January 9, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bumpy landing: Migrants — adults and children — languish in buses for days at city ‘landing zone’ The site at 800 S. Deplaines St. is holding more than 500 people. Many say they’re practically sleeping on top of each other, with little food and medical assistance. – Michael Loria

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/8/24030153/migrants-languish-buses-days-city-landing-zone

— CPS reports up to 77,000 computers lost or stolen in a year. Some devices ultimately turned up but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them. – Sarah Karp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/1/9/24030957/cps-computers-reported-lost-stolen-77000-laptops-chicago-public-schools
— My Chicago high school paid for college. It’s a model for other community scholarship programs. Getting into college isn’t the hardest part of the journey, a North Lawndale College Prep graduate writes. Black students need more help figuring out how to pay for it. – Keanna Greer (COMMENT: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? Back in the good old days, the money to pay for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, for my NIU expenses 1969-1970, for my new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and for my new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 came from what I earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/9/24024717/north-lawndale-college-prep-college-costs-scholarships-black-students-keanna-greer
— City, Gold Coast merchants should ‘expedite’ installing barriers to keep robbers’ cars off sidewalks, alderperson says. If nothing is done about robbers using cars to break into stores, “some of the retailers may give up on the area, and we can’t afford that,” Ald. Brian Hopkins said Monday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/8/24030205/gold-coast-michigan-avenue-robberies-bollards-security-protection-prada-hopkins

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Illinois high court ruling upholding gun ban – Jeremy Gorner and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-challenge-supreme-court-20240108-zg6pifoznrffta5trex2tbdbki-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOYO: Why selection of new Schaumburg Township assessor remains in limbo – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240108/news/why-selection-of-new-schaumburg-township-assessor-remains-in-limbo/

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to get Blacks to hate Republicans. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in getting my Black superiors, subordinates, coworkers, and subordinate to hate me. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have had in getting Blacks in the aforesaid to hate me.
https://abc7chicago.com/joe-biden-mother-emanuel-church-charleston-south-carolina/14296200/

NBC5
— 3 former Chicago staffers allege firings followed complaints of mistreatment (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They did that so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate which is exactly what they did. They did that to send a strong message to potential job applicants who share my demographics that GAO does not want you.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXrJGGnUFeU

CBS2
— Chicago uses warming buses for migrants for winter storm – Sabrina Franza, Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-winter-storm/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-to-use-warming-buses-for-migrants-during-impending-winter-storm/
— Migrant father, son stay on Chicago warming bus ahead of winter storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arCsuwevR8
— Were people boarded up in their suburban Chicago (Harvey) apartments? – Shardaa Gray
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/people-boarded-up-harvey-apartments/

WGN9
— Migrant enrollment in CPS rises: A look at what it means for the students – Lourdes Duarte (COMMENT: Under anti-assimilation Democrat and RINO leaders, anticipate/expect that you will be ever-increasingly disadvantaged if you do not speak, read, and write Spanish. I am furious that during the 1800s, some German immigrants tried to get America to speak German. My ancestors were slow to drop German. Consequently, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school.)
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/migrant-enrollment-in-cps-rises-a-look-at-what-it-means-for-the-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the last year, thousands of newly arrived migrant students have enrolled at Chicago Public Schools. Students and school administrators have had to adjust to the sudden changes adding bilingual teachers and resources to help students with their new surroundings. Barbara Quijada is an 8th grader at Ogden International’s Jenner Academy who arrived from Venezuela in July. That school has enrolled an estimated 80 new migrant students this year. Barbara is considered a role model for many of her newly arrived classmates. Not only is she thriving academically but was recently selected to do the school announcements in Spanish. William Calderon is Barbara’s teacher. “She wanted to be part of a community,” he said. “She had that special thing that when you see someone you know.” The 13-year-old spent at least a month sleeping outside the Near North police station while attending school. The family of one of her classmates decided to welcome her into their home until her parents find permanent shelter. It’s estimated that 20 percent of the nearly 30,000 migrant arrivals are children and hundreds are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools across the city. WGN Investigates found that as of September – the English Learners program at CPS increased by 11 percent – up from just over 72,000 in the 2022-23 school year to nearly 80,000 this year.
— Migrant Buses Arriving in Chicago and Suburbs as Leaders Look to DC for Help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXVIPaZN-LU
— Concerns rise for migrant safety as severe weather approaches Chicagoland – Julian Crews, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/concerns-rise-for-migrant-safety-as-severe-weather-approaches-chicagoland/

FOX 32
— New Lenox seeks to restrict unscheduled buses amid migrant surge
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-lenox-unscheduled-buses-migrant-surge

WTTW
— Illinois Joins States Considering Challenges to Donald Trump’s Candidacy on Insurrection Grounds – Andrea Guthmann
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/08/illinois-joins-states-considering-challenges-donald-trump-s-candidacy-insurrection
— US Supreme Court Takes a Pass on Latest Challenge to Illinois Assault Weapons Ban – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/08/us-supreme-court-takes-pass-latest-challenge-illinois-assault-weapons-ban
— $23 Million in Missing Devices, Criminal Charges and Sexual Abuse Investigations Detailed in CPS Watchdog’s Annual Report – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/09/23-million-missing-devices-criminal-charges-and-sexual-abuse-investigations-detailed-cps

WBEZ
— Chicago spent less to care for migrants than expected last year. Does that tell the full story? The city’s 2024 budget puts aside $150 million to care for asylum seekers transported here from southern border states.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-spent-less-to-care-for-migrants-than-expected-last-year-does-that-tell-the-full-story/e20eda53-19f0-4ca9-bfc5-bb5c0ae0e4d9
— A Chicago-area family lied to get their children into a top CPS school, inspector general finds. The parents owned several properties in Chicago and used those addresses in enrollment materials to lie about where they lived, the CPS IG said. – Nader Issa
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-family-lied-to-get-into-selective-cps-schools/129888fb-8dfa-4871-9499-ba708280b7c0

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin: Texas governor ‘has chosen cruelty and chaos’ for migrants bussed to Illinois (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/durbin-texas-governor-has-chosen-cruelty-and-chaos-for-migrants-bussed-to-illinois/video_40086f5d-773e-5bb4-9508-26e7f7598870.html

SOUNTHERN & WPSD & WAND TV & WBBJ TV & WFVS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.
https://thesouthern.com/planned-parenthood-of-illinois-hosts-ribbon-cutting-for-carbondale-clinic/article_37803209-5a99-58d9-ae41-cb95fbe11eda.html
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/planned-parenthood-of-illinois-hosts-ribbon-cutting-in-hopes-to-fill-the-sexual-health-gaps/article_8e289c0c-ae84-11ee-8ed0-63d0fa70cb6a.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/carbondale-planned-parenthood-clinic-expands-reproductive-gender-affirming-healthcare/article_555f1766-ae7a-11ee-9b97-d3c1eeebb11b.html
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/01/08/health-center-opens-in-southern-illinois-with-tennesseans-in-mind/
https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/01/09/planned-parenthood-officially-opens-new-location-southern-ill/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Congress has the power to grant Trump amnesty so he is eligible for primary ballots
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-08/congress-has-the-power-to-grant-trump-amnesty-so-he-is-eligible-for-primary-ballots

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mexican president demands work visas, $20B in US aid to help curb illegal immigration – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/mexican-president-demands-work-visas-20b-in-us-aid-to-help-curb-illegal-immigration-reports-say-joe-biden-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-migrant-crisis-southern-border
— Biden lauds 2020 BLM riots as ‘historic movement for justice’ during Monday speech – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use BLM to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-lauds-2020-blm-riots-as-historic-movement-for-justice-during-monday-speech-mother-emanuel-ame-church-in-charleston-sc-black-lives-matter-george-floyd-summer-of-love-politics-trump-president-white-house-2024-race

WAND TV
— U.S. Supreme Court denies request to review IL Supreme Court’s decision on weapons ban law
https://www.wandtv.com/news/u-s-supreme-court-denies-request-to-review-il-supreme-courts-decision-on-weapons-ban/article_0f4425e2-ae65-11ee-9366-035e2783c96d.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/biden-condemns-white-supremacy-in-a-campaign-speech-at-a-church-where-black-people-were/article_51064c27-e371-5726-b3e5-cc53f6230f4a.html

CITIES 92.9
— State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbville, visits southern U.S. border amid migrant crisis – Andrew Hensel
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/08/illinois-legislator-visits-southern-u-s-border-amid-migrant-crisis/

CHALKBEAT
— Inspector General urges overhaul of Chicago Public Schools’ ‘flawed’ tracking system for tech devices – Reema Amin
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/01/09/chicago-public-schools-inspector-general-finds-waste-fraud/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-11/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— SCOTUS denies Caulkins’ Second Amendment, conflict of interest case – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a09b5ea4-ae6d-11ee-968a-8fe583f2be38.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Johnson: Texas Governor is sending illegals to Chicago because he is black
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653575088-johnson-texas-governor-is-sending-illegals-to-chicago-because-he-is-black

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Rep. La Ha: ‘People are leaving Illinois in droves to escape high taxes and out-of-touch public policies’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653575085-state-rep-la-ha-people-are-leaving-illinois-in-droves-to-escape-high-taxes-and-out-of-touch-public-policies

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— In the 2021-22 school year, 91.2% of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U students failed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness test. (COMMENT: How has your high school faired since you graduated? I graduated from Crete-Monee in 1966. Even though I was not viewed as being “college material,” my outstanding teachers enabled me get an ACT score of 24 and graduate in the upper 20% of my class. But sadly, since then, relatively few of my 1966 classmates earned bachelor’s degrees and even fewer earned master’s degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses like I did.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/650298975-in-the-2021-22-school-year-91-2-of-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201-u-students-failed-the-math-portion-of-the-iar

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois tax rates out-of-sync with those in neighboring states, most of the nation – Nick Binotti and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/its-amazing-to-see-just-how-much-illinois-taxes-are-out-of-sync-with-most-of-the-nation-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— From Local to Legendary: Trump’s Share Catapults Illinois Review to National Spotlight
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/from-local-to-legendary-trumps-share-catapults-illinois-review-to-national-spotlight.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 46,400 EXTRA ILLINOISANS FOUND, BUT 364,443 OTHERS MOVED AWAY – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/46400-extra-illinoisans-found-but-364443-others-moved-away/
— CHICAGO VIOLENT CRIME UP AGAIN, AS CITY CUTS POLICE OFFICERS – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-violent-crime-up-again-as-city-cuts-police-officers/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives fume over Speaker Johnson’s spending deal with Democrats – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/8/conservatives-fume-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-spen/
— America for sale: Biden goes full Hitler – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/8/america-for-sale-biden-goes-full-hitler/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Johnson administration fires Lightfoot holdovers in Chicago who complained about mistreatment – Barnini Chakraborty (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They did that so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate which is exactly what they did. They did that to send a strong message to potential job applicants who share my demographics that GAO does not want you.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2789733/johnson-administration-fires-lightfoot-holdovers/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— The ruse is up on ‘secure border’ but will GOP really impeach Mayorkas? – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/01/08/the-ruse-is-up-on-secure-border-but-will-gop-really-impeach-mayorkas/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexico raises its price to Biden for halting the migrant flow – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/mexico_raises_its_price_to_biden_for_halting_the_migrant_flow.html
— After Gay, media trots out ‘experts’ to dismantle meritocracy – Jack Hellner (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/after_gay_media_trots_out_experts_to_dismantle_meritocracy.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— Mexico asks for the moon when Team Biden comes groveling for help on the border – Melissa Fine (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://americanwirenews.com/mexico-asks-for-the-moon-when-team-biden-comes-groveling-for-help-on-the-border/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Liz Cheney proclaims DeSantis ‘unfit for office’ for J6 comments. What is wrong with this woman? – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/08/liz-cheney-proclaims-desantis-unfit-for-office-for-j6-comments-what-is-wrong-with-this-woman-1425744/
— Illegal immigrants storm Manhattan Bloomingdale’s, brazenly grab for over $5K in designer sunglasses – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/08/illegal-immigrants-storm-manhattan-bloomingdales-brazenly-grab-for-over-5k-in-designer-sunglasses-1425858/

BLAZE
— Denver mayor says conservative CEOs ask him every day why they can’t hire illegal immigrants – ANDREW CHAPADOS (COMMENT: TINO leaders want cheap labor.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/denver-mayor-ceos-work-permits
— Billionaire grad Bill Ackman excoriates Harvard, effectively leaves Democratic Party over DEI nonsense – CORTNEY WEIL
https://www.theblaze.com/news/billionaire-grad-bill-ackman-excoriates-harvard-effectively-leaves-democratic-party-over-dei-nonsense

BREITBART
— 65% of Likely Voters Accurately See ‘Invasion’ at Southern Border – JOHN NOLTE (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/08/nolte-65-likely-voters-accurately-see-invasion-southern-border/
— DHS Chief Mayorkas’s Border Fix: Bus More Illegal Aliens into U.S. Towns – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/08/dhs-chief-mayorkas-border-fix-bus-more-migrants-u-s/

CENTER SQUARE
— U.S. mayors say they will take on migrants, but want five times more federal funding – Tom Gantert (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f6992e14-ae5c-11ee-859d-37498000b53a.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Trans professor with ‘be gay, do crimes’ tattoo appointed to WHO taskforce – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trans-professor-with-be-gay-do-crimes-tattoo-appointed-to-who-taskforce/

DAILY CALLER
— Alejandro Mayorkas Blames Mexico For December’s Record-High Illegal Immigration Surge – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/08/alejandro-mayorkas-blames-mexico-for-decembers-record-high-illegal-immigration-surge/
— Corporations Are Quietly Walking Back Their Diversity Policies – JASON COHEN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/08/corporations-are-quietly-walking-back-their-diversity-policies/
— Biden Lectures Israel On War While Showering Ukraine With Aid – SHOSHANA BRYEN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/08/opinion-biden-lectures-israel-on-war-while-showering-ukraine-with-aid-shoshana-bryen/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Can’t Admit The Border Crisis Is Spiraling Out Of Control – JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/08/democrats-cant-admit-the-border-crisis-is-spiraling-out-of-control/

FOX NEWS
— Mayor Johnson argues Gov. Abbott is intentionally ‘attacking’ ‘leaders of color’ by bussing migrants. Johnson argued that sending immigrants ‘particularly’ to cities overseen by ‘leaders-of color’ is ‘unconscionable’ – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mayor-johnson-argues-gov-abbott-attacking-leaders-color-bussing-migrants
— Mayorkas tells Border Patrol agents that ‘above 85%’ of illegal immigrants released into US. There were over 300,000 migrant encounters in December alone. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin, Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-tells-border-patrol-agents-illegal-immigrants-released-into-us-sources
— A coalition of states call on the Supreme Court to recognize parents’ rights regarding transgender policies. 17 states call on the Supreme Court to overturn ruling in favor of parental rights. – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/coalition-states-supreme-court-recognize-parents-rights-transgender-policies
— Mexican president demands $20B, work permits for 10M Hispanics in exchange for immigration help. Mexico says the US must end the Cuba blockade and cut Venezuela sanctions. – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mexican-president-demands-20-billion-work-permits-10-million-hispanics-exchange-immigration-help

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Maryland School District Amassed Exorbitant Legal Fees Defending Mandatory LGBTQ Curriculum – HALEY STRACK (COMMENT: How much money is your school district spending to promote LGBTQ, that is, make students sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/maryland-school-district-amassed-exorbitant-legal-fees-defending-mandatory-lgbtq-curriculum/

NEWSMAX
— N.Y. Mayor Adams’ Illegals Debacle Helps GOP – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/erica-dams-migrants-democrats/2024/01/08/id/1148734/
— ‘The migrant crisis has nothing to do with asylum seekers’ – Rob Schmitt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNyGYEWxmw

POST MILLENNIAL
— Mexico demands Biden give amnesty to 10 MILLION illegal immigrants in exchange for help with border crisis. A record-high of 300,000 illegal immigrants were processed by Customs and Border Protection in December. – Darian Douraghy (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/mexico-demands-biden-give-amnesty-to-10-million-illegal-immigrants-in-exchange-for-help-with-border-crisis
— AOC says fix for border crisis is giving legal status to illegal immigrants. “Now you can fix that by trying to build a wall,” Ocasio-Cortez said, “or you can fix that by trying to document people.” – Thomas Stevenson (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/aoc-says-fix-for-border-crisis-is-giving-legal-status-to-illegal-immigrants
— US companies spent $8 billion on DEI initiatives in 2020 – Thomas Stevenson (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-companies-spent-8-billion-on-dei-initiatives-in-2020-report

REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— The Economics of Modern Affirmative Action Beneficiaries – Robert Cherry (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on how wealthy their parents are/were.)
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2024/01/09/the_economics_of_modern_affirmative_action_beneficiaries_1003596.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Critiques of Claudine Gay noted her thin publication record that enabled her to gain tenure at Stanford and then Harvard. They only lightly touch on her ability to gain admittance to Harvard’s undergraduate program: Her wealthy black immigrant parents and enrollment at an elite prep school (Exeter). This background had become increasingly commonplace at Ivy League universities, especially Harvard. U.S. affirmative action policies did not make distinctions within the black population. As a result, descendants of twentieth-century black immigrants were the major beneficiaries of affirmative action at the most elite universities. Highly selective colleges increasingly have admitted the sons and daughters of voluntary black immigrants to the U.S., rather than descendants of enslaved blacks forcibly brought to America’s shores; and a disproportionate share, like Gay, attended elite private prep schools. As a result, black students from immigrant families comprise over 40 percent of the Ivy League black student population even though they are only 10 percent of the U.S. black population.)

TOWNHALL
— Why 2024 Will Be the Year of the Illegal Alien – William Davis (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/01/09/why-2024-will-be-the-year-of-the-illegal-alien-n2633335
— Biden’s Malarkey-Filled Speech in Charleston Did Not Go Well – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/01/08/bidens-speech-in-charleston-did-not-go-well-n2633331

WESTERN JOURNAL
— WHO Appoints Trans Activist Who Advocates Puberty Blockers for All Kids to Gender Guidelines Group – Allison Anton
https://www.westernjournal.com/appoints-trans-activist-advocates-puberty-blockers-kids-gender-guidelines-group/
— If the US Wants to Stop Mass Shootings, It Should Follow Israel’s Lead
https://www.westernjournal.com/us-wants-stop-mass-shootings-follow-israels-lead/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump super PAC hits Haley in new ad for being ‘too liberal’ on border – ELIZABETH CRISP
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4395016-trump-super-pac-hits-haley-border/

CBS NEW YORK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/asylum-seeker-families-set-to-be-evicted-from-nyc-shelters/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/rally-planned-monday-against-nycs-plan-to-evict-families-of-asylum-seekers-from-shelters/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/some-asylum-seekers-will-need-to-re-apply-for-housing-on-tuesday/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNaNk5UVVo

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his apartment (IN HARVEY) sparks investigation
https://apnews.com/article/illinois-low-income-apartments-boarded-up-ff376b041f7800e85b802902cf9a617b

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/nyregion/asylum-application-mix-up-backlog.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A plurality of Americans think recent immigrants will hurt U.S. society – Philip Bump (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/08/immigration-border-biden/
— I am a not-for-profit political and government news aggregator. What do you say to those website operators who paywall me even though I drive lots of traffic to their websites? What do you say to those website operators who paywall me, but use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my www.gopillinois.com website for their “opposition research?” I should write a book about the aforesaid website operators.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/11/chatgpt-may-increase-spam-why-not-try-a-paywall-for-your-email/06005e7c-c01a-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/01/09/family-trouble-migrant-family-evictions-wont-fix-things/

GBH NEWS
— Reparations for racism and slavery is the focus of the new film “The Cost of Inheritance” (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I could focus on how much they have a) benefited from slavery and b) benefitted from promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, DEI, and/or reparations.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyiNLDL60L8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Lotte Lieb Dula discovered her family had once enslaved people and that her grandmother had been part of the Ku Klux Klan she no longer felt comfortable existing in what she calls a ‘white bubble.’ Instead she began taking steps to make repairs for the role her family played in the racial disparities that still divide white and Black Americans. Her story is featured in a new WORLD channel documentary called “The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special.” Lieb Dula, founder of Reparations 4 Slavery and the film’s director Yoruba Richen join GBH News’ Liz Neisloss. The film kicks off a year-long look at the issue of reparations here at GBH.)
GBH News will launch a podcast in February of 2024 about reparations – called “What Is Owed?”

NEW YORK TIMES & LOS ANGELES TIMES & REUTERS & YAHOO & AP & VOA & CBS NEWS & ABC NEWS & NEW YORK TIMES & MSNBC & USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to get Blacks to hate Republicans. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my Black superiors, subordinates, coworkers, and subordinate to hate me. I should write a book about the success/failure that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have had in getting Blacks in the aforesaid to hate me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/us/politics/biden-campaign-south-carolina.html
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-01-08/biden-white-supremacy-speech-south-carolina-mother-emanuel-ame
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-brings-24-pitch-south-carolina-campaign-scrutinized-2024-01-08/
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW080809012024RP1/
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-criticizes-poison-white-supremacy-012709458.html
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-slams-white-supremacy-charleston-061838147.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coY9JER1-w0
https://news.yahoo.com/church-targeted-racist-mass-shooting-192507256.html
https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-2024-election-jan-6-3e40b3732036a237a5a8af45b7ad6a6b
https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-describes-white-supremacy-as-poison-in-pitch-to-black-voters/7432101.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-visits-emanuel-ame-south-carolina-election-speech/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-speak-site-white-supremacist-murders-claim-trump/story?id=106192125
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/us/politics/biden-campaign-south-carolina.html
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/biden-denounces-poison-of-white-supremacy-at-mother-emanuel-ame-church-201543237888
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/-white-supremacy-has-no-place-in-america-biden-visits-south-carolina-church-visited-by-hate-201562693530
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/08/biden-charleston-mother-emanuel-church-speech/72146489007/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat Mayor Sparks Uproar for Saying Migrants ‘Aren’t Welcome’ – Andrew Stanton
https://www.newsweek.com/sam-joshi-migrants-not-welcome-mayor-edison-new-jersey-1858654

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Many Retirees Depend Soley on Social Security – Veronica Dagher and Anne Tergesen (COMMENT: I paid into Social Security for 10+ years during the 1960s and 1970s. But my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. Starting this year, my Social Security is not even enough to pay my Medicare. I had to write a check to cover the $320.40 shortfall for 2024.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement-only-social-security-benefits-america-a3a706e0

FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellydittmar/2024/01/08/the-history-haley-could-make/?sh=2faa36215db0
— 325 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested: Rush Hour Bridges, Tunnel Blocked – Brian Bushard
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/01/08/new-york-protesters-arrested-pro-palestinian-sit-ins-briefly-close-brooklyn-bridge-and-holland-tunnel/?sh=6cebb1503519

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://hbr.org/2024/01/3-ways-to-embed-dei-into-your-companys-ai-strategy

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Nearly Two-Thirds See ‘Invasion’ at U.S.-Mexico Border (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/nearly_two_thirds_see_invasion_at_u_s_mexico_border

January 6, 2024

Will the horrific problems caused by Biden’s flooding America with illegals elect Trump?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

FOX NEWS
— Illinois elections board to vote on whether Trump can appear on state GOP’s primary ballot. ‘Five votes are required for a board order to take effect,’ Illinois SBE spokesman Matt Dietrich told Fox News Digital. – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-elections-board-vote-whether-trump-can-appear-state-gops-primary-ballot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reacting to the attempt to bar Trump from appearing on the state’s GOP primary ballot, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy told Fox News Digital, “We believe the people, not activist courts, should choose who represents them in the White House.”)
— Illinois gun groups report confusion, ‘civil disobedience’ after deadline passes to register ‘assault’ weapons. Only 112,350 disclosures filed as of Dec 31, 2023, according to state police data. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gun-groups-report-confusion-civil-disobedience-deadline-passes-register-assault-weapons
— Denver mayor pleads for nationally coordinated effort on migrant crisis as city nears ‘breaking point’ Mayor Mike Johnston expects 10% of the city’s budget to be spent on aid for migrants. – Amy Nelson (COMMENT: Will the horrific problems caused by Biden’s flooding America with illegals elect Trump?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/denver-mayor-pleads-nationally-coordinated-effort-migrant-crisis-city-nears-breaking-point

ABC7
— Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-colorado-supreme-court-insurrection-clause/14282112/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois’ congressional delegation discuss migrant crisis in virtual meeting – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-illinois-migrant-crisis-brandon-johnson/14282134/
— NRA chief Wayne LaPierre resigns days before civil corruption trial – Mark Osborne
https://abc7chicago.com/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-resigns-days-before-civil-corruption-trial/14282424/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/mca-chicago-three-kings-day-mexican-consulate-museum-of-contemporary-art/14283099/
— Brighton Park residents want city to clean contaminated site of former proposed migrant camp – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-chicago-contaminated-site-migrant-camp-environmental-report/14282179/
— Automaker Stellantis not participating in 2024 Chicago Auto Show. Brands owned by Stellantis include Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram. (COMMENT: What are your Chrysler connections? I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971. I worked in the Chrysler plant in Belvidere in 1970. I owned a 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974. I owned a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1994-2005. I own a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max that I bought new in 2012.)
https://abc7chicago.com/stellantis-2024-chicago-auto-show-dates-mccormick-place/14280806/

CBS2
— Work permits for migrants among issues Chicago mayor discusses with members of Congress
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/work-permits-for-migrants-among-issues-chicago-mayor-discusses-with-members-of-congress/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNROuHlDoZY
— Supreme Court ruling on former President Trump’s 2024 eligibility will have impact in Illinois – Charlie De Mar, Melissa Quinn
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/supreme-court-ruling-trump-2024-eligibility-illinois/
— This week, the U.S. Department of Education launched a new, simpler version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid better known as FAFSA. However, some families seeking financial aid for their children are still hitting roadblocks. (COMMENT: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? Back in the good old days, the money to pay for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, my NIU expenses 1969-1970, my new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and my new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 came from what I earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-simpler-version-fafsa/

FOX32
— White House responds to growing migrant crisis in Chicago after 4 more buses expected – Elizabeth Matthews
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/white-house-responds-migrant-crisis-chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R04pZulPXZ4

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Christie adds his name to list of Republican presidential candidates trying to get on Illinois primary ballot. – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-president-race-filing-20240106-ykdadnshkrcwdpayge67bjxhqu-story.html
— Oak Brook officials taking proactive approach to possibility of migrant buses from Texas affecting the village. – Chuck Fieldman (COMMENT: How is your county, township, municipality, and school district dealing with Democrat and RINO success in dumping their illegals there?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-dob-migrant-buses-tl-0111-20240105-hkhzrwru2rem7m3not4zy2tbey-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use January 6 to promote more hatred against Trump. Everyone who did anything illegal that day had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/capitol-siege-20240106-pqxjm5craff2tlzsittzm4t25e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants’ mental health in Chicago a looming crisis. Support groups are trying to address obstacles to care that include language barriers and a persistent shortage of mental health workers. – Kristen Schorsch (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/5/24025617/migrant-mental-health-care-crisis-jorge-rubiano
— Most owners of assault-style weapons in Illinois appear not to have registered them as required by law. There are minimal consequences for failing to register, and whether the law is even enforced depends heavily on where you live and how authorities discover an unregistered gun. – Matthew Hendrickson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest an perp walk high profile non-registrants who share lots of demographics with Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/1/5/24023878/assault-weapons-ban-illinois-registered-legal
— When college students have no home, it’s up to their schools to step up. Research from fall 2020 found that 43% of students at four-year institutions were experiencing housing insecurity and 14% were experiencing homelessness. Illinois is addressing the problem. – Cheyenne Garcia (COMMENT: My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. That enabled me to work part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/5/24024687/college-university-students-housing-insecurity-homelessness-cheyenne-garcia
— Trump didn’t sign loyalty oath for Illinois ballot – Dave McKinney (COMMENT: Biden and Pritzker ever-increasingly destroy those a) who are not blindly loyal to them, b) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, e) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, f) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or g) who refuse to give them money.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/6/24027720/donald-trump-loyalty-oath-illinois-ballot-advocate-overthrow-government-pledge-mccarthy-red-scare

DAILY HERALD
— Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot – AP (COMMENT: Everyone who did anything illegal that day had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240105/news/hundreds-of-convictions-but-a-major-mystery-is-still-unsolved-3-years-after-the-jan-6-capitol-riot/
— Lake County opens new Vote-by-Mail Processing Center – Rosie Newmark (COMMENT: Vote-by-Mail promotes voter fraud.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240104/news/lake-county-opens-new-vote-by-mail-processing-center/
— Mundelein targeting bus transports of asylum-seekers – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240106/news/mundelein-targeting-bus-transports-of-asylum-seekers/

WBEZ
— Trump did not sign Illinois’ loyalty oath – Dave McKinney (COMMENT: Biden and Pritzker ever-increasingly destroys those a) who are not blindly loyal to them, b) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, e) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, f) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or g) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/trump-did-not-sign-illinois-candidate-loyalty-oath/1d1fbaf4-261f-4c15-b466-8fb749d404e1

SOUTHERN
— Biden to mark Jan. 6 anniversary by calling Trump a threat to democracy and freedom – ABC NEWS
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/05/biden-to-mark-jan-6-anniversary-by-calling-trump-a-threat-to-democracy-and-freedom/

EVANSTON NOW
— Busloads of migrants on the way? – Jeff Hirsh
https://evanstonnow.com/busloads-of-migrants-on-the-way/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for mass shootings.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-the-perry-school-shooting-creates-new-questions-for-republicans-in-iowas-presidential-caucuses/
— Democrats say “On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-on-jan-6-many-republicans-blamed-trump-for-the-capitol-riot-now-they-endorse-his-presidential-bid/

NPR ILLINOIS & NOTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. (COMMENT: Pot will destroy America. I have never used pot and I never will. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users. I earned an MBA from Loyola 1976. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. One could ask what percent of my fellow examination-takers who did not pass were pot users. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. One could ask what percent of my fellow examination-takers who did not pass were pot users. I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. One could ask what percent of my classmates who dropped out were pot users.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-05/10-years-of-legal-marijuana
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-05/10-years-of-legal-marijuana

NPR ILLINOIS
— Supreme Court takes up Colorado’s decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot – Carrie Johnson
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-05/supreme-court-takes-up-colorados-decision-to-kick-trump-off-its-primary-ballot
— Jan. 6 is central to Biden, Trump re-election strategies
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-05/jan-6-is-central-to-biden-trump-re-election-strategies

25 NEWS NOW
— Tazewell Co. GOP reacts to attempt to remove Trump from Illinois primary ballot – Lizzie Seils
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/01/06/tazewell-co-gop-reacts-attempt-remove-trump-illinois-primary-ballot/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Surge in illegal immigrant arrivals continues with buses in Chicago suburbs and expected flights
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653513816-jan-4-illegal-alien-bus-report-surge-in-illegal-immigrant-arrivals-continues-with-buses-in-chicago-suburbs-and-expected-flights

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker issues 18th 30-day migrant disaster proclamation – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3338b252-ac1b-11ee-b1bf-f71df7e0ac1e.html
— Illinois sees 32% increase in costs for health and social services – Shirleen Guerra
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_69b2af3e-a4d4-11ee-b94e-67b1b9f83423.html

WIREPOINTS
— Taking a closer look at Illinois’ population woes and Chicago crime stats
https://wirepoints.org/taking-a-closer-look-at-illinois-population-woes-and-chicago-crime-stats-wirepoints-on-with-bishop-on-air/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t end the ‘sanctuary status’ to stem the influx of illegal migrants into the city – Mark Rice
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653519023-rice-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-won-t-end-the-sanctuary-status-to-stem-the-influx-of-illegal-migrants-into-the-city

560 THE ANSWER
— Crime continues to rise in Democrat states due to defunding the police – Dennis Prager
https://560theanswer.com/columnists/dennis-prager/video/crime-continues-to-rise-in-democrat-states-due-to-defunding-the-police

