Tag: affirmative action

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Republican Election Results
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/120375/web.317647/#/summary?category=C_2

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2024 Illinois primary day election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/19/2024-primary-day-election-results/
— Illinois Democratic and Republican presidential primary election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/19/illinois-democratic-and-republican-presidential-primary-election-results/
— First day of migrant evictions leads to confusion; only 3 removed from shelters – NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/18/chicago-migrant-shelter-evictions-confusion/
— Two-thirds of Chicago kids under 6 exposed to lead in water, study estimates – Frances Vinall (COMMENT: How much lead were you exposed to when you were young? I spent the first 5 years of my life 1948-1954 in an apartment above a hardware store that was built in the 1870s. I spent the next 19 years of my life in a house that was built in 1926. I spend my first 8 years in school in a building that was built many decades earlier.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/19/chicago-water-pipes-lead-contamination-children/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame guns for gun crimes instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/19/opinion-sean-casten-gun-control-illinois/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lead in water a threat to two-thirds of young children in Chicago. In all, 129,000 children, 68% of those 5 or younger, had lead in their home drinking water, a study found. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2024/03/18/lead-service-lines-water-threaten-young-children-chicago

DAILY HERALD
— Federal funds to support affordable housing development in Glen Ellyn – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240318/news/federal-funds-to-support-affordable-housing-development-in-glen-ellyn/

ABC7
— How low voter turnout could impact Illinois primary election results – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14541704/

NBC5
— Who’s on your ballot? See a sample of what to expect in the Illinois primary. (COMMENT: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, prior to elections, I have always hand-carried a copy of the sample ballot to all the residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/whos-on-your-ballot-sample-tool-illinois-primary/3385709/
— Migrants slowly being evicted from Chicago shelters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-starts-slowly-evicting-migrants-from-shelters/3385767/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-starts-slowly-evicting-migrants-from-shelters/3386050/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVflb1qyFj0

CBS2
— How many delegates does Illinois have, and how are they awarded? – Alex Ortiz
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-delegate-count-2024/
— Progressive Caucus demands end to Chicago migrant evictions – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/progressive-caucus-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-eviction-policy/
— 129,000 Chicago children under 6 have been exposed to lead-contaminated water – Adam Harrington
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/study-chicago-children-lead-contaminated-water/

FOX32
— Chicago sees low early voter turnout ahead of Illinois primary – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-low-voter-turnout-illinois-primary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFMK4RJGTEk

WBEZ
— How migration to Chicago today compares with earlier inflows from Europe, the South and Mexico. As the city begins evicting migrants from shelters, Reset digs into the history of migration in Chicago. – Max Lubbers (COMMENT: What is your national origin? When did your ancestors immigrate? All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. On my father’s side, they immigrated to Chicago in 1844, they worked in a brick factory for 10 years, and then they homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shout that the aforesaid gave me tremendous unfair advantages in life.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-migration-to-chicago-today-compares-with-earlier-inflows-from-europe-the-south-and-mexico/fbd1bcda-db6a-49d3-82ba-77b2514ddc3f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In both the 1860 and the 1870 census, nearly half of Chicagoans reported they were born in Europe. Germany and Ireland were the top two countries of origin.)

JOURNAL COURIER
— Lawmaker pushes tax break for those ‘fleeing’ teaching, medical restrictions – Eden MacDougall (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and abortion.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-bill-offer-health-care-tax-credit-new-18695821.php

