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October 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in Schaumburg.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-marijuana-illinois-startups-seminar-20191015-kqhmqhfoqbhqneovvegugyfocm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump coming to Chicago for fundraiser, where some seats will cost $100K – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/trump-coming-to-chicago-for-fundraiser-where-some-seats-will-cost-100k
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Plan to allow recreational pot sales in Mundelein edges forward – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191015/plan-to-allow-recreational-pot-sales-in-mundelein-edges-forward
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD COLOR PHOTO: Top Glendale Heights administrator Raquel Becerra charged with DUI in hit-and-run crash – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/top-glendale-heights-administrator-charged-with-dui-in-hit-and-run-crash
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF CONROY AND PRUYN: Itasca mayor Jeff Pruyn asks lawmaker Deb Conroy not to seek state funds for Haymarket addiction treatment center – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/itasca-mayor-asks-lawmaker-not-to-seek-state-funds-for-haymarket-addiction-treatment-center
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville to talk timing, wording of recreational pot referendum – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191014/naperville-to-talk-timing-wording-of-recreational-pot-referendum

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON SPRINGFIELD TIGHTENS: City places portable toilet by library for homeless – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191014/city-places-portable-toilet-by-library-for-homeless

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Rock Island approves ordinances to govern cannabis businesses – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-approves-ordinances-to-govern-cannabis-businesses/article_e3ed2934-e3c6-5f59-abca-f3a7ebdab49d.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate the United States say “The United States should decriminalize illegal immigration.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/10/14/opinion/opening-remarks-the-united-states-should-decriminalize-illegal-immigration/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Environmentalists Target 6th and 14th Congressional Districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/15/environmentalists-target-6th-and-14th-congressional-districts/
— IL-14: Danny Malouf Cites James Marter as Only Other Candidate with “Actual Content” on Campaign Webpage
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/15/il-14-danny-malouf-cites-james-marter-as-only-other-candidate-with-actual-content-on-campaign-webpage/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois School District “LGBT” Activists Call K-8 Indoctrination “Equity” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/evanston-skokie-il-progagandists-call-k-8-indoctrination-equity/

FOX NEWS
— Ellen DeGeneres and George W. Bush show us how to be tolerant, respectful and kind – Adriana Cohen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most intolerant, disrespectful, and unkind people in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois. They talk and/or act like they hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/adriana-cohen-ellen-degeneres-practices-tolerance

AMERICAN THINKER
— Political correctness versus common sense – Robert Curry
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/political_correctness_versus_common_sense.html
— 2020 Dems Selling Shots of Hemlock Tea – Geoffrey P. Hunt
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/2020_dems_selling_shots_of_hemlock_tea.html
— The left’s imagined valor – Randy Boudreaux
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/the_lefts_imagined_valor.html

BREITBART
— CNN Failed to Mention that Elizabeth Warren Questioner at LGBT Town Hall Was a Max Donor – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/14/cnn-failed-to-mention-that-elizabeth-warren-questioner-at-lgbt-town-hall-was-a-max-donor/
— Soros-Funded ACLU Demands Trump Free Pregnant Migrants into U.S. to Deliver Anchor Babies – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/14/soros-funded-aclu-demands-trump-free-pregnant-migrants-into-u-s-to-deliver-anchor-babies/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— 12 Democrats on one debate stage equals more trouble for liberals – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31199-assault-america-day-286-12-democrats-one-debate-stage-equals-more-trouble-liberals

DAILY CALLER
— Columbus Day Fight Breaks Out In DC
https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/14/columbus-day-fight-dc/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Jury riveted by testimony on abortion industry horrors in Planned Parenthood body parts civil trial – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/jury-riveted-by-testimony-on-abortion-industry-horrors-in-planned-parenthood-body-parts-civil-trial

ONE NEWS NOW
— Sexual integration coming to high school locker rooms Illinois’ largest public school district is caving to the LGBTQ crowd by moving to implement a policy to give unrestricted bathroom and locker room usage to transgenders. – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/10/15/sexual-integration-coming-to-high-school-locker-rooms

NOQ REPORT
— Gavin Newsom’s agenda for illegal immigrants will spread across America if he’s not stopped – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/10/15/gavin-newsoms-agenda-illegal-immigrants-will-spread-across-america-hes-not-stopped/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— It’s Happy Columbus Day, not ‘Indigenous People’s Day’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2019/10/14/its-happy-columbus-day-not-indigenous-peoples-day/

ROLL CALL
— Will Trump go negative? Just kidding … – Stuart Rothenberg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., their operatives, and their dupes who have gone the most negative on me. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/will-trump-go-negative-just-kidding

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, to get hired, to be trained, and/or to be promoted, you have to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
http://www.startribune.com/ap-analysis-wide-gaps-in-legal-protection-of-lgbt-workers/563116222/

REUTERS
— Americans divided: Neighbors turn enemies over Trump in swing-vote Michigan suburbs – Tim Reid (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois who promote hatred against Trump?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-battleground/americans-divided-neighbors-turn-enemies-over-trump-in-swing-vote-michigan-suburbs-idUSKBN1WU1AZ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Political Ads: What the 2020 Candidates’ Campaign Spending Reveals The 12 Democrats who qualified for Tuesday’s debate are trying to reach specific voters with Facebook ads. – Shane Goldmacher and Quoctrung Bui
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/14/us/politics/democrats-political-facebook-ads.html
— Violent Video Was Product of Right-Wing Provocateurs and Trump Allies The White House said President Trump condemned a fake video depicting him killing rivals and members of the news media. But Mr. Trump never mentioned it. – Annie Karni, Kevin Roose and Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/trump-shooting-media-video.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose Medicaid work requirements.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-14/hiltzik-medicaid-work-requirements-cost

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Despite confusing cannabis laws, America has its first smoking cafe. Are more coming? – Carly Mallenbaum
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/10/15/cannabis-cafe-lowell-more-weed-smoking-restaurants-coming-to-us/3936738002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Elite M.B.A. Programs Report Steep Drop in Applications – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always badmouthed Loyola and its MBA program.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elite-m-b-a-programs-report-steep-drop-in-applications-11571130001
— Where Women Fall Behind at Work: The First Step Into Management Well before the glass ceiling, women run into obstacles to advancement. Evening the odds early in their careers would have a huge impact. – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their female employees who were Democrat and specially to those who were also minority and/or younger.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-women-fall-behind-at-work-the-first-step-into-management-11571112361
— So You Make $100,000? It Still Might Not Be Enough to Buy a Home. A record number of six-figure-income families rent, as student debt and meager savings cloud their financial future – Ryan Dezember, Laura Kusisto and Shane Shiflett (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) became a licensed CPA.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/so-you-make-100-000-it-still-might-not-be-enough-to-buy-a-home-11571149819
— The Military Offers Women Pay Equity and Opportunity, but Few Still Make Top Ranks Though the armed services tout themselves as a meritocracy, for women the promise remains elusive – Nancy A. Youssef (DIERSEN: Working for GAO, I made it only to GS-13, the military equivalent of a Major.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-is-more-open-to-women-than-in-the-past-but-obstacles-remain-11570959001

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 20 cities in the Midwest that Americans are escaping in droves – Andy Kiersz (DIERSEN: The list includes Bloomington; Carbondale-Marion; Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin; Danville; Decatur; Kankakee; Peoria; Rockford; and Springfield.)
https://amp.businessinsider.com/cities-in-the-midwest-americans-are-fleeing

CORVSPORT
— 1972 Corvette (DIERSEN: Yesterday, 48 years ago, I took delivery of my 1972 Corvette Coupe. Options are Steel Cities Gray paint, Black leather interior, Air Conditioning, Turbo-Hydro-matic Automatic Transmission, Power Steering, White Letter Tires, AM-FM Stereo Radio, and Heavy Duty Battery. It has only 5,141 miles on it. I might never have bought a Corvette if my 1969 Dodge Charger SE had not been stolen in Chicago in 1971. I stored it in my mother’s garage in Crete 1971-1984, in my garage at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984, and up on a hydraulic lift in that garage since 1995.)
https://www.corvsport.com/1972-c3-corvette/

