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August 24 Evening Edition

NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner Vetoes Bills on Immigration
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Vetoes-Bills-on-Immigration-491686621.html
— Madigan to Meet With All Six Illinois Archdioceses Amid Priest Abuse Allegations Attorney General Lisa Madigan plans to meet with all the dioceses in Illinois and expects the bishops to fully cooperate or she’ll investigate them. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-to-Meet-With-All-Six-Illinois-Archdioceses-Amid-Priest-Abuse-Allegations-491679231.html

ABC7
— Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect lived on land owned by GOP fundraiser
https://abc7chicago.com/tibbetts-murder-suspect-lived-on-land-owned-by-gop-fundraiser/4044323/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois AG to meet Chicago priests amid sex abuse report – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-ag-to-meet-chicago-priests-amid-sex-abuse-report-1

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes immigration rights bills in Illinois’ Trump country – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-immigration-20180824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used the opening of the Du Quoin State Fair on Friday to veto “bad bills” to expand rights for immigrants living in Illinois illegally as the governor tries to solidify core rural conservatives Downstate who back President Donald Trump behind his re-election. Rauner told WJPF-AM 1020 in Marion that Illinois’ high number of immigrants who lack documentation “pushes up our unemployment rate and that holds down wages in Illinois and takes jobs away from Americans. We’ve got to stand against that.” The Republican governor also said he has pushed the federal government to require electronic verification of worker residency status in the country. “We increase the penalties for employers who hire illegals rather than Americans, we can really clamp down on illegal immigration and we can lead to more jobs for Americans and higher wages,” he said. Rauner, facing a challenge from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker, has worked since the primary to try to unify conservatives unhappy with his past approval of measures that expanded abortion, immigration and gay rights. . .Rauner signed two other immigration-related measures — one prohibiting any registry programs involving people due to race or religion and another allowing skilled immigrants to more easily seek licenses for professional activities. The Republican governor called the two new laws “really minor, pretty nothing.”)
— Trump complains to Ohio Republicans that Democrats are ‘negative, nasty’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-ohio-visit-20180824-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Lauren Underwood.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il14-tribune-20180822-story.html
— For group members, reasons unclear why sheriff axed longtime DuPage jail ministry – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-just-discontinued-st-0824-story.html
— Candidate Willie Wilson, who gave away thousands, cleared then calls Mayor Rahm Emanuel a vulgarity – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-willie-wilson-cleared-20180824-story.html
— 3 weeks after 75 people were shot in Chicago’s most violent weekend in 2018, only one alleged shooter has been charged – Jeremy Gorner and Annie Sweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-20180820-story.html
— AG Lisa Madigan to examine Illinois ties of priests named in Pennsylvania sex abuse report – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lisa-madigan-catholic-church-abuse-20180824-story.html
— Will voters in Illinois and other high-tax states rebel? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-deduction-irs-ruling-illinois-20180824-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner vetoes three ‘bad’ immigration bills, raps ‘sanctuary concept’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-veto-three-bad-immigration-bills-sanctuary-illegal-immigration/
— Gov. Rauner, trailing badly in poll, keeps trying to drag down Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/governor-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-2018-general-election-rich-miller/
— Chicago cop promoted to lieutenant amid sexual misconduct investigation, lawsuit – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: To stop me from getting promotions, my Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; b) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866); and c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-department-cop-promoted-lieutenant-amid-sexual-misconduct-investigation-lawsuit-watchdogs/
— Loyalty to your country? Nope. It’s all about being loyal to Trump – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-paul-manafort-michael-cohen-loyalty-mona-charen/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says that Trump is “the strongman the GOP always wanted.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-republican-gop-paul-manafort-dennis-hastert-gene-lyons/
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Gov. Rauner snuffs out bill to raise smoking age to 21 – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rauner-veto-illinois-tobacco-smoking-age-21-raise-vape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigrants-rights-safe-spaces-bruce-rauner-donald-trump/

DAILY HERALD
— Safest level of alcohol consumption is none, worldwide study shows – Joel Achenbach (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/safest-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-none-worldwide-study-shows
— Longtime Lisle District 202 member Pamela Ahlmann charged with DUI – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/longtime-lisle-district-202-member-charged-with-dui
— Film society to show ‘Hitler’s Hollywood’ documentary Aug. 27 at the Tivoli
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180823/film-society-to-show-hitlers-hollywood-documentary-aug-27-at-the-tivoli

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crooked pols here would love ‘flipping’ ban, former top prosecutor Gary Shapiro says Ex-Govs. George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich—and lots of other white-collar criminals—might never have been convicted of their misdeeds had the president’s suggestion to do away with “flipping” in criminal cases been in effect. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crooked-pols-here-would-love-flipping-ban-former-top-prosecutor-says
— CHICAGO’S NOTABLE LGBTQ EXECUTIVES (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) schools will not admit you or graduate you, b) employers will not hire you, retain you, or promote you, c) organizations will not admit you or let you hold a leadership position, and d) voters will not vote for you or help elect you.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/lgbtq-executives

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: Cullerton slams veto of immigrant protection – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article217317215.html–

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— OUTRAGEOUS: 2018 Will County Property Tax Report: Tinley Park, Crete, Monee, New Lenox have top prop tax bills
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511539943-2018-will-county-property-tax-report-tinley-park-crete-monee-new-lenox-have-top-prop-tax-bills

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers pledge to refuse legislative pension – Gabriel Neves
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542103-coalition-of-conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner wants 12 debates, Pritzker says 3
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-wants-12-debates-pritzker-says-3/
— Rauner says he will veto three immigration bills, talks about Mollie Tibbetts case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-says-he-will-veto-three-immigration-bills-talks-about-mollie-tibbetts-case/
— Pritzker campaign celebrates National Waffle Day with P&R poke at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/pritzker-campaign-celebrates-national-waffle-day-with-pr-poke-at-rauner/

CHICAGO NOW
— Millionaires harvesting lavish farm subsidies – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/08/millionaires-harvesting-lavish-farm-subsidies/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patrick Kenneally Lays Down Challenge for Local Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/patrick-kenneally-lays-challenge-local-republicans/
— State Pays 1.7 Times Higher Interest Rate on Borrowing Than AAA Rated Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/state-pays-1-7-times-higher-interest-rate-borrowing-aaa-rated-governments/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN SAYS DISCUSSION OF “I-WORD” TOO SOON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/durbins-comments.html
— TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS REVIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/time-to-subscribe-to-illinois-review.html
— SCHOCK: LOCAL US ATTORNEY OFFICE SAW ME AS “RISING STAR,” WAY TO CLIMB JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LADDER (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/schock-local-us-attorney-office-saw-me-as-rising-star-way-to-climb-justice-department-ladder.html
— JOLIET AREA ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 80 YEARS FOR RAPING THREE WOMEN JOGGERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/joliet-area-illegal-alien-sentenced-to-80-years-for-raping-three-women-joggers.html
— SEN. WARREN: “SEPARATING A MOMMA FROM A BABY DOES NOT MAKE THIS COUNTRY SAFER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/sen-warren-separating-a-momma-from-a-baby-does-not-make-this-country-safer.html
— THORNER: CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOWS MORAL CULPABILITY WITH PREDATOR PRIEST CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-catholic-church-shows-moral-culpability-with-predator-priest-crisis.html

DAILY CALLER
— MOLLIE TIBBETTS’ ACCUSED MURDERER SEEKING GAG ORDER TO PREVENT FROM BEING REFERRED TO AS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Officially or unofficially, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise illegal aliens and b) paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, American nameplate car owner, etc. They stress that 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/mollie-tibbetts-accused-murderer-seeking-gag-order-to-prevent-from-being-referred-to-as-an-illegal-alien/
— ANN COULTER DIAGNOSES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/ann-coulter-diagnoses-media-podcast/

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLASHBACK: JEREMIAH WRIGHT CLAIMED OBAMA PAL OFFERED $150K HUSH MONEY Candidate asked anti-American pastor to stop preaching – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/flashback-jeremiah-wright-claimed-obama-pal-offered-150k-hush-money/

BREITBART
— Midterm Meddling: Tech Giants Gather to Discuss ‘Election Protection’ Strategy – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are filled with misinformation. According to my critics/opponents, the only information that you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/24/midterm-meddling-tech-giants-gather-to-discuss-election-protection-strategy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” wrote Gleicher. The meeting will be broken up into three parts according to Gleicher. Each company will present the efforts they have made so far in combating misinformation on their platform, then it will discuss the issues that its platform faces in fighting misinformation, and finally, the group will decide whether a meeting of each Silicon Valley tech firm should take place on a regular basis.)
— French Police Seize Dozens of Sheep Hidden in Garage Ahead of Islamic Ritual Slaughter Festival – Chris Tomlinson
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/24/french-police-seize-dozens-of-sheep-hidden-in-garage-ahead-of-islamic-ritual-slaughter-festival/

GOPUSA
— Green groups ask Supreme Court to stop Trump border wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53229

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Want You To Forget Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28613

THE HILL
— Mother of son killed by undocumented immigrant: We’re begging for laws to be enforced – Julia Manchester
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/403239-mother-of-son-killed-by-undocumented-immigrant-were-begging-for-immigration

NEW YORK TIMES
— Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality – Joseph E. Stiglitz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have painted themselves as being change agents who fight inequality. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would stress that the adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/books/review/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas.html

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— Employers must follow U.S. immigration laws – Lisa Fisher, Northampton
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-rea-fisher-illegal-immigrants-employment-verification-20180823-story.html

PENN LIVE
— Corvettes form an American Flag at Corvettes at Carlisle 2018 patriotic display – Dan Gleiter (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/08/patriotic_display_corvettes_at.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 165 Corvettes were involved in the forming of an American flag today, including red, white, blue, silver, and Carlisle Blue Corvettes at the Corvettes at Carlisle show at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. During the grand unveiling of the Corvette flag, at the grandstand, a special salute to service of a reading/recording of “What is an American,” written by Michael Brown, was played. After the playing of Brown’s writing, on-site veterans joined together for a reaffirmation of oath. After the oath, trumpeter Willard Jackson played the service anthems of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Wesley Wong then led a parade and tribute of first responders past the grandstand stage. Wong was one of the first on-scene during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Corvettes at Carlisle brings together thousands of Corvette enthusiasts and Corvettes.)

ABC 27
— Corvettes in Carlisle creating American flag out of Corvettes – Taylor Tosheff (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/corvettes-in-carlisle-creating-american-flag-out-of-corvettes/1393380874
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dozens of corvettes in red, white, and blue, are parking in line to make a giant American flag. It’s an a fun tradition of the Corvettes at Carlisle show. The last time fans were able to see this was back in 2015. Over 200 Corvettes will be forming the flag this year. Organizers of the show say this is an important time to show support for the country, and the nation’s symbol. “We feel like this year it means even more,” said Mike Garland, Carlisle Events. “Over the past three years we’ve watched professional athletes take a knee, for whatever reason they want to claim as their cause, but they’re doing so during the national anthem.” “We want everyone to know that Carlisle events of central Pennsylvania company that is certainly in the military history we have here with Gettysburg and with the Army War College, and everything we stand at Carlisle, nobody is going to be taking a knee for this flag.”)

PRESS CORP
— AHEAD OF AUGUST 28 PRIMARY, GOOGLE CENSORS CONTENT FOR U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE DR. KELLI WARD (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Google to censure GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://presscorp.org/news/ahead-of-august-28-primary-google-censors-content-for-u-s-senate-candidate-dr-kelli-ward
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After two weeks of unsuccessful petitioning and support consultations, CFO Chris Weir and President Larry Ward of Political Media, Inc. believe their agency’s efforts to promote U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward are being deliberately blocked by Google’s advertising department. For more than two weeks, Weir and Ward have been doing everything “by the book” to promote newly launched Kelli Ward microsite — www.MarthaMcFake.com — on the silicon giant’s advertising platform to no avail. “We’ve been placing digital ads on Google for decades and we have never seen anything like this,” says Ward. “We have been going back and forth with Google ad services for weeks seeking approval to promote MarthaMcFake.com, a single-page microsite exposing candidate Martha McSally’s fake conservatism, and they are playing games with us. With just days left until the August 28 primary for an incredibly hot and closely watched GOP Senate race, this reeks of censorship.” Political Media Chief Financial Officer Chris Weir, who has been in direct communication with Google support, says his conversations with the tech giant have been circular in nature. “They were telling me that our information didn’t match their information: our company name, our address and our EIN,” says Weir. “I was on the phone with four different people, two of which were supervisors and our campaign is still without approval despite weeks of effort and literally hours on the phone.” “The folks at Google said our accounts were reviewed manually then they said they were reviewed by a team. After that they said they were reviewed by an automated system. None of their claims were adding up,” Weir states. “We sent Google their verification form on August 7th and received neither a letter of approval nor a letter of rejection. “Political Media, Inc. is calling on Google to lift the ban on MarthaMcFake.com promotional advertising, an action that directly inhibits free speech rights and the democratic process in advance of the upcoming primary election in Arizona.)

NEWSWEEK
— HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS SAFE TO DRINK?: THERE IS NO HEALTHY AMOUNT, STUDY WARNS – KASHMIRA GANDER (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.newsweek.com/how-much-alcohol-safe-drink-there-no-healthy-amount-study-warns-1088272

COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Central Ohioans Tell Trump He’s Unwelcome.” How many Trump-haters are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to make Trump supporters feel unwelcome?)
https://www.columbusunderground.com/event/central-ohioans-tell-trump-hes-unwelcome-state-gop-to-clean-house

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump immigration policy prompts migrants to seek refuge in Mexico – Michael K. Lavers (DIERSEN: But of course, sooner or later, Mexico will dump them in America.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/24/trump-immigration-policy-prompts-migrants-to-seek-refuge-in-mexico/

August 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner shifts into debate overdrive now that he’s the underdog – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-debate-overdrive-underdog-pritzker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-undocumented-immigrants-mollie-tibbetts-murder-iowa-illegal-mexico/
— Wilmette neighbor calls the cops on an 8-year-old girl walking a 6-pound Maltese – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call 911 when they see Republicans bringing Republican campaign literature door-to-door? Or will they just follow behind those Republicans and pull the literature off the doors and destroy it? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump spouses call 911 to stop Republicans from communicating with their Republican spouses?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-wilmette-neighbor-calls-police-8-year-old-walking-6-pound-maltese-dog/
— Gun control activists marching 50 miles to Smith & Wesson HQ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/smith-wesson-parkland-gun-control-activists-march/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Chicago’s mayoral candidates stomach powerful inspectors general? – David Greising (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government; they do not want a strong GAO. What if during the 1990s, instead of gutting GAO, Gingrich had strengthened GAO? What if Gingrich had focused on ending the political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation that has always been rampant in GAO?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-chicago-inspector-general-reform-ethics-mayor-rahm-emanuel-lori-lightfoot-0824-story.html
— Microsoft’s anti-hacking efforts make it an internet cop – AP (DIERSEN: What percent of Microsoft employees 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?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–microsoft-internet-cop-20180821-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-president-cohen-mueller20180823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites side with anti-Whites.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180824/281659665898549

