April 30, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.

Since the 1980s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have always a) vehemently opposed direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members and b) rejected many, if not most, if not virtually all conservative principles.

The first meeting of the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee has been cancelled and I have been removed from the committee. It will be interesting to see who I am replaced with.

I was never provided with an agenda for the meeting and I was never provided with the names or phone numbers of the other 16 members. I was never provided with any rules or procedures that the committee would operate under.

When I am asked why I was removed from the committee, I will respond that it was because I advocate for direct election of IRP SCC members and because I advocate for conservative principles including E-Verify. Please let know what my critics/opponents say the reasons are.

Yesterday, those who have always vehemently opposed direct election of IRP SCC members had their operatives and their dupes rudely remove me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions committee by charging me with making a false statement in my April 25, 2024 GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter concerning that committee in 2016 (see below) and that I intended to “leak” inside committee information. That is a pretext. The real reason was that they knew that I have always advocated for direct election of IRP SCC members and that I would continue to advocate and vote for that.

In 2008, they removed Ron Smith from the IRP SCC because he had appointed me to the 2008 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions committee and because I advocated for and voted for direct election of IRP SCC members in 2008.

Further, they knew that I believe that the new IRP platform should focus on:

— Promoting personal responsibility, that is, opposing the promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promoting traditional marriage and family, that is, opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promoting right to life, that is, opposing the promotion of abortion,
— Promoting legal immigration, that is, opposing the promotion of illegal immigration,
— Promoting Second Amendment rights, that is, opposing diminishment of those rights,
— Promoting the avoidance of vice, that is, opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and
— Promoting equal opportunity, that is, opposing race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.

Their charging me with making a false statement in one of my newsletters is extremely serious. it is slanderous. They demand that I remove the following from www.gopillinois.com : “Because of what happened at the 2016 IRP State Convention, I am very concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not officially strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).” The aforesaid is my opinion and I stand by it. They falsely use my aforesaid opinion to falsely charge me with charging the 2024 committee members with being operatives/dupes for Pat Brady and/or Ryan Higgins.

Previously, those who have always vehemently opposed direct election of IRP SCC members had their operatives and their dupes:

— Try to stop me from attending DeSantis’ press conference in Elmhurst in 2023,
— End my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021,
— Gerrymander my precinct in 2015,
— End my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012,
— End my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011,
— End my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004,
— End my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007,
— Try to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006,
— End my bid to serve as MTRO treasurer in 2004, and
— End my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004.

If you were me, what would you do concerning the aforesaid? Should I write a book about those who oppose direct election the most? I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who destroy those like me a) who refuse to be manipulated or dominated by them, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one or their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse or give them money. I would focus on those who reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.

Again, when I am asked why I was removed from the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions committee, I will respond that it was because I advocate for direct election of IRP SCC members and because I advocate for conservative principles including E-Verify. Again, please let know what my critics/opponents say the reasons are. – Dave Diersen

http://www.gopillinois.com

IBENDAHL ON POLITCS
— Party Pooh-Bahs owe Republicans an answer on State Convention rigging
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/04/29/party-pooh-bahs-owe-republicans-an-answer-on-state-convention-rigging/

WIREPOINTS
— Northwestern journalism prof Steven Thrasher tells pro-Palestinian demonstrators to reject objective reporting – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/death-to-facts-northwestern-journalism-prof-steven-thrasher-speaks-at-pro-palestinian-demonstration-rejecting-objective-reporting-wirepoints/
— Violent crime is up in Chicago…and released repeat offenders are likely involved
https://wirepoints.org/violent-crime-is-up-in-chicago-and-released-repeat-offenders-are-likely-involved-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois one of the top states for gambling addiction – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8a37826c-0653-11ef-aad8-97bec1a984dd.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Gaza-Supporting Students Targeting Biden
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/29/gaza-supporting-students-targeting-biden/
— Pace Pays $19,000 to Wrap Bus
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/29/pace-pays-19000-to-wrap-bus/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACES CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER RELIGIOUS PRACTICES KEPT SECRET FROM PARENTS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-religious-practices-kept-secret-from-parents/
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION DEMANDS INCLUDE 45 DAYS OFF, 9 NEW WAYS TO TAKE OFF – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-demands-include-45-days-off-9-new-ways-to-take-off/
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACES CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER RELIGIOUS PRACTICES KEPT SECRET FROM PARENTS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-religious-practices-kept-secret-from-parents/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Florida-based Chicago Radio Host Dan Proft Calls Trump a “Tyrant” and “Dictator” in Bizarre Podcast Rant
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/florida-based-chicago-radio-host-dan-proft-calls-trump-a-tyrant-and-dictator-in-bizarre-podcast-rant.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: At secret meeting, right-wing radio host Dan Proft dangled $20 million to Darren Bailey’s governor run. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/at-secret-meeting-right-wing-radio-host-dangled-20-million-to-darren-baileys-governor-run/
— Students at University of Chicago set up protest encampment in solidarity with Gaza as movement grows – ZAREEN SYED, ALYSA GUFFEY, OLIVIA OLANDER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/university-of-chicago-gaza-encampment/
— Northwestern University reaches agreement with protesters – STACY ST. CLAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/northwestern-university-reaches-agreement-with-protesters/
— At the funeral of a fallen officer such as Luis Huesca, his family sets the rules. Politicians have no standing. – Editorial
https://www.yahoo.com/news/editorial-funeral-fallen-officer-luis-201500118.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Chicago students set up pro-Palestinian encampment on campus as protests spread. Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians. – Jessica Ma and Isabel Funk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/29/university-of-chicago-protest-camp-palestine-israel-hamas
— Northwestern protests, encampments bring back dizzying memories. Déjà vu is a heck of a thing. Whether it’s 1970 or 2024, war weighs heavily on campuses — and on athletes. – Rick Telander (COMMENT: I remember the Vietnam War protests at NIU while I was a student there in 1969 and 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/30/northwestern-protests-encampments-israel-gaza-university
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Abruptly, I was carried back to the spring of 1970. The same spot. I was a junior football player, and the Vietnam War raged. Deering Meadow — make that all of campus, up and down Sheridan Road, from the Chicago Avenue intersection on the south to Lincoln Avenue on the north — had been taken over by student anti-war demonstrators.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Proft and Bailey feud underlined illegal campaign coordination, lawyers argue – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/proft-super-pac-comes-under-fire-attorneys#/

ABC7
— Family of fallen Chicago police officer asked mayor not to attend his funeral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDKSkyMcPgs
— Deadline passes for protestors to leave Columbia University encampment or face suspension
https://abc7chicago.com/columbia-university-protests-president-says-school-will-not-divest-from-israel–demonstrators-face-suspension/14742800/

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson not attending funeral for Officer Luis Huesca
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-not-attending-funeral-for-officer-luis-huesca/3423177/

CBS2
— Northwestern University announces agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters – Adam Harrington
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/northwestern-university-agreement-pro-palestinian-protesters/
— Pro-Palestinian tent encampment comes to University of Chicago – Andrew Ramos, Adam Harrington
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-tent-encampment-university-of-chicago/
— Proposed Illinois law would do away with RTA, merge transit agencies. A unified public transit system, state lawmakers and other stakeholders said Monday, would be more sustainable, reliable and safe. – Tara Molina
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/proposed-illinois-law-would-do-away-with-rta-merge-transit-agencies/
— DuPage County State’s Attorney pledges to fix system after suburban murder-suicide
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/dupage-county-states-attorney-pledges-to-fix-system-after-suburban-murder-suicide/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y_JmhNOcyg

FOX32
— Chicago parents express concern over planned student walkouts to protest Gaza war – PARIS SCHUTZ
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-student-walkouts-protest-gaza-war
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1448489
https://www.aol.com/news/chicago-parents-express-concern-over-022510172.html
— ‘Antisemitism is everywhere’: Chicago student walkouts over Gaza war spark parental concerns (COMMENT: Many of my Democrat GAO Chicago office coworkers were antisemites. Because they did not want to work for the Jewish leader of the group that audited federal financial regulars, I was able to get assigned to that group.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuKTFYakBY4

WTTW
— Efforts to Add Abortion Protections to the Illinois Constitution Cool as Election-Year Focus Turns to Other States – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/29/efforts-add-abortion-protections-illinois-constitution-cool-election-year-focus-turns
— Illinois Election Officials to Decide If Darren Bailey and GOP Operative Dan Proft Illegally Coordinated During 2022 Campaign – Andrew Adams
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/29/illinois-election-officials-decide-if-darren-bailey-and-gop-operative-dan-proft-illegally

WBEZ
— University of Chicago students set up pro-Palestinian encampment on campus as protests spread. Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians. – Jessica Ma
https://www.wbez.org/stories/university-of-chicago-students-set-up-pro-palestinian-encampment-on-campus-as-protests-spread/25063181-4e57-49af-8878-1a35b5711b79
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/best-chicago-gay-bars-queer-clubs/0aab0862-bed7-440a-93c8-e374885155d8

WGN RADIO
— Housing affordability is ever changing – Michael DeLeonardis, Ashley Bihun (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, in September of 1972, when I was single and 24 years old, my $66,942/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone Store salary enabled me to buy a new town home in University Park. In October of 1971, my $54,728/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone salary enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette. In addition, starting in January of 1972, my IRS salary enabled me to pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://wgnradio.com/home-sweet-home-chicago/video-home-sweet-home-chicago/housing-afforddability-is-ever-changing/

CHICAGO MAROON
— LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment on Quad. Follow along as events unfold during UChicago United for Palestine’s encampment on the quad.
https://chicagomaroon.com/42199/news/live-updates-pro-palestine-encampment-on-quad/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Dan Brady announces candidacy for Bloomington mayor
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/dan-brady-announces-candidacy-for-bloomington-mayor/article_ec491c62-0640-11ef-bf35-2fc59a5771bc.html

WGLT
— Former state Rep. Dan Brady to run for Bloomington mayor – Lyndsay Jones, Charlie Schlenker
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-04-29/former-state-rep-dan-brady-to-run-for-bloomington-mayor

WCIA
— Illinois Race Weekend pushes forward while protests continue at U of I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=118be_BDMfg

WSIU
— IRS considers its free Direct File test program a success (COMMENT: What if Direct File had been available in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978 and I had used it? I fully expect that IRS would have allowed my education deductions each of those years. But even without Direct File, IRS knew that I had deducted my education expenses each of those years. But in 1978, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed all those deductions.)
https://www.wsiu.org/2024-04-30/the-irs-considers-its-free-direct-file-test-program-a-success

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump ahead of Biden in seven key swing states – Jeremy Tanner
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/new-poll-shows-trump-ahead-of-biden-in-seven-key-swing-states/
— Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president’s campaign – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-and-desantis-meet-to-bury-the-hatchet/
— How successful has your church been promoting LGBTQ?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-united-methodists-prepare-for-votes-on-lifting-lgbtq-bans-and-other-issues-at-general-conference/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers returning to Springfield – Michelle Eccles
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2024-04-30/illinois-lawmakers-returning-to-springfield
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/health-harvest/2024-04-29/immigrant-advocates-tout-new-report-showing-benefits-of-state-funded-health-plans

DARIEN PATCH
— ‘Racist Nazi!’: Outburst At Hinsdale D86 Meeting. It was the only such moment during an unusually tense three-hour school board meeting. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/racist-nazi-outburst-hinsdale-d86-meeting

WHEATON PATCH
— U.S. News & World Report recently unveiled its 2024 roundup of the Best High Schools in Illinois, with Wheaton North and Wheaton Warrenville South both making the list. Of the 724 high schools in Illinois that were evaluated, Wheaton North ranked 46th and Wheaton Warrenville South ranked 65th. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-schools-rank-among-states-best-u-s-news-world-report

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-279/
— Isabel’s afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-79/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden campaign believes Haley fans open to its overtures – Jennifer Harper (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be Republican will come out as Democrats.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/29/inside-beltway-biden-campaign-believes-nikki-haley/
— Americans say Biden’s border chaos is an invasion; federal judges say it’s not – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/29/americans-say-joe-bidens-border-chaos-is-invasion-/
— Lawless confederates against Trump. The real threat to democracy. – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/29/lawless-confederates-against-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Pro-Palestine’ college protesters are the epitome of entitlement. – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2983378/pro-palestine-college-protesters-are-the-epitome-of-entitlement/
— George Washington University students topple barricades in action police call ‘egregious violation’ of trust – Annabella Rosciglione
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2982739/george-washington-university-students-topple-barricades-police-violation-trust/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Columbia Students Storm University Building and Hoist Banner Calling for ‘Intifada’ President Shafik shuts down campus ‘effective immediately,’ with only those who live in campus buildings allowed to enter. – Jessica Costescu
https://freebeacon.com/campus/columbia-students-storm-university-building-and-hoist-banner-calling-for-intifada/

NEW YORK POST
— Four out of five Americans favor Israel over Hamas – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/us-news/four-out-of-five-americans-favor-israel-over-hamas-most-back-rafah-operation-poll/
— Anti-Israel college students want to spew hate with ‘amnesty’ – David Harsanyi
https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/opinion/anti-israel-college-students-want-to-spew-hate-with-amnesty/
— How the left’s disdain for nationalism is fueling its hostility toward Israel – Daniel McCarthy
https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/opinion/how-the-lefts-disdain-for-nationalism-is-fueling-its-hostility-toward-israel/

AMAC
— Legalizing Illegal Voting – Low-Integrity Democrats – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/legalizing-illegal-voting-low-integrity-democrats/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— DEI Was Never About Profitability – Christopher Brunet
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dei-was-never-about-profitability/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— LGBTQ crowd wants city council to break state law – Charlie Butts
https://afn.net/medical-health/2024/04/29/lgbtq-crowd-wants-city-council-to-break-state-law/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals fly free–and secretly – Mike McDaniel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/illegals_fly_free_and_secretly.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dems’ ‘free pass’ to minorities is over, brace for the BIG SHIFT says Black DEI-denouncing lawmaker – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/29/dems-free-pass-to-minorities-is-over-brace-for-the-big-shift-says-black-dei-denouncing-lawmaker-1455828/

BLAZE
— NYC converts boutique hotel into emergency shelter for illegal migrants – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nyc-converts-boutique-hotel-into-emergency-shelter-for-illegal-migrants

BREITBART
— Experts Urge Congress to Stop Joe Biden from Allowing ‘Unvetted’ Migrants to Board U.S. Flights – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: How soon will America suffer another 9/11?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/29/experts-urge-congress-to-stop-joe-biden-from-allowing-unvetted-migrants-to-board-u-s-flights/
— Sanctuary City Chicago: Police Made More Than 1,000 Arrests of Venezuelan Migrants in 2024 So Far – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/29/sanctuary-city-chicago-police-made-more-than-1000-arrests-of-venezuelan-migrants-in-2024-so-far/

DAILY CALLER
— Most Americans Support Using The Military To Conduct Mass Deportations Of Illegal Immigrants
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/29/americans-support-military-deportations/
— Pentagon Says It Can’t Calculate Diversity Training Costs Because Congress Defunded DEI Offices
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/29/exclusive-pentagon-says-it-cant-calculate-diversity-training-costs-because-congress-defunded-dei-offices/

FEDERALIST
— Republican Weakness Taught Democrats Power Works Better Than Persuasion – NATHANAEL BLAKE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/30/republican-weakness-taught-democrats-power-works-better-than-persuasion/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Being Overwhelmed by Illegal Immigration is a Choice – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/news/state-and-local/being-overwhelmed-illegal-immigration-choice
— Kansas City Mayor Invites Illegal Aliens to Fill Jobs – Hannah Davis
https://www.fairus.org/news/state-and-local/kansas-city-mayor-invites-illegal-aliens-fill-jobs
— Biden Looks to use Parole-in-Place to Grant Backdoor Amnesty to More than a Million Illegal Aliens – Joe Chatham
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/biden-looks-use-parole-place-grant-backdoor-amnesty-more-million-illegal-aliens

FOX NEWS
— Immigration changes pushed by Democrats have irrevocably changed America. Top Democrats like Bill Clinton became more supportive of immigration changes when they saw how America was impacted. – Jeremy Carl
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/immigration-changes-pushed-democrats-have-irrevocably-changed-america

NATIONAL REVIEW
— There’s Boundless Cruelty to the Antisemitic College Encampments – KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/theres-boundless-cruelty-to-the-antisemitic-college-encampments/
— Princeton Faculty Demand University Reinstate Arrested Anti-Israel Grad Students – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-faculty-demand-university-reinstate-arrested-anti-israel-grad-students/

NEW AMERICAN
— The Dishonest War on the Term ‘Illegal Alien’ – Dale Wilcox
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/the-dishonest-war-on-the-term-illegal-alien/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump is suing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation. Here’s what to know about his claim. – Graham Kates, Katrina Kaufman (COMMENT I should sue for defamation my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have made false statements of fact in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-suing-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-defamation/

WASHINGTON POST
— Columbia students occupy university building as tensions rise on campuses – Niha Masih
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/30/columbia-university-protests-palestine-news/

USA TODAY
— The claim: Wisconsin offers a free ID card that ‘lets illegals vote’ – Nate Trela
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/29/wisconsin-voter-id-undocumented-immigrants-fact-check/73418812007/
— Most student loan borrowers have delayed major life events due to debt – Gabe Hauari (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, because I worked my way through college, I was able to a) graduate debt-free from NIU in when I was 21 in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, b) buy a new 1972 Corvette in October of 1971, c) pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola starting in January of 1972 and for graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul starting in 1976, d) buy a new town home in University Park in September of 1972, e) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in July of 1974, f) trade that condo into the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo in July of 1976, g) get married in April of 1978, h) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in April of 1978, i) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/04/18/student-loan-debt-life-event-gallup-poll/73367030007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Nikki Haley’s Supporters Mean for Trump’s Chances in November. Haley primary voters could play outsize role in swing-state contests. – Anthony DeBarros, Danny Dougherty, and John McCormick (COMMENT: Who speaks for the Haley voters in your congressional district, your county, your township, and your municipality?)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nikki-haley-primary-voters-donald-trump-support-election-82666934?page=1
— The ‘Genocide Joe’ Protesters and the Democratic National Convention. Biden may be in for a rerun of 1968, with a ruinous Democratic Chicago convention.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/main-street-mcgurn/wsj-opinion-the-genocide-joe-protesters-and-the-democratic-national-convention/9E0D29F8-50FA-455D-9876-A99B2843FF61
— California’s Reparations Would Be Unconstitutional. Under Supreme Court precedent, racial handouts are strictly limited. – Hans Bader, Arlington, Va.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-reparations-slavery-unconstitutional-3aee362e

FORBES
— Are We Taking Illegals Into Our Military?’: Tuberville Questions Army Secretary Christine Wormuth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9hNpwG7z9I

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasing use DEI to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2024/04/29/affirming-your-commitment-to-dei-amid-a-backlash/

April 29, 2024

There is ever-increasing pressure to remove me from the 2024 Illinois Republican State Convention Party Platform and Resolutions Committee because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They do not want me to be an “insider.” They want to impose big restrictions on me. Any “leak” of committee information would be blamed on me. How should I react to that? See my comments and article at the end of this newsletter.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— MAY 20, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republicans divided on same-sex marriage, abortion at party convention – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Pearson with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/05/20/illinois-republicans-divided-on-same-sex-marriage-abortion-at-party-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tensions were on display between social moderates and conservatives Friday as the state GOP convention opened and Republicans sought to assemble a new platform. Along a hallway at the Peoria Civic Center, a vendor sold hats, shirts, buttons and signs featuring the phrase “Make America Great Again,” along with images of the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, real estate baron and former reality TV star Donald Trump. Inside a cramped meeting hall, however, tensions were on display between social moderates and conservatives over same-sex marriage and abortion as they sought to put together a new platform. The two issues, long contentious in an internally divided state GOP, were at the forefront Friday at the opening of the Illinois Republicans’ every-four-years state convention, a prelude to the Republican National Convention in July. For the Illinois GOP, the November election presents a chance to build on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2014 victory, upend Democratic majorities in the legislature and re-elect U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk for a second term. Kirk, facing a difficult election fight against Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, has supported same-sex marriage. But as the state GOP’s platform committee sought to remove previous language defining marriage as between one man and one woman, committee members were heavily lobbied by social conservatives and members of the state’s Republican congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton. Following nearly three hours of discussion, the committee voted 10-7 with one abstention on new language that also recognizes “non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.” But the committee’s approval does not avoid the prospect of a floor fight when it is presented to the full state convention Saturday. Conservative family advocates already were promising major opposition. Pat Brady, former state GOP chairman and a member of the panel, said it was time for the party to move beyond the issue after state laws and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage. “It’s a reflection of the committee of the reality of being too strident in not recognizing marriage beyond those with a man and a woman. And it’s an effort to appeal to younger people,” said Brady, whose support for same-sex marriage helped lead to an early end of his tenure as head of the state’s Republicans. Earlier in the day, conservatives on the platform committee pushed back against an effort to make the party’s plank against abortion more inclusive, rejecting language recognizing that some support the procedure in “limited circumstances.” “Why can’t we be more receptive to those who agree with most of our core principles?” asked Ryan Higgins, a platform committee member representing the northwest and west suburban 8th Congressional District. “It’s a beacon,” he said of the inclusive language. “C’mon over, we want you.” But Dave Carrabotta, a committee member from the north suburban 9th Congressional District, countered that language calling abortion allowable in certain, even unspecific circumstances (such as when rape, incest or the life or health of the mother is involved) would open the door to wider exceptions. “You give an eighth of an inch,” Carrabotta said, “the game is over.” Jan Klaas, a panel member from northwestern Illinois’ 16th District, argued against the language, saying the party’s duty wasn’t to attract votes but to do what was “right” by strongly opposing abortion. With the inclusive language deleted, the committee recommended restating a call for the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade be overturned, as well as provisions requiring hospital surgical standards at abortion clinics, which has been used in other states to limit availability of the procedure. Other parts of the proposed platform included provisions backing changes in workers’ compensation, civil liability damage award limits, term limits and making the drawing of legislative districts less political — all part of Rauner’s legislative agenda, which Democratic lawmakers have opposed during a stalemate that’s kept the state without a full budget for nearly 11 months. The proposed platform also presses the Democratic-led General Assembly to approve a “true balanced budget every year” and said its failure to do so jeopardizes the education of the state’s children. Beyond that, the platform includes calls for elected and appointed public officials to serve “honestly, ethically and with integrity,” urges passage of a voter identification law, and opposes Democratic efforts to enact a graduated-rate state income tax to replace Illinois’ current flat tax. Another committee, meanwhile, recommended a slate of 12 at-large delegates to join state Chairman Tim Schneider and the state’s two Republican National Committee members as delegates to the national nominating convention in Cleveland. Among the delegates selected was Todd Ricketts, of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs. If approved at the state convention on Saturday, Ricketts would be pledged to vote for Trump on a first ballot even though he was a major player in Our Principles PAC, an anti-Trump super political action committee. Ricketts was an early backer of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s unsuccessful White House bid.)
— FRONT PAGE: 6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/6-months-after-illinois-ended-cash-bail-jail-populations-are-down-as-courts-settle-into-new-patterns/
— Thornton Township residents gather to organize against Tiffany Henyard – JESSE WRIGHT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/28/thornton-township-residents-gather-to-organize-against-tiffany-henyard/
— COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push pot and LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/column-chicago-queer-owned-dispensary-sway-washington/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— MAY 21, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republican Party takes stance on marriage – Chris Kaergard (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Kaergard with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2016/05/21/illinois-republican-party-takes-stance/29174372007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA — Illinois Republicans will remain the party of “marriage between one man and one woman.” Meeting in Peoria, delegates to the state GOP convention voted overwhelmingly to retain a plank in their platform of guiding principles calling for that stance instead of a proposed change that touted the benefits of the traditional, nuclear family and First Amendment religious freedoms while declaring that diverse opinions were welcomed and “that non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.” Though that proposed language change cleared the party’s platform committee 11-7 after a lengthy meeting Friday, opponents successfully sought a floor debate and vote on an issue by the full contingent of delegates at what was billed as the highest-attendance GOP convention in state history with 968 credentialed attendees. Supporters of the traditional-marriage status quo position argued their position represented a consensus of the party at its last convention in 2012, but also insisted that enshrining that position was critical to the party’s success at the ballot box. “Our platform distinguishes ourselves from the Democrats,” state Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, said in arguing that downstate members of the GOP needed such language to compete against the conservative Democrats they often face in elections. “We have to hold those seats and we have to pick up seats.” State Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, also told the audience that there was little support among rank-and-file Republicans for adjusting the language in the platform. “There’s no groundswell out there amongst Republicans to change the definition of marriage,” he said. “It’s a core Republican principle across the country.” Party chairman Tim Schneider had to twice call for calm and a respectful exchange of ideas as proponents of newer language were interrupted by jeers, boos and shouts of, “Go home!” however. But Ryan Higgins, the state’s central committeeman from the suburban 8th Congressional District, said that rejecting the proposed newer language also gutted the most requested addition to the platform, which would have emphasized the need for protections for religious liberty, and said that the recommended alterations were being misinterpreted. Elisha French of Galesburg agreed, noting that the issues in the debate over marriage have changed since 2012. He told the convention that, “The (battle) line has been moved while we have been talking.” Demetra DeMonte, the longtime Tazewell County GOP volunteer who was re-elected as one of two Illinois representatives to the Republican National Committee, applauded the final result. “I was very happy to vote for the amendment,” she said. “I thought it was necessary, and I’m pleased that it won overwhelming and is now part of our party platform.” The process the proposals for a marriage plank went through satisfied Mike Bigger, the Stark County resident who chaired the platform committee and serves as the state party’s secretary. “I thought (with) an issue that was that divisive, it was critical that it come to the floor and let the delegates actually vote,” he said. “I’ve never at a convention before seen that happen. The majority spoke and it was clear and resounding. We passed the right platform — the platform the party wanted — and I’m totally happy with it.” Schneider and a host of others throughout the afternoon in the Peoria Civic Center ballroom urged the crowd to unify behind GOP candidates in the fall — regardless of any intra-party disagreements — for the betterment of the party. “United, the possible is possible. Divided, the possible is impossible,” Schneider said. Other speakers during the convention’s general assembly portion for all delegates included Gov. Bruce Rauner, state Comptroller Leslie Munger and U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, and Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, though all stuck to familiar themes they’ve invoked at other public appearances, often word for word. Many early speakers avoided referencing GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting Donald Trump by name, until DeMonte predicted his victory in the fall and drew cheers, chants and waving signs from some members of the crowd.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/04/29/how-abortion-views-could-impact-elections-in-illinois-in-2024/73206862007/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— MAY 21, 2016 FLASHBACK: Republicans Hold State Party Convention in Peoria – Matt Witkos (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Witkos with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/republicans-hold-state-party-convention-in-peoria-05-22-2016-013738105
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA, ILL (WICS)—Republican leaders and delegates have come together to discuss their strategy for this year’s general election. Governor Bruce Rauner getting nearly 1000 people on their feet when he addressed the Illinois Republican Convention. “Now is the time come together. Now is the time to unite up and down the ticket,” said Governor Rauner. “This election cycle is critical we’ve got to pick up seats against Mike Madigan’s Democrats and the Chicago political machine,” he added. The republican leader not endorsing presidential Republican candidate Donald Trump. Still urging the crowd to vote Republican. “This is the year we take back the White House. We control Congress and we are going to restore the prosperity and pride of America. This is our year for republicans to come back into power,” said Governor Rauner. After the governor Congressmen’s Mike Bost and Darin LaHood got on stage. Bost putting a Trump sticker on in front of the crowd. “Donald Trump. Donald trump is so much better than Hillary Clinton,” said Bost. “We have a nominee and that’s Donald Trump and we have to support that nominee,” said LaHood. Tyler Falconburg and Susan Petty were there supporting Trump. “He’s little bit rash and rough around the edges but he does speak his mind and people do love that about him. “I look forward to working with all of them to get the man elected and take it in Illinois. The 41st Republican National Convention is July 18-21st in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first time the city has hosted since 1938.)