October 2 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— ‘Whistleblower’ colluded with House Democrats before making complaint
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— State of Illinois Releases Disproportionately Impacted Areas for Cannabis Program’s Social Equity Applicants (DIERSEN: Wheaton is the DuPage County Seat. The Democrats who run the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) have outrageously designated western Wheaton as being a disproportionately impacted area (DIA), that is, an area that has high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis as well as poverty and unemployment. Needless-to-say, that must be a mistake. I ask the following and everyone else who has an interest in Wheaton to ask the IDCEO to immediately rescind its DIA designation: Wheaton Mayor and City Council members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township officers and trustees, DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board members, and federal and Illinois officials who represent or seek to represent any part of Wheaton.)
https://chicagodefender.com/state-of-illinois-releases-disproportionately-impacted-areas-for-cannabisprograms-social-equity-applicants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the most equity-centric adult use cannabis program in the nation prepares to enter its next phase, the Pritzker Administration is releasing maps that designate which parts of the state qualify as “disproportionately impacted areas” for social equity applicants. More than 2 million Illinoisans live in the 683 Census tracts that make up the disproportionately impacted areas. (View the map here https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/Pages/CannabisEquity.aspx The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity determined the disproportionately impacted areas using criteria established in the new state law. To be designated as a disproportionately impacted area, a Census tract must have high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to cannabis, among other qualifications including poverty and unemployment. “As Illinois continues its path toward putting equity at the forefront of the state’s new adult-use cannabis expansion, it’s important to create opportunities in communities that have been hardest hit by the war on marijuana,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Not only will social equity applicants receive points on their applications, but many applicants will also get grants, technical assistance, low-interest loans and fee reductions and waivers. Taken together, these efforts will do more than any other state in the nation has done to focus on equity.”)

ABC7
— Trump impeachment: President lashes out in anger as Democrats warn of legal action – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-in-anger-as-democrats-warn-of-legal-action/5584494/

NBC5
— IG Report Finds Top Madigan Aide Violated Sexual Harassment Provisions Before Guidelines Were in Place Kevin Quinn was a top political operative for Michael Madigan for nearly 20 years until February 2018, when Alaina Hampton, who had also previously worked for Madigan, accused him of sexual harassment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/report-finds-madigan-aide-violated-sexual-harassment-provisions-before-guidelines-in-place-561986041.html

CBS2
— Watchdog Report Recommends Madigan Aide Fired For Sexual Harassment Be Placed On ‘Do Not Hire’ List
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/10/02/watchdog-report-kevin-quinn-alaina-hampton-sexual-harassment/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Bernie Sanders canceling events until ‘further notice’ due to heart blockage – Lauren Reid
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bernie-sanders-canceling-events-until-further-notice-due-to-heart-blockage

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After calling Trump’s civil war tweet ‘beyond repugnant,’ Adam Kinzinger is only GOP rep left off president’s Illinois reelection team – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-president-trump-illinois-team-adam-kinzinger-20191002-lt6xqex4tnhd7d7h4xcgn253jy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watchdog: Two Madigan aides ousted over sexual harassment allegations should never land on state payroll again “The messages that K. Quinn sent to Hampton plainly had the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, and offensive working environment for Hampton,” Pope wrote in the Quinn report. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/10/2/20885781/madigan-aide-kevin-quinn-sexual-harassment-alaina-hampton-inspector-general-report
— Gov. Pritzker: ‘Let me be clear.’ Sen. Sandoval should quit top committee post — or get the boot Sandoval has not been charged with any wrongdoing, but Pritzker argued he should not preside over a committee so heavily involved with the capital bill. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/2/20895645/pritzker-sandoval-quit-removed-cullerton-senate-transportation-committee

CHICAGO CITIZEN
— Reparations Resolution Passes In Chicago City Council
http://thechicagocitizen.com/news/2019/oct/02/reparations-resolution-passes-chicago-city-council/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Alcohol, marijuana use up; B-N partnership responds – PAUL SWIECH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/alcohol-marijuana-use-up-b-n-partnership-responds/article_e4176eb6-ef13-509b-a636-aded15bdcea6.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters love those who hate Trump.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191002/editorial-gops-kinzinger-shows-courage

RIVER BENDER
— Map Shows Pot Zones – Greg Bishop
https://m.riverbender.com/wbgznews/details.cfm?id=291766

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events for now – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bernie-sanders-undergoes-heart-procedure-cancels-events-until-further-notice
— Abortion “mega-clinic” secretly built in Illinois
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-secret-abortion-mega-clinicbuilt-in-illinois

MDJ ONLINE
— University of Illinois expert says gambling will cost state more than it gains
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/university-of-illinois-expert-says-gambling-will-cost-state-more/article_381b68ab-9403-5c02-9b30-f5c0c760d028.html

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Queertober at Illinois State University – Rachel Hatch
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2019/10/queertober-at-illinois-state-university/

JOHN BIVER
— CONSERVATIVES KEEP LOSING THE INFORMATION WAR
https://johnbiver.com/conservatives-keep-losing-the-information-war/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: 2246 ABORTED CHILDREN REMAINS STILL AT “SECURE LOCATION” IN WILL COUNTY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/weyermuller-2246-aborted-children-remains-still-at-secure-location-in-will-county.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Blithely ignorant’: GOP senators blast National Endowment for the Arts for funding celebration of Ché Guevara – Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/blithely-ignorant-gop-senators-blast-national-endowment-for-the-arts-for-funding-celebration-of-che-guevara
— Pete Buttigieg wants you to know he hates religious conservatives – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/pete-buttigieg-wants-you-to-know-he-hates-religious-conservatives

SIGNAL
— 8% of Marriages End Up In Divorce Due to Gaming Addiction: The Latest Research in Texas
https://signalscv.com/2019/09/8-of-marriages-end-up-in-divorce-due-to-gaming-addiction-the-latest-research-in-texas/

THE HILL
— Impeachment threatens to drown out everything – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/463944-impeachment-threatens-to-drown-out-everything

USA TODAY
— Planned Parenthood to open major clinic in Illinois as ‘regional haven’ for abortion access – Grace Hauck
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/02/illinois-planned-parenthood-mega-clinic-haven-abortion-access/3840714002/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Are Madder at the Media Than at Trump or His Foes
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2019/voters_are_madder_at_the_media_than_at_trump_or_his_foes

September 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— West suburban school bus driver warns of CBD use after failing drug test, losing job – Chuck Goudie and Christine M Tressel (DIERSEN: How stoned, that is, how high a THC level, will employers allow their employees to be? How stoned, that is, how high a THC level, will voters allow their elected officials to be?)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/suburban-bus-driver-warns-of-cbd-use-after-failing-drug-test-losing-job/5568430/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But she had taken hemp oil capsules for back pain relief. She suspects that those capsules left trace amounts of THC in her system. Barton was stunned by the test results and still has trouble believing the over-the-counter product could have caused the positive reading. Many pharmacology experts aren’t surprised some people are failing drug screenings after using certain CBD products because THC can build up in your system. The compound is found in both cannabis plants: hemp and marijuana. CBD taken from hemp should have 0.3% or less of THC, the psychoactive chemical that causes a mind-altering effect. THC is among the drugs screened for by some companies. It’s not permitted for certain employees, including those who drive big rigs and school buses.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— High-flying marijuana vapes take hit from health scare – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–vaping-illnesses-marijuana-industry-20190926-story.html
— Like Watergate all over again? In some ways, yes, but there are stark differences. – JON MARSHALL (DIERSEN: How has impeachment impacted you? In 1974, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office used Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon) to justify their getting rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-impeachment-watergate-trump-20190925-rx3juqchh5f6hhm2oppqo7acby-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why people prefer democracy – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: When an elected official who represents you resigns, what do you want the process to fill the vacancy to include? I want the process to include providing lots of information about the candidates, asking the candidates lots of hard questions, and holding candidate forums.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190926/why-people-prefer-democracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, at a time of concern and, in many quarters, cynicism about democracy and its prospects, they remind us of a basic truth: people want a say in how they’re governed. As Winston Churchill put it back in 1944, “At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper — no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point.”)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Despite complicated process, lots of Democrats interested in being delegates – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190925/bernard-schoenburg-despite-complicated-process-lots-of-democrats-interested-in-being-delegates
— Chatham nips recreational pot sales in the bud – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190925/chatham-nips-recreational-pot-sales-in-bud

