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February 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/25/21152882/illinois-marijuana-legal-weed-craft-grow-license-social-equity

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
– Editorial: For U.S. Senate on the Republican ballot: Mark C. Curran Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-us-senate-republican-mark-curran-20200226-rqwg2sfb7jcrzdqgdlu33kvwte-story.html
— Front-runner Bernie Sanders faces attacks from Democratic rivals in South Carolina debate Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders’ electability – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following demographics that you have, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs flush you down their toilets: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-democratic-debate-south-carolina-20200226-slucqpasx5dijbrgv2pminauua-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-cannabis-grower-proposal-tl-0227-20200225-xllazbixqbdlzmenfd6mqrk7aq-story.html
— Naper Pride group out to show Naperville is inclusive, accepting while planning city’s first Pride Fest and refuting low LGBTQ advocacy score – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America a) officially prohibit those who do not advocate LGBTQ activity from seeking or holding government or political offices and b) officially banish those who do not advocate LGBTQ activity? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who focus on destroying those like me who do not advocate LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naper-pride-st-0214-20200225-lucymwunfrbotld4u5kiu2xa5y-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP candidates for 14th Congressional District strong, but different, on Second Amendment – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200226/gop-candidates-for-14th-congressional-district-strong-but-different-on-second-amendment
— DuPage County approves 84 houses on Planter’s Palette site despite opposition from neighbors – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 4-home Cove Court subdivision in Wheaton.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200225/dupage-county-approves-84-houses-on-planters-palette-site-despite-opposition-from-neighbors

WBBM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/legal-weed-2-months-in-how-are-we-doing

WREX
— Driving High: 13 WREX digs deeper in to enforcement since weed legalization – James Stratton
https://wrex.com/2020/02/25/preview-driving-high-13-wrex-digs-deeper-in-to-enforcement-since-weed-legalization/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats snipe at Sanders, Trump in chaotic South Carolina debate – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/with-time-running-out-to-stop-sanders-dems-set-to-debate-in-south-carolina

HINSDALE PATCH
— Ex-Hinsdale Official Gets $315K Pension Retired elementary Superintendent Mary Curley makes more than the current schools chief. She got two 20 percent raises in her final years. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: In defense of my $54,168/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, and I worked for the Post office for almost 3 years at the GS-4 Step 1-3 levels, currently $16.64-$17.75/hour. In addition, 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://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/ex-hinsdale-official-gets-315k-pension

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Sue Rezin’s Newest Commercial Goes on Attack on Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/il-14-sue-rezins-newest-commercial-goes-on-attack-on-jim-oberweis/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis’ Florida Residency Could Be His U.S. Stem Cell Clinic, LLC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/il-14-jim-oberweis-florida-residency-could-be-his-u-s-stem-cell-clinic-llc/ 
— IL-14: Gradel Drops Fifth Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/il-14-gradel-drops-fifth-mailing/ 
— Bloomberg Mails
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/26/bloomberg-mails/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS WASTES TAXES SUPPORTING TOO MANY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUREAUCRACIES – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-wastes-taxes-supporting-too-many-school-district-bureaucracies/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS inspector general: Total number of illegals could be 22 million – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs count on using illegals to get rid of Republicans once and for all.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/24/audit-finds-sanctuary-cities-released-more-than-17/
— Warren accuses Bloomberg of telling employee to get abortion – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/25/elizabeth-warren-bloomberg-told-employee-get-abort/
— Not-so-friendly fire: Sanders, Bloomberg take beating in Dem debate – Seth McLaughlin and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/25/bernie-sanders-michael-bloomberg-take-beating-demo/
— Bernie Sanders’ embrace of Castro and socialism He praises the con that cost over 100 million lives, and his loopy writings demand closer scrutiny – Tammy Bruce
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/26/bernie-sanders-embrace-of-castro-and-socialism/
— Trump says purge of disloyal staffers is for the ‘good of the country’ – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand total loyalty to them and to them only. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.; b) their sycophants; and c) all the times that I have been purged.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/25/donald-trump-says-purge-disloyal-staffers-good-cou/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Joe Walsh vows to campaign for Bernie Sanders if he wins nomination: ‘#NeverTrump means never Trump’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/25/joe-walsh-vows-to-campaign-for-bernie-sanders-if-h/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Never Trumpers backing Sanders have let anti-Trump derangement melt their brains – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/joe-walsh-and-jennifer-rubin-have-let-anti-trump-derangement-melt-their-brains-by-backing-bernie-sanders

FOX NEWS
— Trump breaks through media static by whacking Sotomayor, Ginsburg, CNN – Howard Kurtz 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-breaks-through-media-static-by-whacking-sotomayor-ginsburg-cnn

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mass migration breeds housing shortages and political upheaval – Dale L. Wilcox (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs what to fill your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/mass_migration_breeds_housing_shortages_and_political_upheaval.html

BREITBART
— Democrat Debate: All-white Stage, Majority-black Electorate – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/25/democrat-debate-all-white-stage-majority-black-electorate/
— Fact Check: Elizabeth Warren Falsely Claims She Was Fired from Her First Teaching Job for Being Pregnant – MICHAEL PATRICK LEAHY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/25/fact-check-elizabeth-warren-falsely-claims-she-was-fired-from-her-first-teaching-job-for-being-pregnant/
— Fact Check: 2020 Democrat Plan for Mass Immigration Hurts Black Americans Most – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/25/ffact-check-2020-democrat-plan-for-mass-immigration-hurts-black-americans-most/
— Poll Shows Trump Eating into Democrat Black Vote – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/25/nolte-poll-shows-trump-eating-into-democrat-black-vote/

CNS NEWS
— Sanders Wants Kids to Admire Feminists, Activists; Not ‘A Statue of Someone That Believed in Slavery’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want you to admire a) those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.) 
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/sanders-wants-kids-admire-feminists-activists-not-statue-someone

DAILY WIRE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bernie: We’re Going To Help Minorities Start Businesses To Sell Drugs – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bernie-were-going-to-help-minorities-start-businesses-to-sell-drugs

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Off The Rails’: Moderators Struggle As 10th Dem Debate Turns Into Absolute Shouting Match – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/25/dem-debate-biden-south-carolina/
— Bloomberg Says He ‘Bought’ The Democratic House Majority – WILLIAM DAVIS (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been bought by my critics/opponents. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/25/bloomberg-bought-democrats-house/
— Judge On Roger Stone Case Goes After Tucker Carlson, Trump Over Comments About Juror – CHUCK ROSS (DIERSEN: What percent of the Chicago-area jury pool is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/25/roger-stone-judge-tucker-carlson-juror/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why the Left Calls Good People Racist – Dennis Prager (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those on the left hint/imply/argue/shout that those on the right are racists. To hint/imply/argue/shout that someone in America is a racist today is like hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that someone was a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Needless-to say, if someone hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a racist, you should immediately sue them.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/25/why-the-left-calls-good-people-racist/

TOWNHALL
— Mayor Pete Wants to Crackdown on Religious Groups That Refuse to Hire LGBTQ Staff – Todd Starnes (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Greens, and RINOs succeed in forcing your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois a) to hire, retain, and promote more and more and more LGBTQers and b) to get rid of more and more and more Republicans?) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2020/02/25/mayor-pete-wants-to-crackdown-on-religious-groups-that-refuse-to-hire-lgbtq-staff-n2561851
— There Is No American Worker Shortage – Michelle Malkin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would say that America needs more immigrants to take the bad jobs that I took. 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://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2020/02/26/there-is-no-american-worker-shortage-n2561917
— Demographic Change Fuels Bernie’s Socialist Revolution – Gavin Wax (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs what to fill your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, abti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/gavinwax/2020/02/25/demographic-change-fuels-bernies-socialist-revolution-n2561866

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS Show Insists Sanders Is ‘Mainstream,’ But Accepts Trump as Racist ‘Authoritarian’ – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2020/02/25/pbss-amanpour-defends-sanders-socialism-mainstream-europe

FEDERALIST
— How Courts Would Use The Equal Rights Amendment To Ruin The Country Federal judges will need no more than an imagination and a political agenda to use the Equal Rights Amendment for all sorts of mischief. – Thomas Jipping
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/25/how-courts-would-use-the-equal-rights-amendment-to-ruin-the-country/
— Why Do Americans Hate Each Other? – David Marcus (DIERSEN: Those on the left promote hatred of those on the right. I should write a book about those on the left in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in the Milton Township Republican Organization, in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and in the Illinois Republican Party who promote hatred of those on the right. I would focus on those on the left who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/25/why-do-americans-hate-each-other/

EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Considers Ban on Encouraging Illegals to Stay in US – MATTHEW VADUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who focus on getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-considers-ban-on-encouraging-illegals-to-stay-in-us_3250654.html

THE HILL
— Warren, Bloomberg get in heated exchange over alleged treatment of female employees – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors gave tremendous preference to the females who I worked for, worked with, and supervised. I should write a book about my superiors and the tremendous preference that they gave the females who I worked for, worked with, and supervised.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484643-warren-bloomberg-get-in-heated-exchange-over-alleged-treatment-of-female

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Sanders faces attacks in Democrats’ debate-stage clash Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders’ electability – STEVE PEOPLES, MEG KINNARD and AAMER MADHANI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following demographics that you have, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs flush you down their toilets: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://apnews.com/6cb5e160744fc577aabc8918c60882b3

NBC NEWS
— Village People gives Trump OK to play gay anthems ‘YMCA,’ ‘Macho Man’ at rallies Fans had asked the group to block Trump, who played Village People’s 1978 track “Macho Man” as he entered a rally in India earlier this week, from using the music. – Gwen Aviles (DIERSEN: Of course, those who want Trump to lose on November 3, 2020 want Trump a) to promote LGBTQ activity and b) to get rid of heterosexuals, and especially those heterosexuals who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/village-people-gives-trump-ok-play-gay-anthems-ymca-macho-n1142531

