Tag: abortion

May 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill to remove abortion restrictions expected to go before Illinois House Monday – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ill-house-expected-to-vote-on-bill-to-remove-abortion-restrictions/5318499/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gambling expansion in Illinois back on the table – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gambling-expansion-in-illinois-back-on-the-table/5318207/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Reproductive Health Act to remove abortion restrictions heads to Illinois House Monday
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bill-to-remove-abortion-restrictions-heads-to-illinois-house-monday/5318293/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Along party lines, Illinois House committee advances abortion bill Republican Terri Bryant calls Sunday night meeting ‘a miscarriage of justice’ – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/5/26/18641108/along-party-lines-illinois-house-committee-advances-abortion-bill
Waning days of spring session to reveal Pritzker’s big wins — or losses
— Legalizing marijuana and expanding gambling in the state are still up in the air as session winds down in Springfield. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/26/18638826/waning-days-of-spring-session-to-reveal-pritzkers-big-wins-or-losses

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House committee advances long-stalled abortion rights measure – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-rights-bill-20190526-story.html
— Job market looks appealing for new grads – Kaitlin Pitsker (DIERSEN: When you were a new grad, what hindered your job search? When I graduated from NIU in 1970, employers viewed me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got – to be the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. It was a job that did not really require a college degree.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-job-market-looks-appealing-for-new-grads-20190521-story.html
— Companies with impressive perks – Cameron Albert-Deitch (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if governments gave their employees any of these perks, those who hate government employees would scream bloody murder. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shown the strongest hatred against past, present, and future federal employees.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-companies-with-impressive-perks-20190520-story.html
— Millennials vs. Gen X vs. baby boomers — generational pride is cheap identity politics – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: What generation are you? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shown the strongest hatred against baby boomers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-millennials-genx-baby-boomers-generation-goldberg-20190524-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The suburbs’ real estate problem As companies shun big corporate campuses and set up headquarters in Chicago’s center, suburban McMansions are sitting on the market and selling for fire-sale prices. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/suburbs-real-estate-problem

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abortion law rewrite clears committee, will be heard on House floor – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190527/abortion-law-rewrite-clears-committee-will-be-heard-on-house-floor

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— More pension debt? Surely legislators jest! – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-26/jim-dey-more-pension-debt-surely-legislators-jest.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Maybe social media influencers aren’t awful corporate shills. Or maybe they are. – SHANE BROWN
https://qconline.com/lifestyles/shane_brown/maybe-social-media-influencers-aren-t-awful-corporate-shills-or/article_0b022e4b-0119-5ce5-bf1a-076a1d108571.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dems Move Abortion Bill Late Sunday Night – DANA VOLLMER 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/dems-move-abortion-bill-late-sunday-night#stream/0
— Former Inmates Are Getting Jobs As Employers Ignore Stigma In Bright Economy – JASMINE GARSD (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-inmates-are-getting-jobs-employers-ignore-stigma-bright-economy#stream/0

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens brought from border into Inland Empire
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-aliens-brought-from-border-into-inland-empire/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pitfalls along the road to socialism – Richard Jack Rail
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/pitfalls_along_the_road_to_socialism.html

TOWNHALL
— Beware The ‘Bi-Partisan’ Democrat, Because There’s No Such Thing – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2019/05/27/beware-the-bipartisan-democrat-because-theres-no-such-thing-n2546907
— Trump Counterattacks Using Democrat’s Hypocrisy – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/27/trump-counterattacks-using-democrats-hypocrisy-n2546894

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DEMOCRATS’ NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE SCHEME Is a devious plan in gear for Hillary’s 2020 presidential run? – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273865/democrats-national-popular-vote-scheme-lloyd-billingsley

EPOCH TIMES
— Striving for Happiness Could Be Making You Unhappy – LOWRI DOWTHWAITE
https://www.theepochtimes.com/striving-for-happiness-could-be-making-you-unhappy_2929258.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— In the Democratic Primary, the Media Hits Are the Message On HBO, Instagram — even Fox News — aspirants are having a meta debate: How do you counterprogram a reality-TV president? – James Poniewozik
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/arts/television/beto-documentary-hbo.html
— How to Deal With Job-Search Depression So much of who you are is wrapped up in work, but you are more than your job. – Micaela Marini Higgs (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat GAO superiors did that not because of Republican budget cuts, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or my being an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, but because I was a BAD EMPLOYEE and even worse things.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/smarter-living/how-to-deal-with-job-search-depression.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Buttigieg Slams Trump for Avoiding the Vietnam War – Kenneth T. Walsh (DIERSEN: Since 1968 when I was 18 years old, Democrats have slammed me for avoiding the Vietnam War.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-05-27/buttigieg-slams-trump-for-avoiding-the-vietnam-war

BLOOMBERG
— Florida Is the Big Winner as the Wealthy Move Out of Northern States – Lee J Miller and Wei Lu
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/migration-s-biggest-loser-is-connecticut-as-florida-profits

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Kirsten Gillibrand at Iowa Baptist church preaches that Trump is ‘contrary to the gospel’ – Linh Ta
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/05/26/donald-trump-baptist-christian-iowa-caucus-2020-kirsten-gillibrand-says-contrary-gospel-waterloo/1246688001/

MOULTRIE NEWS
— Constitution Essay Contest winners announced – Cecilia Brown (DIERSEN: If you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your “jury appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the more likely that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the defendant will be granted summary judgment, and that you will lose. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you have: 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.moultrienews.com/news/constitution-essay-contest-winners-announced/article_7bd44428-6d18-11e9-bff2-3b54dc6f1791.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This year, participants were asked to write about the 7th Amendment. “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.” Ratified Dec. 15, 1791.)

QUORA
— Will the Democratic party always win after the older conservative generations have died off? – John B. Verhoef (DIERSEN: “To win,” Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform. “To win,” Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.quora.com/Will-the-Democratic-party-always-win-after-the-older-conservative-generations-have-died-off

LONDON ECONOMIC
— Upper class people do look down on others as they have exaggerated belief they are better – Tony Whitfield (DIERSEN: Who looks down on you? I should write a book on those who look/looked down on me. I would focus on those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, b) who have lots of operatives and dupes working for them, c) who are/were members, employees, and/or leaders of the 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 Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc., d) who boost that they are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church, d) who I have sued, e) etc. You should be aware that those who look down on me look down on you too.) 
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/upper-class-people-do-look-down-on-others-as-they-have-exaggerated-belief-they-are-better/20/05/

LADDERS
— Study: This is how important it is to have a supportive manager As anyone who has had a good mentor or a bad manager at work knows all too well, when you have a supportive boss, it can make all the difference. – MONICA TORRES (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the supervisors and superiors that I worked for 1964-1997. Ever-increasing, they came under tremendous pressure a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/study-this-is-how-important-it-is-to-have-a-supportive-manager

GOOD MEN PROJECT
— 5 Ways You Can Relax During Your Free Time – Devin Caldwel (DIERSEN: Why do you have more free time. I have more free time because I am no longer a 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, GAO employee, etc. I have more free time because I have no debts, a Civil Service Retirement System pension, and retirement savings. I have more free time because I have no children or pets. What do you do with your free time? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://goodmenproject.com/guy-talk/5-ways-you-can-relax-during-your-free-time-cmtt/

ABOVE THE LAW
— Kamala Harris’s Equal Pay Plan Acknowledges The Weakness Of Lawsuits It feels like an admission that courts cannot close the disparity. – ELIE MYSTAL (DIERSEN: If you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your “jury appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the more likely that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the defendant will be granted summary judgment, and that you will lose. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you have: 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://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/kamala-harriss-equal-pay-plan-acknowledges-the-weakness-of-lawsuits/

May 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-my-hijab-meaning-05142019-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190526/pot-issue-is-about-freedom-fairness

DAILY ILLINI
— University to use The College Board’s ‘adversity score’ for student admissions, retention – EUNICE ALPASAN
https://dailyillini.com/news/2019/05/25/the-college-board-adversity/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 2 more communities getting body cameras for police officers
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/more-communities-getting-body-cameras-for-police-officers/article_e016208c-2bb8-558f-80a6-1151c67988e4.html

CHICAGO MAROON
— The Adverse Effects of an Adversity Score The SAT should not implement an adversity score, as it would undermine the purposes of the examination. – Shaun Cammack
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2019/5/25/adverse-effects-adversity-score/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 2020 hopefuls Sanders, Warren condemn Espionage Act charges against Assange It’s a ‘pretext to wage war’ on 1st Amendment, says Warren – Andrew Blake 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/25/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-condemn-espionage-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats, the party of abortion – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/democrats-the-party-of-abortion

AMERICAN THINKER
— Looks like India’s Modi getting same fake-news treatment Trump gets on minorities – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/looks_like_indias_modi_getting_same_fakenews_treatment_trump_gets_on_minorities.html
— How the Left can win with words alone – Lloyd Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/how_the_left_can_win_with_words_alone.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How National Injunctions Create Constitutional Chaos – Rachel Bovard (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work hard to get national injunctions that would get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/25/how-national-injunctions-create-constitutional-chaos/

NEWSMAX
— Mexico Enjoying Its Own Migration Influx From U.S. – Eric Mack (DIERSEN: But wait, Democrats and RINOs want America to grant all citizens of Mexico immediate “no questions asked” asylum and U.S. citizenship. But wait, citizens of Mexico can qualify for asylum only if they have a reasonable fear of future persecution on account of race, religion, national origin, political opinion, or membership in a social group. SEE: https://www.politicalasylumusa.com/application-for-asylum/) 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migration-undocumented-retirement-population/2019/05/19/id/916626/

THE HILL
— GOP amps up efforts to recruit women candidates – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the GOP to recruit women candidates who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican party platform.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445517-gop-amps-up-efforts-to-recruit-women-candidates

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Older Americans more likely to cite workplace discrimination – ANDREW SOERGEL (DIERSEN: How old are you? I should write a book about those who work the hardest to promote age discrimination in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://globegazette.com/news/national/older-americans-more-likely-to-cite-workplace-discrimination/article_588d2143-6a9a-509d-8e38-d30857ece91f.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: To pay reparations is to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you should pay reparations, that is, that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and why? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Republican, conservative, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), non-poor, 100% German national origin, draft avoider, retired, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.). 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/reparations-slavery.html
— The College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt and Sahil Chinoy (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/23/opinion/sunday/college-graduation-rates-ranking.html
— More on the College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/opinion/college-graduation-rates-dropout.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How quickly should new graduates start saving for retirement? – Michelle Singletary (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966, when I was 18 years old, when I started working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time and earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits. By the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the CSRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/23/how-quickly-should-new-graduates-start-saving-retirement/

EUREKA TIMES STANDARD
— On ‘Seeking: digital natives’ – ANGELA COPELAND (DIERSEN: How long have you had your email address? I have had diersen@aol.com for more than 24 years, since January of 1995 when I was 46 years old. How long have you owned a computer system? I have owned a computer system since 1982 when I was 34 years old. While I worked for GAO during the 1990s, before GAO provided its staff with computer systems, I bought several computer systems and used them in my office. I published Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s (MTRCC) first website in 2000 and served as MTRCC’s webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001 and served as its webmaster 2001-2003. I served as Illinois Center Right Coalition’s webmaster 2004-2006. I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000 and publishing copies of them at www.gopillinois.com since 2005. I have been on Facebook since January of 2009.)
https://www.times-standard.com/2019/05/26/career-corner-seeking-digital-natives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This term makes sense at first. But, the definition of a digital native, according to Dictionary.com, is “a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the internet from an early age.” Those who are turning forty this year probably started to use the internet around 1995, when they were sophomores in high school — if they were lucky. That was in the time of the dial-up modem and America Online. Their parents were ahead of the game to have a home computer then. In all likelihood, they really began to use computers when they went to college. It should be noted that I’m omitting early Mac computers and things like Atari for the purposes of this column. I’m talking about the real-deal internet. Digital natives had the internet in elementary school or middle school. Wikipedia says digital natives “are often used to describe the digital gap in terms of the ability of technological use among people born from 1980 onward and those born before.” By this definition, a digital native would be 38 years old or younger today. Let that soak in. A job description that specifically requests that someone is 38 years old or less. Why does this happen? I don’t have the answer for you. I’d like to know this myself. I thought that the idea of a job posting was to hire someone with a certain skillset rather than a certain age. I also heard this rumor that discriminating on the basis of age when hiring is not allowed. In fact, I think there may be something called the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.)