NPR ILLINOIS & WSIL TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion. To promote abortion is to promote unprotected sexual intercourse.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-03-18/despite-bans-in-some-states-more-than-a-million-abortions-were-provided-in-2023
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/us-abortions-reach-highest-level-in-over-a-decade-sparked-by-surge-in-medication-abortion/article_123990dc-b42d-5488-b93a-3d884db6345d.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Professor argues marriage ‘fundamentalism’ helps bolster White supremacy – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unfairly benefitted from traditional marriage and family. My parents got married in 1945. They had me in 1948. My mother stayed home and raised me. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod and then to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided me with room and board while I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and e) delivered mail 1966-1969. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. That enabled me to pay for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning that Charger in 1970. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. Further, ever since I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have unfairly benefitted from that marriage. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not gotten married, I would never had been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed COPA in 1981, etc. In my defense, I had earned an MBA in 1976 and I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting in 1978.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/marriage-enforces-white-heteropatriarchal-supremacy-george-mason-professor-claims-bethany-letiecq-black-lives-matter-conservative-christian-and-right-wing-organizations-such-as-the-heritage-foundation-the-american-enterprise-institute-white
— From swimming pools to private jets: IRS allows these unusual tax deductions – Melanie Hastings (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors’ disallowance of my education deductions in 1978.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/deductions-tax-season-2023-return-money-back-refund-irs-strict-rules-swimming-pool-pets-food-business-deductible-professional-dmv-dc-april-deadline

WMBD
— IRS chief sees workforce topping 100,000 within three years – David Lawder (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, but they ignore/dismiss/belittle that I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://wmbdradio.com/2024/03/18/us-irs-chief-sees-workforce-topping-100000-within-three-years/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Downtown protest calls on Naperville City Council for action on Gaza cease-fire resolution. – Will Payne
https://www.nctv17.org/news/downtown-protest-calls-on-naperville-city-council-for-action-on-gaza-cease-fire-resolution/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-254/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-56/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois Leads Way in Agriculture (COMMENT: What are your connections with agriculture? I spent many days at my grandfather’s farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border during 1950s and early 1960s and many holidays there subsequently.)
https://sangamonsun.com/stories/656789007-illinois-leads-way-in-agriculture

WIREPOINTS
— Privilege, affinity and equity: How DEI is playing out in Illinois schools – Ted Dabrowski (COMMENT: My grade school teachers and my high school teachers promoted personal responsibility. Thanks to them, I took college preparatory classes in high school, my ACT score was 24, I graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and I got accepted by UIC.)
https://wirepoints.org/privilege-affinity-and-equity-how-dei-is-playing-out-in-illinois-schools-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But scratch beneath the surface and you see exactly what Kirsanow warned of: students being taught to see others as members of a racial or social group, not as individuals. Take the “affinity” groups that New Trier High School, just five miles from Evanston High School, created a couple of years ago. It’s one thing for students to come together under shared interests and backgrounds. But it’s another thing for a school district to sanction and promote numerous affiliate groups under the DEI umbrella. “Black and Brown Club.” “Young Asians with Power.” “White Anti-racist.” “Black Student Alliance.” All were listed during a presentation on the district’s DEI efforts. These aren’t groups based on common interests, but rather on racialized and politicized “shared identities.” . . . Despite the national move against equity as reported by the WSJ and most recently in Crains, New Trier shows no sign of slowing down its affinity group efforts – the school district has a new LinkedIn job posting for a Black and Brown Club Affinity Group Sponsor. And note the language listed under Qualifications: “Preference will be given to applicants who identify as Black, African-American, Hispanic and/or Latinx and/or have personal experience with or knowledge of the needs of this population.” Interesting, considering the recent ruling against affirmative action. . .A recent New Trier 9th-grade assignment shows how DEI can negatively impact students. A student I know was asked to measure his level of “privilege” through a series of questions in his freshman English class. The activity is not a problem in and of itself, but look at how “privilege” is framed by the material below and you can understand the student’s concern. “Privilege operates on personal, intrapersonal, cultural and institutional levels and gives advantages…to members of dominant groups to the expense of members of target groups…invisible to people who have it…privileges are unearned and they are granted to people whether they want those privileges or not.” In sum: If you are part of a dominant group you are privileged, you don’t need to work hard for success… things are handed to you. Whereas, if you aren’t privileged in these ways, even hard work won’t get you there. Examples of automatic privilege, as listed below, include “white” “male” “heterosexual” “middle class” “English-speaking” and more. It’s no wonder such language made a 9th-grader who can circle most of those areas “feel bad about himself.” I was told: “He was totally caught in the middle – very uncomfortable answering the questions and thinking the goal was to make him feel guilty, but at the same time he didn’t want to rock the boat and anger the teacher.” That doesn’t sound like a classroom that’s conducive to open discussions. DEI becomes particularly divisive when privilege is equated with oppression or racism, as is often done, and as you can see in some of the examples above. You’re either the oppressor or the oppressed, a bigot or a victim. Few claims could be more divisive or untrue. It should be obvious that many who might be called privileged are not racists or oppressors, and declaring them as such invites disharmony if not outright hatred between groups.)