NEW YORK TIMES
— Amid Insults and Interruptions, Sanders Absorbs Burst of Attacks in Debate In a messy Democratic forum, Bernie Sanders, the emerging front-runner, faced his most serious test so far. Michael R. Bloomberg also drew withering criticism. – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/south-carolina-debate-recap.html
— Elizabeth Warren Challenges Michael Bloomberg on ‘Kill It’ Abortion Comment Ms. Warren called out Mr. Bloomberg on his history of crude and sexist comments at the Democratic debate in Charleston, S.C. – Nick Corasaniti and Maggie Astor
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-pregnancy-employee.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/opinion/christianity-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/opinion/trump-immigration-public-charge.html
— There’s No G.O.P. Primary in South Carolina. Some Republicans Will Vote Anyway. An effort to encourage conservatives to participate in the state’s open primary for Democrats is meant to show the process’s flaws. Chaos, organizers said, would be a side benefit. – Rick Rojas (DIERSEN: I oppose any kind of cross-over voting. How many Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens in your precinct cast Republican primary ballots to do whatever damage that they can to the Republican Party?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/south-carolina-primary-operation-chaos.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wealthy Americans Already Pay Their Share Arguments to the contrary spurn or wildly distort statistics and cherry-pick anecdotal examples. – Phil Gramm and John F. Early (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? I should write a book about those who want me to pay more taxes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wealthy-americans-already-pay-their-share-11582676377
— FRONT PAGE: Internet Shutdowns Become a Favorite Tool of Governments: ‘It’s Like We Suddenly Went Blind’ Governments increasingly order telecoms to turn off web access in neighborhoods, regions or whole countries, sometimes for months – Feliz Solomon (DIERSEN: One should expect that sooner or later, Democrats will shut down the internet in Republican areas.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/internet-shutdowns-become-a-favorite-tool-of-governments-its-like-we-suddenly-went-blind-11582648765
— The Democrats Make Bloomberg Their PC Punching Bag But it seems a dubious way of getting votes. How many American voters subscribe to political correctness? – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-make-bloomberg-their-pc-punching-bag-11582656912

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Latinos and b) blame all the problems that Latinos have on Republicans, and especially on Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/02/24/latino-small-business-owners-becoming-economic-force-us/4748786002/

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Actually, we might need more immigrants – just ask Team Trump – CLARENCE PAGE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would say that America needs more immigrants to take the bad jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/actually-we-might-need-more-immigrants-just-ask-team-trump/article_30bcd3ab-72e7-5b32-b6eb-3b9c9165cf5f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of having too many newcomers, Mulvaney told the crowd that we have too few, according to an audio recording of his remarks obtained by the Post. “We are desperate – desperate – for more people,” Mulvaney said. “We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we’ve had in our nation over the last four years. We need more immigrants.” Oh? That’s certainly not what we’ve been hearing since Trump announced his candidacy five years ago. That’s when he infamously accused Mexico of “sending people” who are “bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.” As president he has spent the past three years hardening this country’s immigration system into an obstacle course of physical and bureaucratic barriers. Most recently he added Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Tanzania and Africa’s biggest country, Nigeria, to the travel ban. What’s going on? I wondered, is this another Mulvaney gaffe?)

BLOOMBERGLAW
— Cutting Through the Haze of Marijuana in the Workplace – Evandro Gigante and Hayley H. Fritchie (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.) 
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/insight-cutting-through-the-haze-of-marijuana-in-the-workplace

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO Finds ‘Uneven Progress’ in State Department’s Effort to Improve Workforce Diversity Concerns about the demographic composition of the workforce are longstanding, GAO said. – COURTNEY BUBLÉ (DIERSEN: Will the State Department follow GAO’s lead and waste the careers of and get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40?)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/02/watchdog-finds-uneven-progress-state-departments-effort-improve-workforce-diversity/163326/

GUARDIAN
— Rush Limbaugh: coronavirus a ‘common cold’ being ‘weaponised’ against Trump – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/rush-limbaugh-coronavirus-trump

February 22 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Ron Almiron: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200222/ron-almiron-candidate-profile
— Babette Holder Youngberg: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200222/babette-holder-youngberg-candidate-profile

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Candidates for judge weigh in on results of state bar poll – Mary Schenk
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/candidates-for-judge-weigh-in-on-results-of-state-bar/article_7becdbfb-745f-5f4e-bc8a-311fad5d35f6.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Prepare yourself for pivotal primary election – Editorial
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/prepare-yourself-for-pivotal-primary-election/article_fc9cdd3a-53d7-11ea-9328-6f2b2959a028.html

SOUTHERN
— Changing the culture in Springfield just got more difficult – Editorial
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/editorial/voice-of-the-southern-changing-the-culture-in-springfield-just/article_079d891a-ea27-54dd-af88-7f89870b79da.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats’ State Gun Shop Licensing Law Appears to Have Driven Half Out of Business
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/22/dems-state-gun-shop-licensing-law-appear-to-have-drive-half-out-of-business/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— How much more will Wheaton residents pay in income taxes?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/525289222-analysis-how-much-more-will-wheaton-residents-pay-in-income-taxes

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Never Bernie’ movement failing miserably – Joseph Simonson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/never-bernie-movement-failing-miserably
— ‘Silent coup’: Rush Limbaugh says ‘deep state’ using ‘every weapon’ to defeat Trump – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/silent-coup-rush-limbaugh-says-deep-state-using-every-weapon-to-defeat-trump

AMERICAN THINKER
— With nothing to sell to voters, Democrats now root for economic crash – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump, Democrats will do everything that they can not only to destroy America’s economy, but to destroy America.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/with_nothing_to_sell_to_voters_democrats_now_root_for_economic_crash.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Study Shows the Result of Left-Wing Conformity on College Campuses – Jarrett Stepman 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/21/study-shows-the-result-of-left-wing-conformity-on-college-campuses/

PJ MEDIA
— Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Tells Media He Was a ‘Political Prisoner’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/former-il-governor-who-tried-to-sell-a-senate-seat-tells-media-he-was-a-political-prisoner/

THE HILL
— Supreme Court allows public charge rule to take effect across country – J. EDWARD MORENO (DIERSEN: The only immigrants that Democrats want are those who will vote for Democrats.) 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/484196-supreme-court-allow-public-charge-rule-to-take-effect-across-country

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Republican party organizations will use Buttigieg’s success to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/being-gay-not-enough-buttigieg-s-candidacy-divides-lgbtq-democrats-n1139156

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s India trip mixes politics with policy, and offers the promise of his biggest rally yet – Anne Gearan and Seung Min Kim 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-india-trip-mixes-politics-with-policy-and-the-promise-of-his-biggest-rally-yet/2020/02/21/fda09950-54dc-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html

RAW STORY
— Pushing for ‘political courage,’ Ocasio-Cortez endorses slate of progressive women challenging establishment (DIERSEN: Tragically, because of less and less and less support from the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), there are fewer and fewer and fewer Republican candidates in Illinois who have the “political courage” to push the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/pushing-for-political-courage-ocasio-cortez-endorses-slate-of-progressive-women-challenging-establishment/

GUARDIAN
— Rod Blagojevich’s ‘political prisoner’ claim is ‘bullshit’, says Anderson Cooper – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/22/rod-blagojevich-cnn-anderson-cooper-political-prisoner-claim

February 21 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump 2020 rakes in $60 million in January as Democrats war over Bloomberg – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-2020-rakes-in-60-million-in-january-as-democrats-war-over-bloomberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Bleeping Golden Corruption Quote Hall of Fame. Did we land ‘the tuna’? – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-corruption-hall-of-fame-kass-20200222-qvvgtnkjajembaxyuzzirhdjtu-story.html
— To stop Bernie Sanders, panicked Democratic establishment turns to Mike Bloomberg. But he’s the wrong candidate at the wrong time. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-mike-bloomberg-democratic-establishment-kass-20200221-rydiqwqyi5aifawjr4btgkw5ye-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ENDORSEMENT: Beth Goncher for Illinois Senate in 25th District Republican primary Goncher is a staunch fiscal conservative with legislative know-how, thanks to her work as a top congressional aide.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/21/21133428/endorsement-beth-goncher-illinois-senate-25th-district-republican-primary-election-2020-ward
— Video gambling ‘push tax’ sparks industry pushback — but is proposed ban a favor to operators? Oak Lawn imposed a new per-play local tax on slot machines, but new legislation could shut it down for towns seeking more revenue from the video gambling industry. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/21/21147917/oak-lawn-video-gambling-push-tax-industry-rita

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County recorder candidates say they would help transition if office is dissolved – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200221/dupage-county-recorder-candidates-say-they-would-help-transition-if-office-is-dissolved

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wgntv.com/2020/02/21/wgn-morning-news-mr-rogers-visits-chicago-marijuana-dispensary/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘The face of public corruption in Illinois’ is all smiles Blago’s release shines a harsh national spotlight on exactly what’s still wrong with Illinois—and signals to those responsible that even if they are someday held accountable, it may not be for long. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/face-public-corruption-illinois-all-smiles

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Russia-haters and Trump-haters say “Russia’s boosting Trump candidacy.” 
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/report-intel-officials-say-russias-boosting-trump-candidacy

ELMHURST PATCH
— Fixing Pension Problems are a Necessity, Not a Fantasy State Rep. Mazzochi Pushes For Pension Reform With Constitutional Amendment – Rep Deanne Mazzochi
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/mazzochi-fixing-pension-problems-are-necessity-not-fantasy

EVANSTON PATCH
— Election 2020 In Evanston: We Want To Hear From Voters With primaries just a month away and the 2020 presidential election coming up fast, Patch wants to know what issues are on voters’ minds. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: What percent of Evanston voters are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/election-2020-evanston-we-want-hear-voters

