August 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 48 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-weekend-shootings-today-news/10986806/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As people flee Afghanistan, resettlement agencies in Chicago prepare for more refugees – Elvia Malagón
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see refugees as being soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats do everything that they can make refugees hate Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/27/22641297/chicago-refugee-afghanistan-special-immigrant-visa-resettlement

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roundtable on Diversity in Recruiting and Hiring
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will not hire and that they are getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-content-studio/roundtable-diversity-recruiting-and-hiring-0

CWB CHICAGO
— Two men are beaten and robbed in the middle of State Street as people walk by, drive past, and twerk up a storm
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/08/two-men-are-beaten-and-robbed-in-the-middle-of-state-street-as-people-walk-by-drive-past-and-twerk-up-a-storm-video.html

WIREPOINTS
— Governor Pritzker, It’s You Who Must Answer Justice Kavanaugh’s Questions On Eviction Bans – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/governor-pritzker-its-you-who-must-answer-justice-kavanaughs-questions-on-eviction-bans-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Teacher Wants Students to Pledge Allegiance to “LGBTQ” Flag – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/california-teacher-wants-students-to-pledge-allegiance-to-lgbtq-flag/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS HITS SNAG WITH NEW COVID-19 VACCINE VERIFICATION SYSTEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/-illinois-hits-snag-with-new-covid-19-vaccine-verification-system.html
— OVER 22,000 ILLINOIS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES STOP HANDING THEIR PAY TO A UNION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/-over-22000-illinois-school-employees-stop-handing-their-pay-to-a-union.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Vaccination-check mandates will kill more restaurants. Owners rightly sue to block NYC’s excessive COVID-19 rules. – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/29/editorial-vaccination-check-mandates-will-kill-mor/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Should the ABA mandate how law schools teach diversity? – Victor Schwartz
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans. Democrats and RINOs also use Affirmative Action, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, reorganizations, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/should-the-aba-mandate-how-law-schools-teach-diversity

AMERICAN THINKER
— Collapsing Afghanistan? Nope, not enough to halt Secretary of State Blinken’s Hamptons vacation. – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/a_collapsing_afghanistan_was_not_enough_to_halt_secretary_of_state_blinkens_hamptons_vacay.html
— Harvard Determined to Race to the Bottom – Fletch Daniels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/harvard_determined_to_race_to_the_bottom.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— It’s Not the Dementia, Stupid. To blame Biden’s apparent mental incapacity is to let the Left off the hook for a half-century of disasters. – Antoinette Aubert
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/29/its-not-the-dementia-stupid/
— Our Afghan Nightmare: Tanks for Nothing Afghanistan has been reinvented as the best-equipped terrorist nation in the world, basking in the prestige of humiliating the world’s superpower. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/29/our-afghan-nightmare-tanks-for-nothing/

BLAZE
— Joe Biden refuses to answer question about Afghanistan crisis: ‘I’m not supposed to take any questions’ – CHRIS ENLOE
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those political consultants who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on political consultants who have worked for unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-refuses-question-afghanistan-crisis

DAILY WIRE
— Virginia Education Department Instructs Teachers To Avoid Teaching About Muslim Extremism On 9/11 – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-education-department-instructs-teachers-to-avoid-teaching-about-muslim-extremism-on-9-11

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Burning BLM Banner Gets Proud Boy Leader Jail Time, Appears Punished For The Message He Targeted. Henry Tarrio admitted to breaking the law by destroying property that did not belong to him, and for that, he certainly should be held accountable. But Tarrio’s sentence seems substantially more severe than the punishments that have been handed down to leftwing vandals who were convicted of similar offenses. – Ameer Benno
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/burning-blm-banner-gets-proud-boy-leader-jail-time-appears-punished-for-the-message-he-targeted/
— Jonathan Turley: Statements By Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt ‘Demolish the Two Official Reviews That Cleared Him’ “Under Byrd’s interpretation, hundreds of rioters could have been gunned down on Jan. 6.” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/jonathan-turley-statements-by-capitol-police-officer-who-killed-ashli-babbitt-demolish-the-two-official-reviews-that-cleared-him/

EPOCH TIMES
— Graham: Afghanistan War ‘Has Not Ended,’ US to Deal With ‘Catastrophe’ For Decades – Isabel van Brugen
https://www.theepochtimes.com/graham-afghanistan-war-has-not-ended-us-to-deal-with-catastrophe-for-decades_3970770.html
— China’s Celebrity Fan Culture in Hot Water as Beijing Widens Internet Crackdown – Eva Fu Au
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to crackdown on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters even harder: Google, Facebook, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, those who I have sued, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinas-celebrity-fan-clubs-the-latest-target-under-beijings-widening-online-crackdown_3969859.html

THE HILL
— The political tides are turning against the Biden presidency – DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN AND CARLY COOPERMAN
(COMMENT: Who disapproves of you? The following disapprove of me: a) those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, b) those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination, c) those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, destroy those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, destroy those like me who refuse to pander to them, destroy those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, destroy those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or destroy those like me who refuse to give them money, and d) those who I have sued.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/569882-the-political-tides-are-turning-against-the-biden-presidency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The recent decline in support for President Biden and his administration likely means that the Democratic Party will lose control of the House and potentially the Senate in 2022 — and makes it increasingly likely that Biden will be a one-term president. Just 41 percent of registered voters now approve of Biden, while 55 percent disapprove, according to a USA Today-Suffolk University survey released last week. President Biden’s approval rating has markedly deteriorated, having dropped 16 points since this spring.)

CNN
— Why is the Communist Party clamping down on China’s biggest stars and fan clubs? Nectar Gan and Steve George
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to clampdown on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters even harder: Google, Facebook, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wharton Park District, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, those who I have sued, etc.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/china/china-entertainment-crackdown-mic-intl-hnk/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Exile or Jail: The Grim Choice Facing Russian Opposition Leaders. Experts say the current exodus of journalists and dissidents is the biggest wave of political emigration in the country’s post-Soviet history. – Anton Troianovski
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/world/europe/russian-opposition-leaders-exile.html
— Is Vaccine Immunity Waning? It may not really be waning much — which means universal booster shots may do little good. – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/briefing/vaccine-immunity-booster-shots.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Activists march to White House in support of Afghan women – Jenna Portnoy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/activists-to-march-to-white-house-in-support-of-afghan-women/2021/08/29/90c69a36-08d2-11ec-aea1-42a8138f132a_story.html
— Why China’s Been Changing Its Mind About Billionaires – Bloomberg
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, Republicans have too much money and government should take money away from Republicans and give it to Democrats.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-chinas-been-changing-its-mind-about-billionaires-quicktake/2021/08/30/b36954a4-0952-11ec-a7c8-61bb7b3bf628_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s newfound emphasis on promoting “common prosperity” to deal with the large wealth gap in the ostensibly communist nation has led to tough times for some of China’s billionaires. Jack Ma, formerly the richest person in the country, is among those whose net worth has fallen as a wave of new state controls and regulations drove down share prices for some of China’s hottest companies. The government’s campaign is about more than reducing inequality, however. There’s also increasing concern in Beijing about great wealth translating into political power separate from the Communist Party.)

NEW YORK POST
— 13 US service members died in Afghanistan because terrible leadership let them down: Devine – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/08/29/13-us-service-members-dead-in-kabul-due-to-bad-leaders-devine/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Common Prosperity: Decoding China’s New Populism – Nathaniel Taplin and Jacky Wong
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, Republicans have too much money and government should take money away from Republicans and give it to Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/common-prosperity-decoding-chinas-new-populism-11630159381

FORBES
— How DEI Training Can Promote Innovation By Fostering Respect For Diverse Perspectives – Ilana Redstone
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will not hire and that they are getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanaredstone/2021/08/29/how-dei-training-can-promote-innovation-by-fostering-respect-for-diverse-perspectives/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— A College Completion Program for Both Sides of the Aisle. There is a way to attract Democratic and Republican support – Jerome Lucido, Nicholas Hillman and Donald Hossler
(COMMENT: What helped you earn your bachelor’s degree? For me, it was a) my outstanding parents who provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) money that I earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2021/08/30/proposal-bridge-partisan-divides-college-completion-opinion

INDEPENDENT
— Taliban vows to purge education system of anything ‘against Islam’ as Afghan folk singer shot dead. Insurgent group plans to announce full cabinet for new government in coming days – Conrad Duncan
(COMMENT: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton RINOs want to purge GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters of anything that promotes the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/taliban-afghanistan-education-human-rights-b1910708.html

August 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings kill at least 4, wound at least 36 including 6 teens, since Friday
https://abc7chicago.com/at-least-4-killed-36-wounded-in-chicago-shootings-since-friday/10984640/

CBS2
— COMMENT: Democrat teachers promote CRT. To promote CRT is to promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/28/teachers-rally-against-attempts-prohibit-teaching-realities-racism-oppression/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Hastert’s sex-abuse scandal back in the spotlight – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-hasterts-sex-abuse-scandal-back-in-the-spotlight/article_b9828c0e-0335-518c-a5d7-db0b97fc54e0.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Too much going wrong in our country – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/webber-too-much-going-wrong-in-our-country/article_ab4eb962-0722-11ec-b855-23e1692e001d.html
— Shouldn’t the feeling of safety extend to citizens? – Linda Nicolais, Kankakee
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to make citizens of America feel less safe. That is why citizens of America are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/voice-of-the-people-shouldnt-the-feeling-of-safety-extend-to-citizens/article_3436e608-0725-11ec-82ee-cb7a2c30d4e2.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Schmitt’s litigious pandering shouldn’t be rewarded with a Senate seat – Editorial
(COMMENT: I should write a book about a) the lawsuits that I have filed, b) the class action lawsuits that I have been an active member of, c) the grievances that I have filed and have been an active member of, d) the arbitration demands that I have filed, and e) other complaints that I have filed. I would focus on the charges and on the defendants. I would focus on the adverse actions that the defendants have taken against me because of the aforesaid.)
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-schmitts-litigious-pandering-shouldnt-be-rewarded-with-a-senate-seat/article_6e87fb6e-f191-5356-9a54-5b844024e451.html

JOHN KASS
— A struggle for the soul of Michigan Avenue – John P. McCormick
(COMMENT: I walked north on Michigan Avenue from my IRS job in the Loop to graduate business evening classes at Loyola and then south on Michigan Avenue to my Outer Drive East studio condo 1974-1976.)
https://johnkassnews.com/a-struggle-for-the-soul-of-michigan-avenue/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Taliban in Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/the-taliban-in-action/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anti-vaccine influencer permanently suspended by Twitter – Carly Roman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/anti-vaccine-influencer-permanently-suspended-by-twitter

FOX NEWS
— DeSantis requests Biden administration stop resettling illegal immigrants in Florida. DeSantis said that 6,254 unaccompanied children have been released in Florida. – Adam Shaw
(COMMENT: Expect that those who are the following will ever-increasingly demand that Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, your church, the organizations that you are a member of, and your employer, if you are still employed, accept more and more and more illegals: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, 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://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-biden-administration-resettling-illegal-immigrants-florida
— Justice Department hiring first-ever chief diversity officer. The Chief Diversity Officer will seek to ensure diversity and department-wide accountability. – Caitlin McFall
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, Democrats and RINOs use political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-hiring-first-ever-chief-diversity-officer

AMERICAN THINKER
— America cannot be led by the weak and the woke – David “Renk” Renkiewicz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/america_cannot_be_led_by_the_weak_and_the_woke.html
— The military brass may regret firing Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_military_brass_may_regret_firing_lieutenant_colonel_stuart_scheller.html
— The Ten Commandments of Critical Race Theory – Geoffrey Clarfield
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_ten_commandments_of_critical_race_theory.html
— We Could Have Dodged the COVID Delta Bullet in the U.S. – David Gortler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/we_could_have_dodged_the_covid_delta_bullet_in_the_us.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Progressive Campaign to Keep White Americans Hating Themselves. Until America regains its moral compass, realizes hate is not an argument, and white Americans stop accepting the supposed evils of their whiteness, we will all continue to be stuck in our wounds. – Russell Paul La Valle
(COMMENT: White-haters focus on promoting hatred against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/28/the-progressive-campaign-to-keep-white-americans-hating-themselves/

BREITBART
— The Media’s Racist Attacks on Larry Elder – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/08/28/pollak-the-medias-racist-attacks-on-larry-elder/

BLAZE
— Teacher instructs students to pledge allegiance to gay pride flag after she removed American flag from classroom because it made her ‘uncomfortable’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/teacher-pledge-allegiance-pride-flag

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Bleed The Taliban Dry’: Lindsey Graham Says US Cannot Abandon Afghanistan Or ‘Another 9/11 Is Coming Your Way’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/27/sen-lindsey-graham-joe-biden-hannity/

TOWNHALL
— While Cubans Go Without Internet, One of Their Government Officials Takes to Twitter to Mock Ron DeSantis – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/28/while-cubans-go-without-internet-a-government-official-takes-to-twitter-to-mock-ron-desantis-n2594929
— Treason: Afghanistan Disaster Is More Proof Biden Is Owned Lock, Stock and Barrel by China – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/08/29/treason-afghanistan-disaster-is-more-proof-biden-is-owned-lock-stock-and-barrel-by-china-n2594908
— Does Biden Want to Destroy America? – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2021/08/29/does-biden-want-to-destroy-america-n2594926

