AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How National Injunctions Create Constitutional Chaos – Rachel Bovard
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work hard to get national injunctions
that would get rid of the following once and for all: individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time.) https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/25/how-national-injunctions-create-constitutional-chaos/
THE HILL
— GOP amps up efforts to recruit women candidates – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the GOP to recruit
women candidates who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration,
Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican
party platform.) https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445517-gop-amps-up-efforts-to-recruit-women-candidates
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 – Patricia Cohen
(DIERSEN: To pay reparations is to pay the price of Affirmative Action,
Diversity, and Inclusion. Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you should pay
reparations, that is, that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action,
Diversity, and Inclusion and why? My critics/opponents have always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay reparations, that is, that I
should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They
stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Republican, conservative,
Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran),
non-poor, 100% German national origin, draft avoider, retired, and my ancestors
have been in America since 1844.). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/reparations-slavery.html
— The College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt and Sahil Chinoy (DIERSEN: What
did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a
job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s
degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications
when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional
license when I was 32.) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/23/opinion/sunday/college-graduation-rates-ranking.html
— More on the College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/opinion/college-graduation-rates-dropout.html
WASHINGTON POST
— How quickly should new graduates start saving for retirement? – Michelle
Singletary (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966, when I was 18
years old, when I started working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time and
earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits. By the end of
1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the
CSRS.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/23/how-quickly-should-new-graduates-start-saving-retirement/
EUREKA TIMES STANDARD
— On ‘Seeking: digital natives’ – ANGELA COPELAND (DIERSEN: How long have you
had your email address? I have had diersen@aol.com for
more than 24 years, since January of 1995 when I was 46 years old. How long
have you owned a computer system? I have owned a computer system since 1982
when I was 34 years old. While I worked for GAO during the 1990s, before GAO
provided its staff with computer systems, I bought several computer systems and
used them in my office. I published Milton Township Republican Central
Committee’s (MTRCC) first website in 2000 and served as MTRCC’s webmaster
2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001
and served as its webmaster 2001-2003. I served as Illinois Center Right
Coalition’s webmaster 2004-2006. I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
since 2000 and publishing copies of them at www.gopillinois.com
since 2005. I have been on Facebook since January of 2009.) https://www.times-standard.com/2019/05/26/career-corner-seeking-digital-natives/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: This
term makes sense at first. But, the definition of a digital native, according
to Dictionary.com, is “a person born or brought up during the age of digital
technology and therefore familiar with computers and the internet from an early
age.” Those who are turning forty this year probably started to use the
internet around 1995, when they were sophomores in high school — if they were
lucky. That was in the time of the dial-up modem and America Online. Their
parents were ahead of the game to have a home computer then. In all likelihood,
they really began to use computers when they went to college. It should be
noted that I’m omitting early Mac computers and things like Atari for the
purposes of this column. I’m talking about the real-deal internet. Digital
natives had the internet in elementary school or middle school. Wikipedia says
digital natives “are often used to describe the digital gap in terms of the
ability of technological use among people born from 1980 onward and those born
before.” By this definition, a digital native would be 38 years old or younger
today. Let that soak in. A job description that specifically requests that
someone is 38 years old or less. Why does this happen? I don’t have the answer
for you. I’d like to know this myself. I thought that the idea of a job posting
was to hire someone with a certain skillset rather than a certain age. I also
heard this rumor that discriminating on the basis of age when hiring is not
allowed. In fact, I think there may be something called the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act.)
ATLANTIC
— A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media Regulators
should think carefully about the fallout from well-intentioned new rules and
avoid the mistakes of the past. – HEIDI TWOREK (DIERSEN: Who do you want to
control me and to control my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? My critics/opponents want
the following to do that: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, they wanted the following to
do that: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois
Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants.) https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/germany-war-radio-social-media/590149/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed pot bill a scary proposition – David E. Smith, Executive Director,
Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0526-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women, minority
businesses highlights ‘women helping women’ approach – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN:
Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of
Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran,
gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-lori-lightfoot-hiring-women-tt-20190522-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton recognizes the completion of the extensive streetscape project on
Front Street that included the redesign and relocation of Martin Memorial
Plaza. – Paula Barrington, Downtown Wheaton Association (DIERSEN: Attendees at
this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and
Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza (FROM THE ARTICLE: At
6:30 p.m., a rededication ceremony at the plaza will be conducted by members of
the Wheaton City Council and representatives of the Martin family. A giant
ribbon imprinted with continuous W’s (representing Wheaton) will be cut by
members of the council, followed by cake and lemonade.)
— CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind – AP (DIERSEN:
Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees and government
retirees as being over-compensated a) never complain about what CEOs are paid
and b) talk and act like they are paid operatives and paid dupes for
CEOs) https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190524/business/305249934/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Muslims
and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims, and especially demonize,
denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor,
gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have
been in America for a long time. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/your-money/pillars-fund-muslim-americans-suppport.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Voters Are the Future of American Politics For at least the next few
elections, liberal youngsters will be increasingly outnumbered by their
conservative elders – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Those who want Republican
candidates to lose tell them to dump older voters, and especially to dump older
voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about
Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have dumped older voters like
me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-voters-are-the-future-of-american-politics-11558716630
— What Happens in a New Mexico Town When U.S. Border Patrol Drops Off Migrants
Residents of Deming wonder how long their community can host a wave of people
who crossed the border illegally – Dan Frosch and Alicia A. Caldwell (DIERSEN:
Needless-to-say, those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those
governments, and those countries that encourage citizens of foreign countries
to come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally should pay all
costs associated with those illegals.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-in-a-new-mexico-town-when-u-s-border-patrol-drops-off-thousands-of-migrants-11558696442
BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How Can You Tell if a Job Candidate Is Lying About Their Credentials? – Adam
C. Uzialko https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/11314-background-check-candidate-credentials.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: When
employers don’t want to conduct candidate verification themselves or feel it
would be better handled by a professional third party, there are background
check services. These companies are available to screen candidates, usually for
a per-candidate fee, and provide background check reports for the employer’s
review. Background checks generally review criminal history at the federal and
state level, as well as verify past employment and educational attainment.
“Manual verification of job candidates, especially in high-volume
situations, may be impractical,” Chancey said. “For best results,
employers should consider partnering with a reliable background screening
vendor. Look for a vendor whose screening platform is easy to use and takes out
the hassle of verifying multiple candidates, integrates with other HR systems
such as the applicant tracking system, and whose capabilities can be customized
to the needs of your organization.”)
SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer – AP (DIERSEN: In
1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had
accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC
complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190525/company-must-pay-for-rescinding-pregnant-womans-job-offer
SEATTLE TIMES
— UW rescinds job offer as incoming administrator is charged with domestic
violence – Asia Fields https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uws-rescinds-job-offer-as-incoming-administrator-is-charged-with-domestic-violence/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: UW
administrators learned of the arrest from an employee who read about it in an
article from the student paper at private Doane University, where Amoateng has
been the Title IX coordinator, Balta said. Amoateng announced in April that he
would be leaving Doane for UW, according to the student paper, The Doane Line.
After verifying the arrest, UW rescinded its job offer May 13, Balta said.)
WEEK
— 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2019 – Harold Maass (DIERSEN:
According to my critics/opponents, they, their operatives, and their dupes will
tell you everything that you need to know. They do not want you to learn of
anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://theweek.com/10things/836727/10-things-need-know-today-may-24-2019
LADDERS
— 5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs – DANDAN ZHU (DIERSEN: Given
your demographics, what harmed your career? The following harmed my career in
the federal government: I did not become a veteran. I did not become a
Democrat. I did not become a yes-man. I refused to help my Democrat superiors
and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White,
male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25,
GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. I complained about
political affiliation discrimination. I complained about reverse
discrimination. I complained about age discrimination. I complained about retaliation.
