOHNSON
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/thousands-turn-out-for-trump-rally/article_8e0cbe93-f4f4-5933-9bb5-291f37a5cfcc.html

CHANNEL 3000
— Thousands defy requests of medical officials, attend Trump rally in Janesville – Adam Duxter
https://www.channel3000.com/thousands-defy-requests-of-medical-officials-attend-trump-rally-in-janesville/

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump in Janesville: ‘We Win Wisconsin, We Win The Whole Ballgame’ – Rob Mentzer
https://www.wpr.org/trump-janesville-we-win-wisconsin-we-win-whole-ballgame

CHIPPEWA HERALD
— Trump touts economy in Janesville, a community still rebuilding from the 12-year-old loss of GM – MITCHELL SCHMIDT
https://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/trump-touts-economy-in-janesville-a-community-still-rebuilding-from-the-12-year-old-loss/article_24d9c1f0-a223-52b7-8634-a9523ddba88d.html

SOUTHERN
— Counter-protesters greet Trump parade in Carbondale – Brian Munoz
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/photos-counter-protesters-greet-trump-parade-in-carbondale/collection_7416696f-e09b-52be-9afb-d19962006c5c.html#1

WPSD
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather for Trump rally in Marion – Shamarria Morrison
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/hundreds-gather-for-trump-rally-in-marion-illinois-organizers-say/article_3d56010c-10ee-11eb-8aa4-83b0957fc848.html

WGEM
— Munger feels lawmakers can’t be trusted with Pritzker’s tax plan – Mike Miletich
https://wgem.com/2020/10/16/munger-feels-lawmakers-cant-be-trusted-with-pritzkers-tax-plan/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Pritzker’s Shameless No Flush No Blush Political Scheme Governor is Buying Candidate Votes So He Won’t Pay Same Tax He’s Pushing on Illinois – Lori Solyom
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/pritzker-s-shameless-no-flush-no-blush-political-scheme

WHEATON PATCH
— Coronavirus Positivity Rate Rises Fastest In Kane-DuPage Region The positivity rate rose by 2.3 points to 7.4 percent this week, with the positivity rate increasing 10 days in a row. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coronavirus-positivity-rate-rises-fastest-kane-dupage-region

ILLINOIS NEWS ROOM
— Champaign-Urbana Hosts Only Downstate Women’s March – Dana Cronin
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/champaign-urbana-hosts-only-downstate-womens-march/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Talked of Attending Black Church As a Teen, But Members Don’t Recall It Biden campaign trail anecdote called into question – Alana Goodman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist and even worse things. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have had little or no interaction with Blacks. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my coworkers and subordinates were Black. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Harvey 1972-1973, at 63rd and Halsted in Chicago in 1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976 and rented it out 1976-1984.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/members-dont-recall-bidens-attendance-at-black-church-as-teen/

FOX NEWS
— Trump calls NBC’s Kristen Welker ‘terrible and unfair’ before she moderates next debate The third and final debate is scheduled for Oct. 22 – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-calls-nbcs-kristen-welker-terrible-and-unfair-before-she-moderates-next-debate
— Free speech rally marred by violence as counter protesters storm event, beat pro-Trump demonstrators An organizer of the protest had a tooth knocked out – Paul Best (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together sending them out. They want to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/free-speech-rally-marred-by-violence-as-counterprotesters-storm-event

AMERICAN THINKER
— How The Mainstream Media Covered For Joe Biden – David Keltz (DIERSEN: What do you say a) to those who expect me to cover up their wrongdoing and b) to those who punish me for my not covering up their wrongdoing? I should write a book about the aforesaid. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/10/how_the_mainstream_media_covered_for_joe_biden.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pandering Loses Necessary White Votes, Wins Few Minority Votes – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates run as Republicans, but who pander to voters who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about the aforesaid candidates. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/02/pandering-loses-necessary-white-votes-wins-few-minority-votes/

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham: Community Gathers for ‘Back the Blue’ Appreciation Event in Illinois – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2020/10/17/community-gathers-for-back-the-blue-appreciation-event-in-illinois/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Twitter Locks Account of Republican Senate Candidate Lauren Witzke – Again – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/17/twitter-locks-account-of-republican-senate-candidate-lauren-witzke-again/
— Despite Stage-Two Virus Rules in D.C. Large Crowds Gathered for Women’s March – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/18/despite-stage-two-virus-rules-in-d-c-large-crowds-gathered-for-womens-march/
— Women’s March: ‘Defunding the Police Is a Feminist Issue’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/17/womens-march-defunding-police-feminist-issue/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wounds Make For An Unlikely Reelection, Experts Say – ANDREW TRUNSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have the following self-inflicted wounds: a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their operatives or dupes, d) my not giving them money, e) my not covering up their wrongdoing, f) my including links to articles that they do not like in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and g) my having sued them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/17/trumps-self-inflicted-wounds-unlikely-reelection/

TOWNHALL
— Women’s March Unites Against a Woman: Amy Coney Barrett – Katie Yoder
https://townhall.com/columnists/katieyoder/2020/10/18/womens-march-unites-against-a-woman-amy-coney-barrett-n2578298

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Engages in Still More Islamopandering Biden: Muslims Will Serve ‘At Every Level’ of His Administration – ROBERT SPENCER (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or country without borders than a religion.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2020/10/17/biden-muslims-will-serve-at-every-level-of-his-administration-n1066190

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ABC goes dark after Biden town hall participant is discovered to be ex-Obama staffer, wife of top Dem – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/17/abc-goes-dark-after-biden-town-hall-participant-is-discovered-to-be-ex-obama-staffer-wife-of-top-dem-985852

POWER LINE
— CLASSROOM LEARNING FOR BLACKS, ONLINE LEARNING FOR WHITES? – PAUL MIRENGOFF (DIERSEN: Does your school district give preference to its students because they are Democrat, minority, female, low income, LGBTQ, in America illegally, have parent(s) who are in America illegally, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, drinkers, pot smokers, etc.?)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/classroom-learning-for-blacks-online-learning-for-whites.php

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s second term chances fade.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/521503-the-memo-trumps-second-term-chances-fade

POLITICO
— Trump amplifies allegations of bias against another presidential debate moderator – NICK NIEDZWIADEK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be non-partisan, but who do everything that they can to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, 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.politico.com/news/2020/10/17/trump-targets-presidential-debate-moderator-again-430027

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s rallies make no political sense. Here’s why he does them anyway.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/2020-campaign-trump-rallies/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump continues bizarre appeals to suburban women as he campaigns in Covid hotspots.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-women-gretchen-whitmer/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas undermines importance of masks as cases spike.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/politics/scott-atlas-face-masks-coronavirus/index.html

ABC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/womens-march-organisers-urge-women-to-vote-out-donald-trump/12779516

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/16/opinion/donald-trump-worst-president.html
— Their Bosses Asked Them to Lead Diversity Reviews. Guess Why. When corporations try to belatedly address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, they often drop the responsibility on their few Black employees. – Jennifer Miller (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to not hire and to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/business/corporate-diversity-black-employees.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOGRAPH: Joe Biden’s Non-Radical 1960s Trump has called Biden a tool of leftist agitators. Friends say that has never much been his way, even as a young man surrounded by protest. – Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, I doubt that UIC would have accepted me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968, I doubt that NIU would have accepted me in 1969. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended NIU 1969-1970, I doubt that Loyola would have accepted me in 1972. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976, I doubt that DePaul would have accepted me 1976. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended DePaul 1976-1980, I doubt that IIT would have accepted me in 1992. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/joe-biden-college-1960s.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Supremacy’? Divide Grows Over a Phrase – Michael Powell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote hatred against Whites, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters get rid of you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/white-supremacy.html
— What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard As a college student, she wanted to have an impact. The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work/worked inside the following organizations to destroy the following organizations: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-howard.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump aides seek to set aside division and plan for final sprint to Election Day — Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates that if they lose, it is because of David Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aides-seek-to-set-aside-division-and-plan-for-final-sprint-to-election-day/2020/10/17/09f8cf22-0fbf-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Multiple people involved in the Trump effort said the Thursday meeting at the RNC led to agreements on the way forward that have ended, for the moment, a mood that has at times grown grim inside the Trump operation, with finger-pointing over who should be responsible for a potential loss — and whether it should be attributed to an undisciplined message, the coronavirus pandemic or campaign spending and choices made by former campaign manager Brad Parscale.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— At USC, 2 determined women spoke out. Ugly attacks over racism, anti-Semitism, Zionism took over – TERESA WATANABE
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-18/social-media-attacks-usc-free-speech-debate-racism

USA TODAY
— Who’s undecided? Donald Trump’s toughest hurdle to pull off a win: Most minds are made up – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/18/donald-trumps-toughest-hurdle-2020-election-win-few-undecideds/3654305001/

EASTERN IOWA GAZETTE
— University of Iowa diversity training review nears its end Update comes amid nullified search for diversity head (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/university-of-iowa-diversity-training-review-nears-its-end-20201017

NORTH PLATE TELEGRAPH
— Lack of qualified candidates is biggest hiring problem for North Platte area law enforcement – Tim Johnson (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://nptelegraph.com/news/local/lack-of-qualified-candidates-is-biggest-hiring-problem-for-north-platte-area-law-enforcement/article_17cac88a-09bb-11eb-83a7-6366e5031c0b.html

STAR DEMOCRAT
— Big Tech: Facebook, Twitter, Google facing scrutiny over blocking, censoring Trump fans – MIKE SUNNUCKS
https://www.stardem.com/business/big-tech-facebook-twitter-google-facing-scrutiny-over-blocking-censoring-trump-fans/article_81243d9d-2cc1-5ef0-9364-41473592a265.html

ROANOKE TIMES
— Candidates for 3 seats on Roanoke City Council answer questions on issues ahead of Nov. 3 election – Ralph Berrier (DIERSEN: Questions to ask city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://roanoke.com/news/candidates-for-3-seats-on-roanoke-city-council-answer-questions-on-issues-ahead-of-nov/article_f2ed9f7f-a7e2-529b-96a3-6b7d07e10d00.html

NEWS GRAPHIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Don’t let the president discourage you from voting.” What do you do? I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. Who has discouraged you from doing what you do? I should write a book about those who have focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.
https://www.news-graphic.com/opinion/don-t-let-the-president-discourage-you-from-voting/article_8ca9d4aa-0cc9-11eb-8ed6-d79d1ceeb402.html

BRYAN COLLEGE STATION EAGLE
— Area law enforcement agencies confront challenge of diversifying departments – MEGAN RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://theeagle.com/news/local/area-law-enforcement-agencies-confront-challenge-of-diversifying-departments/article_85ed5ea8-10f6-11eb-bf53-0f64e0801302.html

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together sending them out. They want to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Conservatives-staging-free-speech-rally-attacked-15655736.php

NPR
— Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown – Shannon Bond (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Google, Facebook, etc. ban ads that discourage dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.?)
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/13/923331982/facebook-bans-ads-discouraging-vaccines-in-latest-misinformation-crackdown

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Wisconsin COVID-19: President Trump rally in Janesville, day after state reported record high 3,861 new coronavirus cases, 21 additional deaths Wisconsin sees record-high numbers this week – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/president-trump-rallies-in-wisconsin-day-after-record-high-number-of-covid-19-cases/7109583/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 3,629 new coronavirus cases, with 27 deaths DeKalb, Kane, McHenry and Will counties among 34 at Illinois’ COVID-19 warning level – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3629-new-coronavirus-cases-with-27-deaths/7107175/
— Chicago Board of Elections surpasses 500K Vote by Mail ballot applications, quadrupling the city’s all-time record – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-quadruples-all-time-record-for-vote-by-mail-applications-officials-/7103902/
— Cook County Jail detainees begin early voting; Sheriff Tom Dart calls effort ‘significant’ during 2020 election Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Rev. Jesse Jackson also spoke at start of voting – Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, people vote for candidates who promise use government to give them the most. If I did that, I would vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to defend/promote Civil Service Retirement System pensions and Social Security.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-jail-detainees-begin-early-voting/7103902/
— Pritzker, Rauner failed to enforce Illinois law meant to support minority-owned businesses, BGA says (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors enforced Affirmative Action laws, that is, they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/law-meant-to-support-minority-owned-businesses-not-enforced-bga/7106502/