NEWSMAX
— Bill Maher: ‘Woke’ Americans Should See ‘Real Oppression’ in Afghanistan – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/us/bill-maher-afghanistan-woke/2021/08/28/id/1034148/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Bill Maher: The Lesson Of Afghanistan Should Teach Americans What Real Oppression Looks Like – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/28/bill_maher_the_lesson_of_afghanistan_should_teach_americans_what_real_oppression_looks_like.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson sounds alarm over incoming Afghan refugees: ‘We just don’t know’ who they are – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/28/carlson-sounds-alarm-over-incoming-afghan-refugees-we-just-dont-know-who-they-are-1125901/
— Bill Maher scolds ‘woke’ left for losing ‘perspective’ on ‘real oppression’: All you do is b**** about and badmouth your own country – Kay Apfel
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/28/bill-maher-scolds-woke-left-for-losing-perspective-on-real-oppression-all-you-do-is-b-about-and-badmouth-your-own-country-1125703/
— CNN ‘fact checker’ comes to rescue after Biden appears to fall asleep while sitting with Israeli PM – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/29/cnn-factchecker-comes-to-rescue-after-biden-appears-to-fall-asleep-while-sitting-with-israeli-pm-1126107/

THE HILL
— Maher: Afghanistan shows ‘woke’ Americans ‘what real oppression looks like’ – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/569833-maher-afghanistan-shows-woke-americans-what-real-oppression-looks-like

NEW YORK TIMES
— Return of the Pied-à-terre – Joanne Kaufman
(COMMENT: In its 1978 4-page article on me, Money Magazine called the studio condo that I bought in 1974 my pied-a-terre. In fact, I bought the condo for three reasons. First, so that I could walk to work at my new IRS job in the Loop. Second, so that I could walk to graduate business classes at Loyola. And third, I could not sell my University Park town home without suffering a big loss.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/realestate/manhattan-pied-a-terre.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs paint Jesus as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/opinion/republicans-democrats-america-religion.html
— FRONT PAGE: Battles Erupt as Elite Schools Make Race Part of the Lesson – Michael Powell
(COMMENT: How strongly is your school district promoting wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/us/new-york-private-schools-racism.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Needless-to-say, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/migrants-deaths-texas-surge.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Wisconsin towns await influx of Afghans — and wonder what it will mean – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will shout at Afghans that Republicans 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://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/afghan-refugees-wisconsin-fort-mccoy/2021/08/28/2a596842-06ce-11ec-8c3f-3526f81b233b_story.html
— Wall Street’s Chartered Financial Analyst Program Is a Colossal Waste of Time – Jared Dillian
(COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old and an IRS employee. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was a GAO employee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/wall-streetscfa-program-is-a-colossal-waste-of-time/2021/08/17/135f1522-ff4b-11eb-87e0-7e07bd9ce270_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— COMMENT: According to the Los Angeles Times, Californians are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, 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://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-29/opinion-california-values-newsom-recall

CBS PHILADELPHIA
— ‘This Is What America Is About’: Afghan Refugees Arrive At Philadelphia International Airport – Howard Monroe
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will shout at Afghans that Republicans 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://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/08/28/afghan-refugees-arrive-philadelphia-international-airport/

SEATTLE TIMES
— As America prepares for Afghan refugees, how Washington once led the way – David Gutman
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will shout at Afghans that Republicans 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://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/as-america-prepares-for-afghan-refugees-how-washington-once-led-the-way/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Democrats march to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/28/march-voting-rights-2021-protesters-march-cities-nationwide/5599613001/

BLOOMBERG
— Unionizing Could Be Next in the Return-to-Office Power Struggle. As companies keep shifting remote work policies, white-collar office workers want a formal seat at the table. – Shera Avi-Yonah
(COMMENT: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-25/unions-are-helping-workers-with-changing-return-to-office-policies

FORBES
— More Universities, Higher Ed Groups Step Up To Help Afghan Refugees – Michael T. Nietzel
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will shout at Afghans that Republicans 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://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/08/29/more-universities-and-higher-ed-groups-step-up-to-help-afghan-refugees/
— Is Your Reputation Congruent To Your Personal Brand? – Jon Michail
(DIERSEN: What did you do that limited your employment career? I avoided the draft. I did not major in accounting at UIC and NIU. I did not earn an MBA until I was 27. I did not pass the CPA examination until I was 30. I did not pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32. I did not become a Democrat. I did not help my Democrat supervisors and superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. What did you do that limited your political career? I did not become a RINO. I promote planks in the Republican Party platform that my RINO political superiors want to dump including the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I did not let my RINO political superiors manipulate me or dominate me. I did not glorify and praise them. I did not pander to them. I did not serve as one of their operatives or dupes. I did not cover up their wrongdoing. I did not give them money.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/08/18/is-your-reputation-congruent-to-your-personal-brand/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ask your close colleagues whether they have heard anything bad about you recently. Be street-smart. You might not hear anything bad about yourself directly, but always keep open communication between yourself and your close colleagues and stakeholders. That way you’ll know whether they have heard any bad word about you and if you should be concerned. When you come across such a situation, have a plan to not let the situation spiral out of repair. Negative PR that is left unchallenged can be career limiting.)

BUSINESS STANDARD
— What does the future of America look like?
(COMMENT: What does your future look like? From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is bleak for those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/what-does-future-america-look-294661

PARADE
— What People Earn 2021: See the Salaries of Everyday Workers Across America, Including the Most in Demand Pandemic Jobs – Kathleen McCleary
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In today’s dollars, GAO paid me $132,845/year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://parade.com/1251059/kmccleary/what-people-earn-2021/

August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago robberies: CPD warns of supposedly armed suspects stealing Divvy bikes from riders in Loop
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-warns-of-supposedly-armed-suspects-stealing-divvy-bikes-in-loop/10977104/

CBS2
— ‘You Might As Well Do The Pony Express:’ Chicago Woman Mails Three Certified Letters Which Have Not Arrived At Their Destinations Weeks Or Even Months Later – Lauren Victory
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/25/usps-chicago-certified-letters-not-arriving/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison has COVID-19 breakthrough case
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cook-county-commissioner-covid-breakthough-case-20210826-y6et5b7ln5eqvl2kivdgx6hjhe-story.html
— Pritzker, mask mandate target of Oak Lawn school board member’s lawsuit – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-oak-lawn-school-board-member-pritzker-lawsuit-st-0825-20210825-df6l2fxrrrejxbbcf5s2v6f4ta-story.html
— Triton faculty protest board’s lack of attention to diversity issues, vote no confidence on vice president – BOB CHIARITO
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran always wanted them to do more to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/ct-elm-triton-diversity-tl-0902-20210825-5dvwfywqbjgclilwxs67mf5ihq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black Caucus mapmaker wants to preserve 18 majority African-American wards. In the 2020 Census, Hispanics became Chicago’s largest minority. Their population increased to 819,518. Chicago’s Black population dropped by 86,413 — to 801,195. And the city’s white population dropped by 226,578, to 986,280. – Fran Spielman
(COMMENT: What about preserving wards that are majority White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/25/22641957/2020-census-results-chicago-population-city-council-ward-map-black-caucus-hispanic-mapmaker

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Republican Glen Evans running for Illinois state Senate – Sarah Hayden
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/republican-glen-evans-running-for-illinois-state-senate/article_92e9a5b7-fd2e-5a12-861e-b66019350a0c.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Edgar Fellows – followers or leaders? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-edgar-fellows-followers-or-leaders/article_a07f5684-0206-11ec-8563-ef1922a1700e.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Bill aims to ban workplace firings for positive marijuana tests – Jakob Emerson
(COMMENT: To use pot is to impair yourself.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/bill-aims-to-ban-workplace-firings-for-positive-marijuana-tests

CWB CHICAGO
— Two hour response time for robbery? No cops available for a man shot on the street? Detectives pulled from cases to patrol Lollapalooza? Welcome to Chicago 2021.
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/08/two-hour-response-time-for-robbery-no-cops-available-for-a-man-shot-on-the-street-detectives-pulled-from-cases-to-patrol-lollapalooza-welcome-to-chicago-2021.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Critics of mask mandate say Pritzker acting like a ‘king’ with ‘mafia’ tactics – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/critics-of-mask-mandate-say-pritzker-acting-like-a-king-with-mafia-tactics/article_a284ba5c-05e2-11ec-81af-171d694c5283.html

PALOS PATCH
— Sean Morrison Announces He Has Breakthrough COVID Infection. Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is experience mild COVID symptoms and is in quarantine with his family. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/sean-morrison-announces-he-has-breakthrough-covid-infection

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegals from 55-64 Now Eligible for Medicaid
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/25/illegals-from-55-64-can-now-eligible-for-medicaid/

WIREPOINTS
— While Illinoisans are distracted, politicians run up the bill. Keep an eye on your district’s teachers contract. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/while-illinoisans-are-distracted-politicians-run-up-the-bill-keep-an-eye-on-your-districts-teachers-contract-wirepoints/
— Gov. Pritzker is brazenly two-faced on ‘local control’ over COVID issues – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-is-brazenly-two-faced-on-local-control-over-covid-issues-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S RECORD: 24 TAX, FEE HIKES TAKING $5.24 BILLION MORE FROM ILLINOISANS – Adam Schuster and Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-record-24-tax-fee-hikes-taking-5-24-billion-more-from-illinoisans/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Leave immediately’: State Department warns Americans at Kabul airport amid terror threat – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/25/state-department-warns-americans-kabul-airport-ami/
— Get the shot or else: Corporate America, health companies put teeth behind vaccine mandates. Delta Airlines imposes fee, United says get vaccinated or get out. – Tom Howell Jr.
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they made it clear that they wanted to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had nor promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/get-the-shot-or-else-corporate-america-health-comp/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Agenda Hangs by a Thread – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-agenda-hangs-by-a-thread/

FOX NEWS
— Loudoun residents ask judge to remove controversial school board member amid battle over critical race theory. Loudoun County, Virginia, residents are trying to recall a majority of the school board. – Sam Dorman
(COMMENT: Will my critics/opponents ask a judge a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and/or b) to remove me as a Republican Precinct Committeeman? This year, my critics/opponents stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Previously, my critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me. They would love it. They are extremely proud of their unbridled hatred of me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/loudoun-beth-barts-school-board-recall-critical-race-theory

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Exposed: government funding and much more to push Critical Race Theory – Justin Katz
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/exposed-government-funding-and-much-more-to-push-critical-race-theory/

BREITBART
— Verizon Diversity Training Teaches America, Capitalism Are Racist – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/26/report-verizon-diversity-training-teaches-america-capitalism-are-racist/
— Polls: Few Democrats See Migration, Amnesty as Top Problem – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/08/25/polls-few-democrats-see-migration-amnesty-top-problem/

DAILY WIRE
— After Pledging They Would Violate Law To Teach CRT, Teachers Scramble To Hide Evidence – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-pledge-violate-law-crt-hide-evidence
— U.S. Leaving Behind 75,000 Vehicles, 600,000 Weapons, 208 Aircraft In Afghanistan, Watchdog Says – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-leaving-behind-75000-vehicles-600000-weapons-208-aircraft-in-afghanistan-watchdog-says
— Only 22% Of Cable ‘News’ Is News: Study – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study has found that the vast majority of cable news broadcasts feature opinion, analysis, and spin instead of hard news. Hard news — defined as a statement of facts, or on-the-spot reporting — amounts to just 22.3% of all footage aired on cable news networks. That amounts to nine minutes, 15 seconds of hard news for every hour of broadcasting. Each hour of broadcasting on cable news networks contains nearly twice as much commercial time than hard news. Interviews with newsmakers account for another 16% of broadcast news time.)

REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Illinoisans Paid Almost as Much on Unemployment as at Work – Bryce Hill
(COMMENT: My $54,864 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars –  $132,845. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is less that what my IRS salary was in 1972 when I was 23 years old.)
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/08/25/illinoisans_paid_almost_as_much_on_unemployment_as_at_work_791416.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Hidden on Page 508 of the Infrastructure Bill Is a Plan to Make It Too Expensive to Drive a Car – Taylor Penley
https://www.westernjournal.com/hidden-page-508-infrastructure-bill-plan-make-expensive-drive-car/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buried on page 508 of the 2,702 page infrastructure bill is a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee (MBUF) which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car.)

