June 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Trump Slams Virginia Restaurant That Kicked Out Sarah Sanders (DIERSEN: Democrats do not kick Rauner out of their restaurants because he has taken actions against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/donald-trump-sarah-sanders-kicked-out-red-hen-restaurant/
— New Contender Sam McCann Enters Governor’s Race
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/mccann-governors-race/

 

ABC7 & NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/durbin-visits-chicago-kids-making-cards-for-children-separated-from-parents/3651257/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Cards-to-Give-to-Children-Separated-From-Parents-at-Border-486469761.html

 

NBC5
— Trump to Attend Groundbreaking of Wisconsin Foxconn Factory Taiwan-based Foxconn is perhaps best known for assembling Apple iPhones in China – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-to-Attend-Groundbreaking-of-Wisconsin-Foxconn-Factory-486494081.html
— Where to Watch Fireworks for Independence Day in Chicago: FROM THE LIST: Tuesday, July 3: Wheaton — Graf Park, 1701 Manchester Road, dusk (DIERSEN: DuPage Republicans will have a booth at this event.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Where-to-Watch-Fireworks-for-Independence-Day-in-Chicago-486301491.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago bar bans MAGA hats (DIERSEN: Democrats would never ban Rauner hats because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-bar-bans-maga-hats

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s official: GOP Sen. McCann files to run for governor in ‘Conservative Party’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/downstate-gop-sen-mccann-seeks-to-run-for-gov-as-conservative-party-candidate/
— Trump lashes out at restaurant that booted Sanders – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant. They not only do not tolerate, they want to get rid of 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-red-hen-restaurant-sarah-huckabee-sanders/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegal immigration will dramatically increase because “Border Protection halts prosecution referrals to keep adults, children together.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-border-protection-halts-prosecution-referrals-separating-families/
— Pfleger plans to shut down Dan Ryan on July 7 by marching on roadway – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 on the Dan Ryan 1966-1968 when I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-plans-shut-down-dan-ryan-july-7-marching-on-roadway-protest-gun-violence/
— The question in November: ‘What kind of country do we want to be? – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to be 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, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-question-in-november-what-kind-of-country-do-we-want-to-be/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Let’s take the high road, though Sarah Huckabee Sanders had it coming.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sarah-huckabee-sanders-had-it-coming-restaurant-kicked-out/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to Maxine Waters: ‘Careful what you wish for,’ after she calls for harassment of his Cabinet
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-maxine-waters-trump-20180625-story.html – Avi Selk and John Wagner
— Aurora hits quarter century as a casino town – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-casino25-st-0624-story,amp.html
— Trolls attack restaurants named Red Hen after Trump’s press secretary denied meal – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-red-hen-confusion-20180625-story.html
— Pfleger to lead July 7 anti-violence protest that will shut down stretch of Dan Ryan Expressway – Elvia Malagon (DIERSEN: I drove my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 on the Dan Ryan 1966-1968 when I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-protest-gun-violence-dan-ryan-20180625-story.html
— When using village credit cards, Glenview officials often fail to properly track meal purchases, records show – Alexandra Kukulka
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/news/ct-gla-village-credit-cards-tl-0628-story.html
— With McDonald’s moving HQ to Chicago, Oak Brook’s 22nd Street restaurant will close Saturday – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dob-mcdonalds-restaurant-closing-tl-0628-story.html
— Women-only space gives senior-level men their moment post-#MeToo – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-evolve-her-involve-him-0625-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is your next electricity rate hike being cooked up in secret at the ICC? Lawsuit says yes. – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180625/NEWS11/180629911/is-your-next-electricity-rate-hike-being-cooked-up-in-secret-at-the
— Once a Trump fave, Harley now feels the trade war pinch – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180625/NEWS05/180629907/once-a-trump-fave-harley-now-feels-the-trade-war-pinch

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in using illegals to promote hatred against Trump.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/25/residents-rally-in-woodstock-to-decry-trump-policies-push-for-family-reunification/aaa63s0/

 

BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
— Williamson County voters to decide on gun sanctuary status
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/County-voters-to-decide-whether-to-become-a-gun-13023909.php

 

96.7 THE EAGLE
— GOVERNOR RAUNER IS AGAINST THE LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN ILLINOIS
http://967theeagle.net/governor-rauner-is-against-the-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Time to yank Trump’s wretched name off his tower—or make him pay more taxes – Ben Joravsky (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents in Wheaton remain furious that I cited building code violations, construction defects, storm water problems, and unrecorded easements in 915 Cove Court in Wheaton to get a reduction of the home’s assessed valuation from the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board. To this day, my critics/opponents a) are terrified of, b) glorify and praise, c) pander to, d) are operatives for, and/or d) are dupes for the home’s builder. Republican candidates tell me that he tells them that he does not want to give them any money or any campaign sign locations until the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party gets rid of me.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/25/time-to-yank-trumps-wretched-name-off-his-tower-or-make-him-pay-more-taxes

 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
— More Synthetic Cannabinoids Cases – Melaney Arnold
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/16899-More_Synthetic_Cannabinoids_Cases_Release.pdf

 

CHRONICLE ILLINOIS
— Black lawmakers lash out at Rauner – Kevin Beese
http://chronicleillinois.com/government/black-lawmakers-lash-out-at-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAOUL BLASTS ANONYMOUSLY-REPORTED ANTI-GAY COMMENTS MADE BY RAUNER-BACKED CANDIDATE 18 YEARS AGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/raoul-blasts-anonymously-reported-anti-gay-comments-made-by-rauner-backed-candidate-18-years-ago-.html
— FOUR MORE IL GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES COULD BE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/four-more-il-gubernatorial-candidates-could-be-on-november-ballot.html
— PETITION TO OUST MAXINE WATERS EMERGES ON WHITEHOUSE.GOV SITE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/petition-to-oust-maxine-waters-emerges-on-whitehousegov-site.html
— AFTER REVELATIONS IRS WAS URGED TO RUIN TEA PARTY GROUPS, ILLINOIS LEADER CALLS ON TRUMP TO OUST INSTIGATOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/after-revelations-irs-was-urged-to-ruin-tea-party-groups-illinois-leader-calls-on-trump-to-oust-inst.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov. Rauner and JB Pritzker both attended Equality Illinois’ Pride Parade reception on Sunday. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. To promote LGBTQ activity is to dump those voters who support the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. To promote abortion is to dump those voters who support the right to life plank in the IRP platform. To promote illegal immigration is to dump those voters who support the immigration plank in the IRP platform. Ever-increasingly, Rauner seems to promise that if he is reelected, he will drive those who support the aforesaid planks out of the IRP once and for all, that is, that he will destroy the IRP once and for all. If Rauner is reelected, he will dump those who support the aforesaid planks. If Rauner is not reelected, he will blame those who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/close-but-no-cigar/
— Fact checkers and opinion checkers (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/fact-checkers-and-opinion-checkers/
— Raoul slams Harold in new online ad (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/raoul-slams-harold-in-new-online-ad/
— Sam McCann round-up
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/25/sam-mccann-round-up/

 

BLAZE
— Former Obama adviser David Axelrod slams left for praise of Sarah Sanders’ restaurant ejection – Sarah Tylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/25/former-obama-adviser-david-axelrod-slams-left-for-praise-of-sarah-sanders-restaurant-ejection

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Files House Ethics Complaint Against Maxine Waters For Inciting Violence and Assaults on Trump Cabinet (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps tell everyone to harass all Republicans, and especially Republicans who are precinct committeemen/captains, township/ward/county party organization officers, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, the IRP national committeeman and committeewoman, activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc.? To avoid harassment, how many of the aforesaid will dump Trump and dump Trump’s supporters if they have not already done so?)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-house-ethics-complaint-against-maxine-waters-for-inciting-violence-and-assaults-on-trump-cabinet/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Maxine Waters addressed a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 23, telling a crowd: “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them! And you tell them that they are not welcome, anymore, anywhere.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Fu3g1MGHY In today’s letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics co-chairman, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton writes: “In encouraging individuals to create “crowds” who will “push back” on President Trump’s Cabinet members at private business establishments and in seemingly trying to prevent these Cabinet officials from obtaining basic necessities without fear of assault and violence, Rep. Waters seems to be violation of House rules, specifically: “A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall conduct himself at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House. [House Rule 23, clause 1.]” We hereby request that the Office of Congressional Ethics conduct a preliminary investigation into whether Rep. Maxine Waters violated House Rules in encouraging attacks on Cabinet officials. “Rep. Maxine Waters incited violence and assault against members of President Trump’s Cabinet,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “It is urgent that the House ethics quickly act to hold her accountable for this dangerous incitement.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS BEGINS PRESS BRIEFING WITH BLISTERING MESSAGE TO RESTAURANT THAT KICKED HER OUT – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/25/sarah-sanders-blistering-message-kicked-out-of-restaurant/
— MAXINE WATERS PRAISED VIOLENT LA RACE RIOTS AS ‘DEFINING MOMENT’ FOR RESISTANCE – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/25/maxine-waters-race-riots/
— PRO-CHOICE REPUBLICANS WRITE THEIR OWN OBITUARY, BLAME TRUMP – Grace Carr
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/25/pro-choice-republicans-blame-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Maxine Waters calls for attacks against entire Trump administration (DIERSEN: Democrats do not attack members of the Rauner Administration because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48753
— Do Christians Have a Future in LGBTQ America? (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you live and/or work in a precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, or state that is anti-Trump, the more of the following groups that you are a member of, the bleaker that your future looks: 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48498
— Restaurant owner who booted Sarah Sanders cites ‘moral’ grounds — this is tolerance? (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are extremely intolerant. They not only do not tolerate, they want to get rid of 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48746
— Rep. Barbara Lee accuses Trump of ‘criminalizing’ alien lawbreakers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48750
— Banks, corporate America threaten Second Amendment, gun industry says
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48765
— Has the West the Will to Survive? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48636

 

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Conservative on a Budget – Carmen Diaz (DIERSEN: Are you on a budget? I have been on a budget big time since 1997 when my income dropped 59%, or by $73,461/year in today’s dollars. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864/year, or just 41% of that.)
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/news/?NR=13963&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=careers_services&utm_content=june2018_budget_blog

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Decapitated Animal Carcass Placed on DHS Official’s Porch – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: Democrats do not place decapitated animal carcasses on Rauner’s porch because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dhs-official-animal-carcass-burned-decapitated-porch/
— Border Patrol Commissioner Suspends Prosecution of Adults Who Cross Border with Children – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries to use children to get into America illegally.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/illegal-immigrant-families-prosecution-suspended-border/

 

THE HILL
— Restaurant’s Sanders snub snowballs into partisan fight – JUDY KURTZ AND AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: Democrats do not snub Rauner supporters because of the actions that Rauner has taken against those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393997-restaurants-sanders-snub-snowballs-into-partisan-fight
— House barrels toward immigration vote despite Trump tweets – JORDAIN CARNEY AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/393885-this-week-house-barrels-toward-immigration-vote-despite-trump-tweets

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans cheer that “Border Officials Suspend Handing Over Migrant Families to Prosecutors.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/politics/border-officials-suspend-handing-over-migrant-families-to-prosecutors.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Federal employees have the right to refuse illegal orders at the border – Louis Clark (DIERSEN: While some of my superiors in the federal government were reluctant to enforce the orders that they were given to waste my career and to get rid of me, none of them refused to carry out those orders. I should write a book about a) my GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. All of the aforesaid disapproved of one or more of my demographics, especially that I was a draft avoider.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Federal-employees-have-the-right-to-refuse-13023515.php

 

FORTUNE
— Rep. Maxine Waters Tells Supporters to Harass Trump Cabinet Members – MCKENNA MOORE (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps tell everyone to harass all Republicans, and especially Republicans who are precinct committeemen/captains, township/ward/county party organization officers, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, the IRP national committeeman and committeewoman, activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc.? To avoid harassment, how many of the aforesaid will dump Trump and dump Trump’s supporters if they have not already done so?)
http://fortune.com/2018/06/25/rep-maxine-waters-tells-supporters-to-harass-trump-cabinet-members/

 

FORBES
— Trump’s Executive Branch Restructuring: What If The Federal Government Is Beyond Streamlining? – Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. (DIERSEN: During the mid-1990s, Newt Gingrich streamlined GAO. The agency got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. The agency is just a shell of what it once was.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynecrews/2018/06/25/trumps-executive-branch-restructuring-what-if-the-federal-government-is-beyond-streamlining/#3822320f52f7

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more of the following that you are, the more that you oppose E-Verify: 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/house-republicans-consider-e-verify-mandate-part-compromise-bill-what-will-happen-when-e-verify

 

DAILY MAIL
— Don’t be duped into legalizing dope – PETER HITCHENS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-5878595/PETER-HITCHENS-Billys-plight-awful-dont-duped-legalising-dope.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What drives you away from activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.? For me, it is when they promote the following:
– dependency on government,
– dependency on charity,
– LGBTQ activity,
– abortion,
– mass/illegal immigration,
– diminishment of First Amendment rights,
– diminishment of Second Amendment rights,
– booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– patronage,
– political affiliation discrimination,
– reverse discrimination,
– age discrimination,
– religious discrimination,
– national origin discrimination,
– union bashing,
– American nameplate car bashing, and
– government employee/retiree bashing.
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

FACEBOOK
— Advertiser Help Center: National issues of public importance
https://www.facebook.com/business/help/214754279118974

 

ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
— Practical Advice for Employers on Increased Immigration Enforcement (DIERSEN: What percent of low-paid restaurant employees are in America illegally?)
https://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/o3qsu7jkdr-811561?e=1d387c0f46

