July 11 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination Revives Abortion Issue In Governor’s Race – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/brett-kavanaughs-nomination-revives-abortion-issue-in-governors-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington) said, “Where I do think the court will be important in the future is the whole issue of taxpayer-funded abortion. I think that will be challenged all the way through the courts.” If confirmed, Kavanaugh could cast a key vote on the issue and Governor Rauner supports the nominee. “I believe he’s highly experienced, well qualified, and I hope his nomination is voted on and approved expeditiously,” Rauner stated. Democratic nominee for governor, J.B. Pritzker, signed that pledge to protect HB40. He has also been endorsed by Personal PAC.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 gave Conservative Party candidate Sam McCann nearly $80K in gov’s race (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. What does the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 want McCann to do?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-petitions-20180710-story.html
— Illegal pot shops disrupt California’s budding legal market – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–legal-marijuana-black-market-20180705-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigration-children-reunite-deadline-20180711-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lauzen rips up reimbursement check, then rips Kane board members – James Fuller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Diersen v. IRS (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) In 1974, when I was 25 years old, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem claims and hinted/implied that my claims were fraudulent. That forced me to file a grievance. I won that grievance 4 years later, but by then, whatever career I had at IRS was over. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/lauzen-rips-up-reimbursement-check-then-rips-kane-board-members
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen stripped his fellow officials of any chance of embarrassing him with a second vote to deny reimbursement of personal business expenses by ripping up what appeared to be a check for $149.07 in front of the board Tuesday. Lauzen then accused the board members who rejected his payment of collecting a $25,000 annual paycheck without performing any meaningful public service to justify it. The drama marked the latest sign of an increasingly fractured relationship Lauzen has with many board members. Less than a week ago, he spoke with confidence about a second vote approving his reimbursement request. That vote became necessary after an opinion from State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said Lauzen cast an improper vote to break a 10-10 tie on the reimbursement last month. Lauzen began his speech Tuesday with a highlight reel of accomplishments during his tenure. Those include extending a property tax levy freeze in place since the year before he took office through the 2016 budget year. Also mentioned were a 65 percent reduction in county debt and the coming completion of projects, such as the Longmeadow Parkway and the cross-country course at the former Settlers Hill Landfill. Given those results, Lauzen said, he expected to be “given even more latitude to produce even more good.” Instead, the reimbursement denial comes as more “destructive nitpicking” to stand in the way of progress, Lauzen said. Turning over his plans to create new, nontax income for the county with a waste-to-fuel facility, expansion of the county’s fiber optic network leasing, and promoting the use of county infrastructure for cellphone amplification has gone nowhere, he said. “I would ask you to examine your public service you produced for your $25,000 salary,” Lauzen said. “What positive contribution are you making? What progress has been made? I’ll void the check and not accept it, and then we’re going to be finished with the stuff.” Lauzen then shredded what appeared to be the reimbursement check.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: Your suburb’s take from new online sales tax? $1.76 a person – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180711/your-suburbs-take-from-new-online-sales-tax-176-a-person-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s behind the Rauner campaign’s new re-election optimism? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: From what I see, to get reelected, Rauner is counting on votes from anti-Republicans, and especially from those who reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. But wait, those voters always vote for Democrats in general elections.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180711/BLOGS02/180719975

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Vulnerable Democrats should hope for GOP unity on Kavanaugh – Marc Thiessen
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180710/marc-thiessen-vulnerable-democrats-should-hope-for-gop-unity-on-kavanaugh

 

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Male County Workers Make $6,000 More On Average Than Female Counterparts: Report Older county workers are hit hardest by the wage disparities, with female employees over 70 making up to $24,640 less than their male counterparts. (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its female employees who had less job-related work experience than I had, less job-related education than I had, fewer or no professional certifications, and/or no professional licenses higher salaries than GAO paid me. I worked for GAO 1980-1997 and for IRS 1971-1980. 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://blockclubchicago.org/2018/07/10/male-county-workers-make-6000-more-on-average-than-female-counterparts-report/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker Set To Exploit Politico’s Smear Job On Rauner – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/pritzker-set-to-exploit-politicos-smear-job-on-rauner/
— “Politicians consider it a badge of honor to put more Illinoisans on food stamps, Medicaid” – Ted Dabrowski (DIERSEN: Politicians who promote dependency on government and on charity have always worked against me.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/politicians-consider-it-a-badge-of-honor-to-put-more-illinoisans-on-food-stamps-medicaid-ted-dabrowski-on-upstream-ideas-video/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Elections board deadlocked over complaint against top Illinois auditor – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What qualifications do want the “top Illinois auditor” to have? I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/elections-board-deadlocked-over-complaint-against-top-illinois-auditor/article_6414ba9a-8469-11e8-b256-6bfe159e70d8.html
— Suicide in Illinois a bigger crisis than homicide
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/suicide-in-illinois-a-bigger-crisis-than-homicide/article_3ee9e754-7e60-11e8-8933-634c6abe2b04.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Be of Good Cheer About Brett Kavanaugh – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/24340/
— Erasing the Racial Divide – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/?p=24312

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO MANUFACTURER TALKS TARIFFS WITH FOX BUSINESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/chicago-manufacturer-talks-tariffs-with-fox-business.html
— HANDS ACROSS CHICAGO – Illinois Family Institute
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/hands-across-chicago.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— ABORTION AND THE CONSTITUTION – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/abortion-and-the-constitution/

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE DRIVE TO ABOLISH ICE: CONTEMPT FOR LAW MASQUERADING AS SOCIAL JUSTICE – Carl Horowitz
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/10/drive-to-abolish-ice-is-contempt-for-law/

 

BREITBART
— NBC News Spreads Conspiracy Theory About Secret Trump-Kennedy SCOTUS Deal – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/10/nbc-news-spreads-conspiracy-theory-about-secret-trump-kennedy-scotus-deal/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump administration to dump Obama-era rule allowing unions to siphon Medicaid money – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/10/trump-administration-to-dump-obama-era-rule-allowing-unions-to-siphon-medicaid-money.html

 

THE HILL
— OUTSTANDING: GOP lawmaker introduces legislation labelling first-time illegal border crossing as a felony – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/396282-gop-lawmaker-introduces-legislation-labelling-first-time-illegal-border

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Administration Returns to ‘Catch and Release’ of (ILLEGALS) – Katie Benner, Ron Nixon, Caitlin Dickerson and Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/us/politics/trump-administration-catch-and-release-migrants.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat news media a) draws attention to people who share Trump’s demographics who do BAD things and b) draw attention to people who do not share Trump’s demographics who do GOOD things. Trump is Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a relatively long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/world/asia/thailand-cave-soccer-stateless.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that stopping illegal immigration is impossible, so therefore, America should stop trying to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/30/world/smuggling-illegal-immigration-costs.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps crow that “Mexicans comprise a bigger share of border prosecutions since Trump ended family separations.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/10/family-separations-illegal-border-crossing-prosecutions/771002002/
— Feminists target German language as sexist – Austin Davis
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/09/german-language-sexist-male-nouns/754752002/

 

WTOL
— Local Vietnam War veteran receives Bronze Star – Jonathan Monk (DIERSEN: I have always asked myself, what if I had become a Vietnam War veteran? That assumes that I would have been accepted for service notwithstanding the following: a) my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, b) I had partial red/green color blindness, and c) I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.wtol.com/story/38604093/local-vietnam-war-veteran-receives-bronze-star
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “All of the people looked down on us, because they thought we were baby killers and stuff like that. They called us all kinds of names. And so, whenever I got home, the first thing I’d do is change into some civilian clothes,” Fultz said.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Kavanaugh’s Past—Political and Judicial—to Fuel Confirmation Debate His career placed him amid wars of Bill Clinton and George Bush eras, even before he churned out opinions over 12 years on federal bench – Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall (DIERSEN: The higher the government or political office that you seek, the more that your critics/opponents will use everything that you did and everything that you did not do against you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaughs-pastpolitical-and-judicialto-fuel-confirmation-debate-1531267032
— Let’s Talk About the Black Abortion Rate In New York City, thousands more black babies are aborted each year than born alive. – Jason Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-talk-about-the-black-abortion-rate-1531263697
— As proud citizens of the world, elites show little solidarity with working-class countrymen. – Joan Williams (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-elites-feed-anti-immigrant-bias-1531176949
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-want-an-immigration-deal-1531263940

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2018/07/11/why-president-trump-could-be-marijuanas-savior/#f905cbd20a0d

 

ZILLOW
— 1002 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $549,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448319_zpid/

 

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— JANUARY 23, 2017 FLASHBACK: Making Life-Changing Decisions How to approach big life choices? – Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. (DIERSEN: What life-changing decisions did you make and when? For me, they include the following. Of course, I can explain why the decisions were intentionally or unintentionally life-changing.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201701/making-life-changing-decisions

2016: Begin sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every evening
2009: Lead citywide effort to get Wheaton to prohibit video gambling
2008: Serve on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, advocate for direct election of  IRP State Central Committee members
2005: Become the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois
2005: Begin raising money every year from DuPage Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades
2005: Begin sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning
2004: Run for the open Milton Township Republican Central Committee Treasurer office
2003: Become a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee
2003: Become a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee
2002: Urge the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to rent 111 North Main Street in Wheaton
2002: Coordinate Pat O’Malley’s gubernatorial primary campaign in Milton Township
2001: Lead citywide effort to get Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton
2001: Become a member of the board of directors of the Midwest Chapter of the American Association of Political Consultants
2001: Become Milton Township’s first webmaster and publish its first website
2000: Become Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s first webmaster and publish its first website
2000: Become the GOPUSA Illinois Editor
1999: Become a Republican Precinct Committeeman
1999: Lead neighborhood effort to get ComEd to provide more reliable service to my neighborhood
1998: Become an Assistant Republican Precinct Committeeman
1998: File a lawsuit that charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation
1998: Give up trying to find a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license because of how GAO responds to inquiries about me
1997: Succumb to my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts and take their early retirement “offer”
1997: File a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford concerning my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX
1995: File a lawsuit against the Chicago Car Exchange concerning my 1968 Dodge Charger R/T
1994: Buy a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car
1992: Earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT within 5 years
1990: Apply to work in GAO’s federal financial industry regulators audit group
1989: Buy a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car
1988: Become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation
1988: Give up trying to have children, do not adopt, and do not become foster parents
1986: File a lawsuit concerning 915 Cove Court in Wheaton and appeal its assessed valuation
1983: Have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton
1983: Begin serving on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants
1981: Become a licensed CPA
1981: Oppose the installation of a stop light at President and Harrison Streets in Wheaton
1981: Take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt
1980: Take a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO
1979: Take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt

1978: Take IRS to Tax Court over disallowance of my education deductions
1978: Begin accompanying my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts across America
1978: Buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife
1978: Marry Karen Gassner
1977: Suggest myself to be the subject of a “One Person’s Finances” article in Money Magazine
1976: Start donating money annually to the Republican Party
1976: Buy a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building
1976: Earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul within 4 years
1974: Buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building
1974: File claims for partial day per diem and file a grievance when those claims are disallowed
1973: Start deducting job-related graduate courses
1972: Buy a new town home in University Park
1972: Earn an MBA from Loyola within 4 years
1972: Request to assigned to IRS’s Harvey office
1971: Buy a new 1972 Corvette
1971: Accept IRS’s job offer and become a union member
1971: Accept Oldsmobile’s job offer
1970: Apply for a financial hardship draft deferment
1970: Accept Firestone Store’s job offer
1969: Transfer from UIC to NIU
1968: Buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE
1967: Buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442
1966: Accept the Park Forest Post Office part-time job offer and become a union member
1966: Apply for the first of four student draft deferments
1966: Earn a bachelor’s degree in business within 4 years
1966: Buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint
1965: Take the ACT
1964: Take college preparatory courses at Crete-Monee High School
1964: Accept S.S. Kresges’ part-time dish washer job offer

1964: Be a Republican and always cast Republican primary ballots and always vote for Republicans

July 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Supreme Court nominee amping up abortion politics in Illinois governor’s race – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-nominee-amping-up-abortion-politics-in-ill-governors-race/3740025/
— Man harasses woman at Cook County forest preserve, officer under investigation – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/video-man-harasses-woman-at-cook-county-forest-preserve-officer-under-investigation/3738123/
— Nashville woman attacked by 2 dogs released from Chicago hospital 14 weeks later – Leah Hope
http://abc7chicago.com/woman-attacked-by-2-dogs-released-from-hospital-14-weeks-later/3739809/

