December 27, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— Bears’ losing streak reaches historic mark
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-losing-streak-reaches-historic-mark/3632765/

FOX32
— A family of four in Illinois needs a salary of $100,332 to live comfortably.  This includes $7,872 annually for groceries, $18,479 for housing, and $7,758 for healthcare. (COMMENT: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 27 in 1976. By then, I had worked for IRS for 5 years and I had earned an MBA from Loyola.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/whats-living-wage-needed-family-four-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded America with millions of illegals. What does your county clerk do to stop illegals from using their false identifications to vote?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/26/donald-trump-voting-changes/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/26/newberry-library-immigrants-printing-history-postcards-catalogs-mail-order-sears-montgomery-ward

JOURNAL COURIER
— Looking for waste? IRS should be the target. (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO. According to my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, because IRS had taken so many big adverse actions against me, it would be a conflict of interest for me to work on audits of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. In my defense, I stressed the many professional codes of conduct I was under because I was a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Of course, I should not have been and I was not assigned to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken adverse actions against me.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/looking-waste-irs-target-william-henck-19989165.php

WGEM
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/2024/12/27/illinois-adds-reproductive-health-choices-anti-discrimination-law/

CWB CHICAGO
— Felony shoplifting cases surge 154% under new state’s attorney
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/12/felony-shoplifting-cases-surge-154-under-new-states-attorney.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minimum Wage Increase Touted by Pritzker as Unemployment Rate Remains High
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/minimum-wage-increase-touted-by-pritzker-as-unemployment-rate-remains-high/
— Aggrieved Employees Given Way to Complain without Going to Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/aggrieved-employees-given-way-to-complain-without-going-to-court/
— How to Identify & Treat Insect Bites
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/how-to-identify-treat-insect-bites/
— CORRETION: Nunda Township Sets Compensation for Next Term, MISSED $500 PER MEETING BONUS FOR ROAD
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/nunda-township-sets-compensation-for-next-term/
— Bears’ Lakefront Gambit Results in Much Lower Arlington Heights Real Estate Tax Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/bears-lakefront-gambit-results-in-much-lower-arlington-heights-real-estate-tax-bill/
— Pritzker: Defender of Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/pritzker-defender-of-illegal-aliens/
— How I Got the Name Calvin, It didn’t Come from Calvin Coolidge
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/how-i-got-the-name-calvin-it-didnt-come-from-calvin-coolidge/
— 2024 Christmas Letter
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/25/2024-christmas-letter/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— When Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct lose elections, who do you blame? I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. It is a thankless job. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They do not blame those candidates or the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). They have punished me by a) removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton City Council Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my service on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, k) etc.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Similarities between Reagan, Trump electoral victories (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for 8 years while Reagan was President. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in January of 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious that Reagan was elected. I was one of an extremely few Republicans in the office and they took their anger against Reagan out on me. They gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They delayed my promotions, did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986, and never promoted me to GS-14. They kept me off audits of IRS until 1986 and then after 1988. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. To deal with the aforesaid punishment, a) I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1990, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/inside-beltway-essayist-details-similarities-reaga/
— Who is really to blame for the ills of society? New York City’s indifference to violent attacks reveals a deeper breakdown from progressive policies. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems a) on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Steering Committee member 2003-2007, d) etc. They especially blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I should title it “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/really-blame-ills-society/
— Biden protects the lives of murderers, but not babies. President is practicing ‘cafeteria Christianity.’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/biden-protects-lives-murderers-babies/
— Taking Christmas seriously. Taking Christmas seriously means rejecting abortion in all its forms because it is the killing of an innocent person.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/25/taking-christmas-seriously/
— Biden signs last-minute ban on gasoline-powered vehicles (COMMENT: Just kidding, but to curry favor with Democrat leaders, should I buy an electric car? Should I buy a 2025 Dodge Charger?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/editorial-biden-signs-last-minute-ban-gasoline-pow/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Legal immigration must be cut too (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3270230/legal-immigration-must-be-cut-too/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Trump wants to achieve his goals of lowering the cost of living, and ensuring that Americans have stable and good-paying jobs, expanding the H-1B visa program and other legal immigration pathways is not the way to do it. To begin with, H1-B visas have been grossly abused by companies eager to hire foreigners over American citizens. These visas are given out on a lottery basis every year to a maximum of 85,000 foreigners, out of hundreds of thousands of applicants. But in an attempt to game the odds, companies often submit multiple (and thus fraudulent) applications for the same individual to boost their chances of being selected.)

NEW YORK POST
— Sanctuary state Oregon rolls out program to help illegal migrants thwart ICE (COMMENT: How strongly is Pritzker going to thwart ICE?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/sanctuary-state-oregon-rolls-out-program-to-help-illegal-migrants-thwart-ice/
— Original ‘Home Alone’ house may be pricey — but the NYC sequel’s townhouse puts the McCallisters to shame.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/original-home-alone-house-may-be-pricey-but-the-nyc-sequels-townhouse-puts-the-mccallisters-to-shame/
— Mexico to open shelters to house over 12K of its own citizens deported in Trump’s illegal immigrant crackdown. (COMMENT: What if America dumped its unwanted citizens on foreign countries?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/mexico-plans-to-open-more-than-shelters-for-migrants-deported-by-trump/
— Ultra-progressive women fetishize Luigi Mangione because they’ve spent years shaming masculinity. (COMMENT: What do you say to those who promote Mangione?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/feminists-who-demonized-masculinity-now-fetishize-luigi-mangione/

AMAC
— Merry Christmas, America – Mass Deportations Are Coming
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/merry-christmas-america-mass-deportations-are-coming/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Michigan won’t be Michigan for much longer (COMMENT: How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, and school district in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/michigan_won_t_be_michigan_for_much_longer.html
— A wishful version of Trump’s Inauguration Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/a_wishful_version_of_trump_s_inauguration_day.html

AMUSE
— The Death of Merit: How America’s Best Companies Lost Their Way (COMMENT: Because of Affirmative Acton and DEI and because of my bad demographics, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license because ever-increasingly worthless.)
https://amuseonx.substack.com/p/the-death-of-merit-how-americas-best

BLAZE
— California considers ‘support network’ to shield illegal aliens from Trump’s deportation sweep
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-considers-support-network-to-shield-illegal-aliens-from-trumps-deportation-sweep
— Illegal aliens are stealing into the US in the final days of the Biden administration. Here’s how.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/exclusive-illegal-aliens-are-stealing-into-the-us-in-the-final-days-of-the-biden-administration-here-s-how


BREITBART
— Casten promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/26/dem-rep-casten-on-chicago-migrants-most-illegals-have-been-here-a-while-theyre-contributing/
— Homan: Trump Will Immediately Bring Back ICE Worksite Raids, ‘Remain in Mexico’ Border Policy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/26/tom-homan-trump-will-immediately-bring-back-ice-worksite-raids-remain-in-mexico-border-policy/

CAMPUS REFORM
— The death of DEI started in 2024 and will accelerate in 2025 (COMMENT: Because of my bad demographics, my critics/opponents have always used Affirmative Acton and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/sturge-death-dei-started-2024-will-accelerate-2025/27100

DAILY CALLER
— Homan has a message for any individual or jurisdiction that directly impedes the work of an ICE agent: prepare to face the consequences. (COMMENT: Democrats, RINOs, and their illegals reject the rule of law.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/26/homan-ready-to-jail-those-blocking-ice/

DAILY WIRE
— Inside A ‘Social Justice Academy’ Where Third Graders Learn To Be Leftist Activists. California school district runs a summer course where students learn to disavow “whiteness” and embrace transgender ideology. (COMMENT: How strongly do Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ in your school district?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-a-social-justice-academy-where-third-graders-learn-to-be-leftist-activists-2
— The Year The DEI Tide Turned. DEI isn’t dead. But this year, we took major steps towards defeating its worst aspects.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-year-the-dei-tide-turned

EPOCH TIMES
— Sheriffs Say They Can Help ICE in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan  (COMMENT: Will your county sheriff help ICE in Trump’s mass deportation plan?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/sheriffs-say-they-can-help-ice-in-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-5779191

FOX NEWS
— At least six cities have strengthened sanctuary laws since Trump’s 2024 win (COMMENT: Chicago is one of them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366456729112
— Growing gap between hardworking Americans and ruling class (COMMENT: What does the ruling class in your county, township, and municipality think of you?)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366480158112

NEWSMAX
— Subway Burning Death Is A  ‘Direct Result’ of Sanctuary Policies
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/burning-murder-subway/2024/12/26/id/1192927/
— Homan: Security Priceless Amid $86B Border Deportations (COMMENT: If illegal immigration is not stopped and reversed, America is doomed. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-security-border/2024/12/26/id/1192985/

PJ MEDIA
— Is Donald Trump Actually a Conservative?
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/12/26/is-donald-trump-actually-a-conservative-n4935442#google_vignette

TOWNHALL
— The German Christmas Market Attack Demonstrates Perils of Mass Migration Policies
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/12/27/the-germany-christmas-market-attack-demonstrates-perils-of-mass-migration-policies-n2649600

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— No ‘price tag’ for mass deportations, says incoming border czar (COMMENT: If illegal immigration is not stopped and reversed, America is doomed. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5056883-no-price-tag-for-mass-deportations-says-incoming-border-czar/
— Most Americans want to reduce political news consumption due to fatigue (COMMENT: I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. It is a thankless job. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They do not blame those candidates or the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). They have punished me by a) removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton City Council Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my service on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, k) etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5056424-americans-political-news-consumption-poll/
— Kay Granger revelation punctuates increasing scrutiny of aging officials  (COMMRENT: What demonstrates your physical and mental health? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out every morning.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5056889-aging-public-officials-granger/
— The mainstream news media is an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5056890-trump-lawsuit-selzer-des-moines-register/

NEWSWEEK
— Next Year Will Be the Best America’s Had in a Long Time
https://www.newsweek.com/next-year-will-best-americas-had-long-time-opinion-2005161

MSN
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been woke, that is, they have always been anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/mindandbody/people-who-wear-their-wokeness-as-a-badge-often-say-these-16-things/ss-AA1vBzcG
— Where to Find High-Quality Men (COMMENT: Are you a man? Are you married? If yes and yes, what did you do before you got married that made you more attractive to women? I got married when I was 29 in 1978. I was earning $106,785/year in today’s dollars. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I had bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976. I had bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, and 1973. I am a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My wife is Catholic. We met at a Presbyterian singles social event.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/travel/where-to-find-high-quality-men/ar-AA1qjNYz
— To be woke is to be anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/when-did-woke-become-a-bad-word/ss-AA15iSxK
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/diversity-programs-cut-is-your-workplace-next/ss-AA1r7q3M

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight. Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run IRS will use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of any of their remaining Republican employees and next their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/26/irs-funding-cut-20-billion-shutdown/
— A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas. The online rift over the H-1B skilled-worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump’s core base and his new Silicon Valley supporters. (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/h-1b-visas-elon-musk-trump-immigration/

USA TODAY
— Democrat teachers ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/12/26/trump-mass-deportation-los-angeles-sanctuary-city/76890251007/

PRESS REPUBLICAN
— Applications for continuing unemployment benefits rise to 3-year high. (COMMENT: I have not been able to get a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, profession certifications, and professional license since I was 49 years old in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. I should write about what my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout the reasons for that are.)
https://www.pressrepublican.com/ap/business/us-applications-for-unemployment-benefits-hold-steady-but-continuing-claims-rise-to-3-year-high/article_9eb04c2b-623e-5d21-95b1-48af42ddfdce.html

FLAGLER LIVE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://flaglerlive.com/birthright-citizenship-2/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope. Even before Christmas market attack, nation was straining under influx; economy needs new workers.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/germany-immigration-struggles-election-8dfd4b65

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Hostile Work Environment Claims Aimed at DEI Gain Early Traction  (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success creating hostile work environments for their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. RINO and Democrat plant leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter have had great success creating hostile environments for their members who are conservative like me.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/hostile-work-environment-claims-aimed-at-dei-gain-early-traction

SALON
— Employers want cheap labor. Citizens of foreign countries work for less money than citizens of America. Citizens of foreign countries are much easier to exploit and to abuse. If my employers could have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me, they would have.
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/26/dire-shortage-elon-musk-sparks-maga-backlash-after-calling-for-more-workers/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% Favor FBI Probe of Liz Cheney
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/57_favor_fbi_probe_of_liz_cheney

INDEPENDENT
— More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs. Newfound belief in government health care comes as some Republicans are getting ready to push for cutting government spending on health care programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/health-care-government-americans-donald-trump-b2666060.html

December 23, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 10 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-6-shot-2-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15687569/
— Democratic Senator Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump  (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to fail.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/
— Lara Trump withdraws herself as candidate to replace Marco Rubio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lara-trump-withdraws-herself-candidate-replace-marco-rubio/15687899/

NBC5
— ‘It feels like Elon Musk is our prime minister’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/it-feels-like-elon-musk-is-our-prime-minister-the-fallout-from-the-funding-debacle/3630535/
— Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are an extremist? I should write about my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-says-hes-ready-to-face-extremist-darren-bailey-in-november/2869930/

CBS2
— Striking Starbucks workers walk picket line in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/striking-starbucks-workers-walk-picket-line-in-chicago-1/

FOX32
— Trump picks Catholic advocacy group head from Chicago suburb for Vatican ambassador
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-vatican-ambassador-chicago-area
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-officiant-host-inclusive-wedding-event-same-sex-couples-ahead-inauguration-day

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Corruption has burdened Illinois since its earliest days. But change is possible. Here’s how.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/illinois-corruption-solutions/
— Lake County Indiana Republican Party chairman tapped to serve on Trump transition team
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/lake-county-republican-party-chairman-tapped-to-serve-on-trump-transition-team/
— What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/trump-spending-fight/
— Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/column-elon-musk-donald-trump-federal-government-page/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More Illinois universities are covering tuition for low-income households, but issues with cost remains. Roosevelt University announced it will start offering a free tuition program this month, the Roosevelt Pledge, and in September, the University of Illinois Chicago announced its plans to launch its own version, UIC Aspire, next fall. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from there and classes at UIC and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In addition to enabling me to pay for my college expenses, that part-time job enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/12/23/illinois-universities-free-tuition-programs-roosevelt-university

DAILY HERALD
— Why Illinois lawmakers might change pension benefits for some employees  (COMMENT: I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Federal employees hired after 1987 get a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension.  CSRS is more generous than FERS and because of that, many FERS employees and retirees resent CSRS employees and retirees. By definition, CSRS employees and retirees are older than FERS employees and retirees.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241220/illinois-state-politics/why-illinois-lawmakers-might-change-pension-benefits-for-some-employees/
— To keep students in college, focus on their mental health  (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I became and stayed a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 to get student draft deferments to avoid the Vietnam War draft.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241223/columns/to-keep-students-in-college-focus-on-their-mental-health/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Waiting for the Pritzker, Durbin dominoes to fall  (COMMENT: Which Republicans do you want to run for U.S. Senate and for Illinois statewide offices in 2026?)
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/miller-waiting-for-the-pritzker-durbin-dominoes-to-fall/20241222063100/

SOUTHERN
— Democratic Senator Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to fail.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/22/democratic-sen-fetterman-im-not-rooting-against-trump/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly use algorithms to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicagodefender.com/racism-by-design-how-algorithms-shaped-the-2024-election-and-endangered-democracy/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from there and classes at UIC and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In addition to enabling me to pay for my college expenses, that part-time job enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-abortion-opponents-shift-focus-to-pills-with-lawsuits-proposed-laws-and-possible-federal-action/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois efforts to make higher education more affordable
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-12-20/statewide-illinois-efforts-to-make-higher-education-more-affordable
— Review by Senate Democrats finds more unreported luxury trips by Clarence Thomas (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS 1978-1980 and for GAO 1980-1992, I went on many “luxury trips” with my wife in conjunction with her business travel. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious about that if not furious about that. Further, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1973-1977, I went on “luxury trips” and my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious about that if not furious about that.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-22/review-by-senate-democrats-finds-more-unreported-luxury-trips-by-clarence-thomas

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— RINO leaders are closer to Democrat leaders than they are to Republican leaders. I should write about the biggest RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO?  The Comptroller General’s term of office is statutorily set at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. Gerne Dodaro, GAO’s current head, was one of my superiors. He had no use for me. He was not impressed by my a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) my professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), c) my CPA license (1981), d) my almost 18 years working for GAO, or e) my almost 9 years working for IRS. He could have saved my GAO career, he could have stopped GAO from forcing me into early retirement, but he did not. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Politics and government are nasty/vicious. Have you considered running for a political office or a government office? If you do run, anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being failed. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress the adverse actions that the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County. and Illinois have taken against me, b) stress that GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and took other adverse actions against me, c) stress that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and took adverse actions against me, d) stress that the Post Office forced me to resign and took other adverse actions against me, and e) ignore/dismiss/belittle that I earned three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Plight of Illinois’ Regional Public Universities Analyzed by Governmental Expert Jim Nowlan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/22/the-plight-of-illinois-regional-public-universities-analyzed-governmental-expert-jim-nowlan/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Limit of Trump’s influence on House Republicans revealed in government funding fight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/22/government-funding-fight-reveals-limits-donald-tru/
— Biden commutes sentences of 37 murderers on death row (COMMENT: Biden follows in George Ryan’s footsteps. George Ryan supporters have taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/23/joe-biden-commutes-sentences-37-murderers-death-ro/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No more welfare for illegal immigrants  (COMMENT: What the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district do to promote more illegal immigration?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3266555/no-more-welfare-for-illegal-immigrants/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump vows ‘largest deportation operation in American history’ on Day One
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/trump-vows-largest-deportation-operation-in-american-history-on-day-one/
— ‘Sanctuary’ cities, states including NY are like Confederate rebels and should lose all fed funding if they don’t change: ex-gov George Pataki
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/sanctuary-cities-states-including-ny-are-like-confederate-rebels-and-should-lose-all-federal-if-they-dont-change-ex-gov/
— Trump wants to buy Greenland, again, after claiming US could take back ownership of Panama Canal: ‘Absolute necessity’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/us-news/trump-indicates-he-may-be-interested-in-buying-greenland-again/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Fixing the Biden Border. President Biden’s border policies created a humanitarian, economic, and legal crisis that dismantled immigration enforcement and overwhelmed American communities.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/23/fixing-the-biden-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Wokeness makes it so hard to catch criminals (COMMENT: What percent of criminals are members of protected groups?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/modern_requests_for_information_about_criminals_are_worse_than_meaningless.html
— Israel rebuts Pope Francis’s statements about Gaza
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/israel_rebuts_pope_francis_s_statements_about_gaza.html

BREITBART
— Trump Vows to ‘Stop the Transgender Lunacy’: ‘Only Two Genders, Male and Female’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-vows-stop-transgender-lunacy-two-genders/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘SNL’ Audience Cheers For Man Charged With Murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO. “You’re wooing for justice right?” asked “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost. (COMMENT: What does that say about SNL and its audience?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-audience-cheers-for-man-charged-with-murdering-unitedhealthcare-ceo

FOX NEWS
— Trump: ‘We will keep men out of women’s sports’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366352635112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— College Offering Course on ‘White Supremacy in the Age of Trump’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/smith-college-offering-course-on-white-supremacy-in-the-age-of-trump/
— Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/poison-ivies-dei-and-the-downfall-of-the-ivy-league/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Please Retire Sooner, Politicians
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/please-retire-sooner-politicians/

NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Woke Is BS’; ‘There Are Only 2 Genders’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/woke-gender-ideology/2024/12/22/id/1192592/
— Representative Sessions Asks GAO to Probe Pentagon’s Audit Failures (COMMENT: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO in Rock Island on an audit of the Department of Defense 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf  My Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to this audit to throw me off audits of IRS and to punish me for becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in September of 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pete-sessions-house-oversight-pentagon/2024/12/11/id/1191351/

POST MILLENNIAL
— TPUSA crowd goes wild as Trump says woke is ‘bullsh*t,’ promises deportations on day one during first public speech since election win. He pledged “to stop woke,” calling it “bullsh*t,” saying that the US would bring in a new era of “peace, prosperity and national greatness” under his administration.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-tpusa-crowd-goes-wild-as-trump-says-woke-is-bullsh-t-promises-deportations-on-day-one-during-first-public-speech-since-election-win

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Border Czar Tom Homan to Tren de Aragua: “Your Days Are Numbered, My Gang’s Bigger Than Your Gang”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/22/border_czar_tom_homan_to_tren_de_aragua_your_days_are_numbered_my_gangs_bigger_than_your_gang.html

TOWNHALL
— What Happens When the Law No Longer Works?
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/12/22/what-happens-when-the-law-no-longer-works-n2649432

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump threatens to prosecute Google over search results (COMMENT: Google ever-increasingly steers everyone a) toward websites that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.aol.com/trump-threatens-prosecute-google-over-214137348.html
— Voters rejected a ‘woke’ America — time for Democrats to listen and learn
https://www.aol.com/opinion-voters-rejected-woke-america-140000479.html

CNN
— Trump sets the stage for his presidency after US averts shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-transition-government-shutdown-12-22-24/index.html
—  Trump rails against promoting transgenderism (COMMENT: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/video/donald-trump-transgender-denali-mt-mckinley-panama-canal-tpusa-digvid

MSN
— RINO leaders are closer to Democrat leaders than they are to Republican leaders. I should write about the biggest RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-sen-murkowski-says-she-s-not-attached-to-gop-label-but-is-still-a-republican/ar-AA1vOtEh?ocid=FW79805&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
— Musk Asks For Examples Of Government Waste: Twitter Exposes 28 Egregious Cases (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They wasted what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, c) earning three job-related master’s degrees, d) earning six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-asks-for-examples-of-government-waste-twitter-exposes-28-egregious-cases/ss-AA1w0Ux9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported that wasteful spending can cost the federal government billions of dollars annually. Factors such as poor management, inadequate oversight, and ineffective processes all contribute to these losses.)
— NASA staff call on Musk after agency blew millions on DEI program
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/nasa-staff-call-on-musk-after-agency-blew-millions-on-dei-program/ss-AA1uf3xW

MSNBC
— Trump’s new team marked by failed candidates (COMMENT: If you seek a political office or a government office, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being failed. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress the adverse actions that the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County. and Illinois have taken against me, b) stress that GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and took other adverse actions against me, b) stress that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and took adverse actions against me, c) stress that the Post Office forced me to resign and took other adverse actions against me, and d) ignore/dismiss/belittle that I earned three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-new-team-marked-ex-cons-billionaires-failed-candidates-rcna183461
— Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going to be president’
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-addresses-elon-musk-s-growing-political-influence-he-s-not-going-to-be-president-227722821643

CBS NEWS
— Representative Tony Gonzales says “it feels as if Elon Musk is our prime minister” after funding chaos
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-gonzales-continuing-resolution-elon-musk-government-shutdown/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/politics/trump-speech-turning-point-arizona.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/resettlement-program-immigration-trump.html
— Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. (COMMENT: My retail jobs were a) pumping gasoline in 1966 and 1970-1972 and b) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliance 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html
— Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions (COMMENT: Biden follows in George Ryan’s footsteps. George Ryan supporters have taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/politics/biden-commutes-37-death-sentences.html
— Men Are in Trouble. What Is the Cause? The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, younger women are ever-increasingly given more preference over men. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me and all my fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen who leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party promoted over me who were women were younger than me and a) had less experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and d) had no professional license like the one I have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/opinion/men-women-boys-girls-politics.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint themselves as being GOD-LIKE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opinion/christmas-jesus-power-humility.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump returns to rally stage before friendly crowd in Arizona. The president-elect addressed a youth-focused conference of Turning Point USA, jumping from Cabinet picks to Elon Musk to Panama Canal fees.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-rally-panama-canal/
— ‘Waiting list to nowhere’: Homelessness surveys trap Black men on the streets. Experts and community leaders say vulnerability questionnaires have worsened racial disparities among the unhoused.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/23/homeless-survey-racial-disparities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized housing. Did he use drugs? Had he ever been in jail? How many times had he been to an emergency room? Had he been attacked on the streets? Tried to harm himself? Engaged in sex for money?)