COLLEGE FIX
— New York Times hires ‘1619 Project’ critic John McWhorter – JEREMY LOTT
(COMMENT: What if the following hired me in an effort to attract readers who are conservative: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Suburban Life, Wheaton Patch, etc.? Everyone in Illinois and especially in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; b) sees how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; c) sees how Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; d) saw how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters; and e) saw how GAO, IRS, and the Post Office treated me.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-york-times-hires-1619-project-critic-john-mcwhorter/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mask crime! Cops called, school in lockdown. Calif. siblings permanently expelled for refusing muzzles – Kay Apfel
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/mask-crime-cops-called-school-in-lockdown-calif-siblings-permanently-expelled-for-refusing-muzzles-1124633/
— White House cuts Biden’s audio feed after POTUS jokes and smirks at Afghanistan question – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/white-house-cuts-bidens-audio-feed-after-potus-smirks-and-jokes-at-afghanistan-question-1124598/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Congressmen Vote on Trillions More in Federal Spending
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-congressmen-vote-on-trillions-more-in-federal-spending_3965213.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois County Is Losing People Faster Than Anywhere in the U.S. Alexander County, home to Cairo, dropped more than a third of its population in past decade, as big U.S. counties grew and small ones shrank. – John McCormick and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-illinois-county-is-losing-people-faster-than-anywhere-in-the-u-s-11629883801

DAILY BEAST
— Why Gavin Newsom’s Big Latino Problem Could Bring Him Down – Ruben Navarrette Jr.
(COMMENT: What do you do that brings you down with what groups? According to my critics/opponents a) my supporting the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform brings me down with LGBTQers and those who are not married, b) my supporting the right to life plank brings me down with women, c) my supporting the immigration plank brings me down with employers and with non-Black minorities, d) my supporting the illegal drugs plank brings me down with stoners, drinkers, gamblers, etc., e) my supporting the Second Amendment plank brings be down with those who do not own guns, and f) my supporting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank brings me down with minorities, women, and younger people. Further, according to my critics/opponents a) my being White brings me down with minorities, b) my being male brings me down with females, c) my being older brings me down with those who are younger, d) my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran brings be down with non-Protestants, e) my being German American brings me down with non-German Americans, f) my having ancestors who have been in America since 1844 brings me down with those whose ancestors have not been in America that long, g) my avoiding the draft brings me down with veterans, h) my not having financial problems brings me down with those who have financial problems, i) my not having major health problems brings me down with those who have health problems, j) being a homeowner brings me down with renters, k) my having a pension and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance brings me down with those who do not have the aforesaid or are not in line to have the aforesaid, l) my not owning pets brings me down with those who own pets, m) my owning America nameplate vehicles brings me down with those who hate American nameplate vehicles, n) my having been a federal employees for almost 30 years, and especially my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, brings me down with those who hate past, present, and future federal employees and especially IRS employees, o) my being conservative brings me down with moderates and liberals, p) my not hating Trump brings me down with those who hate Trump, q) my being Republican brings me down with those who Democrats, Libertarians, Green, Independent or RINO, r) my having three master’s degrees brings me down with those who have less education, s) my having six professional certifications brings me down with those who have fewer or no professional certifications, t) my having a professional license brings me down with those who do not have a professional license, u) my being a citizen of America brings me down with those who are not citizens of America, v) my not being a member of a church, my not attending church services, and my not giving money to a church brings me down with those who do the aforesaid, w) my not having children brings me down with those who have children, and x) my being blamed for all the losses that Republicans on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 brings me down with Republican activists, elected officials, party leaders, candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-gavin-newsoms-big-latino-problem-could-bring-him-down

EDUCATION WEEK
— Local School Boards Are Banning Critical Race Theory. – Stephen Sawchuk
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/local-school-boards-are-also-banning-lessons-on-race-heres-how-that-looks-in-7-districts/2021/08

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Fights ‘Leftist’ 1/6 Committee Request With ‘Executive Privilege’ – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fights-leftist-1-6-committee-request-executive-privilege-1623174

MOSCOW TIMES
— 2 in 5 Russians Can’t Afford Necessities – Poll
(COMMENT: What do the Russians have to say about my having been able to buy a) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17 years old in 1966 with money that I had earned washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage for the previous 18 months in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights, b) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that I had earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, c) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 with money that I had earned working for IRS and Firestone Stores, and d) a new town home in University Park in 1972 with money that I had earned working for IRS and Firestone Stores?)
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/08/25/2-in-5-russians-cant-afford-necessities-poll-a74888

QUORA
— What is the worst political baggage of each of the candidates
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-worst-political-baggage-of-each-of-the-candidates-vying-for-the-Democratic-Partys-nomination-for-president

(COMMENT: According to one or more of my critics/opponents, the following are political baggage for Republican candidates? To what extent do you agree?

a) supporting the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform,
b) supporting the right to life plank,
c) supporting the immigration plank,
d) supporting the illegal drugs plank,
e) supporting the Second Amendment plank, and/or
f) supporting the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank?

Further,
a) opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
b) opposing the promotion of abortion,
c) opposing the promotion of mass/illegal immigration,
d) opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
e) opposing the diminution of First and Second Amendment rights,
f) opposing the promotion of wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination,
g) opposing the promotion of dependency on government, and/or
h) opposing the promotion of dependency on charity?

Further,
a) being White,
b) being male,
c) being older,
d) being Protestant,
e) being German American,
f) having ancestors who have been in America for a long time,
g) avoiding the draft,
h) not having financial problems,
i) not having major health problems,
j) being a homeowner,
k) having a pension and/or subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance,
l) not owning pets,
m) owning America nameplate vehicles,
n) having been a federal employee and especially having been an IRS employee,
o) being conservative,
p) not hating Trump,
q) being Republican,
r) having a master’s degree,
s) having a professional certification,
t) having a professional license,
u) being a citizen of America,
v) not being a member of a church, not attending church services, and/or not giving money to a church,
w) not having children, and/or
x) being blamed for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct have suffered?

August 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ComEd scheme to influence Madigan was not legal lobbying — it was bribery, prosecutors say – JASON MEISNER and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-comed-bribery-scheme-michael-madigan-prosecutors-response-20210824-h5gvozhcxzglhlrwjujj7qyuwm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Roselle repeals marijuana ban, allows for dispensaries and growing sites – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210824/roselle-repeals-marijuana-ban-allows-for-dispensaries-and-growing-sites

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden Promised Normalcy, But He Is Struggling To Rein In The Chaos – Mara Liasson
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-22/politics-chat-biden-promised-normalcy-but-he-is-struggling-to-reign-in-the-chaos

WGLT
— OUTSTANDING: Bloomington Gold Corvette Show Returning To Its Hometown In 2022 – Eric Stock, Ryan Denham
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-08-24/bloomington-gold-corvette-show-is-returning-to-its-hometown-in-2022

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Critics say new sex education law goes too far. Law aligns standards with national groups some call unaccountable. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/critics-say-new-sex-education-law-goes-too-far/article_a84c1876-043a-11ec-9ec9-ebe7e2e55731.html
— Lawmakers share priorities in reversing state’s population decline – Greg Bishop
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to drive out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawmakers-share-priorities-in-reversing-states-population-decline/article_a6b4061e-0515-11ec-94c1-2f1d37432b32.html

VIDETTE ONLINE
— Back the Blue Central Illinois Rally to be held on Sunday – MEGAN SPOERLEIN
http://www.videtteonline.com/news/back-the-blue-central-illinois-rally-to-be-held-on-sunday/article_5bb77252-01ed-11ec-8dda-6be04ebd533f.html

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— Facebook selects 25 journalists to be paid for a $5 million newsletter recruitment push – Daniel Kuhn
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/facebook-selects-25-journalists-to-be-paid-for-a-5-million-newsletter-recruitment-push/354645/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois would have 100K more jobs if its unemployment was at the national average
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-would-have-100k-more-jobs-if-its-unemployment-was-at-the-national-average-wirepoints-on-chicagos-morning-answer/

CAPITOL FAX
— 7 in 8 people who saw benefits reduced or eliminated by states did not find employment
(COMMENT: What about taking BAD JOBS? According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/7-in-8-people-who-saw-benefits-reduced-or-eliminated-by-states-did-not-find-employment/
— Pritzker extends eviction moratorium to September 18
(COMMENT: I was a landlord 1976-1984, not because I wanted to be, but because University Park real estate prices were down.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/pritzker-extends-eviction-moratorium-to-september-18/

BREITBART
— Jason Miller: Rep. Adam Kinzinger Turned Anti-Trump After White House Didn’t Hire His Wife – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/08/23/jason-miller-rep-adam-kinzinger-turned-anti-trump-white-house-didnt-hire-his-wife/
— YouTube Censors Michelle Malkin over Mask Mandates Clip – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/24/youtube-censors-michelle-malkin-over-mask-mandates-clip/
— #AppleToo: Apple Employees Are Turning on Their Own Woke Company – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/08/24/appletoo-apple-employees-are-turning-on-their-own-woke-company/
— Cancel Culture Takes Aim at Notre Dame’s Leprechaun Mascot – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/08/24/cancel-culture-takes-aim-notre-dames-leprechaun-mascot/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Welcome to the Forever Pandemic – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/08/25/welcome-to-the-forever-pandemic

NEWSMAX
— The Democratic Party Defunds Police, Arms the Taliban – Mark Vargas
https://www.newsmax.com/markvargas/kabul-afghanistan-shame-defund-the-police/2021/08/24/id/1033554/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Trump Requests Florida Judge Compel YouTube to Restore His Account – Alexander Hall
(COMMENT: When I was rudely terminated as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, all my reports of MTRO meetings were deleted. Those reports included a) who spoke at MTRO meetings and b) the candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended those meetings.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/08/24/trump-requests-florida-judge-compel-youtube-restore-his

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Takes a Knee During Photo-Op With WNBA Champions – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/08/24/biden-takes-a-knee-during-photo-op-with-wnba-champions-n1472184

COLLEGE FIX
— Five lies they teach your kids in freshman orientation
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/five-lies-they-teach-your-kids-in-freshman-orientation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lie No. 1: White privilege is real: Skin color is treated as the most important factor about a person on campus. Lie No. 2: Words are violence: The First Amendment is one of America’s greatest achievements, but on campus it’s anathema. Lie No. 3: One in five co-eds will be sexually assaulted: One of the most oft-repeated higher education stats is that one-in-five women will be sexually assaulted or raped in college — a figure that’s been fully debunked. Lie No. 4: Gender is a choice: One of the first experiences students encounter is the complex and confusing world of preferred gender pronouns, such as “ze,” “hir” and “xem.” Lie No. 5: Being colorblind is racist: For the student who wants to take a stand against critical race theory on campus, the road will be difficult.)

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On Afghanistan, Bidenites Blame the Press – RAMESH PONNURU
(COMMENT: Of course, me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters will be blamed for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct suffer in 2022.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/on-afghanistan-bidenites-blame-the-press/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Virginia Democrat Governor Candidate McAuliffe Wants to “Make Life Difficult” for the Unvaccinated. “We can’t force them, we’re not going door to door, but you make life difficult” – Mike LaChance
(COMMENT: I should write a book about RINOs who make life difficult for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/virginia-democrat-governor-candidate-mcauliffe-wants-to-make-life-difficult-for-the-unvaccinated/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Los Angeles Times vs. Larry Elder – Roger L. Simon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-los-angeles-times-vs-larry-elder_3964084.html

POLITICO
— How screwed is Adam Kinzinger? Illinois Democrats are on the verge of rolling out a new congressional map that could end the House career of one of the GOP’s most prominent Trump critics. – ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/25/adam-kinzinger-illinois-democrats-506861

NBC NEWS
— Attitudes on Jan. 6 Capitol attack settle in along familiar partisan lines – Ben Kamisar
(COMMENT: Democrats will forever use the Capitol attack against Republicans. Those who participated in the attack had to have known that.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/attitudes-jan-6-capitol-attack-settle-along-familiar-partisan-lines-n1277534

NEW YORK TIMES
— What the ‘Majority Minority’ Shift Really Means for America – Justin Gest
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, the majority always discriminates against the minority. That means that ever-increasingly, members of the following groups will be discriminated against: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/opinion/us-census-majority-minority.html
— A More Secular America Is Not Just a Problem for Republicans – Ryan Burge
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/opinion/republicans-democrats-america-religion.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Weary of turmoil and division, most teens still voice faith in future, Post-Ipsos poll finds. These 14-to-18-year-olds are coming of age amid a pandemic, racial justice protests and political hostility, but remain optimistic about their own lives. – Sydney Trent and Emily Guskin
(COMMENT: What were you optimistic about when you were younger? When I was younger, I was optimistic about having a successful career in the automotive industry. But that all ended 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. Then, Firestone rudely fired me for having accepted that job offer. Then, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2021/teen-poll-racism-covid-politics/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Message on Afghanistan Withdrawal Draws Critics. The president’s portrayal of the U.S. pullout has prompted accusations he is playing down the deteriorating situation on the ground. – Jessica Donati and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-message-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-draws-critics-11629889203
— Teach Respect, Not Critical Race Theory. Discussions of race and prejudice should begin at home. – John Beatty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/critical-race-theory-loudoun-culture-wars-systemic-racism-education-teachers-union-11629837816
— The High Price of Federal Marijuana Legalization. A better way would be decriminalization with heavy regulation and no role for Big Tobacco. – Kevin Sabet
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schumer-federal-marijuana-cannabis-thc-synthetic-vape-edible-legalize-youth-drug-use-11629821434