 

NBC5
— State Rep. Christian Mitchell Named Interim Director of Democratic Party of Illinois – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/executive-director-democratic-party-of-illinois-christian-mitchell-487792791.html
— Officer Under Investigation, Man Charged After Video Shows Woman Harassed Over Puerto Rico Shirt The video has prompted responses from the forest preserve and the governor of Puerto Rico
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/puerto-rico-shirt-irizarry-video-viral-chicago-park-cook-county-487776211.html

 

CBS2
— Trump On Immigrant Family Separation Crisis: ‘Don’t Come To Our Country Illegally’ – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/donald-trump-immigration-family-separation-dont-come-illegally/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/10/immigrant-family-reunification-deadline-38-children/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Officer off beat after dispute over Puerto Rican shirt – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/woman-harassed-for-wearing-puerto-rico-flag-shirt-officer-under-investigation

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— South Side legislator Christian Mitchell named interim director of state Democratic Party – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/south-side-christian-mitchell-named-interim-director-illinois-democratic-party/
— Trump: ‘Tell people not to come to our country illegally’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/donald-trump-reunite-migrant-families-deadline-abolish-ice/
— Rauner urges Kavanaugh confirmation — as Dems push for abortion rights pledge – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-stamp-approval-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration yanks health care away from more Americans.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/obamacare-affordable-care-act-risk-adjustment-payments-trump-administration/
— Man who went on anti-Puerto Rico rant – and cop who stood by — identified – Mitch Dudek and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-who-verbally-attacked-woman-over-wearing-puerto-rican-flag-shirt-identified/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-reunite-migrant-children-parents-deadline/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP made a pact at the crossroad — the Supreme Court for their soul.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gop-pact-supreme-court-soul/
— Working poor shouldn’t shut up until they get jobs that pay a living wage – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/working-poor-shouldnt-shut-up-until-they-get-jobs-that-pay-a-living-wage/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump sets his sights on dismantling #MeToo movement.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-sets-his-sights-on-dismantling-metoo-movement/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago lawmaker Christian Mitchell picked to run Democratic Party of Illinois – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-democratic-party-director-20180710-story.html
— Palos Township trustee Sharon Brannigan says she won’t resign a year after Facebook comments about Middle Eastern immigrants ignited protests – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-protest-st-0711-story.html
— Lake County Board asks governor to veto bill seeking elected chief assessor – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-county-approves-assessor-resolution-veto-st-0711-story.html
— What Illinois higher education could be – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-killeen-university-illinois-rauner-20180710-story.html
— ‘You should not be wearing that,’ man berates woman in Puerto Rican flag shirt; response of cop in viral video under investigation – Madeline Buckley, Gregory Pratt, Matthew Walberg and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-cook-county-forest-preserves-investigation-20180710-story.html
— Preckwinkle apologizes to woman berated by man at forest preserve for wearing Puerto Rican flag shirt – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-puerto-rican-flag-apology-preckwinkle-20180710-story.html
— Judge charged after gun falls from jacket at Cook County’s main criminal courthouse – Megan Crepeau and Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-judge-misdemeanor-gun-charge-20180710-story.html
— ‘It’s not just a girl problem’: When offering HPV vaccine, doctors advised to focus on cancer prevention – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-hpv-vaccine-rates-eradicate-cancer-20180702-story.html
— Illinois watchdog Mautino’s campaign fund narrowly avoids more fines – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-frank-mautino-elections-board-20180710-story.html
— Trump Supreme Court pick ‘could change the rules in America,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-20180709-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner: Trump trade war could cause ‘massive unemployment’ in Illinois – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/rauner-trump-trade-war-could-cause-massive-unemployment-in-illinois
— Wheaton ready for U.S. Senior Women’s Open traffic – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180709/wheaton-ready-for-us-senior-womens-open-trafffic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The club is preparing to host more than 5,000 spectators on each day of the weekend and more than 800 volunteers will make it all happen. USGA officials said they wouldn’t provide attendance estimates for an inaugural championship. The USGA has hired a private EMS provider and Wheaton paramedics will be providing transport off-site to area hospitals if needed. Off-duty Wheaton police officers hired by the USGA will be directing traffic at intersections around Chicago Golf Club at Hawthorne Lane and Merrill Drive, the Plamondon Road entrance and the bus entrance to the course off Warrenville Road. Player practice rounds will not be open to the public. The first round gets underway 7 a.m. Thursday. There will be no on-site general parking. Fans can park for free at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, and take complimentary shuttle buses, starting at 6:30 a.m. For patrons with mobility issues, scooters will be available at Chicago Golf on a first-come, first-served basis.)
— Lake County Board wants Rauner to alter legislation targeting chief assessment officer – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/lake-county-board-wants-rauner-to-alter-legislation-targeting-chief-assessment-officer
— College of DuPage board of trustees approves FY 2019 budget
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180709/college-of-dupage-board-of-trustees-approves-fy-2019-budget
— 60 percent of graduates concerned about having to work extra jobs (DIERSEN: Have you worked a second job? During the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972, first in Chicago, and then in Harvey, I worked part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. The money that I earned helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books to take graduate business courses at Loyola, and c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180710/60-percent-of-graduates-concerned-about-having-to-work-extra-jobs

 

WLS AM
— Rauner supports Kavanaugh nomination – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/07/10/rauner-supports-kavanaugh-nomination/

 

WBBM 780
— Pro-Choice Group Urges Governor Rauner To Sign HB40 Pledge (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/pro-choice-group-urges-governor-rauner-sign-hb40-pledge

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Take it from Erika Harold: Running for office is a marathon – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-10/jim-dey-take-it-erika-harold-running-office-marathon.html

 

WQAD
— One year after historic tax increase, Illinois remains in the red
https://wqad.com/2018/07/09/one-year-after-historic-tax-increase-illinois-remains-in-the-red/

 

WGLT
— Central Illinois Delegation Reacts To Kavanaugh Supreme Court Pick – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/central-illinois-delegation-reacts-kavanaugh-supreme-court-pick#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion – JULIE ROVNER
http://nprillinois.org/post/if-high-court-reverses-roe-v-wade-22-states-likely-ban-abortion#stream/0

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Abortion advocates blast Rauner for not signing pledge to protect taxpayer-funded abortion – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/abortion-advocates-blast-rauner-for-not-signing-pledge-to-protect/article_b7d6c676-cac5-5b19-9eef-99e179fa8745.html

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE: Panel of Experts on Responding to Islam events to be held on July 13-15
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511479631-illinois-family-institute-panel-of-experts-on-responding-to-islam-events-to-be-held-on-july-13-15

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Erasing the Racial Divide (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage minorities to hate Trump supporters, and especially to hate Trump supporters who are White, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-erasing-the-racial-divide/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kapos: Roskam to report raising $1 million in Q2
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/kapos-roskam-to-report-raising-1-million-in-q2/
— Pritzker to air brutally deceptive TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/pritzker-to-air-brutally-deceptive-tv-ad/
— More back and forth on HB40 (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/more-back-and-forth-on-hb40/
— Cassidy, Hampton approve *** Rep. Christian Mitchell named interim executive director of DPI
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/rep-christian-mitchell-named-interim-executive-director-of-dpi/
— Gov. Rauner again bad-mouthed Chicago yesterday, bemoaning the city’s “failure of government in Chicago to reduce crime, to bring down the taxes and create more jobs.”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/gov-eeyore-strikes-again/
— Does the Rauner ICE hit fall flat?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/does-the-rauner-ice-hit-fall-flat/
— Local union president says use of her photo by Illinois Policy Institute “a form of identity theft”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/local-union-president-says-use-of-her-photo-by-illinois-policy-institute-a-form-of-identity-theft/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois Forces Taxpayers to Fund More Abortions, $1,358 for Every Baby Killed in Abortion – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/07/10/illinois-forces-taxpayers-to-fund-more-abortions-1358-for-every-baby-killed-in-abortion/

 

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: Rep. Diane Black Introduces a Bill Making First-Time Illegal Border Crossing a Felony – Lauretta Brown (DIERSEN: This is necessary because ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-American.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/07/10/rep-diane-black-introduces-a-bill-making-firsttime-illegal-border-crossing-a-felony-n2499058

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: GOP Lawmaker Seeks to Make First-Time Illegal Border Crossing a Felony with New Legislation – Jack Davis (DIERSEN: This is necessary because ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-American.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-lawmaker-seeks-make-first-time-illegal-border-crossing-felony-new-legislation/

 

GOPUSA
— Jimmy Carter: ‘I believe that Jesus would approve of gay marriage,’ some abortions (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who falsely claim to be Christian, conservative, and/or Republican and who b) hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD condemns me because I refuse to join them in promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49920
— U.S. immigration hard-line spurs some would-be invaders in Honduras to think twice (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps not only side with those who invade America, anti-Trumps encourage all citizens of foreign countries to invade America. Anti-Trumps want these invaders to help them get rid of individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49794
— The Democrats’ Socialist Meltdown
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49852

 

MASS RESISTANCE
— MassResistance Texas activists continue fight to stop LGBT infiltration into Southern Baptist denomination Pro-family Resolution at Southern Baptist Convention blocked Disturbing connections to LGBT activism But compromising church leaders are now being exposed – Brian Camenker (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican AND b) who promote LGBTQ activity. They have always worked the hardest against me.)
http://www.massresistance.org/docs/gen3/18b/MR-TX-SBC-Resolution/lgbt-infiltration.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Stockton California to Begin Cash Handouts for ‘Basic Income’ – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats in your municipality call for this in your municipality?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/california-city-basic-income-500-cash-handouts/2018/07/10/id/870887/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A city in California that was once plagued with mortgage foreclosures will soon begin distributing $500 per month to 100 of its residents for an 18-month universal basic income program. Situated less than 100 miles east of the wealthy Silicon Valley, Stockton’s median household income is $49,271 — lower than the national average of $57,617. The basic income experiment is slated to begin in 2019.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— ILLINOIS STATE-FUNDED ABORTIONS INCREASE NEARLY 300 PERCENT IN 2018 – Grace Carr
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/10/illinois-state-funded-abortions-increase-nearly-300-percent-in-2018/
— TRUMP HITS TWO MORE COUNTRIES WITH VISA SANCTIONS FOR REFUSING TO TAKE BACK DEPORTEES – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/10/trump-countries-visa-sanctions/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Left-Wing Judge Eliminates Work Requirements for Welfare Programs – ANDREW FORCIER (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents paint my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my Social Security as being welfare. They would love it if they could require me to work to continue to get my CSRS pension and my Social Security. They would stress my being able to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out every day as proof that I am able-bodied. What type of work would they want me to do? Would it be appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license?)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1108510-judge-eliminates-medicaid-work-requirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the most commonly agreed-upon approaches to welfare programs is to require an able-bodied person to work when they can, or at least put forth the effort to demonstrate they are in pursuit of gainful employment. Twenty years ago, the idea was so universally accepted that even then-President Bill Clinton signed off on legislation adding an element of personal responsibility to welfare programs. He even had campaigned in 1992 to “end welfare as we have come to know it.” Such requirements have, of late, been a staple of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and even a majority of Democrats can agree that those who are able to work should have to in order to receive benefits.)

