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November 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,594 new coronavirus cases, 66 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-coronavirus-19-today-testing/8307102/

NBC5
— Almost No Trump Voters Consider Biden the Legitimate 2020 Election Winner – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/almost-no-trump-voters-consider-biden-the-legitimate-2020-election-winner-poll-says/2378862/
— Trump Will Campaign for Georgia GOP Senate Candidates, Urges Supporters Not to Boycott Runoff Elections – Hannah Miao
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-will-campaign-for-georgia-gop-senate-candidates-urges-supporters-not-to-boycott-runoff-elections/2381545/
— Illinois Surpasses 700K COVID Cases With 7,574 More Reported Friday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-surpasses-700k-covid-cases-with-7574-more-reported-friday/2381507/

WGN TV
— Illinois surpasses 700,000 COVID-19 cases, 12,000 deaths as state reports 7,574 new cases, 66 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-surpasses-700000-covid-19-cases-12000-deaths-as-state-reports-7574-new-cases-66-deaths/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fake jobs, fake news: Fake Foxconn comes further into focus – MICHAEL FARREN AND MATTHEW MITCHELL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-foxconn-government-subsidies-wisconsin-20201127-rjnz7mslwrbffk7tstneoh7psm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois surpasses 12,000 COVID-19 deaths (19% of those this month), 700,000 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201127/illinois-surpasses-12000-covid-19-deaths-19-of-those-this-month-700000-cases

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— State panel releases documents related to Madigan probe – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/State-panel-releases-documents-related-to-Madigan-15757841.php

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Farewell: Thanks for the experiences and your help along the way – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201127/farewell-thanks-for-experiences-and-your-help-along-way
— Cancellation of holiday displays at the Capitol ‘disappointing’ – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201127/cancellation-of-holiday-displays-at-capitol-lsquodisappointingrsquo

WSPY
— Morris State Senator Sue Rezin Appointed to Republican Leadership Position – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/morris-state-senator-appointed-to-republican-leadership-position/article_cefa85ea-30da-11eb-aaeb-3b90b38b1f47.html

CHICAGO READER
— Boystown, the enclave billed as a place where LGBTQ+ people of all stripes are safe to be themselves, faces a racial reckoning decades in the making. – Adam M. Rhodes
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/were-not-asking-for-any-more-than-what-we-are-already-deserved/Content

WHEATON PATCH
— 666 New Coronavirus Cases In DuPage County In Past 24 Hours Six people died of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to DuPage County Health Department – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/666-new-coronavirus-cases-dupage-county-past-24-hours

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— COD Student Samiha Syed Named 2020 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate – Jordyn Holliday
https://www.cod.edu/news/2020/october/samihasyedstudentlaureate.aspx

WIREPOINTS
— How To Focus Protection On Those Truly At Risk From Covid-19 – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/how-to-focus-protection-on-those-truly-at-risk-from-covid-19-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 9 days, another 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in Illinois – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/27/9-days-another-1000-covid-19-deaths-in-illinois/
— Far-left pressures Biden on administration picks – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/27/far-left-pressures-biden-administration-picks/
— Dominion software manipulated votes — 289K in Michigan, 96K in Georgia, lawsuits claim – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Did Dominion count your vote in the November 3, 2020 election?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/27/dominion-software-manipulated-votes-289k-michigan-/

FOX NEWS
— Trump says election fight still has ‘a long way to go’ – Jack Durschlag
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-says-election-fight-still-has-a-long-way-to-go
— Macy’s under fire after calling Black sorority in parade ‘diverse dance group’ Zeta Phi Beta is one of the country’s oldest Black sororities – Julia Musto
https://www.foxnews.com/us/macys-under-fire-after-calling-black-sorority-in-parade-diverse-dance-group

GOPUSA
— Trump Says ‘No Thanks’ To Woke NFL As Players Kneel For The National Anthem On Thanksgiving
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98430

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Slams Twitter For ‘Conservative Discrimination,’ Calls For Repeal Of Section 230 – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-slams-twitter-for-conservative-discrimination-calls-for-repeal-of-section-230

DAILY SIGNAL
— 5 ‘Terrifying’ Policies to Brace for Under Biden – Tony Perkins
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/11/20/5-terrifying-policies-to-brace-for-under-biden/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The very first, Jeffrey explained on “Washington Watch” on Wednesday, is to codify Roe v. Wade—making it impossible for states to limit or ban abortion for any reason. “Joe Biden wants a federal law that makes abortion nationwide a quote-unquote ‘right.’ Which I say is evil.” And, to add to that evil, he wants to force every American to pay for it. That’s No. 2: Biden wants to end the Hyde Amendment. In other words, every federal spending bill could be used in some way to fund abortion. The pro-life Hyde Amendment, which has stood in the way of that radical free-for-all for more than 40 years, would be gone, Jeffrey said. . .No. 3: Biden would reinstate the Obamacare mandate, demanding that every business and nonprofit cover abortion-causing pills and contraception in their health plans. As Jeffrey points out, “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court never really settled that issue, [so] this is a place where Joe Biden right away could do some serious damage.” No. 4: Biden says that on Day One, “he’s going to force public schools and colleges to treat biological males as if they’re females. He literally says they’re going to have to let transgenders pick their own gender identity … So literally, Joe Biden will order public schools to say that anatomical males can play on the girls sports teams, use the girls’ shower rooms, and use the girls’ restrooms. Completely outrageous, absolutely evil.” Last but certainly not least, the Obama vice president says he would order insurance companies to cover gender-reassignment surgeries—not only for adults, but young, impressionable children. Similar to [the] Hobby Lobby case, he’d make family-owned businesses provide that “treatment,” which is actually mutilation. “These issues, particularly those last two,” Jeffrey said, “did not get nearly the kind of exposure and discussion they deserved before the election. I think there are many Americans who have no idea that Joe Biden is going to order public schools to let boys play on their girls sports teams and let boys use the girls’ locker rooms. “To me, that’s such a huge [overreach]. And it’s not just evil. It shows a distortion of [Biden’s] mind and heart. And I don’t think there’s any way he could defend it … .” Some of these things, of course, he can’t do without Congress’ help. And that’s where you and I come in—encouraging our senators and congressmen to stand firm.)

CHRISTIAN POST
— Americans increasingly comfortable with church defiance of COVID-19 restrictions: survey – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/support-for-church-defiance-of-covid-19-restrictions-increases.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Pennsylvania Court Rejects Trump Appeal, Campaign Lawyers Say It’s ‘On to SCOTUS’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pennsylvania-court-rejects-trump-appeal-campaign-lawyers-say-its-on-to-scotus_3595982.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Job for Life, or Not? A Class Divide Deepens in Japan Two court rulings threaten to further entrench distinctions in Japan between “regular” workers and the growing ranks of nonregular employees, many of whom are women. – Makiko Inoue and Ben Dooley
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/business/japan-workers.html

NEW REPUBLIC
— Is America Trapped in a Caste System? Isabel Wilkerson compares American racism to structures of oppression in India and Nazi Germany. – Gaiutra Bahadur (DIERSEN: 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 fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/160329/caste-book-review-isabel-wilkerson-origin-discontents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

CONVERSATION
— Being good at your job won’t stop age discrimination – Jelle Lössbroek (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use up-or-out to get rid of Republicans. The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://theconversation.com/being-good-at-your-job-wont-stop-age-discrimination-149954
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How old you are could be more important to some employers than your experience, or your capacity to do the job – particularly for older candidates. That was the conclusion of research my colleagues and I recently published on age discrimination. We tested 500 managers across nine European countries, using job applications of people aged between 43 and 63, and showed more suitable job candidates did not experience less discrimination. Our findings are especially significant seeing as retirement ages are on the up. Since 2000 they have risen across Europe by an average of 2.5 years and in many countries are projected to increase even further. The COVID-19 pandemic is primarily increasing unemployment among younger workers, but acquiring a new job can be easier for them than for older people, precisely because of this inequality in hiring practices. Ageism is also known to force older workers to accept unfavorable job conditions. And we know prolonged unemployment for older people is painful both financially and for their mental health. Damaging stereotypes  One theory about age discrimination focuses on something known as “statistical discrimination”, which we looked at in our study. It is the idea that employers often lack the proper information to determine which candidate is best, and therefore they base their decisions on discriminatory stereotypes. Information refers, in this instance, to details about training, experience, motivation, performance, health, and retirement intentions, or what we called the six productivity indicators. Interviews with managers suggest employers still fear that older workers are sick more often and that they are less motivated, healthy and productive. So, given the choice between an old and a young candidate with identical CVs, an employer affected by statistical discrimination would supposedly choose the younger candidate. Without enough information to differentiate between the two, they would resort to the stereotype of the older candidate being less productive and sick more often. If this explanation for discrimination is true, then employers might discriminate less on age if they had more information. Positive information would be especially relevant, because this goes against stereotypes. Negative information only confirms what the stereotypes already suggested.)

November 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump says he will leave White House if Electoral College seats Biden – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-hell-leave-if-electoral-college-seats-biden/8297700/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE:
— FRONT PAGE: Before COVID-19, low-income college students often struggled to stay in school. The pandemic has only made it harder: ‘Either my work suffers or my school suffers.’ – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: I could afford to attend UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970 a) because my outstanding parents provided me room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I saved money for college and for three new cars from what I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-illinois-low-income-college-students-20201127-53zqwvncw5colb72ni3ylxgjwu-story.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Incoming McHenry County Board chairman tasked with appointing two members to fill vacant seats – KELLI DUNCAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/11/19/incoming-mchenry-county-board-chairman-tasked-with-appointing-two-members-to-fill-vacant-seats/anwxsbt/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Darin LaHood joins with hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who say “No Signs of Voter Fraud.”
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=314748#.X8D1X81KiM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Takes Questions From Reporters For 1st Time Since Election Day – FRANCO ORDOÑEZ (DIERSEN: According to my RINO critics/opponents, I want to ask their RINO candidates questions that will cause their RINO candidates to lose elections. My RINO critics/opponents do not want me to ask: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-takes-questions-reporters-1st-time-election-day#stream/0

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call for more preference to be given to Democrat minorities and to Democrat females, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats call for more discrimination against Republicans who are White and/or male. According to Democrats, the more successful or unsuccessful that a Republican White male is, the more that Republican White male is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/11/26/obama_republicans_have_turned_white_males_into_victims_doesnt_jibe_with_both_history_and_data.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Trumpiness of the GOP’s Future: Five Key Questions – ROBERT VERBRUGGEN (DIERSEN: What does the future hold for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization? Hate-filled conservative-hating “political consultants” advise the IRP to officially dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP and Republican Party platforms. Hate-filled conservative-hating “political consultants” advise the IRP, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization to dump all those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/11/the-trumpiness-of-the-gops-future-five-key-questions/

POLITICO
— Blame game erupts over Trump’s decline in youth vote Everyone had a scapegoat — from the president himself, to the campaign to outside groups like Turning Point USA. – GABBY ORR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/27/blame-game-erupts-over-trumps-decline-in-youth-vote-440811

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hallmark Channel promotes LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hallmark-channel-lgbtq-christmas-movie/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “When he leaves office, can ex-President Trump be trusted with America’s national security secrets?” Those who hate America vote for Democrats, for not Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/when-he-leaves-office-can-ex-president-trump-be-trusted-n1248994

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Rich Kids Who Want to Tear Down Capitalism Socialist-minded millennial heirs are trying to live their values by getting rid of their money. – Zoë Beery (DIERSEN: Were you a rich kid? When I was younger, my critics/opponents painted me as being a rich kid a) because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod and b) because I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. In my defense, I paid for that car with money that I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/style/trust-fund-activism-resouce-generation.html

NEW YORK POST
— Starbucks fired NJ barista for refusing to wear ‘Pride’ shirt, lawsuit claims – Joshua Rhett Miller (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers officially get rid of their employees who refuse to promote LGBTQ and b) will organizations officially get rid of their members who refuse to promote LGBTQ?)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/26/starbucks-fired-barista-for-refusing-to-wear-pride-t-shirt-lawsuit/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “To stamp out Trumpism, the U.S. needs to deal with these six things.” How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially get rid of the following: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-11-27/defeating-trumpism-autocrat-political-movement

USA TODAY
— Biden’s key picks signal return to failed status quo Opposing View: ‘Return to normalcy’ means Washington careerists ignoring economic and global realities, serving as orderly caretakers of American decline. – Marco Rubio
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/11/25/opposing-view-biden-key-picks-signal-return-failed-status-quo/6429187002/

WACO TRIBUNE HERALD
— Experience makes a comeback in Joe Biden’s Washington – S.E. CUPP (DIERSEN: How old is your experience? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that a) my MBA from Loyola is 44 years old, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt is 41 years old, c) my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul is 40 years old, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt is 39 years old, e) my becoming a licensed CPA is 39 years old, f) my master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT is 23 years old, g) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS is 40 years old, and h) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO is 23 years old.)
https://wacotrib.com/opinion/columnists/s-e-cupp-experience-makes-a-comeback-in-joe-biden-s-washington/article_a8f6ccd6-2f4b-11eb-a777-fb9588cc89b2.html

NEWSWEEK
— Republican Senators Herald Trump Plans for Georgia Rally as Presidential Vote Recount Gets Underway – JAMES WALKER
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senators-react-trump-plans-rally-georgia-1550771

ECONOMIST
— Social unrest has fueled a boom for the diversity industry. An army of consultants and recruiters is helping firms become more inclusive. (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.economist.com/business/2020/11/28/social-unrest-has-fuelled-a-boom-for-the-diversity-industry

ATLANTIC
— When Your Hometown Team Gets a New Identity  Black fans of the Washington Football Team are adapting to a new future for their beloved franchise—and reckoning with its past disregard of Native Americans. – Hannah Giorgis (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would stress that I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966 and that its football team is still the “Warriors.”)
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/11/washington-football-team-local-fans-racial-justice/617218/

NEW REPUBLIC
— America Is Run by Geezers In an election between two septuagenarians, the elderly dominated turnout like never before—more than offsetting a surge in the youth vote. – Timothy Noah (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Trump and Biden? I share the following: old, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, Christian, past/present federal employee, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. In addition, Biden and I are Corvette owners. But my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote discrimination against those who have demographics like Trump, Biden, and I do. But look at all the votes that Trump and Biden got. My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) to promote ONLY those who are one or more of the following: young, minority, female, poor, non-gun owner, veteran, non-Christian, and/or if their ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Further, my critics/opponents want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO to promote only those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP and/or Republican Party platforms.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/160380/2020-election-exit-polls-elderly-turnout-senior-vote

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/11/avoid-christian-asshole-holiday-season/

November 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police investigating after attempt to pull down McKinley Park statue, monument spray-painted
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-investigating-attempt-to-pull-down-mckinley-park-statue/8247174/

CBS2
— Cook County Judicial Candidate Says Vote Totals Changed After Deadline To Make Him Lose
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4902032-cook-county-judicial-candidate-says-vote-totals-changed-after-deadline-to-make-him-lose/

WGN RADIO
— Biden prioritizes experience with Cabinet picks – AP (DIERSEN: How old is your experience? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that a) my MBA from Loyola is 44 years old, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt is 41 years old, c) my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul is 40 years old, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt is 39 years old, e) my becoming a licensed CPA is 39 years old, f) my master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT is 23 years old, g) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS is 40 years old, and h) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO is 23 years old.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/analysis-biden-prioritizes-experience-with-cabinet-picks/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Former lawyer for Van Dyke ‘looking forward to diving in’ after ousting lone Republican from Board of Review. A final tally of votes from the Cook County Clerk’s Office and from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners showed Wendt ahead of Dan Patlak, who has served on the board since 2010. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/11/24/21717552/jason-van-dyke-tammy-wendt-republican-dan-patlak-board-review-cook-county

