May 28 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois graduated income tax plan will go to voters after Governor JB Pritzker’s bill passes the State House – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-graduated-income-tax-plan-will-go-to-voters-bill-passes-house/5319069/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abortion bill’s fate uncertain; no vote Monday in House ‘I know we’re close on votes,’ Senate’s sponsor says – Rebecca Anzel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/27/18642136/abortion-bills-fate-uncertain-no-vote-monday-illinois-house

DAILY HERALD
— In Transit: Would you pay more for gas to fix the roads? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190527/in-transit-would-you-pay-more-for-gas-to-fix-the-roads
— ‘Inadvertent’ vote contradicts message expected from new tollway board – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190528/editorial-inadvertent-vote-contradicts-message-expected-from-new-tollway-board

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Graduated income tax goes to voters as Pritzker scores a win House Democrats hold together, giving the state’s rookie governor success with the issue on which he staked his political future. How did he do it, and what happens now as voters prepare to decide the matter? – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/graduated-income-tax-goes-voters-pritzker-scores-win

WTTW
— Democrats Put Graduated Income Tax Question to Voters – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/27/illinois-democrats-put-graduated-income-tax-question-voters

HERALD & REVIEW
— Durkin: State budget should take priority in discussions – REBECCA ANZEL
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/durkin-state-budget-should-take-priority-in-discussions/article_80630120-ee73-57ad-854f-b6dce41dfbe9.html
— Illinois House passes bill that would make clergy ‘mandatory reporters’ of child abuse, neglect – PETER HANCOCK
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-passes-bill-that-would-make-clergy-mandatory-reporters/article_3642f56d-ade7-56bd-aa5e-8fc9d34f16c7.html

STATELINE
— IL Democrats advance bill to expand abortion rights, all committee Republicans vote ‘no’ – AP
https://www.mystateline.com/news/democrats-advance-bill-to-expand-illinois-abortion-rights/2032221813

WSIL
— Illinois moves closer to graduated income tax – Jeff Weinrich
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40539696/illinois-moves-closer-to-graduated-income-tax

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage teens to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/teen-celebrates-lgbtq-curriculum-bills-passage#stream/0

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/05/27/city/new-illinois-bill-would-require-lgbtq-education-in-public-schools/

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— Illinois Video Gambling Tax Hike Will Be Decided by Lawmakers With Financial Ties to the Industry As video gambling has grown in the state, so have the industry’s links to lawmakers. – Jason Grotto and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-video-gambling-tax-increase-lawmakers-industry-financial-ties

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Opponents to Legalizing Abortion Up to the Day Before Birth Lay Out Arguments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/28/opponents-to-leaglizing-abortion-up-to-the-day-before-birth-lay-out-arguments/
— Major Report on Legislative Insiders Financial Interest in Slots
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/28/major-report-on-legislative-insiders-financial-interest-in-slots/

CAPITOL FAX
— Property taxes again take the forefront, to be folded into the rates bill
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/28/property-taxes-again-take-the-forefront-to-be-folded-into-the-rates-bill/
— Some legislators have financial ties to video gaming (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrats have ties to organizations and companies that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, patronage, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things?) 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/28/some-legislators-have-financial-ties-to-video-gaming/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— First-ever private border wall built in New Mexico Half-mile section to close ‘gap’ in Border Patrol’s fence – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/27/first-ever-private-border-wall-built-new-mexico/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar wants to change US foreign policy from ‘the perspective of a foreigner’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70141
— Mushrooms: Today Denver, tomorrow all of Colorado?
http://www.gopusa.com/mushrooms-today-denver-tomorrow-all-of-colorado/
— Another LGBT Hoax
http://www.gopusa.com/another-lgbt-hoax/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Dumb and Mean Democrats Lack American Consciousness – Noel S. Williams
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/dumb_and_mean_democrats_lack_american_consciousness.html

BREITBART
— Illinois Bill Would Have ‘Right to Abortion’ Become ‘Primary Right’ in State – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/28/illinois-bill-would-have-right-to-abortion-become-primary-right-in-state/

— New York Times Blames Netanyahu, Trump for Antisemitism in Europe – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: What problems do you get blamed for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/05/28/new-york-times-blames-netanyahu-trump-for-antisemitism-in-europe/

TOWNHALL
— Illinois Dems Pushing Bill to Legalize Partial Birth Abortion – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/05/28/illinois-dems-pushing-bill-to-legalize-partial-birth-abortion-n2546936

DAILY CALLER
— GERMANY TELLS JEWS NOT TO WEAR KIPPAHS TO AVOID DISCRIMINATION, DRAWING INTERNATIONAL IRE – Matt M. Miller (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and the federal government tell Republicans to not wear MAGA hates to avoid discrimination?) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/27/us-ambassador-germany-kippah/

PATRIOT POST
— Americans Doubt Border Crisis Because MSM Ignores It Network news reveals anti-Trump bias by underreporting events that support his agenda.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/63244-americans-doubt-border-crisis-because-msm-ignores-it

THOMAS MORE SOCIETY
— Illinois Abortion Bill Would Turn State into “Abortion Capital of America,” Legalize Late-Term Abortions on Viable Preemies – Peter Breen
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/illinois-abortion-bill-would-turn-state-into-abortion-capital-of-america-legalize-late-term-abortions-on-viable-preemies/

BILL O’Reily
— Defending Trump
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/Defending-Trump/-575823110044399765.html

EURASIA REVIEW
— How Media Omission Agenda Breeds Ignorance – Liberty Nation
https://www.eurasiareview.com/28052019-how-media-omission-agenda-breeds-ignorance-oped/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Illinois Lawmakers Advance What Could Be Nation’s Most Liberal Abortion Legislation The Reproductive Health Act came in direct response to a spate of anti-abortion legislation that has passed in states around the country. – Nick Visser
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-abortion-reproductive-health-act_n_5ceccf95e4b00356fc26a04b

ABC RADIO
— Trump set to commandeer July 4 festivities in nation’s capital
https://wtop.com/fourth-of-july/2019/05/president-donald-trump-set-to-commandeer-july-4-festivities-in-nations-capital/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Google Relies On Underclass Of Temp Labor – Daisuke Wakabayashi
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/technology/google-temp-workers.html
— Cuba’s Struggle Between Racism and Inclusion Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a series of discriminatory labor practices have emerged that threaten the inclusion of Afro-Cubans in the island’s new economic reality. – Alejandro De La Fuente
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/opinion/cuban-revolution-racism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaign embraces groups trying to court minority voters – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/from-the-fringe-to-a-meeting-with-lara-trump-groups-go-after-minority-voters-with-pleas-to-abandon-the-democratic-party/2019/05/24/514a7c74-7ccf-11e9-8ede-f4abf521ef17_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Medicaid for All Democrats want to pay for health care for every illegal immigrant. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-medicaid-for-all-11558994967
— The ‘Wage Gap’ Commissars Kamala Harris wants to insert bureaucrats into salary decisions. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, national origin discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, etc. insert themselves in all personnel decisions.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wage-gap-commissars-11558994997

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Lawmakers Pave Way For Higher Taxes On Richest, Send Plan to Voters – Elizabeth Campbell and Amanda Albright (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 42% of what my 1997 salary was in today’s dollars.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-27/illinois-lawmakers-approve-progressive-tax-send-plan-to-voters
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Financial advisers and institutions typically counsel someone aim to have 70% to 80% of their pre-retirement paycheck. Another estimate is roughly 75%, according to T. Rowe Price, because living expenses go down, taxes will likely be reduced and there won’t be a need to put so much toward retirement savings anymore.)