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those candidates who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that if elected, they will use the power of government to destroy those individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Raoul-for-AG-attacks-opponent-on-anti-gay-views/63316.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote? To promote LGBTQ activity is to reject the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Mother-Nature-shines-on-49th-Pride-Parade-/63312.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans and out-of-towners lined the streets of Lakeview and Uptown for the 49th annual Chicago Pride Parade the afternoon of June 24. Police officials did not yet have attendance figures at the time of publication, but estimates have suggested the crowd measured about one million spectators for the last several years. Those spectators could not have asked for better weather on June 24; after several days of rain and clouds in Chicago, sunny skies returned for Pride weekend and temperatures remained in the 70s for the afternoon of the parade. Community organizations, city agencies, educational and religious institutions, labor unions and LGBT groups from major corporations were among those taking part. Organizers were limited to 150 parade entries, and kicked off from the corner of Broadway and Montrose Avenue shortly after noon. The final float crossed the starting point at about 2:45 p.m. The parade was headed up by members of Scouts for Equality, an organization working to ensure that precepts of equality are carried out within the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which, at least in units not affiliated with non-affirming faith-based organizations, no longer discriminates against LGBT adults. Cate Readling, vice-president of membership of the BSA’s Pathway to Adventure Council, noted that BSA had recently begun admitting girls as well. “We’re all official now,” Readling said. The Scouts were followed up by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who briefly spoke alongside Alds. Tom Tunny (44th Ward) and James Cappleman (46th). In his remarks, Emanuel spoke of the city’s “inclusivity” and “belief in equality and tolerance.” With both federal midterm and state gubernatorial elections in November, and a city election in early 2019, politicians were out in full force. J.B. Pritzker (D), who is challenging incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) in November, said, “We’re [at] a time when Donald Trump has put rights at risk. He has stood up against trans rights and LGBTQ rights, and he stood against children by putting them in detention, children who are here emigrating with their families, separating them. At a time when it feels like government has become an instrument of immorality, I think we need a governor who will stand up for the LGBTQ community and the immigrant community and not be silent in the face of Donald Trump’s attacks.” “We’ve got to stand together so we can all stand for the planet,” said Cameron Davis, formerly President Barack Obama’s “Great Lakes czar,” who is running for a commissioner’s post for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). “It doesn’t get any simpler than that.” Sean Casten, a Democrat who is running against incumbent Peter Roskam (R) in the 6th Congressional District, added, “We are going to come through this horrible time, because there is more love in the world than there is hate, and today we can stay focused on that.” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said, “I think it’s important in these times that those of us who are despised minorities in our own country stick together. So I always try to come to this parade and I’m encouraged by the warm reception that I get.” Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) said that the parade is “not just a celebration but our annual call to arms to defend all required acceptances in our own communities. So I’m glad to be here with our brothers and sisters, making that call for acceptance one more time.” State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) said, “LGBT people got their rights when we stood up and fought up and fought back against oppression at Stonewall. This country, under Trump, is seeing oppression unlike what we’ve seen before, not only for LGBT people, but for our immigrant communities and people of color [as well]. We need to stand together in solidarity.” Other politicians who either attended and/or sent delegations included U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley (D-6th), Robin Kelly (D-2nd) and Jan Schakowsky (D-9th); Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs; state Comptroller Susana Mendoza; Democratic state Reps. Kelly Cassidy, Sara Feigenholtz and Juliana Stratton (running with Pritzker); City Clerk Anna Valencia; and Deb Mell was among several other aldermen marching. Mayoral candidates included Lori Lightfoot (marching with her wife), Paul Vallas, Dorothy Brown, Gary McCarthy and Ja’Mal Green. MWRD Board President Maryana Spyropulos and MWRD Commissioners Debra Shore and Kari Steele also attended, as did Cook County Commission candidate Kevin Morrison and Berwyn School Board Member Julia McAleer-Forte. Orlando “El Fenomeno” Cruz, the first openly gay active professional boxer, was grand marshal. Educational institutions participating included Nettelhorst School; Chicago Waldorf School; Francis W. Parker School & Catherine Cook School; Elmhurst College; Rush University; Truman College and other City Colleges; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Chicago; and Northwestern University. Among local consulates participating were Australia (for the first time), Ireland, Great Britain, Canada and Israel. Advocacy organizations and agencies included American Veterans for Equal Rights (carrying their large American flag), ACLU of Illinois, Asians and Friends Chicago, La Casa Norte, Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus, PFLAG, Night Ministry, Lambda Legal, Equality Illinois, Planned Parenthood, Chicago Gender Society (marching with Heels & Hardhats), The Legacy Project, LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, Howard Brown Health, TPAN, Project VIDA; Thresholds, About Face Theatre, Windy City Performing Arts, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Center on Halsted, ForeskinPride.org, AARP of Illinois, the National Gay Pilots Association, Human Rights Campaign, Mercy for Animals and the Obama Foundation. Lakeside Pride had dozens of its members performing during the parade. Also working hard were ROTC, Chicago Spirit Brigade and the Second City Outlaws dancing cowboys. There were three motorcycle groups this year, but not Dykes on Bikes: Bikes & Mics, Chicago Gay Bikers and Organized Chaos all powered through the route. Gay Liberation Network’s large contingent was largely focused on Palestinian rights for their entry. Both professional and amateur sports teams and organizations were represented, among them Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Fire, Chicago Dragons, Chicago Smelts, Chicago Gay Hockey Association and Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association. Local businesses included Sidetrack, Roscoe’s, Balloons by Tommy, Evanston Subaru in Skokie, Broadway in Chicago, GRAB and Goose Island Beer. Dozens of area churches took part in Chicago Welcoming Churches’ entry, shouting, “God is love” as they traversed the parade route. Persons from Chicago-area synagogues also marched together. Labor Unions and trade organizations included Chicago Women in Trades, Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers, Chicago Teachers Union, United Here Local 1 and SEIU Illinois. Among corporations represented by their LGBT groups were MB Financial Bank, Discover Financial Services, Bank of America, ComEd, Anheuser-Busch, Gap, Bloomingdales, Salesforce, Macy’s, Boeing, American Airlines, United Airlines, Hyatt Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Facebook, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Chipotle, WGN, Fox 32, ABC 7, NBC 5, Univision, Deloite, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile and Pepsico. MWRD Commisioner Debra Shore, shortly before the parade started, commented on how the LGBT community cuts across every sector of society, especially in terms of “race, class and gender,” adding, “That’s why it’s so important for us to stand up for others and for them to see us stand together in all our diversity.”)

June 25 Morning Edition

GOVERNOR RAUNER
— A beautiful Sunday to celebrate Pride Day in Chicago! (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. To promote LGBTQ activity is to dump those voters who support the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. To promote abortion is to dump those voters who support the right to life plank in the IRP platform. To promote illegal immigration is to dump those voters who support the immigration plank in the IRP platform. Ever-increasingly, Rauner seems to promise that if he is reelected, he will drive those who support the aforesaid planks out of the IRP once and for all, that is, that he will destroy the IRP once and for all. If Rauner is reelected, he will dump those who support the aforesaid planks. If Rauner is not reelected, he will blame those who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://twitter.com/GovRauner/status/1010998446646546433

 

NBC5
— Corporate America Increasingly Avoids Gun-Industry Business In the wake of high-profile mass shootings, corporate America has been taking a stand against the firearms industry amid a lack of action by lawmakers on gun control – Lisa Marie Pane (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Second Amendment are most commonly also 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.nbcchicago.com/news/business/Corporate-America-Gun-Industry-486420701.html
— Democratic insurgents want to ‘abolish ICE.’ Democrats aren’t there yet. – David Weigel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-ice-analysis-20180624-story.html
— Democrats Hoping to Flip House Not Just Trash-Talking Trump (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps make it extremely clear that the more that you support Trump, the harder that they will work to destroy you. How successful have the anti-Trumps been in getting the Republican candidates on the November 6 ballot in your precinct a) to play down their support for Trump, b) to not support Trump, and c) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump? How soon will anti-Trumps post signs that say that members of the following groups 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.nbcchicago.com/news/local/democrats-hoping-to-flip-house-not-just-trash-talking-trump-486402771.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The party is encouraging the “all politics is local” approach despite the temptation to focus on the Republican president’s tweets. U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, of Washington, is helping lead the Democrat’s effort to pick up the 23 seats needed to regain control of the House. He said trash talking Trump will only go so far. Republicans also are encouraging House candidates to focus on local issues instead of the latest national headlines.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE ARTICLE TITLE: 6 months in, abortion law having impact – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-abortion-medicaid-taxpayer-funded-illinois-20180523-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner outraged his party’s conservative base by signing the legislation in September. Then in the March primary he narrowly defeated challenger Jeanne Ives, a state lawmaker whose televised campaign ad featured a young woman thanking the governor “for making all Illinois families pay for my abortions.” Anti-abortion organizations along with some Republican lawmakers sued to block the measure and, after a judge dismissed their case, appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court in February. The suit is pending. “The fact that the government is using taxpayer money to fund abortion is reprehensible to me,” said Tim Moore, president of Springfield Right to Life, one of the plaintiffs. “I’m subsidizing an immoral act. I’m subsidizing the culture of death. The government, which is supposed to protect life, is willfully taking part in the slaughter of innocents.”)
— A collision of values: Does Harvard cheat Asian-American applicants? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs, it should be Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-harvard-asian-american-bias-20180619-story.html
— Time magazine’s major mistake on the crying-girl cover – Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mistake-time-magazine-cover-crying-girl-trump-0625-20180622-story.html
— Another whack at Illinois pension spiking. Good. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Have you benefited from a pension spike? My critics/opponents would say that I did. They would say that the only reason why my Democrat GAO superiors promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 and gave me step increases in subsequent years was to get my “high 3” salary, and therefore my pension, high enough that I would cave in and take their a) early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, if not take b) their $25,000 buyout “offer” in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pension-spiking-rauner-schools-20180619-story.html
— Here’s how successful people meet their goals – Marcel Schwantes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee who want to be successful, that is, if you want to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, you should a) become a Democrat, b) paint yourself as being a yes-man, and c) help your superiors get rid of their employees who are non-veteran, White, and/or male who did not make the aforesaid promotions.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-here-s-how-successful-people-meet-their-goals-20180619-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in promoting hatred of Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-glanton-column-trump-reversal-20180622-story.html
— Republican state Sen. Sam McCann to enter governor race Monday, posing threat to Rauner – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-illinois-governor-preview-20180622-story.html
— Outmigration of Illinois high school students a concern – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-illinois-governor-preview-20180622-story.html
— The latest sign of political divide: shaming and shunning public officials – Mary Jordan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Green and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have shamed and shunned me the most.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-shaming-public-officials-20180624-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Between Donald Trump and the internet, we’re forgetting how to be decent – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/decency-corey-lewandowski-and-the-trump-administration/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180624/news/306249996/
— Gun industry sees banks as new threat to 2nd Amendment – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180624/news/306249963/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage mayors: Fight against state funding cuts not over – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180625/dupage-mayors-fight-against-state-funding-cuts-not-over

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board member Michael Walkup sells home, leaves Illinois District 3 representative Walkup sold historic Crystal Lake home in March – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/21/mchenry-county-board-member-sells-home-leaves-illinois/aysp57o/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180624/georgette-braun-rauner-overstates-colo-pot-trouble

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote those who come into America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/immigrant-rights-advocates-call-rauner-sign-bills

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Laurie McPhillips Gets 2 Big Will County Clerk Endorsements McPhillips goes against Lauren Staley Ferry in November’s election. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/laurie-mcphillips-gets-2-big-will-county-clerk-endorsements

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Wirepoint’s Ted Dabrowski on exploding IL Gov Pensions & bankruptcy as a cure
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/06/berkowitz-wwirepoints-ted-dabrowski-on-exploding-il-gov-pensions-bankruptcy-as-a-cure-cable-web/

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW NORMAL: TRUMP ALLIES FACE HARASSMENT, PROTESTS ANYWHERE THEY SHOW THEIR FACES – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps make it extremely clear that the more that you support Trump, the harder that they will work to destroy you. How successful have the anti-Trumps been in getting the Republican candidates on the November 6 ballot in your precinct a) to play down their support for Trump, b) to not support Trump, and c) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump? How soon will anti-Trumps post signs that say that members of the following groups 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?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/24/trump-allies-facing-threats/
— MAXINE WATERS: GOD IS ON THE SIDE OF PEOPLE DRIVING TRUMP OFFICIALS FROM RESTAURANTS – Virginia Kruta
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/24/maxine-waters-driving-trump-aides/
— TRUMP-FRIENDLY FLORIDA AG PAM BONDI DRIVEN OUT OF MOVIE THEATER: ‘SHAME ON YOU’ – Virginia Kruta
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/24/pam-bondi-driven-out-movie-theater/

 

BLAZE
— Maxine Waters comes completely unhinged, calls for public harassment of Trump’s Cabinet – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/24/watch-maxine-waters-comes-completely-unhinged-calls-for-public-harassment-of-trumps-cabinet

 

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The New York Times Highlights Heritage’s Influence Three Times in One Week (DIERSEN: Which individuals and organizations have the most conservative influence in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? What are the indicators of their influence? Who reads their emails?)
https://www.heritage.org/impact/the-new-york-times-highlights-heritages-influence-three-times-one-week