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora reduces City Hall hours due to spike in COVID-19 cases in Illinois – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-covid-closings-st-1125-20201124-qi4gdjznlzblhgg4tuwhowly74-story.html
— Yes, we do have a lot to be thankful for – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-thanksgiving-rockefeller-owl-page-20201124-ijgrprpo4vawnmaxvxkkqjcp5a-story.html

WBEZ
— The ComEd Scandal Shows Every Illinoisan The True Cost Of Taxpayer Funded Corruption More than 4 million homes and businesses – 70% of Illinois’ population – have already paid the price for ComEd’s bribery scandal. – Alex Keefe (DIERSEN: I should write books about the true costs of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, the true costs of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-comed-scandal-shows-every-illinoisan-the-true-cost-of-taxpayer-funded-corruption/b0994134-3d0a-4a06-84d8-31ebdbfb2a0a

OAK PARK
— We do not have an informed electorate – Tom DeCoursey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, and everyone else, from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/11-18-2020/We-do-not-have-an-informed-electorate/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Brief Biden but fight on, region’s GOP leaders say – Marco Cartolano
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Brief-Biden-but-fight-on-region-s-GOP-leaders-15752171.php

WISCONSIN RADIO NETWORK
— Conservative group files last minute lawsuit to prevent certification of Wisconsin votes – RAYMOND NEUPERT
https://www.wrn.com/2020/11/conservative-group-files-last-minute-lawsuit-to-prevent-certification-of-wisconsin-votes/

NPR ILLINOIS
— GOP Infighting Endangers Party’s Chances In Georgia’s Runoff Elections (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their party’s platform. I should write a book about GOP infighting in Illinois since 2000. Those who want to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform have won.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gop-infighting-endangers-partys-chances-georgias-runoff-elections#stream/0

HINSDALE PATCH
— Feds Sue Hinsdale Over Fair Housing Village’s effort to close sober living house violates Fair House Act, feds say. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: putting addiction centers in residential neighborhoods, reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/feds-sue-hinsdale-over-fair-housing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hinsdale is facing a powerful adversary in its effort to close a house that helps men with addictions — the U.S. Justice Department. On Tuesday, the federal government sued Hinsdale, one of Chicago’s wealthiest suburbs, and alleged the village violated the Fair Housing Act in its handling of the sober living house. Reached by phone, Village President Tom Cauley, who is mentioned frequently in the lawsuit, declined to comment, but would not say why. In July 2019, the Trinity Sober Living House opened at 111 N. Grant St. Neighbors started complaining before it opened. Last August, the village called for the house’s closure. Officials said the sober living house was a commercial operation in a residential neighborhood. The village also argued that with 10 people, the house violated the village’s rule for single-family zones — no more than three unrelated people in a house. After finding out earlier this month that a federal lawsuit would be filed, village officials dropped the argument about the house being a commercial operation, the lawsuit said. But it stuck to its ban on more than three unrelated people in a house. According to the lawsuit, on July 13, 2019, a Hinsdale resident emailed Cauley about the plan for the sober living house. The resident said neighbors were “very worried” about “having people with these issues living as a group in our neighborhood. Any restrictions on this within proximity to Monroe Elementary?” Neighbors also approached Michael Owens, the house’s founder. One accused Owens of bringing “alcoholics, drug addicts and pedophiles into our neighborhood.” Amid the uproar, Cauley wrote Owens on July 18, saying it had come to his attention that Trinity bought the property and intended to use it for 10 unrelated people. Cauley, an attorney, called it a “prohibited use,” but did not refer Owens to the “reasonable accommodation” process under the Fair Housing Act, the lawsuit said. Owens asked to meet with Cauley, but got no response. Instead, he had a July 30, 2019, meeting with the village’s attorney, Lance Malina, and two other top village officials. He gave them a tour of the house and told them the house would not admit sex offenders. At the close of the meeting, Malina told Owens about the reasonable accommodation process, which is intended for groups with disabilities, including those with addictions. In a later email, Owens asked whether he could have up to three residents in the meantime. Malina said he could not because the house was being marketed commercially. Days later, the village held a meeting of Hinsdale residents to share what officials were doing about the sober living house. Trinity was not invited, according to the lawsuit. Shortly after, Cauley sent a letter addressed “Dear Residents,” stating the village saw the sober living house as a prohibited use. The letter was not sent to Trinity, which learned about it more than a month later, according to the lawsuit. On Aug. 7, Trinity’s attorney, Steve Polin, sent a letter seeking a reasonable accommodation for the house under the Fair Housing Act. Contrary to the village’s practice, the administration did not forward the reasonable accommodation request to the Village Board, the lawsuit said. Instead, the next day, the village sued Trinity in DuPage County Court. As part of that litigation, a judge in June eliminated the limit on people in the house, citing the federal investigation, which Patch had written about. According to the lawsuit, Hinsdale’s argument that Trinity was a commercial operation and thus prohibited would essentially ban all group homes for people with disabilities. “This is because, for most group homes, the residents pay rent, the agency operating the group home receives compensation for the care and services being provided, most residents must attend employment or day services programs during the day, and residents are monitored by the provider agency.” Even under the village’s new position, the lawsuit said, only the smallest group homes would be allowed. During the county court proceedings, the village did not inform the judge that it received or intended to consider a reasonable accommodation request, according to the federal lawsuit. In a September 2019 interview, Village President Tom Cauley told the Hinsdalean that the village’s effort involved no fair housing violations. Trinity is in a zone where no more than three unrelated people can live in a house. Cauley told the Hinsdalean that “if we had 10 nuns living there, we would have a problem under the zoning code.” The village’s attorney, Malina, did not return a call for comment.)

PRO NEWS REPORT
— Robert J. Krzyzewski, DC, a Chiropractor with Wheaton Chiropractic Center
https://pronewsreport.com/2020/11/25/robert-j-krzyzewski-dc-a-chiropractor-with-wheaton-chiropractic-center/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Senators Durbin and Duckworth Are Among The Book Burners Happy With Big Tech Censorship – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-senators-durbin-and-duckworth-are-among-the-book-burners-happy-with-big-tech-censorship-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CANCEL CULTURE FORCES COMPANIES TO EMBRACE WOKE CAPITALISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/cancel-culture-forces-companies-to-embrace-woke-capitalism.html
— HARVARD RESEARCHERS: NEARLY HALF OF YOUNG ADULTS SHOWING SIGNS OF DEPRESSION AMID PANDEMIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/harvard-researchers-nearly-half-of-young-adults-showing-signs-of-depression-amid-pandemic.html
— WORKERS VS. WOKENESS: RECOGNIZING CAMPUS SOCIAL JUSTICE AS A LUXURY GOOD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/workers-vs-wokeness-recognizing-campus-social-justice-as-a-luxury-good.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 27 COVID deaths at Illinois vets nursing home prompts probe – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/25/27-dead-at-veterans-home-in-illinois-amid-covid-ou/
— Rigged-election claims in Georgia fuel Republican fears of losing Senate – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/georgia-election-fraud-claims-fuel-gop-fears-losin/
— Trump vows he’ll ‘never concede’ despite administration starting transition move – Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/donald-trump-vows-hell-never-concede-despite-admin/
— Poll finds some voters regret picking Biden after new revelations – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/joseph-r-biden-voters-experience-regret-after-new-/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Dogs Supreme Court as Washington Looks Ahead to Biden – Kevin Daley
https://freebeacon.com/courts/trump-dogs-supreme-court-as-washington-looks-ahead-to-biden/

FOX NEWS
— Victor Davis Hanson: Politicizing coronavirus – the reasons Americans are skeptical of ‘experts’ Where has the coronavirus gone? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/politicizing-coronavirus-americans-skeptical-experts-victor-davis-hanson

FOX BUSINESS
— Hawley slams Facebook after report its algorithm favored liberal outlets Facebook pushed back against Hawley and The New York Times – Evie Fordham
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/hawley-slams-facebook-algorithm-liberal-outlets

BREITBART
— Joe Biden: Amnesty for Over 11 Million Illegal Aliens Going to Senate in My First 100 Days – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/24/watch-joe-biden-amnesty-for-over-11-million-illegal-aliens-going-to-senate-in-my-first-100-days/

PATRIOT POST
— Big Tech Rigs an Election – Douglas Andrews
https://patriotpost.us/articles/75142-big-tech-rigs-an-election-2020-11-24
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Epstein, a Democrat, is also a Harvard-educated behavioral psychologist and the former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today. He’s also the guy who long ago sounded the alarm about the threat posed to our republican form of government by Google and its Big Tech brethren. None of this comes as a surprise to our Mark Alexander, who’s been following Dr. Epstein’s work for years. In mid-2019, Epstein testified before Congress, and the substance of his testimony lent support to what every fair-minded person who’s ever done a politics-related Google search has long suspected: “Data I’ve collected since 2016 show that Google displays content to the American public that is biased in favor of one political party — a party I happen to like, but that’s irrelevant. … Democracy as originally conceived, cannot survive Big Tech as currently empowered.” Too bad no one on Capitol Hill took him seriously.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Thousands in Georgia Registered at Postal, Commercial Addresses, Portraying Them as Residences, Researcher Says – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/thousands-in-georgia-registered-at-postal-commercial-addresses-portraying-them-as-residences-researcher-says_3592165.html

THE HILL
— Governors take heat for violating their own coronavirus restrictions – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/527465-governors-take-heat-for-violating-their-own-coronavirus-restrictions

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump vents about election as agencies aid Biden transition.”
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-df5e2deb1df1cc4bdcb064a4cb9061d5

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago carjackings up 127% over last year, police data show
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-carjackings-127-over-last-135205435.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that Kyle Rittenhouse is a “White domestic terrorist.”
https://news.yahoo.com/white-domestic-terrorists-kyle-rittenhouse-192659233.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump likely to win GOP presidential nomination in 2024, poll shows – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2020/11/24/trump-likely-to-win-gop-nomination-in-2024-poll-shows/

WASHINGTON POST
— DECEMBER 19, 2018 FLASHBACK: Americans are scattered and divided over which source they most trust for news. The most viewed are not always the most trusted. – Emily Guskin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, and everyone else, from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/19/americans-are-scattered-divided-over-which-source-they-most-trust-news/
— Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black female senator, eyes interior secretary post. While she would be an unconventional pick, Moseley Braun served with Joe Biden and campaigned for him this year. – Juliet Eilperin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/25/carol-moseley-braun-interior-secretary/

NPR
— Expanded Access To Voting Yielded Huge Turnout. Will States Take It Away? – Miles Parks
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/937050893/expanded-access-to-voting-yielded-huge-turnout-will-states-take-it-away

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote “Never Trumpers.”
https://www.newsweek.com/never-trumpers-admit-trump-has-taken-over-gop-theyre-staying-fight-1549982

WJLA
— Google bias might have moved millions of people to vote Democrat, psychologist says – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://wjla.com/news/beyond-the-podium/google-might-have-moved-millions-of-people-to-vote-democrat-psychologist-suggests

FEDERAL TIMES
— GSA head makes resources available to Biden after intense criticism – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2020/11/23/gsa-head-makes-transition-resources-available-to-biden-after-intense-criticism/

TECH PORTAL
— Twitter to start providing verification badges to authentic accounts from early 2021 (DIERSEN: Are you verified? Are you authentic? My critics/opponents stress that the following fail/refuse to verity me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRO webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://thetechportal.com/2020/11/25/twitter-to-start-providing-verification-badges-to-authentic-accounts-from-early-2021-asks-for-public-feedback-on-policy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter has announced that it will start its account reverification process once again in 2021, providing ‘blue checks’ to users. In 2017, Twitter had ceased providing verification badges to its account holders, even if they were genuinely noteworthy and a public figure. The decision was taken surrounding an incident in which the social media giant had verified an account belonging to Jason Keller, a white supremacist who organized a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a result of this the company had to face a wave of criticism. It defended itself by making its policies more public, saying that the company provided blue verification badges to anyone of “public interest”. However, critics still mauled this move, saying that while genuine figures of public interest were on wait to get their accounts verified, verifying the account of a white supremacist was not something that should be of public interest. Therefore, in November 2017, Twitter ceased its action of verifying accounts on its platform. A year later, the social media platform informed that it was putting its work on the verification of accounts on indefinite hold. This time it said that this decision is being taken so that the company could direct its resources and focus on the integrity of the upcoming 2020 US elections.)

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— The Importance of Local Elections – Matthew Gross (DIERSEN: Each and every candidate for government and political offices should be asked “If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?”)
https://harvardpolitics.com/the-importance-of-local-elections/

BUZZFEED NEWS
— 1 In 3 Americans Didn’t Vote. Should We Force Them To Next Time? Advocates for compulsory voting in the US are looking for a state to be an electoral guinea pig. They said forcing everyone to vote would fix a lot of problems. – Julia Reinstein (DIERSEN: How informed are the following about government and political news and commentary: your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, the leaders of your Republican county party organization, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, the IRP officers, and Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct?)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/us-compulsory-voting-mandatory
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But it could also help people become more informed voters, said Rapoport, the former Connecticut secretary of state. “If you’re a principal of a high school or a superintendent, and every 18-year-old was required to vote, would that make you more likely to do civic education as part of the curriculum? I think it would,” said Rapoport. “If you’re an employer, and every one of your employees was required to vote, would that make you likely to give them time off to participate? I think it would.” This hints at one of the most common objections to compulsory voting: the rather crass assumption that nonvoters are uneducated and ill-informed on politics, and therefore are better off not voting. Nelson of the NAACP LDF unequivocally rejected that argument, calling it “fully disingenuous.” “If people were truly concerned about people voting who aren’t educated, their focus should be on education and not the right to vote,” said Nelson.)

JOURNALISM
— OCTOBER 21, 2014 FLASHBACK: Political Polarization & Media Habits – AMY MITCHELL, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED, JOCELYN KILEY AND KATERINA EVA MATSA (DIERSEN: I should survey Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois and ask them; a) do you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) if yes, why do you read those emails, c) if no, why don’t you read those emails, d) who has encouraged you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given, and e) who has discouraged you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given?)
https://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/

PEW RESEARCH
— APRIL 1, 2020 FLASHBACK: Americans’ main sources for political news vary by party and age – ELIZABETH GRIECO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, and everyone else, from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-main-sources-for-political-news-vary-by-party-and-age/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans turn to a wide range of media outlets for political and election news, but two stand out as especially common sources. In a late 2019 survey conducted as part of Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathways project, Fox News and CNN were named by the largest segments of U.S. adults as their main political news source – 16% and 12%, respectively. Six other news outlets – NPR, NBC News, ABC News, MSNBC, CBS News and The New York Times – were named by at least 2% of adults. The sources named by the remaining 51% of U.S. adults resulted in a long tail of more than 50 other individual brands. . .In addition to asking respondents whether they got political and election news in the past week from each of 30 different sources (selected to represent a range of news media across different platforms), respondents were asked in an open-ended question to write in the one main source they rely on most for this news. Researchers grouped responses together by brand: For example, “NY Times,” “NYT” and “nytimes.com” were all counted as indicating The New York Times. In all, about half (49%) of U.S. adults named one of these eight outlets as their main source for political and election news. The long list of all other individual outlets, named by fewer than 2% of respondents, included larger sources like The Washington Post, the BBC and Rush Limbaugh, as well as more niche sources such as One America News, The Young Turks and individual local newspapers. Some of the remaining respondents named social media sites (4% in total) or a medium without any specific outlet specified (“radio,” “the internet”). Finally, 13% of respondents declined to provide a recognizable news outlet, left the field blank or said they didn’t remember the name of their main news source. You can see a longer list of sources that were mentioned here. Partisanship in Americans’ main sources for political news Partisan alignment emerges in several of the most commonly named main sources for political and election news. Four of the eight sources named by at least 2% of U.S. adults are much more likely to be named by Democrats and independents who lean Democratic than by Republicans and GOP leaners: MSNBC, The New York Times, NPR and CNN. Fox News is the one outlet among these eight that is far more likely to be named by Republicans than by Democrats. Those who name Fox News and MSNBC display roughly the same high levels of partisanship. About nine-in-ten of those whose main source is Fox News (93%) identify as Republican, very close to the 95% of those who name MSNBC and identify as Democrats. Similarly, about nine-in-ten of those who name The New York Times (91%) and NPR (87%) as their main political news source identify as Democrats, with CNN at about eight-in-ten (79%). The three major broadcast news networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – have more of a mix of Democrats and Republicans among those who name these outlets as their main sources for political news. For example, the makeup of those who name NBC News as their main source is 57% Democratic versus 38% Republican.)