 

CNBC
— Here’s how much Supreme Court justices get paid – Yoni Blumberg
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/10/how-much-supreme-court-justices-get-paid.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Monday. If confirmed, Kavanaugh, 53, will become one of the most powerful and influential people in government for what could be decades, and he’ll lock in a healthy six-figure salary, too. Kavanaugh currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where judges make $220,600 a year, according to the U.S. Courts website. Associate justices on the Supreme Court make $255,300, while the Chief Justice, currently John Roberts, makes $267,000. These salaries usually increase by $2,000-$3,000 each year. A seat on the court comes with some desirable benefits. Federal judges have the option to enroll in insurance plans through the Federal Employee Health Benefits system, whose website claims it offers “the widest selection of health plans in the country.” And justices can look forward to a generous retirement package. If they retire at 70 after serving 10 years, or at 65 after serving 15 years, they qualify for an annual pension equal to their highest full salary. There is also a summer break when court isn’t in session between July and October. It’s not exactly a vacation, as justices use the summer to prepare for cases scheduled for the fall, but it is when they do most of their traveling, much of which is subsidized, and when they lecture and teach for extra pay. Former justice Antonin Scalia reported going on 28 separate trips to lecture and teach in 2013, and Clarence Thomas earned more than $27,000 in 2015 for lectures at Brigham Young University, Creighton University and George Washington University. Justices have other streams of income, too. Stephen Breyer, for example, reported $45,000 in royalties in 2016 from his book, “The Court and the World,” while Sonia Sotomayor has earned millions for her 2013 memoir, “My Beloved World.” And, of course, some justices invest. When the Supreme Court took a patent case involving Cisco in 2015, Breyer had to sit out because he owns up to $100,000 in Cisco stock. At least six, and perhaps all, of the sitting Supreme Court justices are millionaires, the Center for Public Integrity found after analyzing 2016 financial disclosures. With an estimated net worth just over $6 million, Breyer is the wealthiest justice, with the possible exception of Gorsuch, since when the report was published Gorsuch had yet to disclose his finances for that year. His 2015 disclosure, however, indicated he was worth between $3.1 million and $7.2 million, the Center reported. Kavanaugh claimed to have up to $65,000 in assets, which doesn’t necessarily include items such as cars or mortgages, in a recent financial filing, as well $27,500 in non-investment income on top of his salary, reports Money. The house he shares with his wife and two daughters is valued at $1 million.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Seven Americans on patriotism, protest and the president – Jenna Johnson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that because sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I got almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit when I paid CSRS in the 1990s 7% of the salary that I had earned 1966-1969 working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. That meant that I got both Social Security credit and CSRS credit for those almost 3 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN VIETNAM instead of a) driving a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) driving a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, c) driving a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1969-1971, d) driving a new 1972 Corvette since 1971, e) attending classes at UIC 1966-1968, f) attending classes at NIU 1969-1970, g) attending classes at Loyola 1972-1976, h) buying a new town home in 1972, i) buying a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, j) buying a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, k) going on vacations in Florida in 1969 and 1970, l) going on vacations in the Bahamas in 1971 and in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, and the Bahamas 1973-1976, m) etc. Back then, Vietnam veterans were called “baby killers.” What is your comment on the aforesaid?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seven-americans-on-patriotism-protest-and-the-president/2018/07/03/6265c1d8-7df4-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Standing in the crowd was Jane Pettinger, a 57-year-old college professor holding a cardboard sign decorated with two flags and the words “TRUE PATRIOT.” “Serving your country rather than deferring the draft or being a draft dodger — that’s patriotism,” said Pettinger, who was in the U.S. Air Force for 7½ years and is critical of Trump for requesting draft deferments during the Vietnam War. “Standing up for democracy, making America actually what it stands for again — that’s democracy, that’s patriotism. Supporting a guy who simply wants to tear us down — that is not pro-USA, that is not patriotism.”)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— John Cox’s absolutist anti-abortion stance won’t help him with women – Judith Braun, Woodland Hills (DIERSEN: SEE http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2003-interview-with-john-cox-part-1.html concering rape.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-john-cox-abortion-20180710-story.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Democrats Hold Overall Turnout Edge in Competitive House Races.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/democrats-hold-overall-turnout-edge-in-competitive-house-races

 

BUSINESS RECORD
— How to run a positive political campaign – Mary Rae Bragg (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes a) promote negative campaigning, b) engage in negative campaigning, and c) campaign negatively against me.)
https://businessrecord.com/Content/Opinion/Opinion/Article/Guest-Opinion-How-to-run-a-positive-political-campaign/168/963/83117
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What’s negative? Launching personal attacks on your opponent. That practice should have been left behind in junior high (or as it’s now called, middle school). Defining your opponent with derogatory labels and slogans. They are not informative and they insult the voters’ intelligence and sensibilities. Demonizing your opponent. This practice only demeans the one doing it. Taking words and phrases out of context and twisting their meanings. This practice should be beneath the dignity of honest candidates and parties. Manipulating your opponent’s visual image is a similar form of deceit.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Do unions have a federal future? – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/tom-temin-commentary/2018/07/do-unions-have-a-federal-future/

 

FED SMITH
— What Does ‘Creditable Civilian Service’ Mean? – John Grobe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that because sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I got almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit when I paid CSRS in the 1990s 7% of the salary that I had earned 1966-1969 working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. That meant that I got both Social Security credit and CSRS credit for those almost 3 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN VIETNAM instead of a) driving a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) driving a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, c) driving a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1969-1971, d) driving a new 1972 Corvette since 1971, e) attending classes at UIC 1966-1968, f) attending classes at NIU 1969-1970, g) attending classes at Loyola 1972-1976, h) buying a new town home in 1972, i) buying a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, j) buying a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, k) going on vacations in Florida in 1969 and 1970, l) going on vacations in the Bahamas in 1971 and in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, and the Bahamas 1973-1976, m) etc. Back then, Vietnam veterans were called “baby killers.” What is your comment on the aforesaid?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/10/creditable-civilian-service-mean/

 

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Praises SCOTUS Pick, Proves He Won’t Stand Up to Trump
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-praises-scotus-pick-proves-he-wont-stand-up-to-trump/

 

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Here is how draft-dodger Trump dishonors the troops.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that because sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, I got almost 3 years of full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit when I paid CSRS in the 1990s 7% of the salary that I had earned 1966-1969 working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. That meant that I got both Social Security credit and CSRS credit for those almost 3 years. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN VIETNAM instead of a) driving a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, b) driving a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, c) driving a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1969-1971, d) driving a new 1972 Corvette since 1971, e) attending classes at UIC 1966-1968, f) attending classes at NIU 1969-1970, g) attending classes at Loyola 1972-1976, h) buying a new town home in 1972, i) buying a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, j) buying a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, k) going on vacations in Florida in 1969 and 1970, l) going on vacations in the Bahamas in 1971 and in Mexico, Jamaica, Hawaii, and the Bahamas 1973-1976, m) etc. Back then, Vietnam veterans were called “baby killers.” What is your comment on the aforesaid?)
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/draft-dodger-trump-dishonors-troops/

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Equality Illinois, LGBT groups react to nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because he is running as a Republican, Rauner should sign a pledge that he will defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks.)
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/96404596

July 10 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Dan Ryan Protest Sparks Harsh Tweet Exchange Between Emanuel and Rauner – Dorothy Tucker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/09/dan-ryan-protest-rauner-emanuel/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-violence protest on Dan Ryan leads to political war of words – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/anti-violence-protest-on-dan-ryan-leads-to-political-war-of-words

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Nation reacts to Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supreme-court-trump-nation-reaction-brett-kavanaugh/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Supreme Court pick ‘could change the rules in America,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-20180709-story.html
— Former Ohio State wrestling coaches release statement supporting Rep. Jim Jordan – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-ohio-state-jim-jordan-20180709-story.html
— Aside from tracks, high school exercise facilities remain largely off limits to Southland community in summer – C.R. Walker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-schools-in-summer-st-0711-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The offerings are limited in the summer at Crete-Monee High School as well. “Crete does not directly offer open facilities to our indoor areas during summer months due to maintenance scheduling, supervision and insurance reasons,” said Robin Tobias, athletic director at Crete. “However, the local parks department does arrange access to some of the high school indoor spaces for usage by community members under their department’s supervision and insurance plans.”)
— Former Trump chauffeur sues, claiming years of unpaid OT – AP (DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening takes at least 10 hours each and every day, that is, at least a) 70 hours each and every week, b) 300 hours each and every month, c) 3,650 hours each and every year, and d) 36,500 hours each and every decade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-chauffeur-20180709-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cintron was Trump’s driver for 20 years, until the Secret Service took over when Trump became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, according to the suit. He didn’t raise the overtime claim until now because he wasn’t fully mindful of his right to it and didn’t want to cause trouble at work, said one of his lawyers, Larry Hutcher. “He was always concerned about keeping his job. It was something that he did not want to push,” Hutcher said. As a driver, Cintron started his workday at 7 a.m., finished whenever Trump, his relatives or Trump Organization associates said he could go home, and routinely worked 50- to 55-hour weeks without getting overtime but was eligible for it, the lawsuit says. It says Cintron has made $75,000 a year since 2010, when he got a raise from $68,000 but gave up his health insurance in exchange, so the boost wasn’t “meaningful.” Before that, his last raise — roughly $5,000 a year — was in 2006, the suit says. The suit alleges federal and state labor law violations and seeks six years of unpaid overtime — the legal time limit for such claims — plus interest, attorneys’ fees and unspecified damages. His lawyers estimate the overtime alone at over $170,000.)
— Who, exactly, lives in a bubble? – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Most of my nastiest critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have spent very little of their lives outside of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County. They continue to treat me like I am a newcomer and outsider. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, and Chicago 1976-1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, Flossmoor in 1966, Park Forest 1966-1969, Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, Harvey 1971-1973, and Joliet 1973-1974. I have lived in my Wheaton precinct since 1984 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-con-bubble-america-huppke-20180709-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Live in a Chicago neighborhood with a high violent crime rate? Your odds of obesity, hypertension are higher, study finds – Ese Olumhense (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute my relatively good health to my having lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in downtown Chicago 1976-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-violent-crime-high-blood-pressure-obesity-20180625-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Where to see the toughest stretches at Chicago Golf for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/where-to-see-the-toughest-stretches-at-chicago-golf-for-the-us-senior-womens-open
— The real Crying Game involves American children – Michael Reagan
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180710/reagan-the-real-crying-game-involves-american-children
— The merits of Illinois’ retirement savings option – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, $70,932 ($122,682 in today’s dollars), or 7% of my salary, went into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180710/editorial-the-merits-of-illinois-retirement-savings-option
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the process is complete, all Illinois companies with more than 25 employees that do not offer retirement-savings options will be required to automatically divert 5 percent of each worker’s pay into a Roth IRA managed by a private financial services company under contract with the state. Employees have options for managing their accounts, and they are not required to participate. But they should think carefully before deciding to opt out. The great merit of employer-operated retirement savings plans is that they help ensure that workers save for retirement by transferring money into investments before they’re tempted to spend it.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Stacking up taxes Illinois properties accounted for 11 of the 100 highest commercial property tax bills nationwide in 2017. – DANNY ECKER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180706/NEWS07/180709942

 

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner’s Answer to Chicago Violence – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: If you asked those who commit violence in Chicago if they would have taken the jobs that I took, what would they say? 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://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/07/09/gov-rauner-s-answer-chicago-violence
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The governor’s solution to violence touches on a common theme: reducing burdens on businesses and lowering property taxes, which he says will grow economic opportunities and jobs.)

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Senators React to High Court Nominee – Mark Ellebracht –
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268219#.W0SO9dJKiM8
— Illinois Still in the Red – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268174#.W0SqsJNy-M8

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Bad’ jobs don’t have to be that way – EJ Dionne (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) if you take a bad job, it is because you are lazy, stupid, a loser, and/or worse things and b) all the jobs that I have had were bad jobs, but grossly overpaid jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180709/ej-dionne-bad-jobs-dont-have-to-be-that-way

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Vice President Pence Coming To Rosemont; Protests Possible – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/vice-president-pence-coming-to-rosemont-protests-possible/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Politicians, activists divided on Kavanaugh – ROGER MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/politicians-activists-divided-on-kavanaugh/article_1911305c-5bc2-5871-a10d-af6133a34cc7.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Contentious confirmation battle looms as Trump picks Kavanaugh for high court – CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER and MARK SHERMAN
https://herald-review.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/contentious-confirmation-battle-looms-as-trump-picks-kavanaugh-for-high/article_1c6fc63f-4745-53c0-abe2-24152bef636e.html

 

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers react to SCOTUS pick – Elizabeth Taylor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how GAO’s Democrat employees in its Chicago office REACTED to my transferring from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. Needless-to-say, they were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious. GAO audits IRS. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. They wanted me to suffer a much greater pay cut to transfer than the $19,203 (26%) pay cut that I suffered. They stressed a) that 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 and b) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They stressed that I was a draft-avoiding non-veteran conservative Republican who opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They stressed that I was 100% German national origin, a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and someone whose ancestors had been in America since the 1840s. They hinted/implied/argued that IRS should NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. They hinted/implied/argued that the Post Office should NOT have a) hired me in 1966 or b) let me work there for almost 3 years. They were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious that I transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and more than 100 unused sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that legislative branch employees were far superior to executive branch employees. They stressed that I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office and for IRS and that I had filed grievances. They dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and condemned what I had learn by a) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. They painted me and my wife as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They stressed that we owned 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, owned and rented out 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park, and owned a 1972 Corvette, a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a 1978 Chevy Chevette. They stressed my wife’s salary and her frequent business trips to luxury resorts that could and did accompany her on. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were undeservedly filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They stressed that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978 and hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Crete and Wheaton were full of people who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. They talked and acted like they had read and memorized every word in Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 4-page article on me.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38605861/lawmakers-react-to-scotus-pick