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— ‘Where’s the disconnect?’ National commission grapples with agencies’ workforce woes – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/05/wheres-the-disconnect-national-commission-grapples-with-agencies-workforce-woes/

NEWSWEEK
— PETE BUTTIGIEG: ‘NO QUESTION’ DONALD TRUMP FAKED DISABILITY TO AVOID MILITARY SERVICE — ‘ASSAULT ON THE HONOR OF THIS COUNTRY’ – CHRIS MORRAN 
https://www.newsweek.com/pete-buttigieg-no-question-donald-trump-faked-disability-avoid-military-1436371

ATLANTIC
— A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media Regulators should think carefully about the fallout from well-intentioned new rules and avoid the mistakes of the past. – HEIDI TWOREK (DIERSEN: Who do you want to control me and to control my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? My critics/opponents want the following to do that: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, they wanted the following to do that: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/germany-war-radio-social-media/590149/

LGBTQ NATION
— Donald Trump is preparing for Pride month by revving up his attacks on us The president has taken a series of steps lately meant to punish LGBTQ and curry favor with the religious right. – John Gallagher 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/donald-trump-preparing-pride-month-revving-attacks-us/

May 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois State Lawmakers Still Have Five Big Issues To Settle – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/25/illinois-state-lawmakers-still-have-five-big-issues-to-settle/
— President Trump Tweets About Jussie Smollett Case; ‘Not Even An Apology To Millions Of People!’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/25/president-trump-tweets-about-jussie-smollett-case-not-even-an-apology-to-millions-of-people/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump tweets about Smollett ahead of busy day in Japan
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-tweets-about-smollett-ahead-of-busy-day-in-japan

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall with money from national emergency declaration – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-border-wall-ruling-emergency-declaration-20190524-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County’s secret election: Balloting is under way for judges, and you can’t vote Whether associate judges get to keep their seats is solely up to a secret vote of circuit judges – Alecia Richards 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/24/18638827/cook-county-associate-judges-secret-election-process

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Democrats key to pot legalization passage but some are breaking ranks – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190525/suburban-democrats-key-to-pot-legalization-passage-but-some-are-breaking-ranks
— 85% of those who’d pay more under graduated income tax would be from Chicago and suburbs – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190525/85-of-those-whod-pay-more-under-graduated-income-tax-would-be-from-chicago-and-suburbs

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Only six days left, but who’s counting – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190525/statehouse-insider-only-six-days-left-but-whos-counting
— Davis gets bipartisan visit, as his campaign sows Chicago-downstate animosity – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190525/bernard-schoenburg-davis-gets-bipartisan-visit-as-his-campaign-sows-chicago-downstate-animosity

ROCHELLE NEWS
— Legalizing pot not worth social costs – David E. Smith, Illinois Family Institute Executive Director
https://rochellenews-leader.com/article/legalizing-pot-not-worth-social-costs

FOX ILLINOIS
— Federal investigation launched into San Antonio’s airport Chick-Fil-A ban
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/federal-investigation-launched-into-san-antonios-airport-chick-fil-a-ban
— Pope: Abortion is never OK, equates it to ‘hiring a hitman’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pope-abortion-is-never-ok-equates-it-to-hiring-a-hitman-05-25-2019

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House GOP seeks taxpayer protection in HJRCA 34 – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512565600-house-gop-seeks-taxpayer-protection-in-hjrca-34

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER SAYS HE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN HORSE-TRADING TO WIN SUPPORT FOR TAX HIKES – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-says-he-will-not-engage-in-horse-trading-to-win-support-for-tax-hikes/

FOX NEWS
— Trump suggests Jussie Smollett owes an apology to ‘millions’ in ‘MAGA COUNTRY’ – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/trump-suggests-jussie-smollett-owes-an-apology-to-millions-in-maga-country

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Jussie Smollett Hoax a ‘Hate Crime’ Against My Supporters – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/25/donald-trump-jussie-smollett-hoax-a-hate-crime-against-my-supporters/

BLAZE
— Beto echoes Iranian propaganda, says Trump ‘provoking another war’ with troop increase – CALEB HOWE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/beto-trump-provoking-war-iran

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Similarities Between Declining Rome and the Modern US – Victor Davis Hanson (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America 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.dailysignal.com/2019/05/20/the-similarities-between-declining-rome-and-the-modern-us/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN HAS BECOME THE ‘HATE TRUMP’ STATION, FORMER COMMENTATORS SAY – David Krayden (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who failed/refused to help encourage Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/25/cnn-hate-trump-station-former-commentators/

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE SURPRISING ROAD AHEAD FOR WND David Kupelian on defeating the left’s stealth takeover of the internet
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-surprising-road-ahead-for-wnd/

HOT AIR
— Trump Is Now Using E-Verify In His Golf Courses. The Result: More Firings Of Undocumented Worker – JOSHUA PARTLOW
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/trump-now-using-e-verify-golf-courses-result-firings-undocumented-workers/

AMERICAN THINKER
— No Fun in 2020 – Steve Feinstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/no_fun_in_2020.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— CNN ‘openly despises conservatives’: Ex-contributors describe network’s unrelenting disdain – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who failed/refused to help encourage Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/25/cnn-openly-despises-conservatives-ex-contributors-describe-networks-unrelenting-disdain-758201

THE HILL
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper grills Facebook exec over fake Pelosi video – JOHN BOWDEN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/445542-cnns-anderson-cooper-grills-facebook-exec-over-fake-pelosi-video

— Amash won’t rule out Libertarian challenge to Trump – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican work against Republicans. Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican work against me.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/444835-amash-wont-rule-out-libertarian-challenge-to-trump

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook defends decision to leave up fake Pelosi video: Users should make up their own minds – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/25/nancy-pelosi-fake-video-facebook-defends-its-decision-not-delete/

INDIANA GAZETTE
— Take care in trying to kill news sites – Jay Ambrose (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on killing GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and killing www.gopillinois.com. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/take-care-in-trying-to-kill-news-sites/article_61b1dd9c-c5e4-5505-be4d-b2eda1a10dbc.html

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Hispanics, and at everyone else, that Republicans cause all the problems that Hispanics have and that everyone else has.
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/25/725354469/hispanic-unemployment-has-hit-record-lows-but-does-that-mean-progress

May 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clearing 800,000 Illinois people of convictions makes sense if pot is legalized Senate Bill 7 would undertake tangible steps towards achieving racial equity, justice and opportunity in Illinois. – DeAngelo Bester (DIERSEN: To smoke pot is to shout that you disrespect the rule of law. Further, to smoke pot is to make yourself impaired. Further, to smoke pot is to put yourself on track to be a ward of the state.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/23/18636256/clearing-800000-illinois-people-of-convictions-makes-sense-if-pot-is-legalized
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment say “Fix the FOID Act bill could have saved lives in Aurora None of the modest measures being proposed in this legislation would impose an undue burden on anybody’s Second Amendment rights. But they might have saved the lives of five people in Aurora on Feb. 15, 2019.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/23/18637658/fix-foid-guns-aurora-shooting-legislature-illinois-general-assembly
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “How long can Congress tolerate Trump’s impeachable conduct?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/23/18634748/how-long-can-congress-tolerate-trumps-impeachable-conduct
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Lightfoot to do more to make Chicago treasonously encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/23/18637250/lori-lightfoot-welcoming-city-ordinance-immigration-marlen-garcia
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the Democrats, if you are a minority, a woman, and/or younger, if you have problems, it is because of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/23/18637241/adversity-score-college-board-sat-college-support-necessary

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s largest homeless shelter accused of discriminating against people with disabilities, but faces little oversight because it’s a church – Anna Kim (DIERSEN: What do churches and their members think of you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton hint/imply/argue/shout that that churches in Wheaton, and especially the churches that they are a member of, have such an extremely low opinion of me and that they do not want me a) to become a member, b) to attend services, or c) to give them money. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 22 years, union member for almost 12 years, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, and other such negatives. They stress that I oppose promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-pacific-garden-mission-oversight-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump an easy target for mockery.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters mock those who share Trump’s demographics. What demographics to you share with Trump? He and I are Protestant (I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (I am 70.), married, healthy, homeowners, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 22 years. Both Trump and I have been the subject of Money Magazine articles, albeit me only once in its February 1978 issue. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-i-dont-hate-president-donald-trump-st-0526-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville opposes DuPage County hotel tax, saying it would make city businesses less competitive – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-oppose-dupage-entertainment-tax-st-0524-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Caputo chosen to become COD’s next president – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190523/caputo-chosen-to-become-cods-next-president
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Tollway promises new vote after chairman approves subcontract with former employer – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190523/tollway-promises-new-vote-after-chairman-approves-subcontract-with-former-employer
— Illinois businesses could face lawsuits for asking about wage history under proposal – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: If you are/were a government employee, your salary history is public record.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190524/illinois-businesses-could-face-lawsuits-for-asking-about-wage-history-under-proposal

WBEZ
— New CPS Application Didn’t Improve Access For Black Students In First Year – Sarah Karp (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I have always had an extremely unfair advantage in life because my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/new-cps-application-didnt-improve-access-for-black-students-in-first-year/bd4bab95-e45b-4b26-8920-46c830d7f2f3

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Raoul sues U.S. attorney general for withholding funds over immigration policy Case is second challenge to Trump administration’s policy on undocumented immigrants – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/24/raoul-sues-u-s-attorney-general-for-withholding-funds-over-immigration-policy/aase694/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durkin: More details needed on capital plan – Doug Finke 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190523/durkin-more-details-needed-on-capital-plan

HERALD REVIEW
— Leaders close on budget agreement as GOP says details lacking on capital plan – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/leaders-close-on-budget-agreement-as-gop-says-details-lacking/article_0898ee90-3984-5749-bbed-84d8c6d322a4.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Highland Park High School halts yearbook distribution due to offensive quotes – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article230740754.html

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Your past predicts your future. Democrats want criminals to vote. Of course, one would expect that criminals vote for criminals.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/hb2541-civics-education-prison/Content?oid=70490334

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-hating “Illinois Democrats denounce government’s role in migrant children’s death near border.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/05/24/city/illinois-democrats-denounce-governments-role-in-migrant-childrens-death-near-border/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois businesses could face lawsuits for asking about wage history under proposal – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: If you are/were a government employee, your salary history is public record.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-businesses-could-face-lawsuits-for-asking-about-wage-history/article_4e4788ae-7d93-11e9-962e-1b74a4b89d45.html