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/opinion/america-white-extinction.html
— Silicon Valley Gets Even More Political – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Silicon Valley officially dump all those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/technology/tech-silicon-valley-immigration-political.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-advocates-depriving-undocumented-immigrants-of-due-process-rights/2018/06/24/dfa45d36-77bd-11e8-93cc-6d3beccdd7a3_story.html
— Illicit drone flights surge along U.S.-Mexico border as smugglers hunt for soft spots – Gina Harkins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/illicit-drone-flights-surge-along-us-mexico-border-as-smugglers-hunt-for-soft-spots/2018/06/24/ea353d2a-70aa-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Candidates Highlight Their Ties to Trump – Valerie Bauerlein (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps make it extremely clear that the more that you support Trump, the harder that they will work to destroy you. How successful have the anti-Trumps been in getting the Republican candidates on the November 6 ballot in your precinct a) to play down their support for Trump, b) to not support Trump, and c) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-south-carolina-runoff-trump-is-on-the-ballot-twice-1529845201
— How to Re-Elect Trump You’re so deplorable you can’t eat in their restaurants. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How soon will anti-Trumps post signs that say that members of the following groups 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/how-to-re-elect-trump-1529878046
— Amid Chaos at Border, Some Immigrant Families Reunite In a series of tweets, Trump ratchets up rhetoric, suggesting he would like to change the legal process for asylum seekers – Ian Lovett and Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-reunites-522-immigrant-children-with-adults-1529850825
— Divided GOP Lawmakers Seek Another Vote on Immigration Bill would provide $23.4 billion for border security and a legal status for Dreamers – Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: The more that is given to Dreamers, the children that will be brought into America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/divided-gop-lawmakers-seek-another-vote-on-immigration-1529877119
— How Income Equality Helped Trump Working Americans sense that taxes and transfers now leave them little better off than those who work less – Phil Gramm and Robert B. Ekelund Jr. (DIERSEN: Progressive income taxes discourage earning more income.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-income-equality-helped-trump-1529862473

 

USA TODAY
— Retiring with debt? More Americans are. Here are some strategies – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: How much debt do you have? My critics/opponents continue to be furious that my wife and I paid off our mortgage in the 1990s and that we have not had any debt since then. They continue to hint/imply/argue/shout that we would not have been able to do that a) if I had not avoided the draft, b) if the federal government had not grossly overpaid me, and c) if we had not given up trying to have children, if we had adopted, or if we had become foster parents.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/tompor/2018/06/24/retiring-debt-here-some-strategies-worth-considering/721265002/

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— A day care and a dog rescue benefit: On Facebook, they were political ads – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: Will Facebook deem GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be “political ads?” GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails promote Trump and the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and all the other planks in the Republican Party platform. But those who dominate the Republican politics in Illinois do not want me to promote Trump or the traditional family, right to life, immigration, or Second Amendment planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/A-day-care-and-a-dog-rescue-benefit-On-Facebook-13020539.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the new rules, advertisers who want to buy political ads in the United States must first prove that they live in the country, and mark their ads with a “paid for by” disclaimer. Any ad Facebook deems to contain political content is stored in a searchable public database.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Lawmakers Call for an Investigation Into Discipline at VA – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: When will Republicans call for an investigation into discipline at GAO, IRS, and the Post Office? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/06/lawmakers-call-investigation-discipline-va/149135/

June 19 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner Tries To Flush Pritzker Down The Toilet In New Ad – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/19/rauner-campaign-ad/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Governor’s Race Goes Down the Toilet– Literally The Pritzker campaign has responded with a new television ad attacking Rauner -Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Governors-Race-Heads-Down-the-Toilet—Literally-485968081.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner says Trump should stop splitting families – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-says-trump-should-stop-splitting-families#/

 

WGN TV
— President Trump, Gov. Rauner mark Juneteenth celebration
http://wgntv.com/2018/06/19/president-trump-gov-rauner-mark-juneteenth-celebration/

 

WLS AM
— Rauner and Emanuel laud each other at U of I announcement – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/19/rauner-and-emanuel-laud-each-other-at-u-of-i-announcement/
— Rauner denounces policy of separating families – Bill Cameron http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/19/rauner-denounces-policy-of-separating-families/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner says he’s done more for African Americans than any other governor – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-says-hes-done-more-for-african-americans-than-any-other-governor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan relents, and hires an independent investigator – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-investigation-hickey-springfield-20180619-story.html
— Illinois governor says Trump should stop splitting families – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il–rauner-immigration-20180619-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-methodists-letter-attorney-general-church-rules-20180619-story.html
— To end family separations, GOP weighs plan to hold kids in detention longer — but with their parents – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-family-separation-20180619-story.html
— Trump, defiant as border crisis escalates, prepares to lobby House GOP on immigration bills – Mike DeBonis and John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-family-separation-policy-border-20180618-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— No increase to taxes or fees to close Cook County budget gap – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180619/no-increase-to-taxes-or-fees-to-close-cook-county-budget-gap

 

WTTW
— Rauner Calls Separating Families ‘Wrong’ But Mum on Border Troops – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/06/19/rauner-calls-separating-families-wrong-mum-border-troops

 

WSIU
— U.S. Rep. Bost Says Separating Families at Border is Not New – BRAD PALMER
http://news.wsiu.org/post/us-rep-bost-says-separating-families-border-not-new#stream/0

 

WAND
— Rauner proclaims Juneteenth Day in Illinois (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I got jobs and promotions that Blacks should have gotten. According to them, instead of me, a) the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. My critics/opponents consider the federal government to be the employer of last resort, that is, a dumping ground for those who are lazy, stupid, minority, female, older, disabled, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38458276/gov-rauner-proclaims-juneteenth-day-in-illinois

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Administration ‘Enforcing The Laws In The Books,’ Talk Show Host Sandy Rios Says Of Immigration Policy
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-enforcing-laws-books-talk-show-host-says-immigration-policy#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Husband of abortion rights candidate, Terra Costa Howard, puts Jesus in the middle of Starbucks shoving incident – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511458247-husband-of-abortion-rights-candidate-terra-costa-howard-puts-jesus-in-the-middle-of-starbucks-shoving-incident

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Darren Bailey says new law to combat harassment in Springfield allows politicians to ‘duck’ responsibility – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511460026-bailey-says-new-law-to-combat-harassment-in-springfield-allows-politicians-to-duck-responsibility

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEPOTISTIC HIRES HIGHLIGHT TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT WASTE Two McHenry County highway commissioners hired each other’s sons to township government positions in 2017. Despite concerns of nepotism, these practices are not uncommon in township government. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nepotistic-hires-highlight-township-government-waste/
— CHANGES TO FEDERAL SALT DEDUCTION EXPOSE ILLINOIS’ HIGH TAXES – Travis Nix (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/changes-to-federal-salt-deduction-expose-illinois-high-taxes/

 

PROPUBLICA
— When Do Reporters Collaborate, and When Do They Compete? Increasingly, we work together to produce stronger journalism. – David Eads (DIERSEN: Because my critics/opponents cannot manipulate/dominate me, they do not want you to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Consequently, they blacklist me, they blacklist my supporters, they blacklist my emails, and they try to bribe and/or threaten activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. Ironically, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to the websites that my critics/opponents operate.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-propublica-illinois-reporters-journalism-collaboration-between-newsrooms

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Gay Pride is Normalized Through “Pride” Month – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/video/gay-pride-is-normalized-through-pride-month/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein gives $1.5 million to Liberty Principles PAC
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/19/uihlein-gives-15-million-to-liberty-principles-pac/
— Rauner claims he’s done more for black people than any other governor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/19/rauner-claims-he%E2%80%99s-done-more-for-black-people-than-any-other-governor/
— Rauner calls on White House to end child separations at U.S. Southern border
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/19/rauner-says-he-will-not-send-national-guard-troops-to-mexican-border/
— Pritzker campaign, Campaign Workers Guild clash over intern compensation
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/19/pritzker-campaign-campaign-workers-guild-clash-over-intern-compensation/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge strikes down Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to vote – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, illegals are strongly motivated to vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to give illegals amnesty and much more. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Democrats will use government a) to give illegals preferential treatment and b) to get rid of those who 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/18/kansas-voter-id-law-requiring-proof-citizenship-st/

 

GOPUSA
— DACA: ‘Dreamers’ include those arrested for murder, rape and other sex crimes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48320
— Dozens of states tighten election security — by going back to paper
http://www.gopusa.com/dozens-of-states-tighten-election-security-by-going-back-to-paper/
— Satisfaction with country higher than any point during Obama presidency: Poll
http://www.gopusa.com/satisfaction-with-country-higher-than-any-point-during-obama-presidency-poll/
— When children are separated from their parents at the border, here is where they go next
http://www.gopusa.com/when-children-are-separated-from-their-parents-at-the-border-here-is-where-they-go-next/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Declares Dems Want Illegals to ‘Infest’ America – Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to get rid of citizens of America and replace them with illegals. They especially want to get rid of citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. For their self-defense, the aforesaid are buying lots of firearms and ammunition.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-democrats-zero-tolerance-policy/2018/06/19/id/867020/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP ATTACKS MEDIA FOR HELPING SMUGGLERS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS: ‘THEY KNOW IT’ – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/19/trump-blames-media-helping-smugglers/
— DOJ’S WATCHDOG: FBI REFUSING TO ALLOW ANTI-TRUMP AGENTS TO BE NAMED – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who were the most anti-Republican based on their actions.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/19/fbi-blocks-id-anti-trump-texts/

 

BREITBART
— 13 Facts the Media ‘Pros’ Don’t Want You to Know About ‘Family Border Separation’ – John Nolte
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/06/19/13-facts-border-children-family-separation/
— How the Left Misinterprets the Bible to Promote Open Borders – Joel B. Pollak
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/19/pollak-how-the-left-misinterprets-the-bible-to-promote-open-borders/

 

BLAZE
— Marijuana tour bus driver arrested and 30 passengers cited for public consumption in Colorado – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/19/marijuana-tour-bus-driver-arrested-and-30-passengers-cited-for-public-consumption-in-colorado

 

FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ Border Separation Bill Would Let Nearly All Parents Who Commit Federal Crimes Get Off Scot-Free Every Senate Democrat has signed on to cosponsor a bill written so carelessly that it does not distinguish between foreign children at the border and U.S. citizen children. – Gabriel Malor
http://thefederalist.com/2018/06/19/democrats-border-separation-bill-let-nearly-parents-commit-federal-crimes-get-off-scot-free/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Answer Is Don’t Bring Your Kid Here Illegally
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28187

 

THE HILL
— McConnell backs bill to keep immigrant families together – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages “families” to come to America illegally. Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/393051-mcconnell-backs-bill-to-keep-immigrant-families-together

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Governors Refuse to Send National Guard to Border, Citing Trump’s Child Separation Policy – Matthew Haag (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/us/national-guard-trump-children-immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Also on Monday, the Democratic governor of North Carolina and the Republican governor of Illinois said they opposed the policy and called on Mr. Trump to immediately halt it. ” Those states did not respond to questions on Tuesday about sending the National Guard to the border.)

 

FORBES
— Promoting Wrong People Hurts Employee Retention And Productivity – Bill Conerly (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They want to hire, retain, and promote those who a) inspire Democrats, and especially those who are minority, female, and/or younger, to stay and b) inspire Republicans, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, to leave.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2018/06/19/promoting-wrong-people-hurts-employee-retention-and-productivity/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Senate Approves $40,000 Buyouts – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Employers offer buyouts to their employees who they want to get rid of. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/06/19/senate-approves-40000-buyouts/
— 45 Senate Democrats Demand That Trump Rescind Workforce Executive Orders – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/06/45-senate-democrats-demand-trump-rescind-workforce-executive-orders/149124/

 

RAW STORY
— Ex-GOP chairman Michael Steele says Trump’s base wants to terrorize immigrants: ‘That’s the whole point — they want this’ – Travis Gettys (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who ever-increasingly make it clear that they want to get rid of citizens of America and replace them with illegals. They especially want to get rid of citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. For their self-defense, the aforesaid are buying lots of firearms and ammunition.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/ex-gop-chairman-says-trumps-base-wants-terrorize-immigrants-thats-whole-point-want/

June 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says ‘a whole bunch’ more ads coming like one featuring other Republican governors
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-governors-ads-20180613-story.html
— Pritzker hits Rauner in new video – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-governors-ads-20180613-story.html
— ERA began as a farce but has ended in tragedy — with Illinois playing a role – George Will (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a low opinion of women. According to them, the federal government should be and is the “employer of last resort.” According to them, a) instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-will-era-women-equal-rights-tragedy-0614-20180613-story.html
— ‘The Chief, yesterday, today, forever:’ Billboard in Champaign supports controversial former Illini mascot – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-illinois-billboard-chief-illiniwek-mascot-20180613-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Have you benefited from a pension boost? My critics/opponents would say that I did. They would say that the only reason why my Democrat GAO superiors promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 and gave step increases in subsequent years was to get my “high 3” salary, and therefore my pension, high enough that I would cave in and take a) their $25,000 buyout “offer” in 1993 when I was 45 years old, and if not that, b) their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180614/editorial-why-are-taxpayers-still-covering-end-of-career-pay-boosts
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want citizens of foreign countries to bring their children to American illegally so that anti-Trumps can use them against Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180614/inside-casa-padre-the-converted-walmart-where-the-us-is-holding-nearly-1500-immigrant-children

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner calls for independent probe into sexual harassment at Capitol – Tim Ditman
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-14/rauner-calls-independent-probe-sexual-harassment-capitol.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan aide ousted in harassment scandal responds to accuser – Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski (DIERSEN: Because my critics/opponents know that I could and would sue them, they have their “judgment proof” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_proof) operatives and their “judgment proof” dupes make accusations against me.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180614/madigan-aide-ousted-in-harassment-scandal-responds-to-accuser

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Price of leniency? More Illinois corruption – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-price-of-leniency-more-illinois-corruption/article_24e91aa5-d665-5be1-afb8-df29466df391.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Black Unemployment In Illinois Tops Other States – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a low opinion of Blacks. According to them, the federal government should be and is the “employer of last resort.” According to them, a) instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/black-unemployment-illinois-tops-other-states#stream/0