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway self-examination of potential patronage finds no major flaws – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/tollway-self-examination-of-potential-patronage-finds-no-major-flaws
— Better explanation needed for canceling DuPage jail volunteers’ contract – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/editorial-better-explanation-needed-for-canceling-dupage-jail-volunteers-contract
— Thousands of Amazon workers receive food stamps. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Amazon to pay up. – Abha Bhattarai
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180824/thousands-of-amazon-workers-receive-food-stamps-now-sen-bernie-sanders-wants-amazon-to-pay-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While Mr. Bezos is the most egregious example, the Walton family of Walmart and many other billionaire-owned profitable corporations also enrich themselves off taxpayer assistance while paying their workers poverty-level wages,” Sanders said. Representatives for Walmart did not respond to requests for comment. Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, has seen his net worth steadily climb in recent months as the stock market hits record highs. He is currently worth $157 billion, up from $99 billion a year ago, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The median Amazon worker, meanwhile, was paid $28,446 last year, according to company filings. (The federal poverty level for a family of four is currently $24,600.) Etches, of Amazon, said the company had created more than 130,000 new jobs “with highly competitive pay and full benefits” in the last year. She added that the average hourly wage for full-time workers in U.S. warehouses is more than $15 an hour, when stock and incentive bonuses are factored in. “We encourage anyone to compare our median pay and benefits to other retailers,” Etches said. The company did not say how many of its workers are part-time, but said that it hires thousands of temporary workers during peak holiday times. Amazon reported profit of $3.03 billion last year, as sales climbed 31 percent to $178 billion.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Amazon’s HQ2 is Chicago’s to lose—and it just might – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: Amazon will pick Chicago if it wants lots of employees 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/amazons-hq2-chicagos-lose-and-it-just-might

WLS AM
— Mike Flannery: “Bruce Rauner’s just not very good at this governor thing.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/23/mike-flannery-bruce-rauners-just-not-very-good-at-this-governor-thing/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis, in Urbana, says local incident involving former aide is news to him – Debra Pressey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-23/davis-urbana-says-local-incident-involving-former-aide-news-him.html

SPRINGFIELD DAILY
— Newspaper closures increase size, cost of local government (DIERSEN: But what about newspapers that want the size and cost of local government to increase? I should write a book about newspapers that want the size and cost of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County governments to increase. They want governments to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://springfielddaily.com/news/report-newspaper-closures-increase-size-cost-of-local-government/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis talks Trump, campaign staffer at Connect Transit – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/davis-talks-trump-campaign-staffer-at-connect-transit/article_e291c192-d7a5-5584-9e66-72a57b331be9.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote gambling.
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/mayor-testifies-at-expanded-gambling-hearing/article_18fda60b-2970-5a92-9ad6-b24d404bea1c.html

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why There’s Still a Racial Achievement Gap at Oak Park and River Forest High School Steve James discusses his new docuseries America to Me, which examines why black students tend to lag behind even in the otherwise well-off, liberal suburb – MARK BAZER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2018/Steve-James-America-to-Me-Racial-Achievement-Gap-at-Oak-Park-and-River-Forest-High-School/

WIREPOINTS
— Pension Obligation Bonds Are Like Big, Fat, Dangerous Margin Loans For Stock
http://www.wirepoints.com/pension-obligation-bonds-are-like-big-fat-dangerous-margin-loans-for-stock/
— To all legislative candidates: Show leadership by refusing a legislative pension
http://www.wirepoints.com/to-all-legislative-candidates-show-leadership-by-refusing-a-legislative-pension/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Clerk Candidate Joe Tirio Moves Forward Toward Learning Which Jack Franks Allies, aka, Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund, Sent Out Post Cards Calling Him a Crook with a Secret Slush Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/joe-tirio-moves-forward-toward-learning-jack-franks-allies-aka-illinois-integrity-sic-fund-sent-post-cards-calling-crook-secret-slush-fund/
— Local 150 Goals in Algonquin Township Road District Case
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/local-150-goals-algonquin-township-road-district-case/
— McHenry County GOP Starts July with $1,531.37
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/mchenry-county-gop-starts-july-1531-37/
— Nunda Township Christmas Parties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/nunda-township-highway-department-christmas-dinners/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen wants to ‘fight the culture of self-interest and corruption’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540662-breen-wants-to-fight-the-culture-of-self-interest-and-corruption-in-springfield

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge questions lawmakers’ judgment after tax break scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511537691-dodge-questions-lawmakers-judgment-after-tax-break-scandal

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TOP 10 RECIPIENTS OF MADIGAN MONEY – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/top-10-recipients-of-madigan-money/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Chicago’s predatory funeral homes target homicide victims, cash in on taxpayer-funded expenses – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/23/chicagos-predatory-funeral-homes-target-homicide-victims-cash-in-on-taxpayer-funded-expenses.html

GOPUSA
— Liberal Activists Increase Pressure on Leaders to Impeach Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53200
— Jeff Sessions Should Resign Before He Is Fired (DIERSEN: Should I have taken my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” before they succeeded in forcing me to take it?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53186
— Facebook Censors, Restores Comments By Conservative Group
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53188

DAILY CALLER
— THE SYSTEM FAILED MOLLIE TIBBETTS, IT’S TIME TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/23/the-system-failed-mollie-tibbetts-its-time-to-enforce-immigration-laws/

BREITBART
— Manufacturing Boom Secures Massive Wage Increases for American Workers in Peoria County – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/23/manufacturing-boom-secures-massive-wage-increases-for-american-workers-in-illinois-county/
— David Horowitz: Visa, Mastercard Cut Off Payments to My Think Tank Based on SPLC ‘Hate Group’ Label – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC will cut you off.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/23/david-horowitz-visa-mastercard-cut-off-payments-to-my-think-tank-based-on-splc-hate-group-label/
— Donald Trump Tackles Murder, Expropriation of White Farmers in South Africa – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/donald-trump-tackles-murder-expropriation-of-white-farmers-in-south-africa/
— David Hogg’s Fans Scold Him for ‘Ageism’ Against Nancy Pelosi – Awr Hawkins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/23/david-hoggs-fans-scold-him-ageism-nancy-pelosi/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The left has reinstated the blacklist. Free speech, beware. – Ed Brodow (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who blacklist me and b) about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-left-has-reinstated-the-blacklist.-free-speech-beware
— Karl Marx hated marriage, and Marxism is marriage’s enemy – David Solway
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/karl-marx-hated-marriage-and-marxism-is-marriages-enemy
— 10 reasons America is in more danger than ever – Frank Hawkins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-10-conditions-in-the-perfect-storm-approaching-america

POLITICO
— Trump accuses social media giants of ‘silencing millions of people’ – STEPHANIE MURRAY and CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to silence me? 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, and American Association of Political Consultants officers, directors, employees, and members. They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or the equal opportunity (no race or gender preference giving) planks.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/24/donald-trump-social-media-censorship-795381

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump learns the taste of betrayal.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/politics/donald-trump-michael-cohen-white-house-loyalty/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Leading the Charge Against Political Disinformation Online – Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) they will tell you everything that you need to know and b) everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is “political disinformation.” I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/technology/fireeye-facebook-disinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE” Ever-increasingly employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/trump-immigration-business-leaders-economy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans Urge Embattled Incumbents to Speak Out on Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/trump-cohen-impeachment.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Tweet, Trump Seems to Endorse Racist Narrative of South African Dispute.” Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Whites will demand that government seize all land owned by Whites.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/trump-south-africa-land.html
— Treasury Issues Crackdown on State and Local Tax Workarounds – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/economy/treasury-income-tax-deductions.html
— Should These Tests Get a Failing Grade? – James Stewart (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/nyc-admissions-tests-shsat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Politics Took Over the Killing of Mollie Tibbetts.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/mollie-tibbetts-republicans-immigration-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Critics fear Trump’s attacks are doing lasting damage to the justice system.” I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/critics-fear-trumps-attacks-are-doing-lasting-damage-to-the-justice-system/2018/08/23/67410ad4-a6fb-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
— Tech companies want to protect U.S. political candidates from Russian hackers ahead of the midterm elections, but could that free help count as an illegal campaign contribution? – AP (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that by my letting candidates read my emails, I am making illegal in-kind campaign contributions to them? But wait, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are WORTHLESS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/microsoft-hopes-to-protect-candidates-without-skirting-laws/2018/08/23/0c03b542-a6db-11e8-ad6f-080770dcddc2_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— David Pecker, CEO of National Enquirer Publisher, Granted Immunity in Michael Cohen Case Publishing executive met with prosecutors to describe involvement of Cohen, Trump in hush-money deals to women ahead of 2016 election – Nicole Hong and Lukas I. Alpert (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present 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 viciously punished me because I have included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they disapprove of. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid. They talk/act like they can slander me and otherwise harm me because I do not send out the emails to “make money.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pecker-granted-immunity-in-cohen-case-1535041976
— Lyft’s Co-Founder Wants to End Car Ownership – Greg Bensinger (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operative, and dupes are anti-car, if not filled with hatred of cars. They were especially furious when I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lyfts-co-founder-wants-to-end-car-ownership-1535036100
— Dearth of a Salesman: Auto Dealers Struggle to Recruit, Retain Younger Workers Turnover is rising in showrooms as more millennials enter the workforce uninterested in selling cars – Adrienne Roberts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-dealers-struggle-to-recruit-retain-younger-workers-1535016600
— A Half Century of ‘Liberal Media Bias’ The chaos at the 1968 Democratic convention changed American politics—and spurred a conservative backlash against the press that is still with us today – David Greenberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-half-century-of-liberal-media-bias-1535034293

BLOOMBERG
— E-Verify Laws Across Southern Red States Are Barely Enforced Even the most anti-immigration states don’t like cracking down on business. – Margaret Newkirk (DIERSEN: Where you live, how much money do activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican take from businesses that hire illegals? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-23/e-verify-laws-across-southern-red-states-are-barely-enforced

ECONOMIST
— Chicago is the second-biggest Lithuanian city Many of the first wave of immigrants slaved away in the stockyards (DIERSEN: My ancestors on my father’s side lived and worked in Chicago 1844-1854, but then they homesteaded a farm in Crete.)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/08/25/chicago-is-the-second-biggest-lithuanian-city

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Lack of political power can actually make you sick – DANIEL ZINGALE (DIERSEN: How much political power do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that I have no political power because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They shout that if I had any political power, those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican would have come to my defense and I would still hold the aforesaid positions. They especially stress a) those Republican elected officials who represent/represented my precinct, b) past and present MTRCC officers, b) past and present DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, c) past and present Illinois Republican Party (IRP) 6th Congressional District State Central Committee members, and d) past and present IRP officers, National Committeemen, and National Committeewomen.)
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article217224825.html

FRESNO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-Americans glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/op-ed/article217176495.html

PACIFIC STANDARD
— WOMEN PAY MORE THAN MEN FOR MORTGAGES A new study shows that unfair pricing by gender exists across different markets. – FRANCIE DIEP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always had an unfair advantage in life, not only because I am a man, but a) because I am a draft avoider, b) because I am White, c) because I am Protestant, d) because I am German American, and e) because my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Because of the aforesaid, they have always demanded that I pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes.)
https://psmag.com/social-justice/women-pay-more-than-men-for-deodorant-and-mortgages

ROLLING STONE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS WANT EVERYONE TO BE A STONER: Pot for the People: New Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Weed As federal agencies actively recruit veterans, a new bill would allow government employees to legally get the treatment that is proving helpful for PTSD and pain management: marijuana – MATT LASLO
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/new-bill-allow-federal-employees-access-weed-pot-714193/

GOVERNING
— California’s Unprecedented Plan to Tackle Fake Election News The state is launching an ambitious effort, along with tech companies, to monitor and remove disinformation on social media that could keep people from voting. – GRAHAM VYSE (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois who want this in Illinois want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Failing that, they want they themselves to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. At a minimum, they would prohibit links to articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-california-facebook-twitter-fake-news-russia-election.html

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $484,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/

August 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives says she’s ‘not surprised’ Gov. Bruce Rauner trails in poll – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-jeanne-ives-rauner-poll-20180822-story,amp.html
— You want to talk about separating families? Let’s talk about Mollie Tibbetts. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-mollie-tibbetts-john-kass-20180822-story.html
— AG candidates trade barbs over ties to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-20180822-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker clash at agriculture forum over Trump policies – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-governors-20180822-story.html
— Think you’re not judgmental? Think again. – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most judgmental people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-everyone-is-judgmental-about-something-st-0819-story.html
— E-filing should make Cook County courts more accessible. It doesn’t. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-efiling-cook-county-dorothy-brown-20180821-story.html
— Perks help retain theme park workers – Hugo Martin (DIERSEN: While the minimum wage was $1.25/hour while I washed dishes part-time in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, I was paid only $1.15/hour because meals were a perk.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180823/281990378378101

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog (DIERSEN: What if the RNC and the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee live blogged their meetings?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Illinois part of coalition blasting Trump’s coal plan, mulls lawsuits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/lisa-madigan-donald-trump-illinois-coal-lawsuits/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Everybody would be very poor’: Trump predicts stock market would crash if he were impeached – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/everybody-would-be-very-poor-trump-predicts-stock-market-would-crash-if-he-were-impeached
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose anything that discourages people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/elgin-letter-census-may-discriminate-against-immigrants
— Media coverage of Trump flaps gets overblown again – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/michael-reagan-media-coverage-of-trump-flaps-gets-overblown-again/1

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— That City Hall pension borrowing idea wins a noteworthy fan Citibank says “cheap seats” critics of Emanuel’s idea to borrow up to $10 billion to refinance city pension debt are wrong—and the idea could work. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-hall-pension-borrowing-idea-wins-noteworthy-fan
— O’Hare expansion gets financial boost under Duckworth plan The pending bipartisan amendment to an aviation bill would begin limited use of interest-rate subsidies for airport gate and runway projects. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ohare-expansion-gets-financial-boost-under-duckworth-plan

WTTW
— Why Chicago’s Hedging on a City-Owned Casino – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/22/why-chicago-s-hedging-city-owned-casino

TIMES
— Neighboring state rejects Illinois’ children – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/21/state-affairs-neighboring-state-rejects-illinois-children/awa4f52/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Killing spurs calls for stronger E-Verify system – JAMES Q. LYNCH
https://qctimes.com/news/killing-spurs-calls-for-stronger-e-verify-system/article_be1338d4-50df-5a05-b5c9-1bf128e0979a.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, Pritzker talk taxes, ag in Normal – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-pritzker-talk-taxes-ag-in-normal/article_0c00c5ba-4136-55da-8569-96e145e80c24.html

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Corrigan Denounces NRA Link On Democratic Party Mailers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/corrigan-denounces-nra-link-on-democratic-party-mailers/

WSIL TV
— Down ballot races heating up as election day nears – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943468/down-ballot-races-heating-up-as-election-day-nears
— Truth Test: Pritzker attacks Rauner’s fiscal record – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943395/truth-test-pritzker-attacks-rauners-fiscal-record

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— AXELROD weighs in on gov race – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who are the nastiest politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the nastiest past and present politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/23/axelrod-weighs-in-on-govs-race-illinois-aclu-pokes-at-trump-wilsons-cash-give-away-called-legal-and-tension-in-35th-ward-race-300154
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Any consultant would say you’ve got to take the other guy down. It may be too late for him to project any sense of why the next four years would be any different than the last four years. That’s the question,” Axelrod said. “If he were to come back under these conditions, it would be one of the greatest political rehabilitation stories in Illinois history,” said Axelrod, who expects Rauner “to run brutal negative ads and hope he can knock Pritzker down to the point to pass him.” Axelrod said Rauner’s favorability numbers also need to rise in order for him to get out of his funk. The poll shows voters have a negative opinion of him by a 2-to-1 margin. Those numbers seem “almost impossible to surmount,” said Axelrod. “But impossible things happen in politics.” Told of Axelrod’s comments, Rauner spokesman Alex Browning responded, “Pundits and public polling were wrong about Bruce Rauner in 2014 and they’ll be wrong again in 2018. With Illinois’ future on the line, voters care about lowering taxes and fighting corruption, not polling and prop bets.”)