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Wayne LaPierre steps down as head of NRA after lengthy tenure. Is resigning Jan. 31 on cusp of corruption trial in N.Y. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/5/wayne-lapierre-departs-nra-after-lengthy-tenure/
— Florida gets OK to import drugs from Canada – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: My father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. During the 1930s, his father traveled often to Canada to buy insulin for him.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/5/fda-gives-florida-ok-import-drugs-canada/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Claudine Gay’s ouster won’t break higher education’s DEI addiction – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/claudine-gays-ouster-wont-break-higher-educations-dei-addiction
— DeSantis calls for killing IRS – Zachary Halaschak (COMMENT: What does DeSantis know about IRS? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I earned a master’s degree in accounting. I became a licensed CPA. I became a Certified Government Financial Manager. Further, what does DeSantis know about other federal agencies? In addition to audits of IRS, during 15 of the 18 years that I worked for IRS, I worked on audits of many federal agencies including DOD, HUD, DHHS, VA, EPA, DOT, SEC, FDIC, FRS, OCC, RRB, DOE, INS, GSA, FHA, DOL, and FAA.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/desantis-killing-irs-flat-tax-iowa-caucuses
— Biden decries ‘loser’ Trump and warns of damage to democracy in Jan. 6 anniversary speech – Haisten Willis (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being a loser? My critics/opponents stress their success in a) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005, b) ending my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, a role that I had since 2005, and c) ending my service on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, a role that I had since 2003.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/biden-decries-loser-trump-threats-democracy-jan-6
— Mark Cuban doesn’t get DEI – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used and continue to use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/mark-cuban-doesnt-get-dei
— Growing number of billionaires speaking out against DEI – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/billionaires-speaking-out-against-dei

NEW YORK POST
— Forget the bus companies, Mayor Adams — sue the feds instead! – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/opinion/forget-the-bus-companies-mayor-adams-sue-the-feds-instead/
— Biden calls Trump ‘loser’ fairy-tale villain — while likening self to George Washington. – Steven Nelson and Victor Nava (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to paint you as being a loser? My critics/opponents stress their success in a) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005, b) ending my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, a role that I had since 2005, and c) ending my service on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, a role that I had since 2003.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/news/biden-calls-trump-loser-fairy-tale-villain-likens-self-to-george-washington/
— Why Biden’s support among Hispanics is tanking — here’s a hint: the border crisis – Mike Gonzalez (COMMEMT: Ever-increasingly, to be a Hispanic is to be a member of a group that is invading and destroying America. How soon will the invaders have enough clout to force you to speak, read, and write Spanish? I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/opinion/why-bidens-support-among-hispanics-is-tanking-heres-a-hint-the-border-crisis/
— Biden wants to defend democracy by making sure you can’t vote for Trump – James Bovard
https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/opinion/biden-wants-to-defend-democracy-by-making-sure-you-cant-vote-for-trump/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 75)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-75/

AMAC
— Dems Look To Cash In On Border Crisis – Shane Harris
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/dems-look-to-cash-in-on-border-crisis/
— In one Democrat jurisdiction after another, mayors, governors, and local officials have turned to the influx of migrants as their next big grift. They’ve taken to demanding that the federal government send them billions more taxpayer dollars to care for the migrants the Biden administration is importing. – Shane Harris (COMMENT: How many more millions if not billions of federal tax dollars will Biden give Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district to promote more illegal immigration? To give federal tax dollars is to drive up the national debt.)
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/dems-look-to-cash-in-on-border-crisis/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Mayorkas talks of enforcing laws; GOP border trip confirms it’s not happening – Parrish Alford, Chad Groening
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/01/05/mayorkas-talks-of-enforcing-laws-gop-border-trip-confirms-it-s-not-happening/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Blue States Saw Highest Rates of Homelessness in 2023 – Eric Lendrum (COMMENT: Blue states are rapidly filling with immigrants. Immigration promotes homelessness. Immigrants lack education and job skills. They want/need/demand massive government assistance. They have severe financial, health, and other problems. Further, employers want cheap labor. Immigrants work for less money than Americans. So of course, employers dump their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with lower-paid immigrants. If there were as many immigrants in America when I was young as there are today, they would have gotten the jobs that I got or my wages would have been much lower.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/05/blue-states-saw-highest-rates-of-homelessness-in-2023/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Iowa attack: guns and trans – Mike McDaniel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_iowa_attack_guns_and_trans.html
— The Case Against Progressive Utopia – Deane Waldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_case_against_progressive_utopia.html
— The Big Takeaway from Harvard — Diversity is the Enemy of Meritocracy – Ed Brodow (COMMENT: All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, c) who had no job-related professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no job-related professional license like the one I had, and/or e) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America as long as mine had been.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_big_takeaway_from_harvard__diversity_is_the_enemy_of_meritocracy.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Migrants complain about life in NYC: ‘Pets are treated better than us’ – Chris Donaldson (COMMENT: When your ancestors immigrated, did they get government assistance, and if so, how much and for how long? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. The did not get government assistance. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago until they saved enough money to homestead a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border for many years until they had saved enough money to buy it.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/05/migrants-complain-about-life-in-nyc-pets-are-treated-better-than-us-1425090/
— Biden may be forced to address border disaster as election pressure grows – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/05/biden-may-be-forced-to-address-border-disaster-as-election-pressure-grows-report-1425180/
— Joe Biden joins the war on drugs (On the wrong side) – James Lowe
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/05/joe-biden-joins-the-war-on-drugs-on-the-wrong-side-1425267/

BLAZE
— Chicago Alderman Brian Hopkins (D) said Thursday that he doubts Chicago would have become a “sanctuary city” if the city knew what it would have meant for the future. – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hopkins-chicago-sanctuary-city-policy
— Suspected Iowa school shooter’s digital footprint indicates his was possibly yet another trans rampage – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/suspected-iowa-school-shooters-digital-footprint-indicates-his-was-possibly-yet-another-trans-rampage

BREITBART
— Black Chicagoans Vowing to ‘Make Chicago Red’ as Migrant Crisis Roils Windy City – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/05/black-chicagoans-vowing-make-chicago-red-migrant-crisis-roils-windy-city/
— Chicago Alderman: We Invited Migrants by Being a Sanctuary, ‘Nobody’ Thought It Would Lead to Current Situation – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/04/chicago-alderman-we-invited-migrants-by-being-a-sanctuary-nobody-thought-it-would-lead-to-current-situation/
— Biden Compares Trump to Nazi Germany – WENDELL HUSEBØ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is Protestant and German American. Democrats and RINOs have always used my being Protestant and German American against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/05/dark-brandon-biden-compares-trump-to-nazi-germany/
— Fascists Seek to Remove Donald Trump from Illinois, Massachusetts Ballots – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/05/nolte-fascists-seek-to-remove-donald-trump-from-illinois-massachusetts-ballots/
— Trenton Mayor: We Can’t Handle Migrants, But We ‘Encourage’ Them to Work with Police – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/05/trenton-mayor-we-cant-handle-migrants-but-we-encourage-them-to-work-with-police-by-being-a-sanctuary/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What Trump Really Said On January 6, 2021 – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/what-trump-really-said-on-january-6-2021

DAILY CALLER
— California Offers Free Sex Change Surgeries To Illegal Immigrants – CHRISSY CLARK
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/05/reaction-california-free-sex-change-illegal-immigrants/
— Top Children’s Hospital Internal Training Tells Doctors Ways To Avoid Parental Consent For Trans Procedures – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/05/ohio-childrens-hospital-training-doctors-ways-avoid-parental-consent-trans-minors/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Nazi Name-Calling Is the Last Refuge of the Progressive – Simon Hankinson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is Protestant and German American. Democrats and RINOs have always used my being Protestant and German American against me.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/05/borderline-nazi-name-calling-is-last-refuge-progressive/
— It’s Lunacy to Give ‘Free’ Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/05/its-lunacy-to-give-free-health-insurance-to-illegal-aliens/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Slams Biden’s Speech On January 6, Calls It A ‘Pathetic Fearmongering Campaign Event’ – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-slams-bidens-speech-on-january-6-calls-it-a-pathetic-fearmongering-campaign-event
— The Fentanyl Crisis Is Destroying Our Country And Our Leaders Couldn’t Care Less – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fentanyl-crisis-is-destroying-our-country-and-our-leaders-couldnt-care-less
— Chicago’s Push To Remove Cops From Schools Draws Backlash. “They told me there’s going to be no SROs.” – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicagos-push-to-remove-cops-from-schools-draws-backlash

EPOCH TIMES
— After Shooting Ashli Babbitt, Capitol Police Lt. Made False Radio Report. Previously undisclosed radio dispatch, obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times, reveals Lt. Byrd’s actions after fatally striking Ms. Babbitt. – Joseph M. Hanneman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/exclusive-after-shooting-ashli-babbitt-capitol-police-lt-made-false-radio-report-lawsuit-5558897

FEDERALIST
— Please, Neocons, Stop Claiming That Migrants Jump The Border To Become Patriotic Americans. That’s Not Why They’re Here. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always promised immigrants, and especially immigrants who are minority, female, and/or younger, that immigrants would get preference over citizens of America and especially over citizens of America who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/05/please-neocons-stop-claiming-that-migrants-jump-the-border-to-become-patriotic-americans-thats-not-why-theyre-here/

FOX BUSINESS
— Harvard’s training the ‘next generation of domestic terrorists’ armed with gender study degrees, student debt – Shabbos Kestenbaum
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6344337581112

HOT AIR
— NYC Mayor Adams Sues Bus Companies Transporting Illegal Aliens from Texas – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/05/nyc-mayor-adams-sues-bus-companies-transporting-illegal-aliens-from-texas-n602833

JUST THE NEWS
— Tuberville warns that “wokeness” is undercutting military, foreign powers sense weakness – Ben Whedon
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/holdtuberville-military

LEGAL INSURECTION
— Chicago Public Schools Principals Not Happy With Prospect of Removing Police Officers. “The reality they face – at least the 39 principals who voted to keep those SROs – the reality they face is more local, and that’s not what we see on the TV. It the violence we see and hear about every single day.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/chicago-public-schools-principals-not-happy-with-prospect-of-removing-police-officers/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Absence of ‘intelligence’ could set up the United States for another 9/11-style attack – only this time, much worse – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/absence-of-intelligence-could-set-up-the-united-states-for-another-9-11-style-attack
— Reps. propose Constitutional amendment barring illegal immigrants from counting in states’ Congressional representative allotment – Matthew Holloway (COMMENT: How many non-citizens are there in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the number will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/reps-davidson-massie-propose-amendment-to-u-s-constitution-barring-illegal-immigrants-from

NEWSMAX
— Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott brushed off the legal action against him and his state, telling Newsmax that the U.S. Constitution gives Texas the right to defend itself against an open border and that the Biden administration itself gives migrants the right to travel wherever they want in the United States. – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/greg-abbott-migrants-doj/2024/01/04/id/1148303/
— Border Crisis Might Make US Unrecognizable – Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/randy-weber-newsmax-border-crisis/2024/01/05/id/1148448/
— Blaming Abbott for Migrant Crisis Ridiculous – Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/van-drew-migrant-new-york-city/2024/01/05/id/1148418/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Christie Says He Won’t Vote For Trump, Breaking RNC Debate Pledge – Brooke Mallory (COMMENT: Sooner or later, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs come out of their closets. Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican elected officials and leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois will come out of their closets. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/chris-christie-says-he-wont-vote-for-trump-breaking-rnc-debate-pledge/

PJ MEDIA
— Build the Wall? Chicago Alderman Wants to Secure His City – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2024/01/05/build-the-wall-chicago-alderman-wants-to-secure-his-city-n4925250

POWER LINE
— ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS: IT AIN’T ME, BABE – SCOTT JOHNSON
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/alejandro-mayorkas-it-aint-me-babe.php

TOWNHALL
— Look Who Threatened to ‘Shoot Up’ Another Iowa School – Mia Cathell
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2024/01/05/lakeeve-arlley-fort-n2633255
— Given the Details, the Media Is Certainly Going to Bury the Iowa School Shooting – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/01/05/the-media-burying-the-iowa-school-shooting-is-absolutely-going-to-happen-n2633206
— Mayorkas Refuses to Say How Many Migrants Released Into US But Claims to ‘Know the Data’ – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/05/mayorkas-refuses-to-say-how-many-migrants-released-into-us-but-claims-to-know-the-data-n2633246
— California to Cover Sex Change Surgeries, Hormone Treatments for Illegal Immigrants – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/05/california-sex-change-surgeries-illegal-immigrants-n2633214

TURNING POINT USA
— Legal Organization Launches Investigation into TSA’s ‘Vetting’ of Illegal Immigrants in US Airports – MORGONN MCMICHAEL (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, airplane passengers will be illegals.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/legal-organization-launches-investigation-into-tsas-vetting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-us-airports

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Iowa School Shooting Suspect Identified – Social Media Accounts Reportedly Containing LGBT Messages Scrubbed – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/iowa-school-shooting-suspect-identified-social-media-accounts-reportedly-containing-lgbt-messages-scrubbed/
— Trump Draws a Line in the Sand, Pens Op-Ed Vowing to Invoke 225-Year-Old Law – Laura Wellington
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-draws-line-sand-pens-op-ed-vowing-invoke-225-year-old-law/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Musk and far-right figures seize on Iowa shooter’s possible LGBTQ identity. A 17-year-old student at Perry High School in Iowa fatally shot a sixth grader and wounded five others on Thursday before apparently killing himself, officials said. – Matt Lavietes
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/musk-trump-jr-far-right-figures-seize-iowa-shooters-possible-lgbtq-ide-rcna132543

CNN
— Wayne LaPierre resigns as leader of the NRA – Emma Tucker
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/wayne-lapierre-nra-resigns/index.html

ABC NEWS & CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-immigration-policy-avoids-dangerous-journey-working-border-106129672
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/children-caught-in-the-middle-of-political-battle-between-new-york-and-texas-over-asylum-seeker-crisis/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Faces Pressure on Immigration, and Not Just From Republicans. Mayors and governors from President Biden’s own party are looking for help with overflowing migrant encampments, packed shelters and busted budgets. – Michael D. Shear and Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/biden-immigration-republicans-democrats.html
— I.R.S. to Begin Trial of Its Own Free Tax-Filing System. Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies. – Ann Carrns (COMMENT: As long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax. In 1978, the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed the graduate a) business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976. I was 29, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years, and my salary was $106,785/year (GS-12 Step 4) in today’s dollars. They would not have disallowed those courses I had not been a union member or if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They disallowed those courses to punish me for my complaining about their use of “up-or-out” to get rid of me, that is, their use of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of me. They had made it extremely clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 because I was too old. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid course work and that I was on track to pass the CPA examination which I did in 1979. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not job-related, that they did not help me carry out my job duties, that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that I took them to get a job in the private sector. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the requirements of my position descriptions and the fact that I stated in my Loyola and DePaul applications that I wanted to take the courses because the employee manual that IRS gave me in 1971 encouraged me to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. They helped Money Magazine make my deducting the courses look improper in its 4-page February 1978 article on me. Again, as long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/your-money/irs-tax-filing-free-online.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters argue that “The Case for Disqualifying Trump Is Strong.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/the-case-for-disqualifying-trump-is-strong.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Left Says Jews Are White Oppressors. Their success is incongruent with the theories underlying “systemic racism” and the Great Society. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, and Post Office-3), Jews were always my superiors and/or supervisors. My Democrat superiors forced them to take many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-left-says-jews-are-white-oppressors-israel-europe-success-8bd12dc7

BARRON’S
— Biden says that Trump and his supporters embrace political violence. Everyone who did anything illegal in DC on January 6 had to know that Democrats would use what they did to destroy Trump.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-supporters-embrace-political-violence-biden-942d0efa

MSNBC
— Why women are often better at career pivots than men – Aliyah Frumin (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 could/should have offered me a promotion to transfer from IRS. But instead, the forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer because I was male, White, old (31), conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America for a long time. Further, I had complained at IRS about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. To justify the pay cut, they ignored, dismissed, and belittled the fact that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 year, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year.)
https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/career-growth/why-women-are-often-better-career-pivots-men-n1303617

ROAD & TRACK
— 100 Years After Chrysler’s First Auto Show Debut, Stellantis Drops Chicago Auto Show. The automaker says it’s evaluating auto shows on a “case-by-case basis.” – JOE KUCINSKI (COMMENT: What are your Chrysler connections? I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971. I worked in the Chrysler plant in Belvidere in 1970. I owned a 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974. I owned a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 1994-2005. I own a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max that I bought new in 2012.)
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a46297309/stellantis-considers-pull-out-of-auto-shows/

FORD AUTHORITY
— AUTOMAKERS BEGIN PAYING $50K RETIREMENT INCENTIVE TO UAW WORKERS – Brett Foote (COMMENT: In 1993, when I was a 45-year-old GAO employee who had 25 years of federal service, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to “offer” its employees who had 25 years of federal service $25,000 if they took their early retirement “offer.” They did that to get rid of eligible employees a) who they had not promoted into their Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year), b) who did not have a degree from an Ivy League university, and/or c) who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://fordauthority.com/2024/01/automakers-begin-paying-50k-retirement-incentive-to-uaw-workers/

January 4, 2024

Constructively, by letting anyone and everyone who claims amnesty to come to America and to stay in America, Democrat and RINO leaders have abolished America’s borders. A country without borders is not a country.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois state government to build intake center for migrant bus drop-offs – Diane Pathieu, Stephanie Wade, and Rob Hughes
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-lockport-migrants-news-texas/14266133/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1jw_vsYPKM

NBC5
— Andersonville neighbors outraged after antisemitic flyers seen on cars in neighborhood – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/andersonville-neighbors-outraged-after-antisemitic-flyers-seen-on-cars-in-neighborhood/3317333/
— Tax season 2024: Due dates and when IRS will start accepting tax returns (COMMENT: Have you ever phoned IRS with a tax question? If you did during the 1974 filing season, the IRS employee who answered your call was one of my subordinates. During 1974 IRS filing season, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me the job and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). But my Democrat IRS superiors soon got rid of him because they were beyond furious that he given me the Centiphone job and that he had promoted me instead of an IRS employee who was Democrat, minority, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, they disallowed my travel vouchers (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11 ). They made it very clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 even though I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They took the aforesaid adverse actions against me not only for the aforesaid reasons, but because I had complained about their ever-increasingly giving more and more and more preference to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The aforesaid adverse actions were a big reason why I took a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO in 1980. GAO claimed to be nonpartisan. In 1986, after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, the GAO manager who arranged my transfer finally succeed in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and in promoting me to GS-13. But because of that, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of him in 1987.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tax-season-2024-due-dates-and-when-irs-will-start-accepting-tax-returns/3317314/

CBS2
— Illinois building tents for new migrant intake center in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ki-RCJSoek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdQWPokbhLo

WGN9
— Construction underway for downtown heated tent complex to house migrants – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/construction-underway-for-downtown-heated-tent-complex-to-house-migrants/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnOuToXt2qY

FOX32
— 40 migrants dropped off at Palatine bus station before being rerouted to Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-dropped-off-palatine-bus-station
— Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers have passed through DuPage County, officials say
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/asylum-seekers-dupage-county
— House Republicans rally at southern border amid migrant crisis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1390085
— Pritzker faces criticism over migrant housing spending
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-criticism-migrant-housing-spending
— These are Chicago’s 10 most dangerous neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-most-dangerous-neighborhoods
— Chicago police investigate hate speech flyers aimed at Jewish community. The Chicago Police Department is investigating after hate propaganda was found on several cars in the Andersonville neighborhood.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hate-speech-flyers-jewish-community-andersonville
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1390302

WTTW
— Several Illinois Towns (Warrenville, Pingree Grove, Urbana) To Be Counted Again in Special Census – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/03/several-illinois-towns-be-counted-again-special-census
— How is the US Faring 60 Years After President Lyndon Johnson Declared War on Poverty? – Paul Caine (COMMENT: What did you do to avoid poverty? I took college preparatory courses in high school, got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, got accepted by UIC, and worked my way through college. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/03/how-us-faring-60-years-after-president-lyndon-johnson-declared-war-poverty

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Wave of Chicago suburbs move to block migrant arrivals. The measures passed by surrounding municipalities include bus ordinances, taxes aimed at preventing shelter openings and symbolic “non-sanctuary” resolutions. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/3/24023840/wave-of-chicago-suburbs-move-to-block-migrant-arrivals
— Ald. Beale, in danger of losing longtime ward boss job, says he couldn’t care less. The 9th Ward alderman said he isn’t sure the once-powerful job, now largely ceremonial, is worth fighting for. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/1/3/24024288/9th-ward-committeeperson-committeeman-anthony-beale-chicago-city-council-ballot-signatures
— Local school councils should have the final say on keeping police in Chicago schools. Alternatives to having police officers in schools take time to implement, and every school community is different. The goal of “no cops in schools” is one to reach through persuasion, not mandate. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/3/24023194/give-local-school-councils-not-board-education-final-say-cops-campuses-cps-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— TOP OF FOLD: More Chicago-area suburbs pass ordinances to curb migrant drop-offs – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-more-ordinances-suburbs-20240103-xtnso2ybojawbkb5pyqlaeaiki-story.html
— Lake County municipalities scramble to regulate migrant bus drop-offs; ‘I don’t think that’s the way people should be treated’ – Chloe Hilles and Steve Sadin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-lns-highwood-regulate-bus-migrant-drop-off-st-0103-20240103-tvzjgygpq5dj7m6emxvhx5a3my-story.html
— Hinsdale joins list of Chicago suburbs passing ordinances to curb migrants dropped off by Texas – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-more-ordinances-suburbs-20240103-xtnso2ybojawbkb5pyqlaeaiki-story.html
https://news.yahoo.com/hinsdale-joins-list-chicago-suburbs-201200339.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: With buses coming to suburbs and Chicago, state launching intake center for migrants – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240103/news/with-buses-coming-to-suburbs-and-chicago-state-launching-intake-center-for-migrants/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— WTTW advisory board’s annual report filled with ‘concerns’ – Corli Jay
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/wttw-advisory-boards-annual-report-filled-concerns#/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an interview with Crain’s, Joseph Morris, chairman of the WTTW community advisory board, said the station’s management has not been transparent and has been ignoring their questions for data on program viewership, adding that they were “blindsided” by the changes in the time slot as well as the time frame of the show. “The viewing public was blindsided and had to work to find where ‘Chicago Tonight’ was on the schedule. It wasn’t where you expected it to be,” Morris said. “And that was a puzzle. We shouldn’t make it hard for the people of Chicago to find our programs; we should make it very easy.” Morris says the concerns all stem from making sure that “Chicago Tonight” can remain the flagship program for the station. . .Speaking on the board’s involvement with the station, Morris said that in the past the board’s recommendations were adopted. The rebranding of the journalistic operations as WTTW News and updating the title of executive producer of “Chicago Tonight” to director of the WTTW News Department were examples given in the report. Morris added that experimentation can be good but says the board just asks for more transparency from the station. . .”We’re asking for transparency because we love the place . . . we love the people who work there, we want them to succeed,” said Morris.)

WGN RADIO
— Trump consolidates his support within House GOP – Emily Brooks, Brett Samuels
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-consolidates-his-support-within-house-gop/

WBEZ
— More Chicago suburbs vote to restrict unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs. Several additional suburbs pass ordinances limiting when buses can drop off migrants as bus operators are turned away from Chicago. – Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/stories/more-chicago-suburbs-vote-to-restrict-unscheduled-migrant-bus-drop-offs/f3feaf44-63c0-4a32-af56-929e5c657af2

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— How Claudine Gay’s Harvard Resignation Reveals America’s Deep Racial Divide – A.R. Shaw
https://chicagodefender.com/how-claudine-gays-harvard-resignation-reveals-americas-deep-racial-divide/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County sheriff won’t arrest owners of banned assault weapons for not registering – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/01/04/sangamon-county-sheriff-wont-arrest-assault-weapons-registry-violators/72084039007/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois provides update on new intake center, shelter site for migrants
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/state/2024/01/04/illinois-new-migrant-shelter-intake-center-opening-soon-in-chicago/72100409007/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers have passed through DuPage County train stations. 72 buses have arrived in county since Dec. 14.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/01/03/nearly-3000-asylum-seekers-have-passed-through-dupage-county-train-stations/

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL REPORTER
— Worth mayor expects no migrant dilemma – Joe Boyle (COMMENT: How soon will the Democrats who run Chicago stop inviting/accepting illegals? Anticipate/expect that they will dump them in Cook County outside of Chicago and in the collar counties. If you live there, what are the leaders of your county, township, and municipality going to do with them?)
https://southwestregionalpublishing.com/2024/01/03/worth-mayor-expects-no-migrant-dilemma/

SOUTHERN & WIFR
— Illinois leaders release shelter site updates for asylum seekers
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-provides-update-on-asylum-seeker-accommodations/article_dcede0a4-932d-59f0-9df5-afdd6e9fd986.html
https://www.wifr.com/2024/01/03/illinois-leaders-release-shelter-site-updates-asylum-seekers/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois State Police won’t pursue charges on those who register assault weapons passed Jan. 1 deadline – Carson Gourdie
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-state-police-wont-pursue-charges-on-those-who-register-assault-weapons-passed-jan-1-deadline

FOX ILLINOIS
— Big cities address concerns over illegal immigration and the crime that comes with it – CORY SMITH
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nyc-mayor-addresses-concerns-over-immigration-crime-new-york-washington-dc-seattle-auto-theft-homicides-violence-robberies-asylum-seekers-southern-border

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DeSantis in Iowa criticizes House Republicans for not making impact or keeping promises – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-desantis-in-iowa-criticizes-house-republicans-for-not-making-impact-or-keeping-promises/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-03/what-lowering-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana-could-mean
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-03/what-lowering-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana-could-mean

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders promote illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration problems.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-03/as-gop-moves-to-impeach-mayorkas-he-urges-congress-to-fix-a-broken-immigration-system

X RADIO
— Judge Douglas Jarman Wednesday took under advisement arguments for and against the Assault Weapons Ban following a hearing in Effingham County Circuit Court. – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/63425-judge-says-he-will-revisit-his-decision-on-assault-weapons-ban

WJBD
— Trump helped tank Emmer, Scalise speakership bids. Now they’re endorsing him for president. – Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kendall Ross
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/04/trump-helped-tank-emmer-scalise-speakership-bids-now-theyre-endorsing-him-for-president/
— Who has gone directly after you? Because my critics/opponents know that I can and that would sue them, they have their operatives and their dupes go directly after me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/04/desantis-confronted-by-supporter-why-havent-you-gone-directly-after-trump/

WJLA
— Thousands of Chicago students not getting transportation despite $9B budget: ‘Where is the money going?’
https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/gallery/thousands-of-chicago-students-not-getting-transportation-despite-9b-budget-where-is-the-money-going-illinois-bus-driver-shortage-mayor-brandon-johnson-money-funding-bill-conway-crisis-in-the-classroom

WGLT
— When there are more women in a state house of representatives, the more likely it is legislation will pass that deals with firearms. – Rajiv Goel
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-01-03/isu-study-lawmakers-gender-matters-on-gun-laws

CWB CHICAGO
— Some migrants arrested multiple times have used different names, a fake Green Card and a ‘makeshift ID’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that especially in battleground/swing states, Democrats will have their illegals use their false identifications to vote for Biden many times.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/chicago-migrants-multiple-arrests-different-names.html

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— There have been “no issues or incidents” reported after migrants from Texas were dropped off at the Metra station in Glen Ellyn Village Manager Senak said. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/no-issues-or-incidents-migrants-glen-ellyn-station-senak

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.29473.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Thousands Register Assault Rifles, But Figure Is a Miniscule Percentage of Total Gun Owners
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/03/thousands-register-assault-rifles-but-figure-is-a-miniscule-percentage-of-total-gun-owners/

GUNS SAVE LIFE
— Gun Registry final numbers reported… Where to from here…
https://www.gunssavelife.com/2024/01/03/gun-registry-final-numbers-reported-where-to-from-here/

WIREPOINTS
— The migrant crisis is reaching a breaking point both in Illinois and nationwide
https://wirepoints.org/the-migrant-crisis-is-reaching-a-breaking-point-both-in-illinois-and-nationwide-wirepoints-on-the-shaun-thompson-show/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois expanding non-citizen intake center, shelter and food spending – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f000df22-aa72-11ee-b0a5-d7f7ca7ce558.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of Nov. 12
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653482653-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-illinois-for-the-week-of-nov-12

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP leaders visit border, call migrant surge ‘heartbreaking and infuriating’ – Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/gop-leaders-visit-border-call-migrant-surge-heartb/
— Cartels make $32 million a week off migrants in one stretch of Texas border – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/cartels-make-32-million-week-off-migrants-in-one-s/
— RNC has the numbers on Biden’s time on vacation – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/inside-beltway-rnc-has-numbers-bidens-time-vacatio/
— House chairman leading impeachment calls Mayorkas ‘greatest domestic threat’ – Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/3/house-gop-schedules-first-hearing-on-alejandro-may/

NEW YORK POST
— New Jersey deploys cops to send dumped migrants to NYC in desperate move – Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/01/03/metro/new-jersey-wants-no-part-of-the-big-apple-migrant-crisis-f-k-this/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – The root cause of Harvard’s problems – Tim Worstall
https://aim.org/2024/01/03/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-the-root-cause-of-harvards-problems/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago goes after buses to stop illegal immigrants – Michael A. Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/chicago_goes_after_buses_to_stop_illegal_immigrants.html
— DEI Can Only Exist in a Noncompetitive Environment – Patrick Bobko
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/dei_can_only_exist_in_a_noncompetitive_environment.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden never bothers to justify his open border policy—And he gets away with it – Ed Brodow
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/03/biden-never-bothers-to-justify-his-open-border-policy-and-he-gets-away-with-it-1424582/
— ‘Gang of 5’ GOP lawmakers: ‘Shut the border down, or we’ll shut the government down’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/03/gang-of-5-gop-lawmakers-shut-the-border-down-or-well-shut-the-government-down-1424640/
— Disney places $67B Star Wars franchise in hands of Pakistani feminist: ‘A new Jedi Order’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/03/disney-places-67b-star-wars-franchise-in-hands-of-pakistani-feminist-a-new-jedi-order-1424661/

BLAZE
— Greg Abbott stops KJP from spreading Biden’s false narrative about the border crisis – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/greg-abbott-kjp-border-crisis

BREITBART
— Republicans push impeachment of Biden immigration chief – AP
https://www.breitbart.com/news/impeachment-push-against-biden-immigration-chief/
— Nikki Haley in 2015: Americans Should Not Call Illegal Aliens ‘Criminals’ Because ‘They’re Not’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/nikki-haley-in-2015-americans-should-not-call-illegal-aliens-criminals-because-theyre-not/
— New Hampshire Republicans Seek to Ban Illegal Aliens from Driving in State – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/new-hampshire-republicans-seek-to-ban-illegal-aliens-from-driving-in-state/
— Activists Call for More Refugees to Resettle in Minnesota Even as Many End Up on Welfare – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/03/activists-call-more-refugees-resettle-minnesota-many-welfare/
— Texas Governor: ‘Mayorkas is Pathetic’ for Blaming Record Border Crossings on Climate Change – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/03/texas-governor-mayorkas-is-pathetic-for-blaming-record-border-crossings-on-climate-change/
— U.S. national debt surpasses $34 trillion – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/u-s-national-debt-surpasses-34-trillion/
— Migrants Cross Border River Yards from House Speaker’s Texas Press Conference – BOB PRICE and RANDY CLARK
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/03/migrants-cross-border-river-yards-from-house-speakers-texas-press-conference/
— Hamas Trains Palestinian Children in Weapons, Terror Tunnels – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/03/watch-hamas-trains-palestinian-children-in-weapons-terror-tunnels/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Standards Can — And Must — Be Applied to Everyone – Laura Hollis (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors applied their “up-or-out” standards only to their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.creators.com/read/laura-hollis/01/24/standards-can-and-must-be-applied-to-everyone

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s How Much Federal Diversity Trainings Cost Taxpayers In 2023 – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/03/federal-diversity-trainings-cost-taxpayers-2023/

DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Lawmakers Watch as Illegal Aliens Try to Cross Southern Border – Jake Smith
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/03/gop-lawmakers-watch-as-illegal-aliens-try-to-cross-southern-border/

DAILY WIRE
— Academics Call For Critical Race Theory To Be Taught In Kindergarten, Warn Of Racist 3 Year Olds. Even kindergarteners are said to develop racial biases, the guide on Critical Race Theory says. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/academics-call-for-critical-race-theory-to-be-taught-in-kindergarten-warn-of-racist-3-year-olds
— AP Blasted For Article Labeling Plagiarism As ‘New Conservative Weapon’ In Wake Of Claudine Gay Resignation – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ap-blasted-for-article-labeling-plagiarism-as-new-conservative-weapon-in-wake-of-claudine-gay-resignation