NBC5
— Life on the Line: Early Voters Wait ‘as Long as It Takes’ Many voters are finding long lines in their attempts to vote for the upcoming presidential election – Laurie Kellman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/life-on-the-line-early-voters-wait-as-long-as-it-takes/2355370/
— Trump Plays Down Virus as He Steps Up Pitch for Second Term On the campaign trail, Trump and his team often forgo wearing masks – Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/trump-plays-down-virus-as-he-steps-up-pitch-for-second-term/2355366/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/17/21520848/womens-march-chicago-loop-federal-plaza-trump-lightfoot
— Rather than hitting the road to knock on doors, progressives sitting on Zoom to open their wallets For those who need to ‘do something’ in an election year limited by pandemic, Movement Voter Project has the ticket. And pants are optional, they joke. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520114/progressives-virtual-fundraising-campaign-work-battleground-states-movement-voter-project
— Getting kids back in school must be America’s first priority But right now, as best we can tell, the country is more upset about closed bars than closed classrooms. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/16/21519679/pandemic-remote-learning-chicago-public-schools-cps-ctu-closed-schools-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-womens-march-chicago-rallies-20201017-cdo5thjiwjfcvn7tnipvba2jje-story.html
— CPS will phase students back into buildings starting with preschool and special education; union calls the plan ‘reckless’ and ‘illegal’ – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-cps-second-quarter-plan-20201016-rbm2wibhxfafpks3kq2slutosu-story.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gambling spread shows loss of morality – Steve Schuler, Peotone
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-gambling-spread-shows-loss-of-morality/article_a5dc14a0-0eaf-11eb-8524-177dbf965087.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans try desperately to mask themselves from Trump political plague.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-republicans-try-desperately-to-mask-themselves-from-trump-political-plague/article_b7175a4f-321e-5c3a-ba8d-1e571c55958d.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Topics selected for next Trump-Biden presidential debate – Elyse Russo (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/topics-selected-for-next-trump-biden-presidential-debate/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/womens-marches-being-held-washington-dc-cities-nationwide#stream/0

NORTHBROOK PATCH
— Chinese-Americans Plan Protest At Coronavirus Sign In Northbrook The word ‘China’ was spray-painted on the controversial sign earlier this week. – Eric DeGrechie (DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it officially illegal to blame China for COVID-19?)
https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/chinese-americans-plan-protest-coronavirus-sign-northbrook

HINSDALE PATCH
— Will Hinsdale-Area Democrat Back Madigan? State rep hopeful won’t say whether she would vote for Speaker Madigan, who is believed to be connected to the ComEd bribery scandal. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/will-hinsdale-area-democrat-back-madigan

BLAZE
— Pennsylvania rejects 372,000 mail-in ballots, leaving many voters confused: report One voter was alleged to have submitted 11 duplicates – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mail-in-ballots-rejected-pennsylvania-2020-election
— Joe Biden reads from a giant teleprompter at another sparsely attended rally The teleprompter is bigger than the crowd – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-teleprompter-crowd-size

NEWSMAX
— Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax TV: Twitter Acting as ‘Publisher’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-publisher-platform-social-media/2020/10/17/id/992445/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Deceptive: ABC Town Hall Questioners Included Dem Speechwriter, Ex-Dem Candidate’s Spouse – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/10/16/deceptive-abc-town-hall-questioners-included-dem-speechwriter-ex

LIFE ZETTE
— ABC Pulls in Ringers For Joe Biden at Town Hall Two were Democrat shills. – DAVID KAMIONER
https://www.lifezette.com/2020/10/abc-pulls-in-ringers-for-joe-biden-at-town-hall/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To try at being non-partisan I also feel like Joe Biden’s optimism if he is elected is just as likely not credible in the difference he can make. In other words — for the foreseeable future we seem to be almost for sure living in a continued COVID world for some period between months and years. And just when I thought things were bleak enough, I read the World Health Organization’s assessment back in May of 2020 to which I cannot find a change of opinion published anywhere: “This virus may never go away!”)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— University of Northern Iowa bans pro-life club, labels it a ‘hate group’ University of Northern Iowa Student Government engages in viewpoint discrimination against fellow students, school’s Supreme Court backs them up
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/university-of-northern-iowa-bans-pro-life-club-labels-it-a-hate-group

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘We Are Not Ahead by Double Digits,’ Biden Campaign Manager Reportedly Admits Polls Inflated – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/we-are-not-ahead-by-double-digits-biden-campaign-manager-reportedly-admits-polls-inflated_3542817.html

THE HILL
— Trump delivers remarks on supporting law enforcement in Wisconsin
https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/521556-watch-live-president-donald-j-trump-delivers-remarks-on-supporting-law
— Censoring the Biden story: How social media becomes state media – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/521517-censoring-the-biden-story-how-social-media-becomes-state-media

REUTERS
— Thousands protest Trump’s Supreme Court pick at Washington Women’s March
https://wtvbam.com/2020/10/17/thousands-protest-trumps-supreme-court-pick-at-washington-womens-march/

ABC
— ‘The tyranny of merit’ is tearing America apart – Stan Grant (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was able to do the following a) only because my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were not poor and b) only because me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I was the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree notwithstanding the fact a) that neither of my outstanding parents attended college, b) that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that after fighting type 1 diabetes from age 14, he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, and d) that my mother never attended high school.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/us-tyranny-of-merit/12774726
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Regardless of who wins the US election, one thing is certain: it will be a victory for the meritocracy. The meritocracy are the elite, the richest, most privileged of Americans who have a stranglehold on power and wealth. Like the aristocracy of old they are distant from the rest of the population, often looking down on them, mocking them or exploiting them. Like the aristocrats they party together, live alongside each other in the same wealthy suburbs and attend the same weddings, even if they supposedly represent different sides of politics. Remember, Bill and Hillary Clinton were guests at the wedding of Donald and Melania Trump. The meritocracy has rigged the game to suit themselves, getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Their children dominate entry to the best universities, a pathway to the richest careers ensuring this new royalty shores up its status for another generation. So entrenched and immovable is this elite that the Brookings Institution showed that, on current trends, “it would take six generations for family economic advantage to disappear”.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting A new administration policy, if upheld, would largely shift political power and federal money from Democratic states to Republican ones. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that gerrymandering will be used against you: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, law enforcement officer, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/supreme-court-undocumented-immigrants-census.html

NEW YORK POST
— Twitter censoring Post’s Hunter Biden exposé is ‘election interference’: GOP leaders – Mary Kay Linge and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/10/17/twitter-censoring-posts-biden-expose-is-election-interference-gop/

USA TODAY
— Why ‘Karen’ memes and “OK, Boomer” insults stereotype people we don’t really know Memes like the overused “Karen” putdowns, aimed at middle-age white women, have become a socially accepted way of promoting stereotypes and bigotry. – Chloe Johnston (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters negatively stereotype those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/17/why-ok-boomer-jokes-and-karen-memes-reinforce-unfair-stereotypes-column/3650065001/

MORNINGSTAR
— What the Coronavirus Means for the Future of Financial Planning It’s time to rethink what our financial goals can and should look like. – Christine Benz
https://www.morningstar.com/features/what-covid-means-for-the-future-of-financial-planning
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How Can You Accommodate Low Yields in a Financial Plan? Finally, retirees of all ages—early or otherwise—have a huge challenge today in the form of very low bond yields, the result of Federal Reserve activity designed to ignite an economy that would otherwise be struggling even more amid the pandemic-related slowdown. . .Moreover, the fact that safe securities yield so little today has contributed to the ascent of higher-risk assets, especially stocks. But even as retirees have gained on one side of the ledger as yields have declined, they’ve lost on the other. Not only do low yields reduce how much retirees can wring from their safe investments, but yields are also predictive of what bonds are apt to return over the next decade. The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index currently has an SEC yield of about 1.3%, suggesting that investors will barely break even assuming even modest levels of inflation.)

NEWS AND TRIBUNE
— COVID future unpredictable – Lindon Dodd (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more Democrats who are elected in the November 3, 2020 election, the bleaker that future is for those who are following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time)
https://www.newsandtribune.com/opinion/dodd-column-covid-future-unpredictable/article_0f24c63c-0f5a-11eb-9aec-3f379bb0c6a5.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Says Don’t Listen to ‘Pessimists’ as COVID Infections Set Records in at Least 21 States – JOCELYN GRZESZCZAK
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-dont-listen-pessimists-covid-infections-set-records-least-21-states-1540029

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use coronavirus against Trump. Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stress that Wisconsin “coronavirus cases hit record levels” as President Trump returns to Wisconsin for a large campaign rally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-janesville-20201017-3glbofqlvzhzzalx3u6cvsdfaa-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: One could argue that corrupt people a) vote for corrupt politicians and b) give money to corrupt politicians.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker? The kids want to play. – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-coronavirus-illinois-youth-sports-kass-20201017-nwxvn7fct5dyllua5ux3whjv54-story.html
— COVID-19 numbers are rising in Illinois. How worried should the Chicago area be? – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-rising-cases-concern-illinois-chicago-20201016-5qo3qhn7fnc5ve4al37oqn4boi-htmlstory.html
— DuPage incumbents deserve another term in office – Henry Thompson, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-1018-20201015-svbpi4p7hvcwxe73cucrlf2u5a-story.html
— DuPage County Board District 5: Candidates present their ideas, what makes them the better choice
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-district-5-st-1018-20201015-s6jbhfunyzeqlerwcdlcqff4gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat state rep Terra Costa Howard in a tight race with Peter Breen bites the hand — Mike Madigan’s — that feeds her No incumbent House Democrat has ever been so openly hostile to House Speaker Madigan in sustained paid advertising. Ever. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520220/terra-costa-howard-illinois-house-mike-madigan-comed-scandal-peter-breen-capitol-fax-rich-miller

WTTW
— 7 Officers Broke CPD Rules After Top Cop Found Drunk, Unconscious Behind Wheel – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/16/7-officers-broke-cpd-rules-after-top-cop-found-drunk-unconscious-behind-wheel-watchdog

WBEZ
— ‘Higher Ed Is Facing A Cliff’: After Years Of Disinvestment, Illinois Public Universities Bracing For More COVID-19 Damage “We thought the [state] budget impasse was bad. We didn’t know it was just bootcamp training for the pandemic,” one higher ed official said. – Kate McGee
https://www.wbez.org/stories/higher-ed-is-facing-a-cliff-after-years-of-disinvestment-illinois-public-universities-bracing-for-more-covid-damage/373522c0-bf8e-4f02-ad65-4d02e7fee6f9

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who are these ‘millionaires and billionaires’? – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: According to this, “1 out of every 18 households” is a millionaire household. What percent of the households in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county are millionaire households?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-who-are-these-millionaires-and-billionaires/article_442f6047-e5dd-5134-b96d-003e30435570.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Forbes magazine reports that its annual review of the super-wealthy in the United States revealed Illinois has just 18 billionaires out of a population of 12.5 million. Rapp was struck by two things — the small number of billionaires and the frequency of their last names. Of the 18, six are Pritzkers. “I thought that was kind of funny,” Rapp said. The statistic stands as stark testimony to the wisdom of making a good choice when picking one’s parents. The Pritzker family is the 15th wealthiest family in the world, with a combined $33.5 billion net worth. Celebrity Net Worth reports that “A.N. Pritzker was the son of Ukrainian immigrants” who invested “in real estate and companies in trouble while he worked for his dad’s law firm.” Thus began a family financial dynasty that is tied to the Hyatt Hotel chain. Past holdings include “the Superior Bank of Chicago (which collapsed in 2001), Braniff airlines, McCall’s magazine, the Trans Union credit bureau, and Royal Caribbean cruise line.” Brilliant estate planning has protected the family wealth, allowing major fortunes to be handed out to successive generations of Pritzkers. Forbes magazine reported in 2019 that of the 18 Illinois billionaires, Thomas Pritzker ranks No. 3 ($4.1 billion net worth), the governor is at No. 4 ($3.2 billion), Jean Pritzker is at No. 5 ($3.1 billion net worth), Penny Pritzker, No. 6 (2.6 billion net worth), Nicholas Pritzker, No. 7 ($2 billion) and Jennifer Pritzker, No. 8 ($1.9 billion). . .But it’s a different story when it comes to millionaires, meaning people with a net worth of at least $1 million, not necessarily an annual income of at least $1 million. Crain’s Chicago Business reported in 2016 that “the number of millionaire households in Illinois reached 280,265, up 5.2 percent from 2014.” In 2016, Crains reported, that number represented “1 out of every 18 households” — 5.5 percent. Pritzker’s proposed progressive income tax, however, is about income, not net worth.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois bars, restaurants continue to defy COVID-19 closure orders – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201016/illinois-bars-restaurants-continue-to-defy-covid-19-closure-orders

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries; Lawmakers look for answers from banking executives, community advocates, researchers – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: Those experts would blast the banks and savings and loan that lent me money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. Those experts would blast the savings and loans that lent my wife and I money to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and to have one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/experts-testify-about-systemic-racism-in-illinois-home-loan-banking-industries-lawmakers-look-for-answers/article_48cbc264-f635-565c-80a7-3e8ec21c5d0e.html

SOUTHWEST NEWS HERALD
— GOP leader admits Madigan probe is political – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Government is political. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they would have promoted me beyond GS-13, they would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they would not have forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and they would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and they would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://swnewsherald.com/gop-leader-admits-madigan-probe-is-political-p6896-113.htm