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Fortune 500 Attorney Victoria Lipnic Takes Reins From EEOC’s Bipartisan Leader (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. What would Lipnic say about that? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer” a) because I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit since 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because I had always complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. What would Lipnic say about that?)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/fortune-500-attorney-takes-reins-from-eeocs-bipartisan-leader

BARRON’S
— Don’t Lowball Your Retirement Income Like These Americans – Alessandra Malito
https://www.barrons.com/articles/retirement-income-planning-51558674794

FORBES
— Overcome Age Discrimination In A Job Interview – Robin Ryan (DIERSEN: I am 70. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on promoting age discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They focus on promoting age discrimination against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/05/28/overcome-age-discrimination-in-a-job-interview/#70d456d86772

NEWSWEEK
— THE AMOUNT OF U.S. FARMLAND HELD BY FOREIGN INVESTORS NEARLY DOUBLED IN A DECADE – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/us-farmland-held-foreign-investors-doubled-decade-1436971

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— U.S. cities far from border feel effects of migrant releases – Adriana Gomez Licon
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/u-s-cities-far-from-border-feel-effects-of-migrant/article_2ab275f9-ca35-56b4-a69c-682db0d21007.html

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://prospect.org/article/why-we-must-legalize-marijuana

NATIONAL MEMO
— Washington, DC Mayor Pushes Back Against Trump Takeover Of July Fourth – Alex Henderson
https://www.nationalmemo.com/washington-dc-mayor-pushes-back-against-trump-takeover-of-july-fourth/

May 27 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GOOD MEN PROJECT
— 5 Ways You Can Relax During Your Free Time – Devin Caldwel (DIERSEN: Why do you have more free time. I have more free time because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I have more free time because I have no debts, a Civil Service Retirement System pension, and retirement savings. I have more free time because I have no children or pets. What do you do with your free time? I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://goodmenproject.com/guy-talk/5-ways-you-can-relax-during-your-free-time-cmtt/

ABOVE THE LAW
— Kamala Harris’s Equal Pay Plan Acknowledges The Weakness Of Lawsuits It feels like an admission that courts cannot close the disparity. – ELIE MYSTAL (DIERSEN: If you are considering filing a lawsuit, you should consider your “jury appeal.” The less “jury appeal” that you have, the more likely that you will be denied your 7th Amendment rights, that the defendant will be granted summary judgment, and that you will lose. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you have: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/kamala-harriss-equal-pay-plan-acknowledges-the-weakness-of-lawsuits/

May 26 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed pot bill a scary proposition – David E. Smith, Executive Director, Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0526-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women, minority businesses highlights ‘women helping women’ approach – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-lori-lightfoot-hiring-women-tt-20190522-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton recognizes the completion of the extensive streetscape project on Front Street that included the redesign and relocation of Martin Memorial Plaza. – Paula Barrington, Downtown Wheaton Association (DIERSEN: Attendees at this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At 6:30 p.m., a rededication ceremony at the plaza will be conducted by members of the Wheaton City Council and representatives of the Martin family. A giant ribbon imprinted with continuous W’s (representing Wheaton) will be cut by members of the council, followed by cake and lemonade.)
— CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind – AP (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees and government retirees as being over-compensated a) never complain about what CEOs are paid and b) talk and act like they are paid operatives and paid dupes for CEOs) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190524/business/305249934/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Awaiting a ‘tax massacre’ in Springfield – Eric Olson
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/05/24/olson-awaiting-a-tax-massacre-in-springfield/a6qt47v/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Trump-s-plan-to-fund-border-wall-faces-first-13892871.php

TIMES
— Put spending cuts, pensions on the table, too – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/05/23/our-view-put-spending-cuts-pensions-on-the-table-too/aj6r4ri/

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Owners of Naperville home pay more than 37% of sale price in taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512513476-market-watch-owners-of-naperville-home-pay-more-than-37-of-sale-price-in-taxes

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Landlord restrictions ‘interfere with free market’ and ‘enforce ignorance,’ says Chicago GOP chair – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512502456-landlord-restrictions-interfere-with-free-market-and-enforce-ignorance-says-chicago-gop-chair

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Madigan ‘bullying’ income tax increase through legislative process – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512565645-madigan-bullying-income-tax-increase-through-legislative-process
— Pritzker quiet about Madigan’s Memorial-Day-weekend surprise pushing graduated tax bill onto House floor – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512565686-pritzker-quiet-about-madigan-s-memorial-day-weekend-surprise-pushing-graduated-tax-bill-onto-house-floor

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Average teacher salaries in Illinois rank 12th highest in nation
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512563249-average-teacher-salaries-in-illinois-rank-12th-highest-in-nation

FOX NEWS
— CNN now the ‘hate Trump’ network, ex-contributors say: Network ‘openly despises conservatives’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ex-cnn-gop-pundits-speak-out-against-anti-trump-network-they-openly-despise-conservatives

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s weaponization of everything – Gary Gindler
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/the_lefts_weaponization_of_everything.html

GOPUSA
— Segregation: ‘Separate but equal’ commencements arrive at vaunted bastions of ‘diversity’
http://www.gopusa.com/segregation-separate-but-equal-commencements-arrive-at-vaunted-bastions-of-diversity/

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Graham’s Immigration Realpolitik – Henry Seggerman
https://www.newsmax.com/henryseggerman/collins-murkowski/2019/05/24/id/917514/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot – DAN ELLIOTT
https://apnews.com/0f172afa4112436aad5a24a52e5936ce
— Illinois lawmakers have 5 days left, 5 big issues to settle – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Illinois-lawmakers-have-5-days-left-5-big-issues-13896361.php

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Muslims and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims, and especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/your-money/pillars-fund-muslim-americans-suppport.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Voters Are the Future of American Politics For at least the next few elections, liberal youngsters will be increasingly outnumbered by their conservative elders – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Those who want Republican candidates to lose tell them to dump older voters, and especially to dump older voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have dumped older voters like me.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-voters-are-the-future-of-american-politics-11558716630
— What Happens in a New Mexico Town When U.S. Border Patrol Drops Off Migrants Residents of Deming wonder how long their community can host a wave of people who crossed the border illegally – Dan Frosch and Alicia A. Caldwell (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, and those countries that encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally should pay all costs associated with those illegals.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-in-a-new-mexico-town-when-u-s-border-patrol-drops-off-thousands-of-migrants-11558696442

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How Can You Tell if a Job Candidate Is Lying About Their Credentials? – Adam C. Uzialko
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/11314-background-check-candidate-credentials.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When employers don’t want to conduct candidate verification themselves or feel it would be better handled by a professional third party, there are background check services. These companies are available to screen candidates, usually for a per-candidate fee, and provide background check reports for the employer’s review. Background checks generally review criminal history at the federal and state level, as well as verify past employment and educational attainment. “Manual verification of job candidates, especially in high-volume situations, may be impractical,” Chancey said. “For best results, employers should consider partnering with a reliable background screening vendor. Look for a vendor whose screening platform is easy to use and takes out the hassle of verifying multiple candidates, integrates with other HR systems such as the applicant tracking system, and whose capabilities can be customized to the needs of your organization.”)

SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer – AP (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190525/company-must-pay-for-rescinding-pregnant-womans-job-offer

SEATTLE TIMES
— UW rescinds job offer as incoming administrator is charged with domestic violence – Asia Fields
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uws-rescinds-job-offer-as-incoming-administrator-is-charged-with-domestic-violence/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: UW administrators learned of the arrest from an employee who read about it in an article from the student paper at private Doane University, where Amoateng has been the Title IX coordinator, Balta said. Amoateng announced in April that he would be leaving Doane for UW, according to the student paper, The Doane Line. After verifying the arrest, UW rescinded its job offer May 13, Balta said.)

WEEK
— 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2019 – Harold Maass (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, they, their operatives, and their dupes will tell you everything that you need to know. They do not want you to learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://theweek.com/10things/836727/10-things-need-know-today-may-24-2019

LADDERS
— 5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs – DANDAN ZHU (DIERSEN: Given your demographics, what harmed your career? The following harmed my career in the federal government: I did not become a veteran. I did not become a Democrat. I did not become a yes-man. I refused to help my Democrat superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. I complained about political affiliation discrimination. I complained about reverse discrimination. I complained about age discrimination. I complained about retaliation. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-common-career-mistakes-to-avoid-at-all-costs

POSITIVE NEWS
— ‘The next generation of journalists is excited about doing things differently’ – Lucy Purdy
https://www.positive.news/society/media/the-next-generation-of-journalists-is-excited-about-doing-things-differently/

THINK PROGRESS
— Facebook refuses to delete altered video of Nancy Pelosi The decision is the latest in a long line of troubling and confusing moves by the social media giant. – LUKE BARNES
https://thinkprogress.org/facebook-refuses-to-delete-altered-video-of-nancy-pelosi-80c8192fe352/

MEDIAITE
— Undocumented Trump Golf Club Workers Slam Trump: ‘He Knows How Much He Exploits Mexicans’ – Tamar Auber
https://www.mediaite.com/donald-trump/undocumented-trump-golf-club-workers-slam-trump-he-knows-how-much-he-exploits-mexicans/

May 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— New tax on beer, wine, spirits on the table in Illinois – Mark Rivera
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-tax-on-beer-wine-spirits-on-the-table-in-illinois/5315995/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois lawmakers propose tax hike on alcohol to balance budget – Natalie Bomke
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-lawmakers-propose-tax-hike-on-alcohol-to-balance-budget

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House committee advances graduated-rate income tax plan approved earlier by Senate – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-graduated-tax-rates-house-20190524-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to ‘think big’ as a candidate, but is his agenda too big? Lawmakers will decide this week. – Rick Pearson, Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
— When taxpayers trust Springfield … Part 3: ‘Honest, we’ll only soak the 3%!’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-income-tax-illinois-constitution-20190523-story.html
— Yearbook controversies and the bungled responses from Chicago-area high schools – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-highland-oak-park-yearbook-controversies-big-lie-racism-20190524-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use illegals to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/24/18636132/donald-trump-immigration-abuses-public-outrage
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who encourage students to take out loans? 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/24/18638866/college-loan-debt-elizabeth-warren-tuition-jesse-jackson-robert-f-smith

DAILY HERALD
— In wake of Sterigenics emissions, tighter controls clear Illinois House – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190524/in-wake-of-sterigenics-emissions-tighter-controls-clear-illinois-house
— After 2 suburban Democrats replaced, House committee advances tax rate bill – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190524/after-2-suburban-democrats-replaced-house-committee-advances-tax-rate-bill

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s what you’d pay if Pritzker’s graduated income tax is enacted While nothing yet is final, Senate action today gives taxpayers their best indication yet. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-what-youd-pay-if-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-enacted
— This huge Hinsdale contemporary sold for about the cost of the land The 10,000-square-footer designed by an eminent Swedish architect sold this week for about $2.97 million. It’s estimated the sellers had invested at least $5 million in the pondside home. – DENNIS RODKIN 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/huge-hinsdale-contemporary-sold-about-cost-land

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Are you ready to be fingerprinted and pay $50 to get a FOID card? – LINDSEY SALVATELLI 
https://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article230792404.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE INSKEEP & STEVE MULLIS (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have no merit. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/juli-n-castro-wants-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit#stream/0

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why Downstate Fights for Coal It’s a $100,000 a year job — in a region where the median home price is $87,000. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2019/Why-Downstate-Fights-for-Coal/

COD COURIER
— Brian Caputo named next president of College of DuPage – Joey Weslo
https://codcourier.org/11815/news/breaking-news-brian-caputo-named-next-president-of-college-of-dupage/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LAND OF 1,000 SHRINKING COMMUNITIES Illinois’ lost people problem spreads to more than 1,000 communities in 2018 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/land-of-1000-shrinking-communities/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “IT ISN’T YOUR GRANDPA’S WEED,” FORMER ADDICT SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/it-isnt-your-grandpas-weed-former-addict-says.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois separatist Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) interviewed on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/24/illinois-separatist-interviewed-on-fox-news-show/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Sexist trash’: Hillary Clinton goes off on doctored Pelosi video – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sexist-trash-hillary-clinton-goes-off-on-doctored-pelosi-video

GOPUSA
— Is journalism dead? CNN’s Acosta pens anti-Trump book; Most Dems believe AOC’s biggest lie! – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70021

BREITBART
— DHS: ‘100 %’ Border Crossers with Children Being Released into U.S., Given Work Permits – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/24/dhs-100-border-crossers-with-children-being-released-into-u-s-given-work-permits/
— Eurocrat Attacks ‘Stupid Nationalists in Love with Their Own Countries’ – VICTORIA FRIEDMAN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats officially a) condemn Independence Day, b) stop municipalities like Wheaton from having Independence Day fireworks and parades, c) stop Republicans from participating and sponsoring Independence Day fireworks and parades, and d) stop people from watching the fireworks and parades?)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/24/eurocrat-attacks-stupid-nationalists-love-their-own-countries/
— Democrats Refuse to Block Gun Offenders from Amnesty Status – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/24/democrats-refuse-to-block-gun-offenders-from-amnesty-status/

DAILY CALLER
— DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO CHICK-FIL-A BANS – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/24/dot-investigate-chick-fil-a-ban/
— TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY LINKED TO DECLINE IN RACIAL PREJUDICE – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/24/trump-presidency-decline-racial-prejudice/
— MEDIA SEIZE ON DECLINE IN RACIAL PREJUDICE AS MORE EVIDENCE TRUMP IS RACIST – Rachel Stoltzfoos 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/24/media-decline-racial-prejudice-trump-racist/

CNS NEWS
— Trump to Enforce Clinton-Era Law Requiring Sponsors to Pay Back Welfare Benefits of Immigrants – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/melanie-arter/trump-enforce-clinton-era-law-requiring-sponsors-pay-back-welfare-benefits

