March 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amending the Illinois Constitution: 50 words that can save the state – TED DABROWSKI AND JOHN KLINGNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-pension-amendment-20210317-nimnyjhk65anbngffof3ogl5cy-story.html
— Who’d want to be a Chicago cop? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-prem-john-kass-chicago-cop-20210318-gfjcvbcrkrdkzgcd3h23tz5pmi-story.html
— Google is ready to hire in Chicago as part of plan to add 10,000 workers nationally this year – Ryan Ori
(DIERSEN: Just kidding, but should I apply? Google continues to refuse to treat my www.gopillinois.com website as being a news website. I could stress my fact-checking qualifications to Google. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $102,188-$132,845/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact-checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. My other fact-checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-google-chicago-expansion-ryan-ori-20210318-eytpzjfnzrbarfxpi5bpog3uci-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Salt may be a savior for roads, but it imperils Chicago-area water and wildlife. Some communities and agencies are working to change that. – LESLIE BONILLA
(DIERSEN: SEE: ” The Effects of Road Salt on Cars & How to Protect Your Vehicle from Salt Damage” at https://www.carcovers.com/resources/roadsalt/ )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-road-salt-water-quality-nature-20210318-woctrpzhpnforikujd2nonp5qy-story.html
— Emails show CTU playing games while kids languish out of school – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ctu-reopen-schools-jesse-sharkey-email-20210317-7yq2xctaobfvpb5dd3jnga6b3a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With Metra ridership down 91.5%, railway adding new air purification system to restore confidence. Government stimulus funding is helping the company financially as it saw a 5.5 million fewer passenger trips during the month of January compared to pre-pandemic ridership. – Mari Devereaux
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/17/22336308/metra-ridership-down-railway-restoring-commuter-confidence-pandemic
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for the Atlanta mass shootings.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/3/17/22336471/atlanta-mass-shootings-massage-parlors-chicago-police-patrols-asian-americans-hate-crimes-lightfoot

WGN RADIO
— Did you know Irish history in Illinois traces all the way back to the American Revolution?
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/did-you-know-irish-history-in-illinois-traces-all-the-back-to-the-american-revolution/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NIU History Professor Sean Farrell (and his former doctoral student Mathieu Billings, now a faculty associate in history and political science at the University of Indianapolis) wrote the book on Irish history in Illinois, aptly named “The Irish in Illinois.” Sean joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss the story of the Irish in Illinois, including that fact that nine of Illinois’ governors trace their ancestry back to Ireland.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs officially call for legalization of prostitution?
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/is-it-time-to-decriminalize-sex-work-illinois/

WBEZ
— Just How White Is Chicago’s Union For Cops? Here Are The Numbers. – Chip Mitchell
https://www.wbez.org/stories/just-how-white-is-chicagos-union-for-cops-here-are-the-numbers/a4e24f7f-d166-49f3-b764-f5f8db0fb569

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 163 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, no deaths, 13.05% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/18/dupage-county-reports-163-covid-19-cases-wednesday-no-deaths-1305-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Southwest IL senator works at a controversial utility. He won’t talk about what he does – KELSEY LANDIS, DEASIA PAIGE, AND KAVAHN MANSOURI
(DIERSEN: I pumped gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights while I worked for IRS 1971-1972 in Chicago and then in Harvey. Of course, I had official permission from IRS.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article249954494.html
— Mandatory K-12 sex education bill advances in Illinois House, faces strong opposition – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article250012734.html

JOURNAL COURIER
— 4 crucial steps to make July 4th an Independence Day with much greater freedom from COVID-19 – David R. Holtgrave
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/4-crucial-steps-to-make-July-4th-an-Independence-16035092.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Children At The Border: What’s Biden Doing To Address The Crisis?
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/children-border-whats-biden-doing-address-crisis#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/us-intelligence-agencies-warn-heightened-domestic-extremism-threat#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s tax returns in hand, Manhattan DA’s probe heats up – AP
(DIERSEN: Democrats misapply laws to harm Republicans. I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS superiors misapplied laws to harm me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and they disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They would never have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-taxes-in-hand-manhattan-das-probe-heats-up

WAND TV
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gambling addiction soars in Illinois – Madison O’Brien
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Illinois push booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. To push booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/gambling-addiction-soars-in-illinois/article_560e12e8-8380-11eb-907a-83a2f2fd9947.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP outlines priorities for state government – Kevin Bessler
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform is at https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf . That platform includes planks titled “ADVOCATING A ‘FRONT DOOR’ POLICY ON IMMIGRATION” and “PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO LIFE” and “EMBRACING THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY.” In addition, the IRP adopted 13 resolutions at its 2020 State Convention. SEE: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t07rif5nyqf0v1g/AAAGUA9bl5LTRjdfiefoT3DHa )
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-gop-outlines-priorities-for-state-government/article_0ffd54ae-875d-11eb-acb3-f7467e66101e.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Decade-Long Fox River Grove Village President Robert Nunamaker Resigns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/decade-long-fox-river-grove-village-president-robert-nunamaker-resign
— IL-16: Standing Room Only for Catalina Lauf in Rockford
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/lauf031721/
— WIND Talk Show Host Covering GOPAC Event Featuring Three GOP Gubernatorial Aspirants
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/wind-talk-show-host-covering-gopac-event/
— Tom Weber Shares House Republican Vision for Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/weber-shares-house-republican-vision-for-illinois/
— McHenry County Cuts License Fees in Half for Food Establishments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/county-cuts-license-fees-in-half-for-food-establishments/
— National Guard To Be on Coronavirus Vaccination Duty in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/national-guard-to-be-on-coronavirus-vaccination-duty/
— CL Mayoral Candidate Donald Kountz Summarizes League of Women Voters Forum Answers, Stresses Listening and Much Greater Transparency
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/17/donald-kountz-summarizes-league-of-women-voters-forum-answers-stresses-listening-greater-transpanency/
— Crystal Lake Mayoral Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/crystal-lake-mayoral-forum/

FOX NEWS
— Dan Bongino to take over Rush Limbaugh’s radio time slot ‘The Dan Bongino Show’ will premiere on radio stations across the country May 24 – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dan-bongino-rush-limbaugh-radio-time-slot

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Wokening of Language Bodes Ill for Free Thought – Charles Turot
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_wokening_of_language_bodes_ill_for_free_thought.html

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TREASONOUS: Lindsey Graham, House Republicans Promote Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Amid Border Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/lindsey-graham-house-republicans-promote-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-amid-border-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Already, the U.S. gives out more than 1.2 million green cards to foreign nationals every year — 70 percent of which are awarded to the relatives of naturalized American citizens. In addition, about 1.4 million foreign nationals are able to secure work visas annually to take jobs in the U.S.)
— Ann Coulter: GOP Moves to Save Biden: We Want Amnesty, Too! – ANN COULTER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/ann-coulter-gop-moves-to-save-biden-we-want-amnesty-too/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Joe Biden’s immigration bill will put virtually all illegal immigrants on a bullet train to citizenship, provided that they meet the onerous requirement of claiming to have entered the country before Jan. 1, 2021. Only terrorists and convicted felons are excluded — at least in theory, but past experience suggests they’ll get amnesty, too. Even illegal immigrants who’ve already been deported will be invited back and given amnesty. So far, the Republicans’ response has been to propose their own amnesty, while throwing in some boob-bait for the rubes about border security.)
— Secret Republican Vote to Restore Earmarks Is a Betrayal of the Voters – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/17/pollak-secret-republican-vote-to-restore-earmarks-is-a-betrayal-of-the-voters/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Anti-Porn Advocates Blast Grammys For Featuring Sexually Explicit Content And Showing It To Kids – ANTON CARILLO
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11190/20210318/anti-porn-advocates-blast-grammys-for-featuring-sexually-explicit-content-and-showing-it-to-kids.htm

DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Liberals’ Equality Act – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/17/4-highlights-from-senate-hearing-on-liberals-equality-act/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Progressives against Civil Rights – Charles Love
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/03/18/progressives-against-civil-rights

TOWNHALL
— We’re Being Invaded – Dinesh D’Souza
https://townhall.com/columnists/dineshdsouza/2021/03/17/a-home-invasion-n2586433

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Kinzinger Finds Himself a Target in GOP Loyalty War – Philip Wegmann
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters support Kinzinger.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/18/kinzinger_finds_himself_a_target_in_gop_loyalty_war_145427.html

EPOCH TIMES
— House to Vote on Bills That Provide Citizenship Path to Illegal Immigrants – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-to-vote-on-2-bills-that-provide-citizenship-path-to-illegal-immigrants_3736668.html
— Facebook Voter Drive Swayed Election to Biden – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-voter-drive-swayed-election-to-biden-executive-caught-on-camera-as-saying_3737902.html

THE HILL
— The House is set to vote on two immigration bills on Thursday, one to provide a pathway to citizenship for so-called “Dreamers” and a second to provide legal status to certain migrant agriculture workers. – Marisa Schultz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-leadership-urging-no-vote-on-dream-act-to-protect-young-immigrations-from-deportation

ABC NEWS & NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote discrimination against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/equality-act-bar-lgbtq-gender-identity-discrimination-faces/story?id=76515120
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-18/lgbtqia-aged-care-experience/13226122
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-passing-equality-act-would-change-the-lives-of-lgbtq-americans-108695621506

NBC NEWS & CBS NEW YORK & FOX NEW YORK & NEW YORK TIMES & CNN & WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Trump-supporters, and especially against Trump-supporters who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/atlanta-black-residents-stand-asian-americans-effort-end-hate-n1261363
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/17/nyc-asian-communities-on-edge-after-atlanta-spa-shootings/
https://www.fox5ny.com/video/912100
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/georgia-asian-population.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/us/san-francisco-violence-against-asians-patrols/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-mass-shooting-atlanta/2021/03/17/7526060c-8733-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for anti-Asian attacks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/hate-crimes-against-asian-americans-community.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for Covid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/politics/covid-survivors.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for anti-Asian attacks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/17/anti-asian-attacks-shootings/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-diversity-failures-at-the-nations-best-public-high-school-led-officials-to-make-changes-more-are-needed/2021/03/17/e010f158-875a-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html

USA TODAY
— H.R. 1 is not ‘For the People’: Sen. Mike Lee
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/03/17/hr-1-not-for-people-sen-mike-lee-editorials-debates/4741788001/
— COVID-19 crisis: Vaccine conspiracy theories, hoaxes in Spanish targeting Hispanic community breed fear, hesitancy – Jessica Guynn and Coral Murphy Marcos
USA TODAY
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/16/facebook-whatsapp-covid-vaccine-misinformation-spanish-hispanic-hesitancy/4711556001/
— ‘A double-edged sword’: Survey says young Americans are using social media to address mental health issues … caused by social media – Terry Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/17/social-media-covid-19-survey-depression-coronavirus/4722286001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/17/white-supremacist-propaganda-hits-all-time-high/4721323001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Whites. How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and the world officially banish Whites, and especially Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-propaganda-adl-2020-1576533

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Migrants Mass at U.S.-Mexico Border, Pinning Hopes on Biden. The new administration says it won’t let large numbers in anytime soon, but hundreds wait in Tijuana. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrants-mass-at-u-s-mexico-border-pinning-hopes-on-biden-11615978801
— Stopped Saving for Retirement During the Pandemic? Don’t Panic. The impact of temporarily suspending retirement saving—even for a few years—isn’t as big as you might think – Anne Tergesen
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because of the many adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stopped-saving-for-retirement-during-the-pandemic-dont-panic-11616059800
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racially-motivated-extremists-militias-pose-most-lethal-domestic-threat-report-finds-11616011558
— The Airline and Hotel Pandemic Vouchers That May Prove Worthless – Scott McCartney
(DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, while my wife worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, we took four short vacations every year following her business trips, most commonly to luxury golf resorts across America. Most commonly, we rented a car and visited nearby national parks. Needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, and especially those whose spouse had little or no income and those who were not married were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-airline-and-hotel-pandemic-vouchers-that-may-prove-worthless-11615986078

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliapeart/2021/03/17/how-diversity-and-innovation-drive-great-cultures-in-the-future-of-work/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Hiring by Algorithm: Legal Issues Presented by the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Sourcing and Selection
(DIERSEN: Of course, Republican-haters use artificial intelligence to not hire Republicans, and especially to not hire Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hiring-algorithm-legal-issues-presented-use-artificial-intelligence-sourcing-and

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Diversity Course on Hold – Colleen Flaherty
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/03/18/boise-state-suspends-diversity-course-1300-students

March 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump assures supporters that COVID-19 vaccine is safe
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-covid-vaccine-coronavirus-fox-news-interview-latest/10425676/

NBC5
— Trump Assures Supporters That COVID-19 Vaccination Is Safe.
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/trump-assures-supporters-that-covid-19-vaccination-is-safe/2463898/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois legislators begin redistricting process amid census delays that complicate an already raucously partisan event – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-redistricting-20210317-5dnjxs7qdzgw3hmt2lmziqxtx4-story.html
— Naperville’s the ‘Best City to Raise a Family’ and No. 1 in ‘Cities with Best Public Schools’ in America, Niche.com says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-2021-niche-best-cities-list-naperville-st-20210316-pzer7xfp3zca7ndwe5nzlv2mzi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Can state strike a balance for a more ‘normal’ summer? What officials say – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210316/can-state-strike-a-balance-for-a-more-normal-summer-what-officials-say

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 151 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 1 death, 12.76% of the population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/17/dupage-county-reports-151-covid-19-cases-tuesday-1-death-1276-of-the-population-fully-vaccinated/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump assures supporters that COVID-19 vaccination is safe – AP
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-assures-supporters-that-covid-19-vaccination-is-safe-03-17-2021-102848957