DESERET NEWS
— Is Facebook censoring the Babylon Bee, or does Mark Zuckerberg just not get the jokes? – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/23/22638183/is-facebook-censoring-the-babylon-bee-or-does-the-mark-zuckerberg-just-not-get-jokes-conservatives

CALIFORNIA NEWS TIMES
–Submit your question for candidates
(DIERSEN: Candidates should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) CRT, b) 1619, c) reparations, d) BLM, e) LGBTQ, f) dependency on government, g) dependency on charity, h) abortion, i) mass/illegal immigration, j) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, k) more gun controls, l) patronage, m) political affiliation discrimination, n) reverse discrimination, and o) age discrimination?)
https://californianewstimes.com/submit-your-question-for-candidates/497441/

PATHEOS
— What Price Equality? – Ben Witherington
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs a) promote Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and b) assure that Republicans pay the price of that AA, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2021/08/25/what-price-equality/

DAILY BEAST
— Self-Publishing to Success in the Internet Age – Sarah Watts
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who a) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) destroy those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) destroy those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) destroy those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) destroy those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) destroy those like me who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who despise/hate those who share my demographics. I would focus on those who have done the most damage to the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, my precinct, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/self-publishing-to-success-in-the-internet-age

POYNTER
— CNN is hiring 200 journalists for CNN+. – Al Tompkins
(COMMENT: When it suits their purposes, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I not a journalist and/or b) that I am a journalist. According to Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalist ), a journalist is “an individual trained to collect/gather information in form of text, audio or pictures, processes them to a news-worthy form and disseminates it to the public.” My critics/opponents ignore the fact that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do and that I was a GAO Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $102,188-$132,845/year. My critics/opponents ignore the fact that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that an individual cannot be a journalist a) if they are conservative, b) if they are Republican, c) if they do not have a degree in journalism, and/or d) if they are not paid for what they do. My critics/opponents a) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) destroy those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) destroy those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) destroy those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) destroy those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) destroy those like me who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better, yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2021/cnn-is-hiring-200-journalists-for-cnn-heres-what-the-network-is-looking-for/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Strengthening the pipeline of Black CPAs – Anita Dennis
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors strengthened the pipeline for Black CPAs. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/strengthening-the-pipeline-of-black-cpas

August 22 Morning Edition

WTTW
— Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wife Jacqueline Hospitalized for COVID – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2021/08/22/rev-jesse-jackson-wife-jacqueline-hospitalized-covid

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Marijuana drug tests in the workplace could someday follow same standard as DUI – Robert McCoppin
(COMMENT: If you use pot, you impair yourself. If I had been a pot user, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, b) IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and c) GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had been a pot user, I doubt that a) I would have graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class or got a 24 on the ACT in 1966, b) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, or IIT would have accepted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, c) I would have graduated from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, or IIT in 1970, 1976, 1980, or 1997 respectively, d) I would have passed the CPA examination in 1979, let alone on my first attempt, or e) I would have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, let alone on my first attempt.)
https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/employment/2021/08/22/proposed-law-could-change-marijuana-drug-tests-illinois-workplaces/8215137002/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Champaign Man Sentenced for Inciting Riot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/21/champaign-riot-inciter-sentenced-to-four-years/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Living in the liberal media’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Nothing is as is seems – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/21/living-in-the-liberal-medias-twilight-zone/

FOX NEWS
— Brace for an epic fail — Biden’s twin messes, in Afghanistan, and at the border, could merge. Biden’s Irish-exit strategy left America’s Afghan partners confused and demoralized – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-afghanistan-border-deroy-murdock

AMERICA THINKER
— Taking Action – Sally Zelikovsky
(COMMENT: What action do you take? I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/taking_action.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Canary in the Coal Mine of America’s Future. The “melting pot” was never merely assimilation or simple surrender to the dominant type, as is popularly supposed. – Michelle Marder Kamhi
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/21/canary-in-the-coal-mine-of-americas-future/
— Lessons Never Learned. The establishment, having failed to win a counterinsurgency abroad and a culture war at home, opted to export the culture war and import the counterinsurgency. – Kyle Shideler
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/21/lessons-never-learned/

BREITBART
— Trump to Rally: ‘I Recommend, Take the Vaccines!’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/22/trump-vaccines/
— Donald Trump: ‘Everything Woke Turns to S**t’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/21/donald-trump-everything-woke-turns-to-st/
— 13 Things the Next California Governor Can Do After Newsom Recall – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/22/pollak-13-things-the-next-california-governor-can-do-after-newsom-recall/

BLAZE
— Colorado school district bans critical race theory after black father delivers rousing speech: ‘We are not victims of America’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-father-critical-race-theory-school

DAILY CALLER
— ‘It’s Not Even Catholic Anymore’: How Parents Turned On A Florida Christian School For Allegedly Embracing ‘Woke’ Ideology – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/21/tampa-florida-catholic-high-school-scarpo-academy-holy-names/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump blasts Biden over ‘total surrender’ in Afghanistan at massive Alabama rally – Mia Cathell
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trump-blasts-biden-over-total-surrender-in-afghanistan-at-massive-alabama-rally

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— School Board Cannot Suppress Voices of Fairfax, VA Parents – Dee O’Neal
(COMMENT: What do the members of your school board think of you? For that matter, what do the following think of you: your employer if you are still employed, the leaders of the organizations that you are a member of, your park district, your chamber of commerce, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? I should write a book about what the aforesaid think of me.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/21/school_board_cannot_suppress_voices_of_fairfax_va_parents_549942.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Twitter blows up when CBS publishes article titled ‘How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/21/twitter-blows-up-when-cbs-publishes-article-titled-how-climate-change-helped-strengthen-the-taliban-1122439/
— America first? Not so much: Mere 2,500 Americans among 17K rescued thus far from Kabul – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/22/america-first-not-so-much-mere-2500-americans-among-17k-rescued-thus-far-from-kabul-1122645/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U.S. Air Force Academy Requiring New Students to Watch Training Video Promoting BLM. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/u-s-air-force-academy-requiring-new-students-to-watch-training-video-promoting-blm/

EPOCH TIMES
— The New Wild West: Texas Border County’s Desperate Bid to Curb Illegal Immigration – Charlotte Cuthbertson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-new-wild-west-texas-border-countys-desperate-bid-to-curb-illegal-immigration_3955137.html

THE HILL
— Pentagon requests civilian airlines’ assistance in Afghanistan evacuation – KYLE BALLUCK
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/568900-pentagon-activates-civil-reserve-air-fleet-requests-civilian-airlines

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates – WILL WEISSERT
(COMMENT: I will forever deeply regret avoiding the draft. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used the following against me: a) I sought and got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) I sought and got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes especially shouted the aforesaid at my many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans.)
https://apnews.com/article/veterans-9cad3c4211a0e15852c44c8d75681254

NEW YORK TIMES
— Defense Secretary Orders Six Commercial Airlines to Help Ferry Afghan Refugees
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/world/afghan-refugees-commercial-airlines.html
— FRONT PAGE: New Wave of Refugees Faces A Much Chillier U.S. Welcome – Miriam Jordan
(COMMENT: Democrats want refugees, but only refugees who are future Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/us/refugees-history-afghanistan.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats want refugees, but only refugees who are future Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/22/nativism-us-politics-has-thwarted-refugee-resettlement-before/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Democrats want refugees, but only refugees who are future Democrats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/08/22/afghan-refugees-need-christians-step-forward-help-taliban/8209666002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Tells Airlines to Help Fly Afghan Evacuees From Foreign Bases Commercial carriers wouldn’t fly to Kabul under emergency civil aviation program. – Gordon Lubold and Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-tells-airlines-to-help-fly-afghan-evacuees-from-foreign-bases-11629632843

FORTUNE
— Facebook and Twitter weigh giving a social-media megaphone to the Taliban – NAOMI NIX
https://fortune.com/2021/08/21/facebook-twitter-social-media-taliban/
— These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs – SYDNEY LAKE
(DIERSEN: During the 1970s, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate courses in business and accounting, but IRS did not pay for those courses. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980. I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 and deducted what I paid for tuition and books. In 1978, disgustingly and outrageously, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed those deductions. They never would have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2021/07/15/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/

FORBES
— 3 Ways To Increase Empathy And Embrace Diversity In The Workplace – Esther Choy
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/estherchoy/2021/08/22/3-ways-to-increase-empathy-and-embrace-diversity-in-the-workplace/

NPR
— Republican Rep. Rodney Davis Comments On Safety At The Capitol After Bomb Threat
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/22/1030100001/republican-rep-rodney-davis-comments-on-safety-at-the-capitol-after-bomb-threat

PRESS HERALD
— Census shows new trends favor Democrats – GORDON L.
WEIL (COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasing, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the harder that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs work to get rid of you.)
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/08/20/census-shows-new-trends-favor-democrats/

BILLY PENN
— Block parties are allowed again in Philly, but applications are down at least 50%
(COMMENT: What do you say to those who host block parties, but who only invite Democrats?)
https://billypenn.com/2021/08/12/philly-block-party-application-denied-decline-summer-covid/

SAMPSON INDEPENDENT
— Voters would end racial preferences – John Hood
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/54771/voters-would-end-racial-preferences

WYO FILE
— Conservative group seeks to rid Wyo GOP of ‘RINOs’ – Laton McCartney
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Most commonly, RINOs reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Far too often, RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, etc.), and/or age discrimination. I should write a book about RINOs. I would focus on RINOs who destroy a) those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those like me who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those like me who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.wyofile.com/conservative-group-seeks-to-rid-wyo-gop-of-rinos/

AXIOS
— AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON CAMPUS IS ENDANGERED – Erica Pandey
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.axios.com/hard-truths-deep-dive-higher-education-affirmative-action-28706a24-dd54-452a-9ea1-2eb6c5cf3b48.html
— Axios-Ipsos poll: 51% of Black people say they’re disadvantaged in U.S. higher education – Margaret Talev
(DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, in 1966, UIC should have admitted a Black, b) that instead of me, in 1969, NIU should have admitted a Black, c) that instead of me, in 1972, Loyola should have admitted a Black, d) that instead of me, in 1976, DePaul should have admitted a Black, and e) that instead of me, in 1992, IIT should have admitted a Black. Since 1970, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, in 1970, NIU should have graduated a Black, b) that instead of me, in 1976, Loyola should have graduated a Black, c) that instead of me, in 1980, DePaul should have graduated a Black, and d) that instead of me, in 1997, IIT should have graduated a Black.)
https://news.yahoo.com/axios-ipsos-poll-51-black-110005294.html

NEW YORKER
— What We Left Behind in Afghanistan
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/what-we-left-behind-in-afghanistan

PARADE
— Lights, Camera, Crime and Comedy! The 8 Most Memorable TV Shows From 1971 – Mara Reinstein
(COMMENT: What did you do in 1971? I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. I started the year working as the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, taking a graduate business management course at UIC, and awaiting a decision on my application for a financial hardship draft deferment. That application was approved, and because of my draft lottery number, I was no longer subject to the draft. I believe that prompted Oldsmobile to offer me a job which I accepted. But when I told my Firestone boss, he immediately and rudely fired me. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $48,445/year) Revenue Officer in Chicago. But then, my Firestone boss offered me a part-time job pumping gasoline which I accepted. Before I started working for IRS and working part-time for Firestone, I went on a spring break vacation in the Bahamas. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in August. That directly resulted in my buying a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Bel Air for everyday use. At the end of the year, IRS granted my request to be assigned to its Harvey office.)
https://parade.com/1250376/maramovies/best-tv-shows-of-1971/

August 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Biden’s job approval rating dips amid COVID uptick: Poll The decline in support also comes as amid the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-approval-rating-covid-afghanistan-interview/10966399/
— Islamic State threat forces US changes to Afghanistan evacuations plans at Kabul airport. Time for evacuations is running out ahead of Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw most remaining U.S. troops. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/afghanistan-news-taliban-biden-whats-happening-in/10965892/

NBC5
— Illinois Senate GOP Leader Dan McConchie Tests Positive for COVID-19, Spokesperson Says. Both McConchie and Illinois Senate President Don Harmon have tested positive for breakthrough cases of COVID-19 this week.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-senate-gop-leader-dan-mcconchie-tests-positive-for-covid-19-spokesperson-says/2595470/

FOX32
— Breakthrough COVID case: Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie tests positive for virus despite being vaccinated
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/breakthrough-covid-case-illinois-senate-republican-leader-tests-positive-for-virus-despite-being-vaccinated

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democrats may have opened legal can of worms with new fundraising committee. The Illinois Democrats’ chair, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, is barred by federal laws from participating in fundraising outside the federally regulated campaign system. So the state party cobbled together a new committee. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/20/22634743/illinois-democrats-fundraising-robin-kelly-blue-committee-rich-miller-capitol-fax-sun-times