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden’s Open Border Policies Force More States to Consider Immigration Bills in 2023 – Shari Rendall
https://www.fairus.org/state-immigration-legislation-policies/bidens-open-border-policies-force-more-states-consider

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s border crisis brings crime and no punishment. Americans can see that Joe Biden’s strategy of tackling ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration has utterly failed. – Simon Hankinson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-border-crisis-brings-crime-no-punishment
— DEI is still alive and well, America. Don’t think the battle is over after Harvard’s news. The elite DEI ecosystem created what became a firestorm at Harvard. It won’t disappear without a struggle. – Editorial
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dei-still-alive-well-america-think-battle-over-harvards-news
— Doctor warns ‘corrosive’ DEI ideology endangering patients: ‘Real, vital risks for millions’ Dr. Sheila Nazarian argued Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ‘has no place in medicine’ – Kristine Parks (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the less health care that you will receive: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/doctor-warns-corrosive-dei-ideology-endangering-patients-real-vital-risks-millions

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The CRT Embracing Left is Outraged About Claudine Gay’s Resignation as President of Harvard. “Racist mobs won’t stop until they topple all Black people from positions of power and influence who are not reinforcing the structure of racism.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/the-crt-embracing-left-is-outraged-about-claudine-gays-resignation-as-president-of-harvard/

NEWSMAX
— ‘Regularizing’ Illegal Immigrants Living in US Bad Business – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/joe-biden-illegal-immigrants/2024/01/03/id/1148037/
— Are Sanctuary Cities Havens for Criminals, Terrorists? – Michael Letts
https://www.newsmax.com/michaelletts/sanctuary-cities-criminals-cpb/2024/01/03/id/1148095/
— Besieged Harvard Corporation Is Democratic Party Subsidiary – Mark Schulte
https://www.newsmax.com/markschulte/claudine-gay-barack-obama-democrats/2024/01/03/id/1148063/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— NYC Mayor Admits Illegal Immigrants Have Contributed to ‘Robbery Pattern’ – Johnathan Jones
https://www.westernjournal.com/nyc-mayor-admits-illegal-immigrants-contributed-robbery-pattern/

FOX BUSINESS
— Huge line of illegals lined up in NYC to apply for free housing. Notice how they are all single young males.
https://www.wcbm.com/2024/01/03/huge-line-of-illegals-lined-up-in-nyc-to-apply-for-free-housing-notice-how-they-are-all-single-young-males-video/

NEWSMAX
— Request to Block Affirmative Action at West Point Shot Down – Luca Cacciatore (COMMENT: Notwithstanding the fact that I am a White male, UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. They did that because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female to admit. But since then, they have lowered admission standards for applicants who are Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/affirmative-action-west-point-race/2024/01/03/id/1148134/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Admin Fast-Tracks Chinese Illegals Into U.S. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/01/03/chinese-illegals-fast-tracked-into-us-under-biden-n4925203
— Biden to Commemorate J6 With Speeches About White Supremacy – LINCOLN BROWN (COMMENT: The more demographics that you share with Trump, especially religion and/or national origin, the sooner that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will get rid of you.)
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2024/01/03/biden-to-commemorate-j6-with-speech-on-white-supremacy-n4925187

POST MILLINNIAL
— ‘Sanctuary city’ of New York not legally allowed to turn illegal immigrants over to ICE – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/sanctuary-city-of-new-york-not-legally-allowed-to-turn-illegal-immigrants-over-to-ice

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Speaker Johnson: Biden White House Proposing More Money To Allow More Illegals Into The Country – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/01/03/speaker_johnson_biden_white_house_proposing_more_money_to_allow_more_illegals_into_the_country.html

TOWNHALL
— Mayorkas Blames Border Crossings on ‘Climate Change’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/03/mayorkas-blames-border-crossings-on-climate-change-n2633146
— Trump Just Received Another Major Endorsement – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/01/03/trump-locks-up-endorsements-from-house-gop-leadership-n2633124

ZERO EDGE
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Warns Immigrants Will Soon Be Sleeping On Streets – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-warns-immigrants-will-soon-be-sleeping-streets

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Joseph Czuba, 71, who fatally stabbed 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding Hanan Shaheen on October 14 in Plainfield.
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-vigil-held-to-honor-slain-muslim-boy-as-accused-attacker-appears-in-court-in-illinois/
— Judge denies request to block affirmative action at West Point – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4387811-judge-denies-request-block-affirmative-action-west-point/

NEWSWEEK
— Memo to Claudine Gay and Her Champions: Being Black Is Not a Handicap – Adam B. Coleman (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for less time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/memo-claudine-gay-her-champions-being-black-not-handicap-opinion-1857619
— How Major University Discriminated Against White And Asian Candidates – Sean O’Driscoll
https://www.newsweek.com/university-washington-white-asian-candidates-excluded-employment-interviews-1856321

CNN
— Several Chicago suburbs vote to limit unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs from Texas – Alisha Ebrahimji, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/us/migrant-crisis-chicago-buses-vote/index.html
— US job openings fell to fresh 2-year low in November – Bryan Mena
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/03/economy/job-openings-november-jolts/index.html

MSN
— “They’re Falling Off The Wall” California’s Healthcare Workers Bombarded With Illegal Immigration Patients – Toni Grzunov
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/they-re-falling-off-the-wall-california-s-healthcare-workers-bombarded-with-illegal-immigration-patients/ar-AA1mqqYv
— Migrants line for blocks around the East Village to receive shelter after being bussed into NYC – as Sanctuary Cities turn their backs on influx and claim they cannot handle the 300,000-record influx – Joe Hutchison
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrants-line-for-blocks-around-the-east-village-to-receive-shelter-after-being-bussed-into-nyc-as-sanctuary-cities-turn-their-backs-on-influx-and-claim-they-cannot-handle-the-300-000-record-influx/ar-AA1mqpOt

NBC NEWS
— Vivek Ramaswamy argues Trump is ‘wounded’ and his movement needs a new leader. Ramaswamy is largely praising Trump, while mixing in some criticism — and courting his voters by suggesting outside forces are too solidly arrayed against the former president. – Katherine Koretski, Alex Tabet, Dasha Burns and Abigail Brooks
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vivek-ramaswamy-wounded-trumps-movement-needs-new-leader-rcna131921

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders promote illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/01/02/us-border-mexico-migrants-closures/
— West Point can continue considering race in admissions, judge says – Anumita Kaur (COMMENT: Notwithstanding the fact that I am a White male, UIC accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. They did that because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female to admit. But since then, they have lowered admission standards for applicants who are Democrat, minority, and/or female.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/01/03/west-point-affirmative-action-admissions/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— An anti-Trumper says “Nikki Haley is the best hope to keep Trump out of the White House.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-01-04/donald-trump-nikki-haley-republican-presidential-candidates

USA TODAY
— Hundreds of migrants in Denver tent city evicted by authorities over health, safety – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/03/denver-migrant-crisis-hundreds-in-tent-city-evicted-by-authorities/72079083007/

PARADISE
— Illegal Alien Says He Will Vote For Biden in U.S. Election: ‘He Gave Us An Opportunity’
https://theparadise.ng/16811/illegal-alien-says-he-will-vote-for-biden-in-u-s-election-he-gave-us-an-opportunity/

KGUN9
— Asylum seekers fly via Tucson International. Moving legally to sponsor families. – Craig Smith
https://www.kgun9.com/border-watch/asylum-seekers-fly-via-tucson-international

FORBES
— Ron DeSantis Slams Washington DC’s ‘Ruling Class (COMMENT: How does the ruling class in your county, in your township, and in your municipality treat you and those who share your demographics? I should write a book about how the ruling class in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton has treated me and those who share my demographics since 1978.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g7NdAR_u3Q

PATCH MINNESOTA
— Rep. Tom Emmer Of MN Endorses Trump, Who Called Him A ‘Globalist RINO’ Donald Trump’s attack on Rep. Tom Emmer’s character back in October doomed his campaign to become speaker of the U.S. House. – William Bornhoft
https://patch.com/minnesota/across-mn/rep-tom-emmer-mn-endorses-trump-who-called-him-globalist-rino

POLITICO
— White House tries to flip the script on House Republicans over border crisis. The attacks come as the House speaker and other lawmakers head to the southern border. – JENNIFER HABERKORN (COMMENT: Since 2000, Democrat leaders, RINO leaders, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/03/white-house-republicans-migrant-crisis-00133570
— Nikki Haley ratchets up her attacks on Donald Trump. Haley is swiping at Trump in a fight over her record on gas taxes. – LISA KASHINSKY
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/03/nikki-haley-ratchets-up-her-attacks-on-donald-trump-00133736
— Johnson ratchets up pressure for stricter border policy — but stops short of calling for shutdown. House conservatives have called for the speaker to be prepared to partially shutter the government on Jan. 20 until Democrats agree to the GOP’s border priorities. – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/03/congress/johnson-doubles-down-at-border-00133727

PBS
— Chicago leaders demand help from White House to deal with surge of migrants in city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eppy7PnAYW0

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Democrat leaders promote illegal immigration and then blame Republicans for illegal immigration problems.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/01/house-gop-obstructing-progress-border-blocking-staffing-surge-white-house-says/393089/

DAILY MAIL
— Trump says he will mass deport migrants with 225-year-old law FDR used to remove thousands of Japanese and Germans during the Second World War and cancel EVERY Biden policy that has caused a ‘catastrophe of historic proportions’ Trump in op-ed described an immigration ‘invasion’ He promised to enact a ‘record-setting deportation operation’ Would use the Alien Enemies Act to remove ‘suspected gang members’ – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12922811/Trump-says-mass-deport-migrants-225-year-old-law-FDR-used-remove-thousands-Japanese-Germans-Second-World-War-cancel-Biden-policy-caused-catastrophe-historic-proportions.html

January 3, 2024

Anticipate/expect that if you do not promote mass/illegal immigration, Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist and even worse things.

What criteria/formula will Democrat and RINO leaders ultimately use to determine who ultimately provides their illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— 4 suburbs (Woodstock, Hinsdale, Buffalo Grove, Joliet) approve ordinances to fine bus companies that drop off migrants without notice – Eric Horng and Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-hinsdale-news/14258635/
— 1-year deadline approaching for many Chicago migrants to apply for asylum – Leah Hope (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that pro bono immigration attorneys will ever-increasingly be in greater demand.)
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-asylum-seeker-national-immigrant-justice-center-migrant-crisis/14261844/

NBC5
— Meetings held in several Chicago suburbs as communities grapple with unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/meetings-held-in-several-chicago-suburbs-as-communities-grapple-with-unscheduled-migrant-bus-drop-offs/3316299/
— Several meetings planned as Chicago suburbs continue to grapple with unscheduled migrant drop-offs – Patrick Fazio
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/several-meetings-planned-as-chicago-suburbs-continue-to-grapple-with-unscheduled-migrant-drop-offs/3315959/
— Illinois has one of worst ‘growth rates’ in America, U-Haul ranking says
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-has-one-of-worst-growth-rates-in-america-u-haul-ranking-says/3316096/
— First permits for rallies during Democratic National Convention in Chicago filed – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/first-permits-for-rallies-during-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago-filed/3315994/
— City Council members slam Johnson plan to use $95 million in COVID funds for migrant shelters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/city-council-members-slam-johnson-plan-to-use-95-million-in-covid-funds-for-migrant-shelters/3315985/

CBS2
— Cost to apply, demand explain why only 1% of migrants in Chicago have work permits – SABRINA FRANZA (COMMENT: Ald. Bill Conway (34th) says “the jobs are there.” Exactly what jobs? What are the requirements for those jobs including education, work experience, physical abilities, and language skills? What education, work experience, health, language, and other qualifications do illegals have? What do those jobs pay? What benefits do they come with? What advancement opportunities do they offer? What are the working conditions? Do illegals want these jobs? Will illegals take these jobs? Why are these jobs unfilled? Are they bad jobs that Americans refuse to take? Did you take bad jobs that your peers refused to take? I did. I did yard work 1962-1964, 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 in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxers 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-work-permit-cost/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTjKWr49mrE
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number really boils down to three things: the cost of the application, the availability of documents, and the significant demand. “So, the jobs are there. We just have to get them the right status,” said Ald. Bill Conway (34th), explaining why so few asylum seekers have received their work permits. “The only ones eligible are people that were here before August 1st and that are from Venezuela, essentially.” The cost to fill out the application is over $400. There is a form to waive that cost. Conway’s office has helped some asylum seekers fill that out as part of a 31-page application to get the permit. Turnaround time is about two months. “The demand is extremely high compared to how much work permits are actually being processed and distributed,” said Emilio Araujo, the director of development and communications at Onward House. The nonprofit organization has helped countless immigrants resettle not just over the past two years, but during its decades-long history. “When someone comes to the city and they are looking to get find their footing, we are one of the first places that they might go because we do all the case management support,” Araujo. CBS 2 spoke to Araujo about the demand for work permits that Onward House has been seeing after CBS 2 was shown city data suggesting only 1% of asylum seekers in Chicago successfully received their work authorizations and social security numbers. “About 90% of the people that we see, of the new immigrants, are looking for a work permit, and we refer those out, and then about 10% of those people end up actually applying for a work permit, and then only 1% as well end up having that work permit,” Araujo said. A spokesperson with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said the city has been helping asylum seekers apply for work permits since 2022 and has partnered with the state, nonprofits and the federal government to expedite the application process. The city began expedited clinics in partnership with The Resurrection Project and the state and federal government to help migrants with the application on Nov. 9. “The City is committed to providing the necessary resources to aid asylum-seekers on their path to self-sufficiency and independence,” the spokesperson said. Conway is planning to host another legal clinic later this month to help more asylum seekers fill out an application.)
— Hinsdale passes ordinance restricting migrant buses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-iiMV6BuuU
— More Chicago suburbs approve efforts to limit unscheduled migrant drop-offs – TARA MOLINA, CHARLIE DE MAR, ASAL REZAEI
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-council-woodstock-expected-to-vote-new-migrant-ordinance/
— Group supporting reproductive, LGBTQ+ rights plans to march at Democratic National Convention in Chicago. – ADAM HARRINGTON, STEFFANIE DUPREE (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/group-reproductive-lgbtq-rights-march-at-democratic-national-convention-chicago/
— Car thefts surged in 2023 in Chicago (COMMENT: While I was working for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973. That really disappointed/angered me.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P759RBrAg5k

WGN9
— Several Chicago suburbs to discuss ongoing issues associated with migrant arrivals – Brónagh Tumulty
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/several-chicago-suburbs-to-discuss-ongoing-issues-associated-with-migrant-arrivals/
— Trump is growing stronger in Iowa. – Julia Manchester
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/trump-is-growing-stronger-in-iowa-why/

FOX32
— Chicago-area migrant bus battle intensifies as more towns consider new rules – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-bus-battle-new-rules
— Abortion, LGBTQ+ activists to march outside DNC in Chicago this summer (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-dnc-abortion-lgbtq-activists-protest
— X now worth 71% less than when Elon Musk bought it
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/x-now-worth-71-less-than-when-elon-musk-bought-it-fidelity-estimates
— 5 more Chicago suburbs crack down on migrant buses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TszN4RN5QcI

WTTW
— Democrats crow about their success in keeping Trump off the ballot.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/02/donald-trump-s-ballot-bans-likely-headed-supreme-court-how-does-14th-amendment-fit
— Area Suburbs Put the Brakes on Migrant Bus Arrivals After Crackdowns in Chicago and New York – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/02/area-suburbs-put-brakes-migrant-bus-arrivals-after-crackdowns-chicago-and-new-york

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders call for disbursing illegals nationwide. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly send illegals to battleground/swing states so that they can vote for Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/2/24017662/chicago-migrant-crisis-president-biden-immigration-federal-funding-major-johnson-editorial
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Disburse migrants nationwide. . .The mayors also want the Biden administration to create a federally-run system to fairly disburse migrants to locations across the country, ending ‘Air Abbott’ and his politically motivated transport policies that have dropped off migrants in cities with no advance warning. . .Meanwhile, Abbott isn’t sending his buses and planes to St. Louis, a city that is actively courting migrants and asylum seekers in a bid to turn back decades of population loss and to bring potential new workers into the region. All of this is a good reason for the federal government — not Abbott — to handle migrant relocation. “We need action and we need it now,” Adams said. “We are calling for the federal declaration of emergency, financial support and a national resettlement strategy.”)
— Chicago abortion-rights and LGBTQ+ advocates submit permit application to march on day before DNC. Advocates expressed frustration with the Democratic Party for failing to protect abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights. – Phyllis Cha (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/1/2/24022902/chicago-abortion-rights-lgbtq-coalition-march-democratic-national-convention
— Democrats say “Nikki Haley’s Civil War comment shows danger of whitewashing U.S. history. The fact that Nikki Haley apparently didn’t know — or pretended not to know — that slavery is front and center in her home state’s declaration of secession in 1861 is alarming enough.” (COMMENT: What did your ancestors do during the Civil War? On my father’s side, they operated a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. My critics/opponents have always stressed that none of them served in the Union Army. In my defense, I stress that I inherited a Civil War sword used by one of my relatives who did serve in the Union Army.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/2/24022447/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery-racism-history-book-banning-wayne-shorter-letters
— Here’s a resolution for you. Even if you don’t need to diet or exercise more, there’s still an important resolution you can make for 2024. – Neil Steinberg (COMMENT: It what ways are you a contributing member of society? My life expectancy has been significantly shortened because since 2000, I have spent more and more and more time putting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out instead of sleeping and exercising. Yes, it is my choice. It is my way of being a contributing member of society.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/2/24022287/new-years-resolutions-2024-election-democracy-gun-laws-darren-bailey-jb-pritzker

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Buffalo Grove ready to pass ordinance restricting migrant drop-offs – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240102/news/buffalo-grove-ready-to-pass-ordinance-restricting-migrant-drop-offs/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois was one of the top states to leave in 2023 – Sophie Rodgers (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly drive out of Illinois those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/illinois-ranked-near-top-move-out-states

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Vivek Ramaswamy says he’s ‘proud’ of endorsement from Steve King – Sarah Watson
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/vivek-ramaswamy-steve-king-bettendorf-2024-campaign/article_9a3dc9f6-a9aa-11ee-9a4f-f3dce6464cca.html

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Democrats say “Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family’s story.”
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/trumps-vows-to-deport-millions-are-undercut-by-his-white-house-record-and-one-familys/article_d7b88c25-8b0e-5765-8c0d-43e8e2471970.html

HERALD NEWS
— Joliet takes action to keep out buses with asylum-seekers. Public crowds City Council chambers to urge approval Tuesday night. – Bob Okon
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2024/01/03/joliet-takes-action-to-keep-out-buses-with-asylum-seekers/

CHICAGO CRUSUADER
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicagocrusader.com/texas-busing-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-intensifies-spotlight-on-border-crisis/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis, Haley promise pardons for Trump if he’s convicted – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ron-desantis-nikki-haley-promise-pardons-for-former-president-donald-trump-if-he-were-to-be-convicted-in-criminal-cases-classified-documents-election-interference-doj

WSIU
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2024-01-03/what-lowering-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana-could-mean

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Scalise, No. 2 House GOP leader, endorses Trump – Emily Brooks
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/scalise-no-2-house-gop-leader-endorses-trump/
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success promoting abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-us-women-are-stocking-up-on-abortion-pills-especially-when-there-is-news-about-restrictions/

WEW & WEIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success promoting abortion.
https://www.wevv.com/news/health/uncertainty-around-us-abortion-landscape-drives-surge-in-requests-to-stockpile-abortion-medication-research-shows/article_649d0b9f-f3a5-5102-bc00-5bbdc11ac8f0.html
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/uncertainty-around-us-abortion-landscape-drives-surge-in-requests-to-stockpile-abortion-medication-research-shows/article_1ea949a7-bdc6-578a-967a-036733c3b8f9.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Deadline passes to register under Protect Illinois Communities Act – Julia Rosier (COMMENT: Which non-registrants will Pritzker force states attorneys and county sheriffs to go after?)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/deadline-passes-to-register-under-protect-illinois-communities-act

NPR ILLINOIS & NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-02/threats-to-abortion-access-drive-demand-for-abortion-pills-analysis-suggests
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-02/republicans-want-to-limit-migrants-entering-the-u-s-will-it-affect-asylum-seekers

WPDE
— Chicago lawmakers outraged over plan to use COVID money for migrant shelters – JULIAN BARON
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/chicago-lawmakers-outraged-over-plan-to-use-covid-money-for-migrant-shelters-eric-adams-brandon-johnson-sanctuary-city-american-rescue-plan-president-biden-john-fetterman-coronavirus-pandemic-relief
https://midmichigannow.com/news/nation-world/chicago-lawmakers-outraged-over-plan-to-use-covid-money-for-migrant-shelters-eric-adams-brandon-johnson-sanctuary-city-american-rescue-plan-president-biden-john-fetterman-coronavirus-pandemic-relief

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Some Newly Arrived Migrants Are Sleeping In City Buses While Waiting For Shelter Space. Two asylum seekers said they’ve been staying overnight inside the warming buses since New Year’s Eve as the city continues to move hundreds of people into shelters. – Quinn Myers, Colin Boyle and Ariel Parrella-Aureli
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/02/some-chicago-migrants-are-sleeping-in-city-buses-while-awaiting-shelter-space/

HIGHLAND PARK PATCH
— Assault Weapon Registration Deadline Passes As Court Challenges Remain. Just 1 in 82 FOID cardholders has registered banned items with Illinois State Police, but it can’t be determined how many declined to do so. – Jonah Meadows (COMMENT: According to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/41d170dc-1838-4772-a4e4-29d268264e12.pdf ), 31 percent of adults report owning guns and 20 percent own an AR-15 rifle, and taken together, 6 percent of Americans own an AR-15, about 1 in 20.)
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/assault-weapon-registration-deadline-passes-court-challenges-remain
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are 2.4 million people in Illinois with firearm owners identification, or FOID, cards. Of those, fewer than 30,000 individuals had registered a banned item with state authorities, according to the latest update from Illinois State Police. That means about 1 in 82 FOID cardholders had complied with the law, but there is no available data on how many owned banned guns in the first place or how many chose to take them to another state rather than register their serial numbers in a state database. . .”Historically, registration has led to confiscation, and as an individual gun owner, you must choose the best option for you. We respect that,” Pearson said. “We are currently preparing an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, asking the Supreme Court to declare the entire law unconstitutional. We believe the court will rule in our favor.” . . . Many cities and counties in the Chicago area have had ordinances on the books for years banning assault weapons. But they have hardly, if ever, been enforced because most of the time law enforcement encounters a restricted assault weapon they are either being used by someone who does not have a FOID card or is committing some other crime. Nearly three quarters of Illinois sheriffs came out against the law last year, declaring they would not enforce it. None of them have publicly reversed course. Pritzker characterized it as “political grandstanding” and pledged that state police would still be able to penalize those who violate the gun and magazine ban.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago led nation in homicides for 12th year in a row in 2023, murder rate still 5 times higher than NYC’s – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-led-nation-in-homicides-for-12th-year-in-a-row-in-2023-murder-rate-still-5-times-higher-than-nycs-wirepoints/
— With the DNC coming to Chicago, be prepared for a lot spin from Gov. Pritzker and others in 2024
https://wirepoints.org/with-the-dnc-coming-to-chicago-be-prepared-for-a-lot-spin-from-gov-pritzker-and-others-in-2024-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— About 1.2% of legal Illinois gun owners registered banned items before deadline – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: How many banned firearms are there in Illinois and how many own them? Does this article hint/imply/argue/shout that there are 5,655,082 (68,992/.0122) banned firearms in Illinois and that 2,406,311 (29,357/.0122) Illinois residents own them? According to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/41d170dc-1838-4772-a4e4-29d268264e12.pdf ), 31 percent of adults report owning guns and 20 percent own an AR-15 rifle, and taken together, 6 percent of Americans own an AR-15, about 1 in 20.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0a335d1a-a9b6-11ee-97b2-63471427389e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The final numbers from Illinois State Police show a total of 29,357 individuals disclosed they possess a now banned item. That’s nearly double the numbers that were reported the prior week and now 1.22% of the state’s 2.4 million Firearm Owners ID cards holders. Of the individuals who disclosed banned items before the Jan. 1 deadline, there were 68,992 banned firearms reported, or about 2.3 firearms per individual that filed an affidavit. There were 42,830 banned accessories disclosed and 528 .50 caliber ammunition disclosures. The three-month registration window opened on Oct. 1, 2023.)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago alderman Ray Lopez: Why aren’t DuPage suburbs keeping illegal aliens to care for themselves? (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders in DuPage County will “accept” and “keep” illegals.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653469177-chicago-alderman-why-aren-t-dupage-suburbs-keeping-illegal-aliens-to-care-for-themselves
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Amid the ongoing illegal immigration crisis, Chicago’s 15th Ward Alderman and candidate for the 4th Congressional District, Ray Lopez, is questioning Illinois’ status as the “most welcoming state” while raising concerns about human trafficking affecting Chicago. Lopez directed pointed questions at his fellow Democrats. “If Illinois is the ‘most welcoming state’ in the nation, how is it other cities can continue the human trafficking to Chicago? How are @GovPritzker & @ILAttyGeneral allowing them to subvert the spirit of the law? Why is @ChicagosMayor not decrying these mayors for adding to our city’s burden?” Lopez asked on X. Following the City of Chicago’s ordinance outlawing unscheduled buses from dropping off illegal immigrants, DuPage County in particular has been seeing nearly a dozen buses per day in some cases dropping off hundreds of illegal immigrants traveling to the area from Texas. In many cases those dumped in DuPage County are then boarding trains bound for Chicago. On Face the Nation over the weekend Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pleaded for federal government funds to handle the influx of illegal immigrants. “What we have is clearly an international and federal crisis that local governments are being asked to subsidize. And this is unsustainable. None of our local economies are positioned to be able to carry on such a mission,” Johnson said. Johnson’s recent comments run counter to those he made while running for the mayor’s office in March 2023. “Chicago must lead with and live by the promise to be a sanctuary city,” Johnson said in a tweet at the time. “Longtime Chicagoans don’t have to lose for new arrivals to gain — there’s enough space at the table for all of us to sit and eat.” “Immigrants are welcome here.” Lopez has been consistently outspoken on the illegal immigration issue. In December he emphasized the escalating southern border situation as a national security concern. He criticized the Biden Administration and Congress, dismissing accusations of racism from his March 19 congressional primary opponent U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.) as a distraction. Lopez has said President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are responsible for border challenges, expressing frustration with the lack of accountability towards Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He linked the border crisis to the recent death of a five-year-old boy at a migrant shelter in Pilsen, Chicago, and vowed to bring common sense to the Democratic Party on the issue. In the fall, following a contentious Chicago City Council, Lopez criticized aggressive tactics and harassment, singling out Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the Floor Leader for Mayor Johnson, for his behavior during the proceedings as the city council discussed a referendum to repeal Chicago’s “sanctuary city” status. Lopez emphasized the connection between the city’s Welcoming City Ordinance and the influx of asylum-seekers and underscored the need for Chicagoans to have a say in the matter. Lopez accused the mayor’s team of bending rules and obstructing the proceedings. Ramirez-Rosa later stepped down due to the criticisms. However, the attempt to bring the matter to the voters was ultimately unsuccessful. Lopez has represented the 15th Ward since 2015. The 4th Congressional District includes the Chicago neighborhoods of Brighton Park, West Elsdon, and South Lawndale; most of New City, Pilsen, Chicago Lawn, Clearing, Garfield Ridge and Bridgeport; the Cook County communities of Burbank, Berwyn, Cicero, Brookfield, LaGrange Park, Northlake, Melrose Park, Berkeley and Franklin Park; and the DuPage County communities of Hinsdale, Elmhurst and Oak Brook.)