ABC7
— Israel supporters show up at pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern, resulting in standoff – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-encampment-standoff-ensues-between-israel-supporters-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-calling-for-gaza-cease-fire/14740968/
— Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/white-house-correspondents-dinner-chants-of-shame-on-you-greet-guests-at-annual-event-shadowed-by-war-in-gaza/14739869/

CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, Israel supporters stand off on fourth day of protests at Northwestern University – Shardaa Gray
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-israel-supporters-stand-off-on-fourth-day-of-protests-at-northwestern-university/
— Carjackers hold woman unloading groceries at gunpoint, flee with vehicle (COMMENT: Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carjacking-chicago-woman-unloading-groceries-north-albany/
— Chicago Police search for man who attempted to kidnap 15-year-old girl at bus stop – Beth Lawrence
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-search-attempted-kidnapping-bus-stop/

WGN9
— People in support of Israel counter-protest pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University – Andrea Medina, Andrew Smith
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/people-in-support-of-israel-counter-protest-pro-palestinian-encampment-at-northwestern-university/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Utah GOP opts to challenge incumbent state leaders with convention votes – BRIAN MULLAHY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/utah-gop-opts-to-challenge-incumbent-state-leaders-with-convention-votes-spencer-cox-donald-trump-mitt-romney-phil-lyman-republican-party-orrin-hatch-jason-walton-brad-wilson-jon-curtis-truth-social-maga-economy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A marathon Utah Republican Party convention finally ended close to midnight—six hours later than planned—and in the end, incumbents were left fighting more than sleep. State Rep. Phil Lyman soundly beat Gov. Spencer Cox in the GOP delegate vote, 68% to 32%, a margin that would have been enough to knock Cox out of the race altogether, had the governor’s campaign not collected more than 28,000 signatures to ensure his place on the primary ballot.)

SOUTHERN
— Trump and DeSantis meet to ‘bury the hatchet’ after 2024 primary fight – Rachel Scott, Will Steakin, and Hannah Demissie
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/29/trump-and-desantis-meet-to-bury-the-hatchet-after-2024-primary-fight-sources/

WSIL TV
— Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary – CNN
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/trump-and-desantis-meet-in-miami-for-first-conversation-since-florida-governor-dropped-out-of/article_b8408d5c-faed-5578-9b39-2c4954fcf9d1.html

WAND TV
— Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/utah-gop-nominates-lyman-for-governors-race-but-incumbent-cox-still-seen-as-primary-favorite/article_aee9e5a2-5fd9-5524-8f18-82db4b809562.html

LAKE & MCHENRY SCANNER
— Chicago man accused of shattering window, stealing high-end car from dealership in Crystal Lake. (COMMENT: Crystal Lake today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/04/28/chicago-man-accused-of-shattering-window-stealing-high-end-car-from-dealership-in-crystal-lake/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-278/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Traumatizing Chicago robberies, violent crimes at six-year high – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/traumatizing-chicago-robberies-violent-crimes-at-six-year-high-wirepoints/
— Floundering Illinois wind energy program blamed partly on (you guessed it) climate change – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/floundering-illinois-wind-energy-program-blamed-partly-on-you-guessed-it-climate-change-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— No end in sight to protests as Columbia lets deadline lapse, vows not to bring back police – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/28/no-end-sight-protests-columbia-lets-deadline-lapse/
— Some want to prevent a civil war, Democrats want to provoke it. All in the name of saving democracy. – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/28/some-want-to-prevent-civil-war-democrats-want-to-p/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s secret weapon for November: using federal agencies to ‘get out the vote’ FOR HIM – Tarren Bragdon (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/opinion/bidens-secret-weapon-for-november-using-federal-agencies-to-get-out-the-vote-for-hi/
— ‘Pro-Palestine’ protests really ARE seeking a ‘final solution’ – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/opinion/the-pro-palestine-protests-real-do-seek-a-final-solution/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Groupthink and its consequences in today’s academia – Tyler Asbell
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/groupthink_and_its_consequences_in_today_s_academia.html
— Women Forced to Compete Against Men? Just Say No! – Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/women_forced_to_compete_against_men_just_say_no.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— NYC hotel in trendy location quietly gets converted into migrant shelter – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/nyc-hotel-in-trendy-location-quietly-gets-converted-into-migrant-shelter/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Whites are having fewer and fewer and fewer children. Why is that?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/28/elon-musk-throws-wrench-into-great-replacement-theory-pointing-to-glaring-problem-1455648/

BREITBART
— Biden’s DHS Keeps Detention Space Unfilled as Criminal Illegal Aliens End Up in American Communities – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/28/joe-bidens-dhs-keeps-detention-space-unfilled-criminal-illegal-aliens-end-up-american-communities/

DAILY CALLER
— DeSantis, Donald Trump Discuss Détente In Miami
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/28/ron-desantis-donald-trump-detente-miami-florida-washington-post/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 6 Reasons Chinese Nationals Are Illegally Crossing California’s Southern Border – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/28/6-reasons-chinese-nationals-illegally-crossing-californias-southern-border/

DAILY WIRE
— AOC Praises Columbia Protest Encampment After ‘Student Leader’ Said ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve To Live’ – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live

EPOCH TIMES
— Drag Queen Leads Children in ‘Free Palestine’ Chant at Queer Storytime for Palestine. The drag queen is a Jewish Humanities Professor at the University of Arizona who has appeared on Saturday Night Live. – Alice Giordano
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/drag-queen-leads-children-in-free-palestine-chant-at-queer-storytime-for-palestine-5638702

FOX NEWS
— Trump, DeSantis meet privately for several hours in Miami. Meeting marks first time they have spoken since DeSantis ended presidential bid in January. – Paul Steinhauser, Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-desantis-meet-privately-several-hours-miami
— Illegal migrants aren’t seeking asylum yet they’re welcomed in – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif) Issa joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the migrant crisis’ impact on San Diego, California.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351941598112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— ‘American Privacy Rights Act of 2024’ Sneaks In Quotas. In the name of preventing bias, APRA imposes quotas. And it imposes them everywhere. – Stewart Baker
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/apra-is-a-quota-bill/

TOWNHALL
— Rules for Republicans – Alan Joseph Bauer
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/04/29/rules-for-republicans-n2638329
— It Was Only a Matter of Time Before We Saw Something Like This at These Pro-Hamas Rallies – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/28/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-before-we-saw-signs-like-this-at-these-pro-hamas-rallies-n2638380
— NYT Complains About Biden’s Lack of Interviews – Sarah Arnold |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/28/nyt-issues-scathing-rebuke-over-bidens-lack-of-interviews-n2638373

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4627011-biden-should-choose-legal-pathways-over-new-restrictions/
— Campus protests expose differences in red and blue America
https://nxslink.thehill.com/view/6230d8bab246d104952d7f0bkyav1.jar/e3081893

CNN
— Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold – Chris Isidore
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/business/ford-earnings-ev-losses/index.html

MSN
— New York state to study slavery reparations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-state-to-study-slavery-reparations/ar-AA1lLeDq
— PwC now allowing White interns to apply with them again after DEI fiasco, conservatives blaming Democrats (COMMENT: Public accounting firms were not interested in me after I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old not only because I was “too old,” but because I was a White male. Because of the aforesaid, they ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, that I had almost earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and that I had worked for IRS since 1971, the last 5 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pwc-now-allowing-white-interns-to-apply-with-them-again-after-dei-fiasco-conservatives-blaming-democrats/ar-AA1naFwF

NEW YORK TIMES
— College Protests Over Gaza Deepen Democratic Rifts. Scenes of chaos unfolding on campuses across the country are stoking internal divisions and carry political risk as a major election year unfolds. – Katie Glueck
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/college-protests-israel-democrats.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/trump-trial-words.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/earl-blumenauer-congress-marijuana.html

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— College protesters want ‘amnesty.’ At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation – Jocelyn Gecker
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-28/college-protesters-want-amnesty-at-stake-tuition-legal-charges-grades-and-graduation

USA TODAY
— Anti-Americans and America-haters ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/28/migrant-bus-operation-in-mexico/73438134007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Journalists Have Inside Information. – Jared Diamond (COMMENT: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have negligently/intentionally shared inside information in my GOPUSA newsletters? Better yet, should I sue them? I would focus on those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have negligently/intentionally shared inside information that I have gained as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, a delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008 and 2024. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 including Jim Ryan and Peter Roskam. Again, should I sue them?)
https://www.wsj.com/sports/journalists-inside-information-gambling-4e560bc6

LINKED IN
— What are the best practices for handling conflicts of interest in journalism? (COMMEMT: Full disclosure. Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, I have always fully disclosed everything that might impact the decisions that I make to include and not include links to articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and any comments that I make on those articles. That includes that I am conservative, Republican, and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. That includes that I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, a delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008 in 2024. That includes my employment history, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That includes my demographics including that I am White, male, older (born in 1948), non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Further, no one manipulates me or dominates me. I am no one’s operative or dupe. I do not glorify and praise people. I do not pander to people. I do not cover up their wrongdoing. I do not give them money.)
https://www.linkedin.com/advice/0/what-best-practices-handling-conflicts-interest-journalism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. The first step is to identify any potential conflicts of interest that may affect your reporting. . .2. Disclose relevant conflicts The second step is to disclose any relevant conflicts of interest to your editors and audience. You should be honest and transparent about any factors that may affect your objectivity or integrity as a journalist. You should inform your editors of any potential conflicts before you start working on a story, and seek their guidance and approval on how to proceed. You should also inform your audience of any relevant conflicts in your story, either in a disclaimer, an acknowledgment, or a footnote. This way, you can show your respect and accountability to your readers and viewers.)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Comments for the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Politics is nasty/vicious. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Based on my experience doing that, my comments for the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor include:

— You will be blamed for all the defeats that Republican candidates in Illinois suffer and especially defeats suffered by candidates on ballots in your precinct.
— All your decisions to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and all your comments on those articles will be criticized if not demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— Ever-increasingly, distorted/misleading/false statements will be made about you and about your newsletters.
— Your motives and judgment will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— You will be expected to if not forced to be happily manipulated/dominated by, to glorify and praise, to pander to, to serve as an operative or dupe for, to cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or to give money to a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, and/or the candidates who they support in primary races and/or b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live.
— Those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live will ever-increasingly take more/bigger adverse actions against you.
— The more that you promote the following planks in the Republican Party platform, the faster that you will be destroyed: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
— You will be insulted/threatened/slandered/labeled for negligently/intentionally “spreading inside information.”
— All your accomplishments in life will be ignored/dismissed/belittled if not demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— If you do not have a degree in journalism, that will be stressed.
— If you are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, you will be ever-increasingly painted as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
— Ever-increasingly, you will be “kept out of the loop” and your phone calls will not be taken or returned.
— Ever-increasingly, your critics/opponents will ever-increasingly discourage everyone from reading your newsletters.
— Because you are a messenger that brings bad news, you will be shot.
— Those who come to your defense will be destroyed.
— You and your reputation will be destroyed.

There is ever-increasing pressure to remove me from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They do not want me to be an “insider.” They want to impose big restrictions on me. Any “leak” of committee information would be blamed on me. How should I react to that?

April 28, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC5
— Unruly crowds, fights lead to early closure of Lake in the Hills spring carnival (COMMENT: Lake in the Hills today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/reported-unruly-crowds-fights-lead-to-early-closure-of-lake-in-the-hills-spring-carnival/3422577/
— Answers sought over use of taxpayer dollars in Thornton Township – Regina Waldroup
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/answers-sought-over-use-of-taxpayer-dollars-in-thornton-township/3422449/

WGN9
— Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-student-anti-war-protesters-dig-in-as-faculties-condemn-university-leadership-over-calling-police/

WBEZ
— Hundreds joined pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities. Protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza. – Isabel Funk, Sophie Sherry and Violet Miller
https://www.wbez.org/stories/hundreds-joined-pro-palestinian-protests-at-chicago-universities/a7ad74c9-8332-4fe9-a20c-f74abc833d62
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-get-married-in-chicago-photos/71799276-67d4-4d08-9a1b-639c313849e0

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call for increasing state pensions. Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not have pensions and they have used my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension against me big time as well as the 72% federal health insurance subsidy that my wife and I get. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. Further, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/28/opinion-illnois-tier-2-pension-crisis-fix/
— APRIL 17, 2010 FLACHBACK: GOP outsider Jack Roeser now wants in (COMMENT: Why isn’t there coverage like this of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) selection of its National Committeeman and Committeewoman at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? In 2010, in my role as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted a candidate forum for IRP National Committeeman that Roeser participated in.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/04/17/gop-outsider-roeser-now-wants-in/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After decades as the sharp-tongued, angry outsider of Illinois Republican politics, conservative businessman Jack Roeser is trying to get on the inside. He’s given $50,000 to the state GOP. He’s seeking a leading role as the Illinois liaison to the Republican National Committee. And he’s even agreed to help with a big fundraiser honoring statewide Republican candidates, including a man he vilified before the February primary, U.S. Senate nominee Mark Kirk. Ask the 86-year-old Roeser to explain the sudden change of heart, and he cites new party leadership and a desire to stop the circular firing squad the Illinois GOP had become. “Very simply, the Republican Party is very different than it was a short while ago,” said Roeser, the wealthy founder of Otto Engineering, a Carpentersville manufacturing firm.)

DAILY HERALD
— Man on release in domestic charge kills wife, self in Villa Park – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240427/news/man-on-release-in-domestic-charge-kills-wife-self-in-villa-park-authorities-say/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s approval continues to drift along at historic low as rematch with Trump looms – JACKSON SINNENBERG
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-joe-bidens-low-approval-continues-to-drift-along-at-historic-downturn-as-rematch-with-donald-trump-looms-2024-election-barack-obama-gallup-pew-research-poll-gaza-israel-palestine-economy-afghanistan-leadership

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— I should write a book about those who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and who have worked the hardest against me.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-a-woman-might-win-the-presidency-of-mexico-what-could-that-mean-for-abortion-rights/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-27/what-abortion-politics-has-to-do-with-new-rights-for-pregnant-workers

WGLT
— Gaza protestors picket White House correspondents dinner, as Biden ribs Trump. – AP
https://www.wglt.org/2024-04-27/gaza-protestors-picket-white-house-correspondents-dinner-as-biden-ribs-trump

WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/biden-administration-restores-protections-for-gay-and-transgender-americans-seeking-health-care/article_02de72da-cf34-5e04-b16e-4768ef30e4ec.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Is the Worst Yet to Come? – Steve Huntley
https://johnkassnews.com/is-the-worst-yet-to-come/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Foster Heckled in Huntley
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/28/bill-foster-heckled-in-huntley/
— Over $500 Million in Subsidies for Chinese Communist Party Gotion, $30 Million for Revitalizing Other Illinois Towns
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/27/over-500-million-in-subsidies-for-chinese-communist-party-gotion-30-million-for-revitalizing-other-illinois-towns/
— Florida Inmates Building Tiny Houses in Public-Private Partnership
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/27/florida-inmates-building-tiny-houses-in-public-private-partnership/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters attempt to disrupt annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/27/pro-palestine-protest-erupts-annual-white-house-co/
— Republican introduces bill to ban waiving foreign flags on House floor – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/27/republican-introduces-bill-ban-waiving-foreign-fla/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protests result in around 600 student arrests across the country – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2981920/pro-palestinian-protests-result-in-around-600-student-arrests-across-the-country/
— NRCC selling ‘F*** Hamas’ T-shirts to counter campus protests – Heather Hunter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2978611/nrcc-selling-f-hamas-t-shirts-counter-campus-protests/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden tries to downplay age with jokes, mocks Trump at White House Correspondents Dinner – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/us-news/biden-cracks-jokes-about-his-old-age-makes-fun-of-trump-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
— Columbia students once rallied against Nazis — now they cheer for them. – Rafael Medoff
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/opinion/columbia-students-rallied-against-nazis-now-they-them-on/
— JPMorgan Chase’s woke DEI style guide nixes terms like ‘manpower,’ ‘blacklist’ – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/us-news/jpmorgan-chase-dei-style-guide-nixes-terms-like-manpower-and-blacklist/
— DEI has ‘gone too far’ in the media: ‘It’s become a religion’ – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/04/27/us-news/don-lemon-says-dei-has-gone-too-far-in-the-media/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is China Rethinking its Invasion of Taiwan? – Mike Phelps
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/is_china_rethinking_its_invasion_of_taiwan.html
— The University of Washington canceled its planned protest because it was too white – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/the_university_of_washington_canceled_its_planned_protest_because_it_was_too_white.html

BLAZE
— Hundreds of migrants hitch train ride to El Paso border — Texas prepares for another potential riot – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hundreds-of-migrants-hitch-train-ride-to-el-paso-border-texas-prepares-for-another-potential-riot

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Cheap H-1B Labor – John Miano (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want cheap labor.)
https://cis.org/Miano/Case-Study-Cheap-H1B-Labor

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Israel Protesters Cause Chaos For White House Correspondents’ Dinner Attendees
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/27/pro-palestine-protesters-white-house-correspondents-dinner-washington-hilton-hotel/

DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Establishment’s Days Are Numbered – Kevin Roberts
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/27/conservatives-are-winning-soul-of-gop/

FEDERALIST
— To Understand Campus Protesters, The Right Should Dig Much Deeper – EMILY JASHINSKY
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/27/to-understand-campus-protesters-the-right-should-dig-much-deeper/

FOX NEWS
— Antisemitism on campus surges as agitators take over
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/antisemitism-campus-surges-agitators-take-over-columbia-yale-universities
— Online videos expose how human traffickers are sneaking illegal migrants into US – Adam Shaw
https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/us/watch-online-videos-expose-how-human-traffickers-are-sneaking-illegal-migrants-into-us/ar-AA1nAtqk
— White House correspondents’ dinner features jabs at Biden’s age, Trump’s legal woes, mainstream media. President Biden made jokes about his age and took shots at former President Trump. – Landon Mion
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-correspondents-dinner-features-jabs-bidens-age-trumps-legal-woes-mainstream-media

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University Presidents “have participated in the creation of a monstrous movement on campuses that uses targeting of Jews and Israel as an organizing mechanism” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/university-presidents-have-participated-in-the-creation-of-a-monstrous-movement-on-campuses-that-uses-targeting-of-jews-and-israel-as-an-organizing-mechanism/

MRC TV
— CNN Touts Book Blaming Racism for Wealth Gap in U.S. – BRAD WILMOUTH (COMMENT: According to Democrats, those who vote for Democrats have less money because of those who vote for Republicans.)
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/cnn-touts-book-blaming-racism-wealth-gap-us

PJ MEDIA
— Trump’s Vow to Clean Out the Deep State and Reform the Federal Bureaucracy Has CNN TERRIFIED – ROBERT SPENCER (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government proudly painted themselves as being advocates of the Democrat Party platform, that is, as being advocates of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about them.)
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/04/27/trumps-vow-to-clean-out-the-deep-state-and-reform-the-federal-bureaucracy-has-cnn-terrified-n4928564
— Surge of Violent Transgenders Highlights Democrats’ Violent Ideology – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/04/27/surge-of-violent-transgenders-highlights-dems-violent-ideology-n4928556

TOWNHALL
— Illegals Get Separate Line at Airports Because they Don’t Have Documentation Verifying Who They Are – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/27/illegals-given-their-own-line-at-airports-because-they-dont-have-documentation-verifying-who-they-were-n2638352
— These Protests are the Result of Bad Parenting and an Education System Churning Out Morons
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/04/28/these-protests-are-the-result-of-bad-parenting-and-an-education-system-churning-out-morons-n2638371

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Percentage of Americans Wanting Mass Deportation Will Terrify Illegals Everywhere – Connor Cavanaugh
https://www.westernjournal.com/shock-percentage-americans-wanting-mass-deportation-will-terrify-illegals-everywhere/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making students anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/opinion/columbia-university-protests.html
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government proudly painted themselves as being advocates of the Democrat Party platform, that is, as being advocates of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/magazine/trump-rallies-rhetoric.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2024 is our final battle. With you at my side — and you’ve been at my side from the beginning — we will demolish the deep state.)
— A Wealth Shift That Could Leave Some Younger Americans Behind. Assets held by baby boomers are changing hands, but that doesn’t mean their millennial heirs will be set for life. – Martha C. White (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/business/retirement-millennials-baby-boomers-wealth.html
— New York Is Turning 400. We Should Celebrate. But How? – Russell Shorto
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/opinion/new-york-dutch-lenape-slavery.html

USA TODAY
— Republican Party sues over absentee ballots, voter rolls in battleground states – Erin Mansfield
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/rnc-targets-absensee-ballots-voter-rolls-2024/73428152007/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Progressives are driving the Democratic Party, and destroying America – Chris Roemer
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/04/28/chris-roemer-progressives-are-driving-the-democratic-party-and-destroying-america-commentary/

SEATTLE TIMES
— A child care crisis is holding parents back – Daniel Beekman, Moriah Balingit and Sharon Lurye (COMMENT: Since I was born in 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have falsely/outrageously/disgustingly hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich because my mother stayed home and raised me. In my defense, my father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/in-wa-and-beyond-a-child-care-crisis-is-holding-parents-back/

ABC NEWS
— Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza. A glitzy election-year roast by President Joe Biden drew journalists, celebrities and politicians — but also hundreds of protesters against the war in Gaza. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-give-election-year-roast-annual-correspondents-dinner-109720521

NBC NEWS
— College campus protests over war in Gaza show no sign of slowing, new crackdowns on demonstrators
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/college-campus-protests-over-war-in-gaza-show-no-sign-of-slowing-new-crackdowns-on-demonstrators-209833029628

CBS NEWS
— College protesters vow to keep demonstrations as schools shut down encampments amid reports of antisemitism
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-student-protesters-demonstrations-israel-hamas-war-grow/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-2ab919ad849c50c9d177a32c0309bd1e

CNN
— Pro-Palestinian protests continue at colleges across the US
Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government proudly painted themselves as being advocates of the Democrat Party platform, that is, as being advocates of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about them.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/trump-federal-workers-2nd-term-invs/index.html

AOL & MSN
— Democrats crow about their success in getting churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.aol.com/news/united-methodist-church-lgbtq-advocate-090000167.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/white-house-responds-to-pope-condemning-trans-procedures/ss-AA1nM7C5

MSN
— How To Become a Millionaire If You Weren’t Born Into Wealth – Deborah Sabinus (COMMENT: Virtually all my critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.msn.com/en-my/money/personalfinance/ramit-sethi-how-to-become-a-millionaire-if-you-weren-t-born-into-wealth/ar-AA1noMRT?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds

YAHOO
— ‘Buying a first home is harder when you’re single’ – Kevin Peachey (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, in September of 1972, when I was single and 24 years old, my $66,942/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone Store salary enabled me to buy a new town home in University Park. In October of 1971, my $54,728/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone salary enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette. In addition, starting in January of 1972, my IRS salary enabled me to pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/buying-first-home-harder-youre-001029638.html
— My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I should write a book about that.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/m-average-middle-class-retiree-130020378.html

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— The Arizona Republican Party just elected indicted Sen. Jake Hoffman and expelled Rep. Liz Harris to represent Arizona on the RNC. Could this party get any more nutso? – Laurie Roberts (COMMENT: Why isn’t there coverage like this of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) selection of its National Committeeman and Committeewoman at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? In 2010, in my role as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted a candidate forum for IRP National Committeeman that Jack Roeser participated in.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2024/04/28/this-just-in-from-the-arizona-republican-party-we-be-crazy/73489433007/

KVNU
— Utah Republicans to select national committee members at statewide gathering (COMMENT: Why isn’t there coverage like this of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) selection of its National Committeeman and Committeewoman at its State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25? In 2010, in my role as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted a candidate forum for IRP National Committeeman that Jack Roeser participated in.)
https://kvnutalk.com/utah-republicans-to-select-national-committee-members-at-statewide-gathering-on-april-27-news/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: SALT LAKE CITY – One of the responsibilities of Republican delegates from Cache County at the upcoming statewide convention on April 27 will be selecting a committeeman and committeewoman to represent Utah on the Republican National Committee. In addition to deciding which GOP candidates do or don’t make it to the June statewide primary and the November election, delegates will also chose between six candidates for RNC committeeman and two candidates for RNC committeewoman. Those candidates for RNC committeeman are Ty Jensen, a candidate in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District; author and climate scientist William Pekny; Dustin Kearl, a certified public accountant and financial consultant; businessman Michael Pierce; entrepreneur Brad Bonham; and David Yonan of Ogden. The candidates for RNC committeewoman are Teena Horlacker, a distance educator for the Western Governor’s University, and Kim Coleman, a former member of the Utah Legislature. The primary role of delegates is to represent their precincts in selecting candidates for the primary and general elections, according to Cache GOP chair Geoff Cox. They will also need to exercise sound judgment in determining the fitness and fidelity to Republican principles of the aforementioned candidates for the national GOP committee. According to the agenda for its convention, the Utah GOP’s state delegates will begin gathering at the Salt Palace Convention Center starting at 7 a.m. for credentialing. They are scheduled to begin considering nominating candidates for multi-county elections, including several state school board, state House and state Senate races at 8 a.m. Throughout the afternoon, delegates will also hear speeches and vote on candidates for state-level races, including nominations for state auditor, attorney general and the governor. The goal of the RNC is to officially nominate and confirm candidates for president and vice president; adopt a comprehensive party platform; unify the party; and publicize and launch the fall campaign. The high-profile Republicans who will fill the roles of chair and vice chair of the RNC have already been chosen. Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican who has echoed President Donald Trump’s charges of a voter fraud in the 2020 election, has been selected as the party’s new national chairman. He will be assisted by Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, as co-chair.)