LAW 360
— Gov’t Contractors Can Promote Diversity Despite Trump Order – Allison Powers (DIERSEN: Democrats want employers to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and inclusion to not hire and to get rid of their employees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.law360.com/aerospace/articles/1330077/gov-t-contractors-can-promote-diversity-despite-trump-order

BUSINESS WORLD
— Is There A Future For The Journalist And News Media? Will journalism ever become a profession that commands respect? Will our children think of a career as a journalist financially as well as emotionally rewarding? Will news media become a business of consequence? – Ajay Chacko
http://www.businessworld.in/article/Is-There-A-Future-For-The-Journalist-And-News-Media-/22-11-2020-345378/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Draft confidential survey questions for GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

— Why do you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
— Who has encouraged you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given?
— What do you say to those who encourage you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
— Who has discouraged you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and what reasons have they given?
— What do you say to those who discourage you from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?
— In addition to GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, what other government and political news and commentary sources do you read?
— To the best of your knowledge, do the following read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why or why not:
– your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?
– the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization?
– the leaders of your Republican county party organization?
– your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee?
– the Republican leaders of your municipality?
– the Republican leaders of your township?
– the Republican leaders of your county?
– your Republican State Representative?
– your Republican State Senator?
– your Republican Congressman?
— What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to defend/advance:
— the traditional marriage plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform?
— the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform?
— What do you say to those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who promote:
– dependency on government?
– dependency on charity?
– LGBTQ?
– abortion?
– mass/illegal immigration?
– booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices?
– abolition of the First Amendment?
– abolition of the Second Amendment?
– patronage?
– political affiliation discrimination?
– reverse discrimination?
– age discrimination?

November 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 212,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits filed in Illinois, sparking concerns about identity theft – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-unemployment-fraud-20201124-ihxeba7wzraknejo56shjav5l4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— — DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Get ready for Donald Trump’s shadow government — via Twitter and Fox News. Other Republicans, in fear of the wrath of Trump’s supporters, will obstruct Joe Biden at every turn.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/23/21611733/donald-trump-shadow-government-fox-news-jesse-jackson
— Wedding panners: Naperville mayor gets cool reception for going to Florida for daughter’s nuptials. The suburban mayor was publicly shamed by his niece, a former BuzzFeed personality, who tweeted that she was “fuming” after learning her uncle traveled to Naples, Florida, to attend the wedding, which she said included at least 50 guests. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/23/21611686/wedding-naperville-mayor-steve-chirico-kristin-coronavirus-covid-19-travel-mask-pritzker

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Contested races set in several DuPage County towns – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201123/contested-races-set-in-several-dupage-county-towns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton One of four available city council seats representing Wheaton’s four voting districts will be contested this spring. In the south district, Bill Nieman filed Nov. 16 to claim the first spot on the ballot, followed by Mark Yetsky. Resident Scott Weller has since officially joined the race. Lynn Robbins, who in 2019 was appointed to a 2-year term representing the west district, filed to retain the seat. And incumbent Michael Barbier is seeking reelection in the east district. Scott Brown filed to run for the north district seat, currently held by Christopher Zaruba. He and south district incumbent John Rutledge did not file nominating papers by Monday’s deadline.)
— ‘Significant number’ propping up leader’s (Madigan’s) stubbornness does lasting harm
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pope-francis-book-explores-george-floyd-virus-skeptics-74358533

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These suburban housing markets are booming – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, into your municipal district, into your municipality, into your township, into your county district, and into your county are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/these-suburban-housing-markets-are-booming

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— State Sen. Sue Rezin denied chance to sit in on Tuesday hearing on Vets Home – Tom Collins
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/11/23/state-sen-sue-rezin-denied-chance-to-sit-in-on-tuesday-hearing-on-vets-home/aoowdwd/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 790 cases Monday, 8 deaths, region’s positivity rate remains at 14.5% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/24/dupage-county-reports-790-cases-monday-8-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-remains-at-14-5/arqftxn/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A growing list of Republicans want Trump to concede.” In your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, which “Republicans” always wanted Trump to fail? Those “Republicans” reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity plank (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/a-growing-list-of-republicans-want-trump-to-concede

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Are ‘Afraid’ Of Trump.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-ohio-gov-john-kasich-says-gop-afraid-trump#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pope stands with NBA players against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nba-players-discuss-social-justice-with-pope-at-vatican/

CHICAGO PATCH
— Police Arrest Two Women For Damaging Part Of Trump Tower Hotel
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/police-arrest-two-women-damaging-part-trump-tower-hotel

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Mayor Chirico Reacts To Controversy Over Florida Wedding. A woman identifying herself as Mayor Chirico’s niece tweeted that people were “unmasked” at a wedding in Florida attended by the mayor. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/mayor-chirico-reacts-controversy-over-wedding-report

WIREPOINTS
— The right COVID policy for Illinois? Obsess about the elderly and infirm. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-right-covid-policy-for-illinois-obsess-about-the-elderly-and-infirm-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The 2020 Post-Election Plot Thickens – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-2020-post-election-plot-thickens/

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
— THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE PARTY OF DIVERSITY
https://www.nfrw.org/news/ArtMID/10689/ArticleID/4830/The-Republican-Party-is-the-Party-of-Diversity

GOPUSA
— Biden Advisor: Elderly Should Be First To Die, Last To Live (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 72. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98281
— America Is Being Betrayed On Two Fronts
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98304
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Such treachery is precisely why Chapter 7 of my book “Rules for Defeating Radicals” (Available at Amazon) is characterized as the single most important chapter of the entire work. Its title “RINOs: The Essential Alinsky Fifth Column,” unmasks those so-called Republicans who claim to be “on the right” when convenient, but who always undercut real conservatism at critical junctures. They are often the determining factor in leftist successes against America. Until our side fully grasps who they are, and why they need to be rooted out and sent packing, we can always count on them to do the dirtiest of leftist “dirty work” at the bidding of the Democrats. With the 2020 election theft hardly a “done deal,” and those Americans, including the Trump Team, who seek to uphold the law and Constitution fighting for their lives and the very future of the nation, such a proclamation from the likes of Christie is the ultimate effort to deliver us a fatal stab in the back. It comes on the heels of other similar duplicity from the predictable cadre of RINOs, including the McCain clan, former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. The propensity of self-serving and unscrupulous political gamers to swarm like moths towards the seeming brightest lights of power is nothing new. Still, their disloyalty needs to be underscored, and they need to be indelibly tagged as forever untrustworthy. Their willingness to suddenly and loudly proclaim themselves to be the “Second Coming of Ronald Reagan” come the next election cycle is no sign of a “change of heart.” Rather, it further proves their total contempt for the conservative voting base whom they are seeking to con, in preparation for future betrayals. From their perspective, the wholesale theft of the 2020 Presidential Election is really no big deal, and only reflects the ongoing ebb and flow of American politics.)
— Penalties For Violating GOP Governor’s Thanksgiving Crackdown Include 1 Yr. In Prison And A $5K Fine
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98288
— Ten For Thanksgiving Dinner, But A Million In The Air
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98291

LIFE SITE NEWS
— American media are failing to report on US election accurately, and it’s endangering lives. Rick Green is a former state representative who says the media is accusing President Trump of doing exactly what they are guilty of.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/american-media-is-failing-to-report-on-election-accurately-and-its-endangering-lives

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois unveils plan to crack down on anti-Semitism days after feds open investigation – CHRISTIAN LUBKE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-unveils-plan-to-crack-down-on-anti-semitism-days-after-feds-open-investigation/

EPOCH TIMES
— Chinese Communist Party Media Outlet Continues Paying U.S. Counterparts Millions to Publish Its Propaganda
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ccp-media-outlet-continues-paying-us-counterparts-millions-to-publish-its-propaganda_3590665.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Eve-increasingly, the Pope promotes the Democrat Party platform. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pope-francis-book-explores-george-floyd-virus-skeptics-74358533

NBC NEWS
— With nearly all votes counted, the 2020 presidential election wasn’t that close – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Melissa Holzberg (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/nearly-all-votes-counted-2020-presidential-election-wasn-t-close-n1248608

NEW YORK TIMES
— Roiled by Election, Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth – Kevin Roose, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: Facebook exists a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, b) to elect and to reelect Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party candidates, and c) to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Facebook exists a) to promote moderates and liberals and b) to get rid of conservatives once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/facebook-election-misinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you oppose voter fraud, the more that Democrats oppose you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/technology/election-misinformation-facebook-twitter.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s voter margin in key states wouldn’t fill the Rose Bowl. That will affect how he governs. – David Byler, Sergio Peçanha (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/23/bidens-voter-margin-key-states-wouldnt-fill-rose-bowl-that-will-affect-how-he-governs/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “The Republican Party has split in two. Let’s keep it that way.” I should write a book about conservative-haters who have dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. They reject the traditional family, right-to-life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/23/republican-party-split-two-lets-keep-it-that-way/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump repeats unfounded election fraud claims in late-night posts flagged by Twitter.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/23/trump-election-fraud-tweets-flagged/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Big Donors Spent Heavily on Failed Election Efforts. Race in 2020 on track to cost about twice as much as in 2016. – Julie Bykowicz and Tarini Parti (DIERSEN: Who are the Big Donors in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? My critics/opponents shout at them that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-donors-spent-heavily-on-failed-election-efforts-11606147552
— China Says It Has Met Its Deadline of Eliminating Poverty. A Communist Party milestone is announced with little fanfare, as the final few counties in a nationwide drive are declared poverty-free – James T. Areddy (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county have financial problems, health problems, and/or other problems? What percent of the foresaid vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to use government to solve their problems, that is, because Democrats promise to use government to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and to give those opportunities and that money to those who vote for Democrats?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-says-it-has-met-its-deadline-of-eliminating-poverty-11606164540

USA TODAY
— Why the 2020 election is a mandate for solutions and moderation. If this election mandates anything, it’s a rejection of extremes in both parties. – Carrie Conko and Erin Norman (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/23/why-moderation-true-winner-2020-election-column/3775991001/
— ‘Almost impossible’: As education divide deepens, Democrats fear a demographic problem for future power – Joey Garrison and Rebecca Morin (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/24/education-divide-deepens-democrats-worry-future-power/6325025002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Joe Biden described the presidential race as “Scranton versus Park Avenue.” He slammed tax cuts for billionaires. He touted that he would be a state school graduate, not another Ivy Leaguer, in the Oval Office. Months before Election Day, the Biden campaign adopted an economic populist message aimed directly at white working-class voters, convinced they could peel off a small portion of President Donald Trump’s base. Yet despite Biden’s election victory, this demographic – white voters without college degrees – remained just as loyal as ever to the president, defying public polling before the election that suggested Democrats were poised for small inroads. For Biden, wins in battleground states came thanks to growing support in affluent suburbs around cities like Atlanta, Philadelphia and Detroit where the president-elect expanded margins with a new Democratic stronghold: white voters who graduated college. The 2020 election widened the education polarization – a largely urban-rural divide that has come to define American politics, producing a mixed bag for Democrats. “The biggest thing that came out of this election was that education polarization – the gap between college-educated voters and (non-college-educated voters) – actually increased, rather than decreased like the polls predicted it would,” said David Shor, a Democratic polling and data expert who advised liberal political action committees this cycle. “(Democrats) basically treaded water in the least-educated areas and gained a lot in the educated areas.” Even as Biden beat Trump in the popular vote by more than 6 million votes, Democrats aren’t expected to gain control of the Senate, lost several House seats and failed to flip a single state legislature. Their rejection among white working-class voters, particularly in rural areas and small towns, helped lead to the disappointments. Once viewed as the party of working people, Democrats now rely on the Whole Foods shopper. At the same time, Democrats saw support slip among Black voters, their most loyal constituency, and Latino voters. Although Biden won Black voters overwhelmingly 87%-12%, Trump grew his support by 4 percentage points from 2016, according to exit polls. The shift was more significant among Hispanic voters. While Biden still won Latino voters overall, Trump performed 7 percentage points better than four years ago. He improved his margins in 78 out of 100 majority-Latino counties, according to an analysis from POLITICO. For years, Democrats expressed confidence that the country’s increasingly diverse, less-white electorate would give them an edge long-term over Republicans. Now, some in the party have concerns: That relying so heavily on urbanites and suburbanites puts them at a disadvantage electorally to capture the Senate, hold on to the House and retain the presidency. . .The fact Biden still struggled with non-college-educated white voters, according to Grossman, reflects the overall shift toward politics based on social and cultural divisions rather than economic. The same trend is found in European nations like the United Kingdom. With his cultural – not economic – brand of populism, Trump fanned fears about racial equity protests that erupted in cities. He pushed for “law and order” during the campaign, slammed the Black Lives Matter movement, and accused Democrats of being soft on violence and anti-police. He warned Biden would turn the U.S. into a “socialist” country and accused the Democrat of wanting to take away Americans’ guns. Trump even said, “There will be no God” if Biden were elected. “Voters are more associated with the party that they share social and cultural views with rather than necessarily economic policy opinions,” Grossman said.)

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans turn on each other over Trump’s failing attempt to steal the election.”
https://americanindependent.com/republicans-trump-coup-election-fraud-biden-victory/

NEW YORKER
— How the Biden Administration Can Free Americans from Student Debt – Astra Taylor (DIERSEN: Working your way through college, like I did, used to be viewed positively. I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. The money for that, and for a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in 1967, came from what I earned delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. My parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/how-the-biden-administration-can-free-americans-from-student-debt

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Everyone’s Moving to the Suburbs – Gabby Birenbaum (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/11/23/everyones-moving-to-the-suburbs/

GUARDIAN
— ‘The fight doesn’t stop here’: what LGBTQ+ advocates want from a Biden presidency – Sam Levin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially banish individuals, banish organizations, and banish companies that do not promote LGBTQ? How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially banish individuals, banish organizations, and banish companies that do not promote abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things? How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially ban those like me who do not promote the aforesaid from seeking/holding municipal offices?)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/19/joe-bidens-win-was-a-sigh-of-relief-for-lgbtq-people-now-activists-want-stronger-protections

MOTHER JONES
— Defund-Police Organizers to Biden: “We’re Not Going Away” – Samantha Michaels (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/11/defund-police-organizers-to-biden-were-not-going-away/

COUNTERPUNCH
— Election 2020: a Democratic Mandate or a Vote Against Trump? – ANTHONY DIMAGGIO (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/24/election-2020-a-democratic-mandate-or-a-vote-against-trump/

FAST COMPANY
— 6 questions to ask to find out if you’re an ethical leader The director of Ethical Imperatives contends that ethical leaders possess six traits that command, not demand, loyalty. – YONASON GOLDSON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them and to them only.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90568314/6-questions-to-ask-to-find-out-if-youre-an-ethical-leader
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the workplace, bosses and managers may hold absolute power. But how they wield that power will determine the loyalty and, by natural consequence, the productivity of their employees. If you want to be respected as a king and not reviled as a despot, you need to command, not demand, loyalty. And the way your employees see you will depend on whether you conduct yourself according to the principles of ethics. In these complicated times, acting ethically is not as simple as it once was. Social norms change seemingly every day. Often, even the right choice produces collateral damage to real or perceived inequity. What is a leader to do? Loyalty is not acquired by merely making ethical decisions. More fundamentally, it comes from being recognized as an ethical person. The qualities that describe an ethical leader can be enumerated using a convenient acronym: E.T.H.I.C.S. An ethical leader asks the following questions to determine if they exhibit these qualities. . .As an ethical leader, you see your choices through a different lens and recognize that the culture you create will determine your bottom line. Most of all, you naturally command the loyalty that inspires others to join you in your purpose, to share your passion, and to commit themselves to your vision. By promoting a culture of success all around you, the rewards of that success will inevitably follow.)