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois Freedom Caucus: ‘January 1st, hundreds of thousands of legal gun owners could be considered criminals according to the Democrats!’ (COMMENT: How many banned firearms are there in Illinois and how many own them? According to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/41d170dc-1838-4772-a4e4-29d268264e12.pdf ), 31 percent of adults report owning guns and 20 percent own an AR-15 rifle, and taken together, 6 percent of Americans own an AR-15, about 1 in 20.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653466861-illinois-freedom-caucus-january-1st-hundreds-of-thousands-of-legal-gun-owners-could-be-considered-criminals-according-to-the-democrats

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Chicago Mayor Advocates for Criminal Reparations to Combat Crime
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/653468542-chicago-mayor-advocates-for-criminal-reparations-to-combat-crime

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Harvard President Claudine Gay Steps Down After Brief, Controversial Tenure
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/harvard-president-claudine-gay-steps-down-after-brief-controversial-tenure.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Data show public prefers Republican control – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/data-show-public-prefers-republican-control
— Does Brandon Johnson know how illegal immigration works? – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/does-brandon-johnson-know-how-illegal-immigration-works

NEW YORK POST
— Texas has bused 95K migrants to sanctuary cities since 2022 as Gov. Abbott warns ‘transportation mission’ will continue – David Propper
https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/news/texas-has-bused-95k-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-greg-abbott/
— Eric Adams renews call to amend outdated ‘right to shelter’ rules amid NYC migrant crisis. – Craig McCarthy and Vaughn Golden
https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/metro/adams-renews-his-call-for-a-carve-out-to-right-to-shelter-during-migrant-crisis/
— The growing lunacy of free health insurance for migrants – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/opinion/free-health-care-for-migrants-lunacy-given-us-border-crisis/
— Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Vivek Ramaswamy.
https://nypost.com/2024/01/03/news/vivek-ramaswamy-endorsed-by-controversial-former-iowa-rep-steve-king/

AMAC
— Joe Biden’s Silent Insurrection at the Border – Aaron Flanigan
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/joe-bidens-silent-insurrection/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Biden, not Abbott, deserves the blame – Chad Groening
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/01/02/note-to-mayors-biden-not-abbott-deserves-the-blame/

AMERICAN THINKER
— We need to return to an emphasis on meritocracy – Uldis Sprogis (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute their successes in life to meritocracy, but they attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics: liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/we_need_to_return_to_an_emphasis_on_meritocracy.html
— Impending political divorce: irreconcilable differences – Mike McDaniel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/impending_political_divorce_irreconcilable_differences_part_1.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— America’s ‘most dangerous law’ has damaged Illinois policing the way ‘Marxists’ intended. – Monroe-Hamilton
https://americanwirenews.com/americas-most-dangerous-law-has-damaged-illinois-policing-the-way-marxists-intended-local-sheriff-says/

BREITBART
— Sanctuary USA: Joe Biden Deporting 1 Illegal Alien for Every 70 Illegal Aliens Arriving at Southern Border – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/02/sanctuary-usa-joe-biden-deporting-1-illegal-alien-for-every-70-illegal-aliens-arriving-at-southern-border/
— Influx of Illegals Under Biden Could Have Impact on Census, Congressional Representation. – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/02/gop-rep-palmer-influx-of-illegals-under-biden-could-have-impact-on-census-congressional-representation/
— Denver Mayor: We’ll Hit Point Where Our Sanctuary City Must Turn Away Migrants, ‘Not Enough’ ‘Work’ or Housing. – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/03/denver-mayor-well-hit-point-where-our-sanctuary-city-must-turn-away-migrants-not-enough-work-or-housing/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Feds Sue Texas Developers of Huge Illegal-Immigrant Community. Complaint’s claims: ‘Colony Ridge lies to all of its buyers,’ ‘All of this is illegal,’ ‘predatory loans turned dreams into nightmares’ – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/Feds-Sue-Texas-Developers-Huge-IllegalImmigrant-Community

DAILY CALLER
— ‘More Will Come’: DCNF Reporter Jennie Taer Says More Illegal Migrants Will Flock To California Over Taxpayer-Funded Health Care. – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/02/jennie-taer-says-more-illegal-migrants-will-flock-to-california-over-taxpayer-funded-health-care/
— Biden Admin Brings Dispute Over Texas Border Wire To Supreme Court – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/02/biden-admin-brings-dispute-over-texas-border-wire-supreme-court/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Stop Funding ‘Rights for Migrants’ Legal Scam – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/02/stop-fundingrights-for-migrants-legal-scam/
— The High Cost of Unlimited Illegal Immigration – Tom Patterson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/02/the-high-cost-of-unlimited-illegal-immigration/

DAILY WIRE
— Karine Jean-Pierre Says It’s ‘Shameful’ To Send Illegal Immigrants To Self-Described ‘Sanctuary Cities’ – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-says-its-shameful-to-send-illegal-immigrants-to-self-described-sanctuary-cities
— Hundreds More Migrants Dropped Off In Chicago, New Jersey, Denver As Year Ended. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have arrived since 2022. – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hundreds-more-migrants-dropped-off-in-chicago-new-jersey-denver-as-year-ended
— Eric Adams’ Latest Response To Flood Of Illegals: Change Ruling That Gave Them ‘Right To Shelter’ – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-latest-response-to-flood-of-illegals-change-ruling-that-gave-them-right-to-shelter
— California Schools Push Kids To Watch Films On Transgenderism That Showcase Puberty Blockers. The recommended resources push the “diversity of gender” and discuss the use of puberty blockers on children. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-schools-push-kids-to-watch-films-on-transgenderism-that-showcase-puberty-blockers

FEDERALIST
— U.S. Sets Record For Most Single-Month Illegal Encounters At The Southern Border – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/02/report-u-s-sets-record-for-most-single-month-illegal-encounters-at-the-southern-border/

FOX NEWS
— Stop taxpayer funding of the ‘rights for migrants’ legal scam. Tell lawmakers to stop funding the legal advocacy industry with our money. – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-taxpayer-funding-rights-migrants-legal-scam
— Maine Democrat who barred Trump from ballot said voter ID laws ‘rooted in White supremacy’ Secretary of State Shenna Bellows declared Trump ineligible to appear on COP primary ballot. – Brandon Gillespie, Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maine-democrat-barred-trump-ballot-claimed-voter-id-laws-rooted-white-supremacy
— Black doctor blasts claim ‘systemic racism’ influences poor health: ‘Makes my blood boil’ California anesthesiologist Dr. Marilyn Singleton spoke to Fox News Digital about health in the Black community. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-doctor-blasts-claim-systemic-racism-influences-poor-health-makes-blood-boil

HOT AIR
— Governor Abbott Trolls Sanctuary City Mayors – Releases Number of Illegal Aliens He Has Sent to Them – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/03/governor-abbott-trolls-sanctuary-city-mayors-releases-number-of-illegal-aliens-he-has-sent-to-them-n602398

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Reparations Cannot Fix Chicago’s Crime Problem – JASON RICHWINE (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders blame you for the problems that Blacks have: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/reparations-cannot-fix-chicagos-crime-problem/

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden Admin Accused of ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Cartels in Border Crisis – David Kelly
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/biden-admin-accused-of-aiding-and-abetting-cartels-in-border-crisis/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Woke New Year: What The Left Wants For 2024 – Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2024/01/02/woke-new-year-what-left-wants-2024

NEWSMAX
— Dem N.J. Mayor Sending Migrants Back to Border – Michael Katz
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/sam-joshi-edison-newjersey/2024/01/02/id/1147973/
— Liberal States’ Reparations Push Is ‘Symbolism Over Substance’ Evanston, Illinois in 2021 became the nation’s first city actually to pay reparations to eligible Black residents. – Marisa Herman
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/democrat-cities-reparations/2024/01/03/id/1148013/

POST MILLENNIAL
— ‘Better late than never’: Vivek Ramaswamy says Harvard should hire on merit after plagiarist Claudine Gay resigns
https://thepostmillennial.com/better-late-than-never-vivek-ramaswamy-says-harvard-should-hire-on-merit-after-plagiarist-claudine-gay-resigns

RELOAD
— One in Twenty Americans Own an AR-15 – Jake Fogleman
https://thereload.com/poll-one-in-twenty-americans-own-an-ar-15/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tens of millions of Americans own an AR-15. That’s according to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll released on Monday. The poll surveyed Americans more broadly to gauge gun ownership and found that 31 percent of adults report owning guns. Of those, the poll found that 20 percent own an AR-15 rifle. “Taken together, the polls find that 6 percent of Americans own an AR-15, about 1 in 20,” Post reporter Emily Guskin wrote. “The data suggests that with a U.S. population of 260.8 million adults, about 16 million Americans own an AR-15.” The survey is the latest evidence to confirm the popularity of AR-15s and similar rifles, often dubbed “assault weapons” by critics, among the American gun-owning public. The extent of their ownership could factor heavily in the political debate over their continued legality as multiple blue states mull bans and gun rights groups prepare to contest them. That finding provides new insight into ownership of the popular rifle, which is valued by gun-rights advocates for its versatility and modularity but reviled by gun-control activists for its use by shooters in a number of high-profile attacks. The poll’s estimates land in the ballpark of previous estimates. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has previously estimated that there are over 24.4 million AR-15s and similar rifles—which it calls “modern sporting rifles”—in civilian hands as of 2022. The National Firearms Survey, conducted in 2021 by Georgetown professor William English, found that 30.2% of gun owners, about 24.6 million people, indicated owning an AR-15 or similarly styled rifle. In its landmark Heller decision, the Supreme Court found that the Second Amendment protects arms “in common use” by “law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes.” Whether ownership among tens of millions of Americans is enough to fall into that camp may help determine the constitutionality of AR-15 bans. Although, a federal judge in Delaware ruled on Monday that state’s ban can stand despite the popularity of the rifle. Self-defense was the most popular reason AR-15 owners in the poll gave for buying the gun. Around one-third listed it as the main reason for ownership, but nearly two-thirds said that it was “a major reason” for purchasing the rifle. Other popular answers given in roughly equal numbers included recreation, target shooting, hunting, and exercising their Second Amendment rights. The poll found that AR-15 owners were around 20 percent more likely to be male than other gun owners and 30 percent more likely to be male than the U.S. adult population. Only 19 percent of AR-15 owners self-identified as female. AR-15 owners were also more likely than the adult population as a whole, and about equally likely as other gun owners, to be white. Three-quarters of AR-15 owners said they were white, while 11 percent said they were Hispanic, and nine percent said they were black. AR-15 owners were also more likely to live in a suburban area, have a higher income, identify as politically Independent, and fall between the ages of 40-64 than other gun owners and the population as a whole. They were also significantly more likely to have served in the military, though nearly three-quarters of AR-15 owners said they had not served. The poll identified a regional divide in AR-15 ownership as well. Nearly half of all AR-15 owners reported living in the South, while roughly one-quarter and one-fifth reported living in the West and Midwest, respectively. Only ten percent of AR-15 owners said they lived in the Northeast. This Washington Post-Ipsos poll was conducted from September 30-October 11, 2022, among a random national sample of 2,104 gun owners, including 399 AR-15-style rifle owners. The margin of error for the sample of AR-15-style rifle owners is 5.5 points.)

WESTERN JOURNAL
— KJP Kicks Off 2024 with a Bang: ‘Shameful’ to Send Migrants to Sanctuary Cities – Joe Saunders
https://www.westernjournal.com/kjp-kicks-off-2024-bang-shameful-send-migrants-sanctuary-cities/

ZERO HEDGE
— California Hospitals Slammed As Illegal Immigration Costs Soar – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/california-hospitals-slammed-illegal-immigration-costs-soar

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ROLL CALL
— Biden to take campaign against Trump to church where white gunman killed nine. – John T. Bennett (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Biden will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://rollcall.com/2024/01/03/biden-to-take-campaign-against-trump-to-church-where-white-gunman-killed-nine/

THE HILL
— Key dates to watch in the 2024 presidential election – Madeleine Simon
https://www.yahoo.com/news/key-dates-watch-2024-presidential-201359573.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/opinion/editorials/greg-abbott-immigration.html?searchResultPosition=1
— Who are your peers, that is, who shares your demographics? Demographics include race, gender, age, health, sexual orientation, height, weight, handsomeness/attractiveness, political affiliation, religion, national origin, length of time your ancestors have been in America, parents’ wealth, the high school that you graduated from, veteran status, etc. How successful in life have you been compared to your peers?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/learning/do-you-ever-feel-envious-of-others.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “U.S. prepares to reopen southern border crossings as migrant numbers ease.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/01/02/us-border-mexico-migrants-closures/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— States Expand Health Coverage for Immigrants as Republicans Hit Biden on Border. California was the first state to begin covering immigrants regardless of their legal status, starting with children in 2016.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2024-01-02/states-expand-immigrant-health-coverage-as-republicans-hit-biden-on-border

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump vs. the Woke: Let the People Decide. Both might be disqualified as a threat to democracy. Leaving it up to the voters seems the only option. – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-the-woke-let-the-people-decide-if-he-is-on-the-ballot-maine-colorado-dcaf41ce

FORTUNE
— Democrat and RINO employers continue to use DEI to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/hr-leaders-committed-to-diversity-initiatives-dei-programs-in-2024/

POLITICO
— White House accuses House Republicans of dodging efforts to address migrant crisis – JENNIFER HABERKORN
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/03/white-house-republicans-migrant-crisis-00133570

BNN
— Influx of Illegal Immigrants Strains Southern California Hospitals – Salman Akhtar (COMMENT: The more illegals in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality, the more and faster that health care will decline.)
https://bnnbreaking.com/breaking-news/health/influx-of-illegal-immigrants-strains-southern-california-hospitals/

January 2, 2024

What positions do the following have on Democrat and RINO leaders allowing/encouraging anyone and everyone in the world to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally if they claim asylum: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) the Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders, e) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, f) the leaders of your Republican county and township/ward party organizations, and g) the Republican candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, virtually all the citizens of all the countries of the world will seek asylum in America.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Hinsdale, Buffalo Grove among suburbs considering regulations on migrant bus drop-offs – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-hinsdale-news/14258635/

NBC5
— Video captures downtown ‘street takeover’ following Chicago New Year’s Eve celebrations (COMMENT: What are your connections with downtown Chicago? I a) I lived there full-time 1976-1978 and weekdays 1974-1976, b) I worked there 1973-1997 and 1971, and c) I took classes there 1992-1997, 1971-1981, and 1966-1968.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-captures-downtown-street-takeover-following-chicago-new-years-eve-celebrations/3315262/
— Illinois’ ‘Paid Leave for All Workers Act’ is now in effect. Here’s what is says. (COMMENT: What leave policies are/were you under? I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents have always used against me my benefitting from the federal government’s more generous leave policies. As a part-time substitute carrier/clerk for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers took lots of sick leave and annual leave. My Civil Service Retirement System is higher because my more than a year of unused sick leave was credited as though I had worked that time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-paid-leave-for-all-workers-act-is-now-in-effect-heres-what-is-says/3315038/

CBS2
— 2 killed, 23 hurt in Chicago shootings during New Year’s weekend
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/weekend-shootings-dec-29-to-jan-1/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/volunteers-migrants-chicago-successes-challenges/
— Few migrants in Chicago able to work as shelter stay limit approaches
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/few-migrants-in-chicago-able-to-work-as-shelter-stay-limit-approaches/
— Only 1% of newly arrived migrants in Chicago have received work permits so far – SABRINA FRANZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-work-permits-asylum-seekers/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij3bgJQF7go
https://news.yahoo.com/just-fraction-migrants-living-chicago-001300483.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With more than 14,000 migrants still living in one of more than two dozen city-operated shelters in Chicago, only a fraction of all the asylum seekers who have arrived in Chicago over the past 16 months have received the permits they need to start looking for jobs. As of Monday morning, city officials said 14,717 asylum seekers were staying in the city’s 27 shelters, and more than half of those are coming up on the city’s 60-day limit for staying in shelters. . .It’s not clear how many applications have been submitted, but as of Dec. 29, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had processed work permits and temporary protected status applications for only 1,480 new arrivals, according to city data obtained by CBS 2. Once those applications are processed, they also need to be approved. Sources said only 284 asylum seekers in Chicago have gotten work permits, and 279 have received their Social Security card. That’s about 1%. Worse, city data suggests applications did not start processing until the week of Nov. 9.)
— Monday was deadline for Illinois owners of assault weapons prior to ban to register their guns – DARIUS JOHNSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-assault-weapons-deadline/
— Monday was deadline for Illinois owners of assault weapons prior to ban to register their guns – DARIUS JOHNSO
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of last week, only 15,000 people completed the disclosures, according to Illinois State Police. There are nearly 2.5 million firearm owner’s IDs in the state. However, it’s unclear how many of those FOID holders own assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, or rapid-firing triggers. . .In November, state police said it is up to prosecutors in the state’s 102 counties to enforce the law, but it’s unclear what penalties would be in store for those who fail to register their weapons. Penalties can vary for illegal weapons. Carrying or possessing unauthorized assault weapons could result in a misdemeanor, with one year in jail or a fine of up to $2,500. Manufacturing, selling, or purchasing an unauthorized weapon could constitute a felony and result in up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-assault-weapons-deadline/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMNj-F9PlJE

WGN9
— Hundreds of migrants enter Chicago after being flown to Rockford from San Antonio – Michael Johnson, Judy Wang
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/hundreds-of-migrants-enter-chicago-after-being-flown-to-rockford-from-san-antonio/
— NJ mayor says buses of migrants bound for NY are being dropped off at NJ train stations – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-nj-mayor-says-buses-of-migrants-bound-for-ny-are-being-dropped-off-at-nj-train-stations/

FOX32
— Chicago’s new ‘Landing Zone’ for migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_BLeEXggo

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With the start of the new year, here is a sobering look at the state of Illinois – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-state-of-illinois-2024-crime-education-taxes-20240102-moc5t357pfadvptvo3ymitqj5q-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Here’s what to know about the job market in 2024. – Talia Soglin (COMMENT: What was the Chicago-area job market like when you graduated from college? It was not good for me when I graduated in August of 1970 from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. My mother had never worked outside the home and she had never attended high school. Further, employers were under ever-increasing pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Further, my GPA was not that high because instead of studying, I had worked as many hours as I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got, it was from Firestone to be a Retail Store Sales Manager. I soon learned a) that my job did not really require a college degree, b) that I was not using what I had learned at NIU, c) that my duties frequently included pumping gasoline, mounting and balancing tires, changing oil and filters, installing batteries, delivering major appliances, etc., d) that advancement would be very slow, and e) my boss disapproved of my being a college graduate, draft avoider, Protestant, German American, and Crete resident. I was assigned to his store by the Firestone Store district office. He never would have hired me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jobs-employment-vibes-2024-20240101-hyfuurg555e2bok6naobn752sa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders oppose school choice. Democrat leaders oppose meritocracy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/2/24011026/chicago-school-choice-inequity-segregation-whitney-young-jackson-potter-crystal-gardner

SOUTHERN
— Jefferson County Sheriff shares gun control concerns (FROM THE ARTICLE: “Anyone wishing to delay registering their firearms, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court rule on this matter would be safe to do so.”)
https://thesouthern.com/news/jefferson-county-sheriff-shares-gun-control-concerns/article_0507950e-8162-5f0b-98fe-c17ae972838e.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard, however, took to social media ahead of the affidavit deadline to share that he believed the law was unconstitutional. In a question and answer style video posted on the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Friday, Bullard said he had been receiving many concerned calls from gun owners who wanted to know if they should register their firearms as constitutional challenges to PICA carry on in state and federal courts. He directed people to the ISP website for registration and more information, before claiming, “Anyone wishing to delay registering their firearms, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court rule on this matter would be safe to do so.” He continued, saying, “I would never advise anyone to knowingly violate the law, but the law has to be constitutionally valid on its face, and this gun ban is not,” citing previous Supreme Court cases he believed demonstrated his argument, included New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. Bruen and D.C. v Heller. Bullard said he and other, unnamed Illinois sheriffs who oppose the law “won’t enforce it” and “won’t support it in any way, shape, or form.” Bullard stated that he believed the best way to combat violent crime was “aggressive policing, investigations, prosecution, that is supported by sound sentencing decisions by our judges.”)

HOMETOWN REGISTER
— IRS ready to test free-file program in 13 states (COMMENT: As long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax. In 1978, the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed the graduate a) business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul since 1976. I was 29, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years, and my salary was $106,785/year (GS-12 Step 4) in today’s dollars. They would not have disallowed those courses I had not been a union member or if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They disallowed those courses to punish me for my complaining about their use of “up-or-out” to get rid of me, that is, their use of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of me. They had made it extremely clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 because I was too old. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid course work and that I was on track to pass the CPA examination which I did in 1979. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not job-related, that they did not help me carry out my job duties, that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that I took them to get a job in the private sector. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the requirements of my position descriptions and the fact that I stated in my Loyola and DePaul applications that I wanted to take the courses because the employee manual that IRS gave me in 1971 encouraged me to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. They helped Money Magazine make my deducting the courses look improper in its 4-page February 1978 article on me. Again, as long as Democrats run IRS, Republicans should use TurboTax.)
https://www.hometownregister.com/news/national/irs-ready-to-test-free-file-program-in-13-states/video_ed7538ca-7956-5d89-8384-a338dd22e8a4.html

WGLT
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-01-01/colorado-legalized-recreational-pot-10-years-ago-heres-how-the-industry-has-grown

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more and mor and more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-01-02/republicans-want-to-limit-migrants-entering-the-u-s-will-it-affect-asylum-seekers

KHMO RADIO
— Chicago is the New ‘Murder Capital’
https://khmoradio.com/chicago-is-the-new-murder-capital-but-theres-some-good-news/

LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— Migrants dropped off by bus at Waukegan Metra station for at least second occasion – Sam Borcia
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/01/01/migrants-dropped-off-by-bus-at-waukegan-metra-station-for-at-least-second-occasion/

JOLIET PATCH
— Girls Fight In Downtown Joliet Alley, Officer Attacked. Joliet police intervened in the fight and identified the aggressors as Vervynck and Trujillo. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/girls-fight-downtown-joliet-alley-officer-attacked-cops
— Democrats stress the make and model (Cadillac STS) of the car used by a driver arrested for DUI. My critics/opponents despise if not hate American nameplate vehicles. They hate the fact that they are built by union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked on a Dodge assembly line in 1970. I have bought many cars since 1964, and they all have been American nameplate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/cadillac-drives-through-joliet-red-light-felony-dui-arrest-jpd

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Janice Anderson has organized Democratic Voters for Naperville. She’s a former Republican DuPage County Board member who left the GOP after Donald Trump took it over. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/01/02/2024-has-a-familiar-ring-00133419

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois illegal alien bus report for Dec 31, 2023; 780 illegals dropped in DuPage, Lake Counties, Elgin, Rockford
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653460563-illinois-illegal-alien-bus-report-for-dec-31-2023-780-illegals-dropped-in-dupage-lake-counties-elgin-rockford

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Hinsdale will hold meeting Jan. 2 to address drop-offs of illegal immigrants
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653451057-hinsdale-will-hold-meeting-jan-2-to-address-drop-offs-of-illegal-immigrants

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— 75 illegal immigrants dropped off in Lake County on Dec. 31
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/653460564-75-illegal-immigrants-dropped-off-in-lake-county-on-dec-31

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey on gun ban registry deadline: ‘Waiting for Pritzker to knock on my door and take my guns. I will not comply’
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/653450150-bailey-on-gun-ban-registry-deadline-waiting-for-pritzker-to-knock-on-my-door-and-take-my-guns-i-will-not-comply

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Is A Moderate State. Its Progressive Leaders Are Out Of touch. – Mark Glennon (COMMENT: One could argue that Chicago is liberal, the rest of Cook County and the collar counties are moderate, and the rest of Illinois is conservative.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-a-moderate-state-its-progressive-leaders-are-out-of-touch-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Thinking about Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Strategy to Change Public Immigration Policy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/thinking-about-texas-governor-greg-abbotts-strategy-to-change-public-immigration-policy/
— Illinois Rose Bowl Float
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/illinois-rose-bowl-float/
— Contrarian Thoughts on Global Warming
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/contrarian-thoughts-on-global-warming/
— Lou Bianchi Supports Rob Hanlon for Associate Judgeship
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/lou-bianchi-supports-rob-hanlon-for-associate-judgeship/
— Looking at Crime Statistics
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/212500/
— UPDATE: Texas Migrants Flown to Rockford Airport WITH WGN-TV STORY AND CHICAGO MAYOR’S MOANING
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/texas-migrants-flown-to-rockford-airport/
— McRide Price Increased
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/mcride-price-increased/
— County Board Plans Three Bus Grants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/county-board-plans-three-bus-grants/
— Sheriff Tadelman Featured Speaker at Ives Mid-January Event in Geneva
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/tadelman-featured-speaker-at-ives-mid-january-event-in-geneva/
— Underwood Disappoints Jewish Leaders on Resolution Vote
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/01/underwood-disappoints-jewish-leaders-on-resolution-vote/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker’s Epic Failure to Intimidate Law-Abiding Gun Owners in Illinois – David A. Lombardo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/opinion-pritzkers-epic-failure-to-intimidate-law-abiding-gun-owners-in-illinois.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s plan to save our cities – Newt Gingrich
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/1/trumps-plan-to-save-our-cities/
— Cities with noncitizen voting struggle to boost turnout – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/1/if-you-build-it-will-they-vote-cities-with-nonciti/
— Too many Americans live a life of debauchery – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/30/prodigal-nation-too-many-americans-live-life-of-fa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America’s rise in drug abuse, mental illness, financial stress, divorce, fatherless households, rudderless, lonely youth, welfare dependency, crime, depression and other societal conditions can be tied to our slow revolt against traditional American values in the name of more freedom.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt JFK Airport in New York – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-jfk-airport-new-york

NEW YORK POST
— Biden rings in New Year with black, Hispanic, young voters abandoning him – Diana Glebova (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that to get reelected, Biden will ever-increasingly have the federal government give even more preference to voters who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, parents, veterans, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/01/news/biden-rings-in-new-year-with-black-hispanic-young-voters-abandoning-him/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Utter Insanity of Joe Biden’s Open Border. If the amorality of illegal immigration were not so deleterious to Americans, its absurdity would be laughable. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/02/the-utter-insanity-of-joe-bidens-open-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to Understand the Woke Colonization Project – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/how_to_understand_the_woke_colonization_project.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— NBC News slammed for ringing in 2024 by touting racist anti-white study: ‘I’m so sick of this trash’ – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/nbc-news-slammed-for-ringing-in-2024-by-touting-racist-anti-white-study-im-so-sick-of-this-trash/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Migrants show up in Chicago burbs and beyond as Gov. Abbott skirts Mayor Johnson’s new bus ordinance – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/01/migrants-show-up-in-chicago-burbs-and-beyond-as-gov-abbott-skirts-mayor-johnsons-new-bus-ordinance-1424112/

BREITBART
— Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez: ‘Community’s at the Brink of Collapse’ Due to Migrant Surge, We Need to Remain a Sanctuary City – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/01/chicago-alderman-communitys-at-the-brink-of-collapse-due-to-migrant-surge-we-need-to-remain-a-sanctuary-city/
— Buses Are Dropping Off Illegal Aliens at NJ Train Stations due to Big Apple Bus Restrictions – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/01/buses-droppingoff-illegal-aliens-nj-train-stations-travel-big-apple-bus-restrictions/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Watered Down Vetting Process For Chinese Illegal Immigrants – PHILIP LENCZYCKI
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/02/biden-admin-cbp-chinese-illegal-migrants/

DAILY WIRE
— Illegal Immigrants Take Trains Into NYC After Eric Adams Restricts Bus Arrivals – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrants-take-trains-into-nyc-after-eric-adams-restricts-bus-arrivals

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor ripped for objecting to illegal immigrants flown into city: ‘Take it up with your pal Joe’ – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-ripped-objecting-illegal-immigrants-flown-city-take-it-up-your-pal-joe
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-ripped-for-objecting-to-illegal-immigrants-flown-into-city-take-it-up-with-your-pal-joe/ar-AA1mk4gY
— Maryland county claims school board can create seat only illegal immigrants can vote on – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maryland-county-claims-school-board-create-seat-only-illegal-immigrants-vote-reports

NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
— RACIAL PREFERENCES ARE AGAINST THE LAW – HORACE COOPER
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2024/01/01/horace-cooper-racial-preferences-are-against-the-law/

NEWSMAX
— 10M Illegals Since Biden’s Oath – Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/newsmax-tv-rep-mccormick-border/2024/01/01/id/1147846/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Never Bothers to Justify His Open Border Policy—and He Gets Away With It – Ed Brodow
https://townhall.com/columnists/edbrodow/2024/01/02/biden-never-bothers-to-justify-his-open-border-policyand-he-gets-away-with-it-n2633052
— Joe Biden- America’s Agent of Chaos – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2024/01/01/joe-biden-americas-agent-of-chaos-n2633030
— ‘Figured Out a Loophole’: Mayor of NJ City Details How Adams’ Rules for Migrant Buses Are Being Ignored. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/01/01/nyc-migrant-buses-nj-n2633038

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Sanctuary City Denver Mayor Cries Foul Over Too Many Illegals, Threatens Residents with ‘Historic’ City Service Cuts – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-sanctuary-city-mayor-cries-foul-many-illegals-threatens-residents-historic-city-service-cuts/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrats crow that “Number of refugees resettling in Minnesota rising, and more on way.”
https://news.yahoo.com/number-refugees-resettling-minnesota-rising-213500664.html

CBS NEW YORK
— Secaucus, NJ mayor responds to buses dropping off asylum seekers (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on Democrat and RINO leaders allowing/encouraging anyone and everyone to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally if they claim asylum: a) your Republican Congressman, b) your Republican state senator and representative, c) the Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, d) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders, e) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, f) the leaders of your Republican county and township/ward party organizations, and g) the Republican candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, virtually all the citizens of all the countries of the world will seek asylum in America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/secaucus-nj-mayor-responds-to-buses-dropping-off-asylum-seekers/

CBS MIDLAND TEXAS
— Midland-Odessa welcomes Chinese refugees after years of seeking asylum – Noe Ortega (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, virtually all the citizens of all the countries of the world will seek asylum in America.)
https://www.cbs7.com/2024/01/02/midland-odessa-welcomes-chinese-refugees-after-years-seeking-asylum/

MSN
— Sanctuary City Mayor Mike Johnston Cries Foul Over Too Many Illegals, Threatens ‘Historic’ City Service Cuts – Jack Davis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/watch-sanctuary-city-mayor-mike-johnston-cries-foul-over-too-many-illegals-threatens-historic-city-service-cuts/ar-AA1mjjw0
— Migrants Arrive by Busloads in New Jersey to Work Around NYC Executive Order – Kayla Gallagher
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrants-arrive-by-busloads-in-new-jersey-to-work-around-nyc-executive-order/ar-AA1mjNOH
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/border-patrol-agent-illegally-turns-away-asylum-seeking-migrants-who-had-already-made-it-into-texas/ar-AA1mkkFn

NEW YORK POST
— LaPierre, Longtime N.R.A. Leader, Faces Trial That Could End His Reign. A lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general against Wayne LaPierre and three other N.R.A. insiders accuses the gun-rights group of decades of corruption. – Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/nyregion/nra-lapierre-trial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges ever-increasingly promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/02/war-on-college-politics-not-education/
— Republican loyalty to Trump, rioters climbs in 3 years after Jan. 6 attack – Rachel Weiner, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/02/jan-6-poll-post-trump/

USA TODAY
— Migrants dropped at New Jersey train stations to avoid New York bus restrictions. – Trevor Hughes and Katie Sobko
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/01/migrants-dropped-new-jersey-train-stations-avoid-nyc-bus-limits/72080200007/
— What to know about America’s rural-urban divide – Brian Reisinger (COMMENT: During the 1950s and early 1960s, I spent lots of time at my mother’s parents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/23/economy-election-growing-us-urban-rural-divide/71960783007/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Blame the woke authoritarians for student learning loss – Ron Paul
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/01/ron-paul-blame-the-woke-authoritarians-for-student-learning-loss/

CHICO ENTERPRISE RECORD
— Blame illegal immigration on a) employers that hire illegals and b) elected officials that let them do it.
https://www.chicoer.com/2024/01/02/by-hiring-migrants-americans-made-a-mess-at-the-border-mexico-shouldnt-have-to-clean-it-up-other-views/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Making Discrimination OK Again. The losers in a 2020 California referendum are back again with a sneakier version. – William McGurn (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Congress is run by Democrats and RINOs. GAO works for Congress. In Diersen vs. GAO, constructively, GAO successfully argued that it treated me exactly like Congress wanted it to treat its employees who shared my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, old, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. GAO wasted my career, took many adverse actions against me, and forced me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/making-discrimination-ok-again-racial-preference-california-government-asian-american-9f190a1c
— The Military’s Phantom ‘Extremists’ An independent study puts to rest another false media narrative. – Editorial (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-extremists-report-institute-for-defense-analyses-pentagon-lloyd-austin-97619f4d

SHANNONSIDE
— 11 professions added to Critical Skill list for international work permits (COMMENT: From what I see, illegals not only lack job skills and lack education, they have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. From what I see, they want/need/demand massive assistance from governments and charities.)
https://www.shannonside.ie/news/11-professions-added-to-critical-skill-list-for-international-work-permits-234555

December 28, 2023

Democrat and RINO leaders caused the illegal immigration crisis and they are ever-increasingly worsening it.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Elburn passes ban on unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs with fines of up to $750 per passenger – Diane Pathieu, Liz Nagy, and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-elburn-illinois-buses/14228679/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elburn, which is 50 miles west of Chicago, isn’t the only community facing similar incidents, migrants have been dropped off in other towns, including Aurora, Fox River Grove, Rosemont, Elmhurst, and University park in recent weeks. Rosemont and Aurora have enacted ordinances banning unscheduled drop-offs. “We did one yesterday in Orland Hills, We’re doing one tomorrow in Matteson. It’s the same type of model ordinance that we’ve put our flavor to accommodate the particular municipality as far as the size,” said Burt Odelson, village attorney for Chicago Ridge. . .But Oak Park has a different approach. The village is using a grant from the state to support 162 asylum-seekers housed at a hotel and a YMCA. In addition, 18 people are staying at a local church with the support of volunteers.)
— Organizers demand Biden issue work permits for eligible Mexican families – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/mexican-migrants-in-chicago-work-permit-authorization/14230654/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3hwc32cz4s
— Armed group carries out at least 4 robberies within 2 hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmUPYN602kk
— Illinois assault weapons owners must register guns by January 1 (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want to abolish the Second Amendment. On that path, they want to harass/punish gun owners by publishing their names, addresses, and the guns that they own.)
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-gun-laws-assault-weapons-ban-registration-guns/14217120/

NBC5
— Chicago suburbs scramble as ‘rogue buses’ drop off asylum seekers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312421/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312314/
— Brandon Johnson meets with mayors of New York, Denver amid migrant crisis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/brandon-johnson-meets-with-mayors-of-new-york-denver-amid-migrant-crisis/3312303/
— Illinois’ hourly minimum wage will go up to $14 in 2024. (COMMENT: Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage that I worked for 18 months washing dishes part-time 1964-1966 was $12.50. What I earned/saved enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-hourly-minimum-wage-will-go-up-in-2024/3312542/
— Armed crew responsible for more than a dozen Chicago robberies, at least 3 shootings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/armed-crew-responsible-for-more-than-a-dozen-chicago-robberies-at-least-3-shootings/3312273/

CBS2
— Chicago suburbs passing laws as ‘rogue buses’ drop off asylum seekers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312421/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday night, Elburn passed a new ordinance governing how drop-offs of asylum seekers would be handled. “If they come in unannounced, especially after the train has stopped running, we may not be able to help them,” Administrator John Nevenhoven said. “We don’t have resources for 30-to-50 people in the middle of the night.” Elburn’s ordinance would oblige the bus carrier to file an application to use that bus stop for any intercity bus traffic, according to officials. . .Chicago Ridge officials also passed an ordinance on Wednesday. “The bus company has to get hold of us five days ahead of time, get a permit, and find out where to go and drop, and if they don’t, they could be fined and the bus could be impounded,” Chicago Ridge Attorney Burt Odelson said. Odelson says that around a dozen suburbs have passed similar ordinances in recent weeks. “I rep several municipalities. Two emergency passages in the last week, one yesterday, one tonight and another is expected tomorrow,” he said. . .In Oak Park, the village has welcomed more than 150 migrants, but permanent housing is needed by the end of January, something that other suburbs also have expressed. “We have no facilities,” Walters said. “Should a bus show up and people not decide to get on the train? We can’t force people to do that if they don’t want to.” Johnson said that “multiple rogue buses” arrived over the Christmas holiday weekend and dropped off asylum seekers in random locations in violations of safety protocols. In all, at least 95 buses have been cited in violence of Chicago’s ordinances, with two buses being impounded.)
— Chicago, New York, Denver mayors say cities are almost at capacity amid migrant crisis – SABRINA FRANZA, MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-migrants-suburbs/
— Amazon truck stolen at gunpoint in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/amazon-truck-stolen-gunpoint-on-chicago-northwest-side/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfJpoOAc6kg
— Armed robbery in parking lot of Woodfield Mall
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gunpoint-robbery-parking-lot-woodfield-mall/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VbGtLqghw
— Family says Chicago substitute teacher targeted 3rd-grader for being Palestinian – JERMONT TERRY (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats and RINOs are nasty/vicious. Since 1953, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) stressed that virtually all my teachers and classmates at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 were German American Protestants and b) used that to paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/family-chicago-substitute-teacher-3rd-grader-palestinian/
— Suburban first responders take part in active shooter drill – NOEL BRENNAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-first-responders-active-shooter-drill/