NEW YORK SUN
— Homan Says ‘Worksite Enforcement’ of Immigration Laws ‘Is Coming Back’ — and for Good Reason. ‘Let’s remember,’ he says, ‘it’s illegal to hire an illegal alien.’
https://www.nysun.com/article/tom-homan-says-worksite-enforcement-of-immigration-laws-is-coming-back-and-for-good-reason

USA TODAY
— It’s the end of the road for these cars: Models that won’t make it to 2025 (COMMENT: I am keeping a like new loaded 2021 Malibu Premier in storage as a backup daily driver.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/12/18/discontinued-models-cars-2025-round-up/76920188007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After 2025: Chevrolet Malibu  After more than 10 million global sales, Chevrolet’s parent company General Motors will wrap up production of the Malibu by the end of this year. Introduced in 2016, the ninth generation of the midsize sedan will retire after the 2025 model year. The decision comes as GM invests approximately $390 million in its Fairfax assembly plant to produce Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles.)
— The last new car you can buy for less than $20,000 — and it’s going away soon (COMMENT: I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was in high school and 17 years old, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20. My critics/opponent could argue that if I had not worked so many hours to pay for the aforesaid, and instead, studied, my ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs would have been higher.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/12/14/last-new-car-under-20000/76931048007/
— As clock ticks down, Biden abandons student loan relief proposals he lauded (COMMENT: I never tried to get a student loan. I worked my way through college.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/20/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-relief-plan-scrapped/77105533007/

ABC17
— 6 key lines from Trump’s Sunday speech to conservative activists in Phoenix
https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/12/22/6-key-lines-from-trumps-sunday-speech-to-conservative-activists-in-phoenix-2/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Chicago Machine Meltdown. Mayor Johnson sacks the school’s chief for his teachers union funders.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-chicago-machine-meltdowna-chicago-machine-meltdown-teachers-union-ac3d28ae
— The Complicated Mourning of Brian Thompson. Friends and colleagues struggle to cope with the UnitedHealth executive’s death, while others cheer for the man accused of killing him. (COMMENT: What do you say to those who cheer for the man who killed Thompson?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-complicated-mourning-of-brian-thompson-d6af8d96
— Trump and the Fake Debt Limit. Rather than a restraint, it serves as an incentive for more spending. The time is ripe for lasting reforms.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-and-the-fake-debt-limit-policy-government-spending-7c8fd083
— They Helped Create DEI—and Even They Say It Needs a Makeover. The seeds of a backlash were sown when companies turned diversity into a corporate fad. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/dei-corporate-creators-program-changes-2db86ed8
— The Sanctuary State Migrant Boom. The latest Census report shows that foreign migration in the last year offset domestic flight in California, New York and other Democratic-run states.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-sanctuary-state-migrant-boom-population-census-ff2ac954
— Donald Trump’s Agenda Has New Enforcers: Charlie Kirk and a Legion of Influencers. On podcasts, posts and college campuses, conservatives push their worldview and the president-elect’s policies. (COMMENT: I am an influencer for conservative principles, that is, for the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-3f2dd898
— Democrats Are Adrift as Donald Trump Prepares to Take Power. Party has yet to land on a clear message or a leading messenger. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I am a bad messenger.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-democrat-reaction-party-challenges-93989794
— The Week the GOP’s High Hopes Collided With Reality. Musk’s new influence and Trump’s impulsive style threw the party into a familiar form of chaos.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-week-the-gops-high-hopes-collided-with-reality-cc93c414
— More Teens Are Using Dangerously Potent Pot for Intense Highs. Dabbing involves inhaling fumes from highly concentrated cannabis that is heated at high temperatures. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/dabbing-marijuana-health-risks-1e3aef6d
— FRONT PAGE: When the Pink Slip Comes Via Text and Email. Some companies, including GM, cut out human contact altogether when eliminating jobs. (COMMENT: I should write about exactly what my GAO superiors and supervisors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/fired-layoffs-text-email-companies-977f6cf5
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: America’s Private Prison Complex Gears Up for Trump Deportation Bonanza. Some are exploring the controversial practice of detaining unaccompanied minors. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-deportation-private-prison-companies-49a18e3e

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/22/can-dei-survive-project-2025-strategies-to-consider/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/12/23/4-predictions-that-will-shape-the-future-of-dei-in-2025/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2024/12/22/the-supreme-court-case-that-will-fuel-the-corporate-dei-debate-in-2025/
— GAO Chief Gene Dodaro Testifies Before The House Oversight Committee (COMMENT: Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO?  The U.S. Comptroller General’s term of office is statutorily set at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. Dodaro was one of my superiors. He had no use for me. He was not impressed by my a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) my professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), c) my CPA license (1981), d) my almost 18 years working for GAO, or e) my almost 9 years working for IRS. He could have saved my GAO career, he could have stopped me from being forced into early retirement, but he did not.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAnIxQl5skE

PERSONNEL TODAY
— Businesses should evaluate their DEI policies – and not backslide (COMMENT: My undergraduate major (NIU-1970) was personnel management and my first graduate major (Loyola-1976) was personnel management.)
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/businesses-should-evaluate-their-dei-policies-and-not-backslide/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— 2025 Dodge Charger EV is America’s best new muscle car (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2024/12/12/2024-dodge-charger-daytona-electric-review/76837049007/

MOTOR TREND
— Dodge Charger EV Rollout Underway (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://www.motortrend.com/features/dodge-charger-durango-matt-mcalear-interview/

INSIDE EVs
— Inside Dodge’s Plan To Convert EV Skeptics. To win over the Mopar faithful, Dodge is about to lean on them actually experiencing the electric Charger. (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://insideevs.com/news/745071/dodge-charger-ev-skeptics-roadkill/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dodge, perhaps alone among contemporary automakers, has seen immense success in translating the archaic 20th-century Muscle Car formula into the 21st. It has done this by stuffing increasingly outrageous iterations of its modern Hemi V8 into nearly every vehicle in its product line. Its fervent Hellcat-ing has been enough, surprisingly, to maintain steadily vigorous sales of its Challenger coupe and Charger sedan, 20-year-old cars aping 55-year-old designs and riding on platforms developed more than 30 years ago. But those vehicles are finally going away. They will be replaced by flexible-powertrain two- and four-door models, both called Charger, that will be motivated, at launch in early 2025, solely by a 100.5 kWh battery pack and a pair of electric motors. (And if you’re a Mopar nut but are committed to internal combustion, your muscle-car future means an inline-six engine, as if you were one of those guys whose entire wardrobe consists of ///M apparel. Can you imagine?) So how does Mopar’s methylized muscle-maker plan to convince potential consumers to buy into such a blasphemous switcheroo?

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Unemployed Should ‘Find Something New,’ Urge Heirs to Fred Trump’s Fortune (COMMENT: When I was 22 years old in 1971, I accepted a job offer from IRS because I was unemployed. My Firestone Store boss had rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I needed a job because I was helping support my mother and brother because my father had recently suddenly died.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/find-something-new-trump-donald-ivanka-unemployment.html

INDEPENDENT
— Trump Threatens To Retake Panama Canal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-threatens-retake-panama-180738934.html

December 21, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson launches unified shelter system as migrant shelter population wanes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/mayor-brandon-johnson-unified-shelter-system/
— Standoff continues between Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, trustees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/standoff-continues-between-thornton-township-supervisor-tiffany-henyard-trustees/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton polling shows she may have her sights set on a different office. A source with knowledge of Stratton’s poll and the thinking behind it told Rich Miller she is “keeping her options open” as Gov. JB Pritzker decides if he will seek reelection.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/20/lt-gov-juliana-stratton-poll-popularity-black-woman-attorney-jb-pritzker-dick-durbin-rich-miller

CBS2
— Judge permanently blocks Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s appointments to key village posts
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-blocks-tiffany-henyard-appointments-dolton/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Editorial: Mr. Mayor, if you truly care about Chicago, you should step aside. (COMMENT: Who should he be replaced with?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/editorial/brandon-johnson-should-step-aside-after-martinez-editorial

ABC7
— Thornton Township’s government remains shut down, without crucial insurance after chaotic meeting
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-thornton-townships-government-remains-shut-down-crucial-insurance-after-chaotic-meeting/15683333/

NBC5
— Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers. Biden has forgiven more student debt than any other president. (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Far too often, instead of studying, I worked all the part-times that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC and NIU student 1966-1969.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-forgives-4-28-billion-in-student-debt-for-54900-borrowers/3629422/

WGN9
— More student loans canceled in final round of forgiveness before Biden leaves office (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Far too often, instead of studying, I worked all the part-times that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC and NIU student 1966-1969.)
https://wgntv.com/news/more-student-loans-canceled-in-final-round-of-forgiveness-before-biden-leaves-office/

FOX32
— Chicago ends migrant shelter mission, merges housing system for all in need
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ends-migrant-shelter-mission-merges-housing-system-all-need

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump set to take office with tighter grip on GOP (COMMENT: Who represents and speaks for Trump in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/president-elect-donald-trump-set-to-take-office-with-tighter-grip-on-gop-and-less-resistance-white-house-second-term-congress-republican-majority

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-12-20/trumps-mass-deportation-would-hurt-everyone-not-just-undocumented-workers-prof-says

WIFR
— Illinois adds new requirements to job posting (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. They forced me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they would have given me a promotion to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $118,439/year) to transfer. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels (currently $97-079-$110,020/year). I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my having to take a downgrade to transfer against me big time. They used that downgrade a) to keep me off audits of IRS until 1986, b) to delay my promotions, and c) to not promote me to GS-13 until 1986. They did that even though a) I earned that master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) I became a licensed CPA in 1981. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, GAO would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9wDQ556Uak

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-221/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker was and remains part of the coverup of Biden’s mental decline
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-was-and-remains-part-of-the-coverup-of-bidens-mental-decline-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State immigration advocates plot strategy for Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8d18c736-befc-11ef-865f-eb36d769b00f.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Librarian Gets Two Years for Stealing $770,000
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/librarian-gets-two-years-for-stealing-770000/
— When Will an Illinois Legislator Introduce a No Tax on Tips Bill?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/when-will-an-illinois-legislator-introduce-a-no-tax-on-tips-bill/
— Report Shows Wildly Inaccurate Crystal Lake Tax Increment Financial Projections
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/report-shows-wildly-inaccurate-crystal-lake-tax-increment-financial-projections/
— Health Department Reports First Death of Young Child from Respiratory Syncytial Virus
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/health-department-reports-death-of-young-child-from-respiratory-syncytial-virus/
— Trump Wins Budget Battle, Christmas Tree Bill Chopped Down
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/trump-wins-budget-battle/
— Slot Machine Thieves Arrested
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/slot-machine-thieves-arrested/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you are a conservative who is not in the process of leaving Illinois, what should you do to defend yourself? One thing is to help elect the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct.  Another thing is to get appointed to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. Another thing is to attend the January 11, 2025 Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee meeting. – Dave Diersen
http://
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election. From what I see, the more that Republican leaders do to deport illegals, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders will do a) to keep their illegals here and b) to bring their deported illegals back in. What can/should be done about that? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you do and why do you do it? I put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters every morning. I do that to promote conservative principles, that is, I do that to promote the Republican Party platform. I credit all my accomplishments in life to my following conservative principles. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., e) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, and 74, f) get married when I was 29, g) etc. – Dave Diersen
http”//www.gopillinois.com
— GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are in-kind donations. GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year. But I send GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out each and every morning free of charge and with no advertising or donation requests. I spend about 15 hours a day putting the newsletters together and sending them out. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, internet expenses, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker, a Licensed Attorney, Could Face State Disciplinary Action for Falsely Stating Trump is a “Rapist,” Says Blagojevich
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/pritzker-a-licensed-attorney-could-face-state-disciplinary-action-for-falsely-stating-trump-is-a-rapist-says-blagojevich.html
— Biden Rushes Back to DC as Harris Cancels Holiday Trip, Sparking 25th Amendment Rumors After Explosive Report Reveals Extensive Health Coverup Scheme
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/biden-rushes-back-to-dc-as-harris-cancels-holiday-trip-sparking-25th-amendment-rumors-after-explosive-report-reveals-extensive-health-coverup-scheme.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published an explosive story that detailed a four-year coverup by the White House to hide the president’s deteriorating mental health condition and how top aides protected the ailing president from the public, his staff and even the cabinet. The White House hired a vocal coach to assist with his diminishing voice, sent surrogates to meetings that he should have been attending and canceled Oval Office meetings at the last minute when he wasn’t feeling well. Aides even instructed him on simple details like where to stand, where to look, how to get on and off stage and included note cards with pictures so he wouldn’t forget places or names. Press aides were even told to leave out negative press clippings seen by the president to further shield him from reality.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DEI is dangerous. It stokes hostility, not goodwill. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote DEI. DEI turns those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time AGAINST those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time,)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/20/network-contagion-research-institute-rutgers-study/
— 7.6 million known illegal immigrants at large in U.S.; number doubled under Biden (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/20/7-6-million-known-illegal-immigrants-large-u-numbe/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elton John is right, marijuana legalization was a ‘great mistake’ (COMMENT: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, or a) earn a professional license.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3266882/elton-john-right-marijuana-legalization-great-mistake/

NEW YORK POST
— Over 271K migrants were deported from the US in 2024 — a paltry 9% of the 2.9M encountered at borders (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/us-news/just-9-of-migrants-deported-in-2024-ice-data/
— Progressives care more about illegal-immigrant rapists than their child victims
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/opinion/progressives-care-more-about-illegal-immigrant-rapists-than-child-victims/
— Illinois cops bust Canadians who crossed border with 1,100 pounds of cocaine worth $40 million
https://www.aol.com/illinois-cops-bust-2-canadians-174029707.html

AMERICAN MILTARY NEWS
— Up to 1,200 DEI employees may be hired by feds before Trump’s inauguration
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/12/up-to-1200-dei-employees-may-be-hired-by-feds-before-trumps-inauguration-report/#google_vignette

BREITBART
— The Wages of Wokeness: Google Slashes Management Roles by 10% (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone to websites a) that promote the Democrat Party platform and Democrat candidates and elected officials and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Republican Party platform and Republican candidates and elected officials.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/12/20/the-wages-of-wokeness-google-slashes-management-roles-by-10/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Pats Itself On Back For Deporting Thousands Of Illegal Migrant Criminals After Rolling Out Welcome Mat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/biden-admin-pats-itself-on-back-for-deporting-thousands-of-illegal-migrant-criminals-after-rolling-out-welcome-mat/ar-AA1wfczL

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Legacy Is More Crime, Strained Cities
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/20/bidens-border-legacy-is-more-crime-strained-cities-borderline/

EPOCH TIMES
— House Passes Funding Plan, Sends Bill to Senate Hours Before Shutdown Deadline
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-to-vote-on-plan-c-funding-plan-as-shutdown-looms-5779746

FOX BUSINESS
— Biden admin looks to hire up to 1,200 DEI employees in last-minute ‘woke’ push
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watch/biden-admin-looks-to-hire-up-to-1200-dei-employees-in-last-minute-woke-push/vi-AA1weVPn

FOX NEWS
— Embattled Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard declares ‘I am your Rosa Parks’ amid leadership feud. ‘Somebody has to say never never ever give up,’ Henyard said.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/embattled-illinois-mayor-declares-i-am-your-rosa-parks-amid-leadership-feud

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Obama Clings to Relevance—and to Racial Division
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/obama-clings-relevance-and-racial-division

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Democratic Chicago mayor faces irate citizens sick of illegal immigration onslaught in town hall
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/leftist-chicago-mayor-faces-irate-citizens-sick-of-illegal-immigration-onslaught-in-town-hall

MRC TV
— ‘Chicago Flips Red’: Local Group Repeatedly Scolds Mayor Over Job Performance, Ignoring the Constitution
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/chicago-flips-red-local-group-repeatedly-scolds-mayor-over-job-performance

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Nicknames, Mockery Trickle Out for Chicago’s Mayor
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2024/12/19/nicknames_mockery_trickle_out_for_chicagos_mayor_637606.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Senile Biden Frees 100+ Illegals Who Rioted at Border Because They’re Not ‘Border Security Risks’ Under His Policy
https://www.westernjournal.com/senile-biden-frees-100-illegals-rioted-border-not-border-security-risks-policy-report/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do whatever they believe is necessary to destroy Trump including destroying America.
https://www.timescall.com/2024/12/20/donald-trump-economy-federal-reserve-bipartisan-budget-deal/amp/

MSN
— Starbucks provided in-kind donation to GOP convention host committee  (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year. But I send GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out each and every morning free of charge and with no advertising or donation requests. I spend about 15 hours a day putting the newsletters together and sending them out. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, internet expenses, etc.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/starbucks-provides-in-kind-donation-to-gop-convention-host-committee/ar-BB1qaMuz
— New Bill Would Strip Federal Funding To Groups Supporting Illegal Immigrants (COMMENT: How strongly are groups in your county, township, municipality, and school district working to attract and keep illegals?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-bill-would-strip-federal-funding-to-groups-supporting-illegal-immigrants/ss-AA1rZmdi
— Migrants Are Using Private Jet Charters To Enter The US
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/migrants-are-using-private-jet-charters-to-enter-the-us/ar-AA1wggnS
— 80% of women in Tijuana’s migrant shelters are from Mexico
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/80-of-women-in-tijuana-s-migrant-shelters-are-from-mexico/ar-AA1wbJmK

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Dispute Over Runaway Slaves Helped Fuel the Civil War (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize a) illegals with runaway slaves and b) Republicans and Confederates.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/books/review/andrew-delbanco-war-before-the-war.html

WASHINGTON POST
— 8 policies stripped from GOP bill after Trump, Musk rebellion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/20/musk-trump-children-health-debt/
— To promote more hatred against Republicans, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats because Democrats fought for slavery in the Civil War.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/20/reparations-black-trump/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crow that “Trump’s claims of a mandate run into reality of narrow majorities.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/20/trump-presidential-power-congress-legislature/

NEW YORK SUN
— D.C. City Council Stealthily Passes Bill To Create a ‘Reparations Task Force’ To Explore Giving Money to Black Residents. Council members at Washington are hoping their sneakily named bill will avoid scrutiny from Republicans in Congress.
https://www.nysun.com/article/d-c-stealthily-passes-create-reparations-explore-money-black-residents