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Gradel Mailing Hits Oberweis on One Side, Promotes Self on Other
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-14-gradel-hits-oberweis-on-one-side-promotes-self-on-other/ 
— NWH Asks Skillicorn about Ghost Votes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/nwh-asks-skillicorn-about-ghost-votes/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Launches Negative TV Commercial Against Sue Rezin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-14-jim-oberweis-launches-negative-tv-commercial-against-sue-rezin/
— IL-14: Jerry Evans Personal Letter Mailer Hits the Street
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-14-jerry-evans-personal-letter-mailer-hits-the-street/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Public Schools Failing Illinois Children Academically – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/public-schools-failing-illinois-children-academically/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY GOP ENDORSES FOR MARCH 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/cook-county-gop-endorses-for-march-2020-primary-election.html
— GLENNON: GOVERNOR PRITZKER, PENSION REFORM IS NOT FANTASY. OTHER STATES PROVE IT.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/glennon-governor-pritzker-pension-reform-is-not-fantasy-other-states-prove-it.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Urlacher resigns from Civil Service Commission *** Corruption roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/21/corruption-roundup-13/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What would the pros and cons be if I sought/accepted advertisements from candidates to run on my www.gopillinois.com website and/or on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? 
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/21/team-il-for-mike-is-growing/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mulvaney cites $20K as reason to remain acting chief of staff – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that IRS overpaid me. In my defense, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mulvaney-cites-20k-as-reason-to-remain-acting-chief-of-staff
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Because it’s a $20,000 pay cut,” he said about leaving the OMB position, according to the New York Times. Mulvaney’s deputy, Russell Vought, took on the role of acting director of OMB in early 2019. Through OMB, Mulvaney makes $203,500 a year. That salary is set by law. The position also requires Senate confirmation. Reince Priebus and John Kelly, President Trump’s first two chiefs of staff, earned $179,700 apiece, according to the Wall Street Journal. The maximum salary allowed for a White House aide is $183,000. That’s what senior adviser Kellyanne Conway and Larry Kudlow, the president’s top economic adviser, make. If Mulvaney were to remove the temporary part of his title, he’d be forced to accept a decreased salary at or below that $183,000 marker.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, you did build that: Chicago named most corrupt city in US – Ethel C. Fenig
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/democrats_you_did_build_that_chicago_named_most_corrupt_city_in_us.html
— Donald Trump Is America’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer – John Leonard
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/donald_trump_emisem_americas_chief_law_enforcement_officer.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat Platform: Make you do things you don’t want to do – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31990

DAILY SIGNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Bills Would Deny Federal Funds to Sanctuary States for Illegal Aliens – Virginia Aabram
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/21/bills-would-deny-federal-funds-to-sanctuary-states-for-illegal-aliens/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Didn’t Care When Obama Granted Clemency to a Terrorist, But Want to Investigate Trump’s Pardons – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/democrats-didnt-care-when-obama-granted-clemency-to-a-terrorist-but-want-to-investigate-trumps-pardons/

24/7 WALL STREET
— Higher Wages Are Spread Unequally Among US Workers: EPI – Paul Ausick
https://247wallst.com/economy/2020/02/21/higher-wages-are-spread-unequally-among-us-workers-epi/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— How average are you and what does it matter? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: Few, if not very few, of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were Republican, conservative, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Many were veterans.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2020/02/how-average-are-you-and-what-does-it-matter/

February 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— For Illinois House: Camerer, Skillicorn, Ellington-Snipes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-house-endorsements-3-20200221-pvmpi77k4rfj7n3yofzg2qxgwe-story.html
— Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads new Illinois presidential poll, but survey’s methodology raises questions about its accuracy – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-illinois-presidential-race-poll-2020-20200221-zizt3h7sebc6dfept7bbrseoou-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, the poll, which has a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points among Democrats, relies on a methodology that raises questions about its accuracy. The survey does not weight its results based on the demographic makeup of Illinois voters, including by gender, geography or race. For example, of the poll’s 1,000 registered voters, 56% were identified as male and 44% female. The federal census, however, shows a majority of the state’s population is female while 2016 exit polling showed the state’s Democratic electorate was 54% female. The polling sample also did not accurately reflect the percentage of the vote that came from strongly Democratic Chicago compared with less Democratic suburbs and Downstate. Only a quarter of the poll’s Democratic results came from the city of Chicago, while actual voting in 2016 showed the city accounted for 35% of the state’s total Democratic primary turnout. In addition, the new survey skewed heavily toward older voters, compared with 2016 exit polling that showed roughly 40% of the Democratic electorate was under the age of 45. The new poll’s racial breakdown of 60% white, 24% black and 6% Latino tracked closer to Illinois voting demographics in the last presidential primary.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs disgustingly promote vices, including booze, gambling, and pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-booze-on-trains-prohibition-20200220-vegbdgqysfbc5kxtjbe62mw2ou-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pretrial detainees to vote at first polling place in Cook County Jail 42 voting machines will be brought in during the first two weekends in March — marking the first time in the country a polling place will be available for pretrial detainees. – Marin Scott 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/20/21141112/pretrial-detainees-to-vote-at-first-polling-place-in-cook-county-jail
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and their against women and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/20/21144684/jim-crow-racism-segregation-lynching-these-hands-black-history-month-natalie-moore

CBS2
— Blagojevich And Trump’s Relationship Goes Back Years – Megan Hickey (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois. They especially blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for the loss that Jim Ryan suffered in 2002 and for the loss that Judy Baar Topinka suffered in 2006.) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/02/18/blagojevich-trump-relationship-celebrity-apprentice-checkbook/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump personally donated $7,000 to Blagojevich’s campaigns ($5,000 in 2002 and $2,000 in 2007) before his conviction, and his hotel and casino organization donated another $2,000 in 2003. The records do not show any donations to Blagojevich’s Republican opponents – Jim Ryan in 2002 or Judy Baar Topinka in 2006.)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Police leaders say a new state law is leading to less training for officers – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and for GAO for almost 18 years, those agencies provided me with outstanding training. But the Democrats who ran those federal agencies wasted that training by wasting my career and by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200221/police-leaders-say-a-new-state-law-is-leading-to-less-training-for-officers

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL 
— NAACP to host first of candidate forums – Chris Breach (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/naacp-to-host-first-of-candidate-forums/article_f526b7dc-534c-11ea-902a-471bd6d1fb76.html

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— It’s not the economy anymore, Stupid – Dave Simpson
https://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20200221/its-not-economy-anymore-stupid

WIREPOINTS
— Governor Pritzker, It’s You Who’s in Fantasy Land About an Illinois Constitutional Amendment for Pension Reform – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/governor-pritzker-its-you-whos-in-fantasy-land-about-an-illinois-constitutional-amendment-for-pension-reform-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tribune Picks Kane County Board Member Mo Iqbal Over Pro-Abortion-At-Any-Time Personal PAC Favorite Martha Paschke to Run Against Republican Don Ugaste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/tribune-picks-kane-county-board-member-mo-iqbal-over-personal-pac-favorite-martha-paschke-to-run-against-republican-don-ugaste/ 
— Tribune Offers No Endorsement in Democratic Primary to Face Off Against Steve Reick
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/tribune-offers-no-endorsement-in-democratic-primary-to-face-off-against-steve-reick/ 
— Tribune Endorses Allen Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/tribune-endorses-allen-skillicorn/ 
— McHenry County Board Member Chuck Wheeler Does Not Call for Jack Franks to Resign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/mchenry-county-board-member-chuck-wheeler-does-not-call-for-jack-franks-to-resign/ 
— IL-06: Daily Herald Endorses Dr. Jay Kinzler Over Jeanne Ives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/21/il-06-daily-herald-endorses-dr-jay-kinzler-over-jeanne-ives/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— US SENATE GOP CANDIDATE REPORTED FOR CLAIMING TO CARRY FIREARM INTO HINSDALE HIGH SCHOOL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/us-senate-candidate-reported-for-claiming-to-carry-firearm-into-hinsdale-high-school-.html
— THE RIGHT SHOULD CHALLENGE TECH GIANTS TO SIDE WITH LIBERTY AND REJECT CENSORSHIP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censor me and censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/the-right-should-challenge-tech-giants-to-side-with-liberty-and-reject-censorship.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Rigged system’ benefits Sanders as Bloomberg botches debate debut – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want the Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to rig their systems against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/20/bernie-sanders-benefits-rigged-system-michael-bloo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tech companies victimized by bogus discrimination charges – Kevin Mooney (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors wanted my subordinates to charge me with discrimination, a) they assigned me to supervise virtually all of their employees who were minority, female, and/or disabled and b) they did everything that they could to turn them against me.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/tech-companies-victimized-by-bogus-discrimination-charges

AMERICAN THINKER
— Bloomberg shows how the Democrats have abandoned factory workers – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/bloomberg_shows_how_the_democrats_have_abandoned_factory_workers.html
— New confirmation that Ilhan Omar married her brother in immigration fraud plan – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/new_confirmation_that_ilhan_omar_married_her_brother_in_immigration_fraud_plan.html

BREITBART
— HBO, David Simon Series Equates ‘America First’ with Jew Hatred – DAVID NG (DIERSEN: Government is nasty, politics is nasty, Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, one or more of my superiors were Jewish. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to turn my Jewish superiors against me. They stressed that I was Republican. They stressed that I was conservative. They stressed that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. They stressed that I was 100% German American. They stressed that I lived in Crete 1948-1972. They stressed that I lived in Wheaton since 1978.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/02/20/hbo-david-simon-series-equates-america-first-with-jew-hatred/

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker Carlson Calls For Roger Stone Judge’s Impeachment: ‘Democratic Activist Wearing Robes’ (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. My RINO critics/opponents a) stress that my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives did NOT support me in Diersen v. GAO and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that they did NOT support me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist. Needless-to-say, I should sue my RINO critics/opponents.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/20/tucker-carlson-amy-berman-jackson-roger-stone/

TOWNHALL
— Another Corrosive Correspondents’ Dinner – Tim Graham
https://townhall.com/columnists/timgraham/2020/02/21/another-corrosive-correspondents-dinner-n2561666

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— CPAC 2020 To Take Aim At Creeping Socialism – Dan Schneider
https://www.oann.com/schneider-cpac-2020-to-take-aim-at-creeping-socialism/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump appoints openly gay LGBT activist to director of intelligence agencies Richard Grenell has built up impressive credentials among conservatives, but one pro-family group calls him ‘a gay activist first and a loyal Republican second.’ – Doug Mainwaring (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-appoints-openly-gay-lgbt-activist-to-director-of-intelligence-agencies

THE HILL
— Bloomberg gave $463.8 million to campaign – J. EDWARD MORENO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483914-bloomberg-gave-4638-million-to-campaign
— Women bound by Bloomberg NDAs want to tell their stories but fear coming forward – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483941-women-bound-by-bloomberg-ndas-want-to-tell-their-stories-but-fear-coming
— Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the almost 7 years that served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on those who blamed me for all the organization’s problems.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/482855-iowa-democratic-party-chairman-resigns
— Lawmakers paint different pictures of Trump’s ‘opportunity zone’ program – EMILY DISALVO (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in my precinct who believe that Wheaton politicians want to use rezoning and the opportunity zone program to a) demolish all the buildings on the south side of Roosevelt Road in my precinct, b) build public housing there, and c) fill that public housing with illegal aliens?)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/483900-lawmakers-paint-different-pictures-of-trumps-opportunity-zone-program