AMERICAN THINKER
— Another faded entertainer (John Cusack) insults the military because Donald J. Trump is president – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/another_faded_entertainer_insults_the_military_because_donald_j_trump_is_president.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE WAR ON TRUMP IS A WAR ON AMERICA Scott Lively urges, ‘prevent our common enemies from taking him down’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-war-on-trump-is-a-war-on-america/

PJ MEDIA
— Herman Cain: Trump ‘Wasn’t Racist Before He Became President and He’s Not Racist Now’ – NICHOLAS BALLASY
https://pjmedia.com/trending/herman-cain-trump-wasnt-racist-before-he-became-president-and-hes-not-racist-now/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Transgender Protections – Abby Goodnough, Erica L. Green and Margot Sanger-Katz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/us/politics/donald-trump-transgender-protections.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is now using E-Verify in his golf courses. The result: more firings of undocumented workers – Joshua Partlow and David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-is-now-using-e-verify-in-his-golf-courses-the-result-more-firings-of-undocumented-workers/2019/05/24/4284bf30-7d81-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html
— American Jewish voters still despise Trump – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about the many Jewish superiors and supervisors who I worked for while I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Those Democrats stressed to my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was a) Republican, b) conservative, c) 100% German national origin, and d) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. Those Democrats succeeded in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many adverse actions against me.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/24/jews-still-despise-trump/
— How Democratic presidential candidates are trying to win over LGBT voters – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/24/how-democratic-presidential-candidates-are-trying-win-over-lgbt-voters/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump wants to make America gay again — and he’s offering 20% off his rainbow T-shirt to prove it – Muri Assunção
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-trump-lgbtq-pride-shirt-the-nerve-20190524-k2lnqitkojf4djihcqbwnnysam-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I Didn’t Earn Slavery Reparations, and I Don’t Want Them My ancestor Silas Burgess came to America in chains. But even he was able to live the American Dream. – Burgess Owens
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-didnt-earn-slavery-reparations-and-i-dont-want-them-11558732429

BLOOMBERG
— A Wise Pause on Marijuana Legalization New Jersey and New York are right to be wary of unintended consequences – Editorial
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-19/marijuana-legalization-new-york-and-new-jersey-are-wise-to-pause

FORBES
— Time Warner Cable Loses Marathon Bid To Thwart Age Discrimination Plaintiff – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/24/time-warner-cable-loses-marathon-bid-to-thwart-age-discrimination-plaintiff/#16115e6f1005

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-weld-claims-trump-prefer-aryan-nation-1435247

HR DRIVE
— Tech workers’ promotion chances decline rapidly after age 36 – Valerie Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your chances of getting promotions decline rapidly if you do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/tech-workers-promotion-chances-decline-rapidly-after-age-36/555416/

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— AFGE: Trump’s killing of government personnel agency would politicize civil service – MARK GRUENBERG (DIERSEN: Personnel was my area of concentration for both my bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and my MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/afge-trumps-killing-of-government-personnel-agency-would-politicize-civil-service/

May 23 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Ends Commissions for Political Ad Sales Once seen as a growth area, political ads are now viewed within the company as more of a headache – Emily Glazer and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ends-commissions-for-political-ad-sales-11558603803
— Charging Rent When Your Adult Kid Moves Home Many parents don’t charge their boomerang children rent, but some experts say that’s a mistake – Beth DeCarbo (DIERSEN: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, did you live with your parents? My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother had never attended high school and she had never worked outside of our home. After I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, I applied for and eventually got a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I lived with my mother and brother in our Crete home and helped pay their bills until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. I helped pay their bills with money that I earned a) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972 and b) working IRS in Chicago during 1971 and then in Harvey.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/charging-rent-when-your-adult-kid-moves-home-11558603801
— The ‘Underpaid Teachers’ Myth – Jason Richwine and Andrew G. Biggs (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the federal government grossly overpaid me. In my defense, first, none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would have taken the jobs that I held because the pay was too low. Second, most, if not virtually all of them lack education, work experience, professional certifications, etc. required for the jobs. And third, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-underpaid-teachers-myth-11558565415
— The College-Admissions Mess The SAT’s new index should be seen as a patch to liberalism’s greatest failure. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-admissions-mess-11558565047
— Democrats Say the Craziest Things President Trump should hope they keep talking. Swing voters are listening. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-say-the-craziest-things-11558565069

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

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

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

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

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

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

FEDERAL TIMES
— Democrats blast Trump’s ‘war’ on the civil service – Adam Stone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have made it clear that they hate past, present, and future federal employees. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. Of course, they agree with all the adverse actions that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have taken against me and continue to take against me.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/05/22/democrats-blast-trumps-war-on-the-civil-service/

May 21 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 20 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Police, prosecutors find fault with legal pot: How do you test drivers for it? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/police-prosecutors-find-fault-with-legal-pot-how-do-you-test-drivers-for-it–
— How saving and sensible investing can pay for a long, active, comfortable retirement – Thomas Heath (DIERSEN: Your required minimum distribution (RMD) says a lot about how successful you were saving for your retirement. My RMD is only about $10,000/year. It would be much greater if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190519/how-saving-and-sensible-investing-can-pay-for-a-long-active-comfortable-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White and his wife live mostly on the dividends from 62 blue-chip companies, including Coca-Cola, Bristol-Myers, Ford, Verizon, Caterpillar, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Baxter Labs, Johnson & Johnson and PPG Industries. He also owns a couple of exchange traded funds (ETFs). He said all the holdings have appreciated “a lot,” but he doesn’t plan to sell any because, (a) he doesn’t need the money and (b) selling would create a sizable tax bill. (He hates the “required minimum distribution” that he must take on his tax-deferred retirement accounts because they raise his taxes.) White is fortunate in one respect. His father, who was an engineer with New York Telephone, gave him early training in investing and taught him the value of owning shares in good companies. It took me until I was 40.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Archdiocese opposes legal pot — so does drug firm where top church executive works Betsy Bohlen received $145,000 in compensation while on the board of Insys Therapeutics, an embattled pharmaceutical company that has said legal marijuana could hurt its profits. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/20/18622170/archdiocese-chicago-legal-marijuana-insys-opiod
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18629756/lori-lightfoot-race-chicago-racism-laura-washington

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago CEOs outrun peers on pay, while employees trail national median The wide pay gap reflects the area’s high concentration of big companies with lots of low-wage workers. – STEVEN R. STRAHLER (DIERSEN: Trump’s salary is only $400,000/year. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary in 1997, when I was 49 years old, was $127,654/year. That pay ratio is only 3.13. If Trump’s salary was adjusted for inflation, it would be $704,687/year today. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being overcompensated. My GAO salary would have much lower if I had not earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. My GAO salary would have been much higher if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/chicago-ceos-outrun-peers-pay-while-employees-trail-national-median
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average Jo working at a Chicago public company made 1.3 percent more last year, lifting her median wage to $68,262—barely 1 percent of the middling CEO’s $5.6 million. For the second consecutive year, proxy filings compare CEO compensation to the median-paid employee’s. Excluding a couple of outliers, this so-called pay ratio ranges between 661 and 12 at the 107 local companies reporting so far. Chicago’s median pay ratio rose from 111 to 113.5 in 2018. That’s well above the nationwide median of 74, with a typical local CEO making 14.6 percent more than counterparts around the country. The opposite was true for median-paid workers at Chicago-based companies, who made nearly 20 percent less than the national median of $84,398, which rose faster last year than Chicago’s median.)
— Ford to cut 7,000 salaried jobs The cuts represent about 10 percent of the automaker’s global white-collar workforce.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/ford-cut-7000-salaried-jobs