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie has breakthrough COVID-19 case a day after GOP Day at State Fair – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-senate-republican-leader-covid-19-positive-state-fair-20210821-47rfs72k3ngxldgr5a5ibkc6py-story.html
— Parents are getting coached on how to escape mask and vaccine rules across the US – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-parents-coached-vaccine-mask-rules-20210821-hfvptfobyrbaxjrjntkqt5y3oi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— More than half of Kinzinger’s GOP primary challengers believe Trump won the 2020 election – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210821/more-than-half-of-kinzingers-gop-primary-challengers-believe-trump-won-the-2020-election
— State Sen. McConchie experiencing breakthrough case of COVID-19 – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210821/state-sen-mcconchie-experiencing-breakthrough-case-of-covid-19
— Who are the real RINOs? The Trump critics or the Trump enablers? – Editorial
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Most commonly, RINOs reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Far too often, RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, reverse discrimination (wokeism, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, etc.), and/or age discrimination. I should write a book about RINOs. I would focus on RINOs who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210821/editorial-who-are-the-real-rinos-the-trump-critics-or-the-trump-enablers-

DAILY JOURNAL
— We’re a long way from the Land of Lincoln – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/webber-were-a-long-way-from-the-land-of-lincoln/article_d1db1384-01a3-11ec-afd0-7785bae66edc.html

OAK LAWN PATCH
— D229 Board Member Sues Pritzker, Ayala, Over Face Mask Order – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/d229-board-member-sues-pritzker-ayala-over-face-mask-order

FOX NEWS
— If Biden were a Republican, Dems in Congress would have impeached him. They should. Biden keeps repeating that he was bound by Trump’s planned withdrawal. Really? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-republican-democrats-congress-impeached-victor-davis-hanson

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden Leaves Town, Says He Needs More Sleep
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-biden-leaves-town-says-he-needs-more-sleep/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Left suddenly fans of showing ID when it prevents ‘fraud’ from unvaxed people dining indoors – Vivek Saxena|
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/21/left-suddenly-fans-of-showing-id-when-it-prevents-fraud-from-unvaxed-people-dining-indoors-1122258/

POLITICO
— Minnesota GOP ‘in ruins’ after shocking scandal. Stunning charges against a top donor and the state GOP chair’s resignation have left the party in turmoil. – DAVID SIDERS and PAUL DEMKO
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/21/minnesota-gop-in-ruins-shocking-scandal-506487

HUFFINGTON POST
— Is It Better To Quit Before You Get Fired From A Job? Here are the unseen financial and emotional benefits and costs with each option. – Monica Torres
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/better-to-quit-or-get-fired-from-job_l_611e8079e4b0e8ac791b9e10

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Will Twitter Boot the Taliban?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/will-twitter-boot-the-taliban.html

August 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago indoor mask mandate takes effect; Cook County to follow suit – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-face-masks-mask-mandate-chicaog/10963557/
— About half of Americans favor vaccine mandates for bars, restaurants: POLL – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/vaccine-mandates-vaccination-requirements-covid-vaccines-delta-variant/10964299/

FOX32
— Installation of license plate reading cameras begins on Chicago-area expressways
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/installation-of-license-plate-reading-cameras-begins-on-chicago-area-expressways

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Remap reboot: Lawmakers to return to Springfield for special one-day session to ‘amend’ legislative maps. The move follows the release of the latest U.S. Census figures. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said he and others “want to make sure every voice is heard and represented” and invited the public to participate in open hearings before the Aug, 31 session. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/20/22634282/general-assembly-plans-return-springfield-special-session-legislative-maps-census
— Illinois COVID-19 cases hit seven-month high: ‘We are living in a very dangerous moment’ About 63% of eligible Chicagoans are fully vaccinated, but rates hover in the 20% range in many southern Illinois counties where hospitals are filling up. A total of 126 Illinois lives were lost to the virus over the last week, including 46 on Wednesday — the highest one-day toll in three months. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/20/22634522/illinois-coronavirus-delta-surge-mask-vaccine-mandate-pritzker-aug-20
— New camera system a necessary start to ending shootings on Chicago expressways. We remain concerned, however, about law enforcement’s ever-increasing surveillance capabilities. And there’s a danger of over-reliance on the cameras once they’re up and running. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/20/22632555/chicago-expressway-shootings-cameras-surveillance-denise-huguelet-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County issues indoor mask mandate as delta surge pushes Illinois COVID cases higher than spring’s third wave – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-delta-surge-cases-20210820-uwmexf4opbf4tgdyerlaqaarr4-story.html
— Marijuana drug tests in the workplace would follow same standard as DUI, under proposed change in Illinois law – R. McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-drug-test-20210820-33tncygpzbf4tddhtkvashkq74-story.html
— New census shows fewer white Americans, but that’s because of how we’re counting – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-census-charlottesville-tucker-carlson-replacement-theory-page-20210820-xx2nnacd2ffy5mp5tqupg25btu-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to convene Aug. 31 to make post-census fixes to Democrat-drawn legislative maps – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-census-redistricting-20210820-cfhk6trwbzb45neyyx4vbj35aa-story.html
— Americans support vaccine mandates, AP-NORC poll finds, and COVID anxiety is rising – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-anxiety-vaccine-mandate-poll-20210820-fk74aqoo6fbtpbrokhkususuyy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Libertyville trustees approve cannabis sales – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/ct-lbr-cannabis-sales-tax-tl-0826-20210820-22itkl2atzfspp2n7y43ymuamy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois records highest single-day COVID-19 case total since January – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/illinois-records-highest-single-day-covid-19-case-total-since-january
— DuPage forest preserve looking to draw its own electoral boundaries – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/dupage-forest-preserve-looking-to-draw-its-own-electoral-boundaries
— Some McHenry County families have started home schooling because of COVID-19 mask mandate – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/some-mchenry-county-families-have-started-home-schooling-because-of-covid-19-mask-mandate
— Lawmakers schedule Aug. 31 session on changing legislative maps – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/lawmakers-schedule-aug-31-session-on-changing-legislative-maps

WBEZ
— ‘Illinois Is Absolutely Pivotal’ To Who Controls The U.S. House – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-congressional-remapping-could-have-national-impact/be1b3875-0219-4e30-8b36-4807ad3a16fe

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— General Assembly leaders to convene special session for potential legislative map changes – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/08/20/illinois-lawmakers-plan-one-day-session-rework-legislative-map/8213761002/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine visits Effingham – Charles Mills
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/republican-gubernatorial-candidate-visits-effingham/article_7d950c30-ffbe-11eb-afc4-1388b04cdcd2.html

FOX ST. LOUIS
— COVID outbreak shuts down police department in Illinois – Andy Banker
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/covid-outbreak-shuts-down-police-department-in-illinois-metro-east/

WSIL TV
— All but one county in Illinois at high risk for transmission of COVID-19
https://wsiltv.com/2021/08/19/all-but-one-county-in-illinois-at-high-risk-for-transmission-of-covid-19/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MEDICINE’S GETTING MAJOR INJECTIONS OF WOKE IDEOLOGY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/medicines-getting-major-injections-of-woke-ideology.html
— Border Crisis: HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/how-much-worse-can-it-get.html
— SLOPPY THINKING ABOUT ‘SYSTEMIC RACISM’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/sloppy-thinking-about-systemic-racism.html
— TEAM BIDEN WORKS AT ‘BEHEST OF ABORTION LOBBY’ IN DEFIANCE OF LAW, 84 GOP LEGISLATORS SAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/team-biden-works-at-behest-of-abortion-lobby-in-defiance-of-law-84-gop-legislators-say.html
— CHICAGO CARDINAL CUPICH MANDATES COVID-19 VACCINES FOR STAFF; BANS RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/chicago-cardinal-cupich-mandates-covid-19-vaccines-for-staff-bans-religious-exemptions.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican Day coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/20/republican-day-coverage-roundup/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/20/covid-19-roundup-92/

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham lays out six steps for GOP to win back voters. Fox News host says we should be worrying about American suffering ahead of suffering around the world. – Jen Golotko
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ingraham-six-steps-gop-win-voters
— Biden nominates former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan. Emanuel also served as President Obama’s White House chief of staff. – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-nominates-rahm-emanuel-ambassador-japan

BLAZE
— FBI has no evidence Jan. 6 riot was organized, coordinated, or otherwise planned by Trump or others – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fbi-no-evidence-jan-6-riot-organized-trump-or-others
— Taliban fighters are ‘hunting down’ journalists, carrying out revenge executions against Afghans who worked with the West – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-fighters-hunting-down-journalists-revenge-executions

DAILY SIGNAL
— China Wants You to Be a Woke ‘Anti-Racist’ While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/20/china-wants-you-to-be-a-woke-anti-racist-while-they-pursue-ethnic-cleansing/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— 2 Employees Sue Missouri School District Over “Equity” Training – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/2-employees-sue-missouri-school-district-over-equity-training

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Vows to Bring Home Every American Who Wants to Leave Afghanistan – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/biden-vows-to-bring-home-every-american-who-wants-to-leave-afghanistan_3957984.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— State Bans on Critical Race Theory Won’t Work. Massive bureaucracies will evade them. The better solution is to break up huge school districts. – Tony Woodlief
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-bans-critical-race-theory-school-boards-crt-culture-wars-teachers-unions-education-11629468700

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Accuses Mo Brooks of ‘Stoking Sympathy’ for Domestic Terrorists – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-mo-brooks-stoking-sympathy-domestic-terrorists-1621539
— How Diverse Are the 10 Most Selective Universities? – NICOLE CALDWELL
https://www.newsweek.com/how-diverse-are-10-most-selective-universities-1621411

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Feel More Represented By Congress
(DIERSEN: Republican voters like me who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform are underrepresented in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West district. Republican voters like me who oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination are underrepresented in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West district. Republican voters like me who wanted Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks are underrepresented in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West district.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2021/democrats_feel_more_represented_by_congress

August 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Candidates in county races should not be required to pay for full recounts – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210819/editorial-candidates-in-county-races-should-not-be-required-to-pay-for-full-recounts

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Is Peoria’s influence in state politics at risk with new legislative map? Some are concerned – JJ Bullock
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/state/2021/08/19/peoria-wields-significant-power-in-springfield-illinois-politics/5504118001/

NPR ILLINOIS
— At State Fair, Democrats Paint GOP As Existential Threat Worthy of Keeping United Even As Rifts Divide Party – Hannah Meisel
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-08-18/at-state-fair-democrats-paint-gop-as-existential-threat-worthy-of-keeping-united-even-as-rifts-divide-party

WSIL TV
— Gary Rabine hopes to defeat ‘dictator’ Gov. JB Pritzker – Danny Valle
https://wsiltv.com/2021/08/18/gary-rabine-hopes-to-defeat-dictator-gov-jb-pritzker/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Day at the fair is today. The three GOP candidates for governor won’t get a chance to talk to the crowd at the state fair, even though Rep. Rodney Davis (who might be considering a run) will get the stage (and not everyone’s happy about it). The candidates will all get a chance at the mic at this morning’s meeting of the GOP Central Committee and Republican County Chairs Association. . .Republicans say they haven’t seen any drafts of what the congressional maps might look like, but there’s an expectation that Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s seat could be erased, according to a few Republicans and some Democrats who are in Springfield for this week’s political rallies at the fair. . . .Today, 8 a.m.: GOP State Central Committee and Republican County Chairs Association meeting at the Wyndham Hotel in Springfield. Today, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy, Reps. Darin LaHood, Rodney Davis, and Mary Miller; RNC Co-Chair Tommy Hicks; RNC Committeeman Richard Porter; and GOP leaders Jim Durkin and Dan McConchie headline Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on the Director’s Lawn. Today, 2-4 p.m.: Sen. Jason Barickman State Fair Reception at Franny’s in Springfield. Contact: sara@thenewberggroup.org or 815-596-9160. Today, 3-5 p.m.: State Rep. Dan Brady State Fair Reception at Fulgenzi in Springfield. Contact Lori at 773-320-1938 or dan@votedanbrady.com. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/19/pushing-party-unity-raoul-announces-re-electin-bid-returning-for-the-remap-494045

JOHN KASS
— Chaos and Violence, in Afghanistan and Chicago, with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/chaos-and-violence-in-afghanistan-and-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— One chart tells you much about Chicago’s property tax and its pensions
https://wirepoints.org/one-chart-tells-you-much-about-chicagos-property-tax-and-its-pensions-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Time to impeach Biden: He’s actively trying to destroy the America we know and love – David N. Bossie
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/18/time-to-impeach-biden-hes-actively-trying-to-destr/

FOX NEWS
— We should not be resettling Afghan refugees before rescuing American citizens. A mass influx of refugees from Afghanistan could further divide the United States – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-resettling-afghan-refugees-rescuing-american-citizens
— Biden says as many as 15,000 Americans looking to flee Afghanistan. U.S. troops may remain in Afghanistan beyond a Aug. 31 deadline to make sure all Americans are out, the president says. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-says-as-many-as-15000-americans-looking-to-flee-afghanistan

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s Surrender Presidency – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/bidens_surrender_presidency.html
— Fall of Kabul: The Day Reagan’s America Died – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/fall_of_kabul_the_day_reagans_america_died.html
— Joe Biden crisis management, Chicago-style – Spruce Fontaine
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/joe_biden_crisis_management_chicagostyle.html
— Why Cuomo resigned versus why he should have resigned – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/why_cuomo_resigned_versus_why_he_should_have_resigned.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Biden Chooses Decline – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/08/18/biden-chooses-decline