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois Sheriff’s Association: Decatur should opt out of cannabis sales
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-sheriff-s-association-decatur-should-opt-out-of-cannabis/article_33fe0944-5a77-51d6-aa61-ddc50c299e68.html

KMOV
— Illinois law enforcement training for marijuana legalization – Alexis Zotos
https://www.kmov.com/news/illinois-law-enforcement-training-for-marijuana-legalization/article_126d11ac-e006-11e9-b76a-97e4824c038f.amp.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Danville casino could open sooner than expected – Tiffani Homer
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/danville-casino-could-open-sooner-than-expected

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Don’t tar wife with husband’s misdeeds – SCOTT REEDER (DIERSEN: What does being married or not being married say about you? What does who you marry say about you. What does the length of your marriage say about you? My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married in 1978. They had hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was so bad that no one would marry me. Further, they were beyond furious that she had a good job. Most of them were divorced, never married, had serious marital problems, and/or had spouses who had no income.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/don-t-tar-wife-with-husband-s-misdeeds/article_7598c66d-4fdd-57d1-8717-1158fe017533.html

JOLIET PATCH
— Balich Won’t Run For Will County Executive After All Wednesday night’s press release urged Balich’s supporters to get behind the former Braidwood chief of police instead. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/balich-wont-run-will-county-executive-after-all

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois residents have the fifth-highest credit card debt in the nation – Jim Moran
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-residents-have-the-fifth-highest-credit-card-debt-in/article_27784602-dfbb-11e9-8469-93c28ab9dd0c.html

WIREPOINTS
— With Mayor Lightfoot Considering Gay Set-Asides, Chicago Is Running Short of People To Disfavor For City Contracts – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs disfavor you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/with-mayor-lightfoot-considering-gay-set-asides-chicago-is-running-short-of-people-to-disfavor-for-city-contracts/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Cindy McCain sees Arizona ‘going Democrat’ due to changing demographics, dysfunctional GOP – Andrew Blake (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which Republicans are excluded in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The aforesaid planks distinguish Republicans from Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/cindy-mccain-sees-arizona-going-democrat-due-to-ch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And number two, we have on my side of the aisle — on the Republican side — we see a local party in Arizona that’s not functioning well, and it’s excluding people,” Mrs. McCain said on Politico’s “Women Rule” podcast. “If you’re not walking the line, then you’re out. That’s just not right. That’s not the party that my husband and I belonged to.”)
— Trump court pick defends pro-life views at confirmation hearing – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/25/trump-court-pick-sarah-e-pitlyk-defends-pro-life-v/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Did Slavery Create American Prosperity? – Doug Petrikat (DIERSEN: In defense of my ancestors, they immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They have always lived in northeast Illinois. They worked in brick factory in Chicago, operated farms in Crete and Grant Park, and operated a hardware store in Crete. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-f.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/did_slavery_create_american_prosperity.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Claims Trump Just Doesn’t Understand The Value of Globalism – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-claims-trump-just-doesnt-understand-the-value-of-globalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Journalists React After Facebook Decided To Exempt Politicians From Fact-Checking – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/25/facebook-fact-check-trump/

DAILY WIRE
— Hillary Cheers Impeachment Launch – Hank Berrien (DIERSEN: When have your critics/opponents cheered? Mine cheered when my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship ended, when my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership ended, when my service as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster (twice) ended, when my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership ended, when my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership ended, when my GAO employment ended, etc.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hillary-cheers-impeachment-launch-juanita-broaddrick-has-a-smash-tweet-waiting-for-her

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Asked Ukraine To Investigate Trump In 2018 – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/25/democrats-asked-ukraine-to-investigate-trump-in-2018/
— Trump’s Tweets Are Far Less Crazy Than Today’s Democratic Party Despite our new political reality, many conservative writers and commentators will still urge Donald Trump to just stop tweeting and let these things go. – Auguste Meyrat
https://thefederalist.com/2019/09/26/trumps-tweets-are-far-less-crazy-than-todays-democratic-party/

NEWSMAX
— Pelosi’s Illegitimate Impeachment Push and Our Vanishing Republic – Peter Pry
https://www.newsmax.com/peterpry/nancy-pelosi-impeachment-trump/2019/09/25/id/934286/

PATRIOT POST
— Majority of Americans Favor Trump’s Policy Agenda Democrats attack Trump because their policy goals aren’t winning over the American public.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65709-majority-of-americans-favor-trumps-policy-agenda-2019-09-26

ROLL CALL
— Diversity fuels biggest population growth in country’s suburbs Shift could affect the political landscape locally and nationally – Michael Macagnone (DIERSEN: As members of Group A move into the suburbs, RINO party leaders want to dump those in the suburbs who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diversity-fuels-biggest-population-growth-in-countrys-suburbs

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s war on journalists isn’t about journalism.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/25/reality-check-journalists-danger-trump-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t) Until now, it was clearly unpopular with the public. Now it’s hard to predict. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/upshot/impeachment-polling-Trump.html
— Employer Health Insurance Is Increasingly Unaffordable, Study Finds A relentless rise in premiums and deductibles is putting insurance out of reach for many workers, especially those with low incomes. – Reed Abelson (DIERSEN: To promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. In my defense, I stress that to qualify for that, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked for an employer for anywhere near that long. Most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/health/employer-health-insurance-cost.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cost of Employer-Provided Health Coverage Passes $20,000 a Year Annual poll of employers by Kaiser Family Foundation finds premiums rose 5% for family plans; ‘It’s the cost of buying an economy car – Anna Wilde Mathews (DIERSEN: To promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. In my defense, I stress that to qualify for that, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have worked for an employer for anywhere near that long. Most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cost-of-employer-provided-health-coverage-passes-20-000-a-year-11569429000
— The Senate Takes On Campus Censorship Students’ demand for ‘safety’ from ‘harm’ has begun eating away at academic freedom. – Chuck Grassley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-senate-takes-on-campus-censorship-11569452958
— Bernie Sanders Calls for 8% Wealth Tax on Richest Americans Plan would increase federal revenue by about 10%—all from around 180,000 households – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-for-8-wealth-tax-on-richest-americans-11569334693
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Enough is enough,” Mr. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, said Tuesday. “We are going to take on the billionaire class, substantially reduce wealth inequality in America and stop our democracy from turning into a corrupt oligarchy.” The tax would apply to married couples with net worth of at least $32 million and individuals with net worth of at least $16 million. The rate would start at 1% per year and rise to 8% for married couples with assets of least $10 billion. That 8% rate would mean that megabillionaires who don’t earn at least an 8% return would see their fortunes shrink, and Mr. Sanders said Tuesday that there should be no billionaires.)
— Millennials Continue to Leave Big Cities – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago make it extremely clear that they want only those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-continue-to-leave-big-cities-11569470460
— Latino Workers Save America From Stagnation They’re the youngest U.S. ethnic cohort, growing at six times the rate of the total population. – Sol Trujillo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers prefer hiring Latinos over Whites. If there had been as many Latinos in America when I was younger, Latinos would have been hired instead of me. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/latino-workers-save-america-from-stagnation-11569453073

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame America for Guatemala’s problems.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/09/23/immigration-issues-migrants-mexico-central-america-caravans-smuggling/2026039001/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/09/23/guatemalas-western-highlands-fleeing-poverty-corruption-and-poppies/2387682001/

ITEM LIVE
— WARD 5 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE MARVEN HYPPOLITE ENROLLS AS AN INDEPENDENT, BLASTS DEMOCRATS AND INCUMBENT DIANNA CHAKOUTIS – THOMAS GRILLO (DIERSEN: In your municipal ward/district, what percent of the voters are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, married, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.itemlive.com/2019/09/25/ward-5-city-council-candidate-marven-hyppolite-enrolls-as-an-independent-blasts-democrats-and-incumbent-dianna-chakoutis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Lynn, 50 percent of the 52,498 registered voters are Independent, while nearly 43 percent are Democrats, and 6 percent call themselves Republicans. The first time he ran for the seat at age 22, he was shunned by the eight-member panel, Hyppolite said. “Not a single person from the committee reached out to me and asked why I was running,” he said. “I have a valid message. The majority of the city is not being adequately represented, large segments do not vote because no one ever reaches out to them, including immigrants, and lots of young, disenfranchised residents who are never spoken to. I brought it up several times at the meetings and nothing ever changed. Even when I attended, no one ever spoke to me or made me feel welcome.”)