NPR ILLINOIS
— DHS Secretary Testifies As Border Swells With Young Migrants – ALANA WISE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/watch-live-dhs-secretary-testifies-border-swells-young-migrants#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The influence of the Irish political machine may have waned, but Irish eyes smile in Cook County, which ranks first among all U.S. counties for the number of residents with Irish ancestry, according to the U.S. Census. Cook County counts 461,589 residents of Irish descent, some 9 percent of its 5.2 million population. People of Irish ancestry make up 19 percent of the population in Middlesex County, Mass., but the county’s total population is a wee 1.6 million. Cook County tops the list on sheer headcount. Of course, Cook County’s ranking doesn’t surprise residents. “There’s a reason so many judicial candidates over the years have changed their names to sound Irish,” says Abdon Pallasch, the comms director for the state comptroller and one who wears his Irish pride on his sleeve. There was a time it was called the Irish “Murphyia.” House Speaker Michael Madigan, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (and before that, his dad, Richard J. Daley), and Ald. Edward Burke were the bosses. Some say it’s changed. But over the weekend, the Chicago River turned green, a Harmon leads the state Senate, and there’s even a Welch running the Illinois House. “Everybody likes to be Irish in Cook County,” former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn told Playbook. “Everybody in and no one left out.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/03/17/rep-fords-weed-tweak-cook-countys-irish-murphyia-remembering-covid-dead-first-redistricting-hearing-492142

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Taxpayers pay $21,000 for first week of COVID-19 saliva tests for Illinois Senators – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/taxpayers-pay-21-000-for-first-week-of-covid-19-saliva-tests-for-illinois-senators/article_01006c9a-869d-11eb-bded-275a42d7e78a.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ corporate elite keep backing bad public policy – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/stimulus-money-keeps-illinois-politicians-from-making-tough-decisions-could-lockdown-policies-hurt-the-governors-image-and-polling-on-cultural-issues-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-a/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Parental Notice of Abortion on the Chopping Block! – Penny Pullen
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/parental-notice-of-abortion-on-the-chopping-block/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— President-in-waiting? Harris seizes spotlight with Biden’s future uncertain – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/16/kamala-harris-seizes-spotlight-joe-bidens-future-u/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP calls for Yale president to testify in hearing on discrimination against Asian Americans – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-yale-president-testify-hearing-discrimination-asian-americans

FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump hints he will consider running for president again. ‘First steps first, we have to see what we can do with the House’ – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/donald-trump-hints-he-will-consider-running-for-president-again

AMERICAN THINKER
— Conservatives: Stop Whining and Take Action – Loyd Pettegrew and Jim McCoy
(DIERSEN: What do you do to defend and advance the Republican Party platform? I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and evening.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/conservatives_stop_whining_and_take_action.html
— Reparations incognito – Ned Cosby
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Democrat and RINO leaders of the following who have used AA, Diversity, and Inclusion the most to get rid of Republicans like me: Federal government, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/reparations_incognito.html

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton Slams U.S. Chamber of Commerce — ‘A Front Service for Woke Corporations’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/16/tom-cotton-slams-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-a-front-service-for-woke-corporations/

CBN NEWS
— Striking Back at Big Tech Censoring & De-Platforming State by State – Paul Strand
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2021/march/striking-back-at-big-tech-censoring-and-de-platforming-state-by-state

DAILY SIGNAL
— The History Behind the ‘Woke’ Invasion of Big Business – Jarrett Stepman
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Big Business officially get rid of you if you are not anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/17/the-history-behind-the-woke-invasion-of-big-business/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why is corporate America increasingly stepping in to support “woke” social justice causes? “These corporations are part of a movement that has been going on in the West and in this country in particular for the last roughly 100 years to move the culture very consistently and very aggressively to the left in order to more or less make ready the path for the revolution,” says Stephen Soukup, author of the new book “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business.” Soukup joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain how activists have hijacked and twisted the purpose of many of the world’s largest companies to serve left-wing ends, and why Americans need to be concerned about it.)

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Corporate Diversity Skates the Legal Line in a “Mea Culpa” Age – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/civil-rights/commentary/corporate-diversity-skates-the-legal-line-mea-culpa-age

TOWNHALL
— Big Tech Censorship Is a Big Deal: We Need a Smarter Framework for Protecting Free Speech – Timothy Head|
https://townhall.com/columnists/timothyhead/2021/03/16/big-tech-censorship-is-a-big-deal-we-need-a-smarter-framework-for-protecting-free-speech-n2586320

HOT AIR
— Alaska GOP Censures Murkowski: We’re Recruiting A Challenger For You In 2022, RINO
(DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2021/03/16/alaska-gop-censures-murkowski-recruiting-challenger-2022-rino/
— Conservative Group Rips Toomey As “RINO,” Underscoring GOP’s Shift
(DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/03/conservative-group-rips-toomey-rino-underscoring-gops-shift/

POLITICO
— GOP to accuse Biden of ‘unlawful’ border actions. – RACHAEL BADE, EUGENE DANIELS, TARA PALMERI and RYAN LIZZA
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/03/17/scoop-gop-to-accuse-biden-of-unlawful-border-actions-492140
— Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine – MERIDITH MCGRAW
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/trump-americans-covid-vaccine-476479

COLLEGE FIX
— Student government vows to increase purchases from LGBTQ, racial minority-owned businesses – ASHER NOTHEIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/student-government-vows-to-increase-purchases-from-lgbtq-racial-minority-owned-businesses/

REUTERS
— Trump to decide on whether to make another White House run after 2022 midterms
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump/trump-to-decide-on-whether-to-make-another-white-house-run-after-2022-midterms-idUSL1N2LF008

CBS NEWS
— Trump urges people to get COVID vaccine, saying it’s safe and works
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-urges-people-to-get-covid-vaccine-saying-its-safe-and-works/

NBC NEWS
— Biden says Cuomo should resign and could face prosecution if sexual harassment claims true. Biden said in his ABC News interview that “a woman should be presumed telling the truth and should not be scapegoated and become victimized by her coming forward.” – Dartunorro Clark
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-says-cuomo-should-resign-could-face-prosecution-if-sexual-n1261265

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Facebook Is Better Without Trump Keep the ban of the former president in place.” I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the following are better off without me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois (I served as its chairman 2005-2012), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (I served on its Government Affairs Committee (2003-2011), Milton Township Republican Organization (I served as its webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004), Illinois Center Right Coalition (I served on its Steering Committee 2003-2007), American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter (I served on its board of directors 2001-2004, GAO (I was a GAO employee 1980-1997), and IRS (I was an IRS employee 1971-1980).
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/opinion/facebook-trump-ban.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters promote conservative-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/opinion/biden-stimulus-culture-war.html

WASHINGTON POST
— We were warned about a divided America 50 years ago. We ignored the signs. – Elizabeth Hinton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Black leaders blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/16/kerner-comission-police-reform/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump Spends His Days Gossiping, Golfing and Plotting Revenge on RINOs.” I should write a book about RINOs who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-spends-his-days-gossiping-golfing-plotting-revenge-rinos-1576347
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger joins other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters against Ron Johnson.
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-johnson-doubles-down-capitol-riots-blm-remarks-1576422

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bernie Sanders Targets CEO Pay in Effort to Keep Spotlight on Workers. Progressive senator’s proposals face resistance in closely divided Congress. – Eliza Collins and Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-targets-ceo-pay-in-effort-to-keep-spotlight-on-workers-11615971600
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Bernie Sanders is using his new perch as Budget Committee chairman to try to keep Congress focused on measures designed to improve worker pay and job conditions, even as related legislation including a $15-an-hour minimum wage has stalled. The Vermont senator is set to introduce legislation Wednesday that would seek to apply an additional tax on corporations where the CEO is paid more than 50 times the median worker. The proposal is among a handful of policies that the progressive ran on during his 2020 presidential campaign and is now pushing from atop the committee, where he can schedule hearings and call witnesses to testify.)
— Is It Harder to Get Into College in 2021? What students need to know about admissions, wait lists and acceptance rates. – Allison Pohle
(DIERSEN: What helped you get into college? For me, it included my taking college-preparatory courses in high school, my getting into the upper 20% of my class, and my getting a 24 on the ACT. UIC accepted me in 1966.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-harder-to-get-into-college-in-2021-11615918281
— Biden Risks Losing Hispanics by Shifting Left on Immigration. Progressives may want something approaching open borders, but other Democratic voters don’t. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-risks-losing-hispanics-by-shifting-left-on-immigration-11615933516
— The Immigration Unpresident. If Joe Biden held a press conference, he could explain why there’s a border crisis. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-immigration-unpresident-11615934367
— JULY 21, 2015 FLASHBACK: Do You Know What Your Time Is Really Worth? – Sue Shellenbarger
(DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $132,845/year or $63.87/hour. I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. At $63.87/hour, ignoring overtime, weekend, and holiday pay, that is $638.70/day, or $19,161/month, or $233,126/year.)
New online tools help people value an hour; the time vs. money trade-off
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-know-what-your-time-is-really-worth-1437500727

HARPERS
— Civil Warning Are we living through another antebellum era? – Elliot Ackerman
https://harpers.org/archive/2021/04/civil-warning/

DAILY BEAST
— Northwestern University Won’t Dump Billionaires Who Bankrolled Jan. 6 Group. The school maintains there is no evidence Richard and Liz Uihlein participated in the Capitol riot, though they funded a group with ties to the rally. – Tarpley Hitt
(DIERSEN: At best, my critics/opponents call me “too conservative.” If I were to donate money to RINO candidates, would they reject my donations?)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/northwestern-university-wont-dump-uline-after-owners-richard-and-liz-uihlein-bankrolled-jan-6-group

UNITED STATES CENSUS
— Residents With Irish Ancestry Are in All 3,142 U.S. Counties and Make Up 20% of the Population in Some – DERICK MOORE, GERSON VASQUEZ AND RYAN DOLAN
(DIERSEN: According to this article, 11.1% have Irish ancestry in Illinois, 13.9% in DuPage County, and 8.9% in Cook County.)
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/happy-saint-patricks-day-to-one-of-ten-americans-who-claim-irish-ancestry.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Irish heritage is strong in America: More than 31.5 million residents claim Irish ancestry, second only to German (43.0 million). And when it comes to U.S. presidents, including current President Joe Biden, exactly half (23) trace some of their roots to Ireland. Not surprisingly, the most Irish states are in New England and are geographically connected. However, the five states with the most smiling Irish eyes are the nation’s most populous: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas. But none of these states have the highest percentage of people with Irish ancestry.)

NASDAQ
— Want to Become a Millionaire Well Before Retirement? 3 Key Moves to Make – Maurie Backman
(DIERSEN: I did not become a millionaire before retirement. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-become-a-millionaire-well-before-retirement-3-key-moves-to-make-2021-03-16
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Save from an early age. . .2. Save consistently. . .3. Invest aggressively)

INDEPENDENT
— GOP group that once endorsed Pat Toomey now condemns senator as ‘RINO’ after he voted to convict Trump. It’s the latest sign of divisions within the party. – Josh Marcus
(DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pat-toomey-rino-impeachment-trump-b1818228.html

DAILY MAIL
— Cuomo and his aides circulated open letter attacking credibility of his first accuser saying she was ‘a tool of Trump supporters’, claims new report – HOLDEN WALTER-WARNER
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on discrediting those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization. I would focus on candidates on ballots for my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9370607/Letter-allegedly-penned-Cuomo-associates-tried-discredit-accuser-Lindsey-Boylan.html

March 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bloomingdale hotel closing after shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 hurt
https://abc7chicago.com/business/bloomingdale-hotel-closing-after-deadly-shooting/10422284/

NBC5
— One in Four House Members Have Opted Not to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine So Far. Lawmakers have had access to the vaccine since December, when shots were first approved in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/one-in-four-house-members-have-opted-not-to-receive-covid-19-vaccine-so-far/2462803/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker talks about pandemic, veers from election questions on media tour | Activists say Biden shouldn’t consider Emanuel for ambassadorship | Ravinia concerts on the calendar – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-one-year-covid-emanuel-biden-activists-spin-20210316-aonzxkvk4vcs7p4zdpucqg3cpu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Uncovered faces at Naperville’s open-the-schools rally send wrong message.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-school-rally-masks-naperville-zorn-20210316-4jnuobaahngvdayjg6b6sseeua-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that is done to help Dreamers, the more children that will be illegally brought to America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-dreamers-daca-immigration-biden-20210316-ahcor32ynjcspkrtq5x7tmpxze-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House committee advances bill expanding ballot drop boxes, curbside voting – Raymon Troncoso
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2021/03/16/illinois-measure-would-expand-ballot-drop-boxes-curbside-voting/4719699001/

NBC Green Bay
— Wisconsin Senate approves Limbaugh resolution, Dems object – AP
https://www.nbc26.com/news/state/wisconsin-senate-approves-limbaugh-resolution-dems-object

WAND TV
— State Sen. Darren Bailey calls on Gov. Pritzker to fully reopen Illinois
https://www.wandtv.com/news/state-sen-darren-bailey-calls-on-gov-pritzker-to-fully-reopen-illinois/article_366ae106-8677-11eb-9b6a-ff1d0a4c92e1.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/GOP GOV Candidate & former State Senator Paul Schimpf
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/berkowitz-w-gop-gov-candidate-in-aurora-tmw-night-and-the-web-always/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
–Feds Say No Foreign Voter Interference
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/feds-say-no-foreign-voter-interference/
–Witness Slips Urged on Abortion and Sex Ed Bills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/161730/
–Former McHenry County Clerk Catherine Schultz, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/catherine-schultz-r-i-p/
— Biden Administration Take on Border Crisis: Blaming Trump
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/biden-administration-take-on-border-crisis-blaming-trump/
— McHenry Township Republicans Censure Kinzinger, Action by GOP Executive Committee Sought at Meeting Wednesday Night
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/mchenry-township-republicans-censure-kissinger-action-by-gop-executive-committee-sought-at-meeting-wednesday-night/
— Weber Asks for More Lockboxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/weber-asks-for-more-lockboxes/
— Algonquin Township Loses Part of Freedom of Information Suit
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/algonquin-township-loses-part-of-freedom-of-information-suit/
— Wilcox Reflects on Pandemic Reaction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/wilcox-reflects-on-pandemic-reaction/
— The Downsides of Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/the-downsides-of-township-government/
— Civic Federation Releases Effective Tax Rate Study for 2018
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/16/civic-federation-releases-effective-tax-rate-study/