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Incumbents hold big leads in fundraising – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/incumbents-hold-big-leads-in-fundraising
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “A town hall with Trump was testy, a forum with Biden was much quieter: Here are takeaways from each.”
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/town-hall-with-trump-was-testy-forum-with-biden-was-much-quieter-here-are-takeaways-from-each
— Attorneys argue over the extent of Pritzker’s emergency authority
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/under-dome-podcast-attorneys-argue-over-extent-of-pritzkerrsquos-emergency-authority
— Court says cities don’t have to close on Election Day – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/court-says-cities-donrsquot-have-to-close-on-election-day

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue: Effingham event raises money for police – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/back-the-blue-effingham-event-raises-money-for-police/article_15ffe680-101d-11eb-9e26-db074059dc7f.html

CHANNEL 3000
— Pre-bunking falsehoods: How Wisconsin voters can avoid falling for election misinformation The best defense from rumors, hoaxes and propaganda is knowing what to expect. Here’s a preview of what voters might see ahead of Election Day (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is bunk except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.channel3000.com/pre-bunking-falsehoods-how-wisconsin-voters-can-avoid-falling-for-election-misinformation/

WSPY
— Dixon Republican Tom Demmer Seeking Fifth Term in Illinois House – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/election-dixon-republican-seeking-fifth-term-in-illinois-house/article_5aee8730-106b-11eb-bcca-83c4b475ebb6.html

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Voter Guide 2020 From voter registration to mail-in and early voting, here’s everything you need to know for what’s shaping up to be a historic election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-voter-guide-2020

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago just reported the largest enrollment drop in two decades. How that’s factoring into the reopening push School district officials called the losses unacceptable. – Cassie Walker Burke
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/16/21519560/chicago-public-schools-loss-of-14500-students-is-putting-reopening-pressure-on-district-leaders

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Garfield Park Businesses Forced To Close As Open Air Drug Market, Crime Scares Off Customers — With No Help In Sight, Owners Say Business owners, already struggling through the pandemic, said police aren’t trying to stop open-air drug markets along one of the West Side’s main commercial corridors. – Pascal Sabino
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/10/16/garfield-park-businesses-forced-to-close-as-open-air-drug-market-crime-scares-off-customers-with-no-help-in-sight-owners-say/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since June – JERRY NOWICKI
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/covid-19-hospitalizations-top-2000-for-first-time-since-june
— Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/ArtMID/718/ArticleID/1402/preview/true

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant blasts unemployment agency’s ongoing issues as unconscionable: ‘We need hearings and an audit of IDES’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557079180-grant-blasts-unemployment-agency-s-ongoing-issues-as-unconscionable-we-need-hearings-and-an-audit-of-ides
— 32,000 Scientists Disagree with Sean Casten; Casten Loses His Mind – Citizens to Elect Jeanne Ives
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557902157-32-000-scientists-disagree-with-sean-casten-casten-loses-his-mind
— In God he doesn’t trust. DuPage congressman Casten leans into Atheism
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557813769-in-god-he-doesn-t-trust-dupage-congressman-casten-leans-into-atheism

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Northwestern Medicine, Trader Joe’s and Microsoft top Illinois’ best-employer list (DIERSEN: Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are the following, those federal employees who are the following should rank the federal government as being a best-employer: Democrat, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, parents, non-married, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/557730401-northwestern-medicine-trader-joe-s-and-microsoft-top-illinois-best-employer-list

ILLINOIS POLICY JOURNAL
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS CHARGED $1.8M FOR MISLEADING ‘FAIR TAX’ AMENDMENT PAMPHLET – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-charged-1-8m-for-misleading-fair-tax-amendment-pamphlet/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Church Leaders Sell Their Souls to the Democratic Party – Dr. Everett Piper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me the most for my not being a member of their church, for my not attending services in their church, and for my not giving money to their church. They focus on destroying those who like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. They use religion like it is a weapon. They give religion a bad name. They give their church a bad name.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/church-leaders-sell-their-souls-to-the-democratic-party/

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Budd introduces bill to limit Big Tech’s Section 230 immunity amid censorship outcry The bill would allow Americans to file lawsuits against Big Tech companies who breach good faith user agreements – Morgan Phillips (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-bill-limit-big-techs-section-230-immunity-censorship-outcry
— Facebook and Twitter trying to help Biden become president by suppressing NY Post story Social media companies are working to protect Democrats and destroy the Republican Party – Justin Haskins and Chris Talgo
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/social-media-hunter-biden-just-haskins-chris-talgo

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Touts Wall Street Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What does Wall Street think of those who share your demographics?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/joe-biden-touts-wall-street-support-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania/
— OUTRAGEOUS: No Immigration Question in Next Debate, Say Debate Organizers – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/no-immigration-question-in-next-debate-say-debate-organizers/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Democrat Imposed Lockdowns Force Residents To Flee San Francisco, Sending Tax Revenue Down 43 Percent
https://www.oann.com/dem-imposed-lockdowns-force-residents-to-flee-san-francisco-sending-tax-revenue-down-43-percent/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Pay-as-You-Go Route to Higher Education – MARY HUNT (DIERSEN: I took the pay-as-you-go route to higher education. I paid for undergraduate courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 with money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office. I paid for graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 with money that I earned working for IRS and for Firestone Stores. I paid for graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 with money that I earned working for IRS and GAO. I paid for graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997 with money that I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/everyday-cheapskate-the-pay-as-you-go-route-to-higher-education_3502224.html

THE HILL
— GOP senator writing book criticizing Big Tech for ‘tyranny’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the following have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny
— Banks need to play their part in addressing racial inequality – PATRICK SOBERS (DIERSEN: Sobers would blast the banks and savings and loan that lent me money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. Sobers would blast the savings and loans that lent my wife and I money to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and to have one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/521315-banks-need-to-play-their-part-in-addressing-racial-inequality

CNN
— Eye-popping turnout as more states begin in-person voting – Hannah Rabinowitz and Cat Gloria
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/us-election-news-10-16-2020/h_fec4c8ef251046abd6b8ab00fc6b5dbe

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-women-gender-gap.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/trump-women-voters.html
— In Reversal, Twitter Is No Longer Blocking New York Post Article The latest change underlined how rapidly social media platforms are shifting their positions in the days leading up to the election. – Kate Conger and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/technology/twitter-new-york-post.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use COVID-19 to get rid of Trump and to get rid of those who share his demographics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/health/coronavirus-testing-negative.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who work/worked for Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/where-will-all-trump-staffers-go-preparing-worst-gop-ponders-life-after-trump/
— FCC push to rethink legal protections for tech giants marks major turn amid months of political pressure Agency officials in public and private had raised concerns about regulating social media in the months before Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plans to take a look at Section 230. – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/16/fcc-facebook-twitter-section-230/

NEW YORK POST
— By censoring The Post, Big Tech is begging for big-time reform – Josh Hammer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/by-censoring-the-post-big-tech-is-begging-for-big-time-reform/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-16/new-book-by-former-trump-aide-reveals-early-racist-comments

USA TODAY
— As cases spike, Trump’s ad strategy targeting senior citizens: I recovered from COVID-19, so can America – Bart Jansen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/17/election-2020-trump-touts-his-own-covid-recovery-pitch-seniors/5967676002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their Second Civil War to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/10/12/coronavirus-deaths-reveal-systemic-racism-united-states/5770952002/

NEW BOSTON POST
— What’s It Take To Get An Endorsement? – Tom Joyce (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have talked and/or acted like they were given endorsements, money, sign locations, etc. on the condition that they a) do everything they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, to everything that they could to stop everyone from reading those emails, b) do everything that they could to stop me from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, d) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, e) end my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, f) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, g) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and/or h) discourage Republican organizations, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. from helping sponsor Wheaton Independence Day parades.)
https://newbostonpost.com/2020/10/10/whats-it-take-to-get-an-endorsement-10-organizations-unions-explain-how/

VERMONT DIGGER
— The privileges of being white and middle class – Tom McKone (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have always had tremendous unfair advantages in life a) because I lived in Crete 1948-1972, b) because I am White, male, 100% German national origin, healthy, conservative, Republican, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, c) because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) because I avoided the draft, and d) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://vtdigger.org/2020/10/16/tom-mckone-the-privileges-of-being-white-and-middle-class/

TRACE
— A Surge of First-Time Gun Buyers in California as Residents Fear Pandemic-Related Violence
https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/daily-bulletin-a-surge-of-first-time-gun-buyers-in-california-as-residents-fear-pandemic-related-violence/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Alternative to a Bailout for Fiscally Mismanaged States If New York and Illinois spent like Florida and Texas, they’d save enough to put away the tin cup. – Jonathan Williams and Dave Trabert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-alternative-to-a-bailout-for-fiscally-mismanaged-states-11602875844
— Effective Giving Requires Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Daniel S. Loeb (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents give you? I have given you, and everyone else, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. Those emails have included links to almost 381,800 articles and information on many upcoming events. According to critics/opponents, my emails are worthless, if not destructive. Again, what do my critics/opponents give you?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/effective-giving-requires-rolling-up-your-sleeves-11602886784
— More Americans Are Renouncing Their Citizenship Nearly 37,000 have expatriated over past decade – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-are-renouncing-their-citizenship-11602840602

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters encourage “Far-Right Political Violence.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-16/is-far-right-political-violence-getting-worse

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Holds Wisconsin Rally After His Covid Task Force Warns Of Preventable Deaths.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/17/trump-holds-wisconsin-rally-after-his-covid-task-force-warns-of-preventable-deaths/#73bb286037e1

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Over 160 business groups call on President Trump to withdraw executive order banning some diversity trainings – Marguerite Ward (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/business-nonprofit-groups-call-trump-withdraw-executive-order-diversity-training-2020-10

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— OFCCP Opens Hotline for Complaints of Race and Sex Stereotyping in Workplace Training (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats stereotype Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrat especially stereotype Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/podcast-ofccp-opens-hotline-complaints-race-and-sex-stereotyping-workplace-training

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Twitter Backs Down After Squelching New York Post’s Hunter Biden Story – Benjamin Hart (DIERSEN: Because Google refuses to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google squelches each and every article linked in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/twitter-facebook-block-ny-post-hunter-biden-article.html

ATLANTIC
— JULY 21, 2020 FLASHBACK: Congress Is a Hostile Workplace – David A. Graham (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I should write a book about how during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office increasingly became a hostile workplace for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/congress-hostile-workplace/614443/

NEWSWEEK
— How Section 230 Changes Targeting Twitter and Facebook Could Backfire on Republicans – JASON MURDOCK (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.newsweek.com/section-230-changes-twitter-facebook-backfire-republicans-donald-trump-1539790

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The less that you promote LGBTQ, the more that LGBTQ-promoters destroy you.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Major-advocacy-organizations-mailing-to-highlight-candidate-Morrisons-record/69422.html

October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,554 new coronavirus cases, with 38 deaths, again breaking 1-day record – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-again-breaks-1-day-case-record-with-4554-/7079613/
— Chicago ranked ‘rattiest city’ by Orkin pest control for 6th straight year
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/were-no-1-chicago-ranked-most-rat-infested-city-6th-year-in-a-row/7076439/

NBC5
— Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin Each Broke Coronavirus Case Records Friday It marks the second day in a row each of the three states have set records in the category as the virus continues to grip the Midwest. – Katy Smyser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-indiana-and-wisconsin-each-broke-coronavirus-case-records-friday/2355142/
— Virus Surges in Key Battleground States as Election Nears Some residents who have always voted in person on Election Day are reconsidering a lifetime tradition – Scott Bauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/virus-surges-in-key-battleground-states-as-election-nears/2355072/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report new highest one-day COVID-19 case total — 4,554 — and 38 additional deaths as statewide positivity rate rises above 5%
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201016-5awmiipgbngazixsrminl3iipa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Highland Park to allow sales of recreational marijuana – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-highland-park-allow-recreational-dispensaries-tl-1022-20201016-y2eatewvmfgyja6yygnznrqdtu-story.html
— Big Tech slaps The New York Post to shield Joe Biden – JOHN KASS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and d) the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me because of the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-new-york-post-kass-20201016-qm7tr4uag5hcnlpihn7ovj6bse-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, Republican challenger Pat O’Brien face off in a Cook County state’s attorney’s race defined by extraordinary climate of 2020 – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kim-foxx-pat-obrien-cook-county-2020-states-attorney-race-20201017-dydk4jsbrjgknkjkvyey5eratm-story.html
— Why we demand more than the broken construct of ‘diversity’ – ADRIENNE R. BROWN AND EVE L. EWING (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-diversity-race-20201016-fdc7geugk5f2lavlvlwet5wu74-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top cop Johnson had 10 drinks before falling asleep behind the wheel, was allowed to drive home without a field sobriety test: watchdog A year after the incident that caused Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson’s downfall, Inspector General Joe Ferguson’s long-awaited report details an elaborate police cover-up by seven of the fired superintendent’s underlings. – Fran Spielman and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/16/21519416/chicago-police-department-eddie-johnson-cover-up-inspector-general-report