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Sun-Times CEO Eisendrath fires back at critics (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes. My critics/opponents cannot take away my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, my $18,000/year federal health/dental/vision insurance subsidy, or my $2,064 Social Security.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2018/06/13/robservations-sun-times-ceo-eisendrath-fires-back-critics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath is responding to critics who’ve questioned whether the paper can cover politics and City Hall fairly under its current ownership. Foremost among them is Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass, who challenged the connection between Sun-Times chairman Jorge Ramirez and his boss, investment executive Michael Sacks, whom Kass described as Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s “money guy, closest confidant and top fundraiser.” This week Eisendrath fired back: “The truth is the journalists do their job, and they’re not being bossed around by anyone on our board. That line is held, and it’s been clear. I don’t see any evidence that anybody is walking around me and talking to the reporters and trying to push them to do anything,” he told me. “The same way I’m able to say — in spite of clear evidence that the Tribune has a corporate point of view and a political point of view — I’m able to give credit to the journalists for the work they do. And I would expect Kass to do the same thing. . . . It’s fair to go after corporate citizenship. You bet it is. But that’s a different case. That’s not what he did. He said the reporters are going to get their marching orders from City Hall. Shame on him. He knows better.”)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— If Trump’s goal is to stick it to Chicago, freeing Rod Blagovejich is genius – Judy Marcus
http://www.chicagonow.com/opinionated-woman/2018/06/if-the-goal-is-to-stick-it-to-chicago-freeing-rod-blagovejich-is-genius/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Attacks on Andrew Gasser’s Attorney Robert Hanlon Continue at Algonquin Township Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/13/attacks-gassers-attorney-robert-hanlon-continue-algonquin-township-meeting/
— More Information on Andrew Gasser Attorney Robert Hanlon
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/13/information-andrew-gasser-attorney-robert-hanlon/
— McSweeney Offers Legislation to Address Public Teacher Sex Abuse
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/13/mcsweeney-offers-legislation-make-public-teacher-sex-abuse/
— State Rep. Candidate Tom Weber Hosting Boat Race Watching Fundraiser at Blarney Island Thursday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/13/state-rep-candidate-tom-weber-hosting-boat-race-watching-fundraiser-blarney-island-next-thursday-copy/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Appellate court hears case challenging taxpayer-funded abortion in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/appellate-court-hears-case-challenging-taxpayer-funded-abortion-in-illinois/article_b7103ff8-6f33-11e8-b586-23dd8d98bb67.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Abortion fight becomes matter of dollars-&-cents – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/abortion-fight-becomes-matter-of-dollars-cents/1237256962
— Pritzker attack ad links Rauner to Trump’s Charlottesville remarks
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/video/pritzker-attack-ad-links-rauner-to-trump-s-charlottesville-remarks_20180614071006/1238175707

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Republicans Miss the Target in Target-Rich Environment–Again – John Biver and David E. Smith (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/06/illinois-republicans-continue-to-miss-the-target-in-a-target-rich-environment/

 

GOPUSA
— What happens if voters approve three Californias?
http://www.gopusa.com/what-happens-if-voters-approve-three-californias/

 

BREITBART
— Ryan’s Amnesty Plan Compromises Trump’s Four Pillars – Neil Munro
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/06/13/ryan-amnesty-plan-compromises-trump-four-pillars/

 

DAILY CALLER
— PIT BULL MAULS ITS OWNER — RIGHT IN FRONT OF ANIMAL CONTROL – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/13/pit-bull-attack-owner-animal-control/

 

CNN
— Gutierrez ‘absolutely’ stands by claim Sessions wants blacks ‘in the back of the bus again’ – Marc Rod (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on uniting members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/politics/gutierrez-sessions-trump-black-bus-kitchen-cnntv/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ex-Treasurer of Illinois Town Gets 4-Year Sentence for Theft
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-06-13/ex-treasurer-of-illinois-town-gets-4-year-sentence-for-theft

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Paul Ryan Says Trump Is All In on Next Week’s Immigration Votes – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/us/politics/paul-ryan-trump-immigration-votes.html
— Congressman Steve King Retweets a Nazi Sympathizer – Melissa Gomez (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to articles that promote a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform; b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling; c) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate; d) etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/us/politics/steve-king-collett-nazi.html
— Illinois Elementary School to Drop Woodrow Wilson From Name – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/06/12/us/ap-us-dropping-woodrow-wilson.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: School officials in central Illinois have decided to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from an elementary school and instead honor the area’s first black female doctor. The Peoria Public Schools board voted Monday to rename Woodrow Wilson Primary School after Peoria-native Dr. Maude Sanders.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Parades are a joy and a nightmare — and somehow still the way we celebrate in 2018 – Dan Zak (DIERSEN: Every year, those who are anti-parade, that is, anti-Republican, work harder a) to discourage Republican candidates from having entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade, b) to discourage Republicans from helping sponsor the parade, and c) to encourage Democrat candidates to have entries ion the parade.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/parades-are-a-joy-and-a-nightmare–and-somehow-still-the-way-we-celebrate-in-2018/2018/06/12/91444eac-6d8c-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: All the ways President Trump is cutting legal immigration – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/12/donald-trump-cutting-legal-immigration/692447002/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Grip on GOP Keeps Most Party Members in Line – Sahil Kapur
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-13/trump-s-cult-like-grip-on-gop-keeps-most-party-members-in-line
— More Unions Sue Over Trump Federal Worker Orders – Louis C. LaBrecque
https://www.bna.com/unions-sue-trump-n73014476462/

 

NASDAQ
— Should You Give Your House Away? – Tracy Craig (DIERSEN: Will you, or someone who you are responsible for, be one of more than 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 who will need long-term health care services? My father’s sister, my mother’s sister, and my wife’s sister are all paying more than $200/day out of their life’s savings for long-term health care.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/should-you-give-your-house-away-cm977157

 

FED SMITH
— When EEO Isn’t About Discrimination – Robbie Kunreuther (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/06/13/eeo-isnt-discrimination/

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Should More Newspapers Charge a Fee to Publish Political Endorsement Letters? – Rachael Garcia
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/critical-thinking-should-more-newspapers-charge-a-fee-to-publish-political-endorsement-letters/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $499,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 1111 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $439,900
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Wheaton-IL/pmf,pf_pt/4447943_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 1112 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $759,000
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Wheaton-IL/pmf,pf_pt/4447929_zpid/

June 13 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING SPONSOR WHEATON’S INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE! So far, $1,550 has been pledged, but $950 more is needed. Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has pledged $500 and Judge Jeff MacKay has pledged $250. Bob Berlin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Dave Molitor, Peter Roskam, and Darlene Ruscitti have made $100 pledges.

 

As a $2,500 Star sponsor, DuPage County Republicans will get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School bands. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I will again hand deliver a flyer to all the residences and businesses on the parade route that lists the sponsors and the amount that they contributed. Please phone me at 630-653-0462 about sponsorship and mail a check made out to the Wheaton Park District for $100 or more to me ASAP at 915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326.

 

So far, Republican entries in the parade are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen/Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elloitt/Chris Zaruba, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Please help me encourage Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots in Wheaton a) to have an entry in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and b) to help sponsor the parade. Those candidates include Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, Gwen Henry, Kevin Wiley, Jim Zay, Al Murphy, and Joseph Cantore. The deadline for parade entries has been extended to June 20, 2018 and the cost is $180. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2018-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-43661232923?aff=es2 Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Judge hears arguments in lawsuit by Alaina Hampton, former campaign aide for House Speaker Michael Madigan, alleging retaliation – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-by-former-madigan-campaign-aide-alleging-retaliation/3598175/
— Deerfield assault-weapons ban blocked by judge – Megan Hickey
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deerfield-gun-ban-blocked-by-judge/3597699/

 

NBC5
— Ex-Madigan Aide Releases 14-Page Document Addressing Harassment Allegations
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/kevin-quinn-the-truth-report-alaina-hampton-485395391.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/read-the-truth-kevin-quinn-alaina-hampton-485397111.html
— Judge Blocks Chicago Suburb’s Semi-Automatic Weapons Ban Deerfield officials say they are reviewing the judge’s ruling and will consider an appeal
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Judge-Blocks-Chicago-Suburbs-Semi-Automatic-Weapons-Ban-485397681.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-Madigan aide answers woman’s harassment allegations: I was never her boss – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-madigan-aide-answers-womans-harassment-allegations-i-was-never-her-boss/
— Ken Dunkin, sexual harassment and proportionate justice – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sexual-harassment-ken-dunkin-editorial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan aide ousted in sexual harassment texting scandal responds to woman who made the accusations – Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kevin-quinn-sexual-harassment-madigan-hampton-20180613-story.html
— Why haven’t Chicago Board of Education, CEO Jackson resigned over sexual abuse scandal? It’s the Chicago Way. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-troy-laraviere-kass-20180612-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban businesses plan to lay off 558 workers – Kim Mikus
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180613/suburban-businesses-plan-to-lay-off-558-workers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aurora promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote?
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180613/auroras-first-gay-pride-parade-to-celebrate-everyone
— Former Aurora alderwoman Lynne Johnson pleads guilty to stealing from Meijer – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180613/former-aurora-alderwoman-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-from-meijer

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Abortion Opponents Back In Courtroom, Fighting Funding Law – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/abortion-opponents-back-courtroom-fighting-funding-law#stream/0
— Republicans Who Distance Themselves From Trump Struggle In Primaries – KELSEY SNELL
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/13/619447112/republicans-who-distance-themselves-from-trump-struggle-in-primaries

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Sexual harassment scandal in Springfield highlights need for new leadership, Smolenski says – Karen Kidd
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511456086-sexual-harassment-scandal-in-springfield-highlights-need-for-new-leadership-smolenski-says

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam slams potential plans to pardon Blagojevich – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511454953-roskam-slams-potential-plans-to-pardon-blagojevich

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Raises should be based on merit, not ‘steps’ – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: Step increases recognize the work experience that you gain. The more step increases that you get, the more that is expected of you.)
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-raises-should-be-based-on-merit-not-steps/article_9e25f3e4-6ec9-11e8-9013-cb1f51230d16.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WALSH RESIGNS FROM TURNING POINT USA’S ADVISORY BOARD OVER LEADERSHIP’S DEVOTION TO TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/walsh-resigns-from-turning-point-usas-advisory-board-over-leaderships-devotion-to-trump.html
— AS CALIFORNIA CONSIDERS DIVIDING INTO 3 STATES, COULD ILLINOIS CONSIDER DIVIDING, TOO?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/as-california-considers-dividing-into-3-states-could-illinois-consider-dividing-too-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— President Trump is 22 points underwater in Illinois poll
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/13/president-trump-is-22-points-underwater-in-illinois-poll/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— California GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Embraces Trump John Cox says the president will campaign for him – Haris Alic (DIERSEN: Will Republican candidates in Illinois embrace Trump? Will Trump campaign for Republican candidates in Illinois?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/california-gop-gubernatorial-nominee-embraces-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Twitter CEO apologizes to leftists for eating at Chick-fil-A
http://www.gopusa.com/twitter-ceo-apologizes-to-leftists-for-eating-at-chick-fil-a/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— IL GOP asks Trump not to pardon former Gov. Blagojevich – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/06/il_gop_asks_trump_not_to_pardon_former_gov_blagojevich.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pentagon brass influenced by Trump admin refuse to honor LGBT ‘pride month’ – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pentagon-brass-influenced-by-trump-admin-refuse-to-honor-lgbt-pride-month

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America’s Entitlement Crisis Just Keeps Growing – MICHAEL TANNER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/entitlement-crisis-social-security-medicare-outlook-worsens/

 

MSN
— Rep. Brat Says E-Verify Is Important Element of Immigration Reform
https://www.msn.com/da-dk/video/spil/rep-brat-says-e-verify-is-important-element-of-immigration-reform/vp-AAyB7BW

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Times Examines Work History of Reporter in Leak Case – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: If the New York Times examined my work history, what would it find? I have worked as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, for the Post Office 1966-1969, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/business/media/ali-watkins-leaks.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Do You Feel More Secure? – Thomas L. Friedman (DIERSEN: Yes!)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/opinion/trump-kim-north-korea-allies.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump puts stranglehold on GOP — and woe to any Republican who objects – Mark Z. Barabak
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-sanford-republicans-20180613-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Mark Sanford’s primary loss shows the peril of crossing Trump – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/06/13/daily-202-mark-sanford-s-primary-loss-shows-the-peril-of-crossing-trump/5b20522d30fb04775d8813d9/
— If Pruitt won’t resign and Trump won’t fire him, what penalty could he face? – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: What unjustified adverse actions have your employers taken against you? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Firestone Stores boss fired me when I told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile in 1971. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/13/if-pruitt-wont-resign-and-trump-wont-fire-him-what-penalty-could-he-face/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Starting Law Firm Associate Salaries Hit $190,000 New York firm Milbank Tweed bumps starting annual pay, other firms slowly follow its lead – Sara Randazzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starting-law-firm-associate-salaries-hit-190-000-1528813210
— Vietnam Tightens Grip on Internet – James Hookway (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents are beyond furious that they do not have a “grip” on me. Short of killing me, they cannot take my Civil Service Retirement System pension or my Social Security away from me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vietnam-tightens-grip-on-internet-with-data-storage-law-1528799753

 

FORBES
— The Job Description Is Obsolete – Marissa Peretz (DIERSEN: I should post my job descriptions and when I worked under them: GAO Band II Analyst 1989-1997, GAO GS-13 Analyst 1986-1989, GAO GS-12 Analyst 1982-1986, GAO GS-11 Analyst 1981-1982, GAO GS-9 Analyst 1980-1981, GS-12 IRS Revenue Office 1974-1980, GS-11 IRS Revenue Officer 1973-1974, GS-9 IRS Revenue Officer 1972-1973, GS-7 IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1972, Firestone Stores Retail Sales Manager 1970-1971, and GS-4 Post Office Substitute Carrier/Clerk 1966-1969.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marissaperetz/2018/06/13/the-job-description-is-obsolete/#6f55bc6775b8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These written statements of the responsibilities, duties, required qualifications and reporting relationships of a position are ineffective.)