BUSINESS TIMES
— Latest victim of diversity backlash – your workplace affinity group (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors promotes affinity groups for their employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, parents, etc.)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/latest-victim-diversity-backlash-your-workplace-affinity-group

FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans, to not retain their Republican employees, and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91113957/4-common-arguments-against-dei-and-how-to-dismantle-each-one

April 27, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— University of Chicago students hold pro-Palestinian rally, demand divestment from Israel – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-chicago-students-pro-palestinian-rally/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/students-demonstrate-for-palestinian-cause-on-university-of-chicago-campus/

FOX32
— College students from multiple universities in Chicago marched down Michigan Avenue Friday in support of Palestine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpDZZFjffwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zRk1X78gpI
— Make six figures? Here’s how much you must earn to afford a house in 2024 – Stephanie Weaver (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, in September of 1972, when I was 24 years old, my $66,942/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone Store salary enabled me to buy a new town home in University Park. In October of 1971, my $54,728/year IRS salary in today’s dollars and my part-time Firestone salary enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette. In addition, starting in January of 1972, my IRS salary enabled me to pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/six-figures-money-earn-afford-house-2024
— Woman’s IVF success story shines light during Infertility Awareness Week – Sylvia Perez (COMMENT: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who used against me the most our giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ivf-success-story-infertility-awareness-week
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. It comes before Mother’s Day and is used as a chance to talk about an issue 15% of couples will have to deal with. But it’s also a great time to see how far we have come. The first IVF baby was born 41 years ago. In a FOX 32 Special Report, Sylvia Perez took a look at the advances in medicine since that happened. Her name was Louise Brown and the year was 1978. As the world’s first test tube baby, she was considered a miracle child. Today, more than 8 million babies around the world have been born through IVF, and it’s still considered one of the great triumphs of modern medicine. Dr. John Rinehart of Rush University Medicine was there from the beginning. He was part of the first IVF delivery at Brigham Young Hospital in 1983. Since then, he’s helped more than 3,800 couples with successful pregnancies via IVF. “I’ve seen a lot of positive changes over the years,” Rinehart said.)

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/26/immigrant-advocates-tout-new-report-showing-benefits-state-funded-health-plans

WGN RADIO
— The effort to recall Chicago’s mayor picks up police union – Brian Althimer
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/the-effort-to-recall-chicagos-mayor-picks-up-police-union/

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/find-lgbtq-events-with-chicago-social-butterflies/dcfa3f71-6b00-49c3-b737-aa32a6853a28

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrant arrests are up, but they’re rarely accused of violent felonies – JOE MAHR and LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (COMMENMT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/27/migrant-arrests-are-up-but-theyre-rarely-accused-of-violent-felonies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As 40,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago in less than two years, a Tribune analysis of crime data shows the impact of migrants has been mostly felt in nonviolent offenses, particularly driving-related and thefts, and few arrests for violent felonies. The analysis of crimes since Aug. 31, 2022, when Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, began busing asylum-seekers to Chicago, shows that as more migrants have arrived, the number of their arrests has increased. But they’re typically picked up for traffic infractions and thefts, and any misdeeds they’re committing do not appear to have fueled a crime wave. Researchers say they’re not surprised by the Tribune’s findings. They point out that most migrants come for a better life, and they surmise that those who end up committing crimes typically steal out of desperation.)
— Protests continue for second day at Northwestern
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/afternoon-briefing-protests-continue-for-second-day-at-northwestern/
— Pro-Palestine protests sweep across Chicago area’s college campuses, as students demand schools divest from Israel – REBECCA JOHNSON, ALYSA GUFFEY, SARAH MACARAEG, KATE ARMANINI, and NELL SALZMA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/northwestern-students-continue-pro-palestine-protest-for-second-day-demanding-school-divest-from-israel/
— What we do — and don’t — know about the gun-related arrests at Naperville’s Topgolf. – TESS KENNY (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/naperville-topgolf-gun-firearm-arrests/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What grants someone the right to carry a gun in Illinois? In order to lawfully purchase and carry a gun in Illinois, two different requirements need to be satisfied, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin. First, to purchase any kind of firearm or ammunition, they would need a Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) Card issued by the state, Berlin said. The kinds of guns someone can purchase is also subject to the state’s assault weapon ban. To be eligible for an FOID card, a person must be at least 21 years old or have a parent or guardian sponsor who is eligible for a card, the Illinois State Police website says. There are a slew of disqualifying factors, including felony convictions, narcotic addiction and intellectual disability. An FOID card, Berlin said, is for someone looking to own a gun and keep it at their home or business. To carry a firearm concealed on their person or in their car, someone would also need a Concealed Carry License (CCL). As long as a person obtains both licenses, they’d be allowed to conceal carry — unless they’re in a prohibited area. Those include schools, state property and public transportation. Private businesses can also prohibit the carrying of guns inside their establishments if they post a sign. Topgolf, for example, has such a sign. That means that anyone who has a firearm with them cannot bring it inside and must leave it in their vehicle in a place that’s concealed from view. The person can be arrested if police discover they do not have an FOID and a CCL for the weapon, Berlin said. “The gun has to be … in a case or in a locked container, out of plain view within the vehicle,” he said. “Or they can put it in the trunk.” If I’m licensed, can police arrest me just for leaving a weapon inside a car in plain view? Even if someone has the proper licenses, leaving a firearm inside their vehicle in plain view is a violation of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, which is a Class B misdemeanor, Berlin said. However, such a violation would likely “result in a citation, where they would be given a court date” not a full-blown arrest, he said. When someone isn’t properly licensed or legally allowed to possess a firearm or their firearm is modified in some way, that’s when officers take enforcement action.)
— 140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot, but the program’s future is unclear – AP (COMMENT: When my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they showed that IRS is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/irs-tax-direct-file-pilot/
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had turning my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/gov-j-b-pritzker-pushes-increased-funding-to-fight-racial-disparities-in-homelessness/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds join pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities, colleges as Northwestern encampment grows. Hundreds of protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza. – Isabel Funk, Sophie Sherry and Violet Miller (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin. None of my ancestors ever rallied in support of people living in Germany. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have the Germans in WWII if he had not
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/26/palestinian-gaza-student-protests-university-of-chicago-art-institute-northwestern
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/04/26/lgbtq-gender-affirming-care-former-federal-prisoner-cristina-nichole-iglesias

DAILY HERALD
— Skokie Republican to challenge Schakowsky for U.S. House seat – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/us-congress-politics/skokie-republican-to-challenge-schakowsky-for-u-s-house-seat/
— About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds. – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced into early retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/finance/about-1-in-4-us-adults-50-and-older-who-arent-yet-retired-expect-to-never-retire-aarp-study-finds/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/news/immigrant-advocates-tout-new-report-showing-benefits-of-state-funded-health-plans/
— Illinois public schools see another year of enrollment declines – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240427/education/illinois-public-schools-see-another-year-of-enrollment-declines/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Slow work authorizations frustrate new migrants and industry leaders alike – Leigh Giangreco (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Illegals drive wages down.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-hotels-and-manufacturers-stymied-slow-work-permits-migrants#/
— Illinois Elections Board to hear case on Dan Proft’s PAC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dan-proft-pac-case-go-illinois-elections-board
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than a year after the Illinois State Board of Elections began its probe of right-wing talk radio host Dan Proft’s super PAC, the board will hold a hearing to determine whether the independent expenditure group colluded with Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey in the 2022 election. On April 29, hearing officer Jim Tenuto will examine the complaint against Proft, Bailey and the People Who Play By the Rules PAC. Democratic Party of Illinois Executive Director Ben Hardin filed the complaint, which the board agreed to hear last year. Proft, now a Florida resident who vowed to Crain’s that he would never live in Chicago again “unless the political leadership changes,” is expected to appear in person at the Cook County Building next week. Hardin alleges that the millions of dollars funneled into Proft’s PAC to oppose Gov. J.B. Pritzker should be considered illegal, in-kind contributions to Bailey’s campaign since the two parties coordinated. Hardin’s team pointed to Proft’s radio show, where Bailey was a frequent guest in the months leading up to the 2022 election and where the two exchanged ideas that later ended up in the PAC’s advertisements, according to the 2023 hearing officer report. The complainant said “the idea that anything said in a public forum is off limits for coordination would frustrate the entire purpose of having a coordination standard,” according to the report. “You would end up in a place where candidates and (independent expenditure) committees would be completely free to coordinate as long as they stand up on a stage and they agree on an ad strategy in front of a crowd, which (the complainant says) just doesn’t make sense.” The case would test the definitions of political coordination, a key question in the increasingly murky world of super PACs. It’s not the first time Proft has come under fire for attempting to circumvent campaign contribution rules. In 2018, he filed a suit against then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and members of the Illinois State Board of Elections over restrictions on independent expenditure committees, Courthouse News reported. Both Bailey and Proft should be found in violation of contribution limits, the complainant said.)
— Johnson eyes legalizing video gaming in Chicago – Justin Laurence (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-considers-legalizing-video-gaming
— Illinois can’t afford another public pension boondoggle – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have held my Civil Service Retirement System pension against me the most.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-illinois-cant-afford-another-public-pension-boondoggle/article_ee323e84-d6fc-574a-9141-fc709f33c1b0.html

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-migrants-supported-by-mutual-aid-volunteers/f0fc0507-3de0-4108-9a80-1a1428f5c13e

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Republican National Committee urges moving protest area farther from Milwaukee RNC venues – Alison Dirr
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/26/rnc-urges-moving-protest-area-farther-from-milwaukee-convention-venues/73475497007/

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Campaigns will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ in Wisconsin, party chairs say. Republican chair pledges to use all ‘things that are legal and on the books,’ including early voting. – ROBERT D’ANDREA
https://www.wpr.org/news/campaigns-will-spend-hundreds-of-millions-in-wisconsin-party-chairs-say

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Handful of supporters defend Nienburg at Downers Grove library board meeting
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/04/26/handful-of-supporters-defend-nienburg-at-downers-grove-library-board-meeting/

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP senators sound alarm on illegal migrants ‘hijacking’ food delivery services – JACKSON WALKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-senators-sound-alarm-on-illegal-migrants-hijacking-food-delivery-services-republican-marsha-blackburn-mike-braun-ted-budd-doordash-grubhub-uber-eats

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage minorities to hate Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-promised-big-plans-to-flip-black-and-latino-voters-many-republicans-are-waiting-to-see-them/

FIRST ALERT 4
— Illinois EPA giving money for schools to switch to electric buses
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/04/26/illinois-epa-giving-money-schools-switch-electric-buses/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-briefing-3/
— Did Dan Proft’s independent expenditure PAC illegally coordinate with Bailey’s campaign? The case will go before the Illinois Elections Board next week
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/did-dan-proft%e2%80%99s-independent-expenditure-pac-illegally-coordinate-with-baileys-campaign-the-case-will-go-before-the-illinois-elections-board-next-week/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

TAZEWELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS
— Recruiting Republican Precinct Committee People: Join the Frontline of Grassroots Politics!  (COMMENT: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to stop me from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://www.tazewellgop.org/
(FROM THE BULK EMAIL: Are you passionate about conservative values, fiscal responsibility, and individual freedom? Do you want to make a difference in your local community? Look no further! The Tazewell County Republican Party is seeking dedicated individuals to serve as Precinct Committeepersons (PCs). Here’s your chance to be a vital link in advancing Conservative principles and shaping Republican party policy. What Is a Precinct Committeeperson (PC)? A Precinct Committeeperson is an official position within the Republican political party system. PCs establish a direct link between the party and voters in their local election district or precinct. As a Republican PC, you’ll represent GOP voters in your precinct, serving as the face of the party and ensuring maximum Republican voter turnout on Election Day. Your role includes: Year-Round Engagement: PCs are year-round campaign volunteers, working to grow the GOP and deliver Republican votes from their precincts. Foot Soldiers: You’ll be the conduit of information from the party to Republican voters, often being the only party official voters meet in person. Policy Shapers: PCs help shape party policy and participate in candidate selection processes. The Five Cs of Being a Republican Precinct Committeeperson: Commitment: PCs commit to executing their duties, whether elected or appointed. You’ll be actively involved in creating a strong and vibrant party. Communication: Be the voice of the GOP within your precinct. Listen to voters and ensure their concerns are heard. Connection: Build relationships with Republican voters. Recruit and train volunteers to help you in your precinct. Candidate Support: Identify, recruit, select, and support qualified Republican candidates. Campaign Efforts: PCs are essential for grassroots campaigns. Register voters, knock on doors, and turn out the vote!
How to Become a Precinct Committeeperson: Qualifications: Be a United States citizen. Be at least 18 years of age. Be a registered voter of your precinct (if running for elected office) or of Tazewell County (if you are seeking an appointment). Petition: (During the applicable election cycle) Fill out a Precinct Committeeperson Primary Petition form and gather valid signatures from eligible electors in your precinct. After filing your election paperwork with the Tazewell County Clerk’s office, you will appear on the applicable Primary General Election ballot for your precinct to run for the elected office. Appointment: County Chairs can also appoint precinct committeepersons to vacant precincts at any time. Join Us! Make a real impact by becoming a Tazewell County Republican Precinct Committeeperson. Help secure conservative values, defend liberty, and strengthen our party. There are many precincts in Tazewell County which need a Republican Precinct Committeeperson. Currently, we are looking for energized people to appoint to open precincts throughout the county. Your precinct needs you!)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Election confidence rattled after voter receives wrong ballot – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_267cbbde-034c-11ef-9301-0f2196d74422.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Brick Placed on Jeff Keicher’s Senior Citizen Driver’s License Reform Legislation (COMMENT: I am 75 years old. I have been driving since I was 16. I have never caused an accident.)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/brick-placed-on-jeff-keichers-senior-citizen-drivers-license-reform-legislation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here is what Keicher wrote: “…the ratio of bills being taken up in the House is still frustratingly one-sided. “Of the 324 bills that passed the House last week, only 33, a mere 10.2%, were filed by Republican members while all the rest were Democrat bills. “And I’m disappointed, despite having more than three dozen bipartisan co-sponsors, my legislation to end the ageist requirement for senior drivers to retake the driving test when they renew their license (HB 4431), regardless of driving record or ability, was not called for a vote and we couldn’t get an answer from the Speaker’s office on why it wasn’t called.”)
— McHenry County GOP: Oops, Executive Committee Nomination of State’s Attorney Replacement Candidate Inadequate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/mchenry-county-gop-oops/
— Murders Falling in Big Cities
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/murders-falling-in-big-cities/
— Pro-Israel PAC Donations to Local Members of Congress
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/26/pro-israel-pac-donations-to-local-members-of-congress/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of a former Illinois congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner. – John O’Connor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/26/rodney-davis-ex-congressman-fined-43475-for-campai/
— Democrats’ welfare for journalists brings us closer to state-run media. Increased favorable coverage of their agenda and candidates. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are beyond furious that I have the time, money, knowledge, experience, ability, and motivation needed to put together and to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning that is free of charge, contains no advertising, and contains no donation requests. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending the newsletters out and/or to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/26/democrats-welfare-for-journalists-brings-us-closer/
— United Methodist delegates approve plan giving U.S. churches more autonomy on LGBTQ issues – Mark A. Kellner (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats and RINOs been getting your church to promote more LGBTQ?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/26/united-methodist-delegates-approve-plan-giving-us-/
— DEI is not what Jefferson hoped for when he wrote ‘all men are created equal’ – Michael McKenna
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/apr/26/dei-is-not-what-jefferson-hoped-for-when-he-wrote-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Envisioning a post-Trump GOP – Peter Laffin (COMMENT: Trump got elected in 2016 by promising to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/2981666/envisioning-a-post-trump-gop/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2981867/biden-administration-healthcare-protections-gay-transgender-people/

AMERICAN THINKER
— At 2,000 illegal crossings a day, San Diego becomes new ground zero for Joe Biden’s open border – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/at_2_000_illegal_crossings_a_day_san_diego_becomes_new_ground_zero_for_joe_biden_s_open_border.html

BREITBART
— Groups Organizing College Protests Funded by Soros-Tied Entities – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/26/groups-organizing-college-protests-funded-soros-tied-entities/
— Pro-Sanctuary City Democrat Mayor Fights Recall After Laken Riley Murder – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/26/pro-sanctuary-city-democrat-mayor-fights-recall-after-laken-riley-murder/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/04/26/biden-admin-shielding-transgender-athletes-behind-title-ix-pronoun-requirements/

DAILY CALLER
— WALTERS: Anti-Israel Rot Runs Deep And Widespread In Our Education System Starting In Kindergarten
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/26/walters-anti-israel-rot-runs-deep-education-system-kindergarten/
— Major Teachers Union Wants To Cement Its Grip Over Chicago – MAILEE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/26/opinion-major-teachers-union-wants-to-cement-grip-over-chicago-mailee-smith/

DAILY WIRE
— We’ve Crossed The Rubicon. Race Hoaxers Are Now Using AI. – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/weve-crossed-the-rubicon-race-hoaxers-are-now-using-ai
— Why Woke Healthcare Is Just Bad Medicine – Jeff Gunter
https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-woke-healthcare-is-just-bad-medicine

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House Committee Aims to Stop Illegal Aliens from Slanting Congressional Apportionment – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/26/house-committee-aims-stop-illegal-aliens-slanting-congressional-apportionment

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Illegal immigrant influx leads to special needs children being displaced from their school in New York City – Sarah Akey
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/illegal-alien-influx-leads-to-special-needs-children-being-displaced-from-their-school-in-new-york-city
— Spineless police chiefs hurt law enforcement when they bend the knee to the woke left
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/spineless-police-chiefs-hurt-law-enforcement-when-they-bend-the-knee-to-the-woke-left

MRC TV
— PBS Tries To Blame Conservatism For Mass Stabbing – Alex Christy
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2024/04/26/pbs-tries-blame-conservatism-mass-stabbing
— UT Austin Pro-Palestine Protest Causes DEI Rally to be Postponed – EVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/ut-austin-pro-palestine-protest-causes-dei-rally-be-postponed

NEW AMERICAN
— Shirley Jackson Lee and Reparations Group Urge Biden to Buy Black Vote With Reparations Commission – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/shirley-jackson-lee-and-reparations-group-urge-biden-to-buy-black-vote-with-reparations-commission/

ZERO HEDGE
— Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and Oklahoma Are Making It Illegal For Illegal Immigrants To Enter – Tyler Durden (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, Illinois should do that too.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/these-states-are-making-it-illegal-illegal-immigrants-enter

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Calls for NAACP Illinois conference president to resign after racist remarks – Peter Curi
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/calls-for-naacp-illinois-conference-president-to-resign-after-racist-remarks/ar-AA1lpCVK?ocid=MD12OW

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html
— What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate. – Liz Alderman (COMMEMT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being overpaid. I would focus on those whose parents were wealthy, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them jobs, etc. I would focus on those who have ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/france-michelin-wages.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/republican-national-convention-protests-milwaukee/

USA TODAY
— Republican Party sues over absentee ballots, voter rolls in battleground states – Erin Mansfield
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/rnc-targets-absensee-ballots-voter-rolls-2024/73428152007/
— Wyoming GOP convention recap: Republican Party goes all in for Trump, all out for governor. Wyoming’s Republican Convention saw the censure of Governor Mark Gordon, the endorsement of Donald Trump, long debates over party bylaws, and the endorsement of far-right legislation. – Cy Neff
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/22/wyoming-republican-gop-convention-recap/73346331007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While party members were divided regarding the bylaws, there was more consensus regarding the proposed resolutions, which were similar to policy proposals designed to align with the party’s platform. The party passed all but two of its over 90 proposed resolutions, including a censure of Wyoming’s Governor Mark Gordon, a fellow Republican. “We have a quote-unquote Republican that vetoed the strongest bills the party passed this year concerning some of our key platform planks,” said Troy Bray, a delegate from Park County. “If you’re not going to be a Republican, and believe the things Republicans believe, then please go find a party that represents you.” The censure only carries symbolic weight but is indicative of the growing rift within Wyoming’s Republican Party, notably frustration from the further-right wings over the governor’s recent vetoes. Convention Chairman and State Representative (R—Wheatland) Jeremy Haroldson said Wyoming conservatives were setting the standards for Republicans around the country. “We’re making the decisions that will guide this great state into the future,” Haroldson said. “How we conduct ourselves today they will write about in history. We’re making history today.” Other resolutions mirrored conservative talking points across the country, including a call to “stop the invasion at the border,” labeling DEI as unconstitutional, a pledge to support the nation of Israel, a resolution recognizing the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, a resolution to ‘roll back leftist ideological indoctrination,’ and the imposition of a state felony on anyone found to be in Wyoming illegally. Honorary Convention Chair and State Representative John Bear (R-Gillette) compared America’s divisions today to the level of fractures before the American Revolution and the Civil War. The attendees were on the side of moral righteousness and needed to stand their ground, according to Bear. “This is not a time for unity, but a time for moral clarity. And as I often say, let’s fight for Wyoming. America’s last hope,” Bear said.)
— Could the chaos and violence of the 1968 Democratic convention happen again? (COMMENT: What did you do during the summer of 1968? I worked all the hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office. I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I saved all the money that I could so that I could buy a 1969 Dodge Charger SE that year and transfer from UIC to NIU in 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2024/04/26/1968-democratic-convention-in-chicago-protests-look-back-at-the-violence-and-chaos/73459924007/

WALL STREET JOUNAL
— Chicago Was Hardly Misled. Terry Takash writes, “Most Chicagoans agree that something has to change” (Letters, April 23). How so? In the last election to replace a soft-on-crime mayor, Chicagoans chose the radical candidate. It would appear the citizens are getting the administration they voted for. – Ron Wohlust
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-mayor-election-crime-d4036c43
— The Biden EPA’s Plan to Ration Electricity. New rules are designed to eliminate fossil-fuel power plants. Energy scarcity is sure to result. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/environmental-protection-agency-rules-power-plants-fossil-fuels-coal-natural-gas-b6d2ea72

POST AND COURIER
— Wall Street giddy over mass migration – Joe Guzzardi
https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/opinion/columns/column-wall-street-giddy-over-mass-migration/article_94fbb84a-03cd-11ef-be2b-f3e88c112424.html

ABC MAINE (April 27, 2024)
— Focusing on gun rights, parental rights and border control: Maine GOP convention begins. Maine Republicans say they feel more united than ever before. – Jacob Murphy (COMMENT: What are the registered Republican voters in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct focused on? I should survey the registered Republican voters in my precinct and ask them what they want me to focus on at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville May 24 and 25.)
https://www.wmtw.com/article/gun-rights-parental-education-border-control-maine-gop-republican-convention-platform/60620136
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Saturday, the party will announce and adopt any potential changes to the party platform. “Maine Republicans are excited to present a clear, strong alternative to the failed far-left policies the Democrats have been pushing. We’ll be making the case that the GOP is the party that will Restore Freedom here in Maine. It’s an effort that’s sorely needed as Democrats pass restrictive, future-killing social and economic policies far outside the norm. We appreciate all the people who are going to get involved this weekend to make our state a better place,” said Maine GOP Executive Director Jason Savage.)