TULCHIN RESEARCH 
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If pot is legalized for recreational use in Illinois, how many more people in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will become stoners? According to pot pushers, just about everyone is a stoner already. Stoners, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy individuals like me, destroy organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote pot. 
www.chrome-extension://mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai/index.html

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/05/24/loris-holiday-headache-poll-most-favor-legal-weed-pritzker-moves-in-on-gaming-debate-439878

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Progressives Seek to Rush Human Slaughter Bill Through House – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/progressives-seek-to-rush-human-slaughter-bill-through-house/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: 5G, AN INNOVATION OR SERIOUS HEALTH RISK?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-5g-an-innovation-or-serious-health-risk.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/24/cannabis-roundup-7/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump ‘faked’ injury to avoid Vietnam draft, Buttigieg claims – Seth McLaughlin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would hint/imply/argue/shout that I submitted incomplete/misleading/false information to get a financial hardship draft deferment. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_evasion Of course, I would sue them.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/23/trump-faked-injury-avoid-vietnam-draft-buttigieg-c/
— Trump orders immigrant welfare crackdown, reimbursements – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/23/immigrant-welfare-crackdown-ordered-donald-trump/
— Trump associates weigh defamation lawsuits over Russia probe – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: Who are you considering suing for defamation? SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation Of course, I am considering suing all those who have made false statements a) to get me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to get people to not read the emails. While my critics/opponents have lots of money, their operatives and their dupes have little or no income or net worth.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/22/donald-trump-associates-weigh-defamation-lawsuits-/

GOPUSA
— Democrats ‘declare war’ over state restrictions on killing human babies
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69975
— Ben Carson counterpunches against pro-abortion Ilhan Omar
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69991

DAILY CALLER
— THAT TIME JOE BIDEN CONDEMNED AMNESTY, SAID IMMIGRANTS SHOULD LEARN ENGLISH – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/23/joe-biden-amnesty-immigrants-english/

DAILY WIRE
— After Being Condemned By Colleagues, Radical Democrat Presides Over Congress – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/47622/after-being-condemned-colleagues-radical-democrat-ryan-saavedra

FEDERALIST
– Pete Buttigieg’s ‘Moderate’ Style Is Limited By His Hard-Left Ideas – Emily Jashinsky
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/24/pete-buttigiegs-moderate-style-limited-hard-left-ideas/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal Immigration and the Trade War – Brad Betters
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/illegal_immigration_and_the_trade_war.html
— The catchphrase politics of the media and other Democrats – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/the_catchphrase_politics_of_the_media_and_other_democrats_.html

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— ‘Left-Wing Anti-Semitism is Gaining a Foothold,’ Panelist says – Steven Koskulitz
https://www.academia.org/left-wing-anti-semitism-is-gaining-a-foothold-panelist-says/

CBN
— NYU Graduation Speaker Calls Israel ‘Apartheid’, Calls for Boycotts of Jewish State – Emily Jones
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2019/may/nyu-graduation-speaker-calls-israel-apartheid-calls-for-boycotts-of-jewish-state

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Republican Senator Wants US Census to Ask About Criminal Records – Reuters
https://ijr.com/republican-senator-wants-census-to-ask-criminal-records/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DHS releases shocking percentage of illegal immigrant families released into US, ‘rewarded’ with work permits – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/24/dhs-releases-shocking-percentage-of-illegal-immigrant-families-released-into-us-rewarded-with-work-permits-757896

THE HILL
— Conway: Pelosi treated me like ‘her maid’ – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: How have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated you? I should write a book about my disgusting critics/opponents, their disgusting operatives, and their disgusting dupes and how they have disgustingly treated me.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445224-conway-pelosi-treated-me-like-her-maid
— Republicans spend more than $4 million at Trump properties – REID WILSON 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445307-republicans-spend-more-than-4-million-at-trump-properties
— Oak Park and River Forest High School spends over $50K on new yearbooks after students make white supremacist hand symbol in photos – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/445345-illinois-high-school-spends-over-50k-on-new-yearbooks-after

NEW YORK TIMES
— 2020 Democrats Join McDonald’s Workers Striking Over Wages and Harassment – Maggie Astor (DIERSEN: Did McDonald’s move to Chicago to try to get more favorable treatment from the Democrats?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/us/politics/mcdonalds-strike-2020-candidates.html
— Facebook Says It Is More Aggressively Enforcing Content Rules – Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/technology/facebook-content-rules-data.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Racial prejudice has declined as a reaction to Trump’s presidency – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/24/racial-prejudice-trump-presidency-study/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/when-the-government-used-bad-science-to-restrict-immigration/2019/05/24/0f1612e4-6b74-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/05/24/new-trump-administration-rule-would-weaken-protections-transgender-people-health-care/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Time’s up for McDonald’s and others to protect low-wage workers from sexual harassment – Editorial
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-times-up-mcdonalds-20190524-story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Illegal immigrants a strain on public housing – BETSY MCCAUGHEY (DIERSEN: How many citizens of America are homeless because of illegals in public housing?) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/05/24/illegal-immigrants-a-strain-on-public-housing/

DELAWARE STATE NEWS
— Marijuana jeopardizes highway safety – Cathy Rossi
https://delawarestatenews.net/opinion/commentary-marijuana-jeopardizes-highway-safety/

CLARION LEDGER
— Politics or discrimination? Attorney cites national origin in firing, files suit – Jimmie E. Gates (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and b) those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have used my being 100% German national origin against me.)
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/24/attorney-native-west-africa-fired-black-officials-sues-cites-national-origin-hinds-county-jackson-ms/1204078001/

WBTW
— Outrage after pro-Trump hats blurred in yearbook – CNN
https://www.wbtw.com/national/outrage-after-pro-trump-hats-blurred-in-yearbook/2023866594

WKBW
— New York businesses voice concerns over push for recreational marijuana legislation – Ala Errebhi
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/new-york-businesses-voice-concerns-over-push-for-recreational-marijuana-legislation

WPXI
— Pro-Trump hats blurred in yearbook cause upset
https://www.wpxi.com/news/pro-trump-hats-blurred-in-yearbook-cause-upset/952058753

FOX ORLANDO
— Trump signs memorandum requiring immigrant sponsors to pay for social services
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/mobile-app-news-feed/trump-signs-memorandum-requiring-immigrant-sponsors-to-pay-for-social-services

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Have Most of Top Roles in Campaigns for Leading 2020 Democrats WSJ analysis of senior staff of best-polling Democratic candidates shows wide swings of race, gender among staffs – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries post signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-have-most-of-top-roles-in-campaigns-for-leading-2020-democrats-11558690201
— Trump Gets White House Witnesses to Attest to His ‘Very Calm’ Demeanor President reasserts that he is ‘an extremely stable genius’ as he asks aides to rebut notion that he’d thrown a temper tantrum in meeting with Democrats – Michael C. Bender (DIERSEN: Who tries to get you to lose your temper? I should write a book about those who have tried to get me to lose my temper. Most commonly, they made false statements about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-gets-white-house-witnesses-to-attest-to-his-very-calm-demeanor-11558656429
— Boycott Over Abortion Law Threatens Georgia’s Film Industry – Cameron McWhirter and Erich Schwartzel (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries boycott you? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-in-hollywood-threaten-to-leave-georgia-over-abortion-law-11558631360
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters analogize citizens of foreign countries to Jews in Germany during the 1940s.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-familys-american-life-almost-wasnt-11558651878

FORBES
— Five Truths Publishers Need To Accept To Remain Profitable In 2019 – Cosmin Ene (DIERSEN: The five truths include “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” QUESTION: Who feeds the anti-Republican news media? ANSWER: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/05/09/five-truths-publishers-need-to-accept-to-remain-profitable-in-2019/#6eda82797c52

BLOOMBERG
— Rethinking Wealth, From Birthright Capital to Big Spender Taxes Academics and analysts on how to make society more equitable. (DIERSEN: How much money do/did your parents have? Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that a) their parents have/had far less money than my parents and b) that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life because my parents were filthy rich. If my parents were filthy rich, why did I take what they call BAD JOBS? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/rethinking-wealth-from-birthright-capital-to-big-spender-taxes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a large racial wealth gap in the U.S.: Federal Reserve data show that the median white family has $171,000 in wealth. That’s about $150,000 more than the $17,600 of the median black family. These numbers include home equity.)

LONG ROOM & AMERICAN MIRROR
— Disabled elderly federal employee guilty of Hatch Act violation for Trump portrait in cubicle – VICTOR SKINNER
https://longroom.com/discussion/1496168/disabled-elderly-federal-employee-guilty-of-hatch-act-violation-for-trump-portrait-in-cubicle
http://www.theamericanmirror.com/disabled-elderly-federal-employee-guilty-of-hatch-act-violation-for-trump-portrait-in-cubicle/

NPR
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE INSKEEP (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In my defense, 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. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7 years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for 9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.)
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/24/726080593/juli-n-castro-wants-to-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit

DAILY PROGRESS
— Speaking at UVa, Clinton says presidents should unite the country – Tyler Hammel (DIERSEN: Democrat elected officials unite the country against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/politics/speaking-at-uva-clinton-says-presidents-should-unite-the-country/article_bd3f7d76-7dbf-11e9-ac3d-c32c4ac35563.html

WEEK
— Pete Buttigieg believes Trump ‘faked a disability’ to avoid the Vietnam draft (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would hint/imply/argue/shout that I submitted incomplete/misleading/false information to get a financial hardship draft deferment. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_evasion Of course, I would sue them.) 
https://theweek.com/speedreads/843144/pete-buttigieg-believes-trump-faked-disability-avoid-vietnam-draft

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Pelosi Must Not Run Congress Like Trump Ran His Businesses Congress doesn’t have the resources right now to take on Trump, and Democrats aren’t fighting to acquire them. – DANIEL SCHUMAN (FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress is a shadow of itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House committee staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to 1,298. Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to 2,989.)
https://prospect.org/article/pelosi-must-not-run-congress-trump-ran-his-businesses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A quarter-century ago, Newt Gingrich set out to destroy Congress as a force for progress, slashing the House’s funding by 14 percent and eviscerating its support agencies, like the Office of Technology Assessment, which drafted reports on emerging scientific and technological issues. In the last decade, House Republicans literally decimated funding for the House. Overall funding for the legislative branch is down by $370 million in constant dollars over the last decade alone, and funding for committees over that time has dropped by 22 percent—from $432 million to $329 million in constant dollars. Congress is a shadow of itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House committee staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to 1,298. Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to 2,989; and the Congressional Research Service fell by one-quarter, from 835 to 609. This is colloquially known as the lobotomization of Congress. The average expertise of and resources available to the rump of remaining staff have dropped precipitously, and few in power have any real experience governing. As if you couldn’t tell. To sum up, Congress is in no shape to take on Trump.)