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,997 new confirmed and probable cases; 19 additional deaths; 1,152 hospitalized; 250 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.6 percent average test positivity rate; 102,564 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/16/1997-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-19-additional-deaths-1152-hospitalized-250-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-26-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-102564-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says Biden ‘destroying our country’ with border policies: ‘It’s going to get much, much worse’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/16/donald-trump-joe-biden-destroying-our-country-bord/

BLAZE
— Elton John calls Vatican hypocritical for refusing to bless same-sex unions when it got ‘millions’ from investing in ‘Rocketman’ biopic The iconic singer-songwriter said the movie about his life ‘celebrates my finding happiness from my marriage’ to David Furnish – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/elton-john-vatican-hypocritical-same-sex-unions-rocketman

DAILY CALLER
— Congressman Proposes Sending Troops Stationed At The Capitol To The Southern Border – KAYLEE GREENLEE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/16/national-guard-capitol-police-capitol-building/

PATRIOT POST
— Liberal Journalists Blinded by Hatred of Trump – KEN BLACKWELL
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/78452-liberal-journalists-blinded-by-hatred-of-trump-2021-03-16

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Equality Act Would Cancel Religious Freedom – Thomas Jipping
https://www.heritage.org/religious-liberty/commentary/equality-act-would-cancel-religious-freedom

THE HILL
— A number of Republican lawmakers are saying no to COVID-19 vaccines – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/543511-a-number-of-republican-lawmakers-are-saying-no-to-covid-19-vaccines
— Jesuits to raise $100 million for descendants of slaves – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/543519-jesuits-to-raise-100-million-for-descendants-of-slaves

NEW YORK TIMES
— Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank – Ruth Graham
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/charlie-kirk-liberty-falwell-falkirk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Equality Act is creating a historic face-off between religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights – Michelle Boorstein and Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/03/16/equality-act-fairness-for-all-religious-liberty-lgbtq-lgbt-biden/

FORBES
— Conservatives Criticize Columbia University For Hosting Graduation Celebrations For Minority Groups – Gina Heeb
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ginaheeb/2021/03/16/conservatives-criticize-columbia-university-for-hosting-graduation-celebrations-for-minority-groups/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives took aim at Columbia University Tuesday over its plans to hold virtual graduation celebrations for minority students — in addition to a traditional ceremony for all students—for the class of 2021, with one, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), portraying it as leading to “segregation.”)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 24 governors have not yet been vaccinated
https://www.businessinsider.com/governors-covid19-states-vaccination-pandemic-restrictions-2021-3

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Is Joe Biden Really Doing the Job of President? Nearly Half of Voters Doubt It
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/is_joe_biden_really_doing_the_job_of_president_nearly_half_of_voters_doubt_it

March 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Not easy being green: No big parades. No river dyeing. Only a tiny livestreamed parade. The city also sent a shot across the bow of bars and restaurants in the form of letter earlier this month reminding them to enforce COVID-19 limits on crowds or face consequences. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/12/22327900/st-patricks-day-green-parades-river-dyeing-irish-south-side-downtown
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/12/22327955/american-flag-loses-meaning-trumpsters-donald-trump-capitol-riot-racism-inequality
— As election year nears, Gov. J.B. Pritzker faces a voter enthusiasm gap. The governor had better find a way to convince the large number of people with no stated opinion of him to move his direction. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/12/22328215/pritzker-governor-voter-enthusiasm-rich-miller-column

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker, Lightfoot confident about meeting Biden’s May 1 vaccination deadline | Democratic congressmen blast FEMA over United Center restrictions | State Dem. Party Chair Robin Kelly taps transition team – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-biden-speech-lightfoot-pritzker-may-1-vaccine-robin-kelly-spin-20210313-izbemq5rerc4pd4mktkwzmsgei-story.html
— More than 1,000 National Guard troops now leaving DC; others stay on – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-national-guard-troops-leaving-dc-20210312-blq6z7u3gnbbtk6y762nzwtfqy-story.html
— Five Willis Towers worth of office space is empty in downtown Chicago, and it’s going to get worse – RYAN ORI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-downtown-chicago-record-office-space-availability-ryan-ori-20210312-r4zxqbfpurb6vjrolaoqrt2ikq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “A good start: Evanston takes on racial reparations.” Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-reparations-evanston-housing-discrimination-chapman-20210312-ssy2gf34dfby7j24zpbio5yl7e-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s foul language was fair comment on Fox News nitwit Tucker Carlson.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-duckworth-carlson-f-bomb-deserved-zorn-20210312-6ur4svwwjvcizisft2zqnxo7va-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Republicans urge responsibility in use of federal stimulus dollars – TIM KIRSININKAS
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210312/illinois-republicans-urge-responsibility-in-use-of-federal-stimulus-dollars

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Don’t blow this federal bailout, please. The governor and the mayor must make the most of the federal dollars coming in via the COVID relief program. That means not only paying down debts but investing wisely for the economy of the future. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/dont-blow-federal-bailout-please

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Trump to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/03/12/trump-its-leader-grand-old-party-may-over/6949205002/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Cuomo blames ‘cancel culture’ as he resists calls from Dems to resign – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/cuomo-defiant-as-more-ny-dems-press-him-to-resign-amid-investigations

NPR ILLINOIS
— DOJ Says At Least 100 More People Could Be Charged Over Capitol Attack – RYAN LUCAS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/doj-says-least-100-more-people-could-be-charged-over-capitol-attack#stream/0

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naper Settlement to Bring Back Events That Were Canceled Last Year
https://www.nctv17.com/news/naper-settlement-to-bring-back-events-that-were-canceled-last-year/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Questions for Sex-Eradicationists, Lawmakers, and School Leaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/questions-for-sex-eradicationists-lawmakers-and-school-leaders/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOES MILTON TOWNSHIP WANT ITS OWN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY THAT WOULD DUPLICATE COUNTY SERVICES?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/milton-township-wants-its-own-mental-health-facilities.html
— PRITZKER AGREES WITH DUCKWORTH: “F*CK TUCKER CARLSON…”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/pritzker-agrees-with-duckworth-fck-tucker-carlson.html
— ILLINOIS, ONE OF SLOWEST STATES TO RE-OPEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/illinois-one-of-slowest-states-to-re-open.html
— ANALYSIS SHOWS ILLINOIS HAS HIGHEST TAXES IN NATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/analysis-shows-illinois-has-highest-taxes-in-nation.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,763 new confirmed and probable cases; 39 additional deaths; 1,128 hospitalized; 240 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.6 percent average test positivity rate; 95,121 average daily doses; over half of 65+ Illinoisans now vaccinated
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/12/1763-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-39-additional-deaths-1128-hospitalized-240-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-26-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-95121-average-daily-doses-over-h/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrants flooding across U.S. border with as much as 10 times the COVID-19 rate as Americans – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/11/border-surge-migrants-bringing-covid-19-us-elevate/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago begins discussions on giving reparations to descendants of slaves – Mica Soellner
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-begins-talks-about-reparations

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— USA Today pushes mass shooting propaganda ahead of Democrat gun control bill – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/usa-today-shooting/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Reparations for ancestors of slaves? The numbers don’t add up. – Anna L. Stark
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/reparations_for_ancestors_of_slaves_the_numbers_dont_add_up.html

GOPUSA
— Rioters Attack Federal Courthouse In Portland Again
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107479
— Some Final Thoughts On Reparations – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.gopusa.com/some-final-thoughts-on-reparations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative writer Michael Medved estimates that only 5% of whites in America “bear any authentic sort of generational guilt for the exploitation of slave labor.” Why should anyone but Democrats pay? Scholar Dinesh D’Souza notes that all but a “handful” of slave owners were Democrats. The Ku Klux Klan, at its height of power and popularity, was known by the NAACP as the “terror wing” of the Democratic Party. The KKK was founded by Democrats; I did not say by the Democratic Party, but by Democrats. As a percentage of their party, more House Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than did House Democrats. As a percentage of their party, more Senate Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than did Senate Democrats.)

BREITBART
— 10 House Republicans Declare Support for Amnesty, Visa Worker Bill – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/03/12/10-gop-reps-join-democrats-farmworker-amnesty-and-visa-worker-bill/
— Tom Cotton: If You’re a Human Trafficker or Drug Dealer — You’d Give Biden ‘an A-Plus’ on Immigration – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/12/tom-cotton-if-youre-a-human-trafficker-or-drug-dealer-youd-give-biden-an-a-plus-on-immigration/
— Amazon Vows to Continue Censoring Books Questioning Transgenderism – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/03/12/amazon-vows-to-continue-censoring-books-questioning-transgenderism/
— GOP Changes Language on Illegals, Focuses Blame on Democrat Damage – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/03/12/gop-changes-language-illegals-focuses-blame-democrat-damage/

BLAZE
— Biden skewered for saying Americans might be allowed to gather on the Fourth of July: ‘We live in a free country’ ‘Biden apparently doesn’t understand what Independence Day means’
– PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-speech-independence-day-reactions
— Biracial student fails Critical Race Theory class for refusing to confess his ‘white dominance,’ mom claims. The boy’s mother says the school has threatened to keep the high school senior from graduating. – BRECK DUMAS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ready-biracial-student-fails-critical-race-theory-class-for-refusing-to-confess-his-white-dominance-mom-claims

FEDERALIST
— States Need To Protect Children From Trans Abuse By Investigating Planned Parenthood Now. The Biden administration will not investigate the abortion giant’s transgender profiteering. State departments of health, medical boards, attorneys general, and legislatures must fill the void. – Margot Cleveland and Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/12/states-need-to-protect-children-from-trans-abuse-by-investigating-planned-parenthood-now/

HOT AIR
— Rubio To Amazon: After Your Woke Attacks On Conservative Values, Don’t Expect Republicans To Rescue You From Unionization – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2021/03/12/rubio-amazon-woke-attacks-conservative-values-dont-expect-republicans-rescue-unionization/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Biden’s border crisis escalates – AP
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/bidens-border-crisis-escalates

NEWS BUSTERS
— Don’t Mess with Texas! State Unveils Two New Anti-Censorship Bills – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/kayla-sargent/2021/03/12/dont-mess-texas-state-unveils-two-new-anti-censorship

THE HILL
— Poll: 81 percent of Republican voters hold favorable view of Trump – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/543030-81-percent-of-republican-voters-hold-favorable-view-of-trump-poll
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Evanston to push pot and reparations. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/accessibility/542812-chicago-suburb-could-become-first-city-to-give

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats fight efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-voting-restrictions_n_604a76dcc5b6cf72d094e37e

CNN
— McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates ‘who can win’ regardless of Trump ties – Manu Raju and Alex Rogers
(DIERSEN: According to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, the more of the following that a Republican candidate is, the less likely that candidate can win: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if he/she has ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/12/politics/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-2022-senate-races/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— George Floyd’s Family Settles Suit Against Minneapolis for $27 Million. The City Council voted unanimously to approve the settlement, which is one of the largest in a case of police misconduct. – Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
(DIERSEN: If you died as the result of alleged police misconduct by the police in your municipality, a) how much money would lawyers for your family argue for and b) how much money would your family settle for?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/us/george-floyd-minneapolis-settlement.html
— After Capitol Riot, Lawmakers Chafe at Security Measures
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/us/politics/capitol-security-fence-troops.html

FOX PHOENIX
— Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward sued over party election – AP
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-republican-party-chair-kelli-ward-sued-over-party-election

NEWSWEEK
— No July 4th Fireworks at Mount Rushmore This Year After Controversial 2020 Trump Event – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/no-july-4th-fireworks-mount-rushmore-this-year-after-controversial-2020-trump-event-1575857

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Majority Support COVID-19 Relief Package, But Agree It Benefits ‘Blue’ States More
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/majority_support_covid_19_relief_package_but_agree_it_benefits_blue_states_more

WEINSTEIN LEGAL
— Personal Injury Compensation Calculator
https://www.weinsteininjurylawyer.com/personal-injury-calculator/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lost Wages: The amount of income you would have been due had you been able to work to your full potential without injury.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Biden Moves Forward With Open-Doors Immigration Policy. Why? – Michael Barone
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/biden_moves_forward_with_open_doors_immigration_policy_why

March 8 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Education Reform Legislation Aimed At Improving Equity For Minority Students
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/08/governor-jb-pritzker-signs-education-reform-legislation-hb-2170-legislative-black-caucus/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois reports 1,182 coronavirus cases, 5 more deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-1182-coronavirus-cases-5-more-deaths

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Repeal the criminal justice reform bill, which is hostile to law enforcement – Illinois GOP House leader Jim Durkin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-030921-20210308-o6jbegvtcvcytpio7dne7skxcm-story.html
— Lightfoot to allow fans in the stands at Cubs, White Sox games | Newman vs. Davis on stimulus package | Pritzker says he’s too busy with COVID-19 response to think about reelection – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-fans-whitesox-cubs-newman-davis-stimulus-pritzker-spin-20210309-hseiqc7b7fehxiujmul5lbycei-story.html
— Madigan wins legal battle centered on dirty tricks allegation – RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mike-madigan-appellate-court-ruling-lawsuit-20210309-qqeoejddx5gp5gmwex7nxu4eqm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker signs ‘inclusive’ education equity bill into law, allowing state to ‘make history’ – and teach it better The omnibus legislation, which was drafted by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, addresses early childhood, primary, secondary and higher education. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/8/22320158/pritzker-education-bill-signing-black-caucus-agenda-workforce-equity-lame-duck
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/8/22319803/stolen-election-don-rose-h-r-1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Second Amendment-hating Second Amendment-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/8/22316083/gun-violence-federal-law-state-nullification-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton man charged with being armed habitual criminal – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210308/wheaton-man-charged-with-being-armed-habitual-criminal
— LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210308/news/303089968/

JOURNAL COURIER
— Bourne elected to state GOP group – David C.L. Bauer
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Bourne-elected-to-state-GOP-group-16008768.php