November 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating minorities.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-election-challenges-sound-alarm-among-black-voters/8172559/

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White House.”
https://wgntv.com/news/criminal-probe-legal-fights-await-trump-after-white-house/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Big strides made in addressing D204′s equity problems — 26% of new teachers were minority hires – RAFAEL GUERRERO (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-indian-prairie-equity-update-st-1122-20201121-xj3bbr53svgdzl3fcakhbx72p4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How the ‘red mirage’ gave false sense of Republican success – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: It’s the Blue Invasion. When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, into your municipal district, into your municipality, into your county district, and into your county are Democrats? For my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, and DuPage County, I estimate it to be 80%.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201122/how-the-red-mirage-gave-false-sense-of-republican-success
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Savvy Democratic organizations then actively promoted voting by mail. For example, Lake County’s Democratic organization sent letters to registered voters detailing their options, including vote by mail, party Chair Lauren Beth Gash said. They also called people to inform them of those options and to motivate them to vote. Meanwhile, Trump and other Republicans groused about possible election fraud in voting by mail. Relatively few promoted it. “The Democrats had a messaging advantage,” said Kent Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfield. ‘A Democratic lean’ Election results have shown most people who vote by mail back Democratic candidates. “Vote by mail does have a Democratic lean,” Redfield said. “New voters, particularly younger voters, find voting by mail very easy and low-cost in terms of time and effort.” On the flip side, Election Day tallies appear more Republican than the final totals. For proof of this partisan split, look at the Underwood-Oberweis showdown.)
— 2,500 Aurora families receive free Thanksgiving meals (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in America will be handing out charity and/or getting charity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201121/2500-aurora-families-receive-free-thanksgiving-meals
— College of Lake County will provide free college tuition for disadvantaged residents – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: I could afford to attend UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970 a) because my outstanding parents provided me room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I saved money for college and for new cars from what I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201121/clc-will-provide-free-college-tuition-for-disadvantaged-residents
— Thanksgiving is still a time to count our blessings – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my not being thankful enough. According to them, I have what I have a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) because my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women, and c) I avoided the draft.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201121/editorial-despite-covid-19-thanksgiving-is-still-a-time-to-count-our-blessings

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Judge throws out Trump bid to stop PA vote certification – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/federal-judge-throws-out-trump-campaign-bid-to-prevent-pennsylvania-vote-certification

NPR ILLINOIS
— Detroiters Affronted By Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims – QUINN KLINEFELTER
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/detroiters-affronted-trumps-voter-fraud-claims#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “‘How Fascism Works’ Author On Trump’s Attempts To Overturn Election Results.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-fascism-works-author-trumps-attempts-overturn-election-results#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating minorities.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-election-challenges-sound-alarm-among-voters-of-color/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McEnany calls CNN’s White House reporter an ‘activist’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/20/kayleigh-mcenany-white-house-press-secretary-calls/
— Michigan Republicans file articles of impeachment against Gretchen Whitmer – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/19/gretchen-whitmer-articles-impeachment-filed-michig/
— Pollsters harmed Trump with bad guesses on GOP turnout – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/19/faulty-polls-miss-republican-voters-surveys-skew-r/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Obama can’t credibly racialize his party’s failures – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/obama-cant-credibly-racialize-his-partys-failures
— One last push for Trump’s border wall funding could complicate government spending deal – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/one-last-push-for-trumps-border-wall-funding-could-complicate-government-spending-deal

FOX NEWS
— Georgia recount formally requested by Trump campaign. “President Trump and his campaign continue to insist on an honest recount in Georgia,” the president’s campaign said. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-recount-formally-requested-by-trump-campaign
— Trump criticizes Biden forming Cabinet amid election legal challenges. Biden said Thursday said he has chosen his treasury secretary and may make other cabinet announcements as early as this week
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/live-updates-trump-criticizes-biden-forming-cabinet-amid-election-legal-challenges

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Liberal Press Intensifies War on Suburbs   Suburbs are not racist. They are not ecologically unsustainable. They are beautiful, and we need more of them. – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2020/11/21/liberal-press-intensifies-war-on-suburbs/

BLAZE
— ‘Widespread destruction to businesses’ in Portland by violent black bloc vandals There was also an armed heist of a UPS truck in Portland
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-rioting-vandals-business – Paul Sacca
— Joe Biden reprimands reporter while dodging ‘completely valid’ question on schools closing Joe Biden has a history of becoming agitated with this CBS News reporter – Paul Sacca (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO candidates in Illinois who have taken adverse actions against me because of a question that Jeff Gannon asked Bush in the White House.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-reporter-media-schools-closing

DAILY CALLER
— Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Calls For Michigan To Delay Certification Of Its Election Results – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/21/rnc-chair-michigan-delay-certification-election-results/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Constitutional Way to Defeat Cancel Culture – Mike Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be cancelled: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO employers and organizations get rid of you.)
https://www.heritage.org/the-constitution/commentary/the-constitutional-way-defeat-cancel-culture
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “To start dismantling identity politics, then, and begin the civil rights movement 2.0, we need to stop the government from handing out benefits to those with a claim of victimhood simply because of membership in a protected group.” Suborning Americans to adhere to identity categories takes many forms. One clear example is preferential contracting programs that reward businesses certifi­ed as “disadvantaged business enterprises,” or DBEs. The owner of a business obtains certification as a DBE by being a member of a victim group and swearing in an affidavit that he or she has been “subjected to ethnic prejudice or cultural bias.” Having succeeded in life by overcoming this obstacle does not prevent certification. University of Maryland Professor George La Noue draws the only possible conclusion: “Thus, social disadvantage is, as a practical matter, established at birth, and cannot be challenged by evidence of a successful life.” DBEs, obviously, need to be discontinued. Indeed, the federal government should conduct an inventory to find out how many federal statutes make non-competitive awards based on race. The last time the Congressional Research Service (CRS) did this, in 2011, it found that there were nearly 300 federal statutes that “specifically refer to race, gender, or ethnicity as factors to be considered in the administration of federal programs.” The report added that, though its authors had been “as comprehensive as possible,” their findings were “by no means exhaustive.” The next obvious step is to declare that these statutes contravene the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. One of the most visible set-aside programs is affirmative action in university admissions. Vulnerable high school seniors worried about getting into a good college are being encouraged not just to tick any of the identity boxes, but also to produce victimhood narratives that will get them into the college of their choice. This will take the courts, in the end, to resolve, though the Trump Justice Department took an important step in informing Yale this summer that its admissions program violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in discriminating against white and Asian-American applicants. Lastly, the least recognized form of racial discrimination is one of the most important: the doctrine of disparate impact. This allows discrimination to be found in a policy’s outcome, not its intent. This is a civil rights lawyer’s dream and leads to arbitrary legal action, since all policies have a “disparate effect” on people, especially when the categories are artificial.)

TOWNHALL
— Solutions to Conservative Angst in 2020 – Loyd Pettegrew and Jim McCoy
https://townhall.com/columnists/loydpettegrew/2020/11/22/solutions-to-conservative-angst-in-2020-n2580431
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives should withdraw complete support from all news media that offer politicized opinion in place of carefully documented fact. Don’t subscribe to or buy progressive newspapers like The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, or even your local newspaper if it panders to the left. There are really good conservative daily newspaper alternatives like the New York Post, Epoch Times, Conservative Daily News, American Thinker and Washington Examiner. Pew Research reports newsroom employment dropping 51% over the past decade. Force them to downsize to even further. Falling readership will force advertisers to take their business elsewhere and these newspapers will fail. The same can apply to major television and cable news channels. Be very selective in choosing which to watch. Punish companies and their CEOs that virtue signal by stopping your purchases of their products and services. Be it the NBA, pro football, Ben & Jerry’s, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Nike, Levi Strauss, Intel, Peloton, etc., choose an alternative or go without. Choosing Dunkin Donuts over Starbucks, for example, will save money and you will be doing your part, as Nancy Reagan said, by “just saying no.” If you own stock in one of these leftist companies that support progressive causes, send a letter to the Chairman of the Board (not CEO) and tell him/her of your disgust at their sponsorship of Marxist causes and that you will relieve your 401K and investment portfolio of their stock and reinvesting your hard earned dollars in their competitors’ stock. Some professional athletes have taken center stage expressing their opinions and prejudices on social issues. We should be very leery of such social activists. Being athletic entertainers doesn’t mean they have the intellect or moral character to become trusted oracles. In many cases they are more representative of the problem than the solution. Organizations like 2nd Vote can help you discern which companies and organizations align with your beliefs. Stop using social media and Amazon Unburden your social media life as well as your reliance on Amazon. They are physically, psychologically and financially addictive! We have laid ourselves at the feet of leftist, BigTech gazillionaires who only have their own interests at heart. They are drunk with vainglorious power and self-importance, and are buying off Congress to stay unregulated. Our world would become a better place when we connect meaningfully with real people. Unsubscribe or simply wean yourself off all but the most vital social media usage. When in doubt, pick up the phone and have a real conversation with your friends; group text rather than Facebook them. Twitter is an ego trip that you don’t need to take. Frequent local stores when buying things, supporting your local economy; you can get comparable goods at reasonable prices at big box stores or product websites. Use UPS or Fedex to ship. Don’t send your children or grandchildren to left-leaning schools because if they are not yet, they will likely come home brainwashed. Conservatives must become more involved at all levels of public and private education. The National Education Association (NEA) voted to focus teacher in-service programs on “white fragility” rather than quality classroom educational practices. It holds monopolistic control over public education as a labor union, strongly aligned with liberal Democrats. Most parents prefer quality teaching in math, English, reading/writing or science over K-12 leftist indoctrination. Public boards of education must be reclaimed by conservative parents. With the Covid pandemic, many parents are eschewing regular schools dominated by teachers’ unions for charter schools, homeschooling and teaching pods, less influenced by left-leaning politics. New data show that these alternatives provide a superior choice and so are under attack by the NEA. The Biden administration will double down on these attacks. The vast majority of colleges and universities are completely leftist. State legislatures must become more vigilant of the prioritization of Marxism in higher education over democracy and the free enterprise system. Influence your children to attend politically conservative colleges like Hillsdale and Claremont, pursuing degrees in engineering, accounting, finance and STEM programs. Note, even medical school programs are now becoming woke as Stanley Goldfarb has opined, “A new wave of educational specialists is increasingly influencing medical education. They emphasize “social justice” that relates to health care only tangentially. This approach is the result of a progressive mind-set that abhors hierarchy of any kind and the social elitism associated with the medical profession in particular.”)

CBN NEWS
— Attorneys, Republican Canvassers Endure Ballot Bullying & ‘Doxing’ Over Election Certification Vote – Andrea Morris
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/november/attorneys-republican-canvassers-endure-ballot-bullying-and-doxing-over-election-certification-vote

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Alien Crossings Surging in Anticipation of Biden Presidency – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/11/21/illegal-alien-crossings-surging-in-anticipation-of-biden-presidency-n1166094

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Campaign Requests New Recount in Georgia: ‘Stop Giving the People False Results’ – MELANIE SUN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-requests-new-recount-in-georgia-stop-giving-the-people-false-results_3588778.html

THE HILL
— GOP chairwoman leans into election claims: Party will ‘run down every single irregularity’ – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/527034-gop-chairwoman-leans-into-election-claims-party-will-run-down

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. – DAVID CRARY (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic. Why would a Catholic vote for a Democrat?)
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-joe-biden-elections-presidential-elections-ebeb54b08dc8fee544fd9bf74c9db730

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Right-wing viewers upset with Trump’s loss move from Fox to further right media.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/right-wing-viewers-upset-with-trump-s-loss-move-from-fox-to-further-right-media-96403525622

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Duty or Party?” and say “For Republicans, a Test of Whether to Enable Trump. In pushing his false claims to the limits and cowing Republicans into acquiescence or silence, President Trump has revealed the fragility of the electoral system — and shaken it.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/21/us/politics/trump-vote.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Campaign Lawyers Step Up but Are Swiftly Knocked Down. The race to file lawsuits challenging the election results has forced lawyers into mistakes and uncomfortable court appearances.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/us/politics/trump-election-lawsuits.html
— Why the 2020 Election Makes It Hard to Be Optimistic About the Future – Paul Krugman (DIERSEN: What makes it hard for you to be optimistic about the future? For me, it is the ever-increasing invasion of hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who hypocritically move in to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/opinion/coronavirus-climate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How Trump Hopes to Use Party Machinery to Retain Control of the G.O.P. Ronna McDaniel, a close ally of President Trump, wants to remain head of the Republican National Committee, worrying party members who believe the president will try to use the group to keep control of the G.O.P.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/us/trump-gop-control.html
— The Contacts Of My Contacts Your bubble is bigger than you think it is – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: My bubble is smaller because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opinion/sunday/covid-bubble-thanksgiving-family.html
— Racism Impoverishes the Whole Economy While the targets unquestionably suffer the most, denying people equal opportunities diminishes the finances of millions of Americans. – Lisa D. Cook (DIERSEN: To hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, the Democrats who run the federal government have wasted many millions of dollars on me. To recruit, to retain, and to promote young minorities and young females, the following have wasted me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/business/racism-impoverishes-the-whole-economy.html
— When the Welcome Wagon Crashes – Ronda Kaysen (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, into your municipal district, into your municipality, into your county district, and into your county are Democrats? For my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, and DuPage County, I estimate it to be 80%.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/realestate/moving-during-covid.html
— Partners in Misinformation – Amy Qin, Vivian Wang and Danny Hakim (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/business/media/steve-bannon-china.html
— What Happened When a School District Banned Thin Blue Line Flags Some students in a mostly white New York suburb said the flag made them feel unsafe. Banning it prompted accusations of political bias. – Michael Gold (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township, and in your county, if you did something in support of law enforcement, how viciously would the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs destroy you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/21/nyregion/police-flag-pelham-school-district.html
— This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused? An approach called contingency management rewards drug users with money and prizes for staying abstinent. But few programs offer it, in part because of moral objections to the concept. – Abby Goodnough (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. I give credit for that to a) my outstanding parents who had me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and who sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, b) my outstanding grandparents, c) my outstanding aunts, uncles, and the rest of my relatives, and d) my teachers and classmates at Trinity Lutheran and Hope Lutheran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/health/meth-addiction-treatment.html
— Many Employers Avoid Coronavirus Tests Over Cost, Not Availability A survey sheds light on why many companies aren’t testing workers. There is also “confusion and uncertainty as to how tests work,” a researcher said. – Noam Scheiber
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/business/virus-testing-companies.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it.” According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-disinformation-journalism-next-steps/2020/11/20/6a634378-2ac8-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— The Left’s ‘big-turnout’ myth and other commentary – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2020/11/21/the-lefts-big-turnout-myth-and-other-commentary/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: In March, President Trump warned that expanding mail-in voting would mean “you’d never have a Republican elected” again. Yet this year’s election raises doubts: With a “record-high turnout,” the GOP “not only held its own” but “exceeded expectations at every level.” Joe Biden won “a comfortable victory” in the popular vote, but “the GOP’s resounding success in down-ballot races” dealt a “significant blow” to the myth that “a latent majoritarian mandate exists for the progressive agenda.”)