DAILY HERALD
— Casten, Ives each raise more than $1 million in 6th Congressional District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201016/casten-ives-each-raise-more-than-1-million-in-6th-congressional-district-race

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-15653656.php

SOUTHERN
— Partisan battle over Illinois Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/partisan-battle-over-illinois-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending/article_4e508726-f511-51ea-9d6c-6a954ce5a68e.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 cases as county reports record 338 new infections Region’s positivity rate increases to 7.4% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/16/dupage-county-surpasses-20-000-covid-19-cases-as-county-reports-record-338-new-infections/agbe1rs/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett – TOM GJELTEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/needing-support-catholic-women-democrats-are-careful-amy-coney-barrett#stream/0

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— College of DuPage Board Chairman Frank Napolitano Not Seeking Re-election
https://www.cod.edu/news/2020/october/napolitanoelection.aspx

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Endorses Jeanne Ives in the 6th Congressional District – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/15571/

CAPITOL FAX
— 4,554 new cases, 38 additional deaths, 2,016 in hospitals, 5.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/16/4554-new-cases-38-additional-deaths-2016-in-hospitals-51-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC files FEC complaint against Twitter following censorship of Hunter Biden emails – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rnc-files-fec-complaint-against-twitter-following-censorship-of-hunter-biden-emails
— Twitter and Facebook employees donate over 90% to Democrats, conservative watchdog finds – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-and-facebook-employees-donate-over-90-to-democrats-conservative-watchdog-finds

BREITBART
— 13 Shot, 2 Fatally, Thursday Alone in Mayor Lori Lighfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/report-13-shot-2-fatally-thursday-alone-in-mayor-lori-lighfoots-chicago/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Kamala spokesman, Democrat PAC staffer now hold top communications posts at Twitter, Facebook The connection raises serious concerns about political biases and free speech on social media. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/kamala-spokesman-democrat-pac-staffer-now-hold-top-comms-posts-at-twitter-facebook

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social Media vs. the American Right – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/social-media-vs-the-american-right/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans increasingly seek distance from Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/521433-republicans-increasingly-seek-distance-from-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— The federal deficit balloons to $3.1 trillion, underscoring the challenges to the economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/16/business/us-economy-coronavirus#budget-deficit-record

WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-census-undocumented-immigrants/2020/10/16/cf8288be-0f51-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
— Why Indian Americans are not becoming Republicans any time soon – Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur and Milan Vaishnav
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/why-indian-americans-are-not-becoming-republicans-any-time-soon/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Sorry, Republicans. Social media companies aren’t obligated to spread your lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/16/sorry-republicans-social-media-companies-arent-obligated-spread-your-lies/

NPR
— Trump And Republicans Raise $248 Million In September, Lagging Biden, Democrats – BENJAMIN SWASEY (DIERSEN: What discouragers you from making political contributions? Ever-increasingly, my wife and I are spending more than my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and our Social Security (SS). My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My SS is dramatically less because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924362863/trump-and-republicans-raise-248-million-in-september-lagging-democrats

October 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police make plans for election night on the city’s streets – JEREMY GORNER (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will vandalize, loot, riot, and burn things no matter who wins.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-election-night-20201016-5blsmesap5hdhkxmkrgvmdymgm-story.html
— Eric Wallace v. Patrick Joyce: 40th Senate candidates differ on COVID-19 response, income tax amendment – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-40th-senate-profiles-st-1016-20201015-x4afnlalbzh27fiyrfokkq7zfq-story.html
— Will County Democrats want Black residents to decide how to spend revenue from cannabis tax as reparations for slavery – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-will-county-reparations-st-1016-20201015-li3rigrrjna53jtx5n4itr723u-story.html
— Will County voters to choose auditor, recorder and clerk of circuit court – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-recorder-auditor-court-clerk-st-1016-20201015-vmvqe4sjjbgf7llqlqeq6t7bsy-story.html
— How Illinois athletes worked to boost voter registration on campus: ‘There’s definitely a heightened sense of urgency. Everyone is really out here fighting to be heard.’ – SHANNON RYAN (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at students, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-athletes-voter-registration-big-ten-20201015-ajyemxmg6bgcjkzbxwckblpjpu-story.html
— Lake County coroner candidates tout their experience in race for office – CLIFFORD WARD (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; d) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; e) serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; f) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; g) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; h) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; i) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; j) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; and k) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-coroner-race-st-1019-20201015-wdyb5ygpwjaq7i65jn4gwy36ee-story.html
— Democratic effort to flip U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis’ seat the most hotly contested of Downstate congressional races – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-congressional-races-roundup-20201016-45vhta2n5ncihpmofms5fo55ju-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican Pat O’Brien outraising Democrat Kim Foxx in Cook County state’s attorney money battle Campaign reports on file Thursday showed the Democratic incumbent had roughly $216,590.45 to spend, while O’Brien had at least $427,326.62. But with contribution limits blown by the Republican’s self-financing, donors are now free to give as much as they want to either candidate. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/15/21518389/republican-pat-obrien-democrat-kim-foxx-cook-county-states-attorney-reelection-fundraising
— Taxpayers paid for 7 business trips taken by then-Supt. Eddie Johnson and female Chicago cop now suing him for sexual assault Cynthia Donald, the former superintendent’s driver, says in a lawsuit against Johnson that he forced her to have sex in his hotel rooms. Johnson denies her allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Twice in Springfield, the two had adjacent rooms, according to city travel records. – Frank Main and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/16/21518739/taxpayers-paid-7-business-trips-taken-supt-eddie-johnson-chicago-cop-now-suing-him-sexual-assault
— You don’t need a sleeping bag to survive early voting lines, but a campstool — and a scarf — might come in handy If you’re going to vote in person in 2020, you’re going to need to bring your patience, your mask, some comfortable shoes and probably your mobile phone to keep you entertained. And, oh yes, appropriate outerwear. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/15/21518695/early-voting-lines-chicago-waiting-neighborhood-polling-places-election-mail-ballots
— City preps for potential election-related unrest During a news conference Thursday, Chicago’s top cop said officials are planning for protests that could include “embedded agitators that might loot or cause violence or destroy property.” – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats will vandalize, loot, riot, and burn things no matter who wins.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/15/21518684/city-preps-for-potential-election-related-unrest

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use women’s marches not only to promote hatred against Trump, but also against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201016/political-movements-womens-marches-on-tap-in-several-suburbs-saturday

WTTW

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want everyone to vote for Democrats to punish Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/15/illinois-made-it-easier-vote-obstacles-remain

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— SJ-R voters guide: How to see your Illinois election ballot and compare candidates
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201015/sj-r-voters-guide-how-to-see-your-illinois-election-ballot-and-compare-candidates
— ‘We’re not in charge…the virus is’ – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: If you are diagnosed COVID-19 positive, on who/what will you blame that on? Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want you to blame not only Trump, but individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201015/rsquowersquore-not-in-chargethe-virus-isrsquo

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— AFFI leaders have determined that Justice Kilbride’s history as a union member along with his ability to ensure working families are treated fairly earned the endorsement of the organization. (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20201015/associated-fire-fighters-of-illinois-ldquoretain-kilbriderdquo

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/dueling-town-halls-for-trump-biden-after-debate-plan-nixed

NPR ILLINOIS
— Amy Coney Barrett Faces Gendered Questions From Senate Judiciary Committee
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/amy-coney-barrett-faces-gendered-questions-senate-judiciary-committee#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do everything that they can to get women to hate Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/feminists-weigh-their-wins-and-losses-after-nearly-four-years-trump#stream/0

WICZ
— Senate Democrats handled Barrett cautiously, prompting some activists to fume over Feinstein – CNN (DIERSEN: How would the Senate Democrats have handled Barrett if she had been a man and had not adopted minority children?)
http://www.wicz.com/story/42773868/senate-democrats-handled-barrett-cautiously-prompting-some-activists-to-fume-over-feinstein

WSIL TV
— Illinois lawmakers discuss discriminatory practices in home lending and ownership – Mike Miletich (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would stress that I got mortgages a) in 1972 when I was 24 years old to buy a new town home in University Park, b) in 1974 to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago, and c) in 1976 to buy a one bedroom condo in the ODE building. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that because of discrimination against minorities and against females, if I had been a minority or a female, I would not have gotten those mortgages. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; I worked for Firestone Stores full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972; I worked for IRS 1971-1980; IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972; and I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://wsiltv.com/2020/10/15/illinois-lawmakers-discuss-discriminatory-practices-in-home-lending-and-ownership/

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Plans Halloween Crackdown The sheriff’s office will increase patrols for impaired drivers this Halloween. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: When will the Wheaton Patch report on those who have pulled packets to run for 4 Wheaton City council seats: Lynn Robbins, George Nieman, Scott Weller, David Diersen, Mark Yetsky, Christopher Zaruba, and Michael Barbier?)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-sheriffs-plans-halloween-crackdown

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— If Downstate Illinois Seceded Activists are again asking Congress to split Illinois into two states: Chicago, and everything else. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND (DIERSEN: Chicago Democrats have declared war on Illinois Republicans.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/October-2020/Illinois-Secession/

SIU
— SIU celebrating Diversity Week with many events Oct. 19-24 – Christi Mathis (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.siu.edu/2020/10/101520-SIU-celebrating-Diversity-Week-with-many-events-Oct.-19-24.php

CAPITOL NEWS DAILY
— Pritzkers report $1.4 million in taxable income, but trusts benefiting family far exceed that amount
https://mailchi.mp/capitolnewsillinois.com/capitol-news-daily-for-tuesday-feb-18-2900309?e=d43c5ee847

WIREPOINTS
— Amazon’s Attempt To Muzzle Chicago Native Shelby Steele Says Volumes About Race In America – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/amazons-attempt-to-muzzle-chicago-native-shelby-steele-says-volumes-about-race-in-america-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS BALLOTS DON’T GIVE VOTERS PLAIN LANGUAGE BEHIND ‘FAIR TAX’ AMENDMENT – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-ballots-dont-give-voters-plain-language-behind-fair-tax-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DON’T BELIEVE THE DOOMSDAY REPORTS OF TRUMP LOSING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thorner-dont-believe-the-doomsday-reports-of-trump-losing.html
— WHAT TAMMY DUCKWORTH IS TELLING ILLINOISANS ABOUT AMY CONEY BARRETT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/what-tammy-duckworth-is-telling-illinoisans-about-amy-coney-barrett-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 90% of campaign contributions from Twitter and Facebook went to Democrats – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/15/90-of-campaign-contributions-from-twitter-and-face/
— An unsociable social media ‘conspiracy’ and big tech bias – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/15/inside-the-beltway-an-unsociable-social-media-cons/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Word of the Week: ‘Preference’ – Nicholas Clairmont
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/word-of-the-week-preference

FOX NEWS
— Why Twitter and Facebook squelching the Hunter Biden story backfired It quickly became clear that in their attempts to strangle the Hunter Biden story, two social media giants left themselves gasping for air. – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/why-twitter-and-facebook-squelching-the-hunter-biden-story-backfired

GOPUSA
— Big Tech Acting As Dems’ Pravda
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96412
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Woke NFL Adds National Coming Out Day To Its Social Justice Agenda.
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96335
— Handmaids Of Bigotry Couldn’t Stop Justice Barrett
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96295

BREITBART
— Donald Trump on DACA: We’re Going to Take Care of ‘Dreamers’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: To promote Dreamers is to illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally bring their children illegally to America illegally. Democrats shout at Dreamer that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats see Dreamers as being soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/10/15/donald-trump-daca-going-take-care-dreamers/

BLAZE
— FEC data reveals 83% of Facebook 2020 election donations have gone to Democrats. Joe Biden is by far the No. 1 recipient. – Chris Field
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fec-facebook-2020-election-donations-democrats

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Closing schools hindered herd immunity, could lead to more COVID deaths overall: new study Lockdown measures, such as closing schools, likely prolonged the epidemic by preventing the virus from naturally moving through low-risk populations and building herd immunity. – Patrick Delaney
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/closing-schools-hindered-herd-immunity-could-lead-to-more-covid-deaths-overall-new-study

PATRIOT POST
— Fear and Loathing in the Democratic Party Other than despising Trump — and being willing to do anything to get rid of him — what does it stand for? – Laura Hollis
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/74158-fear-and-loathing-in-the-democratic-party-2020-10-15

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dick Durbin attempts to demean Coney Barrett: ‘I’d be afraid to ask her about the presence of gravity on Earth’ – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demean others. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/15/dick-durbin-attempts-to-demean-coney-barrett-id-be-afraid-to-ask-her-about-the-presence-of-gravity-on-earth-985022

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Will Conservatives Finally Awaken to the Big Tech Threat? – Josh Hammer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech against conservatives.)
https://www.creators.com/read/josh-hammer/10/20/will-conservatives-finally-awaken-to-the-big-tech-threat