 

STATE FARM
— Green Driving: Get Behind the Wheel Less and Do Good (DIERSEN: What have you done to drive less? Things that I have done include a) using public transportation to get to/from work and/or school in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997; b) walking to/from work and school 1974-1978; c) buying a home in walking distance to public transportation in 1978; and d) having a home built in walking distance from public transportation in 1984.)
https://www.statefarm.com/simple-insights/auto-and-vehicles/green-driving-get-behind-the-wheel-less-and-do-good
— A Timeline: How to Prepare for College (DIERSEN: Are/were you “college material?” While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.statefarm.com/simple-insights/college/a-timeline-how-to-prepare-for-college

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS private debt collectors target low-income taxpayers – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-private-debt-collectors-target-low-income-taxpayers-below-poverty-line

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— 21 Republicans to Trump: axe fed-targeting executive orders – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: The 21 include Mike Bost and Rodney Davis. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 21 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupe’s hint/imply/argue/shout that past and present Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives have thrown me under the bus and flushed me down the toilet.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/06/13/republicans-to-trump-axe-fed-targeting-executive-orders/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Members of President Donald Trump’s own party called out recent executive orders targeting federal employee unions, due process and official time use as an attempt to undermine existing law. The executive orders, signed May 25, make it easier for agencies to fire federal employees under investigation for misconduct while calling for the renegotiation of agency contracts with employee unions. They also limit the use of official time, which allows federal employees to conduct union activities such as representing employees in disputes and negotiating contracts with the agency, to no more than 25 percent of an employees work time. “We are concerned that the recent executive orders embark on a path that will undo many of the long-standing principles protected by law, which establish checks and balances not only in the federal workplace but for the American public,” wrote 21 Republican members of the House in a letter to the president. “We believe that the three executive orders undermine existing labor laws and we ask that you rescind them.” The representatives’ open opposition to the executive orders is significant, as House Democrats have already expressed strong opposition to the infringement on the collective bargaining and official time use of federal employees. The new letter marks a solid bipartisan opposition to the new executive orders. Many of the letter’s signers represent federal employee-dense districts and face reelection in November 2018. “As members representing a significant number of hard-working federal employees and retirees, we urge you to uphold the current law and long-standing federal labor statutes that protect America’s civil service from discrimination, unfair treatment and sexual harassment,” the representatives wrote. The legality of the executive orders has already been challenged in court by federal employee unions, and the letter’s assertion that the orders undermine labor laws provides support for that case. J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which filed the May 30 suit, applauded the letter, saying: “We are heartened by this showing of support for our members and all federal employees. Everyone benefits when management and bargaining unit employees can work together effectively and efficiently, something President Trump’s executive orders undermine. This administration’s attempt to silence the voice of veterans, law enforcement officers and all hardworking federal employees is not just deplorable, it is illegal. The EOs are a direct rebuke to the checks and balances in our Constitution and comes dangerously close to encroaching on the rights of Congress to legislate.”)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employees Last Year Broke Record for Proving Retaliation By Managers – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have proved retaliation by my GAO superiors.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/06/federal-employees-last-year-broke-record-proving-retaliation-against-them/148987/?oref=river
— Debt-Free College for Future Federal Employees – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/pay-benefits-watch/2018/06/expanding-military-parental-leave-debt-free-college-and-more/148975/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Democratic senator introduced a bill last month that would allow students to graduate from college debt-free, provided they enter public service. The Strengthening American Communities Act (S. 2984), introduced in May by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland but announced last week, would establish a National Public Service Education Grant program, which would pay a significant portion of students’ tuition, provided that they agree to work for at least three years in public service. The program could remove many students’ reliance on student loans to pay for post-secondary education, and allow graduates to enter the workforce debt free. And those already working in positions eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which offers to erase debt after a decade of work in public service, would see relief after only three years.)

June 13 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Deerfield Ban On Assault Rifles On Pause Following Court Ruling – Jeremy Ross
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/12/deerfield-ban-on-assault-rifles-on-pause-following-court-ruling/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel says talk of Madigan’s future misses the point of #MeToo movement – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-says-talk-of-madigans-future-misses-the-point-of-metoo-movement/
— U.S. charitable giving tops $400 billion for first time – AP (DIERSEN: How much of this $400+ billion was used to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/charitable-giving-usa-philanthropy-billionaires-foundations/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gender, social media help Dems win Anti-Trump activism propelling women in midterm primaries – Mary Jordan
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180613/281706910388174
— Emanuel offers to pay for Jeff Sessions to visit Ellis Island – John Byrne (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Emanuel officially banish from Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies 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? Ever-increasingly, Emanuel promotes hatred against members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-jeff-sessions-20180612-story.html
— Crete-Monee teacher pushed student out of classroom for wearing sandals, lawsuit claims – Alicia Fabbre (DIERSEN: What reputation did your high school have when you graduated? What reputation does it have now? Have you done better or worse financially than those who you graduated with?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-monee-suit-st-0613-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Foreign countries and their citizens that want to destroy America illegally send illegal drugs into America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-mail-order-fentanyl-20180524-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: There’s a growing trend of Naperville-area students being caught vaping, sometimes with THC – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-discipline-st-0613-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to bring their children to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-caravan-immigration-asylum-chicago-20180607-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: Suburban school districts pay penalties for giving raises over 6 percent – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180613/suburban-school-districts-pay-penalties-for-giving-raises-over-6-percent-
— Pulte developers honor legacy of nuns at former Wheaton convent – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180612/pulte-developers-honor-legacy-of-nuns-at-former-wheaton-convent-
— After weekend floods, Mount Prospect planning up to $8 million in sewer upgrades – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180612/after-weekend-floods-mount-prospect-planning-up-to-8-million-in-sewer-upgrades

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— And now some good news about Chicago – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: For those who run Chicago, good news is progress in driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180613/BLOGS10/180619970
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago marijuana grower GTI begins trading in Canada – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180613/NEWS03/180619956
— Higher property assessments mean more work for lawyers – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180608/ISSUE01/180609898

 

WLS AM
— GOP candidate Seth Grossman says diversity is ‘bunch of crap’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/12/gop-candidate-says-diversity-is-bunch-of-crap/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Activists ask board to make Sangamon ‘gun sanctuary’ county – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180612/activists-ask-board-to-make-sangamon-gun-sanctuary-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Tonight, I ask you to please consider protecting your constituents and the voters and the taxpayers of Sangamon County,” said Springfield resident Rosanna Pulido. “Please pass a resolution to make Sangamon County a sanctuary for gun owners.” Other Illinois counties, including nearby Christian County, have adopted gun sanctuary resolutions. The terminology comes from so-called sanctuary cities, such as Chicago, that don’t cooperate with aspects of federal immigration enforcement. Speaking before the meeting, Sangamon County Administrator Brian McFadden said the county has an informal policy that it does not weigh in on symbolic measures that are outside its regulatory authority. Even if the county were to pass a gun sanctuary resolution, it would not affect the enforcement of federal, state or local gun laws. . .“This is not a symbolic resolution. It is a defense of the Constitutional principle. It is incumbent on our local elected officials to make sure their constituents’ voices are heard by the state in regards to protecting the Constitution. You took an oath of office to that effect,” Pulido said. Pulido, as well as Springfield residents Tom Shafer and Lynn Wilson, spoke at the end of the county board meeting. Board members did not comment or ask them any questions.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Best route for Illinois may be state bankruptcy – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-13/jim-dey-best-route-state-may-be-bankruptcy.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Tazewell auditor criticizes County Board funding (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that taking and passing the CIA examination was a waste of time and money. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the review courses that I took for the examination a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180612/tazewell-auditor-criticizes-county-board-funding

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Hranka: Tazewell board not funding auditor office properly – Sharon Woods Harris
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20180612/hranka-tazewell-board-not-funding-auditor-office-properly
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris said the auditor’s position by statute can be filled by anybody off the street, and the county wants more experience. “I’m not saying we’ve got bad people, but we want more stability in the job,” said Harris. “We want to know that we have an accounting professional in the job. “We know some of our audits haven’t been completed. The main job is compliance, and some audits just haven’t been completed over the years. It’s not against the person that’s on the job, it’s the knowledge to do the audit. We can’t guarantee consistent qualifications in the job through the process that we have. We would like to bring in talent that can do it, can see it. Anybody can come on the job and learn it, but we want our auditor to have a CIA, Certified Internal Auditor.” The county is not seeking professionals in other elected posts. Hranka said under statute, the sheriff, coroner and others are not required to have experience in the field pertaining to the position they are running for. She said the board allows her only $2,000 for continuing education even though she is required to do 20 hours per year.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Protesters visit Rauner’s house to demand $15 minimum wage – MAXIMILIAN KWIATKOWSKI (DIERSEN: Did you work for less than $15/hour in today’s dollars? I worked for far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/protesters-visit-rauner-s-house-to-demand-minimum-wage/article_399e3bc3-8ea1-5e77-bd2f-4de57be4ddfc.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Speaker Madigan seeks officer to combat sexual harassment – AP (DIERSEN: What about combating patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the aforesaid.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/speaker-madigan-seeks-officer-to-combat-sexual-harassment/article_e88b65d1-5e75-578f-bfb4-1ab4bab7ebf8.amp.html

 

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Social media altering street-gang culture, fueling violence – AP
http://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/national/article_2a180d26-6abd-5e63-801b-595d374b1ec0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lamanta Reese lived much of his gang life in virtual reality, posting videos on YouTube of him and others taunting rivals. He died at age 19 in the real world, bleeding from his head onto a porch on Chicago’s South Side after one of those gang rivals, prosecutors say, shot him 11 times. Another possible factor in his slaying: A smiley-face emoji Reese posted that the suspected gunman may have interpreted as a slight about his mom. Gangs’ embrace of social media to goad foes or conceal drug dealing in emoji-laden text is the biggest change in how gangs operate compared with 10 years ago, according to new law enforcement data provided exclusively to The Associated Press ahead of its release Tuesday by the Chicago Crime Commission. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other sites have radically altered gang culture in Chicago. They are having a similar influence on gangs nationwide. These days, there is nearly always a link between an outbreak of gang violence and something online, said Rodney Phillips, a gang-conflict mediator working in the low-income Englewood neighborhood where Reese lived and died. When he learns simmering tensions have spilled into violence, he no longer goes first to the streets. “I Google it,” Phillips said. “I look on YouTube and Facebook. Today, that’s how you follow the trail of a conflict.”)

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Starbucks’ actions promote liberal agenda – Alan Webber
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/starbucks-actions-promote-liberal-agenda/article_13dc4c9c-6d9d-11e8-bb0f-eb3310de0fff.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Lieutenant governor: Communities should be envious of DeKalb opioid collaboration Treatment strategies were discussed during forum – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/12/lieutenant-governor-communities-should-be-envious-of-dekalb-opioid-collaboration/abdwi6h/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— What’s fairest tax for Illinois? You decide – JOHN DONALD O’SHEA (DIERSEN: What taxes do your critics/opponents want increased? Because virtually all my and my wife’s income is retirement income, my critics/opponents want retirement income to be taxed. Further, they oppose raising the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/what-s-fairest-tax-for-illinois-you-decide/article_c3915140-d211-5e58-913f-ba8f3b6b38f4.amp.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/voices-act-could-protect-undocumented-immigrants-who-are-sexual-assault-survivors#stream/0

 

WSIU
— Gov. Rauner Talks with State Workers About FY-19 Budget – STEPH WHITESIDE
http://news.wsiu.org/post/gov-rauner-talks-state-workers-about-fy-19-budget#stream/0

 

WIFR
— DeKalb County leaders discuss growing opioid overdoses with Lt. Governor – Kourtney Adams
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/DeKalb-County-leaders-discuss-growing-opioid-overdoses-with-Lt-Governor-485289161.html

 

WJBC
— Rep. Brady cautiously backs Rauner’s plan for massive infrastructure bill – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/06/12/rep-brady-cautiously-backs-rauners-plan-for-massive-infrastructure-bill/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Public Housing Crisis Threatens Cairo’s Existence – Kirk Siegler
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619109573/public-housing-crisis-threatens-illinois-river-towns-existence

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— IL STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Rauner Signs Budget Minus Reforms
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511454569-il-state-chamber-of-commerce-rauner-signs-budget-minus-reforms

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Rave Reviews for President Trump’s Innovative Diplomacy
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14509

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER’s baby step toward TRUMP – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors want him 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who are Rauner’s advisors?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/06/13/rauners-baby-step-toward-trump-gop-superpac-invests-heavily-in-il-12-ig-takes-over-cps-abuse-cases-279929
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pritzker campaign wasted no time hanging President Donald Trump around Gov. Bruce Rauner’s neck on Tuesday, just hours after the governor made a rare positive statement about the Trump White House. He did it, of course, without saying the president’s name. “I am very proud of what’s been going on in the federal government, Congress, and the White House,” Rauner said at a Downstate stop. Rauner is well aware that if he hopes to have any chance in November, he needs to reach out to the Republican base in southern Illinois, which is solid Trump country. Look no further than Rep. Mark Sanford’s loss last night, after Trump tweeted support for Sanford’s opponent, state Rep. Katie Arrington, as evidence of what can happen to Republicans who dump on Trump.)
— “Across the great divide: Sen. Dick Durbin shames politicians and media that sow divisions in Illinois” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats “sow divisions in Illinois.” They do everything that they can to make members of Group A hate members of Group B. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/06/13/rauners-baby-step-toward-trump-gop-superpac-invests-heavily-in-il-12-ig-takes-over-cps-abuse-cases-279929