BALTIMORE SUN
— Equality and equity are not the same (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if X% of those who apply for something are minority or female, that same X% should be accepted. Because of that, to accept minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly dramatically lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. Because of that, because I am a White male, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license ever-increasingly became worthless.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/12/20/equality-and-equity-are-not-the-same-reader-commentary/

WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. By coming into America illegally and/or by staying In America illegally, illegals demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America. My their inviting illegals into America and by their keeping them in America, Democrat and RINO leaders demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/20/immigration-drives-nations-population-growth/

13 NEWS NOW
— Government shutdown could cause millions of federal workers to be furloughed. (COMMENT: If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.13newsnow.com/video/money/government-shutdown-could-cause-millions-of-federal-workers-to-be-furloughed/291-a2378a98-58dd-4470-b844-3f77354b7963

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Colleges and Universities Get Around State DEI Bans. They hide behind vague demands from accreditors. Congress should deprive them of this excuse.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-colleges-and-universities-get-around-state-dei-bans-discrimination-iowa-65732dfb
— For Many People in This Small Town, Deportations Can’t Come Soon Enough. In Seymour, Ind., immigration became a focal point in 2024. Some residents hope 2025 brings changes. (COMMENT: Seymour today, your municipality tomorrow. What are the Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality doing to invite illegals?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/for-many-people-in-this-small-town-deportations-cant-come-soon-enough-fee9a193

BLOOMBERG
— The Wrath of DOGE Is Coming for Federal Workers (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They despised/hated Republicans. They especially despised/hated Republican elected officials. I should write a book about how they took their hatred against Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George H. Bush, and Gingrich out on me. It is called political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-20/the-wrath-of-doge-is-coming-for-federal-workers
— Corporate America Hired More Black Workers. Then It Stopped. Black workers are losing share at big US public companies as conservatives amp up their anti-diversity push ahead of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. (COMMENT: Under Republicans Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George H. Bush, and Gingrich, the federal government gave tremendous preference to its Black employees. All my Black coworkers who were promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. Under Republican Gingrich, GAO forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-anti-dei-corporate-america-stalls-black-workers-gains/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Immigration and Employment of Foreign Nationals: A Look Ahead (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers do not want any immigration laws let alone enforcement of those laws.)
https://natlawreview.com/article/immigration-and-employment-foreign-nationals-look-ahead

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— A quarter of FDIC survey respondents say harassment is common in the workplace. The new survey, from the FDIC inspector general, comes as part of the ongoing investigation into long-standing workplace culture concerns. (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, GAO argued a) that it had never discriminated against any of its employees for any reason and b) that it had treated me and all its employees exactly like Congress wanted it to, that is, to meet Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI quotas, goals, and targets, that is, to use AA, DEI, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to waste the careers of and to get rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/12/a-quarter-of-fdic-survey-respondents-say-harassment-is-common-in-the-workplace/

FED SMITH
— Cato’s Recommendations to DOGE for Slashing Federal Employee Pay, Benefits (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents always shouted a) that I was grossly overpaid and that my employee benefits were much too generous, b) that young minorities and young females should have had the jobs that I had, and c) that I should be fired. While I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years, my critics/opponents have always shouted that my retiree benefits are much too generous. In my defense, I became a federal employee when I was 22 years old in 1971 because of EEOC. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother because my father had recently suddenly died. Because of that I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/12/20/catos-recommendations-to-doge-for-slashing-federal-employee-pay-benefits/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cut Overall Compensation for Federal Employees by 10%. . .Cut the Total Number of Federal Employees by 10%. . .Limit Federal Employee Unions. . .Making It Easier to Fire Poorly Performing Federal Employees. . .Reinstate Schedule F. . .End Affirmative Action in Federal Hiring and Contracting. . .Privatizing Federal Operations

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— More! on the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset. Many Civil Service Retirement System retirees are hoping for an early Christmas present from Congress. (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/12/more-windfall-elimination-provision-and-government-pension-offset/401798/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, federal retirees who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System, current CSRS employees and a multitude of other state and local public service employees who receive pensions from work not covered by Social Security, applauded when the Senate voted on a motion to invoke cloture. The agreement to invoke cloture was on the motion to proceed to H.R. 82. (a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions). The motion was agreed to with 73 years and 27 nays which could mean higher Social Security benefits for CSRS retirees if passed before Congress leaves this week.)
— IRS workforce is more diverse than the national civilian labor force. So why is GAO criticizing the tax agency’s DEI programs?  A new GAO report ( https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105785 ) found that women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities were underrepresented in senior levels at the agency. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980. They did everything that they could to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. That is, they discriminated against their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2024/09/irs-workforce-more-diverse-national-civilian-labor-force-so-why-gao-criticizing-tax-agencys-dei-programs/399446/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS’ workforce in 2022 was more diverse than the federal workforce as a whole as well as the national civilian labor force in terms of representation of women and individuals from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups. However a Government Accountability Office report published on Monday found disparities in diverse representation at more senior levels and argued current IRS plans to address the gaps have significant shortcomings. GAO reported that IRS’ workforce — which consists of approximately 90,000 employees, and is expected to grow because of an infusion of funds from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act —  generally became more diverse between fiscal years 2013 and 2022. But that progress didn’t persist across ranks. “In general, the more senior the level, the lower the representation of women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities in each of the 10 fiscal years we reviewed,” investigators wrote. For example, 71.9% of IRS employees in grades [general schedule]-10 and below were women in fiscal 2022 compared to 45.6% of individuals at the executive level. Other noteworthy findings include: The decreasing representation at senior levels for Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino employees was largely tied to fewer women of those backgrounds serving in those roles. In contrast, the increasing representation at senior levels of white employees was driven largely by there being more white men in those positions. Women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities were generally less likely to be promoted across multiple GS grades. IRS employees who are women earned 17% less than men and workers from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups earned 6% less than their white counterparts. Investigators wrote that salary disparities existed even after controlling for GS grade level and occupation. Over the review period, IRS did identify certain causes for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility setbacks. Between fiscal years 2017 and 2022, for instance, the agency noted that there was low participation by Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Black or African American employees in an executive readiness development program. GAO criticized IRS’ plans to resolve those setbacks, in particular that they are spread out among three different strategies. “​​With multiple plans articulating differing DEIA goals, IRS’s DEIA efforts are neither clear nor transparent, hindering decision-makers’ ability to set priorities, allocate resources and restructure efforts, as needed, to ensure effective DEIA advancement,” investigators wrote. They also found the agency conducted limited stakeholder consultation and that staffing issues in IRS’ Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion contributed to the issue. GAO made eight recommendations, including that IRS create a unified DEIA strategic plan and set performance measures for goals in the strategy. IRS agreed with each of the recommendations. Congressional Republicans in June introduced legislation that would bar federal funds from being used toward DEI efforts.)

GUARDIAN
— Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege. Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workers.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Am I Racist?’ star Matt Walsh blasts the Academy Awards for snubbing documentary exposing DEI  (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly call Republicans racists and even worse things.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14212167/Am-Racist-star-Matt-Walsh-blasts-Academy-Awards-snubbing-documentary-exposing-DEI.html
— Ruthless migrant thugs are entering the US legally through Biden-approved loophole app
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-14212499/Ruthless-migrant-thugs-entering-legally-Biden-approved-loophole-app.html

WORKERS WORLD
— Protesters to Biden: ‘Dismantle the Deportation Machine’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. By coming into America illegally and/or by staying In America illegally, illegals demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America. By their inviting illegals into America and by their keeping them in America, Democrat and RINO leaders demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.)
https://www.workers.org/2024/12/82757/ 

December 20, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump threatens government shutdown unless debt limit demand met, blames Biden if it happens.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/government-funding-plan-collapses-after-threats-trump-musk-shutdown-looms/15676309/

NBC5
— Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown fails; dozens of Republicans vote No
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/house-republicans-say-they-have-deal-to-avert-government-shutdown/3628843/
— House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain. Democrats and some conservatives opposed the new funding bill, which was crafted after President-elect Donald Trump blew up an earlier bipartisan agreement.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/government-shutdown-risk-trump-demands/3628737/

FOX32
— Republicans push back on spending bill as government shutdown looms
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1564857

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Illegals drive 68,000 increase in Illinois population though residents keep moving out.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/19/census-illinois-population-immigration/
— A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration. More than a dozen schools have issued advisories, even though Trump’s plans remain uncertain. At some schools, the spring semester begins before Trump will take office, so students may have to be back in class anyway. But for anyone whose ability to stay in the United States depends on an academic visa, they say it’s best to reduce their risks and get back to campus before Jan. 20.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/international-students/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illegals cause Illinois population to grow.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/illinois-population-growing-again-census-data-show

STATELINE
— Will Illinois minimum wage increase kill small businesses? (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the minimum wage ($12.41/hour in today’s dollars) during my junior and senior years in high school and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO in May of 1966.)
Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders train illegals in how to stay in America under Trump
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-advocates-train-immigrants-to-prepare-to-stay-in-the-us-under-trump/

FOX ILLINOIS
— More details revealed about Trump’s mass deportation program
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/more-details-revealed-about-trump-mass-deportation-program-tren-de-aragua-tom-homan-border-czar-aclu-congress-sanctuary-cities-politics

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO.  According to my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, because IRS had taken so many big adverse actions against me, it would be a conflict of interest for me to work on audits of IRS. In my defense, I stressed the many professional codes of conduct I was under because I was a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Of course, I should not have been and I was not assigned to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-19/sen-warren-urges-trump-to-hold-musk-accountable-for-conflicts-of-interest
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-18/neighbors-protecting-neighbors-worried-marginalized-communities-prep-for-trump-term

WEHT
— Illinois minimum wage increasing on January 1 (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the minimum wage during my junior and senior years in high school and full-time during the summer in between 1964-1966. The minimum wage was $12.41/hour in today’s dollars. If it had been $15/hour, I would have bought a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO.)
https://www.aol.com/illinois-minimum-wage-increasing-january-193740407.html

CHALKBEAT
— Illinois scholarship program aimed at getting more teachers of color faces court challenge (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been unfairly advantaged because all my grade school and high school teachers were White.)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/12/19/illinois-minority-teachers-scholarship-lawsuit-14th-amendment-diversity/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— The Never-Ending Line: Migrants Wait For Benefits That Never Come. City officials are winding down Chicago’s emergency response to the new arrivals. But the seemingly endless line outside of a state resource center in Humboldt Park is a visible reminder of the daily struggles thousands still face.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/19/the-never-ending-line-migrants-wait-for-benefits-that-never-come/
— Migrants In Limbo As Trump Presidency Nears
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/20/this-week-in-photos-migrants-in-limbo-as-trump-presidency-nears-city-passes-budget-and-more/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-428/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-220/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Call it the Illegal Immigration Census: Illinois population gains 68,000 in 2024 due to migrant tidal wave
https://wirepoints.org/call-it-the-illegal-immigration-census-illinois-population-gains-68000-in-2024-due-to-migrant-tidal-wave-wirepoints-quickpoint/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ population increases from last year, ending decade of decline (COMMENT: How many are illegals?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4f10ff78-be1e-11ef-8385-af75562d9d50.html
— Taxpayers to buy $19.9 million in electric school buses for Illinois
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7b57b2c0-be46-11ef-86ac-2338e29b91b8.html
— Illinois has over $200 billion in total liabilities
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3a5fc040-be56-11ef-932d-fb0d49676131.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Second Time Is the Charm for Lakewood Police Tesla Purchase Request
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/18/second-time-is-the-charm-for-lakewood-police-tesla-purchase-request/
— Companies with More Than 15 Employees Will Soon Have to Make Salaries Public (COMMENT: Federal salaries are public. I worked for the Democrats who ran the Federal government for almost 30 years. Ever-increasingly, everyone saw that that they ever-increasingly paid my Democrat coworkers who were the following more than they paid me: minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/18/companies-with-more-than-15-employees-will-soon-have-to-make-salaries-public/
— Antioch Man Serving as Charitable Housing Exec Indicted for Kickbacks, Bribery
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/18/antioch-man-serving-as-charitable-housing-exec-indicted-for-kickbacks-bribery/
— Crystal Lake, Huntley Woodstock Nursing Homes Fined, Statewide Link Included
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/crystal-lake-huntley-woodstock-nursing-homes-fined/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Permanent Injunction Issued Against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2024/12/permanent-injunction-issued-against-dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois population grows in 2024 despite 56K residents leaving for other states. A massive influx of 112,955 international migrants boosted Illinois population in 2024, new Census Bureau data shows. Buses from Texas likely grew Illinois’ population.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-population-grows-in-2024-despite-56k-residents-leaving-for-other-states/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal bias continues in coverage of Trump, his Cabinet nominees
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/19/inside-beltway-liberal-bias-continues-coverage-tru/
— Trump commandeers federal spending mess as Biden fades into White House exit
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/19/donald-trump-commandeers-federal-spending-mess-joe/
— Sen. Rand Paul’s new proposal: Elon Musk for speaker of the House
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/19/sen-rand-paul-new-proposal-elon-musk-speaker-house/
— American men drop out of economy as immigrants claim jobs (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/19/american-men-drop-economy-immigrants-claim-jobs-ce/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Having learned nothing from the elections, Democrats turn left again
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3262165/having-learned-nothing-from-elections-democrats-turn-left-again/
— Obama clings to relevance — and to racial division
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/3265164/obama-clings-to-relevance-and-to-racial-division/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Deportation plans don’t exist to please migrants
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/deportation_plans_don_t_exist_to_please_migrants.html
— Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, ahead of the curve … again
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/texas_s_governor_greg_abbott_ahead_of_the_curve_again.html

BREITBART
— Far-Left ACLU Advising Cities, States on How to Help Illegals Evade Deportation
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/19/far-left-aclu-advising-cities-states-how-help-illegals-evade-deportation/
— Beyond Criminals, We Also Have Illegals Who ‘Exhausted All Legal Means’ and Have to Go
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/19/ice-official-beyond-criminals-we-also-have-illegals-who-exhausted-all-legal-means-and-have-to-go/
— Hundreds Gather Outside ICE Detention Center in Los Angeles, Demand ‘Sanctuary Ordinance in Every City’
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/20/hundreds-gather-outside-ice-detention-center-in-los-angeles-demand-sanctuary-ordinance-in-every-city/
— Senate Passes Bill Shielding Pentagon’s K-12 Schools from Transgenderism (COMMENT: How strongly do Democrats promote LGBTQ in your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/19/senate-passes-bill-shielding-pentagons-k-12-schools-from-transgenderism/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Research suggests declining return on investment from master’s degrees (COMMENT: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. In addition, I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and a job-related professional license in 1981. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/research-suggests-declining-return-investment-masters-degrees/26898

DAILY CALLER
— Mike Johnson’s Broken Promises On CR May Have Just Cost Him The Speakership
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/19/mike-johnson-promises-speaker-continuing-resolution/

FOX NEWS
— Illegals drive highest US population growth in over 2 decades. Last year, the US population grew by nearly 1% compared to the 0.2% growth in 2021.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/immigration-drives-highest-us-population-growth-2-decades
— Here’s a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill. The deal roundly lost 235 to 174, scoring only 2 Democrat ‘yes’ votes.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/heres-list-38-republicans-who-defied-trump-voting-no-failed-spending-bill

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Critical Theory Has Saturated Our Culture With Demoralizing Self-Doubt, Causing Children To Hate Our Country
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/critical-theory-has-saturated-our-culture-with-demoralizing-self-doubt-causing-children-to-hate-our-country/

MRC TV
— Carrying Foreign Flags, Illegals Rally in LA Against Trump & Deportation (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/carrying-foreign-flags-illegals-rally-la-against-trump-deportation

MILITARY
— GI Bill for Professional Licenses (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 years old in 1981 based on a) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) the accounting and internal auditing courses that I had completed, c) my having passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) my having worked for GAO for more than a year, and e) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years.)
https://www.military.com/education/gi-bill/online-certificate-programs-offer-option-for-military-students.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Musk and Trump Aren’t After the Same Thing
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/musk-and-trump-arent-after-the-same-thing/

NEWSMAX
— Homan: US-Born Children of Illegals Can Stay
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tom-homan-illegal-migrants/2024/12/19/id/1192342/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— ‘Adult Bullies’: The new toxic behavior an expert says is becoming more common (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest past and present adult bullies a) in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party and b) in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/anchors-report/adult-bullies-the-new-toxic-behavior-an-expert-says-is-becoming-more-common
— Man suspected of killing 3 people fatally shot by police near Chicago. Authorities say a 24-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting three people in central Illinois has been killed after firing shots at police in suburban Chicago.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-suspected-killing-3-people-fatally-shot-police-116969978

CBS ANTONIO
— Gov. Greg Abbott announces new campaign to deter immigrants from entering the country illegally. The plan includes billboards in Central and South America that inform potential immigrants of what he calls “realities and horror stories.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyA58AOgY2k

CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders oppose DOGE’s focus on DEI because Democrat and RINO leaders use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.wthitv.com/news/doge-vs-dei-republicans-promise-to-purge-government-diversity-initiatives-could-be-wide-ranging-and/article_8cb82af7-446f-5c70-bb58-884a09074fdc.html

NEWSWEEK
— Map Shows States With Fastest-Growing Immigrant Populations
https://www.newsweek.com/map-states-immigrant-population-increases-census-bureau-2003723

MSN
— Trump blames ‘whoever is President’ on looming shutdown crisis as White House sees action
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/trump-blames-whoever-is-president-on-looming-shutdown-crisis-as-white-house-sees-action/ar-AA1we9ZP
— The class divide: Why social mobility is the missing piece in DEI  (COMMENT: What class were/are you? Sadly, my father, my grandfather, and my great grandfather are examples of downward mobility. In 1902, my great grandfather had 1285 Main Street built in Crete (4,030 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ). In 1926, my grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete (1793 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1286-Wood-St-60417/home/23199039 ). My father never had a home built.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-class-divide-why-social-mobility-is-the-missing-piece-in-dei/ar-AA1w8xCD

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illegals drive US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million
https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-immigration-drives-us-population-growth-to-highest-rate-in-23-years-as-residents-pass-340-million/

NEW YORK TIMES
— See the Voting Groups That Swung to the Right in the 2024 Vote. Donald J. Trump’s swift victory was driven by red shifts across the country, with gains among seemingly every possible grouping of Americans. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents remain on the left. If anything, they are moving further to the left because of Trump’s victory.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/06/us/elections/trump-america-red-shift-victory.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders blame Republicans for threat of a government shutdown
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/19/us/trump-spending-government-shutdown

WASHINGTON POST
— DA Fani Willis’ ousting from Trump’s Georgia case is one more blow to Dem lawfare
https://nypost.com/2024/12/19/opinion/fani-willis-ousting-from-trumps-georgia-case-another-blow-to-dem-lawfare/
— Illegals drive US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/12/19/immigrants-census-bureau-population-estimates/f3db779c-be21-11ef-b94f-104ed944ce38_story.html
— Mid-career professionals discover new opportunities with continuing studies (COMMENT: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. In addition, I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and a job-related professional license in 1981. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/creativegroup/georgetown-university-school-of-continuing-studies/mid-career-professionals-discover-new-opportunities-with-continuing-studies/
— Leaders of federal managers reject Trump’s plans to politicize workforce (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who despise/hate Republicans and who are hell-bent on destroying Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/20/schedule-f-trump-federal-managers-reject/

WCBM
— Trump Calls for RINO Chip Roy to Be Primaried for ‘Getting in the Way’ for Passing the New Continuing Resolution
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/trump-calls-for-rino-chip-roy-to-be-primaried-for-getting-in-the-way-for-passing-the-new-continuing-resolution/

KXAN
— Gov. Abbott unveils new billboards meant to deter possible migrants south of the border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEjnYL3mmR8

WEEK
— Confessions of a trust-fund baby (COMMENT: I was not a trust fund baby. If I had been one, would I have found the motivation to earn three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license?)
https://theweek.com/articles/464130/confessions-trustfund-baby

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Is Your Attitude Toward Trump 2.0?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-is-your-attitude-toward-trump-2-0-f3f8532c
— U.S. population grows because of illegal immigration, South sees big gains
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/census-data-immigration-state-population-changes-9f8f4508
— The Hidden Threat to National Security Is Not Enough Workers. Building a nuclear submarine is demanding, rewarding work—but it doesn’t pay very well.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-hidden-threat-to-national-security-is-not-enough-workers-1dc7abe1

FORTUNE
— Workers over 40 say they’re being passed over for promotions (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government delayed my promotions, never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Of course, my critics/opponents have always used that against me big time. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that must be an extremely bad person, if not a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and/or worse things or they would not have wasted what I had learned earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://fortune.com/2024/10/03/older-workers-passed-up-promotions-lower-pay/

FORBES
— 3 Master’s Degrees That Pay $250,000+ In 2025 (COMMENT: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. In addition, I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and a job-related professional license in 1981. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwells/2024/12/13/3-masters-degrees-that-pay-250000-in-2025/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. MBA (Master Of Business Administration) Undoubtedly one of the highest-paying roles you can secure (even when working remotely) as an MBA graduate is that of a CEO (chief executive officer). How much you earn, with total compensation including stock options being accounted for, depends on factors such as your industry, your company’s stage of growth and profitability, and company size. But on average, a CEO at an established organization can make an eye-watering $885,080 a year according to Salary.com. You may also secure a VP or director role, with marketing vice presidents making up to $294,835 a year.)