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump combative, Biden earnest during distanced TV duel.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/521339-the-hills-morning-report
— Pelosi and Trump go a full year without speaking – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Who are you reluctant to speak with? I am reluctant to speak with those who discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, those who discourage others from reading those emails, and those who have taken other adverse actions against me. I should write a book about the aforesaid, better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/521306-pelosi-and-trump-go-a-full-year-without-speaking

POLITICO
— How Facebook and Twitter’s content moderation could shape the final weeks of the election – ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2020/10/15/how-facebook-and-twitters-content-moderation-could-shape-the-final-weeks-of-the-election-790994
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump gets grilled as Biden coasts.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/trump-biden-town-halls-takeaways-429758

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’ It had blocked an unsubstantiated New York Post article about the Bidens but said late Thursday that it would allow similar content to be shared. – Mike Isaac and Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/technology/facebook-twitter-republicans-backlash.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump is called out repeatedly for spreading falsehoods, while Biden had the steady night he needed: Takeaways from the town halls.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/takeaways-town-halls-biden-trump/
— Fox News veterans face a hurdle in the job market: Having Fox on the résumé – Jeremy Barr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what it is like to have GAO, IRS, and the Post Office on your resume. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/leaving-fox-news-shep-smith-eboni-williams/2020/10/15/3dc62d0a-e8ae-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/16/american-exceptionalism-gives-voters-false-sense-security-about-election/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Does Trump merit the hatred?” and says “Let us count the ways.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-does-trump-merit-the-hatred-20201016-qdjp2wfkbbb5vcya356mhqvjjm-story.html

USA TODAY
— Trump vs. Big Tech: Everything you need to know about Section 230 and why everyone hates it – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/15/trump-section-230-facebook-twitter-google-conservative-bias/3670858001/

DESERT NEWS
— Facebook, bias and the battle over conservative and liberal content on social media New York Post article about the Democratic presidential nominee and son Hunter Biden is latest political flashpoint – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/10/15/21409131/conservatives-facebook-bias-section-230-mark-zuckerberg-tucker-carlson-media-trump-hunter-biden

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Would Jesus Vote? – Libby Sternberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shot that Jesus is anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-would-jesus-vote-nobody-knows-11602797312
— Twitter’s Partisan Censors Senators have a chance to explain why an open society matters. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitters-partisan-censors-11602803394
— Business Groups Urge Trump to Withdraw Order on Diversity Training More than 150 business and nonprofit groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, seek withdrawal of executive move – Khadeeja Safdar and Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-groups-urge-trump-to-withdraw-order-on-diversity-training-11602791939
— Facebook Has Made Lots of New Rules This Year. It Doesn’t Always Enforce Them. A Wall Street Journal test showed content that violated guidelines often remained – Jeff Horwitz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-has-made-lots-of-new-rules-this-year-it-doesnt-always-enforce-them-11602775676
— Where Trump and Biden Stand on Financial Regulation – Andrew Ackerman and Paul Kiernan (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $111,295-$131,532/year.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-trump-and-biden-stand-on-financial-regulation-11602858855

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: John Glenn, Howard Jenkins Jr., Frank Kameny, Tammy Duckworth Recognizing the final of three groups of 2020 honorees for greatness in public service. – Tom Shoop (DIERSEN: What does Duckworth think of you? From what I see, reasons why Duckworth hates me include: I am a draft dodger, Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. She would hate me because I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. She would hate me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/10/government-hall-fame-2020-inductees-john-glenn-howard-jenkins-jr-frank-kameny-tammy-duckworth/169243/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Christian College Faculty Aren’t Lining Up for Trump Reflecting new polling that indicates college-educated white evangelicals are moving away from supporting Trump, many on Christian campuses are struggling to back him. – Kery Murakami (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian. If you vote for Democrats, you shout that you are anti-Christian.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/16/christian-professors-try-reconcile-abortion-views-disdain-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton College — a Christian college in Illinois, which is described as sort as the Harvard of evangelical colleges — appears to be a place where Barrett’s nomination should be causing many to embrace Trump. The university requires students and faculty each year to reaffirm a statement of faith, based on a biblical doctrine consonant with evangelical Christianity. Students and faculty are also expected to affirm that they agree with a community covenant, which, among other things, condemns “the taking of innocent life.” David Iglesias, an associate professor of politics and law at Wheaton and director of the college’s Center for Faith, Politics and Economics, was clearly struggling whether his faith would allow him to vote for Trump. “In my faith, everything is subservient to Scripture,” he said and brought up the biblical account of David’s adultery with Queen Bathsheba. “The prophet did not give him a pass,” he said. “The Scripture is pretty clear that when our leaders do the wrong thing, we shouldn’t excuse them. Character counts. What you do matters.” And, he said, “we know our Scripture here.” Just in the past few months, he said, Trump has “failed to criticize the Proud Boys. What did he say? ‘Stand by’?” “His behavior during the debate — he wouldn’t let Joe Biden speak. I’ve never seen a worse debate. It was pathetic. He’s said disparaging things about Muslim Americans,” Iglesias said. “And there’s his recent treatment of veterans,” he said referring to a report in The Atlantic in September that Trump privately referred to service members killed in combat as “suckers” and “losers.” (Trump denied insulting veterans.) Iglesias served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years. On Christian campuses, “there’s going to be some soul searching in supporting someone you disagree with on 90 percent of the issues,” he said. “But who agrees with you on the one you that you hold dear, and that’s right to life.”)

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “14 million Americans have already voted” and “Key swing states have seen record turnout, despite Republican efforts to stifle early voting.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/15/first-thing-election-special-14-million-americans-have-already-voted

October 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,015 new coronavirus cases, highest 1-day increase, with 53 deaths – Ravi Baichwal and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4015-new-covid-19-cases-53-deaths/7052268/
— Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/harris-suspends-travel-after-staffer-tests-covid-19-positive/7048858/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/15/2020
— Chicago early voters, some elderly, brave long lines, chilly weather during election 2020 – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-early-voters-some-elderly-brave-long-lines-chilly-weather/7057757/

CBS2
— Officer Once Assigned As Former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson’s Driver Sues Him For Sexual Assault, Harassment
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/officer-once-assigned-as-former-cpd-supt-eddie-johnsons-driver-sues-him-for-sexual-assault-harassment/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ largest ever daily COVID-19 caseload sparks fears worst is yet to come: ‘We’re headed for a new peak’ “Instead of this being a new peak, where the number of cases comes up and then goes back down again, I think what we’re seeing is more like a mountain: you go up, you come down halfway, then you keep climbing up,” Dr. Emily Landon said. “And this mountain looks even taller than the last one.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/15/21517754/illinois-covid-cases-highest-deaths-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-15
— Lightfoot’s ‘authenticity’ to be center of plan to re-brand Chicago “If you look at the mayor and what she represents — her history, her background, her personality — people are very intrigued by that. They might not agree with everything. But, they’re intrigued and believe she’s authentic,” Michael Fassnacht, the city’s chief marketing officer, said Thursday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/15/21518197/chicago-marketing-campaign-economy-travel-leisure-business-covid-coronavirus-looting-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville schools, districts tops in the state and U.S., new Niche.com ranking report says – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-niche-schools-districts-rankings-st-1016-20201015-xbsjjyuqtjbgnmovta743r7io4-story.html
— Wisconsin sets another daily record for coronavirus cases – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-wisconsin-coronavirus-cases-20201015-53jjgkv54ndtphhs4gy3elfgey-story.html
— Citing a ‘toxic atmosphere,’ a Black admissions employee resigns from Loyola University, prompting a discrimination probe and calls for racial justice on campus – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office created a “toxic atmosphere” for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-loyola-university-chicago-racism-complaint-20201015-v4jnl55c5bgbjp2faokehw5itq-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife’s state taxable income dropped to $2.4 million last year, partial tax records show – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” in today’s dollars, my income dropped $77,604/year (59%), from $131,532/year in GAO salary to $54,168/year in Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-2019-tax-returns-20201015-aqh44r2fardsxdbquupe6424ge-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United CEO: Biz travel demand won’t return to normal until late 2024 While Scott Kirby said today he “sees light at the end of the tunnel,” he acknowledged: “It’s a long way away.” Chicago, meanwhile, will feel the pain more keenly than other cities. Here’s why. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-ceo-biz-travel-demand-wont-return-normal-until-late-2024

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— SCOTUS backs Trump, scuttles census after Illinois commits $1 million to outreach – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article246459820.html

STATELINE
— Niles says police officers can no longer use ‘Thin Blue Line’ masks
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/illinois-town-says-police-officers-can-no-longer-use-thin-blue-line-masks/

WIFR
— Breaking it Down: Progressive Tax Amendment – Elaine Rojas-Castillo
https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/16/breaking-it-down-progressive-tax-amendment/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-political-violence-threatens-us-elections#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/will-mailed-in-ballots-be-delivered-on-time/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Rep. Lauren Underwood Answers Patch Candidate Survey Freshman lawmaker Underwood (D IL-14) is facing off against Jim Oberweis in November’s election. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/rep-lauren-underwood-answers-patch-candidate-survey

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Election Interference: Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District Using Taxpayer Funds To Support Referendum – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/10/election-interference-darien-woodridge-fire-protection-district-using-taxpayer-funds-to-support-referendum/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Facebook Censors IFA Post and Illinois Candidate Exploits It for Fundraising
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/facebook-censors-ifa-post-and-illinois-candidate-exploits-it-for-fundraising/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL COUNTY BOARD DEMS AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RACIAL REPARATIONS FOR “TRANSGENERATIONAL DAMAGE” (DIERSEN: I lived in Will County full-time 1948-1974 and part-time 1974-1976. My brother continues to live in Will County. My father lived in Will County 1922-1969 and my mother 1945-2016. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Will County since 1854.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/will-county-board-dems-agree-to-move-forward-with-racial-reparations-for-transgenerational-damage.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker releases personal income tax summary, says would’ve paid $3.7 million more with “Fair Tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/pritzker-releases-personal-income-tax-summary-says-wouldve-paid-37-million-more-with-fair-tax/
— 4,015 new cases, 53 additional deaths, 1,932 in hospitals, 4.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/4015-new-cases-53-additional-deaths-1932-in-hospitals-49-percent-positivity-rate/
— Illinois poll: 62 percent want high school sports restricted
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/illinois-poll-62-percent-want-high-school-sports-restricted/
— New unemployment benefit applications up nationally, rise sharply (again) in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/new-unemployment-benefit-applications-up-nationally-rise-sharply-again-in-illinois/
— State Rep. David Allen Welter, Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe test positive for COVID-19
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/state-rep-david-allen-welter-decatur-mayor-julie-moore-wolfe-test-positive-for-covid-19/

GOPUSA
— Biden Campaign Pulls Kamala Harris Off The Trail Through The Weekend
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96379

BLAZE
— Republicans declare war on Facebook and Twitter censorship of New York Post, announce Senate hearings next week – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-war-facebook-twitter-censorship
— Amy Coney Barrett’s sorority deletes tweet recognizing her Supreme Court nomination, apologizes for being ‘hurtful to many’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, many organizations have moved left. I should write a book about the organizations that I am/was a member of that have moved left.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/barrett-sorority-deletes-scotus-tweet

DAILY CALLER
— Twitter Reportedly Suspends Trump’s Official Campaign Account Over Video Relating To NY Post’s Hunter Biden Report – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/15/twitter-suspends-trump-official-campaign-account-video-ny-post-hunter-biden-report/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/us-cases-rise-trump-s-policy-panned-dangerous-fallacy-n1243513

NBC NEWS
— While LGBTQ Americans have historically been a reliable Democratic voting bloc, some gay voters say they’re “100 percent on board” with Trump this year. – Dan Avery (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ do everything that they can to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. I do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about those who have done everything that they could to destroy me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-pride-gay-republicans-why-they-re-backing-president-n1243469

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/there-remains-no-reason-trust-trumps-rhetoric-about-coronavirus-pandemic/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/15/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 65% Say They’re Likely To Vote Early If They Can
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/65_say_they_re_likely_to_vote_early_if_they_can

October 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois FOID card applications, background checks point towards boom year for gun sellers, makers – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/il–foid-card-applications-background-checks-show-boom-year/7033853/

CBS2
— Preckwinkle’s 2021 Budget Plan Avoids Tax Hikes, Counts On Extra Money From Online Sales Taxes, Marijuana, And Sports Betting
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/cook-county-toni-preckwinkle-2021-budget-plan-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Election officials say voter turnout has been ‘incredible’ in Chicago – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/election-officials-say-voter-turnout-has-been-incredible-in-chicago

WTTW
— As Property Tax Hike Looms, Officials Expect Surge in Those Who Don’t Pay – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/14/property-tax-hike-looms-officials-expect-surge-those-who-dont-pay

