June 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inside Illinois lawmakers’ pork-barrel frenzy: Pickleball courts, dog parks and clout – Ray Long, Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-lawmakers-pork-projects-20190606-story.html
— From road repairs to transit expansions, $33 billion in capital bill will have ‘monumental’ impact – Mary Wisniewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biz-transit-road-project-money-20190604-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-social-users-20190606-story.html
— Thanks, Ricketts family, for aiding my transition from Cubs to Sox – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-cubs-sox-rickettes-trump-fundraiser-wrigley-20190607-story.html
— Pritzker, teacher’s pet, allows more pricey pension spiking – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-pension-spiking-career-hikes-20190610-story.html
— Are Americans ready to legalize prostitution? – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-prostitution-harris-hickenlooper-new-york-20190607-story.html
— Illinois law won’t mandate board diversity. Companies should address it anyway. – Editorial (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of old White men.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-board-diversity-illinois-law-20190610-story.html
— In response to #MeToo, state lawmakers approved sweeping legislation to fight sexual harassment in Illinois – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-sexual-harassment-metoo-bill-20190607-story.html
— Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers orders gay pride flag to fly over state Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-wisconsin-gay-pride-flag-capitol-20190607-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Go back to Thompson to find closing legislative days like Pritzker’s Passing bills like almost doubling the minimum wage, changing the state Constitution to allow for a progressive income tax, rewriting almost all of the state’s abortion laws and legalizing recreational cannabis were seriously heavy-duty lifts. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/7/18657195/pritzker-jim-thompson-legislative-success
— Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to ‘fair workweek’ ordinance “You can’t use the business community as a piggybank . . . they’re not gonna create as many jobs. Companies aren’t gonna locate here and invest here,” Jack Lavin said. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2019/6/7/18656822/chicagoland-chamber-ceo-jack-lavin-minimum-wage-workweek-ordinance-15
— Henry Hyde, the man behind the anti-abortion amendment Biden now opposes A former suburban Chicago GOP lawmaker, Rep. Henry Hyde, who died in 2007, authored the Hyde Amendment banning federal funds for most abortions. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18657212/henry-hyde-amendement-abortion-federal-funds-biden-president-campaign

DAILY HERALD
— Police leaders urge speaking up, tightening gun control in wake of Pratt shooting – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190607/police-leaders-urge-speaking-up-tightening-gun-control-in-wake-of-pratt-shooting

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What our new sin-tax fix says about Illinois. (Hint: It’s not good.) Studies show states that turn to gambling and pot tend to have few other options. Heavily in debt, losing population, facing difficulties funding pensions or even paying its bills, Illinois fits the description. – DAVID GREISING 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/david-greising-government/what-our-new-sin-tax-fix-says-about-illinois-hint-its-not-good

ABC7

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Tariffs on Mexico will hit Illinois hard, equal to $190B a year in new taxes for American consumers.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-consumers-will-be-hard-hit-by-new-tariffs-on-mexico/5337557/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois AARP promotes LGBTQ activity. 
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-aarp-strives-to-support-lgbtq-seniors/5337058/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190606/eugene-robinson-only-ignoramus-would-sound-like-trump

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— LaHood votes ‘no’ on immigration bill – Jared DuBach
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20190606/lahood-votes-no-on-immigration-bill

RIVER BENDER
— The House’s Immigration Amnesty Bill Shortsighted – Dan Brannan
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/the-houses-immigration-amnesty-bill-shortsighted-35860.cfm

MADISON
— Wisconsin Republican lawmaker calls Evers’ decision to fly rainbow flag over Capitol ‘divisive’ – Steven Elbow
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republican-lawmaker-calls-evers-decision-to-fly-rainbow-flag/article_55036fe0-f7b0-5b40-8836-4a7e763d8909.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Kick Chicago out of Illinois? – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/06/kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— Week in Review for End of Session 2019
http://www.thecaucusblog.com/2019/06/week-in-review-for-end-of-session-2019.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COURT DENIES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR ELGIN EVANGELISTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/court-denies-acknowledgement-of-civil-rights-violations-for-elgin-evangelists.html
— NEW CLERGY REPORTING MANDATE IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/new-clergy-reporting-mandate-in-illinois.html

DAILY CALLER
— ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE FLYING ALL OVER THE US — WITHOUT VALID ID – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/report-illegal-immigrants-flying-valid-id-documents/
— AL JAZEERA CELEBRATES ‘PRIDE’ WHILE ITS STATE BACKER QATAR CONTINUES TO PUNISH GAYS – Adelle Nazarian
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/al-jazeera-celebrates-pride-while-qatar-punishes-gays/
— TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME IS DESTROYING THE MEDIA – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/07/trump-derangement-syndrome-2/

BREITBART
— Google Can’t Dodge Conservative Employees’ Discrimination Lawsuit, Court Says – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/07/google-cant-dodge-conservative-employees-discrimination-lawsuit-court-says/

PJ MEDIA
— The Fake News Media Wants You To Worry About Trump’s Gender Gap Problem – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/the-fake-news-media-wants-you-to-worry-about-trumps-gender-gap-problem/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats Fight For Open Borders As Illegals Bring In Crime, Diseases
https://www.oann.com/democrats-fight-for-open-borders-as-illegals-bring-in-crime-diseases/

NEWS BUSTERS
— On D-Day, MSNBC’s O’Donnell Suggests Trump’s Dad Was Nazi Sympathizer – Emma Fantuzzo (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about how my a) Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/emma-fantuzzo/2019/06/07/d-day-msnbcs-odonnell-suggests-trumps-dad-was-nazi-sympathizer

NEW YORK TIMES
— When We Talk About Abortion, Let’s Talk About Men Since women don’t have unwanted pregnancies without them. – Michelle Oberman and W. David Ball
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/opinion/abortion-laws-men.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the following argue for open borders: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/violence-makes-mexico-an-unwelcoming-refuge-11559899802

June 7 Morning Edition

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Local Officials Mull Marijuana Legalization Impacts – Tom Robb (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/local-officials-mull-marijuana-legalization-impacts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Local municipal staffers and attorneys are scrambling to read and understand the 600-page bill legalizing recreational marijuana before its Jan. 1, 2020 effective date. The bill that passed in the Illinois House on the last day of the legislative session in Springfield, Friday, May 31, was passed by the Illinois Senate just two days before. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the bill, but marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. The bill gives some control to local municipalities, including creating zoning regulations and limiting dispensary options for operating, along with allowing for some new tax revenue for local communities. “First we have to read the law thoroughly,” Glenview Village President Jim Patterson said. “You can have one sentence (buried in the bill) throw it all away.” Patterson said he fully expects village trustees to consider and act on the bill by October, before it takes effect. Niles Village Manager Steve Vinezeano said a Tuesday, June 11 village board meeting has been scheduled for village staffers to present details about the bill to Niles trustees and discuss options. Vinezeano said 52 percent of Niles residents voted in a recent referendum in favor of the state legalizing recreational marijuana. “That doesn’t mean they want a dispensary down the block.” Vinezeano said firefighters, police, Family Services and community development officials all have concerns.)

ABC7
— Springfield bishop bans Michael Madigan, John Cullerton from Springfield-area communions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/springfield-bishop-bans-madigan-cullerton-from-springfield-communions/5335248/

CBS2
— Bishop Paprocki Bars Springfield Lawmakers From Communion
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4099332-bishop-paprocki-bars-springfield-lawmakers-from-communion/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Gov. Pritzker, Boss Madigan budget, let’s change state slogan: Illinois-Shut Up and Take It. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-met-john-kass-springfield-budget-20190606-story.html
— From loss to liberation: How Germans view celebrations of Allied victory over their Nazi ancestors – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about how my a) Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b) how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked for the federal government, I would have stressed that. According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-germany-d-day-liberation-20190606-story.html
— Poll: Some younger workers view aging workforce negatively – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who focused on turning their employees who were younger, minority, female, Democrat, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, liberal, moderate, paid less, and those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time AGAINST their employees who were older, White, male, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, conservative, paid more, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–poll-older-vs-younger-workers-20190606-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/7/18655978/black-pot-law-unfairly-growers-color-medical-marijuana

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville eases tattoo regulations – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/naperville-eases-tattoo-regulations-so-doctor-no-longer-required

WTTW
— Chicago Has the Largest Life Expectancy Gap in the Country. Why? – Kristen Thometz
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/06/chicago-has-largest-life-expectancy-gap-country-why

WBEZ
— A Pricey Effort To Employ The Men Most Likely To Shoot Or Be Shot In Chicago – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/a-pricey-effort-to-employ-the-men-most-likely-to-shoot-or-be-shot-in-chicago/6cca6375-34eb-414e-8989-3367e5cbee54
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/marijuana-equity/1f86beb3-0705-44b6-838b-6272fd7e52e7

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Abortion-rights supporters banned from Communion – AP
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/06/06/abortion-rights-supporters-banned-from-communion/affxo7k/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Governor orders gay pride flag to fly over Wisconsin Capitol – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will Pritzker order gay pride flags to fly over Illinois buildings, over your county buildings, over your township/ward buildings, and over your municipal buildings?) 
http://www.startribune.com/evers-orders-gay-pride-flag-to-fly-over-wisconsin-capitol/510964652/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bishop denies communion to Catholic lawmakers who backed abortion bills – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-bishop-paprocki-bars-madigan-cullerton-from-communion

WGLT
— Rep. Davis: Mexico Tariffs Not Best Way To Fix Immigration – RYAN DENHAM & CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/rep-davis-mexico-tariffs-not-best-way-fix-immigration#stream/0

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— Coffee with Congressman Sean Casten June 14 (DIERSEN: In 2011, to get rid of me, those who dominated the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce killed its Government Affairs Committee that I had served on since 2003.)
http://www.wheatonchamber.com/events/details/coffee-with-congressman-sean-casten-18986

FOX NEWS
— Congress doubles down on incentivizing illegal immigration – Jason Chaffetz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jason-chaffetz-congress-doubles-down-on-incentivizing-illegal-immigration

GOPUSA
— Sanders demands Walmart pay workers $15 per hour (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the minimum wage for S.S. Kresges 1964-1966. If S.S. Kresges had paid me $15/hour in today’s dollars, I would have bought a new loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966 instead of a new Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)


— Democrats defend asking nominees about Catholic faith, affiliations (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used my 100% German national origin and my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me. They constantly stressed the aforesaid to my Jewish superiors and to my Jewish supervisors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70678

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ohio libraries cancel LGBTQ-themed youth events on eve of Pride Month after criticism – Christopher Vondracek
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/ohio-libraries-cancel-lgbtq-themed-youth-events-ev/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s call for a bad news boycott ignites First Amendment worries – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) are boycotting me and boycotting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-call-for-a-bad-news-boycott-ignites-first-amendment-worries

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is the Democrats’ white whale, and Pelosi is Ahab – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/trump_is_the_democrats_white_whale_and_pelosi_is_ahab.html

BREITBART
— 70% of Americans View Drug Addiction as Top ‘Big Problem’ in the Country – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/70-americans-view-drug-addiction-top-big-problem-country/
— In the first five months of 2019, about 124,000 children of illegal aliens were born on U.S. soil, thus solidifying their permanent American citizenship due to the nation’s birthright citizenship policy. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/average-124k-anchor-babies-born-us-this-year-so-far/

TOWNHALL
— It’s More Than the Economy – Scott Rasmussen
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2019/06/06/its-more-than-the-economy-n2547595

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Americans treated like 2nd class citizens’: Anger over report TSA allows migrants to fly without proper docs – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/07/americans-treated-like-2nd-class-citizens-anger-over-report-tsa-allows-migrants-to-fly-without-proper-docs-762538

FEDERALIST
— As Illegal Immigration Skyrockets, The Border Crisis Spins Out Of Control The latest arrest numbers don’t tell the whole story. As the crisis deepens, the U.S.-Mexico border is becoming increasingly volatile and dangerous. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/07/illegal-immigration-skyrockets-border-crisis-spins-control/

NEWSMAX
— On D-Day, Limbaugh Calls Migrant Surge ‘Invasion Force’ 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/d-day-invasion-migrants-caravan/2019/06/06/id/919312/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— A FUTURE YOU DON’T WANT The Democrats’ plan to blow up the country. – David Horowitz
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273950/future-you-dont-want-david-horowitz
— THE LEFT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTI-SEMITIC HATE CRIMES IN NYC – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used my 100% German national origin and my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran against me. They constantly stressed the aforesaid to my Jewish superiors and to my Jewish supervisors.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273942/left-responsible-anti-semitic-hate-crimes-nyc-daniel-greenfield

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS, NBC Forced to Admit Tariff Threats Causing Mexico to Take Action – Nicholas Fondacaro 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/06/06/cbs-nbc-forced-admit-tariff-threats-causing-mexico-take

AMERICAN THINKER
— What a real border crisis looks like, in a chart – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/what_a_real_border_crisis_looks_like_in_a_chart.html
— How a Post–Civil War Supreme Court Decision Dismantles Sanctuary Cities – Brian S. Messenger
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/how_a_postcivil_war_supreme_court_decision_dismantles_sanctuary_cities.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How the Left Embraced Globalization – Edward Ring
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/06/how-the-left-embraced-globalization/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position – Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be someone who promotes abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/politics/joe-biden-hyde-amendment.html
— New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about age discrimination.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/business/economy/age-discrimination-jobs-hiring.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Henry Hyde, abortion amendment’s namesake, was a culture warrior with some surprising causes – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/07/henry-hyde-abortion-amendments-namesake-was-culture-warrior-with-some-surprising-causes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Homelessness Grows in California Despite New Government Spending – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/homelessness-grows-in-california-despite-new-government-spending-11559899801

BLOOMBERG
— Rejected Google Job-Seekers Clear Hurdle to Sue Over Alleged Liberal Bias – Robert Burnson (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, or promoted: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-06/google-job-rejects-clear-first-hurdle-to-sue-over-liberal-bias

NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTER
— Yet Another Study Reveals Bias in Google’s News Search – Paul Chesser
https://nlpc.org/2019/05/16/yet-another-study-reveals-bias-in-googles-news-search/

THE RIGHTING
— U.S. Conservative Websites Ranked by Unique Visitors, April 2019
https://www.therighting.com/april-2019-top-conservative-websites

MEDIA POST
— ‘The Washington Examiner’ Continues To Attract Record Audience Numbers – Melynda Fuller
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/336508/the-washington-examiner-continues-to-attract-rec.html