FORBES & ANDREW MCDERMOTT
— I should write about my Democrat superiors and supervisors. They did everything that they could to stop me from being promoted. They were furious a) when I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) when I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) when I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) when I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/09/23/2-signs-your-boss-is-gaslighting-you-explained-by-a-psychologist/
https://www.sitepoint.com/4-signs-your-employer-will-ruin-your-career/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— John Deere Technology Auditor Brings Age Discrimination Suit  (COMMENT: Diersen v. GAO was filed in Washington DC in1998 and transferred to Chicago in 2000. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf  My critics/opponents side with GAO, that is, they promote Affirmative Action, DEI, and up-or-out, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/john-deere-technology-auditor-brings-age-discrimination-suit

HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
— How the Office of Career Advancement supports students (COMMENT: What did you do to advance you career?  I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. In addition, I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and a job-related professional license in 1981. My Democrat superiors in the federal government delayed my promotions, never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Of course, my critics/opponents have always used that against me big time. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that must be an extremely bad person, if not a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and/or worse things or they would not have wasted what I had learned earning the aforesaid job-related master’s degrees, professional certifications, and license.)
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/admissions-blog/how-office-career-advancement-supports-students

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— ‘Why are you not a CPA?’ (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 year old in 1979. None of my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had taken the examination, let alone passed it, let alone passed it on their first attempt.)
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2016/feb/cpa-exam-for-accounting-educators.html

USA FACTS
— USAFacts and bias: Why we care about nonpartisanship. USAFacts earned the highest marks on a third-party bias test. (COMMENT: I should write about those who state that they are nonpartisan and compete directly against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are partisan, that is, they defend and promote conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. I am conservative. I am Republican. I am independent. No party leader, no elected official, no candidate, no donor, no political consultant, no pollster, no anyone tells me what to do.)
https://usafacts.org/articles/usafacts-and-bias-why-we-care-about-nonpartisanship/

AMERICAN PROGRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/states-prepare-for-threats-to-abortion-access-by-stockpiling-mifepristone-and-misoprostol/

GUARDIAN
— Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally (COMMENT: My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump

December 16, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 16 shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago shootings this weekend
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-15-shot-3-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15659574/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cannabis-industry-illinois/15652693/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lgbtq-pride-magazines-100-celebration-honors-trailblazers-advocates-including-gma-sam-champion/15645988/
— Woman charged in alleged anti-Palestinian hate crime inside Downers Grove Panera due in court
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alexandra-szustakiewicz-due-court-hate-crime-charges-alleged-ant-palestinian-incident-downers-grove-panera/15662572/

FOX32
— Threats against members of Congress surge after murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO. Threats against members of Congress are surging, including fake bomb calls targeting their homes after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1562490
— More than 100 former patients file major lawsuit against Universal Health Services for alleged abuse
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawsuit-universal-health-services
— UnitedHealthcare lawsuit: Physicians allege delay, deny, underpay practices
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/unitedhealthcare-physicians-lawsuit

WGN9
— DuPage County Sheriff to suspend evictions during portion of the holiday season
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/dupage-county-sheriff-to-suspend-evictions-during-portion-of-the-holiday-season/ar-AA1vHgTi

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: November election numbers tell a cautionary tale for both Democrats and GOP (COMMRENT: Why didn’t Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct do better?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/16/illinois-presidential-election-breakdown/
— The real cost of the anti-college narrative (COMMENT: My father often decried that he did not get promotions because he did not have a college degree. When you were in high school, were you viewed as being college material? I was not. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/16/opinion-anti-college-narrative-black-students-elitism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The current anti-college narrative, while seemingly populist and anti-elitist, is built on a false premise: that just because you can be successful without college, you shouldn’t have to pursue it. Worse, it perpetuates a harmful message for historically marginalized groups. This line of thinking implies that students from lower-income backgrounds or marginalized communities — those often unable to afford college outright — should simply opt out, limiting their potential opportunities. This ultimately reinforces racist and classist ideas that say if you aren’t already poised to access other forms of opportunity, then those opportunities aren’t for you.)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241215/news/wrapping-our-arms-around-the-community-the-outreach-house-helps-with-food-clothing-utilities/
— Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat leaders have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241215/news/a-resilient-nation-leaders-stress-importance-of-community-at-mlk-dinner/

JOURNAL COURIER
— Other states must be saying, ‘Thanks, Santa, for what you send us from Illinois
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/the-gifts-illinois-sends-states-mark-glennon-19980840.php

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How much does that job pay? Salary transparency one of many new Illinois laws in 2025. (COMMENT: Federal employee salaries are extremely transparent. My IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates saw that my Democrat superiors were paying me less than my coworkers who had less work experience that I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They especially saw that I had to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article296931194.html

CENTRALL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders were less successful than they thought they be in getting their illegals to vote.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-the-gop-stoked-fears-of-noncitizens-voting-cases-in-ohio-show-how-rhetoric-and-reality-diverge/

WCIA
— Romney: ‘You can’t complain’ if Trump does what he says he would do (COMMENT: I should write about the Romney promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who continue to blame Romney’s defeats on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) who continue to punish me for Romney’s defeats.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/romney-you-cant-complain-if-trump-does-what-he-says-he-would-do/

WAND TV
— Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration. When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work. (COMMENT: How does the Trump team view me and view my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/journalists-anticipate-a-renewed-hostility-toward-their-work-under-the-incoming-trump-administration/article_4f8a72ac-939c-5c42-8bf4-d9117554b666.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-424/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Settlement with ABC and Stephanopoulos indicates Trump has an actionable defamation claim against Gov. Pritzker
https://wirepoints.org/settlement-with-abc-and-stephanopolous-indicates-trump-has-an-actionable-defamation-claim-against-pritzker-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Illinois pension debts hit $144 billion in 2024, make a mockery of politicians’ decades of ‘balanced budgets’
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pension-debts-at-144-billion-in-2024-makes-mockery-of-politicians-decades-of-balanced-budgets-wirepoints/
— Chicago aldermen have told Mayor Johnson they don’t want to impose yet another property tax hike on Chicagoans. He should listen.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-aldermen-have-told-mayor-johnson-they-dont-want-to-impose-yet-another-tax-hike-on-chicagoans-he-should-listen-wirepoints-on-univision-chicago/
— Pritzker takes credit for ending the grocery tax, but won’t mention the gas tax hike or property taxes
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-takes-credit-for-ending-the-grocery-tax-but-wont-mention-the-gas-tax-hike-or-property-taxes-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about the mainstream news media and Google and their ever-increasing promotion of the Democrat Party platform, Democrat elected officials, and Democrat candidates and their ever-increasing demonization, denigration, and condemnation of the Republican Party platform, Republican elected officials, and Republican candidates. The mainstream news media ever-increasingly makes its anti-conservative anti-Republican anti-Trump editorials look like news articles. I should write a book about that.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. I would use as examples my Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Store, and Post Office superiors. I would use as examples leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would use as examples Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would use as examples adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me and the pretexts they used. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton township, and Wheaton and how they have been taken over by anti-conservatives and by anti-Republicans. I would use as examples the adverse actions that leaders of the aforesaid have taken against me and the pretexts they have used. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Johnson runs from budget debacle
https://x.com/Williamjkelly/status/1867683008511152167

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Let ‘sanctuary’ cities keep millions of illegal aliens, without federal funding. Time to give ‘the resistance’ what they want. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run sanctuary cities will a) run up debt, b) take money away from any remaining Republicans in the city, and/or c) ship their illegals to the suburbs.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/15/let-sanctuary-cities-keep-millions-illegal-aliens-/
— Romney predicts J.D. Vance will be GOP presidential nominee in 2028
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/15/mitt-romney-predicts-vice-president-elect-j-d-vanc/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fixing deportation
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/fixing_deportation.html
— Anchor babies with birthright citizenship is an idiotic policy that encourages migrants to come to the U.S. illegally
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/anchor_babies_with_birthright_citizenship_is_an_idiotic_policy_that_encourages_migrants_to_come_to_the_u_s_illegally.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Party of the working class’: Trump critic Mitt Romney credits Trump for reshaping GOP as he exits politics (COMMENT: I was a member of the working class for 33 years, that is, I was a wage earner for 33 years.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/15/party-of-the-working-class-trump-critic-mitt-romney-credits-trump-for-reshaping-gop-as-he-exits-politics-1509812/

CENTER SQUARE
— Military may be ground zero for the war on woke (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents are woke, that is, they all are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4d1e584e-b9a7-11ef-8c1a-774323955d0c.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— It’s ‘Prime’ Time to Discuss Transgender Medicine as a Nation of Parents, Not Partisans (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in medicine will be Democrat, libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/15/its-prime-time-discuss-transgender-medicine-nation-parents-not-partisans/

FOX NEWS
— Clinton says Democrats have bad habit of ‘giving up’ on certain groups because of demographics (COMMENT: Democrat plant political consultants in Illinois advise Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois to get votes from those in Illinois who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors who have not been in America for a long time to dump voters in Illinois who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the aforesaid.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365866530112
— ‘Going to be painful’: Venezuelan expert sounds alarm about what’s next if sanctuary city policies continue. A former Venezuelan army officer told Fox News Digital that the ‘next step’ of violent gang is ‘targeted assassinations.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/painful-venezuelan-expert-sounds-alarm-about-whats-next-sanctuary-city-policies-continue

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Thieves of Words: DEI and Other Misleading Terms. Totalitarian ideologues have perfected the art of deception by using benign terminology and injecting it with oppressive meaning.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/the-thieves-of-words-dei-and-other-misleading-terms/
— Diversity Conference for Elite Private Schools Devolves Into Festival of Jew Hatred
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/diversity-conference-for-elite-private-schools-devolves-into-festival-of-jew-hatred/amp/

REASON
— Federal Government Has ‘Grown Too Big, Promised Too Much, Subsidized Too Many,’ Warns Former GAO Boss David Walker. This week’s House Budget Committee hearing showed bipartisan agreement about the seriousness of America’s fiscal problems. (COMMENT: Walker led GAO 1998-2008. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 and I sued GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf  The Democrats who run GAO do not want GAO to have any Republican employees. They used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s few remaining Republicans.)
https://reason.com/2024/12/13/federal-government-has-grown-too-big-promised-too-much-subsidized-too-many-warns-former-gao-boss/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States is likely to face a debt crisis within the next five years unless Congress undertakes serious fiscal reforms, says a former comptroller general who is urging lawmakers to treat the budget and deficit with the seriousness it deserves. “The federal government has grown too big, promised too much, subsidized too many, undercut states’ rights, and lost control of the budget,” David Walker, who led the Government Accountability Office from 1998 until 2008, told members of the House Budget Committee on Wednesday. Unless Congress puts the country on a different fiscal course, Walker believes there is a 70 percent chance of a serious debt crisis before the end of the decade. That crisis would have “serious adverse economic security, national security, diplomatic, and domestic tranquility consequences,” he warned, adding that the middle class would “be affected the most on a relative basis” if standards of living are suddenly hit with a debt-induced shockwave. This week’s hearing was intended to highlight bipartisan agreement on the seriousness of the federal government’s fiscal problems, said Rep. Jodey Arrington (R–Texas), the committee’s chairman. “We’ve got major fiscal problems and a completely unsustainable fiscal trajectory. I haven’t heard anyone, Democrat or Republican, witness or member, that [sic] doesn’t accept that fact,” he said. “We won’t know when the dominoes fall on us in a sovereign debt crisis, it’s going to be difficult to put the pieces back together and maintain our global leadership.” Those remarks echo warnings issued in recent years by governmental entities like the GAO and the Congressional Budget Office, as well as outside groups like the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Since 2015 the gross national debt has doubled, from $18 trillion to over $36 trillion. Debt held by the public, which most economists consider the more significant measure, sits at more than $28 trillion, or 99 percent of GDP. Deficits of nearly $2 trillion are expected for the foreseeable future. Douglas Elmendorf, the economist and dean of the school of government at Harvard University, who was invited to speak at the hearing by Democrats, also stressed the need for immediate action. “Although we are not in a crisis now, delaying action has significant costs,” Elmendorf said. “The accumulation of debt crowds out capital investment, which holds down wages and pushes up interest rates relative to what would happen otherwise. In addition, the accumulation of debt limits the government’s ability to borrow when truly needed to respond to problems in the future.” While there is little disagreement about the seriousness of America’s fiscal problems, the committee hearing also inadvertently highlighted the immense difficulty of solving them. During his testimony, Walker proposed what he called a “fiscal responsibility amendment” to the U.S. Constitution, which would bind Congress’ ability to borrow recklessly. This could take several different forms. Germany, for example, has a so-called “debt brake” rule—which it hasn’t followed in recent years—that says the government’s annual budget deficit cannot exceed 0.35 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). By contrast, the U.S. federal government ran a deficit of $1.8 trillion last year, which is about 6 percent of America’s current GDP of about $29.3 trillion. Another example is on the books in Colorado, where the growth of government spending is limited by a formula that takes into account population growth and inflation. Those are good models to follow, but imposing those restrictions via a constitutional amendment seems like a nearly impossible lift. Amendments must be passed by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and subsequently ratified by three-quarters of the states, and no amendment has successfully navigated the process since 1992. Of course, lawmakers don’t need a constitutional constraint to prevent them from borrowing too much. They could simply pass a budget that doesn’t depend on trillions of dollars in annual borrowing. Yes, yes, it’s okay to laugh. But that is the thing that must happen. New constitutional amendments or other mechanisms like debt commissions—a solution favored by Cato Institute budget expert Romina Boccia, who also testified at this week’s hearing—are fine ideas worth pursuing. Embedded in both those ideas, however, is the admission that our elected leaders are somehow unable to do their most fundamental jobs without artificial constraints. And that may very well be true: Available evidence certainly points to that conclusion. But the biggest budgetary constraint of all is the one Walker (and plenty of others) believe is looming just over the horizon. Congress cannot ignore it any longer.)

STARS AND STRIPES
— Why the Naval Academy gets to keep affirmative action (COMMENT: To use Affirmative Action and DEI is to a) lower hiring, retention, and promotion standards for minorities and for females and a) to raise hiring, retention, and promotion standards for Whites and for men. All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who were minority and/or female. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. Because I am not a minority or female, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my job-related bachelor’s degree and my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-12-15/naval-academy-affirmative-action-admissions-16171778.html

TOWNHALL
— The End of the ‘Free’ Rides.  A new sheriff is coming to town. The free gravy train for the irresponsible and illegals is going to be over. “Free” is giving way to personal responsibility and earning the rewards you seek. “Free” is on the way out in Trump’s Washington.
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2024/12/16/the-end-of-the-free-rides-n2648995

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Trump vows to ‘hire American.’ His businesses keep hiring foreign guest workers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-vows-to-hire-american-his-businesses-keep-hiring-foreign-guest-workers/ar-AA1vW5JM

YAHOO
— Shock as Trump Adviser Collapses on Stage at New York Young Republican Gala
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shock-trump-adviser-collapses-stage-053308177.html

ABC NEWS
— Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration. When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work. (COMMENT: How does the Trump team view me and view my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/journalists-anticipate-renewed-hostility-work-incoming-trump-administration-116818030
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/trump-threatens-mass-deportations-central-america-braces-influx-116816385

MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/this-is-how-much-weed-you-should-smoke-if-you-re-trying-to-relieve-stress/ss-AA1uCQzC
— ‘Promoting Meritocracy’: Elon Musk’s Super PAC Drops $10,000,000 (COMMENT: (COMMENT: My critics/opponents oppose meritocracy because meritocracy frustrates their giving preference to those who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/promoting-meritocracy-elon-musk-s-super-pac-drops-10-000-000/ss-AA1sk2K7?ocid=HPCDHP

NEWSWEEK
— Full List of Democrats Skipping Donald Trump’s Inauguration (COMMENT: The list includes Casten and Ramirez.)
https://www.newsweek.com/list-democrats-skipping-donald-trumps-inauguration-2001234
— Blagojevich: Weaponization of Justice ‘Started With Me’
https://www.newsweek.com/rod-blagojevich-justice-department-lawfare-trump-biden-2000399
— Celebrities Who Tried to Stop Donald Trump Fall Silent
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-election-celebrities-debra-messing-martin-sheen-video-2000481

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Wants to Destroy the ‘Deep State.’ But He Also Wants to Wield Its Power. (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Trump to fail.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/opinion/deep-state-trump-administrative.html
— Opposition Research Goes Hyperlocal. The liberal group American Bridge is launching a new project to collect information for campaigns against Republicans running for state and local offices. (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do? I spend a tremendous amount of time and money putting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning. Far too many of those who read my newsletters do so for opposition research. They a) reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) read my newsletters to get information to use against me, and/or c) have taken adverse actions against me. Should I start naming the aforesaid and writing about them? I would start with those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. The only legitimate reason to read my newsletters is to get information to defend and advance conservative principles and the Republican Party platform and to help elect Republican candidates who can and will do the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/us/politics/opposition-research-goes-hyperlocal.html
— Why Democrats Lost More Seats in Vermont Than Any Other State (COMMRENT: Why didn’t Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct do better?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/vermont-election-democrats-republicans.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration,
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/us/trump-immigrant-deportations-rome-georgia.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Musk put $277 million into the election. He’s $200 billion richer this year. The tech mogul made a big bet on Trump. By one measure, it has paid off handsomely.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/15/elon-musk-trump-election-wealth/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/15/honduras-trump-mass-deportations-central-america-immigration/b5f4eb26-bb64-11ef-b94f-104ed944ce38_story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden is trying to Trump-proof his legacy (COMMENT: Biden’s legacy is massive increases in dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/14/biden-trump-laws-judges-regulations-legacy/76865964007/
— FRONT PAGE: Illegals drive up health care costs.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/12/15/why-americans-pay-more-for-health-care/76900978007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Allies Fear Watered Down Deportation Efforts. President-elect’s team is committed to pursuing immigrants who crossed illegally, but is wary about logistical challenges and setting expectations. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. They will simply immediately return.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-deportation-promises-worried-allies-6b78418d
— Untangling America’s Love-Hate Relationship With Corporate Power. Assassination of health-insurance executive reveals frustration with big business weeks after a business leader was elected president.
https://www.wsj.com/business/untangling-americas-love-hate-relationship-with-corporate-power-6d415af4
— When ‘Middle Age’ Arrives in Your 20s. Stress is making young people feel older, with mounting concerns about job security, debt, child-care costs and caregiving. (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors used up-or-out, that is, they used age discrimination, to get rid of their Republican employees. In 1974 when I was 25 years old, they wrote me off as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and my earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I transferred to GAO in 1980. After I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and became a licensed CPA in 1981, they finally promoted me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/middle-age-young-stress-aging-4965bdc7
— The Economics of Media Bias. In a polarized country and crowded market, partisan coverage allows outlets to differentiate themselves.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-media-bias-journalism-politics-polarization-markets-e723fe18
— A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits. Trump promised to eliminate programs that provide temporary work permits, including to Dreamers. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-work-permit-policy-business-impact-0ecadef5


FORBES
— Mitch McConnell Criticizes ‘Right-Wing Isolationists’—Says Trump Must Embrace U.S. ‘Hard Power’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/12/16/mitch-mcconnell-criticizes-right-wing-isolationists-says-trump-must-embrace-us-hard-power/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethgasman/2024/12/15/how-the-congressional-black-caucus-foundation-is-responding-to-attacks-on-dei/

SCRIPPS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. They will simply immediately return.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/experts-predict-mass-deportation-would-damage-us-economy/ar-AA1vLckQ

NPR
— Biden took his election as being a mandate to not only destroy the Republican Party, but to destroy America.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/16/g-s1-38003/trump-mandate-presidents

LADDERS
— 5 reasons your boss wants you to succeed (COMMENT: Because I was a Republican, my Democrat bosses absolutely did not want me to succeed. My Democrat GAO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me for almost 18 years. My Democrat IRS bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me for almost 9 years. My Democrat Firestone Store boss was furious that I survived his efforts to get rid of me for almost 3 years. My Democrat Post Office bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me for almost 3 years. My TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me and my chairmanship for almost 7 years. My Milton Township Republican Organization RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of my webmaster service for 6 years. My Illinois Center Right Coalition RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me and my service as an officer for 4 years. My American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter Democrat and RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me and my service as a board member for 3 years. I should write about the aforesaid.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-reasons-your-boss-wants-you-to-succeed
— It’s not in your head — 10 signs your boss is setting you up to fail (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors a) gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals and b) assigned me to supervise their most problematic employees.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/its-not-in-your-head-10-signs-your-boss-is-setting-you-up-to-fail

ENTREPRENEUR
— 10 Signs People Believe In You and Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/10-signs-people-believe-in-you-and-want-you-to-succeed/345386
— Surround Yourself With People Who Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I was not able recruit offices and directors who wanted me to succeed.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/surround-yourself-with-people-who-want-you-to-succeed/337493