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Women’s March Chicago to host ‘Zoom to the Polls’ on Saturday — one of hundreds of events across the country to encourage voting – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-womens-march-chicago-event-20201015-3v7bc4ne65doth27k3vpgv5eu4-story.html
— What I tell friends who ask my advice on the ‘fair tax’ vote – ANDY SHAW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-graduated-income-tax-against-andy-shaw-20201014-oxxbodaoznf33n6lp6xs4w3nkm-story.html
— Chicago expands early voting to all 50 city wards: ‘I was fired up, I was ready to vote’ – KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-election-early-voting-expansion-20201015-l355o4ccufbtrfdvmnq756lsd4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett grilled on Chicago, Illinois cases at Senate hearing Sen. Dick Durbin told Judge Barrett there is an “orange cloud over your nomination as it comes before us.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What happened to those who promoted you? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in doing that. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986. I might still be a GAO employee if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in doing that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/14/21517048/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-senate-hearing-illinois-7th-circuit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use COVID-19 to defeat Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/14/21516168/covid-19-flu-trump-coronavirus-danger-risk-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Preckwinkle’s good-news budget: No tax hikes, minimal layoffs The Cook County chief relies on some unusual factors to fight off a big financial hit from COVID. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/preckwinkles-good-news-budget-no-tax-hikes-minimal-layoffs

WBEZ
— Despite Problems With The State, Businessman In Line For Lucrative Pot Licenses The Illinois Gaming Board wants to put Jeffrey Rehberger Jr. out of business. But other state officials back his bid for cannabis shops. – Dan Mihalopoulos, Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/despite-problems-with-state-businessman-in-line-for-lucrative-pot-licenses/9c72e7ea-3fe1-41aa-88fc-0c0f7d191c4a

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Niles Police End Use Of ‘Thin Blue Line’ Masks Some See Symbol As Racially Divisive, Others As Healing For Fallen Officers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/niles-police-end-use-of-thin-blue-line-masks/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Money and Madigan keys to big judicial battle – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-money-and-madigan-keys-to-big-judicial-battle/article_1e423cd3-e1ad-5038-b407-de1a31c862c2.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— NFL will test for COVID-19 on game days, has no bubble plans – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nfl-will-test-for-covid-19-on-game-days-has-no-bubble-plans-10-14-2020-102817660

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden Vows To Ease Racial Divisions. Here’s His Record – STEVE INSKEEP
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-vows-ease-racial-divisions-heres-his-record#stream/0
— Despite Outbreak, Congress Takes Its Chances Without Widespread Coronavirus Testing – CLAUDIA GRISALES (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations get rid of their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems and who fail/refuse to get tested regularly?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/despite-outbreak-congress-takes-its-chances-without-widespread-covid-19-testing#stream/0

WCBU
— Curran’s Harsh Rhetoric A Major Shift For Statewide Illinois GOP Candidates – TIM SHELLEY & CHARLIE SCHLENKER
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/currans-harsh-rhetoric-major-shift-statewide-illinois-gop-candidates#stream/0

ELMHURST PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/lgbt-group-denounces-elmhurst-lawmaker

SOUTH SIDE PATCH
— ‘Yes, Prisoners Deserve A Stimulus Check’ (DIERSEN: Do you deserve a stimulus check? My critics/opponent hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, that I have had a Civil Service Retirement System pension for more than 23 years, that the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that we did not become foster parents, that we have no debts, that we own a home and vehicles, that we have retirement savings, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I unfairly benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females and that therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/south-side-weekly-yes-prisoners-deserve-stimulus-check

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago is weighing whether to reopen schools. Can it move forward without the consent of its teachers? Chicago schools officials have met regularly with the Chicago Teachers Union representatives, but they haven’t agreed on a road map or even on the need for one. – Yana Kunichoff and Mila Koumpilova (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, because GAO was not unionized, the Democrats who ran GAO made GAO’s employees who were the following suffer the negative impact of Republican-led budget cuts: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or those who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees had made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/14/21516623/chicago-is-weighing-whether-to-reopen-schools-can-it-move-forward-without-the-consent-of-teachers

WIREPOINTS
— Gov. Pritzker ignores Illinois’ expensive COLAs as he pursues multi-billion dollar tax hike – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-ignores-illinois-expensive-colas-as-he-pursues-multi-billion-dollar-tax-hike-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Social and Bureaucratic Violence Against Children and Conservatives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/social-and-bureaucratic-violence-against-children-and-conservatives/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 32,000+ SCIENTISTS SAY COVID POLICIES DEMANDING LOCKDOWNS UNTIL VACCINES AVAILABLE “DAMAGING” AND “HARMFUL”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/32000-scientists-say-covid-policies-demanding-lockdowns-until-vaccines-available-damaging-and-harmfu.html
— 32,000 SCIENTISTS AGREE ON WHAT CASTEN DEMEANS AS “A HEAPING, STINKING PILE OF JUNK SCIENCE”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/32000-scientists-agree-on-what-casten-calls-a-heaping-stinking-pile-of-junk-science-.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— America Has Fewest Cops in a Quarter Century, Data Find – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, crime and poverty increase.)
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/america-has-fewest-cops-in-a-quarter-century-data-find/

BREITBART
— Trump Hits Joe Biden’s Globalist Record: Sent Jobs Overseas While Flooding U.S. with Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/trump-hits-joe-bidens-globalist-record-sent-jobs-overseas-while-flooding-u-s-with-illegal-immigration/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Has Had 50% Fewer Media Questions Than Trump Since Aug. 31 – DAVID KRAYDEN (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/14/joe-biden-fewer-media-questions-donald-trump-august-31/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Wisconsin Rioters Toss Rocks Into Residential Homes, Bust Storefront Windows – JAKE DIMA
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/08/wauwatosa-wisconsin-riot-rocks-homes-businesses-glass-shattered-alvin-cole/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Irrational, Erroneous Assumptions of Sanctuary Cities and States – Steven Bucci
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/14/the-irrational-erroneous-assumptions-of-sanctuary-cities-and-states/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Smithsonian promoting leftist ideals – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2020/10/15/smithsonian-promoting-leftist-ideals

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump says he ‘made the right choice with Amy’
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-anthony-fauci-2fd58e277934025c56d0c8d5d9e8816e

CBS NEWS
— Trump rallies his base in Des Moines, Iowa – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-maga-rally-des-moines-iowa-watch-live-stream-today-2020-10-14/

NEW YORK TIMES
— From School Boards to the Senate, All Politics Is Virus Politics in 2020 The pandemic has inspired new candidates to run, and defined the debate in campaigns up and down the ballots. – Sarah Mervosh and Manny Fernandez
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/coronavirus-elections.html
— Tracking Viral Misinformation Ahead of the 2020 Election Every day, Times reporters will chronicle and debunk false and misleading information that is going viral online. (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false and misleading except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions

WASHINGTON POST
— CBS is remaking its police shows for the Black Lives Matter era A novel partnership sends police reform advocates into the writers room. Can it work? – Steven Zeitchik
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/14/cbs-police-shows-black-lives-matter/
— Sen. Graham formally sets Oct. 22 committee vote on Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-live-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— Social media influencers push voting misinformation – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/report-social-media-influencers-push-voting-misinformation/

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— Why Trump and Biden may both be presidential ‘super-agers’ Biden is slightly healthier, study says, but both presidential candidates may be “super-agers.” – James Rainey (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, and you do make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40, the Democrats who run the federal government get rid of you. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.startribune.com/why-trump-and-biden-may-both-be-presidential-super-agers/572747331/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Starbucks sets ambitious goals for corporate diversity — and ties it to executive pay – Paul Roberts (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-sets-ambitious-goals-for-corporate-diversity-and-ties-it-to-executive-pay/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Has 11-Point Lead Over Trump Less Than Three Weeks to Election Day – Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf and FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf . I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the many survey questionnaires that were sent out for each report.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-has-11-point-lead-over-trump-less-than-three-weeks-to-election-day-11602734461
— Amy Coney Barrett’s Character, Qualifications to Be Discussed by Witnesses On the final day of her Senate confirmation hearing, Judge Barrett won’t be in attendance – Lindsay Wise (DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted about you? I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted about me. I would focus on a) those who have called for me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who successfully called for me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barretts-character-qualifications-to-be-discussed-by-witnesses-11602754203
— Ahead of Covid-19 Vaccine, Half of Americans Indicate Reluctance, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds While 70% of those surveyed expressed willingness to get vaccinated, about half preferred to wait to make sure the shots are safe and 27% said they wouldn’t want to get vaccinated – Jared S. Hopkins (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations in Illinois advise their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems that they will be gotten rid of if they do not get vaccinated?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ahead-of-covid-19-vaccine-half-of-americans-indicate-reluctance-wsj-nbc-poll-finds-11602734460
— Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets Goals coincide with Trump’s executive order barring federal contractors from having diversity training – Heather Haddon (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-ties-executive-pay-to-2025-diversity-targets-11602680401
— Facebook’s Conservative Emergency A report shows how fake news fears are exploited to promote censorship. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-conservative-emergency-11602715997

FORBES
— Conservatives Bash Facebook And Twitter—Again—Over Complaints That They Censored A Controversial Story About Hunter Biden – Abram Brown
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/10/14/conservatives-bash-facebook-again-over-complaints-that-it-censored-a-controversial-story-about-hunter-biden/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and females to be pot pushers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathercabot/2020/10/14/latina-makes-history-rising-from-poverty-to-pot-entrepreneur/

AMERICAN RIVER CURRANT
— The crisis of identity and ethics facing journalists today – Alexander Musa (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you are NOT a journalist unless you a) claim to be non-partisan, b) get paid for what you do, and c) have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about those who a) stress that I do NOT claim to be non-partisan, b) stress that I am NOT paid for what I do, c) stress that I do NOT have a degree in journalism, d) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and/or e) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.arcurrent.com/top-stories/2020/10/14/the-crisis-of-identity-and-ethics-facing-journalists-today/

FORD AUTHORITY
— New Study Details Ford’s Economic Impact In Chicago And Illinois – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/10/new-study-details-fords-economic-impact-in-chicago-and-illinois/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-condemns-transphobic-posts-by-State-Rep-Deanne-Mazzochi/69412.html

October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Long wait times, technical issues reported as early voting sites open in all wards across Chicago – Evelyn Holmes, Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/long-lines-issues-reported-as-early-voting-sites-expand-to-all-50-wards-in-chicago/7018650/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: COVID-19 positivity rates up in all 11 regions; state issues holiday travel and gathering guidance as 2,862 new cases and 49 more deaths reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201014-ln6lu7w34ffu5iv2ecclrtvyb4-story.html
— COVID-19 test positivity rates rising statewide as officials ask residents to consider changes to holiday tradition – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-coronavirus-positivity-holidays-20201014-nzcoarw43nhyvpsc7us25dytrq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Durbin tells Barrett that an ‘orange cloud’ hangs over her nomination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-durbin-amy-coney-barrett-trump-supreme-court-orange-cloud-20201014-dwhcycxokfcwfehr2uxzvuayjy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters bash Barrett.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-updates-20201014-sk2ziiqfqnfwhfmdfvyovmriy4-story.html
— Rich people like me should pay a higher tax rate – MICHAEL PINE (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. But one could argue that you cannot call yourself rich if you do not have at least $1 million dollars saved to pay for your retirement. My aunt and my wife’s sister are in assisted living facilities at level 3 and are burning up their retirement savings at $7,000 a month.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-graduated-income-tax-wealthy-pine-20201014-x2nck6b33zfe3fhf6wc5mubxfu-story.html
— About that Madigan committee (what Madigan committee?) – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speaker-madigan-committee-corruption-20201014-v3br4dok25am7oahpsazzgvpui-story.html
— Closing arguments, Part Five: Why reject the Pritzker Tax? Take your word for it
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-amendment-graduated-20201014-4wz66hxxfzcyzczundyv5ajmwe-story.html
— Orland Park voters consider limiting terms of mayor, trustees – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-term-limits-st-1015-20201014-bm7btondnnapvovftdbimf7qpa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker offers holiday precautions as Illinois sees most daily COVID-19 deaths since June: ‘This virus isn’t taking a holiday’ With 2,862 newly diagnosed cases of the virus, Illinois is averaging almost 2,500 additional cases per day over the last two weeks, higher even than the rate during the worst days of the pandemic in mid-May. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/10/14/21516238/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-positivity-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-14
— City failed to conduct performance evaluations for thousands of employees, inspector general says “More than 10,000” employees work in seven departments without any performance evaluations, according to Joe Ferguson, the city’s inspector general. Personnel decisions are therefore “vulnerable to … suspicions of favoritism.” – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use performance evaluations to get rid of their employees who do not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/14/21516460/chicago-city-employees-performance-evaluations-inspector-general-report-joe-ferguson
— Voting 2020: Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? Can you trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time? – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/10/14/21516717/voting-2020-ballots-delivered-time