HUFFINGTON POST
— What Exactly Is An NDA? Here’s What Workers Need To Know Before They Sign. Nondisclosure agreements were a hot topic in Wednesday night’s presidential debate. They are everywhere else in America, too. – Monica Torres (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want their employees to disclose, if not shout, that their employer is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-an-nda-nondisclosure-agreement_l_5e4ea360c5b6a7bfb4c21e7b

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump campaign, RNC to spend $10M on voting lawsuits
https://www.wral.com/trump-campaign-rnc-to-spend-10m-on-voting-lawsuits/18964045/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Black and Latino Voters Are Looking for ‘More Than Just Some Token Words’ – Jennifer Medina and Stephanie Saul (DIERSEN: To get votes from minorities, females, younger people, and LGBTQers, Democrat and RINO political consultants advise candidates to promise to use government a) to take income, assets, and opportunities away from those who are White, male, older, and/or heterosexual and b) to give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to those who are minority, female, younger, and/or LGBTQ.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/us/politics/nevada-south-carolina-2020.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Elephant in the Room: Electability – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs shout that to get elected, you have to be: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/democrats-ask-who-can-beat-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why China is picking on American journalists – Isaac Stone Fish (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have picked on me the most since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/20/why-china-is-picking-american-journalists/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Democrats Split Over Trump’s Clemency for Rod Blagojevich Backers and critics of disgraced ex-governor express sympathy for his family – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-democrats-split-over-trumps-clemency-for-rod-blagojevich-11582281001
— Bernie Sanders, Insider – Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents paint themselves as working for insiders.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-insider-11582243676
— Bernie’s Medical Stonewall He pledged to release his health records. Then he had a heart attack. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernies-medical-stonewall-11582244614
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint themselves as being religious. I would focus on those who focus on promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thank-god-american-churches-are-dying-11582243546

WEEK
— Trump’s push to install people loyal to him in law enforcement, intelligence appears to be well underway (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party demand blind loyalty to them and to them only.)
https://theweek.com/speedreads/897175/trumps-push-install-people-loyal-law-enforcement-intelligence-appears-well-underway

VANITY FAIR
— NAUGHTY WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF ADMITS IMMIGRANTS ARE A GOOD THING, U.S. NEEDS MORE OF THEM Mick Mulvaney has gone rogue. Stephen Miller will not be pleased. – BESS LEVIN (DIERSEN: Those who hate Trump hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/mick-mulvaney-immigration-needed

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— Increased Voter Turnout Could Benefit Republicans Or Democrats In 2020 – Dhrumil Mehta (DIERSEN: From what I see, those who are members of the following groups are more likely to vote: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/increased-voter-turnout-could-benefit-republicans-or-democrats-in-2020/

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— Trump attacks Roger Stone jury for 19 minutes straight at event for prisoners – Oliver Willis (DIERSEN: What percent of those in the Chicago area jury pool are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-roger-stone-speech-prison-graduation-ceremony-white-house/

February 20 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP: Pritzker tying school funding to tax vote is ‘shameful’ – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-pritzker-tying-school-funding-to-tax-vote-is-shameful

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Budget bully? Republicans accuse Pritzker of holding ‘funding to our schools hostage’ to income tax plan  Accusing the governor of a “bullying tactic,” Assistant House Republican Leader Avery Bourne said putting the $150 million in reserves was just a way to “push Pritzker’s political agenda.” – Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/20/21146249/budget-bully-republicans-pritzker-education-funding-schools-graduated-income-tax-bourne
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/20/21078674/how-to-smoke-weed-illinois-legal-dispensaries
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/2/20/21146313/medical-pot-sales-topped-23-million-january-patient-count-eclipsed-100k
— Wheaton College students allowed to preach in Millennium Park, judge says In a 32-page order issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey granted an injunction to the college students — all members of Wheaton College’s Chicago Evangelism Team — that will prohibit the city from restricting their preaching in the sprawling downtown park. – Sam Charles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/20/21146320/wheaton-college-students-allowed-preach-in-millennium-park-judge
— Sanders and Bloomberg leading Illinois primary: poll Among voters polled, Bernie Sanders led Michael Bloomberg 22% to 17%. Former Vice President Joe Biden had 14%, followed by Pete Buttigieg with 13% and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar with 8%. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/20/21146183/sanders-bloomberg-leading-illinois-primary-poll-says
— Chicago gets new ‘giant iPad’-style electronic voting machines New machines and practices were rolled out this week as early voting begins. – Ella Lee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/2/20/21142904/illinois-elections-voting-chicago-electronic-voting-machines

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who is Jeanne Ives, Republican candidate for 6th Congressional District? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-jeanne-ives-6th-congressional-district-candidate-20200306-e24e55yfgbbz7ljaxuv77nsgp4-story.html
— Meet the Illinois candidates for U.S. Congress
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-primary-meet-the-candidates-for-congress-20200219-34ioc4aprvalviwxagxmhubz3y-story.html
— How the Chinese Communist Party intimidates overseas Chinese citizens – FAN WEI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-china-communist-party-fear-20200220-7chtaaz2xfcdnh2ofsqqdni7kq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Randy Hultgren named president and CEO of the Illinois Bankers Association – Debbie Jemison (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, Both Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct 9 Committeeman in Wheaton in 2000.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200220/randy-hultgren-named-president-and-ceo-of-the-illinois-bankers-association
— Senate candidate Peggy Hubbard backs away from her own claims she brought gun into Hinsdale Central – Bob Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200220/senate-candidate-backs-away-from-her-own-claims-she-brought-gun-into-hinsdale-central
— How Republican opponents want to win back 6th Congressional District – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200220/how-republican-opponents-want-to-win-back-6th-congressional-district
— Avon Township board delays vote on censure of supervisor – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200220/avon-township-board-delays-vote-on-censure-of-supervisor
— Casten distorts history of taxation – Roger Kempa, Plainfield
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200220/casten-distorts-history-of-taxation
— GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote ‘shameful’ – John O’Connor
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200220/gop-tying-school-funding-to-tax-vote-shameful

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20200219/cannabis-in-curriculum

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Former State Senate Contender Indicted
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/20/former-state-senate-contender-indicted/ 
— Free Community College for Children of Families Earning Less than $45,000 in Pritzker’s Budget
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/20/free-community-college-for-children-of-families-earning-less-than-45000-in-pritzkers-budget/ 
— IL-14: Anthony Catella Writes Letter to Republican Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/20/il-14-anthony-catella-writes-letter-to-republican-voters/ 
— Precautionary Escort Requested for Franks in County Complex
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/20/precautionary-escort-requested-for-franks-in-county-complex/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BLAGOJEVICH RETURNS TO AN ILLINOIS AS CORRUPT AS HE LEFT IT – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/blagojevich-returns-to-an-illinois-as-corrupt-as-he-left-it/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Dick Durbin All-In for Ensuring Dead Babies – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/02/durbin-all-in-for-ensuring-dead-babies/

CAPITOL FAX
— Almost 60 people are banned from the capitol complex without law enforcement escort
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/20/almost-60-people-are-banned-from-the-capitol-complex-without-law-enforcement-escort/
— Pritzker’s optimism on full display in budget address (DIERSEN: What discourages you from being optimistic? For me, it is the success that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are having in driving conservatives out of a) Milton Township Republican Organization, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Illinois Republican Party, d) Wheaton, e) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, f) Milton Township, g) DuPage County, and h) Illinois.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/20/pritzkers-optimism-on-full-display-in-budget-address/
— Simon Poll: Pritzker job approval at 51/38, Trump at 39/58, Sanders leads Dem field (DIERSEN: If this poll is accurate, the majority of voters in Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To what extent will those who run organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois use the aforesaid polling results to further dump those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/20/simon-poll-pritzker-job-approval-at-5138-trump-at-3958-sanders-leads-dem-field/
— HGOPs say Pritzker’s budget vastly underestimated state’s minimum wage costs
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/20/hgops-say-pritzkers-budget-vastly-underestimated-states-minimum-wage-costs/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and LGBT Pride Month only polarize Americans – Lee Cohen
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/20/how-black-history-month-hispanic-heritage-month-an/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Highest number of independents to date approve of Trump: Poll – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/highest-number-of-independents-to-date-approve-of-trump-poll

GOPUSA
— Historically Low Black Unemployment Figures Not Good Enough For James Clyburn; We Were Fully Employed During Slavery
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85062
— Buttigieg Questions How Christians Can Support Trump: ‘I Cannot Find Any Compatibility’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD is a LGBTQer who sends heterosexuals straight to HELL.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=85090

FEDERALIST
— After Nearly Dying At The Hand Of A ‘Bernie Bro,’ Steve Scalise Attests To Their Violence – Kylee Zempel
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/20/after-nearly-dying-at-the-hand-of-a-bernie-bro-steve-scalise-attests-to-their-violence/

DAILY CALLER
— Rise Of Radicals Signals Democrat Downfall In November – CHARLIE KIRK
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/20/kirk-rise-of-radicals-signals-democrat-downfall-in-november/

PATRIOT POST
— Mayor Pete Attacks Evangelical Trump Supporters at CNN Town Hall – Todd Starnes 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/68723-mayor-pete-attacks-evangelical-trump-supporters-at-cnn-town-hall-2020-02-20

PJ MEDIA
— Hispanic George Zimmerman Sues Two Presidential Candidates for Calling Him a White Supremacist – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: To be called a White supremacist in America today, is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.) 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/hispanic-george-zimmerman-sues-two-presidential-candidates-for-calling-him-a-white-supremacist/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Notre Dame Plays Host to Transgender Ideology A Catholic university should know better than to promote harmful pseudoscience dressed up as compassionate care. – ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/transgender-ideology-notre-dame-catholic-university-should-know-better/

THE HILL
— Poll: 62% of voters open to reelecting Trump, up from last year
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/483886-poll-more-voters-open-to-re-electing-trump-than-a-year-ago