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Proft criticizes Loyola Academy’s choice of instructional tool: ‘Spin the wheel and select a victim status’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout that the more of the following that you are, the more of a victim that you are: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time. That is, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout that the more of the following that you are, the more of a victimizer that you are: White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/656729403-proft-criticizes-loyola-academy-s-choice-of-instructional-tool-spin-the-wheel-and-select-a-victim-status
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago’s Morning Answer radio host Dan Proft stirred controversy by condemning Loyola Academy’s adoption of the “Wheel of Power/Privilege” instructional tool. He suggests that the activity entails assigning or identifying individuals with varying levels of privilege or victimhood based on chance. “Spin the wheel and select a victim status,” Proft posted on X. “The Wheel of Power/Privilege instructional featured at Loyola Academy HS in Wilmette, IL, a wealthy, honky enclave where the schools, even the ostensibly Catholic ones, are self-flagellation spas to release guilt toxins.” Profit’s critique underscores what he deems to be an excessive focus on guilt and victimhood within wealthy and predominantly white communities, particularly in educational institutions. Loyola Academy is comprised of over 2,000 students. The school has been in operation since its founding by the Jesuits in 1909. The school costs $19,950 per year to attend. The wheel is an example of intersectionality, a phrase coined by academics seeking to bundle together disparate elements of society. According to the National Review, the term comes from academic Kimberlé Crenshaw’s exploration of how various identity markers intersect to shape individual experiences. Critics note that the tendency in intersectionality advocates to monopolize the experiences of marginalized groups and highlights the danger of codifying identity hierarchies. Ultimately, critics argue for a nuanced understanding of social dynamics beyond rigid theoretical frameworks, emphasizing the importance of individual perception and critical engagement with reality. In her TED Talk, Crenshaw emphasized that if someone stands at the intersection of multiple forms of exclusion, they are likely to face the impact of both. Crenshaw calls for acknowledging this reality and advocating for victims of prejudice. “Many years ago, I began to use the term “intersectionality” to deal with the fact that many of our social justice problems like racism and sexism are often overlapping, creating multiple levels of social injustice,” Crenshaw said.)