BREITBART
— Obama-Appointed Judge: Prosecuting Previously Deported ‘Latinx’ Illegal Aliens Is Unconstitutional, ‘Racist’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/obama-appointed-judge-prosecuting-previously-deported-latinx-illegal-aliens-is-unconstitutional-racist/
— Catholic League Condemns MSNBC’s ‘Obscene’ Comparison of Christians to Taliban – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/catholic-league-condemns-msnbcs-obscene-comparison-christians-taliban/

BLAZE
— Justice Amy Coney Barrett will determine the fate of the Obama presidential library – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/amy-barrett-obama-library-lawsuit
— ‘The fall of Kabul should be the DOWNFALL of the Biden administration’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-chad-prather-show/the-fall-of-kabul-should-be-the-downfall-of-the-biden-administration-chad-prather
— Why is Trump banned on Twitter, but the Taliban isn’t? Experts say the terror group simply follows the rules of the far-left social media platform. – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-not-taliban-banned-from-twitter

CHRISTIAN POST
— Hobby Lobby ordered to pay $220K for not allowing trans employee to use women’s restroom – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/hobby-lobby-fined-for-making-trans-employee-use-unisex-restroom.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Unconscionable’: Taliban Has Seized UH-60 Black Hawks, Other High-Tech American Equipment, Republicans Say In Letter To White House – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/18/republican-senators-black-hawk-helicopters-afghanistan-taliban-white-house/

DAILY WIRE
— Afghan Women Throwing Babies Over Barbed Wire To Save Them – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/afghan-women-throwing-babies-over-barbed-wire-to-save-them-report

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Joe Biden: A legacy of failure after only eight months (and 47 years) – Joseph Ragonese
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/commentary/joe-biden-a-legacy-of-failure-after-only-eight-months-and-47-years-139540/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— ‘CRT’ by Another Name Is Still CRT
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/08/21/crt-by-another-name-is-still-crt

CNS NEWS
— Russian Officials Praise Taliban, Whose Fighters are ‘Guarding’ Moscow’s Embassy in Kabul – Dimitri Simes
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/dimitri-simes/russian-officials-praise-taliban-whose-fighters-are-guarding

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Jr Says Biden Has Created The ‘Largest Hostage Situation In The History Of The World’ In Afghanistan – GREG PRICE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/18/trump-jr-biden-hostage-situation-afghanistan/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Implements Vaccine Passports, Mandates – Peter Rykowski
https://thenewamerican.com/illinois-implements-vaccine-passports-mandates/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Taliban Banned on Facebook, Allowed on Twitter — Trump Still Banned on Both – Autumn Johnson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/08/18/taliban-banned-facebook-allowed-twitter-trump-still

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Blowup: Back to the Future of Islamic Terrorism. On the eve of 9/11, Joe Biden has re-seeded al-Qa’ida’s terrorist turf. – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/82059-bidens-blowup-back-to-the-future-of-islamic-terrorism-2021-08-18

POST MILLENNIAL
— Bank of America teaches America is ‘white supremacist’, promotes abolition of police. Despite their namesake, Bank of America teaches employees that the brand of America is bad and racist. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/bank-of-america-leak

COLLEGE FIX
— Pew Research poll: Liberals more likely to see ‘cancel culture’ as a tool for good – CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER (
COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel others, who they cancel, and why. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and those who I have sued.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/pew-research-poll-liberals-more-likely-to-see-cancel-culture-as-a-tool-for-good/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘They will not pin this s*** on me!’ Unconfirmed sources claim Kamala is boiling – Vivek Saxena
(COMMENT: When Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lose elections, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to pin those losses on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken most adverse actions against me since 2000. This year, they stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/18/they-will-not-pin-this-s-on-me-unconfirmed-sources-claim-kamala-is-boiling-1120464/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘First-Come, First-Serve’: US Embassy Says Military Can’t Ensure ‘Safe Passage’ to Kabul Airport – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/first-come-first-serve-us-embassy-says-military-cant-ensure-safe-passage-to-kabul-airport_3954955.html
— CDC Director: ‘Concerning Evidence’ Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness ‘Waning’ Against Delta Variant – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/cdc-director-concerning-evidence-shows-covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness-is-waning-against-delta-variant_3954466.html

THE HILL
— Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban – REBECCA KHEEL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/568493-billions-in-us-weaponry-seized-by-taliban

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan until all American citizens are evacuated, Biden tells ABC News – Rachel Pannett, , Erin Cunningham, Jennifer Hassan and Claire Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/18/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— More than 200 COVID cases traced to Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival – DAVID MATTHEWS
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-cases-traces-lollapalooza-festival-chicago-20210818-i6lqnuxmpbht7ky6rkfwxqhwvu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The U.S. Is Hostage to the Taliban. Pentagon officials admit they don’t have enough troops to protect the Kabul airport and assist Americans and Afghans trying to get to the airport. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hostage-to-the-taliban-joe-biden-lloyd-austin-mark-milley-11629323032
— The Taliban Capture Joe Biden. Kabul’s conquerors hold the leverage in defining the terms of a postwar status quo. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-taliban-afghanistan-withdrawal-evacuation-refugees-siv-translators-saigon-iran-11629315806
— The Return of ‘America Held Hostage’ Some 15,000 U.S. citizens and residents are behind Taliban lines. There’s no easy way to get them out. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-american-withdrawal-kabul-taliban-afghanistan-evacuate-iran-hostage-crisis-carter-11629303110

STAR TRIBUNE
— Former staff for Minnesota Republican Party allege Jennifer Carnahan created ‘toxic’ workplace. Former executive directors of state party speak out on Carnahan; NDAs voided. – Briana Bierschbach
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how extremely toxic GAO’s Chicago office was during the 1980s and 1990s. The more of the following that its employees were, the more toxic that it was for them: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, if your ancestors had been in America for a long time, if you did not have a degree from an Ivy League university, if you had an accounting degree, if you were a CPA, and/or if you did not start you career with GAO. Further, I should write a book about the most toxic people in the following: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 1999; b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012; c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011; d) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007; e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, 2001-2004; and f) Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 1978.)
https://www.startribune.com/former-staff-for-minnesota-republican-party-allege-jennifer-carnahan-created-toxic-workplace/600088972/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan has presided over a toxic workplace culture and unchecked sexual harassment in the state party, according to a growing number of former staffers and activists who have leveled allegations against her. Four former executive directors of the party released a lengthy statement on Wednesday saying Carnahan “ruled by grudges, retaliation, and intimidation” in the party, often withholding prized party data to help candidates she preferred to get a “leg up.” The statement said she retaliated against those who spoke out against her, often trying to prevent former staff from getting other jobs. “Carnahan created an extremely toxic work environment, often yelling, demeaning and questioning loyalty,” the former staffers said in a joint statement. “We would be reprimanded if we did not glowingly ‘pump up’ and stroke the ego of Carnahan in our rare public appearances.” The four former executive directors — Becky Alery, Andy Aplikowski, Christine Snell and Kevin Poindexter — said they were able to speak out after the party’s Executive Board voted Sunday to void nondisclosure agreements that they said Carnahan used to silence staff. They added their voices to a widening chorus of people calling for Carnahan to resign from party leadership, including well over a dozen state legislators, three Republican governor candidates and five members of the party’s own executive board. Carnahan has said the allegations are part of an effort by her detractors to “relitigate” the 2021 race for party chair, when she won a third term. The 15-member executive board is meeting Thursday night and will take a vote of confidence in Carnahan’s leadership. Ten votes are required to remove her as chair. Many have cited Carnahan’s close relationship with Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, a prolific GOP donor and activist who was arrested last week on federal charges of sex trafficking. Lazzaro became deeply involved in state politics through his friendship with Carnahan. Since his arrest, other allegations have flooded social media about Carnahan’s leadership of the party. Multiple women detailed in social media posts their experiences being harassed or spoken to inappropriately by staff in the party, a culture they said went unchecked. “I don’t think young women are safe in politics,” said Kayla Khang, who interned for the party when she was 17 and said male party staffers had inappropriate conversations with her and frequently made comments that made her uncomfortable. She said she was warned specifically about being alone with one former party staffer.)

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
— Critical Race Theory devised to divide us – State Sen. Mike Groene
https://nptelegraph.com/opinion/columnists/groene-critical-race-theory-devised-to-divide-us/article_f1181e9e-009b-11ec-82b2-6f9a9ac37ebf.html

JD SUPRA
— Why An Equity Audit Is Your Best Defense Before You Need One
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. RINO leaders of Republican organizations act like their RINO members who are moderate, minority, female, and/or younger want them to get rid of their members who are conservative, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/why-an-equity-audit-is-your-best-2637507/

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition: those who reject the a) traditional marriage/family, b) right to life, c) immigration, d) illegal drugs, e) Second Amendment, and/or f) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Of course, I would focus on leaders of the aforesaid organizations, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/closeted-former-gop-staffer-whines-discovering-republicans-dont-support-lgbtq-rights/

GUARDIAN
— Facebook no, Twitter yes: which tech firms let the Taliban post? – Alex Hern
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/18/how-are-tech-firms-dealing-with-taliban-social-media

August 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— US to recommend COVID vaccine booster shots for all Americans at 8 months
https://abc7chicago.com/health/us-to-recommend-covid-vaccine-boosters-at-8-months-sources/10956154/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New daily COVID-19 cases in Chicago top 400, a metric cited a year ago when CPS decided not to reopen schools – DIANA WALLACE and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-covid-chicago-illinois-cases-rise-20210817-ucpx57wfujfsbbsragbvpb4bhu-story.html
— Surge of International students from India prompts University of Illinois at Chicago to launch office in New Delhi – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
(DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was a 17-year-old Crete resident. If I was a 17-year-old Crete resident today, I doubt that UIC would accept me because a) I am not a minority, b) I am not a female, c) I am not an LGBTQer, d) I am not low-income, e) I am conservative, f) I am Republican, g) I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, h) I am 100% German national origin, and i) my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-u-of-i-india-expansion-20210816-krvo5xiou5d57kfptbuycblwqq-story.html
— Businesses, Black and Latino communities hit hardest by property tax increases, treasurer’s office report shows: ‘An eternally broken system’. – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-property-tax-increase-south-west-suburbs-20210817-5mre275sr5bcdp3o6mlkcq7bfe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seeing red: With high COVID-19 infection rate across Illinois, Pritzker warns, ‘We’re going to be dealing with this for some time’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker didn’t provide a date for when students, teachers and staff would be able to forgo face coverings. “We have to prepare ourselves for the, hopefully, ramping down of COVID over a number of months and maybe over the next year, but we have to follow the science and we’ll be requiring people to wear masks in schools to keep our kids safe until we no longer need to.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/8/16/22627615/delta-variant-illinois-coronavirus-covid-19-high-rate-cdc-august16
— President Biden gets America’s priorities right. The U.S. entanglement in Afghanistan has been a costly folly. But Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution proposes proven responses to pressing needs. – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/16/22628085/biden-afghanistan-3-5-trillion-budget-jesse-jackson

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Top Illinois House Republican moves toward statewide run. Deputy Republican Leader Tom Demmer is weighing a run for Illinois Secretary of State or Treasurer. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/top-illinois-house-republican-moves-toward-statewide-run

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: A ‘Dramatic Increase In Graffiti’ Seen Along Expressways And CTA Stations Reflects Badly On The City, Residents Say. Graffiti reports are up 30 percent in Chicago, and crews are struggling to keep up with removing it. – Mauricio Peña
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/16/a-dramatic-increase-in-graffiti-seen-along-expressways-and-cta-stations-reflects-badly-on-the-city-residents-say/

EVANSTON NOW
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: ‘Black Lives Matter’ gets honorary street name. Signs added to Dodge Avenue between Church and Lake streets. – JEFF HIRSH
https://evanstonnow.com/black-lives-matter-gets-honorary-street-name/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Sen. Dillard & Gov Edgar in 2014 re Dillard’s views on IL pension reform, teachers’ unions & much more. Will Sen. Dillard & others soon join 2022 GOP Gov primary?
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/08/watch-berkowitz-w-sen-dillard-gov-edgar-in-2014-re-dillards-views-on-il-pension-reform-teachers-unions-much-more-will-sen-dillard-others-soon-join-2022-gop-gov-primary-cab/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Disastrous Biden Administration – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-disastrous-biden-administration/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Promises are being broken’ as U.S. strands Afghan allies – Stephen Dinan and Joseph Clark Monday
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/us-strands-afghan-allies-promises-are-being-broken/
— Afghan-American scholar agonizes over homeland, lashes out at Taliban, U.S. – Mark A. Kellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/mejgan-massoumi-afghan-american-scholar-agonizes-o/
— Sen. Rick Scott floats removing Biden via 25th Amendment: ‘Has time come?’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/rick-scott-floats-removing-joe-biden-25th-amendmen/
— Democrats eye IRS expansion to help pay for new $3.5T ‘human infrastructure’ package – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/democrats-eye-irs-expansion-help-pay-new-35t-human/
— Networks silent on the Biden border crisis – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/inside-beltway-networks-silent-biden-border-crisis/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden is responsible for the ‘systemic racism’ he professes to oppose – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-is-responsible-for-the-systemic-racism-he-professes-to-oppose
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Urban Institute, black and Hispanic landlords have lower incomes and own fewer properties than their white counterparts. They are also “more likely to have a mortgage than own their building outright” and make up a disproportionate number of the landlords who have at least one mortgage in forbearance. This isn’t the first time that Biden, who professes to care so much about equity, has pushed damaging policies that disproportionately harm minorities. Biden’s Title IX changes, which treat students accused of sexual misconduct as guilty until proven, also disproportionately harm black college students. The systemic racism Biden has warned so much about is coming from inside the White House. In pursuing policies that make liberals feel good but are damaging when put in place, as both the eviction moratorium and Title IX changes are, Biden is perpetuating the very problem he claims to be so concerned about. The narrative around systemic racism somehow does not apply to these Democratic policies, proving once again that it is a political narrative and nothing more. That will remain true the next time Biden takes the podium to denounce another GOP voting law as being a new version of Jim Crow.)