CNBC
— Chevy’s new mid-engine Corvette needs Gen X and millennial buyers to succeed – Michael Wayland (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Corvette if not Corvette-haters.) 
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/20/chevys-new-mid-engine-corvette-needs-gen-x-and-millennial-buyers-to-succeed.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sanders Suggests He Won’t Release Full Medical Records After he had a heart attack in October, Bernie Sanders said he would release ‘comprehensive’ medical records. But he has not done so. – Sydney Ember
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-health.html
— Yes, Rich Cities Are Getting Richer. But That’s Not the Whole Story. Even with widening geographic inequality, economic activity is less concentrated in a few top metro areas than in the past. – Jed Kolko
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/upshot/rich-city-poor-city-population-growth.html
— Your Doorbell Camera Spied on You. Now What? Amazon’s popular Ring security cameras have gaping security holes. Here’s how to protect yourself. – Brian X. Chen
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/technology/personaltech/ring-doorbell-camera-spying.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/opinion/black-history-month-america.html
— Pull Yourself Up by Bootstraps? Go Ahead, Try It It’s impossible, and yet the bootstraps narrative drives out good policy. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: What did you do to pull yourself up by your bootstraps? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/opinion/economic-mobility.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A conservative-hater says “How conservatives learned to wield power inside Facebook.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/20/facebook-republican-shift/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millennials Show Loyalty to Employers Today’s youngest professionals aren’t job hopping any more than the prior generation, despite the hot job market – Kathryn Dill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-show-loyalty-to-employers-11582118467
— Without an Independent Watchdog, Who Will Audit the Auditors? Congress should refuse Trump’s request to abolish the oversight board Sarbanes-Oxley created. – Arthur Levitt
https://www.wsj.com/articles/without-an-independent-watchdog-who-will-audit-the-auditors-11582156537
— Banished in Beijing China expels three WSJ reporters to deflect from its coronavirus woes. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/banished-in-beijing-11582157934

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2020/02/20/retailers-have-a-lot-to-learn-from-illinois-dispensaries-and-40b-in-cannabis-sales/

USA TODAY
— Barr, Wray and top security officials: Help us protect the 2020 elections and your vote Our state-based system protects us from election disruption. You can help by being on guard against social media disinformation and divisive messages. – William Barr, Christopher Wray, Chad Wolf, Joseph Maguire and Christopher Krebs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/02/19/protect-our-elections-attorney-general-barr-fbi-director-wray-column/4779980002/

DENVER POST
— OUTSTANDING: Colorado won’t stop employers from firing workers for using weed off the clock – TINEY RICCIARDI
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/19/colorado-legislature-marijuana-employees-fired-2/

GALLUP
— Trump Job Approval Steady at 49% – JEFFREY M. JONES
https://news.gallup.com/poll/286280/trump-job-approval-steady.aspx

FED SMITH
— Rewarding High Performers and Chopping Benefits – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: When will the federal government officially tell its employees and prospective employees a) that if they are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government will waste their careers and get rid of them if they do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines?) 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/02/20/rewarding-high-performers-chopping-benefits/

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To encourage illegal immigration is to encourage the destruction of America. 
https://reason.com/2020/02/20/the-first-amendment-right-to-encourage-illegal-immigration/

LAWYERS
— Job Recruiting Sites May Promote Employment Discrimination – Sidney L. Gold (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers, organizations, governments, and countries officially post signs that say the following are NOT WELCOME: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/labor-and-employment/job-recruiting-sites-may-promote-employment-discrimination-60890/

HR DRIVE
— Lawmakers call out big banks for lack of leadership diversity “There is no shortage of diverse people and businesses for banks to hire and promote,” one congressman said — only a shortage of leaders “with the will to make it happen.” – Sheryl Estrada (DIERSEN: Of course, the answer is to get rid of all the old White men.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/lawmakers-call-out-big-banks-for-lack-of-leadership-diversity/572593/

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 1239 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $425,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/1239-golf-ln/pid_34898289/

February 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. JB Pritzker delivers Illinois state budget address Wednesday
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-pritzker-delivers-budget-address-wednesday/5947085/

NBC5
— Pritzker Wants More Spending; How Much Depends on Tax Vote The second-year Democrat presented a fiscal outline that purports to boost spending in key areas
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzkers-budget-to-boost-spending-amid-calls-for-restraint/2221946/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes $42 billion state budget that promises added funding for schools, public safety if voters approve his graduated income tax in November – JAMIE MUNKS, DAN PETRELLA, RICK PEARSON and ANTONIA AYRES-BROWN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-budget-20200219-vzdczyhvnnd55bsknwcg2odgte-story.html
— Calling himself a ‘freed political prisoner,’ Rod Blagojevich thanks Trump and remains unbowed – SOPHIE SHERRY and STACY ST. CLAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-rod-blagojevich-commute-prison-20200219-kblsr65ebjbn5e62gm5n3kqvby-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker offers two budgets — one holding $150M for education unless graduated income tax clears Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s second-year budget includes putting nearly $1.4 billion in reserves, including funding for education — unless his preferred graduated income tax amendment passes this November. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/19/21144038/pritzker-offers-two-budgets-holding-150m-education-graduated-income-tax
— Blagojevich, calling himself ‘freed political prisoner,’ praises Trump, vows to reform ‘broken’ criminal justice system “I saw what they do to families because I saw it happen to my own,” Rod Blagojevich said.- Jon Seidel and Mitchell Armentrout 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/blagojevich/2020/2/19/21143976/rod-blagojevich-released-news-conference

DAILY HERALD
— Blagojevich is out of prison, back home; ex-Naperville hospital CEO calls commutation ‘appalling’ – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/blagojevich-is-out-of-prison-back-home-ex-naperville-hospital-ceo-calls-commutation-appalling
— IRS to pay visits to high-income taxpayers who fail to file – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS as a IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $101,176-$107,922/year.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200219/business/302199920/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Revenue officers across the country will increase face-to-face visits with taxpayers who had income of more than $100,000 during a tax year and did not file a return in 2018 or prior years. ‘The IRS is committed to fairness in the tax system, and we want to remind people across all income categories that they need to file their taxes,’ Paul Mamo, director of collection operations for the IRS small-business and self-employed division said in a statement. The IRS is increasing the face-to-face visits after hiring additional enforcement personnel. The agency said the visits are aimed at informing these taxpayers of their obligations and bringing them into compliance. The IRS reminds taxpayers that there options available to those who cannot pay their bill in full, such as payment plans, and reminds taxpayers it is important to file on time, even if they cannot pay. For those who refuse to pay, the IRS can pursue civil and criminal cases. However, the IRS said not confuse these efforts with a scam. The taxpayers being visited have typically received several letters from the IRS over an extended period of time, so they generally realize they have a tax issue. While IRS revenue officer visits are unannounced, they will always provide two forms of official credentials. A legitimate officer will help a taxpayer understand and meet their obligation. But they will not make threats nor demand an unusual form of payment. More information on how to identify a legitimate IRS representative and how to report scams can be found on the IRS website at IRS.gov.)
— Stances on drug treatment facility, recreational pot show contrast between Kane chairman candidates – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200219/stances-on-drug-treatment-facility-recreational-pot-show-contrast-between-kane-chairman-candidates
— ‘It sends a bad message’: Republicans, others decry Blagojevich commutation, but not Durbin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200218/it-sends-a-bad-message-republicans-others-decry-blagojevich-commutation-but-not-durbin

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says: “Blago decision tells us all too much about Trump.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/blago-decision-tells-us-all-too-much-about-trump

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Five Republican candidates fight for U.S. Senate seat, Forum held at Five Points – Brittni Clemons
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/five-republican-candidates-fight-for-u-s-senate-seat-debate-held-at-five-points/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Fox River Grove Red Light Camera Provides Almost $1 Million
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/fox-river-grove-red-light-camera-pulls-almost-1-million-out-of-local-pockets/ 
— McConchie on Pritzker Budget Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/mcconchie-on-pritzker-budget-speech/ 
— GOP Candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler Addresses County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/gop-candidate-for-mchenry-county-board-chairman-mike-buehler-addresses-county-board/ 
— Is This the Answer Suzanne Ness Will Give When Asked If She Will Vote for Mike Madigan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/is-this-the-answer-suzanne-ness-will-give-when-asked-if-she-will-vote-for-mike-madigan/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: NRCC Elevates Jim Oberweis and Ted Gradel to Contender Level
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/il-06-il-14-nrcc-elevates-jim-oberweis-and-ted-gradel-to-contender-level/ 
— John Pletz Challenges Northwest Herald to Print Negative Comments about Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/john-pletz-challenges-northwest-herald-to-print-negative-comments-about-jack-franks/ 
— U.S. Senate GOP Primary Heats Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/u-s-senate-gop-primary-heats-up/ 
— Leslie Schermerhorn Questions McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ Fitness for Holding Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/leslie-schermerhorn-questions-mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-fitness-for-holding-office/
— Governor Pritzker’s Budget Speech
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/19/governor-pritzkers-budget-speech/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— EDUCATION DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING HARVARD, YALE OVER CHINA, SAUDI FUNDING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/education-department-investigating-harvard-yale-over-china-saudi-funding.html
— FBI ARRESTS 15 IN KANKAKEE-BASED CHILD EXPLOITATION RING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/fbi-arrests-15-in-kankakee-based-child-exploitation-ring-.html

DAILY CALLER
— Few Asylum Seekers Have Legitimate Claims, Latest Data Indicate – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/19/most-immigrant-asylum-claims-are-bogus/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Endangers the Public’: Trump Tears Into LA Mayor Over Sanctuary Status – Jason Hopkins 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/19/endangers-the-public-trump-tears-into-la-mayor-over-sanctuary-status/

NEWSMAX
— Bernie, Others Face Vicious Fight for Right to Lose to Trump – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/berniesanders-democrats-donaldtrump/2020/02/19/id/954743/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Rooting Out Systemic Racism and White Supremacy – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and against females, if I had been a minority and/or female, a) I would NOT have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 or job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; or a job-related professional license when I was 32 and b) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years; IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years; IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974; d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years; and GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/rooting-out-systemic-racism-and-white-supremacy/

CNS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the likely that you are a pot smoker: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/michael-w-chapman/gallup-24-pot-smokers-are-liberal

POLITICO
— Trump frees Blagojevich — and irritates Illinois Republicans – MELANIE ZANONA
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2020/02/19/trump-frees-blagojevich-and-irritates-illinois-republicans-488362