MEDIUM
— How to Deal With People Who Want You to Fail (COMMENT: Because I was a Republican, my Democrat Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO  superiors wanted me to fail. To deal with that, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://medium.com/mind-cafe/how-to-deal-with-people-who-want-you-to-fail-7a86ffc64b46
— People Want You to Stay in Your Limits. (COMMENT: What limited your advancement? My demographics are terrible. Further, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I avoided the Vietnam War draft. I had to work my way through college.)
https://medium.com/the-ascent/people-want-you-to-stay-in-your-limits-e46d486f9519
— “I just want you to succeed” — the back-handed compliment  (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://medium.com/@uzhussain/i-just-want-you-to-succeed-d53ca40e84a4
— Why The World Doesn’t Want You to Succeed  (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://medium.com/the-understanding-project/why-the-world-doesnt-want-you-to-succeed-and-what-to-do-about-it-cf2854b505b9

FORBES
— Five Signs Your Boss Doesn’t Want You To Succeed (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/01/13/five-signs-your-boss-doesnt-want-you-to-succeed/

IVY EXE
— Set Up to Fail? Here’s What to Do  (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://ivyexec.com/career-advice/2017/set-up-to-fail/

LINKED IN
— People Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-want-you-succeed-mike-kaeding
— When Your Manager Doesn’t Want You To Succeed (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-your-manager-doesnt-want-you-succeed-liz-ryan
— How to Rise Above Friends Who Secretly Want You to Fail (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-rise-above-friends-who-secretly-want-you-fail-reza-naqvi-ghmve
— Why Society Doesn’t Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-society-doesnt-want-you-succeed-ayodeji-awosika

SELF-PUBLISHING
— How to Write a Book (COMMENT: If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. I would use as examples my Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Store, and Post Office superiors. I would use as examples leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would use as examples Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would use as examples adverse actions that the aforesaid took against me and the pretexts they used.)
https://selfpublishing.com/how-to-write-a-book/

INDEPENDENT
— ABC’s $15m settlement in Trump ‘rape’ defamation case was met with surprise and outrage. Here’s why. Trump claimed George Stephanopoulos defamed him when he said a jury found him ‘liable for rape.’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49, but they hold back from publicly hinting/implying/arguing/shouting why GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49. Under the table, they hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO must have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 because I am a White supremist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things even though a) I had a CPA license, b) I had professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, d) I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, and e) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. My critics/opponents know that I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/abc-news-defamation-settlement-george-stephanopoulos-b2664857.html

December 14, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tiffany Henyard sues Thornton Township Democrats after failing to gain nomination for supervisor (COMMENT: When will the Daily Herald start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/13/tiffany-henyard-sues-thornton-township-democrats-after-failing-to-gain-nomination-for-supervisor/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois election results show gerrymandering’s bad outcome
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/12/14/election-results-illinois-gerrymandering-party-control-republican-democrat-sheldon-jacobson
— Mona Charen blasts Tulsi Gabbard
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/13/tulsi-gabbard-cozies-up-american-enemies-russia-vladimir-putin-syria-bashar-al-assad-mona-charen

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241213/news/donations-pour-in-to-save-lives-fund-winter-shelter-for-dupage-countys-homeless/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241213/nation-and-world/texas-abortion-pill-lawsuit-against-new-york-doctor-marks-new-challenge-to-interstate-telemedicine/

ABC7
— ‘This is normal?’: 2 close-calls at Chicago’s O’Hare airport in 1 day. Topic of possible runway collisions being discussed in Washington at same time. (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on an audit of this in the early 1980s.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2-close-calls-chicago-ohare-airport-involving-united-airlines-flights-1-day-is-normal/15653147/

NBC5
— Trump says he will seek to eliminate daylight saving time
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-says-he-will-seek-to-eliminate-daylight-saving-time/3624199/
— Democrats and RINOs say “US adults not confident Trump can assemble qualified cabinet.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-cabinet-confidence-poll-ap-norc/3623857/

FOX32
— Anonymous donor drops gold coin in Wheaton Salvation Army Red Kettle
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anonymous-donor-drops-gold-coin-wheaton-salvation-army-red-kettle

WBEZ
— What to know about an effort to make college in Illinois more affordable. Legislators are considering a funding formula that would make Illinois a model for other states to emulate, but would come at a hefty cost. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from classes there and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. That enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger  in 1970.)
https://www.wbez.org/education/2024/12/12/what-to-know-about-an-effort-to-make-college-in-illinois-more-affordable

DECATUR DAILY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/national/trump-migrant-deportations-could-threaten-states-agricultural-economies/article_79311d58-b96c-11ef-921c-2335e9aa1b59.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— What was the worst year of your life and what did you learn from it? We want to hear. (COMMENT: My worse years include 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old and 1980 when they forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They include 1978 when my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions and 1974 when they disallowed my travel vouchers.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-12/what-was-the-worst-year-of-your-life-and-what-did-you-learn-from-it-we-want-to-hear
— Tech moguls Altman, Bezos and Zuckerberg donate to Trump’s inauguration fund
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-13/tech-moguls-altman-bezos-and-zuckerberg-donate-to-trumps-inauguration-fund
— Trump’s picks would make his new administration the wealthiest in U.S. history
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-12-13/trumps-picks-would-make-his-new-administration-the-wealthiest-in-u-s-history
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for high health care costs.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-12/americans-are-furious-over-health-care-is-this-an-occupy-wall-street-moment

WGLT
— Trump’s picks would make his new administration the wealthiest in U.S. history (COMMENT: Should government employees be required to fully disclose where their wealth come from?)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-12-13/trumps-picks-would-make-his-new-administration-the-wealthiest-in-u-s-history

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Duckworth, Durbin Announce Funding To Help Prepare Young Illinoisans To Succeed In High-Demand Careers
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/12/14/duckworth-durbin-announce-funding-to-help-prepare-young-illinoisans-to-succeed-in-high-demand-careers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-216/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that the Democrat and RINO leaders of America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district will put their efforts promote mass/illegal immigration “under the table.” Do not anticipate/expect that they will give you an opportunity to vote to stop it. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ worst-in-nation pension debts means more property and income tax hikes to pay that debt off
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-worst-in-nation-pension-debts-means-more-property-and-income-tax-hikes-to-pay-that-debt-off-wirepoints-in-the-center-square/
— With the taxes they pay and debts they face, everyday Illinoisans are basically now subservient to their public servants
https://wirepoints.org/with-the-taxes-they-pay-and-debts-they-face-everyday-illinoisans-are-basically-now-subservient-to-their-public-servants-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Decide to Skip Algonquin Township Elections Leaving Winners of February GOP Primary Victors
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/13/democrats-decide-to-skip-algonquin-township-elections-leaving-winners-of-february-gop-primary-victors/
— $9.5 Million in Federal Funds for Fox River Valley Wastewater Treatment & Storage
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/13/9-5-million-in-federal-funds-for-fox-river-valley-wastewater-treatment-storage/
— Biden Issues “Get Out of Jail Free” Card for $54 Million Dixon Embezzler Rita Cromwell
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/13/biden-issues-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-54-million-dixon-embezzler-rita-cromwell/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Homer Township lets voters weigh in on pension reform, key issues
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/homer-township-lets-voters-weigh-in-on-pension-reform-key-issues/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago mayor spends $700K per ‘affordable’ apartment unit
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-mayor-spends-700k-per-affordable-apartment-unit/
— Nearly $50K property tax bills robs ‘Home Alone’ house
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-50k-property-tax-bills-robs-home-alone-house/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s supercharged IRS nets $1.3 billion more from wealthy taxpayers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/12/joe-biden-supercharged-irs-nets-1-3-billion-wealth/
— DOGE zeros in on report showing Biden’s DOE spent $1 billion on DEI grants. Elon Musk calls the massive spending ‘insane.’  (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Their top priority is giving federal tax dollars to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, in America illegally, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/13/doge-zeros-report-showing-biden-doe-spent-1-billio/
— Syria’s new leader remains an al Qaeda operative
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/13/editorial-syria-new-leader-remains-al-qaeda-operat/
— Don’t be too sure DEI is DOA. Movement is far more than a political fad.  (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted DEI, they are promoting DEI, and they will forever promote DEI. To promote DEI is to blame all problems on those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/13/sure-dei-doa/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic socialists keep trying to justify healthcare CEO’s murder
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3260205/democratic-socialists-justify-healthcare-ceo-murder/

NEW YORK POST
— Gianno Caldwell: My colleague Pete Hegseth is the right man to make our military sane again
https://nypost.com/2024/12/13/opinion/gianno-caldwell-my-colleague-pete-hegseth-will-fix-our-military/
— Kellyanne Conway clashes with Never Trump activist over election: ‘You have stage 5 Trump Derangement Syndrome’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/13/media/kellyanne-conway-clashes-with-never-trump-activist-sarah-longwell/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A Word to the DOGE: ‘Reduction’ Is Not Synonymous With ‘Reform’  As we have painfully learned since the Grace Commission, a revanchist, ravenous administrative state can survive and metastasize despite periodic efforts to trim its size and scope. (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use budget cuts to get rid of any remaining Republican employees.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/14/a-word-to-the-doge-reduction-is-not-synonymous-with-reform/

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s not enough to dismantle the Department of Education
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/it_s_not_enough_to_dismantle_the_department_of_education.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Cop who gunned down Ashli Babbitt was not supposed to be employed at the time of J6
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/13/cop-who-gunned-down-ashli-babbitt-was-not-supposed-to-be-employed-at-the-time-of-j6-report-says-1509372/

BLAZE
— Dems push Biden to extend deportation shields for illegal aliens in last-minute plea
https://www.theblaze.com/news/dems-push-biden-to-extend-deportation-shields-for-illegal-aliens-in-last-minute-plea

BREITBART
— Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana has reversed his support for a plan to designate a new facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal migrants slated for deportation in the northern Illinois region.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/13/illinois-sheriff-reverses-support-for-ice-detention-center/

ENERGY GRID
— Commentary: To keep the lights on, the Midwest needs an ‘all of the above’ power grid. New transmission line development and construction can take many years. To address immediate needs, there are other solutions that can improve capacity in the near term. (COMMENT: My 13-year-old 20W Generac has failed. I am replacing it with a 24W.)
https://energynews.us/2024/12/12/commentary-to-keep-the-lights-on-the-midwest-needs-an-all-of-the-above-power-grid/

FEDERALIST
— DEI Rot At Schools Shows Republicans Have Failed To Eradicate The Ideology
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/13/dei-rot-at-sec-schools-shows-republicans-have-failed-to-eradicate-the-ideology/

FOX BUSINESS
— Nonbinary influencer in Google’s new ‘woke’ ad ridicules women opposed to sharing bathroom with biological men. In the Google ad, Veyssi appears in makeup and women’s clothing and complains about dry skin.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/nonbinary-influencer-googles-new-woke-ad-ridicules-women-opposed-sharing-bathroom-biological-men

FOX NEWS
— Senate Dems demand Biden extend protections for illegal immigrants ahead of Trump admin. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-authority-senate-dems-demand-biden-extend-protections-illegal-immigrants-ahead-trump-admin
— You will not stop Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365974090112
—  Biden’s last act is ‘sabotaging’ incoming Trump admin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PxNL3bXz1k
— Trump brings political drama to Army-Navy game sidelines. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and Marine veteran Daniel Penny are attending the game with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-brings-political-drama-army-navy-game-sidelines
— Democrats need new playbook to confront Trump, Kamala Harris pollster tells party. DNC chair Harrison says it would be ‘big error’ if Democrats focus all their attention on Trump and ignore Vance. (COMMENT: In Illinois, the Republican playbook has been anti-conservative.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-need-new-playbook-confront-trump-kamala-harris-pollster-tells-party
— RNC chair reveals what role Trump will play during the 2026 midterms: ‘All the way to the finish line’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-chair-reveals-what-role-trump-will-play-2026-midterms-finish-line

FOX RADIO
— Google Goes Full Woke with New Ad
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/12/13/google-goes-full-woke-with-new-ad/

JONATHAN TURLEY
— University of Illinois Accounting Professor Li Zhang is under fire this week after warning students about their “unconscious and unintentional biases” against women and minorities before they completed their evaluations.
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/12/14/unconscious-and-unintentional-biases-university-of-illinois-professors-issues-discrimination-warning-to-students-before-they-complete-her-evaluations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A student objected to the “passive-aggressive” nature of the email: [T]his announcement can be interpreted in two ways: 1) It implies that I am a bigot, incapable of providing honest feedback without my opinions being negatively influenced by the professor’s race or sex. It suggests that any negative feelings I have towards the professor or the course are more influenced by personal, subjective feelings regarding race and sex than by any objective facts. 2) It suggests that I should provide high evaluation scores, regardless of my actual feelings, in order to atone for past actions taken by others. Both interpretations are unacceptable and represent a passive-aggressive method to artificially inflate course evaluation scores. This approach is highly unprofessional and creates an “othering” effect, implying that white males are incapable of making objective decisions that are not influenced by race or sex.)

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Smart Democrats See That Working With Trump Is The Only Sensible Thing To Do
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/13/laura_ingraham_smart_democrats_see_that_working_with_trump_is_the_only_sensible_thing_to_do.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— GOP aims for deportation bill by February (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders did not need or get bills passed to promote their mass/illegal immigration.)
https://thehill.com/video/gop-aims-for-deportation-bill-by-february/10296911/

CNN
— Big donors secure big roles in the incoming Trump administration
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/trump-administration-big-donors/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Social Security Fairness Act to get a vote in the Senate, Chuck Schumer says (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years during the 1960s and 1970s while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assemble line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fairness-act-chuck-schumer-senate-vote/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Wants Mass Deportations. He Will Need Jails and Sanctuary Cities to Help. Immigration experts say the Trump administration would need cooperation from local law enforcement to deport millions of people. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations.html
— Biden Administration Is Said to Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars. California and 11 other states want to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to stop them. (COMMENT: I own seven gas-powered cars and a gas-powered SUV. My critics/opponents hate cars and SUVs and especially gas-powered ones and especially American nameplate ones and especially muscle cars. My seven cars include a 1972 Corvette that I have owned since 1971, a 1996 Thunderbird LX since 1995, a 2005 Corvette since 2005, a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max since 2012, and a 2023 Mustang GT Premium since 2023.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/climate/california-ban-gas-cars-electric-biden-trump.html
— I’m on Kash Patel’s Enemies List. I Don’t Want a Pardon. (COMMENT: I should write about those who have me on their enemies lists. I would focus on those a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and c) who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most biggest adverse actions against. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/opinion/biden-pardon-trump-patel.html
— Democrat leaders use the Voice of America to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/voice-of-america-journalists-trump.html
— Trump’s Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls. At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/politics/trump-diplomacy-night-mar-a-lago.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump allies, opponents prepare to battle over plans for at-will workforce. Trump will return to the White House with the backing of a Republican controlled Congress and a generally friendly Supreme Court majority as he seeks to reshape the federal workforce. (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are hell-bent on a) not hiring Republicans and b) getting rid of Republican employees. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/13/trump-schedule-f-federal-unions-at-will/
— Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses. Trump feuded with the mail agency in his first term. Privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/14/trump-usps-privatize-plan/
— Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s unprecedented alliance. Musk has joined Trump’s calls with world leaders, weighed in on Cabinet choices and been a regular part of the Trump family since the election.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/14/musk-trump-relationship-explained/

USA TODAY
— Democrats are split on snubbing or showing up for Donald Trump’s inauguration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/12/democrats-trump-inauguration/76915244007/
— How President Biden is trying to Trump-proof his legacy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/14/biden-trump-laws-judges-regulations-legacy/76865964007/

U.S. CENSUS
— About 33.9 million or 1 in 4 households nationwide reported they were completely without power at least once in the 12 months before they were interviewed for the 2023 American Housing Survey. Approximately 70% or 23.6 million of the households reporting an outage said at least one outage lasted 6 hours or more. (COMMENT: Generally, the more that the wires that bring electricity to your home are above ground, the more likely that you will suffer outages.)
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/10/power-outages.html

REUTERS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-deportations-could-shake-up-restaurant-industry-wall-street-isnt-worried-2024-12-13/

NEWSWEEK
— She Stole Millions From Taxpayers to Buy Show Horses. Biden Set Her Free.
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-commute-sentence-rita-crundwell-dixon-illinois-2000541
— Sanctuary Cities Could be Banned Under Republican Proposal
https://www.newsweek.com/sanctuary-city-ban-republican-plan-2000351

DESERET NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/12/13/what-do-americans-really-think-of-trumps-deportation-plans/

EASTERN PROGRESS
— Generac Urges Homeowners to Make a Plan for Winter Power Outages (COMMENT: My 13-year-old 20W Generac has failed. I am replacing it with a 24W.)
https://www.easternprogress.com/generac-urges-homeowners-to-make-a-plan-for-winter-power-outages/article_6e7526be-c0ab-57dd-ba14-2e02fa30450c.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hold On, Elon and Vivek: Firing Federal Bureaucrats Isn’t the Solution. Complex rules and procedures keep civil servants from getting things done. We need to deregulate the bureaucracy, not gut it.  (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are hell-bent on a) not hiring Republicans and b) getting rid of Republican employees. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/hold-on-elon-and-vivek-firing-federal-bureaucrats-isnt-the-solution-2168910a
— Has World War III Already Begun?  An axis of autocracies led by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea is challenging the democratic world order. (COMMENT: In WW III, which countries will side with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea against America?)
https://www.wsj.com/world/has-world-war-iii-already-begun-16fb94c9
— A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits. Trump promised to eliminate programs that provide temporary work permits, including to Dreamers. (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-work-permit-policy-business-impact-0ecadef5

FORBES
— Using E-Verify discourages illegal immigration. Democrat and RINO leaders discourage using E-Verify.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2024/12/13/mastering-e-verify-in-2025-federal-and-state-compliance-essentials/

BLOOMBERG
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-12-13/what-is-citizenship-how-states-determine-birthright-and-privilege

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their republican employees.
https://hbr.org/2024/12/continuing-the-work-of-dei-no-matter-what-your-company-calls-it

FEEDSPOT
— Top 60 Illinois News Websites in 2024
https://news.feedspot.com/illinois_news_websites/

FORD FOUNDATION
— For generations, the United States of America has been built on a pact: secure a job, commit to it, and ensure a stable life. Yet for millions of workers, this promise is dissolving. (COMMENT:  I was a wage earner 1964-1997. My critics/opponents look down on wage earners, if not despise wage earners. They have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having been grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a Job-related professional license in 1981. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college degree, and who got them jobs.)
https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/stories/fighting-for-a-just-economy-workers-lead-the-way/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Across every sector, jobs are becoming increasingly precarious. Gig work, temporary positions, and subcontracted roles are replacing traditional employment, leaving workers with unpredictable incomes, erratic schedules, and a lack of benefits. This instability breeds anxiety, disrupts families, and creates a sense of expendability, ultimately destabilizing entire communities and creating a race to the bottom economy. This rise of precarious work is no accident. Decades of policies prioritizing corporate profits over worker protections have eroded job security and weakened worker power. By design, this uncertainty leaves workers vulnerable and less likely to demand their rights, individually and collectively.)