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
— VA releases new findings on problem gambling
https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/55375/va-releases-new-findings-problem-gambling/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Vets Vulnerable to Gambling Addictions – Eric Newhouse
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-wounds/201305/vets-vulnerable-gambling-addictions

PSYCH CENTRAL
— Gambling Addiction is Not Uncommon in Veterans – Bret Moore
https://pro.psychcentral.com/gambling-addiction-is-not-uncommon-in-veterans/

NORTHSTAR ALLIANCE
— Gambling Addiction and the Military
https://northstarproblemgambling.org/2018/01/gambling-addiction-and-the-military/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— New York Times publisher warns of a “worldwide assault on journalists” – Oscar Grenfell
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/26/assa-s26.html

September 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— North Side food pantry becomes first in city to offer online orders for pickup The grab-and-go experience eliminates long lines and adds a “dignity factor” that pantry operators hope will help them reach more people – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/5/20851454/north-side-food-pantry-first-city-offer-online-orders-pickup

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In Chicago, more than 16,000 students are homeless, new report says: ‘I felt very embarrassed to tell people’ – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-homeless-students-20190905-u2g6xlxksvetzbyiex3gma5wxy-story.html
— Public housing residents with limited English need more language help from CHA, advocates say, urging Lightfoot to make changes – ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cha-translation-language-access-plan-20190906-76x7dxycbfgj7lodyxxj3ru74m-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not push pot. They certainly demonize, denigrate, and condemn me. Who are the leading pot pushers in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/ct-ahp-marijuana-businesses-discussion-tl-0829-20190905-dynfzthq2jfaffaxbllo42foji-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The troubling outlook for democracy when reading declines – Editorial (DIERSEN: For those who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they are always up-to-date on political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans and b) that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, from who/what do they get their information? Is it Democrat Rich Miller and his Capitol Fax? Is it the officers of their Republican township/ward/county party organizations? Is it the officers of the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190905/editorial-the-troubling-outlook-for-democracy-when-reading-declines
— Downward spirals of depression can be deadly – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest to make you feel depressed? I should write a book about those who work the hardest to make me feel depressed. They would love it. They paint themselves as being operatives or as dupes for those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190906/downward-spirals-of-depression-can-be-deadly

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A taxing temptation – Editorial (DIERSEN: To get more tax revenue, ever-increasingly, ever-disgustingly, ever-outrageously, and ever more tragically, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs encourage everyone to drink more booze, to gamble more money, and to smoke more pot.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-a-taxing-temptation/article_66053b9f-66f9-5243-8b15-6b6ac0ded2e3.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Skillicorn endorses Oberweis in crowded 14th Congressional District race – DREW ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: Sadly, outrageously, disgustingly, tragically, and unacceptingly, far too many candidates who lose in primary elections and who lose in general elections blame their loss on those who supported their primary opponents. I should write a book about all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who lost and have blamed their loss a) on me, b) on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) on my service as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, d) on my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, e) on my service as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, f) on my service as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, g) on my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and h) on my service as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/09/04/skillicorn-endorses-oberweis-in-crowded-14th-congressional-district-race/a5eamqa/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Don’t fault police for enforcing the law – Editorial
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/09/05/our-view-dont-fault-police-for-enforcing-the-law/aevdj3i/

HERALD NEWS
— Reefer sadness: Wilmington, Bolingbrook ban recreational marijuana businesses Wilmington, Bolingbrook have banned recreational marijuana shops – FELIX SARVER
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/09/05/reefer-sadness-wilmington-bolingbrook-ban-recreational-marijuana-businesses/atfvvse/

NPR ILLINOIS
— From Mar-A-Lago To Trump Hotels, Reporter Says Trump Profits As President – TERRY GROSS (DIERSEN: Putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails costs me 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each year.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/mar-lago-trump-hotels-reporter-says-trump-profits-president#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Precinct Letters (DIERSEN: Yesterday, I hand delivered a precinct letter (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) to the 105 homes in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter. Headings are: March 17, 2020 Republican Offices and current candidates, Petitions, Events, Wheaton City Council West District vacancy, Election judges, and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/precinct-letter/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives disappointed by dismissal of case against Madigan – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513239949-ives-disappointed-by-dismissal-of-case-against-madigan

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lauf joins crowded GOP field running for Illinois Congressional seat – Colin Froment
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/513193330-lauf-joins-crowded-gop-field-running-for-illinois-congressional-seat

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ARE CATHOLICISM AND AMERICA COMPATIBLE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/are-catholicism-and-america-compatible.html
— WEYERMULLER: REMEMBERING PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/weyermuller-remembering-phyllis-schlafly-.html
— ROSSI: DEM CANDIDATES GO LOONY LEFT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/09/rossi-dem-candidates-go-loony-left-on-climate-change.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘From benign to possibly electorally disqualifying’: Health, memory woes overshadow Biden bid – Seth McLaughlin (DIERSEN: What do you stress to defend your health? I stress the fact that nothing has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015 too. Further, monumental efforts by my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes since 2000 to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman have failed. Further, despite their monumental efforts to get rid of me, I survived for almost 7 years as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, 8 years as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, 6 years as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, 4 years as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, 3 years as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, 18 years as a GAO employee, 9 years as an IRS employee, and 3 years as a Post Office employee.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/5/joe-biden-bloody-eye-memory-woes-overshadow-2020-b/

FOX NEWS
— Media spread ‘misinformation’ about now-dismissed corruption charges, ex-Illinois lawmaker Aaron Schock says – Charles Creitz (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails spread misinformation.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-rep-aaron-schock-media-corruption-charges
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6083914939001/#sp=show-clips

NEWSMAX
— Trump Challengers Angry Over States’ Plans to Cancel Primaries – Sandy Fitzgerald (DIERSEN: Sadly, outrageously, disgustingly, tragically, and unacceptingly, far too many candidates who lose in primary elections and who lose in general elections blame their loss on those who supported their primary opponents. I should write a book about all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who lost and have blamed their loss a) on me, b) on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) on my service as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, d) on my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, e) on my service as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, f) on my service as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, g) on my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and h) on my service as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-2020-election-joe-walsh-bill-weld/2019/09/06/id/931485/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Republicans Win by Hammering Immigration in the Suburbs – Fletch Daniels (DIERSEN: Constructively, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee a) have stricken the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks from the IRP platform and from the Republican Party platform, b) have dumped those, including me, who support the aforesaid planks, and c) have dumped those, including me, who support Trump.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/09/republicans_win_by_hammering_immigration_in_the_suburbs.html
— Maryland’s Montgomery County Council disgraces itself defending sanctuary policies that allowed 7 illegals to remain and rape local residents – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/marylands_montgomery_county_council_disgraces_itself_defending_sanctuary_policies_that_allowed_7_illegals_to_remain_and_rape_local_residents.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Chicken Little media gets it wrong — Trump will win suburbs – Jeffrey Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30955-assault-america-day-247-chicken-little-media-gets-it-wrong-trump-will-win-suburbs

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Poll: Whopping 73% of Republican College Students Keep Views Secret for Fear of Bad Grades – Monica Sanchez
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/poll-whopping-73-republican-college-students-keep-views-secret-fear-bad-grades

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Stay Focused on What’s Important – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What are you focused on? I am focused on putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails twice a day. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are focused on stopping me from doing that.)
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Stay-Focused-on-What-s-Important—-LCC-Daily-Devotion-.html