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Brett Kavanaugh Supported Broad Leeway For Presidents Under Investigation – CARRIE JOHNSON
http://nprillinois.org/post/brett-kavanaugh-supported-broad-leeway-presidents-under-investigation#stream/0
— Kavanaugh Nomination Sparks Partisan Uproar On Abortion Rights – KELSEY SNELL
http://nprillinois.org/post/kavanaugh-nomination-sparks-partisan-uproar-abortion-rights#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM revs up – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/10/roskam-revs-up-pritzker-gutierrez-blast-rauner-investment-challengers-poke-at-emanuel-284977

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Christian Mitchell named interim executive director of Democratic Party of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/rep-christian-mitchell-named-interim-executive-director-of-dpi/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTSTANDING: GOP bill would make first-time illegal border crossing a felony, send sanctuary city funds to ICE – Anna Giaritelli |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-bill-would-make-first-time-illegal-border-crossing-a-felony-send-sanctuary-city-funds-to-ice

 

GOPUSA
— Fox News Host Cancels Live Coverage of Supreme Court Protest: ‘I Felt Threatened’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49918
— Founder of ‘WalkAway’ from liberalism movement denied service at store (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all stores in Democrat areas are owned and/or operated by people 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49939
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Number of people shot in Chicago this year surpasses 1,400
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49905
— Deportees learn workforce and life skills in Tijuana
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49907
— Brett Kavanaugh’s long Washington history gives Senate much to review (DIERSEN: When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like they had read and memorized every word in Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 4-page article on me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49915

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— New HHS Documents Reveal that ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ Processed During Obama Years Included Violent Criminals, Drug Smugglers, and Human Traffickers Reports Include 1,000 ‘Significant Incident Reports,’ Revealing UAC ‘Refugees’ Admitting to Murder for Drug Cartels, Prostitution, and Sexual Predation Reports Also Cite Incidents of U.S. Government Contractors/Employees Allegedly Assaulting Unaccompanied Alien Children
http://jw.structure.email/press-release/judicial-watch-new-hhs-documents-reveal-that-unaccompanied-alien-children-processed-during-obama-years-included-violent-criminals-drug-smugglers-and-human-traffickers

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS SHARE FALSE IMPRESSIONS ABOUT ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ – TED COX (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrats 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.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/7/9/divide

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— President’s supreme court nomination impacts – Jennifer Jensen
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/president-s-supreme-court-nomination-impacts/1292812450

 

BREITBART
— Sen. Chris Murphy: Brett Kavanaugh Is a ‘Second Amendment Radical’ – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/sen-chris-murphy-brett-kavanaugh-is-a-second-amendment-radical/

 

HOT AIR
— RNC: We’ve Made 20M Voter Contacts Already In The Midterms – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: Every time I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, I make hundreds if not thousands of voter contacts. Since 2004, I have sent out more than 5,850 GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Those emails included links to more than 306,300 articles.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/09/rnc-weve-made-20m-voter-contacts-already-midterms/

 

WATCHDOG
— Trump nominates Kavanaugh, a judge with a mixed record on conservative issues – Tyler Arnold
https://www.watchdog.org/national/trump-nominates-kavanaugh-a-judge-with-a-mixed-record-on/article_8047fbf2-83ef-11e8-b112-1bab63eb4c90.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Invaders Are Not Immigrants – Shari Goodman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/invaders_are_not_immigrants.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democratic Party, along with its shills in the mainstream media, has misleadingly blurred the lines between the definition of “immigrant” and “invader.” An immigrant is an alien who has been granted the right to permanently reside in the United States by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. An “invader,” as defined by Merriam Webster, is one who “trespasses, encroaches, and infringes upon another’s property.” The United States is our collective home and those who come here without seeking and gaining permission to enter our collective home are no different than an uninvited guest who enters our personal home to take up residence without permission. As a legal immigrant brought to the United States from Germany at a young age by my parents, I and many legal immigrants who waited sometimes years to obtain the necessary visa for entry resent those who merely walk across our border and claim to be “immigrants.” An immigrant is one who seeks and gains approval to enter, while invaders disrespect our laws put in place by “We the people.” Currently the Democratic Party, under the leadership of Tom Perez, a Marxist, and Keith Ellison, a Muslim Brotherhood operative, have been campaigning for open borders. They have resisted President Trump’s border enforcement, and many others are now calling for the abolishment of ICE (Immigration Custom Enforcement). One only has to look at crime statistics committed by illegals to see a glimpse of what a borderless United States holds for us. The Daily Wire reported that 92 percent of confirmed aliens in Federal Bureau of Prisons custody are illegals and that 97 percent of confirmed aliens in the U.S. Marshal Service custody are illegals. Furthermore, 21 percent of those convicted of non-immigration crimes were non-citizens and 2.5 times their share of the population. The Government Accountability Office reported in 2011 that there were 251,000 criminal aliens in federal, state, and local prisons. Those aliens represented nearly three million criminal offenses, which ranged from homicide and kidnappings to drugs, burglary, and larceny. These criminal offenses would not have occurred here had these criminals been prevented from gaining a foothold into our home and thousands of lives would not have been lost.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— NANCY PELOSI VOWS TO ‘AVENGE PRESIDENT OBAMA IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO’ – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, of my critics/opponents are Bill Brady supporters a) who blame me for all the defeats that Bill Brady has suffered and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Jim Oberweis operative/dupe.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/nancy-pelosi-avenge-obama/
— ‘A JUDGE’S JUDGE:’ TRUMP EXPLAINS WHY HE PICKED KAVANAUGH – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/donald-trump-why-he-picked-brett-kavanaugh/

 

NEWSMAX
— Kavanaugh Faces Tough Nomination Fight – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-scotus-senate-confirmation/2018/07/09/id/870775/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: DNA tests used to reunite migrant families spark worries they’ll be used for much more – Elizabeth Weise, Ryan Suppe and Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/09/how-dna-testing-work-reunited-families-separated-border/761810002/
— Schumer vows to fight Trump SCOTUS nominee ‘with everything I have’ – Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/09/senate-democratic-leader-schumer-vows-fight-trump-nominee-everything-have/769930002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Off-work politics may hurt your job – Johnny Taylor (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/07/03/ask-hr-can-fired-going-protest-speaking-out-politically/753012002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— President Trump Chooses Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Vacancy Nominee could put conservative imprint on high court for decades; both sides of the aisle gear up for confirmation battle – Louise Radnofsky, Peter Nicholas and Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-chooses-brett-kavanaugh-for-supreme-court-vacancy-1531184864
— Vaping Doesn’t Often Help Smokers Quit, New Study Finds Adult smokers who didn’t use electronic vaping devices were more than twice as likely to quit, according to the study – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my superiors in the federal government who were older White males who worked the hardest to waste my career and to get rid of me were big time smokers and big time drinkers. I have never been a smoker or a drinker.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vaping-doesnt-often-help-smokers-quit-new-study-finds-1531159338
— ‘Give People Money’ and ‘The War on Normal People’ Review: The Cure for Poverty? A guaranteed income does nothing to address the misery of joblessness, nor the associated plagues of divorce, opioid abuse and suicide. Edward Glaeser reviews “Give People Money” by Annie Lowrey and “The War on Normal People” by Andrew Yang. – (DIERSEN: How much guaranteed income would it take to get you to a) stop working and/or b) stop qualifying yourself for better paying jobs – $20,000/year, $30,000/year, $40,000/year, $50,000+/year?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/give-people-money-and-the-war-on-normal-people-review-the-cure-for-poverty-1531177482

 

BLOOMBERG
— Kavanaugh Pick Kicks Off Long-Shot Bid by Democrats to Block Him – Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/kavanaugh-pick-kicks-off-long-shot-bid-by-democrats-to-block-him

 

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Federal spending is unsustainable and Congress is unwilling to do anything about it – Editorial
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/09/federal-spending-is-unsustainable-and-congress-unwilling-to-do-anything-about-it/

 

NEWSWEEK
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICK COULD BE GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND DEMOCRATS STILL WOULDN’T SUPPORT IT – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/graham-trumps-supreme-court-pick-could-be-george-washington-and-democrats-1013813

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade?
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade? Was it:

 

— because “DuPage County Republicans” was the lead sponsor of the parade? 19 Republicans contributed $2,500 to help sponsor the parade. Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100.

 

— because DuPage County Republicans got credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade?

 

— because I hand delivered 500 flyers that promoted the parade, the Republican parade sponsors, and the Republican parade entries to residences and businesses, including the residences on Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street?

 

— because Republican elected officials and candidates in the parade were Peter Roskam, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Mike Connelly, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Chris Zaruba, Tim Whelan, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, Gary Muehlfelt, Sal Falbo, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, as well as Marty Keller and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee?

 

— because I was the one who arranged for DuPage County Republicans to be the lead sponsor of the parade? – Dave Diersen

July 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— More fingerpointing over Dan Ryan protest – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/more-fingerpointing-over-dan-ryan-protest/3733645/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring their children to America illegally. Then anti-Trumps use those illegals and their children who are overwhelmingly minority, female, and/or young to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/some-immigrant-children-in-chicago-waiting-to-be-reunited-with-parents-will-have-to-wait-longer/3733843/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Agencies Recovering a Year After Budget Impasse (DIERSEN: GAO is still just a shell of what it once was. During the 1980s and the 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican budget cuts to in get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-agencies-recovering-a-year-after-budget-impasse-487643031.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring their children to America illegally. Then anti-Trumps use those illegals and their children who are overwhelmingly minority, female, and/or young to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/09/immigrant-family-reunification-deadline-children-under-5/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner not shutting down rap on Dan Ryan protest: ‘It is dangerous. It is wrong’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-not-shutting-down-rap-on-dan-ryan-protest-it-is-dangerous-it-is-wrong/
— Bloomington mayor drops plan for ordinance welcoming immigrants – AP (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that “welcome” illegals 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bloomington-illinois-mayor-drops-ordinance-welcoming-immigrants/
— Schakowsky, Quigley, Foster visit Chicago area migrant children shelter – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring their children to America illegally. Then anti-Trumps use those illegals and their children who are overwhelmingly minority, female, and/or young to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schakowsky-quigley-foster-visit-chicago-area-migrant-children-shelter/
— Effort to consolidate local governments is finally making headway – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/effort-to-consolidate-local-governments-is-finally-making-headway/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring their children to America illegally. Then anti-Trumps use those illegals and their children who are overwhelmingly minority, female, and/or young to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/americans-should-never-accept-the-human-rights-catastrophe-on-our-border/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supreme Court’s Janus ruling could undercut private sector unions too – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-janus-private-sector-ramifications-20180709-story.html
— Father Pfleger waiting for elected officials’ response before calling for future protests – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pfleger-youth-meetings-civil-disobedience-20180709-story.html
— Dan Ryan protesters: Don’t get played – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who believe that that are playing me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-rahm-dan-ryan-protesters-rauner-crime-twitter20180709-story.html
— Democrats have become the party of haters – Desiree Zapata Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-haters-democratic-party-0710-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Board may ask Rauner to alter chief assessor bill – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180709/lake-county-board-may-ask-rauner-to-alter-chief-assessor-bill

 

WTTW
— After Dan Ryan Shutdown, Pfleger Looks to Meet with Politicians, Candidates – Matt Masterson
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/07/09/after-dan-ryan-shutdown-pfleger-looks-meet-politicians-candidates

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner only thing keeping Chicago from running state – Homer Sherrill, Hamilton
http://www.whig.com/20180709/rauner-only-thing-keeping-chicago-from-running-state#//

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner fighting uphill re-election battle against Democrat JBPritzker – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180709/chuck-sweeny-gop-gov-bruce-rauner-fighting-uphill-re-election-battle-against-democrat-jbpritzker

 

WQAD
— Illinois taxpayer-funded abortions increase at least 274 percent in first six months of 2018
https://wqad.com/2018/07/09/illinois-taxpayer-funded-abortions-increase-at-least-274-percent-in-first-six-months-of-2018/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Stories We’re Missing When We Focus On Trump’s Supreme Court Pick – RON ELVING (DIERSEN: My competitors want you to focus on the articles that they bring to your attention, NOT the articles that I bring to your attention. The articles that my competitors bring to your attention rarely promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, my competitors come across like they are Libertarians.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/stories-were-missing-when-we-focus-trumps-supreme-court-pick#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— One year after historic tax increase, Illinois remains in the red – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/one-year-after-historic-tax-increase-illinois-remains-in-the/article_38ba6408-8153-11e8-abb4-cb665587ffca.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Rauner: Wage hike could bankrupt school districts Will governor sign teacher wage hike? – Mark Maxwell
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/rauner-warns-teacher-wage-hike-could-bankrupt-school-districts/1290711531