NEWSWEEK
— EX-TRUMP STRATEGIST SEBASTIAN GORKA SAYS DEMOCRATS’ IMMIGRATION POLICY AIMS TO ‘RECREATE A DEMOCRAT PLANTATION… NOT WITH SLAVES’ BUT WITH ‘ILLEGAL ALIENS’ – CALLUM PATON
https://www.newsweek.com/video-ex-trump-strategist-sebastian-gorka-says-democrats-immigration-policy-1434974

WORKFORCE
— The Precarious Legalities of Socially Conscious Workplace Policies Do employers make these decisions based on principle or on a market analysis? Are these decisions borne of a desire to cultivate a healthy workplace community by being part of a bigger, socially conscious vision? – Tim K. Garrett (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, their workplace policies promote the Democrat Party platform.) 
https://www.workforce.com/2019/05/24/precarious-legalities-socially-conscious-workplace-policies/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Advances to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school in Illinois is to encourage your child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest. I attended Trinity Lutheran 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran 1961-1962.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-Inclusive-Curriculum-Bill-Advances-to-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker/66130.html

May 23 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Pregnant Mom And Family Take Asylum In Chicago Lawn Church To Avoid Deportation To Mexico – Audrina Bigos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally and b) those who stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/23/adilene-marquina-asylum-deportation-chicago-lawn-faith-hope-love-mission/

WGN TV
— Pregnant mother of 3 seeks sanctuary from deportation in Chicago church – JULIAN CREWS
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/23/expectant-mother-seeks-deportation-asylum-at-chicago-church/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nancy Pelosi questioned Donald Trump’s fitness for office. He responded by calling her ‘crazy’ and himself a ‘stable genius.’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nancy-pelosi-questions-trump-intervention-20190523-story.html
— Long-stalled bill that would remove abortion restrictions in Illinois poised to move forward – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-legislation-20190523-story.html
— Chicago casino, pension help and infrastructure top Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s legislative wish list – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-springfield-agenda-20190523-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Hundreds of Lake County properties were overtaxed, officials admit – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190523/hundreds-of-lake-county-properties-were-overtaxed-officials-admit

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago banker charged with bribery in seeking Trump post Stephen Calk was charged by federal prosecutors with bribery for seeking a role in the Trump administration allegedly in return for $16 million in loans to a senior official in the Trump 2016 presidential campaign.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/chicago-banker-charged-bribery-seeking-trump-post

WTTW
— If Pot is Legalized in Illinois, What Happens to Medical Marijuana? – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/23/if-pot-legalized-illinois-what-happens-medical-marijuana

WQAD
— The Quad Cities is split on the nationwide abortion debate – LAUREN JACKSON
https://wqad.com/2019/05/23/the-quad-cities-is-split-on-the-nationwide-abortion-debate/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pelosi questions Trump’s fitness; time for ‘intervention’?
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/speaker-pelosi-holds-weekly-press-conference-day-after-accusing-trump-of-cover-up

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Illinois teachers call for raise to salary cap – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/23/illinois-teachers-call-for-raise-to-salary-cap/aptayk5/

ELIZABETH HAIN
— Stop the Roosevelt Road Corridor Redevelopment Plan! (DIERSEN: This plan includes my precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton and Main Streets.)
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/981/324/570/stop-the-roosevelt-road-corridor-redevelopment-plan/

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— In health care debate, Underwood dogged by exaggeration of nursing experience – W.J. Kennedy
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512563159-in-health-care-debate-underwood-dogged-by-exaggeration-of-nursing-experience

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21263-pridefest-draws-thousands.html

CAPITOL FAX
— House cancels Saturday session, will return Sunday at 4
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/23/house-cancels-saturday-session-will-return-sunday-at-4/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 2020 Democrats all have the same immigration position: Open borders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2020-democrats-all-have-the-same-immigration-position-open-borders
— Infectious diseases a rising threat among migrants at southern border – Anna Giaritelli 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/infectious-diseases-a-rising-threat-among-migrants-at-southern-border
— AOC attacks journalists once again, but Elizabeth Warren’s legal cases are a real story – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/aoc-attacks-journalists-once-again-but-elizabeth-warrens-legal-cases-are-a-real-story

FOX NEWS
— Buttigieg goes nuclear: Mayor Pete claims Trump faked disability to avoid draft, rips Biden – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-trump-faked-disability-to-avoid-draft
— Pelosi, Dems just don’t care about our national emergency – Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, Jim Jordan
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/reps-roy-jordan-biggs-cloud-pelosi-democrats-immigration-migrant-children

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Details Plan to ‘Stiff-Arm’ Donald Trump as ‘Racist’ ‘Crazy Uncle’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/23/pete-buttigieg-details-plan-stiff-arm-donald-trump-racist-crazy-uncle/
— Trump Signs Order Cracking Down on Welfare-Dependent Legal Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/23/trump-signs-order-cracking-down-welfare-dependent-legal-immigration/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Is Right To Play Hardball With Dems – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30304

NEWSMAX
— Durbin: Trump Has Decided He’s Not Going to Be President – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dick-durbin-investigation-robert-mueller/2019/05/23/id/917335/
— Invasion of America Not ‘Fake News’ – Michael Reagan
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/border-patrol-pelosi-texas/2019/05/23/id/917351/

GOPUSA
— Venezuela’s gas lines of 700– there’s your socialism, folks
http://www.gopusa.com/venezuelas-gas-lines-of-700-theres-your-socialism-folks/

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrats, Federal Employee Unions Decry Trump Plan to Reform Bureaucracy – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-federal-employee-unions-decry-trump-plan-to-reform-bureaucracy_2933014.html

LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Democrats Push Bill to Legalize Abortions Up to Birth Despite Massive Opposition – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/05/23/illinois-democrats-push-bill-to-legalize-abortions-up-to-birth-despite-massive-opposition/

THE HILL
— Buttigieg: Trump ‘does and says racist things and gives cover to other racists’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445245-buttigieg-trump-does-and-say-racist-things-and-gives-cover-to-other-racists

NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg, a military vet, says Trump pretended to be disabled to dodge the draft The Democratic presidential hopeful said that the president’s conduct resulted in someone else going to war in his place. – Josh Lederman (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me my seeking and obtaining student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and then took graduate business courses. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned almost 3 years of both Social Security (SS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS credits while I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning more CSRS credits working for IRS in 1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, etc.) 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-military-vet-says-trump-pretended-be-disabled-dodge-draft-n1009246

NEW YORK TIMES
— Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain High-Level Trump Post Stephen M. Calk, the chairman of a small Chicago bank, sought positions including secretary of the Treasury, prosecutors said. – Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Older Americans more likely to cite workplace discrimination – Andrew Soergel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/older-americans-more-likely-to-cite-workplace-discrimination/2019/05/23/5a503bea-7d6c-11e9-b1f3-b233fe5811ef_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— On Immigration, 2020 Democrats Largely Stick to Decrying Trump Presidential hopefuls condemn family separations and building a wall, but they offer few specifics for asylum crisis – Joshua Jamerson and Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-immigration-2020-democrats-largely-stick-to-decrying-trump-11558623629

LAWYERS
— Age Discrimination Increases Across Corporations – Sidney L. Gold
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/discrimination/age-discrimination-increases-across-corporations-55380/
— Poor Health Linked To Age Discrimination – Sidney L. Gold
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/discrimination/poor-health-linked-to-age-discrimination-55381/

NEWSWEEK
— WHY IS THE $20 HARRIET TUBMAN BILL BEING DELAYED? RACISM AND ‘DEEP-SEATED MISOGYNY,’ CRITICS SAY – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/why-20-harriet-tubman-bill-being-delayed-racism-and-misogyny-critics-say-1433887

FEDERAL SOUP
— Newly introduced legislation would make feds’ bonuses, pensions public – Sherkiya Wedgeworth
https://federalsoup.com/articles/2019/05/22/newly-introduced-legislation-would-make-feds-bonuses-public.aspx

LGBTQ NATION
— A Republican politician just came out. Will he stick with the GOP? “The truth is, I never felt comfortable in my own skin. I felt I was living someone else’s life.” – Alex Bollinger 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/republican-politician-just-came-will-stick-gop/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What kind of articles do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) not share with you and b) do not what me to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: Articles that they did not write or bless. Articles that promote Trump. Articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

May 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Birth tourism controversy: Foreign women travel to deliver babies, gain U.S. citizenship for newborns – Chuck Goudie and Barbara Markoff
https://abc7chicago.com/family/birth-tourism-foreign-women-travel-to-deliver-babies-in-us-to-gain-citizenship-for-newborns–/5313467/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-5/23/2019
— McDonald’s workers to protest outside company’s West Loop headquarters
https://abc7chicago.com/business/mcdonalds-workers-to-protest-outside-companys-west-loop-hq/5313889/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-5/23/2019

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearing deadline, Pritzker’s wishlist includes taxes, gambling, marijuana – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/22/nearing-deadline-pritzkers-wishlist-includes-taxes-gambling-marijuana-and-infrastructure/
— New mayor of Harvey says City Hall records in disarray, ghost payrollers possible – BEN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/22/new-mayor-of-harvey-says-city-hall-records-in-disarray-ghost-payrollers-possible/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegals over Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636335/battle-elected-school-board-undocumented-immigrants-martwick-cullerton-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago slips on population but is still third-largest city in U.S. — for now – Cecilia Reyes and Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-census-chicago-metro-population-towns-05172019-story.html#new_tab
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-medical-marijuana-growers-recreational-market-in-illinois-20190515-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Now’s the time to watch state government – and to watch carefully – Jim Slusher
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190523/nows-the-time-to-watch-state-government—and-to-watch-carefully

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago population falls for fourth year in row – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-population-falls-fourth-year-row

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190522/reproductive-health-act-to-escape-legislative-limbo

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Help GOP fight Illinois graduated income tax – REP. TONY MCCOMBIE
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/help-gop-fight-illinois-graduated-income-tax/article_0435fdfe-6e0c-5fba-85b3-869f3957eb95.html

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote Republican-haters.
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-leonard-pitts-the-republican-party-working-to-repeal-the/article_0ba07b9d-7c31-54e6-8622-00ce641a880d.html

LEGACY
— OBITUARY: JAMES H. GUMM (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who continue to destroy me because I refused to help them destroy James H. Gumm. SEE: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/il-court-of-appeals/1539352.html)
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=james-h-gumm&pid=192946122

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Skillicorn Lays Out Tax Hikes Democrats Plan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/22/skillicorn-lays-out-tax-hikes-democrats-plan/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If Trump wants black votes, he should talk about illegal immigrants seizing rare public housing spots
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-trump-wants-black-votes-he-should-talk-about-illegal-immigrants-seizing-rare-public-housing-spots

FOX NEWS
— Why Nancy Pelosi may be forced into pursuing impeachment against Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/us/why-nancy-pelosi-may-be-forced-into-pursuing-impeachment-against-trump

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden and the Millennials – Taylor Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/biden_and_the_millennials.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Reparations and Diversity are Not the Path to Equality – Ken Masugi
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/22/reparations-and-diversity-are-not-the-path-to-equality/

BREITBART
— Phyllis Schlafly’s Handpicked Successor Calls for Official RNC Censure of Justin Amash – Ed Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who tried and failed at Illinois Center Right Coalition’s (ICRC) 2006 annual convention to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. At ICRC’s 2007 annual convention, they succeeded in throwing me off ICRC’s Steering Committee.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/21/exclusive-phyllis-schlaflys-handpicked-successor-calls-for-official-rnc-censure-of-justin-amash/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Business Owner Refuses to Remove Giant American Flag Despite City’s Threats and Fines – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/05/22/business-owner-refuses-to-remove-giant-american-flag-despite-citys-threats-and-fines/

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. ISN’T BECOMING EUROPE — WE’RE BECOMING FALLING ROME Ann Coulter: ‘White Americans are 1 border surge away from becoming a minority’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/u-s-isnt-becoming-europe-were-becoming-falling-rome/
— BLACK BILLIONAIRE ‘VICTIMS’ AND THEIR LEFTIST OVERLORDS Erik Rush challenges pair of NFL players who still see a racist nation
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/black-billionaire-victims-and-their-leftist-overlords/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Harvard holds special event for illegal alien grads – Bob Kellogg (DIERSEN: In 2020, a) those who want to save America will vote for Republicans and b) those who want to destroy America will vote for Democrats.)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/05/23/harvard-holds-special-event-for-illegal-alien-grads

DAILY WIRE
— California Is Prosecuting Journalists For Doing Journalism, And The News Media Doesn’t Care – MATT WALSH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who prosecute me for my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What do you say to those who falsely state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Of course, they fail/refuse to come to my defense. They read the emails for “opposition research.” They 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) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/47536/walsh-california-prosecuting-journalists-doing-matt-walsh

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 The idea of economic amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed attention. Here are some formulas for achieving the aim. – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. The Democrats who run the federal government use AA, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to make their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, pay reparations.)