DAILY CALLER & POLITICAL INSIDER
— Officials In ‘Sanctuary’ County Lash Out At Conservative Media For Reporting On Rash Of Illegal Alien Sex Crimes – Chuck Ross
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/06/maryland-illegal-alien-conservative-media-sanctuary/
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/officials-in-sanctuary-county-lash-out-at-conservative-media-for-reporting-on-rash-of-illegal-alien-sex-crimes/

ABC NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana use by US college students up, highest in 35 years – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/marijuana-us-college-students-highest-35-years-65417973

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Tight Labor Market, Hiring Rules Loosen Up – Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/business/economy/recruiting-labor-force.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘It’s Kind of Like an Addiction’: On the Road With Trump’s Rally Diehards A small band of the president’s most devoted fans will do whatever it takes to attend his campaign rallies – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-kind-of-like-an-addiction-on-the-road-with-trumps-rally-diehards-11567762200
— States to Launch Google, Facebook Antitrust Probes Texas attorney general to lead effort examining impact of Google on digital advertising markets; New York attorney general to helm Facebook review, citing concerns over control of personal data – John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Google and Facebook have become public utilities. What do Google and Facebook think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, Google and Facebook despise if not hate those who share my demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those like me whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-to-launch-google-facebook-antitrust-probes-11567762204
— The Most Promising Careers of the Next Decade The Wall Street Journal used wages and projected annual demand to rank more than 800 jobs – Soo Oh (DIERSEN: Were the careers that you had promising? The careers that I working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997 were promising only for those who were Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-promising-careers-of-the-next-decade-11567688400

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/lifers/2019/09/04/pot-weed-war-marijuana-prison-life-sentence-lifers/2057276001/

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s Trump, in grossly improper fashion, trying to use his executive power to punish the parent firms of CNN and The Washington Post over their reporting about him. (DIERSEN: Who has punished you? I should write a book about those who have punished me. They include the officers, employees, and/or members of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. The punish a) those who support planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform that they reject, b) those who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling, c) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and d) those who have sued them.)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2019-09-05/british-conservatives-revolt-boris-johnson-gop-trump

COLORADO INDEPENDENT
— Should Denver’s auditor have to be a CPA? Sitting Auditor Tim O’Brien wants voters to decide – Rachel Lorenz (DIERSEN: Because I became the following, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the following: CPA (1979), Certified Internal Auditor (1981), Licensed CPA (1981), Certified Fraud Examiner (1990), Certified Government Financial Manager (1994), Certified Financial Services Auditor (1996), and Forensic Accountant (1997).)
https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2019/09/05/should-denvers-auditor-have-to-be-a-cpa/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Elections and federal workers – the good and the bad – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates a) frequently asked me questions to confirm that I was Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, old (born in 1948), non-poor, childless, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, Corvette owner, former union member for almost 12 years, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844 and b) stressed the aforesaid negative information to my Democrat superiors and supervisors. They also stressed that my Democrat IRS superiors a) had not promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They also stressed that my Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2019/09/elections-and-federal-workers-the-good-and-the-bad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having election discussions at work is another risk you should avoid. Those conversations may start innocently enough, but given the level of emotion that seems to accompany everything these days, it is better to avoid getting into them at all. An innocent conversation with a colleague may turn into a Hatch Act complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel, or into a fight, or a damaged working relationship that persists for years. You are unlikely to convert your coworkers to your side, so it is far better to keep politics out of work entirely.)

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because neither me, my parents, my grandparents, nor any of my ancestors have needed public assistance, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being undeservedly filthy rich.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/09/06/changes-public-charge-rule-are-confusing-immigrant-students

July 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republican group’s ‘Jihad Squad’ Facebook post draws condemnation; Democratic group’s post criticized
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/organizations-politicians-condemn-local-republicans-jihad-squad-facebook-post/5411258/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Congressional hopeful Jeanne Ives takes measured approach in video, but in speech lashes out at Bruce Rauner, GOP rival and Democrat incumbent Sean Casten – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jeanne-ives-congress-announcement-video-speech-20190722-abscmeh52rhivbtzh6q3r4ccua-story.html
— Muslim civil rights group calls on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to crack down on political hate speech after GOP ‘Jihad Squad’ Facebook post – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: Trump-haters use the Jihad Squad Facebook post to promote hatred of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republicans-jihad-squad-post-reaction-20190722-pb2qtk5nirfgnkpoawigjjrl2y-story.html
— Savings from Illinois pension buyback program fall far short of projections – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-pension-buyback-savings-20190722-gd7k42mvrba3rduleimr3cnsu4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump keeps up attacks on ‘the squad’ as Muslim, immigrant rights groups in Chicago slam GOP Facebook post Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., on CNN: ‘Guess what, Mr. President — we’re not going anywhere and we’re not scared of you.’ – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/22/20706358/trump-squad-muslim-immigrants-chicago-slam-gop-jihad-facebook-ocasio-cortez-omar

DAILY HERALD
— Ives seeks ‘more freedom’ for 6th District in campaign to unseat Casten – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190722/ives-seeks-more-freedom-for-6th-district-in-campaign-to-unseat-casten
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marty Keller, chairman of the DuPage County Republicans, said he hopes finding the best person to defeat Casten, a clean energy entrepreneur who unseated longtime Republican Rep. Peter Roskam last year, will be the true focus of the 2020 primary. But he doesn’t look forward to the anticipated conflicts between Sanguinetti and Ives. “They’re going to bump heads and spend money,” Keller said about the intraparty foes. “I don’t think you’ll find a primary that made the party stronger afterward.” Ives, 54, said she won’t overlook the primary and knows Sanguinetti has her supporters. But she said she isn’t worried about conflict within the Republican Party. “What Republican Party?” she said. “The Republican Party is pretty divided already.” Her primary run against Rauner is one illustration, and not an example she shies away from. Ives said that challenge shows she’s able to call out — or work with — people of any party when policy or the public good calls for it. “Nobody’s been more independent from both parties than Jeanne Ives,” she said. But in her campaign launch speech Sunday, Ives aligned herself with Roskam, touting the endorsement she has received from the former congressman and his wife, Elizabeth.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Democratic group has a meme problem of its own A day after an Illinois GOP organization sparks a dispute over its “Jihad squad” post, the Kankakee County Democrats group risks the same blowback with a post featuring a red-sheeted MAGA Klan hat. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-democratic-group-has-meme-problem-its-own
— Ives turns up the heat in Congress race The woman who almost unseated Bruce Rauner attacks her GOP rival and Dem incumbent Sean Casten in announcing over the weekend. But is the old magic still there? – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ives-turns-heat-congress-race
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot investor conference draws hundreds – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/pot-investor-conference-draws-hundreds
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use the “Jihad squad” to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-gop-reaps-what-it-sowed-jihad-squad-scandal
— Ford to fill 450 new jobs in Chicago The automaker continues to expand its Chicago operations, adding a new line and investing $50 million in an existing facility. – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/ford-fill-450-new-jobs-chicago

WLS AM
— DIERSEN: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
http://www.wlsam.com/news/cory-booker-donald-trump-is-worse-than-a-racist/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Monticello, St. Joseph leaning toward not allowing marijuana sales – Tim Ditman
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/monticello-st-joseph-leaning-toward-not-allowing-marijuana-sales/article_b1e80d5e-1e38-5947-9550-ac2021c98333.html

HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Highland Park dispensary prepares for cannabis legalization – Erin Yarnall
https://www.hplandmark.com/p/news-business/highland-park-dispensary-prepares-cannabis-legalization

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
Good Samaritan Patient (Timothy J. Burns, 53, of the 700 block of Liberty Street, Wheaton) Threatens To Kill Nurse: Police According to a police report, he also used racial slurs against one of the employees. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/good-samaritan-patient-threatens-kill-nurse-police

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 48: Conroy and Costa Howard Host Addiction and Opioid Awareness Forum
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512778894-illinois-state-house-district-48-conroy-and-costa-howard-host-addiction-and-opioid-awareness-forum
— Ives campaign to emphasize freedoms, free enterprise – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512779046-ives-campaign-to-emphasize-freedoms-free-enterprise