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Why the Utah GOP is avoiding a controversial vote on IVF this weekend. The move comes as Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, walks back comments that he supports national abortion restrictions. – Emily Anderson Stern
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/04/26/does-no-abortion-also-mean-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this year has raised questions about how state abortion bans could limit access to IVF and forced conservative politicians to take a position on whether they would protect the technology annually used by tens of thousands of Americans looking to expand their families. That decision inspired Voice for the Voiceless president and elected state GOP delegate Kriss Martenson to sponsor a resolution to “urge the Utah legislature to enact legislation to abolish in vitro fertilization,” and a party platform amendment to call for “equal protection laws for preborn children from the moment of fertilization.” Martenson told The Salt Lake Tribune that he submitted the proposals “well before” the March 28 deadline and that he had secured the five other required delegate endorsements. The party’s Platform/Resolution Committee rejected the proposals and they are not on the agenda for Saturday’s state nominating convention — which lands on the last day of National Infertility Awareness Week. Leadership for the Utah Republican Party did not respond to multiple requests for clarification on why Voice for the Voiceless’ platform amendment and resolution won’t come up for a delegate vote — the results of which would be made public. From Martenson’s perspective, the reasons were “absolutely” political. Former Weber County Republican Party Chair Lacy Richards is sponsoring a separate amendment to the “Right to Life” portion of the party platform that will be considered this weekend, which adds “we support adoption” into the text. “I think it’s important that we as a party don’t just tell people what not to do, but that we offer real, viable alternatives,” Richards said, adding that she was “not super familiar” with Voice for the Voiceless’ proposals. ‘Every opportunity to try to grow our family’ Voice for the Voiceless, which will have a booth at the convention, differentiates itself from abortion opponents who call themselves “pro-life,” saying they are “abolitionists” because they don’t believe there should be any exceptions to abortion bans. Members of the group often attend state legislative hearings to speak against bills restricting abortion, saying they don’t go far enough. Martinson characterized IVF practices as “taking the lives of babies.” Embryos created as part of IVF are either transferred into a person’s uterus or frozen for future use. Both in natural and assisted reproductive processes, it’s common for embryos not to survive long enough to become pregnancies. . .Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has distanced himself from past comments that he would support a 15- or 16-week national abortion ban and has said abortion policymaking should be left to states. Trump has also said he supports access to IVF, but hasn’t clarified whether he would protect that access.)

SPOKANE CHRONICLE
— GOP convention was success, despite negative media reports – Elizabeth Rohr, Toledo (COMMENT: How many delegates will there be at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25 a) from your county, b) from your township, and c) from your municipality?)
https://www.chronline.com/stories/letter-to-the-editor-gop-convention-was-success-despite-negative-media-reports,339197?
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We, the Lewis County Republican Party, were honored to attend the 2024 Washington state Republican Party Convention in Spokane April 18-20. Our delegation brought 40 elected representatives from Lewis County, who participated in this historic event. The convention was a great success, and we hope the residents of Lewis County were encouraged by the actions taken. However, we feel the need to address the coverage and mischaracterizations by reporters and the media regarding what transpired at the convention. The convention, attended by over 1,800 delegates from all 39 counties in Washington, had the purpose of endorsing candidates for statewide positions, electing delegates to the national convention and voting on the party’s platform and resolutions. The delegates, elected at county conventions, came to Spokane to engage in a true grassroots Republican election process, primarily endorsing their choice for the gubernatorial candidate, either Dave Reichert or Semi Bird. The Washington State Republican Party’s Candidate Committee vetted both candidates, initially approving them for the endorsement ballot. However, late in the process, the committee recommended rescinding their approval of Semi Bird, leading to a contentious moment during the convention. Despite this, through the proper process and with an overwhelming majority, the delegates reversed the committee’s ruling, allowing the endorsement process to proceed.)

NEWSWEEK
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s Not Too Late for the GOP to Dump Trump. Here’s How.”
https://www.newsweek.com/its-not-too-late-gop-dump-trump-heres-how-opinion-1894741

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April 26, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy. – ALYSA GUFFEY, NELL SALZMAN, STACY ST. CLAIR, CAROLINE KUBZANSKY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-university-changes-protest-policy/
— Wilmette enacts busing ordinance despite concerns from migrant volunteers – ALEX HULVALCHICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/wilmette-enacts-busing-ordinance-despite-concerns-from-migrant-volunteers/
— Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testifies he suppressed a story about alleged Rahm Emanuel affair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/enquirer-publisher-emanuel-affair-allegation/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/opinion-single-mothers-children-multigenerational-households-grandparents/
— CTU’s Sustainable Community Schools model is a Trojan horse – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/opinion-ctu-contract-demands-sustainable-community-schools-model/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Anti-Republicans promote ranked choice voting.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/naperville-ranked-choice-voting-election-referendum/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans grapple with mail voting amid mixed signals from Trump. ‘We have to adapt’ A greater share of Chicago area Republicans cast their ballots by mail in March compared to the 2022 primary, but they were still vastly outpaced by Democrats in utilizing a voting system that has become increasingly popular. – Mitchell Armentrout (COMMENT: I contacted 14 registered Republican voters in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton who had requested mail-in ballots, but the election commission had no record of their receipt as the March 19, 2024 election approached.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/04/26/vote-by-mail-republicans-illinois-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While rallying his political troops last summer in Springfield heading into the primary campaign season, Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy highlighted some of his top priorities to help the party regain a foothold in the Democratic-dominated state. “We’ve got to embrace early voting and voting by mail,” Tracy said at the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee & County Chairmen’s Association breakfast in August. “Democrats have won too many close elections on the strength of their vote-by-mail programs.” Tracy said such vote-banking “needs to be the focus of every campaign in every county and township throughout the state” — no small order for a party led by former President Donald Trump, who has routinely sown mistrust for mail-in voting since he lost his 2020 reelection bid. . .The state GOP chairman has downplayed the possibility of Trump’s unfounded fraud claims discouraging Illinois voters from signing up for mail ballots, noting that Trump has embraced it as he tries to retake the Oval Office from President Joe Biden. “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,” Trump wrote in a social media post last week. “REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!” On the biggest stages, though, Trump has regularly fallen back on the myths of rampant voter fraud that he’s claimed denied him a second term. “Mail-in voting has to be totally corrupt. Get that through your head,” Trump said at a Michigan rally in February. “I mean, it has to be.” The FBI and other authorities have confirmed there was no widespread mail voter fraud or any other interference in the 2020 election. While Tracy and other establishment Illinois Republicans have kept Trump’s lies about election fraud at arm’s length, they have suggested Democrats who hold all statewide offices and supermajorities in the General Assembly aren’t committed to preventing ballot-box shenanigans. “We want to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. Democrats want it to be easy no matter what. They loosen voter integrity rules every chance they get,” Tracy said, pointing to Democratic rejection of voter ID requirements. Republican leaders have also argued state laws that have expanded mail voting eligibility since 2020 “remove important election safeguards” — but they agree their opponents across the aisle have left them in the dust when it comes to voter registration and mail ballot sign-up efforts. “Look at the model of what Democrats have done over the years,” said former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, a Republican from Western Springs who stepped down last year. “They have been incredibly successful at registering and mobilizing voters. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Republicans up 3 to 4 points on Election Day, and everyone is thrilled until — ‘whoa, whoa, there are still mail ballots out.’ Then there’s a flip, and we continue to be on the losing side,” said Durkin, a vocal opponent of Trump. “It took Republicans a while to see this is where elections are won and lost,” he said. “It’s here to stay. It’s in every state, whether you like it or not, and you have to deal with it.”)
— Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech. Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. – Isabel Funk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-solidarity-camp-on-campus
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/04/25/pritzker-action-plan-combat-homelessness-unhoused-racial-disparity
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/04/25/hate-crimes-acts-antisemitism-racism-rising-what-chicago-is-doing-311-debra-silverstein
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/04/25/asylum-seekers-venezuela-wedding-chicago-migrants-immigration-city-hall-news

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats promote cashless-bail.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240425/news/hows-cashless-bail-going-heres-what-the-data-says/
— DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek appears to be pitching her defiance of county policy requiring a bidding process for major business contracts on the technicality that a state attorney general’s opinion gives her unfettered autonomy in how she runs her office. And she’s willing to go to court, she says, “to carry out my office’s duties.” She misses some key points. – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/editorials/the-basic-tenets-of-public-administration/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Students on Northwestern’s campus set up encampment – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/northwestern-university-students-set-anti-gaza-war-encampment-campus

ABC7
— Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/tennessee-law-lawmakers-ok-bill-criminalizing-adults-who-help-minors-receive-gender-affirming-care/14735418/
— 93 arrested at USC following pro-Palestinian protest
https://abc7chicago.com/usc-protest-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-police-clash-during-rally-at-alumni-park-university-of-southern-california-campus/14728289/

NBC5
— Effort to recall Mayor Johnson picks up police union endorsement. FOP upset by what it calls violations of its recently signed contract. – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/effort-to-recall-mayor-johnson-picks-up-police-union-endorsement/3421005/
— Protesters set up tent encampment on Northwestern University campus. The protests mirror several demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war happening at college campuses in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-set-up-tent-encampment-on-northwestern-university-campus/3420482/
— With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestine-encampment-northwestern-jewish-students/

CBS2
— With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestine-encampment-northwestern-jewish-students/
— Northwestern University students set up pro-Palestine tent encampment on campus – Todd Feurer, Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/northwestern-university-palestinian-protests-tent-encampment-israel/
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks and at women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/call-to-action-conversation-justice-black-women/
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-seeking-an-extra-50-million-next-year-to-fight-homelessness-in-illinois/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gov-jb-pritzker-proposes-50-million-more-next-year-to-fight-homelessness-in-illinois/
— Wilmette village board approves ordinance on timeframe for buses carrying migrants – Jeramie Bizzle
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wilmette-village-board-approves-ordinance-for-migrant-drop-offs/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-uic-discuss-report-focused-on-black-homelessness-in-illinois/

FOX32
— Northwestern students set up encampment on Evanston campus in support of Palestine – Joanie Lum and Will Hager
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-palestine-israel-campus-protest

WBEZ
— Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech. Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. – Isabel Funk
https://www.wbez.org/stories/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-protest-camp-on-campus/214265c1-c53a-4a4f-b89e-705962fcb256

STATELINE
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run everything and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/the-university-of-illinois-reports-black-residents-are-8-times-more-likely-to-be-homeless/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Pro-Palestine encampment continues into morning despite warnings from NU administration
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/campus/live-pro-palestinian-student-activists-set-up-encampment-on-deering-meadow/
— Northwestern Hillel released a statement Thursday on the ongoing encampment set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on Deering Meadow and a Wednesday evening vote by the Associated Student Government Senate to sign onto a People’s Resolution calling for NU divestment from Israeli institutions. – Shannon Tyler
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/campus/nu-hillel-releases-statement-on-nu-liberated-zone/
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run everything and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/city/ywca-evanston-north-shore-talks-solidarity-white-supremacy-at-annual-unite-against-racism-campaign/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who BOTH promoted abortion AND demonized, denigrated, and condemned 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-17-states-challenge-federal-rules-entitling-workers-to-accommodations-for-abortion/

WRKR
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot. Pot is poison.
https://wrkr.com/illinois-worst-state-to-get-stoned/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-277/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-78/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— See Who Supports and Who Opposes Restoring Direct Elections
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/04/25/who-supports-and-opposes-restoring-direct-elections/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives on DEI funding for universities: ‘The funding program these elitists conceived is so obviously racist that only someone in the bubble of higher ed would propose it’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/657998560-ives-on-dei-funding-for-universities-the-funding-program-these-elitists-conceived-is-so-obviously-racist-that-only-someone-in-the-bubble-of-higher-ed-would-propose-it

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Students, Faculty Set up Pro-Gaza Camp at Northwestern University, Accuse Israel of War Crimes, Just Miles from Illinois Holocaust Museum
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/students-faculty-set-up-pro-gaza-camp-at-northwestern-university-accuse-israel-of-war-crimes-just-miles-from-illinois-holocaust-museum.html
— Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, TPUSA COO Tyler Bowyer Among 18 Indicted by AZ Grand Jury for Election Interference, Trump Listed as “Unindicted Co-Conspirator”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/breaking-rudy-giuliani-mark-meadows-tpusa-coo-tyler-bowyer-among-18-indicted-by-az-grand-jury-for-election-interference-trump-listed-as-unindicted-co-conspirator.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activists use Black Americans to push through radical DEI agenda. The ultimate blackface. – John K. Amanchukwu Sr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/25/activists-use-black-americans-to-push-through-radi/
— GOP tightens rules on pork-barrel spending after LGBT blowup – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/25/gop-tightens-rules-on-pork-barrel-spending-after-l/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Marxist takeover of higher education reaches a fever pitch – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/2979708/the-marxist-takeover-of-higher-education-reaches-a-fever-pitch/
— California’s new affirmative action plan – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2974536/californias-new-affirmative-action-plan/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://freebeacon.com/california/as-california-voters-sour-on-cash-reparations-state-dems-push-subsidized-property-taxes-and-expedited-business-licenses-instead/

NEW YORK POST
— Don’t buy the left’s gaslighting — ‘outside agitators’ aren’t behind campus antisemitism. – Andy Ngo (COMMEMT: I should write about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/opinion/dont-buy-the-lefts-gaslighting-outside-agitators-arent-behind-campus-antisemitism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Won’t Live By Your Wokeness – Patty Knap
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/we_won_t_live_by_your_wokeness.html

BLAZE
— Durbin pushes voting rights for illegal aliens without public consent – CATHERINE ENGELBRECHT
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/durbin-pushes-voting-rights-for-illegal-aliens-without-public-consent

BREITBART
— Biden’s deputies are using science agencies to promote transgenderism, including among K-12 children. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/04/25/transgender-rachel-levine-attacks-heterosexuality-homosexuality/

DAILY WIRE
— Andrew Klavan Urges Americans To Push Back On Transgenderism Because It’s Teaching People To ‘Live A Lie’ – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/andrew-klavan-urges-americans-to-push-back-on-transgenderism-because-its-teaching-people-to-live-a-lie

CATHOLIC VOTE
— DEI schemes do not lead to increased productivity. DEI schemes promote hatred against employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://catholicvote.org/dei-schemes-not-leading-to-improved-performance/

FOX NEWS
— Our campuses are occupied and our streets are being overrun with ‘wild-eyed Jew haters’ Democrats are trying to manage a ‘horde of child monsters’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-campuses-occupied-streets-being-overrun-wild-eyed-jew-haters
— The progressive little chickens have come home to roost. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld gives his take on anti-Israel protests on college campuses and the White supremacy ‘threat’ the left allegedly has been pushing on ‘Gutfeld!’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351775578112
— Democrats have created a ‘horde of child monsters’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRaW6GLOgTc
— Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe illegal immigration is real crisis, not a media narrative. 32% of respondents believe Biden administration ‘most responsible’ for border crisis. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nearly-two-thirds-americans-believe-illegal-immigration-real-crisis-not-media-narrative-poll
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tennessee-house-tables-bill-banned-consideration-reparations

HOT AIR
— Sanctuary Cities Keep Releasing Sex Offenders to Avoid ICE Detainers – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/04/25/sanctuary-cities-keep-releasing-sex-offenders-to-avoid-ice-detainers-n3787157

MRC TV
— Nearly Half of Latinos Support Mass Deportations of Illegal Aliens – More than Blacks – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/nearly-half-latinos-support-mass-deportations-illegal-aliens-more-blacks
— Illegal Aliens Sent to Martha’s Vineyard Get Special ‘Crime Victim’ Visas – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/illegal-aliens-sent-marthas-vineyard-get-special-crime-victim-visas

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Majority Are for Mass Deportations – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-majority-are-for-mass-deportations/

NEWSMAX
— Democrats from the Senate and House are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, saying it’s “time to act.” – Fran Beyer (COMMENT: If I had been a pot user, I would not have been able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marijuana-schedule-three-drugs/2024/04/25/id/1162459/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Poll: Over Half Of Americans Support Large Deportations Of Illegal Migrants – James Meyers
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/poll-over-half-of-americans-support-large-deportations-of-illegal-migrants/
— Biden To Bring In Gaza ‘Refugees’ – Mark Lamb
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/biden-to-bring-in-gaza-refugees/

REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— Meritocracy and the Great Power Competition – Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my being able to do the following was not because of meritocracy, but because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics: a) earn three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, and c) earn a professional license. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money.)
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/04/25/meritocracy_and_the_great_power_competition_1027368.html

TOWNHALL
— Sanctuary Cities Defund the Police to Pay for Illegal Immigration – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/04/26/sanctuary-cities-defund-the-police-to-pay-for-illegal-immigration-n2638234
— US, 17 Other Nations Issue Joint Statement Calling on Hamas to Release Hostages – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/25/white-house-joint-statement-on-release-of-hostages-n2638277

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues – Maura Barrett and Parnia Mazhar and Deon J. Hampton (COMMENT:I should write about my religious critics/opponents. They stress that unlike them, I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. They stress that unlike them, I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-methodist-church-grapples-deep-001437777.html

THE HILL
— Monica Lewinsky joins in on Taylor Swift viral ‘asylum’ meme with White House image – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4620717-monica-lewinsky-joins-in-on-taylor-swift-viral-asylum-meme-with-white-house-image/
— Immigration advocates see work permits as Biden’s best option – RAFAEL BERNAL (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers will use work permits to replace their employees who vote for Republicans with illegals who vote for Democrats and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/latino/4618409-immigration-advocates-asylum-work-permits-bidens-border/

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns. There have been student protests and arrests, as well as controversy over the school’s decision to cancel the speech of its valedictorian. – Stephanie Saul
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/usc-cancels-graduation-campus-protests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges change graduation plans as protests spread to more campuses. – Kim Bellware, Jonathan Edwards and Daniel Wu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/24/commencement-graduation-protests/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/21/trump-promises-oil-drilling-deportations-at-odds/73404663007/

NBC MOBILE
— Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border – Julian Resendiz
https://www.wkrg.com/news/hundreds-of-migrants-arrive-on-trains-at-el-paso-juarez-border/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Retire at 65? It’s More Like 62. People are overly optimistic about how much they can work later in life. – Anne Tergesen (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire early. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings are dramatically less because I was forced to retire early.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retire-at-65-its-more-like-62-d5f943c4

VANGUARD
— Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers will hire, retain, and promote only Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/equity-in-business-how-to-ensure-equitable-wealth-distribution/amp/

ATLANTIC
— The Myth of Working Your Way Through College – Svati Kirsten Narula (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents are/were wealthy. I would focus on those who ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that I worked my way through college, b) that I earned three master’s degrees, c) that I earned six professional certifications, and d) that I earned a professional license.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-myth-of-working-your-way-through-college/359735/

MEDIUM
— Unfair Advantages in Life – Sean Kernan (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I have had the following unfair advantages in life: a) my ancestors have been in America since 1844, b) I was born a healthy White male, c) I was first born, d) my mother stayed home and raised me, e) my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, f) I avoided the Vietnam War draft, g) I got married when I was 29 years old, and h) my wife and I did not have children.. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I have not been able to run since grade school because of a hereditary bone disease, my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, I had to work my way through college, and my father died suddenly when I was 21.)
https://medium.com/mind-cafe/4-unfair-advantages-in-life-that-people-take-for-granted-b214de3c0d3a

CHRISTION SCIENCE MONITOR
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0425/stolen-wealth-of-slavery-David-Montero-reparations

April 25, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party Has Scheduled its First Meeting of its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The Republican Party exists to promote conservative principles. The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles.

Jeanne Ives, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman (SCC) has appointed me to represent the 3rd Congressional District (CD) on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville May 24 and 25. Each of the 17 IRP SCC members has appointed a member on the committee. The committee will hold its first meeting on April 29. If you are in the 3rd CD, please contact me if you would like to see changes to the current platform or have resolutions to be considered.

The platform is at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf and the 2020 resolutions are at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13-Resolutions.pdf .

In 2008, I served on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee representing the 6th Congressional District. The platform was changed little in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Now, 16 years later, I am serving on that committee.

Because of what happened at the 2016 IRP State Convention, I am very concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not officially strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).

In my opinion, the new IRP platform should focus on:

— Promoting personal responsibility, that is, opposing the promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promoting traditional marriage and family, that is, opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promoting right to life, that is, opposing the promotion of abortion,
— Promoting legal immigration, that is, opposing the promotion of illegal immigration,
— Promoting Second Amendment rights, that is, opposing diminishment of those rights,
— Promoting the avoidance of vice, that is, opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and
— Promoting equal opportunity, that is, opposing race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.

KILLEEN DAILY HERALD
— Texas Republican voters say ‘Yes’ to all 13 party propositions on the primary ballot (ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS: The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.)
https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/texas-voters-say-yes-to-all-13-props-on-the-ballot/article_0514c5a0-6537-5d50-a759-f1050f5f1863.html

(THE PROPOSITIONS:
1.
Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
2. Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
3. The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
4. The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
5. Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
6. The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
7. The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
8 The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
9. The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
10. The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
11. Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
12. The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
13. Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
LIST SOURCE: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/republican-primary-voters-asked-to-weigh-in-on-13-party-propositions/3478787/ )

TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH
— Texas voters say ‘Yes’ to all 13 props on the ballot (COMMENT: Proposition #12 got 96% YES, #13 95% YES, #8 92% YES, #10 90% YES, etc.)
https://tylerpaper.com/news/texas/texas-voters-say-yes-to-all-13-props-on-the-ballot/article_2310fd7a-c9f7-5d30-a6f6-823fdf394d72.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters in the Republican party across Texas headed to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on 13 propositions on the GOP ballot. Each one got a solid thumbs up. They ranged from questions on issues of immigration to taxation and more. But they’re not policy referendums and aren’t intended to become constitutional amendments. They’re more like a poll for the Republican party to gauge the opinions of voters on issues. GOP voters were asked whether they support the following propositions. The answer was a resounding ‘Yes’ for each one.)