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Election Technology Coordinator – Part-Time
https://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/58350/

WIREPOINTS
— Nation enjoys longest-ever bull market, Illinoisans stuck with pension bear – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/nation-enjoys-longest-ever-bull-market-illinoisans-stuck-with-pension-bear/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Meet Illinois’ “It could be worse” bipartisan campaign donor class (DIERSEN: What does the “donor class” think of you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and operatives shout at the donor class in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Should I write a book about members of the “donor class” who treat me like they believe my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511539293-meet-illinois-it-could-be-worse-bipartisan-campaign-donor-class

JEANNE IVES
— VIDEO: Wirepoints.com and a coalition of conservative reform legislators and candidates joint press conference on pension reform.
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneives/videos/243989769654431/

WIREPOINTS
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers Pledge to Refuse Legislative Pension “It is a system that incentivizes career politicians”
https://mailchi.mp/794b50712144/conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension?e=985ad8c00b
–VIDEO: Wirepoints Pension Press Conference 8.22.18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lqwuYJl0k&feature=youtu.be

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives and Axelrod on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/ives-and-axelrod-on-rauner/
— Rauner explains his biker pins in new campaign video
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/rauner-defends-his-biker-pins-in-new-campaign-video/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP HATERS AND THEIR DOUBLE STANDARDS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Trump haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-haters-and-their-double-standards/

BREITBART
— Lou Barletta: ‘How Many More Kate Steinles and Mollie Tibbetts’ Do Politicians Need Before They Stand Up to Protect Americans from Illegal Aliens? – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/lou-barletta-how-many-more-kate-steinles-mollie-tibbetts-politicians-need-before-stand-up-protect-americans-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED IN ILLINOIS FOR RAPING WOMEN AFTER ICE DETAINER NOT ENFORCED – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/illegal-alien-rape-ice/
— HERE’S HOW AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COULD SLIP THROUGH E-VERIFY SCREENING – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/how-an-illegal-immigrant-could-slip-through-e-verify-screening/

PJ MEDIA
— Obama Was Accused of Offering Hush Money to Jeremiah Wright… and No One Cared – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. They talk and/or act like they have been promised a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/obama-was-accused-of-offering-hush-money-and-no-one-cared/

NUMBERS USA
— E-Verify Still the Most Effective Way to Deter Illegal Immigration – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/e-verify-still-most-effective-way-deter-illegal-immigration

FOX NEWS
— Arrest of illegal immigrant in Mollie Tibbetts murder fuels GOP calls to strengthen laws – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Employers that hire illegals give lots of money to politicians to pass laws that promote illegal immigration.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/22/arrest-illegal-immigrant-in-mollie-tibbetts-murder-fuels-gop-calls-to-strengthen-laws.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you have no future in Canada, and for that matter, you have no future in America.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/justin-trudeau-homosexuality-is-no-longer-about-tolerance-but-acceptance

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Meet the New Swamp, Same as the Old Swamp – CHRIS DEATON
https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/manafort-cohen-trump-drained-the-swamp-only-so-he-could-refill-it

THE HILL
— Impeachment debate moves to center of midterm fight – MAX GREENWOOD AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct want Trump to be impeached? In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. In the 2016 Republican primary election, in my precinct, only 21 voted for Trump while 93 voted for Kasich.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/403158-impeachment-debate-moves-to-center-of-midterm-fight?userid=3526

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— Loyal Democratic donors: We’re done with the DNC ‘until they get their act together’ – BEN WIEDER AND ADAM WOLLNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article217118220.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Singapore Says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Military Service – Austin Ramzy (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? Trump and I did. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for my avoiding the draft by getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/world/asia/kevin-kwan-crazy-rich-asians-singapore-military.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The author of “Crazy Rich Asians,” the best-selling novel on which the new hit film is based, never fulfilled his national service obligations in Singapore and could face a fine or potential prison term, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. The status of the author, Kevin Kwan, was revealed by the authorities one day after the film, which was largely set and filmed in Singapore, made its premiere there. Mr. Kwan did not attend the opening there, although the director, Jon M. Chu, and several of the film’s stars did. Mr. Kwan, 44, left Singapore when he was 11 and moved to Houston. Singapore requires all male citizens to perform two years of service in the military, the police or the civil defense force, generally starting at age 18. Singaporeans are not allowed to renounce their citizenship until they turn 21, and can face legal problems if they try to do so without fulfilling their national service. Some profiles of Mr. Kwan said he became an American citizen at age 18. But Singapore appears to have not given up its claims to him. The Ministry of Defense said Mr. Kwan’s application to renounce his citizenship in 1994 was rejected, as was a subsequent appeal. “Mr. Kwan has committed offenses under the Enlistment Act,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that he could face a fine of up to $7,300 and/or imprisonment of up to three years if convicted.)
— China’s Consumption Downgrade: Skip Avocados, Cocktails and Kids – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/business/china-consumer-downgrade.html
— Trump Knows Digital Ads Work. Why Don’t Democrats? The party’s campaigns are ignoring obvious opportunities to engage with voters. – Kendall Collins
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/opinion/trump-democrats-republicans-digital-ads.html
— Judge Orders Release of Long-Secret Report on Leaks From Starr Inquiry – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-ken-starr-report.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In fallout from Trump controversies, Republicans warn Democrats will seek his impeachment. Democratic candidates are avoiding the word. – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fallout-from-trump-controversies-republicans-warn-democrats-will-seek-his-impeachment-democratic-candidates-are-avoiding-the-word/2018/08/22/53917c44-a58e-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

— Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment. – Aaron C. Davis (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? I someone asked your critics/opponents why you were fired, what would they say? My critics/opponents would deny that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to retire when I was 49 years old because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason was that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-calls-this-white-house-defender-wonderful-he-was-fired-from-his-previous-job-for-sexual-harassment/2018/08/22/1d15ba48-a59a-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a photo of Mollie Tibbetts unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps count on illegals to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbitts-murder-reignites-debate-over-immigrant-crime/1060792002/
— German firms weigh giving employees option of a 28-hour work week – Austin Davis (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I had a 40-hour work week. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-employer, anti-employee, and anti-union.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/23/german-firms-consider-shorter-work-week-employees/1047483002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Promotion That Comes Without the Pay Raise More employers are handing out new job titles with extra responsibility but no bump in salary; here’s how to respond to that kind of offer – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What promotions have you gotten and when? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and that GAO promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-promotion-that-comes-without-the-pay-raise-1534944636
— Treasury Readies Its Punch Back at Blue States’ Workarounds on Tax Deduction Cap Rules are expected to block strategies used in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but similar credits in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina predate GOP tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-readies-its-punch-back-at-blue-states-workarounds-on-tax-deduction-cap-1534939200
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Cope When Undermined at Work – Joann Lublin (DIERSEN: Democrats always undermine Republicans. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who focused on undermining my work. I should write a book about them. Further, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs undermined my work while I served as 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, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I should write a book about them too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/undermined-at-the-office-how-women-can-cope-with-mistreatment-from-female-colleagues-1534956915

BLOOMBERG
— What’s Holding Back Wages in America? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that because of cost-of-living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-22/what-s-holding-back-wages-in-america

NASDAQ
— Investors demand fat yields for Illinois’ $968 mln bonds – Reuters
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/investors-demand-fat-yields-for-illinois-968-mln-bonds-20180822-00882

KCUR
— Past Housing Discrimination Contributed To Wealth Gap Between Blacks And Whites In Kansas City – MICHELLE TYRENE JOHNSON (DIERSEN: If someone interested in buying a home in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois asked their realtor what the political trend was, what would that realtor say? Of course, Republicans would be discouraged from buying a home in an area that is trending Democrat. But would Democrats be encouraged to buy a home in an area that is trending Democrat? Almost always, homes in areas trending Democrat lose value.)
http://www.kcur.org/post/past-housing-discrimination-contributed-wealth-gap-between-blacks-and-whites-kansas-city#stream/0

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society honors first African-American female CPA – Michael Cohn (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, few of whom had taken the CPA examination, let alone passed it, were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. Only about 20% pass all four parts of the examination on their first attempt. My passing the examination frustrated their efforts to paint me as being lazy and stupid. It frustrated their promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females over me who had not taken the examination, let alone passed all four of its parts on their first attempt.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-honors-first-african-american-female-cpa-mary-washington-wylie

SENTINEL
— Corvette show rolls into Carlisle this weekend – Tammie Gitt
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/corvette-show-rolls-into-carlisle-this-weekend/article_b18849fb-f7a8-5379-9632-2d9fbcd5e5bb.html
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/multimedia/photo_galleries/photos-setup-begins-for-corvettes-at-carlisle/collection_d02553f4-198d-5c2a-87e1-6e062e4b58cb.html#1

DESERET NEWS
— Know what the Harp Twins are good at? Everything, but especially Iron Maiden covers – Lottie Peterson Johnson
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028951/know-what-the-harp-twins-are-good-at-everything-but-especially-iron-maiden-covers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the similarities don’t end there. Both graduated with honors from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois in harp performance, have competed multiple times at Junior Olympic swimming events, are trained horseback riders and skilled in rifle marksmanship. But when it comes to their differences, the twins don’t have many answers.)

DAILY BEAST
— Trump: Michael Cohen Flipping Against Me Should Almost Be Made Illegal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have flipped against me. They talk and/or act like my critics/opponents had promised them a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-michael-cohen-flipping-against-me-should-almost-be-made-illegal

FED WEEK
— GAO Stresses Prevention along with Punishment on Misconduct (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated the following as being misconduct: a) not being a Democrat, b) avoiding the draft, c) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, d) failing/refusing to help them get rid of employees because they were draft avoiders, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, and e) being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gao-stresses-prevention-along-with-punishment-on-misconduct/
— Record Spotty on Merit Pay, MSPB Says, but ‘Failure Not Inevitable (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use “merit pay” a) to retain and promote their employees who are Democrat and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/record-spotty-on-merit-pay-mspb-says-but-failure-not-inevitable/
— Orders Will Impact Disciplinary Choices, Says GAO (DIERSEN: Disciplinary actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me included forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat IRS superiors tool against me included not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me included forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/orders-will-impact-disciplinary-choices-says-gao/

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity call you anti-LGBTQ if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. While I worked for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff 1976-1980, my desk mate was openly gay.
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/anti-lgbtq-congressman-wife-indicted-numerous-campaign-finance-violations

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump’s lesbian pick for judiciary enjoys bipartisan support, breezy hearing – Chris Johnson (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/22/trumps-lesbian-pick-for-judiciary-enjoys-bipartisan-support-breezy-hearing/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Chicago ordinance recognizes ‘chosen family’ – Kim L. Hunt and Melissa Josephs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work to destroy the traditional family.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-ordinance-recognizes-chosen-family/63860.html

August 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund to divest from companies that run immigration detention centers – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund divest from companies that are run/owned by people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-teachers-pension-divest-prisons-20180820-story.html
— Elite CEO pay jumps to average of $19M – Jeff Stein and Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say nothing about the CEO-worker pay ratio, but who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees and government retirees as being over-compensated?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/baltimore-sun/20180821/281779924975880
— First lady calls for safety, kindness on social media – AP
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180821/281861529354501
— CPS students deserve free transportation every school day – Gina Caneva (DIERSEN: How did you get to grade school and to high school? I walked to Trinity Lutheran Grade school in Crete 1953-1961, rode a school bus to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, walked to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1964, and drove my 1958 Chevy BelAir to Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-cps-transit-student-free-rides-school-0821-20180820-story.html
— When parents abandon CPS schools – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-schools-empty-consortium-20180816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-black-card-20180819-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A fair work week is the fair price of doing business right – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was often called in “at the last minute” to work because my Democrat coworkers had not come in to work or because they had called in sick “at the last minute.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/fair-workweek-ordinance-price-do-business-right/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: For the life of us, we don’t understand why a minimum-wage worker shouldn’t have a regular schedule and get an extra hour of pay if asked to come in at the last minute. Is it really too costly to pay a single parent a little extra for saying “no” to their kid’s ball game because they need to say “yes” to flipping burgers at a fast-food restaurant?)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/n-word-trump-racism-omarosa/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 will ask voters to replace Jefferson school after all – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180820/district-200-will-ask-voters-to-replace-jefferson-school-after-all

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Lincoln Library mural shows ‘Future of Springfield’ – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do anti-Trumps want the future of your municipality to look like? ANSWER: A municipality that has NO individuals, NO organizations, and NO companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180820/new-lincoln-library-mural-shows-future-of-springfield
— Davis did not personally send staffer to opponent’s event – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the people who they work for have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the people who they work for can viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that they want to. They stress that 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.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180820/davis-did-not-personally-send-staffer-to-opponents-event

WIFR
— New law cracks down on mugshot websites charging removal fees (DIERSEN: Illinois criminals are overjoyed.)
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/New-law-cracks-down-on-mugshot-website–491267811.html

WCSJ NEWS
— Governor Rauner Vetoes Work Ethic Class For Schools
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/wspynews/governor-rauner-vetoes-work-ethic-class-for-schools/article_496700c4-1942-52a4-9b1f-2011c8e57283.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— WALSH accused of scrubbing Facebook pages – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/21/walsh-accused-of-scrubbing-facebook-pages-obama-the-campaigner-says-i-know-jb-i-trust-jb-and-new-poll-has-emanuel-beating-em-all-299656
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Helene Miller Walsh is just a few days into her new job as a state lawmaker and she’s already being hammered by Democrats for her political leanings. They say Walsh, the wife of tea partier and talk-show host Joe Walsh, has “scrubbed her Facebook page of all radical views and photos.” Nancy Shepherdson, the Sixth District Democratic State Central Comitteewoman and co-chair of the Illinois Sixth District Democrats, said in a statement: “Helene Walsh should be straight with the voters of the 51st District. If, for instance, she believes that children should be separated from parents who are applying for legal asylum, she shouldn’t be afraid to say so.” Shepherdson said Walsh deleted a July 3 Facebook post that stated: “Don’t want to be separated from your kids…don’t break our laws.” Democrats from the 10th Congressional District, which also includes Lake County, are using a picture of Walsh smiling at a gun show to help fundraise for Walsh’s Democrat opponent, Mary Edly-Allen. Walsh didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. She told the Daily Herald the other day that she’s an independent conservative who wants to fix the state’s pension crisis and reduce property taxes. She was appointed over the weekend to fill the seat vacated by Nick Sauer, who stepped down after a former girlfriend accused him of posting her private, naked photos on Instagram. Law enforcement is investigating.)

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— Board of Education authorizes November ballot question – Erica Loiacono
https://medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-authorizes-november-ballot-question-93438395fe81
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: District 200 is seeking voter approval to construct a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center without levying a separate, special property tax to finance the costs. Approval of the ballot question on November 6 would authorize the District to construct the new building, but does not provide authorization for the school district to sell bonds to pay for construction costs. The project would be completed through a lease agreement, payable from operating funds, not through an increase to the bond and interest levy. The Board of Education has developed a plan for construction of a new early learning center on the existing site. Jefferson was built in 1958 as an elementary school and was not originally designed to house a program that serves 3-5 year olds, ⅔ of whom have disabilities or special needs.)

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ congressional delegation spar over growing questions of surveillance abuse claims – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressional-delegation-spar-over-growing-questions-of-surveillance-abuse/article_3c9b71b2-a254-11e8-a2b3-4b419380beb5.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The American Library Association Plunges Deeper into the Drag Cesspool – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/the-ala-plunges-deeper-into-the-drag-cesspool/

FOX NEWS
— Liberal Tech Giants ‘Still Can’t Come to Grips’ With Trump 2016 Victory – Tomi Lahren
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/20/tomi-lahren-final-thoughts-facebook-twitter-shadow-banning-conservatives-cant-stand-trump
— Twitter isn’t broken, but our media culture is – Stephen L. Miller
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/21/stephen-miller-twitter-isnt-broken-but-our-media-culture-is.html

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOCIAL MEDIA CORPORATIONS STEP UP ATTACKS ON CONSERVATIVES The critical off-year elections are a little over two months away. Coincidence? – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271089/social-media-corporations-step-attacks-matthew-vadum
— TWITTER CENSORS DAVID HOROWITZ FOR CALLING OUT ISLAMIC ANTI-SEMITISM Twitter isn’t removing hatred, it’s silencing dissent. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271101/twitter-censors-david-horowitz-calling-out-islamic-daniel-greenfield

GOPUSA
— Facebook bans ‘masculine men,’ ‘moderate Muslim’ videos
http://www.gopusa.com/facebook-bans-masculine-men-moderate-muslim-videos/

BREITBART
— This Is What ‘Election Interference’ Actually Looks Like – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/20/bokhari-election-interference-actually-looks-like/
— Stossel: I Don’t Want YouTube To Censor People, But ‘That Would Be Their Right’ – Ian Hanchett (DIERSEN: One could argue that Facebook, Google, YouTube, etc. are not “private entities,” but that they are “public utilities.”)
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/20/stossel-i-dont-want-youtube-to-censor-people-but-that-would-be-their-right/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He also said YouTube isn’t censoring him and that he doesn’t want YouTube to censor people, but they can if they want to since they’re a private entity.)