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Nearly two-thirds of older Black Americans can’t afford to live alone without help – and it’s even tougher for Latinos – Jan Mutchler
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/nearly-two-thirds-of-older-black-americans-cant-afford-to-live-alone-without-help-and/article_77f15e81-e5ff-5cac-bdfd-5fc8d380b6c6.html

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— ‘Racism needs to go to hell’: Black Lives Matter marchers
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Racism-needs-to-go-to-hell-Black-Lives-15745545.php

ATLANTA VOICE
— ‘Biden-Harris administration tasked with dismantling America’s history of hate’ – Stacy M. Brown
https://www.theatlantavoice.com/articles/election2020-brown-biden-harris-administration-tasked-with-dismantling-americas-history-of-hate/

MILWAUKEE COURIER
— Should Americans Be Embarrassed By Our Racism? After more than a decade of research, author Kathleen Brush, Ph.D. MBA confirms that the U.S. is the world’s least racist society
https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2020/11/21/should-americans-be-embarrassed-by-our-racism/

NEWSWEEK
— AOC Attacks Double Standard After Accused Kenosha Shooter Rittenhouse’s Release – NATALIE COLAROSSI
https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-attacks-double-standard-after-accused-kenosha-shooter-rittenhouses-release-law-disorder-1549264

NATIONAL HERALD
— Americans voted for ‘change’ and a progressive agenda. I am very proud of the hard work put into electing Joe Biden… and let’s be clear: This election was not just a normal election between two candidates, writes Senator Bernie Sanders
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/americans-above-wall-street

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater promotes hatred of conservatives.
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/178320

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Can Republicans Get Trump-Style Turnout Without Trump on the Ballot? – David Atkins
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/11/22/can-the-gop-get-trump-style-turnout-without-trump-on-the-ballot/

FRENCH DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to my critics/opponents, if a Republican candidate losses, it is because that candidate is too conservative.
https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-cultural-consequences-of-very

WBUR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Futile Fight To Overturn Election Loss Breeds Turmoil, Risk.”
https://www.wbur.org/npr/937060717/trumps-futile-fight-to-overturn-election-loss-breeds-turmoil-risk

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 39% Do Not Think Trump Should Concede to Biden
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/61_think_trump_should_concede_to_biden

November 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— CDC coronavirus update: Agency says most COVID-19 infections spread by people without symptoms
https://abc7chicago.com/health/cdc-says-most-covid-19-infections-spread-by-asymptomatic-people/8144335/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-11/21/2020

CBS2
— Illinois State Police Enforcing Indoor Dining Ban As Local Governments Flout Restrictions
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/20/indoor-dining-ban-enforcement-illinois/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “With silence, GOP enables Trump’s risky endgame.”
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/analysis-with-silence-gop-enables-trumps-risky-endgame/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s election challenges falling flat in court.”
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/explainer-trumps-election-challenges-falling-flat-in-court/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 13,012 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases and 126 more deaths reported as Tier 3 restrictions go into effect across state (DIERSEN: According to Google, the Chicago Tribune has lifted its paywall on this story and says “To support essential reporting, please consider becoming a subscriber.”)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201120-r5iy2hfrj5ac3euaibm2za4ihi-story.html
— Social media: Everyone’s sharing, no one is taking responsibility – CLARENCE PAGE (DIERSEN: Unlike my competitors, that is, unlike my critics/opponents, I practice full attribution. I highlight the source, title, author, and unhidden hyperlink of articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com . I take full responsibility for what I do. Those who object to the aforesaid articles should take their complaints to the sources of those articles and to the authors of those articles. To post something on a website is to put it in the public domain. My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out the emails, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they punish me for including links in the emails to articles published by authors who they blacklist. My critics/opponents have hundreds, if not thousands, if not millions of authors on their blacklists. My critics/opponents blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) authors who they blacklist, and c) why my critics/opponents blacklist those authors.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-dorsey-zuckerberg-cruz-page-20201120-bbiumybyo5gjtbjpzwwi635kfe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In Illinois, U.S. Reps. John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger and GOP House Leader Jim Durkin exceptions to Trump enablers. A few Republicans start to acknowledge reality: Joe Biden is the president-elect. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/20/21587999/2020-presidential-election-biden-trump-electoral-votes-recounts-republicans
— Local businesses brace for impact new COVID restrictions: ‘We’re not Amazon. We’re not Google.’ “There are guidelines that we’re trying to follow as best we can … but it does make it very difficult to make ends meet,” said Tony Marquez, owner of EFK Martial Arts in Edgewater. “We’re not this giant company that can take a sustained hit.” – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/20/21587841/illinois-coronavirus-business-restrictions-covid-capacity-limits

HERALD & REVIEW
— 9 have filed for spot on ballot for Decatur City Council (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/9-have-filed-for-spot-on-ballot-for-decatur-city-council/article_9ea4d77a-0cf4-5a6d-90f3-5671a29cad57.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Retiring Illinois State University president says COVID-19 didn’t push him out – Lenore Sobota (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a White male who retires, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you were pushed out, and that you should have been pushed out.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-retiring-illinois-state-university-president-says-covid-19-didnt-push-him-out/article_df10413d-5b53-5327-a089-fbebca4cad95.html

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise Kinzinger.
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/11/18/our-view-congressman-adam-kinzinger-is-leading-by-example/a6xot8p/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 370 cases Friday, 8 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 14.6% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/21/dupage-county-reports-370-cases-friday-8-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-14-6/apkc883/

WGLT
— McLean Among Very Few Counties To Flip In Election
By CHARLIE SCHLENKER & CATRINA PETERSEN
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-among-very-few-counties-flip-election#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Futile Fight To Overturn Election Loss Breeds Turmoil, Risk.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trumps-futile-fight-overturn-election-loss-breeds-turmoil-risk#stream/0

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Stop the Steal rally Saturday in DuPage features Moms for America speaker – Juliette Fairley
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/565789508-stop-the-steal-rally-saturday-in-dupage-features-moms-for-america-speaker
— Mark Curran finds silver lining in session cancellation: ‘The less they’re there, the fewer bad laws they can pass’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/565213493-curran-finds-silver-lining-in-session-cancellation-the-less-they-re-there-the-fewer-bad-laws-they-can-pass

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOSES 1,100 JOBS IN OCTOBER, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS LARGELY FROM WORKERS GIVING UP – Bryce Hill (DIERSEN: In 1998, when I was 49 years old, I gave up trying to find a job appropriate for someone with my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license. Employers do not want to hire those who oppose political affiliation discrimination, oppose reverse discrimination, or oppose age discrimination. Employers do not want to hire those who do not help them meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets. Employers do not want to hire those who are draft avoiders. Employers do not want to hire those who have had adverse actions taken against them. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-1100-jobs-in-october-unemployment-rate-falls-largely-from-workers-giving-up/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— How To Swing an Election, Illinois Style – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/11/spotlight-how-to-swing-an-election-illinois-style/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Sorry, But I’m Not Buying Obama’s Portrait of Racist America – Dr. Michael L. Brown (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will governments and political organizations require candidates for government and political organization offices who are conservative, Republican, Trump supporters, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time to proclaim the aforesaid are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/sorry-but-im-not-buying-obamas-portrait-of-racist-america/

FOX NEWS
— Squad member Rashida Tlaib, accused of being anti-Semitic, to speak on panel about anti-Semitism Tlaib was criticized after describing the ‘calm feeling’ she experienced when thinking about the Holocaust – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: Democrats always paint Republicans as being anti-Semitic. The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats paint you as being anti-Semitic: Republican, conservative, German national origin, Lutheran, if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, draft avoider, and/or gun owner. My Democrat superiors in the federal government stressed the aforesaid about me to my Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. Further, they stressed that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and that I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. In my defense, I stressed 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.foxnews.com/politics/rashida-tlaib-anti-semitism-panel-squad

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Founders Intended to Count Illegal Aliens in Congressional Apportionment.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/20/george-will-founders-intended-to-count-illegal-aliens-in-congressional-apportionment/
— Establishment Failures at National Review Trash Breitbart Readers – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes trash those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that is, they rash you. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/11/20/nolte-establishment-failures-at-national-review-trash-breitbart-readers/

THE HILL
— GOP lawmaker patience runs thin with Trump tactics – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526962-gop-lawmaker-patience-runs-thin-with-trump-tactics

REUTERS
— Why Republican voters say there’s ‘no way in hell’ Trump lost – Brad Brooks, Nathan Layne, Tim Reid
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-fraud-insight/why-republican-voters-say-theres-no-way-in-hell-trump-lost-idUSKBN2801D4?il=0

ABC NEWS
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, expanded ‘Squad’ demand Biden deliver on Green New Deal Progressives are facing off with the New Democrat Coalition. – John Parkinson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-expanded-squad-demand-biden/story?id=74297506

POLITICO
— Illinois Democrats threaten Michael Madigan’s decadeslong hold on power. House Speaker Michael Madigan, known as the “Velvet Hammer,” also runs the state Democratic Party, but his connection to a federal investigation has undercut him. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/20/illinois-democrats-michael-madigans-438672
— Culture wars fuel Trump’s blue-collar Latino gains. “Most Latinos identify first as working-class Americans. And Trump spoke to that.” – MARC CAPUTO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/21/culture-wars-latinos-trump-438932

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Duo (Ward Connerly and Wenyuan Wu) That Defeated the ‘Diversity Industry’ Californians rejected racial preferences even more soundly this year than in 1996. Will the Supreme Court reverse itself next? – Tunku Varadarajan (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-duo-that-defeated-the-diversity-industry-11605904415
— Can the Democratic Center Hold? Even in some of the most left-leaning states, the appetite for progressivism is limited. – Yascha Mounk
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lessons-of-the-2020-election-what-democrats-and-republicans-must-now-do-to-win-11605887801
— Can Republicans Build a Multiracial Coalition? Not all nonwhites see themselves as members of marginalized minorities. – Reihan Salam
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lessons-of-the-2020-election-what-democrats-and-republicans-must-now-do-to-win-11605887801

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— They want to shut you up – BEN SHAPIRO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operates, and their dupes want to shut me up. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operates, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/11/21/Ben-Shapiro-They-want-to-shut-you-up/stories/202011210016

DESERET NEWS
— Did Drudge Report and Fox News turn blue in 2020? Once seen as staunchly Republican, the news site and cable news network raised eyebrows in their coverage of Trump – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/11/20/21575721/did-drudge-report-and-fox-news-turn-blue-in-2020-donald-trump-conservatives-joe-biden-election

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL

— To win, candidates must focus on their own brands – Brad Rateike (DIERSEN: From what I see, the overwhelming reason why down ballot Republican candidates lost was hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates who voted for Democrat candidates to punish Trump.)
https://www.ibj.com/articles/brad-rateike-to-win-candidates-must-focus-on-their-own-brands

November 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 14,612 new coronavirus cases, 168 deaths; more than 6K hospitalized – Craig Wall, Eric Horng, Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-coronavirus-19-today-restrictions/8097967/
— Mike Madigan confidant and ex-ComEd CEO charged with bribery in lobbying scheme; speaker denies wrongdoing – Diane Pathieu and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/madigan-denies-wrongdoing-after-confidant-ex-comed-ceo-charged/8089949/

NBC5
— More Than a Dozen Illinois House Democrats Say They Won’t Back Madigan for Speaker, Appearing to Leave Him Short of Votes Needed
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/more-than-a-dozen-illinois-house-democrats-say-they-wont-back-madigan-for-speaker-appearing-to-leave-him-short-of-votes-needed/2375940/

CBS2
— South Suburban Homeowners Have Seen Staggering Property Tax Bill Increases, Officials And Resident Want To Know Why – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/south-suburban-homeowners-have-seen-staggering-property-tax-bill-increases-officials-and-resident-want-to-know-why/
— Pritzker Calls On Madigan To ‘Answer Every Last Question’ About ComEd Bribery Scandal After New Indictments Tied To Speaker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/19/pritzker-calls-on-madigan-to-answer-every-last-question-about-comed-bribery-scandal-after-new-indictments-tied-to-speaker/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Irked Illinois governor to Speaker: End ‘political circus’- AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-to-speaker-end-political-circus

WGN TV
— GOP lawmakers call for Madigan to step down following indictments in ComEd bribery scheme – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/gop-lawmakers-call-for-madigan-to-step-down-following-indictments-in-comed-bribery-scheme/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Political parties can caucus despite health concerns during pandemic, judges rule – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-township-caucus-complaint-st-1120-20201119-tb4vsddha5bxbdsc6ddwnp3f6i-story.html
— Madigan says alleged ComEd scheme was ‘never made known’ to him | Lightfoot’s budget plan advances, vote could happen next week | Trump summons Michigan lawmakers to Washington
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-madigan-pritzker-city-budget-trump-michigan-20201120-rn436rg76vgqjaszztvcbjvpoe-story.html
— What the ComEd scandal means, and what it costs – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-indictments-michael-madigan-comed-corruption-20201119-hdzr4t2awzcu5bqjnddc7wdbfi-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: When the first lid blew off the ComEd corruption case last summer, federal prosecutors and investigators, along with Internal Revenue Service officials, largely confined their case to the conduct of ComEd the company, the corporate entity, the electricity utility. They exposed how private sector patronage works in the ComEd world: hire certain firms and associates as directed, and the interests of the company writ large within the government sector will get favored treatment.)
— Madigan’s hold on speaker’s post in peril as more Democrats turn away; Pritzker says he should resign if he can’t “answer every last question” about corruption probe – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-democrats-20201119-nnfoomr55vgf7d6wjurbt7sq2e-story.html
— Illinois Democrats are finally standing up to Madigan. – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-comed-scandal-trump-zorn-20201119-vxp5jw2255dcnootts37cj7y54-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Final nail in ‘The Velvet Hammer’s’ political coffin? Madigan’s record run as speaker could be nearing an end Madigan said he has taken no bribes, adding “I take offense at any notion otherwise.” But three more Democratic House members said they would vote for “a new direction with different leadership,” a move that could deny Madigan the post he’s held for all but two years since 1983. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/19/21575357/speaker-michael-madigan-commonwealth-edison-bribery-indictment-reaction-michael-mcclain
— Pot firm tied to fading Illinois political dynasty claims it lost out after state mishandled its application Two partners say the firm is tied to controversial Republican Bill Fawell, who lost his bid for Congress this year and has supported conspiracy theories in the past. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/11/19/21573938/bill-scott-fawell-illinois-pot-lottery-dispensary-republican-lottery

DAILY HERALD
— In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201119/news/311199801/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Survival odds now tilt against Madigan Springfield insiders say the beleaguered speaker—facing allegations the governor calls “unspeakably wrong”—now has an uphill battle to retain his post as head of the Illinois House. Here are the latest signs of his unraveling fortunes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/survival-odds-now-tilt-against-madigan

HERALD NEWS
— Warren Dorris running for Joliet City Council – BOB OKON (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/11/19/warren-dorris-running-for-joliet-city-council/alg4ypc/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— State initiative launched to help Illinoisans expunge marijuana arrests, convictions New Leaf Illinois is a state-funded alliance of 20 nonprofits providing free legal representation – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: What if you had been a pot user? If I had been a pot user, I never would have been able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. The Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971. IRS would not have hired me in 1971. GAO would not have hired me in 1980. Using pot shows that you have horrifically bad judgment, that you disrespect the rule of law, and even worse things.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/11/19/state-initiative-launched-to-help-illinoisans-expunge-marijuana-arrests-convictions/atgk9po/

RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth, Durbin Help Peters Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to not hire and to get rid of federal employees who Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/duckworth-durbin-help-peters-introduce-bill-to-block-trump-order-stripping-federal-employees-of-critical-protections-45934.cfm

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Madison County shuts down vote on ‘Blue Lives Matter’ resolution following outcry – Taylor Tiamoyo Harris
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/madison-county-shuts-down-vote-on-blue-lives-matter-resolution-following-outcry/article_7576a7a4-196e-51ed-ad02-e6ba08ff5804.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Administration Labels Movement To Boycott Israel ‘Anti-Semitic’ – COLIN DWYER (DIERSEN: National origin discrimination and religious discrimination are illegal, Nevertheless, my Democrat superiors in the federal government stressed to my supervisors who were Jewish a) that I was 100% German national origin, b) that I was Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972. I should write a book about the success that they had in forcing my Jewish supervisors to take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-labels-movement-boycott-israel-anti-semitic#stream/0

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Tammy Wendt defeats Dan Patlak and the radical Left. Tammy Wendt easily defeats Dan Patlak in Cook County’s First District election for the Board of Review with a margin of 10,123 votes. – Ray Hanania (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Wendt did so to punish Trump?)
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/tammy-wendt-defeats-dan-patlak-radical-left

CENTER SQUARE
— Rural Illinois residents voted for Trump, against progressive tax – Kevin Bessler (DIERSEN: What are your connections with farming? On my father’s side, my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854 and my grandmother was born on a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my ancestors were sharecroppers on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. My mother was born on that farm. I spent many summer days there during the 1950s and early 1960s.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/rural-illinois-residents-voted-for-trump-against-progressive-tax/article_61748e3e-2a8c-11eb-b071-5325517c54d6.html

MCHENRY COUNTRY BLOG
— Slideshow Tribute to County Board Member Chuck Wheeler
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/slideshow-tribute-to-chuck-wheeler/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis on Final Vote Tally and Discovery Recount
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/oberweis111920/
— Madigan Uses Sgt. Schultz Defense: “Never Made Known to Me”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/madigan-on-the-defensive-never-made-known-to-me/
— Shutting Down More of Economy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/shutting-down-more-of-economy/
— Tom Weber on Latest Indictments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/weber/
— Spring Grove Human Trafficking Arrests
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/human-trafficking-arrests/
— Algonquin Appoints Maggie Auger as Village Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/auger111920/
— Homeland Security Agent Indicted
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/homeland-security-agent-indicted/
— Dan Ugaste: Resign, Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/ugaste-resign-madigan/
— Northwest Herald Carriers’ Tips Taken by District Manager
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/northwest-herald-carriers-tips-taken-by-district-manager/
— Time to Run for Office for Boards that Levy Most of Your Property Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/time-to-run-for-office-for-boards-that-levy-most-of-your-property-taxes/
— The Mike Madigan Tee Shirt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/19/message-of-the-day-a-tee-shirt-275/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S LEGACY OF CORRUPTION WILL SURVIVE HIS DOWNFALL, UNLESS … – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigans-legacy-of-corruption-will-survive-his-downfall-unless/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THREE GOP LAWMAKERS RENEW CALL, “MADIGAN MUST GO”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/three-gop-lawmakers-renew-call-madigan-must-go.html
— IL HOUSE SPEAKER RESPONDS TO FEDERAL INDICTMENTS OF MULTIPLE ALLIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/il-house-speaker-responds-to-federal-indictments-of-multiple-allies-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan again claims no wrongdoing, does not address new defections in statement
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/madigan-again-claims-no-wrongdoing-does-not-address-new-defections-in-statement/
— Durkin: “Madigan and his long list of defenders need to be removed from power” (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors removed my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors removed my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/18/durkin-madigan-and-his-long-list-of-defenders-need-to-be-removed-from-power/
— HDems still resisting HGOP calls to restart investigative committee
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/hdems-still-resisting-hgop-calls-to-restart-investigative-committee/
— 742,000 new unemployment claims nationwide – 46,526 in Illinois – State unemployment rate fell 3.6 points to 6.8 percent in October
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/742000-new-unemployment-claims-nationwide-46526-in-illinois-state-unemployment-rate-fell-36-points-to-68-percent-in-october/
— 14,612 new confirmed and probable cases, 168 additional deaths, 6,037 hospitalized, 1,192 in ICU, 12 percent case positivity rate, 14 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/14612-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-168-additional-deaths-6037-hospitalized-1192-in-icu-12-percent-case-positivity-rate-14-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— “It’s over for the little guy” (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/19/it%e2%80%99s-over-for-the-little-guy/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Wisconsin recount begins with a partisan fight over recount rules – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/wisconsin-recount-begins-with-a-partisan-fight-over-recount-rules
— Possible 2024 contenders Chris Christie and Nikki Haley raise cash for Georgia runoffs – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/possible-2024-contenders-chris-christie-and-nikki-haley-raise-cash-for-georgia-runoffs

GOPUSA
— Are Pandemic Lockdowns A Dry Run For The ‘Climate Crisis’?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98054
— They Want To Shut You Up – Ben Shapiro
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98081

BREITBART
— Conservatives Funded by Big Tech Scramble to Defend Industry from Congress – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. All the time and all the money needed to put together and to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and to post copies of those emails on www.gopillinois.com comes from me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/11/19/conservatives-funded-by-big-tech-scramble-to-defend-industry-from-congress/

BLAZE
— National Democratic Party official suggests re-education for Trump supporters: ‘How do you deprogram 75 million people?’ Some murky territory here – Sara Taylor (DIERSEN: No matter how hard they try to make me the following, I will never be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/national-democratic-party-official-deprogram-trump-supporters
— Masks now required inside Pennsylvania homes when members of different households gather Plus those traveling to the state must test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to arrival – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/masks-required-inside-pennsylvania-homes

CBN NEWS
— Bias on Campus: It’s OK to Call Trump Voters ‘Craven’, ‘Evil’, ‘Terrorists’, but Call Biden Voters ‘Anti-American’ and You’re Out – Kayla Root
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/november/bias-on-campus-its-ok-to-call-trump-voters-craven-evil-terrorists-but-call-biden-voters-anti-american-and-youre-out

ONE NEWS NOW
— Wayne County situation a preview of Biden’s America? – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/19/wayne-county-situation-a-preview-of-bidens-america
— GOP sounding alarm, crying foul in GA recount – Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/18/gop-sounding-alarm-crying-foul-in-ga-recount

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona Governor Won’t Accept Election Results Until All Lawsuits Are Settled – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-governor-wont-accept-election-results-until-all-lawsuits-are-settled_3585098.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Censorious Left Is Obliterating Free Speech – David Limbaugh
https://www.creators.com/read/david-limbaugh/11/20/the-censorious-left-is-obliterating-free-speech

WASHINGTON POST
— Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: One reason why I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old was GAO’s claim that it was “nonpartisan.” I soon learned that claim was false. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have a) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, b) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, d) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, e) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, f) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and g) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/18/food-stamps-medicaid-mcdonalds-walmart-bernie-sanders/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A sizable number of the recipients of federal aid programs such as Medicaid and food stamps are employed by some of the biggest and more profitable companies in the United States, chief among them Walmart and McDonald’s, according to a new report from Congress’s nonpartisan watchdog. The Government Accountability Office undertook the study at the behest of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to answer questions about the relationship between employers and the federal assistance programs. The report draws on February data from agencies in 11 states that administer Medicaid and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, or food stamps.)
— The very different view of the election from pro-Trump media – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/19/trailer-very-different-view-election-pro-trump-media/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Teen gunman Kyle Rittenhouse used coronavirus stimulus money to buy rifle used in Wisconsin shooting – NELSON OLIVEIRA
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-kyle-rittenhouse-used-covid-stimulus-money-to-buy-rifle-kenosha-20201119-mydnun2yafhshcpgtmzr5pfxmq-story.html

November 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 orders: A legal look at Gov. Pritzker’s 10th disaster declaration – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/a-legal-look-at-gov-pritzkers-10th-disaster-declaration/8053182/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-11/18/2020

WGN TV
— Illinois Republicans call for legislature to return amid rising COVID-19 cases, new restrictions – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-republicans-call-for-legislature-to-return-amid-rising-covid-19-cases-new-restrictions/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: According to DuPage County Election Division results, as of November 17, 2020, 6:53:41 PM, for County Auditor, Democrat William ‘Bill’ White had 233,121 (50.01%) votes and Republican Bob Grogan had 233,046 (49.99%) votes. The main reason why Republican candidates in DuPage County lost in this election and in the one 2 years ago and 4 years ago was voters voting for Democrats to punish Trump. The second reason was the Democrat invasion of DuPage County. – Dave Diersen
https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/106122/web.264614/#/summary

DAILY HERALD
— OCTOBER 30, 2020 FLASHBACK: Experience an issue in DuPage County auditor race – Scott C. Morgan (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald endorsed Grogan.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201030/experience-an-issue-in-dupage-county-auditor-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grogan, who has been the county auditor for 12 years, touts both his earlier career as a licensed CPA and his office’s record of innovation. Grogan was the first Illinois auditor to implement an online county checkbook, which allows the public to search and view expenditures. Grogan also emphasizes his creation of an audit hotline, which allows taxpayers to submit reports of fraud, waste or misuse of county resources. “I think that the people of DuPage County will recognize the good work that I started off doing when I first came into office and that I’m continuing to do,” Grogan said during a recent endorsement interview. “I think I’ve operated in this position with integrity and with a very high level of skills and output. “White, meanwhile, says he believes DuPage is at a “political crossroads” and might be aligning more with the Democrats. He hopes to be a part of any potential change. “It’s very well established in the private sector that rotating auditors is simply the sensible thing to do,” White said. “Bringing in a fresh pair of eyes is just inherently good.” White is an attorney who has served on the Downers Grove Village Council and the Community High School District 99 school board. White has also served on the zoning board of appeals in Downers Grove and Woodridge. “I have a track record of getting the Democrats and Republicans to work together,” said White about his time in local government. “My goal as auditor will be to facilitate good government, which I define as transparent.”)
— SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 FLASHBACK: Endorsement: Bob Grogan for DuPage County auditor (DIERSEN: By far, Grogan is the best qualified for the job. Like me, he passed the CPA examination on his first attempt, but his scores on each of the four parts of the examination were much higher than mine. Like me, he is a Certified Fraud Examiner, but he passed the examination on his first attempt while I “grandfathered” in. Grogan is a licensed CPA; I became a licensed CPA in 1981. White is not a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant, but I am. White does not have auditing experience. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200930/endorsement-bob-grogan-for-dupage-county-auditor
(FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: During his three terms as Du­Page County auditor, Bob Grogan has regularly looked to innovate. The Downers Grove Republican was the first auditor in Illinois to put a county checkbook online. He also was the first to create a transparency portal and an audit hotline. . .While White is well-versed in the duties of the office, we can’t ignore Grogan’s record and credentials. As a licensed CPA and certified fraud examiner, Grogan has the skill and experience to find waste and fraud in county government. Findings made by the auditor’s office during Grogan’s tenure have resulted in savings, firings and, most recently, federal charges against the Bloomingdale Township highway commissioner. Grogan is endorsed.)
— DuPage plans gas tax increase to offset pandemic-induced losses – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201118/dupage-plans-gas-tax-increase-to-offset-pandemic-induced-losses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Abolish Electoral College? Sure, and why not let ‘majority rule’ on the Bill of Rights? – JOHN KASS (DIERSEN: One could argue that when those who share your demographics become a minority, it is time to move. In what ways are those who share your demographics a minority? What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois share the following: your race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-electoral-college-kass-20201118-igvp6iqafnhotafzwhmqetm45u-story.html
— Proposed casino’s Calumet City turkey giveaway is latest sign of region’s economic revival – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-southland-economic-revival-st-1118-20201117-dqzlotdybzhevm7yykam5dqpjy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate doesn’t take a holiday: ‘Hateful, threatening messages’ led to ‘hard decision’ for Pritzker family Thanksgiving Gov. Pritzker said he has become accustomed to the “vitriol” spewed at him — occasionally anti-Semitic in nature — as leader of the state but warned “my kids are off limits.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/17/21572195/holiday-pritzker-thanksgiving-daughter-wife-florida-illinois-devore-covid-19-coronavirus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/17/21569620/chicago-biden-harris-trump-immigrants-deportation-daca

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Madigan revolt is at hand The speaker of the Illinois House, a Democratic power broker for four decades, is now as close as he’s ever come to losing his job at the hands of his own party. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Have you been dumped? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that the following dumped me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois (2012), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (2011), Milton Township Republican Organization (2010 and 2004), Illinois Center Right Coalition (2007), American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter (2004), and GAO (1997).)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/madigan-revolt-hand
— As FAA clears 737 Max, it’s more important than ever to Boeing As COVID has devastated international travel, the jet maker’s focus shifts from the 787 to the newly ungrounded plane. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/faa-clears-737-max-its-more-important-ever-boeing

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Expanded mask mandate OK’d by Springfield City Council – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Is your city council moving toward an “expanded mask mandate?”)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201118/expanded-mask-mandate-okrsquod-by-springfield-city-council

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois way behind in FOID processing – Scott Reeder
https://www.thetelegraph.com/insider/article/Illinois-way-behind-in-FOID-processing-15733824.php

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrat centrists scold progressives – Bill Knight (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how RINO leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township have a) scolded conservatives like me and b) blamed conservatives for losses that RINOs have suffered.)
https://www.galesburg.com/story/opinion/2020/11/17/bill-knight-democrat-centrists-scold-progressives/6319290002/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Leader of US Catholic bishops: Biden’s stances pose dilemma – AP (DIERSEN: Biden is extremely anti-Catholic. What do you say to Catholics who voted for Biden? What percent of Catholics did not vote for Trump because Trump is pro-life, Protestant, German American, conservative, White, male, Republican, older, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, and/or because his ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/leader-of-us-catholic-bishops-bidens-stances-pose-dilemma

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sen. Rubio Joins Small Group Of Republican Senators Calling Biden ‘President-Elect’ – CLAUDIA GRISALES (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who call Biden “President-Elect?”)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/sen-rubio-joins-small-group-republican-senators-calling-biden-president-elect#stream/0
— Led By Giuliani, Trump Campaign Effort To Stop Certification Falters In Pennsylvania – PAM FESSLER
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/led-giuliani-trump-campaign-effort-stop-certification-falters-pennsylvania#stream/0
— Trump Allies Netanyahu And Modi Congratulate Biden As President-Elect – ALANA WISE (DIERSEN: Who has used you and then dumped you? I should write a book about those who have used me and then dumped me. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. and b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-allies-netanyahu-and-modi-congratulate-biden-president-elect#stream/0
— How The GOP Defied Expectations Down The Ballot – SUSAN DAVIS (DIERSEN: Democrats tell voters to punish Trump by voting for down ballot Democrats.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-gop-defied-expectations-down-ballot-0#stream/0
— The GOP’s Post-Trump Identity Crisis: What’s Next For The Republican Party? – DAVE DAVIES (DIERSEN: If Trump does concede, expect that RINO party leaders will dump all Precinct Committeemen/Captains WHO ARE NOT RINOs, and especially those who are conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gops-post-trump-identity-crisis-whats-next-republican-party#stream/0
— Biden’s Win Shows Rural-Urban Divide Has Grown Since 2016 – KIRK SIEGLER (DIERSEN: What are your connections with farming? On my father’s side, my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854 and my grandmother was born on a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my ancestors were sharecroppers on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. My mother was born on that farm. I spent many summer days there during the 1950s and early 1960s.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/bidens-win-shows-rural-urban-divide-has-grown-2016#stream/0