MEDIA MATTERS
— Two of Fox News’ most vitriolic hosts just lost a major advertiser: Bayer – JORDAN UHL (DIERSEN: Where does the money come from that allows you to do what you do? My money comes from the Civil Service Retirement System, Social Security, and retirement savings. Of course, if my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes could take that money away from me, they would.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/06/06/two-fox-news-most-vitriolic-hosts-just-lost-major-advertiser-bayer/223883

HR DRIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run the federal government. From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, the federal government a) will not hire you, retain you, or promote you and b) will get rid of you.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/lgbtq-workers-at-federal-agencies-attest-to-lack-of-support/556243/

June 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Catholic Illinois lawmakers who backed ‘evil’ abortion bill A statement from Bishop Paprocki singled out House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, but said any Catholic Illinois lawmaker who supported the two bills will be affected. – Alison Martin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/6/18655266/diocese-springfield-refuses-communion-madigan-cullerton-illinois-catholic-lawmakers-abortion
— Ricketts not first owner to go to bat for Republicans Cubs also played ball for Warren G. Harding. And then there was the Tribune Company…. – Neil Steinberg 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655546/cubs-ricketts-trump-donors-wrigley-politics-gop-republicans-steinberg
— Democrats, look ahead to the prize in 2020 and forget about impeaching Trump The “no one is above the law” argument is compelling. But the goal, after all, should be replacing Trump. – Froma Harrop
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/6/18655660/donald-trump-impeachment-democratic-party-2020-election
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot in Palm Springs: taps gay donor network, headlines Boxer PAC fundraiser Mayor Lightfoot, in California will headline a Friday fundraiser for a PAC run by former Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “We are very excited to meet her,” Boxer told the Chicago Sun-Times. – Lynn Sweet and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will individuals, organizations, and companies be officially told to get out of Chicago unless they promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/6/6/18655873/mayor-lori-lightfoot-palm-springs-california-tap-into-gay-donor-network
— Safe Passage — a smart move in crime-fighting – Editorial (DIERSEN: Did you walk to school from your home? I walked to/from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, to/from a bus stop on the south side of downtown Crete 1961-1962 to ride a bus to/from Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, to/from Crete-Monee High School 1962-1964, to/from Loyola 1974-1976, and to/from DePaul 1976-1978.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655298/safe-passage-cps-crime-deterrent-research

— Joe Biden reverses course, says he now supports using federal dollars for abortions – Chloe Herring (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have focused on destroying me because I support the Hyde Amendment.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/6/18655959/joe-biden-2020-abortion-hyde-amendment

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— GOP bigwigs, Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to hold President Trump donor retreat in Chicago — with ballgame on agenda – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-trump-campaign-rnc-chicago-cubs-20190605-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $40 billion state budget into law. Here’s a look at what your tax dollars are buying.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-illinois-budget-20190605-story.html
— Forget about marijuana laws for a second. The CBD industry needs to be regulated. – Debby Miran
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-cbd-cannabidiol-fda-regulations-needed-20190606-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Madigan, Cullerton for backing ‘evil’ abortion bill – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/diocese-of-springfield-refuses-communion-to-madigan-cullerton-for-backing-evil-abortion-bill
— Pending Kane County attendance policy highlights board member Barbara Hernandez who’s also a state rep – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and fundraisers.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190606/pending-kane-county-attendance-policy-highlights-board-member-whos-also-a-state-rep

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Trump’s Mexico tariffs loom, Illinois companies brace for impact Mondelez and other local players that sought savings south of the border face billions in potential costs if last-minute negotiations now underway don’t jell into a deal. – CLAIRE BUSHEY 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/trumps-mexico-tariffs-loom-illinois-companies-brace-impact

ABC7
— Illinois gambling expansion bill could breathe new life into horse racing industry – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-gambling-bill-could-breathe-new-life-into-horse-racing-industry/5335559/

NBC5
— Bishop Bars Madigan, Cullerton From Receiving Communion Over Abortion Bills
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-cullerton-barred-from-receiving-communion-over-abortion-bills-510921881.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Nancy Pelosi told Democrats she wants to see Trump ‘in prison’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/nancy-pelosi-told-dems-she-wants-to-see-trump-in-prison-report

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Avery Bourne: Infrastructure investments will spur economic growth
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190606/rep-avery-bourne-infrastructure-investments-will-spur-economic-growth

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois is poised to become the gambling capital of the Midwest And like the state’s last gambling expansion, in 2009, the massive new bill could bring trouble. – JASON GROTTO and DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-is-poised-to-become-the-gambling-capital-of-the/article_d09a9086-6060-5eb6-933a-27b3af5f898a.html

MARION REPUBLICAN
— Casino coming to Southern Illinois – HOLLY KEE
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20190604/casino-coming-to-southern-illinois

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Health Department sued. Former employee says she was fired after filing discrimination complaint – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-county-health-department-sued-former-employee-says-she/article_89f39797-5f0a-5675-8f52-4208fd29bf70.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Supporters of Illegal Aliens Pass Bill Prohibiting Local Police from Enforcing ICE Laws
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/06/supporters-of-illegal-aliens-pass-bill-prohibiting/ 
— Keeping Up with Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/06/keeping-up-with-casten/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Edgar County Watchdog Kraft says Brady’s choice is simple: ‘Resign, or quit making those profits’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601636-edgar-county-watchdog-kraft-says-brady-s-choice-is-simple-resign-or-quit-making-those-profits
— Reform for Illinois director Kaplan holds no blame for Sen. Brady as long as he ‘acts ethically’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601633-reform-for-illinois-director-kaplan-holds-no-blame-for-sen-brady-as-long-as-he-acts-ethically

CAPITOL FAX
— Springfield bishop lashes out at Madigan, Cullerton over abortion bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/06/springfield-bishop-lashes-out-at-madigan-cullerton-over-abortion-bill/
— Reader comments closed until Tuesday A little down time is in order… (DIERSEN: I have sent a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/06/reader-comments-closed-until-tuesday-27/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kinzinger vows to block Trump’s Mexico tariffs, unless Dems make it ‘political somehow’ Illinois Republican says farmers in his district are taking it ‘on the chin’ – Bailey Vogt 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/6/adam-kinzinger-vows-block-trumps-mexico-tariffs-un/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mexico blocks 1,000-migrant caravan ahead of Trump’s tariff deadline – Tim Pearce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexico-blocks-1-000-migrant-caravan-ahead-of-trumps-tariff-deadline

FOX NEWS
— Sean Hannity: Mainstream media ‘smear machine’ in full gear for Trump’s UK visit – David Montanaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sean-hannity-mainstream-media-smear-machine-trump

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ARE TURNING AMERICA’S BIG CITIES INTO PETRI DISHES FOR DISEASE – Brian Joondeph
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/06/joondeph-cities-petri-dishes/

BREITBART
— New York City School District Seeks ‘Teachers of Color’ in Job Ads – TOM CICCOTTA
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/06/report-new-york-city-school-district-seeks-teachers-of-color-in-job-ads/
— Politico Senior Staffer Defends Biden’s Plagiarism as ‘Agreeing’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/06/06/nolte-politico-senior-staffer-defends-bidens-plagiarism-as-agreeing/
— Mexico Claims Some Migrant Caravan Funding Came from U.S., England – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ AND BRANDON DARBY
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/06/06/mexico-claims-some-funding-for-migrant-caravans-came-from-u-s-and-england/
— New York Times Editor Claims Paper Is Not ‘Anti-Trump’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/report-new-york-times-editor-claims-paper-is-not-anti-trump/
— DHS Frees 5.5K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in a Week; 196K Released in 5 Months – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/dhs-frees-5-5k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-a-week-196k-released-in-5-months/

TOWNHALL
— Google Fires Another Conservative Employee Who Spoke Out Against Company’s Bias – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/06/06/report-google-fires-another-conservative-employee-who-spoke-out-on-companys-bias-n2547661

HUMAN EVENTS
— Getting Your Reputation Back After Conspiracy Smears. – Frank Gaffney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on smearing my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://humanevents.com/2019/06/06/getting-your-reputation-back-after-conspiracy-smears/

TPM
— TX GOP Group Defends Axed Teacher’s Right To Speak Of ‘Burden’ Of Illegal Immigrant – Nicole Lafond
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-teacher-gop-group-defends-illegal-immigrants-burden

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social-Media Censorship Is the Product of Culture and Commerce – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/social-media-censorship-is-the-product-of-culture-and-commerce/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats focus on turning women against Trump.
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/447308-trumps-giant-gender-gap-62-percent-of-women-say-they-are
— Biden reverses stance on Hyde Amendment after blowback – JESSIE HELLMANN (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have focused on destroying me because I support the Hyde Amendment.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/447392-biden-reverses-stance-on-hyde-amendment-after-blowback

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Only Trump can pack this much ignorance into a few words.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/better-to-keep-ones-mouth-shut-than-to-sound-like–trump/2019/06/06/067b0b6e-8882-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html

USA TODAY
— Boston mayor: city can’t stop ‘Straight Pride Parade’ over its values – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/06/boston-mayor-city-cant-stop-straight-pride-parade-over-its-values/1373359001/

FORBES
— New Trump Administration Rule: Gig Workers Are Not Employees – Tom Spiggle (DIERSEN: Are/were you a gig worker? I was not. I worked a) for the federal government for almost 30 years – almost 18 years for GAO, almost 9 years for IRS, and almost 3 years for the Post Office; b) for Firestone Stores for almost 2 1/2 years; and c) for S.S. Kresges for 1 1/2 years.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/06/06/new-trump-administration-rule-gig-workers-are-not-employees/#73198f04336e

GOVERNING
— Will Legalizing Marijuana and Sports Betting Solve Illinois’ Budget Problems? The state, which has worse credit than any other and has had chronic budget deficits, passed a fiscal plan this week that relies on new revenue sources to help pay down its massive debt. – LIZ FARMER
https://www.governing.com/week-in-finance/gov-illinois-budget-analysis.html

INEQUALITY
— How Wealthy Have Our Super Wealthy Become? We now have some new clues, thanks to the tax-evasion records whistleblowers have been so generously sharing. – Sam Pizzigati
https://inequality.org/great-divide/how-wealthy-have-our-super-wealthy-become/

June 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP bigwigs, Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to hold President Trump donor retreat at Wrigley Field – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-trump-campaign-rnc-chicago-cubs-20190605-story.html
— Catholic bishop in Springfield: No communion for Madigan, Cullerton for supporting ‘abominable’ Illinois abortion rights bill – Elvia Malagón
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-catholic-church-sanctions-illinois-lawmakers-mike-madigan-20190605-story.html
— Life expectancy in Streeterville is 90. In Englewood, it’s 60. A new analysis calls Chicago’s gap the largest in the U.S. – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-has-largest-life-expectancy-gap-between-neighborhoods-20190605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-life-stevens-wednesday-straight-pride-parade-0605-story.html

— Trump honors D-Day vets hours after saying his military spending makes up for his not serving in Vietnam – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-britain-d-day-20190605-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— After-session news conference blindsides Republicans – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190605/bernard-schoenburg-after-session-news-conference-blindsides-republicans
— Manar pushes to change Capital Township government – Bernard Schoenburg 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190604/manar-pushes-to-change-capital-township-government

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Seven years after viral rant, transparency remains elusive in Springfield – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose my efforts to promote government transparency.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/seven-years-after-viral-rant-transparency-remains-elusive-in-springfield/article_4b1c80b6-82df-11e9-9117-abfcba0569a9.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressman Rodney Davis concerned about new tariff proposal
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/congressman-rodney-davis-concerned-about-new-tariff-proposal

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP plays ball in Chicago – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/06/06/gop-plays-ball-in-chicago-holy-rebuke-for-madigan-cullerton-lori-on-ethics-rahms-money-job-443898

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— eFiling in DuPage County: What to expect when the system goes live – Alex Braun
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/sponsored/current/efiling-in-dupage-county-what-to-expect-when-the

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w Gov. Pritzker on IL pension payments and whether IL FY2020 Budget is balanced (DIERSEN: How much spending have you had to cut to balance your budget? Since September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, I have had to cut my spending by $6,195/month, or by $74,338/year, or by $1,616,895. In today’s dollars, in 1997, my GAO salary was $127,654/year. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $53,316/year, or $74,338 less each year.) 
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/06/berkowitz-w-gov-pritzker-on-il-pension-payments-and-whether-fy2020-is-balanced/

WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
– 2019 Independence Day Celebration July 3 Fireworks and July 4 Parade (DIERSEN: I encourage Republican candidates on 2020 ballots in Wheaton a) to submit your parade entry form ASAP and b) to plan on helping sponsor the fireworks and parade. So far, $1,800 has been pledged toward the $2,500 commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Bob Berlin, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Marty Keller, and Ann Celine Walsh.) 
https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2019-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-59341549171

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Clowns to the Left of Dale Righter in Springfield – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/clowns-to-the-left-of-dale-righter-in-springfield/

FOX NEWS
— Kinzinger on Trump’s tough talk toward Iran: American strength makes some people uncomfortable
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6044914648001/#sp=show-clips

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Wolf Blitzer Lectures Republican, US Must ‘Help’ House Thousands of Illegal Immigrant Kids – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/06/06/wolf-blitzer-lectures-republican-us-must-help-house-thousands

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE FIRES REPUBLICAN ENGINEER WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST ‘OUTRAGE MOBS’ – J. Arthur Bloom
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/05/google-fires-republican-engineer-outrage-mobs/

AMERICAN THINKER
— If Republicans don’t court Millennials, they’re doomed – Paul S. Gardiner (DIERSEN: To court Millennials, those who want Republicans to lose, want Republicans to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party who take the lead in dumping the aforesaid.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/if_republicans_dont_court_millennials_theyre_doomed.html
— Wreck the Electoral College, Destroy the Country – David Horowitz
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/wreck_the_electoral_college_destroy_the_country.html

TOWNHALL
— De Blasio: Anti-Semitism Stems From A ‘Right-Wing Movement’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint me as being an anti-Semite. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/05/huh-bill-de-blasio-seems-to-think-antisemitism-stems-from-a-rightwing-movement-n2547644

LIFEZETTE
— Texas Teacher Is Fired After She Asked Trump to Remove Illegal Immigrants School board voted unanimously to terminate this individual’s contract — don’t miss this unbelievable story
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/texas-teacher-is-fired-after-she-asked-trump-to-remove-illegal-immigrants/

COLLEGE FIX
— Georgetown officials silent on whether they will implement slavery reparations fee – DALTON NUNAMAKER (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/georgetown-officials-silent-on-whether-they-will-implement-slavery-reparations-fee/