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS INCREASE AT LEAST 274 PERCENT IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/illinois-taxpayer-funded-abortions-increase-at-least-274-percent-in-first-six-months-of-2018.html
— GOOD NEWS: TRUMP RESCINDS OBAMA’S ‘AFFIRMATIVE ACTION’ GUIDANCE (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which federal employees pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? ANSWER: Those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/good-news-trump-rescinds-obamas-affirmative-action-guidance.html
— FORMER PRESIDENTS SUPPORT TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/former-presidents-support-trumps-immigration-plan.html
— DI LEO: WHEN THE RIGHTS OF THE MANY ARE TRAMPLED BY THE RIGHTS OF THE FEW (DIERSEN: Democrats want members of Group A to have rights over members of Group B. Members of Group A 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/when-the-rights-of-the-many-are-trampled-by-the-rights-of-the-few.html
— THORNER: BE GRATEFUL TRUMP WON THE PRESIDENCY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-be-grateful-trump-won-the-presidency.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner moves back to property tax issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/09/rauner-moves-back-to-property-tax-issue/

 

TOWNHALL
— The #WalkAway Movement Is Taking America By Storm – Erich Reimer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to shout that you 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://townhall.com/columnists/erichreimer/2018/07/09/the-walkaway-movement-is-taking-america-by-storm-n2498426

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Deep State’ accused of targeting tea party favorite Jim Jordan – Chad Groening, Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/07/09/deep-state-accused-of-targeting-tea-party-favorite

 

BREITBART
— Illinois Steel Town: Trump’s Tariffs Secure 800 New Jobs for Previously Laid-Off American Workers – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/08/illinois-steel-town-trumps-tariffs-secure-800-new-jobs-laid-off-american-workers/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Should a Single Federal Judge Be Able to Make Law for the Whole Country? – JOHN FUND
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/federal-district-judges-should-not-make-immigration-law-for-whole-country/

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Print, Online Press Reports Ignore or Downplay Record-Low Hispanic Jobless Rate – Tom Blumer
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2018/07/08/print-online-press-reports-ignore-or-downplay-record-low-hispanic

 

AMERICANS FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT
— Americans for Limited Government focused on creating a Government that works for you! Because of you, The Federal Government workforce is being reformed to work for hardworking, tax-paying American citizens! You’ve directly assisted in the beginning stages of overhauling the civil service system. (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) 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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://getliberty.org/2018/07/alg-impact-merit-act-gains-momentum-as-alg-flies-firetheswamp-com-banner-around-d-c-metro-area/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Ocasio-Cortez who did not grow up in “the Bronx,” but in the ritzy suburb of Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, one of the wealthiest counties in the U.S.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/396195-ocasio-cortez-to-visit-capitol-hill-next-week
— Never Trumpers don’t represent the Republican base – NED RYUN
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/396176-never-trumpers-dont-represent-the-republican-base

 

CBS NEWS
— For workers, U.S. falls short versus most developed nations – KATE GIBSON (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/for-workers-u-s-falls-short-versus-most-of-developed-world/

 

CNBC
— With 36 governorships up for grabs in midterm elections, Republicans have most to lose – Scott Cohn
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/03/the-overlooked-midterm-elections-where-republicans-have-most-to-lose.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Border Patrol’s Last Line of Defense? It Isn’t at the Border Security measures in Texas start at the Rio Grande but extend deep into the United States, as agents and smugglers go to ever greater lengths to outfox one another. – Nicholas Kulish (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/us/immigration-smuggling-border-patrol.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— From Kellyanne Conway to Stephen Miller, Trump’s advisers face taunts from hecklers around D.C. – Paul Schwartzman and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if anyone had heckled any of Obama’s advisors, the news media would have called them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/viciousness-trump-aides-endure-public-fury-toward-presidents-policies/2018/07/09/23d3b9a2-8051-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
— OPM guidance pushes quick, forceful action on Trump’s orders to weaken unions, due process – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) 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 e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/09/guidance-pushes-quick-forceful-action-on-trumps-orders-to-weaken-unions-due-process/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Major study reveals cannabis is not a miracle pain reliever – Stephanie Bedo
https://nypost.com/2018/07/03/major-study-reveals-cannabis-is-not-a-miracle-pain-reliever/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— John Cox, California governor candidate, says business background a big boost – Joe Garofoli (DIERSEN: Democrats dismiss/belittle/reject Cox’s business background just like my Democrat GAO superiors dismissed/belittled/rejected my knowledge of IRS. GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/John-Cox-California-governor-candidate-says-13058429.php

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, and by extension, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who brought them here illegally.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-09/white-collar-dreamers-climb-the-ranks-at-wells-fargo-gm-honda

 

KRCR TV
— Mother, grandmother charged after two-year-old eats marijuana edibles – Haleigh Pike
https://krcrtv.com/news/butte-county/mother-grandmother-charged-after-two-year-old-eats-marijuana-edibles

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Day 111: Ives Still Has Not Endorsed Rauner, Continues Attacking His Failed Leadership
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/day-111-ives-still-has-not-endorsed-rauner-continues-attacking-his-failed-leadership/

July 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— As Trump prepares Supreme Court pick, Roe v. Wade top of mind for many – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/as-trump-prepares-supreme-court-pick-roe-v-wade-top-of-mind-for-many/3710689/
— ‘Trump Baby’ balloon gets mayor’s approval to fly over London during POTUS visit – Danny Clemens
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/london-mayor-oks-trump-baby-balloon-during-potus-visit/3712725/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-orders-brazilian-boy-10-to-be-released-from-detention-reunited-with-mother/3711040/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes final Supreme Court cut: Trump ‘reveal’ on Monday – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/judge-amy-barrett-trump-final-supreme-court-cut-reveal-monday-night/
— The logic and anger behind stopping traffic on the Dan Ryan – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/logic-anger-dan-ryan-expressway-shutdown-pfleger/
— Amy Coney Barrett is a superb judge, not some glazed-eyed cultist – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/amy-coney-barrett-is-a-superb-judge-not-some-glazed-eyed-cultist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sirley-paixao-mother-chicago-judge-orders-son-release/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/as-an-immigrant-i-will-never-forget-the-pain-of-being-separated-from-my-father/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/myanmar-chicago-teenage-rohingya-muslim-refugee-journey-seeking-education-better-life-immigration-sullivan-high-school-rogers-park-ohare-airport-schaumburg-burma-ethnic-violence-crisis-asia-bangladesh/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/families-separated-another-mom-sues-doj-asks-judge-not-to-intervene-in-2-cases/
— How to avoid Dan Ryan shutdown Saturday – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/avoid-dan-ryan-shutdown-saturday/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Companies turning to standardized tests for hiring – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: What standardized tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed standardized tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-data-science-standard-test-20180625-story.html
— How to get around Saturday if anti-violence protest blocks the Dan Ryan – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-dan-ryan-protest-alternative-routes-20180703-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican promote Pat Brady.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-supreme-court-20180705-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ordinance would ban people from overnight camping outside Lincoln Library – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for all homelessness.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180705/ordinance-would-ban-people-from-overnight-camping-outside-lincoln-library

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Letter Demanding Resignation In Maine Township Will Be Sent To Top Republicans – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/letter-demanding-resignation-in-maine-will-be-sent-to-top-republicans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A letter which demands that Maine Township Republican Committeeman Char Foss-Eggemann of Park Ridge call for the resignation of Township Trustee Dave Carrabotta because of allegations that he inappropriately touched fellow Trustee Kim Jones, has not yet been sent to Eggemann. However, according to some people knowledgeable about the letter, it will soon be mailed to the committeeman as well as Cook County Republican Party leader Sean Morrison, state GOP leader Tim Schneider, and others. Meanwhile, an investigation into the sexual harassment claims by Jones, launched by the town board after May 22 when the charges first surfaced, will take another week and a half to complete, said township Supervisor Laura Morask. She indicated that one more person has to be interviewed by the lawyer assigned to perform the probe. Morask would not comment further. The letter insisting that Eggemann act on the matter was prompted in part by some Republicans demanding that House Speaker Mike Madigan step down because of harassment and bullying complaints leveled against several Democrats. Marilyn Smolenski, Republican candidate who’s running against incumbent Democrat Marty Moylan in the November General Election, has been one of those voices demanding Madigan’s resignation. She has been highly critical of Moylan for not standing up to Madigan by demanding that he resign. Eggemann is a strong supporter of Smolenski, who lives in Park Ridge. Moylan recently blasted Smolenski for backing “one of the biggest perverts in the U.S., Trump.” Added Moylan, “He’s one of the biggest pigs in the U.S. I’m not silent. Tell that Trump backing pistol packing Trump supporter that I back women’s rights and I voted for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).” Smolenski owns a company that sells pistol holders for women. On the advice of the township attorney, Jones confronted Carrabotta with her accusations of inappropriately touching her backside on May 22. Carrabotta flatly denied the allegations and demanded an immediate closed door meeting where the issue could be discussed. Jones accuses Carrabotta of touching her on three separate occasions during township events in late 2017 and 2018. According to people familiar with the letter, it’s believed that at least 10 local Republican women will sign it by the time it is mailed to Eggemann. Among the words used in the letter are “outrageous” and “disturbing.” It also says that Jones has a solid reputation in the community and was slated by committeeman Eggemann to run for the township position. Carrabotta has told the Journal & Topics that the matter is “confidential”. In a statement released yesterday (Tuesday) by State Republican chairman Tim Schneider, he said, “The Illinois Republican Party strongly believes that sexual harassment has no place in any workplace, public or private, and that allegations must be investigated swiftly by independent parties. If the allegations against the Maine Township trustee are true, he has violated the public’s trust and should step down. Until then, the investigation involving the allegations should proceed.”)

 

SOUTHERN
— Governor names Du Quoin woman, two others to Prisoner Review Board
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/governor-names-du-quoin-woman-two-others-to-prisoner-review/article_621797fb-6cb8-5af2-a6ca-8df4ef48b07f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The release says that Patricia Wilson, of Du Quoin; Lisa Daniels, of Lansing; and Joseph Ruggiero, of Wheaton, will join the Prisoner Review Board, which is a quasi-judicial body that imposes release conditions, regulates good conduct credits, conducts parole hearings and makes executive clemency recommendations and other tasks.)

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Unions give workers a voice – Dino Leone (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-unions-give-workers-a-voice/article_c0b8358b-a614-5c66-9623-b87637161655.html

 

WJBC
— Bloomingdale Police Department chief would decide whether to aid ICE agents on immigration issues – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/07/06/bpd-chief-would-decide-whether-to-aid-ice-agents-on-immigration-issues/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLL: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ‘BEING AMERICAN’? (DIERSEN: How many of the ten criteria to you meet? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would stress that am a draft avoider, b) would stress that I do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, booze, gambling, pot, etc., and c) would hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not do enough to “help the vulnerable.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being a) champions of the disadvantaged, b) champions of the oppressed, and c) champions of those who want to be “free” to harm themselves with booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-whats-important-to-being-american.html
— TRUMP’S LEAN WHITE HOUSE 2018 PAYROLL ON-TRACK TO SAVE TAXPAYER’S $22 MILLION (DIERSEN: Gingrich would stress all the many millions that he “saved” the taxpayers by gutting GAO. The agency is just a shell of what it once was. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html and https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/trumps-lean-white-house-2018-payroll-on-track-to-save-taxpayers-22-million.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MARXISTS AND EXTREME RADICALS SEEK TO TAKE OVER THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/marxist-radicals-democratic-party/
— TRUMP: A VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS IS A VOTE FOR ‘ANARCHY, AMNESTY AND CHAOS’ – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-democrats-anarchy-amnesty-chaos/
— ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER VICIOUS ATTACK ON A TRUMP SUPPORTER, LIBERAL MEDIA YAWNS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/vicious-attack-on-a-trump-supporter/
— TRUMP ON ICE: ‘THEY PROTECT US AND WE PROTECT THEM’ – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-protect-ice/

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Liberals Hold Extreme Views on ‘Abolish ICE’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/07/05/poll-liberals-hold-extreme-views-on-abolish-ice/

 

GOPUSA
— Judge: Trump administration showed ‘bad faith’ in adding citizenship to census (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. To do the aforesaid is to shout that you 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/judge-trump-administration-showed-bad-faith-in-adding-citizenship-to-census/

 

NEWSMAX
— ‘Abolish ICE’ Movement Is Bad Politics – Rich Lowry
https://www.newsmax.com/richlowry/ice-enforcement-immigration-democrats/2018/07/05/id/870198/
— James Woods’ ‘Feeling Patriotic’ Agent Drops Him on July 4th – Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: Who has dropped you and why? I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have dropped me a) because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) because I oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and/or d) because I refuse to cover up their wrong doing.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/james-woods-agent-ken-kaplan-political-persecution/2018/07/05/id/870081/

 

TOWNHALL
— Will Jim Jordan Get Pinned With These Ohio State Wrestling Team Allegations? – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would make accusations against you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the accusations that they would have their operatives and their dupes make against me if I sought a government office or a political office. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/07/06/will-jim-jordan-be-pinned-by-these-ohio-state-wrestling-allegations-n2497679

 

POLITICO
— Mexico imposes retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. goods – SABRINA RODRIGUEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/05/mexico-imposes-retaliatory-tariffs-670424

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/upshot/americans-are-having-fewer-babies-they-told-us-why.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-americans-oppose-key-elements-of-trump-immigration-policy/2018/07/05/36124360-7e3d-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: When Congress wiped an agency off the map – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bartlett warns that history is repeating itself as lawmakers are pushing to cut the budget of the Government Accountability Office to demonstrate fiscal responsibility while Gingrich is reviving his calls to eliminate of the Congressional Budget Office, which he recently called “a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth.” “It is essential that Congress not cripple what is left of its in-house expertise,” Bartlett writes. “Gutting the GAO and abolishing the CBO would be acts of nihilism. Any politician recommending such things is unfit for office.”)