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Local hemp growers, processors excited by possibilities – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190519/local-hemp-growers-processors-excited-by-possibilities
— In Illinois, cars and trucks top coal as biggest contributor to global warming – BGA (DIERSEN: How much do you contribute to global warming? I contribute far less because I drive very few miles.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190519/in-illinois-cars-and-trucks-top-coal-as-biggest-contributor-to-global-warming

WSIL TV
— Durbin pushes drug companies to list prices – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40499933/illinois-lawmaker-pushes-drug-companies-to-list-prices

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘I’ve Been Able To Bridge Divides’ Says 2020 Democrat Steve Bullock (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not “bridge divides.” They get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ive-been-able-bridge-divides-says-2020-democrat-steve-bullock#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Why some Illinois Republicans are making the wrong argument against a progressive income tax – Mark Glennon, Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/why-some-illinois-republicans-are-making-the-wrong-argument-against-a-progressive-income-tax/
— Hey, Springfield: These ideas send the wrong message to business This legislative session has seen a long list of bills that, while not grabbing headlines, inflict enormous damage even if they don’t become law. – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/hey-springfield-these-ideas-send-wrong-message-business

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Republicans push bill to separate Chicago from rest of state: Rural areas ‘not being equally represented’ – David Montanaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-republicans-push-bill-to-separate-chicago-from-rest-of-state-rural-areas-not-being-equally-represented

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Homeland Security reverses course on plan to ship illegal immigrants across the nation Plans to ease overwhelmed border reversed – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/19/homeland-security-wont-ship-illegal-immigrants-acr/

DAILY CALLER
— GILLIBRAND SAYS ILLEGALS ‘DON’T NEED TO BE INCARCERATED,’ SHOULD BE SENT ‘INTO THE COMMUNITY’ – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/20/gillibrand-illegals-dont-need-incarceration-send-community/
— MIKE PENCE GETS STANDING OVATION DESPITE STUDENT WALKOUT AT COMMENCEMENT SPEECH – Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs will have no need to walk out of the 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee meeting if they succeed in getting enough Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs on the committee. I have repeatedly asked my representative on the IRP State Central Committee to appoint me to that committee. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs want to a) strike the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks from the IRP platform and b) strike the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and other planks from the Republican Party platform.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/19/dozens-walk-out-mike-pence-commencement-speech/

FEDERALIST
— Merit-Based Immigration Reform Is Precisely What America Needs – Helen Raleigh (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7 years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for 9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.)
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/20/merit-based-immigration-reform-precisely-america-needs/

TOWNHALL
— Gillibrand: I Wouldn’t Detain Any Illegal Aliens, I’d Free Them All Into the US – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/05/20/gillibrand-i-wouldnt-detain-any-illegal-aliens-at-all-id-let-them-into-the-community-n2546574
— How About Some “Adversity Points” For Hardworking Kids Of Hardworking Parents? – Kurt Schlichter (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; and collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. I bought a new town home in 1972.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/20/how-about-some-adversity-points-for-hardworking-kids-of-hardworking-parents-n2546541

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats: America’s Original Hate Group – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/democrats_americas_original_hate_group.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump’s Immigration Pitch Has Real Merit – Rachel Bovard (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7 years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for 9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/19/trumps-immigration-pitch-has-real-merit/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Sheriff Joe Is Back, Still Swinging
https://americanfreepress.net/sheriff-joe-is-back-still-swinging/

BREITBART
— Kirsten Gillibrand Pledges to Release All Illegal Aliens Claiming Asylum into U.S. Communities – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Of course, Gillibrand would force Republicans to pay for housing, feeding, clothing, providing healthcare, educating, etc. these illegals.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/19/watch-kirsten-gillibrand-pledges-to-release-all-illegal-aliens-claiming-asylum-into-u-s-communities/
— ‘France Does Not Belong to the French!’ – Hundreds of Illegal Migrants Occupy French Airport – JACK MONTGOMERY (DIERSEN: Paris Charles de Gaulle airport today, O’Hare tomorrow.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/20/watch-france-does-not-belong-french-hundreds-illegal-migrants-occupy-french-airport/

PJ MEDIA
— Facebook Doubles Down on Blocking Trump Advisory Board Member Over Pro-Life Post – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/facebook-doubles-down-on-blocking-trump-advisory-board-member-over-pro-life-post/

NOQ REPORT
— We’re losing our culture because faux conservatives aren’t fighting for it! – David Leach (DIERSEN: I should write a book about faux conservatives in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://noqreport.com/2019/05/20/losing-culture-faux-conservatives-arent-fighting/

CNN
— Rural America feels the sting of Trump’s China trade war – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Who should feel the sting of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, who should feel the sting of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, it should be Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/politics/china-trade-war-trump-rural/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg attacks Fox News hosts at Fox News town hall – Adam Edelman
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-attacks-fox-news-hosts-fox-news-town-hall-n1007546
— Racial wealth gap is vast: 2020 Democrats have plans to close it – Benjy Sarlin (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to close the racial wealth gap? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they 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 $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they 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 would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me a) helped close the racial wealth gap and b) directly helped their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/racial-wealth-gap-vast-2020-democrats-have-plans-close-it-n1007051

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to unify members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/joe-biden-philadelphia-rally.html
— Learning With: ‘SAT’s New “Adversity Score” Will Take Students’ Hardships Into Account’ – Shannon Doyne (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/learning/learning-with-sats-new-adversity-score-will-take-students-hardships-into-account.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In Fox News interview, Trump expresses concern about E-Verify – Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: Those who want Trump to lose in 2020 urge him to express concerns about E-Verity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fox-news-interview-trump-expresses-concern-about-e-verify/2019/05/19/3495ef74-7aa8-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-nationalists rally in Europe. In America, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that they are anti-nationalists. How soon will they succeed in banning a) Memorial Day parades and ceremonies and b) Independence Day fireworks and parades?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tens-of-thousands-rally-against-nationalism-before-eu-votes/2019/05/19/b743269e-7a4e-11e9-b1f3-b233fe5811ef_story.html
— Democrats were said to be furious and hungry for change. Then Biden jumped in. – Annie Linskey and Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-were-said-to-be-furious-and-hungry-for-change-then-biden-jumped-in/2019/05/19/6cfe2ad4-78a5-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Knowing the score – Editorial (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-knowing-the-score-20190520-6dinzqz2bvhrxky7lgckitmbu4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The College Board plans to add a 1-to-100 “adversity score” to student SAT results, in a well-intentioned attempt to add context to a youngster’s performance on the test and — this is the theory, anyway — encourage schools to admit more high-potential youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds. So far, they’re hiding the formula of how 15 different variables, including a school or neighborhood’s poverty levels, housing stability and crime rates, will be weighed in boiling everything down to a single, simple number. Bad beginning, especially for an institution committed to teaching and learning.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: ‘Playing Catch-Up in the Game of Life.’ Millennials Approach Middle Age in Crisis New data show they’re in worse financial shape than every preceding living generation and may never recover – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: Are you a baby boomer? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, baby boomers like me were born with a silver spoon in their mouth and they have always been privileged. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had been a member of any other generation, I never would have been able to a) buy new cars and collector cars like I did, b) earn college degrees like I did, c) buy real estate like I did, d) get married like I did, e) earn professional certifications and a professional license like I did, f) save for retirement like I did, g) etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/playing-catch-up-in-the-game-of-life-millennials-approach-middle-age-in-crisis-11558290908
— Kamala Harris Seeks Fines for Firms That Fail to Close Gender Pay Gap Presidential hopeful’s plan: Take 1% of a company’s profit for every 1% difference in wages for equal work – Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it paid its minority and female employees who had education, work experience, and professional certifications and licenses comparable to what I had higher salaries than it paid me. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harris-seeks-fines-for-firms-that-fail-to-close-gender-pay-gap-11558346400

BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Timid, Disappointing Immigration Proposal The president missed his chance to make an offer that Democrats might plausibly support. – Karl W. Smith
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-20/trump-s-immigration-proposal-is-a-timid-disappointment

MARKET WATCH
— Congress gets serious about retirement saving The government wants Americans to take more initiative for retirement planning – Alessandra Malito (DIERSEN: Your required minimum distribution (RMD) says a lot about how successful you were saving for your retirement. My RMD is only about $10,000/year. It would be much greater if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/congress-gets-serious-about-retirement-saving-2019-05-16
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Increases the required minimum distribution age to 72 from 70 ½ years old by 2023, and then age 75 in 2030; creates an exception for individuals with $100,000 or less in eligible accounts, so that they can continue saving instead of having to withdraw; and reduces the penalty for failing to take RMDs from 50% to 25% of what they should have distributed. “It has a lot of common sense things that would make life easier for retirement savers and plan sponsors and administrators,” Grohowsky said.)

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans. 
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/05/20/how-extremists-reasserting-themselves-into-mainstream-gop-politics-arizona-republican-party/3568202002/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— SAT will now rank test-takers on disadvantages, inequalities they faced – Maureen Downey (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/sat-will-now-rank-test-takers-disadvantages-inequalities-they-faced/DjfHKhofyLcDuooqvqX7sJ/
— New adversity score will weigh blight, poverty, joblessness and crime in area where teens live and attend school – Maureen Downey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that there was little “blight, poverty, joblessness and crime” in Crete when I lived there when I as a teen during the 1960s. Now that the Democrats have moved in, disgustingly, tragically, there is lots of “blight, poverty, joblessness and crime” in Crete.)
https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/sat-will-now-rank-test-takers-disadvantages-inequalities-they-faced/DjfHKhofyLcDuooqvqX7sJ/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Biden tests assumptions about what Democratic voters want in Trump era – Annie Linskey and Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: According to Democrat politicians, Democrat voters want free stuff, higher taxes, more government spending, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/biden-tests-assumptions-about-what-democratic-voters-want-in-trump-era/

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— The New SAT Score: So Many Questions – Ben Paris (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2019/05/20/numerous-questions-point-flaws-new-adversity-score-sat-opinion
— New SAT Score: Adversity – Scott Jaschik (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/05/20/college-board-will-add-adversity-score-everyone-taking-sat

DAILY BEAST
— Instead of Fixing the SAT, Which Favors the Wealthy, the College Board Makes Up an ‘Adversity Index’ The new index, intended to distract from the scandalous news about buying and selling test scores, will itself benefit well-off gentrifiers in less well-off census tracts.- David C. Bloomfield (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were your parents? When you were in high school and in college, did they buy you cars? Did they pay your college expenses? Did they get you jobs/promotions after you graduated? Did they give you money to buy a home? My outstanding parents did none of the aforesaid, yet my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.) 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/instead-of-fixing-the-sat-which-favors-the-wealthy-the-college-board-makes-up-an-adversity-index

May 19 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Border Patrol dumps plans to fly immigrants to Florida – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/border-patrol-plans-to-fly-immigrants-to-florida

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Pritzker’s latest sweeping tax claim falls flat The data Pritzker’s team sent us came from two federal sources: the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figures for those states check out, but they don’t come close to telling the full story. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18630044/fact-check-politifact-pritzkers-latest-sweeping-tax-claim-falls-flat
— Share the wealth: Group says booming downtown can help the neighborhoods The Chicago Central Area Committee hopes to focus discussions on ideas it believes will radiate downtown’s dynamism into underserved areas. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/5/19/18628722/chicago-central-area-committee-booming-downtown-help-the-neighborhoods

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Loop’s luster may be lagging: Chicago’s city center faces huge office vacancies, ownership changes and new competitors – Ryan Ori
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ryan-ori/ct-biz-central-loop-office-challenges-ryan-ori-20190515-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s top 4 priorities as Chicago’s new mayor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-cb-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-priorities-20190517-story.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Kick Chicago out of Illinois? A detailed look at a long-shot bid to rethink our borders – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Illinois make it clear that want to kick out of Illinois all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/kick-chicago-out-of-illinois-a-detailed-look-at-a/article_db966784-c724-5e28-ac05-abc112a4dd79.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Changes likely coming to cannabis legalization bill
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/CAPITOL-RECAP-Changes-likely-coming-to-cannabis-13857846.php
— Illinois road plan would mean tax spike booze, streaming media services – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-road-plan-would-mean-tax-spike-booze-13857811.php

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State is missing out on contributions of people with disabilities – Kyla Asbury (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office for almost 18 years, at one time or another, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who had disabilities.) 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512495267-state-is-missing-out-on-contributions-of-people-with-disabilities-arc-of-illinois-director-says

CRIME REPORT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Legalization Alive in Illinois
https://thecrimereport.org/2019/05/19/pot-legalization-alive-in-il-stalled-elsewhere/

FEDERALIST
— Reporters Should Press Presidential Candidate Bill De Blasio On ‘Toxic Whiteness’ New York City is being sued for discriminating against white educators under Bill de Blasio’s watch. Will the white mayor defend this discrimination? – David Marcus (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who a) promote patronage, b) promote political affiliation discrimination, c) promote reverse discrimination, d) promote age discrimination, and/or e) promote retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I would focus on those who paint/painted themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. The aforesaid completely agree with, if not orchestrated, all the adverse actions that the Post Office, IRS, GAO, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and TAPROOT Republicans took against me. Many of the aforesaid also promote religious discrimination and national origin discrimination.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/19/reporters-press-presidential-candidate-bill-de-blasio-toxic-whiteness/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 2020 Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand says she won’t detain migrants: ‘They can go into the community’ – Alex Swoyer 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/19/kirsten-gillibrand-wont-detain-migrants-they-can-g/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The College Board: Dumbing Down America – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/the_college_board_dumbing_down_america.html

DAILY CALLER
— HERE’S HOW THE ASYLUM SYSTEM IS BEING EXPLOITED – Andrew Kerr
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/19/asylum-system-us-central-america/
— TRUMP: FOX NEWS IS MOVING TO THE ‘LOSING’ SIDE WITH BUTTIGIEG TOWN HALL – Mike Brest 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/19/donald-trump-fox-news-pete-buttigieg-town-hall/

TOWNHALL
— The College Board’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Is A Joke – Paul Jacob
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2019/05/19/the-college-boards-new-adversity-score-is-a-joke-n2546550