NEWS 4
— Georgia 2024 Republican Party ballot questions (ONE OF THE QUESTIONS: Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?)
https://www.news4jax.com/voters-guide/2024/04/24/georgia-2024-voters-guide-republican-party-ballot-questions/

(THE QUESTIONS:
1.
For future elections, do you want hand marked paper ballots, scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?
2. Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
3. Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
4. Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
5. Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
6. Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
7. Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
8. Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County GOP chair has tricky job finding candidates in Trump era – CHARLES SELLE (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/column-lake-county-gop-chair-has-tricky-job-finding-candidates-in-trump-era/
— DuPage County Board ponders legal action after clerk’s refusal to answer questions over no-bid contracts – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/dupage-county-board-ponders-legal-action-after-clerks-refusal-to-answer-questions-over-no-bid-contracts/
— DuPage County clerk says county board has no right to question her no-bid contracts – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/dupage-county-clerk-says-county-board-has-no-right-to-question-her-no-bid-contracts/
— Prairie State College to sever ties with Matteson church hosting its graduation – HANK SANDERS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/prairie-state-college-to-sever-ties-with-matteson-church-hosting-its-graduation/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters continue to use Columbine to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/25/columbine-gun-violence-nra-gun-safety-legislation-marc-morial

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS: ‘We are at a standstill’: DuPage County Board and County Clerk at odds over clerk’s authority – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240424/news/we-are-at-a-standstill-dupage-county-board-and-county-clerk-at-odds-over-clerks-authority/
— Drug deaths down in DuPage County, coroner says – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240424/news/drug-deaths-down-in-dupage-county-coroner-says/

ABC7
— Arizona House votes to repeal controversial 1864 abortion ban, with help of 3 Republicans. The legislation could be taken up by the state Senate next week. – Libby Cathey, Isabella Murray, and Mike Pappano
https://abc7chicago.com/arizona-abortion-ban-house-votes-to-repeal-controversial-1864-ban-with-help-of-3-republicans/14728532/
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, police clash during protest at USC
https://abc7chicago.com/usc-protest-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-police-clash-during-rally-at-alumni-park-university-of-southern-california-campus/14728289/

NBC5
— New report reveals top 25 high schools in Illinois (COMMENT: If the high school rankings in your school district have dropped, why is that? What percent of the students a) are not from traditional families and b) are not citizens of America?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/top-high-schools-in-illinois-new-list-us-news-and-world-report-chicago-suburbs/3419208/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago college gets state grant to drive more students towards EV-centric careers – Jim Williams (COMMENT: My plans for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-college-ev-careers/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/24/arizona-democrats-vote-to-repeal-controversial-1864-abortion-ban-with-help-of-3-republicans/

WSIL TV
— Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump – AP (COMMENT: For general elections, I have always helped elect candidates who won Republican primary elections.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/some-nikki-haley-voters-are-hanging-on-to-her-candidacy-and-like-her-refuse-to/article_3caa6f8a-b6fb-58c2-baaf-776c5d679da5.html

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that encouraging women to get abortions should be everyone’s top priority. How much pressure was your mother under from Democrats to have abortions? My outstanding mother was not under any such pressure. She was born in 1924, raised on a farm, married my father in 1945, and raised me and my brother.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/us-abortion-battle-rages-on-with-moves-to-repeal-arizona-ban-and-a-supreme-court/article_13d85c56-4170-5020-ad2c-ff7bd9cc0a8b.html

WCIA
— Hundreds of UIUC students participate in pro-Palestine rally – Danny Connolly, Will Simmons
https://www.wcia.com/news/hundreds-of-uiuc-students-participate-in-pro-palestine-rally/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump leads Biden in 6 battleground states, Bloomberg poll shows – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-leads-biden-in-6-battleground-states-bloomberg-poll-shows-donald-trump-president-joe-biden-2024-election-morning-consult-pennsylvania-wisconsin-georgia-north-carolina-nevada-arizona-michigan-voters

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-key-moments-in-the-u-s-supreme-courts-latest-abortion-case-that-could-change-how-women-get-care/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-24/heated-arguments-at-the-supreme-court-in-newest-abortion-case

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Congressman Jesus Chuy García led a letter rejecting attempts to increase pilot retirement age. More than 100 House Democrats signed on. The letter calls for rejecting any changes to language in the House-passed FAA bill, H.R. 3935 (118), that would raise the retirement age from 65 to 67. – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: Constructively, the retirement age for federal employees who are under the Civil Service Retirement System and who are White, male, and/or non-veteran is 55 if they have 30 years of federal service.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/25/bear-down-devil-in-the-details-00154286

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-276/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-77/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Chicago’s Criminal Industrial Complex Denies the People Their Right to Safety – Paul Vallas (COMMENT: To vote for Democrat candidates is to promote poverty and crime.)
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-criminal-industrial-complex-denies-the-people-their-right-to-safety/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville: Pritzker ‘gaslighting’ Illinoisans he says engage in migrant ‘hysteria’ – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest gaslighters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who target conservatives.)
https://www.starvedrock.media/news/state/state-senator-pritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria/article_137e56d6-0abc-57dd-a9e1-3dcdada42218.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Party Nominates Randi Freese as Candidate for State’s Attorney
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/republican-party-nominates-randi-freese-as-candidate-for-states-attorney/
— Arizona’s Kari Lake Fundraising in St. Charles Sunday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/arizonas-kari-lake-fundraising-in-st-charles-sunday/
— $60,000 of Enterprise Zone $78,800 Expenses Are for Salaries
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/60000-of-enterprise-zone-78800-expenses-are-for-salaries/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION WANTS TAXPAYERS TO HAND $2K TO EACH ASYLUM-SEEKING STUDENT – Jerry Barmore
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-wants-taxpayers-to-hand-2k-to-each-asylum-seeking-student/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Naples-based Chicago Radio Host Dan Proft Posts Comment Fantasizing About Dying in Shootout with Chicago Police, Despite Living Full-Time in Florida (COMMENT: What does Proft think of you? I should write about what Proft thinks of me. Proft grew up in Wheaton. I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I worked for him to elect Pat O’Malley for Illinois Governor in 2002 (during the primary) and to elect Jack Ryan in 2004 (after he won the primary) and to elect Alan Keyes in 2004 (after he was selected to fill the Jack Ryan vacancy) for U.S. Senate. I served with Proft on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2006.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/naples-based-chicago-radio-host-dan-proft-posts-comment-fantasizing-about-dying-in-shootout-with-chicago-police-despite-living-full-time-in-florida.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In addition to hosting a Chicago radio show from Florida, Proft has amassed a fortune running Illinois political campaigns as a consultant – but sadly, an overwhelming majority of those candidates that he’s advised have lost. But Republican political consulting is a lucrative business in Illinois, regardless of one’s winning record. Last April, this publication revealed that the Richard Uihlein-funded People Who Play By The Rules PAC, in quarterly disclosures, paid three political consultants $142,000 while spending just $3,700 to support conservative school board candidates during the April elections. Unfortunately, the candidates lost, but the real winners were the consultants who paid themselves generously. The founder, president and treasurer of the PAC – Naples’ Dan Proft – received the majority of the consulting fees, totaling $75,000 while the rest went to two other consulting firms closely aligned with Proft. During the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial campaign, Uihlein donated $42 million to Proft’s PAC. And just weeks before the election, the Illinois political consulting class, including the PAC, were out promoting a single poll that showed Republican nominee Darren Bailey within “striking” distance and only two points behind Pritzker during the final stretch of the campaign. But on election night, the governor’s race was called at the exact moment the polls closed, with the Associated Press declaring Gov. Pritzker the winner at 7:00 pm CDT. Pritzker would defeat Bailey by 12 points – a far cry from the 2-point margin that Proft was promoting just days before.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent border wall money – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/24/biden-sitting-on-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-i/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Trump consumes his news these days – Annabella Rosciglione (COMMENT: I hope that the Trump campaign monitors www.gopillinois.com for political and government news and commentary about Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/2977326/how-trump-consumes-his-news-these-days/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During his presidency, Trump was actively watching the media by keeping up with TV ratings and his cable news coverage. Now, he does the same but has widened his content to include more blog posts and scrolling on Truth Social.)
— Biden’s blasphemous blessing of abortion – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2977465/bidens-blasphemous-blessing-abortion/
— Biden blesses abortion with sign of the cross – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2977295/biden-blesses-abortion-sign-of-cross/
— Florida has rescued over 700 US residents from Haiti: DeSantis – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2978438/florida-rescued-700-us-residents-from-haiti/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden hands out U-visas to illegals flown to Martha’s Vineyard as ‘crime victims’ of Ron DeSantis – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/biden_hands_out_u_visas_to_illegals_flown_to_martha_s_vineyard_as_crime_victims_of_ron_desantis.html

BLAZE
— Oklahoma will become the latest state to criminalize illegal immigration — if Gov. Stitt gets on board – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/oklahoma-will-become-the-latest-state-to-criminalize-illegal-immigration-if-gov-stitt-gets-on-board
— ICE officials speak out about how ‘sanctuary’ policies protect criminals
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-investigates-ice-officials-speak-out-about-how-sanctuary-policies-protect-criminals

BREITBART
— Migrants Brawl Outside Hotel in New York, Swing Sticks, Bats, Belts – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/24/migrants-brawl-hotel-new-york-swing-sticks-bats-belts/

CATHOLIC VOTE
— ‘Marriage Fraud’: Critics Slam Biden’s Idea to Grant Parole to Migrants Married to U.S. Citizens
https://catholicvote.org/marriage-fraud-critics-slam-bidens-idea-to-grant-parole-to-migrants-married-to-u-s-citizens/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRARTION STUDIES
— ICE Leadership Furthers the Effort to ‘Abolish ICE’ – Andrew R. Arthur (COMMENT: GAO is just a shell of what it once was. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Gingrich should have reformed GAO instead of destroying it. Virtually all GAO employees have been Democrats. What if Gingrich had succeeded in requiring 1/3 of GAO employees to be Republicans?)
https://cis.org/Arthur/ICE-Leadership-Furthers-Effort-Abolish-ICE

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois grant funds DEI virtual reality training for nurses – BRENDAN MCDONALD
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-grant-funds-dei-virtual-reality-training-for-nurses/

DAILY CALLER
— GAO: Biden Admin Used Border Wall Funds On ‘Environmental Planning’ And Cleanup – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/24/biden-dhs-border-wall-funds-environmental-planning-report/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Biden’s Paroles of Migrants Could Prompt Illegal Voter Registration – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/24/how-bidens-paroles-of-migrants-could-prompt-illegal-voter-registration/
— How Biden’s Paroles of Migrants Could Prompt Illegal Voter Registration – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/24/how-bidens-paroles-of-migrants-could-prompt-illegal-voter-registration/
— Antisemitic Protests on College Campuses Represent ‘Anti-Western and Anti-American Movement.” – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/25/anti-semitic-protests-college-campuses-represent-anti-western-anti-american-movement-professor-says/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Rubs Americans’ Noses In The Fact That He’s Done Nothing On The Border Crisis – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-rubs-americans-noses-in-the-fact-that-hes-done-nothing-on-the-border-crisis

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona Grand Jury Indicts 18 Republican Trump ‘Fake Electors’ The court documents also identified a ‘prior U.S. president.’ – Caden Pearson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/arizona-grand-jury-indicts-18-republican-trump-fake-electors-5636828

FEDERALIST
— One Word In Your State Constitution Could Open Up Your Elections To Foreign Nationals. A majority of state constitutions declare that every citizen — not necessarily only a citizen — is an eligible voter. – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/24/one-word-in-your-state-constitution-could-open-up-your-elections-to-foreign-nationals/
— LGBT Activists And Accomplice Media Exploit Teen Deaths For Political Points – CHAD FELIX GREENE (COMMENT: Those in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who are LGBTQ activists or want to curry favor with LGBTQers have worked the hardest against me since 2000. I should write a book about them.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/24/lgbt-activists-media-exploit-teen-deaths-for-political-points/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Classified as Victims and Given Benefits
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/24/illegal-aliens-flown-marthas-vineyard-classified-victims-and-given-benefits

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Campus Tent Encampments “Similar to Occupy Wall Street Mixed in With Islamist Pro-Terror Groups” My appearance on Laura Ingraham Show: “This is a toxic situation with toxic ideologies. These are essentially an anti-American anti-Western anti-capitalist ideology, similar to Occupy Wall Street from a decade ago, mixed in with Islamist pro terror groups and mixed in with praise for Hamas and other terrorist groups. This is not really something that we’ve seen before and I’ve been covering these movements for over a decade. It’s worse now.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/campus-tent-encampments-similar-to-occupy-wall-street-mixed-in-with-islamist-pro-terror-groups/
— Stanford Will Not Investigate Mathematics Prof Accused of ‘Reckless Disregard for Accuracy’ – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/stanford-will-not-investigate-mathematics-prof-accused-of-reckless-disregard-for-accuracy/
— Thomas Jefferson High School Drops Out of Top Ten Nationwide After Adopting “Equity” Admissions Policy – James Nault (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to lower standards.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/thomas-jefferson-high-school-drops-out-of-top-ten-nationwide-after-adopting-equity-admissions-policy/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Columbia Backs Down after Setting Midnight Deadline for Anti-Israel Protesters to Disperse – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/columbia-backs-down-after-setting-midnight-deadline-for-anti-israel-protesters-to-disperse/
— Princeton Students Prepare to Set Up Anti-Israel Protest Encampment – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-students-prepare-to-set-up-anti-israel-protest-encampment/

NEWSMAX
— Open Border Is for More Voters for Democrats, Not America – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/border-democrats-working/2024/04/24/id/1162188/
— Minorities Abandon Dems Amid Migrant, CRT Backlash – Peter Morici (COMMENT: Life is a zero-sum game. Preference given to members of one group is preference not given to members of another group. To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group. To get votes from them, Democrats give preference to minorities, females, younger people, veterans, unmarried people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and criminals. That is, Democrats discriminate against Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, married people, heterosexuals, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, citizens of America, and conservatives.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/peter-morici/minorities-2024-election/2024/04/24/id/1162223/
— Why Is the Left Always So Miserable? – Bill Donohue (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were on the left, miserable, and blamed all their problems on Republicans.)
https://www.newsmax.com/billdonohue/left-study-woke/2024/04/24/id/1162269/

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Meet the New Left, Who Think Hamas Is Good and Swastikas Are Woke – Ryan Zickgraf
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/04/24/investigative_issues_meet_the_new_left_who_think_hamas_is_good_and_swastikas_are_woke_

TOWNHALL
— Trump Not Sending His Best – Ann Coulter (COMMENT: While he was President, Trump did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than either Bush.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2024/04/24/trump-not-sending-his-best-n2638215

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— ‘Wokeness’ is linked to unhappiness, anxiety and depression (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were woke, miserable, and blamed all their problems on Republicans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wokeness-is-linked-to-unhappiness-anxiety-and-depression-study-finds/ss-BB1kaNr0
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-nyt-suggests-tons-of-teens-will-regret-transitioning-genders-here-s-what-the-data-says/ss-AA1nwVva

YAHOO
— Gaslighting in Defense of Bigotry – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaslighting-defense-bigotry-214941106.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers – WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (COMMENT: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and was a UIC and then NIU student, I worked all the overtime hours that I could.)
https://www.kwqc.com/2024/04/24/biden-administration-finalizes-rule-grant-overtime-millions-more-salaried-workers/

NBC NEWS
— United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues. Membership is declining as more conservative congregations leave the fold. – Maura Barrett and Deon J. Hampton (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats and RINOs been promoting LGBTQ in your church?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/united-methodist-church-grapples-deep-divides-lgbtq-issues-rcna149220

CBS NEWS
— Harvard University students begin Pro-Palestinian protests, pitching tents on Harvard Yard – Neal Riley
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harvard-students-protest-tents-yard/
— National Infertility Awareness Week: what options do affected couples have to start a family? (COMMENT: I should write a book about my DINK-hating Democrat IRS and GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. My DINK-hating Democrat IRS superiors a) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My DINK-hating Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/national-infertility-awareness-week-what-options-do-affected-couples-have-to-start-a-family/

WASHINGTON POST
— Police arrest 108 at Emerson College as antiwar student protests spread – Jennifer Hassan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/25/university-protests-gaza-arrests-emerson-usc/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/04/24/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-emergency-healthcare-emtala/73425094007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump to promote more hatred against Republican down ballot candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/24/biden-trump-high-stakes-pennsylvania-senate-race/73437170007/
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters ever-increasing use Rittenhouse to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/24/shooter-kyle-rittenhouse-student-gun-rights-college-speaker/73357458007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Counter-Revolt Finally Begins. Columbia, Yale and NYU camp out while the rest of the U.S. flees from wokeness. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-counter-revolt-finally-begins-colleges-israel-gaza-protests-dei-e907cdd9
— The ‘Senior’ Jobs That Require Little or No Experience. Many early-career jobs now come with inflated titles, and a loophole in the FTC’s new ban on noncompetes could lead to dubious promotions. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I got promoted to GS-12 (Senior) Revenue Officer in 1974 (currently $97,079/year) when I was 25 years old. I had worked at the GS-11, GS-9, and GS-7 levels for only one year each. In my defense, I had completed ten graduate evening business courses at Loyola and my performance on a major developmental assignment had been rated very highly. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-senior-jobs-that-require-little-or-no-experience-d22e9cf4
— FRONT PAGE: U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low. Fewer babies were born in the U.S. in 2023 than any year since 1979. – Jennifer Calfas and Anthony DeBarros (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and abortion, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly promote the destruction of traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/america-birth-rate-decline-a111d21b

WKRG
— Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border – Julian Resendiz
https://www.wkrg.com/border-report-tour/hundreds-of-migrants-arrive-on-trains-at-el-paso-juarez-border/amp/

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM urged to commit to protecting IVF in federal health insurance – Molly Weisner (COMMENT: I should write a book about my DINK-hating Democrat IRS and GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. My DINK-hating Democrat IRS superiors a) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My DINK-hating Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/health-care/2024/04/24/opm-urged-to-commit-to-protecting-ivf-in-federal-health-insurance/

PEW RESEARCH
— In Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical of Both Biden and Trump. About half of voters say that, if given the chance, they would replace both candidates on the ballot. (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ignore/dismiss/belittle what Trump did to defend/advance the Republican Party platform while he was President.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/24/in-tight-presidential-race-voters-are-broadly-critical-of-both-biden-and-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Ohio: 70% Support E-Verify Legislation (COMMENT: What have Republican elected officials who represent you done to promote E-Verify?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/ohio_70_support_e_verify_legislation

April 24, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally says he is dropping out of race for reelection
https://abc7chicago.com/patrick-kenneally-mchenry-county-states-attorney-says-he-is-dropping-out-of-2024-election/14722670/
— Oberweis Dairy says they have prospective buyer after filing for bankruptcy protection
https://abc7chicago.com/oberweis-dairy-says-they-have-a-prospective-buyer-in-businessman-brian-boomsma-after-filing-for-bankruptcy-protection-laying-off-workers-north-aurora/14723382/
— Over 100 ‘very proud’ Will, DuPage County residents become US citizens in Joliet ceremony – Leah Hope (COMMENT: Democrats run America. Democrats shout at new U.S. citizens and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats want new U.S. citizens to be soldiers in their army.)
https://abc7chicago.com/over-100-will-dupage-county-residents-become-us-citizens-in-ceremony-put-on-by-lauren-underwood-at-joliet-rialto-square-theatre/14722764/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14722795/

CBS2
— Chicago to offer $500 grants for families with students with disabilities (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their new hires who were disabled. Further, they assigned me to supervise all their new hires who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Further, they assigned me to supervise all their new hires who were minority and/or female activists, had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. Further, they did everything that they could to turn the aforesaid employees against me.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-disability-students-grants/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ulk5JIStgg

WGN9
— Oberweis Dairy receives bid after filing for bankruptcy protection – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/oberweis-dairy-receives-bid-after-filing-for-bankruptcy-protection/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/oberweis-dairy-receives-bid-after-filing-for-bankruptcy-protection/ar-AA1nxzSa

FOX32
— Chicago activist launches recall effort against Mayor Brandon Johnson – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-recall-effort-mayor-brandon-johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN_Tn1gWgpQ
— Oberweis receives bid from Illinois businessman after filing for bankruptcy protection – Jenna Carroll and Cody King
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/oberweis-bid-bankruptcy-protection

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly use books to encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers. Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to make your child a sexually active LGBTQer.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/23/minnesota-illinois-and-other-democratic-led-states-lead-pushback-book-bans
— Providers Should Consider Giving Kids 2nd Dose of Measles Vaccine Sooner as Chicago Sees New Cases, Health Officials Say – Eunice Alpasan
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/23/providers-should-consider-giving-kids-2nd-dose-measles-vaccine-sooner-chicago-sees-new

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will County Board Republicans sue county executive over 143rd Street project veto – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/will-county-board-republicans-sue-county-executive-over-143rd-street-project-veto/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats. They blame their defeats on what I have done as the GOPUSA ILLINOIS editor since 2000. They blame their defeats on what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. They blame their defeats on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. They blame their defeats on what I did as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. They blame their defeats on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/trump-hush-money-trial-testimony-resumes/

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally drops re-election bid, will step down as top prosecutor – Amanda Marrazzo
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240423/local-politics/mchenry-county-states-attorney-patrick-kenneally-drops-re-election-bid-will-step-down-as-top-prose/
— Two buyers interested in Oberweis Dairy – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240423/business/oberweis-dairy-has-found-a-potential-buyer/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Northwestern students, faculty call on leaders to cut ties with Israel – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/northwestern-students-faculty-call-leaders-cut-ties-israel
— Bidder steps up to buy Oberweis Dairy assets out of bankruptcy
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/oberweis-dairy-fields-bid-operating-assets-bankruptcy

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DuPage 911 operator sues, saying employer discriminated against him – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/news/2024/04/23/dupage-911-operator-sues-saying-employer-discriminated-against-him/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats and RINOs have always used diversity and continue to use diversity to destroy Republicans.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/a-conservative-quest-to-limit-diversity-programs-gains-momentum-in-states/article_664c5587-692c-5849-8f21-d6be0be0e8ff.html

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/23/biden-to-defend-abortion-access-in-high-profile-speech-in-trumps-home-state-of-florida/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot on minorities.
https://qctimes.com/news/nation-world/marijuana-legalization-us-drug-war-blacks-minorities-social-equity-enforcement/article_acf2f31c-ab00-56dd-98af-f839f867c1e4.html

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Dutch Farms owner looks to buy Oberweis Dairy out of bankruptcy – Joseph S. Pete
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/dutch-farms-owner-looks-to-buy-oberweis-dairy-out-of-bankruptcy/article_2abbacae-01b8-11ef-8c0f-1bff993d6a17.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will flood battleground/swing states with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those voters are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-those who have more money than they have, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. They want/need/demand massive government assistance, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-23/the-states-to-watch-on-the-2024-electoral-map

FOX ILLINOIS
— 27 GOP senators demand Biden admin protect Jewish students amid campus protests – JACKSON WALKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/27-gop-senators-demand-biden-admin-protect-jewish-students-amid-nationwide-protests-columbia-yale-mit-harvard-palestine-middle-east-conflict-gaza-solidarity-encampment-miguel-cardona-merrick-garland
— Cannabis easier to get, more potent; youth mental health experts warn parents – CORY SMITH (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cannabis-easier-to-get-more-potent-youth-mental-health-experts-warn-parents-marijuana-drug-use-teenagers-families-parenting-thc-the-jed-foundation-jed-texas-state-university

CHICAGO PATCH
— Democrat employers ever-increasingly hire only those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The aforesaid are overwhelmingly liberal, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. The aforesaid are overwhelmingly anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-those who have more money than they have, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/calendar/event/20240425/35b635e4-e317-4476-a840-383c6921bbb3/chicagos-24th-annual-diversity-employment-day-career-fair
https://patch.com/illinois/northcenter-roscoevillage/calendar/event/20240425/35b635e4-e317-4476-a840-383c6921bbb3/chicagos-24th-annual-diversity-employment-day-career-fair
https://patch.com/illinois/northcenter-roscoevillage/calendar/event/20240425/35b635e4-e317-4476-a840-383c6921bbb3/chicagos-24th-annual-diversity-employment-day-career-fair
— Measles Cases Grow To 67 In Chicago, Suburban Cook County. The Chicago Department of Public Health and its partners release a list of public venues where exposure to measles may have occurred. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/measles-cases-grow-67-chicago-suburban-cook-county

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Mayor Is Not Incompetent, He’s Inexperienced. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/the-mayor-is-not-incompetent-hes-inexperienced/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chris Christie headlined an event Tuesday at University of Chicago, where he bashed President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, former fellow GOP presidential competitors Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, and young people who complain too much. Asked about the November election, Christie said he expects the indictments and trials that Trump faces will hurt him on Election Day. The former governor and GOP presidential candidate from New Jersey also expects Trump will fight the election outcome if he loses, but it won’t have the impact of Jan. 6 because Trump doesn’t have the power of the presidency. What it means for the Republican Party: The MAGA voters will splinter, “and I think our party will become something different whether [Trump] wins or loses,” Christie said. “It’s going to be up to us.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/24/whos-who-lobbying-for-bears-sox-00154048
— We asked who you call first when needing career advice – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: If I had become a Democrat, even with my terrible demographics (White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844), the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 and 31, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Extremely few of my coworkers earned job-related master’s degrees, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/24/whos-who-lobbying-for-bears-sox-00154048

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-275/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-76/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois must fix shattered confidence in its election process. Solutions are simple. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-must-fix-shattered-confidence-in-its-election-process-solutions-are-simple-wirepoints/
— Even more evidence Illinois can thank the federal government’s covid bailouts for its budget bonanza. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/even-more-evidence-illinois-can-thank-the-federal-governments-covid-bailouts-for-its-budget-bonanza-wirepoints/
— Illinois governor chides Chicago Teachers Union for labeling school closures bill ‘racist’
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-governor-chides-chicago-teachers-union-for-labeling-school-closures-bill-racist-komo-seattle/
— Don’t forget the same lawmakers who are ‘defending’ Chicago’s selective enrollment schools also ended school choice
https://wirepoints.org/dont-forget-the-same-lawmakers-who-are-defending-chicagos-selective-enrollment-schools-also-ended-school-choice-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— DeWitte and Wilcox Report on Racial Aspects of Financial Assistance to State Universities
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/dewitte-reports-on-racial-aspects-of-financial-assistance-to-state-universities/
— Randi Freese Is State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s Replacement Choice
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/24/grapevine-says-randi-freese-is-states-attorney-patrick-kenneallys-replacement-choice/
— DeWitte Promotes Senior Driver’s License Modification
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/24/dewitte-promotes-senior-drivers-license-modification/
— Wonder If Rape Crisis Centers Still Ignore Men
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/24/wonder-if-rape-crisis-centers-still-ignore-men/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO AMONG 4 OF 15 LARGEST CITIES UNABLE TO RECALL MAYOR – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-among-4-of-15-largest-cities-unable-to-recall-mayor/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Dr. Eric Wallace Issues Statement Thanking Supporters, Todd Ricketts – Promises to Help Rebuild GOP, Support Conservative Candidates
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/exclusive-dr-eric-wallace-issues-statement-thanking-supporters-todd-ricketts-promises-to-help-rebuild-gop-support-conservative-candidates.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Steve Bannon attacks House Republicans, says they want Trump to fail – Mallory Wilson (COMMENT: Far too many RINOs rather see Democrats elected than conservative Republicans elected. I should write a book about RINOs.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/23/steve-bannon-attacks-house-republicans-says-they-w/
— Public getting more skeptical in its views of the press – Jennifer Harper (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/23/inside-beltway-public-getting-more-skeptical-its-v/
— Trump’s trial is about politics, not justice. It’s an abuse of the legal system. – Jonathan Emord
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/23/trumps-trial-is-about-politics-not-justice/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— LGBT people are more likely to be rich coastal elites – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2976538/study-lgbt-people-more-likely-to-be-elites/
— Surge of Chinese immigrants crossing border triggers national security concerns – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2976033/surge-chinese-immigrants-crossing-border-national-security-concerns/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden weighs amnesty for 1M illegal spouses of US citizens before election – Diana Glebova
https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/us-news/biden-weighs-amnesty-for-1m-illegal-spouses-of-us-citizens-before-election-report/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Workplace antisemitism takes a hit as tech giant finally takes action – Tim Worstall (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://aim.org/2024/04/23/workplace-antisemitism-takes-a-hit-as-tech-giant-finally-takes-action/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Meritocracy and the Great Power Competition. – Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my being able to do the following was not because of meritocracy, but because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics: a) earn three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, and c) earn a professional license.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/meritocracy-and-the-great-power-competition/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Windy City Dems approve $70 million for illegals in sucker punch to residents – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/23/windy-city-dems-approve-70-million-for-illegals-in-sucker-punch-to-residents-1454504/
— Migrants awarded ‘crime victim’ visas for being flown to Marthas Vineyard by DeSantis – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/23/migrants-awarded-crime-victim-visas-for-being-flown-to-marthas-vineyard-by-desantis-1454496/
— Denver migrant advocates say ONLY six months of freebies is a ‘ slap in the face’ – Chris Donaldson (COMMENT: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. According to my family histories, they got no freebies.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/23/blue-city-migrant-advocates-say-only-six-months-of-freebies-is-a-slap-in-the-face-1454485/