REASON
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://reason.com/2024/12/13/mass-deportations-are-bad-for-everyones-liberty/

DAILY KOS
— These Democrats have plans to fight Trump’s mass deportations (COMMENT: How strongly are the Democrats and RINOs who represent you going to fight deportation?)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/13/2291756/-These-Democrats-have-plans-to-fight-Trump-s-mass-deportations

December 13, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Towering concerns arise regarding air traffic control staffing, effect on travel at Chicago airports (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on an audit of air traffic control staffing in the 1980s.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/towering-concerns-arise-aurora-air-traffic-control-center-staffing-effect-travel-chicago-airports-after-hearing/15648283/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Government Accountability report says things are getting worse, not better. “This is completely unacceptable. Air traffic facilities and radars need improvements,” Texas Senator Ted Cruz said. “Based on FAA data, the reliability of the FAA’s radar fleet is declining. The United States should be a leader in aviation technology. Sadly, this is often not the case.” “The modernization of existing air traffic management infrastructure in the United States continues to fall behind peer countries and is straining from the continued operations and growth of conventional airspace users,” said Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst for the Reason Foundation. “There is no easy answer or quick fix. A snap of Iron Man’s fingers cannot fix this,” said Kevin Walsh with the Government Accountability Office. “This will be the work of many years and billions of dollars.”)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lgbtq-pride-magazines-100-celebration-honors-trailblazers-advocates-including-gma-sam-champion/15645988/

WGN9
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/the-impact-of-an-illinois-law-barring-police-from-working-with-immigration-agents/

FOX32
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1561622

WTTW
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/12/cps-planning-all-hands-deck-approach-protecting-students-families-mass-deportations
— Chicago Alderpeople React to Claims City Will Be Ground Zero for Mass Deportations.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/12/chicago-alderpeople-react-claims-city-will-be-ground-zero-mass-deportations

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden commutes sentences for two of Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/biden-commutes-sentences-crundwell/
— Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assemble line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/senate-social-security-expansion/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, setting up potential passage in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday he would begin the process for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate policies that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people. Schumer said the bill would “ensure Americans are not erroneously denied their well-earned Social Security benefits simply because they chose at some point to work in their careers in public service.” The legislation passed the House on a bipartisan vote, and a Senate version of the bill introduced last year gained 62 cosponsors. But the bill still needs support from at least 60 senators to pass Congress. It would then head to President Biden.)
— Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/fbi-intelligence-capitol-riot-watchdog-report/
— In Illinois, anticipate/expect that Pritzker will destroy individuals, companies, organizations, etc. that support Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/trump-veteran-senator/

DAILY HERALD
— Rarely formed panel to determine Elk Grove trustee candidate’s eligibility (COMMENT: When will the Daily Herald start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241211/news/rarely-formed-panel-to-determine-elk-grove-trustee-candidates-eligibility/
— Algonquin trustee candidate knocked off ballot for spring election (COMMENT: When will the Daily Herald start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241211/news/algonquin-trustee-candidate-knocked-off-ballot-for-spring-election/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former Dixon comptroller who embezzled tens of millions, Northbrook financial exec granted clemency
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/biden-commutes-sentences-rita-crundwell-and-eric-bloom

STATELINE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://stateline.org/2024/12/12/despite-trumps-claim-deportations-likely-wouldnt-ease-housing-crisis-most-experts-say/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— With Romney set to exit the U.S. Senate, Washington will be without one of its strongest conservative critics of Trump when he retakes the White House in the new year. (COMMENT: Romney supporters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have always worked harder against me than against any Democrat. I should write about those Romney supporters.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-mitt-romneys-senate-exit-may-create-a-vacuum-of-vocal-conservative-trump-critics/
— Trump says he won’t restrict abortion pill
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-he-wont-restrict-abortion-pill/
— IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-irs-recovers-4-7-billion-in-back-taxes-and-braces-for-cuts-with-trump-and-gop-in-power/

WGLT
— Dixon State Rep. Bradley Fritts expresses outrage after President Biden commutes the sentence of former City Comptroller Rita Crundwell
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2024-12-12/dixon-state-rep-expresses-outrage-after-biden-commutes-the-sentence-of-former-city-comptroller-rita-crundwell

WSIL TV
— Amazon plans to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/amazon-plans-to-donate-1-million-to-president-elect-donald-trump-s-inauguration/article_36facd10-ca89-57d1-9bae-8e4b9a6c0946.html

DEPAULIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://depauliaonline.com/73487/news/illinois-reproductive-health-care-clinics-double-down-on-reproductive-rights-in-response-to-2024-election-shifts/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-423/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-215/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ pension debt grows
https://www.cities929.com/2024/12/12/illinois-pension-debt-grows/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who has shaped the attitudes that people have toward you the most? The following have shaped the attitudes that people have toward me the most: past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists, and e) those who I have sued and their attorneys. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 4 things wrong with how Illinois leaders want to change public schooling
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-things-wrong-with-how-illinois-leaders-want-to-change-public-schooling/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Luigi Mangione: Touch of Evil. The murder of CEO Brian Thompson is a test of moral clarity.
https://freebeacon.com/columns/luigi-mangione-touch-of-evil/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he won’t ‘do business’ with countries that refuse to take back migrants: ‘I want them out’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/12/us-news/donald-trump-says-he-wont-do-business-with-countries-that-refuse-to-take-back-migrants-i-want-them-out/
— NYC Mayor Adams eyeing executive order to ‘unravel’ sanctuary city policy following sitdown with Trump border czar pick Tom Homan
https://nypost.com/2024/12/12/us-news/adams-sits-down-with-trumps-border-czar-pick-tom-homan-to-talk-migrant-crisis/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Attempts to Protect 1 Million Illegal Aliens from Deportation
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/12/biden-attempts-to-protect-1-million-illegal-aliens-from-deportation/

BLAZE
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker agrees to deport ‘violent’ criminal illegal aliens, meet with Trump admin
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illinois-gov-pritzker-agrees-to-deport-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-meet-with-trump-admin
— Court slaps down Nasdaq proposal to impose DEI standards on company boards
https://www.theblaze.com/news/dei-court-sec-nasdaq-boards

BREITBART
— Nearly 38,000 Chinese Illegals Still in U.S. Despite Deportation Orders
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/12/report-nearly-38000-chinese-illegals-still-in-u-s-despite-deportation-orders/
— Incoming ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan Meets with NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Discuss Deportations
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/12/incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-meets-with-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-to-discuss-deportations/
— Republican Governors Give Lukewarm Support for Trump’s Deportation Promises (COMMENT: What percent of Republican governors reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/12/rrepublican-governors-give-lukewarm-support-for-trumps-deportation-promises/
— Allowing Children to Spend Hours on Smartphones a ‘Deliberate Social Experiment’ (COMMENT: Search engines and websites ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/12/12/allowing-children-to-spend-hours-on-smartphones-a-deliberate-social-experiment-warns-leading-trans-medicine-critic/

CENTER SQUARE
— Greatest number of foreign nationals on docket for deportation under Biden. More than 6.2 million in a single year.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_58fa04fa-b8b3-11ef-8844-8f92dfdf7e28.html

DAILY CALLER
— Emails, Phone Logs Reveal How Botched Pete Hegseth West Point Story Imploded
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/12/pete-hegseth-propublica-west-point-admission/

DAILY WIRE
— Eric Adams, Tom Homan Agree On Plan To Deport Criminal Illegal Immigrants. The mayor admits that NYC has “made terrible mistakes” by allowing violent illegal immigrants to remain on the street.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-tom-homan-agree-on-plan-to-deport-criminal-illegal-immigrants
— Republican Governors Pledge To Support Trump’s Deportation Agenda. The governors added that they stood ready to use police and the National Guard to assist in the deportation efforts.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-governors-pledge-to-support-trumps-deportation-agenda
— Tom Homan To Use 1,400-Acre Site For Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan. “Having this from the state of Texas is great.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homan-to-use-1400-acre-site-for-trumps-mass-deportation-plan
— Trump On Deportations: ‘We’ll Send The Whole Family, Very Humanely, Back’, Won’t Be ‘Separated’  Trump’s remarks echoed remarks made several weeks ago by his incoming border czar, Tom Homan. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that those who are deported will immediately return.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-on-deportations-well-send-the-whole-family-very-humanely-back-wont-be-separated

FEDERALIST
— As Americans’ Tolerance For Wokeness Dies, The Left’s Appetite For Violence Only Grows
Please send me the details for the next SCC meeting
— U.S. Has No Excuse For Failing To Protect Kids From The Dangers Of Radical Gender Ideology (COMMENT: In your school district, how successful have Democrats been making students sexually active LGBTQers? Anticipate/expect that the percentage of students who report that they are LGBTQ will ever-increasingly increase. This is a big reason why parents should take their children and leave Illinois.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/12/the-u-s-has-no-excuse-for-failing-to-protect-kids-from-the-dangers-of-radical-gender-ideology/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— On the High Costs of Illegal Immigration, DOGE Gets It
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/12/12/high-costs-illegal-immigration-doge-gets-it
— Until E-Verify requirements are dramatically increased and enforced, illegal immigration will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/12/11/floridas-impressive-effort-stop-illegal-immigration-still-has-one-item-fix

FOX BUSINESS
— More Dem leaders get behind Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6365924306112

FOX NEWS
— Black lawmakers, activists blame racism for Daniel Penny’s acquittal: ‘This is the evil of White supremacy’
https://www.aol.com/black-lawmakers-activists-blame-racism-100018360.html
— Tide turns in favor of Trump DOD pick Pete Hegseth after Matt Gaetz failure. One GOP senator told Fox News Digital no Republicans seemed to be a ‘hard no’ on confirming Hegseth as defense secretary.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tide-turns-favor-trump-dod-pick-pete-hegseth-after-matt-gaetz-failure
— ‘Incompetence’: Rep Banks rips West Point as school apologizes for ‘error’ saying Hegseth wasn’t accepted. Rep Jim Banks accused West Point ‘bureaucrats’ of ‘sabotage.’ (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me and why they took those adverse actions against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/incompetence-rep-banks-rips-west-point-school-apologizes-error-saying-hegseth-wasnt-accepted
— ‘Politically motivated’ FBI treated conservatives like domestic terrorists on Wray’s watch: whistleblower. ‘We want the government to be accountable to the freaking Bill of Rights,’ says FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/politically-motivated-fbi-treated-conservatives-like-domestic-terrorists-wrays-watch-whistleblower
— American Accountability Foundation (AAF) lists ‘woke radical leftists’ it wants fired from DOJ under Pam Bondi. AAF says those on the list have pushed transgenderism and worked for George Soros-linked organizations.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservative-group-lists-woke-radical-leftists-wants-fired-from-doj-under-pam-bondi

HANNITY
— ProPublica’s Botched Hegseth Smear Proves the Need to Purge the Military of Partisanship. (COMMENT: All my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors were Democrat partisans. All of them focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of their Republican employees. I should write a book about that.)
https://hannity.com/media-room/post-op-ed-propublicas-botched-pete-hegseth-smear-proves-the-need-to-purge-the-military-of-partisanship/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Education Department Has Spent More Than $1 Billion on DEI Grants Since 2021
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/biden-education-department-has-spent-more-than-1-billion-on-dei-grants-since-2021/
— West Point Lied Twice About Pete Hegseth Applying to the Academy. West Point falsely tells left-wing website that Pete Hegseth never applied to nor was accepted to West Point – twice. Was the error inadvertent or intentional?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/west-point-lied-twice-about-pete-hegseth-applying-to-the-academy/

MRC TV
— AOC Says Insurance Companies Denying Health Care Claims Is an ‘Act of Violence’
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/aoc-says-insurance-companies-denying-health-care-claims-act-violence

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Whatever Happened at West Point, It’s Not Good  (COMMENT: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. Based on how my Democrat GAO superiors treated me, my Democrat IRS superiors demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me. Of course, they stressed that they had a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12 even though I had a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and c) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whatever-happened-at-west-point-its-not-good/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As I see it, there are only two explanations for West Point’s having falsely informed a journalist that Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, not only didn’t get in to West Point but never “even applied there.” Those options are that West Point lied or that West Point is incompetent. Neither is good. I find it hard to believe that West Point would deliberately lie about such a thing. I also find it hard to believe that its staff would be so lazy or inept as to screw something like this up by mistake. This was not some random inquiry; it was connected to an extremely consequential political decision, and related to the reputation of a high-profile figure who, if he is accepted by the Senate, will soon occupy one of the most important jobs in the United States. That being so, how is it possible that West Point did not make one hundred percent sure that it was correct in its denial? Frankly, I’d be somewhat surprised if at least someone at West Point hadn’t preemptively looked into this after the nomination was made public. If I worked there, I think I would have. At the very least, a higher-up ought to have instructed all staff to make absolutely sure they were correct when dealing with inquiries of this sort. In all likelihood, we’ll never know what happened. What we can say, however, is that this incident has probably helped Hegseth’s chances of being confirmed.)

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden administration has failed to deport almost 1.5 million illegals with deportation orders, which is hardly shocking news given the mass invasion of penniless, Third Word illegals that Biden not only invited but unlawfully aided and abetted.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/1-4-illegals-with-deportation-orders-nyt-admits-biden-invited-invasion-of-migrants/

NEWSMAX
— Americans Increasingly Less Welcoming of Illegals (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/poll-illegals-deportation/2024/12/12/id/1191368/
— Speaker Johnson Hails Defense Bill, Targets Woke, NewsGuard
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mike-johnson-defense-bill-woke/2024/12/12/id/1191380/

TOWNHALL
— Support for Mass Deportations Is Quite Healthy In New York state
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/12/12/siena-poll-ny-voters-support-mass-deportations-n2648919

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://thehill.com/latino/5035619-trump-mass-deportation-immigrants-mixed-status-families-southern-border/
https://thehill.com/latino/5036835-mass-deportation-economic-impact/

CBS NEWS
— Trump reiterates plan to conduct mass deportations of undocumented migrants
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-reiterates-plan-to-conduct-mass-deportations-of-undocumented-migrants/

CNN
— Rep. Crenshaw on why he’s supporting Pete Hegseth (COMMENT: Who has come to your defense? My critics/opponents stress those who could/should have come to my defense but did not. They stress Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I did the most to help elect and to reelect.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/politics/video/the-lead-crenshaw-pete-hegseth-trump-cabinet-veteran-support-jake-tapper

NEWSWEEK
— Map Shows Nationalities of Immigrants Awaiting ICE Deportation from US
https://www.newsweek.com/map-immigrants-mass-deportation-ice-custody-nationalities-1999925
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-mass-deportation-tom-homan-roadblock-1999902

NEW YORK TIMES
— All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/dealbook/women-workplace-advancement.html
— Helping Students Find Their Way to College (COMMENT: What enabled you to earn a bachelor’s degree? For me it was my taking college preparatory courses in high school, getting an ACT score of 24, graduating in the upper 20% of my class, and working my way through college.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opinion/communities-fund-one-goal.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Appeals court overturns Nasdaq requirement for diversity on boards. In a 51-page opinion, nine of 17 judges on the full 5th Circuit found that the rule violates the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/12/nasdaq-diversity-rule-overturned/
— Trump allies pressure GOP senators to back Cabinet picks — or else. The message: “Don’t get on Santa’s naughty list here, because we will primary you.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/13/trump-cabinet-picks-republican-senators/

MIAMI HERALD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article296993254.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/can-america-afford-trump-s-mass-deportation-plan-8-things-to-know/ss-AA1u2NHZ

ABC6
— Dozens of GOP governors pledge support for Trump’s mass deportations plan
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/dozens-of-gop-governors-pledge-support-for-trumps-mass-deportations-plan-trump-tom-homan-border-czar-illegal-immigration-ron-desantis-kristi-noem-glenn-youngkin

SCRIPPS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/truth-be-told/experts-predict-mass-deportation-would-damage-us-economy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators. Advisers asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC. (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on audits of bank regulators for 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $126,984-$150,075/year. During that time, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/trump-advisers-bank-regulations-fdic-efa761dc

FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Hegseth.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/12/12/hegseth-cabinet-nomination-less-than-20-of-us-adults-approve-of-trumps-defense-secretary-pick-poll-finds/
— All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethpearson/2024/12/12/how-women-can-advocate-for-themselves-in-a-polarized-workplace/
— Until E-Verify requirements are dramatically increased and enforced, illegal immigration will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2024/12/13/mastering-e-verify-in-2025-federal-and-state-compliance-essentials/

BARRON’S
— Home Prices Aren’t the Only Thing Stopping Millennials From Buying Real Estate. What’s Really Worrying Them. This generation sees homeownership as a speculative asset with wild price swings. It’s not their parents’ housing market. (COMMENT: The real estate market crashed soon after I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/home-prices-real-estate-housing-market-crash-millennials-d2ae4529

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in using religious leaders as their operative and dupes. https://www.ncronline.org/news/migration/sisters-catholic-groups-support-immigrants-vulnerable-potential-mass-deportations
https://www.ncronline.org/news/no-sanctuary-trump-reportedly-plans-reverse-policy-permit-ice-arrests-churches

AXIOS INDIANAPOLIS
— Holcomb pledges support for Trump deportations
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/12/12/holcomb-support-trump-mass-deportations

ATLANTIC
— My critics/opponents look down on, if not despise, members of the working class, that is, wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/12/political-parties-populist-policies/680951/

MEDIA MATTERS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “Newsmax’s Greg Kelly says Pete Hegseth is “unqualified” to be secretary of defense.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents go far beyond calling me unqualified, they hint/imply/argue/shout that my judgement and my motives are extremely bad. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/greg-kelly/newsmaxs-greg-kelly-says-pete-hegseth-unqualified-be-secretary-defense

PEW RESEARCH
— Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used among U.S. teens; some say they’re on these sites almost constantly.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/12/12/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024/

December 10, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Tom Homan swings hard at Illinois Dems
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/12/10/homan-jabs-illinois-democrats-at-gop-event-in-chicago-00193434
(FROM THE ARTICLE: MAKING A SPLASH: Tom Homan took the stage in Chicago on Monday to George Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone.” The incoming “border czar” then crassly attacked Illinois Democratic leaders on immigration. And as he made his exit, Homan posed for selfies and took a slug from a bottle of beer. Stirring the pot: “Chicago is in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks,” Homan said on stage for a Chicago GOP event. He was referring to Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson — both of whom have spoken out against President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans. On immigration, Homan said he would “welcome” Illinois Democratic leaders to “come to the table. … Help us protect you,” he said. “Please. But if you don’t, get the hell out of the way.” The crowd ate it up: The holiday event was organized by Chicago’s Northside Republicans and the Law & Order PAC and held at Biagio Events space in the city. Pritzker gives an eye-roll: “It’s no secret that Illinois will face countless, baseless attacks over the next four years from the Trump Administration,” Matt Hill, the governor’s spokesman, said in a statement. “Rather than responding to every ridiculous boast from Trump lackeys, Gov. Pritzker is focused on what he was focused on during the first Trump term: leading our state with competence instead of chaos.” More from POLITICO’s home page:  ( https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/09/congress/border-czars-tough-talk-00193416 ) Homan says children born in the U.S. to non-citizens would be part of the deportation effort. Giving the brushoff: Though Homan took time earlier in the day to visit Chicago pastors, he didn’t make the first move to call the governor or mayor. “They need to reach out to me,” Homan told your Playbook host. The Illinois Democratic leaders need to “come to the table” the way New York Mayor Eric Adams did to talk about how to work with ICE, Homan said. Some background: Pritzker and Johnson have condemned plans for mass deportations. The Illinois Trust Act and the Chicago welcoming city ordinance prevent local law enforcement from taking part in immigration and customs enforcement, and state lawmakers are looking at other ways to make sure state law can’t be circumvented. On Illinois’ rules about working with ICE: “Change the law,” Homan told your Playbook host. The mayor’s hopes Trump takes advantage of the power he has to “actually pass substantive immigration reform policy,” Johnson said at an unrelated event earlier in the day. Chicago Alderman Nicholas Sposato, one of the very few Trump supporters on the 50-member City Council, said he liked what he heard from Homan and doesn’t believe Illinois or Chicago sanctuary city status should prevent ICE from coming to town. “It means law enforcement just has to stay out of the way,” Sposato said. Also in the room: Dr. Dave Nayak, a Democrat-turned-Republican who introduced Homan, Ald. Raymond Lopez, Commissioner Sean Morrison, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, pollster Matt Podgorski, former state’s attorney candidate Bob Fioretti, political consultant Shando Valdez and retired Chicago Police Sergeant and former political candidate John Garrido.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar Tom Homan tells Illinois Republicans. President-elect Donald Trump’s designated “border czar.” Homan started his remarks at a Northwest Side GOP “holiday party” with some light ribbing: “Chicago’s in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks.” But he also warned Johnson about his deportation plan, saying, “If he doesn’t want to help, get the hell out of the way.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2024/12/09/border-czar-tom-homan-donald-trump-chicago-pritzker-brandon-johnson-immigration

ABC7
— Incoming border czar Tom Homan promises mass deportation: ‘Going to start right here in Chicago’ (COMMENT: Homan​ spoke at a holiday party hosted by the Law and Order PAC and the Northwest Side GOP Club. As the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I recruited speakers for TAPROOT’s monthly breakfast meetings and its annual picnic and Christmas party. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited as being “too conservative.” I should write about my critics/opponents who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-immigration-incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-promises-mass-deportation-says-hell-start-chicago-migrants/15633535/
— Chicago police investigating after ‘Kill your CEO’ graffiti spray-painted on North Side businesses
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kill-ceo-graffiti-emerges-andersonville-uptown-ravenswood-businesses-after-nyc-shooting-chicago-police-say/15632606/
— Community leaders urge IL lawmakers to pass bill requiring officer training on hate crime incidents
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-laws-community-leaders-urge-state-house-senate-members-pass-bill-requiring-hate-crime-training-police-officers/15632314/

CBS2
— Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s border czar, says deportation plan will start in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-chicago/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-homan-president-elect-trump-s-border-czar-says-deportation-plan-will-start-in-chicago/ar-AA1vzy9r
— Incoming border czar Tom Homan has tough words for Chicago. Homan​ was a guest at a holiday party hosted by the Law and Order PAC and the Northwest Side GOP Club.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-has-tough-words-for-chicago/

WGN RADIO
— Can Trump’s DOGE-machine permanently remake govt? (COMMENT: If GAO had been remade and expanded during the 1980s and 1990s instead of being destroyed, there would be no need for DODGE. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. They used Republican-led budget cuts to waste my career and force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They wasted what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning six job-related professional certifications, f) earning a job-related professional license, and g) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-can-trumps-doge-machine-permanently-remake-govt/

NBC5
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates who promote the Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly charge Trump with promoting hate crimes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/civil-rights-groups-demand-hate-crime-training-for-illinois-law-enforcement/3620199/
— Questions surround aide of Mayor Brandon Johnson. Residency rules require city of Chicago employees to live in the city. So, why did a senior advisor to Mayor Brandon Johnson vote last month in Texas?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/questions-surround-aide-of-mayor-brandon-johnson/3620289/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/09/supreme-court-skrmetti-transgender-gender-affirming-care