 

ECONOMIX
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise – BRUCE BARTLETT
https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately, Gingrichism lives on. Republican Congressional leaders continually criticize every Congressional agency that stands in their way. In addition to the C.B.O., one often hears attacks on the Congressional Research Service, the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Government Accountability Office. Lately, the G.A.O. has been the prime target. Appropriators are cutting its budget by $42 million, forcing furloughs and cutbacks in investigations that identify billions of dollars in savings yearly. So misguided is this effort that Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma and one of the most conservative members of Congress, came to the agency’s defense. In a report issued by his office on Nov. 16, Senator Coburn pointed out that the G.A.O.’s budget has been cut by 13 percent in real terms since 1992 and its work force reduced by 40 percent — more than 2,000 people. By contrast, Congress’s budget has risen at twice the rate of inflation and nearly doubled to $2.3 billion from $1.2 billion over the last decade. Mr. Coburn’s report is replete with examples of budget savings recommended by G.A.O. He estimated that cutting its budget would add $3.3 billion a year to government waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiency that will go unidentified.)

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Yet again, Chick-fil-A is favorite fast-food chain in U.S. – Dixita Limbachia
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/05/acsi-names-top-restaurants-customer-satisfactions/742826002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 50 cities where the most people are moving away from can primarily be found in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, particularly in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New York. Among the cities where people are leaving in droves are places such as Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, New York, and Los Angeles.)
— Population migration patterns: US cities Americans are abandoning – Michael B. Sauter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/07/05/cities-americans-abandoning-population-migration/35801453/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Cult’ If she is the nominee, get ready for a vicious anti-Catholic Senate smear campaign. – Adam O’Neal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-amy-coney-barretts-cult-1530833211
— FRONT PAGE: Walmart Takes a Stand on Guns, Gay Rights to Get People to Like It More Consumers and employees expect companies to voice opinions on hot-button topics, and the world’s largest retailer is weighing in – Sarah Nassauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-takes-a-stand-on-guns-gay-rights-to-get-people-to-like-it-more-1530805106
— IRS Nominee Rettig Says Rebuilding Trust is Priority Trump pick tells senators in confirmation hearing that better relationships would aid implementation of 2017 tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. They would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that everyone vehemently hates past, present, and future IRS employees, b) that IRS employees are cruel, vicious, lazy, stupid, losers, and even worse things, and c) that IRS employees are IRS employees because no one will hire them. They would stress that my 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would stress that my 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-nominee-rettig-says-rebuilding-trust-is-priority-1530202141
— U.S. Hiring Strong in June; Unemployment Rate Rises as More Enter Labor Force – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney (DIERSEN: Should I try to re-enter the labor force? QUESTION: What would discourage employers from hiring me? ANSWER: I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, federal retiree since 1997, union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc. Further, a) 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Further, I do not paint myself as being a yes-man and I am not a yes-man.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-hiring-strong-in-june-unemployment-rate-rises-as-more-enter-labor-force-1530880292

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Liberals Say Nominee Must Back Abortion Rights (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-05/the-latest-liberals-say-nominee-must-back-abortion-rights

July 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Federal Judge, Indiana Professor Amy Coney Barrett Among Trump’s Top Picks for Supreme Court Nomination – Catherine Lucey, Ken Thomas and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/amy-coney-barrett-notre-dame-487415591.html

 

CBS2
— Liberals Ready To Fire Back At Trump’s Supreme Court Pick – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/supreme-court-trump-liberals/
— “Trump Baby” Balloon Allowed To Fly Over London During Trump Visit
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/trump-baby-balloon/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Fix our insane immigration laws now!’ Trump tells Congress – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-laws-donald-trump-congress/
— US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/us-army-discharge-immigrant-recruits-lucas-calixto-immigration-military/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Corrupt Illinois politicians? Here’s how to make sure fleeced taxpayers never forget them – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corruption-park-chicago-ukraine-20180626-story.html
— A bipartisan campaign for debt ruin keeps ticking along – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-deficit-debt-kudlow-cbo-0705-20180703-story.html
— Pushed out of power, liberals are trying to lose even more influence – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-democrats-power-loss-whines-maxine-waters-0706-story.html
— Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett: Catholic Chicago judge stirs abortion debate – Dan Hinkel, David Jackson and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-supreme-court-barrett-20180705-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— State’s attorney says Lauzen can’t approve own expenses – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180705/states-attorney-says-lauzen-cant-approve-own-expenses

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Government opposes Schock’s request to stay his case – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What if the news media had reported on Diersen v. GAO like it reports on U.S. Government v. Schock? In Diersen v. GAO, while Maggie Hickey served as Peter Fitzgerald’s Chief of Staff, Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge, Amy J. St. Eve, and the attorney who represented GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald. All of the aforesaid made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Eve granted Patrick Fitzgerald’s motion to deny me my 7th Amendment rights, that is, to deny me a jury trial. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that Peter Fitzgerald, Hickey, Eve, and Patrick Fitzgerald all viewed me as being someone who was lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/government-opposes-schock-s-request-to-stay-his-case/article_3be50437-62f3-5372-8ed9-a63c4e54578e.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Private email used to coordinate talking points for letter to the editor by former COD President – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/college-of-dupage-private-email-used-to-coordinate-talking-points-for-letter-to-the-editor-by-former-cod-president/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— NRA warns members against gun control bills – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511474490-nra-warns-members-against-gun-control-bills

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner runs away from comments about Nazi candidate, blames media for reporting his own words
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/05/rauner-runs-away-from-comments-about-nazi-candidate-blames-media-for-reporting-his-own-words/

 

GOPUSA
— Do Democrats hate America? Here are the numbers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49477
— Hollywood actress warns friends to protect, ‘housekeepers, nannies, landscapers’, from ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49567
— Facebook flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) ever-increasingly put themselves under the manipulation/domination of the Democrat Facebook, b) fail/refuse to keep their websites up-to-date, if not dump their websites all together, and/or c) send out fewer emails, if not stop sending out emails all together?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49581
— Maxine Waters’ ‘black women’ supporters blast Schumer, Pelosi in letter, demand apology
http://www.gopusa.com/maxine-waters-black-women-supporters-blast-schumer-pelosi-in-letter-demand-apology/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Young White Males Abandon Dems, Flock to Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/07/05/poll-young-white-males-abandon-dems-flock-to-trump/
— How Many New Republicans Were Created by 4th of July Celebrations?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/07/05/how-many-republicans-were-created-by-4th-of-july-celebrations/

 

THE HILL
— Embattled EPA head Pruitt resigns – TIMOTHY CAMA
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/395667-embattled-epa-head-pruitt-resigns
— Conservative radio host Joe Walsh: ‘Pretty damn sad’ majority of my callers are OK with Trump lying – ARIS FOLLEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/395615-conservative-radio-host-its-pretty-damn-sad-the-majority-of-his

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps join ACLU.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/05/aclu-membership-growth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/05/trump-affirmative-action-college-admissions/

 

MARKET WATCH
— House Republican calls for renewed antitrust probe of Google’s search engine – Greg Robb (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees 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.marketwatch.com/story/house-republican-calls-for-renewed-antitrust-probe-of-googles-search-engine-2018-07-05

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 9 Job Hunting Tips for Older Workers – Chuck Saletta (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want employees 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.fool.com/slideshow/9-job-hunting-tips-older-workers/
— MAY 13, 2018 FLASHBACK: More Than Half of Older Workers Are Postponing Retirement. Here Are 4 Great Reasons to Do the Same Before you retire, think about the benefits of waiting — because there are plenty of them. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ argument that they did not force me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old is absurdly false on its face. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is $73,461/year less than that, or only $51,864/year. My CSRS pension is only 41% of my GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/05/13/more-than-half-of-older-workers-are-postponing-ret.aspx

 

ECONOMIST
— Bruce Rauner discovers bipartisanship It may be too little, too late for the governor of Illinois
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/07/07/bruce-rauner-discovers-bipartisanship

 

ROAD AND TRACK
— How GM’s Bankruptcy Saved the Corvette In 2008, GM cancelled the Corvette in an effort to save money. But the automaker’s 2009 bankruptcy actually helped launch the C7, the best Corvette ever. – CHRIS PERKINS
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a22059899/how-gms-bankruptcy-saved-the-corvette/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The economy is hot, yet many U.S. workers feel left behind. A new report sheds some light – ANDREW VAN DAM
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oecd-report-20180704-story.html

 

NATION
— For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal. – Moshe Z. Marvit (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/group-turned-right-work-crusade-crush-labor/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC a) promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/05/hatewatch-headlines-752018

July 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps always put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-neo-isolationism-nationalism-migrants-trump-harley-davidson-0704-story.html
— You can’t celebrate America without celebrating the freedom of the press – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should interview Democrat political reporters in Illinois about what they think of the way that my critics/opponents who are activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. and who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Democrat political reporters in Illinois are fully aware of how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-media-surveys-partisan-violence-0704-20180703-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Despite Trump, immigrants less reviled.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) the more that you are White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and d) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180704/281741270170488

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More than 1,500 extra cops to be out during holiday weekend to curb shootings – Sam Charles and Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/more-than-1500-extra-cops-to-be-out-during-holiday-weekend-to-curb-shootings/
— Animal rescue community demands answers after mayor fires Animal Care and Control director – Yvonne Kim (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives did NOT demand answers a) when 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when 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; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that at best, my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives consider me to be “too conservative.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/animal-rescue-community-demands-answers-after-mayor-fires-acc-director/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Townships and taxes discussion July 17 in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180703/townships-and-taxes-discussion-july-17-in-palatine

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Pritzker serves up ice cream in Crystal Lake
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/03/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-pritzker-serves-up-ice-cream-in-crystal-lake/aew7gz/

 

WSIL TV
— Third-party candidates could sway Illinois’ Gubernatorial race – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38569791/third-party-candidates-could-sway-illinois-gubernatorial-race

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Rauner calls on Nazi candidate to exit race Governor dismisses Pritzker campaign ‘baloney’ – Mark Maxwell
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/rauner-calls-on-nazi-candidate-to-exit-race/1282342035

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— Inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship July 12th – 15th – Chicago Golf Club (DIERSEN: My precinct borders the Chicago Golf Club. All of Golf Lane is in my precinct.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/golf2018

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact a) that I put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening, b) that those emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening to since 2015, c) that since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 305,900 articles and information on many upcoming events, and d) that those emails are free and contain no advertising?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-6/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE DEMAGOGUERY OF ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-demagoguery-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

ECONOMIST
— A system of gender self-identification would put women at risk It would threaten single-sex spaces and female political autonomy, writes Kristina Harrison, a political campaigner
https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/07/03/a-system-of-gender-self-identification-would-put-women-at-risk

 