WORLD NET DAILY
— HOW ABOUT A ‘REAL DISADVANTAGE’ SAT SCORE? Lowell Ponte slams secret ‘adversity’ criteria for colleges
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/how-about-a-real-disadvantage-sat-score/

EPOCH TIMES
— Facebook Singled Out Candace Owens for Scrutiny, Potential Ban, Internal Document Indicates – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-singled-out-candace-owens-for-scrutiny-potential-ban-internal-document-indicates_2928720.html
— Why Many of Today’s News Reporters Believe It Is Their Duty to Lie to You – Brian Cates
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-many-of-todays-news-reporters-believe-it-is-their-duty-to-lie-to-you_2928537.html
— 30 Percent of Suspected Illegal Alien Families Were Unrelated, DNA Tests Show – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/30-percent-of-suspected-illegal-alien-families-were-unrelated-dna-tests-show_2928316.html

COLLEGE FIX
— NYC schools chief accused of creating environment ‘hostile’ to white people – DAVE HUBER 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/nyc-schools-chief-accused-of-creating-environment-hostile-to-white-people/

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to destroy every individual, every organization, every company, every government, and every country that does not promote LGBTQ activity. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chick-fil-a-anti-lgbtq-higher-calling_n_5ce1ad1ae4b00e035b9258e2

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, Republicans distance themselves from Alabama abortion law – Amy Goldstein and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-republicans-distance-themselves-from-alabama-abortion-law/2019/05/19/d44036d8-7a3f-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations – Ana Lucia Araujo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I should pay reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
http://hnn.us/article/172003

FORBES
— The Real Story Behind The College Board’s SAT Adversity Score – Peter Greene
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/05/18/the-real-story-behind-the-college-boards-sat-adversity-score/#428a0d3815f3

MOTLEY FOOL
— 5 Things You Must Do Before You Quit a Job You may be completely and utterly fed up — but you’ll still need to make these moves before resigning. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I can forever ask myself what additional adverse actions my Democrat GAO superiors would have taken against me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they had a) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promoted me beyond GS-13, d) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, e) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/05/19/5-things-you-must-do-before-you-quit-a-job.aspx

NEWSWEEK
— PALESTINIAN REFUGEES SAY ‘GOD HAS SENT TRUMP TO UNITE US’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: Of course, members of the following groups say that Trump has united them: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/god-has-sent-trump-unite-us-palestinian-refugees-say-presidents-policies-aid-1429724
— REPUBLICAN SENATOR TOOMEY ON TRUMP IMMIGRATION PLAN: ‘PEOPLE WITH LOWER SKILLS CAN CONTRIBUTE’ – CHRIS MORRAN (DIERSEN: Are/were you a contributing member of society? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that people who have government job and people who are retired are not contributing members of society. I was a government employee for almost 30 years and I have been a government retiree for more than 21 years.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/toomey-trump-immigration-highly-skilled-migration-1429827

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ activists travel to Springfield for Advocacy Day – Vern Hester (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, it will be officially illegal to educate or employ people who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-activists-travel-to-Springfield-for-Advocacy-Day/66075.html

DAILY MAIL
— College admissions scam mastermind advised his white clients to lie about ethnicity and falsely claim to be black, Hispanic, and Native American on applications – MARLENE LENTHANG
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7046991/William-Singer-advised-clients-lie-ethnicity-college-admissions-scam.html
— NYC schools chancellor is accused of branding ‘whiteness’ as ‘toxic’ and pushing out white administrators in favor of less qualified people of color – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7045705/NYC-schools-chancellor-accused-branding-whiteness-toxic.html

May 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/16/18628374/will-humans-act-fast-enough-to-stave-off-climate-catastrophe

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez took an $18,996 (8%) pay cut for his new position. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190517/new-tollway-chief-wants-to-hear-from-stakeholders-on-route-53
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Executive Director José Alvarez, who attended his first board meeting Thursday, will be paid $223,000 annually, 3.7% more than his predecessor Elizabeth Gorman, who received $215,000. “I took a pay cut. That’s how excited I am about the opportunity” to work at the tollway, said Alvarez, former chief operating officer for the Chicago Housing Authority. Alvarez joins a rookie tollway board picked by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who supported the ouster of the previous slate of directors after a series of Daily Herald reports about tollway spending and patronage hiring at the agency. Alvarez “came in on May 1 and hit the ground running,” Chairman Will Evans said at Thursday’s meeting. “I am committed to investing in our team and building on its strengths,” Alvarez said. He likened the tollway’s situation to the housing authority, which had “five CEOs in five years.” Former tollway Executive Director Greg Bedalov, who was paid $186,000, left in February 2018 and Gorman stayed for 13 months.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Prior to Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, passing the CPA examination was a requirement to get promoted at IRS and at GAO.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190517/bill-suspending-teacher-basic-skills-test-heads-to-governor

HERALD & REVIEW
— The fate of Illinois’ pot legislation is explored on the latest ‘Capitol Cast’ podcast (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/listen-the-fate-of-illinois-pot-legislation-is-explored-on/article_8e8c3ddf-6c95-50b7-a9c7-5922674150b2.html

HERALD NEWS
— $1 billion proposed for I-80 Pritzker plan for capital bill still depends on tax hikes – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/17/1-billion-proposed-for-i-80/aufg8t1/

SOUTHERN
— Internal memo details Illinois GOP budget plans, Pritzker complaints – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/internal-memo-details-illinois-gop-budget-plans-pritzker-complaints/article_f6f0af5c-a2d2-59b9-9574-5c38af876998.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Why Kids Shouldn’t Be Forced To Share – Ilana Donna Arazie (DIERSEN: What do you share? Since 2000, I have shared GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too. Since 2004, those emails have contained links to almost 335,500 articles and information on many upcoming events. Please ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what do they share. They share their hatred of me and they share their hatred of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gpw9s/why-kids-shouldnt-be-forced-to-share

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Philanthropist Ann Lurie takes $3.56 million loss on Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491179-market-watch-philanthropist-ann-lurie-takes-3-56-million-loss-on-chicago-condo
— Market Watch: Wendy Sternberg & Robert Wolf lose over $308,000 on sale of Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512483881-market-watch-wendy-sternberg-robert-wolf-lose-over-308-000-on-sale-of-chicago-condo
— Carl & Marlene Mercurio lose over $339,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512493639-market-watch-carl-marlene-mercurio-lose-over-339-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— More than 34% of Naperville home’s sale price goes toward property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491173-market-watch-more-than-34-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-goes-toward-property-taxes
— Daghfals pay a quarter of Naperville home’s sale price on property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512484953-market-watch-daghfals-pay-a-quarter-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-on-property-taxes
— Burr Ridge homeowners pay 35% of home’s sale price in property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512490265-market-watch-burr-ridge-homeowners-pay-35-of-home-s-sale-price-in-property-taxes

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County educators oppose Illinois school efficiency bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512493593-dupage-county-educators-oppose-illinois-school-efficiency-bill

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BIPARTISAN TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL HEADS TO PRITZKER’S DESK – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bipartisan-township-consolidation-bill-heads-to-pritzkers-desk/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Stronger borders save lives The only way to stop the flow of dangerous drugs is to build a border wall – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/8/stronger-borders-save-lives/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tucker Carlson: Somali American congresswoman Ilhan Omaris ‘a symbol of America’s failed immigration system’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tucker-carlson-somali-american-congresswoman-is-a-symbol-of-americas-failed-immigration-system