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Arlington Heights board inks deal to lower Bears’ tax bill until stadium construction begins (COMMENT: I should write my successfully fighting during the 1980s and 1990s to get the assessed valuation of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/915-Cove-Ct-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447887_zpid/ ) reduced. Those who opposed that continue to take adverse actions against me to this day.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241209/news/arlington-heights-board-inks-deal-to-lower-bears-tax-bill-until-stadium-construction-begins/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s property tax bill will be nearly $1.29 million  (COMMENT: I should write my successfully fighting during the 1980s and 1990s to get the assessed valuation of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/915-Cove-Ct-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447887_zpid/ ) reduced. Those who opposed that continue to take adverse actions against me to this day.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/pritzkers-top-list-biggest-residential-property-tax-payers
(COMMENT: In the wake of their recent purchase of $19 million worth of Gold Coast condos, Gov. JB Pritzker and first lady MK Pritzker can expect to receive property tax bills totaling almost $1.29 million in early 2025. This makes the Pritzkers the biggest residential property taxpayers in Cook County by far. The next-highest bill, according to Crain’s research, is the $635,620 total for Citadel chief Ken Griffin’s three yet-unsold downtown penthouses.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his. Trump’s second term comes with the specter of the world’s richest man serving as his political enforcer. (COPMMENT: What if Pritzker decided to get rid of you? Who would come to your defense?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/elon-musk-warns-republicans-against-standing-in-trumps-way-or-his/article_45a72206-989c-5be7-8029-c61531d79819.html

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Panic overdone about fate of social issues
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/panic-overdone-fate-social-issues-19962332.php

PEORIA JOUNAL STAR
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run Chicago.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2024/12/09/new-report-names-chicago-illinois-among-best-cities-in-the-world/76863099007/

SOUTHERN
— How Trump has infused parts of Project 2025 into his administration
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/09/how-trump-has-infused-parts-of-project-2025-into-his-administration-2/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against police.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-12-09/illinois-law-requires-transparency-when-police-kill-people-many-cases-stay-in-the-dark

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-both-sides-in-abortion-debate-seek-clues-in-trumps-nominees-to-key-positions/

WSIL TV
— Republicans are feeling great about the economy again. Democrats are really worried
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/republicans-are-feeling-great-about-the-economy-again-democrats-are-really-worried/article_bcdac9b1-b7a6-5cbd-80ad-e443b2eeb60a.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-in-promising-to-shake-up-washington-trump-is-in-a-class-of-his-own/
— Adam Schiff to be sworn into the Senate, where he wants to be more than a Trump antagonist (COMMENT: I should write about my past and present antagonists in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois Center Right Coalition, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, etc. The aforesaid antagonists are operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-adam-schiff-to-be-sworn-into-the-senate-where-he-wants-to-be-more-than-a-trump-antagonist/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-420/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-212/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What positions do the following have on Trump, Homan, and illegal immigration: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) and the leaders your Republican county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, c) the Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) the conservative leaders and activists in your area, and e) the religious leaders and activists in your area? I should write about the positions the following have: a) my representative on the IRP SCC and the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) the Republican leaders of DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200, c) the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) the conservative leaders and activists in my area, and e) the religious leaders and activists in my area. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How much success have Democrat and RINO leaders had promoting Affirmative Action and DEI where you live, that is, how much success have they had promoting race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination where you live? They have had tremendous success where I live. According to them, the more of the following that you are, the more that you owe your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are moderate/liberal, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. I should write about my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me and the pretexts that they have used to justify their actions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: What do racists, sexists, and bigots do? ANSWER: They ascribe/foist negatives on others because of their demographics. That is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about those who ascribe/foist negatives on those who are the following because they have the following demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, draft avoider, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I should write about the major conservative and Republican events in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that I was not invited to attend since 2000. I would focus on those events organized by my critics/opponents a) who reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) who reject candidates in Republican primaries who I supported, and c) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Report shows licensing burden on Illinois workers (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I had earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, worked for IRS 1971-1980, and worked for GAO since 1980.)
https://www.aol.com/news/op-ed-report-shows-licensing-161500364.html

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago’s weak luxury real estate market goes beyond Ken Griffin
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-weak-real-estate-market-hurts-everyone-not-just-ken-griffin-wirepoints/
— Awful and worse: Illinois jobs and employment numbers badly lag the nation
https://wirepoints.org/awful-and-worse-illinois-jobs-and-employment-numbers-badly-lag-the-nation-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Alito scolds colleagues as Supreme Court ducks new affirmative action case (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/alito-scolds-colleagues-supreme-court-ducks-new-af/
— Party poopers: Palm Beach seeks to limit Trump’s Mar-a-Lago galas as residents seethe over traffic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/palm-beach-seeks-limit-donald-trump-mar-lago-galas/
— White House tells staff to spend as much money as possible ahead of Trump presidency
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/white-house-tells-staff-spend-much-money-possible-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Supreme Court rejects cases on admissions diversity, guns, and transgender policies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/3254098/supreme-court-rejects-cases-admissions-diversity-guns-transgender-policies/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— DEI Is Unconstitutional
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/dei-is-unconstitutional/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to appear in pro-transgender Broadway musical
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/justice_ketanji_brown_jackson_to_appear_in_pro_transgender_broadway_musical.html

BREITBART
— Trump Will Push Earlier DREAMers Plan, I Wouldn’t Do It Until Dems Agree on Border, Deporting Safety Threats
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/10/homan-trump-will-push-earlier-dreamers-plan-i-wouldnt-do-it-until-dems-agree-on-border-deporting-safety-threats/
— Colorado Democrats Launch Program to Give Free Healthcare to Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/09/colorado-democrats-launch-program-to-give-free-healthcare-to-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Racial Discrimination In Public School Admissions (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/09/supreme-court-refuses-hear-challenge-racial-discrimination-public-school-admissions/

DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s Next for the Woke Bureaucrats in the Administrative State? (COMMENT: All my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used wokeness/wokeism to waste the careers of and to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/09/whats-next-woke-bureaucrats-administrative-state/

DAILY WIRE
— Why Are We Celebrating Terrorists Taking Over Syria?
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1632
— Tom Homan Explains How Democrats Protecting Illegal Aliens In Sanctuary Cities, States Will Backfire. Homan said ICE agents will uphold their oath and follow the law.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homan-explains-how-democrats-protecting-illegal-aliens-in-sanctuary-cities-states-will-backfire
— College Tells International Students To Return Before Trump Takes Office, Offers To Shelter Illegals. Claremont McKenna College told students in the country illegally they could meet with ‘an immigration lawyer for a free initial consultation.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-college-to-connect-illegals-with-lawyers-urges-foreigners-to-return-before-inauguration

FEDERALIST
— Prosecuting Daniel Penny Was An Irreparable Miscarriage Of Justice. New York Owes Him A Massive Payout.
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/09/prosecuting-daniel-penny-was-an-irreparable-miscarriage-of-justice-new-york-owes-him-a-massive-payout/
— Trump, Not Biden, Is The True Unifier-In-Chief
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/09/trump-not-biden-is-the-true-unifier-in-chief/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Open-Borders Advocates Demand Governor Newsom Pardon Convicted Criminals so they Won’t Be Deported
https://www.fairus.org/news/state-and-local/open-borders-advocates-demand-governor-newsom-pardon-convicted-criminals-so

FOX NEWS
— The Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Monday to take up a case of Boston parents claiming an admissions policy had discriminated against White and Asian students. (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/supreme-court-rejects-boston-parents-appeal-claiming-racial-bias-admissions-policy

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of  Illinois-Chicago Department of Art History: Too Many White Scholars is “Ethically Problematic” (COMMENT: This is racism. According to racists, Whites owe all their accomplishments to benefitting from discrimination against non-Whites.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/u-illinois-chicago-dept-of-art-history-too-many-white-scholars-is-ethically-problematic/amp/

NEWSMAX
— Federal Judge Blocks Obamacare for Dreamers
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/judge-obamacare-illegals/2024/12/09/id/1191024/
— High Court Can Declare Transgenderism a Lie
https://www.newsmax.com/joshhammer/transgender-scotus/2024/12/09/id/1190925/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump’s border czar signals solution for Dreamers will be tied to border security
https://thehill.com/latino/5029991-trump-border-czar-dreamers/

NBC NEWS
— Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying played video game killer
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ironic-suspect-unitedhealthcare-slaying-played-video-game-killer-rcna183550

NEW YORK TIMES
— Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/opinion/elites-euro-social-media.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly ascribe/foist bad judgement if not evil motive to past leaders of America who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/09/biden-designate-national-monument-former-indian-boarding-school/
— I should write about the major conservative and Republican events in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that I was not invited to attend since 2000. I would focus on those events organized by my critics/opponents a) who reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) who reject candidates in Republican primaries who I supported, and c) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/16/teenager-new-hampshire-republican-event-ejected/
— Colleges ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/12/09/college-programs-trump-republicans-tensions/

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/08/trump-immigration-college-students-fafsa/76737394007/
— Supreme Court won’t review admissions policy challenged as unfair to whites, Asian Americans  (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/09/supreme-court-diversity-school-admissions/75086029007/
— DEI promotes false perceptions of prejudice. ()COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/12/08/walmart-dei-university-michigan-diversity-statements-end/76708201007/
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates ever-increasingly became more hostile against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2024/12/03/political-civility-in-the-workplace/76640409007/
— Minimum wage set to rise in 23 states next year as $15 an hour, and beyond, picks up steam. (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights while I was a junior and senior at Crete-Monee High School. In today’s dollars, that minimum wage was $12.41/hour. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/09/minimum-wage-hikes-2025/76710608007/
— The housing crisis threatens the American dream. What’s next? (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, that is, back in the 1970s, I was able to buy a new town home when I was 24 years old.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2024/12/06/is-homeownership-still-american-dream-trump/76483339007/

NEWSWEEK
— BLM Calls for ‘Black Vigilantes’ to Target Oppressors After Daniel Penny Verdict
https://www.newsweek.com/blm-leader-reaction-daniel-penny-verdict-jordan-neely-1997953

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Trump Can Target Transgenderism in Schools. A federal court ruling in Pennsylvania vindicated the rights of parents.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-trump-can-target-transgenderism-in-schools-law-policy-education-369537a7

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against men to curry favor with women.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sophianelson/2024/12/09/women-in-business-can-survive-the-new-anti-dei-climate-in-washington/

POLITICO
— Homan tells Democrats to ‘get the hell out of the way’ on immigration. Incoming ‘border czar’ draws hard line on who should be able to stay in the country.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/09/congress/border-czars-tough-talk-00193416

INSIDE STORY
— My critics/opponents attribute all their successes in life to meritocracy, but attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them jobs, etc.
https://insidestory.org.au/the-fall-of-the-meritocracy/

MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— The Biden Legacy on Immigration (COMMENT: Under Biden, anyone and everyone could come into America “legally” and/or stay in America “legally.”)
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/biden-legacy-immigration

GOOGLE
— Discrimination (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), constructively, GAO argued that its political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination against me was justified because that was what Congress wanted it to do.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=discrimination+justified

MONDAQ
— Handbook Season Arrives with a Flurry of Potential Policy Updates. 2024 produced a number of new laws and legal developments requiring changes to employer policies, including changes related to discrimination and harassment. (COMMENT: What did you do because your employee handbooks encouraged you to do that? I took graduate evening courses a) in business at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) in accounting at DePaul 1976-1980 because my IRS employee handbook encouraged me to do that. Nevertheless, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed those courses in 1978. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not related to my job duties, that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, that I took them to get a job in the private sector, and that they qualified me for a new trade or business. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-rights-labour-relations/1555116/handbook-season-arrives-with-a-flurry-of-potential-policy-updates

ECONOMIC TIMES
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that county. But illegals hint/imply/argue/shout that Democrat and RINO leaders invited them to come into America and to stay in America..
https://m.economictimes.com/nri/migrate/trump-only-wants-perfect-immigrants-thats-almost-impossible/amp_articleshow/116159545.cms

December 9, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 14 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-gun-violence-city-police-department/15627082/
— Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise US prices and promises swift immigration action
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-tariffs-president-elect-says-he-cant-guarantee-raise-us-prices-promises-swift-immigration-action/15627946/
— Syrian-Americans in Chicago celebrate downfall of Assad regime: ‘My country is back’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/syrian-americans-chicago-celebrate-bashar-al-assads-resignation-downfall-assad-regime-dictatorship-government-syria/15628197/
— Illinois Legislative Black Caucus holding policy summit (COMMENT: When I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, one professional certification while I had six, and no professional license like the one I had. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-legislative-black-caucus-holding-policy-summit/15630464/

NBC5
— Trump aims to end birthright citizenship
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-aims-to-end-birthright-citizenship-says-american-citizens-with-family-here-illegally-may-be-deported/3619250/
— Lara Trump says she’s stepping down as Republican National Committee co-chair. President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law is widely viewed as a candidate to fill Marco Rubio’s Senate seat.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/lara-trump-stepping-down-republican-national-committe-rcna183394
— Trump is stacking his White House roster with uber-rich backers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-is-stacking-his-white-house-roster-with-uber-rich-backers/3618956/

WGN9
— Trump’s new coalition puts female nominees at forefront
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/trumps-new-coalition-puts-female-nominees-at-forefront/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/09/opinion-donald-trump-exploit-alien-enemies-act-immigration/
— State anti-book-ban law leads some school districts to forsake grants to maintain local control
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/08/illinois-grants-book-bans/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin will decide if he will seek another term after the first of the year. The biggest political guessing game in Illinois is whether Durbin will seek a sixth term in 2026.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/washington/2024/12/08/dick-durbin-seek-another-term-decision-2025
— Slaying of UnitedHealthcare executive is the wrong path for a nation with a broken medical care system. Social media celebrated the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. That’s understandable, but wrong. (COMMENT: It is not “understandable.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/08/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-killing-manhattan-health-insurance

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) discourage women from seeking traditional marriage and family and b) discourage men from making themselves eligible bachelors.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241208/news/wings-helps-women-kids-escape-domestic-violence/

CHAMPAIGN URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lara Trump steps down as RNC co-chair and addresses speculation about Florida Senate seat
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/lara-trump-steps-down-as-rnc-co-chair-and-addresses-speculation-about-florida-senate-seat/article_f3250f04-7c97-58c8-8781-ac71b5bb89ab.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Whipping up Illinois Republicans  (COMMENT: I used to attend and report on such Republican political events. I should write about the following who have ever-increasingly blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA UILLINOIS newsletters for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000: past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/12/09/whipping-up-illinois-republicans-00193243
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Incoming Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno stopped in Illinois for a Republican holiday gathering and gave some insight about Donald Trump 2.0, immigration and his beef with the Inflation Reduction Act. “We’re going to resolve immigration in the first 40 to 60 days,” Moreno told the Republican-centric crowd over a lunch of chicken Milanese and whipped potatoes at Gibson’s in Oak Brook on Friday. Speaking to the choir: “This election was ultimately about two issues at the end of the day: open borders and high prices,” Moreno told the group. Immigration “is the easiest thing to fix intellectually. It’s the hardest thing to fix emotionally, and I hope to play a role in making that happen.” Moreno will be Ohio’s first Latino senator after ousting Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown last month in the most expensive Senate race ever at $441 million. The who’s who of Illinois Republicans were in a celebratory mood in spite of their tough spot as the state’s underdog party. The event was hosted by businessman Jay Bergman, Superior Ambulance Service CEO David B. Hill III and Kirkland & Ellis’ Sandy Perl and Richard Porter, who sported “Let’s Go Brandon” socks (a hat tip to the anti-Biden meme), and organized by Victoria Login and Sara Karlovics of LW&Co. The new name in the crowd was Dave Nayak, who earlier this year ran as a Democrat for state Senate and has since pivoted to be a Republican. “Switching parties was an easy decision,” he told your Playbook host. “I’m honored and proud to be part of the Republican Party.” What’s next for Nayak: He hasn’t decided about whether he’s running for office again, but he is co-hosting an event tonight featuring Tom Homan, who’s been picked by Trump as border czar. Republicans don’t hold any statewide office, and they didn’t make headway in state legislative races — though they didn’t lose ground, either. They hope having Republicans in control of Washington will have a trickle-down effect in Illinois in future elections. Moreno’s big win gives them hope. The Ohio Republican was well received, though he did make one comment that fell flat with the crowd. He criticized the Inflation Reduction Act because it gives $7,500 incentives to those who buy electric vehicles. “So Ken Griffin can lease an electric Rolls Royce that costs $600 grand and get $7,500 in tax subsidies. Do you think he needs it?” There was a nervous buzz in the room from the 250-plus crowd that still pines for Griffin, a billionaire who for years opened his wallet to Illinois Republicans before he moved to Florida. SPOTTED: Illinois Republican Chair Kathy Salvi, Former Ambassador Ron Gidwitz, former Congressman Bob Dold, state Sen. Andrew Chesney, former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow, Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser, DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, former Illinois comptroller Leslie Munger, Illinois Chamber Senior Legislative Affairs Adviser Keith Wheeler, Lee County development leader Tom Demmer, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, Will County Board Member Raquel Mitchell, Metra Board Chair Joe McMahon, Palatine Committeeman Aaron del Mar and DuPage County Board candidate Greg Hart. Also in the room: former state lawmakers Jeanne Ives, Jack Schaffer, David Welter, Patricia Bellock, Bob Biggins and Tim Ozinga, former congressional candidates Esther Joy King and Jim Carris, businessman Eli Boufis, attorney Tom DeVore, philanthropist Eleni Bousis, former hospital exec Robert Christie, Strategia Chief Strategy Officer Brian Bernardoni and LW&Co.’s Lisa Wagner.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-419/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— To Move Forward, Democrats Must Oust Obama
https://johnkassnews.com/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— RTA Makes Pitch for Higher Taxes, Elimination of Required User Fees to County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/08/rta-makes-pitch-for-higher-taxes-elimination-of-required-user-fees-to-county-board/
— Mainstream Media’s Tariff Fear Mongering Leading to Hoarding
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/08/mainstream-medias-tariff-fear-mongering-leading-to-hoarding/
— GOP Seeks Petition Signatures on “No More Taxes” Petition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/08/gop-seeks-petition-signatures-on-no-more-taxes-petition/
— Metra’s Presentation to County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/08/metras-presentation-to-county-board/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago property taxes rise 3.5 times faster than inflation in last decade
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-property-taxes-rise-3-5-times-faster-than-inflation-in-last-decade-wirepoints/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) and who are the leaders of your Republican county and township/ward party organizations? Who have they encourage to run for government and party offices and why?  I should write a book about a) my IRP SCC members and the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000 and b) those who they have encouraged to run for government and party offices since 2000. None of the aforesaid have encouraged me to run for a government or party office. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he wants deal for DACA amnesty. ‘I will work with the Democrats on a plan,’ president-elect claims.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/8/donald-trump-says-wants-deal-daca-amnesty/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Eric Adams wisely works with Trump on deportations
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3251411/eric-adams-wisely-works-with-trump-deportations/
— Kinzinger predicts Trump won’t jail critics in Congress
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3253990/adam-kinzinger-predicts-trump-wont-jail-critics-congress/#google_vignette

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago removes largest homeless encampment, relocates tent residents into apartments and shelters
https://nypost.com/2024/12/08/us-news/chicago-removes-largest-homeless-encampment-relocates-residents-into-apartments-and-shelters-report/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Education Priorities for Trump: Yes to Excellence and Accountability, No to Ideology and Business as Usual
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/09/education-priorities-for-trump-yes-to-excellence-and-accountability-no-to-ideology-and-business-as-usual/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sanctuary cities need to listen to their citizens
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/sanctuary_cities_need_to_listen_to_their_citizens.html
— How to destroy your country in 10 easy steps
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/how_to_destroy_your_country_in_10_easy_steps.html
— Tennessee protects its children from transgender madness (COMMENT: What are the Republican leaders of your school district doing to stop transgender madness?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/tennessee_protects_its_children_from_transgender_madness.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— ‘Social justice’ is injustice by another name
https://www.campusreform.org/article/prof-jenkins-social-justice-injustice-another-name/26989

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Reveals Plans For Mass Deportation, Dealing With Illegal Immigration. Trump said he had “no choice” but to conduct mass deportations after millions of illegal aliens entered the U.S. under Biden.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reveals-plans-for-mass-deportation-dealing-with-illegal-immigration

FEDERALIST
— Tough Talk On Illegal Immigration Does Not Make Eric Adams a Republican
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-eric-adams-tough-talk-on-illegal-immigration-doesnt-make-him-republican/
— Justice And Accountability Are Not ‘Retribution’
https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-justice-and-accountability-are-not-retribution/
— DOGE Will Fulfill Jefferson’s Wishes About Small Government
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-doge-will-fulfill-jeffersons-wishes-about-small-government/
— From Abortion To Transgenderism, Democrat Media Caused America’s ‘Misinformation Crisis’
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/09/from-abortion-to-transgenderism-democrat-media-caused-americas-misinformation-crisis/

FOX NEWS
— A tale of two cities: Sanctuary city Dems must choose between Americans or illegal immigrants. New York City and Chicago highlight massive Democrat division on illegal immigration.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tale-two-cities-sanctuary-city-dems-must-choose-between-americans-illegal-immigrants
— Trump border czar Tom Homan sends ‘clear message’ to sanctuary cities: ‘You don’t want’ this. Multiple blue cities and states have pushed back against mass deportation plans.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-sends-clear-message-sanctuary-cities-you-dont-want
— Nearly all Fortune 500 companies still maintain corporate DEI commitments (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nearly-all-fortune-500-companies-still-maintain-corporate-dei-commitments-report/ar-AA1vtjLl
— Huckabee Sanders says Trump’s message of unity shouldn’t come as a surprise
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365758051112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Puts Foot Down on Immigration: ‘We Have to Get Criminals Out of Our Country’  Trump also spoke about his economic and foreign policy agendas, not backing down from using tariffs as a negotiating tool.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/trump-puts-foot-down-on-immigration-we-have-to-get-criminals-out-of-our-country/