CNN
— Top Pentagon policy official resigns at Trump’s request – Jim Sciutto, Barbara Starr and Zachary Cohen
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/19/politics/john-rood-pentagon-official-depart/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— China Expels 3 Wall Street Journal Reporters as Media Relations Sour Beijing said it revoked their credentials over a headline the newspaper published in its opinion pages. – Alexandra Stevenson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/business/media/china-wall-street-journal.html

February 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Trump frees Blagojevich: Fresh injustice for the 12 million victims of Illinois corruption – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-trump-blagojevich-corruption-illinois-commute-sentence-20200218-sfzksvrpvrggnandm53mmlh2t4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage illegal immigration. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-ice-santuary-city-immigration-customs-border-protection-chicago-20200218-fj5tz3llf5ep7ocgfm4humvcbi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-blagojevich-commuted-sentence-20200219-ineoyqss5rdplle7hxv63jk2wy-story.html
— Trump’s commutation of Blagojevich buries presidential promise about ‘draining the swamp’ – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-blagojevich-trump-kass-20200219-4wj4ugxchnd2zcz3i4f6fojzp4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot back at the table in Springfield, betting a Chicago casino is in the cards Lightfoot met with the four legislative leaders, Senate Democrats and both Republican caucuses. The trip came a day before Gov. J.B. Pritzker was to deliver his budget address – although Lightfoot did not meet with the governor. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/18/21142936/lightfoot-springfield-chicago-casino-republicans-madigan-harmon

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers decline to block new gun store regulations – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200218/lawmakers-decline-to-block-new-gun-store-regulations

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinoisans react with disagreement, disgust to Trump commuting Rod Blagojevich sentence – Paul Swiech
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/central-illinoisans-react-with-disagreement-disgust-to-trump-commuting-rod/article_57e4ebc7-7783-57c1-bbbf-f5bd664919e2.html
— McLean County Board approves cannabis tax; 35 percent designated for mental health programs – Paul Swiech (DIERSEN: What percent of pot promoters, pot sellers, and pot users are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mclean-county-board-approves-cannabis-tax-percent-designated-for-mental/article_c0be5ba9-490b-5465-9889-a0ad98ecbc26.html

WGLT
— What They Said: Republican Senate Candidates on the Issues – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/what-they-said-republican-senate-candidates-issues#stream/0

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— War Of Words In Burr Ridge A trustee calls the mayor “corrupt,” while the mayor says the trustee is “an unaccomplished nobody.” -David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/war-words-burr-ridge
— Burr Ridge Trustee Blamed For Legal Spending Mayor Gary Grasso says Trustee Zach Mottl has prompted legal spending. A village analysis shows such spending remains about the same. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-trustee-blamed-legal-spending

WIREPOINTS
— It’s unethical for Pritzker to suggest his progressive tax plan can fix the deficit and offer both property and income tax relief. Simple math shows he can’t do it all. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/its-unethical-for-pritzker-to-suggest-his-progressive-tax-plan-can-fix-the-deficit-and-offer-both-property-and-income-tax-relief-simple-math-shows-he-cant-do-it-all-wirep/
— Illinois Among States Where Bloomberg Has Implanted Paid Lawyers in AG Office to Advance His Agenda – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-among-states-where-michael-bloomberg-has-implanted-paid-lawyers-in-ag-office-to-advance-his-agenda-wirepoints-original/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McConchie on Blagojevich: “Justice Has Been Shortchanged”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/mcconchie-on-blagojevich-justice-has-been-shortchanged/ 
— Skililcorn Disagrees with Trump’s Decision on Blagojevich
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/skililcorn-disagrees-with-trumps-decision-on-blagojevich/
— Durbin Pushed for Blagojevich Release
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/durbin-pushed-for-blagojevich-release/ 
— Trump Gives Blagojevich Get Out of Jail Free Card
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/trump-gives-blagojevich-get-out-of-jail-free-card/ 
— IL-14: WTTW Video Voter Guide Online
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/il-14-wttw-video-voter-guide-online/ 
— Will Janko Be Able to Tie His Campaign to Sanders?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/will-janko-be-able-to-tie-his-campaign-to-sanders/ 
— DCFS Shields Carlos Acosta Dismissal Appeal Records
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/18/dcfs-shields-carlos-acosta-dismissal-appeal-records/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ex-jailbird Rod Blagojevich declares himself a ‘Trumpocrat’ – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/19/ex-jailbird-rod-blagojevich-declares-himself-trump/
— Cheer up: Countdown for CPAC underway – Jennifer Harper 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/18/inside-the-beltway-cheer-up-countdown-for-cpac-und/
— Thatcher was hated by liberals, socialists and even a few moderates – R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/18/margaret-thatcher-was-hated-by-liberals-socialists/
— Bipartisan bill offers speedy cure for latest ‘deep state’ hits – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates treated me like I was a member of a Republican deep state. They blamed me for the troubles that they had hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat females.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/19/bill-barr-target-deep-state-says-jason-chaffetz/
— Germany to require social media sites to report hate speech – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is hate speech except for the government and political news and commentary that they publish or bless.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/19/germany-to-require-social-media-sites-to-report-ha/
— Trump says all Mueller prosecutions should be ‘thrown out’ for bias – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: What if Trump said that all adverse actions taken against federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older to promote federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger should be thrown out?) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/18/trump-says-all-mueller-prosecutions-should-be-thro/
— Democratic whining and identity politics Female presidential candidates complain about sexism, Bloomberg just shows disdain – Tammy Bruce
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/19/democratic-whining-and-identity-politics/

AMERICAN THINKER
— After Democrats Purge All the ‘Nazis,’ Who Will Be Left? – J.B. Shurk (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Trump-haters call you a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/after_democrats_purge_all_the_nazis_who_will_be_left.html

BREITBART
— Rod Blagojevich: ‘I’m A Trumpocrat’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/19/rod-blagojevich-im-a-trumpocrat/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration. 
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/18/warren-everyone-here-illegally-must-be-able-to-secure-american-citizenship/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Blacks to hate Whites.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/18/pete-buttigieg-warns-black-law-students-at-unlv-white-supremacy-could-totally-destroy-the-american-project/
— Pete Buttigieg Promises Extra Housing — and Extra Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/02/18/pete-buttigieg-promises-extra-housing-extra-migrants/

TOWNHALL
— Buttigieg Trashes Christians Who Support Trump – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/02/18/watch-buttigieg-says-he-cant-find-any-compatibility-between-christianity-and-trumps-policies-n2561516

FEDERALIST
— Panicked Democrat Establishment Turns To Bloomberg Even if he can buy the Democratic nomination, he’s not what their base voters want. – Mollie Hemingway
https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/19/panicked-democrat-establishment-turns-to-bloomberg/

PATRIOT POST
— A Badge of Disgrace: The Fall of the Boy Scouts – Tony Perkins
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/68685-a-badge-of-disgrace-the-fall-of-the-boy-scouts-2020-02-19

ONE NEWS NOW
— Marriage group knew polygamy push would come – Charlie Butts 
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2020/02/19/marriage-group-knew-polygamy-push-would-come

THE HILL
— Why Trump has already secured a second term — no matter who his opponent is – SHARYL ATTKISSON
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/483344-why-trump-has-already-secured-a-second-term-no-matter-who-his-opponent-is
— House Oversight accuses Border Patrol of blocking investigation into secret Facebook group – EMILY BIRNBAUM AND JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: How many Republican-hating secret Facebook groups operate in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/483477-house-oversight-accuses-border-patrol-of-blocking-investigation-into-secret
— China expels three Wall Street Journal reporters – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, b) those who are activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and/or etc. who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and c) those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all my problems, and/or for all of everyone’s problems.) 
https://thehill.com/policy/international/483590-china-revokes-press-passes-for-wall-street-journal-reporters

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Wanted: Texas Republicans Need New Voters in 2020, and Fast
https://www.voanews.com/usa/wanted-texas-republicans-need-new-voters-2020-and-fast

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/states-across-u-s-still-cling-outdated-gay-marriage-bans-n1137936

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Quiet Respite in a Bustling Open Workplace More than a decade into the era of the open-plan office, a host of ancillary spaces like “phone booths” and “meeting pods” are cropping up, offering employees an escape from their co-workers. – Jane Margolies (DIERSEN: In 1990, when GAO moved into new space in a new building ( https://200westadams.com/ ), my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I got a preferred corner office. I got that office a) because I got promoted to GS-13 in 1986 by a manager who they had gotten rid of in 1987 and b) because of the federal seniority that I had gained by working for IRS 1971-1980 and for the Post Office 1966-1969.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/business/office-workplace-privacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage all the citizens of all the foreign countries to claim asylum in America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promise to give asylum seekers preference over citizens of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/opinion/sunday/immigration-trump-refugees.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/opinion/trump-anger-fear.html
— Why Do My Fellow Republicans Make Excuses for Trump’s Deficits? He is driving the country to financial ruin. And his own party is letting it happen. – Mark Sanford
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/opinion/trump-budget.html
— Affirmative Action Opponents Renew Their Battle Against Harvard A group representing Asian-American students is appealing a judge’s ruling that Harvard did not explicitly discriminate against them by boosting other racial and ethnic groups. – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/us/affirmative-action-harvard.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Sanders surges into national lead in new Post-ABC poll – Dan Balz and Scott Clement 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-surges-into-national-lead-in-new-post-abc-poll/2020/02/19/868266a4-5280-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Why Mike Bloomberg is already pandering to the left – Michael Goodwin (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in government and/or in politics who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who pander to the left? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://nypost.com/2020/02/18/why-mike-bloomberg-is-already-pandering-to-the-left-goodwin/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich celebrates prison release by declaring himself ‘Trump-ocrat’ – DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-blagojevich-trump-20200219-5cmyzzu2c5dzpjhsyxlpxvpc3m-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise anyone who uses pot.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-19/california-cannabis-legalization-job-applicants-disqualified-marijuana-use