BREITBART
— Wilmette Library Hosting ‘Pronoun’ Seminar for Children Considering Cross-Dressing, Sex-Change Surgery – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2024/04/22/illinois-library-hosting-pronoun-seminar-for-children-considering-cross-dressing-sex-change-surgery/
— Migrants Secure Billions of Dollars in Taxpayer Funding for Housing, Food, Health Care Across Sanctuary States – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/23/migrants-secure-billions-of-dollars-in-taxpayer-funding-for-housing-food-health-care-across-sanctuary-states/
— Catholic Charities of San Antonio Accused of Misappropriating Federal Funds to Buy Airfare for Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON23 A
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/23/catholic-charities-of-san-antonio-accused-of-misappropriating-federal-funds-to-buy-airfare-for-migrants/
— Here’s How the Woke Left Captures Corporate America
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/23/heres-how-the-woke-left-captures-corporate-america/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Texas’ Border Security Efforts are Working – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/texas-border-security-efforts-are-working
— Congress Squanders Another Opportunity to Address the Border Crisis – Joey Chester
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/congress-squanders-another-opportunity-address-border-crisis

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “This is an openly anti-American movement, which is using Israel as the scapegoat” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/this-is-an-openly-anti-american-movement-which-is-using-israel-as-the-scapegoat/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Next Generation of Marxists Is Marching Through the Institutions – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/the-next-generation-marxists-marching-through-the-institutions

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘NYPD Go to Hell’: NYU Students Bash Cops after Mass Arrests at Anti-Israel Protest. – ZACH KESSEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nypd-go-to-hell-nyu-students-bash-cops-after-mass-arrests-at-anti-israel-protest/

PJ MEDIA
— Disney World Turns Park Into Drag Show for Kids With Transgender Snow White Character – JON DEL ARROZ
https://pjmedia.com/jon-del-arroz/2024/04/23/disney-world-turns-park-into-drag-show-for-kids-with-transgender-snow-white-character-n4928437#google_vignette

TOWNHALL
— Harvard Takes Action Against Pro-Hamas Student Group – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/23/harvard-suspends-palestine-solidarity-committee-n2638149
— Senators Deliver Message to Biden on Schools Allowing ‘Pro-Terrorist Mobs’ – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/04/23/27-us-senators-call-for-schools-tolerating-pro-terrorist-mobs-to-lose-federal-funding-n2638167

ZERO HEDGE
— Which Major City Will Completely Collapse First – Los Angeles, Chicago, Or New York City? – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/which-major-city-will-completely-collapse-first-los-angeles-chicago-or-new-york-city

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL & ASSOCIATED PRESS & NPR
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to encourage/force everyone in America to be sexually active LGBTQers. How much success are Democrats having in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4615361-more-than-90-percent-of-transgender-teens-live-in-states-that-have-proposed-or-passed-anti-trans-laws-report/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyGmsgHUCUk
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1245103759

MSN
— Here are Trump’s big plans for a second term – Andrew Rodriguez (COMMENT: What changes do Trump want in the 2024 Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/here-are-trump-s-big-plans-for-a-second-term/ar-AA1kx7yg?ocid=AVRES000
— Indians crossing US border with Canada surges – Lewis Pennock
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/indians-crossing-us-border-with-canada-surges/ar-AA1npje6

ABC NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use diversity to get rid of Republicans.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/conservative-quest-limit-diversity-programs-gains-momentum-states-109558847
— I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct.
https://abcnews.go.com/538/americans-hated-candidates-biden-trump/story?id=108655435

CBS NEWS
— In 2 years since Russia’s invasion, a U.S. program has resettled 187,000 Ukrainians with little controversy – Camilo Montoya-Galvez (COMMENT: What percent of these Ukrainians blame Trump for Putin’s invasion?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrainian-refugees-us-uniting-for-ukraine-russia-invasion/

NBC NEWS
— Surge of Chinese migrants crossing Southern border into the U.S. The number of migrants from China has soared from under 1,000 a few years ago to more than 37,000 last year. NBC News’ David Noriega reports on what’s behind the increase and how the U.S. says it’s addressing the issue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/surge-of-chinese-migrants-crossing-southern-border-into-the-u-s-209500741912

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Is Owed an Extra $1 Billion Stake in Truth Social. The former president is in line for a windfall after the stock price of Trump Media hit performance targets in its first few weeks of trading, raising the value of his already sizable stake. – Jason Karaian and Joe Rennison
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/trump-media-stake.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s support continues to depend heavily on Trump haters. About 4 in 10 of those who say they plan to vote for Biden say it’s meant as a vote against Trump. – Philip Bump (COMMENT: What do you say to the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Needless-to-say, Republican Precinct Committeemen should the Republican voters in their precinct from the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in their precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/13/vote-against-trump-biden/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/23/immigration-jobs-economy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Takes Aim at Chinese Banks Aiding Russia War Effort. Washington says Beijing’s dual-use trade has helped Moscow rebuild its war machine. – Ian Talley and Alan Cullison
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-takes-aim-at-chinese-banks-aiding-russia-war-effort-fcf76dcc
— What Happened When the IRS Got Audited – Ben Cohen (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. Because I am a Republican, those IRS and GAO Democrats certainly did not want me to work for GAO on audits of IRS. I should write a book about that. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS 1980-1985 and then from 1989 until they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-irs-technology-gao-report-1dcdc87

FORBES
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will not hire Republicans and will get rid of their employees who are Republican.
https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-diversity/
— Being A Minority At Work Contributes To Stress – Raachel Montañez (COMMENT: Because I have always been a Republican, I was always a minority while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969. Further, because I have always been Protestant, German American, non-veteran, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I was also a minority. Further, because I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, I was also a minority. Further, because I have always been conservative, I have always been a minority in the Milton Township Republican Organization since I joined it in 1999. I should write a book about being a minority in so many ways.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelmontanez/2019/09/16/how-to-cope-when-being-a-minority-at-work-contributes-to-stress/
— Email Marketing: How To Target The Right People At The Right Time – Warren Jolly (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readership?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2020/05/18/email-marketing-how-to-target-the-right-people-at-the-right-time/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Send emails to an audience that connects with your content. . .Segment, segment, segment. . .Customize your content)
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use diversity to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2024/04/23/ignore-the-provocateurs-dei-is-good-for-business-and-good-for-america/?sh=3fd0f3f543dc

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
— How to get people to read the company newsletter? – Alice Bumgarner (COMMENT: In 1979, when I was an IRS Revenue Officer, IRS got rid of its Chicago office employee newsletter editor because he reported that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. IRS Revenue Agents were furious because he also reported that many Revenue Agents had failed parts of the examination. Back then, if not still today, IRS Revenue Agents look down on IRS Revenue Officers. IRS offered me a Revenue Officer job in 1971, but not a Revenue Agent job, because I had not taken enough accounting courses.)
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/15214/how-to-get-people-to-read-the-company-newsletter/

FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91110678/after-the-backlash-this-is-the-future-of-esg-and-dei

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who focus on destroying Republicans. Federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/04/23/trump-vows-to-crush-the-civil-service-but-hes-not-the-first-president-to-try/

NARFE
— The WEP and GPO Undermine Fairness and Equality of Opportunity (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically less because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.narfe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NARFE-Statement-for-Record-for-April-16-WEP-GPO-Hearing.pdf

PSYCOLOGY TODAY
— Scapegoating: Why We Blame Others for Our Problems – Thomas Henricks Ph.D. (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-pathways-experience/202005/scapegoating-why-we-blame-others-our-problems

CONTENT AT SCALE
— 10 Proven Ways to Increase Newsletter Open Rates – Julia McCoy (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readership?)
https://contentatscale.ai/blog/how-to-increase-newsletter-open-rate/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Segmenting your email list into different categories based on interests or preferences can help you create targeted newsletters for each group. . .Personalizing each message can significantly increase open rates, as this demonstrates to recipients that they are not just a statistic on your mailing list. When readers see their name in the subject line or at the beginning of an email, they may be more inclined to read further.)

SENDER
— 12 Tips for Creating Compelling Newsletter Content – Camilla Mackeviciute (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readership?)
https://www.sender.net/blog/newsletter-content/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A compelling call-to-action (CTA) is a crucial element of any effective email, as it prompts your readers to engage with your content, click through to your website, and ultimately take action. . .Lastly, always keep your target audience in mind when creating newsletter content. Put a face and name on your audience so you know exactly who you’re talking to.)

WEB DESIGN
— 6 Features You Must Include in Your Newsletter (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readership?)
https://www.webdesign.org/6-features-you-must-include-in-your-newsletter.23246.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Audience Knowledge Divide your audience into sections to tailor your emails to audience personals or different groups. The more perfectly-tuned your email sections, the more viable your communication will be – which implies higher click rates and more consumer conversions. Before drafting an email, consider who you are speaking with. What is his background? What topic would she want to discuss? Why did she subscribe to your newsletter? Then compose your message to mirror your audience’s style, interests, and personality. . .Let’s face it here. Nobody would take time out from their busy schedules to draft a newsletter unless they needed something from it. Every newsletter ought to have a call to action. . .Ensure you are asking your audience to do something.)

WIKIPEDIA
— Target audience (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readership? My target audience includes Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains. If you were me, how would you deal with leaders of Republican organizations who discourage their members from reading my newsletters?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_audience

April 23, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— 5 Chicago elementary school students taken to hospitals for suspected cannabis overdose (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://abc7chicago.com/5-students-at-george-leland-elementary-school-in-chicago-taken-to-hospitals-for-overdose-symptoms-from-suspected-marijuana-edible/14716450/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/can-texas-ban-trans-teachers-what-is-school-choice-gender-nonconforming-educators-gov-greg-abbott/14715797/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & WBEZ
— Toni Preckwinkle is unanimously re-elected head of the Cook County Democratic Party – Kristen Schorsch (COMMENT: When will the mainstream news media report that Jim Zay was re-elected DuPage County Republican Central Committee Chairman?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/04/22/toni-preckwinkle-cook-county-democratic-party-chief-re-election
https://www.wbez.org/stories/toni-preckwinkle-is-unanimously-re-elected-head-of-the-cook-county-democratic-party/452bbdb3-4356-4ce8-8bfc-a60ccf23707b

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial – ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/key-takeaways-from-the-opening-statements-in-donald-trumps-hush-money-trial/
— Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia – NICK PERRY and MICHELLE L. PRICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/pro-palestinian-protests-sweep-us-college-campuses-following-mass-arrests-at-columbia/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: LGBTQ+ students, parents frustrated about Prairie State College’s graduation venue – HANK SANDERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/lgbtq-students-parents-frustrated-about-prairie-state-colleges-graduation-venue/
— A historic wrong finally righted for the Prairie Band Potawatomi – Editorial (COMMEMT: If I would seek a political or government office, my critics/opponents would stress that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southwest Crete Township in 1854. They would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I unfairly if not illegally directly benefitted from that and b) that I should pay reparations because of that. They would stress a) that great great grandfather sold that land and bought 10 acres just northeast of the center of Crete in 1864, b) that my grandfather had a home built on that land in 1926, c) that I lived in that home 1954-1972, and d) that I inherited that home and sold it in 2022.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/editorial-prairie-band-potawatomi-illinois-land/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County clerk won’t attend board meeting to discuss no-bid contracts – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240422/news/dupage-county-clerk-wont-attend-board-meeting-to-discuss-no-bid-contracts/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: How renovations will help protect Danada House’s history while safeguarding its future – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240422/news/how-renovations-will-help-protect-danada-houses-history-while-safeguarding-its-future/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/23/abortion-could-dominate-the-2024-election-in-florida-will-that-help-democrats-flip-the-state/
— “Republicans” who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/22/melania-trump-announces-push-to-woo-gay-conservatives-during-mar-a-lago-fundraiser-organizer-says/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/signs-outside-dylan-mulvaney-talk-at-slu-god-help-us-and-bigotry-is-a-sin/article_6e496602-00e9-11ef-8d13-43b3a15fd1e2.html

WCIA
— Keicher gives update on Republican priorities heading into final month of session – Cole Henke
https://www.wcia.com/capitol-connection/capitol-connection-keicher-gives-update-on-republican-priorities-heading-into-final-month-of-session/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-274/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-75/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Illinois’ Obscene Plan to Fund Education Based on Race – Jeanne Ives
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2024/04/22/illinois-obscene-plan-to-fund-education-based-on-race

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Would Allow Less Financial Accountability for Township Government: CPA Audit for Big Townships Every Only Two Years, Every Four Years for Small Townships
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/bills-would-give-less-financial-accountability-for-township-government-cpa-audit-for-big-townships-every-only-two-years-every-four-years-for-small-townships/
— Gunowners Rally in Springfield
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/gunowners-rally-in-springfield/
— Wilcox Reports on Strengthening Squatters Law
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/wilcox-reports-on-strenghtening-squatters-law/
— DeWitte Reports on Pending Notice of Pesticide Application
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/dewitte-reports-on-pending-notice-of-pesticide-application/
— Algonquin Township Board to Consider Drafting “Dereliction of Duty” Resolution for Township Clerk Maureen Huff, Plus Censure Resolution for Supervisor Randy Funk over General Assistance Funds
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/algonquin-township-board-to-consider-draftint-dereliction-of-duty-resolution-for-township-clerk-maureen-huff-plus-censure-resolution-for-supervisor-randy-funk-over-general-assistance-funds/
— Appeal of DCFS Firing of Acosta and Povolin Still Not Complete after almost Four and a Half Years
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/22/appeal-of-dcfs-firing-of-acosta-and-povolin-still-not-complete-after-almost-four-and-a-half-years/
— The Teachers Union Budget Busting Pension Bill with Committee Member Steve Reick’s Take
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/the-teachers-uniion-budget-busting-pension-bill-with-committee-member-steve-reicks-take/
— Slipping Through the SAFE-T Act Cracks in Cook County
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/slipping-through-the-safe-t-act-cracks-in-cook-county/
— Reminding Voters That Kelli Wegener Favors Allowing Minors to Obtain Taxpayer Birth Control without Parental Knowledge
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/23/reminding-voters-that-kelli-wegener-favors-allowing-minors-to-obtain-taxpayer-birth-control/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Steve Boulton Says he’s not Running for Chicago GOP Chairman After IR Exposes his Past Comments Comparing Trump to Hitler, Blames “Far Right” for his Downfall (COMMENT: I should write a book about those unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/breaking-steve-boulton-says-hes-not-running-for-chicago-gop-chairman-after-ir-exposes-his-past-comments-comparing-trump-to-hitler-blames-far-right-for-his-downfall.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jewish Yale student stabbed in the eye: Peers ‘joined the Nazi Party’ – Heather Hunter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2974826/jewish-yale-student-stabbed-in-eye-flag-protest/
— ‘Elite’ colleges are molding a new generation of hateful people – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2974452/elite-colleges-molding-new-generation-hateful-people/
— Lawmakers decry U.S. military’s drift to DEI culture – Casey Harper
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2973858/lawmakers-decry-u-s-militarys-drift-to-dei-culture/

NEW YORK POST
— NYPD cops in riot gear arrest dozens of NYU students, faculty at anti-Israel encampment on campus – Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/nypd-cops-in-riot-gear-arrest-dozens-of-nyu-students-faculty-at-anti-israel-encampment-on-campus/
— Jewish Columbia student says protesters burned his Israeli flag, hit him in face with rocks during campus chaos – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/jewish-columbia-student-says-protesters-burned-his-israeli-flag-hit-him-in-face-with-rocks/
— Google can’t stop at canning subversives – William A. Jacobson, Kemberlee Kaye (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government treated me like I was a subversive. Their top priority always was retaining and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/still-too-woke-google-can-t-stop-at-canning-subversives/ar-AA1nmhDC
— NY Home Depot hires guards, dogs to keep parking lot safe from thieves, aggressive migrants – Georgia Worrell and Tina Moore (COMMENT: New York today, your Home Depot tomorrow.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/us-news/home-depot-stores-look-to-security-to-keep-migrants-at-bay/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Israel: Terror Can Be Conquered Only With Greater Terror – Alexander G. Markovsky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/israel_terror_can_be_conquered_only_with_greater_terror.html
— The Truth About Israel – Alicia Colon
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/the_truth_about_israel.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New York town in legal battle to block migrants from local childcare center – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/22/new-york-town-in-legal-battle-to-block-migrants-from-local-childcare-center-1454208/

BREITBART
— Ron DeSantis: Foreign Students Engaging in Antisemitic Protests Should Have Visas Canceled – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/22/ron-desantis-foreign-students-engaging-antisemitic-protests-should-have-visas-canceled/
— Colorado Turns Schools into Welfare Agencies as Thousands of Needy Migrant Children Enroll – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/22/colorado-turns-schools-into-welfare-agencies-as-thousands-of-needy-migrant-children-enroll/
— Biden’s Title IX Rules Force Schools to Use Transgender Pronouns – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/04/22/bidens-title-ix-rules-force-schools-use-transgender-pronouns/

CAMPUS REFORM
— UMass campuses offering segregated Lavender Graduations for LGBTQ-identifying students – Brendan McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/umass-campuses-offering-segregated-lavender-graduations-lgbtq-identifying-students/25248

DAILY CALLER
— Fleeing To Red States Won’t Spare You From Wokeness – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/22/rooke-wokeness-montana-red-states-pride-drag/
— Biden Admin Mulling Plan To Give Legal Status To Illegal Alien Spouses – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/22/biden-plan-legal-status-spouses-illegals/

DAILY WIRE
— Criminal Prosecutions Of Illegal Immigrants Stopped When Coronavirus Hit. They Never Resumed. The Biden administration isn’t prosecuting illegal immigrants — treating crime of crossing border like a ‘traffic ticket’ – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/criminal-prosecutions-of-illegal-immigrants-stopped-when-coronavirus-hit-they-never-resumed

FEDERALIST
— By Media Standards, Joe Biden Is A Terrorist Sympathizer Until He Personally Condemns Antisemitism – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/22/by-media-standards-joe-biden-is-a-terrorist-sympathizer-until-he-personally-condemns-antisemitism/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— “Death to America” Chants in Michigan Point to Serious Problems With Mass Immigration – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/22/death-america-chants-michigan-point-serious-problems-mass-immigration

FIRST TV
— The Media is Banishing Anti-Woke Employees
https://www.thefirsttv.com/watch-the-media-is-banishing-anti-woke-employees/

FOX NEWS
— Agitator behind ‘Death to America’ chants in Chicago contributes to Iran state TV, Hezbollah-linked channel. Activist said to laughter, the Farsi term could either mean ‘death to, or down with’ – Beth Bailey
https://www.foxnews.com/us/agitator-behind-death-to-america-chants-chicago-contributes-iran-state-tv-hezbollah-linked-channel

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden Migrants Accost Customers at NYC Home Depot, Store Brings in K-9 Security – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/biden-migrants-accost-customers-at-nyc-home-depot-store-brings-in-k-9-security/

NEWSMAX
— Transgender Issue on Direct Path to Supreme Court. Pending cases may force Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the definition of “woman,” impacting transgender rights and women’s athletics. – Carly Mayberry
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/transgender-woman-supreme-court/2024/04/22/id/1161908/
— Biden is Gutting Girls’ and Women’s Title IX Protections – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/joe-biden-title-ix-transgender/2024/04/22/id/1161935/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Bannon says House Republicans secretly want Trump to lose – TIAH SHEPHERD (COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have worked the hardest to defeat Republican candidates. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://thehill.com/homenews/4613586-bannon-says-house-republicans-secretly-want-trump-to-lose/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tensions Rise Over Pro-Palestinian Protests at U.S. Colleges. Students at Yale were arrested as administrators on more campuses moved to shut down demonstrations in response to scrutiny from Congress and growing concerns about the safety of Jewish students. – Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/us/campus-protests-columbia-yale
— What Is Lost When Freshmen Choose Their Roommates – Pamela Paul (COMMENT: I should write about the impact that my roommates at NIU had on me in 1969 and 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/opinion/roommates-college-strangers.html

USA TODAY
— I should write a book about succumbing to pressure to retire early. The longer that you live, the bigger the impact that retiring early has on you. If I had worked another 6 years until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible to take regular retirement, everything would be different for me now. I would not have become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999. I would not have become the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2000. I would not have become the GOPUSA ILLINOIS Editor in 2000. I would not have become an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001. I would not have become an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings would much greater. The aforesaid continues to have a tremendous impact on me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/04/17/millennials-want-early-retirement/73324912007/

NBC NEWS & MSN & CNN & BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/iconic-san-francisco-lgbtq-bar-stud-reopens-new-location-rcna148861
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-people-are-more-at-risk-of-adverse-effects-of-climate-change/ar-AA1nsQdK
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-groups-band-together-to-challenge-school-district-over-don-t-say-gay-policies/ar-AA1lXef4
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-org-files-formal-complaint-against-michigan-wedding-venue-that-banned-lgbtq-couples/ar-BB1i5n5t
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/28-immediate-bans-republicans-would-impose-if-given-the-chance/ss-BB1j7Kvq?ocid=NL_FRCA_A1_20181015_1_4
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/opinions/lesbian-visibility-week-lgbtq-rights-hope/index.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/lgbtq-friendly-banking

CNN
— Biden builds early advertising edge as Trump spends millions on legal fees – David Wright
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/politics/advertising-election-biden-trump/index.html

CNBC
— The Gen Z generation has been educated ‘to have resentment and a sense of denial’ – Frank Luntz (COMMENT: Should I write a book about those who blame and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problem, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjPGD9PBPM
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frank Luntz, FIL Inc. pollster and political strategist, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss his focus group results with Gen Z voters, their view on capitalism vs. socialism, equality vs. meritocracy, their view on democracy, and more.)