In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action
lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age
discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-common-career-mistakes-to-avoid-at-all-costs
NPR ILLINOIS
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE
INSKEEP & STEVE MULLIS (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? According to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have no merit. I should
write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes.) https://www.nprillinois.org/post/juli-n-castro-wants-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit#stream/0
HR DRIVE
— Tech workers’ promotion chances decline rapidly after age 36 – Valerie
Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican,
White, male, and/or non-veteran, your chances of getting promotions decline
rapidly if you do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14
(currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal
employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) https://www.hrdive.com/news/tech-workers-promotion-chances-decline-rapidly-after-age-36/555416/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s largest homeless shelter accused of discriminating against people
with disabilities, but faces little oversight because it’s a church – Anna Kim
(DIERSEN: What do churches and their members think of you? My
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton
hint/imply/argue/shout that that churches in Wheaton, and especially the
churches that they are a member of, have such an extremely low opinion of me
and that they do not want me a) to become a member, b) to attend services, or c)
to give them money. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed
as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American,
White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, federal
employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 22 years, union member
for almost 12 years, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since
1844, and other such negatives. They stress that I oppose promotion of
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, and retaliation.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-pacific-garden-mission-oversight-20190520-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump an easy target
for mockery.” Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters mock those who share Trump’s
demographics. What demographics to you share with Trump? He and I are Protestant
(I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.),
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (I am 70.),
married, healthy, homeowners, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, draft
avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump
is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have
been a federal retiree for almost 22 years. Both Trump and I have been the
subject of Money Magazine articles, albeit me only once in its February 1978
issue. https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-i-dont-hate-president-donald-trump-st-0526-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville opposes DuPage
County hotel tax, saying it would make city businesses less competitive – Erin
Hegarty https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-oppose-dupage-entertainment-tax-st-0524-story.html
TULCHIN RESEARCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If pot is
legalized for recreational use in Illinois, how many more people in your
neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in
your county, and in Illinois will become stoners? According to pot pushers,
just about everyone is a stoner already. Stoners, their operatives, and their
dupes do everything that they can to destroy individuals like me, destroy
organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, destroy companies, destroy
governments, and destroy countries that do not promote pot. www.chrome-extension://mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai/index.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Have Most of Top Roles in Campaigns for Leading 2020 Democrats WSJ
analysis of senior staff of best-polling Democratic candidates shows wide
swings of race, gender among staffs – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: How soon, if
not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries post
signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich
people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time?) https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-have-most-of-top-roles-in-campaigns-for-leading-2020-democrats-11558690201
— Trump Gets White House Witnesses to Attest to His ‘Very Calm’ Demeanor
President reasserts that he is ‘an extremely stable genius’ as he asks aides to
rebut notion that he’d thrown a temper tantrum in meeting with Democrats –
Michael C. Bender (DIERSEN: Who tries to get you to lose your temper? I should
write a book about those who have tried to get me to lose my temper. Most
commonly, they made false statements about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-gets-white-house-witnesses-to-attest-to-his-very-calm-demeanor-11558656429
— Boycott Over Abortion Law Threatens Georgia’s Film Industry – Cameron
McWhirter and Erich Schwartzel (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations,
companies, governments, and countries boycott you? I should write a book about
those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that
boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-in-hollywood-threaten-to-leave-georgia-over-abortion-law-11558631360
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters analogize citizens of
foreign countries to Jews in Germany during the 1940s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-familys-american-life-almost-wasnt-11558651878
BLOOMBERG
— Rethinking Wealth, From Birthright Capital to Big Spender Taxes Academics
and analysts on how to make society more equitable. (DIERSEN: How much money
do/did your parents have? Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents
hint/imply/argue/shout that a) their parents have/had far less money than my
parents and b) that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life
because my parents were filthy rich. If my parents were filthy rich, why did I
take what they call BAD JOBS? I did yard work and delivered newspapers
1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and
pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile
assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services,
and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent
taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/rethinking-wealth-from-birthright-capital-to-big-spender-taxes (FROM THE ARTICLE:
There’s a large racial wealth gap in the U.S.: Federal Reserve data show that
the median white family has $171,000 in wealth. That’s about $150,000 more than
the $17,600 of the median black family. These numbers include home equity.)
NPR
— Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have ‘Merit’ – STEVE
INSKEEP (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township
Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton
Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American
Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In
my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970
and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related
professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a
job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973,
and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7
years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC
webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC
MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for
9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.) https://www.npr.org/2019/05/24/726080593/juli-n-castro-wants-to-redefine-which-immigrants-have-merit
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Pelosi Must Not Run Congress Like Trump Ran His Businesses Congress doesn’t
have the resources right now to take on Trump, and Democrats aren’t fighting to
acquire them. – DANIEL SCHUMAN (FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress is a shadow of
itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House committee
staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to 1,298.
Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to 2,989.) https://prospect.org/article/pelosi-must-not-run-congress-trump-ran-his-businesses (FROM THE ARTICLE: A
quarter-century ago, Newt Gingrich set out to destroy Congress as a force for
progress, slashing the House’s funding by 14 percent and eviscerating its
support agencies, like the Office of Technology Assessment, which drafted
reports on emerging scientific and technological issues. In the last decade,
House Republicans literally decimated funding for the House. Overall funding
for the legislative branch is down by $370 million in constant dollars over the
last decade alone, and funding for committees over that time has dropped by 22
percent—from $432 million to $329 million in constant dollars. Congress is a
shadow of itself. What this means in terms of personnel, for example, is House
committee staff fell by one-third from 1994 to 2016, from 1,947 people to
1,298. Government Accountability Office staff fell by one-third, from 4,572 to
2,989; and the Congressional Research Service fell by one-quarter, from 835 to
609. This is colloquially known as the lobotomization of Congress. The average
expertise of and resources available to the rump of remaining staff have
dropped precipitously, and few in power have any real experience governing. As
if you couldn’t tell. To sum up, Congress is in no shape to take on Trump.)
WORKFORCE
— The Precarious Legalities of Socially Conscious Workplace Policies Do
employers make these decisions based on principle or on a market analysis? Are
these decisions borne of a desire to cultivate a healthy workplace community by
being part of a bigger, socially conscious vision? – Tim K. Garrett (DIERSEN:
Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, their workplace policies
promote the Democrat Party platform.) https://www.workforce.com/2019/05/24/precarious-legalities-socially-conscious-workplace-policies/
WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Advances to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school in Illinois
is to encourage your child to engage in LGBTQ activity. I should write a book
about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trinity Lutheran Grade School
in Crete and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest. I attended Trinity
Lutheran 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran 1961-1962.) http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-Inclusive-Curriculum-Bill-Advances-to-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker/66130.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago banker charged with bribery in seeking Trump post Stephen Calk was
charged by federal prosecutors with bribery for seeking a role in the Trump
administration allegedly in return for $16 million in loans to a senior
official in the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/chicago-banker-charged-bribery-seeking-trump-post
NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg, a military vet, says Trump pretended to be disabled to dodge the
draft The Democratic presidential hopeful said that the president’s conduct
resulted in someone else going to war in his place. – Josh Lederman (DIERSEN:
Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes have viciously used against me my seeking and obtaining student
draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966
Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new
1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress
that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new town home in
University Park in 1972 and a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They
stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree
in 1970 and then took graduate business courses. They stress that while my
peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned almost 3 years of both Social Security
(SS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits while I worked for the
Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS credits while I worked for Firestone
Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning more CSRS credits working for IRS in
1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I went on
vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, etc.) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-military-vet-says-trump-pretended-be-disabled-dodge-draft-n1009246
NEW YORK TIMES
— Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain
High-Level Trump Post Stephen M. Calk, the chairman of a small Chicago bank,
sought positions including secretary of the Treasury, prosecutors said. –
Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS — QUESTION: What kind of articles do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) not share with you and b) do not what me to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: Articles that they did not write or bless. Articles that promote Trump. Articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood’s sharp questioning of DHS acting chief about migrant children
deaths earns her a rebuke Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., accused the DHS acting
chief of “intentionally” backing policies causing the deaths of migrant
children. – Lynn Sweet https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/22/18636352/underwood-sharp-questioning-dhs-acting-chief-migrant-deaths-earns-rebuke
— Under pressure, DCCC chief Bustos pulls out of fundraiser for Lipinski Rep.
Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., chair of the Democratic House political operation,
withdraws from Lipinski funder after pushback from abortion-rights progressive
Democrats. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I should write a book about powerful Democrat
plant and RINO 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 during the last 20 years who
focus/focused on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life
plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party
platform.) https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/22/18636456/abortion-under-attack-dccc-chief-busto-pulls-out-fundraiser-for-lipinski
NEW YORK TIMES
— Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion? –
Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about powerful Democrat plant
and RINO 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 during the last 20 years who focus/focused on
destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the
Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/politics/dan-lipinski-abortion-cheri-bustos.html
MEDIUM
— What’s your why? Share it with your audience to sustain your future. –
Jennifer Hefty https://medium.com/trusting-news/whats-your-why-share-it-with-your-audience-to-sustain-your-future-a070669f317 (FROM THE ARTICLE: Why
do we do it? Why do we work in a highly unstable career with no job security?