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters China’s Foreign Ministry says move was punishment for a recent opinion piece published by the Journal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, b) those who are activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and/or etc. who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and c) those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all my problems, and/or for all of everyone’s problems.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-expels-three-wall-street-journal-reporters-11582100355
— Why the Young Back Bernie Sanders They grew up in a vastly different America and many didn’t learn history. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-young-back-bernie-sanders-11582071616
— High Car Prices Are Locking Out Younger Shoppers – Nora Naughton (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 17 years old, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. In 1967, I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442. In 1968, I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. In 1971, I bought a new 1972 Corvette.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/car-dealers-warn-of-lack-of-young-buyers-for-new-vehicles-11582030804
— A Bid to Revise the New York Times’s Bad History The ‘1776 Project’ will counter the claim that America was founded to preserve ‘slavocracy.’ – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-bid-to-revise-the-new-york-timess-bad-history-11582071646

NEWSWEEK
— CROWD OUTSIDE MARK ZUCKERBERG’S HOME PROTESTS POLITICAL DISINFORMATION ON FACEBOOK: ‘WAKE THE ZUCK UP’ – SEREN MORRIS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they publish or bless.)
https://www.newsweek.com/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-disinformation-social-media-protest-1487762

SAN ANTONIO
— Red flag laws stuck while Second Amendment sanctuary idea grows – KATRIANNA RAY
https://www.mysanantonio.com/local-news/article/Red-flag-laws-stuck-while-Second-Amendment-15066676.php

SACRAMENTO BEE
— ’We can keep Donald Trump off balance’: Bloomberg adviser makes case for his candidate in California – AMY CHANCE AND BRYAN ANDERSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who focus on keeping off balance those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article240381976.html

AFGE
— Trump Targets Federal Employees’ Step Increases, Leave, Retirement, Jobs in 2021 Budget
https://www.afge.org/article/trump-targets-federal-employees-step-increases-leave-retirement-jobs-in-2021-budget/

GUARDIAN
— Mike Bloomberg has a terrible past. Will his money stop scrutiny of it? – Zaid Jilani (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of money. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who also have lots of religious, government, and/or political clout and who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. They are furious that they cannot end my Civil Service Retirement System pension or my Social Security.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/18/michael-bloomberg-civil-rights-record-is-atrocious

February 17 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Gun reform, flooding and the use of lobbyists are among the top issues being raised by Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for a District 4 seat on the DuPage County Board – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Democrats defend and advance their platform. If any of these candidates win on November 3, 2020, the Democrat Party will force them to do everything that they can a) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid and b) to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of DuPage County District 4 that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200217/firearms-floods-and-lobbyists-top-issues-in-county-board-primary
— Endorsement: Rezin for Republicans in House 14th District
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200215/endorsement-rezin-for-republicans-in-house-14th-district
— FRONT PAGE: Where the sidewalk ends might be far from your Metra station, study finds – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: A major reason why my wife and I a) bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 was that we could walk to the College Avenue train station on sidewalks and b) had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984 was that we could walk to the Wheaton train station on sidewalks.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200217/where-the-sidewalk-ends-might-be-far-from-your-metra-station-study-finds
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: How suburban police departments are courting minority recruits – Madhu Krishamurthy (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200217/how-suburban-police-departments-are-courting-minority-recruits

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America. Democrats intend to use asylum seekers along with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-immigrants-asylum-seekers-rejected-20200217-x7bczl2dqjef3bx4rvhyzxytda-story.html
— Can courts do more to force FOID card violators to give up their guns? Cook and DuPage counties considering how following Tribune report. – STACY ST. CLAIR, CECILIA REYES, ANNIE SWEENEY and SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-foid-revoke-illinois-gun-laws-courts-20200217-k3cjsh5xsfgfpeelzgc6yimkni-story.html

KCTC
— St. Louis police officer who said he was told to ‘tone down your gayness’ reaches $10M settlement, gets promoted – CNN (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government did not tell me to tone down my opposition to their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, their age discrimination, and their retaliation. Instead, they took adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave 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 $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/st-louis-police-officer-who-said-he-was-told-to/article_0ab03400-3d7b-5a40-b6d9-c343ec021fc8.html

WGIL
— REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ESTHER JOY KING MAKING THE ROUNDS IN 17TH DISTRICT
https://www.wgil.com/2020/02/17/republican-congressional-candidate-making-the-rounds-in-17th-district/

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, non-veteran, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://depauliaonline.com/46501/news/depaul-faculty-diversity-upsets-but-doesnt-shock/

DAILY ILLINI
— Illinois FOID cards violate Second Amendment rights – MATTHEW KRAUTER
https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2020/02/17/foid-cards-violate-second-amendment-rights/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— ICE Arrests Man in Union Station That Illinois Department of Corrections Refuses To Turn Over Voluntarily, Blasts State Sanctuary Policy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/ice-arrests-man-in-union-station-that-illinois-department-of-corrections-refuses-to-turn-over-voluntarily-blasts-state-sanctuary-policy/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS POLITICIANS MOVE TO REQUIRE $1M OF INSURANCE FOR FOID CARD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/illinois-politicians-move-to-require-1m-of-insurance-for-foid-card.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— New 1776 Project Aims to Counter ‘Lethal’ Narrative of 1619 Project – Cole Carnick (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats blame you, blame your parents, blame your grandparents, blame your great grandparents, and blame the rest of your ancestors for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.) 
https://freebeacon.com/issues/new-1776-project-aims-to-counter-lethal-narrative-of-1619-project/

BREITBART
— ‘I Have White Advantage, Male Advantage, Straight Advantage’ – Woke Archbishop Brands Own Church ‘Racist’ – JACK MONTGOMERY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, and/or non-poor who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, and/or non-poor to curry favor with those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or poor?) 
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/02/16/i-have-white-advantage-male-advantage-straight-advantage-woke-archbishop-brands-own-church-institutionally-racist/

TOWNHALL
— Trump World Is Wrong To Criticize Mike Bloomberg On Stop And Frisk – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2020/02/17/trump-world-is-wrong-to-criticize-mike-bloomberg-on-stop-and-frisk-n2561414

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Thrills Daytona 500 Fans and Gives New Meaning to ‘Flyover Country’ – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-morning-briefing-trump-thrills-daytona-500-fans-and-gives-new-meaning-to-flyover-country/

THE HILL
— Sanders hits Bloomberg for trying ‘to buy the presidency’ – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483330-sanders-hits-bloomberg-for-trying-to-buy-the-presidency

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters – AP (DIERSEN: To get votes from members of the following groups, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promise to use government to give them preference: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/02/16/democratic-hopefuls-now-test-strength-among-minority-voters/

YAHOO NEWS
— Sanders Highlights Jewish Faith in Video: Campaign Update – Emma Kinery (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used against me the fact that I had been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. They also used against me the fact that I was 100% German American, conservative, Republican, White, male, born in 1948, non-poor, a gun owner, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://news.yahoo.com/sanders-highlights-jewish-faith-video-022834513.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Black Families Came to Chicago by the Thousands. Why Are They Leaving? There is an exodus of African-Americans from Chicago. – Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/16/us/black-families-leaving-chicago.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats take aim at Bloomberg on stop-and-frisk, treatment of women – Felicia Sonmez, Robert Costa and Lena H. Sun 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-take-aim-at-bloomberg-on-stop-and-frisk-treatment-of-women/2020/02/16/453738a2-50d5-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, non-veteran, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/diversity-is-the-democrats-strength–and-their-challenge/2020/02/16/abf84ca4-4f70-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Survivors of Church Shootings Run as Gun-Rights Candidates Three men in Texas are seeking public office in March’s Republican primaries – Elizabeth Findell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/survivors-of-church-shootings-run-as-gun-rights-candidates-11581849000
— The Agony of the Democrats Bernie Sanders is riding the intellectual currents that the party and its elites have nurtured. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/agony-of-the-democrats-11581723656
— Bloomberg Buys the Democratic Elite Putting dollar signs in the eyes of activists is not the same as catching fire with the voting public. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bloomberg-buys-the-democratic-elite-11581717660

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— A second term for Trump seems more possible than ever. But what would it look like?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/donald-trump-second-term-predictions.html

FORBES
— 4 Ways Young Adults Can Make And Save Money During College – Robyn D. Shulman (DIERSEN: I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while I attended college. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I 21 years old owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robynshulman/2020/02/16/4-ways-young-adults-can-make-and-save-money-during-college/#605e1e543024
— How To Get Ahead In Your Career – Amy Blaschka (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on destroying everyone around them to get ahead. I would focus on those in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyblaschka/2020/02/17/how-to-get-ahead-in-your-career-by-letting-go/#2a5c04181697

BUSINESS WEEKLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, non-veteran, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fwbusiness.com/fwbusiness/article_103e5f72-f92e-5df1-93cc-7300320b2c3b.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Select Staffing to Pay $199,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit (DIERSEN: 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.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/select-staffing-to-pay-199500-to-settle-eeoc-sexual-harassment-suit

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
— Age biggest barrier to career progression, survey finds – Maggie Baska (DIERSEN: If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your career is over if you do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/age-biggest-barrier-career-progression-survey-finds

YAHOO FINANCE
— The 3 biggest barriers to your dream job are all out of your control – Jessica Yun (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, at least in Illinois, being the following are “barriers:” Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/3-job-barriers-linkedin-010725525.html

February 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rain postpones Daytona 500, dampening event, President Trump’s visit
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rain-postpones-daytona-500-dampening-event-trumps-visit/5937071/
— President Trump gives command to NASCAR drivers at Daytona 500 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/5937071/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump gave an election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans Sunday when he became the second president ever to attend the Daytona 500. Given the honor of commanding drivers to start their engines, Trump made a grand entrance before the start of the race. He gave thousands of fans a flyover of Air Force One and then rode onto the track in the presidential motorcade as the audience roared with delight. The motorcade took roughly a quarter lap before pulling aside in an infield staging area. The president’s visit was widely welcomed by NASCAR fans. Trump 2020 flags flooded the infield, and some fans wore them as capes in the garage area.)
— Former federal prosecutors from Chicago in group asking Attorney General Barr to resign – Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/5936742/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump fans brave long lines to cheer president at the Daytona 500 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-donald-trump-daytona-500-20200216-cmzxfoouaraanjjdipgqabg4lq-story.html
— Rival Democrats accuse Mike Bloomberg of trying to ‘buy’ election – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-mike-bloomberg-nevada-democrats-election-20200216-ew67x4ttkbc4zlqlwlxe3cek3u-story.html
— More than 1,100 former prosecutors and Justice officials call for William Barr to resign over intervention in Roger Stone case – KATIE BENNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-william-barr-justice-department-20200216-h4ifpgfatzadlcqkfrz7zzyttq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The hypocrisy of Illinois Dems: ‘Mike Madigan’s gotta go but I’ll vote for him to stay’ Three candidates in a North Side state rep race sound like those Washington Republicans who are terrified of taking on President Donald Trump. – Laura Washington 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/2/16/21138143/house-speaker-michael-j-madigan-12th-illinois-house-district-democratic-primary-laura-washington