CBS NEWS
— I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had the most success in getting their operatives and their dupes to do their dirty work. I would focus on those who a) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans in 2012, d) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ended my bid to serve as MTRO treasurer in 2004, and/or i) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/defense-closing-at-guantanamo-detainees-ny-trial/

MSN
— 40% of migrants fail to establish ‘credible fear’ required for asylum
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/40-of-migrants-fail-to-establish-credible-fear-required-for-asylum-uscis-says/ar-BB1kwHP8
— Biden encourages illegals to marry U.S. citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-weighs-immigration-relief-for-spouses-of-us-citizens/ar-AA1nt46B
— Massachusetts Urges Homeowners to Welcome Illegal Aliens – Jordan Andrews (COMMENT: Massachusetts today, Illinois tomorrow,)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/blue-state-urges-homeowners-to-welcome-illegal-aliens/ar-BB1hctna

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s Behind the Anti-Israel Protests. Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and others are grooming activists in the U.S. and across the West. – Steven Stalinsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-behind-the-anti-israel-protests-hamas-gaza-hezbollah-talking-points-d2f538ca

WFMJ
— AGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE HIRING PROCESS (COMMENT: I should write a book about the age discrimination (I was born in 1948), political affiliation discrimination (I am Republican), reverse discrimination (I am a White male), religious discrimination (I am Protestant), and national origin discrimination (I am 100% German American) that I encountered when I sought a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license after I was forced into early retirement when I was 49 years old in 1997. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115-439-$150,075/year, almost 9 years experience working for IRS as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently 97,079-$110,020/year, three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examining, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a job-related professional license (CPA). Potential employers were clearly under tremendous pressure to hire those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.wfmj.com/clip/15465137/age-discrimination-in-the-hiring-process

FEATURED NEWS
— IRS Office Locked Down After Chaos Erupts
https://featurednews.com/irs-office-locked-down-after-chaos-erupts/

NPR
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1244381584/immigrants-border-mexico-asylum-illegal-immigration

ROLLING STONE
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/taylor-swift-far-right-maga-relationship-timeline-1234957784/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Sometimes the price of acceptance is too high – Juliana Breines Ph.D. (COMMENT: What do you refuse to do to get accepted by organizations? I refuse to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Actually, I oppose promotion of the aforesaid. Consequently, I am rejected by far too many leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-love-and-war/202309/how-the-need-to-belong-both-helps-and-hurts-us

WARREN LAW FIRM
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. They ever-increasingly encourage illegals a) to seek asylum, parole, and/or refugee status, b) to marry a U.S. citizen, c) to etc.
https://warrenlawfirm.net/how-to-get-legal-status-in-the-united-states-if-youre-an-undocumented-immigrant/

CATO
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will have their illegals move to battleground/swing states and use their false identifications to vote for Biden.
https://www.cato.org/blog/no-illegal-alien-voting-isnt-swaying-federal-elections

WIKIPEDIA
— American politicians who switched parties (COMMENT: I should write a book about “Republican” politicians in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they are and have always been Democrat plants or Libertarian plants.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_politicians_who_switched_parties_in_office

CRACKED
— 6 Jobs That Donald Trump and Joe Biden Are Too Old to Legally Hold – YudinEli Yudin (COMMENT: According to the Democrats who run the federal the federal government, constructively, if you are one of the following, you are too old to hold a federal job if you did not make Senior Executive Service ($191,900/year) by age 40: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. It is called up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Biden promoters stress that unlike Trump, Biden is liberal, Democrat, Catholic, and Irish American.)
https://www.cracked.com/article_41881_6-jobs-that-donald-trump-and-joe-biden-are-too-old-to-legally-hold.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Airline Pilot. . .Air Traffic Controller. . .Park Ranger. . .Firefighter. . .Judge. . .Voting in the Papal Conclave)

April 22, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Off-duty CPD officer among 8 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-weekend-police-officer-shot-today/14708684/

CBS2
— Pritzker says protests will be permitted, but safety will be maintained at DNC – Steffanie Dupree (COMMENT: What percent of illegals in America want/demand that America give more preference to those who share their race, religion, and/or national origin?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-protests-safety-dnc/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago to have one unified system for homeless and migrants, city and state – NELL SALZMAN (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegals, more homeless, more poverty, and more crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/22/chicago-to-have-one-unified-system-for-homeless-and-migrants-city-and-state-officials-say/

DAILY HERALD
— Andro Lerario has been reelected for another two-year term as chair of the Kane County Republican Party. – Brenda Schory
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240421/news/kane-county-gop-elects-chair-to-second-two-year-term/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are 107 Republican precinct committeepersons, but 292 precincts in Kane County. With upcoming appointments, Lerario expects to ultimately have 170 positions filled. Lerario said he will likely appoint three vice chairs to hold leadership roles in recruiting and training precinct committeepersons, deal with technology and artificial intelligence, and promote membership.)
— Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs long-standing frustrations among Black residents – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240421/chicago/chicagos-response-to-migrant-influx-stirs-long-standing-frustrations-among-black-residents/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/prosecutors-to-make-history-with-opening-statements-in-hush-money-case-against-trump/article_8b9f69d0-1c1c-502f-a853-d44f20ddd7d2.html

WHBF
— Erasing medical debt in Illinois could signal path to government health care – Linda Cook
https://wibqam.com/2024/04/22/erasing-medical-debt-in-illinois-could-signal-path-to-government-health-care/

WCIA
— What happens if Trump gets convicted ahead of November? – Julia Mueller
https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/what-happens-if-trump-gets-convicted-ahead-of-november/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms – Lara Coughlin
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/weed-withdrawal-more-than-half-of-people-using-medical-cannabis-for-pain-experience-withdrawal-symptoms/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker: Chicago can handle protests – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/22/pritzker-chicago-can-handle-protests-00153582
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Among Republicans: U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (IL-12), who has been endorsed by Donald Trump, and Mary Miller (IL-15) voted against the bill that would send funding to Ukraine. Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) split with his party to vote in favor of the whole package, including aid to Ukraine.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-273/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Can’t hide the anti-Trump spin in the new “Civil War” movie – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2024/04/21/cant-hide-the-anti-trump-spin-in-the-new-civil-war-movie/

WIREPOINTS
— 81% of registered Illinois voters failed to turn out for April primary – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: 136 (37%) of the 368 registered Republican voters in my new DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton cast Republican primary ballots. To encourage Republican turnout, I hand-delivered to each of the 224 homes and 4 apartments my precinct that had at least one registered Republican voter a copy of the sample ballot and DuPage County Board District 4 write-in candidate Annette Corrigan’s letter. She received 55 write-in votes in my precinct. In addition, as March 19 approached, I contacted 14 registered Republican voters in my precinct who had not returned the mail-in ballots that they had requested. A copy of my precinct letter that I have hand-delivered to the homes from which at least one Republican ballot was cast is at the end of my April 20, 2024 newsletter.)
https://wirepoints.org/81-of-registered-illinois-voters-failed-to-turn-out-for-april-primary-wirepoints-quickpoint/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Effort to Return State Central Committeemen and Women to the Ballot
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/20/effort-to-return-state-central-committeemen-and-women-to-the-ballot/
— Republican Party Convention Votes Released
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/republican-party-convention-votes-released/
— LaHood Votes “Yes” on Aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/lahood-votes-yes-on-aid-to-israel-ukraine-and-taiwan/
— Dundee Township Dems Raising Money Today
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/dundee-township-dems-raising-money-today/
— McConchie Reports
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/mcconchie-reports-2/
— Schakowsky Reports
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/20/shakowsky-resports/
— McLaughlin Characterizes Chicago as “Well-Intentioned Bad Ideas” City
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/19/mclaughlin-characterizes-chicago-as-well-intentioned-bad-ideas-city/
— Ghost Vote in Pennsylvania House
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/19/ghost-vote-in-pennsyvania-house/
— Wilcox Hosting April 22nd Event for County Board Candidate Paul Thomas
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/wilcox-hosting-april-22nd-event-for-county-board-candidate-paul-thomas/
— Dems: Off with Trump’s Head
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/dems-off-with-trumps-head/
— Illinois Supreme Court Chastised for Refusing to Strip Convicted Ed Burke’s Law License
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/21/illinois-supreme-court-chastized-for-refusing-to-strip-convicted-ed-burkes-law-license/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Police Officer Gunned Down Early Sunday Headed Home from Shift, Still in Uniform, as Killer’s Steal his Gun, Vehicle
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/chicago-police-officer-gunned-down-early-sunday-headed-home-from-shift-still-in-uniform-as-killers-steal-his-gun-vehicle.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— States strike back as Biden’s border chaos drags on – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/21/states-strike-back-joe-bidens-border-chaos-drags/
— Democrats’ lawlessness knows no bounds. This has become business as usual in Biden’s America. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/21/democrats-lawlessness-knows-no-bounds/
— Definition of ‘antisemitism’ under attack by pro-Palestinian groups – Valerie Richardson (COMMENT: According to Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more antisemite that you are: conservative, Republican, Protestant, and German American. Because I am all of the aforesaid, my Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely flummoxed when I volunteered to work for the office’s only Jewish supervisor when I was 41 years old in 1990. Many in the office did not want to work for her not only because she was Jewish, not only because she was female, and not only because she was younger, but also because she put them to shame. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago, she passed the CPA examination on her first attempt, she was wealthy, and she was attractive. While I worked for her, I succeeded in getting IIT to appoint her to its board of advisors for its financial markets and trading master’s degree program. In 1997, she led the office’s successful effort to force me to take early retirement.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/16/international-holocaust-remembrance-alliance-defin/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Supporting Israel is morally right and politically smart – Timothy Head
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2972168/supporting-israel-is-morally-right-and-politically-smart/
— Biden administration allots $2 million to transform DEI in ‘least diverse STEM’ fields – Jenny Goldsberry (COMMENT: How diverse were/are your coworkers? When I started working for the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966, few of my coworkers were minority, female, and/or younger. Consequently, while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969, my Democrat superiors focused on getting rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/2973427/biden-administration-allots-2-million-to-transform-dei-in-least-diverse-stem-fields/

NEW YORK POST
— Campus ‘pro-Palestine’ protesters ignore how they’re enabling a new Holocaust – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/opinion/campus-pro-palestine-protesters-ignore-how-theyre-enabling-a-new-holocaust/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Weaponizes the Federal Government for His Own Reelection Campaign. America’s most radical president has hijacked every arm of the federal government to drag him across the finish line this November. And you’re paying for it. – Jeff Reynolds
https://amgreatness.com/2024/04/21/biden-weaponizes-the-federal-government-for-his-own-reelection-campaign/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago is the DNC’s Kind of Town? – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/chicago_is_the_dnc_s_kind_of_town.html
— Greedy hand of government goes wild in Massachusetts: ‘Basically, we’re going after everyone who has money’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/greedy_hand_of_government_goes_wild_in_massachusetts_basically_we_re_going_after_everyone_who_has_money.html
— Black Wars of Liberation Come to America – Robert Weissberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/black_wars_of_liberation_come_to_america.html

CITY JOURNAL
— Stop Importing Foreign Hatred. America should be a haven for the virtuous and persecuted, not for the persecutors. – Daniel Di Martino (COMMENT: What percent of illegals in America want/demand that America give more preference to those who share their race, religion, and/or national origin?)
https://www.city-journal.org/article/stop-importing-foreign-hatred

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
— Illinois Marches for Life! – Kaleen Marshall
https://concernedwomen.org/illinois-marches-for-life/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Long War on Using ‘Illegal Aliens’ – Katrina Trinko (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Everyone anticipates/expects that illegals will vote for Democrats. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/21/the-lefts-long-war-on-using-illegal-aliens/

EPOCH TIMES
— Vaccinated People Show Long COVID-Like Symptoms With Detectable Spike Proteins. The findings indicate that the persistence of spike proteins was likely the driver for symptoms of long COVID and post-vaccine syndrome. – Marina Zhang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/vaccinated-people-show-long-covid-like-symptoms-with-detectable-spike-protein-245-days-after-vaccination-preprint-study-5617223

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Long-Term Illegal Aliens Claim They are Being Discriminated Against and Demand Work Authorizations Too – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/executive-branch/long-term-illegal-aliens-claim-they-are-being-discriminated-against-and-demand

GOPUSA
— House Rejects Border Security Bill
https://www.gopusa.com/house-rejects-border-security-bill/

HOT AIR
— Turkish President Backs Hamas, Urges Palestinian Unity Against Israel
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/04/21/turkish-president-backs-hamas-urges-palestinian-unity-against-israel-n3786926

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Google Employee Anti-Israel Insurrection Should Be A Wake Up Call To Ditch Woke Corporate Culture. – William A. Jacobson (COMMENT: Many, most, and at times all of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors and supervisors were Jewish. I have always been conservative, Republican, Protestant, and German American. Because of that, if I was still working for them, they would ever-increasingly punish me for the problems that Jewish people have.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/google-employee-anti-israel-insurrection-should-be-a-wake-up-call-to-ditch-woke-corporate-culture/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Columbia Rabbi Urges Jewish Students to Go Home as Protesters Openly Cheer Hamas, Chant ‘Burn Tel Aviv to the Ground’ – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-outside-columbia-urge-hamas-to-burn-tel-aviv-to-the-ground/

NEW AMERICAN
— Is It Too Late to Reverse the Effects of Mass Migration in America? – Luis Miguel (COMMENT: Because of illegal immigration, if Trump is not elected on November 5, 2024, no Republican will ever be elected in America. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/is-it-too-late-to-reverse-the-effects-of-mass-migration-in-america/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Wave Ukrainian Flags, Cheer ‘Ukraine!’ After House Passes $60 Billion Aid Package – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Putin to promote more hatred against Republicans.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/20/ukraine-flags-flown-after-house-passes-60-billion-aid-package-n2638067
— Prepare to Shell Out Massive Amounts of Money for Taxes If Biden Is Re-Elected – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/21/if-biden-is-re-elected-americans-will-see-the-largest-tax-hike-in-history-n2638069

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Pritzker says Chicago is prepared for DNC amid cease-fire protests – NICK ROBERTSON (COMMENT: What percent of illegals in America want/demand that America give more preference to those who share their race, religion, and/or national origin?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4609925-pritzker-says-chicago-is-prepared-for-dnc-amid-cease-fire-protests/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How the Israel-Gaza Protests Could Hurt the Democratic Party. In 1968, the Democratic National Convention was overshadowed by clashes between police and demonstrators. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/israel-gaza-democrats.html
— Planning to Combine Business and Leisure Travel? You’re Not Alone. As employees increasingly add leisure time to their business trips, companies are trying to figure out where their duty of care obligations begin and end. – Amy Zipkin (COMMENT: My envy-filled Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I accompanied my wife on her four business trips each year to luxury resorts 1978-1992.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/business/business-leisure-travel-company-responsiblity.html
— Dismissed Trump Jurors Describe Intense Days in a Glaring Spotlight. Two prospective jurors who were excused contacted The New York Times to describe their experience in the fraught environment of an unprecedented trial. – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/nyregion/trump-trial-jurors.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Let Them Eat … Everything. In the age of Ozempic, the “fat activist” Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers. – Lisa Miller (COMMENT: My letting myself become overweight and then obese by my spending far too much time putting stress-producing GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out instead of exercising and sleeping has caused me terrible health problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/well/eat/fat-activist-virginia-sole-smith.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Democrat Party is a coalition of voters who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who have more or less money than others, those who lack education and/or job skills, union members, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and criminals. Anticipate/expect that the Democrat Party will ever-increasingly unite those who are the aforesaid against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/09/race-divides-political-parties/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Antisemitism is everywhere. We tracked it across all 50 states. – Leora Arnowitz, David Oliver, Krystal Nurse (COMMENT: What percent of the many millions of illegals who are in America illegally are antisemites?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/18/antisemitism-america-rising-passover-jews-speak-out/73165421007/

MSN
— Biden has ‘rapidly accelerated American decline’
https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/biden-has-rapidly-accelerated-american-decline-speaker-mike-johnson-says-in-pre-state-of-the-union-video-attacking-president-over-border-crisis-and-for-rarely-speaking-publicly/ar-BB1jvfYd
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting churches to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-lot-of-people-are-leaving-their-religions-anti-lgbtq-sentiment-is-a-driving-force/ar-BB1kPXjH
https://www.aol.com/news/methodist-lgbtq-split-grandma-nothing-093000245.html
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/lgbtq-inclusive-church-in-cuba-welcomes-all-in-a-country-that-once-sent-gay-people-to-labor-camps/ar-BB1kN5H9
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting schools to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-groups-band-together-to-challenge-school-district-over-don-t-say-gay-policies/ar-AA1lXef4
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Canada to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/canada-warns-residents-visiting-us-about-anti-lgbtq-laws/ar-AA1fXv45
— NYC to consider removing statues of George Washington, create reparations task force amid budget cuts
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nyc-to-consider-removing-statues-of-george-washington-create-reparations-task-force-amid-budget-cuts/ar-AA1gUOY8

AOL
— US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border – SUMI SOMASKANDA & NAOMI CHOY SMITH
https://www.aol.com/news/us-migrant-crisis-shifts-texas-005942561.html

YAHOO
— High school game in New York City canceled after migrants refuse to leave the field – Kristian Dyer
https://sports.yahoo.com/high-school-game-york-city-134005485.html

FOX BINGHAMTON
— What was your ACT score? Mine was 24. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it was that high because I unfairly benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who were minority, female, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestor have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score would have been higher if I had not spent so many hours washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights instead of studying.
https://www.wicz.com/story/50692963/should-the-sat-still-matter-after-all-these-years-why-some-colleges-are-bringing-it-back

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Reince Priebus Was Pushed Out by Trump. Now He’s Raising Money for His Coronation. The former White House chief of staff, with longtime Wisconsin ties, aims to bring in $70 million for the GOP convention in Milwaukee. – John McCormick (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect, but who have rudely dumped me. I would focus on those who blame me the most for their defeats and/or have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/reince-priebus-corporate-america-fund-trump-election-a357dcc7
— Elon Musk Lost Democrats on Tesla When He Needed Them Most. Some potential Tesla buyers couldn’t stomach a purchase amid the CEO’s fall outbursts. – Tim Higgins (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise/hate American nameplate vehicles and their owners. Since 1964 when I was 16 years old, I have only owned American nameplate vehicles. I currently own eight: 1972 and 2005 Corvette, 1996 Thunderbird LX, 2013 Charger R/T Max, 2018 Cruze LT, 2019 Escape Titanium, 2021 Malibu Premier, and 2023 Mustang GT Premium.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/elon-musk-turned-democrats-off-tesla-when-he-needed-them-most-176023af
— Pro-Palestinian Activists Dig In and Fan Out, as D.C. Pivots Toward Israel. Protesters are eyeing the Democratic National Convention in August as they try to keep up the pressure on lawmakers. – Sabrina Siddiqui (COMMENT: What percent of illegals in America want/demand that America give more preference to those who share their race, religion, and/or national origin?)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/pro-palestinian-activists-dig-in-and-fan-out-as-d-c-pivots-toward-israel-c004673c
— U.S.-China Internet War Intensifies as House Passes TikTok Ban. The measure, requiring ByteDance to sell the popular app or stop operating in the U.S., now heads to the Senate. – Meghan Bobrowsky
https://www.wsj.com/tech/u-s-china-internet-war-intensifies-as-house-passes-tiktok-ban-7d19ff05
— Diversity Goals Are Disappearing From Companies’ Annual Reports. Dozens of firms change what and how they report diversity initiatives; deleting the word ‘diverse’ or cutting whole sections. – Ben Glickman and Lauren Weber (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have always used diversity to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/diversity-goals-are-disappearing-from-companies-annual-reports-459d1ef3
— Protests Turn Violent at Yale. Administrators sit on their hands as a Jewish student is poked in the eye with a flagpole and hospitalized. – Gabriel Diamond
https://www.wsj.com/articles/protests-turn-violent-at-yale-higher-education-college-campus-anti-israel-92c48b3f
— Business Tripping: The Professionals Trying Drugs to Get Better at Work. A small but vocal share of workers swear ketamine and psychedelics can boost creativity and focus on the job. – Callum Borchers
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/business-tripping-the-professionals-trying-drugs-to-get-better-at-work-c0ff5ad4
— Meet the 12 New Yorkers Who Will Decide Donald Trump’s Fate in Hush-Money Trial. The seven men and five women on the jury have jobs ranging from teacher to lawyer. – Erin Mulvaney, Corinne Ramey, James Fanelli (COMMENT: Trump cannot get a fair trial because of the tremendous hatred that Democrats and RINOs have dumped on him.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-hush-money-jury-profiles-43f0f77a
— Migrants Keep Coming to Georgia Despite Policies Meant to Deter Them. Lured by jobs, migrants choose Georgia above states with more welcoming laws. – Arian Campo-Flores and Adolfo Flores
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/georgia-migrants-immigration-policies-15742710
— FRONT PAGE: Company Bosses Draw a Red Line on Office Activists. Google’s dismissal of protesting workers is the latest example of employers pushing back on pressure tactics by staff. – Vanessa Fuhrmans, Miles Kruppa, and Lauren Weber (COMMENT: I was an office activist. As I saw my coworkers who shared my demographics ever-increasingly being discriminated against because of their demographics, I ever-increasingly complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/company-bosses-draw-a-red-line-on-office-activists-bd11b7aa

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans, to not retain their Republican employees, and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/04/21/the-top-3-allyship-skills-you-need-in-your-dei-program/

JUSTICE FOR ALL
— Because Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly run America, it is ever-increasingly difficult/impossible for Republicans to get justice. I should write a book about that.
https://www.justiceforall.org/

QUORA
— What media source do you receive your political news from? Why? (COMMENT: If you asked the following from what sources do they get their political news and commentary from and why, what would they say: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists?)
https://www.quora.com/What-media-source-do-you-receive-your-political-news-from-Why
— What do you do in your free time? (COMMENT: What do you do with your free time? I spend 15+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. If you were me, what would you do to encourage more people to read them?)
https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-do-in-your-free-time-from-work

DAILY MAIL
— Hillary Clinton claims Trump wants to ‘KILL his opposition’ like Putin and Kim Jong Un in wild rant pleading for Americans to vote for Biden – but admits the president, 81, IS old. Clinton, 76, who lost the presidential election to the 77-year-old Trump in 2016, was appearing on the Defending Democracy podcast.
She believes that when it comes to the rematch between the 81-year-old Biden and Trump, she still backs the ‘effective and compassionate’ current president.
Trump, on the other hand, Clinton believes would be an autocrat in the model of Vladimir Putin or a dictator the likes of Kim Jong Un. – STEPHEN M. LEPORE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13332355/Hillary-Clinton-claims-Trump-wants-KILL-opposition-Biden-old.html

April 21, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/20/after-25-years-of-selling-tamales-in-chicago-a-mother-in-us-illegally-returns-to-mexico-without-her-family/
— Illinois Senate is foolish to advance medical debt legislation – Steven Gruenwald, Schaumburg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/21/letters-illinois-senate-is-foolish-to-advance-medical-debt-legislation/
— A small step toward reversing the decades-long community harm of Chicago’s expressways – Clarence Page: (COMMENT: Were it not for the Dan Ryan expressway, I would not have been able to be a UIC student 1966-1968 by commuting to/from UIC on the Dan Ryan and my parents’ home in Crete and my part-time job at the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/21/clarence-page-expressways-urban-renewal-biden-administration/
— Wind and solar in limbo: Long waitlists to get on the grid are a ‘leading barrier’ – Nara Schoenberg
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wind-and-solar-in-limbo-long-waitlists-to-get-on-the-grid-are-a-leading-barrier/ar-AA1no0xh

DAILY HERALD
— Dan Ugaste, Republican state representative from Geneva, targets protesters blocking traffic – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240419/news/lives-are-at-stake-suburban-lawmaker-targets-protesters-blocking-traffic/
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in using reports of gun crimes to get high school students to hate Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240419/news/hundreds-of-students-at-batavia-high-school-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-gun-violence/
— Because of the tremendous amount of hatred against Trump that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have successfully promoted against Trump, Trump cannot get a fair trial.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240420/editorials/and-now-the-jury/

ABC7
— Illinois US House Representatives reveal how they voted on $95 billion foreign aid package
https://abc7chicago.com/us-house-aid-package-vote-illinois-representatives-reveal-how-they-voted/14703607/
— Chicago student fights off armed suspect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP_B2DVTBfA

NBC5
— Chicago school target of HATEFUL vandalism amid “record levels” of antisemitism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4VePBpItuk

WLS
— Chicago university beefs up security amid rise in armed robberies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXqHx81FI4

WGN9
— 11% of felony defendants charged with new crime are on pre-trial release – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/11-of-felony-defendants-charged-with-new-crime-on-pre-trial-release-data-shows/

WGN RADIO
— Can you sue protestors for disrupting your commute? – Iridian Fierro
https://wgnradio.com/lets-get-legal/can-you-sue-protestors-for-disrupting-your-commute/

WTTW
— Latest report shows storefront vacancies at record-high in Loop – Brandon Ison
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/latest-report-shows-storefront-vacancies-to-be-record-high-in-loop-but-some-new-businesses-also-popping-up

WTTW & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pritzker Says State ‘Obviously’ Needs to Change 2010 Law That Shrunk Pension Benefits. – Hannah Meisel (COMMENT: Are you earning credits toward a pension? Are you getting a pension? I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I have been getting a CSRS pension (currently $65,165/year) since I was 49 in 1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who continue to hold that against me the most. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/20/pritzker-says-state-obviously-needs-change-2010-law-shrunk-pension-benefits
— Pritzker: Illinois ‘obviously’ needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits – HANNAH MEISEL
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/pritzker-says-illinois-should-change-pension-law-tier-2/article_0eaa06cc-ff2a-11ee-8862-b71d8af0ddb4.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH & QUAD CITY TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-cannabis-sales-grow-but-so-does-competition/article_5d0cebe4-fdc8-11ee-92e4-0f128a8c89d9.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/marijuana/illinois-cannabis-sales-grow-but-so-does-competition-from-missouri-elsewhere/article_6fbefdec-c96a-571f-bc32-2f09f1b5fc15.html
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/business/illinois-cannabis-sales-grow-but-so-does-competition/article_e5c6d112-eb19-5f88-aa20-1b9d1d157c63.html

ILLINOIS VALLEY
— La Salle County Republican Party reelects Larry Smith as chairman
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/04/20/la-salle-county-republican-party-reelects-larry-smith-as-chairman/