WGN9
— Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/ap-democratic-mayors-renew-pleas-for-federal-help-and-coordination-with-texas-over-migrant-crisis/
— Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-trump-ballot-ban-appealed-to-us-supreme-court-by-colorado-republican-party/

FOX32
— More migrants arrive in Chicago as suburbs implement bus drop-off restrictions – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-suburbs-migrant-bus-dropoffs-restrictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8-b-yOhCE
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now the list of suburbs that have already approved or are exploring measures to prevent migrants from being dropped off is growing longer. “The City of Chicago is ill-equipped to take care of them, there’s no way we should be expecting small suburban communities to be able to do this,” said New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann. Baldermann says they’ve had police stationed at two Metra stations and have yet to receive any migrant buses; however, they did locate one migrant who was lost and walking along the highway. “We did have one migrant the other day who was walking down Route 30, we were able to, with our fire department and police department, communicate with this migrant who had said they’d been walking for a day and a half. They were told they were in Chicago and of course they weren’t,” said Baldermann. “Our fire department checked them to make sure they were healthy, make sure there was no pending medical issue, and then we were able to put them on a train and send them to the City of Chicago.” Baldermann signed an executive order last week prohibiting unscheduled buses. It remains in effect until the Board of Trustees meets on Monday, Jan. 8 to review and vote on the proposed ordinance. Similarly, in Elburn, the village board approved an ordinance to restrict “unscheduled intercity buses” on Wednesday evening.)
— Chicago mayor on migrant crisis: ‘Entire country is now at stake’ without significant assistance from Biden – Kristine Parks
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-migrant-crisis-assistance-biden
— U.S. seeking border assistance from Mexico amid migrant crisis. Increasing illegal crossings at the U.S. Southern Border are set to be a key issue for the 2024 Presidential Election. The Biden Administration is ending the year with a key visit to Mexico to address it. FOX News Correspondent Rebekah Castor as the latest from Washington.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1387245

WTTW
— Brandon Johnson Joins Mayors of New York and Denver in Calling for Federal Support for Migrants While Pushing Back Against ‘Reckless Approach’ in Texas – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/27/brandon-johnson-joins-mayors-new-york-and-denver-calling-federal-support-migrants-while
— Chicago dealing with arrival of increasingly sick migrants
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-dealing-with-arrival-of-increasingly-sick-migrants

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Johnson joins mayors of NY, Denver to call for help: ‘This is not something that should break our country’ Mayors Brandon Johnson, Eric Adams of New York and Mike Johnston of Denver warn that “without real, significant intervention immediately’ their cities are at the ‘breaking point.” – Michael Loria and Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24016587/chicago-migrant-crisis-buses-planes-texas-governor-mayor-brandon-johnson-cnn-interview
— Democrat and RINO leaders caused the illegal immigration crisis and they are ever-increasingly worsening it.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/6/23711710/help-immigrants-migrants-shelter-asylum-chicago
— Mayor Johnson promised to stand up for CPS families. Instead, he’s shutting them out. The administration’s refusal to engage families in any public process has created distrust and is a far cry from the inclusive governance he talked about during his campaign, two nonprofit leaders write. – Daniel Anello and Hal Woods
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24010815/chicago-schools-mayor-johnson-parent-engagement-school-choice-daniel-anello-hal-woods-kids-first

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In ‘non-sanctuary’ Grundy County, signs along I-55 warned migrant buses to keep driving – Jonathan Bullington
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-migrants-grundy-county-20231228-ohorvkbn6beunfc37clltrfrcu-story.html
— Mayor Brandon Johnson joins New York and Denver mayors in call for federal help with migrants – Caroline Kubzansky
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrants-coalition-mayors-ny-denver-20231228-xj7k54bmebc2reitrxzbgqb35m-story.html
— Groupon settles EEOC investigation, launching education fund for Black students – Lizzie Kane (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That ended my plans for a career in the automotive industry. Because my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I accepted that offer, I accepted a job offer from IRS. My father had died and I needed a job to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-groupon-eeoc-settlement-hiring-practices-20231227-p4k6bvhpuraafbklhmmvnnnjqa-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Candidates should be required to provide email addresses – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who did not what to answer any questions from me in my roles as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on those candidates who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on those candidates who blame me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231227/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-candidates-should-be-required-to-provide-email-addresses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course, some people running for public office believe they don’t need to speak to the traditional media and refuse to answer questions from newspaper editors. That’s unfortunate, because we want to provide as much information about the candidates as possible so our readers can make educated decisions in the voting booth. The questionnaires we prepare for elections allow candidates to communicate their views directly to the public. The answers they provide are often published unedited on our website for anyone to see. . .One bright spot came from DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, who has long worked to improve how her office runs elections. When asked, the DuPage clerk’s office immediately sent us the email addresses for all 30 candidates who had filed for countywide, county board and forest preserve board seats. So, we thank Kaczmarek and her staff for collecting the information in the first place — and providing it without forcing us to jump through hoops to get it. . .Candidates willing to answer questions from the press allow us to educate the voters about them — something we all want.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2023/12/28/illinois-considered-an-lgbtq-safe-haven-reports-rise-in-hate-crimeslgbtq-safe-haven-of-illinois-stil/71334472007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-texas-has-arrested-thousands-on-trespassing-charges-at-the-border-illegal-crossings-are-still-high/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Migrant encounters reached 242,000 in November: ‘Our borders are not secure’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/migrant-encounters-reached-242000-in-november-our-borders-are-not-secure-customs-border-protection-border-patrol-trump-biden-blinken-mexico-lopez-obrador-migrants-illegal-immigration
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene backs mass government layoffs: ‘There are plenty of jobs’ – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: To demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained and the promotions that I got working for the federal government for almost 30 years, my RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the federal government as being the employer of last resort, that is, the employer of those who lack what it takes to succeed in the private sector. In my defense, I stress that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA and earned four other job-related professional certifications. I earned three job-related master’s degrees.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-backs-mass-government-layoffs-there-are-plenty-of-jobs-washington-argentina-javier-milei
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., backed mass layoffs of government employees Wednesday, citing a wide availability of private sector work. The congresswoman was replying to reporting by journalist John Soloman, who shared a story about Javier Milei, the president of Argentina who some have likened to former President Donald Trump. The article details Milei’s recent dismissal of over 5,000 government employees. Rep. Greene reposted the article, saying she would support a similar measure being taken in the U.S. “This is the way and we should do the same,” the Republican wrote. “Release them to the private sector, there are plenty of jobs.”)

WAND
— New Illinois laws create incentives for teachers – Mike Miletich (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, I received no incentives for my doing the following: a) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger, I would have received lots of incentives.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/capitol-recap-new-illinois-laws-create-incentives-for-teachers/article_710d32f4-a4fc-11ee-9de3-1bbc18ab7cb8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Teachers could receive a $4,000 bonus for two consecutive years if they are National Board Certified and work in hard-to-staff schools.)

WMOK
— Pritzker Announces Additional Investments to Provide Food to Asylum Seekers
https://www.920wmok.com/2023/12/27/gov-pritzker-announces-additional-investments-to-provide-food-to-asylum-seekers/

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— 8 Black aldermen rejected Chicago’s sanctuary city referendum – Erick Johnson
https://chicagocrusader.com/8-black-aldermen-rejected-chicagos-sanctuary-city-referendum/

LAKE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County guides local leaders on asylum seekers. Kane officials announce plans to assist with unexpected arrivals.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/28/kane-county-guides-local-leaders-on-asylum-seekers/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— 2 Buses Of Migrants Dropped Unannounced In Naperville In Past 6 Days. The city said buses with migrants arrived at the Fifth Avenue Station before passengers boarded a Metra train for Chicago seeking shelter. – Jeff Arnold
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/2-buses-migrants-dropped-unannounced-naperville-past-6-days

OAK LAWN PATCH
— How long will it take for undocumented immigrants to find shelter in the suburbs around the City of Chicago? – Robert Cruz
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/check-mate

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE
— Migrant Crisis Reaches The Fox Valley
https://foxvalleymagazine.com/2023/12/27/migrant-crisis-reaches-the-fox-valley/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Administrator Notified Board Members of Saturday Fox River Grove Migrant Arrival
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/county-administrator-notified-board-memebers-of-saturday-fox-river-grove-migrant-arrival/
— Cary Started Planning for Migrants on the 20th
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/27/cary-started-planning-for-migrants-on-the-20th/

WIREPOINTS
— Avoiding a conflict of interest: Nearly a third of Illinois lawmakers have rejected a taxpayer-funded pension – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used my Civil Service Retirement System pension against me.)
https://wirepoints.org/avoiding-a-conflict-of-interest-nearly-a-third-of-illinois-lawmakers-have-rejected-a-taxpayer-funded-pension-wirepoints/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois Supreme Court: FOID records exempt from public disclosure – PETER HANCOCK (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want to abolish the Second Amendment. On that path, they want to harass/punish gun owners by publishing their names, addresses, and the guns that they own.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/illinois-supreme-court-foid-records-exempt-from-public-disclosure
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The case revolved around a 2011 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that exempts from public disclosure the names and information of people who have applied for or received FOID cards or concealed carry permits. According to briefs filed with the court, state lawmakers passed that amendment after the Associated Press filed a blanket FOIA request seeking the names of all FOID cardholders in the state, along with the expiration dates of their cards.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALL NEIGHBOR STATES GROW AS ILLINOIS POPULATION SHRINKS BY 32,826 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/all-neighbor-states-grow-as-illinois-population-shrinks-by-32826/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic group pours $6 million into flipping George Santos’ seat blue – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/democratic-house-majority-pac-pours-6-million-flip/
— Colorado GOP asks Supreme Court to overturn Trump’s ban from primary ballot – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/colorado-gop-asks-supreme-court-overturn-donald-tr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DEI on the decline in Big Tech three years after George Floyd’s death – Christopher Hutton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/dei-decline-big-tech-three-years-after-george-floyd
— Chris Christie launches seven-figure ad campaign rejecting calls to drop out of race – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chris-christie-rejects-calls-drop-out-ad-campaign

NEW YORK POST
— Immigration court backlog surpasses record-breaking 3M pending cases – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/news/immigration-court-case-backlog-surpasses-3-million-new-record/
— The migrant crisis isn’t just socking New York’s budget but its economy, too – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/opinion/the-migrant-crisis-isnt-just-socking-new-yorks-budget-but-its-economy-too/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— DEI Resistance Is Advancing. While the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” plague is still with us, pushback is mounting. – Larry Sand (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted DEI big time a) because they, their spouse, and/or their children benefit from DEI preference giving or want to benefit from DEI preference giving and/or b) because they want to pander to those who benefit from DEI preference giving, that is, those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, parents, veterans, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/28/dei-resistance-is-advancing/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Go back to Texas, ‘por favor’ – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/go_back_to_texas_por_favor.html
— DEI: Degradation, Exclusion, and Intolerance – M.B. Mathews
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/dei_degradation_exclusion_and_intolerance.html
— Carol Swain explains how DEI has kept conservatives out of academia – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/carol_swain_explains_how_dei_has_kept_conservatives_out_of_academia.html

BLAZE
— Foreign invaders ride the Taxpayer Express – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/foreign-invaders-ride-the-taxpayer-express

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor on Increase in Most Violent Crime: ‘Reparations’ Money Will Help – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/28/chicago-mayor-on-increase-in-most-violent-crime-reparations-money-will-help/
— Chicago Mayor Johnson: Migrant Influx ‘Not Sustainable’ Without ‘Significant Federal Support’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/chicago-mayor-johnson-migrant-influx-not-sustainable-without-significant-federal-support/
— Joe Biden Deports 74% Fewer Criminal Illegals from U.S. Compared to Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/joe-biden-deports-74-fewer-criminal-illegals-from-u-s-compared-to-trump/
— Denver Mayor: My Sanctuary City Is ‘Ground Zero for America’s Migrant Crisis’ — Migrants Need to Be Spread Out – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/denver-mayor-my-sanctuary-city-ground-zero-for-americas-migrant-crisis-migrants-need-to-be-spread-out/
— Pregnant Migrants Admit: We’re Crossing Border to Score Birthright Citizenship for Our Anchor Babies – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/pregnant-migrants-admit-were-crossing-border-score-birthright-citizenship-for-our-anchor-babies/
— Palestinian Truckers Wave Flags in Four-Hour Chicago Caravan – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/palestinian-truckers-wave-flags-in-four-hour-chicago-caravan/

CAMPUS REFORM
— 4 times conservative student groups faced double standards
https://www.campusreform.org/article/4-times-conservative-student-groups-faced-double-standards/24539

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden hits Haley over Civil War response – Miranda Nazzaro
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-hits-haley-over-civil-war-response/
— Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Policies Benefit Criminal Aliens. – Jon Feere
https://cis.org/Feere/Bidens-Immigration-Enforcement-Policies-Benefit-Criminal-Aliens

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Host Calls Out Chicago Mayor Shifting Blame Of Child’s Death At Illegal Migrant Shelter – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/cnn-poppy-harlow-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis/
— Sanctuary City Mayors Beg Biden Admin For More Help In Addressing Migrant Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/sanctuary-city-mayors-eric-adams-brandon-johnson-mike-johnston-beg-biden-admin-for-more-help-in-addressing-migrant-crisis/
— FBI Gun Background Check Database Contains Nearly 14 Million Entries For Illegal Immigrants – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/exclusive-fbi-has-over-13-9-million-records-tied-to-illegal-aliens-in-database-used-to-background-check-gun-buyers/
— CNN’s Poppy Harlow asked Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson point-blank Wednesday whether he is being ignored by the Biden Administration when it comes to the migrant crisis. – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/poppy-harlow-brandon-johnson-chicago-illinois-mayor-joe-biden-illegal-immigration/
— The Data Is In: These Are The Gayest States In The US – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/data-gayest-states-us/
— Left-Wing Groups Urge Supreme Court To Let Biden Admin Continue Coordinating With Big Tech On Censorship – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/left-wing-groups-urge-supreme-court-biden-admin-coordinating-big-tech-censorship/
— Texas Universities Rebrand ‘Diversity’ Programs As Statewide Ban Goes Into Effect – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/universities-rebrand-diversity-programs-texas-greg-abbott/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Oklahoma Becomes Latest State to Condemn DEI on Campus – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/27/oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-condemn-dei-on-campus/

DAILY WIRE
— Record Set For Southern Border Encounters In One Month As Nearly 250,000 Cross Into U.S. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/record-set-for-southern-border-encounters-in-one-month-as-nearly-250000-cross-into-u-s
— 20% Of Young Americans View Osama Bin Laden In A ‘Positive’ Light – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/20-of-young-americans-view-osama-bin-laden-in-a-positive-light-poll

FOX BUSINESS
— Google, Meta, other tech giants slash DEI-related jobs, resource groups in 2023. Big tech companies have trimmed DEI roles by over 40% in 2023 and cut DEI groups as much as 90%. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/google-meta-tech-giants-slash-dei-related-jobs-resource-groups-report

FOX NEWS
— Surgeon says ‘toxic’ DEI in medicine has led to ‘erosion’ of quality care: ‘Dangerous to our patients’ Dr. Richard Bosshardt railed against the American College of Surgeons for releasing a DEI toolkit for providers. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-says-toxic-dei-medicine-led-erosion-quality-care-dangerous-patients
— Chicago mayor on migrant crisis: ‘Entire country is now at stake’ without significant assistance from Biden. Over 20,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-migrant-crisis-entire-country-stake-significant-assistance-biden
— Adams slaps restrictions on migrant buses coming to NYC from Texas as numbers rise. The ‘sanctuary’ city has received more than 160,000 migrants. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/adams-slaps-restrictions-migrant-buses-coming-nyc-from-texas-numbers-rise
https://news.yahoo.com/adams-slaps-restrictions-migrant-buses-220755047.html
— Biden admin created an ‘untenable asylum magnet’ – Robert Charles
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343929167112

HOT AIR
— Chicago Mayor Impounds Buses from Texas, Citations Issued – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/27/chicago-mayor-impounds-buses-from-texas-citations-issued-n601395
— Illegals With Arrest Warrants Are Flying the Friendly Skies
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/27/illegals-with-arrest-warrants-are-flying-the-friendly-skies-n601277
— Corporate and Campus DEI Is in Retreat – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/27/corporate-and-campus-dei-is-in-retreat-n601402

JOHNATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago City Council Blocks Effort to Allow Citizens to Vote on Sanctuary City Status
https://jonathanturley.org/2023/12/28/chicago-city-council-blocks-effort-to-allow-citizens-to-vote-on-sanctuary-city-status/

JUST THE NEWS
— California law requiring gender-neutral toy aisles goes into effect Jan. 1 – Kenneth Schrupp
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-law-requiring-gender-neutral-toy-aisles-goes-effect-jan-1
— Los Angeles looking to allow illegal immigrant police officers to be armed 24/7 – Kenneth Schrupp
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/los-angeles-looking-allow-illegal-immigrant-police-officers-be-armed

LAW OFFICER
— Citing Police Bias, Crystal Lake Park Police Department May Be Disbanded After 100 Years
https://www.lawofficer.com/citing-police-bias-this-illinois-police-department-may-be-disbanded-after-100-years/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden’s border surge in 2023 has surpassed the total populations in each of 17 US states – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/bidens-border-surge-in-2023-has-surpassed-the-total-populations-in-each-of-17-us-states

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Law Schools Finding Innovative Ways To Get Around SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling. “a growing number of law school admissions offices are interviewing some or all applicants as they try to glean more information about them” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/law-schools-finding-innovative-ways-to-get-around-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling/
— “DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat” CNBC notes not only cuts, but also scaling back of hiring: “By mid-2023, DEI-related job postings had declined 44% from the same time a year prior…. In November 2023, the last full month for which data was available, it dropped 23% year over year. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/dei-programs-in-the-tech-industry-are-in-broad-retreat/

NTD
— Illegal Immigrants With Anchor Babies Using up More Welfare Than American Citizens
https://www.ntd.com/illegal-immigrants-with-anchor-babies-using-up-more-welfare-than-american-citizens-report_962843.html
— Chicago Mayor Calls on Biden Admin for ‘Significant Investment’ in City Amid Immigration Crisis – Katabella Roberts
https://www.ntd.com/chicago-mayor-calls-on-biden-admin-for-significant-investment-in-city-amid-immigration-crisis_962949.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Does Biden Insist on Worsening the Border Crisis? – JORDAN FISCHETTI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/why-does-biden-insist-on-worsening-the-border-crisis/

NEW AMERICAN
— Killing Wokeness: A City (Huntington Beach) Canceled “Pride,” Black History, and Women’s History Months — in California! – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/killing-wokeness-a-city-canceled-pride-black-history-and-womens-history-months-in-california/

NEWSMAX
— Many Asylum Seekers Don’t Qualify, Expect Entry Anyway – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-asylum-border/2023/12/27/id/1147357/
— Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez to Newsmax: Biden, Not Abbot, to Blame for Border – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/raymond-lopez-chicago-migrant/2023/12/27/id/1147418/
— Biden Readying Red Carpet for Caravan – Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/texas-harrison-border/2023/12/27/id/1147347/
— NYC Mayor Adams: ‘Cities Should Not Be Handling National Problems’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/eric-adams-mayor-illegal/2023/12/27/id/1147360/

PJ MEDIA
— VA Reportedly Diverting Veterans’ Resources to Illegals – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/27/report-va-diverting-veterans-resources-to-illegals-n4925053

REAL CLEAR INVISTIGATIONS
— Leprosy, Polio, Malaria, TB, Measles … and Massive Unscreened Illegal Immigration – James Varney
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/12/27/leprosy_polio_malaria_tb_measles__and_massive_unscreened_illegal_immigration_1000817.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Chicago Mayor’s Hat Trick of Dreadful Policies – Charles Lipson
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/27/the_chicago_mayors_hat_trick_of_dreadful_policies_150250.html

TOWNHALL
— What Does Trump Want Out of a Second Term? Here’s What Voters Think. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/27/trump-shares-word-cloud-pollrevenge-n2632871

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Chicago mayor slams Texas Gov. Abbott as ‘reckless’ after migrant bus arrivals – NICK ROBERTSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4379371-chicago-mayor-slams-texas-gov-abbott-as-reckless-after-migrant-bus-arrivals/
— Democrat mayors call on Biden for help amid migrant surge they blame on Texas – Darryl Coote (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly create problems and then blame those problems on Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government promised their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran that they would get lots of preference, but when they had problems giving them that preference, they blamed that on me. My RINO superiors in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition promised their RINO members that they would get lots of preference, but when they had problems giving them that preference, they blamed that on me. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/12/27/New-York-Denver-Chicago-Biden-migrant-assistance/1731703728800/
— These states have the most LGBTQ residents. – MIRANDA NAZZARO (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4379201-states-most-lgbtq/
— Educational equality? Not in Chicago. – ELIZABETH GRACE MATTHEW
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4377713-school-choice-not-in-chicago/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals will use their false identifications next year a) to vote for Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO candidates in Republican primaries and b) to vote for Democrat candidates in the November 5, 2024 general election?)
https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-primaries-republican-vote-count-f2d3cca7c3b5803a28c06a85d7d8772b

MSN
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says ‘entire country at stake’ because of migration crisis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-says-entire-country-at-stake-because-of-migration-crisis/vi-AA1m6XQO
— Accommodating illegal migrants costing American taxpayers $451 billion
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/accommodating-illegal-migrants-costing-american-taxpayers-451-billion-x-users-say-it-s-cheaper-to-build-a-wall/ar-AA1m5HoV
— Biden’s ‘Vetting’ At The Border Exposed: Agents Reportedly Relying On Migrants’ Words – Andrew Sanders
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-s-vetting-at-the-border-exposed-agents-reportedly-relying-on-migrants-words/ar-AA1m7lSR

CBS NEW YORK
— More than 7,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City in last 2 weeks, mayor’s office says – JENNIFER BISRAM, ALI BAUMAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/more-than-7000-asylum-seekers-have-arrived-in-new-york-city-in-last-2-weeks-mayors-office-says/

CBS COLORDO
— Denver reassures migrant families will not be discharged from shelters by Jan. 1 after some express concerns – JASMINE ARENAS
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-reassures-migrant-families-discharged-shelters-jan-1-express-concerns/

FOX DENVER
— Denver floats housing migrants in neighboring cities – Evan Kruegel
https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-floats-housing-migrants-in-neighbor-cities/

FOX LOS ANGELES
— Calls to remove Trump’s star from Hollywood Walk of Fame draw mixed reactions – Will Conybeare, Mary Beth McDade
https://fox2now.com/news/national/calls-to-remove-trumps-star-from-hollywood-walk-of-fame-draw-mixed-reactions/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Migrant Surge Overwhelms U.S. Border. Officials are struggling to contend with the chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border as thousands of migrants arrive every day, trekking from the farthest reaches of the globe. – Natalie Kitroeff
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/world/americas/mexico-border-migration-arizona.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Blinken Meets With Mexico’s President About Surge in Migration at the Border. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador comes as border crossings have reached record numbers and as a migrant caravan heads toward the United States. – Hamed Aleaziz and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/us/politics/blinken-mexico-migrant-caravan.html
— Red States and Blue States Are Becoming Different Countries – Jamelle Bouie (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America. They ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about their success doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/opinion/red-blue-states-politics.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for mass shootings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/assault-weapons-ban-debate-gun-control-ar-15-mass-shootings/
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/27/dei-affirmative-action-legal-challenges-corporate-america/
— Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She made no mention of slavery. – Meryl Kornfield
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/27/nikki-haley-slavery-civil-war/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million – Lauren Villagran
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/immigration-court-backlog-grows/72030952007/
— What percentage of the US population is LGBTQ? New data shows which states have the most. – Claire Thornton (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/lgbtq-population-by-state/71891834007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New data estimates the greatest number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender U.S. adults live in the South, confirming findings from recent years. Across the country, researchers estimate more than 5% of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+, matching prior LGBTQ+ population data. Young people ages 18-24 are much more likely to identify as LGBTQ+, according to the report from the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The report, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, found that in 2020 and 2021, there were nearly 14 million LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. − with some states having noticeably higher percentages of gay and queer residents than others. Earlier this year, a poll from Gallup found a slightly higher percentage of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+. Overall, multiple polls show that the adult LGBTQ population has been steadily increasing for years. “Look at the numbers, more people are coming out younger and people are coming out in places where LGBTQ folks have been less out and visible,” Cathy Renna, a spokesperson for the National LGBTQ Task Force, told USA TODAY. Broken down by state, the report shows Washington, D.C., Oregon and Delaware top the list for greatest percentage of gay and queer residents. The census, the nation’s most well-known population survey, does not gather data on Americans’ sexuality or gender identity. In 2021, other, smaller surveys from the bureau began asking those questions of respondents for the first time. How many people in the US are LGBTQ?
Researchers at the Williams Institute, a leading national LGBTQ+ population data research group, estimate more than 13.9 million LGBTQ+ adults live in the U.S., representing 5.5% of the population. Every year, Gallup also releases results of a poll estimating how many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Gallup’s last report, which polled a nationally representative group of 10,000 respondents, found 7.2% identified as LGBTQ+. The number was highest among adult Gen Zers, or people born between 1997 and 2012, according to Pew Research Center. South continues to have highest percentage of LGBTQ+ people
The new data shows nearly 36% of the nation’s adult LGBTQ+ population lives in the South, representing more than 5 million people. The number is also an increase from the last data released by the Williams Institute in 2014, showing 35% of the nation’s LGBTQ+ population lived in the South. Researchers defined the South as states spanning from Texas and Oklahoma, to Florida and north through Delaware. Kentucky, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., are included in the grouping. In recent years, Southern Republican-led states passed more laws restricting transgender health care, access to school sports and instruction on LGBTQ+ history than any other part of the country. For that reason, the South is at the forefront of the national fight for LGBTQ+ rights and equality, Renna said. “Despite the backlash and despite challenges we’re facing, we’re resilient and we’re not going anywhere,” Renna said. Speaking from New Orleans, which the National LGBTQ Task Force selected for its next annual conference, Renna said the South is where there’s the most at stake for people’s lives because it’s home to the most people living under the most oppressive laws. “This is where a lot of the work really needs to happen,” she said, adding that her organization chose to host its conference in Louisiana because “there are so many LGBTQ people here that are underrepresented in media, culture and frankly in the movement.” Researchers found that 5.7% of Louisiana’s adult population is LGBTQ+, ranking slightly higher than states like New York, California and Illinois. In 2021, another LGBTQ+ advocacy group, GLAAD, analyzed Southern media coverage of LGBTQ+ communities and found that dozens of outlets published few or zero substantive stories on LGBTQ+ issues, including HIV/AIDS, during the 18-month period ending in December 2020. Gen Z most likely to be LGBTQ+
Generation Z, the youngest American generation to include adults, has a much higher percentage of LGBTQ+ members than older generations. Researchers found that in 2020 and 2021, 15.2% of Gen Z identified as LGBTQ+, representing more than 4.6 million people. Earlier this year, Gallup found 19.7% of Gen Z − or nearly 1 in 5 − said they were LGBTQ+ in 2022. “It’s certainly not uncommon for younger people to say they’re lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or however else they would identify themselves,” said Jeff Jones, a researcher at Gallup who has been tracking LGBTQ+ population data since 2012. With each passing year, as more Gen Zers enter adulthood, the cohort’s LGBTQ+ members also push the entire adult national total higher, Jones said. “As more come into adulthood, replacing the older people, the overall number should go up,” he said. Bisexuals make up majority of LGBTQ+ population. Researchers have long found that bisexual people − people who are attracted to more than one gender − make up more than half of America’s LGBTQ+ population. Researchers at the Williams Institute did not break down data based on sexuality, instead focusing on state-by-state LGBTQ+ populations. The most recent data from Gallup found more than 58% of all adult LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. are bisexual. Researchers in 2019 found that compared with gays and lesbians, bisexuals are far less likely to be out about their sexuality with people they’re close to. Some public health professors who study sexuality say biphobia could be playing a role. What states have the most LGBTQ+ people? This month’s new data from the Williams Institute is the latest batch from the group to rank the states that have the greatest percentage of LGBTQ+ residents. As in recent years, Washington, D.C., takes the top spot, with 14.3% of adults identifying with the acronym. Here are the other top states, and the percentage of adult residents who said they’re LGBTQ+: Washington, D.C. − 14.3%, Oregon − 7.8%, Delaware − 7.5%, Vermont − 7.4%, New Hampshire − 7.2%, Washington − 6.9%, Colorado − 6.8%, Maine − 6.8%, Nevada − 6.6%, Massachusetts − 6.5%)
— Help for homeless students is at risk – Kalyn Belsha (COMMENT: I could earn enough money delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 to a) pay my UIC expenses 1966-1968, b) buy new cars in 1967 and 1968, c) pay my NIU expenses 1969-1970, and d) to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 because my parents provided me with room and board a) 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/18/schools-hotels-homeless-students-covid-aid/71923654007/
— After USA TODAY investigation, military finally releases internal extremism report – Will Carless (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being an extremist.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/12/26/pentagon-extremist-study-released/72034360007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikki Haley Is Now on MAGA’s GOP Enemies List. Don Jr. banishes the 2024 presidential contender from the Trump coalition. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-donald-trump-jr-vice-president-ticket-2024-0ca25b99
— How to Save a Billion Hours – Mark Penn (COMMENT: Every hour that I spend putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is another hour that GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers do not have to spend on the internet.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-save-a-billion-hours-technology-6758d12f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average American spends 6 hours, 58 minutes a day on the internet. That adds up to 536.55 billion hours a year for all of us.)
— How Electric Vehicles Are Losing Momentum with U.S. Buyers, in Charts. EV sales grew nearly 50% this year but have plateaued in recent months. – Sean McLain and Nate Rattner
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-demand-charts-7d3089c7
— The Art of Asking Your Parents for Money. What to consider before hitting up mom and dad for help with debt or down payments. – Veronica Dagher and Ashlea Ebeling (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have parents who have/had way more money than my parents did. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Consequently, to have money for cars and for college, I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. My father died suddenly in 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/how-to-ask-parents-money-5577e7b3

PARDISE NEWS
— Thousands Of Illegal Aliens Stream Across AZ Border
https://theparadise.ng/15702/video-thousands-of-illegal-aliens-stream-across-az-border/

BEAUFORT OBSERVER
— Illegal alien influx re-introduces malaria, TB, leprosy, and polio to the US – John Steed
https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/75570/illegal-alien-influx-re-introduces-malaria-tb-leprosy-and-polio-to-the-us.html

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— A Florida lawmaker suggested on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has rolled out the welcome wagon instead of the paddy wagon to deal with the tidal wave of illegal immigration. Tampa-area Republican Rep. Laurel Lee, during an appearance on Fox News, called for tougher measures to protect American sovereignty since Biden has opted to turn law enforcement authorities into “travel agents,” by handcuffing their response to the border crisis. – Liam Edgar
https://www.tampafp.com/florida-lawmaker-says-biden-has-travel-agents-patrolling-the-southern-border/

JACOBIN
— How the 1619 Project Distorted History – JAMES OAKES
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/1619-project-jake-silverstein-history-distorted-slavery-race

STATE NEWS
— Long waits to see a doctor are a public health crisis – Oliver Kharraz (COMMENT: The more illegals in your county, township, and municipality, the longer the wait times to see a doctor in your county, township, and municipality.)
https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/02/doctor-appointment-wait-times-solutions/

PBS
— White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/white-house-wants-mexico-to-make-it-harder-for-migrants-to-reach-u-s-border