MDJ ONLINE
— Dominion in Chicago: Precinct committeeman saw ballots ‘all over the place’ while state board says no problems reported – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/dominion-in-chicago-precinct-committeeman-saw-ballots-all-over-the-place-while-state-board-says/video_b0cfee0e-b032-5653-9c61-e1f153ca5595.html

EVANSTON PATCH
— Evanston City Council Candidates File Paperwork For 2021 Election – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/evanston-city-council-candidates-file-paperwork-2021-election

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Four Sangamon Co. restaurants ordered closed temporarily for violating COVID-19 mitigations – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/four-sangamon-co-restaurants-ordered-closed-temporarily-for-violating-covid-19-mitigations

WIREPOINTS
— Every Illinois school parent, teacher should know these COVID-19 facts – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/every-illinois-school-parent-should-know-these-covid-19-facts-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— Four HDems ask Madigan to step aside, say it’s time for new leadership
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/18/four-hdems-ask-madigan-to-step-aside-say-its-time-for-new-leadership/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Half of Republicans think Trump ‘rightfully won’ the election: poll – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/18/half-republicans-think-trump-rightfully-won-electi/
— Catholic bishops wary of Biden undermining church doctrine – Christopher Vondracek (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/17/catholic-bishops-wary-joe-biden-undermining-church/

GOPUSA
— Dems Calling For Unity While Vowing Vengeance
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98007
— Biden’s Shameless Scaremongering: ‘More People May Die’ Because Trump Won’t Concede
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98018

BREITBART
— Democrats Want $5.5 Billion Bailout of New York City’s Illegal Population – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/11/17/democrats-want-5-5-billion-bailout-new-york-citys-illegal-population/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Liberal Media Suggest Biden Should Take Aggressive Approach to Censoring Conservative Media – Mary Margaret Olohan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.; b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.; and c) those who I have sued. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/11/17/liberal-media-suggest-biden-should-take-aggressive-approach-to-censoring-conservative-media/

DAILY WIRE
— Candace Owens Suing Facebook Fact-Checkers For Defamation: ‘Not Going To Give Up And Sit Down’ – Amanda Prestigiacomo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on defaming me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-suing-facebook-fact-checkers-for-defamation-not-going-to-give-up-and-sit-down

FEDERALIST
— If Democrat States Could Ignore Trump, Republican States Can Ignore Biden Americans have learned from Democrats that they can ignore mandates from Washington when they overstep the federal government’s constitutional powers. – Kevin Stocklin (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors were more than happy to carry out unconstitutional Democrat mandates to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/17/if-democrat-states-could-ignore-trump-republican-states-can-ignore-biden/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Sen. Cruz: Dems’ Censorship Demands of Big Tech Are ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Totalitarian Instinct’ – Alec Schemmel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I would focus on a) present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.; b) present and past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, their campaign volunteers, etc.; and c) those who I have sued. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alec-schemmel/2020/11/17/sen-cruz-dems-censorship-demands-big-tech-are-dangerous

PATRIOT POST
— Biden Will Undo Trump’s Progress on Illegal Immigration. Joe promises to greatly expand the number of refugees and end the “Remain in Mexico” asylum policy. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/74948-biden-will-undo-trumps-progress-on-illegal-immigration-2020-11-17

COLLEGE FIX
— Proposed Illinois teacher standards: ’embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to make your child anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-parent, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/proposed-illinois-teacher-standards-embrace-and-encourage-progressive-viewpoints/

EPOCH TIMES
— Rudy Giuliani: Several Election Lawsuits ‘Ready to Go’ to the Supreme Court – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rudy-giuliani-several-election-lawsuits-ready-to-go-to-the-supreme-court_3583171.html
— Trump Electoral College Candidates in Nevada File Election Contest – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-electoral-college-candidates-in-nevada-file-election-contest_3583561.html
— Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Not Registered in State Data, Hundreds of Voters Say – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hundreds-of-gop-voters-say-they-returned-mail-in-ballots-state-data-says-they-didnt_3582853.html
— Second Georgia County Finds Thousands of Votes With Majority for Trump – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/second-georgia-county-finds-thousands-of-votes-with-majority-for-trump_3583419.html

THE HILL
— Democrats to determine leaders after disappointing election – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: Those who ended the following blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for Republican losses: my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/526413-democrats-to-determine-leaders-after-disappointing-election

POLITICO
— Biden’s big challenge: A growing racial wealth gap Black voters had Joe Biden’s back. Now he must prove he’s got theirs. – RENUKA RAYASAM and BEN WHITE (DIERSEN: If Biden becomes President, will Biden use the federal government a) to take MORE opportunities, income, and assets away from Republicans and b) to give MORE of those opportunities, that income, and those assets to Blacks? My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on taking promotion opportunities from their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older and giving those promotion opportunities to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/racial-wealth-gap-biden-437177
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “transition delay hurts pandemic prep beyond vaccines.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/17/covid-biden-transition-delay-pandemic-prep-437147

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Head of obscure federal agency (GSA) under pressure to let Biden transition proceed – AAMER MADHANI
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/17/head-of-obscure-federal-agency-under-pressure-to-let-biden-transition-proceed/

NBC NEWS
— Chuck Grassley, second-oldest senator, tests positive for Covid-19 Grassley, 87, is the most senior Republican in the chamber and president pro tempore of the Senate, which makes him third in line to the presidency. – Dartunorro Clark (DIERSEN: How old are you? You should expect that the older that you get, the more that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use your age against you. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. In my defense, extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/chuck-grassley-second-oldest-senator-tests-positive-covid-19-n1248059

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, employers and organizations will use the pandemic to get rid of their employees and members who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/business/economy/women-jobs-economy-recession.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed Recipients of PPP loans have filed for bankruptcy after the money ran out – Shane Shifflett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hundreds-of-companies-that-got-stimulus-aid-have-failed-11605609180
— Behind the Elite Hatred of Clarence Thomas He challenges their race-based grievances and holds views more in line with ordinary black Americans. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS during the 1970s as a Revenue Officer, many IRS Revenue Agents looked down on Revenue Officers. In 1979, those Revenue Agents were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. In 1976, they were furious that I earned an MBA from Loyola. In 1974, 1973, and 1972, they were furious that I got promoted.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-elite-hatred-of-clarence-thomas-11605654039

FORBES
— Can Newsmax Challenge Fox News? – Brad Adgate
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2020/11/17/can-newsmax-challenge-fox-news/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans leaders privately described Trump as a political liability and said they faced losing Senate runoffs.” My critics/opponents a) paint me, b) paint what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and c) paint what I do as a Republican Precinct Committeeman as being a “political liability.” In the past, they painted what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member as being a “political liability.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-privately-call-trump-a-liability-who-lost-election-2020-11

DETROIT NEWS
— On loss to Biden, Michigan GOP rep urges Trump to ‘deal with it’ – Melissa Nann Burke (DIERSEN: To help me deal with Republican losses, I can remind myself of the many adverse actions that Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican campaign managers, Republican campaign staff, Republican campaign volunteers, Republican etc. have taken against me and against my service as a Republican precinct committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/16/michigan-gop-rep-paul-mitchell-urges-trump-deal-with-loss-biden/6309416002/

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Building Racial Equity in Newsrooms (DIERSEN: What percent of reporters/journalists are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/vision25-building-racial-equity-in-newsrooms,179994

FORD AUTHORITY
— OUTSTANDING: Mustang Themed Garage Is A Proper Pony Car Tribute – Edward Snitkoff (DIERSEN: I bought a new 2016 Mustang in 2016.)
https://fordauthority.com/2020/11/mustang-themed-garage-is-a-proper-pony-car-tribute/

November 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 10,631 new coronavirus cases, 72 deaths State passes 9M COVID-19 tests since pandemic began
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-10631-new-covid-19-cases-72-deaths/7985183/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: IL reports $285M wagered on sports bets in September Sports betting has generated about $3 million in tax revenue for Illinois in its first 3 full months (DIERSEN: Government should not promote vices.)
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/il-reports-$285m-in-september-sport-bets/7990988/
— Chicago cannabis sales help avert city layoffs under new 2021 budget agreement (DIERSEN: Government should not promote vices.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cannabis-sales-to-be-used-to-protect-city-jobs/7960609/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 10,631 New Coronavirus Cases, 72 Additional Deaths Sunday Illinois has now reported over 9 million coronavirus tests
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-10631-new-coronavirus-cases-72-additional-deaths-sunday/2372138/
— What Mandate? Biden’s Agenda Faces a Divided Congress – Lisa Mascaro (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs perceive that they have a mandate to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton officially banish the aforesaid?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-mandate-bidens-agenda-faces-a-divided-congress/2372237/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As surging COVID-19 cases collide with Thanksgiving food shopping, city warns of a crackdown on crowds at grocery stores – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-grocers-holiday-crowds-covid-surge-20201113-2qymtlca3jfyhlrapefphrrgvi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those a) who encourage those who do not speak English to come to America and b) who discourage them from learning English?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-life-coronavirus-english-second-language-spanish-speaking-patients-20201115-qi26k6ixnjejhoe4umnkh6bn3y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democratic Party not ready to yank the chair from under Madigan. The 36 men and women who technically have the power to end the party reign of the powerful but beleaguered Southwest Side Democrat are not exactly grabbing pitchforks and storming the castle. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/15/21564267/democratic-party-madigan-chairman-leadership-comed-durbin-pritzker-duckworth-election
— Statewide COVID-19 outbreak continues with 10,631 new cases Sunday
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/15/21566052/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— ‘Dreamer’ protections to be reinstated by Joe Biden on day one: Incoming Chief of Staff Ron Klain “We’re going to protect the Dreamers on day one,” Klain said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration because Illegals will vote for Democrats. RINOs illegally encourage illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/15/21566075/dreamer-protections-reinstated-president-joe-biden-immigration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Underwood’s health care message topped Oberweis effort to link her to violence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/15/21564618/laura-washington-lauren-underwood-jim-oberweis-election-14th-district

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New faces, same makeup on Illinois Supreme Court – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-new-faces-same-makeup-on-illinois-supreme-court/article_49e91576-31c3-5125-bd40-c9aba4cdf343.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says ‘ANTIFA SCUM’ attacked supporters at DC rallies
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/video-trump-supporters-attacked-while-leaving-rally-in-dc

NPR ILLINOIS
— Restaurants And Bars Top List Of COVID-19 Exposure Locations In Sangamon County – MARY HANSEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/restaurants-and-bars-top-list-covid-19-exposure-locations-sangamon-county#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) glorify and praise marches that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn marches that promote the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/march-without-millions-still-worrying-sign-nation-divided#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Looking at Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/15/looking-at-coronavirus/
— Pritzker Offers Pessimistic Five Year Financial Projection
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/pritzker-offers-pessimistic-five-year-financial-projection/
— Hubris Shot Down by State Board of Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/hubris111420/
— State Republican Party Recognizes Chuck Wheeler as “Republican of the Week”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/state-republican-party-recognizes-chuck-wheeler-as-republican-of-the-week/
— Is Abortion the Issue Prying Latinos from Democrats?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/14/is-abortion-the-issue-prying-latinos-from-democrats/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov. Pritzker Sent State “COVID” Police To Edgar County Friday – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/11/video-gov-pritzker-sent-state-covid-police-to-edgar-county-friday/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Adapt or die’: Republicans embrace ballot harvesting – Seth McLaughlin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs drag everyone down.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/republicans-embrace-ballot-harvesting-michelle-ste/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois reports $285 million in September sport bets – AP (DIERSEN: Government should not promote vices.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/illinois-reports-285-million-in-september-sport-be/
— Demand on Biden: Hispanic group insists on Latino quota in his Cabinet – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs insist that the demographics of government and political leaders reflect the demographics of the voters. What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois are White, Hispanic, Black, Asian, or other, are male or female, are heterosexual or LGBTQ, are young, middle age, or old, are married or not married, are home owners or renters, have a college degree or do not have a college degree, have a professional certification and/or license or do not have a professional certification or license, are of English, French, German, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss, or other national origin, are employed, self-employed, unemployed, or retired, have dependents or do not have dependents, have health problems or do not have health problems, have financial problems or do not have financial problems, are liberal, moderate, or conservative, are Democrat Libertarian, Green, or Independent, are Trump-supporters or Trump-haters, are Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, or other religion, have lived in their current residence 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, or 35+ years, have ancestors who have been in America 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170+ years, are in America legally or illegally, are drinkers or not drinker, are gamblers or not gamblers, are pot smokers or not pot smokers, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/demand-biden-hispanic-group-insists-latino-quota-h/

FEDERALIST
— The Media’s Reflex To Blame Trump For Its Own Failures Has Strengthened – Emily Jashinsky (DIERSEN: The Democrat news media exists to elect Democrats and defeat Republicans. Which Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct lost? On who/what does the Democrat news media blame those losses? The Democrat news media wants the Republican Party to dump voters, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/15/the-medias-reflex-to-blame-trump-for-its-own-failures-has-strengthened/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Democrats held Facebook “Troll Party” to harass conservatives on Parler Nothing says “unity” like snark and insults! – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/11/democrats-held-facebook-troll-party-to-harass-conservatives-on-parler/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump lost at the ballot box. His legal challenges aren’t going any better.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-legal-challenges/2020/11/14/904fbd04-25e2-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani claims presidential election will be ‘overturned’ – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2020/11/15/giuliani-claims-election-will-be-overturned-without-evidence/
— Democratic Socialists endorse 6 candidates in bid to run NYC Council – Carl Campanile (DIERSEN: Which offices will be on the April 6, 2021 ballot in your precinct? Which candidates will run for those offices? What endorsements will those candidates seek?)
https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/democratic-socialists-endorse-6-candidates-for-nyc-council/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Allies Explored Buyout of Newsmax TV as Fox News Alternative – Benjamin Mullin, Juliet Chung, Keach Hagey and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-allies-explored-buyout-of-newsmax-tv-as-fox-news-alternative-11605464737
— Elon Musk Says He Tested Positive for Covid-19 Long skeptical about virus severity, CEO raises new questions about testing – Robert Wall and Heather Somerville
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-says-he-tested-both-positive-and-negative-for-covid-19-11605251724

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ, their operatives, and their dupes promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/11/nearing-end-donald-trumps-tabloid-presidency-will-america-correct-course/

November 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump supporters rally in D.C. for ‘Million MAGA March,’ insisting he won presidential race; arrests and at least one stabbing reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-rally-washington-dc-20201114-esvjkvw7svekdlo6bxsriokxqy-story.html
— Nurturing puppy love From walking buddies to next-door neighbors, these Chicagoans are moving for the sake of their dogs – Darcel Rockett
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-dog-best-friends-1400-monroe-tt-1026-20201027-yk6hwgcur5a2dewfvjjedbclgi-story.html
— Under Cook County budget proposal, sheriff’s office faces 4% budget cut. Activists who support less funding for law enforcement say that’s ‘not enough’ – ALICE YIN (DIERSEN: The more Democrats who invade a state, a county, a township, or a municipality, the more that poverty and crime increase in that state, county, township, or municipality.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-2021-budget-sheriffs-office-20201114-zhlx7pbdk5conczk73dbtdolqu-story.html
— Electoral College designed to protect against uncompromised concentration of power – ARTHUR I. CYR (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden want to get rid of those who voted for Trump once and for all. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. One could argue that when those who share your demographics become a minority, it is time to move. In what ways are those who share your demographics a minority? What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois share the following: your race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-cyr-electoral-college-st-1114-20201111-jxnqrtssondkxnzdk4p6qw73hu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Tears and inspiration: Naperville’s Indian community reacts to Kamala Harris’ rise to VP-elect – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What percent of voters vote for candidates because they share their demographics? For example, their race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-indian-community-reaction-harris-vp-st-1113-20201113-nrz64ynidza6vpasaftfl6hcwy-story.html
— In rural ‘dead zones,’ school comes on a flash drive – DAN LEVIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-rural-internet-dead-zone-virtual-school-20201115-3ydisdwb65hzvcpsxmclzmzpve-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘A lot of times we are judged’: Black U-46 students meet to discuss race and equity – John Lemon (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are extremely judgmental. They focus on destroying those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to give them money, and/or f) who sued them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201114/a-lot-of-times-we-are-judged-black-u-46-students-meet-to-discuss-race-and-equity
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: To push pot on a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201114/suburban-voters-saying-yes-to-marijuana-sales-but-some-concerns-persist