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— One-third of Republicans won’t get COVID vaccine – Alexandra Limon
(DIERSEN: From what I see, hate-filled Trump-hating Republican Party leaders will get rid of Republicans who do not get vaccinated.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/poll-one-third-of-republicans-wont-get-covid-vaccine/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is a) to promote LGBTQ and b) to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-will-establish-gender-policy-council-within-white-house#stream/0
— Exploring The Difference Between Equity And Equality In America
(DIERSEN: The Republican Party platform calls for equal opportunity, that is, for no race or gender based preference giving. My critics/opponents who reject that plank a) hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not call for giving preference to minorities and to females, you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all and b) promote reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/exploring-difference-between-equity-and-equality-america#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Heritage Foundation: “Opinion: Biden’s Embrace of ‘Equity’ Means He’s Abandoned the Quest for Equality” — “President Biden preaches unity but practices division. Witness his ‘Executive ­Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,’ part of an unprecedented barrage of such orders.” Wall Street Journal: “‘Equity’ Is a Mandate to Discriminate” — “On his first day as president, Joe Biden issued an ‘Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities.’ Mr. Biden’s cabinet nominees must now explain whether this commitment to ‘equity’ means they intend to abolish ‘equal treatment under law.’ Their answers are a confused mess.” Wall Street Journal: “How Equality Lost to ‘Equity’” — “The first time Shelby Steele used the word ‘equity’ in one of his books—’White Guilt,’ published in 2006—he was referring to the value his father had accrued in restoring ‘three ramshackle homes to neat lower-middle-class acceptability.’”)
— Undocumented Venezuelans Given Protected Status In United States – FRANCO ORDOÑEZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/undocumented-venezuelans-given-protected-status-united-states#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— RNC maintains right to use Trump’s name in fundraising – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/rnc-maintains-right-to-use-trumps-name-in-fundraising

WGLT
— Durbin, Duckworth Tout Billions For Illinois In COVID Relief Package – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/durbin-duckworth-tout-billions-illinois-covid-relief-package#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Cops Seize Gun From Felon Out On Bond: Police Police say the man was out on bond when they seized a loaded handgun with its serial number removed during a search of his Wheaton home. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-cops-seize-gun-felon-out-bond-police

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SURVEY SHOWS 3 OUT OF 4 ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSIDERING RETIREMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/survey-shows-3-out-of-4-illinois-law-enforcement-considering-retirement-.html
— DEMOCRAT STATE REP CALLS FOR MANDATORY STATE VACCINE REGISTRY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/democrat-state-rep-calls-for-mandatory-state-vaccine-registry.html
— GROWING NUMBER OF STATES NO LONGER REQUIRE COVID MASKS, ILLINOIS STILL DOES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/nineteen-states-arent-requiring-covid-masks-illinois-still-does.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Lauf’s new consultant said at Stop the Steal rally: “What’s going to start a civil war is if we legitimize a rigged and stolen election”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/08/laufs-new-consultant-said-at-stop-the-steal-rally-what%E2%80%99s-going-to-start-a-civil-war-is-if-we-legitimize-a-rigged-and-stolen-election/
— 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases; 5 additional deaths; 1,178 hospitalized; 266 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 90,135 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/08/1182-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-5-additional-deaths-1178-hospitalized-266-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-28-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-90135-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Justice Amy Coney Barrett riles conservatives with moderate rulings – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/8/amy-coney-barrett-riles-conservatives-moderate-rul/

FOX NEWS
— Sens. Cruz, Durbin accuse each other of lying about stimulus checks to illegal immigrants. Cruz replied to Durbin’s Twitter accusation with one of his own. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stimulus-checks-illegal-immigrants-ted-cruz-dick-durbin

BREITBART
— Parade of Migrants Stream Across Border into Arizona – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/03/07/watch-parade-of-migrants-stream-across-border-into-arizona/
— Stanley Kurtz: ‘Action Civics’ Curriculum Is ‘Alinskyite Community Organizing’ with Critical Race Theory – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/08/stanley-kurtz-action-civics-curriculum-alinskyite-community-organizing-critical-race-theory/

BLAZE
— Black Lives Matter militants harass young girls for their ‘white privilege’ as they walk into cheerleading competition. A megaphone-wielding woman ridiculed their ‘pretty little gorgeous outfits,’ ‘gorgeous hair,’ and ‘gorgeous bows’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blm-militants-harass-young-girls-cheerleaders

FEDERALIST
— Big Tech Thinks You’re An Idiot Child Who Can’t Govern Yourself. The left’s push to censor, block, and purge is part of a larger project to undermine the American ideal of self-government and liberal democracy. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/08/big-tech-thinks-youre-an-idiot-child-who-cant-govern-yourself/

PATRIOT POST
— Mandates for Thee While Illegals Roam Free? The Biden administration is getting it wrong on immigration and COVID. – ARNOLD AHLERT
https://patriotpost.us/articles/78227-mandates-for-thee-while-illegals-roam-free-2021-03-08

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Education Dept. Punts Trump Ban On Separating Students Into Racial And Other “Affinity Groups” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/report-biden-education-dept-punts-trump-ban-on-separating-students-into-racial-and-other-affinity-groups/

THE HILL
— Trump ramps up battle with Republican leadership – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/542210-trump-ramps-up-battle-with-republican-leadership

NEW YORK TIMES
— A surge in migrant children detained at the border is straining shelters.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/08/us/joe-biden-news#a-surge-in-migrant-children-detained-at-the-border-is-straining-shelters

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is a) to promote LGBTQ and b) to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/08/new-wedge-states-rush-block-transgender-athletes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The US Department of Education suspended a decision that found racial “affinity groups” discriminated against students and staff, The Post has learned. The goal of the programs — used by the New York City public school system and other school districts — is to separate students and staff by racial groups in order to help address discrimination and “white privilege.” But the practice of separating schools into racial groups is discriminatory, a determination obtained by the Post found. The findings — reached during the waning days of former President Trump’s time in office in early January — were in response to a complaint about a Chicago-area school district’s “racial equity” training programs and lesson plans.)

NEW YORK POST
— US Dept. of Education curbs decision on race-based ‘affinity groups’ – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2021/03/07/education-dept-curbs-decision-on-race-based-affinity-groups/

HERALD PALLADIUM
— Trump critic Rep. Kinzinger hopes to be ‘good part of history’
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/national/trump-critic-rep-kinzinger-hopes-to-be-good-part-of-history/video_e794d6a2-a2a3-52c2-a690-8b6126a2f13e.html

BLOOMBERG
— RNC Says Trump Will Allow His Name to Be Used in Fundraising
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-08/rnc-says-trump-will-allow-his-name-to-be-used-in-fundraising

LGBTQ NATION:
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is a) to promote LGBTQ and b) to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/white-house-warns-states-anti-transgender-bills-illegal/

March 8 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Will Receive $275 Million For Vaccine Distribution, $1.5 Billion For COVID Testing Under Federal Relief Plan
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/07/durbin-illinois-federal-coronavirus-relief-bill/

NBC5
— Chicago Public Libraries to Pull 6 Dr. Seuss Books From Shelves After Company Opts to No Longer Publish Works
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-public-libraries-to-pull-6-dr-seuss-books-from-shelves-after-company-opts-to-no-longer-publish-works/2455790/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With methadone lawsuit concluded, DuPage County Jail looks to expand opioid addiction treatment – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dupage-jail-methadone-buprenorphine-heroin-treatment-20210308-ccnwjdy5l5f57iauckibqhuoty-story.html
— Is it time for the US to pay reparations for the legacy of slavery? – ANNE C. BAILEY
(DIERSEN: Every candidate on April 6 municipal ballots in Illinois should be asked on the record if they support or oppose reparations, and if they support reparations, a) who in their municipality should pay reparations, how much, and why and b) who in their municipality should get reparations, how much, and why.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-slavery-reparations-african-americans-20210305-sitg77ynmfedriq2kiqctlsv4m-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally?
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20210130/281505048892834

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden’s COVID relief bill will send billions of dollars to local Illinois governments, health centers, transit agencies. Local governments in Illinois will share $13.2 billion in federal aid after President Biden signs the $1.9 trillion COVID-relief legislation. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/7/22318819/bidens-covid-relief-bill-to-send-billions-to-local-illinois-governments-health-centers-cta-chicago
— When immigrants exploit their own. The U.S. Labor Department has nailed Tank Noodle, a Vietnamese restaurant on the North Side, for wage theft. Tank Noodle is not alone in this. – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/6/22315997/immigrant-work-abuse-evil-tank-noodle-laura-washington-column

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who gets what from $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill Big winners here include transit, low-income people, parents and the unemployed. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/who-gets-what-19-trillion-covid-relief-bill

WBEZ
— ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ Illinois Counties Prep For Massive Changes To Courts And Jails – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/stories/where-do-we-go-from-here-illinois-counties-prep-for-massive-changes-to-courts-and-jails/db074b5b-9622-4386-b5df-9211d9981e8a
(FROM THE ARTICLE: James Zay had been listening for an-hour-and-half, an exasperated smile flashing intermittently across his face, before he raised his hand to speak. Zay, a DuPage County board member, was participating in a special board meeting where, one-by-one, county officials laid out the millions of extra costs they were anticipating in the coming years because of sweeping criminal justice reforms recently signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker. “I am just sitting here astounded,” Zay said after he was called on. “I mean, this is going to have a major effect on county government and guess what, other aspects of county government are going to suffer because of this, because we don’t have the money.” The new law requires more training for officers, gives arrestees three free phone calls and makes it easier for police departments to fire bad cops. But the changes that will have the biggest impact on county budgets and court systems are the mandate that all law enforcement officers be equipped with body cameras, and the unprecedented abolition of cash bail for defendants awaiting trial starting in 2023. Zay’s fellow board member Donald Puchalski was equally worried. “Where do we go from here?” Puchalski asked. . .In DuPage, the state’s largest county outside of Cook, leaders’ early estimates are that they’re going to need dozens more prosecutors and public defenders, they’ll need to open up new courtrooms to handle pre-trial detention hearings and will need more probation officers to support the expected crush of defendants released from jail while awaiting trial. Meanwhile at the DuPage county jail, Sheriff James Mendrick estimates the number of detainees held pre-trial will drop by about a third once bail is abolished. However, he is not predicting any cost savings. That’s because the same number of people will come through and have to be processed, they just won’t be staying as long. All told, DuPage officials are predicting an additional $65 million in costs over the next five years because of the new criminal justice law. Other counties have not yet started estimating costs and savings, but many officials are expecting a big impact on their budgets. That has some county leaders worried, at a time when budgets have already been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an unfunded mandate on every county in the state,” said DuPage State’s Attorney Bob Berlin. . .In DuPage, court leaders believe the impact will go well beyond budgeting. Bond funds are meant to ensure people show up for their court dates, but the money ends up being funneled into a number of different pots. Much of it goes into a county’s general fund, it’s also used to pay victim restitution and private attorneys. County leaders said the end of cash bail will result in a higher demand for public defenders, because pre-trial detention hearings will be more robust, and there may be fewer private attorneys willing to take on clients without the assurance that they can get first crack at the bond money defendants were forced to pay to win their freedom. DuPage Public Defender Jeff York said the new law will have a “profound” effect on his office, and said historically it will be the most important change since the public defender was created. ‘Does that result in a more fair system?’ State’s Attorney Bob Berlin said he is looking at changes to their training and protocols for prosecutors on how to ask a judge to deny release to defendants. He’s expecting a big increase in the number of people locked up without the possibility of release pre-trial, and an increase in the use of electronic monitoring. Berlin said he and other officials are pressing state lawmakers to pass so-called “trailer bills” to modify the language of the bail legislation and make it easier for judges to keep pre-trial defendants in jail. “We’ve accepted that we’re not going to have cash bail. But our goal, many of us are seeking just to give judges more discretion,” Berlin said. Lawmakers have said they are open to modifying language, but not willing to make any substantial changes to the legislation. With the end of cash bail, Berlin is expecting a lot more cases to go to trial because fewer defendants will feel pressured to plead guilty to get out of jail. “That means there’s a burden on victims, witnesses, police and prosecutors,” Berlin said. “Does that result in a more fair system? You know, I’m not convinced that that’s the case … I believe that most people who plead guilty plead guilty because they are guilty. I know that some believe that in certain cases, people will plead guilty just to get out of jail. I think that’s a very small percentage of people.” Berlin is asking county leaders to budget for 27 additional prosecutors because of the new law. That’s partially because of more intense pre-trial detention hearings, and the anticipation of more trials. But the biggest factor, according to Berlin, is the new requirement that all police officers be outfitted with body cameras. That means every arrest could have hours of video evidence that prosecutors will be obligated to review. Defense attorneys, including the public defender’s offices will have the same obligations. “The amount of material that we’re going to have to go through and analyze and talk about with our clients. It’s just, it’s significant,” York said. In DuPage, Berlin and Mendrick believe the elimination of cash bail will mean more missed court dates and more repeat offenders committing crimes while awaiting trial.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pension numbers just keep getting worse – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-pension-numbers-just-keep-getting-worse/article_b612c7a0-7eed-5cb0-88d8-85739c3fda83.html

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois struggles to pay its pensions, but these lawmakers signed up for them anyway – KELSEY LANDIS
(DIERSEN: Are you on track to have at least $1 million saved for your retirement? Everyone should be on track to have at least $1 million saved for their retirement.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article249662603.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 52 COVID-19 cases Sunday, fewest single-day reported since December – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/07/dupage-county-reports-52-covid-19-cases-sunday-fewest-single-day-reported-since-december/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Ahead of Council vote, community group holds demonstration to voice criticisms of reparations program – Alex Harrison
(DIERSEN: Every candidate on April 6 municipal ballots in Illinois should be asked on the record if they support or oppose reparations, and if they support reparations, a) who in their municipality should pay reparations, how much, and why and b) who in their municipality should get reparations, how much, and why.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/03/07/city/ahead-of-council-vote-community-group-holds-demonstration-to-voice-criticisms-of-reparations-program/