DAILY HERALD
— 2,862 new COVID-19 cases worry officials, Thanksgiving guidelines shared – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/2862-new-covid-19-cases-worry-officials-thanksgiving-guidelines-shared
— Roselle trustee resigns abruptly – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/roselle-trustee-resigns-abruptly
— After two decades on board, Mount Prospect Trustee Zadel won’t seek reelection – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/after-two-decades-on-board-mount-prospect-trustee-zadel-wont-seek-relection
— Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trains – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/metra-sues-union-pacific-wants-conductors-back-walking-trains
— West Suburban Community Pantry turns celebration of food into funds to feed neighbors in need – Deborah Newman (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201013/west-suburban-community-pantry-turns-celebration-of-food-into-funds-to-feed-neighbors-in-need

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United Airlines’ white-collar job cuts are permanent More than 2,500 non-union employees have left the airline or been laid off during the COVID crisis. “These reductions are expected to be largely permanent, even as demand recovers,” the company said today. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-airlines-white-collar-job-cuts-are-permanent
— Metra sues Union Pacific—again—as legal war escalates At issue this time: whether trains are safe enough despite COVID for conductors to collect fares. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/metra-sues-union-pacific-again-legal-war-escalates

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Judge weighing dismissal of Bailey’s COVID-19 lawsuits Suits by Rep. Bailey, others challenge Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/10/14/judge-weighing-dismissal-of-baileys-covid-19-lawsuits/a25z75h/

CHANNEL 3000
— President Trump to hold Janesville rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport – Brandon Arbuckle
https://www.channel3000.com/president-trump-to-hold-janesville-rally-at-southern-wisconsin-regional-airport/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Mail Ballot Voters Urged to Apply This Week ‘Don’t put it off,’ Clerk Kaczmarek tells mail voters
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63623/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Jack Franks for Jail” Sign Surfaces at Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/message-of-the-day-a-sign-82/
— Treasurer Glenda Miller Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/treasurer-glenda-miller-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman/
— Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment Passage Would Move Illinois in the “Ninth Ring of Tax Hell,” says Wall Street Journal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/pritzker-tax-hike-amendment-passage-would-move-illinois-in-the-ninth-ring-of-hell-says-wall-street-journal/
— IL-14: GOP Mailing Links Underwood to Pelosi and Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-gop-mailing-links-underwood-to-pelosi-and-madigan/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE TURNED FACEBOOK OFFICIAL ADMITS CENSORING STORY HARMFUL TO BIDEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/former-democrat-operative-turned-facebook-official-admits-censoring-story-harmful-to-biden.html
— THORNER: COVID-19, A POLITICAL TOOL TO “RESET THE WORLD”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thorner-covid-19-a-political-tool-to-reset-the-world.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,862 new cases, 49 additional deaths, 1,974 in hospitals, 4.6 percent positivity rate, southern Illinois’ rate drops a bit, IDPH releases holiday safety guidance
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/14/2862-new-cases-49-additional-deaths-1974-in-hospitals-46-percent-positivity-rate-southern-illinois-rate-drops-a-bit/

CNN
— Elizabeth Warren slams Disney for laying off thousands of workers after awarding fat executive pay packages – Matt Egan
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/business/disney-elizabeth-warren-jobs/index.html
— History suggests Barrett won’t help Trump with women – Laura Beers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on turning women against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-feminism-isnt-representation-beers/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters want Trump to promote LGBTQ. LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying conservatives.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/majority-trump-supporters-battleground-states-favor-lgbtq-rights-poll-finds-n1243238

WASHINGTON POST
— White House receptive to herd immunity approach branded as ‘unethical’ by WHO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/14/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Feds start making good on Trump’s threat to defund “anarchist” cities – MICHAEL GARTLAND
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-nyc-trump-doj-anarchist-jurisdiction-20201014-fcpxrf2bdvahzlmidv426eqm6y-story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters encourage young people to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joyurcaba/2020/10/14/sex-ed-that-excludes-lgbtq-people-is-tied-to-worse-health-outcomes/

October 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago adds Indiana to quarantine list, city sees major jump in carjackings
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cb-daywatch-newsletter-oct14-20201014-ie5ljvdkbrejxd2iflmop5wkhi-story.html
— Candidates from Aurora square off in Illinois House 83rd District race – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-83rd-district-race-st-1014-20201013-jpcutxzpnjcmnmpomfomedato4-story.html
— 16 Naperville residents pull petitions for possible city council run in 2021 – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: As of this morning, the following have pulled packets to run for 4 Wheaton City council seats: Lynn Robbins, George Nieman, Scott Weller, David Diersen, Mark Yetsky, Christopher Zaruba, and Michael Barbier.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-council-candidates-st-1014-20201013-glziimv5i5hu7mcxjfvjecr7yq-story.html
— St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters passing outside their home plead not guilty – AM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-nw-st-louis-couple-guns-20201014-pndx4qjzarfydm3zknp7xn4tea-story.html

— Illinois can take the insults, but putting down the places people live doesn’t solve anything – GEORGIA GARVEY (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. National origin discrimination is nasty. Religious discrimination is nasty. If you are White and you seek a government office or a political office, expect that your critics/opponents will use your parents and use their parents against you. What is your hometown? What is/was your parents’ hometown and your grandparents’ hometown? Crete was my hometown. I lived there 1948-1972. Crete was my father’s hometown and his parents’ hometown. Grant Park was my mother’s hometown and her parent’s hometown. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my parents, their parents, Crete, and Grant Park against me. They stress that both Crete and Grant Park were overwhelmingly German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran. They hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete and Grant Park were full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-evr-column-illinois-pizza-tl-1015-20201012-jbuukiczejgpzoohpoonhnfm2y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facing a shortage of educators of color, CPS looks to groom its own students for teaching jobs Only about 11% of the district’s 350,000 students are white, but half of its 22,000-strong teaching force is white. Officials are unveiling their latest effort to change that. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/10/13/21513414/cps-teachers-minority-teaching-diversity-education
— Cook County commissioner — an ex-pot regulator — admits ownership in cannabis firm After dodging questions for weeks, Commissioner Bridget Degnen said she “complied with all applicable laws governing transparency with respect to my involvement with this project.” – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/10/13/21515141/americanna-dream-cook-county-board-bridget-degnen-cannabis-dispensary-illinois-marijuana-license

WTTW
— Method Behind the Madness: Experts Weigh In on Political Polling Process What the latest numbers do (or don’t) mean for the 2020 election. – Marissa Nelson (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf and FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf . I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the many surveys that were sent out for each report.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/13/method-behind-madness-experts-weigh-political-polling-process

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— More than 23,000 have already voted in Sangamon County – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: So far, in my precinct, the following have already voted: 27 (17%) of the 158 Republicans, 3 (33%) of the 9 swing voters, 16 (9%) of the 186 Independents, and 51 (37%) of the 139 Democrats. It would be great if the Milton Township Republican Organization provided its Precinct Committeemen with an updated version of its outstanding Voter Guide that lists the newspaper endorsements that the candidates have received and other new information. I would immediately deliver that guide to all the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican, swing, or Independent voter who has not yet voted.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201013/more-than-23000-have-already-voted-in-sangamon-county

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Democratic committeeman replaces damaged GOP lawn signs Republican, Democratic supporters show they can get along – BRENDA SCHOR
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/10/12/democratic-committeeman-replaces-damaged-gop-lawn-signs/angfli9/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois companies not filing mandated diversity reports – Alex Ruppenthal (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO crowed about their success in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. I 1997, when I was 49 years old, they got rid of me. I am Republican, White, male, and non-veteran. They did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986. They forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-companies-not-filing-mandated-diversity-15644393.php

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— So what about taxing retirement income? – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-so-what-about-taxing-retirement-income/article_6b3b58a7-4db6-56ea-808f-c375d22236be.html

ST. LOUIS AMERICAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
http://www.stlamerican.com/news/social_justice/the-economic-and-social-costs-of-black-inequality/article_8ea41b1a-0d93-11eb-a1a4-67aeb0fa933d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Underwood urges social media companies to address election misinformation – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/12/underwood-urges-social-media-companies-to-address-election-misinformation/a11ppzb/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump – AP (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bipartisan-christian-group-forms-super-pac-to-oppose-trump
— Social media influencers push voting misinformation – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want to be social media influencers themselves and/or b) want to manipulate/dominate social media influencers. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They are beyond furious that so many activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/report-social-media-influencers-push-voting-misinformation

NPR ILLINOIS
— More Than Half A Million Illinoisans Have Already Voted Early – HANNAH MEISEL (DIERSEN: So far, in my precinct, the following have already voted: 27 (17%) of the 158 Republicans, 3 (33%) of the 9 swing voters, 16 (9%) of the 186 Independents, and 51 (37%) of the 139 Democrats. It would be great if the Milton Township Republican Organization provided its Precinct Committeemen with an updated version of its outstanding Voter Guide that lists the newspaper endorsements that the candidates have received and other new information. I would immediately deliver that guide to all the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican, swing, or Independent voter who has not yet voted.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/more-half-million-illinoisans-have-already-voted-early#stream/0

WGLT
— Londrigan Tries To Tie Together Davis, Trump During 2nd Debate – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs try to tie Republicans together with Trump.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/video-londrigan-tries-tie-together-davis-trump-during-2nd-debate#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois means little to President Donald Trump by way of electoral votes, but the state still has some eager Republican donors. Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Trump campaign’s national finance chair, made a stop at Bull Valley Golf Club in Woodstock, Tuesday afternoon. The club is about 60 miles northwest of Chicago and has been a go-to spot for Republican fundraisers. Entry to this exclusive fundraiser was pricey, ranging from a $1,000 ticket for a single, no-frills ticket to $100,000 per couple for co-chair status (and lots of access), plus some price points in between. The event was hosted by Gary Rabine, owner of a Schaumburg-based paving and concrete company. Trump and Guilfoyle then headed to downtown Chicago for another schmoozy gathering with Trump Finance Chair and Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts and philanthropist and political fundraiser Eleni Bousis (she and her husband, grocery chain owner Jim Bousis, were big supporters of former Gov. Bruce Rauner). Others rubbing elbows with Trump Jr.: Illinois Republican Committeeman Richard Porter, former Blackhawks player Jeremy Roenick, and Eloise Gerson, president of the 42nd Ward Republican Organization. Adding it all up: The Trump surrogate swing through Illinois was pulled together in just a few days and raised about $450,000. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/14/census-down-for-the-count-trump-jr-hits-chicago-pritzker-family-feud-griffin-gives-down-ballot-490599

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Keeps up with Sean Casten in Fundraising – John Lopez
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/ives101420/

DAILY LINE
— Illinois prison population decreased by 18 percent since start of pandemic – Joel Ebert (DIERSEN: How much has crime increased in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your county district, and in your county? Do not count on local newspapers to report it. When Democrats move in, crime and poverty increase.)
https://thedailyline.net/chicago/10/14/2020/illinois-prison-population-decreased-by-18-percent-since-start-of-pandemic/

CENTER SQUARE
— Lawsuits over delays stack up as FOID delays reach an average of 116 days – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats in Illinois make it clear that no matter who wins on November 3, 2020, they are going to get rid Republicans in Illinois once and for all.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawsuits-over-delays-stack-up-as-foid-delays-reach-an-average-of-116-days/article_12841ae6-0d8c-11eb-ae40-6f0fc578f4ea.html
— ‘New Illinois’ group prepares to declare independence from Illinois on Saturday – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/new-illinois-group-prepares-to-declare-independence-from-illinois-on-saturday/article_5e29da16-0d92-11eb-a4c8-6bfc5bd60a6a.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois surpasses 660k combined early, mail votes – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/illinois-surpasses-660k-combined-early-mail-votes

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Majority of voters say they’re better off now, despite riots and virus, than four years ago: Gallup – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/14/majority-of-voters-say-theyre-better-off-now-despi/
— ‘Pure, unadulterated evil’: Democrat Sean Casten blasts anti-lockdown Great Barrington Declaration Illinois congressman not a fan of document signed by thousands of doctors, scientists – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/democrat-sean-casten-blasts-anti-lockdown-great-ba/
— Amy Coney Barrett: ‘Racism persists in our country’ – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame racism, sexism, bigotry, and even worse things on those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/amy-coney-barrett-racism-persists-our-country/
— Huge crowd greets Trump in Pennsylvania – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: If Trump held a rally in your municipality, in your township, or in your county, a) how big would the crowd be and b) which Republican candidates and elected/appointed officials would attend?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/donald-trump-johnstown-pennsylvania-rally-draws-hu/
— Amy Coney Barrett scolded for saying ‘sexual preference,’ despite Joe Biden using term in May – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/14/amy-coney-barrett-scolded-for-saying-sexual-prefer/