FEDERALIST SOCIETY
— Partisan Gerrymandering and Party Rights: Why Gill v. Whitford Undermines All Future Partisan-Gerrymandering Claims (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/publications/partisan-gerrymandering-and-party-rights-why-gill-v-whitford-undermines-all-future-partisan-gerrymandering-claims

WORLD NET DAILY
— MEMO REVEALS SOROS-FUNDED SOCIAL-MEDIA CENSORSHIP PLAN Plotted with Google, Facebook to eliminate ‘right wing propaganda’ – ART MOORE (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being “right wing propaganda.”)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mask-off-social-media-censor-king-revealed/
— ‘BIBLE BAN’ CLOSER TO LAW FOR CALIFORNIANS Minority Republicans can’t stop Democrat adoption – BOB UNRUH
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/bible-ban-closer-to-law-for-californians/

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Left has ‘outsourced censorship’ of conservative news, views to Silicon Valley (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, but failing that, anti-Republicans want the aforesaid to dictate the content of the emails. They hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails should only include links to articles that the IRP, DCRCC, and/or MTRCC has posted on its websites.)
http://www.worldtribune.com/blogger-left-has-outsourced-censorship-of-conservative-news-views-to-silicon-valley/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Twitter CEO Admits to ‘Left-Leaning’ Bias – Caroline Lee Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/twitter-ceo-admits-to-left-leaning-bias/

NEW AMERICAN
— Twitter Admits Leaning Left; Denies Censoring Conservatives – R. Cort Kirkwood (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes “lean left,” but many fail/refuse to admit it.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/29829-twitter-admits-leaning-left-denies-censoring-conservatives

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump condemns social media censorship: ‘too many voices are being destroyed’ – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Overwhelmingly, they want to stop my promotion of a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) the illegal drugs and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or c) the Milton Township resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-condemns-social-media-censorship-too-many-voices-are-being-destroyed
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump joined the discussion about political censorship by social media giants such as Facebook and Google over the weekend, calling for unfettered debate and hinting at some sort of government action on the issue. “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” Trump tweeted Saturday. “Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump Administration, we won’t let that happen. They are closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT, while at the same time doing nothing to others.” Calling censorship “very dangerous” and “absolutely impossible to police,” the president used his own high-profile battles with the mainstream media as an example. “There is nothing so Fake as CNN & MSNBC, & yet I do not ask that their sick behavior be removed,” he said. “Too many voices are being destroyed, some good & some bad, and that cannot be allowed to happen,” Trump declared. “Who is making the choices, because I can already tell you that too many mistakes are being made. Let everybody participate, good & bad, and we will all just have to figure it out!”)

WEEKLY STANDARD
— How to Throw a Winnable Election – DAVID BYLER (DIERSEN: Whose advice is Rauner taking? It certainly seems like he is taking advice from those a) who want him to lose and b) who want all Republican candidates in Illinois to lose.)
https://www.weeklystandard.com/david-byler/how-to-throw-a-winnable-election
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Alienate the Base and Swing Voters Bruce Rauner might seem like an odd fit in this list. He’s the governor of Illinois, one of the most reliably blue states, so it might not be clear that this race was “winnable” in the first place. But other incumbent Republicans in bluer states—like Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott—seem to be in good shape despite governing states that are arguably bluer than Illinois. So why not Rauner? The answer is pretty simple—Rauner has managed to alienate his base without winning over skeptical voters from the other side. Rauner, like other blue state Republicans, originally promised not to do much on social issues. But he went back on that promise and expanded taxpayer subsidized abortions. That led to an almost-successful primary challenge—state legislator Jeanne Ives finished just three percentage points behind Rauner in the state’s Republican primary. Other blue state Republicans make up for these transgressions by governing competently. That’s arguably what happened to Phil Scott, who managed to win renomination in Vermont by a solid margin despite losing some support over his a gun control bill. But Rauner had serious issues with the state budget. As a result, his overall approval rating in the most recent Morning Consult poll was only 27 percent—making him the least popular incumbent governor running for re-election.)

CNBC
— Trump says it’s ‘very dangerous’ when Twitter, Facebook self-regulate content Major social media companies have for months been responding to claims that they censor conservatives. Trump’s latest comments come just two weeks after a number of tech companies suspended or banned conservative radio host Alex Jones. – Sara Salinas (DIERSEN: Of course, my critic/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. to regulate me and to regulate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/20/trump-says-its-very-dangerous-when-twitter-facebook-self-regulate-content-reuters.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Illinois Governor Blocks Bill To Tell People With Criminal Histories About Their Voting Rights The veto requires “an honest conversation about why you wouldn’t want to empower people to participate in the political process,” an advocate said. – Sam Levine (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone to shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/illinois-governor-jail-voting_us_5b7b2be8e4b05906b4166a8d
— ACLU: Alex Jones Social Media Bans Are ‘Worrisome’ Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says social media platforms shouldn’t be “arbiters of truth.” The ACLU seems to agrees with that sentiment. – Hayley Miller
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aclu-alex-jones-social-media-ban_us_5b7afce7e4b0a5b1febdc797

NEW YORK TIMES
— 8 Fast-Food Chains Will End ‘No-Poach’ Policies – Rachel Abrams (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They want their employees to be poached who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who that had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/business/fast-food-wages-no-poach-franchisees.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Days – David E. Sanger and Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/us/politics/russia-cyber-hack.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Our politicians have no idea how the Internet works – Catherine Rampell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who proudly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they do not read emails, b) that they do not use Google, c) that they do not visit websites, and/or d) that they do not use the internet. The aforesaid hint/imply/argue/shout that the Democrats in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois learn everything that they know about what Republicans were doing by reading my emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-can-congress-police-the-internet-when-they-dont-even-understand-it/2018/08/20/46f6baa6-a4b4-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump has said many times that he never uses email, but he’s far from alone: Lots of lawmakers – including Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and even Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) – have more or less proclaimed the same, with pride. With digital dinosaurdom seen as a badge of honor, it’s no wonder that congressional hearings ostensibly about Facebook’s dodgy data practices devolved into clumsy, confused – and bipartisan – queries about: video bloggers Diamond and Silk; the difference between a social media platform and an Internet service provider; how Facebook can possibly make money if it’s free to users; and how to get rid of ads for chocolate.)
— Microsoft says it has found a Russian operation targeting U.S. political institutions – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/microsoft-says-it-has-found-a-russian-operation-targeting-us-political-institutions/2018/08/20/52273e14-a4d2-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Russian Hackers Target Conservative Groups in Widening Cyberattacks Microsoft removed six internet domains registered by a Russian hacking group that sought to mimic legitimate websites – Dustin Volz and Robert McMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-hackers-target-conservative-groups-in-widening-cyberattacks-153482406024060
— Two New Lawsuits Seek to Stop Discrimination Against Religion The cases seek to expand Supreme Court precedent and establish equality for sectarian education. – Tim Keller and Michael Bindas (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being anti-Missouri Synod Lutherans. They promote 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. They paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-new-lawsuits-seek-to-stop-discrimination-against-religion-1534803774
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dave and Amy Carson live with their 15-year-old daughter, Olivia, in Glenburn, Maine. Like many small towns across the state, Glenburn, population 4,543, is too small to maintain its own public high school. Instead, the local government gives families the money it would otherwise spend on education and lets them choose a public or private school for their children. There’s a catch: Maine won’t allow parents to spend taxpayer money on a religious school. Families like the Carsons, who believe a religious school is the best choice for Olivia, get nothing. In Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment prohibits states from discriminating against religion in the operation of government programs. Two new federal suits, in Washington state and Maine, seek to build on that precedent to end government-mandated religious discrimination in programs that pay for work-study programs and high-school tuition. Although the plaintiffs in these cases live at opposite ends of the country, they face similar discriminatory laws rooted in antireligious animus. A victory in their cases could clear the way for states to adopt programs that empower parents—rather than government—to direct the education of their children.)
— The GOP’s Social Security Raid Rubio wants to use retirement benefits for family leave. Uh oh. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-social-security-raid-1534805592
— Mel Watt Sued by Government Employee Alleging Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac faces allegations its director made sexual advances to employee Simone Grimes, retaliated against her when she complained – Natalie Andrews (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me like my coworkers and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, recent immigrants, non-Protestant, non-German American, etc. had filed discrimination complaints against me. But of course, no such complaints were ever filed.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mel-watt-sued-by-government-employee-alleging-sexual-harassment-retaliation-1534805976

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with two big color pictures unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/08/15/pot-industry-budtenders-edibles-chefs-among-fastest-growing-jobs/996888002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: 51% of school violence incidents flared in just 10 states last year. Is your state one of them? – Marina Pitofsky (DIERSEN: Illinois is one of them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/20/10-states-51-percent-school-violence-threats-2018/1031329002/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Admin Files Suit Against Facebook For ‘Discriminatory’ Policies – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/34753/trump-administration-files-suit-against-facebook-amanda-prestigiacomo

LIBERTY NEWS NOW
— Can You Guess Which Way Twitter Employees Lean Politically? – Adam Campbell
https://libertynewsnow.com/can-you-guess-which-way-twitter-employees-lean-politically/article9766

DAILY BEAST
— Far Right Fuming After Big Finance Chokes Off Money Flow Some right-wing figures say they are planning legal action after PayPal and credit-card companies cut off their fundraising. – Will Sommer
https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-fuming-after-big-finance-chokes-off-money-flow

August 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 59 shot, 6 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/59-shot-6-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/4006842/
— Chicago launches new information portal on website
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-launches-new-information-portal-on-website/4010380/
— Helene Walsh, wife of ex-rep Joe Walsh, picked to replace state rep who shared nude photos of ex – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-walshs-wife-picked-to-replace-disgraced-state-rep-/4007267/

NBC5
— Barack Obama Stars in Video Endorsing Democrat J.B. Pritzker Pritzker, a venture capitalist and billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, is running to unseat incumbent first-term GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Barack-Obama-Stars-in-Video-Endorsing-Democrat-JB-Pritzker-491282231.html

CBS2
— Barack Obama Endorses J.B. Pritzker In IL Governor’s Race – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/20/barack-obama-endorses-j-b-pritzker-in-il-governors-race/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Obama records video backing Pritzker for Illinois governor
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/obama-records-video-backing-pritzker-for-illinois-governor-1

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans: Prepare for a crash landing – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-illinois-republicans-rauner-pritzker-20180821-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He’s also struggling with a wide enthusiasm gap. It’s late August and he has not managed to corral his conservative base or gin up support for his own agenda. Instead, he continues to flap against Madigan. Rauner is still getting hammered for the state’s budget impasse while Democrats who fed it are coasting. Remember: Rauner vetoed the first budget sent to him because it was $4 billion out of balance. The next budget the House prepared in 2016 was $7 billion out of balance. And the 2017 budget that included a 32 percent income tax hike and zero spending reforms? Rauner vetoed it. The legislature overrode him. You don’t hear enough about Rauner protecting taxpayers against a spend-happy legislature that hasn’t passed a balanced budget in more than a decade. Republican voters who felt jubilant on election night 2014 with Rauner’s victory and renewed hope that Illinois would turn itself around should prepare for a crash landing. Bring plenty of tequila. In once-safe DuPage County, Trump’s antics and Pritzker’s money are mixing a strong anti-GOP antidote. Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, who sailed to Springfield on a strong record of fiscal conservatism, is locked in a race with a liberal Madigan-funded Democrat, Terra Costa Howard of Glen Ellyn. She also is getting support from Planned Parenthood, with whom Rauner partnered in signing House Bill 40, which expanded public funding of abortion. The fact that Breen, and even GOP Congressman Peter Roskam of Wheaton, are struggling to retain their seats in DuPage County is a manifestation of a fading-fast Republican Party in Illinois. Other Republican-leaning areas, including Rep. Tom Morrison’s Palatine-based district and an up-for-grabs seat in Arlington Heights, are possible flips to the Democrats. Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, is in a tighter-than-expected race with Democrat Jake Castanza of Rockford. Prognosticators also say it’s going to be a rough ride for Republicans Jerry Lee Long of Streator and Lindsay Parkhurst of Kankakee. The GOP fought hard to wrest those seats from the Democrats and now the pendulum might swing back. Again — anything can happen. But the campaign expenditure reports from Pritzker are revealing, not just in their indulgences but in their braggadocio. You can almost hear the pop of a Champagne cork with each entry.)
— Kavanaugh memo pushed graphic sex questions for Bill Clinton – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-brett-kavanaugh-memo-clinton-20180820-story.html
— Behind the making of ‘America to Me,’ the new series about racial inequity at Oak Park and River Forest High School – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-america-to-me-oprf-steve-james-20180820-story.html
— Barack Obama weighs in on Illinois governor race, cuts video for Democrat J.B. Pritzker – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-barack-obama-jb-pritzker-video-20180820-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge: Don’t need Rauner deposition to prove ‘Rauner hates Speaker Madigan’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Who hates you and why? I should write a book about those who hate me and why they hate me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-gov-rauner-deposition-hates-speaker-madigan-gonzales/
— Trump sends mean tweets, first lady talks positivity online – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/melania-donald-trump-mean-tweets-positivity-be-best/
— Kavanaugh in memo pushed graphic sex questions for Clinton – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-bill-clinton-monica-lewinsky-sex-questions-ken-starr/
— Trump dares Brennan to sue because his clearance was revoked – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed dared me to sue them. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed, the attorneys who represented me, and the defendants.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-john-brennan-clearance-revoked-lawsuit/
— The games Illinois insiders play to keep you, the voter, outside – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican insiders in Illinois who work the hardest against Republican outsiders in Illinois. Overwhelmingly, Republican outsiders support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-election-scams-political/

DAILY HERALD
— Trump inauguration rioting charges dismissed for daughter of Elgin councilman – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180820/trump-inauguration-rioting-charges-dismissed-for-daughter-of-elgin-councilman

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s who really is getting the most from state spending One of the longest-lived beliefs in Illinois is that rapacious Chicago is sucking the rest of the state dry when it comes to the distribution of state resources. Someone has finally researched this. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: How much money is your county, township/ward, municipality, zip code, and precinct sending Springfield and how much money is it getting back?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-who-really-getting-most-state-spending
Past divisions forgotten, Obama endorses J.B. Pritzker
— Obama releases a video backing Pritzker for governor, even though Pritzker supported someone else for president. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who have their operatives and their dupes a) destroy those who ran against them in primaries and b) destroy those who supported their primary opponents.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/past-divisions-forgotten-obama-endorses-jb-pritzker

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Obama records video backing Pritzker for Illinois governor – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180820/obama-records-video-backing-pritzker-for-illinois-governor

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Taxes are central theme of gubernatorial race – Evelyn Sanguinetti (DIERSEN: Yes, but a) many poor voters pay little or no taxes and want rich people to pay more taxes and b) many rich voters can easily pay more taxes and want everyone to pay more taxes. What about voters like me who want Illinois to stop promoting dependency on government, stop promoting dependency on charity, stop promoting LGBTQ activity, stop promoting abortion, stop promoting mass/illegal immigration, stop further erosion of the Second Amendment, stop promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, stop promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and stop promoting the rest of the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green party platform.)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/evelyn-sanguinetti-taxes-are-central-theme-of-gubernatorial-race/article_dcb006bd-d5eb-5d12-bfaf-bf89821473e5.html