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/23/trump-impeachment-justin-amash-is-what-republicans-need-column/3766000002/
— Millennials are less healthy and more depressed than Gen X, report finds – Ryan W. Miller 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/04/24/millennial-health-worse-than-gen-x-depression-diabetes-adhd-up/3539739002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Ends Commissions for Political Ad Sales Once seen as a growth area, political ads are now viewed within the company as more of a headache – Emily Glazer and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ends-commissions-for-political-ad-sales-11558603803
— Charging Rent When Your Adult Kid Moves Home Many parents don’t charge their boomerang children rent, but some experts say that’s a mistake – Beth DeCarbo (DIERSEN: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, did you live with your parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother had never attended high school and she had never worked outside of our home. After I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, I applied for and eventually got a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I lived with my mother and brother in our Crete home and helped pay their bills until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. I helped pay their bills with money that I earned a) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972 and b) working IRS in Chicago during 1971 and then in Harvey.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/charging-rent-when-your-adult-kid-moves-home-11558603801
— The ‘Underpaid Teachers’ Myth – Jason Richwine and Andrew G. Biggs (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the federal government grossly overpaid me. In my defense, first, none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have taken the jobs that I held because the pay was too low. Second, most, if not virtually all of them lack education, work experience, professional certifications, etc. required for the jobs. And third, 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.wsj.com/articles/the-underpaid-teachers-myth-11558565415
— The College-Admissions Mess The SAT’s new index should be seen as a patch to liberalism’s greatest failure. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-admissions-mess-11558565047
— Democrats Say the Craziest Things President Trump should hope they keep talking. Swing voters are listening. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-say-the-craziest-things-11558565069

BLOOMBERG
— In Some States, 15% of the Population Collects Social Security – Marie Patino
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-22/in-some-states-15-of-the-population-collects-social-security

TIMES DAILY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters side with Michigan Republican Rep. Justin Amash.
https://www.timesdaily.com/opinion/editorials/political-parties-shrinking-their-tents/article_881718cf-4a18-50df-93a2-207b18a1a8de.html

NOQ REPORTS
— Cuban illegal immigrant apprehensions increase 1600% in Del Rio Sector alone – Kerry Marasco
https://noqreport.com/2019/05/22/cuban-illegal-immigrant-apprehensions-increase-1600-del-rio-sector-alone/

BELIEF NET
— Living with Purpose after 50 – Meerabelle Dey (DIERSEN: What has been your purpose the last 20 years? For the last 20 years, my purpose has been to help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. What will be your purpose be the next 20 years? For the next 20 years, my purpose will continue to be helping elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the IRP platform and the Republican Party platform. Those who work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourmorningcupofinspiration/2019/05/living-purpose-50.html

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— A Rising Share of Undergraduates Are From Poor Families, Especially at Less Selective Colleges – RICHARD FRY AND ANTHONY CILLUFFO
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/05/22/a-rising-share-of-undergraduates-are-from-poor-families-especially-at-less-selective-colleges/

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Low-Income and Minority Students Are Growing Share of Enrollments – Zipporah Osei 
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Low-IncomeMinority/246346

FEDERAL TIMES
— Democrats blast Trump’s ‘war’ on the civil service – Adam Stone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have made it clear that they hate past, present, and future federal employees. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that the 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 Midwest Chapter, etc. have taken against me and continue to take against me.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/05/22/democrats-blast-trumps-war-on-the-civil-service/

May 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gun control supporters head to Springfield with ‘Fix the FOID Act’ protest – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gun-control-supporters-take-fix-the-foid-act-protest-to-springfield/5313043/
— Rahm Emanuel to join ABC News as contributor, sources say
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-to-join-abc-news-as-contributor-sources-say-/5311290/

CBS2
— Activists Urge Approval Of Proposal To Require Fingerprints For Illinois Gun Licenses, More Background Checks For Firearm Purchases
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/22/illinois-foid-card-legislation-fingerprinting-background-checks/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood’s sharp questioning of DHS acting chief about migrant children deaths earns her a rebuke Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., accused the DHS acting chief of “intentionally” backing policies causing the deaths of migrant children. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636352/underwood-sharp-questioning-dhs-acting-chief-migrant-deaths-earns-rebuke
— Under pressure, DCCC chief Bustos pulls out of fundraiser for Lipinski Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., chair of the Democratic House political operation, withdraws from Lipinski funder after pushback from abortion-rights progressive Democrats. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about powerful Democrat plant and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois during the last 20 years who focus/focused on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/22/18636456/abortion-under-attack-dccc-chief-busto-pulls-out-fundraiser-for-lipinski

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Look up how many FOID cards were revoked in your town – Kyle Bentle and Cecilia Reyes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-revoked-foid-cards-search-illinois-2019-htmlstory.html
— More than 26,000 Illinoisans have lost their right to own a gun. Nearly 80% may still be armed. – Annie Sweeney, Stacy St. Clair, Cecilia Reyes and Sarah Freishtat
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-guns-foid-cards-revoked-20190520-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, stop treating Illinois taxpayers like the state’s ATM – John Tillman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pritzker-taxes-illinois-fiscal-mismanagement-20190522-story.html

DAILY HERALD & SOUTHERN & HERALD & REVIEW & ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— TREASONOUS: Immigrant rights advocates push to make Illinois a sanctuary state – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190522/immigrant-rights-advocates-call-to-make-illinois-a-sanctuary-state
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/immigrant-rights-advocates-push-to-make-illinois-a-sanctuary-state/article_28d68dcf-6777-5796-80f7-00057527f5ea.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/immigrant-rights-advocates-lawmakers-call-on-illinois-to-become-sanctuary/article_191820f0-a925-523c-8d3c-2e2cd9e4a3f6.html
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190522/immigrant-rights-advocates-call-to-make-illinois-sanctuary-state

DAILY HERALD
— Underwood says border policies resulted in child deaths, draws rebuke – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190522/underwood-says-border-policies-resulted-in-child-deaths-draws-rebuke
— Court settlement requires ‘adult’ photo studio near Wheaton to close – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190522/court-settlement-requires-adult-photo-studio-near-wheaton-to-close
— Vintage Rides returns to downtown Wheaton with dedication of new plaza – Paula Barrington
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza
— House GOP continues push against a graduated state income tax – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190522/house-gop-continues-push-against-a-graduated-state-income-tax

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Insurance Tax Proposal Would Tax Every Claim in Illinois – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284809#.XOVpmJh_OM8

JEANNE IVES
— $50 Million for What?
https://mailchi.mp/85eb39ca479e/as-promised?e=4019cd2295

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois “Fix The FOID Act” legislation – Guns surrendered upon felony indictment, not conviction! – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/05/illinois-fix-the-foid-act-legislation-guns-surrendered-upon-felony-indictment-not-conviction/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois’ Marijuana Juggernaut – Kathy Valente 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/sb-7-illinois-marijuana-juggernaut/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PASSIONATE ABOUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD? THE SUN-TIMES AND TRIBUNE ARE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/passionate-about-planned-parenthood-the-sun-times-and-tribune-are.html
— ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS CONSIDER REVAMPING STATE’S FOID CARD LAW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/illinois-democrats-consider-revamping-states-foid-card-law.html
— SPRINGFIELD BILLBOARD DEFENDS RAINBOW AS GOD’S (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will LGBTQ promoters shout that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, GOD will send you straight to HELL?) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/springfield-billboard-defends-rainbow-as-gods.html
— PRITZKER’S GRADUATED TAX AMENDMENT COULD PASS ILLINOIS HOUSE THURSDAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/pritzkers-graduated-tax-amendment-could-pass-illinois-house-thursday.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: AMERICAN CITIZENS MUST COME FIRST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorneroneil-american-citizens-must-come-first.html
— THE SWEDISH LESSON: WELFARE STATES CREATE MORAL HAZARD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/the-swedish-lesson-welfare-states-create-moral-hazard.html
— TRUMP TAKES A PROMISING FIRST STEP TO RESOLVING OUR BALKANIZATION CRISIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/trump-takes-a-promising-first-step-to-resolving-our-balkanization-crisis.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin and Brady: A study in contrasts
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/22/a-study-in-contrasts/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/22/cannabis-roundup-5/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Foreign-born workers send $150 billion a year to their home country – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/22/untaxed-foreign-born-workers-send-150-billion-a-ye/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto O’Rourke repeats lie about immigrants committing less crime than native-born Americans (DIERSEN: To come into America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the rule of law, b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect America’s citizens.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beto-orourke-repeats-lie-about-immigrants-committing-less-crime-than-native-born-americans

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democratic 2020 Candidates Flirt With Unconstitutional Censorship – Alex Griswold
https://freebeacon.com/blog/democratic-2020-candidates-flirt-with-unconstitutional-censorship/

BREITBART
— Democrats Have Abandoned Obama’s Language of Empathy on Abortion – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/22/pollak-democrats-have-abandoned-obamas-language-of-empathy-on-abortion/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Ilhan Omar insults Republican voters: ‘Ignorance really is pervasive in many parts of this country’ – Nate Madden 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/ilhan-omar-insults-republican-voters-ignorance-really-pervasive-many-parts-country/
— HUD housing should put Americans first – Michelle Malkin
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/malkin-duh-hud-housing-put-americans-first/
— The frontline effects of the open border don’t stay at the border. They’re all around DC – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/frontline-effects-open-border-dont-stay-border-theyre-around-dc/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— California Considers Spending Billions On Health Care For Illegal Immigrants – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/california-considers-spending-billions-on-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Leaked internal document reveals Facebook wanted special scrutiny of Candace Owens’s background, ideology, looking for reasons to banher – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/leaked_internal_document_reveals_facebook_wanted_special_scrutiny_candace_owenss_background_ideology_looking_for_reasons_to_ban_her.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Great Power Game is On and China is Winning If America wants to maintain any influence in Asia, it needs to wake up. – ROBERT W. MERRY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-great-power-game-is-on-and-china-is-winning/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Socialism Promises a Utopia, but Delivers Suffering – Walter E. Williams
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/22/socialism-promises-a-utopia-but-delivers-suffering/

FOX BUSINESS
— Ben Carson rips lawmaker after ‘Oreo’ testimony – Julia Limitone
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ben-carson-rips-lawmaker-after-oreo-testimony-sen-porters-clueless

NEWS BUSTERS
— Conservative Engineer Exposes Google’s Liberal Outrage Culture – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/05/22/conservative-engineer-exposes-googles-liberal-outrage

NBC NEWS
— ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill reignites LGBTQ opposition in Texas   Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled he’ll sign the controversial bill, which critics say is discrimination cloaked in religion. – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/save-chick-fil-bill-reignites-lgbtq-opposition-texas-n1008776