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker signs Township Supervisor Appointment Bill – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/07/gov-pritzker-signs-township-supervisor-appointment-bill/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP APOLOGIZES FOR COUNTY CHAIRMAN FACEBOOK POST. WOULD THESE VARVEL COMICS PASS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/il-gop-apologizes-for-county-chairman-facebook-post-would-these-varvel-comic-pass-.html
— THE HIGH HIDDEN PRICE OF PAID-FAMILY-LEAVE LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/the-high-hidden-price-of-paid-family-leave-laws.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rashida Tlaib: ‘I ain’t going nowhere, not until I impeach this president’ – Tim Pearce
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rashida-tlaib-i-aint-going-nowhere-not-until-i-impeach-this-president

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Rashida Tlaib Calls For $20 Federal Minimum Wage People cannot live on those types of wages’ – Graham Piro
https://freebeacon.com/politics/rashida-tlaib-calls-for-20-federal-minimum-wage/

FOX NEWS
— The left sees political correctness as ‘established religion,’ shuns dissenters – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-charles-kessler-political-correctness-trump-deplorables
— President Trump calls the ‘Squad’ a ‘racist group of troublemakers’
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6062664539001/#sp=show-clips

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar claims her anti-Semitic statements reflects America’s moral conscience
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72903
— New Zealanders hand over 10,000-plus guns and weapons parts in buy-back scheme
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72920

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 20th-Century Progressive Politics Continues to Unfold – Robert Curry
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/21/20th-century-progressive-politics-continues-to-unfold/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— MSNBC Guest: MAGA Is ‘Nazi Symbol,’ ‘Racist’ to Say ‘Illegal Immigrant’ – Brad Wilmouth (DIERSEN: MSNBC is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/videos/msnbc-guest-maga-new-kkk-hood-racist-say-illegal-immigrant

EPOCH TIMES
— Illegal Immigrants Coming to US for Surgery – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-immigrants-coming-to-us-for-surgery-mcaleenan_3008981.html
— Top White House Advisor: ‘Squad’ Wants America to be a ‘Socialist, Open Borders Country’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/top-white-house-advisor-squad-wants-america-to-be-a-socialist-open-borders-country_3011606.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Reparations and the Sin of Being Human – Frank Miele (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/22/reparations_and_the_sin_of_being_human_140825.html

THE HILL
— Trump attacks the ‘Squad’ as ‘Racist group of troublemakers’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454134-trump-attacks-the-squad-as-racist-group-of-troublemakers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters a) promote hatred against Whites and b) say that Trump fans the flames of white grievance.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/453979-juan-williams-trump-fans-the-flames-of-white-grievance

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump administration to expand its power to deport undocumented immigrants – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-administration-to-expand-its-power-to-deport-undocumented-immigrants/2019/07/22/76d09bc4-ac8e-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Continues to Target Democratic Lawmakers Advisers push back on charges of racism as the president issues a new attack on the ‘squad’ – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-continues-to-target-democratic-lawmakers-11563733912

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/07/22/siemens-ceo-calls-trump-the-face-of-racism-and-exclusion/#66b373702884

NEW YORKER
— How Illinois Became an Abortion-Rights Haven – Peter Slevin
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-illinois-became-an-abortion-rights-haven

July 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Oak Brook looks to ban marijuana-related businesses – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-marijuana-business-tl-0718-20190711-xlp6k4b45bgr7jqg4kkql22wam-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Budzikowski said Thursday that at the direction of the Village Board, an amendment to the village’s zoning ordinance will be drafted and delivered to the plan commission for review, likely in September. From there, the zoning board will hold a public hearing to review the amendment and provide a recommendation to the Village Board, which probably vote in October on the amendment, Budzikowski said. The Oak Brook Village Board unanimously approved a recommendation by Police Chief James Kruger in late May to oppose what at that time was proposed legislation by the General Assembly to legalize recreational marijuana. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the legislation into law June 25. “Oak Brook spends a lot of effort trying to be a family-friendly community, and I don’t think a marijuana dispensary, or that type of business, fits with that,” Village Board member John Baar said Thursday. Baar also said he believes not allowing marijuana-related businesses in Oak Brook goes hand-in-hand with the village not permitting video gaming. Village President Gopal Lalmalani agreed. “We want to take the high road here, just like with video gaming,” Lalmalani said Thursday. “The board doesn’t’ believe recreational marijuana is a good thing. We can’t prohibit use that the state allows, but we do have the ability to opt out of having marijuana businesses in Oak Brook.”)

— TREASONOUS: As ICE raids loom, Chicago mayor vows to do ‘everything we can to push back against Trump administration’ – ELVIA MALAGÓN, GREGORY PRATT and MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-immigration-raids-ice-chicago-president-trump-20190711-hq62iempvnfmzffcyinuaxeoiq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-mary-schmich-immigration-raid-protest-20190711-xay67d7yx5bevm7n4vkly7nwye-story.html
— ‘They died a horrible death.’ Animal cruelty charges filed against operator of DuPage kennel where 29 dogs perished in fire. – CLIFFORD WARD and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-charges-in-west-chicago-dog-kennel-fire-20190711-cpgqmebayrg3xatd76hfxh2czu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans “say Lightfoot isn’t doing enough to protect (ILLEGALS) from ICE” and “want Mayor Lori Lightfoot to issue an executive order barring all agencies under the Department of Homeland Security from accessing city databases.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/11/20690498/immigrant-rights-groups-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-ice
— ‘Dirty tricks’ that ‘undermine’ candidates aren’t a crime, Madigan attorneys argue “Even if Plaintiff’s allegations were true, Defendants’ purported conduct would be protected by the First Amendment,” the filing says. In other words, dirty tricks count as free speech. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/11/20691001/dirty-tricks-undermine-candidates-no-crime-madigan-attorneys-gonzales
— State blows first deadline in Chicago casino timeline: ‘Working through the process’ The new gambling expansion law had required a feasibility consultant be hired by Monday. Three days later, it still hasn’t happened. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/7/11/20690775/chicago-casino-study-feasibility-deadline-passed-gambling-expansion
— What’s in a name? A seat in the Illinois Legislature We have a long, unfortunate history in Chicago of treating vacant legislative seats like birthrights. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/11/20686558/illinois-legislature-brad-stephens-john-mulroe-michael-mcauliffe-robert-martwick
— Trump loses big on census, but the damage is done People still will worry that completing a census form will lead to their deportation. It will be a no-brainer to ignore the form. – Marlen Garcia
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/11/20690460/2020-census-illinois-immigration-foreigners-undercount-president-donald-trump-marlen-garcia

ABC7
— ICE to begin nationwide immigration raids Sunday, NY Times reports; Chicago protests planned – Craig Wall and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/ice-raids-to-begin-sunday-ny-times-reports;-chicago-protests-planned/5388807/
— Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-abandons-bid-to-include-citizenship-question-on-census/5388813/

NBC5
— OUTRAGEOUS: Immigrant Advocate Details Rights, What to Do in ICE Raids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ice-raids-press-conference_Chicago-512589362.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: ICE Raids: Advocacy Groups Offer Advice on What To Do if Agents Approach You
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ice-raids-what-to-do-immigration-512591041.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage to update voter registration records ahead of 2020 primary – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Do you live in DuPage County? How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190711/dupage-to-update-voter-registration-records-ahead-of-2020-primary
— VERY SAD: There won’t be a ban on new video gambling licenses in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190711/there-wont-be-a-ban-on-new-video-gambling-licenses-in-lake-county
— State financial reporting consolidation overrun at $150M – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190711/news/307119901/
— How the Du Quoin State Fair went from a rural showcase to a clash of political cultures – Peter Hancock
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190711/how-the-du-quoin-state-fair-went-from-a-rural-showcase-to-a-clash-of-political-cultures

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CTU makes explicit threat to strike Chicago schools After weeks of sharpening rhetoric, the union says Mayor Lori Lightfoot “has a month to make good” on her promise to avoid a walkout. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ctu-makes-explicit-threat-strike-chicago-schools

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Act now to protect your community – ANITA BEDELL, Executive Director, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems, Springfield
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-act-now-to-protect-your-community/article_65d2bd00-a35d-11e9-8327-20677ce06c14.html