FEDERALIST
— Facebook Shuts Down Christian Ideas While Letting Others Post Threats Facebook members can say virtually anything about Christians who uphold a male-female foundation for sexual ethics. But I can’t share my religious perspective. – Robert Gagnon (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. QUESTION: If the Democrats who run Facebook tried to shut down GOPUSA ILLINOIS, which GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers would come to my defense? ANSWER: Not those who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs. The aforesaid GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers did not come to my defense when my critics/opponents succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2004, or my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://thefederalist.com/2018/07/03/facebook-shuts-christian-ideas-facebook-letting-others-post-threats/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How to Protest the Fourth of July – Holly Jackson (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who does the most a) to promote Independence Day fireworks and parades and b) encourage Republican sponsorship of and participation in Independence Day fireworks and parades?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/opinion/protest-fourth-july.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Ancestral Village Abounds With His Relatives. Few Admit a Link.” From what I see, Germany is far more anti-American today than it ever was. Anti-Trumps always side with anti-Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/world/europe/trump-germany-family-ancestry-kallstadt.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: An ICE Raid Leaves an Iowa Town Divided Along Faith Lines The detention of 32 workers at a concrete plant opened fissures among the town’s churches and secular leaders, and brought an abstract national issue painfully close to home. – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: In your municipality, which churches paint themselves the most as being 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? Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/us/ice-raid-iowa-churches.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Parents Facing Deportation Are Asked to Decide Whether Children Go Too ICE started giving new form laying out options for parents in wake of court ruling ordering administration to reunite immigrant families – Alicia A. Caldwell and Stephanie Armour
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-facing-deportation-are-asked-to-decide-whether-children-go-too-1530696600
— Barnes & Noble Fires CEO Without Severance Over Policy Violations – Maria Armental and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, if my Democrat GAO superiors had been honest, they would have announced that they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” a) to punish me for being an active member of a class action lawsuit since 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) to send a strong message to Democrats, to minorities, and to females that GAO gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Because my Democrat GAO superiors did not announce that, because my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives did not come to my defense in Diersen v. GAO, and because I was denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO got rid of me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/barnes-noble-fires-ceo-over-policy-violations-1530650805
— Trump Administration to Rescind Obama Guidelines on Race in College Admissions – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and/or veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-rescind-obama-era-guidelines-on-race-in-college-admissions-1530619273

 

USA TODAY
— Immigrants helped build our nation. We need to embrace them, not exclude them. – David J. Skorton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) the more that you are White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and d) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/04/immigrants-build-our-nation-embrace-not-exclude-column/755933002/
— On eve of Independence Day, Trump salutes military and ‘tough’ ICE immigration agents – Christal Hayes and David Jackson (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives in Illinois have always had an extremely low opinion of me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/03/trump-salutes-military-and-tough-ice-immigration-agents/757195002/
— 4 stories: My first summer job and how it got me where I am today – Judith Ohikuare (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/07/03/career-first-summer-job-how-got-me-where-am-today/752562002/

 

WAMU
— Could D.C. Bars And Restaurants Refuse Service To Trump Officials? – Martin Austermuhle (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will bars and restaurants in your municipality officially refuse service to 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://wamu.org/story/18/06/25/d-c-bars-restaurants-refuse-service-trump-officials/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If your organization does not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, SPLC will call it a hate group.)
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/03/anti-lgbt-roundup-events-and-activities-070318

 

MOTOR TREND
— TOP 10 GREATEST AMERICAN CARS OF ALL TIME – Angus MacKenzie (DIERSEN: The list includes Corvette and Mustang.)
https://www.motortrend.com/news/top-10-greatest-american-cars-of-all-time/

 

GUARDIAN
— Facebook and Twitter: we can do more to protect disabled people (DIERSEN: While I worked the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, all the employees who they assigned me to supervise a) were members of protected groups including disabled, minority, female, veteran, and/or over age 40, b) were Democrats, and/or c) were employees who they wanted to get rid of. Of course, they hoped the aforesaid would file discrimination complaints against me, but none of them did.)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/19/facebook-and-twitter-must-protect-disabled-people-online-more

July 3 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDINGLY, 19 REPUBLICANS ARE HELPING SPONSOR WHEATON’S INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS AND PARADE! Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay has contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan have contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson have each contributed $100.

 

As the $2,500 Star sponsor, DuPage County Republicans get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I have hand delivered flyers to residences on the parade route, including Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street, and businesses that lists the Republican entries in the parade, the Republican sponsors, and the amount that they contributed. The flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics.

 

Republican entries in the parade are Peter Roskam, Peter Breen, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff/Tim Elliott/Chris Zaruba, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC). According to reports, Amy Grant and Jeanne Ives will walk with the Breen entry and Evelyn Sanguinetti and Erika Harold will walk with the MTRCC entry. For more fireworks and parade information, visit: https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/ Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After months of delay, Cook County begins electronic filing for civil cases – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-first-day-e-filing-20180702-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Pilsen.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pilsen-among-12-coolest-neighborhoods-in-world-20180703-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/bill-that-would-offer-medical-pot-as-opioid-replacement-sent-to-rauners-desk/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Congressional Democrats give show of support to Illinois public sector unions – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/congressional-democrats-give-show-of-support-to-illinois-public-sector-unions

 

WGN TV
— Super PAC tied to Trump’s Illinois Campaign Finance Chair Ron Gidwitz Jumps into Race for Governor – JORDAN MUCK
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/02/super-pac-stepping-into-illinois-race-for-governor-with-anti-pritzker-tv-ad/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint GOD as being 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://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-protest-indianapolis-church-cage-holy-family/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. You shout that you reject the rule of law a) if you come to a country illegally, b) if you stay in a country illegally, and/or c) if you bring others to a country illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180703/the-price-of-rejecting-reality
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more reason that you should be gotten rid of.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180703/constable-the-us-struggles-with-identity-as-a-nation-of-immigrants

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the next-gen Pritzkers are spending the family fortune – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE01/180629842

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner running uphill as Democrats await sure win – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, anti-conservatives have always blamed conservatives for losses that Republicans have suffered.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-03/jim-dey-rauner-running-uphill-democrats-await-sure-win.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner, who barely escaped an embarrassing defeat in the March primary, needs a united Republican Party behind him if he’s going to defeat his well-heeled Democratic opponent, J.B. Pritzker, in the November election. But that is looking more and more difficult. As time passes, estranged conservatives appear more determined to see Rauner lose and Pritzker win. Two recent events demonstrate the problem Rauner has. Conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton almost ended Rauner’s dream of a second four-year term in the primary. Rauner received just 51 percent of the primary vote to 49 percent for Ives. Despite that, some Republican leaders hoped that Ives might be persuaded to support Rauner in the general election. After all, if Pritzker wins, Democrats will regain total control of state government and her political party will be relegated to the irrelevant status it endured from 2003 to 2015, when the GOP captured the governor’s office. But time has not healed the sting of defeat for Ives. Asked last week about her intentions, an embittered Ives indicated there is no way she’ll endorse Rauner. “No. I’m not going to endorse the governor. I’m going to let him buy back his voters,” she said. Ives’ differences with Rauner are strictly ideological. A social conservative, she deeply resented Rauner’s decision to sign legislation authorizing taxpayer-funded abortions. Ives is not alone, as demonstrated by the strong support she received in the primary. To make matters worse for Rauner, there’s state Sen. Sam McCann of Plainview. He’s masquerading as a conservative disenchanted with Rauner. But for him, this is strictly business.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Schock asks U.S. Supreme Court to review his case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/schock-asks-us-supreme-court-to-review-his-case

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner: AFSCME comments on union fees issue not ‘reasonable’ – JARAD JARMON
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rauner-afscme-comments-on-union-fees-issue-not-reasonable/article_7d1849a9-248f-560d-958e-f31f45db6ff0.html

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trade war exposes GOP’s Achilles heel ahead of midterm elections.”
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trade-war-exposes-gop-s-achilles-heel-ahead-of/article_dd9e7ecc-683d-5a48-80e3-8192a6681dc1.html

 

WQAD
— Illinois teacher shortage is dire and getting worse, regional superintendent says – JOHN DAVID
https://wqad.com/2018/07/02/illinois-teacher-shortage-is-dire-and-getting-worse-regional-superintendent-says/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Unions Petition To Reverse Pension Cap – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/unions-petition-reverse-pension-cap#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— Rahm makes a joke out of Quinn’s term-limit push, but voters could have last laugh – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/07/03/rahm-makes-a-joke-out-of-quinns-term-limit-push-but-voters-could-have-last-laugh

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republicans fret about cash (will RAUNER help out? – Dhia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/03/republicans-fret-about-cash-will-rauner-help-out-rocky-takes-gloves-off-gives-big-to-vallas-gidwitz-out-but-his-presence-remains-282706
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican candidates running for the state assembly are fretting about campaign coffers that seem bare. They wonder if/when Gov. Bruce Rauner will give another infusion. He donated $50,000 to the state Republican Party last month. GOP incumbents recognize the governor is in a high-stakes battle for his own office. “For every dollar Bruce puts in his campaign, J.B. Pritzker is putting in $2,” noted one GOP lawmaker, referring to Rauner’s billionaire Democratic opponent. The governor might not want to encourage the tit for tat. Another lawmaker says Republicans are bracing for a possible Blue Wave and know the only thing that can save them is cash. A source above the fray, however, tells me Rauner has every intention of donating to the legislators’ campaign fund. “It’s only the beginning of July (for crying out loud). The governor is 100 percent committed.” Rauner apparently is working to get others to donate, too. The Numbers: According to the Illinois Sunshine election database, the Illinois Republican Party has $509,000 available. There are 118 House seats up for grabs and 39 Senate seats. Lawmakers hope to see a cash infusion in the next 30 days or so. That’s a few weeks before campaign season really kicks in.)

 

WIREPOINTS
— “The way public sector unions use their money is inherently political” – Ted Dabrowski on Upstream Ideas
http://www.wirepoints.com/the-way-public-sector-unions-use-their-money-is-inherently-political-ted-dabrowski-on-upstream-ideas-video/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Frustrated by growing costs, a couple local elected officials move out of Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/frustrated-by-growing-costs-a-couple-local-elected-officials-move/article_a5aa4558-7bde-11e8-be42-9b1591686b25.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker agrees *** McCann wants to be included in debates
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/mccann-wants-to-be-included-in-debates/
— Republicans starting to sweat about Rauner bucks
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/republicans-starting-to-sweat-about-rauner-bucks/
— Rauner: “I am not anti-union… I’m very pro trade union” (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my having been a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/rauner-i-am-not-anti-union-i%e2%80%99m-very-pro-trade-union/
— Super PAC goes up with new ads blasting Pritzker on “toilet” issue
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/super-pac-goes-up-with-new-ads-blasting-pritzker-on-toilet-issue/

 

GOPUSA
— CNN’s Acosta slams Fox News as ‘state-supported media,’ Trump’s ‘MAGAphone’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me a) for promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party and Illinois Republican Party platforms and b) for opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://www.gopusa.com/acosta-slams-fox-news-as-state-supported-media-trumps-magaphone/
— Left says Danish push for assimilation is too harsh (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/left-says-danish-push-for-assimilation-is-too-harsh/
— It’s 1968 all over again for Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/its-1968-all-over-again-for-democrats/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigration dropped as Trump’s zero tolerance policy kicked in – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/2/illegal-immigration-dropped-trump-zero-tolerance/

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE ‘FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER’ MOVEMENT IS A FARCE – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/families-belong-together-is-a-farce/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 7 WAYS TO UPHOLD TRUE PATRIOTISM Rita Dunaway asks if Americans today are failing ‘the grand experiment’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/7-ways-to-uphold-true-patriotism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those of us who really love America and all our flag represents should reflect on those questions this week of Independence Day. Our nation’s illustrious history cannot sustain a real and lasting patriotism forever. We must move beyond superficial displays and emotional song lyrics, and apply some tough love to our long-neglected nation. Here are some immediate steps to take: Commit yourself first and foremost to the God who endowed us with unalienable rights and who defines Truth and Justice. Champion the integrity of marriage and the family – especially your own. Strong families make strong nations. Reread the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Remember that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people and administer justice (not to redistribute wealth or provide for its citizens’ needs and wants) and that the federal government is limited to those powers specifically named in the Constitution. Support only public policies that adhere to these precepts. Vote only for candidates who demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these principles. Practice and promote private charity. Promote the use of the Constitution’s own mechanism (in Article V) for making needed clarifications or adjustments to the Constitution and restoring the delicate balance of power it prescribes. Learn more at www.conventionofstates.com. Let’s make America’s present and future – not just her past – worthy of the well-founded admiration and honor that characterize true patriotism.)