VOA
— Remittances from Nicaraguan Migrants Mark New Record, Passing $4 Billion
https://www.voanews.com/a/remittances-from-nicaraguan-migrants-mark-new-record-passing-4-billion-/7415556.html

DAILY MAIL
— Texas plans to send MORE flights to Chicago after city started to cite bus companies and enact ordinances to slow arrivals as tit-for-tat between states intensifies. Texas officials charted a private plane to keep sending migrants from overwhelmed border to Chicago. City of Chicago enacted ordinance meant to slow migrant buses from arriving. One migrant bus was impounded and 96 citations were issued. – MARYANN MARTINEZ
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-12902187/How-Texas-flew-migrants-flew-migrants-El-Paso-Chicago-busing-targeted-Illinois-officials.html
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams threatens to follow Chicago’s lead and IMPOUND buses carrying migrants from Texas – as he and mayors of other ‘sanctuary cities’ team up to blast Biden administration: ‘The lack of care on display has created chaos’ More than 161,000 migrants have arrived in New York since spring 2022, according to an official tally, in buses sent north by Texas’ governor Greg Abbott. Chicago has received more than 25,000, and like New York is struggling to house and feed them. Chicago has imposed restrictions on buses entering the city to drop off migrants: on Wednesday, Eric Adams announced New York was following suit. – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12905333/eric-adams-mayor-new-york-city-migrants-buses-restrictions.html
— One in five young Americans has a POSITIVE view of Osama Bin Laden: Disturbing Daily Mail poll results also reveal three in 10 Gen-Zers think the views of the 9/11 mastermind were a ‘force for good’ Alarming poll results show some voters under 30 are sympathetic to Bin Laden. Families of 9/11 victims told DailyMail.com the findings are ‘horrifying’ Bin Laden orchestrated the attacks that killed 2,977 and injured thousands. – WILLS ROBINSON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12890583/americans-osama-bin-laden-poll-gen-zers.html

December 21, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants flown to Chicago from Texas on chartered flight – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-private-plane-texas-chicago-20231220-yh7d3nrpdze7rjaszs44jvmthi-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Vigil for 5-year-old migrant boy draws hundreds; advocates demand better. – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-boy-death-vigil-20231221-a3yxpa23azedbh63uwgk7zxrvm-story.html
— The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here is how that is playing out. – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-trump-insurrection-amendment-explainer-20231221-y2aswcz4m5g3vbokz6x4gsqgme-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Calls for more medical resources follow 5-year-old Pilsen shelter resident’s death. Hundreds gathered at a vigil for Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, leaving flowers and balloons at a memorial on the sidewalk. ‘He was a beautiful boy, he was always happy.’ – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24010500/vigil-migrant-boy-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-chicago-pilsen-shelter
— Texas sends migrants by private plane to Chicago. A jet carrying about 120 migrants arrived Tuesday at O’Hare. The Texas governor’s office took credit, saying it’s widening efforts to send migrants to the city. – Tessa Weinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24010329/texas-governor-sends-migrants-by-private-plane-to-chicago
— City’s migrant shelter program needs overhaul after 5-year-old’s death. The mayor and his staff must demand and get answers regarding what happened in Pilsen — and bear the responsibility for fixing the entire migrant settlement effort. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24007875/citys-migrant-shelter-program-5-year-olds-death-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-pilsen-editorial
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/20/24009525/father-michael-pfleger-pope-francis-same-sex-blessing-sabina
— Ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/21/24009467/census-ethnic-racial-identity-middle-east-north-africa-southwest-asia-resources-funding-sarah-abboud

DAILY HERALD
— Misspelling Republican won’t keep McHenry County Board candidate off ballot – Claire O’Brien
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/news/misspelling-republican-wont-keep-mchenry-county-board-candidate-off-ballot/
— ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ – Jigar Doshi (COMMENT: In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 44% of what my GAO salary was 1997 when I was 49 and less than what my IRS salary was in 1972. That is because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors knew that I could “afford” to suffer the loss of income a) because of my wife’s income, b) because we had no children, c) because of our savings, d) because we had no debts, and e) because of the home and cars that we owned.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/submitted-content/can-you-afford-to-retire-find-out-jan-9-at-poplar-creek-public-library/
— Retired Kane County Auditor Bill Keck dies at 84
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/news/retired-kane-county-auditor-bill-keck-dies-at-84/

ABC7
— Texas governor vows more flights of migrants coming to Chicago. Private plane from El Paso drops off 100 migrants at O’Hare Airport. – Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-chicago-migrant-crisis-ohare-airport-mayor-brandon-johnson/14210332/
— Private plane from Texas drops off over 100 migrants at O’Hare Airport. 2 people from flight fled scene in Uber – Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-private-plane-ohare-airport-el-paso-texas/14207506/
— Some say discrimination widely felt at UIC, now under federal investigation by Education Department – Jasmine Minor (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-illinois-chicago-uic-college-discrimination-investigation-antisemitism/14207644/
— Northwestern targeted by ad campaign criticizing response to antisemitism, Hamas attack on Israel – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-university-antisemitism-hamas-attack-on-israel-srs-distribution-las-vegas-bowl/14208372/
— California lieutenant governor calls for Donald Trump to be removed from ballot (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://abc7chicago.com/president-donald-trump-california-elections-lieutenant-governor-colorado-supreme-court/14208249/
— Black churches team up to support migrants at Daley College – Samantha Chatman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure on Blacks from Democrat leaders to promote more illegal immigration. The Democrat Party is a coalition of those who need/want/demand more preference if not more massive government assistance and are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-pastor-charlie-dates-salem-progressive-baptist-church-daley-college/14208008/

NBC5
— Plane carrying migrants from Texas arrives at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. A spokesperson for the city confirmed officials received a call around 7:15 p.m. stating that a “private plane chartered by the Texas Department of Emergency Management” had landed at the airport and left roughly 100 migrants.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/plane-carrying-migrants-from-texas-arrives-at-chicagos-ohare-airport/3308122/
— Video shows Texas migrants boarding plane bound for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-shows-texas-migrants-boarding-plane-bound-for-chicagos-ohare-airport/3308215/
— UIC under investigation for alleged discrimination (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-chicago-under-investigation-for-alleged-discrimination/3308295/

CBS2
— Texas flies about 100 asylum seekers to Chicago on private plane – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/texas-private-plane-ohare-airport-migrants-asylum-seekers/
— Call for change after boy’s death in Chicago migrant shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5uIj9uUx_U
— Growing concern about carjackings at Chicago area gas stations
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/growing-concern-about-carjackings-at-chicago-area-gas-stations/
— Driver carjacked at north suburban Chicago Costco gas station, car found miles away – SARA MACHI
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-carjacking-costco-gas-station/
— Southwest suburban Chicago woman receives another threatening letter over ‘Free Palestine’ sign – SUZANNE LE MIGNOT
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/southwest-suburban-chicago-woman-threatening-letters-free-palestine-sign/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

WGN9
— New Census figures show tens of thousands leaving Illinois – Joey Schneider
https://wgntv.com/news/new-census-figures-show-tens-of-thousands-leaving-illinois/

FOX32
— Migrants flown to O’Hare airport on private plane from Texas – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-chicago-texas-private-plane
— The Democrat Party platform promotes vices and destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/family-promise-helps-families-experiencing-homelessness-in-chicagoland
— UIC responds to federal investigation into alleged discrimination on campus (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/uic-responds-to-federal-investigation-into-alleged-discrimination-on-campus
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The university strives to be a place where everyone feels welcome and where all people – no matter what color, race, ancestry, age, sex, interests, sexual orientation including gender identity, religion, disability, national origin, or marital status – can share perspectives and viewpoints to learn from one another.)

WTTW
— As Texas Flies 91 Migrants to Chicago on Private Plane, Johnson Says Texas Governor Determined to ‘Create Chaos’ – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/texas-flies-150-migrants-chicago-private-plane-more-buses-expected-police-mayor-s-office
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/planned-parenthood-opens-carbondale-clinic-amid-influx-out-state-patients-seeking

WBBM
— Tinley Park has become the latest Chicago-area community to enact a crackdown on bus companies that try to drop off passengers without warning.
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/another-suburb-regulates-bus-companies-amid-migrant-crisis

WBEZ
— Texas governor sends migrants by private plane to Chicago. After landing at O’Hare, officials say two people who flew with the plane fled in an Uber. The Texas governor’s office took credit for the flight, saying they’re expanding efforts to send migrants to the city. – Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/texas-governor-sends-migrants-by-private-plane-to-chicago/e94432f1-4584-4f3e-9d87-1015014730c0

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Geneva vape shop employees charged with felony pot possession. Arrests followed police probe of illegal pot sales. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/21/geneva-vape-shop-employees-charged-with-felony-pot-possession/

SOUTHERN
— Republican candidates defend Trump after Colorado 14th Amendment ruling – Tal Axelrod (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/12/21/republican-candidates-defend-trump-after-colorado-14th-amendment-ruling/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas begins flying migrants from US-Mexico border to Chicago, with 1st plane carrying 120 people – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-texas-begins-flying-migrants-from-us-mexico-border-to-chicago-with-1st-plane-carrying-120-people/
— Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is German American and Protestant.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-defends-controversial-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-nations-blood-at-iowa-rally/
— IRS to waive $1B in penalties for people and firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021 – AP (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/irs-to-waive-1b-in-penalties-for-people-and-firms-owing-back-taxes-for-2020-or-2021/

101.9 THE EAGLE
— When Chicago People Leave, Where Do They Go? See the Top 5 Cities
https://101theeagle.com/top-5-cities-chicago-residents-moving/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— New Chicago database shows where money for migrants is going – Carrie Shepher
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/12/19/migrants-database-funding-spending-brandon-johnson

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-10/
— Chicago temp casino performing way below expectations (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.)
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/chicago-temp-casino-performing-way-below-expectations/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

— CALL FOR ARTICLES THAT PROMOTE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM. And especially articles that promote its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. It would be great if more religious, conservative, and Republican leaders would a) write articles that promote the aforesaid planks, b) post them on their websites, and c) email the links to those articles to diersen@aol.com .

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois business groups warn of economic shockwave from closed border rail lines – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1dd9e940-9f81-11ee-b384-27cbcb542e14.html
— Community activists call for end to Chicago’s migrant ‘sanctuary’ status. – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90b06f30-9f71-11ee-a78c-33fc1846dbaa.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A Supreme Court shaped by Trump will weigh his political fate. Trump appointees to decide if he stays on the ballot and out of jail. – Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/20/supreme-court-shaped-by-donald-trump-will-weigh-hi/
— Colorado Supreme Court ensures 2024 election win for Trump – Charles Hurt (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/20/colorado-supreme-court-ensures-2024-election-win-f/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern border crisis: Authorities encounter nearly 27,000 immigrants in 48 hours in unprecedented surge – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/southern-border-crisis-nearly-27-000-immigrants-48-hours
— The world is in peril, Senate leaders say, before leaving on three-week vacation – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/world-peril-senate-leaders-leave-three-week-vacation

NEW YORK POST
— Republicans float booting Biden off state ballots after Trump ruling – Ryan King (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/news/republicans-float-booting-biden-off-ballots-after-trump-colorado-ruling/
— Texas border agents outnumbered by 200 to 1 by migrants at Eagle Pass — station at 260% capacity – Jack Morphet and Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/news/eagle-pass-border-agents-outnumbered-by-migrants-200-to-1/
— If the feds and state don’t take responsibility for the migrant crisis, NYC should sue – Andrew Cuomo (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the migrant crisis. Democrat leaders want illegals because the vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/opinion/if-the-feds-and-state-dont-take-responsibility-for-the-migrant-crisis-nyc-should-sue/
— NY lost nearly 102,000 residents in a year — most in the nation — while Texas saw biggest population gain. – David Propper, Selim Algar, Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/metro/new-york-lost-more-residents-than-any-other-state-census-bureau/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— This is How a Sanctuary City’s Neglect Killed a 5-Year-Old Immigrant
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/20/this-is-how-a-sanctuary-citys-neglect-killed-a-5-year-old-immigrant/
— Planned Parenthood Increasingly Providing More Transgender Services – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/20/planned-parenthood-increasingly-providing-more-transgender-services/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago mayor FUMES as Texas gets around bus block, begins flying migrants to sanctuary cities – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/21/chicago-mayor-fumes-as-texas-gets-around-bus-block-begins-flying-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-1421642/
— Illegal immigrants flood airports, get priority seating as America gears up for holiday travel season – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/20/illegal-immigrants-flood-airports-get-priority-seating-as-america-gears-up-for-holiday-travel-season-report-1421534/

BLAZE
— Thousands of illegal immigrants sleeping outside while awaiting processing – ANDREW CHAPADOS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illegals-eaglepass-migrant-overflow-field
— Harvard is the Bud Light of academia – CHRISTOPHER BRUNET
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/harvard-is-the-bud-light-of-academia

BREITBART
— Blue States Lose Population, Red States Gain Population – JOHN NOLTE (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/nolte-blue-states-lose-population-red-states-gain-population/
— Denver’s Dem. Mayor Teams with Catholic Church to House Illegals, Pleads for More Work Permits – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/20/denvers-dem-mayor-teams-with-catholic-church-to-house-illegals-pleads-for-more-work-permits/
— Fighting Woke Indoctrination and Reshaping a College – Peter Schweizer:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/peter-schweizer-fighting-woke-indoctrination-and-reshaping-a-college/

COLLEGE FIX
— Top business schools push CRT and other progressive ideas – JACK APPLEWHITE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/top-business-schools-push-crt-and-other-progressive-ideas-report-finds/

DAILY CALLER
— Abbott Begins Flying Migrants To Chicago After City Restricts Busing Effort – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/greg-abbott-texas-migrants-bus-flight/
— The US Is Undergoing A Massive Population Shift And It’s Bad News For Dems – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/us-undergoing-massive-population-shift-bad-news-dems/
— Feds Raise Concerns Over New Pathway Fueling Migrant Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/feds-raise-concerns-new-pathway-fueling-migrant-crisis/
— What The Defense Authorization Does Not Defend – TERENCE P. JEFFREY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/opinion-what-the-defense-authorization-does-not-defend-terence-p-jeffrey/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Roosevelt Hotel: NYC’s Central Processing Point for Illegal Alien Families – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/20/roosevelt-hotel-nycs-central-processing-point-illegal-alien-families/
— Teacher Fired for Criticizing Transgenderism Sues School District – Tony Kinnett (COMMENT: I was forced to take early retirement, that is, I was fired for coitizing patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I sued. (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) I should write a book about that.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/20/exclusive-award-winning-gay-teacher-sues-california-school-after-being-fired-for-condemning-transgenderism/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Officials Float Kicking Biden Off State Ballots Over Immigration Crisis – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-officials-float-kicking-biden-off-state-ballots-over-immigration-crisis

FOX BUSINESS
— Kari Lake: US is getting an invasion at the border. Senate candidate for Arizona Kari Lake gives her take on Biden’s open border policy on ‘Kudlow.’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6343620313112

FOX NEWS
— A majority of these migrants are false, fraudulent asylum seekers – Kari Lake
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343630892112
— Texas begins flying migrants to sanctuary cities with first flight to Chicago. Over 82,000 migrants have been transported to cities so far by Texas. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-begins-flying-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-with-first-flight-to-chicago
— Texas immigration law pushback marks latest tension between Biden administration and border states over crisis. Texas and Arizona have criticized the federal government’s handling of the crisis. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-immigration-law-marks-latest-in-tensions-between-biden-admin-border-states
— Progressive Dem who defunded Austin police ripped for requesting police patrols at home: ‘Out of touch’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343662927112

HOT AIR
— Illegal Aliens Entering at Rate of 4.6 Million a Year – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/12/20/illegal-aliens-entering-at-rate-of-4-6-million-a-year-n600145

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Blasts Greg Abbott as Tension Builds Over City’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis. “The governor of Texas needs to take a look in the mirror of the chaos that he is causing for this country. This is not just a Chicago dynamic. He is attacking our country!” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-blasts-greg-abbott-as-tension-builds-over-citys-illegal-immigrant-crisis/
— Biden Border Crisis: More Migrants Arrive as December is on Pace to Break More Encounter Records. Over 500 slipped through a border wall in Lukeville, AZ, with only a few agents on hand. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/biden-border-crisis-more-migrants-arrive-as-december-is-on-pace-to-break-more-encounter-records/

LIFE NEWS
— Big Abortion Gets $592 Million in Taxpayer Funding Every Year, It’s Time to Defund Planned Parenthood – Ben Johnson (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for Republican success in defunding GAO. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/12/12/big-abortion-gets-592-million-in-taxpayer-funding-every-year-its-time-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

MRC TV
— NYC Mayor: ‘Real Changes In Washington’ Needed To Stem Flow Of Migrants – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/nyc-mayor-real-changes-washington-needed-stem-flow-migrants

NEW AMERICAN
— Florida’s Republican Latinos Stand Behind Trump Amid Immigration Rhetoric – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/floridas-republican-latinos-stand-behind-trump-amid-immigration-rhetoric/
— “Legitimate” Travel Agencies Assisting Human Smuggling at Border – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/report-legitimate-travel-agencies-assisting-human-smuggling-at-border/

NEWSMAX
— Quinnipiac Poll: Trump at 67 Percent in GOP Primary – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/quinnipiac-pol-donald-trump/2023/12/20/id/1146696/
— 57 Percent Think Great Replacement Theory Real – Rasmussen (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/great-replacement-theory-immigration-ramaswamy/2023/12/20/id/1146676/
— Migrant Crisis Near ‘Breaking Point’ at Southern Border – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-crisis-breaking-point/2023/12/20/id/1146667/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Union Pacific Railway Shut Down Due To Migrant Smuggling – Monica Paige
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/union-pacific-railway-shut-down-due-to-migrant-smuggling/

PJ MEDIA
— Yes, Americans, We’re Being Replaced — ALL of Us – KEVIN DOWNEY JR. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2023/12/20/yes-americans-youre-being-replaced-n4924891


— U.S. Closes Several Border Crossings to Contain Unprecedented Migrant Surge – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/20/us-closes-several-border-crossings-to-contain-unprecedented-migrant-surge-n4924886
— Setting Back Race Relations Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Democrat Policies – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2023/12/20/setting-back-race-relations-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-democrat-policies-n4924890

POST MILLENNIAL
— DeSantis floats idea that Biden could be removed from ballot for ‘letting 8 million illegals into the country and violating the Constitution’ – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/ron-desantis-floats-idea-that-biden-could-be-removed-from-ballot-for-letting-8-million-illegals-into-the-country-and-violating-the-constitution
— Musk calls out ‘woke’ Microsoft Word feature that scolds users when ‘language’ isn’t ‘inclusive and diverse’ – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/elon-musk-calls-out-woke-microsoft-word-feature-that-scolds-users-when-language-isnt-inclusive-and-diverse

TOWNHALL
— Republicans Team Up to Remove Biden From State Ballots: ‘Unfair, Abuse of Power’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/20/republicans-consider-removing-biden-from-ballots-n2632667
— Other States Should Learn from Illinois’ Humiliating Defeat on ‘Stupid and Unconstitutional’ Law – Thomas Glessner
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomasglessner/2023/12/21/other-states-should-learn-from-illinois-humiliating-defeat-on-stupid-and-unconstitutional-law-n2632690
— Delta, American Airlines Fly Illegal Aliens To U.S. Cities – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/20/delta-american-airlines-fly-illegal-aliens-into-us-on-late-night-flights-n2632672
— California Citing Colorado Ruling in Push to Remove Trump From Ballot – Spencer Brown (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/12/20/here-we-go-california-cites-colorado-ruling-in-push-to-block-trump-from-ballot-n2632661

ZERO HEDGE
— Cry Victim: Chicago Mayor Rages Over Buses Of Immigrants From Texas – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cry-victim-chicago-mayor-rages-over-buses-immigrants-texas

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4370035-biden-takes-aim-at-trump-over-immigrant-remarks-diversity-is-our-strength/
— Haley ties DeSantis for first time in Quinnipiac GOP primary poll – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4369996-haley-ties-desantis-first-time-quinnipiac-gop-primary-poll/
— Border Patrol says surge in border crossings is overwhelming its resources – SAUL ELBEIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4369700-border-patrol-says-surge-in-border-crossings-are-overwhelming-its-resources/

NBC NEWS
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalates border fight by chartering migrant flight to Chicago. The Republican governor’s move is in response to the impounding of Chicago-bound buses transporting migrants from Texas. – Natasha Korecki (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the immigration crisis but they ever-increasingly try to blame Republicans for it.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/greg-abbott-charters-migrant-flight-chicago-border-fight-escalation-rcna130711
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pope-francis-sex-blessings-policy-triggers-healing-old-pain-lgbtq-cath-rcna130681

REUTERS
— House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery. – Tom Lasseter (COMMENT: I have no ancestral ties to slavery. But my critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-speaker-johnson-among-us-politicians-with-ancestral-ties-slavery-2023-12-20/

YAHOO NEWS
— Haley surges into second behind Trump in Iowa as DeSantis slinks into third – John Bowden
https://au.news.yahoo.com/haley-surges-second-behind-trump-013305622.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-migrant-child-death-vigil-b751924ab1c3c62db571d56cfcb0ec02

CNN
— Democrats say “5 big reasons to pay attention to what’s happening at the border right now.” (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the border crisis. Democrat leaders want illegals because the vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/us/us-mexico-border-analysis-cec/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— Migrant Released Into US Told to Check in With ICE 8 Years Later (COMMENT: How many Democrat candidates will that migrant vote for during those 8 years?)
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-check-date-delays-1854332
— Migrant Crisis Brings Down America’s Railroad Network
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-migrants-border-railroad-mexico-us-1854114
— Texas Republican Chip Roy Blames Trump For Border ‘Mess’ – Matthew Impelli
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-blame-trump-border-chip-roy-1854243
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy recently placed some blame on former President Donald Trump for the current “mess” at the U.S.-Mexico border. During an interview broadcast by CNN on Tuesday, Roy spoke about Trump refusing to attend the string of Republican primary debates and praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his leadership in the state. “President Trump also failed to actually fully secure the border,” Roy told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “If he had worked with conservatives to get bills passed in 2018 and 2019, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in right now.” Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that there have been more than 2.4 million migrant encounters at southern borders across the U.S. so far in 2023. This number is an increase from the previous two fiscal years, which recorded 2.3 million in 2022 and 1.7 million in 2021. Migrant encounters are defined by the agency as the total number of people apprehended, deemed inadmissible and processed for deportation. Roy went on to speak about recent migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border and said “we should have stopped this years ago, President Trump could have done that if he led Congress to get something done. That didn’t happen.” The comments by Roy came just a few days after Trump criticized him on Truth Social, asking if any other Republicans have planned to run against the congressman. “Has any smart and energetic Republican in the Great State of Texas decided to run in the Primary against RINO (Republican in name only) Congressman Chip Roy. For the right person, he is very beatable. If interested, let me know!!!” Trump wrote. However, the filing deadline for the Texas primary election ended on December 11, meaning that no other Republicans can challenge Roy, as Trump suggested. Shortly after the former president’s comments, some other Republicans spoke out in support of Roy, such as DeSantis who said: “While @chiproytx is fighting to do what Donald Trump promised to do—secure our southern border—the former president is on social media demanding a primary challenge to one of the most conservative members of Congress (even though the Texas primary filing deadline was over a week ago.)” “I stand with Chip and am honored to have his support. The time for talking is over. We must stop the invasion, and I will get it done,” DeSantis added. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie also issued support for Roy saying on X, formerly Twitter, that “He fights for what he believes and he’s one of the most conservative members of Congress. I can tell you with certainty that this shortsighted effort to intimidate Chip will not work.” This is not the first time Roy and Trump have criticized each other, as the Republican representative previously criticized the former president’s actions following the January 6 riots. “The president of the United States deserves universal condemnation for what was clearly, in my opinion, impeachable conduct: pressuring the vice president to violate his oath to the Constitution,” Roy said. Trump then criticized Roy during his bid for Republican conference chair, saying that “he has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district.” Roy’s office declined to make any further comments after Newsweek reached out. Newsweek also reached out to a Trump spokesperson via email for comment.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Cases Crashing Into Supreme Court Could Reshape 2024 Election. The ruling that Donald Trump is not eligible for the ballot in Colorado is the latest election-related issue likely to land before the justices. The implications for 2024 could be profound. – Alan Feuer (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/21/trump-migrant-undocumented-europe-united-states-rhetoric/

CENTRAL LA NOW
— 90,000 asylum seekers have entered the U.S. via California port of entry – Salvador Rivera
https://www.cenlanow.com/border-report-tour/90000-asylum-seekers-have-entered-the-u-s-via-california-port-of-entry/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Colorado Trump Ban Puts Supreme Court in Hot Seat. Justices will likely have to rule on whether 14th Amendment’s banning insurrectionists from office applies to former president. – Jan Wolfe and Mariah Timms (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/colorado-ruling-knocking-trump-off-ballot-puts-supreme-court-in-hot-seat-de07e8f5
— FRONT PAGE: How College Dorms Got So Expensive – Melissa Korn and Shane Shifflett (COMMENT: With the money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was able to afford paying for a) three semesters at the University Plaza Dormitory ( https://www.uplaza.com/ ) in DeKalb 1969-1970 and b) sharing a Lincolnshire West apartment ( https://www.axiomproperties.com/communities/lincolnshire-west ) in DeKalb the summer of 1970. That money also enabled me to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. My parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-housing-dorms-cost-tuition-9d98c1a4
— Trump vs. the Banana Republic of Colorado. The effort to remove him from the ballot is legally baseless and helps his campaign. – Karl Rove (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-the-banana-republic-of-colorado-ballot-fourteenth-amendment-unlawful-ea982be8
— Indicted or Barred From the Ballot: For Trump, Bad News Cements Support. The former president has perfected a playbook of victimhood, raising cash off each of his indictments and encouraging Republican officials to defend him, as his rivals did after the Colorado ruling. – Maggie Haberman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress the little or no support that I got from those I have helped elect and/or those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters when they a) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, d) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeated my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-colorado.html

FORTUNE
— New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs bill creating commission to consider reparations for the persistent effects of slavery – AP (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on reparations: a) the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county organization, and your Republican township/ward organization, and c) Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a racist and even worse things if you do not promote reparations.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-bill-creating-commission-consider-reparations-slavery/
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/corporate-diversity-inclusion-fears-ceos-overblown/
— New York state to study reparations, saying slavery was not just ‘a product of the South, the Confederacy’ – AP (COMMENT: I have no ancestral ties to slavery. But my critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/new-york-state-to-study-reparations-slavery-kathy-hochul-al-sharpton-california/

FORBES
— Russia Claims Google Hosts ‘Extremist’ LGBTQ Content—Levies $50 Million Fine – Zachary Folk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2023/12/20/russia-claims-google-hosts-extremist-lgbtq-content-levies-50-million-fine/
— The Power Of Productivity: How To Stay Motivated And Inspired – Trish Joy Duggan (COMMENT: What shows that you are a productive member of society? For me, since 2000, it includes my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out each and every morning. Between 1980 and 1997, it included what I did as a GAO Analyst, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. Between 1971 and 1980, it included what I did as an IRS Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. Between 1970 and 1972, it included what I did as a Firestone Stores employee. Between 1966 and 1969, it included what I did as a postal employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2023/10/19/the-power-of-productivity-how-to-stay-motivated-and-inspired/

MESSENGER
— How The 2024 Primary Could Turn 2016 On Its Head – Stephanie Murray (COMMENT: Who is running to be your Republican Precinct Committeeman? What is he/she going to do to maximize Republican turnout for the March 19, 2024 primary? As soon as the sample ballot is available for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand deliver a copy to each of the 228 residences that have at least one Republican registered voter.)
https://themessenger.com/politics/how-the-2024-primary-could-turn-2016-on-its-head

AXIOS
— Biden campaign compares Trump to Hitler in quotes graphic – Shauneen Miranda (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is German American and Protestant.)
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/trump-hitler-biden-campaign-comparison

DAILY MAIL
— HUNDREDS of migrants march toward processing center after crossing through US-Mexico border wall in Lukeville, Arizona – Nic White and Maryann Martinez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-migrants-march-toward-processing-center-after-crossing-through-us-mexico-border-wall-in-lukeville-arizona-where-border-agents-are-under-siege-as-record-number-cross-into-the-country/ar-AA1lOdrj

PIPA NEWS
— El Paso resident expresses concern about border crisis, says this could turn voters to support Trump
https://pipanews.com/el-paso-resident-expresses-concern-about-border-crisis-says-this-could-turn-voters-to-support-trump/

December 20, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Curbing exposure to weed and alcohol marketing can improve teens’ mental health – Aaron Weiner and Linda Richter (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-teen-vaping-thc-marketing-mental-health-20231220-v2vvuxgydncpte5schyvliyz5y-story.html
— Spiraling migrant crisis, not Gaza, needs full City Council attention – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-migrant-crisis-brandon-johnson-20231219-gj547qyo65f4xp4rnmssniphbe-story.html
— A temporary migrant shelter will open in Portage Park. Residents have strong feelings. – Ilana Arougheti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-breaking-portage-park-migrant-shelter-st-bartholomew-20231219-736ozpllpbdzdaulmbwinin76i-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois’ population declined by nearly 33,000, new 2023 census figures show, even as the nation as a whole grew – By Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-census-2023-illinois-population-decline-20231219-lu4d52xxyvbfzli7bzz56mpixa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants say illnesses spreading quickly at crowded Pilsen shelter where several fell ill. The space is currently housing over 2,300 people, more than half of whom are minors. Families there and health care providers say illnesses are spreading rapidly. – Michael Loria and David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/19/24008315/migrant-boy-death-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-pilsen-chicago-asylum-seeker-health-city-hall
— Chicago police supervisor retires while facing demotion – Tom Schuba (COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. I would have been eligible to take regular retirement in 2003 when I was 55. But in 1993, when I was 45, because of Republican-led budget cuts, I became eligible to take early retirement. In 1997, when I was 49, just before my eligibility to take early retirement expired, my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They would not have done that if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would not have done that if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. But according to my critics/opponents, I was forced to take early retirement because I was a BAD PERSON and continue to be a BAD PERSON if not a White supremist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and/or even worse things. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be an extremely BAD PERSON because I was forced to retire in 1997 when I was 49 even though I had a) became a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor in 1981, and Public Accountant in 1979, b) became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) earned a master’s degrees in finance from IIT in 1997, accounting from DePaul in 1980, and business from Loyola in 1976, and d) gotten promoted by GAO in 1986 and by IRS in 1974, 1973, and 1972. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/19/24008677/off-duty-chicago-police-officer-house-of-blues-river-north-demoted

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231219/news/catholic-group-for-lgbtq-people-praises-news-about-same-sex-marriage-blessings/

ABC7
— Vigil to be held for migrant boy, 5, who died after falling ill at Pilsen shelter – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-vigil-mayor-brandon-johnson/14205474/
— Health concerns grow over Chicago migrant shelters after boy dies, 4 others hospitalized – Jessica D’Onofrio, Michelle Gallardo, and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-immigration/14200995/
— Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from 2024 ballot based on Constitution’s insurrection clause – CNN (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-colorado-14th-amendment/14203350/
— UIC under federal investigation for discrimination by Education Department
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-illinois-chicago-uic-college-discrimination-investigation-antisemitism/14204544/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Education is looking at more than a dozen schools as a part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to take action against a rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab incents on college campuses nationwide. The department has not said what type of alleged discrimination has been happening at these schools. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was added to the list of schools a few weeks ago. Other newly added schools include Springfield, IL Public Schools District 186, MNIT, UC Davis and Drexel University.)