WGN RADIO
— What mandate? Biden’s agenda faces a divided Congress – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs perceive that they have a mandate to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton officially banish the aforesaid?)
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/what-mandate-bidens-agenda-faces-a-divided-congress/

HERALD NEWS
— Two Will County Republican candidates call for new leadership of state party
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/11/13/two-will-county-republican-candidates-call-for-new-leadership-of-state-party/a2jw067/

HERALD & REVIEW
— No to JB’s lack of transparency – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-no-to-jbs-lack-of-transparency/article_43ac4cdf-ce36-5be5-846f-cf4c40dd2cb5.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler; Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/conservatives-flock-mercer-funded-parler-claim-censorship-facebook-and-twitter#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker downplays special session powers while COVID-19 orders continue, dismisses calls for public oversight hearings – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-downplays-special-session-powers-while-covid-19-orders-continue-dismisses-calls-for-public-oversight/article_1ef2bcd4-25dc-11eb-afff-d3a58796fd7c.html

GLEN ELLYN CIVIC BETTERMENT PARTY
— ELECTION RESULTS (DIERSEN: OUTSTANDING: With 1,024 votes (61%), Mark Senak is Glen Ellyn’s new Village President. Senak is a Republican Precinct Committeeman, an attorney, and in his second term as village trustee.)
http://civicbetterment.com/?fbclid=IwAR3ehhIzuEfz4Rsb8RArIcKqfw3lbRzNvj-U6tNuTB9blp14MkfXibSlrPM

WIREPOINTS
— Lightfoot Caves On Paltry Union Layoffs, Illustrating Multiple Vices In Chicago Finance – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: To what extent do your municipality and your county depend on tax revenue from vices, that is, to what extent do your municipality and your county promote vices?)
https://wirepoints.org/lightfoot-caves-on-paltry-union-layoffs-illustrating-multiple-vices-in-chicago-finance-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Democrats tried to handcuff Trump from the start – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/15/how-democrats-tried-handcuff-donald-trump-start/

FOX NEWS
— What Butler rally tells us about Trump and his support – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-carlson-what-butler-rally-tells-us-about-trump-and-his-support

BREITBART
— Divorced from the GOP Establishment, Trump’s Working Class Coalition Says They Are Only Just Getting Started – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/10/divorced-from-the-gop-establishment-trumps-working-class-coalition-says-they-are-only-just-getting-started/

BLAZE
— Several Trump supporters brutally assaulted at Million MAGA March, man knocked unconscious – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-supporters-assaulted-million-maga-march
— BLM and anti-fascist supporters attack multiracial family at Million MAGA March – Paul Sacca
President Trump made a surprise visit to the Million MAGA March
https://www.theblaze.com/news/million-maga-march-antifa-attack

TOWNHALL
— Demographics Are Not Destiny – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden have made it clear that they want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly will those who lead your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world take the aforesaid as a mandate to get rid of Republicans?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/11/15/demographics-are-not-destiny-n2580095

DAILY WIRE
— California Trump Supporter Requests Restraining Order After Biden Supporters Allegedly Harassed His Family – Hank Berrien (DIERSEN: How many voted for Biden in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly do those who voted for Biden want to get rid of the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? What are the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county doing for their self-defense?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ca-trump-supporter-requests-restraining-order-after-biden-supporters-allegedly-harassed-his-family

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Tens of thousands of Trump supporters flood streets of DC, urge pres. ‘do not quit!’ as he fights for fair election. Trump has vowed to fight, launching lawsuits in multiple battleground states and questioning the accuracy of the vote count. – Martin Bürger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-supporters-flood-streets-of-dc-urge-president-do-not-quit-as-he-fights-for-fair-election
— Pro-abortion ‘soldier’ would be Biden’s Chief of Staff if he takes the White House – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biden-taps-pro-abortion-naral-soldier-for-white-house-chief-of-staff

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dem calls out ‘crazy socialist agenda,’ gets AOC’s ‘death stare’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/15/dem-calls-out-crazy-socialist-agenda-gets-aocs-death-stare
— Eyeing a White House win, angry Left vows to purge ‘Nazis’ in name of unity – Billy Davis, Steve Jordahl (DIERSEN: How many voted for Biden in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly do those who voted for Biden want to get rid of the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? What are the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county doing for their self-defense?)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/11/13/eyeing-a-white-house-win-angry-left-vows-to-purge-nazis-in-name-of-unity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump insisted more than once the “Resistance” movement that attempted to stop his presidency was really attacking American voters who put him in the White House, and now the Kristallnacht-like Resistance has proven him right. Bolstered by Joe Biden’s expected win over Trump, the so-called Resistance movement of Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans is blatantly calling for Trump supporters to be punished if they voted for him and put out a yard sign, cheered for him and defended his policies, or served in his administration. “Shunning, shaming these people is a statement of moral indignation,” Jennifer Rubin, the Washington Post columnist, suggested on MSNBC over the weekend, “that these people are not fit for polite society.” Rubin made those comments (see video below) after reminding the cable news network she had cheered when then-press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was run out of a Washington, D.C. restaurant. That incident dates back to 2018 and it appears Rubin, the Post’s supposedly conservative reporter, has no regrets about punishing political enemies two years later. “It’s not only that Trump has to lose,” she further stated, “but that all his enablers have to lose.” From ‘reconciliation’ to ‘accountability’ Even before Election Day, Berkeley economics professor Robert Reich raised eyebrows when he suggested via Twitter there should be a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” if Trump loses re-election. What would such a commission do? “It would erase Trump’s lies, comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness,” he wrote, “and name every official, politician, executive, and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe.” When fellow Twitter users pushed back on the suggestion, Reich, who served as labor secretary for Bill Clinton, scoffed at warnings his idea was “undemocratic.” Then came Election Day. Democrats not only celebrated a projected win for Joe Biden but predicted an angry, crying Donald Trump would be marched out of the White House and his Hitler-endorsing, white supremacist minions should be punished, too. But there needs to be a record, right? The history of despotic regimes has shown The Right Thinkers have to take names, and document wrongdoing, in order to punish The Wrong Thinkers. One self-described revolutionary who was thinking ahead was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist lawmaker. She asked via Twitter is anyone was “archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future.” Yes, infact, some people were doing just that. Just three days after Election Day, the Trump Accountability Project was born with the motto, “Remember what they did.” The group, founded by staffers associated with Pete Buttigieg, vowed to “not allow the following groups of people profit from their experience: Those who elected him. Those who staffed his government. Those who funded him.” CNN: No more ‘Kristallnacht’ Following on the heels of vows to punish Trump and his supporters, CNN reminded its viewers this week that Nov. 9 marked the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938. On that night, Nazi Party members torched Jewish homes and schools, vandalized synagogues, and arrested approximately 30,000 Jews and marched them off to concentration camps. Another 100 Jews were killed. The horrors or Kristallnacht, CNN’s anchor Christiane Amanpour opined, included an attack on “facts, knowledge, history and truth” when the Nazis tossed thousands of books into the fire. “After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump,” Amanpour summarized, “the Biden-Harris team pledges a return to normal.” For supporters of Donald Trump, who are not Nazis and don’t know one, the obvious question is: What in the world is going on? According to psychiatrist Dr. Karl Benzio, it boils down to emotions detached from reality, which Trump supporters have named Trump Derangement Syndrome for the bizarre, unhinged behavior of the Left. “The definition of psychosis is when somebody isn’t able differentiate reality from non-reality,” Dr. Benzio tells OneNewsNow. “The definition of delusion is a fixed, false belief.” A human being’s emotional volume is always competing with our rational volume, Dr. Benzio says, like when a rabid sports fan reacts angrily when their beloved team fails to reach the end zone or, worse, loses the game and the grief-stricken fan fails to cope with the loss. In the case of President Trump, he is the opposing team that “stole” the game from the home team — then dances in the end zone to rub it in. When the trolling, counter-punching commander in chief posts a sarcastic tweet, or drops a new nickname for a politician beloved by Democrats, Benzio says, it only makes his enemies angrier. And now those angry enemies, who likely won the game on Election Day, are plotting revenge.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Voter Mackenzie Graham Says Censorship Won’t Stop Rallies or Trump Support
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-voter-says-censorship-wont-stop-rallies-or-trump-support_3579269.html
— Trump Supporters Hold Rally in Washington to Protest Vote Fraud, Media – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-supporters-hold-rally-in-washington-to-protest-vote-fraud-media_3579324.html
— Trump: Biden ‘Only Won in the Eyes of the Fake News Media’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-biden-only-won-in-the-eyes-of-the-fake-news-media_3579540.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Why is national media not digging deeper into voting issues? – Chris Krug
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/the-sunday-read-why-is-national-media-not-digging-deeper-into-voting-issues/article_50cf5544-25bb-11eb-a084-1bbc15f339ec.html

REUTERS
— Social media platform Parler gets backing from Mercer family
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-parler-funding-mercer/social-media-platform-parler-gets-backing-from-mercer-family-wsj-idUSKBN27V00R

NBC NEWS
— 70% of Asian Americans support affirmative action. Here’s why misconceptions persist. With the Harvard affirmative action case a step closer to the Supreme Court, Asian American activists say much of their work involves dispelling myths about affirmative action’s impacts. – Kimmy Yam (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs support Affirmative Action (AA). Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. To promote AA is to promote hatred against Republicans and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/70-asian-americans-support-affirmative-action-here-s-why-misconceptions-n1247806

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: How many voted for Biden in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly do those who voted for Biden want to get rid of the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county? What are the remaining Republicans in your precinct, in your township, and in your county doing for their self-defense?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/us/politics/biden-trump-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “As a G.O.P. Playbook on Voter Fraud Falls Flat, Some Ask: What’s Next?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/us/republican-voter-restrictions-absentee.html
— ‘Women’s Work’ Can No Longer Be Taken for Granted – Anna Louie Sussman (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were viewed as being bad jobs, it was far more difficult for my superiors to find qualified minorities, qualified females, and qualified younger people to take them. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/opinion/sunday/women-pay-gender-gap.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “After thousands of Trump supporters rally in D.C., violence erupts when night falls.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/14/million-maga-march-dc-protests/
— After ambitious campaign promises, Biden faces a governing grind – Michael Scherer and Matt Viser (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden have made it clear that they want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. How strongly will those who lead your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world take the aforesaid as a mandate to get rid of Republicans?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-agenda-republicans/2020/11/14/e0651ef4-25d0-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

BALTIMORE SUN
— Let majority rule and override Electoral College (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden want to get rid of those who voted for Trump once and for all. The following voted for Biden: 267 (62%) in my precinct, 39,315 (59%) in Milton Township, and 279,251 (58%) in DuPage County. One could argue that when those who share your demographics become a minority, it is time to move. In what ways are those who share your demographics a minority? What percent of those in your precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, county, and Illinois share the following: your race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/readers-respond/bs-ed-rr-electoral-college-problem-letter-20201112-7mmxascf7vcmld67bsvc5xysiq-story.html

FORBES
— How Would A Biden Presidency Aid Your Retirement? – Taylor Tepper (DIERSEN: I have been a federal retiree for more than 23 years. Because federal retirees are overwhelmingly Democrats, it would be less likely that Biden would cut/eliminate a) Civil Service Retirement System pensions, b) COLAs, and/or c) the 72% health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies that federal retirees and their spouses get. I should write a book about those who are beyond furious that my wife and I get the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/retirement/biden-presidency-retirement/

BLOOMBERG
— Charitable Organizations and Illinois’ ROT – Erin McManus
https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/weekend-insights-charitable-organizations-and-illinois-rot

DAILY UNION
— Daily Union moving to metered paywall (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive traffic to websites. What do you say to those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites? I should write a book about those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites.)
https://www.dailyunion.com/news/editors_pick/daily-union-moving-to-metered-paywall-thursday/article_9e07fb11-9e59-5a7f-942b-e5b98e497b30.html

SHREVEPORT TIMES
— Retire to what? – Byron Moore (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, since 1997, my income has been $77,604/year (59%) less. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $131,532/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $54,168/year, or 59% less. My wife and I have responded to this by spending less.)
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/money/business/2020/11/14/retire-what/6257588002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You won’t know what kind of retirement lifestyle you can afford until you know what your retirement income will be. . .Will those accumulated assets last? Will you spend only the interest they earn, or will you dip into your principal? With interest rates historically low, will you invest those funds? If so, what if markets fluctuate (as they do about 100% of the time!). Could a prolonged economic downturn cause you to run out of money? Or will you get scared and simply reduce your lifestyle – no more vacations, no helping the kids, fewer trips to see the grandkids… We’re back to what are you planning to retire to? Is it the lifestyle you want…or the lifestyle you can afford?)

WASHINGTONIAN
— GW Students Finally Get Digital Access to Major Publications A long-running quest for online access to the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal has been fulfilled – ANDREW BEAUJON (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive traffic to websites. What do you say to those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites? I should write a book about those who do not want GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to drive traffic to their websites.)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/11/10/gw-students-finally-get-digital-access-to-major-publications/

YAHOO FINANCE
— Brits can’t afford to buy their first home until 34, study finds – Abigail Fenton (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I had earned and saved a) working for IRS in Harvey for the prior 9 months and in Chicago for 6 months before that and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the prior 18 months part-time and for 7 months before that full-time. That money also enabled me to a) buy a new Corvette in 1971 and b) pay tuition for graduate business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/brits-cant-afford-to-buy-their-first-home-until-34-study-finds-133820690.html

BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
— Climate change sways homebuying decisions, study finds – Jeff Ostroswski
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/business/jeff-ostrowski-climate-change-sways-homebuying-decisions-study-finds/article_ba817adb-0732-5aa8-9551-1b0c5ab2c6b0.html

COASTAL BREEZE NEWS
— Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? – Darcie Guerin (DIERSEN: Whatever you do, you should be on track to save at least $1 million for your retirement.)
https://www.coastalbreezenews.com/articles/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-now/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Question: I’m trying to weigh out the pros and cons and financial costs of either staying in our home as we get older or considering a continuous care retirement community/assisted living situation. What items should I consider?)

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump will cast a long shadow over Republican party despite defeat.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/15/republican-party-donald-trump-influence

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Only 56% of Biden Voters Say They Were Voting FOR Biden (DIERSEN: What percent of those who voted for Biden did so to punish Trump? While only 154 voted for Trump in my precinct, 325 voted for Berlin, 240 voted for Jorgensen, 232 voted for Grogan, 228 voted for Walsh, 225 voted for Kachiroubas, 225 voted for Elliott, 224 voted for Whelan, 224 voted for Felice, etc.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/only_56_of_biden_voters_say_they_were_voting_for_biden