NPR ILLINOIS
— House Poised To Pass Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill On Tuesday – BARBARA SPRUNT
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/house-poised-pass-bidens-19-trillion-covid-19-relief-bill-tuesday#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Catalina Lauf has hired GOP political consultant Alex Bruesewitz to help run her congressional campaign challenging Rep. Adam Kinzinger in IL-16. Bruesewitz, who heads the conservative X Strategies consulting group in Washington, D.C. (and Palm Beach, Fla.), spoke at a Stop the Steal rally the day before the attack on the Capitol. He has criticized the violence, saying it allows Donald Trump’s critics to paint him as a threat. Bruesewitz is now supporting Trump’s efforts to target Republicans who have opposed him, and it’s no surprise that one of the first to be identified in that vein is Kinzinger. The congressman was one of 10 House Republicans who voted with Democrats to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kinzinger has formed a “Country First” political action committee and movement focused on steering the Republican Party away from Trumpism. Lauf is all in for Trump. She ran unsuccessfully for Congress in the 14th District in 2020 and spoke at the GOP national convention last summer. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/03/08/making-the-most-of-135b-laufs-pro-trump-hire-for-il-16-still-no-fans-for-baseball-492030

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Journalists shouldn’t have to pay to cover government. – Chris Krug
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/the-sunday-read-journalists-shouldn-t-have-to-pay-to-cover-government/article_203ef20c-7d1f-11eb-9283-b7ecce2aad9b.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Foxes in Sheep’s Clothing in the Rainbow-Ish GOP Henhouse – Laurie Higgins
(DIERSEN: Since 2000, those who have worked the hardest against me have been LGBTQers, their operatives, and their dupes. I should write a book about them.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/foxes-in-sheeps-clothing-in-the-rainbow-ish-gop-henhouse/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE EQUALITY ACT MAKES WOMEN UNEQUAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/the-equality-act-makes-women-unequal.html

FOX NEWS
— Fighting cancel culture – Drew Holden
(DIERSEN: Who cancels you and why? I should write a book about those who cancel me a) because I support planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) because they cannot manipulate me or dominate me, c) because I refuse to glorify and praise them, d) because I refuse to pander to them, e) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because I refuse to give them money, f) because they despise/hate one or more of my demographics, and/or g) because I sued them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/fighting-cancel-culture-drew-holden
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’ve heard a lot about “cancel culture” of late. From debates about what it is and if it really exists to a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) dedicated to it, politicos of all stripes have weighed in. Just last week, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, called for congressional hearings about its threat. The definition of cancel culture is tough to nail down but, fundamentally, it’s about punishing someone for something they’ve said or done in the past that is deemed unacceptable. This judgement is often a result of changing cultural norms and mores by a subgroup of people who are often unaccountable to the broader public. The punishments vary but usually involve a loss of money or status – ensuring someone is fired or de-platformed, blackballing a company or product, invalidating awards or honors.)

GOPUSA
— GOP Groups Use Trump’s Name To Raise Money For RINOs And It Doesn’t Go Well
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107256
— CRISIS At The Border! Biden’s Immigration Policy Disaster Is More Than ‘Kids In Cages’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107250
— Democrats’ COVID Relief By-The-Numbers Breakdown Is Jaw-Dropping
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107266
— NYC School: Go On, Parents, Choose Your Level Of Racism
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107144
— Swiss Voters Back Ban On Full Face Coverings
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107272
— Reparations: Who Pays? Who Collects?
https://www.gopusa.com/reparations-who-pays-who-collects/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stop the Balkanization of America
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the leading balkanizers in the following: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who balkanize everyone against those like me who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who balkanize everyone against those like me who oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout and who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and or Republican.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/stop_the_balkanization_of_america.html
— Cancel culture run amok – Eric Utter
(DIERSEN: Who cancels you and why? I should write a book about those who cancel me a) because I support planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) because they cannot manipulate me or dominate me, c) because I refuse to glorify and praise them, d) because I refuse to pander to them, e) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because I refuse to give them money, f) because they despise/hate one or more of my demographics, and/or g) because I sued them.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/cancel_culture_run_amok.html
— The 21st Century Ugly Americans – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_21st_century_ugly_americans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, the rest of the world is viewing, with alarm, an American elite class that has lost its mind and self-control, as it is the American ruling elites that are solely responsible for unleashing out-of-control-leftism and cancel culture upon the nation and the world. The current American ruling class is the laughingstock of the planet. This coterie includes among its number the Democrat party, the media/entertainment complex, Wall Street, tech oligarchs, corporatists and the professoriate. This gaggle of buffoons are perhaps the most inept, egocentric and oblivious among all ruling classes in democratic and free nations around the globe. This descent into absurdity began many decades ago but accelerated precipitously over the past five years. The primary catalyst: the campaign and election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.)

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Hitting Woke Herd Immunity? We have become an absurd society obsessed with race but without any mechanism to develop a logical category of victimization and reparation. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/07/hitting-woke-herd-immunity/

TOWNHALL
— Race-Based Admissions Are Wrong, and It’s Time the Supreme Court Said So – Jeff Jacoby
(DIERSEN: From what I see in hindsight, in retrospect, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively because they could not find qualified minorities or females to admit.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2021/03/08/racebased-admissions-are-wrong-and-its-time-the-supreme-court-said-so-n2585852

NEWSMAX
— Lindsey Graham: ‘Out Of Control’ Democrats Are ‘Reshaping America’
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/lindseygraham-democrats-congress/2021/03/07/id/1012854/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Twitter, Facebook misinformation policies appear to exempt Louis Farrakhan calling Covid vaccine ‘vial of death’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/07/twitter-facebook-misinformation-policies-appear-to-exempt-louis-farrakhan-calling-covid-vaccine-vial-of-death-1039120/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Signs Election Executive Order to Increase Voting by Criminals – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-to-sign-election-executive-order-to-increase-voting-by-criminals_3723677.html

ROLL CALL
— Factions on the left and right are standing down for now – Shawn Zeller
(DIERSEN: What faction are you in? I have always been in the platform faction of the Republican Party. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/03/08/factions-on-the-left-and-right-are-standing-down-for-now/

NEW YORK POST
— US Dept. of Education curbs decision on race-based ‘affinity groups’ – Carl Campanile
(DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion were only for those who parents did not have a college degree? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://nypost.com/2021/03/07/education-dept-curbs-decision-on-race-based-affinity-groups/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The US Department of Education suspended a decision that found racial “affinity groups” discriminated against students and staff, The Post has learned. The goal of the programs — used by the New York City public school system and other school districts — is to separate students and staff by racial groups in order to help address discrimination and “white privilege.” But the practice of separating schools into racial groups is discriminatory, a determination obtained by the Post found. The findings — reached during the waning days of former President Trump’s time in office in early January — were in response to a complaint about a Chicago-area school district’s “racial equity” training programs and lesson plans.)

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs give LGBTQers more power to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/03/05/biden-restore-gay-lesbian-transgender-rights-trump-sabotage-column/6921195002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Covid Welfare State. The $1.9 trillion Democratic bill provides a guaranteed income unlinked to work. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-covid-welfare-state-11615154022
— Dividing by Race Comes to Grade School. Students, ages 5 through 11, are urged to ‘check each other’s words and actions’ and become committed activists. – Bion Bartning
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dividing-by-race-comes-to-grade-school-11615144898
— Hiring Has Restarted. Here’s What You Need to Know to Land a New Job, Now. – Kathryn Dill
(DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers are under tremendous pressure from Democrats to hire those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Trump-hater, citizen of a foreign country, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hiring-has-restarted-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-land-a-new-job-now-11615122029
— Fence Around U.S. Capitol Should Come Down, Many Residents and Lawmakers Say. Four miles of security fencing was put up after Jan. 6 attack; police say a permanent barrier is needed. – Scott Calvert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fence-around-u-s-capitol-should-come-down-many-residents-and-lawmakers-say-11615042800

MERCURY NEWS
— Imagine a world without email – Jill Schlesinger
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want everyone to stop reading emails and to only read what they post on Facebook or Tweet.)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/01/jill-on-money-a-world-without-email/

March 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— GOP Pushes Bills to Allow Social Media ‘Censorship’ Lawsuits
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/gop-pushes-bills-to-allow-social-media-censorship-lawsuits/2455807/
— Trump Lawyers Tell GOP to Stop Using His Name and Likeness for Fundraising and Merchandise – Jessica Bursztynsky
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-lawyers-tell-gop-to-stop-using-his-name-and-likeness-for-fundraising-and-merchandise/2455546/

WGN RADIO
— Trump offers early endorsement for loyal SC governor – AP
(DIERSEN: Which Republican candidates on March 15, 2022 primary ballots in your precinct will seek/accept Trump’s endorsement?)
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/trump-offers-early-endorsement-for-loyal-sc-governor/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois sees smallest daily caseload and single-day death toll in months
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/7/22318115/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2021
— Officials announces changes to who’s eligible for vaccines at United Center in an attempt to make distribution more equitable – Madeline Kenney
(DIERSEN: One could argue that all members of protected groups should get vaccinated first. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/7/22318434/eligible-coronavirus-vaccines-united-center-distribution-rollout-equitable-chicago-illinois-2021

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
(DIERSEN: By its refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google censors that website.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-pushes-bills-to-allow-social-media-censorship-lawsuits-03-07-2021

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans, strategists differ on ways to beat back racism accusations from Dems – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/7/republicans-beat-back-racism-white-supremacism-acc/
— How the Pentagon is combating the latest emerging threat: ‘Extremism’ in the ranks – Ben Wolfgang
(DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are according to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most since 2000 as being an extremist. I would focus on those a) who paint/painted themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/7/how-the-pentagon-is-combatting-the-latest-emerging/

FOX NEWS
— Louis Farrakhan vaccine claims posted to Twitter, Facebook despite misinformation policies
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/louis-farrakhan-vaccine-claims-posted-to-twitter-facebook-despite-misinformation-policies

BLAZE
— Trump vows to campaign against ‘disloyal’ Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. – PAUL SACCA
(DIERSEN: Will Trump campaign against Kinzinger?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-lisa-murkowski-primary-midterms
— Democrats reject efforts to prevent stimulus checks from going to prisoners, illegal immigrants. ‘Prisoners do not pay taxes. Taxpayers pay for their every need’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-reject-amendments-covid-stimulus-checks

DAILY WIRE
— YouTube Bans Trump’s Full CPAC Speech Unless Users Add ‘Countervailing Viewpoints’ About Election Claims – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/youtube-bans-trumps-full-cpac-speech-unless-users-add-countervailing-viewpoints-about-election-claims

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Demands the GOP Stop Using His Name to Fundraise – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/07/trump-demands-the-gop-stop-using-his-name-to-fundraise-n1430618
— Is America at Risk from Domestic Terrorists? – PHILIP CARL SALZMAN
https://pjmedia.com/columns/philip-carl-salzman/2021/03/07/is-america-at-risk-from-domestic-terrorists-n1430573

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Presses GOP Entities to Stop Using His Name, Likeness – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-sends-legal-notices-to-rnc-nrcc-nrsc-to-stop-using-his-name-and-likeness_3723724.html

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Fomenting Race Wars The entire narrative of Critical Race Theory is racist. So, why is racist Critical Race Theory being taught in American schools? – Linda Goudsmit
https://canadafreepress.com/article/fomenting-race-wars

NEW AMERICAN
— Why Private Property Matters: Part 1 — Prosperity — Stability — Freedom – Tom DeWeese
https://thenewamerican.com/why-private-property-matters-part-1-prosperity-stability-freedom/

THE HILL
— Graham: Trump can make GOP bigger, stronger, or he ‘could destroy it’ – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/542038-graham-trump-can-make-gop-bigger-stronger-or-he-could-destroy-it
— We cannot let fear create a new PATRIOT Act for Americans – DAVID IBSEN AND LARA PHAM
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a domestic terrorist who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/541601-we-cannot-let-fear-create-a-new-patriot-act-for-americans

CBS NEWS
— Extremism in the ranks: Veterans and the insurrection
(DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are according to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most since 2000 as being an extremist. I would focus on those a) who paint/painted themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extremism-in-the-ranks-military-insurrection-oath-keepers/
https://news.yahoo.com/extremism-ranks-vets-insurrection-144000755.html

NBC NEWS
— Google advised mental health care when workers complained about racism and sexism – April Glaser and Char Adams
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-advised-mental-health-care-when-workers-complained-about-racism-n1259728

YAHOO
— Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Investigating ‘Systemic’ Hiring Discrimination At Facebook – Bibhu Pattnaik
(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://finance.yahoo.com/news/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-investigating-133618019.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Woke Chinese Communist Party. Beijing uses progressive rhetoric to attack Western interests. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Communist China against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-woke-chinese-communist-party-11615153949
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Canada, the UK and Australia, three members of the Five Eyes alliance, have recently taken action to put pressure on China. They have formed a US-centered, racist, and mafia-styled community,” said a Feb. 23 editorial in Global Times. “They are becoming a racist axis aimed at stifling the development rights of 1.4 billion Chinese.” The Communist Party-run paper notes that the members of Five Eyes, an intelligence-sharing network, “have a strong sense of civilization superiority.” U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton is a “neo-Nazi and extreme racist” and “the Trump administration is an extremely typical white supremacy government.” By resisting this bloc of English-speaking countries, the editorial concludes, “China is not only defending its own interests, we are also defending the diversity of the modern world.” Note the use of “white supremacy” and “diversity” and “civilization superiority,” which come straight from the progressive critique of America as a country that is “systemically” racist and oppressive. The Global Times editors may be crude but they’ve obviously been reading the New York Times. Their dismissal of Mr. Cotton as racist is what you see on progressive Twitter.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “No One Likes Marjorie Taylor Greene, But Can Anyone Stop Her?”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/no-one-likes-marjorie-taylor-greene-but-can-they-stop-her.html

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/republicans-believe-just-ticket-win-back-voters-transphobia/