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Municipalities not likely to receive pension bailout – Rich Miller
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21405-municipalities-not-likely-to-recieve-pension-bailout.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Foster wants to allow ‘Dreamers’ to serve in military – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/03/foster-wants-to-allow-dreamers-to-serve-in-military/a4t805p/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Madigan forces claim nothing wrong with placing ‘sham’ candidates on ballot to defeat Hispanic opponent – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512718099-madigan-forces-claim-nothing-wrong-with-placing-sham-candidates-on-ballot-to-defeat-hispanic-opponent

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Rep. Morrison looks to steer Illinois pension system away from ‘our tax-and-borrow policies’ – Hollie Ferguson
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512746236-rep-morrison-looks-to-steer-illinois-pension-system-away-from-our-tax-and-borrow-policies

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan’s lawyers say it doesn’t legally matter if alleged sham candidates were sham candidates
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/11/madigans-lawyers-say-it-doesnt-legally-matter-if-alleged-sham-candidates-were-sham-candidates/

FOX NEWS
— Trump hosts conservative firebrands for social media summit: ‘We’re not going to be silenced’ – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-hosts-social-media-summit

GOPUSA
— Pelosi Disrespectful: Ocasio-Cortez plays the race card
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72455
— Trump urges supporters to fight back against liberals’ boycott of Home Depot
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72469

BREITBART
— Book: Paul Ryan Slammed Trump for Calling Stormy Daniels ‘Horse Face’ – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/11/paul-ryan-trump-stormy-daniels-horse-face/
— UC Berkeley Sends ‘Message of Support’ to Illegal Aliens – TOM CICCOTTA
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/07/10/uc-berkeley-sends-message-of-support-to-illegal-aliens/
— Kevin McCarthy, 140 GOP Reps Vote for Democrat Plan to Outsource Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/10/kevin-mccarthy-140-gop-reps-vote-for-democrat-plan-to-outsource-jobs-to-indian-graduates/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Tucker Carlson Is Right, But Who Is Responsible For This Disaster? – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30593

AMERICAN THINKER
— Spot the racists in the Democrats’ presidential field – Carol Greenwald
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/spot_the_racists_in_the_democrats_presidential_field.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Left-Wing Power Play of Banning America’s Symbols From the Betsy Ross flag to Thomas Jefferson monuments, self-anointed minders are erecting a moral hierarchy that comforts their fellow elites. – NICK PHILLIPS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-left-wing-power-play-of-banning-americas-symbols/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats 2020: Trillions and Trillions and Trillions More – Ned Ryun (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/10/democrats-2020-trillions-and-trillions-and-trillions-more/

DAILY CALLER
— Home Depot Founder Responds To Boycotts In Fiery Facebook Post: ‘It Angers Me’ – RACHEL STOLTZFOOS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/11/home-depot-founder-responds-to-boycotts-in-fiery-facebook-post-it-angers-me/
— Is Nike Helping Colin Kaepernick To Make Anti-Americanism Mainstream? – TERRY SCHILLING
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/10/schilling-nike-kaepernick/
— College Admissions Are Rigged In Favor Of Prominent Democrats – TUCKER CARLSON AND NEIL PATEL (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the aforesaid, I earned a master’s degree from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree from DePaul in 1980, a master’s degree from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/11/college-admissions-are-rigged-in-favor-of-prominent-democrats/
— The Tucker Carlson-Ilhan Omar Brawl: What Do Immigrants Owe America? (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, immigrants owe us nothing and we owe them everything.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/11/tucker-carlson-ilhan-omar-brawl-what-immigrants-owe-america/
— Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Biden’s Age – KYLE HOOTEN (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to advance themselves by getting rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/11/cortez-attacks-biden-age/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump to Lean on Social Media Giants to Curb Censorship – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/07/11/trump-to-lean-on-social-media-giants-to-curb-censorship/

HANNITY
— OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE? Hillary Clinton Posts Instructions for Illegal Immigrants to Evade ICE Agents
https://hannity.com/media-room/obstruction-of-justice-hillary-clinton-posts-instructions-for-illegal-immigrants-to-evade-ice-agents/

TOWNHALL
— The Revolution Turns Inward: Democrats Now Blasting Each Other With Mindless Identity Politics Attacks – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/07/11/the-revolution-turns-inward-democrats-now-savaging-each-other-with-mindless-identitiy-politics-attacks-n2549912

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The South Is a Pro-Life Stronghold – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-south-is-a-pro-life-stronghold/
— TREASONOUS: Pelosi Advises Illegal Immigrants on How to Avoid ICE – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pelosi-advises-illegal-immigrants-on-how-to-avoid-ice/
— Congress Needs to Settle the Looming Cannabis-Regulation Fight – ILYA SHAPIRO & RANDALJOHN MEYER
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/congress-must-settle-the-looming-cannabis-regulation-fight/

EPOCH TIMES
— Latino Trump Supporter Targeted With Racist Hate Mail After Moving to Pico Rivera Neighborhood – TOM OZIMEK (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How do the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois treat you?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/latino-trump-supporter-targeted-with-racist-hate-mail-after-moving-to-pico-rivera-neighborhood-report_2998226.html

ABC NEWS
— Amazon pledges to ‘upskill’ 100,000 workers by 2025 – SOO YOUN (DIERSEN: What did you do to upskill yourself? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/amazon-pledges-upskill-100000-workers-2025/story?id=64264477

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: US lawmakers look to legalize pot in ‘historic’ marijuana reform hearing – Angelica LaVito
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/us-lawmakers-look-to-legalize-pot-in-historic-marijuana-reform-hearing.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Hosts Social Media Summit for Pro-Trump Digital Warriors – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/us/politics/white-house-social-media-summit.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump accuses social media companies of ‘terrible bias’ at White House summit decried by critics – Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/11/we-will-not-let-them-get-away-with-it-trump-threatens-social-media-ahead-white-house-summit/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to immigrants who despise if not hate America’s citizens who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/11/tucker-carlson-proposes-an-orwellian-test-immigrants-theyve-got-like-us-back/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amazon to Retrain a Third of Its U.S. Workforce – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: What did you do to retrain yourself? In 1992, after my Democrat GAO superiors a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT and earned a master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-retrain-a-third-of-its-u-s-workforce-11562841120

ATLANTIC
— Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat – ADAM HARRIS (DIERSEN: While you were in college, were you too poor to eat? I was not poor while I attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997 a) because my outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU, and the summer of 1969 and b) because of the money I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/07/lawmakers-introduce-bill-address-campus-hunger/593704/

July 9 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Border Wall will Help People on Both Sides — Trump is Right
https://www.whitehouse.gov/westwingreads/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Every town should ban pot in public places Legislators thought video gambling would be limited only to bars, restaurants and veteran organizations. But video gambling machines are everywhere. – Anita Bedell, Executive Director, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/8/20686445/marijuana-law-weed-legalization-smoke-free-illinois-act-ban-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries
(FROM THE LETTER: Illinois’ new marijuana law includes an exemption to the Smoke-Free Illinois Act ban on indoor smoking, and lets cities decide whether to allow on-site marijuana use at bars, restaurants, and cannabis smoking lounges, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Rep. Kelly Cassidy and her colleagues decided that social consumption of marijuana would be allowed, but not licensed by the state, leaving that up to local officials, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Public health and safety are concerns with on-site consumption. Legislators thought video gambling would be limited only to bars, restaurants and veteran organizations. However, video gambling machines are everywhere, except in the 125 municipalities and counties where they are banned. We could see a similar situation with marijuana unless local officials pass ordinances to ban recreational marijuana dispensaries, processing, transporting, cultivation facilities and on-site consumption of marijuana in municipalities and counties. Living near marijuana dispensaries makes youth more likely to use marijuana, according to a study by the Rand Corp. Youth who use marijuana are more likely to experience negative consequences, such as increased risk of mental and physical health problems, according to the researchers. Contact your mayor, city council and county board to ask for a ban on recreational marijuana businesses and on-site consumption. Act now to protect your family and community before it is too late.)
— Pritzker administration yanks band from Downstate fair over Confederate flag logo The flare-up in DuQuoin, about 320 miles south of Chicago, rekindles a centuries-old rift in Illinois, whose southern tip reaches far into the confines of the old Confederacy. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/9/20688331/pritzker-cancels-band-duquoin-state-fair-confederate-railroad-flag-logo
— Gay and proud: Megan Rapinoe is the current face of athletic excellence And this is what she said as the tournament began: “You can’t win a championship without gays on your team — it’s never been done before, ever.” – Rick Telander
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/9/20688286/gay-megan-rapinoe-uswnt-womens-world-cup-fifa-equality-lesbian-bird-wnba-telander