NEW YORK TIMES
— Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion? – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about powerful Democrat plant and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois during the last 20 years who focus/focused on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/politics/dan-lipinski-abortion-cheri-bustos.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters ask “What’s behind the desire for ‘skilled’ immigrants?” and say “Racial prejudice.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/22/trump-wants-skilled-immigrants-is-that-because-economics-or-coded-way-reject-latinos/

FORBES
— House Committee Debates A Legislative “Fix” That Would Make It Easier To Prove Age Discrimination – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/22/house-committee-debates-a-legislative-fix-that-would-make-it-easier-to-prove-age-discrimination/#7bd73840614e

MARKET WATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Facebook will not allow marijuana sales on its platform Social network’s internal policy team elects to keep global ban on promoting pot sales or selling marijuana outright, after months of debate
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/exclusive-facebook-still-will-not-allow-marijuana-sales-to-be-promoted-on-its-platform-2019-05-22

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Georgia is home to 4 of the most politically segregated cities in U.S. – Greg Bluestein (DIERSEN: How politically segregated is your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct?)
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-georgia-home-the-most-politically-segregated-cities/J88467t3u7pAMcn0MWic9I/

NEWSWEEK
— 2020 FOX NEWS TOWN HALLS ARE OK WITH NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRAT, LIBERAL VOTERS, POLL INDICATES – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-fox-news-town-hall-2020-poll-1432558

MEDIUM
— What’s your why? Share it with your audience to sustain your future. – Jennifer Hefty
https://medium.com/trusting-news/whats-your-why-share-it-with-your-audience-to-sustain-your-future-a070669f317
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why do we do it? Why do we work in a highly unstable career with no job security? Why do we cover stories so unimaginably terrible that sometimes all that’s left for us to do at the end of the day is cry? Why do we endure a high-pressure, fast-paced environment with little pay while at the same time dealing with a constant barrage of criticism from those we are trying to serve? (You’ve unfortunately probably heard some of this before: you’re a liberal rag; you’re in Politician X’s pocket; have you EVER even HEARD of a copy editor?) We do it because we care. We do it because our passion for our communities runs deep in our veins. We do it because we feel a responsibility to tell our neighbors’ stories, keep our cities safe and hold our governments accountable. We do it because we can’t imagine doing anything else. Historically, we haven’t been very good at telling the story of our why. But it’s one that is key to sustaining local journalism for years to come. As the news industry continues to face more layoffs, I’ve heard my colleagues ask, “So what can we do? How can we help ensure the future of our news organization?”)

May 21 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Buffalo Grove formally opposes legalization of recreational marijuana – Steve Zalusky (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every municipality, township/ward, and county in Illinois should pass such a resolution ASAP.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/buffalo-grove-formally-opposes-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buffalo Grove has waded into the statewide debate over legalizing recreational marijuana, as a divided village board narrowly passed a resolution against it Monday. Village President Beverly Sussman broke a 3-3 deadlock to pass the resolution, which is modeled after a similar measure approved by Vernon Hills trustees. It urges lawmakers to slow down the process to provide more time to consider the impact on society and examine data from other states that have passed similar legislation.)
— Airport tenants could be prosecuted for delinquent taxes – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/airport-tenants-could-be-prosecuted-for-delinquent-taxes
— GOP frowns on but does not punish Amash’s impeachment call – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190521/news/305219891/
— Parade, prayers and flag raising in Naperville – Ann Piccininni 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/parade-prayers-and-flag-raising-in-naperville
— State might require fingerprint, higher fee for gun card – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/state-might-require-fingerprint-higher-fee-for-gun-card

ABC7
— Amid protests, Illinois prepares for Supreme Court to take up abortion bans – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/amid-protests-illinois-prepares-for-supreme-court-to-take-up-abortion-bans/5311538/

CBS2
— Alderman On Lightfoot Rebuke: ‘She Painted Us All In A Very Broad Stroke’ – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/21/alderman-on-lightfoot-rebuke-she-painted-us-all-in-a-very-broad-stroke/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Ocasio-Cortez who says it’s time to ‘move forward’ with Trump impeachment.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-says-it-s-time-to-move-forward-with-trump-impeachment

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-abortion-rights-bill-illinois-urgent-20190521-story.html
— Suburban school bus hit by stray bullets after dropping kids off at Museum of Science and Industry, authorities say – William Lee (DIERSEN: I remember stones being throw at the school bus that I was in when I first visited the museum in the 1950s.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-northbrook-bus-hit-by-gunfire-20190521-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hires private security operator married to lobbyist to run her security detail – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-security-detail-20190521-story.html
— Naperville man charged with shooting 2 men in parking lot off Route 59 after drug deal sours, officials say – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-shooting-follow-st-0522-story.html
— With Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s inauguration, 3 women of color now hold top citywide offices: ‘Chicago was ready for this’ – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-chicago-treasurer-clerk-swearing-in-lightfoot-20190520-story.html
— Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a new gig: Journalist – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: Of course, those who say that I am not a journalist would say that Emanuel is a journalist.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-the-atlantic-20190521-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— RTA chairman Kirk Dillard on agency’s piece of pie from Pritzker’s capital plan: It’s great, but not enough Umbrella agency for the CTA, Metra and Pace to lobby for more state money before capital plan is finalized. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634500/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-chicago-mass-transit-funding-pritzker-capital-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634212/illinois-lawmakers-protect-womens-rights-reproductive-health-act-abortion
— Picking up after your dog is just the start Should you toss dog poop in a neighbor’s garbage can? – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634041/dog-poop-garbage-cans-neighbors-survey-steinberg

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Home sales slump hits 9th month, longest in almost 8 years  The last time local sales declined for a longer period was a year-long stretch that ended in June 2011. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/home-sales-slump-hits-9th-month-longest-almost-8-years

SAUK VALLEY
— Graduated tax amendment heads to House floor Only one legislative vote stands in way of ballot question – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/05/21/graduated-tax-amendment-heads-to-house-floor/amgojyq/

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Republicans question bills aimed at FOID card changes – LINDSEY SALVATELLI
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-republicans-question-bills-aimed-at-foid-card-changes/article_3cb0eca1-dcd9-5a01-8f07-03413dae65a5.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Protests Held Across The U.S. In Response To States Passing Restrictive Abortion Laws – SARAH MCCAMMON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/protests-held-across-us-response-states-passing-restrictive-abortion-laws#stream/0

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Alleged conspiracy to shut down Illinois newspapers behind Sen. Harmon’s opposition to Senate bill – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512504272-alleged-conspiracy-to-shut-down-illinois-newspapers-behind-sen-harmon-s-opposition-to-senate-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant lauds pro-life groups, Rep. Miller’s abortion bill, but considers its chances slim – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512502518-rep-grant-lauds-pro-life-groups-rep-miller-s-abortion-bill-but-considers-its-chances-slim

CAPITOL FAX
— HRO chair wants to kick Chicago out of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/21/hro-chair-wants-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/21/illinois-counties-with-high-firearm-suicide-rates-tend-to-be-gun-sanctuaries/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump warns Mexico of ‘response’ for failure to stop illegal immigration – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/trump-warns-mexico-response-illegal-immigration/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Donald Trump’s desperately needed immigration wake-up call – Don Sucher
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/donald_trumps_desperately_needed_immigration_wakeup_call.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN FIRST’: CARSON DEFENDS PLAN TO EVICT ILLEGALS FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSING – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/carson-democrats-hud-plan-immigrants/
— Why President Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Bad News For The Middle Class
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/president-trumps-immigration-vision-bad-news-middle-class/
— REPUBLICAN GOOGLE ENGINEER WRITES OPEN LETTER ABOUT COMPANY’S ‘OUTRAGE MOBS’ AND ‘WITCH HUNTS’ – Arthur Bloom
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/conservative-google-engineer-wacker-medium-post-outrage-bias/
— MILLENNIALS ARE SCREWED: THEY’VE FALLEN FINANCIALLY BEHIND EVERY LIVING GENERATION – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/millennials-screwed-financially-behind-every-living-generation/

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: GOP Breaking Rank on Impeachment Is ‘Unrealistic’ – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-impeachment-justin-amash-republicans/2019/05/21/id/916972/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Spineless wimp Mitt Romney leads DC swamp class with gusto – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30284-assault-america-day-139-spineless-wimp-mitt-romney-leads-dc-swamp-class-gusto

CNS NEWS
— HUD Secretary Ben Carson Says He Has Duty to End Housing Assistance for Those Living with Illegals – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/hud-secretary-ben-carson-says-he-has-duty-end-housing-assistance-those
— Coulter: ‘Every Single Thing the Mainstream Media Says about the Border Crisis Is a Lie’ – Craig Bannister 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/coulter-every-single-thing-mainstream-media-says-about-border-crisis-lie

HOT AIR
— Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard To Hire Undocumented Workers
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/trump-e-verify-make-hard-hire-undocumented-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS’ ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ OATH Lt. Col. James Zumwalt has 10 examples of party members’ duplicity
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/democrats-hypocritical-oath/

THE HILL
— GAO report finds government reforms saved $262B since 2010 – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/444830-gao-report-finds-government-reforms-saved-262b-since-2010

ROLL CALL
— Trump wants 400 TSA agents sent to the border. Democrats say that may hurt morale Lawmakers worry high TSA turnover could increase after the White House said it was sending agents to the southwest border – Camila DeChalus
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diverting-tsa-personnel-border-wont-help-morale-democrats-say

POLITICO
— Trump threatens swift but vague action against Mexico – KATIE GALIOTO 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/21/trump-mexico-illegal-immigration-1337322

REUTERS
— McDonald’s faces 25 new sexual harassment lawsuits, charges from workers groups
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonald-s-lawsuits-harassment/mcdonalds-faces-25-new-sexual-harassment-lawsuits-charges-from-workers-groups-idUSKCN1SR1RP

WASHINGTON POST
— How San Francisco broke America’s heart – Karen Heller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-san-francisco-broke-americas-heart/2019/05/21/ef9a0ac0-70ea-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

FORBES
— U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Age Discrimination – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/21/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-age-discrimination/#4b80909447db
— Why Are The Super-Rich Getting Audited Less? – Rachel Sandler
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/05/21/why-are-the-super-rich-getting-audited-less/#192afb9f57d7

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Legislation to ensure restroom access passes Illinois House 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Legislation-to-ensure-restroom-access-passes-Illinois-House-/66081.html

May 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan a step closer to 2020 ballot after House panel vote – Jamie Munks and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-house-committee-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-womens-rights-rally-abortion-laws-protest-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-talk-of-the-county-st-0525-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s graduated income tax clears key House panel The House Revenue Committee has approved the current version of the bill and sent it to the House floor—but a companion bill to set higher tax rates on upper-income taxpayers is on hold. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-clears-key-house-panel

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard
https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/20/city-club-of-chicago-rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-3/

WBBM 780
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/marchers-urge-illinois-bolster-abortion-rights

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Committee sends tax amendment to Illinois House floor – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190520/committee-sends-tax-amendment-to-illinois-house-floor
— Langfelder seeks emergency passage of casino resolution – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190520/langfelder-seeks-emergency-passage-of-casino-resolution

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A worthy experiment The Governor should sign the township bill and see how it plays out in McHenry County. (DIERSEN: To get me to oppose township government, those who oppose township government could stress the many adverse actions that Milton Township officials, employees, and supporters have taken against me and continue to take against me.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-21/editorial-worthy-experiment.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana Moms: Meet The Four Women Who Crafted Illinois’ Cannabis Proposal – JACLYN DRISCOLL 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/marijuana-moms-meet-four-women-who-crafted-illinois-cannabis-proposal#stream/0