March 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Some CPS high schools report nearly half of students absent during remote learning – Will Jones and Ross Weidner and Jonathan Fagg
https://abc7chicago.com/education/some-cps-high-schools-say-attendance-is-half-during-remote-learning/10391713/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Want to reopen schools and hold them accountable? Run for office. – ELIZABETH BAUER
(DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs discourage you from running for offices: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-edit-illinois-covid-recovery-economy-20210305-qvrram4aefg45ixgqy6ikbdi7i-story.html
— Schools can’t skip standardized tests this spring, Biden administration says. But Illinois educators want a pass because of pandemic disruptions. – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-standardized-tests-school-assessments-covid-19-20210305-pzahazqumnebfovkzy5ynzozje-story.html
— House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell sues Trump, his son, lawyer and a Republican congressman over US Capitol insurrection – AP
(DIERSEN: If Swalwell has enough evidence to file his lawsuit, I certainly have enough evidence to sue my critics/opponents.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-eric-swalwell-sues-trump-20210305-r7y4cgauvngunl22xft7zyoom4-story.html
— Will the world ever really get over COVID-19? – LISA SCHENCKER
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats are using COVID-19 to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-coronavirus-fauci-speaks-university-of-chicago-20210305-gefojizyrfhzvd6hj2kncdndza-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Election angst: While social media can be a great tool for getting information out, it also is a source that can easily mislead. Read with a degree of caution, consult multiple sources, including dailyherald.com/election, and watch out for efforts to turn a minor infraction into a cause célèbre, realizing that we all make mistakes. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: You past predicts your future. What “mistakes” have you made? According to my critics/opponents, my “mistakes” include my a) refusing to glorify and praise them, b) refusing to pander to them, c) refusing to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and d) refusing to give them money.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210306/the-soapbox-daily-herald-editors-offer-brief-thoughts-on-suburban-topics-in-the-news-
— Addison mayoral challenger wants to bring diversity – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210305/addison-mayoral-challenger-wants-to-bring-diversity
— FRONT PAGE: Suburban Democrats view Kelly’s party chair victory as a win for suburbs – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210305/suburban-democrats-view-kellys-party-chair-victory-as-a-win-for-suburbs

WBEZ
— Despite ‘Righteous’ Distrust, Vice President Kamala Harris Urges Black Chicagoans To Get COVID-19 Vaccine – Dave McKinney, Natalie Moore
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) blame Republicans for reluctance to get vaccinated and b) use COVID-19 problems to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/vice-president-harris-urges-chicagoans-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/fe3051df-4a92-4d99-829b-48d7dcc0494d

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Survey shows educator shortages worsening for most Illinois districts
(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.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2021/03/06/survey-shows-educator-shortages-worsening-most-illinois-districts/4606045001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump offers early endorsement for loyal SC governor – AP
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating RINO candidates will not seek or accept Trump’s endorsement. How strongly will hate-filled Trump-hating RINO candidates on ballots in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois promote hatred against Trump and against those who voted for Trump? 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-offers-early-endorsement-for-loyal-sc-governor
— Without Twitter, Trump seeks new ways to speak out on Biden, GOP critics – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/without-twitter-trump-seeks-new-ways-to-speak-out-on-biden-gop-critics

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson Faces Backlash From Hate-Filled Trump-Hating Trump-Haters For Questioning Election Results.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/wisconsin-senator-ron-johnson-faces-backlash-questioning-election-results#stream/0
— U.N. Official: Biden Plan To Boost Refugee Resettlement ‘Sends Important Signal’ – ARI SHAPIRO
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/un-official-biden-plan-boost-refugee-resettlement-sends-important-signal#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— IL Dems Back Away From Governor Who Makes Waves, Backs Losers. As the Illinois Democratic Party moves on from rookie Gov. Pritzker’s failed attempts to play boss, will voters do the same? – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/il-dems-back-away-governor-who-makes-waves-backs-losers

CAPITOL NEWS
— Comptroller Susana Mendoza hopeful outdoor events on track for summer, indoor events for fall – TIM KIRSININKAS
(DIERSEN: What about traditional Memorial Day parades and traditional Independence Day fireworks and parades?)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/comptroller-hopeful-outdoor-events-on-track-for-summer-indoor-events-for-fall

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois elderly still dying of COVID in vast disproportion to others, showing many vaccines are going to the wrong people – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-elderly-still-dying-of-covid-in-vast-disproportion-to-others-showing-many-vaccines-are-going-to-the-wrong-people-wirepoints/
— Sen. Martwick, chair of Illinois Senate pension committee, actually talks about reforming lawmaker pensions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/martwick-chair-of-illinois-senate-pension-committee-actually-talks-about-reforming-lawmaker-pensions-part-1-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— U.S. Representative Mary Miller Defends Husband, Cautions Conservative Christians – Christine Misner
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/03/u-s-representative-mary-miller-defends-husband-cautions-conservative-christians/
— The Case for Closing Public Schools… Indefinitely – Sarah Lilly
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/03/the-case-for-closing-public-schools-indefinitely/

NEWSMAX
— Adam Kinzinger GOP Challenger Catalina Lauf Spotted at Mar-a-Lago – Theodore Bunker
(DIERSEN: How hard will Kinzinger, his operatives, and his dupes work to destroy Lauf and the rest of his primary challengers?)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/adam-kinzinger-primary-challenger-catalina-lauf/2021/03/05/id/1012673/

GOPUSA
— Reparations: Who Pays? Who Collects? – Larry Elder
(DIERSEN: In your municipality, who will the Democrats and the RINOs put in charge of collecting reparations and paying out reparations? What criteria will they use? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will have to pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you will be paid: criminal, Trump-hater, moderate, liberal, non-patriotic, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, illegal alien, minority, female, younger, LGBTQer, non-married, poor, non-gun owner, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107162

NEWS BUSTERS
— YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki declared that Former President Donald Trump would only be allowed back on the platform when YouTube says it’s safe. Don’t hold your breath. – Alexander Hall
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Google might start treating www.gopillinois.com as being a news website if I stopped including links to articles on it that promote the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2021/03/05/youtube-ceo-wojcicki-says-trump-account-be-restoredwhen

BREITBART
— Ted Cruz Amendment Would Block Stimulus Checks for Illegal Aliens in Coronavirus Package – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/05/ted-cruz-amendment-would-block-stimulus-checks-for-illegal-aliens-in-coronavirus-package/
— Joe Biden Expands ‘Sanctuary Country’ Orders, Gives Illegal Aliens Another Route to Avoid Arrest – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/05/joe-biden-expands-sanctuary-country-orders/

CNS NEWS
— CPAC Had No Speaker to Defend Marriage Because Some CPAC Sponsors Are Gay – Michael W. Chapman
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. To seek/accept money from those who promote LGBTQ is to reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/abby-johnson-cpac-had-no-speaker-defend-marriage-because-some-cpac-sponsors

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Wisconsin moves to bar public officials, employers from mandating COVID vaccines. Two bills have been passed by the state Senate and are being considered by the state Assembly.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/wisconsin-moves-to-bar-public-officials-employers-from-mandating-covid-vaccines

EPOCH TIMES
— Alan Dershowitz: All Americans Need to Fight Cancel Culture – JACK PHILLIPS
(DIERSEN: To read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to encourage others to read the newsletters is to fight against the cancel culture.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/alan-dershowitz-all-americans-need-to-fight-cancel-culture_3722191.html

FEDERALIST
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, UNACCEPTABLE, RACIST: Naperville Teachers Shamed For Color Of Their Skin In Taxpayer-Sponsored ‘Antiracist’ Training. The Countywide Equity Institute featured 10 speakers alleging ‘institutional racism,’ as well as ‘implicit bias’ and ‘white privilege.’ Illinois has just mandated this kind of instruction in all public schools. – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/05/illinois-teachers-shamed-for-color-of-their-skin-in-taxpayer-sponsored-antiracist-training/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Educators at a public high school in Illinois were astonished to learn when they showed up for work one day that everything from the color of their skin to snow shoveling indicates “systemic racism.” On Feb. 26, Naperville 203 Community Unit School District hosted a systemic racism training for faculty and staff, bringing in “antiracist” coach Dena Simmons for a keynote speech. The Countywide Equity Institute featured 10 speakers lecturing on “equity and inclusion” practices for “marginalized and/or underrepresented” students, as well as implicit bias and microaggressions. A whistleblower who reached out to The Federalist, a teacher at Naperville Central High School, claims Simmons told attendees that “our education is based on a foundation of whiteness” and that Americans “are spiritually murdering” students. Simmons also reportedly said that if you are not an “antiracist” you are a racist, even if you believe “you are treating people with respect.” Simmons has delivered two TEDx talks on institutional racism. In one speech to educators that has more than 230,000 views on YouTube, the Yale University graduate said “white supremacy” is the outcome in all schools that do not embrace “racial justice” and “antiracism” training for students. In an article titled “How to Be an Antiracist Educator” published in Oct. 2019, Simmons praises The New York Times’ “1619 Project” as a “comprehensive opportunity to learn and discuss history and race with colleagues and students.” The 1619 Project claimed America is systemically racist and that all of modern society and injustices are directly linked to slavery. It has been the target of much criticism by scholars for inaccuracy. The whistleblower said Simmons’ lecture was “all over the place” and “hard to follow” content-wise. Simmons reportedly said “snow removal” indicates systemic racism, presumably referencing a viral Feb. 3 column published by the Los Angeles Times in which the author condemned her Republican neighbor for plowing her driveway. “At one point she was talking even about how snow removal is affected by systemic racism. She totally lost me on that one. I even texted that to my [partner],” said the whistleblower. “It’s almost time for an amazing day of learning in @Naperville203! So excited for our lineup, discussions, reflections, and ACTIONS that will make us better together. #BeTheSpark @brightmorningtm @DenaSimmons @SaraKAhmed @pgorski @chrisemdin,” the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at Naperville, Jayne Willard, who organized the Feb. 26 “antiracist training,” tweeted that morning. The Federalist contacted the district for a transcript or video of the training. An employee at the district office claimed Simmons did not permit any recording or redistribution of her discussion that day. “The Naperville Community School District 203 has given a platform to the toxic and divisive ideology of critical race theory. Ms. Dena Simmons is one of the many prophets of this cult-like ideology that looks at children by the color of their skin, not the content of their character,” Asra Q. Nomani, a former Wall Street Journal reporter investigating critical race theory in education, told The Federalist. “As parents, we need to ask the bottom line questions. How much was Ms. Simmons paid? Was there a competitive bidding process to get speakers on the topic?” Simmons is the founder of LiberatED, a group “focused on developing school-based resources at the intersection of social and emotional learning (SEL), racial justice, and healing.” She posts a reported speaking fee of $10,000 to $20,000 to essentially discuss the redistribution of wealth and social prestige by race. A teacher at Naperville Central sent The Federalist several PowerPoint slides from the virtual training hosted by speaker Valda Valbrun, who presented on the topic “Leading for Equity: Efficacy and Action in Schools.” The PowerPoint image below obtained by The Federalist alludes to a broad conspiratorial network of interconnected systems of “structural and institutional racism.” Below are additional pictures that teachers in the Valbrun training took, one of which depicts a pyramid graph that differentiates between examples of “covert” and “overt” white supremacy. Among the overt examples, the graph claims the phrase “Make America Great Again” is covert white supremacist language, nearly equivalent in context to the N-word and the Ku Klux Klan. Also, it claims denying the existence of “white privilege” makes you a racist. So does the “celebration of Columbus Day,” as depicted in the right-hand corner. Another slide, depicted under the white supremacy graph, deceptively equates “equal access” with “a vision of society in which the distribution of resources and power is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure.” Once more, equality of outcome is represented by the “antiracist” educators as synonymous with equality of opportunity. Valbrun is the CEO of Valbrum Consulting Group, an organization that provides training and leadership development for schools and districts. In 2019, Valbrun presented at The Harvey B. Gantt Museum, Equity and Innovation Teacher Institute on equity and systemic racism in education. Valbrum’s lecture at Naperville overwhelmingly used identity politics to explain all “disparities” in society, according to sources. “Let’s look at the children as individuals,” a teacher said. “They are saying that if you are white you are racist and have white privilege. Even if you say you are not racist, you are told you are.” On March 2, school district coordinator Sue Jim Striedl sent an email to all attendees at the Feb. 26 Valbrun training to provide a link to the Intercultural Development Inventory website. IDI identifies itself as “the premier cross-cultural competence that is used by thousands of individuals and organizations to build intercultural competence to achieve international and domestic diversity and inclusion goals and outcomes.” Striedl forwarded a Google Drive link from Valbrun that contains documents she used in her lecture. One document called the “Leading For Racial Equity” glossary defines the terms “white privilege,” “white fragility,” “white culture,” “whiteness,” and “systemic racism,” among others. It also says that “reverse racism” does not exist, claiming white people cannot be discriminated against. Another document is a “Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist, Multicultural Institution,” a six-step guide to becoming an “antiracist” based on the notion that everyone is implicitly bigoted. The third document included below is called the “School Culture Equity Rubric” and outlines various scenarios of “racism,” such as if a minority student is not greeted upon entering a classroom. Additionally, suspensions, detentions, and all “zero-tolerance discipline” policies are said to be racist. In a tweet prior to the 2020 presidential election in November, now-Vice President Kamala Harris called for “equity,” saying “equitable treatment means we all end up in the same place.” Schools and companies are now ramping up partnerships with speakers espousing dangerous ideas, such as the elimination of meritocracy and the idea of judging people as racist or non-racist based on their biology. In this intersectionality hierarchy, a white man is inherently racist simply because he is a white man; a transgender black pansexual person with the pronouns it/they remains oppressed because of his sectarian status in society’s impermeable “hegemony.” In February, a whistleblower said Coca-Cola was hosting “antiracist” training on LinkedIn for employees, which was subsequently removed from the website. The training videos instructed employees to “try to be less white.” Brigham Young University, as reported by The Daily Wire, is developing a “race-conscious” curriculum. The BYU task force said the school should “establish a dedicated, visible space on campus for underrepresented students and those who serve this population.” In other words, segregation. “We’re facing a national crisis in America today with a multimillion-dollar industry that I call ‘Woke Inc.,’ infiltrating our schools with hired guns, weaponizing our children, and indoctrinating them with toxic, divisive ideas that segregate, shame, and denigrate,” Nomani said. “As a parent, it breaks my heart. We have to stand up with moral courage and challenge and expose this nightmare.” According to teachers, Naperville Central had a “building institute” training a week prior on Feb. 22 where district “learning coaches” lectured on implicit bias and microaggressions. The topic of discussion was also equity and racism in education—and America at large. The whistleblower says that he believes the next session is scheduled for April 6. The “antiracist” training at the high school comes on the heels of Illinois formally approving “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards.” According to the new rules, teachers are required to “embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints and perspectives,” as well as “assess how their biases…affect…how they access tools to mitigate their own behavior (racism, sexism, homophobia, unearned privilege, Eurocentrism, etc).” “In Illinois, the semi-official civics website tied to the implementation of the state’s civics law, illinoiscivics.org , has been heavily promoting critical race theory, the culturally responsive teaching philosophy that grows out of critical race theory, and the white fragility-style training sessions connected to culturally responsive teaching. I say ‘semi-official’ because the illinoiscivics.org website is funded and run by a private entity, the McCormick Foundation,” Stanley Kurtz, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, told The Federalist. The new rules in Illinois include an article on “white fragility” and form the basis for training sessions—like that at Naperville—for teachers to “move past their whiteness.” Educators are required to admit that there is systemic racism or “that there are systems in our society that create and reinforce inequities, thereby creating oppressive conditions.” “We need to oppose ‘antiracism’ training because the training itself is more like racism than its opposite. This training attributes guilt and innocence, insight and blindness, to individuals because of their race. This training, and the critical race theory that inspires it, is fundamentally at odds with the classically liberal principles that form the foundation of our constitutional system,” Kurtz added. He noted that Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed the nation he leads is beset with systemic racism, a critical race theory concept, and one of his first acts as president was to reinstate critical race theory trainings for federal employees and contractors. “I’ve had enough of this,” the whistleblower said. “Somebody needed to say something. I was raised with the idea that you try to see people as human beings and individuals. Instead of trying to create a society that works together, a society that has the values that our country was founded on, all systemic racism is doing is drawing attention to people’s races and differences. Instead of a society that works together, this is totally the opposite.” Assistant Superintendent Jayne Willard did not return several calls from The Federalist requesting for comment, nor did Assistant Principal Angela Ginnan from Naperville Central High School. Valbrun Consulting Group did not return any calls. An individual who handles inquiries for Dena Simmons responded to an email preliminarily but did not answer a follow-up with questions.)