MISSOURI SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— Republican vetting process sets stage for lawsuits, leaves MO primary ballots uncertain – Marta Mieze and Kelly Dereuck (COMMENT: In Illinois, far too many candidates who run as Republicans not only paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite,” not only paint themselves as being “anti-conservative,” not only paint themselves as being “anti-Republican,” not only reject many planks in the Republican Party platform, but work against those who support those planks. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Democrat Lite, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican Republican candidates most commonly reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/21/missouri-republican-candidates-vetting-process-sets-stage-lawsuits-uncertainty/73146073007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Late last year, Republican central committees across Missouri chose to adopt a vetting process for candidates who choose to file as Republicans in county races. But their goal of keeping those off the ballot who either do not go through vetting or fail the vetting process is proving more challenging than expected. Almost 300 candidates in Missouri for county, state and federal seats have been vetted. Despite this, in Christian County, two Republican county candidates currently remain on the ballot ahead of the August primary election despite one failing the vetting process and the other not taking part in the process. In Vernon County, a lawsuit has been filed against the county clerk for allowing Republican candidates who have been denied by the central committee onto the ballot. The vetting process was developed by the Republican Association of Central Committees for Missouri, or REPACCMO. The nonprofit organization was created in October by Cyndia Haggard, the chair of the Vernon County Republican Central Committee, who now leads the organization. The goal of the vetting process is to ensure those running as Republicans will govern in line with party principles. The REPACCMO website lists numerous county candidates who have passed vetting and statewide and federal candidates who have volunteered to be vetted and have passed. The vetting process is proctored and includes an “objective review” of each candidate’s background, a 25-question multiple choice “values survey” based on the state and national party platform and requires candidates to sign a statement pledging their allegiance to both the state and federal Republican Party platforms and constitutions. Incumbents and those who have held office in the past have their voting records reviewed. Survey questions are not shared with central committees that are considering or have already adopted the vetting process. Local Republicans raise concerns about the vetting process. Don Carriker, chairman of the Christian County Republican Central Committee and REPACCMO survey administrator, said most people who have gone through the process have successfully passed — meaning they received at least 70% on the values survey. He said the results fall on a bell-curve, with no one scoring a 100% and the mean falling at 84%. He said only about five, of the roughly 300, have failed to meet the 70% threshold. Carriker says the vetting process is essential to ensure candidates are genuine in their values and not simply running as Republicans to garner votes in red counties. With the vetting process, the candidate simply must be a majority Republican and pass the test with 70%, even if there are some issues or topics where their thoughts may differ from the Republican platform. He said central committee members and candidates should also be vetted, though there are not enforcement “teeth” to that practice as filing for those seats do not require fees. “That’s all we’re trying to do is just keep out the few rats that are trying to get into the tent that don’t belong in the tent,” he said. “That’s the most important thing to understand is that this isn’t playing favorites.” Some Republicans have raised concerns about the vetting process because they feel that the party platform in its current state is imperfect. Rep. Darin Chappell, R-Rogersville, agrees with the premise of vetting and passed the vetting process himself, but disagrees with pledging loyalty to an ever-changing party platform, when alterations are sure to be made in future election cycles. “Where I get wound up a little bit is when they want to say that you have to sign a pledge to the platform or that you have to agree that if you don’t legislate according to the platform, then you’re not eligible to run as a Republican the next time around,” Chappell said. The party platform is subject to review every four years, meaning that even if a candidate agreed with the platform when first elected, it wouldn’t necessarily be the same platform if they ran for office again. “I’m fine with vetting. I think it should happen, I really do,” Chappell said. “The problem comes when they want to insert into the platform itself, not just guidelines, but expectations and corresponding punishments if those expectations are not met.” During the Greene County Republican caucus in March, local Republicans proposed amendments to the party platform. The only amendment to be struck down was one that would have required candidates to be vetted in order to run as a Republican. Danette Proctor, chair of the Greene County Republican Central Committee, said that voters have different needs in diverse areas across the state, and even across Greene County, which includes both urban and rural districts. “How you could pick one small committee to vet for people in all those areas, that’s not possible,” she said. “My position is vetting should be left up to the people, and we have the vetting date in the August primary.” Proctor went on to say that the voters should be informed about the candidates on the ballot, but that their decisions shouldn’t be limited by the arbitrary choices of a vetting process designed by people who don’t live in their voting area and understand their unique needs. “Now everyone needs to study those candidates and find out, ‘Hey, do they represent the area? Are they voting like I want them to vote or can I feel comfortable if they’re brand new that they’ll vote the way we want them in our district?” Proctor said. Appealing vetting results. Those who fail the vetting process can go through an appeal and interview with the central committee to clarify some of their answers to the questions, which could then approve them to run as Republicans through a secret ballot vote in closed session. Although one candidate failed both the initial vetting process and the interview follow-up, he is still listed on the Christian County Clerk’s list of candidates on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Brent Young, Republican candidate for Christian County West Commissioner, has spent 32 years working at the county, and the past few years working directly under the current commission. A Christian County native, Young said he has gotten to know the west side of the county over the years and has been asked several times to run for the seat. He said the vetting process being overseen by Carriker, who has ties to the county, was a conflict of interest. After being told he did not pass the vetting survey, he said he was not allowed to see his score or the questions he got wrong, though Carriker said they went over the questions verbally to allow Young to explain his answers. “I’ve got a list of people I have campaigned for in the past and supported, that’s all Republican,” Young said. “I’ve got nothing to prove, I’m nothing but Republican, so that’s what’s puzzling.” At the appeal hearing, he brought with him a former Republican commissioner who vouched for him and explained his previous ties with several Republican candidates, including volunteering with the Christian County central committee in the past. Yet, the central committee asked questions about what he’d do as a commissioner and ultimately did not let him through as vetted. “The original purpose of this, what I was told, was to keep Democrats from running,” Young said. “As it’s going along … it’s not that you’re a Democrat. It’s not that you’re a Republican, but you got to be Republican enough.” He said the questions were based on the party platform and the answers, five options per question, were written similarly, in a way that was confusing and could be misleading. Carriker noted each choice is given one to five points depending on how closely it aligns with the platform. Although Young said he understands the intentions of the process, he said any person could study the state platform and take the survey and pass it. Chappell raised similar concerns that, even though some lawmakers may pass the vetting process initially, their actions once elected may not reflect conservative beliefs. Candidates who have not previously held office don’t have a voting record to take into consideration, which is a factor considered in vetting candidates running for reelection. “There are people who come up here (to Jefferson City) who have been labeled as conservative through this lackluster vetting process, and they get up here and, shazam, they’re not conservative at all,” Chappell said. State Sen. Bill Eigel, a gubernatorial candidate who has been an outspoken supporter of the vetting process, feels that candidate vetting is important for sorting out true Republicans from those just looking to win elections in a state with a pervasive Republican supermajority. “We’ve seen a lot of Republicans deviating from what they said they would do in campaign season once they got down to Jefferson City, and so the idea of a vetting process, regardless of where it’s coming from, is actually a very natural continuation of the discussion of a party that’s been in power for a period of time and now is looking for purity,” Eigel said. While Young said he appreciates the goal of the vetting process, he also noted that it makes more sense for state-level candidates rather than county candidates who are bound by actions set by state statute and where party affiliations can only do so much. In his eyes, it could also be improved if any conflicts of interests, whether perceived or real, are avoided. “I would like to see the committee focus on state level that actually creates laws and creates policies and bills, if they want to do something really helpful,” he said. “The intention is good, I understand that. I just don’t know if they’re going about it the right way to be effective.” County clerks face uncertainty, legal challenges. Christian County Clerk Paula Brumfield said she, and other clerks in similar positions around the state, accepted the filing fees for candidates regardless of whether they were vetted or not, because of their interpretation of state statute. “I still do the same process, I follow the state statute of the law when it comes to candidate filing,” she said. “But the vetting is not a requirement to sign up for a position.” The state statute in question is RSMo. 115.357, which sets guidelines for filing fees. It states, “each candidate for federal, state or county office shall, before filing his or her declaration of candidacy, pay to the treasurer of the state or county committee of the political party upon whose ticket he or she seeks nomination.” It also notes that these fees may be submitted to the official accepting declarations of candidacy, in this case the county clerk, who then forwards the fees to the political party county committee. Central committees that have adopted the vetting process have noted that they will not accept the filing fees from unvetted candidates or those who did not pass the vetting process. Brumfield said she had forwarded the filing fees to the Christian County Republican Central Committee and was awaiting return of those from candidates who did not vet. Carriker said those fees were never accepted. “We’re still in limbo at the moment,” Brumfield said. “It’s all new … It’s a learning experience, because it’s never happened before.” Similarly, this is what the lawsuit filed against Vernon County Clerk Adrienne Lee is also trying to establish, where those filing fees were returned to the clerk for unvetted candidates. The petition was filed in Vernon County Circuit Court in March. The central committee is being represented by Mark McCloskey, an attorney who attracted national attention after he and his wife pointed guns at protestors from the front yard of their home in St. Louis in 2020. Vernon County Circuit Judge Gayle Crane issued a preliminary order in mandamus Monday, April 8, asking Lee to remove eight of the total 14 Republican candidates from the ballot whose fees were not accepted by the central committee. The county has until April 23 to file a response. If the judge’s decision stands and the clerk removes the eight candidates, two county seats will not have any candidates on the ballot and leave the sheriff, assessor and southern commissioner ballots with only one candidate each. Four of the people subject to removal are incumbents. Proctor, the chair of the Greene County Republican Central Committee, is concerned about the long-term implications that removing these unvetted candidates from the ballot could have on the future of the Republican party. “It could destroy our party. It literally could. I mean, (the judge) is pulling incumbents off, and then she’s pulling new people off,” Proctor said. “Our party is full of all types of different people representing different areas, and it’s dangerous to me, vetting is.” Carriker said Christian County may also file suit but will wait to see the result of the situation in Vernon County. Could vetting keep out members of hate groups? Some proponents of candidate vetting argue that the process would have prevented Darrell Leon McClanahan III from filing to run for Missouri governor this year. The Missouri Republican Party filed a lawsuit in March to remove McClanahan from the ballot after his ties to the Ku Klux Klan were revealed on social media. McClanahan, who ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, was seen in photographs with KKK members performing a Nazi salute in front of a burning cross. He was offered an “honorary one-year membership” with the group, according to court documents referenced in USA Today reporting, although further documents state that he pursued no further role or activities with the group. State Sen. Eigel feels that instituting candidate vetting in order to run as a Republican would have prevented McClanahan from appearing on the ballot for Missouri governor. “I think that this vetting process absolutely could have avoided the situation where we have an individual that doesn’t represent the Republican brand at all, at the top of the ballot for the gubernatorial primary election,” Eigel said. “I think that’s a real black eye for the Republican Party.” He went on to say that vetting might have thinned the candidate list in several Republican primary elections. “Not only do I think that Mr. McClanahan would not qualify under the vetting process, I know for a fact that several of the Republicans running for statewide election right now would not qualify,” Eigel said. But Carriker wasn’t so sure that vetting would’ve kept McClanahan out. He said, as long as a candidate is “majority Republican,” they would pass the vetting process which currently does not account for group affiliations or social media activity, because the goal was to make it as objective as possible with the first time around of vetting. “They’re denying this person from running as a Republican even though his beliefs may be totally in line with the Republican Party except for he’s racist,” Carriker said, noting that the state party’s denial of McClanahan was them vetting “willy nilly” while REPACCMO takes an objective approach to vetting. While REPACCMO would like to see the vetting process adopted state-wide, the Missouri Republican Party has been critical of the practice, warning of legality questions and the potential for lawsuits. Carriker noted candidates would not be kept off the ballot, they would simply not be allowed to run as Republicans, but could still file as Democrats or independents. “I feel it’s a very dangerous precedent that you’re setting by saying, ‘Well, we just don’t like this part about you, so we’re not gonna let you run,'” Carriker said. “That’s where we are different than what the party is doing outright subjectively. They’re saying, we are subjectively looking at this person saying, we don’t want to associate with you, and yet they’re getting mad at us.” He said he believes just as the state party has the right to not allow candidates to associate with them, the county committees have the right to do the same through the vetting process.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-crush-of-lawsuits-over-voting-in-multiple-states-creates-a-shadow-war-for-the-2024-election/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DOUG IBENDAHL
— OCTOBER 1, 2023 FLASHBACK: Trump Republicans must take the reins of the Illinois GOP
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/trump-republicans-must-take-the-reins

JOHN KASS
— NPR: Our Federal Tax Dollars for Marxist News, Partisan Censorship and Pan Flutes?
https://johnkassnews.com/npr-federal-taxes-for-pan-flutes-and-marxist-news-bias/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— With Lots of Reporters Being Laid Off, Ex-Rockford TV Guy Wants State Scholarships to Train More (COMMENT: I do not have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who continue to hold that against me the most. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,438-$150,075/year. Much of what GAO Analysts do and what journalists do is very similar. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/20/with-lots-of-reporters-being-laid-off-ex-rockford-tv-guy-wants-state-scholarships-to-train-more/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives dangle threat of ousting Speaker Johnson after foreign aid vote. – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/20/conservatives-dangle-threat-ousting-speaker-johnso/
— Graduation 2024 is going to be all about Israel-Gaza war – Archie Gottesman
https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/opinion/graduation-2024-is-going-to-be-all-about-israel-gaza-war/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It’s time to stop celebrating April 20 as a day for marijuana – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2973171/its-time-to-stop-celebrating-april-20-as-a-day-for-marijuana/
— This April 20 is high time to stigmatize public marijuana smoking like cigarettes – Tiana Lowe Doescher
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2973244/this-april-20-is-high-time-to-stigmatize-public-marijuana-smoking-like-cigarettes/
— The next GOP president should defund woke public broadcasting – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/2972468/next-gop-president-defund-woke-public-broadcasting/

NEW YORK POST
— NPR just keeps on sliding more and more to the left as it unfolds into a complete crap show – Charles Gasparino
https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/business/npr-just-keeps-on-sliding-more-and-more-to-the-left-as-it-unfolds-into-a-complete-crap-show/
— Still too woke: Google can’t stop at canning subversives. – William A. Jacobson and Kemberlee Kaye (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google exists to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/opinion/still-too-woke-google-cant-stop-at-canning-subversives/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal aliens understand that none of the rules apply to them – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/illegal_aliens_understand_that_none_of_the_rules_apply_to_them.html

BREIBART
— Ultra Woke Google Claims Company Is Not Place to ‘Debate Politics’ After Firing Anti-Israel Radicals – LUCAS NOLAN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google exists to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/04/20/ultra-woke-google-claims-company-is-not-place-to-debate-politics-after-firing-anti-israel-radicals/
— Betrayal Complete: Mike Johnson Passes $61 Billion Ukraine Aid, Violates Hastert Rule Again – BRADLEY JAYE (COMMENT: The Hastert rule says that the speaker will not schedule a floor vote on any bill that does not have majority support within their party—even if the majority of the members of the House would vote to pass it. What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC) in your township/ward and in your county are conservative? Conservative RPCs like me have been in the shrinking minority in the Milton Township Republican Organization and in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee at least since 1999.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/20/betrayal-complete-mike-johnson-passes-61-billion-ukraine-aid-violates-hastert-rule-again/

CENTER SQUARE
— Lawmakers decry U.S. Military’s drift to DEI culture – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6859c948-fe83-11ee-b467-abde41894f2e.html

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Foreign-Born Population Booming – Michael Capuano (COMMENT: What percent of them are in America illegally?)
https://www.fairus.org/misc/latest-census-data-shows-foreign-born-population-booming
— North Carolina High Schooler Suspended for Using the Term “Illegal Alien” – Hannah Davis (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will students in your school district be suspended for using the term “illegal alien?”)
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/north-carolina-high-schooler-suspended-using-term-illegal

FOX NEWS
— ‘Nothing more backwards’ than US funding Ukraine border security but not our own, conservatives say. House Freedom Caucus takes issue with foreign aid package for not addressing southern border. – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nothing-more-backwards-than-us-funding-ukraine-border-security-but-not-our-own-conservatives-say
— Planned Parenthood refuses to hand over records of transgender procedures on children. Missouri AG says PP should hand over docs showing whether kids were ‘experimented on without parental consent’ – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/planned-parenthood-refuses-hand-over-records-transgender-procedures-children
— Black parents tell Dr. Phil they’re angry with government for funding illegal migrants as taxpayers struggle. – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-parents-tell-dr-phil-angry-government-funding-illegal-migrants-taxpayers-struggle

HOT AIR
— Denver Illegal Migrants: Six Months Free Rent is ‘Insufficient’
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/04/20/denver-illegal-migrants-six-months-free-rent-is-insufficient-n3786880

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Google Employee Anti-Israel Insurrection Should Be A Wake Up Call To Ditch Woke Corporate Culture. Our column in the NY Post: Firing anti-Israel subversives is a good start, but Google’s Sundar Pichai has a long way to go. – William A. Jacobson (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google exists to elect and to reelect Democrats.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/google-employee-anti-israel-insurrection-should-be-a-wake-up-call-to-ditch-woke-corporate-culture/

TOWNHALL
— Maine Democrats Want the State to Be a ‘Sanctuary’ for Kids to Access Abortions, Transgender Surgeries – Madeline Leesman (COMMENT: When you were young, how much pressure did Democrat teachers put on you to be a sexually active LGBTQer? I was under no such pressure because my parents sent me to a) Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, b) Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and c) Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/04/20/maine-to-be-sanctuary-for-kids-wanting-abortions-gender-changes-n2638046
— Dem Official Says It’s ‘Not a News Story’ Would-Be School Shooter Identifies As Trans – Mia Cathell
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2024/04/20/marc-elrich-snaps-transgender-question-n2638032

WESTERN JOURNAL
— “Abhorrent’: Welcome to California’s Orwellian Paradise – Ranking of Citizens’ DNA and Heritage – Mike Landry (COMMENT: How bad are your demographics, that is, how many of your demographics are despised/hated by Democrats and by RINOs? My demographics are terrible. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, draft avoider, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/abhorrent-welcome-californias-orwellian-paradise-ranking-citizens-dna-heritage/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— GOP vice presidential hopefuls look for Trump’s golden ticket – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4606184-gop-vice-presidential-hopefuls-look-for-trumps-golden-ticket/
— Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation – CHEYANNE M. DANIELS (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders continue to use DEI to get rid of conservative Republicans like me. I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party RINO leaders who have used DEI the most to get rid of me.)
https://www.aol.com/news/republican-states-urge-congress-reject-200740299.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.aol.com/permits-grow-undocumented-immigrants-left-100000909.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.aol.com/white-house-urges-passage-abortion-145620794.html

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/bidens-roe-v-wade-abortion-rcna147021

CNN
— Duke University’s move to end full ride scholarship for Black students gets mixed reaction from former scholars – Nicquel Terry Ellis and Kaylin C. (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action had only been for those whose parents did not have college degrees? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/20/us/duke-universitys-move-to-end-full-ride-scholarship-for-black-students-gets-mixed-reaction-from-former-scholars/index.html
— Promises Donald Trump has made so far in his campaign for a second term. – Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Abby Turner, Will Mullery and Kenneth Uzquiano (COMMENT: What changes to the Republican Party platform do Trump want?)
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/04/politics/trump-campaign-promises-dg/

MSN
— Woke Americans bringing in illegal immigrants to stay in their homes (COMMENT: How many illegals are being housed in private homes in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/news/woke-americans-bringing-in-illegal-immigrants-to-stay-in-their-homes-conservatives-fear-this-new-norm/ar-BB1i9KNk
— Trans teen allegedly plotted mass shootings at two schools in twisted plot to become ‘famous’ – Yaron Steinbuch
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/trans-teen-allegedly-plotted-mass-shootings-at-two-schools-in-twisted-plot-to-become-famous/ar-AA1nixjM

YAHOO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in St. Louis.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/transgender-social-media-influencer-talk-140000619.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement – Mike Pence
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/donald-trump-abortion.html
— Ukraine Aid Divides Republicans, After Trump Tones Down His Resistance – Jonathan Weisman and Michael Gold
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/us/politics/trump-ukraine-house-vote.html
— Lawsuit Puts Fresh Focus on Eric Hovde’s Comments About Older Voters. Pressed on his claims of 2020 election irregularities, the Republican candidate for Senate in Wisconsin has questioned the mental capacity of nursing home residents to vote. – Jonathan Weisman (COMMENT: What demonstrates your mental capacity? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/us/politics/california-lawsuit-wisconsin-senate-race.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their success in using courts to destroy Trump. To destroy me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. To destroy me, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me to GS-14, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/politics/trump-trial-analysis.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/opinion/donald-trump-trial.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyregion/trump-prison-stormy-daniels-trial.html
— How New Wars Have Brought Back Old American Divisions – Ross Douthat (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin. I have always stressed to my critics/opponents that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/opinion/republicans-democrats-ukraine-israel.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/21/trump-trial-jury-political-opinions/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace employees who are citizens of America with illegals. I was able to get jobs when I was young in 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, but if there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, I doubt that I would have, and if I had, my wages would have been lower because illegals drive wages down.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/20/migrants-asylum-heartland-development/
— Democrat and RINO leaders continue to use DEI to get rid of conservative Republicans like me. I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party RINO leaders who have used DEI the most to get rid of me.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dei-lives-supreme-court-ruling-153757072.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Meet the 12 New Yorkers Who Will Decide Donald Trump’s Fate in Hush-Money Trial. – Erin Mulvaney, Corinne Ramey, James Fanelli (COMMENT: Because of the tremendous amount of hatred against Trump that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have successfully promoted against Trump, Trump cannot get a fair trial. I should write a book about the tremendous amount of hatred against me that hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters have successfully promoted against me. In my book, I would name names, report what they said, and who they said it to. I would focus on hatred promoted against me at Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois meetings.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/meet-the-12-new-yorkers-who-will-decide-donald-trump-s-fate-in-hush-money-trial/ar-AA1nnK6E

INC.
— All the women who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no job-related professional license like the one I had.
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/3-reasons-women-are-being-left-behind-at-work.html

MICHIGAN ADVANCE
— Pritzker ever-increasingly pushes more pot.
https://michiganadvance.com/2024/04/21/pritzker-touts-marijuana-legalization-on-4-20-while-campaigning-for-biden-in-grand-rapids/

OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
— Chaos and division erupt at Washington Republican convention in Spokane – Scott Greenstone and Catharine Smith (FROM THE ARTICLE: The event is designed to develop the party’s platform.)
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/20/chaos-erupts-at-washington-gop-convention-in-spokane/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Friday, the Washington State Republican Party’s convention in Spokane erupted with moments of booing, chanting obscenities, and people turning their backs to the party’s own candidates. Lorraine Blacklock, a precinct committee officer from King County, told the convention she’d never seen anything like this in her 30 years of involvement in the Republican Party. “Civility has kind of disappeared,” she said. “Even in our party, and that’s sad.” The convention drew delegates, precinct committee officers, and grassroots activists from across Washington for the weekend. The event is designed to develop the party’s platform, choose the party’s local leadership, and nominate candidates for statewide offices. The most divisive question facing more than 1,800 Republican delegates from around the state: Who to endorse for governor? Former Congressman Dave Reichert is far ahead in polls and fundraising, but the delegates in Spokane seem more supportive of former Richland school board member Semi Bird. On Wednesday, The Seattle Times published an article in which Bird admitted to committing financial crimes 30 years ago. He did not disclose them to the party when he applied for the nomination. The report details a 1993 federal conviction for lying on a credit application with the “intent to steal,” according to court documents. The party’s candidate committee announced Bird was disqualified from the endorsement process Friday — prompting the room to roar with boos and cries of “bullshit.” The delegates then voted to overturn the committee’s disqualification. “I take full ownership of who I am in my past,” Bird told reporters afterward. “But what about human decency and civility, to say that a man can fall and falter and still get back up — still stand up? Are we not allowed to try anymore?” In the midst of the chaos, Reichert announced he would withdraw his name from consideration for the endorsement, commenting that his party is in “disarray.” He added that he intends to continue campaigning for governor. The gubernatorial endorsement is expected to come over the weekend. All candidates seeking endorsements were asked to sign pledges that they would drop out if they didn’t get endorsed. Reichert did not sign, however, according to sources in party leadership. Division among the state’s Republican Party was evident earlier in the day, when Jaime Herrera Beutler spoke as a candidate for public lands commissioner, a position that runs Washington’s Department of Natural Resources. Members of the crowd booed the candidate. Some stood up and turned their backs on her. A former representative for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, Herrera Beutler notably voted to impeach President Donald Trump. It was a move that split GOP voters in her district. She lost the following primary in 2022, and in turn, her elected position in Congress. Within hours of the events unfolding in Spokane Friday, Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad issued a statement: “After January 6, we saw that GOP leaders didn’t care about the will of the people in our democracy. In Spokane this weekend we are seeing in real time that the GOP leaders in Washington don’t even care about the will of their own convention delegates. The GOP Convention chaos proves these are not serious people and they cannot be trusted to lead our state. Whichever candidate receives the GOP endorsement for Governor will still be a Mega MAGA, anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQIA+ zealot who has no place in our state government. Washingtonians can rest assured that Democrats will be working around the clock to ensure our progress on equal rights, healthcare, and the environment aren’t rolled back by this clown show.”)

CITY WATCH
— My critics/opponents promote wokeism big time. I should write a book about them. To promote wokeism is to promote more hatred against those like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28770-has-backlash-against-wokeism-begun

KRDO
— Colorado schools receive $24 million in funding to educate undocumented immigrant students
https://krdo.com/news/2024/04/20/colorado-schools-receive-24-million-in-funding-to-educate-undocumented-immigrant-students/

HOOVER INSTITUTION
— Does Merit Still Matter? Hoover senior fellow Thomas Sowell expounds on a familiar theme: society’s never-ending delusion that equality can advance at the expense of merit. – Peter Robinson (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting unfairly and tremendously from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.hoover.org/research/does-merit-still-matter

NEWSWEEK & PEOPLE
— I have always promoted the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform. Those Republicans who reject that plank and promote LGBTQ have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.
https://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-fundraiser-mar-lago-gay-organization-log-cabin-republicans-everything-we-know-1892476
https://people.com/melania-trump-returns-campaign-trail-log-cabin-fundraiser-8634885