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State lawmakers still eyeing gambling expansions, marijuana legalization – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-lawmakers-still-eyeing-gambling-expansions-marijuana-legalization/article_282e6922-6d99-11e8-af06-2f1bb959ee86.html
— Labor board: Taxpayers owe union workers $412 million in unpaid step increases – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Step increases recognize the work experience that you gain. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have little or no professional work experience. Have you gotten pay increases? While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, because of COLAs, step increases, and promotions, my pay increased every year except 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. 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.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/labor-board-taxpayers-owe-union-workers-million-in-unpaid-step/article_3a20f3b6-6ec5-11e8-9b43-e3ebe9179cb2.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Mayor Emanuel rejects the “Madigan question” (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that when they blamed me for all of the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. had, VERY FEW CAME TO MY DEFENSE.  In my defense, I stress that my critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and they have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that might come to my defense.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/13/mayor-emanuel-rejects-the-madigan-question/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION HARM – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/diversity-and-inclusion-harm/
— WHY CAN’T WE FIX SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE? – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-cant-we-fix-social-security-and-medicare/

 

GOPUSA
— Hogg claims net neutrality repeal part of conspiracy to suppress vote; marches in pride parade (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who are anti-Second Amendment are also 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, anti-draft dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47893
— Anti-Trump incumbent loses primary in South Carolina (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Do anti-Trumps dominate a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and d) the IRP?)
http://www.gopusa.com/anti-trump-incumbent-loses-primary-in-south-carolina/
— Princeton pressing psych chats to turn men into little girls (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who are anti-men are also anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft dodgers, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47809

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP House nominee Seth Grossman doubles down on anti-diversity comments: ‘Diversity is not a virtue’ – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/12/seth-grossman-gop-house-nominee-doubles-down-diver/

 

CNS NEWS
— Putting America First Has Made USA No. 1 – Stephen Moore
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/stephen-moore/putting-america-first-has-made-usa-no-1

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: NOW HARMING THE SCIENCES Walter Williams flays lowered standards in STEM subjects (DIERSEN: Passing the CPA examination used to be required to advance at IRS and at GAO. But because few minorities and few females took CPA examination, let alone pass it, IRS and GAO dropped that requirement. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. Very few of them had taken the examination, let alone passed it.)
http://www.wnd.com/2018/06/diversity-and-inclusion-now-harming-the-sciences/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Executive Orders Are Surprisingly Popular With Federal Employees – John York (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. The Democrats who run the federal government use that subjectivity to get rid of federal employee who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/12/trump-executive-orders-are-surprisingly-popular-with-federal-employees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When President Donald Trump recently issued three executive orders that made it easier to fire poorly performing government employees, the backlash from public-sector unions was fierce. Union leaders did not like it—one called it an “assault on federal employees.” But a recent poll shows a slight majority of government workers—51 percent—supports the administration’s efforts. Moreover, only 24 percent of federal employees oppose the recent executive orders and another quarter are unsure. The level of support among federal workers for executive orders that will make it easier to fire them is surprising, but only at first glance. In fact, Trump’s executive orders represent modest reforms that will not affect the vast majority of employees and, in fact, likely will improve their working conditions. For instance, one of the new executive orders imposes a 30-day limit on the time an agency can give an employee to improve his poor performance before being fired. When a federal manager determines that an employee is not up to the job, he must present that employee with a performance improvement plan as a last-ditch effort to turn his performance around. Prior to the president’s executive order, agencies set the length of this grace period, which stretched to 120 days in some cases. The new executive order also gives managers more freedom to decide how to punish misconduct. Prior to Trump’s executive orders, managers were ordinarily bound to progress through lesser disciplinary steps from verbal warning and written notices to suspensions, demotions, and removal from the civil service. Now, managers are free to choose a punishment that fits the crime. Some federal employees no doubt take advantage of their insulation from accountability, but most civil servants are hard-working and dedicated—a fact attested to by the 70 percent customer satisfaction rate among those who receive some federal service. These diligent workers must pick up the slack for those who do not do their share, then are sometimes denied opportunities for advancement by the dead weight above them. And, as anyone who has worked in an office environment knows, unmotivated and unruly co-workers can take a heavy toll on morale. So, although a few bad apples may prefer to keep the status quo, it is not surprising most federal employees welcome these provisions of the president’s executive orders.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW USCIS OFFICE INVESTIGATING THOUSANDS WHO GOT U.S. CITIZENSHIP THROUGH IDENTITY FRAUD – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/12/aliens-used-fake-identities/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Think Way Outside the Box to Clean Up Illinois’ Fiscal Mess A state this broke has nothing to lose. – GERALD D. SKONING (DIERSEN: Those who run Illinois focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that 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://spectator.org/think-way-outside-the-box-to-clean-up-illinois-fiscal-mess/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Louisiana gov reverses course, signs campus free speech bill – Nikita Vladimirov (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended high school or college, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11011

 

THE HILL
— Equal pay for women elusive 55 years after landmark law – NIV ELIS (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees who had less work experience than I had, no professional certifications, and/or no professional licenses higher salaries than GAO paid me. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/391965-equal-pay-for-women-elusive-55-years-after-landmark-law

 

ABC NEWS
— Trumpism again dominates Republican Party – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Do anti-Trumps dominate a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and d) the IRP?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-trumpism-dominates-republican-party/story?id=55849587

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Talking to Trump: A How-To Guide Insights from more than 50 people the president met with in his first year in office – Peter Nicholas and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-to-trump-a-how-to-guide-1516303402

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to bring their children to America illegally.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/10/immigrants-zero-tolerance-mcallen-separate-families-trump/687348002/
— Retirement cut proposals threaten millions of federal workers – Dan Caplinger (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican paint themselves as being a) pro-employer and b) anti-employee. They side with GAO in Diersen v. GAO.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/06/12/these-retirement-cuts-threaten-millions-of-workers/35914843/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a lot of debate about the differences in working conditions that public-sector and private-sector workers face. Some private-sector workers who have seen many of their employee benefits deteriorate or disappear entirely over the years believe their public-sector counterparts get benefit packages that are too expensive for taxpayers to maintain. Public-sector employees can point to base salaries that have historically often been lower than what they could make in the private sector as a justification for additional benefits to make up the difference.)

 

MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL
— 3 Surprises To Watch Out For When Paying For Long-Term Care – Chris Orestis (DIERSEN: Will you, or someone who you are responsible for, be one more than 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 who will need long-term health care services? My father’s sister, my mother’s sister, and my wife’s sister are all paying more than $200/day out of their life’s savings for long-term health care.)
https://communityjournal.net/3-surprises-to-watch-out-for-when-paying-for-long-term-care/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 will need long-term health care services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yet, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, only 13 percent of those who received professional home health care had long-term insurance policies, which can protect seniors from high out-of-pocket costs. “There is a wide gap of people without long-term care insurance (LTCI), and some of the alternatives carry little-known laws and legal liabilities that can pose a problem to the care recipient and their family, says CHRIS ORESTIS, Executive Vice President of GWG Life (www.gwglife.com ) and author of the books Help on the Way and A Survival Guide to Aging. “The growing long-term care funding crisis has brought lawsuits and mandated claw-back actions against families in attempts to recover monies spent on long-term care,” Orestis says. “There is a growing need for consumers to consider all their available financial options to fund long-term care, and that can include selling a life insurance policy.” “Often the weight for long-term care falls on the family, and they need to avoid a financial surprise that can come late in life for their loved ones.”)

 

MARSHALL TOWN TIMES REPUBLICAN
— Diversity and inclusion harm – Walter Williams (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.timesrepublican.com/opinion/columnists/2018/06/diversity-and-inclusion-harm/

 

ATLANTA VOICE
— GOP congressional candidate Seth Grossman: “Diversity is ‘a bunch of crap and un-American” – Sophie Tatum (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.theatlantavoice.com/articles/gop-congressional-candidate-diversity-is-a-bunch-of-crap-and-un-american/

 

FED WEEK
— Disciplinary Actions Accelerate at VA Since Change in Law (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat superiors took the following disciplinary actions against me. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/disciplinary-actions-accelerate-at-va-since-change-in-law/

 

WHO WHAT WHY
— TRUMP SETS STAGE FOR FEDERAL WORKER PURGES – CELIA WEXLER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors were always purging federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/06/13/trump-sets-stage-for-federal-worker-purges/

June 8 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Gov. Rauner talks budget cuts, Blagojevich commute and IL residents moving out
http://wgntv.com/2018/06/07/gov-rauner-talks-budget-blagojevich-and-il-residents-moving-out/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner in D.C. on Friday will tout $132M federal grant already announced – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-in-d-c-on-friday-will-tout-132m-federal-grant-already-announced/
— The Donald and The Alderman break up; Burke no longer doing tax work for Trump – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/the-donald-and-the-alderman-break-up-burke-no-longer-doing-tax-work-for-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mercy for Blagojevich? His successor says no – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-friday-edition-20180607-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In hopes of stopping bloodshed, a multimillion-dollar effort is providing jobs, therapy to city’s most violent – Annie Sweeney (DIERSEN: If offered to them, would/will violent people take the bad jobs that I had? I doubt it. 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence-heartland-alliance-20180522-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans urge citizens of foreign countries to come to America and to claim asylum.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-asylum-seekers-border-20180607-story.html
— Harvey cuts deal for $1.3M in withheld taxes, escapes financial crisis for now — but city still owes millions – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-20180607-story.html
— Donald Trump says he may pardon late boxing champion Muhammad Ali – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Should I ask Trump to pardon me for seeking and getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971? Should I write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and others who talked and acted like they were punishing me for seeking and getting those deferments?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-muhammad-ali-donald-trump-pardon-20180608-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump said Friday that he may pardon the late boxer Muhammad Ali. Ali was convicted in 1967 for refusing to report for induction into the United States military during the Vietnam War. His local draft board rejected his application for conscientious objector classification. “He was, look, he was not very popular then, certainly his memory is popular now,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to leave the White House on Friday en route to a Group of Seven economic summit in Canada. “I’m thinking about that very seriously, and some others, and some folks that have some sentences that aren’t fair.”)
— In Springfield, personal politics trump public needs – Roger W. Peck, Long Grove
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-corruption-springfield-bruce-rauner-history-20180607-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Three dogs euthanized after attacking Gurnee couple in Elgin – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180608/three-dogs-euthanized-after-attacking-gurnee-couple-in-elgin

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— UIC, John Marshall Law School on track to merge – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180608/ISSUE01/180609880
— HUD plan would hike rents 21 percent for poor, study finds – ALBY GALLUN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180607/CRED03/180609876

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Plenty of sleight of hand in this ‘balanced’ budget – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-08/jim-dey-plenty-sleight-hand-balanced-budget.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Blago, another tool for Trump – Editorial
https://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-blago-another-tool-for-trump/article_c61e66fd-07c8-5707-8f53-71306d9b0c78.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Spending plan a start, but not a budget – Editorial
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/amp/Editorial-Spending-plan-a-start-but-not-a-budget-12971362.php

 

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Village board approves ordinance banning sweepstakes machines in Flossmoor – Tom Houlihan
https://www.hfchronicle.com/article/2018/jun/07/village-board-approves-ordinance-banning-sweepstakes-machines-flossmoor

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois Governor’s race on pace to shatter spending record – Andrew Feather (DIERSEN: As November 6 approaches, I expect that voters will increasingly take their anger against negative ads out on their precinct committeeman/captain. Voters will tell their precinct committeeman/captain to take their candidates’ negative ads and go to HELL.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38377512/illinois-governors-race-on-pace-to-shatter-spending-record
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And with the increased funds come increased ad buys. Though campaigns typically wait until about September to advertise heavily for the general election, both Rauner and Pritzker placed multimillion dollar ad campaigns across the state this week, spending Jackson says won’t let up through election day. “By September and October most people are going to be tired of the negative ads and be wishing that November 6 would come soon,” Jackson said.)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Can Congressional Republicans Find Common Ground On Immigration? (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants the Republican Party to dump the immigration plank in its platform and dump all those who support it? ANSWER: Those who will never vote for Republicans and who want to destroy the Republican Party, that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/618012688/can-congressional-republicans-find-common-ground-on-immigration
— Republicans Exploring Options To Block Trump Administration’s Tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/618012752/republicans-exploring-options-to-block-trump-administrations-tariffs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our next guest is Republican Congressman Peter Roskam, who represents an Illinois district near Chicago. Welcome to the program. PETER ROSKAM: Thank you for having me on. SHAPIRO: You’ve supported targeted measures on some steel imports like those from China. What makes these different? ROSKAM: What makes these different is these are going after our allies with whom we really have no conflict. And I think that this will have an adverse impact on small manufacturers in my constituency that I’ve heard directly from – and not just the manufacturers but obviously their employees and clearly American consumers. I think the smarter move is for us to focus our time and energy on China, which – there’s all kinds of trade infractions. And this is not well-placed resources in a fight that we really shouldn’t be having right now. SHAPIRO: President Trump doesn’t appear to be backing down. Do you think it’s now the role of Congress to stop him through legislation? ROSKAM: So the challenge with stopping the president through legislation obviously is the president would have to sign the bill. So said another way, these original trade structures were put in place to give presidents authorities to ease up on trade tariffs and to make it easier for commerce to pass between countries. It was not necessarily contemplated that you’d have a president that was tougher on a country than Congress was. So I think we’re very much in the persuasion mode. I had a meeting today along with some others with Secretary Ross. I’m heading into a meeting with Ambassador Lighthizer, giving voice to these concerns. And I think when push comes to shove, one of the voices that’s going to have a disproportionately significant impact is American agriculture because they’re ashen-faced at the idea of getting into a trade war.)