HILL REPORTER
— War Hero Tammy Duckworth Eviscerates Trump Over His Vietnam Comments – TODD NEIKIRK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. If I sought a government office or political office, who would my critics/opponent get to eviscerate me because of my draft avoidance?)
https://hillreporter.com/war-hero-tammy-duckworth-eviscerates-trump-over-his-vietnam-comments-37911

CNN
— Kinzinger says he’ll vote no on Mexico tariffs – Wolf Blitzer
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/06/05/republican-congressman-adam-kinzinger-mexico-tariffs-tsr-vpx.cnn

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Feds: No more education, legal services for immigrant kids – ASTRID GALVAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
https://www.wwnytv.com/2019/06/06/feds-no-more-education-legal-services-immigrant-kids/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Amid Boston Pride Week, ‘Straight Pride Parade’ Draws Attention – Kate Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/boston-straight-pride-parade.html
— YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views – Kevin Roose and Kate Conger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint me as being an extremist. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/business/youtube-remove-extremist-videos.html

WASHINGTON POST
— On abortion, Biden shows he is out of step with his party – Karen Tumulty (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are out of step with the a) Republican Party platform, b) Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/on-abortion-biden-shows-he-is-out-of-step-with-his-party/2019/06/05/e83ddc30-87cd-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Mexico intercepts 1,000 migrants headed toward US amid tariff threats – Kenneth Garger
https://nypost.com/2019/06/05/mexico-intercepts-1000-migrants-headed-toward-us-amid-tariff-threats/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump trashes ‘terrible’ Vietnam War and defends his failure to serve in military on anniversary of D-Day – DAVE GOLDINER and CHRIS SOMMERFELDT (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-vietnam-military-service-defense-spending-20190605-km22crejonee7ehz6ve5csue54-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-black-voter-pragmatism-helps-biden-hurts-harris-booker-women-candidates-20190606-story.html

USA TODAY
— Do you plan to retire by 50? Great, but can you cover your health care? – Janna Herron 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/04/early-retirement-how-afford-health-insurance/1333554001/
— Staying positive when looking for a job post – Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/experience/2019/05/28/searching-job-post-college-requires-patience-staying-positive/3759908002/

BALTIMORE SUN
— 22 candidates seek to fill City Council vacancy, in final step of Baltimore’s post-Pugh political shuffle – Ian Duncan (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-scott-vacancy-20190528-story.html

BILLINGS GAZETTE
— Billings needs more City Council candidates – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion-billings-needs-more-city-council-candidates/article_060de64c-891f-5d72-a76d-51f6959298c8.html

TWIN CITIES
— Lakeland mayor doubles down on his position, says he will fill vacant council seat – RYAN FAIRCLOTH (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.twincities.com/2019/06/03/lakeland-mayor-doubles-down-on-his-position-says-he-will-fill-vacant-council-seat/

LAKE COUNTY NEWS
— Clearlake City Council to consider applicants for vacant council seat – ELIZABETH LARSON (DIERSEN: Who does not want anything to be reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District City Council vacancy? The thirteen candidates are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. My critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php/news/61455-clearlake-city-council-to-consider-applicants-for-vacant-council-seat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a special Thursday afternoon meeting, the Clearlake City Council will consider applicants for a vacant council seat. The council will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 6, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive. On May 9, Mayor Nick Bennett resigned as he prepared to move to South Dakota, as Lake County News has reported. At a May 13 special meeting, the council directed City Clerk Melissa Swanson to advertise the vacancy for appointment and accept applications with a June 4 deadline. The city has received six applications for the seat, which has a term ending in November 2020. Applicants are Cristina Azanza, the founder of a nonprofit, Azanza Inc.; David Claffey, a marketing and communications professional who serves on the city’s marketing committee; Desserrie Shaw, who has experience as a board member and president of the Konocti County Water District; Erin McCarrick, who owns cannabis companies Clearlake Ventures and Cara Farms and a consulting business, Madrone Strategies; Russell Perdock, the city’s former mayor who resigned last year to pursue the police chief’s job and now is director of community integration for Adventist Health Clear Lake; and Pattie Duke, a registered nurse case manager. Swanson’s report to the council said staff is recommending that the council interview the six applicants at Thursday’s meeting. The candidate they pick will be approved for the appointment by motion, majority vote and resolution. The appointee would then be given the oath and seated at the June 13 meeting, Swanson said.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rahm Emanuel, Ex-Chicago Mayor, Is Going to Wall Street He is joining Centerview, a boutique investment bank, as a counselor to large firms – Liz Hoffman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rahm-emanuel-ex-chicago-mayor-is-going-to-wall-street-11559760420

FORTUNE
— Joe Biden Still Supports the Hyde Amendment—and 2020 Democrats Pounce – SAHIL KAPUR
http://fortune.com/2019/06/05/joe-biden-hyde-amendment-warren-sanders-harris/

FORBES
— Joe Biden’s Cannabis Policy Would Be A Gift To Donald Trump In A General Election – Kris Krane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote pot. What percent of the aforesaid have smoked pot, smoke pot, want to smoke pot, want to make money selling pot, and/or want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot – 98%, 99%, 100%?) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2019/06/05/joe-bidens-cannabis-policy-would-be-a-gift-to-donald-trump-in-a-general-election/#77f882732035
— Six Tips To Overcome Age Discrimination At Work – Jill Huggett (DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran are protected from age discrimination. Those involved in government or politics who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are not protected from age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/06/06/six-tips-to-overcome-age-discrimination-at-work/#6df609b7390e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination may be against the U.S. labor laws, but I’ll bet you or someone you know has been on the wrong side of this form of discrimination in the workplace. In fact, nearly two out of three workers aged 45 and older have seen or experienced age discrimination on the job, according to an AARP workplace survey. So let’s face it: It’s real, and you need to know how to deal with it. As a career coach, I know firsthand that many professionals feel one of their greatest career challenges after age 40 is age discrimination. To help overcome this obstacle, I’ve developed several tips that have helped people of a certain vintage successfully navigate the job market.)

JD SUPRA
— Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act Updates
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/freedom-of-information-act-and-open-57584/

WEEK
— Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has some effusive, dubious praise for Elizabeth Warren
https://theweek.com/speedreads/845643/fox-news-tucker-carlson-some-effusive-dubious-praise-elizabeth-warren

NEWSWEEK
— GOP COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN SLAMMED FOR SAYING AMERICANS SHOULD BE CELEBRATING DONALD TRUMP ON D-DAY – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-committee-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-slammed-americans-celebrate-donald-trump-d-day-1442475

NATION
— A Message to Independent Journalists – Laura Flanders (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) 
https://www.thenation.com/article/a-message-to-independent-journalists/

NEW REPUBLIC
— Is There a Right Way to Cover the Trump White House? – ALEX SHEPHARD (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want me to report on the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.) 
https://newrepublic.com/article/154087/michael-wolff-siege-trump-white-house

June 5 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Why Mexico must act
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

ABC7
— Governor Pritzker signs Illinois budget, graduated income tax bills into law – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-signs-illinois-budget-graduated-income-tax-bills-into-law/5333204/

NBC5
— Pritzker Signs State Budget, Graduated Income Tax Plan
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-signs-state-budget-graduated-income-tax-plan-510865441.html

CBS2
— Pritzker Makes Good On Getting A Graduated Income Tax On The 2020 Ballot – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/05/pritzker-makes-good-on-getting-a-graduated-income-tax-on-the-2020-ballot/
— Pritzker Signs Illinois Budget, Income Tax Measure – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/05/pritzker-to-sign-illinois-budget/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker signs state budget, including lawmaker pay raise – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pritzker-to-sign-state-budget-including-lawmaker-pay-raise-1
— Trump supporter pops massive balloon depicting POTUS as baby at UK protests
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-supporter-pops-massive-balloon-depicting-potus-as-baby-at-uk-protests

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top Trump donors hitting Chicago; Cubs game on agenda Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts leads the fundraising drive to re-elect President Donald Trump. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/5/18654666/president-donald-trump-donors-hit-chicago-white-house-chief-staff-mulvaney-cubs-agenda
— Pritzker signs budget, income tax rates bill for his ‘fair tax’ plan — touts ‘new era of fiscal stability’ Pritzker signed the income tax measure, as well as three budget bills — the operating budget, the revenue for the spending and a budget implementation measure. And part of that spending plan includes a controversial measure: a cost-of-living $1,600 pay bump for lawmakers. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/5/18654114/pritzker-signs-budget-income-tax-rates-bill-fair-tax-graduated-fiscal-stability
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump tariffs on Mexico threaten Illinois prosperity.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters side with foreign countries against America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/5/18653912/mexico-tariffs-illinois-imports-trade-war-editorial
— It doesn’t take quantum physics to understand Pritzker’s ‘Rebuild Illinois’ program, but just in case … I’m told state representatives were instructed to designate $2.5 million-$3 million worth of projects for their districts, while senators were allotted $5 million-$6 million, not to suggest everyone was treated equally. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/5/18654619/capital-bill-pork-barrel-quantum-physics-pritzkers-rebuild-illinois-program-madigan
— Boston group sparks outrage with plans to host ‘Straight Pride’ parade June is Pride Month, historically a time to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history. – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/5/18654064/straight-pride-parade-boston-june

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $40 billion state budget into law. Here’s a look at what your tax dollars are buying.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-illinois-budget-20190605-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs $40 billion state budget passed with bipartisan support – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-budget-pritzker-signed-law-20190605-story.html
— During pro-immigrant speech, Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticizes ICE, President Trump – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage immigrants, and everyone else, to hate Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-trump-ice-20190604-story.html
— Fact check: Trump said protests over his UK visit were ‘very, very small’ as thousands demonstrated nearby – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-fact-check-trump-london-protests-20190604-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Midwestern farmers and other victims of Trump’s tariffs.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tariffs-mexico-midwest-usmca-20190606-story.html
— Illinois residents can expect to pay higher taxes when shopping Amazon and Etsy next year. Here’s why. – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-online-shopping-tax-illinois-20190605-story.html
— Look out, here comes the Straight Pride Parade! – Alexandra Petri
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-straight-pride-parade-satire-petri-20190605-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Car fee, tax would wipe out graduated tax plan’s savings for many in Illinois – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: While I own seven vehicles, I drive them very little because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Only one of the seven is over 25 years old. Six times $50 is $300.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190605/car-fee-tax-would-wipe-out-graduated-tax-plans-savings-for-many-in-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average Illinois car owner would pay an extra $50 a year to register it and about $95 more annually to gas it up. The motor fuel tax hike would go into effect July 1, but the registration fee increase wouldn’t happen until the first of the year. Money generated by the increases would pay for road construction and other public works projects throughout the state, which Pritzker and other backers say are long overdue and will create jobs. The fees also include a 6% daily and 9% monthly tax on parking in garages and lots, a $1 increase in the per-pack cigarette tax to $2.98 and changes in the tax structure for online purchases.)
— Billionaire acquires former McDonald’s campus in Oak Brook – Richard Klicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190605/billionaire-acquires-former-mcdonalds-campus-in-oak-brook
— No state funds for Longmeadow Parkway leaves Lauzen fuming – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190605/no-state-funds-for-longmeadow-parkway-leaves-lauzen-fuming
— VERY SAD: Aurora celebrating second annual Pride Parade – Ann Piccininni 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190605/aurora-celebrating-second-annual-pride-parade
— West Chicago’s Railroad Days Parade moved up – Rosemary Mackey
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190604/w-chicagos-railroad-days-parade-moved-up

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former McDonald’s HQ sold to California hair-care mogul The billionaire co-founder of the Paul Mitchell hair-care brand has purchased the 80-acre site in Oak Brook, potentially setting it up for redevelopment. – DANNY ECKER 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/former-mcdonalds-hq-sold-california-hair-care-mogul

WTTW
— Illinois Has a New State Budget. Will It Help Fix Fiscal Woes? – Amanda Vinicky and Nicole Cardos 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/06/05/illinois-has-new-state-budget-will-it-help-fix-fiscal-woes

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State Sen. Jim Oberweis announces Crystal Lake campaign office grand opening Oberweis plans to run for Lauren Underwood’s congressional seat – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/05/state-sen-jim-oberweis-announces-crystal-lake-campaign-office-grand-opening/amgmfrg/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— How LGBT business owners boost chances to win big business contracts – Joyce M. Rosenberg
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/How-LGBT-owners-boost-chances-to-win-big-business-13938839.php

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— At Least One Newspaper Figures Out Democrats’ Tax Hikes Will Exceed Any (Temporary) Income Tax Savings from Dems’ Graduated Income Tax Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/05/at-least-one-newspaper-figures-out-democrats-tax-hikes-will-exceed-any-temporary-income-tax-savings-from-dems-graduated-income-tax-amendment/ 
— General Assembly Adds to Unfunded Teacher Pensions at Teacher’s Union Request
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/128164/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sen. Warren praises Illinois’ abortion legislation – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512606877-sen-warren-praises-illinois-abortion-legislation

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Chris Kachiroubas spoke very highly of Frank Napolitano at his outstanding fundraiser Thursday evening, May 30, 2019, at Aurelio’s Ristorante in Winfield. The 40 attendees included Annette Corrigan, Christine Fenne, Heidi Holan, and David Olsen. Event sponsors included Greg Boltz, Kirk Dillard, Jay Fisher, Jim Oberweis, Evelyn Sanguinetti, and Judge Ann Celine Walsh. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: AN UNDEMOCRATIC, UNBALANCED STATE BUDGET PASSED BY “THIEVES IN THE NIGHT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/an-undemocratic-unbalanced-budget-passes-in-illinois-and-no-one-knows-the-details.html
— IL DEMS UNDERWOOD, CASTEN AND BUSTOS VOTE TO PROVIDE AMNESTY FOR GANG MEMBERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/il-dems-underwood-casten-and-bustos-vote-to-provide-amnesty-to-gang-members.html
— THORNER/HULDAH: IT’S TRUE: THE BIBLE IS OUR CONSTITUTION’S FOUNDATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/thornerhuldah-the-biblical-foundation-of-our-constitution.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin says graduated tax will allow Dems to “pickpocket more money from Illinois families and businesses”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/05/durkin-says-graduated-tax-will-allow-dems-to-pickpocket-more-money-from-illinois-families-and-businesses/

FOX NEWS
— Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Trump Vietnam deferment should have been for ‘yellow streak’ down his back – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-tammy-duckworth-says-trump-vietnam-deferment-should-have-been-for-yellow-streak-down-his-back
— Americans consider ‘fake news’ a bigger problem than terrorism, climate change, illegal immigration: new survey – Liam Quinn (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/americans-fake-news-bigger-problem-terrorism-pew-survey