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER: DEMOCRATS OPPOSE TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ‘IMPORT SERFS’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as serfs for my critics/opponents. They are a sorry lot. They all have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United State members, employees, and leaders. They all make it very clear that will do anything for money. They pride themselves in being manipulative, nasty, rude, crude, belittling, dismissing, condescending, argumentative, domineering, threatening, vicious, and even worse things.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/17/tucker-carlson-democrats-immigration-serfs/

TOWNHALL
— ICE Arrests 33 Illegal Aliens Ranging from Drunk Drivers to Wife-Beaters in 4 Days Across 4 States – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/18/ice-arrests-33-illegal-aliens-ranging-from-drunk-drivers-to-wife-beaters-in-4-day-n2546528

FOX NEWS
— Democrats are eager to compete in the free stuff primary — Here’s what it means for you – Michael Knowles (DIERSEN: What do you say those who vote for whichever candidate promises to give them the most “free stuff?” Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who have financial, health, and/or other problems. Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/michael-knowles-democrats-free-stuff-biden-harris-warren-booker
— College Board CEO defends SAT ‘adversity score,’ tells underprivileged students, ‘We can see you’ – Vandana Rambaran (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged. Questions for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If I have always been so privileged, why did I take bad jobs? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. If I have always been so privileged, why aren’t my degrees from Ivy League universities? Of course, their answer will be that I am stupid and lazy.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/college-board-ceo-says-we-see-you-to-underprivileged-students-as-he-defends-sat-adversity-score
— Hundreds of migrants to be flown to California in as many as 3 flights a week, officials say – Paulina Dedaj 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hundreds-of-migrants-to-be-flown-to-california-in-as-many-as-3-flights-a-week-officials-say

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi’s disgraceful weaseling on merit-based immigration – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/pelosis_disgraceful_weaseling_on_meritbased_immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Common sense and public opinion both strongly favor prioritizing immigrants who bring education and skills to the country, so that they can support themselves and provide more tax payments than they consume in the form of welfare and other need-based services. Few questions of public policy receive support in the eighty percent range, yet merit-based immigration actually does receive nearly 80% in reliable polling. . .The entire point of immigration policy is to benefit the citizens of the United States. Forcing citizens to pay for the welfare and government services consumed by poor families entering with children (who will need expensive bilingual schooling), and who will generate few taxes but consume large tax revenues if they bring low education and skill credentials, enacts a penalty on American citizens.)

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Michigan Falls for SPLC Trap: Labels Good Groups ‘Haters’
http://americanfreepress.net/michigan-falls-for-splc-trap-labels-good-groups-haters/

BREITBART
— Democrats in California Oppose HUD Plan to Prioritize Americans over Illegals for Public Housing – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/democrats-in-california-oppose-hud-plan-to-prioritize-americans-over-illegals-for-public-housing/
— SAT to Give ‘Adversity Score’ Reflecting Students’ Social and Economic Background to College Admissions – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/sat-to-give-adversity-score-reflecting-students-social-and-economic-background-to-college-admissions/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Which 2020 Democrats will join Alyssa Milano’s sex strike? – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30266-assault-america-day-135-which-2020-democrats-will-join-alyssa-milano%E2%80%99s-sex-strike

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLORIDA MAYOR: FORCE TRUMP TO TAKE ASYLUM SEEKERS IN HIS HOTELS ‘Ask the president to open his heart and home’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/florida-mayor-force-trump-to-take-asylum-seekers-in-his-hotels/

HOT AIR
— The SAT’s “Adversity Score” Is A Backdoor To Racial Quotas – HEATHER MACDONALD (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/sats-adversity-score-backdoor-racial-quotas/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Adversity Scores: Same Game, Different Uniforms – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/adversity-scores-same-game-different-uniforms/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— What’s It Gonna Be…A Welfare State or Open Borders? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/whats-it-gonna-be…a-welfare-state-or-open-borders

THE HILL
— Florida mayor on housing detained migrants: ‘Bring them to the Trump hotels’ – BROOKE SEIPEL (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://thehill.com/latino/444370-florida-mayor-offers-solution-to-housing-detained-migrants-bring-them-to-the-trump

UPI
— House passes first-ever bill to outlaw LGBT-based discrimination – Nicholas Sakelaris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/05/17/House-passes-first-ever-bill-to-outlaw-LGBT-based-discrimination/2101558110619/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The SAT’s Bogus ‘Adversity Score’ Are we really going to rank students on a one-to-100 pseudoscientific index of oppression? – Thomas Chatterton Williams (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/opinion/sat-adversity-score.html
— SAT Adversity Index: A Drive Toward Diversity Without Discussing Race – Anemona Hartocollis and Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-race.html
— Your Questions about the New Adversity Score on the SAT, Answered – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-score-explained.html
— U.S. Birthrate Drops 4th Year in a Row, Possibly Echoing the Great Recession – Liam Stack (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did why my Democrat superiors and those who I have sued want my wife and I a) to not give up trying to have children, b) to adopt, and/or c) to become foster parents? ANSWER: Those who have children put their children first and are therefore far less likely to file lawsuits.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/us-birthrate-decrease.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politics Takes a Toll on the Trump Family Business – Eric Lipton and Steve Eder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the toll that my being a Republican has cost me. Since 1966, I have been surrounded by Democrats and Democrat plants, by Libertarians and Libertarian plants, by Greens and Green plants, and by RINOs.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-takeaways.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Immigration Progress He admits the U.S. needs talent but he’s still too stingy on visas. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-progress-11558134256

DENVER POST
— Will Denver continue to host asylum seekers from southern border? Nonprofits, faith leaders will work with city, community to decide Denver-area churches hosted 55 asylum seekers from Central America last week – SAJA HINDI and JUSTIN WINGERTER (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/18/denver-asylum-seekers-central-america/

SENTINEL SOURCE
— The case for an Individual Reparations Account – Allen J. Davis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest since 1948 that I should pay lots of reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They stress/stressed that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, married, no children or pets to support, retired for more than 21 years, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/op-ed/the-case-for-an-individual-reparations-account-by-allen-j/article_bffb87e9-6a8b-57c0-ba85-6f2900501af4.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Black Unemployment Is Rising Again, And Trumpism Could Be Playing a Role.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pedrodacosta/2019/05/17/black-unemployment-is-rising-again-and-trumpism-could-be-playing-a-role/#38c894552df0

THE WEEK
— (DEMOCRATS AND RINOS PASS) bill to protect LGBTQ rights in the workplace (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/05/18/us-passes-bill-to-protect-lgbtq-rights-in-the-workplace.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://theweek.com/articles/841846/why-white-supremacist-terrorism-surging

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190518/column-trumps-judicial-nominees-will-keep-white-power-intact

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is lying about immigrant crime – and the research proves it.” To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally, you shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect America, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of America. 
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/05/17/trump-lying-about-immigrant-crime-and-research-proves-it

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS estimates over a quarter of Earned Income Tax Credit payments were improper – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/over-a-quarter-of-eitc-tax-credit-payments-estimated-to-be-improper-by-irs