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Clear Racial Overtones in Flossmoor’s Decision to Fire Police Chief Jerel Jones (COMMENT: If I had been a Black, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would not have wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. They gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/breaking-clear-racial-overtones-in-flossmoors-decision-to-fire-police-chief-jerel-jones/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— A Bloodbath of lies has Destroyed Journalistic Credibility – RICH ROSTRON
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/18/216111/
— “Vote Yes” Found in McHenry County
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/18/vote-yes-found-in-mchenry-county/
— “Vote No” Signs Found in McHenry County
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/18/vote-no-signs-found-in-mchenry-county/
— TikTok Banning Bill Would Give President Power to Shut Down Websites (COMMENT: If/when my critics/opponents succeed in shutting down my www.gopillinois.com website, who will come to my defense?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/15/tiktok-banning-bill-would-give-president-power-to-shut-down-websites/
— AP Article Does Not Mention 11th District Congressman Bill Foster Facing “Tough Challenge”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/18/ap-article-does-not-mention-11th-district-congressman-bill-foster-facing-tough-challenge/
— Insecurity – Referendum Signs
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/18/message-of-the-day-insecurity/
— IL-11: Jerry Evans Fourth Mailer Hit the Streets Friday/Saturday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/17/evansmailer/
— Good Turnout At Erik Sivertsen’s Candidate Meet & Greet Event Saturday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/17/good-turnout-at-erik-sivertsens-candidate-meet-greet-event-saturday/
— Algonquin Township Republicans Meet & Greet Draws Good Crowd
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/17/alggop/
— New to the County’s Frequently Asked Questions Page on the 708 Board Mental Health Board Sales Tax Referendum?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/17/new-to-the-countys-frequently-asked-questions-page-on-the-708-board-mental-health-board-sales-tax/
— John Pletz’ Precinct Letter
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/16/john-pletz-precinct-letter/
— Cary-Grove High School Gender Sexuality Alliance Sponsors Resign
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/16/cary-grove-high-school-gender-sexuality-alliance-sponsors-resign/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO SPENDING ON MIGRANTS REACHES NEARLY $300M AS EVICTIONS BEGIN – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-spending-on-migrants-reaches-nearly-300m-as-evictions-begin/
— ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE ETHICS COMPLAINT: CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION PRESSURED STUDENTS TO VOTE ‘YES’ ON TAX HIKE
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-policy-institute-ethics-complaint-chicago-teachers-union-pressured-students-to-vote-yes-on-tax-hike/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade again excludes pro-lifers while welcoming LGBTQ group. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/18/nyc-st-patricks-day-parade-again-excludes-pro-life/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is it xenophobic for Chicago to evict illegal immigrants from shelters? – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: From what I see, the worst national origin to have is German. I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, all my ancestors immigrated way back in 1840s and 1850s. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2925867/is-it-xenophobic-chicago-evict-illegal-immigrants-shelters/
— Nashville abandons physical ability test to hire more female police officers – Luke Gentile (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors ever-increasingly reduced requirements so that they could hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2925253/nashville-abandons-physical-ability-test-to-hire-more-female-police-officers/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Is removing ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ a slippery slope? – Parrish Alford, Chad Groening
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/03/18/is-removing-duty-honor-country-a-slippery-slope/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump talks ‘bloodbath’ in auto industry if cheap Chinese EVs flood the market—Dems pretend he called for violence – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/trump_talks_bloodbath_in_auto_industry_if_cheap_chinese_evs_flood_the_marketdems_pretend_he_called_for_violence.html
— Tyson Foods laying off Americans with plans to hire tens of thousands of illegals – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/tyson_foods_laying_off_americans_with_plans_to_hire_tens_of_thousands_of_illegals.html
— Forecast: Another record 3.2 million illegals to illegally cross into the U.S. in 2024 – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/forecast_another_record_32_illegals_to_illegally_cross_into_the_us_in_2024.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New York reparations task force members have a history of racist anti-white sentiment – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/03/18/new-york-reparations-task-force-members-have-a-history-of-racist-anti-white-sentiment-1446125/

BLAZE
— The illegal immigration surge revives a centuries-old census spat – DAVID M. RICH
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-illegal-immigration-surge-revives-a-centuries-old-census-spat
— ‘Qualified’ member of Gov. Hochul’s reparations commission hates on Israel and blames ‘White Folk’ for the weather – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/qualified-member-of-gov-hochuls-reparations-commission-hate-on-israel-and-blame-white-folk-for-the-weather

BREITBART
— Tyson Foods Faces Boycott After Firing 1,200 Americans, ‘Would Like to Employ’ 42,000 Migrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/03/18/tyson-foods-faces-boycott-after-firing-1200-americans-would-like-employ-42000-migrants/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago: 13 Armed Robberies in 8 Hours – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2024/03/18/mayor-brandon-johnsons-chicago-13-armed-robberies-8-hours/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Boycott Tyson Foods Products – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/boycott-tyson-foods-products

DAILY WIRE
— Elon Musk Explains How DEI Hurts Medicine — Several Times: Don Lemon Still Doesn’t Get It. – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-explains-how-dei-hurts-medicine-several-times-don-lemon-still-doesnt-get-it
— Elon Musk Rips Don Lemon While Explaining How Illegal Immigration Helps Democrats
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-rips-don-lemon-while-explaining-how-illegal-immigration-helps-democrats
— Elon Musk Says America ‘Doomed’ Without A ‘Red Wave’ In 2024 – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-says-america-doomed-without-a-red-wave-in-2024
— Police Departments Are Obliterating Their Fitness Requirements In Order To Recruit More Women – Matt Walsh (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors ever-increasingly reduced requirements so that they could hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/240318