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The real cost of illegal immigration, and it’s not avocados Americans pay $200 billion annually in illegal immigration costs – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/5/the-real-cost-of-illegal-immigration-and-its-not-a/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Flips, Supports Hyde Amendment Again – Nic Rowan
https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-flips-supports-hyde-amendment-again/
— Conservatives: Amnesty Bill Fails to Address Crisis Lawmakers react to passage of ‘American Dream and Promise Act’ – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/issues/conservatives-amnesty-bill-fails-to-address-crisis/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Christian Case for Punishment – EVE TUSHNET (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes punish me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-christian-case-for-punishment/

BREITBART
— CNN Poll: Majority of Americans Predict Trump Will Win Second Term – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/05/cnn-poll-majority-of-americans-predict-trump-will-win-second-term/
— Graham on Tariffs: ‘Trump Is Not the Problem — Mexico Is the Problem’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/06/05/graham-on-tariffs-trump-is-not-the-problem-mexico-is-the-problem/
— Migrant Apprehensions at Border Hit 144K in May, Says CBP – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/06/05/migrant-apprehensions-at-border-hit-144k-in-may-says-cbp/
— Rap Sheet: 76 Acts of Violence and Harassment Against Conservatives on Campus – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/05/rap-sheet-76-acts-of-violence-and-harassment-against-conservatives-on-campus/

BLAZE
— David Horowitz reveals the left’s ‘Dark Agenda’ to destroy Christianity in America America’s heritage is under attack
https://www.theblaze.com/glenn-tv/david-horowitz-uncovers-the-lefts-dark-agenda-to-destroy-christianity-in-america

NEWS BUSTERS
— Furious Celebs Want Trump Impeached, Assaulted and Tortured to Death – Geoffrey Dickens 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2019/06/05/furious-celebs-want-trump-impeached-assaulted-and-tortured

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Trump Tough Talk Returns US to Position of Strength – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kinzinger/2019/06/05/id/919085/
— Trump: ‘Not Nearly Enough’ Progress in Talks With Mexico – 
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/trump-tariffs-mexican-imports/2019/06/05/id/919099/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats (Again) Side With Criminal Illegal Aliens in Amnesty Bill – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/06/05/the-democrats-daca-bill-is-full-of-loopholes-for-criminals-n2547479

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mexico Is an Asylum Free-Rider – MARK KRIKORIAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/mexico-asylum-policy-hypocrisy/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Senator Tammy Duckworth Says Trump Has A ‘Yellow Streak Down His Back’ The military veteran called out the president for what he said to Piers Morgan about not serving in the Vietnam War. – David Moye (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tammy-duckworth-donald-trump-vietnam-war_n_5cf816c0e4b0e63eda94bb3d

CBS NEWS
— Trump says he “would’ve been honored” to serve in Vietnam War (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-honored-serve-vietnam-war-us-military-medical-deferment-bone-spurs-piers-morgan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump’s medical deferment from the draft came up repeatedly during his campaign for the White House in 2015 and 2016, and has resurfaced as a talking point among his Democratic challengers ahead of the coming election in 2020. South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg accused President Trump last month of using his “privileged status to fake a disability” to dodge the draft during the Vietnam War. “This is somebody, who I think it is fairly obvious to most of us, took advantage of the fact that he was a child of multimillionaire in order to pretend to be disabled so that somebody could go to war in his place,” Buttigieg said of Mr. Trump. During the presidential campaign in July 2015, the Trump campaign said Mr. Trump had a “medical deferment for bone spurs on both heels of his feet.” The statement also said that Mr. Trump entered the military draft lottery and had received number 356 out of 365. “When the draft occurred, they never got near his number, and he was therefore exempt from serving in the military,” the Trump campaign said in a statement at the time. “Although he was not a fan of the Vietnam War, yet another disaster for our country, had his draft number been selected he would have proudly served and he is tremendously grateful to all those who did.” In a C-SPAN interview in October 2017, the late Sen. John McCain took a swipe at Mr. Trump over the deferment, saying it was “wrong” for him to have claimed to have bone spurs to avoid military service.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says No Deal With Mexico Reached as Border Arrests Surge
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/politics/mexico-tariffs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/tariffs-mexico-trade.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters crow about their success in getting rid of Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/white-supremacy-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Arrests along Mexico border surged again in May, blowing past ‘breaking point’ – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/arrests-along-mexico-border-surged-again-in-may-blowing-past-breaking-point/2019/06/05/6d21585e-87a7-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says bolstering military’s budget makes up for his draft deferment – Mark Moore (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://nypost.com/2019/06/05/trump-says-bolstering-militarys-budget-makes-up-for-his-draft-deferment/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Venezuela, now a top source of U.S. asylum claims, poses a challenge for Trump – MOLLY O’TOOLE
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-venezuela-asylum-immigration-20190605-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Mexico has tried to keep Trump happy and stop migrants, it hasn’t worked.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/05/trump-threatens-mexico-mexicans-struggle-stop-migrants/1328143001/

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats to Tackle SALT Cap Despite Optics of Helping the Rich – Laura Davison
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-05/democrats-look-to-put-salt-deduction-on-trial-this-summer

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters OK Tariffs to Push Mexico on Drugs, Illegal Immigration
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/mexico/voters_ok_tariffs_to_push_mexico_on_drugs_illegal_immigration

June 5 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Your favorite Chipotle burrito might soon be more expensive due to Mexico tariffs (DIERSEN: Democrats use any argument that they can to promote illegal immigration.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/your-favorite-chipotle-burrito-might-soon-be-more-expensive-due-to-mexico-tariffs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois bill requiring minorities on corporate boards ‘gutted’; lawmakers pass version calling for disclosure, report card – Corilyn Shropshire
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-corporate-diversity-bill-passed-gutted-20190603-story.html
— Changing abortion rights: How Illinois’ new law compares with what other states are doing – Cindy Dampier and Chad Yoder
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-how-illinois-abortion-law-compares-htmlstory.html
— Evanston city clerk leaves meeting after aldermen vote to add additional FOIA officers – Genevieve Bookwalter (DIERSEN: Should I request the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to review Wheaton City Clerk Sharon Barrett-Hagen’s denial of my May 29, 2019 FOIA request for “All documents submitted by all applicants for the Wheaton North District City Council vacancy?” According to her June 4, 2019 email, “In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, on June 3, 2019 the City Council adjourned into closed session to review the documents submitted by the applicants for the Wheaton North District City Council vacancy and those documents were entered into and made a part of those minutes. Your request for the records referenced above is respectfully denied per Section 5 ILCS 140/2, Sec. 7 Exemptions (1) (1) “Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the public body makes the minutes available to the public under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act.” The Illinois Election Code allows the public release of statements of candidacy when an individual chooses to run for an elected office. While the applicants in this case are not running for election, but rather are seeking to be appointed to a vacancy on the City Council, after reviewing State statutes, we believe it would be permissible to release the names and addresses of the applicants in response to your request, and that information is attached.” Of course, those who do not want anyone to see the documents support Barrett-Hagen’s denial.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-evanston-council-adds-foia-officers-tl-0606-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— This is no way to run a railroad Tired of shivering at a bus stop? Frustrated with waiting through traffic light cycles at gridlocked intersections? Sick of slow-moving trains and overcrowded el cars? Maybe you can convince somebody to redevelop some old industrial land in your neighborhood. – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/no-way-run-railroad

DAILY HERALD
— JANUARY 20, 2012 FLASHBACK: Two finalists for DuPage board seat – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Before the January 17, 2012 candidate forum, DuPage County granted my FOIA request and provided me with copies of everything that the 11 candidates had submitted.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120120/news/701209725/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his application letter to Cronin, LeVan wrote that he was seeking the seat to help the chairman advance his agenda “for a more efficient, responsive and transparent government in DuPage County.” Bedrossian, 58, owns Bedrock Earthscapes, LLC, in Wheaton. He is a past board member of the DuPage Federation for Human Services and has volunteered for a variety of community service organizations. “I believe governmental organizations should be the very best possible stewards of their constituents’ tax dollars,” Bedrossian wrote in his application letter.)
— FEBRUARY 6, 2018 FLASHBACK: Attorney general tells tollway to hand over resume of politically connected manager – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180206/attorney-general-tells-tollway-to-hand-over-resume-of-politically-connected-manager

SOUTHERN
— Documents challenge former SIU President Dunn’s denial of another ‘fast-track’ hire – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/documents-challenge-former-siu-president-dunn-s-denial-of-another/article_2e5dff68-3667-553e-9528-09ad116a8f49.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Documents obtained from Murray State University challenge former Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn’s claim that he did nothing to “fast-track” the hiring of the son of a former SIU trustee while president of MSU. The documents, obtained by The Southern via the Kentucky Open Records Act, show Dunn signed a hiring process exemption, also known as a search waiver, to hire Tyson Manering — son of former SIU Trustee Donna Manering — as an international recruiter at MSU. The exemption allowed Murray State to hire Tyson Manering outside of its standard search and hiring protocols. Generally, filling a position like Manering’s would have required forming a search committee to vet applicants, interview top candidates, and collectively make a hire, MSU policy indicates. In this case, Manering was selected directly, via the exemption, 12 days before the international recruiter job was ever publicly posted, and more than two weeks before he submitted his online job application, records show.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Texas teacher in hot water after asking Trump to round up ‘illegal students from Mexico’ – Gary Dinges
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190604/texas-teacher-in-hot-water-after-asking-trump-to-round-up-illegal-students-from-mexico

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Gambling and Pot Will Help Repair Broken Illinois, Pritzker Says – Elizabeth Campbell and Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-05/gambling-and-pot-will-help-repair-broken-illinois-pritzker-says

TIMES
— Taxpayers want in on the celebration, too – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/06/04/our-view-taxpayers-want-in-on-the-celebration-too/agrx7c6/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Will massive Illinois casino expansion spell end to Northwest Indiana’s gaming run of luck? – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/gambling/will-massive-illinois-casino-expansion-spell-end-to-northwest-indiana/article_a55d6f93-a7b1-5c6e-8810-506173039527.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rep. Kinzinger talks special immigrant visas, possible impeachment – Lauren Langer 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rep-kinzinger-talks-special-immigrant-visas-possible-impeachment/2052547740

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— JANUARY 12, 2012 FLASHBACK: Cronin Will Host Candidate Forum for District 4 Vacancy Jan. 17 (DIERSEN: Before the January 17, 2012 candidate forum, DuPage County granted my FOIA request and provided me with copies of everything that the 11 candidates had submitted.) 
http://www.wheatonchamber.com/news/details/news-release-01-12-2012-237
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin invites residents to attend a District 4 Candidate Forum on Tuesday, January 17, where 11 candidates seeking the nomination to fill the board vacancy, will have the opportunity to address the County Board members and the public. “I am delighted that so many residents are interested in serving on the County Board and am so far very impressed with the candidates’ credentials. I urge District 4 residents to join myself and the County Board members during the candidate forum to learn more about the applicants,” he said. The Candidate Forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Auditorium of the JTK Administration Building, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. Following the public forum, Cronin will select a nominee by the January 24 County Board meeting. The 11 candidates include Ronald Almiron of Glendale Heights, William Bedrossian of Wheaton, Erin Birt of Wheaton, Alan Bolds of Wheaton, Amy Grant of Wheaton, Patricia Kermend of Glen Ellyn, Chris Levan of Winfield, David Molitor of Glen Ellyn, Nicholas Cipriano of Glen Ellyn, Kaaren Oldfield of Glen Ellyn and Peter Ladesic of Glen Ellen. The District 4 vacancy was created in December when County Board member Debra Olson resigned to accept a position as executive director of the DuPage Homeownership Center. Cronin accepted applications from District 4 residents for one month. The deadline was Jan. 10.)

DUPAGE COUNTY
— JANUARY 20, 2012 FLASHBACK: Cronin Selects Two Finalists to Fill District 4 Vacancy
https://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=35285

EVANSTON NOW
— Reid walks out after losing FOIA vote – Bill Smith
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-05-29/82077/reid-walks-out-after-losing-foia-vote

JOLIET PATCH
— Minooka HS Principal Settlement Revealed In FOIA Patch obtained the separation agreement between high school principal Ronald Kiesewetter and District 111. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/minooka-hs-principal-settlement-revealed-foia

EVANSTON PATCH
— Mayor Proposes Bypassing City Clerk With Appointed FOIA Officers Evanston Clerk Devon Reid claims the change is “retaliation” for his lawsuit over access to emails and police body camera footage. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/mayor-proposes-bypassing-city-clerk-appointed-foia-officers

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— House GOP staunchly opposes bill lowering residency requirements for student trustees – Kyla Asbury 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601550-house-gop-staunchly-opposes-bill-lowering-residency-requirements-for-student-trustees

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— Pritzker blames flat tax for declining population, announces $29 million Census count effort – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/pritzker-blames-flat-tax-for-declining-population-announces-million-census/article_92e43f02-5f11-5496-8fc2-d0e9947d0d51.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— More Anti-Family Legislation Approved by State Lawmakers – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/more-anti-family-legislation-approved-by-state-lawmakers/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIG TECH IS BIG BROTHER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/big-tech-is-big-brother.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— DECEMBER 15, 2014 FLASHBACK: Employee Resumes and Applications Subject to Release under FOIA
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/employee-resumes-and-applications-subject-to-release-under-foia

AMERICAN THINKER
— Just in time for the border surge, Democrats hand out amnesty to 2 million DREAMers – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/just_in_time_for_the_border_surge_democrats_hand_out_amnesty_to_2_million_dreamers.html

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— AFA statement on President Trump and the LGBT agenda
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2019/afa-statement-on-president-trump-and-the-lgbt-agenda/

FOX NEWS
— Germany says question of reparations to Greece is settled – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats formally ask you to pay reparations? The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will be asked to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/world/germany-says-question-of-reparations-to-greece-is-settled

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Mass Immigration and the Subversive Libertarian-Right – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/04/mass-immigration-and-the-subversive-libertarian-right/

BREITBART
— Mo Brooks: Democrats Want Amnesty for Illegals to Ensure ‘Reliable Socialist’ Voting Bloc – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/04/watch-mo-brooks-democrats-want-amnesty-for-illegals-to-ensure-reliable-socialist-voting-bloc/

CNS NEWS
— ‘Yes We Can!’: Democrat-Controlled House Passes ‘Path to Citizenship’ Bill – Patrick Goodenough 
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/yes-we-can-democrat-controlled-house-passes-path-citizenship-bill

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE PASSES MASS AMNESTY BILL WHICH WOULD GIVE MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP – Henry Rodgers 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/04/house-mass-amnesty-bill-immigrants/
— TUCKER ON PETE BUTTIGIEG USING MILITARY SERVICE TO ‘CRUSH POLITICAL OPPONENTS’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/04/pete-buttigieg-military-service/

PATRIOT POST
— Facebook Excuses Won’t Work in 2019 as More Conservatives Are Banned on Social Media – Diamond & Silk
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/63432-facebook-excuses-wont-work-in-2019-as-more-conservatives-are-banned-on-social-media

WORLD NET DAILY
— STOP FEEDING THE LEFTIST MEDIA MONSTER AT&T David McQuade starts #iDisconnect movement against parent of CNN – David McQuade (DIERSEN: The following oppose many planks, if not most planks, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, and therefore, for opposition research, I pay thousands of dollars each year for home delivery and internet access: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, Crain’s Chicago Business, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wheaton Leader, etc.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/stop-feeding-the-leftist-media-monster-att/
— THE NEW BARBARIANS David Kupelian on how the left is erasing America’s history, culture, institutions and blessings
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/the-new-barbarians/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Bizarre: NY Times Criticizes Trump for…Moving to Decriminalize Homosexuality? – Clay Waters 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/06/04/bizarre-ny-times-criticizes-trump-formoving-decriminalize

POLITICO
— ‘It was a political lynch mob’: Steve King pledges to fight GOP over his exile The Iowa Republican is accusing Republican leaders of trying to kick him out of Congress. – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Have you been exiled? If so, do you want to make a comeback? I have been exiled from the following and I do not want to make a comeback: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, and GAO employee. I should write a book about those who exiled me, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/05/steve-king-congress-republicans-interview-1353197
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Steve King, hellbent on making a congressional comeback, is vowing to look at all procedural options to force his way back onto the committees from which he was exiled.)