UPI
— APRIL 1, 2019 FLASHBACK: Democrats, GOP wage second American civil war – Harlan Ullman
(DIERSEN: Democrats see those who are the following as being their solders in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Trump-haters, minorities, females, younger people, illegals, LGBTQers, poor people, renters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, non-married people, non-gun owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Needless-to-say, the Democrats will lose.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Voices/2019/04/01/Democrats-GOP-wage-second-American-civil-war/5341553967510/

REUTERS
— U.S. detained nearly 100,000 migrants at Mexico border in February – Frank Jack Daniel, Ted Hesson
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-border/u-s-detained-nearly-100000-migrants-at-u-s-mexico-border-in-february-sources-idUSKCN2AX2FE?il=0

CBS NEWS
— Texas governor backs law to prohibit Facebook and Twitter from banning users – STEPHEN GANDEL
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-greg-abbott-social-media-conservative-bias-censorship-law/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Vexing Question for Democrats: What Drives Latino Men to Republicans? – Jennifer Medina
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their solders in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: Trump-haters, minorities, females, younger people, illegals, LGBTQers, poor people, renters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, non-married people, non-gun owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Needless-to-say, the Democrats will lose.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/politics/latino-voters-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White House fires Trump EEOC official after she refuses to step down – Eli Rosenberg
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that in Diersen v. GAO, Republican elected and appointed officials in Illinois made it clear a) that they rejected the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and b) that they promoted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and using budget cuts and “up-or-out” to achieve the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/05/biden-eeoc-general-counsel-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fact-Checking Facebook’s Fact Checkers, The media giant is employing left-wing vetters to limit scientific debate. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: What if the Facebook hired me to be a fact- checker? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $102,188-$12,845/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact-checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. My other fact-checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fact-checking-facebooks-fact-checkers-11614987375
— Biden, Claiming ‘Systemic Racism’ in Policing, Defies Science. A detailed new report shows no racial disparities in crimes committed versus arrests made. – Jeffrey H. Anderson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-claiming-systemic-racism-in-policing-defies-science-11614969593
— More Americans Plan to Get Vaccine, Data Shows – Melanie Grayce West
(DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats and the RINOs put in charge of destroying those who fail/refuse to get vaccinated in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/covid-2021-03-05/card/iVbFmIT47N8cvDIXVai3
— Right to Be Anonymous? Not at Some Company Meetings. Some executives call incognito employee questions a lifeline; others consider them vehicles for inappropriate commentary. – Katherine Bindley
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, moderate, liberal, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, conservative, Protestant, and/or German American.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/right-to-be-anonymous-not-at-some-company-meetings-11614956687

SPECTATOR
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Who killed Chicago? A city with too many problems. – Ed Zotti
https://spectator.us/topic/killed-chicago-city-dead-crime/

HAGERTY
— These 8 car movies from 1971 brought hot rubber to silver screen. – Priscilla Page
(DIERSEN: In 1971, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago. That resulted in my buying a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir for daily use.)
https://www.hagerty.com/media/entertainment/these-8-car-movies-from-1971-brought-hot-rubber-to-silver-screen/

March 5 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lightfoot, if you don’t want Lincoln statues, here’s someone who does. – JOHN KASS
(DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should take Lincoln statutes that Democrats do not want.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-lincoln-statues-john-kass-20210305-auqma3zljnax3hl3whvo23a33i-story.html
— State sets new daily record with 131,882 vaccines administered as 1 million residents now fully vaccinated; 1,442 new COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210305-muynutjis5e4pohwuffve2gk2e-story.html
— How Michael Madigan’s departure accelerates a shift in Chicago politics from old-school machine to new-era progressives – BILL RUTHHART and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-prem-mike-madigan-chicago-machine-politics-illinois-progressives-20210305-cmh33nn2svbajlkk7ma6omo4ee-htmlstory.html
— Community coalition blasts Will County vaccination outreach to minority communities – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-minority-vaccinations-st-0305-20210304-dxriupsda5e2fdpnbuul424uim-story.html
— In Land of Lincoln, what’s wrong with statues of Honest Abe? And should Ulysses S. Grant be taken off his high horse? – JENNY WHIDDEN
(DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should take statutes of Lincoln and Grant that Democrats do not want.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-monuments-controversy-lincoln-20210305-gkqw3jupzrdy5aa2gedts43kpi-htmlstory.html
— Inside the Democratic power shift in Chicago politics | Former state senator pleads not guilty | State launches $10M COVID-19 vaccination campaign
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-chicago-politics-madigan-lincoln-statues–20210305-42uxaukmzbfljemgvqb2q2ngju-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote prostitution, you are anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-prostitution-eliza-orlins-sex-work-decriminalize-chapman-20210305-f6gk7ojz6rgvpjhujrgz26guie-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote war against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-dr-seuss-potato-head-page-20210305-cndkd22235gkvggv6yq6unjube-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In the Civil War, Republicans fought Democrats to end slavery. If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-slavery-reparations-african-americans-20210305-sitg77ynmfedriq2kiqctlsv4m-story.html
— Spate of high-profile cases spurs questions about up uptick of crime in Naperville – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-police-calls-st-0307-20210306-ebdp5sqb35hurlbgda2zc53qum-story.html
— Heads up, Chicago property owners. It’s reassessment year, and it won’t be pretty – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-property-taxes-20210306-73yhepcg6zbjdgryrfegzyo4oi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Watch candidates for Wheaton Warrenville Dist. 200 school board discuss the issues
(DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210305/watch-candidates-for-wheaton-warrenville-dist-200-school-board-discuss-the-issues

ABC7
— 8 activities throughout the workday to help avoid sedentary behavior – CNN
(DIERSEN: All these 8 activities take time. I already spend 10+ sedentary hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/how-to-avoid-sedentary-behavior—3-minutes-at-a-time/10391108/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/5/2021

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “No Partisan Benefit From Mail Voting in 2020 Election.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/no-partisan-benefit-from-mail-voting-in-2020-election-study/2455260/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Can Illinois’ political class end the big stall? The cost of our leaders’ refusal to butch it up and do what needs to be done becomes clearer by the day. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/can-illinois-political-class-end-big-stall


Best Places to Work 2021: The finalists
— Here are the 100 top companies in our annual feature
(DIERSEN: Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, disabled, moderate, liberal, non-married, non-rich, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, the more of the aforesaid that federal employees are, the more that they should rate the federal government as a best place to work.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/best-places-work/best-places-work-2021-finalists

FOX ILLINOIS
— U.S. to open more beds for immigrant children as numbers rise – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-to-open-more-beds-for-immigrant-children-as-numbers-rise

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Forbes Recognizes College of DuPage as Top Midsized Employer
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/forbes-recognizes-college-dupage-top-midsized-employer

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
– IL-16: Catalina Lauf Spotted at Mar-a-Lago Thursday Night in Florida
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/05/maralago030521/
— Wokieness, Private and Public
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/05/message-of-the-day-wokieness-private-and-public/
— Justice Department Notices Unemployment Comp Fraud
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/05/justice-department-notices-unemployment-comp-fraud/
— Feds Not Just Interested in “Domestic Terrorists”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/04/feds-not-just-interested-in-domestic-terrorists/
— IL-16: Immediate Take on Republican Primary Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/04/lopez030421/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 2022 GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFUL PAUL SCHIMPF SPEAKS WITH ILLINOIS REVIEW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/2022-gubernatorial-hopeful-paul-schimpf-speaks-with-illinois-review.html
— 48% SAY IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR EMPLOYERS TO REQUIRE COVID VACCINE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/48-say-it-should-be-illegal-for-employers-to-require-covid-vaccine.html
— THORNER: EQUALITY ACT 2020 WILL DEVASTATE WOMEN AND THEIR COMPETITIVE SPORTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/thorner-equality-act-2020-will-devastate-women-and-their-competitive-sports.html
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD MORE INVOLVED IN TRANSGENDER REVOLUTION THAN YOU REALIZE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/planned-parenthood-more-involved-in-transgender-revolution-than-you-realize.html
— TRANSPARENCY STILL NEEDED FOR CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON U.S. UNIVERSITIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/transparency-still-needed-for-chinas-influence-on-us-universities.html
— JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE TRUSTEE CANDIDATE MICHELLE LEE: MY CPAC 2021 EXPERIENCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/cpac2021.html
— DAGENHART: WHY DARREN BAILEY IS MY PICK FOR GOVERNOR IN 2022
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/dagenhart-why-darren-bailey-is-my-pick-for-governor-in-2022-.html
— TRUMP SPEAKS OUT ON SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS BREWING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/trump-speaks-out-on-southern-border-crisis-brewing.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats hide radical ideas behind rosy bill titles – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-hide-radical-ideas-behind-rosy-bill-titles

FOX NEWS
— Tale of two invasions: Ingraham says Dems ignore real border crisis while hyping threats to Capitol Says Dems want Americans to believe Trump supporters are ‘ongoing threat to democracy’ – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ingraham-democrats-tale-two-invasions-capitol-politics-border-crisis

GOPUSA
— Fauci Talks: Will The World Ever Really Get Over COVID-19?
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats plan on using COVID-19 to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107235

DAILY WIRE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, RACIST: Naperville ‘Anti-Racist’ Training: Expecting People Of Color To Teach White People Is ‘Covert White Supremacy’ – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-anti-racist-training-expecting-people-of-color-to-teach-white-people-is-covert-white-supremacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A wealthy school district in the Chicago suburbs hosted “anti-racism” training for school leadership that told administrators that expecting people of color to teach white people is a form of “covert white supremacy.” On Feb. 26, Naperville District 203 held an “anti-racism” training hosted by the Countywide Equity Institute and leadership coach Dena Simmons. Topics included best “equity and inclusion” practices for the district as well as “implicit bias” and “microaggressions” training. According to a report from The Federalist, Simmons, the keynote speaker, told attendees that Americans are “spiritually murdering” black students. Simmons also reportedly told listeners that white people removing snow is indicative of systemic racism. The speaker was likely referencing a Los Angeles Times article wherein the author condemned her Republican neighbor for snow plowing her driveway days after the Capitol riot. In an article entitled “How to Be an Antiracist Educator,” Simmons, who graduated from Yale University, praised The New York Times’ widely-criticized “1619 Project” as the gold standard for education. Simmons also said during a TEDx talk that “white supremacy” is the result of schools that refuse to teach “racial justice” and “anti-racism” to students. A tweet from Jayne Williard, the assistant superintendent of curriculum in District 203, shows that 10 other panelists were slated to talk throughout the “anti-racism” training. One of the panelists includes Valda Valburn who is the CEO of Valburn Consulting Group, a diversity and inclusion organization that partners with school districts to teach them how to be “anti-racist.” The organization boasts partnerships with the University of Virginia’s business school and a slew of public and private K-12 institutions across the country. A whistleblower teacher at a District 203 high school sent The Federalist screenshots of slides obtained from Valburn’s presentation on “Leading for Equity: Efficacy and Action in Schools.” One of the slides listed countless “socially acceptable” forms of “covert white supremacy,” one example included the campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” Other examples of “covert white supremacy” included “not believing experiences of [people of color],” “police murdering [people of color],” “Euro-centric Curriculum,” “Expecting [people of color] to teach white people,” “assuming that good intentions are enough,” “celebrating Columbus Day,” “the bootstrap theory,” and becoming a “self-appointed white ally.” Valburn’s presentation also defined “racial justice.” The definition drew an eerily similar connection to the rhetoric used by so-called Democratic socialists. “Social justice: A vision of society in which the distribution of resources and power is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure,” the slide reads. “Social justice involves social actors who have a sense of their own agency as well as a sense of social responsibility toward and with individuals and society.” Another slide said that pushing for “diversity” is not enough because “diversity” encompasses multiple human characteristics used to identify individuals and groups. The slide insinuates that “diversity” does not promote “racial justice” because it does not account enough for race. The training was hosted shortly after the Illinois State Board of Education voted to pass new “culturally responsive” teaching standards that force educators to “embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints.” According to a copy of the new standards obtained by The Daily Wire, teachers are required to “assess how their biases and perceptions affect their teaching practice and how they access tools to mitigate their own behaviors.” This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, unearned privilege, and Eurocentrism. The legislation makes clear that teachers and leaders must also affirm the identity of gender-dysphoric students. This includes integrating and implementing “the wide spectrum and fluidity of identities” into course curriculum.)