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant says ‘there’s no reason’ for more taxes – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512502457-rep-grant-says-there-s-no-reason-for-more-taxes

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Bailey says state government, not taxpayers, should be held accountable for Illinois’ spending – Glenn Minnis 
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512502479-rep-bailey-says-state-government-not-taxpayers-should-be-held-accountable-for-illinois-spending

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— IFI Fall Banquet with Franklin Graham November 1
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/ifi-fall-banquet-with-franklin-graham/

FOX NEWS
— Kirsten Gillibrand and the left don’t believe Americans deserve their country – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who since 1978 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I do not deserve to live in Wheaton, in Milton Township, or in DuPage County. They stress that unlike them, I was not born here, I never attended schools here, I never was a member of a church here, I never attended church services here, I never gave any money to a church here, I never worked here, I was not married here, I never sent any children to schools here, etc.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-kirsten-gillibrand-and-the-left-dont-believe-americans-deserve-their-country

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Three ways the soulless left is winning – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/three-ways-the-soulless-left-is-winning/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cruz demands Yale documents concerning discrimination against students holding ‘traditional Christian views’ – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-demands-yale-documents-concerning-discrimination-against-students-holding-traditional-christian-views

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ALIEN SMUGGLERS EXPLOIT INFANTS While the Left declares there is no crisis on the border. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273818/alien-smugglers-exploit-infants-michael-cutler

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, Muslims, and Anti-Semitism – Derrick Wilburn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on uniting Jews and Muslims against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/democrats_muslims_and_antisemitism.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— President Trump Can Win on Race – Karin McQuillan
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/20/president-trump-can-win-on-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The good news for President Trump is that most Americans agree with Republicans about race: that we are all created equal and deserve equal treatment and opportunity. The problem is that far too many Americans believe the lie that Republicans, instead of adhering to these basic truths, are racist. President Trump has the courage to express our views on race. We can win on this issue. Democrats don’t want all citizens to be treated equally. Democrats want people treated differently and according to their skin color. They want group justice. They call it social justice because it sounds better. In their idea of a just America, whites, Asians, and Jews must give up opportunities as a group, and blacks and other people of color must be privileged with extra opportunities and reparations. By their definition, Democrats claim half the country is racist. Understand this: the Democratic Party’s idea of racism is defined by group identity, not by an individual’s behavior or beliefs. You’re not biased? Doesn’t matter. Utterly reject discrimination? Doesn’t matter. White? You’re racist. Democrats believe being colorblind is itself racist. Republicans, who believe laws should be colorblind, are by definition racist.)
— Elderly, Disabled Federal Employee Harassed for Being Trump Supporter – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/21/elderly-disabled-federal-employee-harassed-for-being-trump-supporter/

BREITBART
— Academic Study Shows Donald Trump Has Made America Less Racist – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/20/academic-study-shows-donald-trump-made-america-less-racist/

BLAZE
— ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill heads to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk The bill would prevent the government from refusing to do business with companies based on their support for religious organizations – Mike Ciandella
https://www.theblaze.com/news/save-chick-fil-a-bill-in-texas

GOPUSA
— Democrats call Facebook, Google, Twitter to testify on election security
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-call-facebook-google-twitter-to-testify-on-election-security/
— America is starting to run out of Americans
http://www.gopusa.com/america-is-starting-to-run-out-of-americans/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Media Hiding the Facts on Ongoing Immigration Crisis – Bill D’Agostino (DIERSEN: As everyone in the world knows, ever-increasingly, citizens of foreign countries ever-increasingly illegally come to American illegally and illegally stay in America illegally BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT DEMOCRATS AND RINOS WANT THEM TO DO.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/bill-dagostino/2019/05/21/study-media-hiding-facts-ongoing-immigration-crisis

CNS NEWS
— Ocasio-Cortez Celebrates Democratic Caucus: ‘60 Percent Queer, Women, People of Color, Immigrant’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/ocasio-cortez-celebrates-democratic-caucus-60-percent-queer-women

WORLD NET DAILY
— RAPID DNA TESTING SHOWS 1/3 OF MIGRANTS FAKED FAMILY LINK TO KIDS ICE pilot program in Texas reveals massive asylum scam
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/rapid-dna-testing-shows-13-of-migrants-faked-family-link-to-kids/

ROLL CALL
— Republican group launches PAC to increase GOP diversity Catalyst PAC will promote non-white, LGBTQ, or religious or ethnic minority candidates – Stephanie Akin (DIERSEN: 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, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/republican-group-launches-pac-seeking-to-increase-gop-diversity

HUFFINGTON POST
— ICE Has A Record-Breaking 52,000 Immigrants In Detention, Report Says This figure surpasses the number of detention beds that Congress agreed to fund earlier this year. – Dominique Mosbergen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detainees-record_n_5ce39a0fe4b0877009939c17

CNN
— What Trump’s financial disclosures do, and don’t, tell us – Zachary B. Wolf (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, you should expect that your Democrat superiors will use your financial situation against you. I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used my financial situation against me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/politics/what-trump-financial-disclosures-do-dont-reveal/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Test of Their Power, #MeToo’s Legal Forces Take On the Golden Arches In newly filed complaints, McDonald’s employees described repeated sexual harassment and then punishment for speaking out. – Melena Ryzik
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/business/mcdonalds-female-employees-sexual-harassment.html
— The New German Anti-Semitism For the nation’s estimated 200,000 Jews, new forms of old hatreds are stoking fear. – James Angelos (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My outstanding uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My outstanding father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/magazine/anti-semitism-germany.html
— Why High-Class People Get Away With Incompetence – Heather Murphy (DIERSEN: Are/were you high-class? To paint me as being low-class, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother never attended high school, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German American, that none of my college degrees are from Ivy League universities, and that I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/social-class-confidence.html
— Why Do We Let Political Parties Act Like Monopolies? When I ran against an incumbent senator, I learned the hard way how well insiders stack primaries against challengers. – David Dodson (DIERSEN: How much power do the following have a) to get someone to run for an office and b) to stop someone from running for an office: those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/primary-challengers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here is my list of demands to work as a Trump administration policy czar I’m not as cheap as Kris Kobach. – Daniel W. Drezner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/21/here-is-my-list-demands-work-trump-administration-policy-czar/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise minorities and citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites and citizens of America.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-immigration-ppic-california-20190520-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Judge Rejects Trump Request to Block Subpoena for Accounting Records House Democrats have requested records from Mazars, the president’s longtime accounting firm – Brent Kendall and Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, you should expect that your Democrat superiors will use your financial situation against you. I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used my financial situation against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-rejects-trump-request-to-block-subpoena-for-accounting-records-11558386548
— For China, Getting Rich Is Glorious—Getting Old Isn’t – Nathaniel Taplin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-china-getting-rich-is-gloriousgetting-old-isnt-11558431002
— Not Every Officer Wants to Be a General Allowing service members to pursue different career paths would ease the strain on military families. – Kate Bachelder Odell (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to 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.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-every-officer-wants-to-be-a-general-11558390890
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The services know these dynamics are contributing to retention problems, and the branches have been slowly starting to experiment with different career tracks for, say, pilots, where talent shortages are pronounced. Congress last year offered the branches flexibility to reform an “up or out” system that requires officers to promote through the ranks or leave the service, among other good reforms pioneered by Mr. Kane.)
— Buttigieg Leans In on His Military Service Democrat who has quickly risen to top tier of 2020 field is putting more emphasis on Navy Reserve stint – Joshua Jamerson and Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me my seeking and obtaining student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and then took graduate business courses. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned almost 3 years of both Social Security (SS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS credits while I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning more CSRS credits working for IRS in 1971.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-leans-in-on-his-military-service-11558357127
— IRS Audit Rate Drops Again as It Examines Fewer High-Income Households Tax agency, shrinking after years of budget cuts, seeks funding boost from Congress – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-audit-rate-drops-again-as-it-examines-fewer-high-income-households-11558363990

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE: 63 years after landmark Brown v. Board case, segregated classrooms persist – Adam Northam
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/04/05/segregated-classrooms-mississippi/3347927002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 1 in 3 Rural Americans Struggle to Afford Health Care Medical expenses are more difficult to pay for than food and housing, a new poll finds. – Gaby Galvin (DIERSEN: Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses can stay in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government to get rid of me.) 
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-05-21/1-in-3-rural-americans-struggle-to-afford-health-care

ATLANTIC
— It’s Time to Hold American Elites Accountable for Their Abuses If Democrats want to address simmering middle-class anger, they need to deliver justice. – Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the elites in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/middle-class-americans-are-sick-elite-privilege/589849/

NEWSWIRE
— Equal Representation – Are Targets Being Met? – Kate Spurdens (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who represent you in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America share your demographics?) 
https://newswire.net/newsroom/blog-post/00110048-equal-representation-are-targets-being-met.html

ABOVE THE LAW
— The Repercussions Of Having An Unpopular Client – TONI MESSINA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more unpopular that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/the-repercussions-of-having-an-unpopular-client/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Digital Publishing: Being Transparent Will Help Newspapers Gain the Trust of Readers – Rob Tornoe
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/digital-publishing-being-transparent-will-help-newspapers-gain-the-trust-of-readers/

May 20 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/supporters-in-chicago-rally-for-expanded-abortion-rights-and-insurance-coverage

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Six in 10 Illinoisans want recreational pot treated just like alcohol.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/20/18632868/illinois-recreational-pot-marijuana-poll
— Moody’s: Illinois one of two states unprepared to weather a recession A Moody’s report on Monday found all U.S. states are either strongly prepared or somewhat prepared for a recession. That is except Illinois and New Jersey. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/5/20/18632939/moodys-illinois-unprepared-recession-new-jersey-pensions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/20/18633271/extremist-laws-will-make-it-harder-for-poor-women-to-end-pregnancies

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Workers feeling good, but not planning for retirement – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: By the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201905091601–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20190510-20190510-story.html
— Many not saving nearly enough for retirement – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: By the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-many-not-saving-nearly-enough-for-retirement-20190514-story.html
— Pritzker’s gas tax: Well, it’s not a soda tax so, good to go? – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzer-gas-tax-soda-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “marijuana dispensaries drive up home values.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-home-values-marijuana-dispensaries-illinois-20190513-story.html
— This SAT ‘adversity score’ merits a failing grade – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-sat-adversity-score-college-board-20190520-story.html
— $15 minimum wage becomes part of 2020 presidential landscape – AP (DIERSEN: Did you work for the minimum wage? I did 1964-1966 washing dishes for S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was in high school. What would you have done with the extra money if you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars back then? I would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, known back then as the poor man’s GTO. But then again, if Kresges had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars to wash dishes back then, the job might not have existed.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–election-2020-minimum-wage-20190520-story.html
— Gov: Abortion ban shows Alabama values ‘sanctity of life’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–abortion-alabama-20190520-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— How much money do you need to be wealthy in America? – Suzanne Woolley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1966, when I was 17 years old, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being wealthy. They stressed that in today’s dollars, my part-time Post Office salary was $17.23/hour in 1969, that my IRS salary was $93,592/year in 1980, and that my GAO salary was $127,654/year in 1997. They stressed that at the end of 1977, in today’s dollars, my net worth was $203,600. They stressed the new cars that I bought in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. and the collector cars that I bought in 1989 and 1994. They stressed the real estate that I bought in 1972, 1974, and 1976; the home that my wife and I bought in 1978; and the home that we had built in 1984. They stressed the money that I spent to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1970; master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997; and professional certifications in 1979 and 1981. They stressed the money that my wife and I saved for our retirement.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190518/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-wealthy-in-america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Merely having a net worth of $1 million, it seems, doesn’t mean you’re wealthy. In Charles Schwab’s annual Modern Wealth Survey, the amount people said it took to be considered rich averaged out to $2.3 million. That, the company said, is “more than 20 times the actual median net worth of U.S. households.” It’s also a very slight drop from the $2.4 million average in the two previous iterations of the survey. The older one gets, the higher the bar goes, predictably. Among baby boomers (roughly age 55 to 73), the average net worth you need to be considered wealthy is $2.6 million, 35% higher than what millennials envision as the admission price to the plutocracy. For someone to be deemed merely financially comfortable, the required net worth shrinks significantly. The average amount was $1.1 million, and only Generation Z (about age 9 to age 22, though Schwab’s sample was 18 to 22) cited a number below $1 million ($909,600, to be exact.) The Schwab survey, which took a national sample of 1,000 Americans between the ages of 21 and 75, also revealed that the majority of Americans really crave real estate. More than 50% of respondents across generations said that if they got a $1 million windfall, they’d spend it, and the most popular purchase would be a place to live — particularly among millennials (roughly age 22 to 37).)
— DuPage panel to help promote upcoming census – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: How many illegals have the Democrats and RINOs succeeded in attracting to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct, and to your neighborhood?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/dupage-panel-to-help-promote-upcoming-census
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Justin Amash.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/why-trump-should-be-worried-about-justin-amash