ABC NEWS
— Study says Democrats prefer younger candidates, yet Biden and Sanders top polls – SRUTHI PALANIAPPAN
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/study-democrats-prefer-younger-candidates-biden-sanders-top/story?id=63267640

NEW YORK TIMES
— Teacher, Now Fired, Thought Tweets to Trump About Immigrants Were Private – Daniel Victor (DIERSEN: What if this teacher had tweeted the Democrat presidential candidates asking them to get rid of her students who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/us/georgia-clark-texas-teacher-fired.html
— House Votes to Give ‘Dreamers’ a Path to Citizenship – Julie Hirschfeld Davis (DIERSEN: Voting for such bills encourages people to bring young people to America illegally.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/us/politics/dream-promise-act.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Protesters Hit London Streets, With a Giant Trump Balloon in Tow.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/world/europe/trump-london-protests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Will Republicans finally stop cowering before Trump?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/will-republicans-finally-stop-cowering-before-trump/2019/06/04/bd6e7bb2-870b-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html
— House passes immigration bill to protect ‘dreamers,’ offer a path to citizenship – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: Voting for such bills encourages people to bring young people to America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-poised-to-pass-immigration-bill-that-would-protect-dreamers/2019/06/04/bac5cf98-86d7-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Baby and the Trump robot headline London protests over U.S. president’s visit.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/baby-trump-and-the-trump-robot-headline-london-protests-against-us-presidents-visit/2019/06/04/93764614-8634-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump isn’t a fascist. He’s just a bully.” (DIERSEN: Being called a bully is almost as bad as being called a fascist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot. Those who are called any of the aforesaid, especially if they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time, should sue those who call them any of the aforesaid for defamation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation). According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including registered voters in my precinct, I am a “public figure” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure) and therefore, they are free to defame, slander, and libel me. They are wrong. I am considering sending them cease and desist letters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/05/trump-isnt-fascist-hes-just-bully/?utm_term=.a4f8f6ede851

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by Trump’s new tariffs.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/04/trumps-tariffs-could-hurt-poor-americans-most/1347036001/

NBC PHILADELPHIA
— GOP Lawmaker Who Lost Party Backing Falls in NJ Primary – Mike Catalini (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the following do not back me: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. According to my critics/opponents, the following never backed me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. My critics/opponents stress the adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me.)
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/GOP-MAGA-Party-New-Jersey-Primary-Lawmaker-Loss-Support-510848151.html

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Should you take the job offer? 5 Things to consider before you do (DIERSEN: What if I had not accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer in 1971? Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.indystar.com/story/sponsor-story/keihin-north-america/2019/06/05/should-you-take-job-offer-5-things-consider-before-you-do/1338713001/

TIMES FREE PRESS
— Here are some more tips on how to get your resume noticed – Ellen Phillips (DIERSEN: Of course, no one includes negatives in their resume. That is why application forms are used.) 
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2019/may/31/how-get-your-resume-noticed/495709/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Highlight your strengths and what is most relevant to the potential employer. Place the strongest and most relevant points first where they are more apt to be read in order to hook the reader. Match the needs of the hiring company. Review job postings online and in the newspapers for positions that interest you. Each listing will almost always have a brief blurb about the company and the position available. Read the job description closely, and use the key words listed in these ads, and match them to the bullet points in your resume. Tailor your resume to the position. Be positive. For instance, if you feel your past graduation date will subject you to age discrimination, leave it off the resume. Focus on the duties that do support your objective and curtail or omit irrelevant personal information like your race.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Democrats Say White House Has Blocked Ex-Trump Aides From Providing Documents House panel had subpoenaed Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson for documents related to Mueller probe – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-directs-hope-hicks-not-to-turn-over-documents-to-house-panel-11559662051
— Progressives Who Prefer Trump to Biden Winning the party is more important than winning in 2020. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressives-who-prefer-trump-to-biden-11559687632
— SEC’s Broker Rule to Require Bias Disclosures; Effect on Pay Practices Unclear Regulation Best Interest says brokers can’t put their own paychecks ahead of a customer’s needs – Dave Michaels
https://www.wsj.com/articles/secs-broker-rule-to-require-bias-disclosures-effect-on-pay-practices-unclear-11559653997
— More Universities Shut Down Traditional M.B.A. Programs as Popularity Wanes Applications to full-time M.B.A. programs have been falling in the strong job market, leading business schools to shift resources online – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA part-time from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old IRS employee. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-universities-shut-down-traditional-m-b-a-programs-as-popularity-wanes-11559727000

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump — who famously got a pass from serving in Vietnam — said he is ‘making up for’ his lack of service by increasing funding for the military – Tom Porter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most since 1966 for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.) 
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-making-up-for-no-military-service-with-defense-spending-2019-6

FORBES
— Retail, Healthcare, Energy, Tech: Age Discrimination Allegations Continue To Hit – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran are protected from age discrimination. Those involved in government or politics who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran are not protected from age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2019/06/05/retail-healthcare-energy-tech-age-discrimination-allegations-continue-to-hit/#619c2d8e20da

GREEK CITY TIMES
— Greek government formally asks Germany for billions in war reparations (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats formally ask you to pay reparations? The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will be asked to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/06/05/greek-government-formally-asks-germany-for-billions-in-war-reparations/

MARKET RASEN MAIL
— Lincolnshire Police Special Sergeant lied about driving license on job application form – LEANNE CRAWFORD
https://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/lincolnshire-police-special-sergeant-lied-about-driving-licence-on-job-application-form-1-8947166

June 4 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Recreational marijuana: Illinois embarks on a long, strange trip – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marijuana-illinois-pritzker-culture-20190604-story.html
— Who is a journalist? Don’t let the government decide. – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am not a journalist and/or b) that I am a journalist to suit their purposes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-julian-assange-wikileaks-obama-trump-20190604-story.html
— GOP senators warn Trump over Mexico tariffs. He says they’d be ‘foolish’ to try to stop him. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-mexico-tariffs-20190604-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House approves immigration bill protecting Dreamers; it faces bleak future in Senate House Democrats pushed through an immigration bill on Tuesday; only 7 Republicans — none from Illinois — voted yes. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Voting for such bills encourages people bring young people to America illegally.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/4/18653145/house-approves-immigration-bill-protecting-dreamers-bleak-future-in-senate-mcconell

DAILY HERALD
— Will gambling expansion really bring state $1 billion a year? Some are skeptical of that figure after past predictions were wrong – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190604/will-gambling-expansion-really-bring-state-1-billion-a-year

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A Burnham-scale boost for the Southland: A third airport in Peotone Chicago and Illinois are the transportation hubs of the nation. Yet we are the only major metropolitan city with two airports. That’s got to change for a host of reasons that go well beyond transportation. – DELMARIE COBB
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/burnham-scale-boost-southland-third-airport-peotone

NBC5
— Gov. Pritzker Defends Higher Taxes After Scoring Multiple Victories in Springfield “Being willing to talk to people, sit down,…make change,” Pritzker said – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gov-Pritzker-Defends-Higher-Taxes-After-Scoring-Multiple-Victories-in-Springfield-510835911.html

CBS2
— Blacks, Latinos At Risk Of Undercount In 2020 Census
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/04/report-blacks-latinos-at-risk-of-undercount-in-2020-census/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pro-life advocates urge customers to cancel Netflix
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pro-life-advocates-urge-customers-to-cancel-netflix

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Drag Queen Story Hour at Rockford library upsets some as city celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190604/drag-queen-story-hour-at-rockford-library-upsets-some-as-city-celebrates-lgbtq-pride-month

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Danville buzzing after passage of bill including casino license for city – Noelle McGee
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-04/danville-buzzing-after-passage-bill-including-casino-license-city.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois’ Catholic bishops denounce state’s passage of bill expanding abortion rights – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article231161043.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— 13 apply to fill the Wheaton City Council North District vacancy. They are Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Oberweis on Legislative Process (Too Boring a Title for Interesting Insights)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/oberweis-on-legislative-process-too-boring-a-title-for-interesting-insights/ 
— Lake County Right-to-Life Offers Thanks, Advice for Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/lake-county-right-to-life-offers-thanks-advice-for-future/ 
— To Pass Tax Hikes, Pork Bill Increased Over $3 Billion after Unveiling
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/to-pass-tax-hikes-pork-bill-increased-over-3-billion-after-unveiling/ 
— Susan Walsh, Joe Walsh’s Mother, RIP
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/joe-walshs-mother-susan-rip/ 
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Approve Road District Road Salt Purchase
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/algonquin-township-board-refuses-to-approve-road-district-salt-purchase/ 
— LaSalle County Prosecuting Suspicious Overtime at County Auditor’s Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/lasalle-county-prosecuting-suspicious-overtime-at-county-auditors-office/
— McHenry County Shortchanged in State Construction Money
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/mchenry-county-shortchanged-in-construction-money/ 
— Franks Follows Burke Example in Manipulating Agenda
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/04/franks-follows-burke-example-in-manipulating-agenda/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Senate leader Bill Brady’s undisclosed gaming interests ‘worthy of a Chicago alderman’ – W.J. Kennedy 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512605181-senate-leader-bill-brady-s-undisclosed-gaming-interests-new-low-for-illinois-republican-party
— Illinois GOP chairman on legislative session: Voters can help us ‘take on the mantle of reform’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512605018-illinois-gop-chairman-on-legislative-session-voters-can-help-us-take-on-the-mantle-of-reform
— House passes bill to keep Sterigenics closed – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512601545-house-passes-bill-to-keep-sterigenics-closed
— ISRA director applauds Second Amendment victory in preventing passage of expansive new gun bill – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512605093-isra-director-applauds-second-amendment-victory-in-preventing-passage-of-expansive-new-gun-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Top campaign contributions for the week of May 20 in DuPage County
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512593216-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-dupage-county-for-the-week-of-may-20

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Revenue chief Harris ‘rewarded’ for his support of ‘middle class-crushing’ tax, Pollastrini says – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512594859-revenue-chief-harris-rewarded-for-his-support-of-middle-class-crushing-tax-pollastrini-says

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— More Anti-Family Legislation Approved by State Lawmakers – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/more-anti-family-legislation-approved-by-state-lawmakers/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP chairman throws Republicans under the bus
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/04/ilgop-chairman-throws-republicans-under-the-bus/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s U.K. fans rushed into pub by cops, protected from mob screaming ‘Nazi scum!’ – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: How full of hatred against Trump are the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and in Illinois? To what extent do they take their hated against Trump out on a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State central Committee, d) the IRP officers, and e) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/4/donald-trumps-uk-fans-rushed-into-pub-by-cops-prot/

FOX NEWS
— Trump supporters barricaded in London pub by police after being surrounded by protesters – Robert Gearty
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-london-police-protesters-pub-barricade-blimp
— Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Trump Tariff Threat: “I Hope He Is Successful, But I Think It Can Lead To Instability” – Guy Benson
https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/06/04/rep-adam-kinzinger-r-il-on-tariff-threat-i-hope-he-is-successful-but-i-think-it-can-lead-to-instability/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Crusade for Trump’s Tax Returns Turns McCarthyist House Democrats’ efforts are reminiscent of the HUAC witch hunts many years ago. – PATRICK G. EDDINGTON
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-crusade-for-trumps-tax-returns-turns-mccarthyist/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Nasty Media Lies About Trump Continue – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/04/nasty-media-lies-about-trump-continue/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Since when does equality mean some are more equal than others? – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30365-assault-america-day-153-when-does-%E2%80%98equality%E2%80%99-mean-some-are-more-equal-others

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— 7 border crisis problems demonstrably worse than more expensive burritos – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/7-border-crisis-problems-demonstrably-worse-expensive-burritos/

NEWSMAX
— Americans Will Not Vote for Democrats’ Campaign of Hate – Michael Savage 
https://www.newsmax.com/michaelsavage/democrats-trump-election/2019/06/04/id/918852/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Leftist Cable News Ratings Plunge Doesn’t Mean the Democrat Base Is Any Less Rabid
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/06/04/leftist-cable-news-ratings-plunge-doesnt-mean-the-democrat-base-is-any-less-rabid/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘It’s going down, baby!’ Pro-Trump Brit stabs baby Trump balloon as London protests ramp-up – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/04/its-going-down-baby-pro-trump-brit-stabs-baby-trump-balloon-as-london-protests-ramp-up-761716

THE HILL
— Democrats highlight history-making LGBTQ lawmakers for Pride month – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/446905-democrats-highlight-history-making-lgbtq-lawmakers-for-pride