NBC5
— City releases statement after boy dies, others hospitalized following illness at migrant shelter. A CDPH spokesman said there have been reported cases of chickenpox in both children and adults at the shelter where a child was found unresponsive and later died.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-releases-statement-after-5-year-old-boy-dies-after-falling-ill-at-migrant-shelter/3306615/
— Resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war passes Chicago City Council committee. Some Jewish Groups say they were not invited to speak.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/controversial-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-war-coming-up-for-vote/3307112/
— Migrants, volunteers share details of Pilsen shelter conditions as death of 5-year-old boy remains under investigation – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/migrants-volunteers-share-details-of-pilsen-shelter-conditions-as-death-of-5-year-old-boy-remains-under-investigation/3307239/
–Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot, pauses ruling to allow appeal – Dan Mangan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-2024-ballot-pauses-ruling-to-allow-appeal/3307186/
— Trump wipes out Biden’s lead with Latino voters in 2024 – Rebecca Picciotto
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-wipes-out-bidens-lead-with-latino-voters-in-2024-cnbc-survey/3306946/
— City says 5-year-old migrant boy’s death was ‘medical emergency,’ not due to infectious disease
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-says-5-year-old-migrant-boys-death-was-medical-emergency-not-due-to-infectious-disease/3307193/
— Ranking names places with the lowest cost of living in Illinois for 2023. (COMMENT: The cost of living in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton has always been very high. But nevertheless, as Money Magazine pointed out in its 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I, we could afford to buy a home in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) because of our salaries and my wife’s savings. I had worked for IRS for 7 years and my wife had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions for 8 years. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $101,507/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ranking-names-places-with-the-lowest-cost-of-living-in-illinois-for-2023/3306761/

CBS2
— More sick migrants, worries about conditions at Chicago shelter where a 5-year-old died – SABRINA FRANZA, MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-shelter-residents-child-death/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/more-sick-migrants-at-chicago-shelter-where-a-5-year-old-died/
— Serious concerns about health conditions in Pilsen migrant shelter
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/serious-concerns-about-health-conditions-in-pilsen-migrant-shelter/

WGN9
— Immigration fuels uptick in US population growth – AP (COMMENT: Democrats promote immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats. RIINOs promote immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-south-dominates-us-population-gains-as-deaths-drop/

FOX32
— New details emerge in death of young migrant in Chicago. – SOPHIA TAREEN and CLAIRE SAVAGE
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-details-emerge-death-young-migrant-chicago

WTTW
— No Evidence of Outbreak at Pilsen Migrant Shelter After 5-Year-Old Boy Died of Medical Emergency, According to City. Cause of death still under investigation. – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/19/no-evidence-outbreak-pilsen-migrant-shelter-after-5-year-old-boy-died-medical-emergency

JOURNAL COURIER
— Democrats ever-increasingly discourage assimilation. All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. Their slowness in speaking, reading, and writing English held them back big time. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/law-enforcement-overcoming-language-barriers-18535164.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of 2021, about 23.2% of households in Illinois speak a language other than English as a primary shared language, according to Data USA. Spanish, Polish and Chinese topped the list as the three languages most commonly spoken in the state. Illinois’ diversity of languages means law enforcement across the state, including in west-central Illinois, often have to respond to calls involving at least one person who does not speak English.)

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Teens carjack freshly washed car, crash it in Chicago – Igor Studenkov
https://www.forestparkreview.com/2023/12/19/teens-carjack-freshly-washed-car-crash-it-in-chicago/

FOX ILLINOIS
— New York commission will consider reparations for slavery – AP (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on reparations: a) the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county organization, and your Republican township/ward organization, and c) Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a racist and even worse things if you do not promote reparations.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-york-commission-will-consider-reparations-for-slavery-bill-signed-governor-kathy-hochul-california-illinois-civil-rights-rev-al-sharpton

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-defends-controversial-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-nations-blood-at-iowa-rally/
— McConnell invokes his wife’s name to slam Trump’s controversial immigrant remarks – Alexander Bolton
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/mcconnell-invokes-his-wifes-name-to-slam-trumps-controversial-immigrant-remarks/

25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois college students asking for five mental health days in proposed state law – Lizzie Seils (COMMENT: What caused you stress while you earned your bachelor’s degree? While I earned my bachelor’s degree 1966-1970, I worked all the hours that could for the Park Forest Post Office. In October of 1969, my father died suddenly.)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/12/20/illinois-college-students-asking-five-mental-health-days-proposed-state-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Emotional stress is a broad term meaning stress from coursework or from worries about paying for college. 48% of bachelor’s students surveyed said they feel that emotional stress frequently.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-206/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-9/
— Migrants: As the old saying goes, simple solutions are usually neither
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/19/as-the-old-saying-goes-simple-solutions-are-usually-neither/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— DEI has its tentacles throughout the Illinois university system (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/dei-has-its-tentacles-throughout-the-illinois-university-system-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
— Chicago’s public transportation faces massive deficits as federal Covid relief money runs out – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-public-transportation-faces-enormous-deficits-as-federal-covid-relief-money-runs-out-wirepoints/
— New 2023 Census estimate: Illinois’ population drops again, losses now total a quarter-million since 2020 – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-2023-census-estimate-illinois-population-drops-again-losses-now-total-a-quarter-million-since-2020-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Decade of decline in population has Illinois legislators looking for change – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_054e9ed8-9eba-11ee-a750-6bbee129e5f7.html
— Johnson says those arriving in Chicago are already sick – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_271083d8-9eab-11ee-8929-e30bcb8e7aea.html
— Illinois continues population decline, losing 364K in 3 years – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c33530b8-9e94-11ee-a64c-c32f64ad3794.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS ‘SIN TAXES’ RELY ON AN UNRELIABLE NAUGHTY LIST – Jess Plowman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-sin-taxes-rely-on-an-unreliable-naughty-list/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Colorado GOP says it will cancel primary if Trump can’t be on ballot – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/colorado-gop-says-it-will-cancel-primary-if-donald/
— Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/donald-trump-from-colorado-ballot-under-constituti/
— Court orders DHS to stop ruining Texas’s razor wire border fence – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/court-orders-dhs-stop-ruining-texass-razor-wire-bo/
— Tuberville says Trump should’ve been ‘tougher’ in his comments on illegal immigrants – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/tommy-tuberville-says-donald-trump-shouldve-been-t/
— Protecting consumer choice and standing up to Biden’s EV mandate – Rep. Troy Balderson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/19/protecting-consumer-choice-and-standing-up-to-bide/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago-bound immigrants dropped off in secret locations so drivers can avoid fines – Misty Severi (COMMENT: When illegals are dropped off in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district, what will the leaders of your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district do with them?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/chicago-bound-immigrants-dropped-off-secret-locations
— Chicago mayor accuses Greg Abbott of attacking country by busing illegal immigrants – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-mayor-abbott-attacking-country-busing-illegal-immigrants
— Up to 38% of Border Patrol shifted from ‘enforcement’ to ‘processing’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/up-to-38-of-border-patrol-shifted-from-enforcement-to-processing
— The only growing population in California is its homeless population – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: What percent of the homeless are illegals?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-only-growing-population-in-california-is-its-homeless-population
— Voters believe media bias is worse than ever – Christopher Tremoglie (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the media serves as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/voters-believe-media-bias-worse-than-ever
— Biden border crisis shatters record with 14,509 illegal immigrants encountered in one day – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/border-officials-encounter-14-509-illegal-immigrants-new-record

NEW YORK POST
— Biden is breaking the border on purpose — he wants mass amnesty – Andrew Arthur
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/opinion/biden-is-breaking-the-border-on-purpose-he-wants-mass-amnesty/
— Biden campaign co-chair Veronica Escobar ‘afraid’ Democrats will get blame for border crisis – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/news/biden-campaign-co-chair-afraid-dems-will-get-blame-for-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals housed in NYC shown the door after nonstop complaints, but they refuse to leave – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/illegals_housed_in_nyc_shown_the_door_after_nonstop_complaints_but_they_refuse_to_leave.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— ‘He’s attacking our country!’ Chicago mayor blasts Gov Abbott in migrant meltdown as chickenpox spreads – Tom Tillison
https://americanwirenews.com/hes-attacking-our-country-chicago-mayor-blasts-gov-abbott-in-migrant-tirade-as-chickenpox-begins-to-spread/

AMMOLAND
— Illinois Case Heading to Supreme Court
https://www.ammoland.com/2023/12/illinois-case-heading-to-supreme-court/#axzz8MQqkFZPl

BLAZE
— Trump calls Rep. Chip Roy a ‘RINO,’ floats idea of a primary challenger — but there’s a problem – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-calls-chip-roy-rino

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Blames Texas for Joe Biden’s Border Crisis Failures After Migrant Child Dies – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/19/chicago-mayor-blames-texas-for-joe-bidens-border-crisis-failures-after-migrant-child-dies/
— Nearly 3-in-5 Illegal Alien Households Are on Taxpayer-Funded Welfare – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/19/study-nearly-3-in-5-illegal-alien-households-are-on-taxpayer-funded-welfare/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Lindsey Graham Betrays House Republicans – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/lindsey-graham-betrays-house-republicans

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Disqualified From Colorado Ballot – BRIANNA LYMAN (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/19/donald-trump-disqualified-colorado-ballot-supreme-court/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Shocking Poll Reveals Extent of Critical Race Theory Brainwashing – Jason Bedrick
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/19/shocking-poll-reveals-extent-of-critical-race-theory-brainwashing/
— Another Record Broken in Biden’s Border Crisis – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/19/another-record-broken-in-bidens-border-crisis/

DAILY WIRE
— Republicans Slam Colorado Supreme Court For Keeping Trump Off Ballot – Ryan Saavedra (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-slam-colorado-supreme-court-for-keeping-trump-off-ballot
— Colorado Republican Party To Cancel Primary If Trump Kept Off Ballot – Ryan Saavedra (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-republican-party-to-cancel-primary-if-trump-kept-off-ballot

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor condemns Texas Gov. Abbott for migrant buses. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson argued, “The governor of Texas needs to take a look in the mirror of the chaos that he is causing for this country. This is not just a Chicago dynamic, he is attacking our country.”
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343567412112
— Chicago mayor under fire for new move toward equity in public schools: ‘A facade of morality’ Brandon Johnson accused of breaking campaign promise on ‘selective enrollment’ for high-performing schools. – Bailee Hill
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-under-fire-new-move-toward-equity-public-schools-facade-morality
— Younger voters help boost Trump’s edge over Biden in latest Fox Survey. Young voters cite economy as one of their biggest concerns heading into 2024. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-trump-dominating-biden-voters-under-30
— ‘Woke’ and ‘Islamist forces’ have ‘joined together’ to push antisemitism on campuses – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343542032112

HOT AIR
— Dems Seek Path to Block Trump From Deporting Illegals
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/12/19/dems-seek-path-to-block-trump-from-deporting-illegals-n600058

MRC TV
— Chicago Mayor Blames Texas For ‘Attacking our Country’ With Illegals – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/chicago-mayor-blames-texas-attacking-our-country-illegals

NEWSMAX
— Groups Sue Over New Texas Law That Lets Cops Arrest Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/texas-immigration-lawsuit/2023/12/19/id/1146528/

PJ MEDIA
— Gov. Abbott Has a Bold New Plan to Deal With Illegals in Texas – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2023/12/19/gov-abbott-if-biden-wont-lock-up-illegals-texas-will-n4924854

PATRIOT POST
— The Indoctrinated Generation. Young Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 have largely accepted some of the worst narratives of the left. – GARY BAUER
https://patriotpost.us/articles/103010-the-indoctrinated-generation-2023-12-19
— Tell Us Again How It’s Not an Invasion at the Southern Border – EMMY GRIFFIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/102990-tell-us-again-how-its-not-an-invasion-at-the-southern-border-2023-12-19

TOWNHALL
— Hamasurrection: Terrorist Sympathizers Take Over U.S. Capitol Rotunda – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/12/19/us-capitol-rotunda-shut-down-by-hamas-sympathizers-n2632608

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— More than half of voters say they are worse off under Biden – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4366706-more-than-half-of-voters-say-they-are-worse-off-under-biden-poll/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Migrant child’s death and other hospitalizations spark concern over Chicago shelter conditions – SOPHIA TAREEN AND CLAIRE SAVAGE
https://apnews.com/article/migrant-boy-death-child-shelter-chicago-de2d8e7766f418ea52eb5218d519c72c
— Migrant families rally for end to New York’s new 60-day limits on shelter stays – PHILIP MARCELO
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/migrant-families-rally-for-end-to-new-york-s-new-60-day-limits-on-shelter-stays/ar-AA1lL5Fm

CNN
— Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from 2024 ballot based on 14th Amendment’s ‘insurrectionist ban’ – Marshall Cohen (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/politics/trump-colorado-supreme-court-14th-amendment

CBS NEWS
— DeSantis ramps up attacks on Trump and Haley
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/desantis-ramps-up-attacks-on-trump-haley/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Is Disqualified From the 2024 Ballot, Colorado Supreme Court Rules. It’s the first court to find that the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment applies to Mr. Trump, in addition to affirming that he engaged in insurrection. – Maggie Astor (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/trump-colorado-ballot-14th-amendment.html
— Democrats ask “What Does the Colorado Ruling Mean for November’s Presidential Election?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/trump-colorado-ruling-2024.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-cases-poll-2024.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/opinion/trump-election-2024-authoritarianism.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-colorado.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasing use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/catholic-gay-blessing-pope-francis.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump is barred from Colorado’s 2024 ballot, the state Supreme Court rules – Patrick Marley (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/19/trump-off-colorado-ballot/

USA TODAY
— A quarter of Methodist congregations abandon the Church as schism grows over LGBTQ issues – Marc Ramirez (COMMENT: My parents’ transferring me from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest when I was in 8th grade in 1961 to stay with the Missouri Synod had a major impact on the rest of my life.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/20/methodist-church-lgbtq-issues-prompt-mass-exodus-as-deadline-nears/71964830007/
— DC is buzzing about a Senate sex scandal. What it says about the way we discuss gay sex. – David Oliver
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/12/19/gay-senate-video-sex-scandal/71964768007/
— Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA and DEI, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2023/12/20/dei-reverse-discrimination-lawsuits-increase-woke/71923487007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Closes Several Southwest Border Bridges to Contain Migrant Surge. Border-crossing closures are disrupting trade and vehicle traffic during the busy Christmas holidays. – Alicia A. Caldwell and Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-closes-several-southwest-border-bridges-to-contain-migrant-surge-59858c67
— Why Harvard Can’t Fire Claudine Gay. To admit she has performed poorly is to raise basic questions about the entire ‘diversity’ enterprise. – Jason L. Riley (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and b) had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, and/or no professional certifications or licenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-harvard-cant-fire-claudine-gay-dei-hiring-lack-of-merit-b1d480ec
— To Avoid the Jungles of Central America, Migrants Are Taking a Treacherous Sea Route. ‘Out there, in the open ocean, anything can happen.’ – Juan Forero
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/to-avoid-the-jungles-of-central-america-migrants-are-taking-a-treacherous-sea-route-bb7d58f6

FORBES
— New York Gov. Hochul Signs Bill On Reparations, Joining California And These Other Cities – Brian Bushard (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA and DEI, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/19/new-york-gov-hochul-signs-bill-on-reparations-joining-california-and-these-other-cities/

PBS
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, fewer and fewer and fewer employees in America will be conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, parents, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pbs.org/video/employees-could-see-these-trends-in-a-changing-workforce-9nn/

NPR
— Democrats ever-increasingly use schools to turn students into sexually active LGBTQ little Democrats.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/20/1219337716/republican-candidates-education-schools-culture-war-issues

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Five-year-old boy dies during outbreak at overcrowded Chicago migrant shelter – Alexander Fangmann
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/12/20/goom-d20.html

DAILY MAIL
— Inside Chicago’s deplorable, freezing migrant Pilsen shelter where boy, five, died after falling ill and four other children have been hospitalized: Videos show dozens of sick children. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12882885/Chicago-migrants-Pilsen-shelter-child-dies.html
— Chicago buckles under weight of migrant crisis as boy, 5, dies and four more children, aged between one and 14, are hospitalized with fevers after being housed in the same facility. Jean Carlo Martinez, 5, died at Pilsen migrant camp in Chicago on Sunday. He became sick while there with his family and was allegedly denied ambulance. Chicago is struggling to care for 26,000 immigrants sent from southern border. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881793/Child-dies-Chicago-migrant-shelter.html

December 18, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

WGN9
— Migrants arriving in Chicago face uncertainty as communication with border cities deteriorates – Angelica Sanchez, Judy Wang (COMMENT: University Park today, your municipality tomorrow. I used the University Park Metra station 1977-1978 and I used the Richton Park, Matteson, and 211th Street stations 1971-1977. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, then part-time 1974-1976, and then rented it out 1976-1984. The HUD-promised monorail between where it was built and the University Park Metra station was never built.)
https://wgntv.com/news/migrants-arriving-in-chicago-face-uncertainty-as-communication-with-border-cities-deteriorates/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Less than 24 hours after being cleared from the Chicago police 12th District, migrants were seen outside the district again on Saturday. WGN-TV learned that bus companies are going out of their way to avoid a new city ordinance by dropping migrants off outside city limits. Over two dozen migrants lined the windows of the Chicago police 12th district on Saturday evening, wrapped in blankets as they tried to stay dry from the rain. WGN-TV spoke with Juevencio Zerpa, who said some migrants were being turned away from shelters and had nowhere to sleep. Chicago’s latest census report showed that there were no migrants waiting for placement inside any police districts. The CPD 12th district was the last station cleared of asylum seekers on Friday night, but they returned less than 24 hours later. It all comes as the City of Chicago works to enforce stricter penalties regarding the handling of the migrant crisis. Under a new ordinance, bus companies dropping off new arrivals now have to go to a designated landing zone with a permit. Buses that don’t follow the ordinance could be towed or impounded. City officials confirmed that bus companies are now trying to avoid fines and penalties by dropping off migrants outside city limits. Going as far as purchasing bus and train tickets for them so they can get into the city on their own. Migrants waiting outside the 12th district on Saturday evening eventually boarded a bus that offered them shelter during the cold and rain. City officials say there is no longer any communication from border cities to coordinate the incoming buses. According to the city, a group of new arrivals was dropped off by a bus from Texas at the University Park Metra stop on Saturday night. The city said the new arrivals made their way downtown where some were picked up by authorities and taken to a shelter and others were taken to a nearby police district where they would be able to wait on a bus being used as a warming station. WGN-TV reached out to Chicago police about the migrants seeking shelter. CPD referred WGN to the Office of Emergency Management for comment and has not yet heard back.)

ABC7
— At least 18 shot, 1 fatally, across city in Chicago violence so far this weekend
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-violence-police/14195248/
— Off-duty Chicago police officer carjacked in Chatham
https://abc7chicago.com/off-duty-officer-chicago-police-carjacking-chatham/14196320/
— Car plows into parked vehicle in President Biden’s motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/president-joe-biden-motorcade-crash-delaware/14196193/
— Migrant boy, 5, dies after becoming sick at Pilsen shelter, Chicago police say – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-immigration-pilsen/14197317/

NBC5
— All migrants staying at Chicago police stations have been relocated, city says. As of 8 a.m. on Saturday, 15,028 asylum-seekers were staying in 27 shelters across the city.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/all-migrants-staying-at-chicago-police-stations-have-been-relocated-city-says/3305393/
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-campaign-says-trumps-repeated-anti-immigration-comments-parroted-adolf-hitler/3305344/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-invokes-nazi-era-blood-rhetoric-against-immigrants-as-senate-works-on-border-deal/3305534/

CBS2
— Chicago Weekend Shootings: 1 dead, 19 hurt – JERAMIE BIZZLE, TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-dec-15-to-18/
— Boy, 5, dies after falling ill at Chicago migrant shelter in Pilsen – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrant-child-death-pilsen-shelter-halsted/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/archdiocese-hosts-toy-and-coat-giveaway-for-migrants/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As city readies clean-up of West Loop homeless encampment, residents and nearby workers hope more resources are offered. A stretch near Clinton and Lake streets that the local alderperson calls ‘a magnet for narcotics and violent crime’ will be cleared. But the welfare of the street dwellers is of concern to people in the area. – Emmanuel Camarillo (COMMENT: I used the Ogilvie Transportation Center very often 1978-1997 and the Union Station often 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/12/17/24005588/west-loop-homeless-encampment-resources-cleared-ald-conway-migrants-crime
— A failure to increase funding for mass transit will widen racial equity gap in Cook County. The affordability and availability of transit is a racial justice issue for metropolitan Chicago. – Kirk Dillard, Chairman, RTA (COMMENT: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have ever used mass transit. I used mass transit to get to/from my job in the Loop and a) Crete in 1971, b) then University Park in 1973 and 1974, and c) then Wheaton 1978-1997. I also used mass transit to get to/from graduate evening a) business courses at Loyola in 1973 and 1974, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1978-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance at IIT 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/17/24001387/transit-equity-jobs-freedom-speech-universities-deposit-law-landlords-letters
— I met my wife in 1977 at a Fourth Presbyterian ( https://www.fourthchurch.org/ ) singles event. She is Catholic and I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. I was working for IRS in the Loop and she was working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions in the Loop. Previously, she had worked for the FBI. Recently, she had helped elect Big Jim Thompson Governor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/17/23979730/speed-dating-tips-advice-column-ismael-perez-someone-in-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County court clerk getting boost in reelection bid from her government employees – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-iris-martinez-court-clerk-employees-donating-20231217-p7j6dr3adreqnhe2frcbvn42lm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happy – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231218/transportation/no-fence-sitters-on-senior-road-exams/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois weighs political reform with ranked choice voting – Judith Crown
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-voting-and-democracy/voting-reform-efforts-illinois-aim-bolster-democracy
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/floundering-weed-stocks-test-wall-streets-faith-2024-rebound

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County GOP chief sees hope among gloom – TOM KACICH
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-champaign-county-gop-chief-sees-hope-among-gloom/article_9dce660e-e6c4-5c99-acc7-4d19bdb6eb02.html

WCIA
— Trump notes he was indicted more times than the ‘great’ Al Capone – Sarah Fortinsky
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/trump-notes-he-was-indicted-more-times-than-the-great-al-capone/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-204/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— In the name of equity, Chicago looks to close schools with top-performing black, Hispanic students – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/in-the-name-of-equity-chicago-looks-to-close-schools-with-top-performing-black-hispanic-students-wirepoints/

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Illinoisans Have Days to Register Banned Firearms Based on Emergency Rules – Greg Bishop
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/illinoisans-have-days-to-register-banned-firearms-based-on-emergency-rules/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Study finds Illinois near bottom of all states for residents’ social mobility – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: What do you attribute your successes in life? For me, it was my outstanding parents who 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.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6f757e2e-9b97-11ee-9340-0b6806f0aec5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Archbridge defines “social mobility” as the opportunity to better oneself and those around them in hope of living the American Dream. To rank each state, Archbridge measured a series of indicators based on the four key pillars of entrepreneurship and growth; institutions and rule of law; education and skills development; and social capital.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Nowak’s Misspelling of “Republican” on County Board Petition Makes San Francisco Chronicle, Fox and Others
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/nowaks-misspelling-of-republican-on-county-board-makes-san-francisco-chronicle/
— Illinois Mask Alert
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/mask-alert/
— Hampshire Park District Asks for Honking 20% Property Tax Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/hampshire-park-district-asks-for-honking-20-property-tax-hike/
— A Blast from the Past, Comparing Town Hall Meetings of Joe Walsh and Bill Foster
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/16/a-blast-from-the-past/
— Rashid Puts More Pressure on Foster
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/15/rashid-puts-more-pressure-on-foster/
— Pressure Continues on Foster to Call for a Ceasefire in the Israeli-Hama War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/15/pressure-continues-on-foster-to-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-the-israeli-hama-war/
— Demonstrators Take to Street to Pressure Bill Foster to Come Out for a Ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas War
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/demonstrators-take-to-street-to-pressure-bill-foster-to-come-out-for-a-cease-fire-in-the-israeli-hamas-war/
— Eric Hendricks v. Robert “Bob” Nowak County Electoral Board Hearing Preview
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/brdpreview/
— Prairie Grove Grade School District Announces 23% More in Property Taxes Next Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/prairie-grove-grade-school-district-announces-23-more-in-property-taxes-next-year/
— Flashback – Townships, the Surplus Government
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/18/message-of-the-day-flashback/
— UPDATEDx2: If Donald Trump Really Dominating Not Only Republican Primary Field, but Also President Biden in the Polls, Why is Trump Considering Nikki Haley for VP?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/17/moneymandate/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Secret’ negotiations with Dems on border prompts GOP senators to demand ‘transparent process’ – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/17/gop-senators-demand-open-and-transparent-process-b/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/17/tony-gonzales-texas-gop-lawmaker-calls-immigrants-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican-controlled states ramp up efforts to ban DEI at public universities – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/republican-controlled-states-ban-dei-public-universities

NEW YORK POST
— Black Americans’ growing solidarity with plight of Palestinians in Gaza – AP
https://nypost.com/2023/12/17/news/black-americans-see-their-struggles-reflected-in-palestine/
— Biden migrants proposal proves US border crisis could end tomorrow – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/17/opinion/biden-migrants-move-proves-us-border-crisis-could-end-now/
— US Customs to suspend railway operations at international crossings into Texas starting Monday – Greg Wehner
https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/us-customs-to-suspend-railway-operations-at-international-crossings-into-texas-starting-monday/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The mainstream media willingly hides Biden’s destruction of America – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_mainstream_media_willingly_hides_bidens_destruction_of_america.html
— The Republican Party’s Paper Elephants – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/the_republican_partys_paper_elephants.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— ‘He’s not stopping’: Gov. Abbott’s bussing of migrants has ‘divided Democrats’ – Melissa Fine
https://americanwirenews.com/hes-not-stopping-gov-abbotts-bussing-of-migrants-has-divided-democrats/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sen. Graham ‘You’re talking about Trump’s language as you … allow the country to be invaded’ – Melissa Fine (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/17/sen-graham-on-mtp-youre-talking-about-trumps-language-as-you-allow-the-country-to-be-invaded-1420647/
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Trump’s being German American and Protestant against him.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/17/trump-evokes-more-hitler-talk-when-he-says-illegal-immigration-poisoning-the-blood-of-our-country-1420566/
— Harvard didn’t invite white folks and Jews to ‘affinity’ celebrations, scrubs the evidence from website – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/18/harvard-didnt-invite-white-folks-and-jews-to-affinity-celebrations-scrubs-the-evidence-from-website-1420753/

BREITBART
— At Least 20 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/12/18/at-least-20-shot-during-weekend-in-mayor-brandon-johnsons-chicago/
— Republican Senators Stiff-arm Democratic Rush for Border Deal – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/12/18/republican-senators-block-democratic-rush-for-border-deal/

COLLEGE FIX
— Chicago mayor does 180, wants to ditch high-achieving schools in name of ‘equity’ (COMMENT: Were you a high achiever when you were young? I was not. My ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of that, instead of me, minorities, females, and veterans should have been a) accepted by UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992 and b) hired by the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. In my defense, I stress that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/chicago-mayor-does-180-wants-to-ditch-high-achieving-schools-in-name-of-equity/

DAILY CALLER
— America’s Border Crisis Will Continue To Fester While Taxpayers Foot The Bill For Social Safety Net – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/17/betsy-mccaughey-americas-border-crisis-will-continue-to-fester-while-taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-social-safety-net/
— The Polls For Joe Biden Might Even Be Worse Than You Think – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/17/polls-joe-biden-donald-trump-worse-2024/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Phone Calls and Social Media Posts Drive Record High Illegal Immigration, Top Border Patrol Officials Report – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/18/exclusive-phone-calls-and-social-media-posts-drive-record-high-illegal-immigration-top-border-patrol-officials-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The modern flow of information is driving illegal immigration, according to multiple Border Patrol sector chiefs. If released into the interior of the U.S., some illegal aliens allegedly share their success on social media, or call home and encourage family or friends to cross the border and join them in America, furthering a cycle of illegal border crossings. Illegal aliens cross into the “Del Rio Sector in large part because of the message that is transmitted among the migrant population,” Jason Owens told staff members of the House Homeland Security Committee during an interview in May and shared with The Daily Signal Thursday. Owens, who has since been promoted to Border Patrol chief, was serving as chief patrol agent of the Del Rio Sector at the time of the interview with House Homeland Security staff. “When you have folks that make the trip and they come across, they’re in communication with the folks that are back in their home country or their families who may also be thinking about making that journey,” Owens said. “And if they perceive it to be safer or more expedient, they give recommendations, and they do that by phone, they do that on social media outlets.” The Del Rio Sector in Texas is one of nine border sectors along America’s border with Mexico, and tends to be one of the higher trafficked areas of the border. In fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, Customs and Border Protection encountered 393,226 illegal aliens in the Del Rio Sector. “I believe that the migrants communicate the entirety of their experience to their friends and family back home, and that would include what their experience was with whatever processing pathway they were put into,” Owens said. The “processing pathways” Owens references include the Biden administration’s “lawful pathways,” which have allowed for the release of illegal aliens into the interior of the U.S. In October, the House Judiciary Committee released findings that at least 3.8 million illegal aliens either have been released into the nation’s interior or successfully evaded the Border Patrol to enter the country since President Joe Biden took office Jan. 20, 2021. Owens’ observations regarding the communication flow between migrants is not unique to the Del Rio Sector, according to comments made by other sector chiefs during a series of interviews with House Homeland Security staffers conducted between the beginning of May and end of September. When asked what factors draw migrants to cross the border into the U.S., Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez said, “It would be families that are already in the United States pulling their relatives, you know, encouraging their relatives to come out.” Other pull factors include “companies or organizations that are hiring these individuals in the United States that others have told them, ‘Hey, you can get a job here,’ type thing. I think it’s the feedback that people that are here already provide them to encourage them to come,” Chavez said. During an interview with Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Joel Martinez, a Homeland Security staffer asked whether illegal aliens would still come to the U.S. even after being informed that the journey was hard and long if they knew they would be released into the U.S. “Yes,” Martinez answered. “How else do they find out about information?” the staffer pressed. “It’s not just the cartel, right? Family that’s already come, do they call back?” “Yes,” the agent said. “And some people … wait in Mexico to see if the people they were with are successful before they cross?” “Yes,” he said. “Do you think that that has a large influence on whether a person decides to cross into the United States?” the Homeland Security staff member asked. “Yes,” Martinez responded. The widespread use of social media has also made it easy for migrants and “smuggling outfits” to use platforms like TikTok to share how and where to cross the border illegally, Yuma Sector Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Dustin Caudle said during his interview with representatives from the House Homeland Security Committee. TikTok videos show migrant’s “firsthand accounts of which trails to take, where the border wall ended, which gap to exploit, you know, where to stay, all of those things,” Caudle said. The information dissemination has changed the patterns of illegal immigration, according to El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Good and Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin. If an illegal alien is released from Customs and Border Protection, Good says, “then that person that was released will get on social media and say, ‘Hey, look at me, I’ve been released.’ And then that creates a draw specifically to that area,” he said. “So, if it happens in El Paso and they post that on social media, that will create a draw to El Paso, same for any other sector.” Modlin told Homeland Security Committee staff members that when he started his career, “immigration flows took months to change, and now it seemingly can change overnight because people are livestreaming themselves crossing the border. They’re sending it back to—their families are seeing it. People in the area they come from see it.” The Tucson Sector chief added that “there’s not the air of mystery to the border that there used to be, because people can leave their country and then, however long it takes them, a couple weeks to get here, and then they’re inside the United States, and then they’re in Kansas City, or they’re wherever their destination is, they’re there and they’re in communication with their families.” CBP encountered a record 2.4 million illegal aliens at the southern border in fiscal year 2023, and over 6.6 million illegal aliens have been encountered at the U.S. border with Mexico since the start of the Biden administration.)