WGLT
— Barickman Sees Path Forward For Rauner – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://www.wglt.org/post/barickman-sees-path-forward-rauner#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Banned from the Algonquin Township Hall by Supervisor Chuck Lutzow, Highway Department Deputy Ryan Provenzano Now in Road District Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/20/banned-algonquin-township-hall-supervisor-chuck-lutzow-highway-department-deputy-ryan-provenzano-now-office/
— “Man Bites Dog” Story on Front Page of the Northwest Herald
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/20/man-bites-dog-story-front-page-northwest-herald/
— McHenry Township GOP Recommends Four to Replace Trustee Bill Cunningham
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/20/mchenry-township-gop-recommends-four-replace-trustee-bill-cunningham/
— Illinois Leaks Defends Andrew Gasser’s Use of Highway Department Sign to Label Northwest Herald “Fake News”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/19/illinois-leaks-defends-andrew-gassers-use-highway-department-sign-label-northwest-herald-fake-news/
— Chicago Sun-Times Echos Daily Herald with Town Hall “Boos” Article
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/19/chicago-sun-times-echos-daily-herald-town-hall-boos-article/
— If You’re an Elected Board Member and Can’t Get Information…
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/19/youre-elected-board-member-cant-get-information/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County – Jack Franks’ “political trinket” resolution conflicts with law. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/mchenry-county-jack-franks-political-trinket-resolution-conflicts-with-law/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV LAUNCHES “FIGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT” TOUR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/gov-launches-fight-for-whats-right-tour.html
— HELENE MILLER-WALSH APPOINTED TO REPRESENT HOUSE DISTRICT 51
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/shaw-explains-why-helene-walsh-picked-for-state-rep-51-.html
— ILLINOIS ONE OF NATION’S LEAST-FRIENDLY STATES TO SMALL BUSINESSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-one-of-nations-least-friendly-states-to-small-businesses.html
— ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 14 & 15TH IN ORLAND PARK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-political-action-conference-scheduled-for-september-14-15th-in-orland-park.html
— ILLINOIS STATE REP INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CONDEMNING “GUN SANCTUARY” COUNTIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/willis-condemns-gun-sanctuary-counties.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Obama cuts video for Pritzker (DIERSEN: What if Trump cut a video for Rauner?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/obama-cuts-video-for-pritzker/
— Rauner questioned on job creation
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/rauner-questioned-on-job-creation/
— Rauner won’t be deposed in Madigan case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/rauner-wont-be-deposed-in-madigan-case/
— State admits to $1.2 billion structural deficit
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/state-admits-to-12-billion-structural-deficit/
— Williamson County will hold a gun rights referendum, but not the one favored by the governor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/williamson-county-will-hold-a-gun-rights-referendum-but-not-the-one-favored-by-the-governor/

BILL O’REILLY
— The Hate-Trump Media Movement is Damaging the Press
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/The-Hate-Trump-Media-Movement-is-Damaging-the-Press/325489581219033444.html

GOPUSA
— Blueprint for destroying a society
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52826
— New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52804
— Gun Free Zones: A magnet for mass shooters (DIERSEN: One could argue that for your personal safety, if you are a member of any of the following groups, you should do everything that you can to avoid gun free zones: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52820
— No one knows how many illegal aliens are in the country (DIERSEN: How many illegals live and/or work in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52824
— Bring it On: Giuliani Eager for Brennan Lawsuit (DIERSEN: Constructively, all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed encouraged me to sue them. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed, the attorneys who represented me, and the defendants.)
http://www.gopusa.com/bring-it-on-giuliani-eager-for-brennan-lawsuit/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Washington Post’s Fake News On Trump’s Alleged Racism
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28577

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Malkin: U.S. has most generous immigration policies in the world – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/08/malkin-u-s-has-most-generous-immigration-policies-in-the-world/

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO TREAT THE ADDICTION EPIDEMIC?
http://www.poppot.org/2018/08/18/slim-evidence-medical-marijuana-for-opiates/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Marijuana Policy Project promotes their drug as a substitute for opiate pain pills. Like the worst offenders in the opiate industry, the cannabis lobby follows an addiction-for-profit business model. Their master plan needs 80% of the demand to be met by 20% of the users. Science shows no evidence for using medical marijuana as a substitute for pain pills. Governor David Ige of Hawaii wisely refused to cave to lobbyists, and he vetoed a measure that would have allowed medical marijuana to treat opiate addiction. A large-scale, major study from Australia demonstrates that cannabis doesn’t work as a substitute for opiate pills in instances of chronic, non-cancer pain. The study came out in July, 2018 and it supports the findings of an American study published in September, 2017.)

POLITICO
— Obama muscles into Illinois governor’s race In his home state, the former president leans in hard for the Democratic nominee. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/20/barack-obama-illinois-governor-race-789774

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump and Giuliani Taunt Brennan About Filing a Lawsuit – Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: Constructively, all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed encouraged me to sue them. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed, the attorneys who represented me, and the defendants.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/us/politics/trump-bruce-ohr-mueller-russia.html

NEWSWEEK
— Legal Weed: How Republicans Learned to Love Marijuana – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER (DIERSEN: Anyone who promotes pot is a Democrat or a Democrat plant, a Libertarian or a Libertarian plant, a Green or a Green plant, a RINO, etc.; but no one who promotes pot is a Republican. No one who promotes pot should be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican. No one who promotes pot should be allowed to claim to be a Republican.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2018/08/24/legal-weed-republicans-love-marijuana-1072761.html

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Republicans Don’t Own Patriotism Anymore.” I should write a book about the most anti-patriotic people in my precinct, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois. They discourage Republican sponsorship of and Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.
https://newrepublic.com/article/150438/republicans-dont-patriotism-anymore

August 20, 2018

NBC5
— At Least 50 People Shot in Chicago Since Friday Evening
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-violence-at-least-50-people-shot-491229181.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Deputy Illinois House Republican leader Tom Demmer of Dixon says attacks on Madigan won’t stop anytime soon – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-michael-madigan-20180819-story.html
— Dem chair says Rauner money “broke” the GOP – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: How dependent on Rauner are a) your Republican township/ward party organization and b) your Republican county party organization?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-michael-madigan-20180819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The head of the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association says the governor’s use of his personal wealth to rebuild the state Republican Party is breaking the GOP. Doug House sought to differentiate between Rauner giving millions of dollars to the state Republican Party and J.B. Pritzker’s cash helping to rebuild the Democratic Party. “He broke the Republican Party. He took a large amount of money and set it in front of a fan and turned it on and it just spread across the state Republican Party in a way that did motivate or make them enthusiastic for their candidacy, but it didn’t do anything to build their party. It didn’t create any infrastructure. It didn’t motivate and bring out any activists and build the party through people,” House said Sunday on WGN-AM 720. “Once that money’s gone and once that resource is gone, I feel that he’s broken the Republican Party in a way they will have forgotten what they have learned in terms of raising money and in terms of that grassroots infrastructure type of things they did,” he said. In contrast, House said Pritzker’s money has helped set up the “Blue Wave Illinois” program that included candidate recruitment, training and organizational help for county Democratic organizations across the state that work in building grassroots support. Democrats, House said, have “certainly benefited by his enthusiasm but also by the resources he’s brought to bear to help rebuild and re-energize our party across the state. He’s expressed a genuine interest from the very beginning in the introduction of himself and his campaign that he was interested in helping to build the party.”)
— Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes expanded benefits for paramedics, EMTs – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-benefits-emt-paramedics-20180819-story.html
— Curbing political content on Twitter would stoke fears of abuse, CEO says – Ben Brody
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-twitter-20180819-story.html
— Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–wedding-cake-case-colorado-20180815-story.html
— Her Hubs Women-only co-working spaces popping up in several cities – Amanda Pressner Kreuser (DIERSEN: What about hubs for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180820/281840054515841
— Want to be happier? Take all your vacation time – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201808091630–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20180810-20180810-story.html
— Appealing to the center is no longer a winnable strategy to lure votes – Jonah Goldsberg (DIERSEN: In Illinois, those “Republicans” who “appeal to the center” dump those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-moderate-voters-bad-voting-strategy-0820-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Few U.S. school districts step up to educate youth in migrant centers – AP (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in attracting illegals to your school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/child-separation-us-school-districts-educate-migrant-youth-centers/

DAILY HERALD
— Brown takes Lawlor’s place on Lake County Board ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180819/brown-takes-lawlors-place-on-lake-county-board-ballot
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180819/women-win-primaries-in-record-numbers-look-to-november
— To improve democracy, start at the local level – Aviva Rosman (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) shout at everyone that to punish Trump, they should vote for all the Democrats on November 6, 2018 ballots.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180820/to-improve-democracy-start-at-the-local-level

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Trump is hurting gun sales In 2016, when Hillary Clinton seemed destined to become president, David Lombardo splurged on a dozen firearms for his collection. A year later, with Donald Trump in the White House, he didn’t buy even one. – H. LEE MURPHY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/how-trump-hurting-gun-sales

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois State Fair slower than last year, vendors say – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180819/illinois-state-fair-slower-than-last-year-vendors-say

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote a Democrat who says “Good Republicans can vote Dem.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What do you say to those in Illinois who cast Republican primary ballots, who become Republican precinct committeemen/captains, who get elected to leadership positions in Republican organizations, who get elected as Republicans to government offices, etc., but who talk and act like they are really Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens? They fail/refuse to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/harrop-good-republicans-can-vote-dem/article_f9b0b9d0-4d5a-5754-9f74-66f9aff98d18.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination – BRAKKTON BOOKER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/hud-hits-facebook-allowing-housing-discrimination#stream/0

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Helene Walsh is a businesswoman and political activist. She heads Leenie Productions LLC, the management company for her husband’s “Joe Walsh Program.” According to her LinkedIn page, Walsh handles all speaking engagements for the former congressman. Helene Walsh also serves on the advisory board of Pastor Corey Brooks’ Project H.O.O.D. and on the board of Haym Salomon Center, a conservative Jewish public policy group. A bio of Walsh says she started her career in commercial lending, working for American National Bank. She went on to serve in marketing and sales roles for Evans Fur Co. and then founded Whim Wham Books (a national book retailer). She’s also been active on the civic scene for years, raising money for Prentice Women’s Hospital as well as Latin School of Chicago, where her two children attended.)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/20/polling-heats-up-in-mayors-race-wife-of-tea-partys-joe-walsh-named-to-sauer-seat-konkols-back-and-writing-and-wedding-bells-for-two-culture-hounds-299390

WIREPOINTS
— Unbalanced Illinois…again and again and again – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What, if anything, has unbalanced you budget for this year? For me it was my 1972 Corvette. D&M Corvette in Downers Grove has appraised my 1972 Corvette at $41,500. But that was after I recently invested $6,702 in the car – $5,228 to D&M ($3,466 labor and $1,762 parts) and $1,474 to Coker Tire for 5 Firestone Wide Oval replica tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing damage that ethanol did to car’s entire fuel system. The master cylinder and four calipers were replaced, A/C was charged, carburetor was rebuilt and fuel pump replaced, minor electrical and mechanical problems were fixed, five new tires were installed, new battery was installed, etc. I could have avoided much if not all of the fuel system and brake problems if I had driven the car more – at least once each summer. But my excuse for not starting the car since 2009 is that since 2004, I have spent 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/unbalanced-illinois-again-and-again-and-again/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: REST OF THE NATION SEES 31 PERCENT FASTER JOBS GROWTH VS. ILLINOIS IN 2018 – Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rest-of-the-nation-sees-31-percent-faster-jobs-growth-vs-illinois-in-2018/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Co-Ed Restrooms in Government Schools Led by Fools – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/co-ed-restrooms-in-government-schools-led-by-fools/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RAUNER SIGNS NEARLY 300 NEW LAWS IN A MONTH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/governor-rauner-signs-nearly-300-new-laws-in-a-month.html
— FACEBOOK COMPLETELY CENSORS PRAGERU POSTS FROM PUBLIC VIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/facebook-completely-censors-prageru-posts-from-public-view.html

FOX NEWS
— The media’s hatred of Trump is only hurting … the media – Michael Goodwin
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/michael-goodwin-medias-hatred-trump-is-only-hurting-media.html
— Yes, it’s time for affirmative action to end — finally – Mike Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/yes-its-time-for-affirmative-action-to-end-finally.html

TOWNHALL
— Abortion Is Bad for the Economy – Bradley Mattes
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradleymattes/2018/08/20/abortion-is-bad-for-the-economy-n2510758
— Pulling Their Clearances Is Only the Start – It’s Time to Stamp out Elite Privilege – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/08/20/pulling-their-clearances-is-only-the-start–its-time-to-stamp-out-elite-privilege-n2511233

BREITBART
— Three People Shot, One Assaulted at ‘Peace Picnic’ in Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago – Awar Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/three-people-shot-assaulted-peace-picnic-rahm-emanuels-chicago/
— Wisconsin Bishop Decries ‘Homosexual Subculture Within the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/wisconsin-bishop-decries-homosexual-hierarchy-catholic-church/
— China Interferes in U.S. Election with Anti-Tariff Film Aimed at Republican Districts in California – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/china-interferes-in-us-election-with-anti-tariff-film-aimed-at-republican-districts-in-california/
— 19 Times the Media Portrayed Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder as a Victim of Trump Immigration Enforcement – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/19/ice-murder-illegal-alien/

HOT AIR
— Back To School Time… For Illegal Aliens? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/19/back-school-time-illegal-aliens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— CNN Takes the Bait on Diversity – Brian C. Joondeph (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/cnn_takes_the_bait_on_diversity.html
— First They Came for Alex Jones – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/first_they_came_for_alex_jones.html

LIBERTY NATION
— MISSION: SILENCE CONSERVATIVES – THE NEXT ESCALATION – Jeff Charles
https://www.libertynation.com/mission-silence-conservatives-the-next-escalation/

WORLD NET DAILY
— PARTY ANIMALS: SOCIALIZING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Lowell Ponte hammers leftist march toward ‘kinder, gentler’ Marxism
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/party-animals-socializing-the-democratic-party/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Franklin Graham Rips Chelsea Clinton for Saying Abortions Added Trillions to Economy – LISA PAYNE-NAEGER
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/graham-rips-chelsea-abortions/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How many illegal aliens is enough? – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/19/editorial-no-one-knows-for-sure-how-many-illegal-a/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California moving to mandate abortion pills on campus – Lila Rose
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/california-moving-to-mandate-abortion-pills-on-campus

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, politicians say that those who do not promote mass/illegal immigration are racists.
http://thehill.com/policy/international/402568-trudeau-shuts-down-heckler-racism-has-no-place-in-canada
— Facebook apologizes over removal of conservative site’s web videos – MEGAN KELLER
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/402574-facebook-apologizes-for-removing-conservative-sites-web-videos-says-was-a
— No, Omarosa was not the White House’s ‘token minority’ – PARIS DENNARD (DIERSEN: For much of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, a) I was a “token Republican” and b) few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestant, conservative, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/402493-no-omarosa-was-not-the-white-houses-token-minority

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: More and more and more candidates 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.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/2018-candidate-diversity-goes-beyond-gender-n901956

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to paint Republicans as being sexists, and especially Republicans who are
Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/business/sexism-women-birthplace-workplace.html
— 5 Pearls of Wisdom About College for Students Starting Their First Year Readers who are college graduates offer advice to incoming freshmen who wonder if degrees are worth the hype. – Lela Moore (DIERSEN: According to this article “It is never too late to finish that degree.” In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, a) I should have earned my master’s degrees much sooner than I did; I did not earn my MBA from Loyola until I was 27, my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31, and my master’s degree in finance from IIT until I was 48 and b) I should have earned my professional certifications and license much sooner than I did; I did not pass the CPA examination until I was 30, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and became a licensed CPA until I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/reader-center/is-college-worth-it.html

WASHINGTON POST
— An anti-Trump says “Trump revoked John Brennan’s security clearance. The long-term consequences may be dire.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/08/20/trump-revoked-john-brennans-security-clearance-heres-why-that-matters/

USA TODAY
— Trump trillion-dollar-plus deficits are putting America on a path to fiscal ruin Though no one in Washington will admit it, our nation’s finances are in deep trouble. Spending is up, revenues are down, and this will only get worse – Stan Collender
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/20/donald-trump-trillion-dollar-plus-deficits-fiscal-ruin-column/986236002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ expertly uses ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Shaft’ cameos.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/19/how-spike-lee-blackkklansman-expertly-uses-gone-wind-shaft-cameos/1020950002/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump speechwriter fired after appearance with white nationalists (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, you will be fired if you appear with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/08/19/trump-speechwriter-fired-after-appearance-with-white-nationalists/gJlxBA6qtj0keoRQd9RgjJ/story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Nice Degree, but Your Diploma Gets an ‘F’ for Spelling College is a shout-out to scholastic achievement, so why can’t schools achieve freshman-level language mastery on sheepskins? – Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nice-degree-but-your-diploma-gets-an-f-for-spelling-1534696400

FORBES
— Employers Slowly Making Progress On Social Mobility In Workforce – Karen Higginbottom (DIERSEN: What education did your parents have? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. The aforesaid unfortunate facts frustrated efforts by my critics/opponents to paint me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has always been privileged.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenhigginbottom/2018/08/19/employers-slowly-making-progress-on-social-mobility-in-workforce/#5660b3ab5181
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of employers asked their new employees whether or not their parents went to University or the type of school they attended; 4 in 10 also asked their current employees these questions, according to the Index. So there is still more work to do. Social mobility has declined in the last 30 years in the UK and in particular, fair access to the professions. The statistics are pretty damning: only 7% of the population attend independent schools but the privately-educated account for more than half of the top level of most professions, including 70% of high court judges, 54% of top journalists and 54% of chief executive officers of FTSE100 companies, according to a Sutton Trust report.)