REUTERS
— Trump: Mexico should stop the migrant ‘invasion’
https://mobile.reuters.com/video/2019/06/04/mexico-should-stop-the-migrant-invasion?videoId=558562490&videoChannel=1003

WASHINGTON POST
— More than two dozen liberal groups voice frustration with Pelosi, urge impeachment proceedings against Trump – John Wagner (DIERSEN: How many voters in your precinct want Trump to be impeached? How many in your precinct take their hatred of Trump out on their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How many of them hint/imply/argue/shout that your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is a bully, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, or even worse things? How many of the following demographics do your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain share with Trump: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/more-than-two-dozen-liberal-groups-voice-frustration-with-pelosi-urge-impeachment-proceedings-against-trump/2019/06/04/fd4d40b2-86b9-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by new US tariffs.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/poor-americans-likely-to-be-hit-hardest-by-new-us-tariffs/2019/06/04/57c957c0-86eb-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html
— It’s LGBT pride month, but three guys in Boston want a permit for a ‘Straight Pride’ parade – Marisa Iati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/06/04/its-lgbt-pride-month-three-guys-boston-want-permit-straight-pride-parade/

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— A new dividing line in American politics: The semantics of the adjective ‘nasty’ – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty.) 
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-new-dividing-line-in-American-politics-The-13925150.php

FORBES
— GAO Questions FBI On Its 640 Million Photo Facial Recognition Database – Monica Melton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamelton/2019/06/04/government-watchdog-questions-fbi-on-its-640-million-photo-facial-recognition-database/#adb2bbd121f3

June 4 Morning Edition

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Here’s where you will (likely) be able to buy legal weed in the Chicago area Jan. 1 A bill approved by state lawmakers allows Illinois’ 55 existing medical marijuana shops to buy an additional license and start selling recreational pot next year. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651480/heres-where-legal-weed-illinois-chicago-pot-cannibis-marijuana-recreational

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Though prosecutions could be fewer, marijuana supporters remind users that current Illinois pot laws stay in effect till Jan. 1 – Robert McCoppin, Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-law-enforcement-20190603-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Illinois lawmakers tackle sexual harassment, human trafficking, teacher pay and more in closing days of legislative session – Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-bills-passed-20190603-story.html
— New Illinois tax hikes might prompt consumers to cross the border for gas and cigarettes – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-gas-cigarette-tax-hike-illinois-border-20190603-story,amp.html
— Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs — but to $248, not $1,000: ‘They’ve cut it back from an outrageous number’ – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-ev-fee-hike-20190603-story,amp.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651227/legislature-fumbles-chance-make-streets-chicago-safer-fix-the-foid-act-bill-pritzker
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/3/18651377/lift-drug-prohibition-illinois-giant-step-long-journey

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190604/constable-randy-shilts-move-from-aurora-conservative-to-gay-icon
— ‘Illinois is back’ – but to what? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190603/editorial-illinois-is-back—but-to-what

WGN RADIO
— More gambling is coming to Illinois and this is how it will impact horse racing – JEFF CARLIN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/06/03/more-gambling-is-coming-to-illinois-and-this-is-how-it-will-impact-horse-racing/

WBEZ
— 10 Things Springfield Just Did That Will Affect Your Life – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/10-things-springfield-just-did-that-will-affect-your-life/36f5778e-b485-4fe7-ac7e-2f70c81c6d4b
— Chicago’s Immigrant Population Down By 30,000 Over The Past Decade – Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-immigrant-population-down-by-30000-over-the-past-decade/1cb8eaa9-a492-40ea-895d-16e227765f56
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Displacement and immigration enforcement are like a two-headed dragon for our families,” Rios-Sierra said. The lack of affordable housing in her neighborhood, plus landlords that require background checks and fingerprinting, have forced out her Latino neighbors from the community, she said. LSNA is focusing its efforts on Hermosa, the neighborhood just west of Logan Square, where a lot of displaced residents have moved, Rios-Sierra said. “There is still a strong immigrant stronghold [in Hermosa], and we’re trying to maintain that.” She added that the loss of immigrant populations also results in a loss of culture. “It’s really sad to see residents moving in who are upset about an ice cream truck making noise in the summer, or people having their quinceañeras in their backyard,” Rios-Sierra said. “Those are things that really celebrate who we are, so it’s really hard to see people come in and dislike it and complain and call the police.” Sylvia Puente, executive director of the Latino Policy Forum, said that the drop in the immigrant population is a trend that deserves attention, but that the numbers are not particularly alarming. “This is 31,000 over 10 years,” Puente said. “It’s not 31,000 in a year. It’s like 3.000 people per year.” Puente attributed the decrease, particularly among Mexican immigrants, to a slowdown in migrants coming to Chicago from Mexico, which has had a stronger economy in recent years than it did in the 1990s. She also pointed out that the decline could be a sign of other trends, such as the upward mobility of Mexican immigrants who arrived in the 1990s, gained an economic foothold in the city, and then took their families to the suburbs. In addition, Puente said Chicago is no longer the sole point of entry for immigrants, as it was in previous decades. “They go directly to Skokie. They don’t stop in Chinatown anymore,” Puente said. “They go directly to Palatine, Carpentersville, Waukegan, Elgin and Aurora; they don’t go to Pilsen and Little Village anymore.” The Metropolitan Planning Council’s report showed that Chicago’s immigrant population decline is higher among less-educated immigrants, those without a high school diploma. The number of Asian immigrants has increased, although they make up a considerably smaller portion of the total population.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Catholic leaders criticize reproductive rights bill on track to become state law
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-03/catholic-leaders-criticize-reproductive-rights-bill-track-become-state-law

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/03/2nd-annual-pridefest-returns-to-mokena/a80mxtq/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Training set for businesses on LGBTQ safe spaces Batavia’s Water Street Studioes hosts LGBTQ business training – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) employers do not hire, retain, or promote you and b) employers get rid of you.) 
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/06/03/training-set-for-businesses-on-lgbtq-safe-spaces/a5ug69x/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Priest begs gays not to leave church over bishop’s tweet – AP (DIERSEN: How strongly does your church promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/priest-begs-gays-not-to-leave-church-over-bishop-s-tweet/2050127046

WGIL
— ILLINOIS LEGISLATION TO CONSOLIDATE MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY PENSIONS APPEARS TO BE DEAD
http://www.wgil.com/2019/06/03/illinois-legislation-to-consolidate-municipal-public-safety-pensions-appears-to-be-dead/

CHICAGO NOW
— Donald Trump bullies Meghan Markle – Howard Moore (DIERSEN: Being called a bully is almost as bad as being called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot. Those who are called any of the aforesaid, especially if they are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time, should sue those who call them any of the aforesaid for defamation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation). According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, including registered voters in my precinct, I am a “public figure” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure) and therefore, they are free to defame, slander, and libel me. They are wrong. I am considering sending them cease and desist letters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_and_desist).
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2019/06/donald-trump-bullies-meghan-markle-and-more-the-week-in-review/#image/1

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Is Poised to Become the Gambling Capital of the Midwest And like the state’s last gambling expansion, in 2009, the massive new bill could bring trouble. – Jason Grotto and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-gambling-expansion-bill-sports-betting-video-gambling

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HOW WILL LEGALIZED MARIJUANA AFFECT KANE COUNTY RESIDENTS?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/06/how-will-legalized-marijuana-affect-kane-county-residents/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Target goes full speed LGBTQ with ‘Love my dads’ shirts for kiddies – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/3/target-goes-full-speed-lgbtq-love-my-dads-shirts-k/
— Trump gets royal treatment in U.K., to leftists’ dismay – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/3/donald-trump-gets-royal-treatment-uk-state-visit-l/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump should end the asylum sham (which would be a bigger deal than building his ‘wall’)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-should-end-the-asylum-sham-which-would-be-a-bigger-deal-than-building-his-wall
— ‘We love you, Donald, we do’: The Britons who want a Trump of their own – Rob Crilly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/we-love-you-donald-we-do-the-britons-who-want-a-trump-of-their-own
— Liberal activists use Pride Month to lie about Trump’s gay rights record – Bradley Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/liberal-activists-use-pride-month-to-lie-about-trumps-gay-rights-record
— Media nearly ignores radical bills liberalizing abortion – Ryan Everson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/media-nearly-ignores-radical-bills-liberalizing-abortion

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One Ocasio-Cortez likens her building with rooftop pool and golf simulator to NYC public housing – Brent Scher (DIERSEN: To paint me as being grossly overpaid, in its February 1978 4-page article on me, Money Magazine stressed that I had bought a studio condo in the “luxury” Outer Drive East building in 1974 when I was 25 years old and I had traded it in to the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/aoc-downplays-luxury-apartment-says-everyone-should-have-one/

FOX NEWS
— Number of new citizens hits 5-year high under Trump administration, despite Dem criticism – Andrew O’Reilly 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/number-of-new-citizens-year-high-trump

GUNS
— ILLINOIS GUN SHOP QUITS STATE DUE TO NEW REGULATIONS – Chris Eger
https://www.guns.com/news/2019/06/04/illinois-gun-shop-quits-state-due-to-new-regulations

PUBLIUS FORUM
— U.S. Veterans Walk Out on Meeting with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez After She Attacks America – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/06/03/u-s-veterans-walk-out-on-meeting-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-after-she-attacks-america/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Deep State still at it, manipulating 2020 election by dumping illegals into Florida, Border Patrol union chief charges – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/deep_state_still_at_it_manipulating_2020_election_by_dumping_illegals_into_florida_border_patrol_union_chief_charges.html

CONSERVATIVE DALY NEWS
— New Immigration Is Draining America – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/new-immigration-is-draining-america/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Are We Becoming The United Socialist States Of America? – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/06/are-we-becoming-the-united-socialist-states-of-america-2/

CBN NEWS
— Illinois Passes Abortion Bill More Extreme Than New York’s – Steve Warren
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/june/illinois-passes-abortion-bill-more-extreme-than-new-yorks

FEDERALIST
— From Occupy To AOC: The Rise Of The New Progressives, Part 1 In fall 2011, Occupy Wall Street captured the nation’s imagination and launched a platform that would come to define the New Progressives. – David Marcus
https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/03/from-occupy-to-aoc-the-rise-of-the-new-progressives-part-1/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP’S MEXICO TARIFFS: RESULT OF CONGRESSIONAL OBSTRUCTION Congress and courts have undermined border security – tariffs are a last resort. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273907/trumps-mexico-tariffs-result-congressional-michael-cutler

NEWS BUSTERS
— Bad Blood: Taylor Swift Promotes Anti-Religious Equality Act – Jorge Plaza 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jorge-plaza/2019/06/03/bad-blood-taylor-swift-promotes-anti-religious-equality-act

DAILY CALLER
— THE TRUMP IMMIGRATION PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE E-VERIFY — EVEN FOR FARMERS – Dave Ray
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/03/ray-trump-immigration-everify/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 5 Years In, What The Daily Signal Has Achieved – Katrina Trinko (DIERSEN: 19 year in, of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the only thing that I have achieved with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is causing all the defeats that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/06/02/five-years-in-what-the-daily-signal-has-achieved/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TEXAS SUES OVER ‘BIGOTRY’ AGAINST CHICK-FIL-A ‘We are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/state-sues-over-bigotry-against-chick-fil-a/
— YOUR LEADERS NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU Jesse Lee Peterson offers the only hope for America
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/your-leaders-never-cared-about-you/

BLUE LIVES MATTER
— Pride Organizers Ban Uniformed Officers From Annual Parade – Holly Matkin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and RINOs in my neighborhood, in my precinct, and in Wheaton who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) Memorial Day parades, b) Independence Day fireworks, and c) Independence Day parades should be banned in Wheaton, but failing that, that Republicans should be banned from the aforesaid.) 
https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesmatter/news/pride-organizers-ban-uniformed-officers-from-annual-parade-j-O8in7SM0muoqM-M6PNDA/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— CNN Brags: Obama Got a Better Welcome at NBA Game Than Trump in London – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: Obama presented himself as being anti-American.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/06/03/cnn-brags-obama-got-better-reception-nba-game-trump-london

ONE NEWS NOW
— Mexico good at PR, poor at stopping migrants – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/06/04/mexico-good-at-pr-poor-at-stopping-migrants

LIFEZETTE
— Former Democrat Candidate Slams ‘White People,’ America and the Flag No stranger to controversy, this individual on the far Left actually wrote on Twitter that Old Glory ‘makes me sick’
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/former-democrat-candidate-slams-white-people-america-and-the-flag/

THE HILL
— Head of anti-abortion group promises to spend $41M during 2020 election cycle – JESSIE HELLMANN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/446779-head-of-anti-abortion-group-promises-to-spend-41m-during-2020-election
— Democrats keep censure for Trump on the table – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at the start of ICRC’s 2006 annual convention. I would stress those who a) made the surprise motion to censure me, b) seconded the motion, c) spoke in favor of the motion, d) voted to censure me, e) knew that the censure attempt was going to be made but did not tell me, f) etc. The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, c) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or d) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/446759-democrats-keep-censure-for-trump-on-the-table

ROLL CALL
— Vulnerable Republicans move to the middle in 2019 With Democrats ruling the House, some GOP members aren’t voting with their party as much – Shawn Zeller (DIERSEN: What do you say to vulnerable Republican elected officials and vulnerable Republican party leaders who dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older (I am 70), non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/vulnerable-republicans-move-middle-2019

POLITICO
— Can Trump Still Sue His Way Out of Trouble? As a developer he loved taking his enemies to court. As president he’s still running the same aggressive playbook, and this time it’s writing history in real time. – Michael Kruse (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) all the lawsuits that I have filed, b) all the lawsuits that I should have filed, and c) all the lawsuits that I might file.)
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/03/donald-trump-lawsuits-white-house-227036

ABC NEWS
— Illinois poised to enact historic recreational marijuana bill that could clear convictions for 770,000 – BILL HUTCHINSON (DIERSEN: To smoke pot is to shout that you disrespect the rule of law and that you impair yourself. Why would any employer hire, retain, or promote those who disrespect the rule of law and impair themselves? One reason why IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986 is that I have always respected the rule of law I have never smoked pot.) 
https://abcnews.go.com/US/illinois-poised-enact-historic-recreational-marijuana-bill-clear/story?id=63449800