DAILY WIRE
— Pentagon Warns Of Military’s Dropping Numbers Heading Into 2024 As U.S. Fields Smallest Fighting Force Since Before WWII – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-warns-of-militarys-dropping-numbers-heading-into-2024-as-u-s-fields-smallest-fighting-force-since-before-wwii

FEDERALIST
— Chinese Hackers Target Critical U.S. Infrastructure – HELEN RALEIGH
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/18/this-means-cyber-war-chinese-hackers-target-critical-u-s-infrastructure/

FOX BUSINESS
— ‘Too early to declare victory’ on inflation, Chicago Fed president says. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said that while the central bank has made good progress in taming inflation it’s still “too early to declare victory” – Eric Revell (COMMENT: Civil Service Retirement System and Social Security COLAs have helped my wife and I fight inflation, by dramatic Medicare cost increases are ending that.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/too-early-to-declare-victory-inflation-chicago-fed-president-says

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— We didn’t just warn about the pernicious and corrosive effects of CRT and DEI that now are exploding on campuses. We documented the threat more deeply than anyone else. With facts and data. – Kemberlee Kaye (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote CRT and DEI.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/i-wish-we-had-been-wrong/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Crenshaw to Introduce Bill Stripping Federal Funding from Universities That Require DEI Statements – ZACH KESSEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-crenshaw-to-introduce-bill-stripping-federal-funding-from-universities-that-require-dei-statements/
— Half of Young Americans Say Israel Should Be ‘Ended and Given to Hamas’ – DAVID ZIMMERMANN (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats and RINOs had promoting hatred against those who share your demographics?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/half-of-young-americans-say-israel-should-be-ended-and-given-to-hamas-poll/

NEWSMAX
— CBS Poll: Haley Cuts Trump’s Lead in N.H. to 15 Points – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nikki-haley-new-hampshire-primary/2023/12/17/id/1146262/
— GOP Helps Make Immigration Top-2 Issue – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-immigration-2024/2023/12/17/id/1146252/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Begins Impounding ‘Rogue’ Migrant Buses as a New Law Increases Penalties – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/17/chicago-begins-impounding-rogue-migrant-buses-as-a-new-law-increases-penalties-n4924814

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Reince Priebus: Trump Supporters Are Looking For “More Blood,” An Even Bigger Middle Finger In 2024 Than In 2016 – Tim Hains (COMMENT: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/12/17/reince_priebus_trump_supporters_are_looking_for_more_blood_an_even_bigger_middle_finger_in_2020_than_in_2016.html

TOWNHALL
— Applying Equity to Reparations – Ed Brodow (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to argue that you should pay reparations? My critics/opponents stress a) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, b) that they homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, c) that none of them served in the Union army, and d) that they all were Protestant. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid enabled me to earn a) four college degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license. In my defense, I stress a) that all of my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, b) that neither my parents nor any of my ancestors attended college, c) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, d) that my mother never attended high school, and e) that I had buy my own cars and work my way through college.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/edbrodow/2023/12/18/applying-equity-to-reparations-n2632535

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Despite Being More Divisive Than Ever, FBI Decides to Lean Into Woke Politics With Ludicrous LGBT Move – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/despite-divisive-ever-fbi-decides-lean-woke-politics-ludicrous-lgbt-move/
— Illegal Aliens Tossing $1 Million Per Month in ‘Free Food’ While Citizens Contend with Drastic Budget Cuts – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-aliens-tossing-1-million-per-month-free-food-citizens-contend-drastic-budget-cuts/

ZERO HEDGE
— Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Illinois Law Targeting Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/federal-judge-permanently-blocks-illinois-law-targeting-pro-life-pregnancy-counseling

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/europe/pope-francis-same-sex-couples-blessing-intl/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Trump promises ‘largest deportation operation in American history’ if elected president
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-18/donald-trump-promises-largest-deportation-operation/103241936

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/75-anti-lgbtq-bills-become-law-2023-rcna124250

NBC NEWS & MSN
— Democrats use Henry Hyde to argue against impeaching Biden.
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/-people-are-looking-at-this-in-horror-clinton-impeachment-manager-says-in-1998-200410181919
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/people-are-looking-at-this-in-horror-clinton-impeachment-manager-says-in-1998/vi-AA1lDj0i

MSN
— Increasingly, people older than age 65 are working in the U.S., and they are working into older ages. – Vadim Ratnikov (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/9-places-where-the-most-people-are-still-working-after-age-65/ss-AA1lEyWA

NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST & NEWSWEEK & CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/briefing/immigration-debate.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/18/trump-immigrants-invasion-dehumanizing/
https://www.newsweek.com/president-biden-cant-cave-maga-immigration-agenda-opinion-1852892
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/politics/trump-nevada-republican-primary/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/europe/pope-gay-lesbian-same-sex-blessing.html
— FRNIT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why Democracy Hasn’t Settled the Abortion Question. Post-Roe voting might bring America to a new consensus — but only if the voters keep getting their say. – Kate Zernike
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/us/where-will-abortion-rights-land.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— One recent divisive week in Washington did manage to produce a cause on which 303 members of the House could agree: condemning the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, MIT and Harvard. – LZ GRANDERSON
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-18/university-protests-antisemitism-gaza-palestinian-israel

USA TODAY
— Driving for work will pay more next year after IRS boosts 2024 mileage rate – Susan Tompor (COMMENT: The Park Forest Post Office paid milage to deliver mail with my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1969. IRS paid me mileage to collect delinquent taxes 1971-1978.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/taxes/2023/12/14/irs-mileage-rate-2024-raised/71921209007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Florida GOP Chair Censured After Sexual Assault Allegation. Christian Ziegler to lose salary and duties. His wife, Bridget, a founder of Moms for Liberty, has faced calls to resign from school board. – Matt Barnum (COMMENT: I should sue all those who tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me at its 2006 annual convention for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/florida-gop-chair-censured-after-sexual-assaultallegation-27434347
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Christian Ziegler was accused in October of sexual assault involving a woman who said that she had been part of a three-way relationship with him and his wife, a well-known Florida Republican who supported the state’s law restricting discussion of sexual orientation in schools. “Christian Ziegler has engaged in conduct that renders him unfit for the office of Chairman,” read a motion that was unanimously passed by the Republican Party of Florida Executive Committee. “Ziegler has not been forthright and honest.” Ziegler wasn’t removed from office, but his authority as chairman was suspended and his salary was effectively eliminated, reduced to just $1. The party also called a special meeting for January in which the full state committee will consider removing Ziegler from his position. Ziegler hasn’t been charged with a crime and has previously denied the allegation. According to a search warrant originally obtained by the Florida Center for Government Accountability, detectives spoke to Ziegler in November and he said that the encounter with the alleged victim had been consensual. Efforts to reach him Sunday afternoon weren’t successful. His lawyer previously told several media outlets, “We are confident that once the police investigation is concluded that no charges will be filed, and Mr. Ziegler will be completely exonerated.” His wife, Bridget Ziegler, has also been caught up in the controversy, although there is no allegation of wrongdoing against her. She helped found the conservative parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty, and is a member of the Sarasota County School Board and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board.)
— The Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani. He’s the latest to be brought low for having peddled Trump’s false election claims. – Editorial (COMMENT: Trump and I share many demographics. Since 2015, my critics/opponents have accused Trump of making many false statements. Of course, because of that, ever-increasingly, since 2015, they have accused me of using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to “peddle” those statements and have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tragedy-of-rudy-giuliani-defamation-georgia-election-trump-2a1e838d
— Air Travel in 2023 Was a Nightmare. And Flying Isn’t Likely to Get Much Better in 2024. Millions of fliers returned, but many went nowhere fast – Scott McCartney. (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious 1978-1992 that I frequently a)accompanied my wife on her frequent business trips to luxury resorts and b) took vacations with her in connection with those trips.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/flying-air-travel-2024-6cde5967
— Big Accounting Firms Layoff Partners – Mark Maurer and Alexander Saeedy (COMMENT: Accounting firms were never interested in me though a) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) became a licensed CPA in 1981, e) worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year in today’s dollars, f) worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year in today’s dollars, and g) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. If I had been a minority and/or a female, they would have been extremely interest in me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-four-accounting-firms-overhired-now-theyre-starting-to-lay-off-partners-d0c6ee6b
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ey-is-laying-off-u-s-partners-amid-tough-economic-conditions-9efc4aa6

FORBES
— Biden Trails Trump In 7 Battleground States—Shedding Support Among Key Demographics
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/12/14/biden-trails-trump-in-7-battleground-states-shedding-support-among-key-demographics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new poll shows that Biden is struggling to reach key demographics, including Black voters and young people.)
— Democrats ask “Is Elon Musk Right About DEI?” and say “Exploring Popular Critiques Of DEI.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2023/12/18/is-elon-musk-right-about-dei-exploring-critiques-of-dei/?sh=3fe7903d7d74

ATLANTIC
— The Myth of the Unemployed College Grad. – Kevin Carey (COMMENT: What frustrated your search for a job when you earned your bachelor’s degree? When I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970 when I was 21, my job search was frustrated by my being viewed as being draft bait. Potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got – Retail Sales Manager for the Chicago Heights Firestone Store. But in early 1971, I accepted an job offer from Oldsmobile to serve as a liaison between its factories and dealers because my Firestone job did not really require a bachelor’s degree, because advancement seemed far too slow, and because my boss had me a) pumping gasoline, b) installing tires, batteries, etc., c) changing oil and filters, d) delivering major appliances, e) cleaning the store’s showroom, etc. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me for accepting that offer, I accepted an offer from IRS for a job that did require a bachelor’s degree in business. IRS offered me that job because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/myth-unemployed-college-grad/676364/

DAILY MAIL
— Over 67K migrants are living in NYC shelters – more than triple the 2022 holiday season total – as Mayor Eric Adams calls Biden’s lax immigration policies ‘baffling.’ Adams has often clashed with the president, constantly begging Washington for money to solve a disaster that he claimed will ‘destroy my city.’ Adams says he would ship migrants from the border across the country and give them a three-year deadline to get themselves settled. – STEPHEN M. LEPORE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12875473/Over-67K-migrants-living-NYC-shelters-triple-2022-holiday-season-total-Mayor-Eric-Adams-calls-Bidens-lax-immigration-policies-baffling.html
— U.S. enters 2024 with its smallest military in over 80 years as active-duty troop numbers sink to less than 1.3 million and all branches except Space Force MISS recruiting goals and Pentagon issue ‘national call of service’ to Gen Z. Active-duty numbers have not been so low since 1941. – NICK ALLEN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12869575/pentagon-biden-army-navy-marines-space-force-military-recruit-gen-z.html

December 15, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Oak Park village officials tell migrants they must move out by end of January due to cost issues – Michelle Gallardo and Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-oak-park-how-to-help-cost/14185159/
— Dramatic spike in Chicago chickenpox cases, CDPH warns; most in unvaccinated new arrival migrants – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/chicken-pox-vaccine-symptoms-chicago-migrants/14184972/
— Highest court will not hear Illinois assault weapons ban case – PETER HANCOCK & HANNAH MEISEL
https://abc7chicago.com/us-supreme-court-cases-illinois-gun-ban-assault-weapons/14183814/
— Chicago City Council sanctuary city referendum roundly defeated – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-sanctuary-mayor-brandon-johnson/14181793/
— Rideshare drivers protest outside Chicago Uber hub after driver killed while on the job – Jessica D’Onofrio and Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-uber-driver-killed-mohammed-al-hejoj-gig-alliance-protest/14184302/

NBC5
— Chicago City Council votes against measure to ask voters about ‘Sanctuary City’ status. Chicago’s ‘Sanctuary City,’ or ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance has been in place since 1985.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-city-council-votes-against-measure-to-ask-voters-about-sanctuary-city-status/3303474/
— Activists celebrate city council voting against asking voters about ‘sanctuary city’ status
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D24z2I92-1UA
— Illinois bill will allow non-citizens to become police officers (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If there had been as many non-citizens in America when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I got would have been lower.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-bill-will-allow-non-citizens-to-become-police-officers/3303881/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reps. Mary Miller and Lauren Boebert were among Republicans to condemn the bill, arguing that the legislation would allow individuals who entered the U.S. illegally to apply for positions.)
— Chicago Public Schools’ Board of Ed passes plan that could impact selective enrollment. The change in policy, expected to be approved in 2024, could eliminate the opportunity for students to test into one of CPS’s selective high schools. (COMMENT: What did passing tests enable you to do? Passing tests enabled me a) to earn degrees from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997, b) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980, c) to become a CPA in 1979, and d) to become a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-public-schools-board-of-ed-passes-plan-that-could-impact-selective-enrollment/3303699/
— Shelved Brighton Park migrant camp cost city of Chicago nearly $1 million
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/shelved-brighton-park-migrant-camp-cost-city-of-chicago-nearly-1-million/3303227/

CBS2
— 13 arrested as protesters block downtown Chicago bridge amid war in Gaza – JACOB SARRACINO
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/13-arrested-protesters-block-downtown-chicago-bridge-gaza/
— Chicago City Council blocks advisory referendum on sanctuary city status
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-city-council-blocks-advisory-referendum-on-sanctuary-city-status/
— U.S. Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place during appeals proceedings – MELISSA QUINN, ADAM HARRINGTON
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-place/
— Illinois offers rebates for electric vehicle purchases, but many find themselves ineligible – TARA MOLINA (COMMENT: I have bought many new vehicles since I was 17 in 1966. There were no rebates for any of them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-rebates-electric-vehicle-purchases-ineligible/

FOX32
— Chicago protesters call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war, 13 arrested
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-palestinian-protest-arrests
— Rosemont implements new ordinance to regulate migrant arrivals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rosemont-new-ordinance-regulate-migrant-arrivals
— Chicago voters won’t get chance to weigh in on sanctuary city status, City Council decides – Joanie Lum
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicagos-sanctuary-city-status-council
— Illinois assault weapons ban: US Supreme Court refuses to block law – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-us-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-law
— Chicago alderman blasts city council for refusing to send sanctuary status referendum to voters: ‘Scared of the truth here?’ Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale torched the City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson for delaying a resolution that would allow residents to vote on whether to revoke the city’s sanctuary status amid the migrant crisis.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343094473112
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1381860

WTTW
— City Council Rejects Push to Ask Voters Whether Chicago Should Stay a Sanctuary City – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/14/city-council-votes-16-31-reject-push-ask-voters-whether-chicago-should-stay-sanctuary
— US Supreme Court Refuses to Block New Illinois Law Banning Some High-Power Semiautomatic Weapons – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/14/us-supreme-court-refuses-block-new-illinois-law-banning-some-high-power-semiautomatic

WGN RADIO
— Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens: We need a better plan for migrants coming to Illinois – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/rosemont-mayor-brad-stephens-we-need-a-better-plan-for-migrants-coming-to-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As police stations are cleared, some migrant families are separated, volunteers and migrants say – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-decompression-family-separations-20231215-bs2nq7mun5b4fndijdgd74nkgq-story.html
— Chicago begins impoundment of ‘rogue’ migrant buses as new ordinance toughens penalties – Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-rogue-buses-impound-20231215-q7udktivoneqlnkguv5qng7k3i-story.html
— Aldermen block plan to put sanctuary city question to Chicago voters – Alice Yin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-council-sanctuary-city-20231214-njlw74smhnhoxlqs2j33fcqojm-story.html
— Cook County mandates last-minute paid leave expansion – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-cook-county-paid-leave-expansion-suburbs-20231214-zmnkl7zcabb4bo53yq2f3exxha-story.html
— Supreme Court declines to put hold on Illinois gun ban – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-supreme-court-20231215-ushr6sx5ebcu3jxsv66dvntnwq-story.html
— Chicago Board of Ed votes to shift priorities from school choice to neighborhood schools – Sarah Macaraeg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/education/ct-cps-magnet-selective-enrollment-schools-20231215-hz3pm4bt65cmnjevqmc3ucteiu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Voters won’t get chance to weigh in on Chicago’s sanctuary city status, City Council decides. Ald. Anthony Beale’s proposed referendum would have asked voters in the March 19 primary: “Should the city of Chicago limit its designation as a sanctuary city by placing spending limits on its public funding?” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/12/14/24001474/chicago-city-council-anthony-beale-sanctuary-city-referendum-migrant-crisis
— Shelved Brighton Park migrant camp cost city nearly $1 million. State environmental regulators determined there were too many harmful metals and other toxic substances detected on the property for it to safely house asylum-seekers. – Mitchell Armentrout and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/13/24000647/brighton-park-migrant-camp-cost-chicago
— U.S. Supreme Court again refuses to block Illinois’ assault weapons ban. The high court had been asked to issue an injunction that would have blocked the year-old law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. – Tina Sfondeles and Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/12/14/24002020/u-s-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban
— Chicago man sues former employer, union for denying gender-affirming care: ‘I was shattered’ Morgan Mesi says Breakthru Beverage Illinois denied coverage of a bilateral mastectomy and hormone therapy, according to a complaint filed in federal court Thursday. – Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/14/24001831/chicago-man-sues-employer-union-denying-gender-affirming-care
— Illinois NAACP president apologizes after likening migrants to ‘savages,’ rapists, burglars. Teresa Haley apologized Thursday, two days after comments she made surfaced in a video from a recent conference call of NAACP leaders. – Kade Heather
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/12/14/23999428/illinois-naacp-president-teresa-haley-migrants-savages-rapists-burglars
— Brandon Johnson’s campaign fund has taken millions from unions with City Hall contracts. The campaign contributions are legal, but failed mayoral candidate Willie Wilson wants them banned in mayoral races. Ald. Gilbert Villegas wants to limit contributions to city officials from unions with city contracts. – Robert Herguth and Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/15/23998636/brandon-johnson-campaign-contributions-unions-labor-seiu-ctu-chicago-teachers-union

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs scramble to exempt public safety employees from state’s on-demand paid-leave law – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231214/news/suburbs-scramble-to-exempt-public-safety-employees-from-states-on-demand-paid-leave-law/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: I should write a book about attorneys who have dumped me, that is, about attorneys who filed lawsuits for me, but then withdrew.  I would focus on why they withdrew.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231215/news/like-doing-brain-surgery-on-yourself-why-lawyers-say-acting-as-your-own-attorney-is-a-bad-idea/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Push for vote on Chicago’s sanctuary city status dies in City Council – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-sanctuary-city-status-vote-effort-dies-city-council
— Chicago Tribune union members taking contract fight to Tribune Tower – Corli Jay
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/chicago-tribune-union-plans-rally-tribune-tower

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Dropping Off Migrants On Street Corners Certainly Is ‘Inhumane’ – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/droppoing-off-migrants-on-street-corners-certainly-is-inhumane/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says there’s evidence to support a Biden impeachment inquiry – JJ Bullock
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/14/darin-lahood-alleges-influence-peddling-in-biden-impeachment-inquiry/71919861007/

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— McHenry County board incumbent wants primary opponent disqualified for misspelling ‘Republican’
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/state/illinois-county-board-incumbent-wants-primary-opponent-disqualified-for-misspelling-republican/article_a9a2cab2-35a5-5b7e-b539-5c946d095437.html

WAND TV
— Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West – AP (COMMENT: What makes a man “quality?” How much of it is health, handsomeness, height, personality, values, religion, national origin, education, occupation, income, net worth, possessions, professional certifications and licenses, etc.? I got married when I was 29. I did not pass the CPA examination until I was 30, earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. However, I had earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21. I had bought condos when I was 27 and 25 and a new town home when I was 24. I had owned a 1972 Corvette since I was 23. I had gotten promoted to GS-12 ($92,279/year in today’s dollars) when I was 25. My wife had worked for the FBI. She had helped elect Big Jim Thompson. She is Catholic and I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. We met a Presbyterian singles event.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/why-more-women-live-in-major-east-coast-counties-while-men-outnumber-them-in-the/article_c066c61f-2d91-5157-af20-2587fbab1bf9.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s really tough to find quality men who share similar values,” Averbach said. There aren’t many singles groups that cater to her age group, she says, and when such groups put on events, they usually attract more women than men. Her county has a low sex ratio, which means there are more women than men. A high ratio indicates there are more men than women.)

DARIEN PATCH & BURR RIDGE PATCH & WESTERN SPRINGS PATCH
— Secrecy Again To Pick Darien Area Lawmaker? The GOP last time declined to give the names of applicants before its appointment. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/secrecy-again-pick-darien-area-lawmaker
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/secrecy-again-pick-burr-ridge-area-lawmaker
https://patch.com/illinois/westernsprings/secrecy-again-pick-western-springs-area-lawmaker

LEMONT PATCH
— Committee To Appoint Replacement For 82nd District Representative. The 82nd Representative District Committee will meet at Lemont Public Library at 4 p.m. on Dec. 20. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/lemont/committee-appoint-replacement-82nd-district-representative

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— City Impounds First ‘Rogue Bus’ Carrying Migrants Under New Policy. The ordinance is aimed at stopping bus companies from dropping off migrants late at night or without prior notice, often leaving officials scrambling to accommodate them. The city impounded the first bus Wednesday night. – Quinn Myers and Alex V. Hernandez
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/14/city-will-start-impounding-fining-rogue-buses-that-skirt-rules-when-dropping-off-migrants/
— Controversial Sanctuary City Ballot Question Voted Down By City Council. The effort by alds. Anthony Beale and Ray Lopez has led to political turmoil at City Hall, but it will not move forward following Thursday’s vote. The effort by alds. Anthony Beale and Ray Lopez has led to political turmoil at City Hall, but it will not move forward following Thursday’s vote. – Quinn Myers
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/14/alderpeople-vote-down-controversial-sanctuary-city-ballot-question/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-203/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-6/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-202/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Full appeal expected after SCOTUS denies emergency injunction against Illinois’ gun ban – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2d547ee0-9ad0-11ee-a36c-c3db1bd6ec1e.html
— New Illinois law criminalizes impeding picket lines – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2bfe2c36-9acf-11ee-b988-e7596c8b6db8.html
— Pentagon falls 41,000 short of reduced military recruitment goals – Brett Rowland
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b452eee2-9ac4-11ee-99c9-1b25ce2c88d8.html

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Legal Challenges to Dems’ Gun Ban Continue Despite Setback
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/652954727-legal-challenges-to-dems-gun-ban-continue-despite-setback
— U.S. Supreme Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois Democrats’ Firearms Ban
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/652954476-u-s-supreme-court-denies-preliminary-injunction-against-illinois-democrats-firearms-ban

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— SCOTUS Justice Barrett declines one invitation to step into IL gun ban fight, at least for now
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/652955684-scotus-justice-barrett-declines-one-invitation-to-step-into-il-gun-ban-fight-at-least-for-now

PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION
— Top Illinois STEM school stage protest over DEI (COMMENT: What percent of parents are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage, anti-traditional family, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://defendinged.org/incidents/video-reveals-students-at-top-illinois-stem-school-stage-protest-over-dei-list-of-demands-includes-concrete-impacts-for-alleged-bias-offenders/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ ruling class has decided to go full extremism on their policies, so now is the best time to fight back.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-ruling-class-has-decided-to-go-full-extremism-on-their-policies-so-now-is-the-best-time-to-fight-back-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Our universities have become hubs of radical activism – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/14/our-universities-have-become-hubs-of-radical-activ/
— ‘Misinformation’ service NewsGuard targeted in defense bill – Bill Gertz (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are full of misinformation. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/13/inside-ring-misinformation-service-newsguard-targe/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2024 defense authorization bill now in its final stages on Capitol Hill contains a provision that would restrict the Pentagon from spending money on an advertising agency that relies on the self-described “counter-misinformation” group NewsGuard, a blow to the left-leaning organization that critics say unfairly targets conservative media. The restriction in the proposed annual National Defense Authorization Act recently survived a House-Senate conference. The final bill is being taken up by both chambers this week. The provision calls on the defense secretary to ensure all ad agencies that contract with the Defense Department do not “place advertisements in news sources based on personal or institutional political preferences or biases, or determinations of misinformation.” The section also requires that the defense secretary and military service secretaries notify Congress whenever an ad agency employs NewsGuard, a similar British-based group called the Global Disinformation Index, or similar services. The provision is a response by several House Republicans who have said that self-appointed anti-misinformation watchdog groups are effectively being used to target conservative media outlets.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What would happen if a white mayor held a party for only white elected officials? – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/what-would-happen-if-a-white-mayor-held-a-party-for-only-white-elected-officials
— DC bridge shut down by Jewish protesters calling for ceasefire in Gaza – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-dc-bridge-shut-down-jewish-protesters-calling-ceasefire-gaza
— Post office suffers an a-woke-ning – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/opinion/post-office-suffers-an-a-woke-ning
— Supreme Court declines to halt Illinois assault-style rifle ban – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/supreme-court-declines-halt-illinois-assault-rifle-ban

NEW YORK POST
— Huge line of thousands of migrants spotted trying to hop train to US border – Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/news/huge-line-of-migrants-spotted-trying-to-hop-train-into-u-s/
— Angry drivers try to move Jewish protesters who shut down LA freeway during rush hour – Alyssa Guzman
https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/news/angry-drivers-try-to-move-jewish-protesters-who-shut-down-la-freeway-during-rush-hour/

AMAC
— The BorderLine: Biden Prefers To Put Your Safety At Risk And Play Recidivism Roulette With Criminal Aliens
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-borderline-biden-prefers-to-put-your-safety-at-risk-and-play-recidivism-roulette-with-criminal-aliens/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Market for Failing Boys. School is girl-coded. Is it any wonder boys are struggling? – Carmel Richardson
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-market-for-failing-boys/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Was Illinois’ 2022 general election valid? – Marly Hornik and Ken Zitko
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/was_illinois_2022_general_election_valid.html
— The president of the Illinois NAACP called illegal aliens ‘savages’ – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/the_president_of_the_illinois_naacp_called_illegal_aliens_savages.html
— Angelenos fight back after Gaza protestors shut down the 110 freeway – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/angelenos_fight_back_after_gaza_protestors_shut_down_their_110_freeway.html

BREITBART
— White House Sets Border Deal: 1 Million Illegals Per Year and $61 Billion for Ukraine – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/15/white-house-border-deal-to-gop-1-million-illegals-per-year/
— Republicans Introduce Plan to Verify U.S. Citizenship for Mail-In Voters – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/14/republicans-introduce-plan-to-verify-u-s-citizenship-for-mail-in-voters/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Size and Implications of the Immigrant Population. – Mark Krikorian, Steven A. Camarota, Rich Lowry, and Roy Beck
https://cis.org/Transcript/Panel-Transcript-Size-and-Implications-Immigrant-Population

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Leaves Illinois Gun Restrictions In Place – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/14/supreme-court-leaves-blue-states-gun-restrictions-place/
— Americans Must Choose Between Civilization — Or Its Destroyers – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/14/victor-davis-hanson-nihilism-anarchy-left-wing-civilization/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Will We Get a Bad Border Deal for Christmas? – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/14/will-we-get-a-bad-border-deal-for-christmas/

DAILY WIRE
— New York City Spending Tens Of Thousands On Migrant Meals That Get Trashed. 70,000 meals were wasted in less than three weeks. – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-spending-tens-of-thousands-on-migrant-meals-that-get-trashed

EPOCH TIMES
— Haley’s Top Backers Include Democrat Donors, Silicon Valley Billionaires. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is tied to numerous political action committees that raised more than $28 million the last time they were required to disclose. – Austin Alonzo (COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/haleys-top-backers-include-democrat-donors-silicon-valley-billionaires-5546297

FOX NEWS
— Supreme Court allows Illinois semiautomatic weapons ban to stay in place. The Illinois law will continue to be litigated in the lower courts. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-illinois-semiautomatic-weapons-ban-stay-place
— White House prickles at ‘baseless,’ ‘no evidence’ Biden impeachment
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-politics-wh-prickles-baseless-no-evidence-biden-impeachment

GOPUSA
— Give Us Educated, Skilled Immigrants Yearning To Support Themselves
https://www.gopusa.com/give-us-educated-skilled-immigrants-yearning-to-support-themselves/
— Tagging Evangelical Christians As A ‘Polarizing Extreme’
https://www.gopusa.com/tagging-evangelical-christians-as-a-polarizing-extreme/
— Trump Demands Action After 20 Percent Of Mail-In Voters Admit To Fraud In 2020 Election Survey
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-demands-action-after-20-percent-of-mail-in-voters-admit-to-fraud-in-2020-election-survey/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Mayor Blasted by Black Community for Favoring Illegal Immigrants. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/were-not-last-in-line-chicago-mayor-blasted-by-black-community-for-favoring-illegal-immigrants/

LIFE NEWS
— Pro-Life Americans Must Take on Abortion Tourism to Save More Babies From Abortion
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/12/14/pro-life-americans-must-take-on-abortion-tourism-to-save-more-babies-from-abortion/

MRC TV
— White House’s Bizarre Christmas Video Sparks Hilarious Reactions – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/i-thought-it-was-fake-white-houses-bizarre-christmas-video-sparks-hilarious

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Would Republicans Agree to 3,000 Illegal-Alien Crossings Per Day? – ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-would-republicans-agree-to-3000-illegal-alien-crossings-per-day/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Aldermen Block Plan to Put Question of Sanctuary City Status on the Ballot – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/14/chicago-aldermen-block-plan-to-put-question-of-sanctuary-city-on-the-ballot-n4924752
— Mayor Johnson Explains Why He Wanted to Camp Illegals on a Toxic Waste Dump – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/14/mayor-johnson-explains-why-he-wanted-to-put-illegals-on-a-toxic-waste-dump-n4924742

TOWNHALL
— Biden’s Border Crisis Just Keeps Getting Worse, 13 Million Illegal Aliens Now In U.S. – Sarah Arnold |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/14/bidens-border-crisis-just-keeps-getting-worse-13-million-illegal-aliens-now-in-us-n2632434
— Meritocracy vs. DEI – Alan Joseph Bauer (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and b) who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or no professional certifications or licenses. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2023/12/15/meritocracy-vs-dei-n2632418

ZERO HEDGE
— After Affirmative Action Win Over Harvard, Group Takes On West Point – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/after-affirmative-action-win-over-harvard-group-takes-west-point

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Israeli military veteran tapped as GOP candidate in special election to replace George Santos – Anthony Izaguirre (COMMENT: From what I see, the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly want candidates who do not share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/12/14/israeli-military-veteran-tapped-as-gop-candidate-in-special-election-to-replace-george-santos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans have picked a little-known county lawmaker who once served in the Israeli military as their candidate in a special election to replace ousted New York congressman George Santos, party officials said Thursday. Nassau County legislator and former Israeli paratrooper Mazi Pilip will face off against Democratic former congressman Tom Suozzi in a Feb. 13 special election for the seat, which includes northern parts of Queens and Long Island. The selection pits Pilip, a relatively unknown local lawmaker originally from Ethiopia, against a political veteran in Suozzi, who previously represented the district for six years during a lengthy career in Long Island politics.)

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-15/rise-in-mexican-cartel-violence-drives-record-migration-to-the-us

ABC NEWS & HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/2024-presidential-candidates-stand-lgbtq-issues-105662334
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/we-live-here-the-midwest-lgbtq-documentary_n_6578f509e4b0fca7ad227d74

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly run American universities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/opinion/harvard-desantis-florida-college.html
— State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack. The Global Engagement Center has become the focus of Republican-led criticism that the U.S. government coerces social media platforms into removing offensive content. – Steven Lee Meyers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/technology/state-department-disinformation-criticism.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats say “Biden is struggling to connect with key Democratic voters” and ask “Is Trump enough to fix it?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/12/11/donald-trump-fear-joe-biden-democrats-electability-2024/71620167007/
— Those who promote illegal immigration promote migrant deaths. Because Democrat and RINO leaders promote illegal immigration, Democrat and RINO leaders promote migrant deaths.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/11/30/us-mexico-border-sees-surge-migrant-deaths-el-paso-juarez/71751171007/?gnt-cfr=1
— Ever-increasingly, younger employees want older employees to retire. In 1993 when I was a 45-year-old GAO employee, because I had 25 years of federal seniority, I became eligible to take GAO’s early retirement “offer.” In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors with the blessing of my Democrat GAO supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates succeeded in forcing me to take their “offer” which expired that year. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2023/12/14/older-workers-jobs-pew-research-study/71898652007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a major demographic shift, the older workforce – some 11 million Americans – has quadrupled in size since the mid-1980s, driven by the graying of the U.S. population. The share of older Americans holding a job is also much greater. Roughly 1 in 5 Americans ages 65 and older (19%) are employed today – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Most ‘Transgender’ Kids Turn Out to Be Gay. Subjecting them to medical interventions is the modern-day version of ‘conversion therapy.’ – Roy Eappen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-transgender-kids-turn-out-to-be-gay-gender-affirming-care-conversion-therapy-58111b2e
— From the U.S. to the U.K. to Australia, backlash builds against governments for failing to control immigration – Greg Ip (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want cheap labor, they reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/the-other-i-word-angering-voters-across-western-world-dc63345b

FORBES
— Elon Musk Says DEI ‘Must Die’ And Criticizes Diversity Schemes As ‘Discrimination’ – Robert Hart
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/12/15/elon-musk-says-dei-must-die-and-criticizes-diversity-schemes-as-discrimination/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/14/university-donors-lawmakers-target-dei-how-antisemitism-concerns-have-expanded-into-gop-culture-wars/?sh=4f0ba0a0585b

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Supreme Court Declines to Halt New Illinois Assault-Weapon Ban – Greg Stohr
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-declines-to-halt-new-illinois-assault-weapon-ban

PBS
— Chicago City Council Rejects Sanctuary City Ballot Question
https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-city-council-rejects-sanctuary-city-ballot-question/