FEDERALIST
— Chicago Teachers March Students Out Of School To Vote On A Tax Hike – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/18/chicago-teachers-march-students-out-of-school-to-vote-on-a-tax-hike/
– Big Pharma Doesn’t Want You To Know Dangers Of Abortion Pills – DR. LLOYD HOLM
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/19/popping-abortion-pills-is-way-more-dangerous-than-big-pharma-wants-women-to-know/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens in Denver and New York City Purchasing Fraudulent Social Security Cards – Shari Rendall
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/illegal-aliens-denver-and-new-york-city-purchasing

FOX BUSINESS
— 40% of Americans forced into early retirement. Americans say they need over a million dollars for a comfortable retirement. – Nora Colomer (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire early. My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because I was forced to retire early.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/retirement-forced-edward-jones

FOX NEWS
— Slavery reparations panel members blamed climate change on ‘White folk,’ called Tim Scott ‘Uncle Tim’ – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/slavery-reparations-panel-members-blamed-climate-change-white-folk-called-tim-scott-uncle-tim
— Many top colleges ‘training a cadre of political commissars’ through DEI certificate programs. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/many-top-colleges-training-cadre-political-commissars-through-dei-certificate-programsw-watchdog
— The left must be out of ideas when they call marriage racist. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., joins ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to discuss a White professor claiming marriage fuels White supremacy. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unfairly benefitted from traditional marriage and family. My parents got married in 1945. They had me in 1948. My mother stayed home and raised me. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod and then to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided me with room and board while I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and e) delivered mail 1966-1969. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. That enabled me to pay for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning that Charger in 1970. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. Further, ever since I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have unfairly benefitted from that marriage. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not gotten married, I would never had been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed COPA in 1981, etc. In my defense, I had earned an MBA in 1976 and I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting in 1978.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6349207930112

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump on Democrats: ‘They’re Very Bad for Israel’ – Sandra Rhodes
https://ijr.com/trump-on-democrats-theyre-very-bad-for-israel/

NEWSMAX
— Federal Judge: Illegal Immigrants Can Carry Guns – James Morley III
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/second-amendment-illegal-immigration-chicago/2024/03/18/id/1157731/
— US Suffering From Worst Inflation & Crime in 40 Years – George Mentz
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/georgementz/inflation-crime-government/2024/03/18/id/1157698/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Innocent Americans Pay The Price For Democrats Illegal Immigration – Pearson Sharp
https://www.oann.com/video/pearsonsharpreports/innocent-americans-pay-the-price-for-democrats-illegal-immigration/

PJ MEDIA
— Guess What It Takes to Become a Cop in Nashville Now. – STEPHEN GREEN (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors ever-increasingly reduced requirements so that they could hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/03/18/guess-what-it-takes-to-become-a-cop-in-nashville-now-n4927404
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New York Mayor Ed Koch had a commonsense approach to hiring first responders, and it made a lifelong impression on me when I first heard it maybe 40 years ago. “I don’t care what sex a firefighter is,” Mayor Koch said all those years ago, “as long as they can carry a 200 pound Mayor out of a burning building.” When it comes to dangerous jobs — first responders, soldiers, sailors, pilots, industrial workers, etc. — every other consideration must come in second to the question of whether or not this particular applicant has the physical and mental stamina to do the job. Tell that to the folks in the Nashville Police Department where they just dropped an ability test requirement in order to increase its female force from 13% to 30%.)