Why do we cover stories so unimaginably terrible that sometimes all that’s left
for us to do at the end of the day is cry? Why do we endure a high-pressure,
fast-paced environment with little pay while at the same time dealing with a
constant barrage of criticism from those we are trying to serve? (You’ve
unfortunately probably heard some of this before: you’re a liberal rag; you’re
in Politician X’s pocket; have you EVER even HEARD of a copy editor?) We do it
because we care. We do it because our passion for our communities runs deep in
our veins. We do it because we feel a responsibility to tell our neighbors’
stories, keep our cities safe and hold our governments accountable. We do it
because we can’t imagine doing anything else. Historically, we haven’t been
very good at telling the story of our why. But it’s one that is key to
sustaining local journalism for years to come. As the news industry continues to
face more layoffs, I’ve heard my colleagues ask, “So what can we do? How can we
help ensure the future of our news organization?”)
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Huh? Chicago Tribune Calls Rahm Emanuel ‘Journalist’ After Fmr. Mayor Gets
Op-Ed Job at The Atlantic – Nick Kangadis (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, a) all news and commentary is fake except for the news and
commentary that they put out or bless and b) only those who they say are
journalists are journalists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) https://www.mrctv.org/blog/huh-chicago-tribune-calls-rahm-emanuel-journalist-after-fmr-mayor-gets-op-ed-job-atlantic
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: How Trump Is Outspending Every 2020 Democrat
on Facebook – THOMAS KAPLAN and SARAH ALMUKHTAR https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/21/us/politics/trump-2020-facebook-ads.html
— The Economy Is Strong. So Why Do So Many Americans Still Feel at Risk? The
sunny job numbers and steady growth hide the fact that most people think the
economy works only for people in power. – Jacob S. Hacker (DIERSEN: Are/were
you “in power?” I have never been “in power.” But my
critics/opponents are/were “in power.” They dominate/dominated
Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government.
I should write a book about them, their operatives, and their dupes.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/opinion/trump-economy.html
— How the Rural-Urban Divide Became America’s Political Fault Line Such a
conflict isn’t unique to the U.S., but the consequences are far-reaching here.
– Emily Badger https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/upshot/america-political-divide-urban-rural.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: In
the United States, where a party’s voters live matters immensely. That’s
because most representatives are elected from single-member districts where the
candidate with the most votes wins, as opposed to a system of proportional
representation, as some democracies have. Democrats tend to be concentrated in
cities and Republicans to be more spread out across suburbs and rural areas.
The distribution of all of the precincts in the 2016 election shows that while
many tilt heavily Democratic, fewer lean as far in the other direction. As a
result, Democrats have overwhelming power to elect representatives in a
relatively small number of districts — whether for state house seats, the State
Senate or Congress — while Republicans have at least enough power to elect
representatives in a larger number of districts. Republicans, in short, are
more efficiently distributed in a system that rewards spreading voters across
space. . .The median congressional district in America looks ideologically more
Republican, Mr. Rodden finds (the median precinct in the chart also voted
slightly Republican). And so Democrats have to find a way to win in those
places, even as the progressive wing of the party is ascendant and lobbying for
control of the party’s message. If Democrats hold on to some suburbs they
recently flipped — a possibility as suburbia diversifies and as
college-educated whites move toward the Democrats — Republicans could one day
be as concentrated in rural areas as Democrats have been in cities. In that
situation, one where Republicans pack their votes more tightly in rural America
and the median suburban district becomes slightly Democratic, the urban party
might actually start to benefit from geographic polarization. But there will
still always be the Senate.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An Opening for Immigration Reform Sen. Lindsey Graham leads, but he’ll need
help from Democrats and President Trump. – William A. Galston https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-opening-for-immigration-reform-11558479648
— FRONT PAGE: Many More Students, Especially the Affluent, Get Extra Time to
Take the SAT Responding to parent pleas, high schools grant special test-taking
accommodations to growing numbers, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows –
Douglas Belkin, Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-more-students-especially-the-affluent-get-extra-time-to-take-the-sat-11558450347
— No Wall Can Fill Holes in the Law Physical barriers divert the flow of
migrants across the border. Stanching it will take new asylum policies. –
Jillian Kay Melchior (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, every citizen
of every foreign country will claim asylum in America. Obviously, they will get
rid of those who are already in America.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-wall-can-fill-holes-in-the-law-11558479552
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to older people who promote age
discrimination? I should write a book about older people in Wheaton, in Glen
Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who
promote/promoted age discrimination. They include present and past Milton
Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township,
DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, leaders, members, and employees.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/05/21/2020-election-warren-biden-trump-sanders-age-column/3742249002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to
illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/nj-ny-migrants-border-preparation-though-donald-trump-denies-plan/3752858002/
TWIN CITIES
— Working Strategies: Résumé tricks for the trades – AMY LINDGREN (DIERSEN:
One should expect that applicants will not include anything in their resumes
that might harm their chances of being selected. For example, anything that
might indicate that they a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to
smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, e) want government to take in tax
revenue from selling pot, f) want to buy pot legally in their municipality, g)
etc.) https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/11/working-strategies-resume-tricks-for-the-trades/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A worthy experiment The Governor should sign the township bill and see how
it plays out in McHenry County. (DIERSEN: To get me to oppose township
government, those who oppose township government could stress the many adverse
actions that Milton Township officials, employees, and supporters have taken
against me and continue to take against me.) http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-21/editorial-worthy-experiment.html
FOX NEWS
— Kirsten Gillibrand and the left don’t believe Americans deserve their
country – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in
Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who since 1978 have
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I do not deserve to live in Wheaton, in
Milton Township, or in DuPage County. They stress that unlike them, I was not
born here, I never attended schools here, I never was a member of a church
here, I never attended church services here, I never gave any money to a church
here, I never worked here, I was not married here, I never sent any children to
schools here, etc.) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-kirsten-gillibrand-and-the-left-dont-believe-americans-deserve-their-country
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, Muslims, and Anti-Semitism – Derrick Wilburn (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on uniting Jews and Muslims against those
who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/democrats_muslims_and_antisemitism.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— President Trump Can Win on Race – Karin McQuillan https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/20/president-trump-can-win-on-race/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
good news for President Trump is that most Americans agree with Republicans
about race: that we are all created equal and deserve equal treatment and
opportunity. The problem is that far too many Americans believe the lie that
Republicans, instead of adhering to these basic truths, are racist. President
Trump has the courage to express our views on race. We can win on this issue.
Democrats don’t want all citizens to be treated equally. Democrats want people
treated differently and according to their skin color. They want group justice.
They call it social justice because it sounds better. In their idea of a just
America, whites, Asians, and Jews must give up opportunities as a group, and
blacks and other people of color must be privileged with extra opportunities
and reparations. By their definition, Democrats claim half the country is
racist. Understand this: the Democratic Party’s idea of racism is defined by
group identity, not by an individual’s behavior or beliefs. You’re not biased?
Doesn’t matter. Utterly reject discrimination? Doesn’t matter. White? You’re
racist. Democrats believe being colorblind is itself racist. Republicans, who
believe laws should be colorblind, are by definition racist.)
— Elderly, Disabled Federal Employee Harassed for Being Trump Supporter – Liz
Sheld https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/21/elderly-disabled-federal-employee-harassed-for-being-trump-supporter/
BLAZE
— ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill heads to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk The bill
would prevent the government from refusing to do business with companies based
on their support for religious organizations – Mike Ciandella https://www.theblaze.com/news/save-chick-fil-a-bill-in-texas
ROLL CALL
— Republican group launches PAC to increase GOP diversity Catalyst PAC will promote
non-white, LGBTQ, or religious or ethnic minority candidates – Stephanie Akin
(DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republicans to dump
individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump
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.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/republican-group-launches-pac-seeking-to-increase-gop-diversity
HUFFINGTON POST
— ICE Has A Record-Breaking 52,000 Immigrants In Detention, Report Says This
figure surpasses the number of detention beds that Congress agreed to fund
earlier this year. – Dominique Mosbergen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats
and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally
and to stay in America illegally.) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-detainees-record_n_5ce39a0fe4b0877009939c17
CNN
— What Trump’s financial disclosures do, and don’t, tell us – Zachary B. Wolf
(DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older,
and/or non-veteran, you should expect that your Democrat superiors will use
your financial situation against you. I should write a book about how my
Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used my financial situation
against me.) https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/politics/what-trump-financial-disclosures-do-dont-reveal/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Test of Their Power, #MeToo’s Legal Forces Take On the Golden Arches In
newly filed complaints, McDonald’s employees described repeated sexual
harassment and then punishment for speaking out. – Melena Ryzik https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/business/mcdonalds-female-employees-sexual-harassment.html
— The New German Anti-Semitism For the nation’s estimated 200,000 Jews, new
forms of old hatreds are stoking fear. – James Angelos (DIERSEN: My outstanding
grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My outstanding
uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My outstanding father
would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/magazine/anti-semitism-germany.html
— Why High-Class People Get Away With Incompetence – Heather Murphy (DIERSEN:
Are/were you high-class? To paint me as being low-class, my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes stress that neither of my parents attended
college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school
diploma, that my mother never attended high school, that I was baptized,
raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am 100% German
American, that none of my college degrees are from Ivy League universities, and
that I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes
1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966;
delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a
security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances
1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and
audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/science/social-class-confidence.html
— Why Do We Let Political Parties Act Like Monopolies? When I ran against an
incumbent senator, I learned the hard way how well insiders stack primaries
against challengers. – David Dodson (DIERSEN: How much power do the following
have a) to get someone to run for an office and b) to stop someone from running
for an office: those who dominate a) your Republican township/ward/county party
organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party?) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opinion/primary-challengers.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Judge Rejects Trump Request to Block Subpoena for Accounting Records House
Democrats have requested records from Mazars, the president’s longtime
accounting firm – Brent Kendall and Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: If you are a
federal employee who is Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, you
should expect that your Democrat superiors will use your financial situation
against you. I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and
GAO superiors used my financial situation against me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-rejects-trump-request-to-block-subpoena-for-accounting-records-11558386548
— For China, Getting Rich Is Glorious—Getting Old Isn’t – Nathaniel Taplin https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-china-getting-rich-is-gloriousgetting-old-isnt-11558431002
— Not Every Officer Wants to Be a General Allowing service members to pursue
different career paths would ease the strain on military families. – Kate
Bachelder Odell (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government use
up-or-out to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male,
and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age
25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35,
and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-every-officer-wants-to-be-a-general-11558390890 (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
services know these dynamics are contributing to retention problems, and the
branches have been slowly starting to experiment with different career tracks
for, say, pilots, where talent shortages are pronounced. Congress last year
offered the branches flexibility to reform an “up or out” system that requires
officers to promote through the ranks or leave the service, among other good
reforms pioneered by Mr. Kane.)
— Buttigieg Leans In on His Military Service Democrat who has quickly risen to
top tier of 2020 field is putting more emphasis on Navy Reserve stint – Joshua
Jamerson and Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used
against me my seeking and obtaining student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a
financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They stress that while my peers
were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a
new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a
new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in
Vietnam, I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 and a studio condo
in downtown Chicago in 1974. They stress that while my peers were dying in
Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and then took graduate business
courses. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned
almost 3 years of both Social Security (SS) and Civil Service Retirement System
(CSRS) credits while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS
credits while I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning
more CSRS credits working for IRS in 1971.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-leans-in-on-his-military-service-11558357127
— IRS Audit Rate Drops Again as It Examines Fewer High-Income Households Tax
agency, shrinking after years of budget cuts, seeks funding boost from Congress
– Richard Rubin https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-audit-rate-drops-again-as-it-examines-fewer-high-income-households-11558363990
ATLANTIC
— It’s Time to Hold American Elites Accountable for Their Abuses If Democrats
want to address simmering middle-class anger, they need to deliver justice. –
Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the elites in Wheaton, in
Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA
ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of
my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/middle-class-americans-are-sick-elite-privilege/589849/
ABOVE THE LAW
— The Repercussions Of Having An Unpopular Client – TONI MESSINA (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the
following that you are, the more unpopular that you are: Trump supporter,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have
been in America for a long time.) https://abovethelaw.com/2019/05/the-repercussions-of-having-an-unpopular-client/
DAILY HERALD
— How much money do you need to be wealthy in America? – Suzanne Woolley
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1966, when I was 17 years
old, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being wealthy. They
stressed that in today’s dollars, my part-time Post Office salary was
$17.23/hour in 1969, that my IRS salary was $93,592/year in 1980, and that my
GAO salary was $127,654/year in 1997. They stressed that at the end of 1977, in
today’s dollars, my net worth was $203,600. They stressed the new cars that I
bought in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. and the collector cars that I bought in
1989 and 1994. They stressed the real estate that I bought in 1972, 1974, and
1976; the home that my wife and I bought in 1978; and the home that we had built
in 1984. They stressed the money that I spent to earn a bachelor’s degree in
1970; master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997; and professional certifications
in 1979 and 1981. They stressed the money that my wife and I saved for our
retirement.) https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190518/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-wealthy-in-america (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Merely having a net worth of $1 million, it seems, doesn’t mean you’re wealthy.
In Charles Schwab’s annual Modern Wealth Survey, the amount people said it took
to be considered rich averaged out to $2.3 million. That, the company said, is
“more than 20 times the actual median net worth of U.S. households.”