BLOOMBERG
— Democracy Needs the Press as the ‘Opposition Party’ – Noah Feldman (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/2018/08/19/trump-vs-the-press-why-opinion-journalism-matters-in-democracy#gs.=dpZ0nQ

PBS
— Schools grapple with obligations to migrants in shelters – AP (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in attracting illegals to your school district?)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/schools-grapple-with-obligations-to-migrants-in-shelters

NEWSWEEK
— WHO IS DARREN BEATTIE? DONALD TRUMP SPEECHWRITER FIRED OVER WHITE NATIONALIST CONFERENCE TIES – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/who-darren-beattie-donald-trumps-speechwriter-fired-over-white-nationalist-1080166

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— White House Speechwriter Fired After Being Linked to White Nationalists – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, you will be fired if you are linked to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/trump-aide-fired-after-being-linked-to-white-nationalists.html

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Trump Administration’s Flawed Approach to Diversity The Obama administration guidance that was recently withdrawn was sound from legal and educational perspectives – Anna Hemingway (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2018/08/20/trump-administrations-approach-diversity-admissions-flawed-opinion

TIMES
— Professor ‘was forced to retire by Oxford in diversity drive’ – Rosemary Bennett (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-was-forced-to-retire-by-oxford-in-diversity-drive-xn9k6gmrs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Oxford University professor and leading authority on Shakespeare was forced to retire at the age of 67 by college bosses to promote diversity, an employment tribunal was told. John Pitcher, fellow of St John’s College, wanted to carry on working beyond the university’s self-imposed retirement age of 67 but was told two years ago that he would have to go. He is an authority on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and had worked at St John’s for more than 36 years. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges and former students include Tony Blair, Robert Graves, Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis. Professor Pitcher’s retirement at the end of September 2016 had been set in 2012 but he was then made the Founder’s Fellow at…)

QUEERTY
— Firefighters boycott Madison Pride after armed police officers are banned from marching in parade – Graham Gremore
https://www.queerty.com/firefighters-boycott-madison-pride-armed-police-officers-banned-marching-parade-20180819

August 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Helene Miller Walsh, wife of former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, replaces state rep accused of sharing ex’s nude pics – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-nick-sauer-republicans-walsh-20180818-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, Walsh faces the potentially difficult task of building a campaign in the short few months before the election. She will run against Mary Edly-Allen, a teacher from Libertyville, in the race to represent a central and southern Lake County district in the state legislature. Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said he voted for Walsh because he thinks she will be a good lawmaker and able to set up a campaign in a hurry. “I know how tenacious she can be and how hard a worker she can be,” Shaw said. Shaw said Walsh was picked from about 20 contenders to replace Sauer.)
— Top 10 best back-to-school cars – Robert Duffer (DIERSEN: Duffer recommends a 2018 Honda CR-V (TSP) for business majors. What did you drive while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? While I attended UIC during 1966 and 1967, I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. While I attended UIC during 1968, I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. While I attended NIU during 1969 and 1970, I drove a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I bought the Pontiac with money that earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during 1964, 1965, and 1966. I bought the Oldsmobile and the Dodge with money that earned delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office during 1966, 1967, and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/new/ct-best-2018-cars-for-grads-20180607-photogallery.html
— What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church – Megan McArdle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-catholic-pennsylvania-grand-jury-jesus-0819-20180816-story.html
— Can you record your boss at work without him or her knowing? – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: During August and September of 1997, if I had recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” a) my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial would not have been denied and b) the jury would have ruled in my favor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-record-boss-at-work-20180815-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the press is “free,” but the press acts like it is an operative or a dupe for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-enemy-of-the-people-st-0816-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plenty of danger for Dems if they win House and impeach Trump – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-democrats-house-impeachment-2020-election-laura-washington/
— Good journalism depends on savvy consumers – Georgie Anne Geyer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, condemn, and slander those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being stupid, lazy, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180819/281908773990529

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF HELEN MILLER WALSH: Helene Miller Walsh was sworn in as Republican state representative Saturday by Lake County Circuit Judge Christopher Stride to fill the remainder of Nick Sauer’s term in House District 51. – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180818/ex-congressmans-wife-appointed-to-seat-of-legislator-who-resigned-amid-sex-scandal
— CEO pay jumps to $19M annually, as fears mount over the wealthy pocketing gains – Jeff Stein and Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say nothing about the CEO-worker pay ratio, but who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees and government retirees as being over-compensated?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180819/ceo-pay-jumps-to-19m-annually-as-fears-mount-over-the-wealthy-pocketing-gains
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The top executives of America’s biggest companies saw their average annual pay surge to $18.9 million in 2017, according to a report released Thursday, fueling concerns about the gulf between the nation’s richest and everyone else. The dramatic 18 percent jump in chief executive pay came as wages for American workers remained essentially flat, pushing the gap between executive compensation and employee pay to its highest point in about a decade. The rise in executive pay shown in the report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, is driven largely by the big increases in the stock market over the past year. The bulk of CEO compensation is made up of stock grants or stock options, which can lead to substantial paydays for CEOs when companies perform well in the market. The Standard & Poor’s stock market index jumped 14.5 percent in value from 2016 to 2017 when adjusting for inflation, EPI said. From 2009 to 2017, average pay for the nation’s CEOs jumped by $7.8 million, or by 72 percent, according to the report. Over that period, the average wages and benefits for a typical American worker rose from $53,400 to $54,600, or by about 2 percent, the report said. “It speaks to the degree the economic recovery is unbalanced,” said Larry Mishel, an economist who has tracked the CEO-worker pay ratio for two decades and co-authored the report with Jessica Schieder.)
— There’s much at stake for the public in journalism’s success – Georgie Anne Geyer (DIERSEN: To make GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails more successful, I am extremely reluctant to take advice from anyone, because of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work extremely hard to get everyone to give me bad advice.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180819/theres-much-at-stake-for-the-public-in-journalisms-success
— We take offense at Trump’s false insult – Editorial (DIERSEN: The hardcopy title of this editorial is “Servant of the people Ultimately, any newspaper’s job is to make the world a little better place.” But anyone who looks at what the mainstream news media does sees that it focuses on defending and advancing the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180818/editorial-we-take-offense-at-trumps-false-insult

ABC7
— 3 men shot near Seward Park on Near North Side during back-to-school peace party – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/3-men-shot-near-seward-park-during-back-to-school-peace-party/3994564/

CBS2
— Undaunted In Face Of Shootings, Englewood Residents March In Back To School Parade – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/englewood-shootings-back-to-school-parade/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 3 men shot in Old Town
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/3-men-shot-in-old-town

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Ag policy forum featured only Republicans – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180818/bernard-schoenburg-ag-policy-forum-featured-only-republicans

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Traditional family model is strongest – Gary Bussmann, Bloomington (DIERSEN: Are you the product of a traditional family. I am. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I had an unfair advantage in life because I was a product of a traditional family and b) that my being a product of a traditional family was just one more reason why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, in addition to my being a healthy non-veteran Republican White male whose ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/traditional-family-model-is-strongest/article_d50351c0-6f8d-5dfb-ad5f-e725c23d9f80.html

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— A woman called police on a man who was getting into his own car (a 2016 Ford Mustang) in Milwaukee – Lainey Seyler
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/08/17/woman-called-police-man-who-getting-into-his-own-car-milwaukee/1021846002/

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Helene Walsh selected to succeed Sauer in Illinois House
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511536781-helene-walsh-selected-to-succeed-sauer-in-illinois-house

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he won’t allow social media companies to censor conservatives They are ‘totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices’ says the president – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/18/donald-trump-says-he-wont-allow-social-media-compa/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter CEO denies company censors content based on ideology – Robert King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/twitter-ceo-denies-company-censors-content-based-on-ideology

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP TWEET STORM AGAINST ‘SPEECH CODE CARTEL’ ‘Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/trump-tweet-storm-against-speech-code-cartel/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Slams Social Media Censorship As Big Tech Silences PragerU, Other Conservatives – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/08/18/trump-calls-out-social-media-censorship-as-big-tech-silences-prageru-other-conse-n2510989

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Slams Social Media Censorship of Conservatives; Files Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook – Selwyn Duke (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/29814-trump-slams-social-media-censorship-of-conservatives-files-discrimination-complaint-against-facebook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” and “the Trump Administration … won’t let that happen.” So wrote President Trump on Twitter Saturday, in a shot across the bow of increasingly Orwellian social-media companies. This comes on the heels of a Friday discrimination complaint the administration filed against Facebook alleging that “the way the company targets ads can be used to screen out people based on race, sex or other protected categories,” reports the Washington Times. While the latter complaint doesn’t relate to the censorship issue, it perhaps does signal the Trump administration’s determination to deal with social-media sleight-of-hand. As for its substance, the Times explains: The complaint goes to the heart of Facebook’s business model, which depends on being able to offer advertisers micro-targeting. “Facebook mines extensive user data and classifies its users based on protected characteristics. Facebook’s ad targeting tools then invite advertisers to express unlawful preferences by suggesting discriminatory options,” the Housing and Urban Development Department said in the complaint. Among those options are physical disabilities, parents with children and even religious practices — advertisers are allowed to show their ads only to people Facebook deems interested in “Jesus” or the “Christian Church,” for example.)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRAGERU’S CENSORSHIP AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/271070/pragerus-censorship-and-first-amendment-daniel-greenfield

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Condemns Social Media Companies for Biased Censorship – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/18/donald-trump-condemns-social-media-companies-for-biased-censorship/
— Trump’s Anti-Censorship Tweets Just Reminded Us Why He Is the Greatest – James Delingpole
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/delingpole-trumps-anti-censorship-tweets-just-reminded-us-why-he-is-the-greatest/

BLAZE
— PragerU claims it is being ‘heavily censored’ by Facebook — and they have evidence to prove it – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/18/prageru-claims-it-is-being-heavily-censored-by-facebook-and-they-have-evidence-to-prove-it

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Tells Social Media Giants to Lay Off Conservatives: ‘There Is Nothing So Fake as MSNBC, CNN’ – SAM DORMAN
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1117114-trump-social-media-giants-conservatives/

POLITICO
— ‘We won’t let that happen:’ Trump alleges social media censorship of conservatives
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/18/trump-social-media-censorship-conservatives-twitter-facebook-787899

NBC NEWS
— Trump echoes conservative claims that social media companies censor conservatives – Jason Abbruzzese
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-echoes-conservative-claims-social-media-companies-censor-conservatives-n901876

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Accuses Social Media Firms of Discrimination Against Conservatives – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/politics/trump-social-media-conservatives.html
— White Doctor Arrested at Orlando Airport Complains of Being Treated Like a ‘Black Person’ – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/dr-jeffrey-epstein-like-a-black-person.html
— How to Get the Most Out of College They’re privileged, pivotal years. Navigate them with as much care as you did the path that got you there. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1970, I earned full-time Civil Service credit while I worked only part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/college-students.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election Blitz – Jim Tankersley and Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/politics/tax-cuts-republicans-donors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Slippery Slope of Complicity A wannabe Mussolini and his party of apparatchiks.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/the-slippery-slope-of-complicity.html
— You’re Ready to Quit. How Much Notice Do You Owe? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did I accept IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old? ANSWER: I was unemployed and seeking a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I was unemployed because Firestone Stores had fired me for accepting a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/business/quitting-your-job.html
— How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal – Steven R. Weisman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to them that I was a) conservative, b) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) 100% German national origin.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/american-jews-israel-liberals.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Men vs. Women, and the Rules of Debate – Ginia Bellafante
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/nyregion/men-women-candidates-debates.html
— How “Crazy Rich” Asians Have Led to the Largest Income Gap in the U.S. – ADEEL HASSAN and AUDREY CARLSEN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/17/us/asian-income-inequality.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump slams social media over efforts to silence conservatives – Joe Dwinell
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/08/trump_slams_social_media_over_efforts_to_silence_conservatives

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Slams Social-Media Companies for ‘Censorship’ of the Right President alleges bias against conservative voices on popular platforms – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-slams-social-media-companies-for-censorship-of-the-right-1534609973

NERD WALLET
— How to Stretch Your Spending Money in College – ANNA HELHOSKI (DIERSEN: What did you do with the money that you earned while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? I spent the money that I earned on tuition, books, two new cars, and room and board at NIU for three semesters and a summer session. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/college-student-budget/

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP ACCUSES SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES OF CENSORING CONSERVATIVES – TOM PORTER
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-accuses-social-media-companies-censoring-conservatives-1079143

— TWITTER IS LEFT-LEANING BUT DOES NOT CENSOR BASED ON POLITICS: JACK DORSEY – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-left-leaning-admits-boss-jack-dorsey-1079559

THE WEEK
— Social media is censoring Republicans, Trump claims on social media
http://theweek.com/speedreads/791098/social-media-censoring-republicans-trump-claims-social-media

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— President Trump Claims Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/president-trump-claims-social-media-companies-censor-conservatives-1135815

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Transferring between federal agencies – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO – a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677). According to the Office of Personnel Management, 77% of current federal employees have worked for only one agency, 15% have worked for two agencies, and only 8% have worked for three or more agencies. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. I should write a book about transferring between federal agencies.

GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates vehemently opposed my transferring from IRS to GAO. Instead of my taking a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars, they wanted me to transfer in as an intern and take a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1). To justify that, they viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned a) the knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; c) my having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul; d) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976; and e) the fact that much of what GAO Analysts do is similar to what IRS Revenue Officers do.

They hinted/implied/argued that IRS should NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. They hinted/implied/argued that the Post Office should NOT have a) hired me in 1966 or b) let me work there for almost 3 years. They were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious that I transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and more than 100 unused sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that legislative branch employees were far superior to executive branch employees. They stressed that I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office and for IRS and that I had filed grievances.