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Will County Board debates gun violence awareness proclamation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/16/will-county-board-debates-gun-violence-awareness-proclamation/aoti6n7/

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE 18th Judicial Circuit Court – DuPage County, Illinois
— US SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS VISITS THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
https://www.dupageco.org/Courts/18th_Judicial_Court_News/2019/60657/
(THE PRESS RELEASE: Chief Judge Daniel Guerin was honored and pleased to welcome United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Wheaton, Illinois on May 10, 2019. Justice Thomas addressed a full courtroom at the judicial installation ceremony of his former law clerk, Associate Judge Kenton Skarin. The insightful, inspirational and often humorous remarks of both United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas made this a very special and memorable occasion for everyone.)

MCHENRY TIMES
— Protecting lives trumps politics, Skillicorn says – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512502448-protecting-lives-trumps-politics-skillicorn-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST OPENLY-GAY MAYOR AND UNPRECEDENTED BUDGET DEFICITS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/chicago-makes-history-with-first-openly-gay-mayor-and-unprecedented-budget-deficits.html
— EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY FOR IL EMPLOYEE TOXIC SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE NOW LONGER THAN 25 YEARS (DIERSEN: From what I saw, my father was exposed to lots of toxic substances while he worked for 28 years 1941-1969 in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.) 
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/gov-pritzker-signs-legislation-helping-workers-exposed-to-toxic-substances.html
— 3 GROUPS OF PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED BY MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/3-groups-of-people-disproportionately-harmed-by-minimum-wage-laws.html
— TRANSIT CONTINUES ITS DEATH SPIRAL (DIERSEN: I used mass transit 1971-1997 and especially 1978-1997.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/transit-continues-its-death-spiral.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis: “With the support of J.B. Pritzker, Betsy Londrigan wants to make us a vassal state of the city”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/rodney-davis-with-the-support-of-jb-pritzker-betsy-londrigan-wants-to-make-us-a-vassal-state-of-the-city/
— House Republicans complain Pritzker won’t listen to them (DIERSEN: Who does not listen to you? The following do not listen to me: those who 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) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/house-republicans-complain-pritzker-wont-listen-to-them/
— Unions are the key to most everything this year
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/unions-are-the-key-to-most-everything-this-year/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “60 percent support cannabis legalization, just 35 percent oppose.”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/poll-60-percent-support-cannabis-legalization-just-35-percent-oppose/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/20/cannabis-roundup-4/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream It was about social responsibility, not material acquisition, and losing sight of it has cost us greatly. – JAMES JEFFREY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/remembering-the-original-meaning-of-the-american-dream/

BREITBART
— Trump: ‘Very Tough Thing to Ask’ U.S. Farmers to Use Mandatory E-Verify – John Binder (DIERSEN: The first thing that Trump should have done when he became President was to make E-Verify use mandatory.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/20/watch-trump-very-tough-thing-to-ask-u-s-farmers-to-use-mandatory-e-verify/
— Flashback–Joe Biden in 2007 Vowed to Ban Sanctuary Cities for Illegal Aliens – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/20/flashback-joe-biden-in-2007-vowed-to-ban-sanctuary-cities-for-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘HEARTLESS’: THAT’S WHAT TRUMP’S PICK TO HEAD ICE CALLED HIS ADMINISTRATION – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/20/trump-ice-mark-morgan-border/

NEWSMAX
— Illinois GOP Pushing to Separate Chicago from Rest of State – Theodore Bunker 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illinois-chicago-state-republicans/2019/05/20/id/916781/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— It turns out that keeping waves of illegal immigrants out of our communities is a bipartisan goal – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/turns-keeping-waves-illegal-immigrants-communities-bipartisan-goal/

CNS NEWS
— Gillibrand Opposes Detention of Migrants: New York Cities ‘Would Be Delighted’ to Take Them – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/gillibrand-opposes-detention-migrants-ny-cities-would-be-delighted-take

EPOCH TIMES
— San Francisco Residents and Tourists Criticize Needle and Human Waste Problems – CYNTHIA CAI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/san-francisco-residents-and-tourists-criticize-needle-and-human-waste-problems_2927115.html
— Fake Families, Fake Papers Are Rampant at Border ’I just brought her because I know they’re gonna release me. So I asked her mom, ‘Can I bring her up here?’’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fake-families-fake-papers-are-rampant-at-border_2929794.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor compared Trump-supporting students to Hitler youth. Then he got tenure.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-compared-trump-supporting-students-to-hitler-youth-then-he-got-tenure/

E-VERIFY
— HOW TO FIND PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS (DIERSEN: According to this, there are 23,140 participating employers in Illinois. Ten have “DuPage” in their name and nine have “Wheaton” in their name.)
https://www.e-verify.gov/about-e-verify/e-verify-data/how-to-find-participating-employers

THE HILL
— Four myths the media and politicians tell you about our border crisis – ANN COULTER
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/444437-ann-coulter-four-myths-the-media-and-politicians-tell-you-about-our
— Researchers find coordinated anti-Trump campaign on Instagram – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/444597-researchers-find-campaign-on-instagram-to-undermine-trump
— Americans are done buying into Democratic spin on immigration – MADISON GESIOTTO
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/444610-americans-are-done-buying-into-democratic-spin-on-immigration

NBC NEWS
— The real cost of school for first-generation college students “The biggest gap in understanding the cost of college has to do with nontuition expenses, which are primarily living expenses,” said the author of a new report. – Esta Pratt-Kielley (DIERSEN: I was a first-generation college student. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) 1966-1968 while attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I paid for a) tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970, b) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU, c) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and d) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money that I earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE.) 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/real-cost-school-first-generation-college-students-n1007796

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want more power to censor individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/opinion/christchurch-online-extremism-trump.html
— Let Go of Your Grudges. They’re Doing You No Good. What does holding on to grudges really get us? – Tim Herrera (DIERSEN: If you file a lawsuit, you should expect that the defendants will forever do everything that they can to destroy you. I should write a book about those who I have sued and what they have done, are doing, and will forever do to destroy me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/smarter-living/let-go-of-your-grudges-theyre-doing-you-no-good.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/anti-abortion-pro-trump.html
— A Would-Be Trump Aide’s Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/us/politics/kris-kobach-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— These Illinois Republicans (Brad Halbrook, Chris Miller, Darren Bailey, Dan Caulkins, C.D. Davidsmeyer, Tony McCombie, Blaine Wilhour, and Randy E. Frese) are rallying around a bill (HR0101) to kick deep-blue Chicago out of the state – Liz Weber
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/20/these-illinois-republicans-are-rallying-around-bill-kick-deep-blue-chicago-out-state/
— Don’t go wobbly on E-Verify, Mr. President – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/20/dont-go-wobbly-e-verify-mr-president/
— Trump suddenly takes a softer line on verifying immigrant documentation status – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/20/trump-suddenly-takes-softer-line-verifying-immigrant-documentation-status/
— Texas Republicans passed a ‘Chick-fil-A’ bill. LGBT advocates are up in arms. – Eli Rosenberg and Lindsey Bever
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/05/20/texas-republicans-passed-chik-fil-a-bill-lgbt-advocates-are-up-arms/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advice to the class of 2019: Don’t let your first job description be a straitjacket. – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: My first job description was retail sales manager for a Firestone Store. I might still be working for Firestone if I had not accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-slay-dragons-in-the-business-world-11558294469
— Conrad Black Deserved a Pardon The charges against the William F. Buckley of Canada were dubious, and he’s suffered enough. – Elliot Kaufman (DIERSEN: Should I ask Trump to pardon me? One could argue that being forced to retire at age 49 is worse than being found guilty serving a prison sentence.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/conrad-black-deserved-a-pardon-11558294570

FORBES
— U.S. Courts Crack Down On Employers Using ‘Slippery’ Criteria To Hide Discrimination – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use very slippery criteria to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who 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.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/20/u-s-courts-crack-down-on-employers-using-slippery-criteria-to-hide-discrimination/#130a70477501
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A growing number of federal appeals courts are recognizing that nefarious employers are using subjective criteria to justify discriminatory hiring decisions. This has been an epic problem for decades in age discrimination litigation, where it is not unusual for workers with objectively superior qualifications to be passed over in favor of candidates who are deemed a better “cultural fit.” This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit joined four other federal circuits to rule that an employer may not defend a discrimination charge with “vague” and “slippery” reasons because of the “intolerable risk that a nefarious employer will use [them] as a cover for discrimination.” The court said employers must articulate “specific reasons” for employment decisions, such as “the candidate’s ‘seniority, length of service in the same position, personal characteristics, general education, technical training, experience in comparable work or any combination’ of such criteria.”)

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Conservatives challenge whether Democrats deserve the black vote Commentator Candace Owens urged black people to leave the Democratic Party in Minneapolis speech. – Maya Rao (DIERSEN: Democrats could stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.) 
http://www.startribune.com/conservatives-challenge-whether-democrats-deserve-the-black-vote/510190822/

AUTOMOBILE
— The Men Who Went to the Moon Favored Corvettes Astronauts have a long history with America’s Sports Car. – Arthur St. Antoine 
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-men-who-went-to-the-moon-favored-corvettes/

QUARTZ
— Inequality is a notification we see every time we scroll through our news feed – Emil Skandul
https://qz.com/1620935/social-media-has-made-the-digital-divide-and-inequality-more-visible/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard to Hire Undocumented Workers – Eric Levitz
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/trump-e-verify-fox-news-makes-it-too-hard-to-hire-the-undocumented.html

GOVERNING
— Asylum-Seekers Challenge States and Cities’ Budgets – Tim Henderson
https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/sl-asylum-seekers-spread-city-state-resources.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO issues guidance for Hill staffers dealing with whistleblowers (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, the almost 18 years of which working for GAO, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about how Civil Service protections failed to protect me.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-drive/2019/05/gao-issues-guidance-for-hill-staffers-dealing-with-whistleblowers/
— IRS performance data shows audit rate cut in half since 2010 – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2019/05/irs-performance-data-shows-audit-rate-cut-in-half-since-2010/