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Biden shifts blame for Afghanistan falling to Taliban. – Jack Durschlag
https://www.foxnews.com/us/biden-shifts-blame-for-afghanistan-falling-to-taliban-to-afghans-trump
— George Bush, former first lady issue statement on Afghanistan with message to US troops, veterans. The war in Afghanistan began under Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/george-bush-former-first-lady-issue-statement-on-afghanistan-with-message-to-us-troops-veterans
— Clay Travis: If ‘experts’ were this wrong about Afghanistan, ‘how can you trust them on border, COVID’? – By Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/travis-sexton-if-experts-were-this-wrong-about-afghanistan-how-can-you-trust-them-on-border-covid
— Biden points fingers for Afghanistan debacle after promising he wouldn’t ‘blame others’ Biden’s Afghanistan remarks contrasted with his campaign promise to ‘take responsibility’ and not ‘blame others’ – Houston Keene
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-points-fingers-blame-others
— Mark Steyn tells Tucker Carlson leftist worldview is all ‘power calculation’ The left focuses on ‘what belongs to the rainbow coalition of the future,’ he says – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-steyn-tells-tucker-leftist-worldview-is-all-power-calculation
— Lindsey Graham slams Biden Afghanistan speech: ‘No one to blame but himself’ Biden spent much of his speech pinning the blame for the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lindsey-graham-slams-biden-speech-no-one-to-blame-but-himself

BLAZE
— Trump calls Afghanistan ‘the most embarrassing military outcome’ in American history – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-calls-afghanistan-the-most-embarrassing-military-outcome-in-american-history

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Kansas Teacher Fined After Quitting Job Over Mask Mandates And Critical Race Theory Teaching, Will Start Homeschooling Project – ANTON CARILLO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/12932/20210816/kansas-teacher-fined-after-quitting-job-over-mask-mandates-and-critical-race-theory-teaching-will-start-homeschooling-project.htm

CHRISTIAN POST
— Nearly 70% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/amp/most-americans-oppose-bidens-handling-of-afghanistan-poll.html

DAILY CALLER
— George W. Bush Releases Statement On Afghanistan Calling On U.S. To Accept Refugees – GREG PRICE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/16/president-george-bush-statement-afghanistan-refugees/

DAILY WIRE
— NYT, WSJ, WaPo Publishers Urge Biden To Protect Afghan Colleagues In Kabul: ‘Stand Behind The Free Press’ – Charlotte Pence Bond
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the many adverse actions that have been taken against me to get me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyt-wsj-wapo-publishers-urge-biden-to-protect-afghan-colleagues-in-kabul-stand-behind-the-free-press

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chinese Media Threaten Taiwan after Kabul Debacle: ‘The Island’s Defense Will Collapse in Hours’ – ZACHARY EVANS
(DIERSEN: If/when China conquers Taiwan, who will Republican China-promoters blame?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chinese-media-threaten-taiwan-after-kabul-debacle-the-islands-defense-will-collapse-in-hours/

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden to Bring in 30K Afghans. Americans Left Behind Won’t Be Prioritized in Evacuation – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/biden-to-bring-in-30k-afghans-americans-left-behind-wont-be-prioritized-in-evacuation/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump remains barred from Twitter but Taliban spokesperson still using platform for propaganda – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/trump-remains-barred-from-twitter-but-taliban-spokesperson-still-using-platform-for-propaganda-1119492/
— CNN reports Taliban fighters chanting ‘Death to America’ seem ‘friendly at the same time’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/cnn-reports-taliban-fighters-chanting-death-to-america-seem-friendly-at-the-same-time-1119801/
— Advanced copy of Biden’s Afghanistan talking points leaked to friendly press. ‘They’re not good.’
(DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO activists, candidates, and party leaders a) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/advanced-copy-of-bidens-talking-points-on-afghanistan-leaked-to-friendly-press-they-are-not-good-1119887/
— Psaki takes week off, ‘out of office’ reply runs as Biden avoids Afghanistan nightmare – Tom Tillison
(DIERSEN: I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every a) morning since 2004 and b) evening since 2015.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/psaki-takes-week-off-out-of-office-reply-runs-as-biden-avoids-taliban-afghanistan-nightmare-1119462/
— Pelosi floats GOP ‘clowns’ Jordan and Banks could end up as part of Jan 6 probe – Frank Webster
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/17/pelosi-floats-gop-clowns-jordan-and-banks-could-end-up-as-part-of-jan-6-probe-1120029/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Blames Everyone but Himself for Afghanistan Withdrawal Fiasco. Biden never addressed why it all went haywire this weekend. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/live-biden-returns-to-white-house-addresses-nation-on-afghanistan/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pentagon Warns of Worsening Terrorist Threat After Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/pentagon-warns-of-worsening-terrorist-threat-after-taliban-takes-over-afghanistan_3951535.html

THE HILL
— Pompeo: ‘Pathetic’ for Biden to blame Trump for Afghanistan – OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567979-Pompeo-Pathetic-for-Biden-to-blame-Trump-for-Afghanistan

POLITICO
— Who’s to blame for Afghanistan? – ALEXANDER WARD and QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2021/08/16/whos-to-blame-for-afghanistan-493993
— Afghanistan blame game – ALEX THOMPSON and TINA SFONDELES
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/08/16/afghanistan-blame-game-493991

ABC NEWS
— Republicans play blame game with Biden on Afghanistan. Several lawmakers supported the withdrawal under the Trump administration. – Mariam Khan
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-play-blame-game-biden-afghanistan/story?id=79481240

CNN
— Biden administration reverts to internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos – Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/politics/biden-afghanistan-blame-shifting/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Delta Surge Drives Home Painful Truth: Covid Isn’t Going Away. The new flood of cases has forced Americans to recalibrate. Governors and mayors who imposed shutdowns last summer are pushing vaccines now. – Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/16/us/covid-delta-variant-us.html

WASHINGTON POST
— After Afghanistan falls, the blame game begins – Shane Harris
(DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about those a) who blame me, b) who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000, c) who blame what I did to help Republicans help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and d) who blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board member 2001-2004 for losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, MTRO, Wheaton Park District, WCC, TAPROOT, ICRC, AAPC MC, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who or castrated adverse actions against me. I should title the book “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/taliban-us-intelligence-afghanistan/2021/08/16/c59f4416-febd-11eb-85f2-b871803f65e4_story.html
— Biden says the ‘buck stops with me’ — while pinning blame on Trump and many Afghans – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/16/biden-says-buck-stops-with-me-while-pinning-blame-trump-lots-afghans/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Taliban won. Here’s what that could mean – NABIH BULOS
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-15/the-taliban-won-heres-what-that-could-mean
— The Taliban is now benefiting from the billions spent on building Afghanistan’s army – AP
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-17/billions-spent-afghan-army-ultimately-benefited-taliban

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Congressman and veteran Adam Kinzinger blames Afghanistan’s collapse on Biden and Trump – BRIAN NIEMIETZ
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-adam-kinzinger-dan-crenshaw-biden-trump-afghanistan-fault-20210817-g6rqwq6a2bftrdlqahldukbep4-story.html
— The critical race theory haters are blind to savage structural inequalities in our public schools – DAN WEISBERG
(DIERSEN: My parents sent me to a) Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, b) Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and c) Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had tremendous unfair advantages in life. If that is true, why did I take BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I took those BAD JOBS because I am lazy and stupid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Further, in my defense, those who hired me and those who promoted me in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986 were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-critical-race-theory-public-schools-20210817-mlyzpicvgbc43jeavrlj2akbnu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Chamberlain Moment in Afghanistan. The fall of Kabul has been heard around the world, to the dismay of our allies and delight of our enemies. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-chamberlain-afghanistan-withdrawal-saigon-jihadist-taliban-kabul-pakistan-11629128451
— Growing Share of Migrants From Outside Mexico, Central America Poses Challenge for Biden. Nearly three in 10 arrested at the southern border in July came from South America, the Caribbean or beyond. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/growing-share-of-migrants-from-outside-mexico-central-america-poses-challenge-for-biden-11629122385

FORBES
— Twitter, Facebook May Let Taliban Control Afghan Government Social Media Accounts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/08/17/twitter-facebook-taliban-social-media-accounts/

NEWSWEEK
— Tucker Carlson Slams U.S. Housing Afghanistan Refugees: ‘First We Invade, Then We Are Invaded”
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-slams-us-housing-afghanistan-refugees-first-we-invade-then-we-are-invaded-1619954
— American Female Reporter Wears Hijab as Taliban Gains More Ground in Afghanistan
https://www.newsweek.com/american-female-reporter-wears-hijab-taliban-gains-more-ground-afghanistan-1619695

INTERCEPT
— Laura Ingraham Confronts the Core Problem for Capitalists – Jon Schwarz
(DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid. Therefore, if I could do the aforesaid, just about anyone could do the aforesaid.)
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/14/laura-ingraham-capitalists-labor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THURSDAY NIGHT on Fox News, Laura Ingraham straightforwardly expressed the key challenge for capitalism: How can bosses get people to do awful, degrading jobs for little pay in order to make other people rich? “The government is literally putting anvils, in many ways, on people’s shoulders, either through the mandates, regulations, and now through free money,” Ingraham said to her guest, reality TV host Jon Taffer. “If we are not causing people to be hungry to work, then we’re providing them with all the meals they need sitting at home,” Taffer agreed. “These benefits make absolutely no sense to us.” Capitalism has been grappling with this problem for hundreds of years, but as history and Ingraham show, the answer now is the same as it’s always been: The laboring classes must be forced into circumstances in which they must work or starve.)

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Mastering Budgets – Jerry Simpkins
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are most furious that I have the money, time, motivation, and ability to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/mastering-budgets,199103

FORD AUTHORITY
— New Vehicle Affordability Reaches All-Time Low In July 2021 – Brett Foote
(DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 17 years old, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://www.motortrend.com/features/mscp-1206-1966-pontiac-lemans-sprint/ ) with money that I saved washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage for 18 months in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://fordauthority.com/2021/08/new-vehicle-affordability-reaches-all-time-low-in-july-2021-report/

INDEPENDENT
— President’s speech branded ‘grotesque’ and ‘devoid of empathy’ as Bush breaks silence – Chiara Giordano and Oliver O’Connell
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-news-afghanistan-speech-live-b1903856.html

LOOP NET
— OFFICE PROPERTY FOR SALE: 520 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/520-W-Roosevelt-Rd-Wheaton-IL/23457154/

August 13 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: US Census: Illinois population sees growth in Latinx and Asian residents, steep drop in whites – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-sees-growth-in-latinx-asian-residents;-steep-drop-in-whites/10947865/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Cook County lets pot users be Assistant Public Defenders – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-public-defender-marijuana-employment-drug-test-laws-in-illinois/10948302/

NBC5
— Illinois, Like Nation, More Diverse, Urban in Last Decade – Sara Burnett
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-like-nation-more-diverse-urban-in-last-decade/2589353/
— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Booster Doses for Some, Testing Demand Soars
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-booster-doses-for-some-testing-demand-soars/2589692/

FOX32
— More than 5,000 cars have been stolen in Chicago so far this year
(DIERSEN: My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971. My 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-than-5000-cars-have-been-stolen-in-chicago-so-far-this-year

WTTW
— ‘We Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen Next’: Questions Swirl Around Chicago’s Finances – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2021/08/12/we-don-t-know-what-s-going-happen-next-questions-swirl-around-chicago-s-finances