 

REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Illinois Is Better Off Bankrupt – John Merrifield & Barry Poulson
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2018/06/07/illinois_is_better_off_bankrupt_110660.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Despite GOP concerns, graduate research assistants one step closer to being able to unionize – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511446550-despite-gop-concerns-graduate-research-assistants-one-step-closer-to-being-able-to-unionize

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ pension buyout plan savings depend on volunteers – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: If Illinois is like GAO, sooner or later, it will force its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are eligible for a buyout to take the buyout.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-pension-buyout-plan-savings-depend-on-volunteers/article_2031b556-6a8f-11e8-9d51-6f6bcbeba289.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— “We believed Ken Dunkin would continue his commitment to public service” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a man and if a woman accuses you of something, your career is over and you will be gotten rid of. Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because GAO, IRS, Post Office, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. took so many adverse actions against me, I must have been accused by minorities, by females, by younger people, by veterans, by etc. of doing terrible things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/08/we-believed-ken-dunkin-would-continue-his-commitment-to-public-service/
— Amid feeding frenzy, media repeats old news as fresh
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/08/amid-feeding-frenzy-media-repeats-old-news-as-fresh/

 

GOPUSA
— U.S. Navy finds systemic deficiencies in seamanship skills of junior officers (DIERSEN: One could ask what percent of IRS and GAO employees at the GS-13 (currently $96,403), GS-14 (currently $113,920), GS-15 (currently $134,000), and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) levels have job-related master’s degrees, job related professional certifications, and job-related professional licenses. I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 in 1976, 31, and 48, b) six 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47592

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Revamped Lawsuit Vows to Expose ‘Discrimination’ in Obama FAA’s Diversity Hiring – Michael Bastasch (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, constructively, GAO argued that it did what Congress wanted it to, that is, a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/06/07/revamped-lawsuit-vows-to-expose-discrimination-in-obama-faas-diversity-hiring/

 

FOX NEWS
— The red wave is growing – Newt Gingrich (DIERSEN: Because I was always one of an extremely few Republican employees in the office, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government always took their hatred of Republicans out on me. That all came to a head during the mid-1990s when Republican Newt Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget. By forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they sent a very clear message to Newt Gingrich and to everyone else that if Republican politicians cut budgets, Republican employees will suffer.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/07/newt-gingrich-red-wave-is-growing.html

 

FOX BUSINESS
— There’s hope for Republicans, even in the bluest of states – Stuart Varney (DIERSEN: How blue is Illinois, your county, your township/ward, your municipality, and your precinct? The bluer that it is, the more dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, gun restrictions, and other bad things that you will find there.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/theres-hope-for-republicans-even-in-the-bluest-of-states-varney

 

DAILY CALLER
— TOP CLINTON ALLY: MATT DRUDGE IS ‘EVIL INCARNATE’ – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am “evil incarnate.” They 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/07/neera-tanden-matt-drudge/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/children-immigration-borders-family-separation.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP’s Biggest Task in Midterms: Firing Up Party Loyalists – Aaron Zitner (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What cuts your energy to help elect Republican candidates? ANSWER: For me, it is their failure/refusal to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gops-biggest-task-in-midterms-firing-up-party-loyalists-1528450202
— Americans’ Wealth Surpasses $100 Trillion Household net worth rose by 1% in the first quarter – Harriet Torry (DIERSEN: How much is your “disposable personal income.” My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $125,325 1997 GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-net-worth-surpasses-100-trillion-1528387386
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Households’ net worth was close to seven times their disposable personal income in the first quarter, at 683%. That was a slight cooling from the fourth quarter of 2017, when it hit 685%, but remains well above the earlier prerecession peak of about 650% in 2006.)

 

USA TODAY
— You’ll be shocked at how much health insurance costs for a family of four – Guy Boulton
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/06/06/health-care-costs-price-family-four/676046002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Ryan promises compromise ‘dreamers’ immigration bill despite GOP’s split – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants the Republican Party to dump the immigration plank in its platform and dump all those who support it? ANSWER: Those who will never vote for Republicans and who want to destroy the Republican Party, that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/06/07/ryan-promises-compromise-dreamers-immigration-bill-despite-gop-split/XodO2WnbsF6uDLv6Z6S4LO/story.html

 

WTHR
— Iowa GOP zero in on wealth of Democratic governor candidate – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who worked the hardest to paint me as someone a) who was undeservedly filthy rich and b) who had so much money that he did not need a job, let alone promotions. They stressed the new cars, real estate, vacations, collector cars, etc. that I bought. They stressed the money that I spent on tuition and books to earn job-related master’s degrees and job-related professional certifications. They painted themselves as being hardworking employees who had financial problems and who needed promotions.)
https://www.wthr.com/article/iowa-gop-zero-in-on-wealth-of-democratic-governor-candidate

(FROM THE ARTICLE: For a Republican Party that celebrates capitalism and the American dream of building wealth, the GOP’s initial line of attack against the new Iowa Democratic nominee for governor appears a bit out of character. Fred Hubbell, a former life insurance executive whose family wealth dates back to the mid-1800s, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday and will face Gov. Kim Reynolds in November. Almost immediately, Reynolds and party leaders questioned how voters could trust a candidate who was born rich and later served in leadership roles at several companies. Hubbell’s family businesses in Des Moines include ties to real estate and insurance. “The issue isn’t that Fred Hubbell has been rich his entire life, it’s that he has no idea what it’s like not to be,” said Reynolds during her election night speech. “He has no idea what it’s like to balance a family checkbook or to make the tough decisions most of us make each and every day when we’re trying to make ends meet.” Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann has chimed in by repeatedly referring to Hubbell, 67, as “Prince Frederick.” On election night, the party posted a photo-shopped image of Hubbell on its Facebook page as the Monopoly board game mascot, with a top hat, monocle and bags of money surrounding him. Never mind that Reynolds and Iowa GOP party leaders are big supporters of President Donald Trump, a rich businessman who surrounds himself with conspicuous wealth at his lavish properties such as Mar-a-Lago. In the Iowa governor’s race between a woman of modest means and a man who donated nearly $3 million of his own money toward his primary race, the GOP so far is zeroing in on personal wealth. It’s a strategy tried before as more rich candidates run for office from both parties, many of them also funneling millions of dollars to fund their own campaigns. In neighboring Illinois, for example, Democrat J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire member of the family that founded Hyatt hotels, has put more than $100 million of his own money into his bid to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, a wealthy former private equity investor. When he won in 2014, Rauner was accused of trying to buy the election.)

June 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Quinn calls on Madigan to resign as party chairman over sexual harassment scandal – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/quinn-calls-on-madigan-to-resign-as-party-chairman-over-sexual-harassment-scandal/3574805/

 

NBC5
— Ex-Wife of Former Madigan Aide Says Mapes Covered Up Her Abuse Claims Allegations against the speaker’s longtime right-hand man shed new light on previous complaints of harassment and abuse – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sarah-mckay-tim-mapes-kevin-quinn-abuse-claims-484874511.html

 

CBS2
— Dunkin Won’t Leave Board, Despite Governor Rauner’s Request – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: If someone accused you of something and you denied it, who would Rauner believe, you or your accuser?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/07/dunkin-wont-leave-board-despite-rauners-request/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The reason? An accusation on Wednesday from Sherri Garrett, a longtime aide to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. “In spring of 2013, former (Illinois) State Representative Ken Dunkin approached the house well and said to me and another woman ‘I want to take both of you home and see which one will be the naughtiest,’” said Garrett. Dunkin’s response? “Those are 100 per cent baseless accusations.” But Governor Rauner apparently didn’t think so. After appointing Dunkin to the board just last month, Rauner asked Dunkin to step aside.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lawmakers seek independent probe of House Speaker Madigan’s office – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lawmakers-seek-independent-probe-of-house-speaker-madigan-s-office

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— J.B. Pritzker has answers for all the easy questions, but when it comes to fixing Illinois, he’s ‘gotta go’ – Randy Blaser (DIERSEN: What organizations are/were you a member of? Do/did those organizations have problems? Do/did your critics/opponents blame you for those problems? My critics/opponents did. 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, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, or Post Office employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ahp-column-blaser-tl-0614-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In one sentence,” the interviewer asks, “why are you running for governor?” J.B. doesn’t hesitate: “Because everything that I care about, and I think everything we care about, is under siege by Bruce Rauner and Donald Trump.” And then he quickly adds: “I gotta go.” I thing the “I gotta go” is my favorite part of the whole ad. J.B. has time to answer questions about concerts, TV shows and favorite seasons, but when it comes to running the state of Illinois, he’s gotta go. Nothing about the pension crisis, the budget crisis, the tax crisis, the education crisis, the innocent people getting shot every day in Chicago crisis (including kids sitting on their front stoop), people leaving in Illinois in droves crisis or the what kind of sandwich does Michael Madigan want crisis, and he’s gotta go.)
— Rauner ally accused of inappropriate comments won’t resign from water board – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: If employees are expected to resign because they are “accused of inappropriate comments,” my critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that I must have done that or done other hateful, racist, sexist, or bigoted things to justify my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinos-house-sexual-harassment-dunkin-20180607-story.html
— Bill to raise smoking age would hurt convenience stores, vape shops, retailers say – Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: Are/were you a smoker? I never was one but many of my Democrat supervisors in the federal government were.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-tobacco-vape-21-story.html
— The Khan of Madiganistan keeps his head by severing another’s – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-michael-madigan-kass-20180607-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner runs on Dunkin — but embattled appointee says he’s not going anywhere – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-runs-on-dunkin-but-embattled-appointee-says-hes-not-going-anywhere/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/illinois-legislature-alternative-opioids-cannabis-pot-marijuana/
— ICE to send 1,600 immigration violators to federal prisons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/ice-to-send-1600-immigration-violators-to-federal-prisons/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Comedy Central show pokes fun at Libertarian governor candidate Kash Jackson – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180607/comedy-central-show-pokes-fun-at-libertarian-governor-candidate-kash-jackson
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Klepper poked fun at Jackson during a May 30 segment called “Fringewatch: 2018.” In the segment, Klepper ribbed Jackson for changing his name from Benjamin Winderweedle in 2017, accusations made by the ex-wife regarding the way Jackson punished his children, and the size of Jackson’s belt buckle. . .On May 31, Lake County Judge Joseph Salvi ruled Jackson is in contempt of court for not paying money he owes his ex-wife for child support, education, and other related expenses. Jackson has until Aug. 6 to pay his ex-wife more than $3,000 or face incarceration for up to six months, court records show. Jackson has repeatedly said he’s a victim of a rigged legal system that forces him to pay excessive amounts to see his children. He has said he is unemployed and living exclusively on disability and pension payments from serving 20 years in the Navy. He’s said in court he takes home about $4,500 a month from those benefits. Payments for his children total about $2,500 per month, an amount Jackson said in court that he can’t afford. Parental rights is a key campaign issue for Jackson, who was named the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in March.)
— Getting a Chick-Fil-A franchise is harder than getting into Harvard – Rachel Siegel
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180607/getting-a-chick-fil-a-franchise-is-harder-than-getting-into-harvard
— A Chick-fil-A is paying $18 an hour to retain fast-food workers – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 part-time while I attended college full-time, in today’s dollars, I earned only $15.85/hour the first year, only $16.38/hour the second year, and only $16.91/hour the third year.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180603/a-chick-fil-a-is-paying-18-an-hour-to-retain-fast-food-workers
— TRAGIC: Wheeling approves first video gambling cafe since lifting moratorium – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180607/wheeling-approves-first-video-gambling-cafe-since-lifting-moratorium

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
– Can jobs plus therapy for at-risk men cut gun violence? – EDDIE BOCANEGRA AND ROSEANNA ANDER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180607/OPINION/180609912/can-jobs-plus-therapy-for-at-risk-men-cut-gun-violence
— Dreaming of a second home? Here are 5. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Any dreams that my wife and I had of buying a second home ended in 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180607/CRED0701/180609910/dreaming-of-a-second-home-here-are-5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180607/NEWS02/180609900/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-pleads-with-gop-to-approve-daca-legislation

 

WGN RADIO
— Today in politics: Bridget Gainer, Jim Durkin and Pat Brady – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE (DIERSEN: If you are you a conservative, who decides who speaks for you?)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/07/today-in-politics-bridget-gainer-jim-durkin-and-pat-brady/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ population is falling, but it’s not all due to taxes – BGA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Illinois is 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.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180607/illinois-population-is-falling-but-its-not-all-due-to-taxes

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage people to come to the 16th Congressional District illegally, to stay in the district illegally, and to bring others to the district illegally.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/06/16th-congressional-district-candidate-to-lead-immigration-rally-in-dekalb/azg5rmh/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigration Debate Shines Spotlight On Divided House GOP – SUSAN DAVIS (DIERSEN: The more that you reject a plank in the Republican Party platform, the more that anti-Republicans glorify you and praise you.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/immigration-debate-shines-spotlight-divided-gop#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Will Pritzker’s progressive income tax & other taxes play in Peoria? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/06/will-pritzkers-progressive-income-tax-other-taxes-play-in-peoria-watch-berkowitz-wkolbercableweb/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Dominoes Continue to Fall, Lack of Accountability Persists in Illinois’ Culture of Sexual Harassment
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/06/dominoes-continue-to-fall-lack-of.html

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Sen. McConnaughay drops out of November’s re-election bid, likely to resign, published reports say – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511449114-sen-mcconnaughay-drops-out-of-november-s-re-election-bid-likely-to-resign-published-reports-say

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Skillicorn calls for Democrats to move against Madigan over widening sexual harassment scandal – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511446733-skillicorn-calls-for-democrats-to-move-against-madigan-over-widening-sexual-harassment-scandal

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Out-of-state residents at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy rejected by GOP – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511446591-out-of-state-residents-at-imsa-rejected-by-gop