It’s also a very slight drop from the $2.4 million average in the two previous
iterations of the survey. The older one gets, the higher the bar goes,
predictably. Among baby boomers (roughly age 55 to 73), the average net worth
you need to be considered wealthy is $2.6 million, 35% higher than what
millennials envision as the admission price to the plutocracy. For someone to
be deemed merely financially comfortable, the required net worth shrinks
significantly. The average amount was $1.1 million, and only Generation Z
(about age 9 to age 22, though Schwab’s sample was 18 to 22) cited a number
below $1 million ($909,600, to be exact.) The Schwab survey, which took a
national sample of 1,000 Americans between the ages of 21 and 75, also revealed
that the majority of Americans really crave real estate. More than 50% of
respondents across generations said that if they got a $1 million windfall,
they’d spend it, and the most popular purchase would be a place to live — particularly
among millennials (roughly age 22 to 37).)
— DuPage panel to help promote upcoming census – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: How
many illegals have the Democrats and RINOs succeeded in attracting to Illinois,
to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct,
and to your neighborhood?) https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/dupage-panel-to-help-promote-upcoming-census
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Justin Amash. https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/why-trump-should-be-worried-about-justin-amash
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE 18th Judicial Circuit Court – DuPage
County, Illinois
— US SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS VISITS THE 18TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT COURT https://www.dupageco.org/Courts/18th_Judicial_Court_News/2019/60657/ (THE PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Judge Daniel Guerin was honored and pleased to welcome United States
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas to the 18th Judicial Circuit
Court in Wheaton, Illinois on May 10, 2019. Justice Thomas addressed a full
courtroom at the judicial installation ceremony of his former law clerk, Associate
Judge Kenton Skarin. The insightful, inspirational and often humorous remarks
of both United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Illinois
Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas made this a very special and memorable
occasion for everyone.)
NBC NEWS
— The real cost of school for first-generation college students “The biggest
gap in understanding the cost of college has to do with nontuition expenses,
which are primarily living expenses,” said the author of a new report. – Esta
Pratt-Kielley (DIERSEN: I was a first-generation college student. My
outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) 1966-1968
while attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c)
the summer of 1969. I paid for a) tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU
1969-1970, b) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU,
c) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and d) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money
that I earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in
1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assembly
line and as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August
of 1970 owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE.) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/real-cost-school-first-generation-college-students-n1007796
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advice to the class of 2019: Don’t let your first job description be a
straitjacket. – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: My first job description was retail
sales manager for a Firestone Store. I might still be working for Firestone if
I had not accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-slay-dragons-in-the-business-world-11558294469
— Conrad Black Deserved a Pardon The charges against the William F. Buckley of
Canada were dubious, and he’s suffered enough. – Elliot Kaufman (DIERSEN:
Should I ask Trump to pardon me? One could argue that being forced to retire at
age 49 is worse than being found guilty serving a prison sentence.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/conrad-black-deserved-a-pardon-11558294570
FORBES
— U.S. Courts Crack Down On Employers Using ‘Slippery’ Criteria To Hide
Discrimination – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal
government. They use very slippery criteria to not hire and to get rid of those
who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13
(currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15
(currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently
$165,500) by age 40.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/20/u-s-courts-crack-down-on-employers-using-slippery-criteria-to-hide-discrimination/#130a70477501 (FROM THE ARTICLE: A
growing number of federal appeals courts are recognizing that nefarious
employers are using subjective criteria to justify discriminatory hiring
decisions. This has been an epic problem for decades in age discrimination
litigation, where it is not unusual for workers with objectively superior
qualifications to be passed over in favor of candidates who are deemed a better
“cultural fit.” This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
joined four other federal circuits to rule that an employer may not defend a
discrimination charge with “vague” and “slippery” reasons because of the
“intolerable risk that a nefarious employer will use [them] as a cover for
discrimination.” The court said employers must articulate “specific reasons”
for employment decisions, such as “the candidate’s ‘seniority, length of
service in the same position, personal characteristics, general education,
technical training, experience in comparable work or any combination’ of such
criteria.”)
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Conservatives challenge whether Democrats deserve the black vote Commentator
Candace Owens urged black people to leave the Democratic Party in Minneapolis
speech. – Maya Rao (DIERSEN: Democrats could stress that they forced me to
retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner
office to my Black subordinate.) http://www.startribune.com/conservatives-challenge-whether-democrats-deserve-the-black-vote/510190822/