To turn everyone at GAO against me, they stressed to GAO employees a) who were Democrats, that I was a Republican, b) who were liberal or moderate, that I was conservative, c) who were non-Protestant, that I was a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) who had less money than my wife and I had, that my wife and I had more money than they did, e) who were non-German American, that I was 100% German American, f) who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, and g) who were veterans, that I was a draft avoider. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.

Have you worked in toxic workplaces? Soon after I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I learned how toxic its Chicago office was for those who shared my demographics. Nevertheless, I counted on the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer a) to protect me from political affiliation discrimination, from reverse discrimination, and from age discrimination, b) to get me assigned to audits of IRS, c) to get me promoted to GS-11 Step 10 (currently $87,933), to GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880), to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403), etc. However, ever-increasingly, the Democrats who ran the office did everything that they could to get rid of him. Nevertheless, in 1986, he succeeded a) in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and b) in promoting me to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403). However, the Democrats succeeded a) in getting rid of him in 1987, b) in throwing me off audits of IRS in 1989, c) in keeping me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career, d) in giving me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, e) in always ranking me the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)

August 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Kwame Raoul’s Ad Takes Aim At Erika Harold’s Alleged Anti-Gay Comments In IL Attorney General Race – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/kwame-raouls-ad-erika-harold-alleged-anti-gay-comments-il-attorney-general-race/
— D.C. Mayor Taunts Trump After Cancellation Of Military Parade – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/washington-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-taunts-donald-trump-military-parade-canceled/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s not just audio, Manigault Newman has video – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/omarosa-manigault-newman-donald-trump-audio-video/
— Cuomo on his ‘inartful’ remark: ‘Of course America is great’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/andrew-cuomo-donald-trump-cynthia-nixon-inartful-remark-america-great/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sham candidates are an affront to democracy. Here’s how to get rid of them. – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about sham Republican candidates in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-madigan-gonzales-sham-candidates-0819-20180816-story.html
— ‘Safety is about being alert’: Drills, controlled access now part of the school day routine – Donna Vickroy and Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-school-safety-infrastructure-st-0820-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Crete-Monee Consolidated District 201-U, budget constraints and limited grants have made it “very difficult” to finance needed security measures, said Rochelle Clark, assistant superintendent of district affairs. In the near future, the district hopes to place a school resource officer at its middle and high schools and one to “float” among the elementary buildings, she said. This would not only help monitor student movement during passing periods, school activities and afterschool activities, but would offer an opportunity for officers to build relationships with students and families, she said. All administrators will participate in online training followed by in-person sessions and will work with local police officers to provide “realistic” evacuation and intruder drills, she said. But other challenges to school security include access to the school buildings and varying ideas as to what the students, staff and community “perceive” as safe, Clark said.)
— 14 hours in Chicago: 25 people shot, including 3-year-old boy – Deanese Williams-Harris, Rosemary Sobol and Madeline Buckley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180817-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Prosecutor: Speeding driver in fatal Schaumburg crash spent day ‘smoking weed’ – Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson and Barbara Vitello (DIERSEN: What percentage of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois talk and/or act a) like they want to smoke pot, b) like they smoke pot, c) like they want to make money selling pot, and/or d) like they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from legalizing pot? Who leads the fight against pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? If/when the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs legalize pot in Illinois, and if municipalities and counties can ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, I am going to lead the fight to get Wheaton and DuPage County to be the first municipality and the first county in Illinois to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/prosecutor-speeding-driver-in-fatal-schaumburg-crash-spent-day-smoking-weed

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Judge in Aaron Schock case removed from all cases involving federal government (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. They made it clear that they wanted those who share my demographics to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180817/judge-in-aaron-schock-case-removed-from-all-cases-involving-federal-government

SOUTHERN
— Gun legislation question will not be on Williamson County ballot – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gun-legislation-question-will-not-be-on-williamson-county-ballot/article_d40b1cbe-c1e5-5e8b-a5bb-a2dbd094f274.html

KFVS
— Williamson Co. IL passes gun control resolution – Taylor Clark
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38909638/williamson-co-il-passes-gun-control-resolution

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Aaron Schock’s judge removed from cases involving federal government – Kevin Schwalle (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. They made it clear that they wanted those who share my demographics to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/aaron-schock-s-judge-removed-from-cases-involving-federal-government/1378827600

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make It Harder for School Districts to Get Rid of Unfunded Mandates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/governor-vetoes-bill-make-harder-school-districts-get-rid-unfunded-mandates/
— For Those of You Talking about Jack Franks Taking Jesse White’s Place after the Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/talking-jack-franks-taking-jesse-whites-place-election/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen questions TV, film tax incentives, calls for skeptical review of all breaks – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511533959-breen-questions-tv-film-tax-incentives-calls-for-skeptical-review-of-all-breaks
— Kinzler calls lawmakers out over poor direction of TV, film tax breaks – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511531049-kinzler-calls-lawmakers-out-over-poor-direction-of-tv-film-tax-breaks

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Jack Franks prepares for next election; wants McHenry taxpayers to pay for his name – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/jack-franks-prepares-for-next-election-wants-mchenry-taxpayers-to-pay-for-his-name/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AMID CONTROVERSY, POLITICAL TOWNSHIP COUPLE BANKS NEARLY $100K IN PENSION BENEFITS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amid-controversy-political-township-couple-banks-nearly-100k-in-pension-benefits/

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: If you were an Illinois Democratic candidate/honcho, how would you respond when asked if Speaker Madigan is a liability to your party? (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as a liability to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates, etc. Most commonly, a) they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my promotion of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/question-of-the-day-2726/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— N.Y. lawmaker proposes making 911 calls on law-abiding black people a hate crime – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/17/jesse-hamilton-ny-lawmaker-proposes-making-911-cal/

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez Blocks Press Access to Campaign Event – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who do NOT want me to a) know about their events and other activities, b) promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events or other activities.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/17/ocasio-cortez-blocks-access-campaign-event/
— Nearly All Criminal Foreigners in U.S. Are from Central, South America – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/17/nearly-all-criminal-foreigners-in-u-s-are-from-central-south-america/

BLAZE
— Chelsea Clinton first denies and then doubles down on economic argument for abortion – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/16/chelsea-clinton-first-denies-and-then-doubles-down-on-economic-argument-for-abortion

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK LAWMAKER WANTS TO MAKE IT A HATE CRIME TO CALL COPS ON LAW-ABIDING ‘PEOPLE OF COLOR’ – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/new-york-hamilton-hate-crime/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope Francis: We have a big problem – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/pope_francis_we_have_a_big_problem.html

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2018/08/18/new-poll-results-freaking-out-democrats-n2510913
— Building a Dam to Stop the Blue Wave – Tom Zawistowski
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomzawistowski/2018/08/18/building-a-dam-to-stop-the-blue-wave-n2510740

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cuomo-to-trump-america-is-great-because-it-rejects-your-hate-filled-agenda

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Univision Host Suggests Jeff Sessions Is a Hypocrite Because He Ate Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant – MADISON SUMMERS
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1117028-univision-jeff-sessions-hypocrite-mexican-restaurant/

THE HILL
— Trump: Let ‘good and bad’ voices speak on social media – ALICIA COHN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being bad for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates, etc. Most commonly, a) they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my promotion of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402449-trump-let-good-and-bad-voices-speak-on-social-media
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402425-cuomo-fires-back-at-trump-america-is-great-because-it-rejects

POLITICO
— As Trump and Republicans rage, Cuomo admits comment was ‘inartful’ – JIMMY VIELKIND (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/08/17/as-trump-and-republicans-rage-cuomo-admits-comment-was-inartful-562925

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Omarosa May Have As Many As 200 Tapes (DIERSEN: During August and September of 1997, if I had recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” a) my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial would not have been denied and b) the jury would have ruled in my favor.)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/report-omarosa-may-have-as-many-as-200-tapes/

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is full of political anger? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/us/politics/political-fights.html
— Women-Only Group Ditches Harvard – Jonah Engel Bromwich
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/style/harvard-delta-gamma-sorority-close.html

— Why Are Republicans Covering Up Brett Kavanaugh’s Past? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that is in your past that you are hiding? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am hiding the following: 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/republicans-brett-kavanaugh-senate.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he’s already ‘MADE America Great Again’ in shot at Cuomo – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2018/08/17/trump-says-hes-already-made-america-great-again-in-shot-at-cuomo/

WASHINGTON POST
— Nixon had an enemies list. Now so does Trump. – Michael E. Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to paint themselves as being one of my enemies.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/17/nixon-had-an-enemies-list-now-so-does-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Omarosa is exposing Trump’s deeply twisted view of loyalty.” All my critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty and b) focus on destroying those like me who do not give them blind loyalty.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/17/omarosa-is-exposing-trumps-deeply-twisted-view-of-loyalty/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump mayor says Trump does ‘plenty of racist things.’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/17/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-donald-trump-does-racist-things/1017770002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Has Another Bond for You The city may try to paper over its pension woes with new debt. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-has-another-bond-for-you-1534546800
— When Digital Platforms Become Censors Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other tech giants say that they’re open forums. What happens when they start to shut down voices they consider beyond the pale? – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-digital-platforms-become-censors-1534514122
— Google Outgrows Its Youthful Ideals In middle age, the search giant’s motto has gone from ‘Don’t be evil’ to something more like ‘Get real.’
Google’s leaders’ display of a more pragmatic side risks alienating both its employees and its users. – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-risky-pragmatism-1534427069
— What Your Car Knows About You Auto makers are figuring out how to monetize drivers’ data – Christina Rogers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-your-car-knows-about-you-1534564861
— Shall We Have Civil War or Second Thoughts? – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shall-we-have-civil-war-or-second-thoughts-1534544477
— Blue State ‘Charity’ Rubbing SALT into the wounds of school-choice scholarships. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-state-charity-1534546826

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Senator Wants to Freeze Labor Dept. Employee Raises – Tyrone Richardson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my federal salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars, my federal salary increased from $15.85/hour in 1966 to $125,325/year in 1997. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bna.com/gop-senator-wants-n73014481831/

FORBES
— EEOC Head On Age Discrimination By Employers – Chris Farrell (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/08/17/eeoc-head-on-age-discrimination-by-employers/#17513f228867

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP’s Fate in the Midterms Is in the Hands of Women.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/gops-fate-in-the-midterms-is-in-the-hands-of-women.html

August 17 Evening Edition

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Civil Service Opportunity School – Ben Woodward (DIERSEN: The subject line for the email that transmitted this is “The federal government is hiring conservatives.” I should conduct a similar “Civil Service Opportunity School” in Chicago. Despite my Democrat superiors’ best efforts to waste my career and to get rid of me, despite their getting rid of my first mentor in 1975, despite their getting rid of my second mentor in 1987, and despite my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988, I nevertheless survived a) for almost 3 years working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) for almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, and c) for almost 18 years working for GAO 1980-1997. Further, IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974 and GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $96,403) in 1986. In today’s dollars, my ending salary was $125,325. I have not heard that Trump has disavowed “up-or-out,” so federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should still expect to be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees get promoted that fast. Of course, prospective federal employees should be advised that virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Training/school.cfm?schoolID=37808
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: What you will learn No longer should conservatives allow liberals to monopolize the bureaucracy. Learn from top Washington insiders how to break into the liberal dominated Civil Service. The Leadership Institute’s Civil Service Opportunity School teaches you how to get a job and succeed in the Civil Service. Whether you are a newcomer to Washington, D.C. or you are looking for a career change, this intensive three-day seminar gives you the tools you need to begin your career in the Civil Service. Topics covered include: The hiring process Creative ways to enter government Which departments are right for you The political management of the bureaucracy)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State fair shows how politicians try to ’emphasize, exploit and exacerbate’ Illinois geography for political gain – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-politics-geography-20180816-story.html
— Trump says he plans to revoke security clearance for Justice Department official Bruce Ohr ‘very quickly’ – John Wagner and Karen DeYoung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-security-clearances-20180817-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools ‘failed to recognize’ extent of systemwide sexual abuse problem – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-sexual-abuse-report-20180816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is manic, lashing out. Obama, the Bushes, Clinton and Carter should speak up.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-brennan-security-clearance-huppke-20180817-story.html
— We want to hear from readers: What do you want Illinois’ next governor to prioritize? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want Illinois’ next governor to focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-governor-election-candidate-positions-20180814-story.html
— Election Q and A Suzanne Fahnestock, interim director of the DuPage Election Commission, will talk about how elections are conducted in DuPage County at the League of Women Voters Naperville’s 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, meeting at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. The meeting is also an open house for those interested in learning more about the organization. For more information, go to www.lwvnaperville.org.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-this-week-naperville-st-0819-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Misleading campaign mailers go out as long as they poll well – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-election-mailers-campaign/
— Rahm fattens warchest by $539K, with generous servings from restaurants, hotels – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-fattens-warchest-539000-restaurants-hotels-melman-lettuce-entertain-fundraising/
— The whole world watched: 50 years after the 1968 Chicago convention – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1968-democratic-national-convention-chicago-protests-riots-50th-anniversary/
— Trump at 36 percent approval among African-Americans: poll – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-african-american-approval-rating/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize Republicans, to denigrate Republicans, and to condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/family-separation-migrant-immigration-zero-tolerance-president-donald-trump-senator-dick-durbin/
— Madigan court foe Gonzales backs Pritzker, says speaker and Rauner must go – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-court-foe-gonzales-backs-pritzker-says-speaker-and-rauner-must-go/

WLS AM
— Bill Cameron: “their spending on the campaign so far is over $100 million, it’s just insane.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/17/bill-cameron-what-their-spending-on-the-campaign-so-far-is-over-100-million-its-just-insane/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— An unfortunate political encounter – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180816/our-view-unfortunate-political-encounter

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Asian carp samples given at Illinois State Fair
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/asian-carp-samples-given-at-illinois-state-fair
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti hosts Narcan training session at Illinois State Fair
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/lt-gov-sanguinetti-hosts-narcan-training-session-at-illinois-state-fair

NPR ILLINOIS
— Former Intel Chiefs: White House Using Security Clearances As A ‘Political Tool’ – SARAH MCCAMMON
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-intel-chiefs-white-house-using-security-clearances-political-tool#stream/0

NAPERVILLE NALN
— Naperville Area Leaders Network – NALN
https://www.facebook.com/napernaln/
(ACCORDING TO A REPORT: Great turnout of 50 people for tonight’s NALN event featuring Jim Mendrick and Steve Chirico in Naperville. Attendees included Coyne, Mendrick, MacKay, Janice Anderson, Patty Smith, Rising, Jacks, Kenn Miller, Wentz, Brad Miller, and Bruce Hanson.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Trustee Applicants Revealed – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/mchenry-township-trustee-applicants-revealed/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL PREVENTING PROFESSIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR STUDENT LOAN DELINQUENCIES – Amy Korte (DIERSEN: I earned a CPA license in 1981 when I was 32 years old.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-preventing-professional-license-suspension-for-student-loan-delinquencies/
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL ALLOWING CONSOLIDATION OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-allowing-consolidation-of-mosquito-abatement-districts/
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL SHEDDING LIGHT ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-shedding-light-on-school-district-administrative-spending/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Asian carp sandwiches served at Lt. Gov.’s tent at Illinois State Fair – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/outdoorsenvironment/asian-carp-sandwiches-served-at-lt-gov-s-tent-at/article_467de3da-a192-11e8-9baf-23419b2fda84.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NATIONAL LEGAL IMMIGRATION GROUP: WITH REPUBLICANS LIKE RAUNER, WHO NEEDS DEMOCRATS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/national-legal-immigration-group-with-republicans-like-rauner-who-needs-democrats.html
— LATEST LEFTIST ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE ERA WON’T WORK, ANDY SCHLAFLY SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/latest-leftist-attempt-to-revive-the-era-wont-work-andy-schlafly-says.html
— IVES: “ANY DEM THAT SAYS THEY SUPPORT BUSINESS IS LYING TO YOU”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/ives-any-dem-that-says-they-support-business-is-lying-to-you.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says “left-leaning” Chicago press is “plenty biased”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/rauner-says-left-leaning-chicago-press-is-plenty-biased/
— Illinois rated second most likely governor’s office to flip parties
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/illinois-rated-second-most-likely-governors-office-to-flip-parties/
— “If any region should feel alienated from state government, it’s the suburbanites”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/if-any-region-should-feel-alienated-from-state-government-its-the-suburbanites/
— Democratic legislator files resolution condemning “scofflaw counties” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment so that they can confiscate all the firearms and all the ammunition that Republicans own.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/democratic-legislator-files-resolution-condemning-scofflaw-counties/
— Are the Democrats unified? (DIERSEN: Democrats are unified against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/are-the-democrats-unified/
— Rauner ad gets it wrong, but Pritzker needs to end his silence
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/rauner-ad-gets-it-wrong-but-pritzker-needs-to-end-his-silence/