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2020 census: Chicago’s population grows slightly, but suburbs stall to slowest rate in decades – BILL RUTHHART, RICK PEARSON, MADELINE BUCKLEY and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-census-2020-chicago-illinois-20210812-pdmlgrdrsbaqnlrwl4etgd2y7a-story.html
— DuPage County Board rejects requests to pay half the $112,600 bill for former auditor’s vote recount – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-auditor-race-recount-st-0813-20210812-cw64e5ljijgxjgzqsi3i3altwq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville keeps its standing as 4th largest city in Illinois, according to 2020 Census numbers – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-2020-census-st-0815-20210812-wzgvzjru6zdvnio437ian7jt5m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s Black, Latino communities face the brunt of latest, Delta-fueled COVID surge. Some parts of the city, especially low-income communities of color where vaccination rates are low, are getting hit hard. – Brett Chase and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/13/22622448/covid-surge-chicago-black-latino-communities-impact
— Chicago’s population grew by 2% over the past decade — holding onto title as third-largest city in US. Of the more than 50,000 residents added over the past decade to the city’s total population, most of them are Latino and Asian. – Elvia Malagón, Andy Boyle, and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/12/22622062/chicago-census-2020-illinois-population-growth-decline-redistricting-racial-composition

DAILY HERALD
— Census data shows more urban concentration, population drops in most counties in Illinois – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210812/census-data-shows-more-urban-concentration-population-drops-in-most-counties-in-illinois

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tackling the tech talent imbalance. Companies scramble to expand recruiting channels
in the lucrative and dynamic technology sector, where minorities in leadership roles number in the low single digits. – JUDITH CROWN (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office. GAO employees who were minorities were protected against any adverse impacts from the massive budget cuts that GAO suffered during the 1990s.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/tackling-tech-talent-imbalance

WBEZ
— Following WBEZ Survey, Gov. Pritzker Calls On Every Illinois Lawmaker To Get Vaccinated – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-gov-pritzker-urges-lawmakers-to-get-vaccine/a3b417b0-3443-4a99-ae11-6c9c8b224357

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— How is Illinois changing? Here’s what the 2020 Census data tells us
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2021/08/12/illinois-census-2020-results-census-results-released-census-bureau/8110904002/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— This data shows Illinois tax dollars benefit downstate more than others. Here are the numbers. – KAY SHIPMAN
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/this-data-shows-illinois-tax-dollars-benefit-downstate-more-than-others-here-are-the-numbers/article_5815a192-ca27-5bf6-9c49-01c4f96589ef.html

WLDS
— LaHood Commits to Running for Re-Election in His Current District Despite No Reveal of Re-Map – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/lahood-commits-to-running-for-re-election-in-his-current-district-despite-no-reveal-of-re-map/

NPR ILLINOIS
— U.S. Encounters An ‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Migrants. DHS Says ‘It’s Complicated’ – Joel Rose
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-12/u-s-encounters-an-unprecedented-number-of-migrants-dhs-says-its-complicated
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers blame their problems on Republicans, and especially on Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-12/lgbtq-adults-are-facing-hunger-at-almost-twice-the-rate-as-others-new-data-shows

ELMHURST PATCH
— Pete DiCianni Wants Columbus Statues Back Up. The Elmhurst official says Italian Americans fought hard for their “Day of Faith & Culture.” – David Giulian
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-politician-wants-columbus-statues-back

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Census Data Shows Naperville Remains 4th Largest City in Illinois
https://www.nctv17.com/news/census-data-shows-naperville-remains-4th-largest-city-in-illinois/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— U.S. Census: All but 15 Illinois counties shrink. Kendall County grows at fastest, Alexander County shrinks fastest. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/u-s-census-all-but-15-illinois-counties-shrink/article_9379ee04-fbb2-11eb-a291-b73a2d3cf0dd.html


WIREPOINTS
— Shrinking Illinois: 87 of 102 counties lost population over the decade – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/shrinking-illinois-87-of-102-counties-lost-population-over-the-decade-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— OVER 22,000 ILLINOIS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES STOP HANDING THEIR PAY TO A UNION – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/over-22000-illinois-school-employees-stop-handing-their-pay-to-a-union/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Fairfax County confronts critical race theory – Sarah Weaver
(DIERSEN: Who is confronting CRT in your school district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? It should be the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the leaders of the IRP, and the leaders of the RNC. It should be every Republican elected official in your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America. It should be every Republican candidate on the June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/fairfax-county-confronts-critical-race-theory

FOX NEWS
— Loudoun, Virginia teacher has no regrets about resigning: I ‘was a cog’ in a critical race theory ‘machine’ – Charles Creitz
(DIERSEN: I can always ask myself what additional adverse actions would my Democrat GAO superiors had taken against me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/loudoun-virginia-teacher-has-no-regrets-about-resigning-i-was-a-cog-in-a-critical-race-theory-machine
— Virginia teacher says it’s been ‘heartbreaking’ to watch effects of critical race theory on kids. Gill recalled instances where Black students barred White students from joining conversations. – Nikolas Lanum
(DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in getting Black children in your school district to hate Republicans?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critical-race-theory-loudoun-virginia-teacher-heartbreaking-effects
— Chris Rufo exposes Amex’s ‘anti-racist etiquette’ for employees on ‘Ingraham Angle’ Rufo says company warned employees about microaggressions, echoed critical race theory – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/media/amex-employees-critical-race-theory-american-express
— Tom Cotton: Dems will have to answer at ballot box for support of ‘un-American’ CRT curriculum. Arkansas senator blasts critical race theory as ‘un-American.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critical-race-theory-tom-cotton-democrats-support

FOX BUSINESS
— Forbes warns AmEx of business ‘consequences’ from CRT training. American Express reportedly told employees capitalism is racist during diversity training.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/steve-forbes-warns-american-express-of-business-consequences-from-crt-training

BREITBART
— Potentially 40K COVID-Positive Illegal Aliens Released into U.S. by Biden’s DHS – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/12/former-cbp-chief-potentially-40k-covid-positive-illegal-aliens-released-into-u-s-by-bidens-dhs/

DAILY WIRE
— ICE Won’t Detain, Deport Illegals Who Are Victims Of Crime As Biden Border Crisis Explodes – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-wont-detain-deport-illegals-who-are-victims-of-crime-as-biden-border-crisis-explodes

DAILY CALLER
— The Border Crisis/COVID Spike Connection – CHRIS FARRELL
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/12/farrell-the-border-crisis-covid-spike-connection/
— DEA Officials Directed To Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’ – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/12/exclusive-dea-officials-directed-avoid-saying-mexican-cartel/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegals Are Coming to Do the Jobs Americans Don’t Want to Do–Which Are Most of Them – LINCOLN BROWN
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all of the jobs that I took were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/lincolnbrown/2021/08/12/illegals-are-coming-to-do-the-jobs-americans-dont-want-to-do-which-are-most-of-them-n1469059

FEDERALIST
— Meet Bettina L. Love, A Critical Race Theorist Coming To A School Near You. ‘Love’s 2019 book, ‘We Want to Do More Than Survive,’ is arguably the single most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the ideology of the CRT movement in education.’ – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/12/meet-bettina-l-love-a-critical-race-theorist-coming-to-a-school-near-you/
— Nike Claims Women’s Basketball Players Are Superior To A Man Who Conquered The World. One can only expect such ridiculous propaganda from a corporation that has “#BlackLivesMatter” in its Twitter bio. – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/12/nike-claims-womens-basketball-players-are-superior-to-a-man-who-conquered-the-world/

NEWSMAX
— We need a proactive bold legislative program that will get everyone off the couch and into the voting booth. – Sid Dinerstein
https://www.newsmax.com/siddinerstein/speaker-congress-republicans/2021/08/12/id/1032101/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Great Parent Revolt – Katharine Cornell Gorka
(DIERSEN: My outstanding parents 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.heritage.org/education/commentary/the-great-parent-revolt

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Chicago’s Mayor Lightfoot–Lost in Her ‘Field of Dreams’ – John Kass
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/12/chicagos_mayor_lightfoot–lost_in_her_field_of_dreams_549294.html
— Clay Travis Crashes School Board Meeting To Encourage Parents Fighting Critical Race Theory – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/12/watch_clay_travis_crashes_school_board_meeting_to_encourage_parents_fighting_critical_race_theory.html

EPOCH TIMES
— America’s White Population Shrank for 1st Time in US History, Census Data Show – JACK PHILLIPS
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/americas-white-population-shrank-for-first-time-us-history-census-data-shows_3946317.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/politics/census-demographic-shifts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Marginalized groups, that is, Democrat groups, want redistricting to give them even more preference. Marginalized groups, that is Democrat groups, include those that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, 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://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/politics/marginalized-groups-redistricting.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw told supporters Trump lost to Biden. The Republican was heckled and called a RINO. – Jonathan Edwards
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/13/dan-crenshaw-heckled-bobby-piton/
— JUNE 29, 2021 FLASHBACK: Trump ends blog after 29 days, infuriated by measly readership – Drew Harwell and Josh Dawsey
(DIERSEN: I should survey those who are the following and who do NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to find out why they do not read the newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce; c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their volunteers; and d) Republican voters in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/02/trump-blog-dead/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Alabama board bans critical race theory in classrooms
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? It should be the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and the leaders of the IRP. It should be every Republican elected official in your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois. It should be every Republican candidate on the June 23, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Alabama-board-bans-critical-race-theory-in-16384097.php

SACRAMENTO BEE & CAL MATTERS
— John Cox, Republican business owner in Gavin Newsom recall election
https://sacbee.com/
https://calmatters.org/projects/newsom-recall-candidates-john-cox/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Biden Bring an End to Reagan’s Era of Prosperity? Forty years after the 1981 tax cuts, America needs to relearn the lessons of the supply-side revolution. – Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reagan-1981-tax-cuts-capital-gains-reconciliation-bill-supply-side-stagflation-inflation-carter-11628802363
— Job Postings Requiring Covid-19 Vaccination Jump in Past Month. Vaccination requirement for new hires nearly doubles, report shows; McDonald’s, Walmart among companies requiring shots. – Eric Morath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-postings-requiring-covid-19-vaccination-jump-in-past-month-11628847180
— You’re Overweight. Or Are You? – Jo Craven McGinty
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that your being overweight is used against you: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-overweight-or-are-you-11628847001
— Census Data Show America’s White Population Shrank for the First Time. Decennial count indicates Latinos, Asians and other racial groups drove all U.S. population growth during past decade. — Paul Overberg and John McCormick
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, Independent and Independent plant, and RINO political consultants will use this to advise Republican organizations and candidates to dump Whites.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/census-race-population-redistricting-changes-11628714807
— Migrant Border Arrests in July Surge to Highest Level in 21 Years. Nearly 200,000 people were arrested as tens of thousands of families and unaccompanied minors crossed the border. – Michelle Hackman and Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrant-border-arrests-in-july-surge-to-highest-level-in-21-years-11628799813
— Millennials’ High-Earning Years Are Here, but It Doesn’t Feel That Way. High debt-to-income ratios and delayed life events press on budgets of older millennials. – Julia Carpenter
(DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my IRS salary increased from $48,445 when I was 22 to $85,935 when I was 25. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary increased from $102,188 when I was 38 to $132,845 when I was 49.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-high-earning-years-are-here-but-it-doesnt-feel-that-way-11628769603
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Workers hit their peak median weekly earnings between the ages of 35 and 54, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After that period, individual earnings typically decrease or plateau, but workers experience the greatest gain in earnings when they jump from the 25-to-34 to the 35-to-44 age bracket.)
— Goldman Sachs, Other Financial Firms Back Program to Diversify Wall Street. Bloomberg, Centerbridge also part of multimillion-dollar CUNY initiative targeting training, internships and hiring – Emily Glazer
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc., to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-sachs-other-financial-firms-back-program-to-diversify-wall-street-11628764200

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, corporations paint themselves as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, 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://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-12/texas-gop-s-all-in-focus-on-culture-war-spurs-corporate-backlash

COLUMBIA NEWS JOURNAL
— Can journalists and educators bridge the news literacy gap? – Lauren Harris
(DIERSEN: What voids do you fill? I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to fill the tremendous Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization communication voids. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid organizations act like they have stricken the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid organizations act like they do NOT oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination. Ever-increasing, the aforesaid organizations act like they have been infiltrated by and taken over by Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/journalists-and-educators-bridge-gaps.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THE INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM is increasingly difficult to navigate. Local news organizations have shrunk or shut down; polarizing national publications and misinformation networks fill the void.)

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— A Real Recovery for Women Cannot Happen Without the Build Back Better Agenda – Lily Roberts
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office. GAO employees who were women were protected against any adverse impacts from the massive budget cuts that GAO suffered during the 1990s.)
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2021/08/12/501680/real-recovery-women-cannot-happen-without-build-back-better-agenda/

GOVERNING
— Will Billions from Washington Bring Transit Riders Back? Not Necessarily. The new infrastructure bill could make buses and trains faster, cleaner and more reliable. But it will take bold local policies to fill them with passengers. – Thomas Day
(DIERSEN: I rode public transit in 1971,1973, 1974, and then 1978-1997. I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who look down on those who ride/rode public transit.)
https://www.governing.com/community/will-billions-from-washington-bring-transit-riders-back-not-necessarily

360 LAW
— Illinois Sued Over Veteran Provision In Pot Dispensary Licensing
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. GAO employees who were veterans were protected against any adverse impacts from the massive budget cuts that GAO suffered during the 1990s.)
https://www.law360.com/retail/articles/1412301/ill-sued-over-veteran-provision-in-pot-dispensary-licensing