CNBC & CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/04/trump-baby-blimp-flies-in-london-as-thousands-protest.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/trump-uk-state-visit-protests-trump-baby-balloon-london-today-live-updates-2019-06-04/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: John Boehner: From Speaker of the House to Cannabis Pitchman – Elizabeth Williamson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/us/politics/john-boehner-marijuana-cannabis.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-protesters in London.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/world/europe/trump-london-protests.html
— Biggest Offender in Outsize Debt: Graduate Schools – Kevin Carey (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your graduate degree? The money for my 1976 MBA from Loyola came from what I earned working for Firestone Stores and IRS. The money for my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul came from what I earned working for IRS and GAO. The money for my 1997 master’s degree in finance from IIT came from what I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/upshot/student-debt-big-culprit-graduate-school.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want Republicans to lose. They want Republicans to dump voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/republicans-generation-gap.html
— Is Burnout Real? The World Health Organization says so. But it’s in danger of medicalizing everyday stress. – Richard A. Friedman (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to make me burnout.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/burnout-stress.html

NEW YORK POST
— DOE job ad sought ‘teachers of color’ for NYC schools – Julia Marsh, Selim Algar and Bruce Golding (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://nypost.com/2019/06/03/doe-job-ad-sought-teachers-of-color-for-nyc-schools/

WASHINGTON POST
— When the baby begins to drive – Julia Beck (DIERSEN: Three of the first things that I did after I turned 16 in 1964 was get a driver’s license, buy a car, and get a part-time job.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/06/03/when-baby-begins-drive/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Say goodbye to your local precinct. Voting in California is about to change dramatically – THAD KOUSSER and ERIC MCGHEE AND MINDY ROMERO
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kousser-mcghee-romero-elections-vote20190531-story.html

USA TODAY
— We can’t turn a blind eye to voter registration fraud – Kelly Townsend
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/03/voting-law-sponsor-stop-registration-fraud-arizona-editorials-debates/1334526001/

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— GOP mayoral candidate Merritt ‘not welcome’ at Indy Pride parade, organizer says – Hayleigh Colombo (DIERSEN: Where are you “not welcome?” I am “not welcome” where the majority of people discriminate against those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.ibj.com/articles/74022-gop-mayoral-candidate-merritt-not-welcome-at-indy-pride-parade-organizer-says

WRVA
— Why Do Reporters Hate President Trump So Much? – JEFF KATZ
https://newsradiowrva.radio.com/blogs/jeff-katz/why-do-reporters-hate-president-trump-so-much

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Does a Connecticut Springfield Democrats move to kill the state’s flat income tax. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-does-a-connecticut-11559601920
— Mexico Warns of Retaliation for U.S. Tariffs While emphasizing negotiation, Mexican officials float threat of hitting back – Anthony Harrup and José de Córdoba (DIERSEN: America-haters side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-warns-of-retaliation-for-u-s-tariffs-urges-talks-11559576566
— What Joe Biden Is Revealing About Democrats The seasoned, center-left standard-bearer of the party keeps his lead in a crowded primary race – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-joe-biden-is-revealing-about-democrats-11559569772

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you unless you promote LGBTQ activity. 
http://fortune.com/2019/06/03/why-pride-month-is-more-important-than-ever-raceahead/

BLOOMBERG
— Mexico’s Response to Tariffs Won’t Make Trump Happy Mexico can’t end the migrant flow by itself. But it can—and likely will—raise tariffs that target swing states. – Shannon K O’Neil (DIERSEN: America-haters side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-03/trump-s-mexico-tariffs-will-backfire

MARKET WATCH
— Age discrimination is still a major obstacle for older workers It’s illegal and persists in both hiring and retention (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest age discriminators in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would stress those age discriminators who are White, male, older, veteran, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/age-discrimination-is-still-a-major-obstacle-for-older-workers-2019-06-03

LADDERS
— Survey finds that Millennials in tech won’t be promoted after the ‘ancient’ age of 36 – SHEILA MCCLEAR (DIERSEN: If you are/were a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who like me did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, you are looked down on as being a disgusting bad failed loser and even far worse things. I should write a book about those who look down on me because of the aforesaid. They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, 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, GAO, IRS, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and federal members, employees, and leaders.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/survey-finds-that-millennials-in-tech-wont-be-promoted-after-the-ancient-age-of-36
— 8 resume mistakes that can (and will) make you look old When you’re job hunting after age 50, the last thing you want is to appear prehistoric on paper. So steer clear of these flubs. – DANIEL BORTZ (DIERSEN: How old are you? I was born in 1948. I am 70. 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. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/resume-mistakes-that-can-and-will-make-you-look-old
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mistake No. 2: You list every job you’ve ever had. . .Mistake No. 3: You brag of skills that are passé. . .Mistake No. 4: Your email address is vintage 1990s “It’s ridiculous to think something as innocuous as aol.com at the top of the resume will knock you out of the running, without a further consideration, but there is a chance that it might,” says Dawn Bugni, a professional resume writer in Atkinson, N.C. “Is it fair? No. Does it happen? Yes.” Instead of using your hotmail or AOL address from the 90s, upgrade to a Gmail account. . .Mistake No. 7: You call attention to your age Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years or older, plenty of 50-plus workers sense that it can be a problem. Many job seekers make the mistake of revealing their age by including their college graduation date on their resume, says Ward. The best approach is to simply leave it off. That may not solve the problem, of course. In AARP’s survey, 44% of respondents who had applied for a new job in the past two years reported being asked their age or graduation year. For tips on how to answer that and other ageist job interview questions, check out this story.)

ASSOCIATIONS NOW
— MANAGING AN UNDERPERFORMER – Maureen Glass (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government always painted me as being and underperformer. That is why they were furious when I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://associationsnow.com/2019/06/career-coach-managing-an-underperformer/

FED SMITH
— 4 Emotions New Federal Retirees May Experience – Brandon Christy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get rid of me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government subjected me to a hostile work environment.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_work_environment). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/06/03/4-emotions-new-federal-retirees-may-experience/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Relief provides a feeling of reassurance and relaxation once anxiety and stress have been released. Since we were young we have experienced good times and bad. Life has been full of uncertainty. The cloud of doubt as to whether or not you will make it to retirement is no longer lingering over your head. Instead, your time is yours to enjoy and spend how you see fit. This is your time. Your year. Your moment. Make the most of it. The transition from federal employee to federal retiree is not an easy one. It takes time and patience to start all over again. Essentially you are recreating yourself. Hang in there. Be aware of the emotional obstacles that you may face along the way. Enjoy the ride anyway.)

June 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s when marijuana will be legal in Illinois, and answers to other burning questions about recreational weed – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-cb-legal-marijuana-illinois-20190531-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents warned of more addiction, mental impairment, and drugged-driving deaths. . .Who can ban it? Municipalities and counties may ban cannabis businesses within their boundaries, but may not ban individual possession. Any person, business or landlord may prohibit use on private property. Colleges and universities may continue to prohibit marijuana use.)
— As local high schools pull and reprint yearbooks, staffers take precautions against offensive photos, quotes – Darcel Rockett (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. High school students should be advised that sooner or later, their critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes can and will use everything that they can against them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-school-yearbook-precautions-tt-201900530-story.html
— Employers want new parents to get some rest — and they’re willing to pay for it – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about a) benefits that private sector employers provide that government employers do not and b) benefits that government employers provide that private sector employers do not.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-companies-offer-sleep-training-to-workers-20190529-story.html
— Get your resume past the robot – Minda Zetlin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone seeking or holding any kind of government or political job or office should be subjected to a comprehensive and extensive background investigation.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-get-your-resume-past-the-robot-20190524-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How J.B. Pritzker got big things done — and what’s coming next In the end, Democrats got everything they wanted this session, and Republicans were able to include pro-business reforms during last-minute budget and capital negotiations. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/2/18649674/jb-pritzker-big-wins-legislative-session-illinois-general-assembly-marijuana-abortion-gambling
— From ‘impasse’ to ‘get it passed,’ Illinois surges with stunning legislative session To understand the historic significance of what transpired, look past marijuana and gambling. Look, instead, at the way in which Democrats and Republicans worked together. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/2/18649476/jb-pritzker-illinois-legislature-mike-madigan-springfield-editorial-jim-durkin-gambling-bipartisan
— Why some Democrats want a Trump impeachment inquiry — even if it doesn’t lead to impeachment Illinois sends 13 Democrats to the House. Four want to see Trump impeached or to launch an impeachment inquiry. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/2/18649837/why-some-democrats-want-president-donald-trump-impeachment-inquiry

DAILY HERALD
— How we got the story: Sources, digging were foundations of reports on Illinois tollway
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190531/how-we-got-the-story-sources-digging-were-foundations-of-reports-on-illinois-tollway

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield’s most momentous legislative session in decades In a crazed weekend, lawmakers passed a balanced budget and the largest capital program in state history, while authorizing legal pot, sports betting, a Chicago casino, and more—after setting the stage for voters to enact a graduated income tax. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/springfields-most-momentous-legislative-session-decades

ABC7
— 52 shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/52-shot-10-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5327565/
— California: Naked intruder on drugs armed with hammer terrorizes family
https://abc7chicago.com/naked-intruder-on-drugs-terrorizes-family/5327679/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Workplace sex harassment legislation goes to governor – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190602/workplace-sex-harassment-legislation-goes-to-governor
— House skirts lawmaker salary-freeze vote, in line for $1,600 increase – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190602/house-skirts-lawmaker-salary-freeze-vote-in-line-for-1600-increase

WBBM 780
— Lightfoot Helps Usher In Pride Month – RACHEL PIERSON
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/lightfoot-helps-usher-pride-month

WMAY
— New State Budget Includes Legislative Pay Raise; Butler Wants It Rescinded
https://www.wmay.com/2019/06/02/new-state-budget-includes-legislative-pay-raise-butler-wants-it-rescinded/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Reckless $45 Billion Capital Spending Binge – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-reckless-45-billion-capital-spending-binge/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Brady Brags about 19 Republicans Voting for Tax Hikes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/bill-brady-brags-about-19-republicans-voting-for-tax-hikes/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth? No. – Peter S. Sprigg 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/is-sexual-orientation-determined-at-birth-no/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRATS ARE PRO-CHOICE, EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/democrats-are-pro-choice-except-when-it-comes-to-health-care.html
— THORNER: CONSERVATIVE AUTHORS LAUGH AT LEFTIST DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/thorner-conservative-authors-laugh-at-leftist-doomsday-scenarios.html
— THE SAT’S NEW ‘ADVERSITY SCORE’ ISN’T JUST UNFAIR. IT’S SELF-DESTRUCTIVE.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/the-sats-new-adversity-score-isnt-just-unfair-its-self-destructive.html

GOPUSA
— ‘Stone Cold Loser’: London’s Muslim Mayor attacks Trump, Gets Response
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70423
— Gavin Newsom welcomes women to California for abortions
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70414
— All US visa applicants now required to provide social media, email info
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70433
— Campus Crusade Against Christianity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70417
— Public pressure prompts Ohio library to cancel LGBTQ event (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use government to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, 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, retaliation, and even worse things.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70411

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘is a racist’ – Keith Koffler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-trump-is-a-racist
— Law enforcement, media changed standards for Trump – Byron York (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump-supporter, the more demographics that you share with Trump, a) the more likely that Trump-haters will accuse you of being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things and therefore, b) the more reason why you should always wear a body camera.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-law-enforcement-media-changed-standards-for-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the more unfortunate effects of the Trump-Russia investigation — and there have been many — is the weakening of traditional standards of argument and proof in the public debate over allegations that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to fix the 2016 election. (Just for the record: It didn’t.) In particular, angry disputes about the president have done terrible harm to the principle that an investigator, be it a journalist or a prosecutor, should meet at least some standard of proof before leveling an accusation.)

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Texas High Schoolteacher Suspended due to Tweets on Immigration
https://www.academia.org/texas-high-schoolteacher-suspended-due-to-tweets-on-immigration/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Warrior-Mayor Pete’s Sanctimonious Chest Thumping If he wants to trash Trump for skipping Vietnam, then maybe his own war record should be opened to scrutiny. – PETER VAN BUREN 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/warrior-mayor-petes-sanctimonious-chest-thumping/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Entitled Uninvited – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: The following invite citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/02/the-entitled-uninvited/

BREITBART
— Feds: Only 11 Employers Prosecuted for Hiring Illegal Aliens in Last Year – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/02/feds-only-11-employers-prosecuted-for-hiring-illegal-aliens-in-last-year/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Cost Of Amnesty For Illegal Aliens – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30357-cost-amnesty-illegal-aliens

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA OUTLET TIED TO QATAR TRICKS YOUNG LIBERAL AMERICANS INTO SPREADING ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA, EXPERTS SAY – Luke Rosiak 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/facebook-al-jazeera-qatar-propaganda/
— THIS TRUMP-HATING CONGRESSWOMAN HAS A BEAUTIFUL WALL (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical Republican-hating Democrats who hypocritically move into Republican neighborhoods, Republican precincts, Republican municipalities, Republican townships/wards, and Republican counties to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans provide them?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/maxine-waters-donald-trump-wall/
— DAILY BEAST OUTS ‘CULPRIT’ BEHIND INFAMOUS DRUNK PELOSI VIDEO: A BLACK FORKLIFT OPERATOR FROM NEW YORK – Virginia Kruta 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/daily-beast-doxxes-man-over-drunk-pelosi-video/

PJ MEDIA
— Nearly 90 Percent of Illegals Fail to Show Up for Court Hearings – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: Illegals know that they are “protected” by Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.) 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/report-nearly-90-of-illegals-fail-to-show-up-for-court-hearings/

TOWNHALL
— Making Sense Of President Trump’s Stance On LGBT Issues And People – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2019/06/03/making-sense-of-president-trumps-stance-on-lgbt-issues-and-people-n2547262

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Government Watchdog Finds ‘Dangerous Overcrowding’ at US Border Facility
https://ijr.com/watchdog-finds-overcrowding-at-border-facility/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Week in Tech: Disinformation’s Huge Inaction Problem – Jamie Condliffe (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is disinformation except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/technology/facebook-disinformation-nancy-pelosi.html?searchResultPosition=1
— You Accomplished Something Great. So Now What? – A.C. Shilton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who had great success in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/smarter-living/you-accomplished-something-great-so-now-what.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Helping Americans Make Ends Meet – Bernie Sanders (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on using government to take money away from those who have more money and giving that money to those who have less money.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/opinion/bernie-sanders-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The media only encourages Trump when they report on his childish name-calling.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-media-only-encourages-trump-when-they-report-on-his-childish-name-calling/2019/06/02/3b9de35e-83b7-11e9-b585-e36b16a531aa_story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— On campus, hate speech is any opposing view – L. Brent Bozell III
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/03/on-campus-hate-speech-is-any-opposing-view/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/03/abortion-poll-fetal-heartbeat-laws-most-oppose-democrat-voters-energized/1319419001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google’s Dominance Is No Longer a Sure Thing Crackdown from regulators comes just as the internet giant’s vulnerability is showing up on its own – Dan Gallagher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-dominance-is-no-longer-a-sure-thing-11559427954