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Elon Musk vs. Don Lemon: Illegals Absolutely Do Impact Who Controls The House And Presidency – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/03/18/elon_musk_vs_don_lemon_illegals_absolutely_do_impact_who_controls_the_house_and_presidency.html

TND
— NY reparations commissioner criticized July 4, pinned climate change on ‘White Folks’ – RAY LEWIS
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/ny-reparations-commissioner-criticized-july-4-pinned-climate-change-on-white-folks-ron-daniels-new-york-state-kathy-hochul-new-york-state-assembly-speaker-carl-e-heastie-nyc-speaker-lurie-daniel-favors-

TOWNHALL
— Lawmakers Tighten Screws on Biden Admin’s Mass-Parole of Illegal Aliens – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/03/18/mayorkas-faces-more-scrutiny-mass-paroling-illegal-aliens-n2636635

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Chicago begins evicting migrants from shelters as residents decry a ‘lack of respect’ – Daniella Silva
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-begins-evicting-migrants-rcna143961
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-begins-evicting-migrants-from-shelters-as-residents-decry-a-lack-of-respect/ar-BB1k858o

MSN
— Brooklyn residents protesting after finding out new illegal immigrant shelter is coming to their neighborhood. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat and RINO leaders will put a shelter for their illegals in your neighborhood.)
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/news/brooklyn-residents-protesting-after-finding-out-new-illegal-immigrant-shelter-is-coming-to-their-neighborhood/ar-BB1k6aYb

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Are Meddling in Republican Primaries – Lisa Lerer
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/politics/democrats-republican-primaries.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Two-thirds of Chicago kids under 6 exposed to lead in water – Frances Vinall (COMMENT: How much lead were you exposed to when you were young? I spent the first 5 years of my life 1948-1954 in an apartment above a hardware store that was built in the 1870s. I spent the next 19 years of my life in a house that was built in 1926. I spend my first 8 years in school in a building that was built many decades earlier.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/19/chicago-water-pipes-lead-contamination-children/
— Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders have lowered standards to advance minorities and females.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/03/18/sat-test-policies-confuse-students/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/different-satact-policies-are-confusing-students/2024/03/18/c9affe60-0b33-44cc-9418-a93158af39c8_video.html

USA TODAY
— OK with an 80-year-old president? How about a surgeon? – Sudiksha Kochi (COMMENT: According to the Democrats who run the federal government, if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, if they do not promote you to GS-13 ($115,439) by the time you are 25, GS-14 ($136,414)by the time you are 30, GS-15 ($160,458) by the time you are 35, and Senior Executive Service ($191,900) by the time you are 40, you are too old and even worse things and you should be gotten rid of. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. It is called up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/03/17/american-president-surgeon-usa-today-suffolk-poll/72944029007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He Can’t Secure Bond for $454 Million Civil-Fraud Judgment. Former president has a week to satisfy the judgment while he appeals. – James Fanelli and Corinne Ramey
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-cant-secure-bond-for-454-million-civil-fraud-judgment-6c6fb7f1
— Democrats Turn Against Israel. Biden agrees with Schumer and puts a domestic twist on the ‘two-state solution.’ – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-hamas-michigan-nevada-af0cccaa
— America Isn’t Nazi Germany, but It Looks a Little Like 1933. – Gerard Baker (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America and treat Republicans like Nazis treated Jews.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-isnt-nazi-germany-but-it-looks-a-little-like-1933-3f99b081
— What It Takes to Land a Job Before College Graduation This Year. The first job after college is critical. – Lindsay Ellis (COMMENT: What harmed your job search when you graduated from college? For me, it was potential employers viewing me as being draft bait. My father had recently died and they did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Further, my GPA was not that great because I had spent far too many hours working for the Park Forest Post Office instead of studying. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. It was a job that did not really require the bachelor’s degree in management that I had earned from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/these-college-seniors-locked-in-job-offers-heres-how-they-did-it-81e15017
— More Women Choose Abortion Pills as States Crack Down. Access to medication abortion has grown with policy changes including expansion of telehealth services. – Jennifer Calfas (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.wsj.com/health/abortion-pill-increase-roe-wade-68472ff8

YAHOO FINANCE
— More Americans are forced to retire early — and are unprepared for the long haul. – Kerry Hannon (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire early. My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because I was forced to retire early.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-americans-are-forced-to-retire-early–and-are-unprepared-for-the-long-haul-124815118.html

EXPERT EDITOR
— 12 subtle signs someone is taking advantage of your kindness – Lachlan Brown (COMMENT: If you were me, how would you deal with those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use against me? Should I write a book about them? I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://experteditor.com.au/blog/signs-someone-taking-advantage-kindness/