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS Promotes Pro-Pedophilia ‘Pioneer’
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2024/12/08/pbs-promotes-pro-pedophilia-pioneer-conservative-opponents-offer

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Deportation ‘Complicated,’ but Criminals Out First
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/border-illegals-deportation/2024/12/08/id/1190814/

PJ MEDIA
— Bidenomics: A Million Fewer Native-Born U.S. Workers Since Last Year
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/12/08/bidenomics-a-million-fewer-native-born-us-workers-since-last-year-n4934951
— The Marxism in Front of You That You Can’t Unsee
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/12/08/look-at-the-marxism-in-front-of-you-that-you-cant-unsee-n4934939
— The Hypocrisy Behind Criticizing Trump’s ‘Loyalists’
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/12/08/the-hypocrisy-behind-criticizing-trumps-loyalists-n4934949
— Trump’s Notre Dame Appearance Was Way More Significant Than You Think
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/12/08/trumps-notre-dame-appearance-was-way-more-significant-than-you-think-n4934946

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Border Czar Tom Homan: Tren De Aragua And MS-13 Will Be Top Priorities; “So, January 20, Game On”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/08/trump_border_czar_tom_homan_tren_de_aragua_and_ms-13_will_be_top_priorities_so_january_20_game_on.html

TOWNHALL
— Voter Turnout Was High, and Even Higher Participation Would Have Increased Trump’s Victory Margin (COMMENT: What did your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain do increase Republican turnout? I hand-delivered campaign literature and a copy of the sample ballot to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or Independent registered voter.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/12/04/voter-turnout-was-high-and-even-higher-participation-would-have-increased-trumps-victory-margin-n2648465
— We Would Have Been Better Off If Trump Had Won In 2020 (COMMENT: My critics/opponents hate Trump. They had their operatives and their dupes a) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021 and b) end my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2024/12/09/would-we-have-been-better-off-if-trump-had-won-in-2020-n2648764
— Here’s the List of People a Research Group Wants Pete Hegseth to Fire (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, because I have always been a Republican, I was always on their lists to be fired. Further, my being the following moved me up on their lists: conservative, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. The following helped me survive: a) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) my earning a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/12/08/heres-the-list-of-people-a-research-group-wants-pete-hegseth-to-fire-n2648751

TRUTH ABOUT GUNS
— Canada Bans 324 More Types Of Firearms, Plans To Give The Guns To Ukraine
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/canada-bans-324-more-types-of-firearms-and-plans-to-donate-confiscated-guns-to-ukraine/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Crazed Man With Chainsaw Burst Into St. Charles Nursing Home, Dropped in His Tracks by Good Guy with Gun
https://www.westernjournal.com/crazed-man-chainsaw-burst-nursing-home-dropped-tracks-good-guy-gun/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— DEI Is Unconstitutional
https://www.newsweek.com/dei-unconstitutional-opinion-1997453

REUTERS
— Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the US illegally (COMMENT: Of course, Democrat and RINO leaders argue that no one is in America illegally, that Biden made them all legal.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-aims-deport-all-immigrants-us-illegally-2024-12-08/

MSN
— Elite rich Americans often overlook factors that are key to their success (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have/had parents a) who had way more money than my parents had and b) who bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them jobs. I should write about them.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/moneyball-and-big-short-author-michael-lewis-says-elite-rich-americans-often-overlook-these-factors-that-are-key-to-their-success/ar-AA1v8F5R

NBC NEWS
— Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak to Assad regime (COMMENT: I should sue those who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I leaked confidential Roskam campaign information to Duckworth in 2006.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/democrats-republicans-congress-worried-gabbard-might-leak-information-rcna181316
— Soon, if not already, all of those in healthcare will be Democrat, citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/more-dei-bans-will-have-dire-side-effects-for-public-health/ar-AA1vgZT5

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Want a Job in the Trump Administration? Be Prepared for the Loyalty Test. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress the many demographics that I share with Trump and demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being blindly loyal to Trump. But they know full-well that I would fail any Trump loyalty test. They know that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform and not to any individual.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/trump-administration-loyalty-test.html
— HARDCOY BUSINESS SECTION: How China Became a Carmaking Juggernaut (COMMENT: China, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and South Korea export more cars than the United States.)
https://www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/08/trump-january-6-biden-jack-smith/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use LGBTQers to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/09/lgbtq-trump-reactions-preparations/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Trump Can Target Transgenderism in Schools. A federal court ruling in Pennsylvania vindicated the rights of parents. (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-trump-can-target-transgenderism-in-schools-law-policy-education-369537a7

POLITICO
— Democrats inch toward the anger phase of their election loss  (COMMENT: What about down ballot Republican candidates who lost because voters punished them to punish Trump?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/07/democrat-chairs-post-election-anger-exhaustion-00193120

DESERT NEWS
— I should write about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give themselves standing to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/12/08/how-anti-trump-conservatives-will-cover-the-trump-white-house/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-re-conservatives-who-oppose-trump-what-do-they-do-now/ar-AA1vvdFG

DAILY VOICE
— Sharp Drop In College Enrollment Raises Alarm  (COMMENT: If you were in high school today, would you have the motivation to earn a college degree? From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://dailyvoice.com/ma/pittsfield/sharp-drop-in-college-enrollment-raises-alarm/

MILITARY
— Military Leaders are Rattled by a List of ‘Woke’ Officers That a Group Urges Hegseth to Fire (COMMENT: I should write about my superiors in the federal government who used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI the most to get rid of their Republican employees.  I should write about leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have used AA and DEI the most to get rid of their Republican members.)
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/12/08/military-leaders-are-rattled-list-of-woke-officers-group-urges-hegseth-fire.html

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— How Important Is a College Degree Compared to Experience? (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I learned earning four job-related college degrees, earning six job-related professional certifications, and earning a job-related professional license a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) was acquired my me to get a job in the private sector, d) qualified me for a new trade or business, and/or e) was a distraction. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://hbr.org/2023/02/how-important-is-a-college-degree-compared-to-experience

GOOGLE
— Work your way through college (COMMENT: Because I had to work my way through college, my GPA suffered. Instead of studying, I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student in 1969.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22work+your+way+through+college

GOOGLE
— When a father dies early (COMMENT: Needless to say, my father’s dying suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in October of 1969 had a tremendous negative impact on me. My mother had never attended high school and she had stayed home and raised my brother and me. My brother was having problems in high school. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 and immediately took a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. My application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother was approved in February of 1971. I lived with and helped support them until my mother got a better paying job and I bought a new town home in University Park in September of 1972.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22father+died+early%22+impact

GOOGLE
—  Eligible bachelor (COMMENT: If you are a man, what did you do to make yourself an eligible bachelor? I got married when I was 29 in 1978. I had taken college preparatory courses in high school, got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, bought a new town home in 1972 and condos in 1974 and 1976, earned an MBA in 1976, and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses. By the time I got married, I had almost 10 years of federal seniority and I was earning $106,785/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22eligible+bachelor

INDEED
— What Is a Pay Cut and When Should You Take One? (COMMENT: Needless to say, my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980 has had a tremendous negative impact on me. In addition to the tremendous negative financial impact, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used it to hint/imply/argue/shout that what I had learned doing the following was worthless: a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) earning an MBA in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and d) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.)
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/pay-salary/taking-a-pay-cut

INVESTOPEDIA
— You May Not Plan To Retire Early, But Many Have To (COMMENT: Needless to say, my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 has had a tremendous negative impact on me. In addition to the tremendous negative financial impact, my critics/opponents continue to use it to hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be an extremely bad person or my superiors would not have thrown away what I had learned a) working for them for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that, b) earning three job-related master’s degrees, c) earning six job-related professional certifications, and d) earning a job-related professional license.)
https://www.investopedia.com/you-might-not-plan-to-retire-early-here-s-what-to-know-about-savings-if-you-re-forced-to-8752713

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Trump’s immigration balancing act: Keep illegals out of US, let legals in (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Further, what percent of them are agents for countries that want to destroy America?)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/will-make-it-easier-for-people-to-come-in-legally-says-trump-insists-on-deporting-all-illegal-immigrants/articleshow/116119930.cms

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kinzinger Has Defiant 3-Word Response To Donald Trump’s Jail Threat
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-threat-response_n_6756c1e0e4b06b50ac934fbf

December 8, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-macron-paris-zelenskyy/3618711/?os=fuzzscanazstr%26ref%3Dapp&ref=app
— At least 8 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-gun-violence-city-police-department/15627082/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/12/07/trump-mass-deportations-immigration-chicago-court-asylum-venezuela-mexico
— Chicago’s ‘do not hire’ policy puts employees at risk for political payback. The current version of the city’s “do not hire” policy can hurt the careers of good employees who are put on the list for political retribution. City Council members are rightly calling for changes to fix that. (COMMENT: Constructively, my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors put me on their do not hire lists with the adverse actions that they took against me. That hurt my career tremendously. Constructively, they rendered worthless a) my bachelor’s degree and my three master’s degrees, b) my six professional certifications, c) my professional license, and d) the experience that I gained working for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years. Employers do not want to hire people who were forced into early retirement, who were passed over for promotions, who had always been ranked in the bottom half of their coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, who had been forced to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to make an internal transfer, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/12/07/do-not-hire-chicago-scott-waguespack-gilbert-villegas-ronnie-reese-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/06/indian-prairie-school-district-204-seeing-rapid-growth-in-students-who-need-language-help-officials-say/
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote illegal immigration in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/08/donna-vickroy-wheaton-teens-dedicated-to-helping-refugees-resettle-in-chicago-area/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for problems that Muslims have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/08/illinois-muslim-voters-presidential-election/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241207/gambling/how-illinois-generated-2-billion-in-tax-revenue-from-gamblers-in-the-last-fiscal-year/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2024/12/07/trump-mass-deportations-immigration-chicago-court-asylum-venezuela-mexico

WAND TV
— Trump isn’t back in office but he’s already pushing his agenda and negotiating with world leaders
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-isnt-back-in-office-but-hes-already-pushing-his-agenda-and-negotiating-with-world/article_ac36e915-dbbd-5e3a-9415-43c08159e2f4.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Schools react to loss of state funding for after-school programs (COMMENT: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Nevertheless, my critics/opponents have always used my mother being able to stay home and raise my brother and me to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my father as being filthy rich. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, most commonly, playing music, working in a fast food restaurant, and delivering eggs. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/schools-react-to-loss-of-state-funding-for-after-school-programs#

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election  UNOFFICIAL Candidate List
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/candidate_information/candidate_listings.php

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Groups react to appeals court keeping IL’s gun ban in place pending appeal
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ad6d36c8-b40e-11ef-89b4-4bdd8c2c70dd.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Mainstream Media’s Tariff Fear Mongering Leading to Hoarding
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/08/mainstream-medias-tariff-fear-mongering-leading-to-hoarding/
— Republicans Nominate McHenry Township Candidates at Caucus
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/08/republicans-nominate-mchenry-township-candidates-at-caucus/
— Out of Office, But Kenneally Still Sought as Chicago Media Source, This Time on Faulty Pot Testing
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/07/out-of-office-but-kenneally-still-sought-as-chicago-media-source-this-time-on-faulty-pot-testing/
— Crystal Lake Doc Makes Tribune Front Page in Story about State’s Attorney Offices’ Reporting Duty
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/06/crystal-lake-doc-makes-tribune-front-page-in-story-about-states-attorney-offices-reporting-duty/
— New State’s Attorney Randi Freese Follows in Modest and Self-Confident Footsteps of Circuit Clerk Kathy Keefe and Robb Tadelman
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/05/new-states-attorney-randi-freese-follows-in-modest-and-self-confident-footsteps-of-circuit-clerk-kathy-keefe/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In what ways are you a minority? I am a minority in the following political jurisdictions because I voted for Trump: a) my precinct because 478 voted for Harris but only 373 voted for Trump, b) DuPage County because 251,000 voted for Harris and only 191,00 voted for Trump, and c) Illinois because 3 million voted for Harris and only 2.4 million voted for Trump. Further, I am a minority in the following organizations because I am conservative, that is, because I am a platform Republican: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Further, I am ever-increasingly becoming a minority if not one already because of my demographics: White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly take adverse actions against me to make me leave, but I am not going to leave. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Syria civil war live updates: Trump says Assad fled Syria when Putin was ‘no longer interested’ in protecting dictator
https://nypost.com/2024/12/08/world-news/syria-civil-war-live-updates-syrian-army-announces-assads-rule-has-ended/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— With Trump’s Victory, America’s Long National Nightmare is Over. On January 20, 2025, our long national nightmare will finally be over—unburdened by what has been.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/08/with-trumps-victory-americas-long-national-nightmare-is-over/

BREITBART
— Dem Rep. Jonathan Jackson: Chicago Citizens Need to Vote on Sanctuary Policy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/07/dem-rep-jonathan-jackson-chicago-citizens-need-to-vote-on-sanctuary-policy/

CENTER SQUARE TEXAS
— Democratic cities attempting to fund abortion services met with lawsuits
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_0465f06e-b4b9-11ef-8801-9bb09b81883e.html

CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— We want your opinion on where President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should start slashing wasteful federal spending as it gets up and running. (COMMENT: I hope that DOGE focuses on cutting federal spending that promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination.)
https://citizens-against-government-waste.revv.co/doge-survey

FOX NEWS
— Trump welcomed by world leaders at Notre Dame reopening ceremony in ‘presidential’ fashion. This was Trump’s his first international trip since winning the 2024 presidential election.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-welcomed-world-leaders-notre-dame-reopening-ceremony-presidential-fashion
— Conservative group compiles list of ‘woke’ senior officers they want Pete Hegseth to fire. The American Accountability Foundation says the ‘woke takeover’ of the military is a major threat to our national security. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats for almost 30 years, because I have always been a Republican, I was always on their lists to be fired. Further, my being the following moved me up on their lists: conservative, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. The following helped me survive: a) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and three job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) my earning six job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) my earning a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservative-group-compiles-list-woke-senior-officers-want-pete-hegseth-fire
— Congress eyes 14.5% pay hike for junior troops, limits on transgender treatment in $895B defense bill. The 1,800-page bill also includes anti-DEI and anti-CRT measures.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-pay-hike-junior-troops-limits-transgender-treatment-895-2b-defense-bill.amp
— DOGE chief Musk bashes massive government spending on illegal immigrants: ‘Boggles the mind!’
https://www.aol.com/doge-chief-musk-bashes-massive-205030946.html

MRC TV
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Joe Walsh to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.newsbusters.org/node/287072/print

NEWSMAX
— US Colleges Dismantling DEI Initiatives (COMMENT: UIC accepted me when I was 18 years old in 1966 because I had graduated in the upper 20% of my class and had an ACT score of 24 notwithstanding my not being a minority or a female.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/colleges-dei-programs/2024/12/07/id/1190750/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Opposition to Woke Progressivism Energizes Trump Coalition
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/12/08/opposition_to_woke_progressivism_energizes_trump_coalition_152061.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Young Democrats of America host first DNC chairman race candidates forum (COMMENT: Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write about my critic/opponents who blamed me the most for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct during and after that period.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5028484-young-democrats-of-america-host-first-dnc-chairman-race-candidates-forum/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The four candidates running are Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin, Wisconsin Party Chair Ben Wikler, former Maryland Gov. and Social Security Administrator Martin O’Malley (D), and New York State Senator James Skoufis (D).)

NEWSWEEK
— Greg Abbott Boasts of ‘Border Security Blueprint’ for US
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-operation-lone-star-blueprint-immigration-1997139
— Prince William’s Reaction to Meeting Donald Trump Goes Viral
https://www.newsweek.com/prince-william-reaction-donald-trump-meeting-viral-1997282

REUTERS
— Kremlin, on Trump call for Ukraine peace talks, says Moscow is open to negotiations on certain terms
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-trump-call-ukraine-peace-120527821.html

MSN
— Woke Policies Drive Customers Away
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/have-woke-policies-driven-customers-away/ss-AA1voi1d

NBC NEWS
— Texas aims to become key part of Trump’s immigration plans. Already the state has offered up a ranch on the Rio Grande as a potential site for detention facilities, and it is ready to share its playbook for muscling through immigration policy changes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-aims-become-key-part-trumps-immigration-plans-rcna182852

NEW YORK TIMES
— University of Michigan Ends Required Diversity Statements (COMMENT: Constructively, if not literally, federal employees have to submit diversity statements to get promoted. To promote diversity is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/university-of-michigan-dei-diversity-statemements.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees scramble to insulate themselves from Trump’s purge. Career civil servants are scrubbing social media, changing job titles and looking for private sector work over fear that Trump might fire them. (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors purged me when I was 49 years old in 1997. I was one of their last Republican employees in their office. They would have succeeded sooner if I had not a) earned job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979, b) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/08/federal-employees-trump-fear-purge/

USA TODAY
— This anti-‘woke’ investor is fighting DEI in the S&P 500. His first target: Starbucks
https://www.aol.com/anti-woke-investor-wooing-trump-182347747.html
— Want a VIP invitation to Donald Trump’s inauguration? That’ll cost you — a lot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/06/vip-invitation-donald-trump-inauguration/76822535007/
— Trump calls for ‘immediate’ cease-fire in Russia-Ukraine war after meeting with Zelenskyy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/08/trump-ukraine-ceasefire-russia-zelenskyy/76849858007/
— Democrats say “Trump’s election helped him with his criminal cases” and ask “What about the civil lawsuits he faces?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/07/donald-trump-election-victory-civil-cases-lawsuit/76261850007/
— Democrats say “Trump’s private club is ground zero for a disruption-themed second term: Inside Mar-a-Lago. Mar-a-Lago, a Mediterranean-styled estate a cereal heiress a half-century ago envisioned as a presidential retreat, is today the heady and giddy center of the American political universe.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/07/trump-mar-a-lago-elon-musk-rfk/76708006007/
— ‘He knows his generation’: Melania Trump praises Barron’s role in 2024 White House race.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/06/melania-barron-trump-2024-election/76819492007/
— Bahamas ‘firmly rejected’ Trump proposal to deport immigrants from other countries there  (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, that is, back in the 1970s, I went on two vacations to the Bahamas.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/06/bahamas-trump-deportation-repatriation/76821076007/

UNION BULLETIN
— University of Michigan will no longer use diversity statements in faculty hiring, promotion, tenure. (COMMENT: Constructively, if not literally, federal employees have to submit diversity statements to get promoted. To promote diversity is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/university-of-michigan-will-no-longer-use-diversity-statements-in-faculty-hiring-promotion-tenure/article_517527cf-53d6-5c24-a7fe-0d5b64528392.html

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Certified Internal Auditor Requirements (COMMENT: I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 year old in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious because that frustrated their efforts to get rid of me. That same year, I became a licensed CPA. I had earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. Subsequently, I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and I earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997.)
https://www.kansascity.com/careers-education/certified-internal-auditor-requirements/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Certified Internal Auditor Exam Guide: What You Need to Know
https://www.sacbee.com/careers-education/certified-internal-auditor-exam/

ARKANSAS BUSINESS
— CPA Licensing: The Path, the Test and the Numbers (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981.)
https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/arkansas-cpa-licensing-reforms-120-hour-pathway/

FOX23
— Southwest Airlines agrees to avoid hiring ‘quotas’ after accusations of ‘discriminatory’ practices. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they always had quotas to fill, that is, they always had to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/southwest-agrees-to-avoid-hiring-quotas-after-accusations-of-discriminatory-practices-southwest-airlines-america-first-legal-discrimination-complaint-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Prepares for Legal Fight Over His ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Curbs
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-battle-0900a291

FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “If You Want UnitedHealthcare To Cover Everything, Talk To Trump Or Your Employer.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2024/12/08/if-you-want-unitedhealthcare-to-cover-everything-talk-to-trump-or-your-employer/
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2024/12/03/how-to-boost-the-number-of-women-in-leadership-in-2025/

DEADLINE
— Trump Sits Down With “Big Man” Prince William In Paris And Shares Memories Of Queen
https://deadline.com/2024/12/donald-trump-big-man-prince-william-paris-macron-zelensky-1236197559/

AXIOS DC
— Biden wants to raise the pay of civilian federal employees by an average of 2% — and workers say that ain’t cutting it. Why it matters: The White House’s proposal is much less than the 7.4% pay boost sought by Democrats in Congress. A 2% raise is essentially a pay cut for federal workers. (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and three job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) I earned six job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/09/09/federal-worker-pay-raise-biden

INDEPENDENT
— Can you pass the Trump test? Prospective administration members asked to prove their loyalty. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress the many demographics that I share with Trump and demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being blindly loyal to Trump. But they know full-well that I would fail any Trump loyalty test. They know that I am loyal to the Republican Party platform and not to any individual.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pass-trump-test-prospective-administration-042027918.html