— FRONT PAGE: More Americans Are Living Solo, and Companies Want Their Business Consumer firms are catering to single-person households, upending generations of family-focused marketing; smaller appliances, individual packaging, giant toilet-paper rolls – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on destroying traditional marriage and traditional family.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-are-living-solo-and-companies-want-their-business-11559497606

LADDERS
— Want to transform company culture? Start with diversity & inclusion – SHAARA ROMAN (DIERSEN: While he ran GAO 1981-1996, Charles Bowsher transformed GAO’s culture a) by hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females; b) by getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40; and c) by focusing on hiring, retaining, and promoting those who had degrees from Ivy League universities in public administration instead of those who had degrees in accounting and had passed the CPA examination.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/want-to-transform-company-culture-start-with-diversity-inclusion

June 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— When can I buy pot in Illinois? How much can I buy? Your questions answered Illinois lawmakers voted to legalize recreational weed Friday. Here’s what you need to know about the bill Gov. Pritzker says he will sign. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/5/31/18647868/marijuana-illinois-legalization-where-to-buy-amount
— House clears gambling measure that includes adding Chicago casino After two days of behind-the-scenes negotiations, House lawmakers appeared poised to leave Springfield having passed a comprehensive spending and capital plan. The Illinois Senate plans to return for bill action on Sunday and must still approve the gambling measure. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/1/18648903/house-clears-gambling-measure-that-includes-adding-chicago-casino

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legalizing marijuana is a victory for freedom in Illinois – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who focuses on promoting pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-illinois-marijuana-legalize-20190531-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Melinda Bush: Passage of abortion bill to make Illinois ‘a beacon for the country’ – Rebecca Anzel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who focuses on promoting abortion.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190601/melinda-bush-passage-of-abortion-bill-to-make-illinois-a-beacon-for-the-country
— Arlington Heights parade organizers defend letting controversial group march – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190601/arlington-heights-parade-organizers-defend-letting-controversial-group-march
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ACT, which calls itself the nation’s largest national security grass-roots organization, advocates for upholding Western values and combating the threat of radical Islam, according to the organization’s website. But the Southern Poverty Law Center put the group on its list of domestic hate groups “because it pushes wild anti-Muslim conspiracy theories, denigrates American Muslims and deliberately conflates mainstream and radical Islam.” Greg Padovani, chairman of the Veterans Memorial Committee of Arlington Heights, said he received about a dozen complaints via phone and email about the ACT chapter’s inclusion in the parade and for leaflets marchers were handing out along the parade route. Padovani said he and other committee members investigated the group’s website, but could not find anything espousing hate or violence.)
— House begins overtime action on state budget – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190601/news/306019917/

ABC7
— Illinois House passes marijuana legalization bill, approves balanced budget – Cate Cauguiran and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-passes-marijuana-legalization-bill-approves-balanced-budget/5324375/
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bartends in Queens to push for higher minimum wage
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-bartends-in-queens-to-push-for-minimum-wage-hike/5325385/

NBC5
— Illinois Legislature Continues Work on Budget, Gambling Bill The House has to approve several pieces of legislation involving next year’s budget
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-legislature-continues-work-even-after-may-31-deadline-510710891.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A new attitude — and one-party dominance — eased the tension – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190601/bernard-schoenburg-new-attitude—and-one-party-dominance—eased-tension
— Still a fight ahead for abortion rights in Illinois, supporters say – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190601/still-fight-ahead-for-abortion-rights-in-illinois-supporters-say

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Democrats control it all, but can’t finish on schedule – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190601/statehouse-insider-democrats-control-it-all-but-cant-finish-on-schedule

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Reproductive Health Act heads to governor’s desk Bush: Passage of abortion bill to make Illinois ‘a beacon for the country’ – Rebecca Anzel 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Reproductive-Health-Act-heads-to-governor-8217-s-13916373.php

HERALD NEWS
— Doubled gas tax to 39 cents goes to Illinois Senate – AP
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/02/doubled-gas-tax-to-39-cents-goes-to-illinois-senate/awt6g7/

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— America’s rural-urban divide is deeper than ever. Just ask the great state of Chicago. – Kevin McDermott 
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/mcdermott-america-s-rural-urban-divide-is-deeper-than-ever/article_cde99241-cb48-5081-85ba-210e0ed99b5b.html

WEEK
— Doubled gas tax to 39 cents goes to Ill. Senate – AP
https://week.com/news/illinois-news-from-the-associated-press/2019/06/01/the-latest-house-begins-overtime-action-on-state-budget/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Officials ID Virginia Beach gunman as city employee, Trump offers condolences – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/officials-id-virginia-beach-gunman-as-city-employee-06-01-2019-133819956

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— OUTSTANDING: Council members Coyne and Gustin will host ‘It’s not your momma’s marijuana’ on June 6
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/06/01/council-members-coyne-and-gustin-will-host-its-not-your-mommas-marijuana-on-june-6/100769

MCHENRY COUNTY BOLG
— McConchie Quite Disturbed at Passage of Extreme Abortion Bill, Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/01/mcconchie-quite-disturbed-at-passage-of-extreme-abortion-bill/ 
— Twenty-Four Hours that Changed the Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik Case
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/01/twenty-four-hours-that-changed-the-karen-lukasik-case/ 
— Fight over Pension Coverage for Part-Time Township Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/01/fight-over-pension-coverage-for-part-time-township-employees/ 
— Take a Look at Key Bills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/31/take-a-look-at-the-other-key-bills/
— Recreation Cannabis Co-Sponsor Allen Skillicorn Explains Position
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/31/127936/
— Gambling Watchdog Summarizes Contents of Massive Expansion Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/01/gambling-watchdog-summarizes-contents-of-massive-expansion-bill/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP Chairman Schneider calls abortion bill ‘unconscionable,’ laments Dems’ ‘extreme’ position – Carrie Bradon
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512586351-gop-chairman-schneider-calls-abortion-bill-unconscionable-laments-dems-extreme-position

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives: “Stop this bill from being Bi-Partisan”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/ives-stop-this-bill-from-being-bi-partisan/
— House starts passing budget package
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/house-starts-passing-budget-package/
— Chronic pain, migraines, IBS, other ailments could be added to medical cannabis program
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/chronic-pain-migraines-ibs-other-ailments-could-be-added-to-medical-cannabis-program/
— Lightfoot confirms *** Gov. Pritzker says he’s reached an understanding with Mayor Lightfoot on sports betting
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/gov-pritzker-says-hes-reached-an-understand-with-mayor-lightfoot-on-sports-betting/
— $40K minimum teacher salary mandate clears both chambers
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/40k-minimum-teacher-salary-mandate-clears-both-chambers/
— RHA roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/rha-roundup-2/
— Updated cheat sheet on the big stuff
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/updated-cheat-sheet-on-the-big-stuff/
— “Fix the FOID” stalls in Senate
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/fix-the-foid-stalls-in-senate/
— Budget, capital, gaming roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/budget-capital-gaming-roundup/
— House passes budget, capital package
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/01/house-starts-passing-budget-package/

BREITBART
— Cher: If Trump Wins Re-election, He’ll Put LGBTQ People ‘In Internment Camps’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/06/01/cher-if-trump-wins-re-election-hell-put-lgbtq-people-in-internment-camps/

TOWNHALL
— 900 Illegal Aliens Crammed in Center Built for 125 People – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/06/01/report-900-illegal-aliens-crammed-in-center-built-for-125-people-n2547241
— Pew Research Confirms 6 In 10 Illegal Aliens Live In These Areas – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/01/pew-research-confirms-6-in-10-illegal-aliens-live-in-these-areas-n2547258

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Buffalo Grove
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/teen-s-dream-pride-parade-her-hometown-become-reality-n1012411

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Celebration of L.G.B.T. Rights Is Met With Criticism – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/01/us/politics/trump-lgbt-rights.html
— Trump Is Said to Have Overruled Kushner and Other Aides in Threatening Mexico With Tariffs – Ana Swanson, Maggie Haberman and Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/01/us/politics/trump-mexico-tariffs.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— 2020 Democratic candidates vow to undo Trump’s immigration actions – SEEMA MEHTA and MATT PEARCE
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democratic-presidential-candidates-2020-pasadena-immigration-20190531-story.html

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Trump says Duchess Meghan was ‘nasty’ about him, fueling debate ahead of state visit – Rick Noack
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-says-Duchess-Meghan-was-nasty-about-him-13916074.php

FORTUNE
— Trump Threatened Mexico With Tariffs, But His Demands Are Vague – JUSTIN SINK, NACHA CATTAN, ANDREW ROSATI
http://fortune.com/2019/06/01/trump-mexico-tariffs-immigration/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— More than half of baby-boomer job seekers say they’ve faced age discrimination, and it’s costing them work – Allana Akhtar 
https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomer-job-seekers-experiencing-age-discrimination-2019-5

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Tower Condos Selling at More Than 20 Percent Losses – Jamie Ross
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tower-condos-selling-at-more-than-20-percent-losses

WORKFORCE
— When Job Applicants Lie: Implementing Policies to Protect Your Company Employers should implement a clear and uniform policy about the consequences of lying or providing false information on an application. – Joshua Y. Joel, Natasha L. Wilson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone seeking or holding any kind of government or political job or office should be subjected to a comprehensive and extensive background investigation.)
https://www.workforce.com/2019/06/01/when-job-applicants-lie-implementing-policies-to-protect-your-company/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent study revealed that 85 percent of employers have caught applicants lying on their résumés or job applications. The most common lies involve modifying dates of employment, falsifying credentials, training or degrees, inflating prior earnings, or hiding a criminal history. Throughout the past several years, there have been several stories of prominent executives and CEOs, across many industries, whose careers were cut short for lying on their job applications or résumés. What should human resources professionals do when they discover that an employee has lied on their job application or résumé? How can employers avoid liabilities stemming from application falsification? What are the legal consequences for employers? Preemptive Measures The first step employers should take to avoid potential pitfalls is to implement a clear and uniform policy about the consequences of providing false information on an application. For example, a brief disclaimer can be included near the signature line of the employment application, in which the applicant affirms and agrees that providing false, misleading, or incomplete information on an application, in a résumé, or during the interview process is grounds for disqualification from employment or termination if hired. The disclaimer should also expressly waive any liability for the employer if the applicant is not hired or is terminated for providing false information. More importantly, employers should be consistent in enforcing this policy. Consistency can protect the employer from legal liabilities — and countless headaches — down the road. To accomplish this, employers should document every applicant’s receipt of the policy. If a background investigation reveals that an applicant or employee clearly lied on his or her application, the applicant should be rejected or the employee terminated immediately. If the employer only suspects a falsification, HR should engage in a fair and impartial investigation and document its findings. Depending on the results, disciplinary action should be taken. When assessing an applicant’s background, employers should focus on convictions and not arrest records. Otherwise, applicants may be unfairly prejudiced in the hiring process based on unsupported criminal allegations. Conducting Pre-Employment Background Checks Recent federal and state laws have presented hiring professionals with new compliance challenges when conducting a background screening. For example, while there are no federal laws requiring home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks or disqualify applicants from employment based on the results, there are 41 states that require these agencies to conduct criminal background checks. Those requirements in those 41 states vary widely, including when the background check must be completed, what sources of information must be checked, which positions require background checks, and which convictions, if any, result in disqualification from employment. The benefits of conducting criminal background checks in the hiring process often outweigh these challenges, especially in fields — such as health care or government contracting — where a failure to conduct screenings can result in hefty consequences. While many employers may prefer to use social media to research an applicant’s background, employers should exercise caution when using an applicant’s protected characteristics (like race, religion, age or gender) as a basis for refusing employment. Understanding the legal landscape as it relates to information an employer may request of an applicant is also key. For example, some states have laws that prohibit employers from requesting an applicant’s social media username and password. Additionally, some states have legislation referred to as “Ban the Box,” which prohibits employers from asking about criminal history on a job application. Unforeseen Benefits of a Consistent Policy In most cases, implementing a strong application falsification policy can result in some unexpected positive benefits. For example, many states have laws prohibiting employers from revoking job offers based on the discovery of a misdemeanor or other types of conviction with no relevance to the applicant’s suitability for the position. Nonetheless, even though the employer cannot revoke the offer because of the conviction itself, the employee’s misrepresentation about the existence of the conviction is grounds for revocation. For example, in a Pennsylvania case, the plaintiff only disclosed two convictions — stalking and harassment — on his application. But a background investigation revealed that he had pleaded guilty to eight additional crimes, including public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and drug crimes. The company revoked his offer. The district court determined that the company did not violate Pennsylvania’s criminal background check statute because the termination was not for the employees’ conviction, but his lie about it. Importantly, the district court relied heavily on the company’s implementation and communication of a consistent policy forbidding applicants from lying on their applications. In a similar vein, companies faced with discriminatory failure to hire claims have successfully argued that the later discovery of falsified job applications is a complete defense against the claims. In other words, if the company would not have hired the employee had it known of the applicant’s lie, the applicant cannot later claim that he or she was not hired because of a protected characteristic. Here too, courts look closely at the company’s fair, equitable and consistent enforcement of its application falsification policy to establish that the company’s decision was not motivated by discriminatory intent. Another benefit of maintaining a strong background check policy is that it can absolve or limit the company of liabilities down the road if the employee is terminated. Oftentimes, in the course of litigation over wrongful termination or discrimination claims, exhaustive background checks into the plaintiff reveal criminal histories previously unknown. While an employer may still be on the hook for some damages if the decision to terminate was indeed discriminatory, the Supreme Court has held that a reward of back pay can be cut off completely — and the plaintiff’s potential damages significantly limited — if the employee’s wrongdoing was so severe that the company would have terminated the employee in any event if it had been uncovered. As a result, employers can potentially limit their exposure to liability in later wrongful termination claims by consistently enforcing a no-tolerance policy for application falsification. While not every application falsification results in a high-profile CEO or executive separation, the problem is common across industries. HR professionals should take care to review their company’s job application process with the help of legal counsel to implement a fair and equitable policy that is compliant with state and federal regulations and train interviewers and hiring professionals of what they can and cannot ask. The fix can be quite easy, and the benefits are great.)