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Says Southern Border Is ‘Out Of Control’ On Biden’s Watch – CHRISTIAN DATOC
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/05/trump-says-southern-border-is-out-of-control-on-bidens-watch-white-house-shoots-down-his-criticism/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Does the Bible support socialism? Are there scriptures that could be used to defend the legitimacy of socialism or communism? Although there are some seemingly socialist passages in the Bible, there are many others that promote personal responsibility and reward for hard work. – Alex McFarland
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout a) that GOD is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that GOD promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/alex-mcfarland/2021/03/05/does-the-bible-support-socialism

EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Sanctuary City’ Cases at Request of Biden’s DOJ – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-dismisses-sanctuary-city-cases-at-request-of-bidens-doj_3722177.html

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— Gov. Greg Abbott backs bill to stop social media companies from banning Texans for political views. Senate Bill 12 would prohibit social media companies — including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube — from blocking, banning, demonetizing or otherwise discriminating against a user based on their viewpoint or their location within Texas. – SHAWN MULCAHY
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to be banned. I would focus on those in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on present/past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats.)
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/05/texas-greg-abbott-press-conference-social-media/

JD SUPRA
— Illinois Set To Impose New Restrictions And Requirements On Employers
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will it be officially illegal for employers in Illinois to hire or employ those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-set-to-impose-new-restrictions-6252916/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Wary of Making COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/march_2021/americans_wary_of_making_covid_19_vaccine_mandatory

YAHOO FINANCE
— Most retirees find retirement doesn’t live up to their expectations – Stephanie Asymkos
(DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, more and more and more people, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/retirement-doesnt-live-up-to-their-expectations-172359031.html

March 5 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO
— House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/house-impeachment-manager-sues-trump-allies-over-riot/

NBC5
— VERY SAD: White Sox Fans Drink the Most of Any MLB Fan Base, Study Shows. No. 1 White Sox fans outranked No. 14 Cubs supporters in average number of drinks per game. – Becca Wood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/white-sox-fans-drink-the-most-of-any-mlb-fan-base-study-shows/2453770/

DAILY HERALD
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Bill explores creation of legal services for immigrants facing deportation in Illinois – GRACE BARBIC
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration. If anyone should pay for legal services for illegals, it should only be those who vote for Democrats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210304/bill-explores-creation-of-legal-services-for-immigrants-facing-deportation-in-illinois

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases decrease as 73 new infections reported Thursday, 2 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/05/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-decrease-as-73-new-infections-reported-thursday-2-deaths/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Residents, aldermen, candidates debate reparations program in public conference – Alex Harrison
(DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/03/05/city/residents-aldermen-candidates-debate-reparations-program-in-public-conference/
— Aldermanic candidates debate mayor-council model, reparations at NAACP forum – Yiming Fu
(DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/03/04/city/aldermanic-candidates-debate-mayor-council-model-reparations-at-naacp-forum/

STATELINE
— Proposed bill would end Illinois lawmaker pensions
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/proposed-bill-would-end-illinois-lawmaker-pensions/

WISN
— Kinzinger pressures Republicans to leave Trump behind – Matt Smith
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who pressure the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to leave behind the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wisn.com/article/illinois-congressman-pressures-republicans-to-leave-trump-behind/35733758#

CHICAGO CHALKBEAT
— As Chicago schools reopen, principals look for thousands of absent students – Cassie Walker Burke
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/3/22312411/chicago-cps-is-reopening-its-schools-how-many-students-will-attend-remote-learning-in-person

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— PRICE CHANGE: The House Republican Organization has doubled its dues for rank-and-file members from $10,000 per election cycle to $20,000. “The new structure will help our organization fund the increased number of races we anticipate post-remap and will accommodate additional member services,” executive director Jayme Odom said in an email to members. Along with the $20,000 fee for regular members, those in leadership will pay $55,000 per two-year cycle, and board members, $45,000. The HRO has been in a restructuring mode for a few years — ever since former Gov. Bruce Rauner lost re-election. The group had relied solely on his financial support, leaving the organization hobbled when he left office (and eventually skipped town to live in Florida). The HRO also named state Rep. Ryan Spain of Peoria as chairman, replacing state Rep. Tony McCombie. New board members include state Reps. Tim Ozinga, Dan Caulkins, Avery Bourne, Tim Butler and Charlie Meier. Rep. Jim Durkin, of course, is House Republican leader. RELATED: The one place House Republicans want to be Trump-free: “Republicans are sounding the alarm that his attempts to meddle in primaries could hurt the party’s efforts to win back the majority,” . . . CATALINA LAUF, a pro-Trump Republican primarying Rep. ADAM KINZINGER (R-Ill.) in 2022, at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday evening, in the latest sign that Trump is serious about challenging his House GOP antagonists. Kinzinger has been an outspoken critic of Trump, even forming a political action committee to support candidates who take stands opposing the former president. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/03/05/kellys-day-one-bossism-wanes-hro-dues-hike-pritzkers-covid-pilot-program-492009

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Cancel culture of the woke left must be resisted at every turn – Editorial
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who lead/led the cancel culture in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I should write a book about those who led the cancel culture in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/4/editorial-cancel-culture-of-the-woke-left-must-be-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Marjorie Taylor Greene’s procedural antics splitting House GOP factions – Emily Brooks
(DIERSEN: What GOP faction are you in? I am in the platform faction.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/taylor-greene-motion-to-adjourn

FOX NEWS
— Joe Biden has done more as president to open borders than he has to reopen schools – James Comer
https://news.yahoo.com/james-comer-joe-biden-done-194627352.html
— Canceled by Amazon: Clarence Thomas, Michael Brown documentaries, books on gender top growing list. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/amazon-cancel-censor-content-clarence-thomas-michael-brown-gender-books

GOPUSA
— Biden Vs America: Illegal Border Crossings Are Now 6 Times What Obama Administration Considered ‘Crisis’
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, instead of being in Washington DC, the National Guard should be at the border stopping illegal immigration.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107212
— National Guard Presence On Capitol Hill Sparks Bipartisan Calls For Answers
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, instead of being in Washington DC, the National Guard should be at the border stopping illegal immigration.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107217

BLAZE
— Republicans slam Biden for ‘Neanderthal’ insult against red state governors. Kayleigh McEnany compares comment to Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark. – BRECK DUMAS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-slam-biden-for-neanderthal-insult-against-red-state-governors
— Trump drops a blistering response to Karl Rove’s scathing criticism of his CPAC speech. ‘He’s a pompous fool with bad advice’ – CARLOS GARCIA
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the time when Roskam’s campaign feared that I might ask Rove a question when Rove spoke at a rally for Roskam in 2006 in Wheaton.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-drops-a-blistering-response-to-karl-roves-scathing-criticism-of-his-cpac-speech
— California: High school baseball team suspended because 8 seniors took a yearbook photo without masks. The school district said they violated COVID-19 safety protocols, so the whole team was punished. – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-high-school-baseball-team-suspended-photo-without-masks

FEDERALIST
— If Congress Won’t Take On Big Tech, Conservatives Have No Choice But To Build Their Own Internet. The only way remaining to truly protect freedom of expression and, in turn, our democracy, is by building free and open internet. – Greg Steube and Martín Avila
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/05/if-congress-wont-take-on-big-tech-conservatives-have-no-choice-but-to-build-their-own-internet/

TOWNHALL
— Who Really Imperils the Republic? – Pat Buchanan
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2021/03/05/who-really-imperils-the-republic-n2585725

CHRISTIANITY
— Christian Leader Warns Against Cancel Culture’s Impending Attempts To Silence Faithful – SARAH MAE SALIONG
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the success that “Republicans” in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District have had a) promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) silencing those like me who oppose promoting the aforesaid.)
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11053/20210305/christian-leader-warns-against-cancel-culture-s-impending-attempts-to-silence-faithful.htm

COLLEGE FIX
— Large newspaper chain dumps ‘Mallard Fillmore’ for defending girls’ sports against Biden order – Greg Piper
https://www.thecollegefix.com/large-newspaper-chain-dumps-mallard-fillmore-for-defending-girls-sports-against-biden-order/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dems Say Not Leaning Left Will Hurt in ’22. Data Say Otherwise. – David Brady & Brett Parker
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/03/dems_say_not_leaning_left_will_hurt_in_22_data_say_otherwise.html

RT
— Most Americans realize cancel culture is a massive threat to our democracy, but I fear it may be too late to halt it – Micah Curtis
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who lead/led the cancel culture in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I should write a book about those who led the cancel culture in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/517087-america-cancel-culture-democracy/

OPEN SECRETS
— Corporate interests call on Congress to pass the Dream Act – Alyce McFadden
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Big Business makes it clear that it is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/03/corporate-interests-back-the-dream-act/

THE HILL
— Trump sued by Democrats over mob attack on Capitol – JOHN KRUZEL
(DIERSEN: Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff managers, and their campaign volunteers a) who blame me, b) who blame my GOPUSA Illinois newsletters, and/or c) who blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and/or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member have not sued me. However, the aforesaid have done everything that that can to destroy me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/541770-trump-sued-by-democrats-over-mob-attack-on-capitol

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP governors scorn pandemic restrictions as they compete for primacy in a pro-Trump party – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-mask-mandate-abbott/2021/03/04/ceec92bc-7d12-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Far-right sources on Facebook get more engagement than any other political posts.” Overwhelmingly, a) those who promote Facebook, b) those who discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) those who discourage everyone from reading those newsletters are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/04/far-right-extreme-study-facebook/
— Did Facebook ‘cancel Abe Lincoln’? The truth is complicated — and alarming. – Ron Charles
(DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should officially offer to take statutes of Lincoln that Democrats do not want.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/facebook-old-abe-cancel-culture/2021/03/03/ad9e01fc-7b98-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html

USA TODAY
— The Backstory: A reporter arrested while covering a protest faces trial Monday. Here’s why you should care. – Nicole Carroll
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I should sue anyone who hints/implies/argues/shouts that I falsely claim to be a reporter.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/03/05/press-freedom-reporters-face-charges-after-black-lives-matter-protests/6896041002/

DISPATCH
— Is It Time for the Republican Party to Split Apart? It’s far from likely, but the Whig Party’s demise in the 1850s could serve as precedent. – Declan Garvey
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party a) want the party to dump all those who support the party’s traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform and b) want the party to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://thedispatch.com/p/is-it-time-for-the-republican-party

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Equity’ Is a Mandate to Discriminate. The new buzzword tries to hide the aim of throwing out the American principle of equality under the law. – Charles Lipson
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote reverse discrimination and age discrimination. I would focus on those a) who focus on destroying me, b) who focus on destroying my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and/or c) who focus on destroying those who read my newsletters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/equity-is-a-mandate-to-discriminate-11614901276
— How Much Does the Federal Minimum Wage Buy You? Now vs. Then. Working minimum wage has never been ideal, but it used to be more manageable a half century ago. – Brian McGill and Max Rust
(DIERSEN: According to this article, the inflation-adjusted minimum wage that I earned 1964-1966 was about $12/hour. With the money that I earned washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and the summer in between, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. I used that car to get to/from a) jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966, b) classes at UIC 1966 and 1967, and c) my job working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during by freshman and sophomore years at UIC and full-time during the summer in between. I sold it in December of 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-does-the-federal-minimum-wage-buy-you-now-vs-then-11614866413
— Election Doubting Is All-American. Trump and his supporters are following a tradition that runs from Andrew Jackson to Nancy Pelosi. – Ted Rall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-doubting-is-all-american-11614901206

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Once a CPAC star, Pence deemed ‘traitor’ by new conservative base
https://www.businessinsider.com/pence-2024-trump-cpac-traitor-conservatives-2021-3

LEXOLOGY
— Get Woke: Millennials and Age Discrimination
(DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were younger, Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were older, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were moderate, liberal, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time wanted them to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=886eee2a-f31d-4ad6-808d-307cdc4887d1

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Was It Appropriate for the Media to Identify Rioters from the U.S. Capitol Attack? – EVELYN MATEOS
(DIERSEN: Capitol Rioters harmed Trump, harmed all those who voted for Trump, harmed all conservatives, and harmed all Republicans.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/was-it-appropriate-for-the-media-to-identify-rioters-from-the-us-capitol-attack,187178

ROLLING STONE
— ‘Useful Idiots’: The Democrats Try to Cancel Fox News – REED DUNLEA
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have viewed me as being one of their useful idiots since 2000. I would focus on Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO a) candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff managers, and their campaign volunteers, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, and c) “conservative” activists.)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/useful-idiots-taibbi-fox-news-shahid-buttar-1133945/

NEW YORKER
— The Vaccine Resisters – Benjamin Wallace-Wells
(DIERSEN: How should you respond when you are asked about your position on vaccination? From what I see, if you indicate any kind of resistance, those who want to destroy you will use that to destroy you, and especially if you are a law enforcement officer, soldier, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-populism/the-vaccine-resisters

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Adam Kinzinger’s Bold Prediction: Trump Will Fade Away.” I should write a book about those who predicted that their harassment of me would get me a) to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/adam-kinzingers-bold-prediction-trump-will-fade-away.html

ONE NEWS PAGE
— Adam Kinzinger Says Donald Trump Is ‘Losing It’ after Latest Statement
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zn0w4zq8u/Adam-Kinzinger-Says-Donald-Trump-Is-Losing-It.htm