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford Airport is thriving; Don’t waste precious resources on Peotone airport – Joe Sosnowski
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20200216/rockford-airport-is-thriving-dont-waste-precious-resources-on-peotone-airport
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration.
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200216/rockford-attorneys-talk-asylum-immigration-and-solutions

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump fans wait in long lines to see president, Daytona 500 – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/trump-fans-wait-in-long-lines-to-see-president-daytona-500/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Dan Ugaste Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/15/rep-dan-ugaste-reports/ 
— Last Year’s State Budget Again Not Balanced
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/15/last-years-state-budget-again-not-balanced/ 
— Dems Kill Publication of Dem State Legislator Misdeed(s)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/dems-kill-publication-of-dem-state-legislator-misdeeds/ 
— McHenry Township Asserts Second Amendment Stance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/mchenry-township-asserts-second-amendment-stance/ 
— State GOP Ridicules Two Bills Introduced by Democrats
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/16/state-gop-ridicules-two-bills-introduced-by-democrats/ 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dazzling Trump rallies reach a new level – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/16/inside-the-beltway-dazzling-trump-rallies-reach-a-/
— Joe Biden: Obama deportations a ‘big mistake’ – AP (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America do not want illegals to be deported.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/16/joe-biden-jorge-ramos-interview-obama-deportations/

BREITBART
— Douglas Murray: Starbucks Promotion of Trans Kids Charity ‘Incredibly Sinister’ – JAMES DELINGPOLE
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/02/16/murray-starbucks-transgender-kids-promo-incredibly-sinister/

DAILY CALLER
— Buttigieg Says He Won’t Be ‘Lectured On Family Values’ By Rush Limbaugh Or Trump Supporters – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/16/buttigieg-rush-limbaugh-gay-trump/

THE HILL
— Candidates make electability arguments, talk Bloomberg as focus turns to more diverse states – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/483304-candidates-make-electability-arguments-talk-bloomberg-as-focus

NEW YORK NEWS
— Democratic rivals pile on Bloomberg as ex-mayor’s campaign continues to gain momentum – SHANT SHAHRIGIAN
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-mike-bloomberg-bernie-sanders-pete-buttigieg-20200216-zjsjprf5hbas7md3s3gbuoim5a-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why aren’t more Americans working? – Heather Long and Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in Illinois, the more the following that you are, the more that employers do NOT want to hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/15/powell-labor-force/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Battling the jury duty problem, where fewer than 1 in 4 show up – Samantha Ketterer (DIERSEN: What percent of those in the Chicago area jury pool are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Battling-the-jury-duty-problem-where-fewer-than-15010187.php

CNBC
— Nearly 1 in 3 American workers run out of money before payday—even those earning over $100,000 – Megan Leonhardt
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/32-percent-of-workers-run-out-of-cash-before-payday.html

MORNINGSTAR
— Controlling Lifestyle Creep: How to Advise Clients When They Get a Raise Morningstar research shows why you should help clients revise their financial plan after getting a raise – Samantha Lamas
https://www.morningstar.com/insights/2020/01/23/control-lifestyle-creep

February 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What’s to blame for public corruption in Illinois? The Democrats’ total control I truly believe the power the Democrats to draw a supermajority, gerrymandered map is the root of the corruption we are seeing now. – State Sen. Bill Brady
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/15/21139136/illinois-general-assembly-gerrymandering-public-corruption-mike-madigan-bill-brady-j-b-pritzker

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How parents of LGBTQ tweens and teens are navigating sleepovers – DANIELLE BRAFF (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, LGBTQ activists will succeed in getting LGBTQ elected officials to destroy their constituents who do not promote LGBTQ activity in their a) municipal district, b) municipality, c) township, d) county, e) state, and f) country. To elect or appoint an LGBTQ official is to destroy their constituents who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-lgbtq-tween-teen-sleepovers-0218-20200214-yz6qf4gcmfegdfquktuimrzmby-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Grainger earns top score on 2020 Corporate Equality Index (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Grainger officially announce that it will no longer hire members of the following groups and that it is immediately firing members of the following groups: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200214/grainger-earns-top-score-on-2020-corporate-equality-index
— Demonizing rich won’t solve our problems – John Malec, Bensenville
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200213/demonizing-rich-wont-solve-our-problems
— Trump ignores AG Barr’s request to stop tweeting about DOJ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200214/news/302149941/
— David Brown: Candidate Profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200214/david-brown-candidate-profile

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan’s ‘opponents’ won’t commit – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-madigan-s-opponents-won-t-commit/article_e118602f-eb42-522a-9fdd-78ed70a9aa5b.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200215/trumps-words-bullied-kids-scarred-schools

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— ‘Fingerprinting does not stop evil people’: Rep. Davidsmeyer blasts state police-backed FOID plan
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Davidsmeyer-battling-FOID-fingerprint-bill-15057224.php

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gun owners’ gripe with state legit – Editorial (DIERSEN: Stoners should not be allowed to own guns, to drive vehicles, etc.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-gun-owners-gripe-with-state-legit/article_af330c1c-7598-52b9-b53b-e704b16a8c0b.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Teacher unions: Children terrified by active shooter drills – PAT EATON-ROBB
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/teacher-unions-children-terrified-by-active-shooter-drills/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois gun bill would prohibit certain insurance coverage – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/02/illinois-gun-bill-would-prohibit-certain-insurance-coverage/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sanctuary city slap down as feds pursue penalties for ‘shielding of aliens’ – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Which of those who run your municipality, township, and county reject America’s immigration laws? Which promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid? I should write a book about those who run Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County who promote the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/15/sanctuary-city-slap-down-as-feds-pursue-penalties-/
— Changing definition of ‘sex’ since ERA was written poses thorny legal issues Transgender movement did not even exist when amendment drafted in 1972 – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/15/lgbtq-push-equal-rights-amdt-creates-legal-mess-pr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rush Limbaugh comments show challenge for Pete Buttigieg as a gay candidate – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, LGBTQ activists will succeed in getting LGBTQ elected officials to destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rush-limbaugh-comments-show-challenge-for-pete-buttigieg-as-a-gay-candidate

AMERICAN THINKER
— A Utah Senate committee unanimously approved a bill to decriminalize polygamy – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/a_utah_senate_committee_unanimously_approved_a_bill_to_decriminalize_polygamy.html

BREITBART
— TREASONOUS: Pete Buttigieg to Illegal Immigrant: ‘I View This as Your Country’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/14/pete-buttigieg-illegal-immigrant-view-this-your-country/
— Flip-Flop: Amy Klobuchar Says English Should Not Be Official Language of U.S. – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America do not want English to be its official language.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/15/flip-flop-amy-klobuchar-says-english-should-not-be-official-language-of-u-s/
— WSJ: No Sex ‘Spectrum’ Beyond Male and Female – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.breitbart.com/science/2020/02/14/wsj-no-sex-spectrum-beyond-male-and-female/
— Virginia House Democrats Walk Out as Pastor Delivers Prayer Condemning Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/14/virginia-house-democrats-walk-out-as-pastor-delivers-prayer-condemning-abortion-same-sex-marriage/

CHRISTIAN POST
— ‘Making Hate Pay’: New book documents corruption, scandals at Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Making Hate Pay’: New book documents corruption, scandals at Southern Poverty Law Center – Michael Gryboski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, SPLC promotes hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.christianpost.com/books/making-hate-pay-book-documents-corruption-scandals-southern-poverty-law-center.html

TOWNHALL
— The Queer Community Isn’t Happy With Mayor Pete – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, LGBTQ activists will succeed in getting LGBTQ elected officials to destroy their constituents who do not promote LGBTQ activity in their a) municipal district, b) municipality, c) township, d) county, e) state, and f) country. To elect or appoint an LGBTQ official is to destroy their constituents who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/02/15/huh-buttigieg-faced-lgbtq-protestors-during-a-fundraiser-in-san-francisco-n2561380

NEWSMAX
— GOP Vermont Gov Backs Weld Over Trump in Primary – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/vermont-gop-governor-billweld/2020/02/15/id/954266/

THE HILL
— Trump unleashed: President moves with a free hand post-impeachment – BRETT SAMUELS AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/483163-trump-unleashed-president-moves-with-a-free-hand-post-impeachment
— Democratic rivals sharpen attacks as Bloomberg rises – JONATHAN EASLEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483185-democratic-rivals-sharpen-attacks-as-bloomberg-rises
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Blacks to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/483154-new-guide-serves-as-a-coming-out-resource-for-black-lgbtq

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Presidency Increasingly Guided by Suspicion and Distrust – Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: My being disappointed by so many candidates who I have helped elect since 2000 discourages me from helping elect candidates now and in the future. I should write a book about those who have disappointed me the most. I would focus on those who once elected have promoted LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have taken adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who helped end 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, etc. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/us/politics/trump-distrust-paranoia.html

NEW YORK POST
— As Bloomberg’s VP, Hillary Clinton could get revenge against Trump: Goodwin – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2020/02/15/as-bloombergs-vp-hillary-clinton-could-get-revenge-against-trump-goodwin/
— Hollywood is using victimhood to sell us bad entertainment (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at members of the following groups that they are victims of Republicans: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2020/02/15/hollywood-is-using-victimhood-to-sell-us-bad-entertainment/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage Blacks to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2020/02/15/one-in-five-black-trans-youth-attempt-suicide/#1a84715043b3

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. 
http://harvardpolitics.com/online/the-gayby-boom/

LGBTQ NATION
— Vladimir Putin says he won’t allow for LGBTQ families or marriages in Russia The longtime Communist leader told reporters that he’s considering a constitutional amendment that would ensure that all parents of children “will be dad and mum.” – Juwan J. Holmes (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity want to get rid of Putin.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/vladimir-putin-says-wont-allow-lgbtq-families-marriages-russia/