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Fired DuPage Township employee gets job back in settlement – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511449914-fired-dupage-township-employee-gets-job-back-in-settlement

 

CHAMBAANA SUN
— If governor gives nod, teachers’ salaries will rise $8,000 in 4 years – Angela Underwood (DIERSEN: What salary did you start at? In 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and had worked for Firestone Stores as a Retail Sales Manager, I started at IRS as a GS-7 (currently $45,703/year) Revenue Officer. Very few accept job offers from IRS because IRS employees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Factors that encouraged me to accept IRS’s offer included a) I was unemployed because Firestone had fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, but Oldsmobile had withdrawn that offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, b) I had been granted a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother, and c) I would start with almost 3 years of federal seniority and lots of sick leave because I had worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and had used virtually none of the sick leave that I had earned.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511446615-if-governor-gives-nod-teachers-salaries-will-rise-8-000-in-4-years

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/lawmakers-approve-medical-marijuana-expansion-plan/1224371402

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois business advocate: We had no say in state budget – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-business-advocate-we-had-no-say-in-state-budget/article_89db5a72-69ca-11e8-b694-b3d7566dbe73.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein gives thumbs up to Proft, Tillman (DIERSEN: I wonder what people say to Uihlein about GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/07/uihlein-gives-thumbs-up-to-proft-tillman/
— Is the end near for Madigan?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/07/is-the-end-near-for-madigan/

 

BREITBART
— Ryan Puts Cheap-Labor Amnesty Bill on Fast Track to Floor Vote – Neil Munro
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/06/07/ryan-puts-amnesty-cheap-labor-bill-fast-track-floor-vote/

 

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— House GOP Makes Tentative Immigration Agreement, According To Rep. Jeff Denham
http://www.oann.com/house-gop-makes-tentative-immigration-agreement-according-to-rep-jeff-denham/

 

THE HILL
— GOP staves off immigration revolt — for now – MIKE LILLIS, JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/391191-gop-staves-off-immigration-revolt-for-now
— Rogue House Republicans are preparing to grant amnesty to 3.2 million illegal aliens – IRA MEHLMAN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/391044-rogue-house-republicans-are-preparing-to-grant-amnesty-to-32-million

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Finally Has An LGBTQ Judicial Nominee Mary Rowland is a lesbian nominee to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. It’s quite a contrast to all the anti-LGBTQ judges he’s pushing. – Jennifer Bendery
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-lesbian-judicial-nominee-mary-rowland_us_5b19b351e4b09d7a3d708461

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Liz and Dick Uihlein: The Most Powerful Conservative Couple You’ve Never Heard Of – Stephanie Saul and Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/liz-dick-uihlein-republican-donors.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Republicans Hold Off on Immigration Showdown GOP centrists agree to wait until next week before pushing a vote – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-hold-off-on-immigration-showdown-1528412551

 

BLOOMBERG
— Consensus Evades House Republicans in Push for Immigration Bill – Erik Wasson, Anna Edgerton, and Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: The more that you reject a plank in the Republican Party platform, the more that anti-Republicans glorify you and praise you.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/chamber-of-commerce-pleads-with-gop-to-approve-daca-legislation

 

FORBES
— Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Tying Executives’ Bonuses To Diversity Initiatives – Eric Bachman (DIERSEN: To increase diversity is a) to not hire, b) to not promote, and c) to get rid of those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. So why not give executives bonuses a) for not hiring, b) for not promoting, and c) for getting rid of those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericbachman/2018/06/07/put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-tying-executives-bonuses-to-diversity-initiatives/#566e9d2a731f

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Seeking a pardon from Trump? Cable TV is becoming a popular place to make an appeal – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Should I ask Trump to “wipe clean” the a) adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me and b) the adverse actions that my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants critics/opponents took against me? Just kidding.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Seeking-a-pardon-from-Trump-Cable-TV-is-becoming-12975323.php

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under President Donald Trump, cable television is rapidly becoming the government’s new pardons office. On Thursday, former CIA officer John Kiriakou became the latest person to take to the talk-show circuit, making a direct appeal to the president to wipe clean his conviction for leaking the identity of a fellow CIA officer. “I would be forever indebted to him for a pardon,” Kiriakou said during an interview on “Fox & Friends” on Fox News, a program that Trump often watches as part of his morning routine. Kiriakou was charged in 2012 with leaking classified information about the CIA waterboarding of an al-Qaida suspect at a secret site in Thailand. He argued Thursday that he was unfairly targeted by former CIA director John Brennan, who has since become a vocal critic of Trump’s actions related to the Russian investigation and other matters.)

June 3 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Latest $25 million check pushes Pritzker’s total self-funding past $100 million – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180603-story.html
— Giuliani calls it ‘unthinkable’ that Trump would pardon himself – Joel Achenbach and Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-giuliani-trump-subpoena-russia-probe-20180603-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti- Trumps say “Trump is making life harder for the poor.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-united-nations-poor-people-20180603-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bruce Rauner has attached himself to the Cubs — does he know the issues? – Rick Morrissey
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/chicago-cubs-yu-darvish-jason-heyward-joe-maddon-theo-epstein/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/irish-pro-choice-landslide-should-resonate-in-the-supposed-land-of-the-free/
— Getting illegal guns under our lax laws is a simple handshake deal – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/northwestern-university-study-illegal-guns-handshake-gun-violence/
— Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME decision: Most important labor case in a decade – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/supreme-court-janus-v-afscme-decision-most-important-labor-case-in-a-decade/

 

DAILY HERALD
— End of an era? Tea party class of House Republicans fades – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180603/news/306039967/
— DuPage County moving closer to dissolving Lombard-area water agency – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180603/dupage-county-moving-closer-to-dissolving-lombard-area-water-agency

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump to host Muslims at White House for Ramadan
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-to-host-muslims-at-white-house-for-ramadan-according-to-report

 

WGN TV
— Politicians show support for LGBTQ community as Pride Month kicks off – SEAN LEWIS (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes focus on getting rid of those like me who support the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://wgntv.com/2018/06/03/politicians-show-support-for-lgbtq-community-as-pride-month-kicks-off/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The month of LGBTQ pride kicked off with a Sunday brunch, where alongside the food, politics was being served up as the main course. Among the many politicians making an appearance at the Equality Illinois event was Gov. Bruce Rauner and democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Latest $25 million check pushes Pritzker’s total self-funding past $100 million – Rick Pearson
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180603/latest-25-million-check-pushes-pritzkers-total-self-funding-past-100-million

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://nprillinois.org/post/rise-legal-weed-drug-education-moves-dont-delay#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Billionaires/ Salary Caps/ Political Candidates – Bob Angone
http://www.chicagonow.com/just-sayin/2018/06/billionaires-salary-caps-political-candidates/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Obama put diversity over safety at FAA – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/06/03/obama-put-diversity-over-safety-at-faa

 

BLAZE
— Associated Press declares Republican ‘Tea Party’ era has faded away — but is it gone for good? – Teri Webster
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/03/associated-press-declares-republican-tea-party-era-has-faded-away-but-is-it-gone-for-good

 

BREITBART
— Chain Migration from DACA Amnesty Could Import Foreign Population Twice the Size of Los Angeles – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/03/chain-migration-daca-amnesty/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Moderate Republican: We have the votes to force immigration bills to House floor – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/moderate-republican-we-have-the-votes-to-force-immigration-bills-to-house-floor

 

PJ MEDIA
— If 13-Time Loser Can Lose Once More, He Could Be California’s Next GOP Governor – ROD KACKLEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes could call me a 22-time loser. 5 times 1975-1979 IRS did not promote me to GS-13; 6 times 1980-1985 GAO did not promote me to GS-13; and 11 times 1987-1997 GAO did not promote me to GS-14. In 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://pjmedia.com/election/if-13-time-loser-can-lose-once-more-he-could-be-californias-next-gop-governor/

 

THE HILL
— Bernie Sanders: Disney needs ‘moral defense’ for having hungry workers while making billions – LUIS SANCHEZ –
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/390430-bernie-sanders-disney-needs-moral-defense-for-having-hungry-workers-while
— Maybe it’s time to revisit the debate on limiting presidential pardon powers – JAMES GAGLIANO (DIERSEN: Blagojevich’s attorney, Lauren Kaeseberg, said her client’s sentence was too harsh. Was my sentence too harsh? How many federal employees have been forced to retire when they were 49 years old?)
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/390448-maybe-its-time-to-revisit-the-debate-on-limiting-presidential-pardon

 

FORBES
— You Should Be Contributing At Least 20% To Your 401k – Robert C. Lawton (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I had to contribute only 7% to the Civil Service Retirement System.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlawton/2018/06/03/you-should-be-contributing-at-least-20-to-your-401k/#1969d3e53198

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Equality Illinois brunch ushers in Pride Month – Matt Simonette (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes focus on getting rid of those like me who support the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-brunch-ushers-in-Pride-Month/63066.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Victory Fund CEO and former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner were among those on hand June 3 as the LGBT advocacy Equality Illinois kicked off June with its annual Pride Brunch at Venue West, 221 N. Paulina St. . .Rauner was introduced by his wife Diana, and noted that he had signed all bills that had come before him advancing LGBT equality; he also mentioned that his first act as a justice of the peace after becoming governor was officiating at the same-sex wedding of one of his staff. “These issues are not partisan issues,” Rauner said. “They are people issues.”)

June 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gun groups want a restraining order against Deerfield’s assault weapons ban before it takes effect in 2 weeks – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-gun-groups-seek-deerfield-restraining-order-tl-0607-story.html
— Rauner decision to sign state budget avoids election-year repeat of historic feud – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-20180531-story.html
— Trump, Blago and the cost of corruption – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-blagojevich-trump-0603-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dorothy Brown’s office to get federal monitor for hiring practices – Rachel Hinton and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dorothy-browns-office-to-get-federal-monitor-for-hiring-practices/
— Trump calls for Samantha Bee’s firing over slur toward Ivanka – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/donald-trump-samantha-bee-vulgar-slur-ivanka-double-standard-roseanne-barr/
— Racism is most odious when it’s government policy – Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation are official policies of the federal government.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/racism-is-most-odious-when-its-government-policy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump: ‘Total double standard’ that Samantha Bee’s show hasn’t been canceled – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180601/trump-total-double-standard-that-samantha-bees-show-hasnt-been-canceled

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State legislator Jim Durkin: ‘We have done our jobs for the first time in many years’ – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-01/state-legislator-we-have-done-our-jobs-the-first-time-many-years.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Called Out for Not Moving to Eliminate Health Benefits for County Board Members
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/01/jack-franks-called-not-moving-eliminate-health-benefits-county-board-members/
— State’s Attorney Kenneally’s Recommendations to Algonquin Township Officials
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/01/kenneallys-recommendations-algonquin-township-officials/
— Abortion Group Supports Sean Casten to Replace Peter Roskam
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/01/abortion-group-supports-sean-casten-replace-peter-roskam/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Auditor General Frank Mautino’s wife’s alcohol induced rant: “I kicked her ass, take me to jail” – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/auditor-general-frank-mautinos-wifes-alcohol-induced-rant-i-kicked-her-ass-take-me-to-jail/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS PROLIFE, FAMILY GROUPS VOW TO WITHHOLD ENDORSEMENT FOR ERA-SUPPORTING LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-prolife-family-groups-vow-to-withhold-endorsement-for-era-supporting-lawmakers.html
— DOWNSTATE LAWMAKERS CALL FOR CHICAGO TO BE 51ST STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/downstate-lawmakers-call-for-chicago-to-be-51st-state.html
— DI LEO: MAYOR RAHM AND THE “RIGHT” TO PRE-KINDERGARTEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/mayor-rahm-and-the-right-to-pre-kindergarten.html
— ILLINOIS BECOMES THE 37TH STATE TO RATIFY EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, BUT SO WHAT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-become-37-state-to-ratify-equal-rights-amendment.html
— 15 YR REWIND: FORMER US SENATE CANDIDATE FROM ILLINOIS JOHN COX NOW LEADING GOPER IN CALIFORNIA GOV RACE (DIERSEN: Trump has endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/former-us-senate-candidate-from-illinois-john-cox-now-leading-goper-in-california-gov-race.html

 

GOPUSA
— Clothing Retailer J. Crew Pushes Feminism on Young Boys
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47069
— Chelsea Clinton, a perfect example of why left is Not Real American
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47043

 

BREITBART
— Job Gains for Foreign-Born Workers Outpace Native-Born Americans – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/30/job-gains-for-foreign-born-workers-outpace-native-born-americans/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOW THE GOVERNMENT USES TAXES TO CONTROL PEOPLE: THE GROVER NORQUIST INTERVIEW – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/01/how-the-government-uses-taxes-to-control-people-the-grover-norquist-interview/

 

THE HILL
— Schwarzenegger opposes top GOP California gubernatorial candidates – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/390349-schwarzenegger-opposes-top-gop-california-gubernatorial-candidates

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois governor who loudly demanded reforms now is silent – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-governor-who-loudly-demanded-reforms-now-is-silent/2018/06/01/8114e4a2-65f2-11e8-81ca-bb14593acaa6_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Missing in Budget Debate, Dropped Long-Time Demands – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-06-01/rauner-sidelined-in-budget-debate-dropped-long-time-demands

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— What Small Publishers Need to Know About Facebook’s Policy on Ads With Political Content – Ned Berke
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/what-small-publishers-need-to-know-about-facebooks-policy-on-ads-with-political-content/

 

THE VERGE
— Facebook’s ad rules are forcing news outlets to register as political advertisers ‘Everything we’ve tried to do in the past couple days has just been shut down,’ says one publisher – Russell Brandom
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/1/17416710/facebook-political-ad-rules-news-promotion-blocked