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood gets another GOP challenger – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lauren-underwood-challenger-sue-rezin-20190709-szlxnzhy5jgmnjz2n57czxeqbm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McConnell equates his ancestors’ slave ownership to Obama’s – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190709/news/307099903/
— McMahon going into private law practice, has no plans to run for public office – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190709/mcmahon-going-into-private-law-practice-has-no-plans-to-run-for-public-office

TIMES
— State Sen. Sue Rezin will run for Congress in 14th District – Derek Barichello
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/07/09/state-sen-sue-rezin-will-run-for-congress-in-14th-district/av1wmtj/

CAPITOL FAX
— Still no A-List Republican to challenge Durbin (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, a mere 16 years ago, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates: John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/09/still-no-a-list-republican-to-challenge-durbin/
— Rezin files paperwork to run for US House
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/09/rezin-files-paperwork-to-run-for-us-house/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar goes after the stoner vote (DIERSEN: The Republican Party platform opposes the sale of pot. None of the Republicans who represent DuPage County in Springfield voted for the sale of pot. In Illinois, you declare your political party affiliation with the type ballot that you cast in primary elections. If you promote the sale pot, you should cast a Libertarian Party ballot. Which politicians are going after the stoner vote in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I should write an article about those “Republican” politicians who are going after the stoner vote in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County. They fail/refuse to call for a ban on the sale of pot in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72290
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ilhan Omar renewed her call for legalizing marijuana nationwide this week, framing federal action on the issue as a matter of economic equality. In an interview with BET, the freshman Minnesota Democrat said lawmakers should “not allow for the states to pick and choose” whether to legalize the substance. “What happens

[without full legalization]

is you will have a state where someone is publicly and professionally able to profit and the next state, someone could be sent to life for it,” Omar said. “We want to make sure that there is equality in our laws. I don’t think it is just for that kind of economy to exist within this policy.” The push to legalize marijuana has gained traction in recent years. Eleven states have adopted laws allowing marijuana for recreational purposes. Dozens more, including Minnesota, approve medicinal use in some cases. But possessing or selling the substance remains a federal offense. Omar is a cosponsor of legislation that would remove the drug from the federal list of controlled substances and expunge federal convictions for marijuana possession or use. The measure is backed by a number of Democratic presidential candidates, including Sens. Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The proposal has so far failed to get a hearing in either chamber or attract support from Senate Republicans, whose votes would be needed to pass. A number of members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation, including fellow freshman Democrats Angie Craig and Dean Phillips, have previously expressed support for allowing states to legalize the substance. But Omar is the state’s only member pushing for lifting the prohibition on the federal level. Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a presidential candidate, backs legalization but says “states should have the right to determine the best approach to marijuana within their borders.” The debate over legalization, including the economic impact of current policies, will return to the spotlight in Washington on Wednesday, when a congressional subcommittee holds a hearing on “racial justice and the need for reform” of marijuana laws.)
— Democrats’ chances, and their issues, in the toilet
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72300

FOX NEWS
— The Democratic Party is now a religious cult – and Biden and Pelosi don’t pass the purity test – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-the-democratic-party-is-now-a-religious-cult-and-biden-and-pelosi-dont-pass-the-purity-test

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Majority of Hispanic voters approve of citizenship question on U.S. census – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/55-of-hispanic-voters-approve-citizenship-question/
— Bill would allow victims to sue sanctuary cities – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/bill-would-allow-victims-sue-sanctuary-cities/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NBC uses census records from 1800s to shame McConnell into supporting reparations – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always treated me like I should pay lots of reparations because my ancestors owned many slaves. But they knew that my ancestors never owned slaves, that all my ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois, that they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, that they operated farms in Crete and Grant Park, and that they operated a hardware store in Crete.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nbc-uses-census-records-from-1800s-to-shame-mcconnell-into-supporting-reparations

AMERICAN THINKER
— The American Left’s Army of Dupes – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_american_lefts_army_of_dupes.html
— The media are a major contributor to the huge crisis at the border – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/the_media_is_a_major_contributor_to_the_huge_crisis_at_the_border_.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— America Isn’t the Church and Shouldn’t Act Like It The U.S. cannot dictate moral truth and refashion the world in her own image. – CASEY CHALK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want America and the rest of the world to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of speech and gun rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/america-isnt-the-church-and-shouldnt-act-like-it/

BREITBART
— Charles Hurt: Hatred of Trump Rooted in ‘Contempt’ for ‘Regular American People’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/07/08/charles-hurt-hatred-trump-contempt-american-people/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats And Their Race-Based Agenda – DEREK HUNTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/09/democrats-race-based-agenda/

TOWNHALL
— Snowflakes Come Out In Full Force To Boycott Home Depot For A Really Stupid Reason – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/07/08/snowflakes-come-out-in-full-force-to-boycott-home-depot-for-a-really-stupid-reaso-n2549727
— Ilhan Omar Swipes Pelosi: You’re Just Salty Because We Are The Ones Wielding The Power – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/07/09/ilhan-omar-swipes-pelosi-youre-just-salty-because-we-are-the-ones-wielding-the-power-n2549741

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Radicalism and tyranny to define the next Democrat president – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30573-assault-america-day-188-radicalism-and-tyranny-define-next-democrat-president

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Tlaib Wants Power Due To Skin Color, Imagine A White Candidate Saying Vote For Me Based On Race – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/08/tucker_carlson_tlaib_wants_power_due_to_skin_color_imagine_a_white_candidate_saying_vote_for_me_based_on_race.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT MASS DEPORTATION OF ILLEGALS If Congress fails to reach deal this week to close loopholes
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/majority-of-americans-want-mass-deportation-of-illegals/

THE HILL
— McConnell says he and Obama are both ‘descendants of slaveholders’ – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always treated me like I should pay lots of reparations because my ancestors owned many slaves. But they knew that my ancestors never owned slaves, that all my ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois, that they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, that they operated farms in Crete and Grant Park, and that they operated a hardware store in Crete.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/452241-mcconnell-says-he-and-obama-are-both-descendants-of-slave-holders
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Baltimore Sun reported in 2007 that Obama’s great-great-great-great-grandfather owned two slaves in Kentucky and that Obama’s great-great-great-great-great-grandmother also owned two slaves.)
— Democrats are too far left to win Middle America – COREY R. LEWANDOWSKI
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/452058-democrats-are-too-far-left-to-win-middle-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Can’t Block Critics From His Twitter Account, Appeals Court Rules The decision may have broader implications for how the First Amendment applies to officials’ accounts in the social-media era. – Charlie Savage
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-twitter-first-amendment.html
— Why Women Getting Abortions Now Are More Likely to Be Poor – Sabrina Tavernise
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/abortion-access-inequality.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Three decades ago, the bottom 90 percent of America held 40 percent of total net worth. Today, it holds 30. – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: What is the top reason why you have less wealth? For me, it is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/09/three-decades-ago-bottom-percent-america-held-percent-total-net-worth-today-it-holds/

FED SMITH
— Three Steps to Avoid the Retirement Blues – Brandon Christy (DIERSEN: Prior to September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors mislead me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/07/09/three-steps-avoid-retirement-blues/

KNIGHT FOUNDATION
— A new Knight report examines trust in media, showing that many young adults use news media to make decisions on policies and voting (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want anyone to use the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to make any kind of decision on anything. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://knightfoundation.org/press/releases/young-adults-show-strong-interest-in-news-media-but-express-concern-about-the-impact-of-news-on-democracy

MILITARY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth encourages veterans to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/07/09/duckworth-aims-to-address-health-care-gaps-for-lgbtq-veterans/