FOX NEWS
— Rahm Emanuel under increasing fire for linking Chicago violence and morals in minority neighborhoods – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/17/rahm-emanuel-under-increasing-fire-for-linking-chicago-violence-and-morals-in-minority-neighborhoods.html

GOPUSA
— DEA plans to combat Mexican drug cartels with new enforcement group in Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52686
— Identity Politics: A Cynical Electoral Tactic (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52681

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES IN NEW MEXICO – Neetu Chandak
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/border-wall-new-mexico/?utm_medium=email
— KELLYANNE CONWAY ACCUSES PRESS OF BEING ‘OBSESSED’ WITH TRUMP – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/kellyanne-conway-media-obsessed-with-trump/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The “Enemy Of The People” Media Were On The Wrong Side In The Revolution – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28568

THE HILL
— Trump calls Justice official Bruce Ohr a ‘disgrace,’ vows to revoke clearance – JORFAN FABIAN AND MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a disgrace? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a disgrace a) because I was a Republican, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, d) because I would not help them get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and e) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402324-trump-prepared-to-revoke-doj-officials-security-clearance

POLITICO
— Richard Uihlein, one of the top donors of 2018, has dropped tens of millions of dollars only to watch most of his picks go down. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/17/richard-uihlein-gop-donor-losing-candidates-784146

CNN
— Teens who vape or use hookah are more likely to use marijuana later, study finds – Maritza Moulite
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/06/health/vape-hookah-marijuana-teens-study/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Can I Cure My White Guilt? – Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond (DIERSEN: Democrats promote White guilt to promote Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/style/white-guilt-privilege.html

USA TODAY
— Florida school districts defying hazy rules on the use of medical marijuana for students – Keona Gardner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/10/florida-schools-medical-marijuana-policies-mixed-messages/957250002/

BOND BUYER
— Illinois offering document paints a gloomier picture than its politicians – Yvette Shields
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/illinois-pos-counters-politicians-balanced-budget-claims

August 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump says he cancelled military parade, citing ‘ridiculously high’ price tag – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-he-cancelled-military-parade-citing-ridiculously-high-price-tag/3981473/
— College student home from U.S. Senate internship shot in Riverdale – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/college-student-home-from-us-senate-internship-shot-in-riverdale/3977767/

CBS2
— U.S. Senate Adopts Resolution Declaring “The Press Is Not The Enemy Of The People” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media a) defends and advances the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/16/senate-adopts-resolution-declaring-press-not-enemy-people/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 76 people overdose in Connecticut park near Yale – AP (DIERSEN: What percentage of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois talk and/or act a) like they want to smoke pot, b) like they smoke pot, c) like they want to make money selling pot, and/or d) like they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from legalizing pot? Who leads the fight against pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? If/when the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs legalize pot in Illinois, and if municipalities and counties can ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, I am going to lead the fight to get Wheaton and DuPage County to be the first municipality and the first county in Illinois to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/yale-new-haven-connecticut-park-overdoses-synthetic-marijuana-k2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, Connecticut, as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people. People on and around the historic New Haven Green near Yale University began falling ill shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and the overdoses continued into Thursday morning. No deaths were reported, and most people brought to hospitals have been discharged, officials said. Symptoms varied. Many victims lost consciousness, officials said. Others vomited. Some just became nauseous or lethargic. City officials said police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel will staff a command post on the Green for the time being, and social workers and private health outreach workers will be on hand. Toxicology testing remained incomplete Thursday. Some victims tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl, but it appeared most if not all the overdoses were caused only by a potent batch of “K2” synthetic marijuana, said Dr. Kathryn Hawk, an emergency medicine physician and professor at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where many of the victims were treated.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel says O’Hare protest wouldn’t ‘secure and strengthen the entire city of Chicago’ – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-ohare-protest-20180816-story.html
— The new employee perk that’s slowly taking hold: Help for those caring for aging parents – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-working-caregivers-0819-story.html
— Illinois’ overdose crisis getting worse, mirroring nationwide trend, CDC says – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-opioid-overdose-deaths-cdc-20180816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-reagan-ronald-patti-davis-media-0817-story.html
— Connecticut police work to stop pot overdoses after 76 fall ill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ct–city-green-overdoses-20180816-story.html
— Congressman’s son rips him for ‘ruining’ FBI agent’s career – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–virginia-congressman-sons-tweets-20180813-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘How I run my office is absolutely none of your business’: Lauzen, McMahon spar at Kane meeting – Jim Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/how-i-run-my-office-is-absolutely-none-of-your-business-lauzen-mcmahon-spar-at-kane-meeting
— DuPage voters to weigh in on consolidation, possible taxes – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/dupage-voters-to-weigh-in-on-consolidation-possible-taxes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180816/editorial-keep-the-conversation-about-free-press-alive
— Are you in good enough shape to be an FBI agent? We took the test. – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: When you were young, could you have passed the test? I could not. While my having had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease) has not harmed my ability to walk or ride a bike, it has severely harmed my ability to run. Further, a) my eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20 and I have always had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/are-you-in-good-enough-shape-to-be-an-fbi-agent-we-took-the-test
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course, it requires much more than being in shape to make it as an FBI agent. But to meet the bureau’s fitness standards, a candidate must post a satisfactory result in four physical tests: number of situps in 60 seconds; a 300-meter sprint; maximum consecutive push-ups; and a 1½-mile run. To add to the difficulty, candidates move from one event to the next with just 5 minutes of rest in between.)
— Harper College wants to keep tax increase in place to fund $180 million in upgrades – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/harper-college-wants-to-keep-tax-increase-in-place-to-fund-180-million-in-upgrades

WTTW
— Rauner Uses State Fair to Compare Opponent to Swine
https://video.wttw.com/video/rauner-uses-state-fair-compare-opponent-swine-ez5xgl/

WBBM 780
— Congressman Kinzinger And Opponent Sara Dady Feud On Facebook After Staffer Knocks On Door – MIKE KRAUSER
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/congressman-kinzinger-and-opponent-sara-dady-feud-facebook-after-staffer-knocks-door

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Democrats say downstate counties can go their way – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180816/illinois-democrats-say-downstate-counties-can-go-their-way

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Allies, not enemies – Editorial (DIERSEN: The mainstream new media is an ally of the Democrat Party, and therefore, it is an enemy of the Republican Party.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-16/editorial-allies-not-enemies.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner paying no attention to issues – Dick Zaker, Decatur
https://herald-review.com/opinion/letters/rauner-paying-no-attention-to-issues/article_8afbef2b-9f6d-5a87-aeee-07c4f4eb1b06.html

CANTON DAILY REGISTER
— Illinois has led in banning employer ‘no-poaching’ pacts – Bill Knight (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, consistent with their “up-or-out” policy and their needing to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, they wanted other employers to poach their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20180816/illinois-has-led-in–banning-employer–no-poaching-pacts

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Lake County worries about flooding impact from Foxconn – Lee Bergquist
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/16/new-clash-illinois-county-worries-flooding-foxconn/1000955002/

LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Stand in defense of the truth. Don’t let Trump label journalists as the enemy.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-stand-in-defense-of-the-truth-don-t-let/article_c00c0d05-9080-56ef-8a58-a7ea5467c92d.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dems Vow Down-Ballot Effort, Red-State Reach – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: One could say that those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) are united against those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support Trump and the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/dems-vow-down-ballot-effort-red-state-reach#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They began by stressing how united they are as a party heading into the fall campaign. “There’s a basic rule in Illinois politics: The political party that remains united wins the election,” said Speaker of the Illinois House and chairman of the state Democratic Party Michael Madigan.)
— Rauner Offers Rare Public Display Of Affection For Trump – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rauner-offers-rare-public-display-affection-trump#stream/0
— Colorado Baker Sues State Again, After Refusing To Make Cake For Transgender Woman – JAMES DOUBEK
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/colorado-baker-sues-state-again-after-refusing-make-cake-transgender-woman#stream/0

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner rallies Republicans at Governor’s Day: ‘We’ve got to fight’ – Rachel Droze
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-rallies-republicans-at-governors-day-weve-got-to-fight-08-16-2018

WSIL TV
— Gun safety group holds Be SMART Training – Brooke Schlyer
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38903816/gun-safety-group-holds-be-smart-training

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 5 REFERENDUMS ON NOV. 6 BALLOT IN KANE COUNTY
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/08/5-referendums-on-nov-6-ballot-in-kane-county/

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— Psychiatrist Stabbed After Denying Pot Prescription A Crystal Lake man now faces attempted murder and armed violence charges – Amie Rowland
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/psychiatrist-stabbed-after-denying-pot-prescription-authorities

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Annual Celebrating Diversity Reception, September 10 – Julie Barnhill (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/08/annual-celebrating-diversity-reception-september-10/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Survey: Illinois’ small business owners say state has failed them – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How has Illinois failed those who share your demographics?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/survey-illinois-small-business-owners-say-state-has-failed-them/article_43c06bd4-a0b8-11e8-bf88-a7f2cffcf46d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER TELLS CONSERVATIVES WHY THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM IN NOVEMBER (DIERSEN: It would be great if Rauner would pledge to take no further action against the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. It would be even greater if he would pledge to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/gov-rauner-tells-conservatives-why-they-should-vote-for-him-in-november.html

BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel Responds to Chicago Bloodshed by Pushing More Gun Control – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/16/rahm-emanuel-responds-to-chicago-bloodshed-by-pushing-more-gun-control/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GAO: Govt. spent $2.5 billion to jail criminal migrants in 2016 – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/16/govt-spent-25-billion-jail-criminal-migrants-2016/

CBN NEWS
— The Media Can Dish It Out But They Sure Can’t Take It – Dale Hurd
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/august/the-media-can-dish-it-out-but-they-sure-cant-take-it

CONSERVATIVE TRIBUNE
— Democrat Candidate Caught on Camera Stealing Opponent’s Flyer – LISA PAYNE-NAEGER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in my precinct, including those who are registered Republican voters, talk and/or act like they have been told to disrespect, to be rude to, to be nasty to, to be mean to, to harass, and/or to threaten me and anyone else who brings Republican literature to their door.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/democrat-candidate-caught-stealing-flyer/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Marxism and Marriage – David Solway
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/marxism_and_marriage.html

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Canadian Christian College Drops Sex Standards in Law School Bid – Morgan Lee
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/august/trinity-western-community-covenant-canada-law-school-twu.html

THE HILL
— Bernie Sanders socialism moves to Democratic mainstream – AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/402251-bernie-sanders-socialism-moves-to-democratic-mainstream

CNN
— Clapper: Trump sending ‘chilling’ message (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have sent me many chilling messages. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/16/james-clapper-intv-john-brennan-security-clearance-first-amendment-trump-sot-newday-vpx.cnn
— Clapper: Trump is retaliating against an ‘enemies list’ – Jennifer Hansler (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being my enemies.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/james-clapper-brennan-trump-security-clearance-cnntv/index.html
— Key GOP senators say they have no issue with Trump revoking Brennan’s security clearance – Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican in Illinois have “no issue” with the adverse actions that those who dominate 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, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. have taken against me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/republican-senators-john-brennan-security-clearance/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Newspapers don’t help themselves by coordinating against Trump – MICHAEL GRAHAM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my critics/opponents coordinate against me. Some of them reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks. Some of them reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution. Some of them focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. Some of them were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-newspapers-dont-help-themselves-by-coordinating-against-trump/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump uses the tools of government to punish his critics. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who use the tools of religion, government, politics, finance, etc. to punish me. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/donald-trump-john-brennan-security-clearance.html
— Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” is the most empowering popular song ever. Could we have shown her more? Just a little bit, our critic writes. – Wesley Morris (DIERSEN: Who are the most disrespectful people in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the most disrespectful people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html
— What it’s Like to Intern at The New York Times – Claire Ballantine (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://open.nytimes.com/what-its-like-to-intern-at-the-new-york-times-3d27af36715
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Working on the Luxury Sales team has been amazing, but I think that out of all the projects I’ve done this summer my most fulfilling project has been my Maker Week project. I worked on a Diversity & Inclusion project with interns from a variety of departments to create an employee resource site. The idea came from the fact that many people were unaware of diversity initiatives throughout the company so we thought that creating a database and website to record the diversity initiatives would be a great internal resource and create visibility for the programs. First, we gathered all the information about the diversity initiatives to create the database. Second, we interviewed different people in the company like A.G. Sulzberger, Dean Baquet, Meredith Kopit Levien and other employees involved in diversity initiatives. Lastly, we formatted the website to hold the database, show diversity efforts in recruiting, the newsroom and the business side. We also added a tab for various conferences based on departments. Our showcase at Maker Week was great because employees seemed really interested in the accessibility of the website. It was one of the best projects I’ve worked on and I’m so glad to have been a part of it. I think this project really taught me to be bold in my work. I spoke to all these amazing people by just emailing them and taking a chance and it worked out which was amazing. I’ve also been a diversity advocate throughout my years in school and this project showed me how an idea from one of my passions can become a useful reality. In the fall, I’ll be heading back to Syracuse University to be a Resident Advisor for my last year. I’ll also be a peer facilitator for our first diversity-oriented freshman forum. I want to use the skills I’ve learned in this internship to create something amazing on my campus that is fueled by my passion just like I got to create at The New York Times.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Ad Service Is Seen As Ripe for Political Trickery – Natasha Singer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/technology/facebook-microtargeting-advertising.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump journalist says “Show of Unity in Face of Mockery and Threats.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/business/media/news-media-editorials-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump journalist says “Trump Says Newspapers Are in Collusion.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/us/politics/trump-news-media-collusion.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Signed a Trump Nondisclosure Agreement? Get banned from the airwaves – ROSS ROSENFELD
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-sign-a-trump-nda-get-banned-from-the-airwaves-20180816-story.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at immigrants and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats want to use immigrants to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/08/16/immigrants-who-change-america-are-its-lifeblood/M6Aam5KzgBwls5aFiTyYhK/story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Youth Unemployment Hits 52-Year Low Data suggest more opportunities are available to some groups that historically struggled to find jobs – Andrew Duehren (DIERSEN: When you were young, would you have taken the jobs that I did? 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; and pumped gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the aforesaid jobs were bad jobs, b) that my taking the aforesaid jobs proves that I am bad, and c) that they would never have stooped to take the aforesaid jobs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youth-unemployment-hits-52-year-low-1534455755

BLOOMBERG
— Funerals Are Becoming One Last Extravagant Display of Wealth – Olivia Carville
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-17/rolls-royce-hearse-7-million-crypt-are-final-displays-of-power

NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/08/16/deradicalizing-white-people/

BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Aretha Franklin was an anti-Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/aretha-franklin-frequently-bashed-trump-in-private-blew-off-inauguration-invite-5

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/567694/jose-antonio-vargas/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Anti-war protest on 50th anniversary of 1968 Democratic National Convention (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Anti-war-protest-on-50th-anniversary-of-1968-Democratic-National-Convention-/63814.html