FOX NEWS
— Biden charges that Trump sees seniors as ‘expendable.. virtually nobody’ In crucial battleground state, Biden says ‘we win Florida and it’s all over!’ – Paul Steinhauser (DIERSEN: I am 72 years old. I have been a) a resident of DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton for almost 43 years and b) a Republican Precinct Committeeman for almost 21 years. I should write a book about how people are treated as they get older. I would focus on how the following have treated me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-trump-seniors-expendable-virtually-nobody
— Chicago murders at highest in five years, with around 600 in 2020 so far. The past weekend saw at least four people killed and around 41 injured – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-murders-at-highest-in-five-years-with-around-600-in-2020-so-far

GPOPUSA
— Democrats Search For A Way To Discredit Amy Coney Barrett (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on discrediting others.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96305

BREITBART
— Over 3,300 Shooting Victims this Year in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/13/over-3300-shooting-victims-this-year-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago/
— ABC News Calls Kyle Rittenhouse ‘Alleged White Supremacist,’ Cites Joe Biden’s False Claim – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to call someone a White supremacist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/10/13/abc-news-calls-kyle-rittenhouse-alleged-white-supremacist-cites-joe-bidens-false-claim/

BLAZE
— Democratic mayor fires police chief over wife’s pro-Trump Facebook post. Now the community is rallying. – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: How much pressure are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs putting on your mayor and putting on your city council members to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How strongly do your mayor and your city council members discourage those who have the aforesaid demographics from running for mayor and city council offices?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mayor-fires-police-chief-wife-trump
— Amy Coney Barrett reacts to attack on her for adopting black children – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my wife and I giving up trying to have children, for our not adopting, and for our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/watch-amy-coney-barrett-reacts-to-attack-on-her-for-adopting-black-children

DAILY WIRE
— ABC News Calls Kyle Rittenhouse An ‘Alleged White Supremacist’ Without Evidence, Cites Joe Biden – Amanda Prestigiacomo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to call someone a White supremacist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://editorial.dailywire.com/news/abc-news-calls-kyle-rittenhouse-an-alleged-white-supremacist-without-evidence-cites-joe-biden/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Google Researcher Warns Google May Be ‘Shifting Power’ to Flip Senate – Corinne Weaver
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2020/10/13/google-researcher-warns-google-may-be-shifting-power-flip

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Wikipedia bans editor badges showing support for traditional marriage Traditional marriage stickers deemed ‘inflammatory’ by Wikipedia – Michael Haynes (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/wikipedia-bans-editor-badges-showing-support-for-traditional-marriage

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Founders Wanted You to Own an AR-15 – DAVID HARSANYI (DIERSEN: Democrats want to defund police. The more Democrats who move into your neighborhood, into your precinct, into your municipal district, into your municipality, into your county district, into your county, and into Illinois, a) the more that crime and poverty increase and b) the more that you need firearms and ammunition for your self-defense.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-founders-wanted-you-to-own-an-ar-15/

THE HILL
— Why LGBTQ+ advocates are upset at Amy Coney Barrett’s use of ‘sexual preference’ The correct term is “sexual orientation.” – Anagha Srikanth (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers do everything that they can a) to make everyone LGBTQers and b) to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/520858-why-lgbtq-advocates-are-upset-at-amy-coney-barretts-use-of

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Misinformation Stokes Calls for Violence on Election Day.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/technology/viral-misinformation-violence-election.html
— Trump Attack on Diversity Training Has a Quick and Chilling Effect – Hailey Fuchs (DIERSEN: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/politics/trump-diversity-training-race.html
— Extra Pounds May Raise Risk of Severe Covid-19 – Roni Caryn Rabin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/health/coronavirus-obesity-weight.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Racial tensions in America’s sundown towns.” (DIERSEN: Trump-haters are nasty. If you are White and you seek a government office or a political office, expect that your critics/opponents will use your parents and use their parents against you. What is your hometown? What is/was your parents’ hometown and your grandparents’ hometown? Crete was my hometown. I lived there 1948-1972. Crete was my father’s hometown and his parents’ hometown. Grant Park was my mother’s hometown and her parent’s hometown. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my parents, their parents, Crete, and Grant Park against me. They stress that both Crete and Grant Park were overwhelmingly German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran. They hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete and Grant Park were full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/ap-road-trip-racial-tensions-in-americas-sundown-towns/2020/10/14/3418d600-0dd3-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html
— Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan donate $100 million more to election administrators, despite conservative pushback – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/zuckerberg-chan-elections-facebook/2020/10/12/0e07de94-0cba-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
— Roosevelt lied about his health during the 1944 election — with stark consequences Lying about health during an election year is a presidential tradition — but not one that benefits voters – David Welky (DIERSEN: Everyone expects that if Biden wins, he will immediately step down for health reasons and immediately give the Presidency to Harris.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/13/roosevelt-lied-about-his-health-during-1944-election-with-stark-consequences/

USA TODAY
— Joe Biden’s support for LGBTQ rights is no joke, whatever ‘Saturday Night Live’ says Biden pointed his finger at my heart, said ‘trans rights are human rights,’ and told me about his plans to ensure no LGBTQ person gets left behind. – Charlotte Clymer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates make it clear that if elected, they will use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/13/biden-champion-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-americans-column/5969757002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater call Trump a racist. Ever-increasingly, to call someone a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/13/hate-speech-common-theme-trumps-presidency/5873238002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mail Balloting Is Fueling Historic Early Voting in the 2020 Election Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia have already received more early ballots than they did in the 2016 presidential vote – Danny Dougherty and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mail-balloting-is-fueling-historic-early-voting-in-the-2020-election-11602591220
— Facebook to Ban Ads Discouraging Vaccines – Sarah E. Needleman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations in Illinois advise their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems that they will be gotten rid of if they do not get vaccinated?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-ban-ads-discouraging-vaccines-11602612841

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Applications Being Accepted for Minority Accounting Internship Preparation Program (DIERSEN: Sadly, I did not major in accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, or Loyola 1972-1976 because I thought I could not pass the CPA examination. But what I learned by working for IRS staring in 1971, by taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul starting in 1976, and by taking the Becker CPA review course starting in 1978 enabled me to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. But my Democrat IRS superiors were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt because that frustrated their efforts to get rid of me.)
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/accounting-audit/news/21158181/applications-being-accepted-for-minority-accounting-internship-preparation-program
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Participants will engage in various sessions with representatives from Abbott, Crowe LLP, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, KPMG LLP, PwC LLP, Sikich LLP, and Wipfli LLP, who will also be interviewing for a variety of paid internship opportunities. Other program highlights include motivational keynotes, resume advice, interview coaching, team building exercises, LinkedIn profile development, and opportunities to network with mentors, program alumni, and other diverse students. Additionally, all scholars will receive a $500 scholarship to help with their educational expenses. “In just three days, this amazing program prepares participants to successfully make the crucial transition from student to young professional,” says Kari L. Natale, CAE, senior director of the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois. “It’s incredibly rewarding to watch these students become more motivated, confident, and better prepared to succeed in the accounting and finance profession as each day passes. They’ll truly accomplish things they never realized were possible.”)

NEWSWEEK
— Justice Thomas Wants SCOTUS to Revisit Statute Granting Social Media Platforms Protection from Users’ Content – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: When I include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com to articles that my critics/opponents do not like, instead of punishing the authors of those articles, my critics/opponents punish me. I should write a book about a) the aforesaid articles, b) my critics/opponents who did not like those articles, and c) what they did to punish me. I would focus on candidates on ballots in my precinct who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com to articles they did not like caused them to almost lose elections and/or to lose elections. Since 2004, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have included links to almost 381,500 articles.)
https://www.newsweek.com/justice-thomas-wants-scotus-revisit-statute-granting-social-media-platforms-protection-users-1538790
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thomas, a staunch conservative, referred to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which says “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” Social media companies—like Facebook and Twitter—rely on this statute to remain protected from lawsuits resulting from offensive or inappropriate content that may be published by users. “Paring back the sweeping immunity courts have read into §230 would not necessarily render defendants liable for online misconduct. It simply would give plaintiffs a chance to raise their claims in the first place. Plaintiffs still must prove the merits of their cases, and some claims will undoubtedly fail. Moreover, States and the Federal Government are free to update their liability laws to make them more appropriate for an Internet-driven society,” Thomas wrote.)

PBS
— Barrett declines to discuss views on IVF (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my wife and I giving up trying to have children, for our not adopting, and for our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-richard-blumenthal-questions-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett

October 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Arwady Expects Chicago to Reach 400 Cases Per Day This Week, a Number She Has Long Warned About. Previously, Arwady had said an average of 400 cases per day would likely mean a rollback to phase three of the city’s reopening plan.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/arwady-expects-chicago-to-reach-400-cases-per-day-this-week-a-number-she-has-long-warned-about/2353489/
— Pritzker’s Cousin Contributes $500K to Defeat Governor’s Graduated Income Tax Proposal – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzkers-cousin-contributes-500k-to-defeat-governors-graduated-income-tax-proposal/2353205/

CBS2
— Chicago Early Voting Sites Opening Wednesday, And That Will Benefit Mail-In Voters Too – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/13/chicago-early-voting-sites-opening-wednesday-and-that-will-benefit-mail-in-voters-too/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Indiana, 3 other states added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-3-other-states-added-to-chicagos-travel-quarantine-list
— Kyle Rittenhouse won’t be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-wont-be-charged-for-gun-offense-in-illinois-prosecutors
— Social Security checks will increase 1.3% in 2021
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/social-security-checks-will-increase-1-3-in-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State tops 9,000 fatalities as Indiana added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list; 2,851 new cases and 29 deaths reported Tuesday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201013-5vv3em2oandltapbo7dxsbhoam-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Young people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking reforms in admissions, culture and curriculum: ‘A change needs to happen’ – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-high-schools-racism-claims-social-media-20201013-6tzhmo653jajhaw5qberfduhky-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-michigan-militia-donald-trump-joe-biden-page-20201013-xmkhit5mmzcfddqt6k2hg6j6oa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot’s worry: how Amy Coney Barrett on Supreme Court will impact gay marriage “What should I tell my daughter — that somehow now my wife and I are no longer married? That we’re no longer legitimately recognized in the eyes of the law? That is dangerous, dangerous territory,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/13/21514853/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-lightfoot-gay-same-sex-marriage-constitution
— We see that you applied for a mail-in ballot! We’ve got an eye on you, buddy. It feels like an invasion of my privacy as a voter. Intimidation by implication. – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/13/21514517/illinois-early-voting-privacy-fair-tax-amendment-phil-kadner-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Kevin Coyne: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/kevin-coyne-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-5
— Authorities: Antioch teen obtained rifle used in Kenosha shootings in Wisconsin – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/authorities-antioch-teen-obtained-rifle-used-in-kenosha-shootings-in-wisconsin

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— It’s Pritzker vs. Pritzker on ‘fair tax’ now Jennifer Pritzker donates $500,000 to fight the graduated tax amendment backed by her cousin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker—the latest salvo in one of the most expensive ballot initiatives in Illinois history. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/its-pritzker-vs-pritzker-fair-tax-now

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane judge race heats up as Pedersen’s ads link Flood to Trump Flood: ‘This ad is misleading and false’ – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/10/13/kane-judge-race-heats-up-as-pedersens-ads-link-flood-to-trump/abe4bkr/

CAPITOL FAX
— VBM applications are 8 times higher than the same period four years ago
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/vbm-applications-are-8-times-higher-than-the-same-period-four-years-ago/
— 2,851 new cases, 29 additional deaths, 1,848 in hospitals, 4.5 percent positivity rate, state surpasses 9,000 deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/2851-new-cases-29-additional-deaths-1848-in-hospitals-45-percent-positivity-rate-state-surpasses-9000-deaths/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former White House doctor says Biden ‘not up to the job’ mentally – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/ronny-jackson-joe-biden-not-job-mentally/

FOX NEWS
— Trump claims Biden’s ‘dementia’ is ‘rapidly getting worse’ after campaign trail gaffes Biden made a pair of slipups while speaking on the campaign trail Monday – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-dementia-getting-worse-campaign-gaffes

EPOCH TIMES
— Over 30,000 Health Experts Sign Declaration Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Declaration by 3 epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford elicits support and criticism – OMID GHOREISHI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-30000-health-experts-sign-declaration-against-covid-19-lockdowns_3537277.html

THE HILL
— Trump dismisses ‘Fake News’ reports that his campaign is low on money – MARINA PITOFSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520720-trump-dismisses-fake-news-reports-that-his-campaign-is-low-on-money

CNN
— Romney cites Trump’s rhetoric as he denounces ‘vile’ state of American politics – Devan Cole (DIERSEN: Who denounces Trump? Overwhelmingly, those who denounce Trump are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/mitt-romney-trump-pelosi-kamala-harris-attacks/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 20 states have set records for new coronavirus infections in recent days
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/13/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

USA TODAY
— Biden: I prayed for Trump’s COVID recovery but he’s not ‘chastened’ – Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of, who have the leaders chastised and why? I should write a book about the present/past leaders of the following, who they chastised, and why: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/13/2020-election-updates-barrett-hearings-continue-trump-campaigns/5969097002/