 

THE HILL
— Schock’s lawyers press Supreme Court to take up his case – MEGAN R. WILSON
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/395279-schocks-lawyers-press-supreme-court-to-take-up-his-case
— Maxine Waters is done with ‘nice guy politics’ – SYLVAN LANE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/395250-maxine-waters-is-done-with-nice-guy-politics

 

POLITICO
— The list won Trump the White House. Now Democrats are using it against him. Trump’s highly publicized list of potential Supreme Court nominees has given liberals plenty of time to craft a campaign against his pick. – LORRAINE WOELLERT and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/02/donald-trump-supreme-court-list-690628

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Reverses Obama on Affirmative Action – Erica L. Green, Matt Apuzzo and Katie Benner (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, to retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-race-schools.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration will encourage the nation’s school superintendents and college presidents to adopt race-blind admissions standards, abandoning an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses, Trump administration officials said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/trump-immigration-nativism-voters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps make it clear that whoever Trump wants on the Supreme Court, anti-Trumps will call him/her an extremist.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/chuck-schumer-supreme-court-health-care.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/gender-war-voting-equality-economics-family.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/women-democratic-party-grassroots-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/30/us/politics/women-state-legislators.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump is changing the face of legal immigration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/how-trump-is-changing-the-face-of-legal-immigration/2018/07/02/477c78b2-65da-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html
— Starbucks’s ‘full-scale racial equity overhaul’ will take more than an afternoon, outside review says – Rachel Siegel (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks fire its employees and banish customers 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://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/02/starbucks-still-needs-a-full-scale-racial-equity-overhaul-outside-review-says/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Report Criticizes Starbucks Over Its Diversity Policy – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: What if Starbucks became like the federal government and made hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females its top priority?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbuckss-diversity-advisers-call-on-chain-to-revamp-hiring-training-promotion-practices-1530547636
— Unpaid Internships Are Going Out of Style – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, I suffered a $19,403/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, but my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted me to suffer a $55,753 (55%) pay cut to transfer. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) my having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unpaid-internships-are-going-out-of-style-1530536400
— America’s Decline Never Seems to Arrive – Walter Russell Mead (DIERSEN: The future is bleak for those who have the following demographics and who live and/or work in areas dominated by anti-Trumps: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-decline-never-seems-to-arrive-1530572850
— Trump Administration to Rescind Obama-Era Guidelines on Race in College Admissions Documents sought to help colleges consider race to promote diversity – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-rescind-obama-era-guidelines-on-race-in-college-admissions-1530619273

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps use young citizens of foreign countries to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/27/immigrant-children-deportation-court/739205002/
— On July 4th, thank journalists from Colonial America to Capital Gazette for free press   Honor journalists from Colonial America to Capital Gazette on July 4th. Signing your name to an article requires courage that we often take for granted. – Christopher Carosa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/02/july-4th-honor-journalists-colonial-america-capital-gazette-column/746389002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Only 61% of Democrats are proud to be an American and only 22% of Democrats are proud of America right now. That helps explain Democrat attitudes toward Independence Day fireworks and parades.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/02/poll-proud-american-july-4th-but-pride-america-less-so/747954002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— I-95 Study Tests Taxing Cars Per Miles-Driven, Not Gas Used – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-07-02/i-95-study-tests-taxing-cars-per-miles-driven-not-gas-used

 

DAILY BEAST
— Federal Judge to ICE: Stop Blanket Arrests of Asylum Seekers
https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-judge-to-ice-stop-blanket-arrests-of-asylum-seekers

 

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
— Trump’s ‘Deep State’ bogeyman – Allan Levine DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government treated me like I was a member of the “Republican Deep State.” They treated me like I was frustrating their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, and c) young Democrat veterans.)
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/trumps-deep-state-bogeyman-487186431.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Socialists praise Democrats for getting people to protest against Trump in Chicago.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/03/ints-j03.html

July 2 Morning Edition

THE HILL
— Senior Democrats tout achievements as party’s generational divide widens – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the federal government’s “up-or-out” policy for its employees who are non-veteran, White, and/or male. Will political parties impose “up-or-out” policies like the federal government has for its non-veteran White male employees? For example, you would be “out” if you do not make a) township/ward party chairman or municipal/township/ward elected office by age 25, b) county party chairman or county elected office by age 30, c) state central committee member or state representative by age 35, d) state party officer or state senator by age 40, e) state party chairman, statewide office, U.S. representative, or U.S. senator by age 45, and f) RNC/DNC chairman, state governor, or U.S. President by age 50.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/394901-senior-dems-tout-achievements-as-party-generational-divide-widens

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Supreme Court ruling threatens labor, teacher union leader says it’s been adding members. . .SEIU-Healthcare Illinois wants higher minimum wage – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-edition-20180629-story.html
— Impact of tax changes in 2018 – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: Government should encourage marriage and homeownership. Therefore, Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201806192045–tms–savingsgctnzy-b20180619-20180619-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Other changes to the tax code will also impact taxpayer decisions. For example, starting in 2018, there will be a deduction cap of $10,000 on the amount of state and local income and property taxes, known as SALT. This limit is per-tax return, not per person. As a result, many couples who itemized in prior years will no longer have sufficient deductions to do so. For example, a couple that is eligible for the $10,000 deduction will need an additional $14,000 in deductions for charity, mortgage interest, medical expenses and so forth in order for itemizing to be worthwhile. The bottom line is that many couples will be using the standard deduction in 2018 who, in the past, would itemize.)
— The sorry history of journalists murdered in the U.S. for doing their job – Pat Morrison (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-newsroom-journalists-murder-fake-news-trump-charlie-hebdo-0702-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every day, and now more and more each year, newspaper reporters and radio, TV and online news reporters across this country get hate mail, hate email, even death threats. Some are preposterous; some are all too plausible. Within hours of Thursday’s murders, Buzzfeed writer Anne Helen Petersen tweeted, “I’ve had people email death threats, threaten to cut my dog’s throat, tell me I’d pay for my fake news.” We get these threats, but we never get used to them. A healthy tension between the press and politicians is as old as the country, and actually an important part of its governance. Once in a while, it gets dangerously, disastrously unhealthy. The second president of the United States, John Adams, threw newspapermen in prison under laws that, like English law, were broad enough to imprison people for almost any criticism of the government. Editors, publishers, a member of Congress and Benjamin Franklin’s publisher (who was also his grandson) were put behind bars, and countless other newspapermen were intimidated into silence, which is exactly what the targeting of journalists is meant to do: to shut them up. The election of Thomas Jefferson and the affirmation of the First Amendment soon put an end to this persecution. And today we have the sneering and insults from a presidential candidate who became the president of the United States. His “fake news” retorts try to diminish stories he doesn’t like, and the “scum” journalists who reported them. When he calls the press “the enemy of the people,” he is deploying the same term used by Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union to demonize the leader’s own enemies.)
— Ex-Monee mayor Jay Farquhar who was accused of breaking ump’s jaw at youth baseball game pleads guilty to aggravated battery, records show – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-met-ex-monee-mayor-pleads-guilty-20180628-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sen. Duckworth: Maternity leave over, will bring nursing baby to work with her – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sen-duckworth-maternity-leave-bring-nursing-baby-work/
— FBI: Man threatened July 4 attack at parade in Cleveland
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-federal-bureau-of-investigation-cleveland-arrest-parade/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a man who talked about setting off a bomb at a Fourth of July parade in Cleveland and attacking people watching fireworks. Officials said Monday that the man who’s an American citizen often expressed his support for al-Qaida and said he wanted to kill members of the U.S. military. Authorities have charged Demetrius Pitts with attempted support of a terrorist organization. There are no court records listing an attorney for Pitts, who lives in the Cleveland area and was arrested Sunday. FBI Special Agent Stephen Anthony says Pitts scouted out locations this past week for a site to attack in downtown Cleveland. Anthony says it’s not clear how close Pitts was to carrying out his threats, but he says authorities couldn’t sit back and wait.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting religious leaders to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180702/the-attorney-general-does-not-represent-united-methodists
— Amid trucker shortage, Trump team pilots program to drop driving age requirement to 18 – Heather Long
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180701/amid-trucker-shortage-trump-team-pilots-program-to-drop-driving-age-requirement-to-18

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What the Supreme Court’s anti-union ruling means for democracy – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE05/180629828
— Rauner’s Janus victory may ring hollow—at least in Illinois – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE11/180629827
— New perk in the HR arsenal: An on-site DePaul MBA – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997 always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180629/ISSUE01/180629833
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago companies in cutthroat competition for employees are dangling another perk: on-site MBA programs, courtesy of DePaul University. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Northern Trust and the parent of Blue Cross & Blue Shield are among employers that have paired with DePaul to offer discounted graduate programs—minus the after-work rush to campus. This is a “carrot” that companies can offer, says Suzanne Depeder, associate vice president for enrollment, management and marketing at DePaul. “As the economy has heated up, so does the job market, so companies are looking at ways of attracting and retaining their talent,” she says. It’s a plus for universities, too, especially those like DePaul facing enrollment and revenue declines. While many schools have tried on-site executive education, DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business has been more successful than most, attracting nearly 1,000 students and millions in company-subsidized tuition dollars since starting in 2013. Still, there’s a push-pull in such partnerships, and they don’t always survive. DePaul, the largest Catholic university in the U.S., with a total student headcount of nearly 23,000, saw its graduate schools gain students last year, even as its overall enrollment continued a six-year decline. DePaul cut 62 employees, or 3.5 percent of its nonfaculty staff, in June to “better position the university for the future,” it said. The Master of Business Administration is considered a must by many corporate climbers, and their employers often foot a portion of the cost. Eighty-five percent of U.S. employers plan to hire MBAs this year, down from 91 percent last year, according to survey results released in June by the Graduate Management Admission Council. The decline reflects more students seeking related, specialized master’s degrees in subjects like data science and computer engineering. Since DePaul launched its on-site Corporate Employer Outreach, or CEO, program, it has produced 421 graduates. An additional 374 are enrolled now, plus 155 coming this fall, Depeder says. An MBA from DePaul costs about $76,000, but the cost varies for on-site corporate cohorts, depending on the number of students, she says. Companies hosting DePaul’s program can tailor it to their business needs and knit together workers from disparate parts of their businesses. Employees miss out on networking with peers at other companies, but that might not be a bad thing in terms of retention.)

 

WBEZ
— Dozens Of Illinois School Districts See Preschool Cuts Even As State Boosts Spending – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/dozens-of-illinois-school-districts-see-preschool-cuts-even-as-state-boosts-spending/1e8c434f-166d-454b-81b5-c2e491602d52

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The Teachers’ Retirement System’s $100,000 Club – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2018-07-01/guest-commentary-the-teachers-retirement-systems-100000-club
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Let us introduce you to the Illinois $100,000 Club. It’s made up of 30,000 superintendents, administrators, staffers and teachers. Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found more than 18,000 educators pulled in six-figure salaries last year, while nearly another 12,000 retirees received six-figure pensions.)

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois anti-Trumps crow about their success in encouraging people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://amp.saukvalley.com/2018/07/01/illinois-lawmakers-step-over-trumps-hard-line/ai1455e/

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Former lawmaker hopes to improve transparency as NIU trustee
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/29/former-lawmaker-hopes-to-improve-transparency-as-niu-trustee/a1ygqs7/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Patricia Bellock named DHFS director
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-announces-patricia-bellock-named-dhfs-director

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Rep. Hultgren comments on firing ex-staffer who had sexual encounter with teen boy – Daniel Gaitan
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/06/22/rep-hultgren-comments-on-firing-ex-staffer-who-had-sexual-encounter-with-teen-boy/aurnq8u/

 

RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN
— Former Rensselaer Police Chief Jeff Phillips was unanimously elected as Jasper County’s Republican Party Chairman
http://www.newsbug.info/rensselaer_republican/events/phillips-elected-county-republican-chair/article_a0077a70-9028-5007-b530-80a481a5b585.html

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Take Trolley Tours To Learn Wheaton’s Rich Golf History The trolley tours spotlight former golf courses, homes of famous golfers, and more.
– Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: My precinct is just north of the Chicago Golf Club and it contains all of Wheaton’s Golf Lane.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/take-trolley-tours-learn-wheatons-rich-golf-history

WIREPOINTS
— All U.S. Taxpayers, Not Illinoisans, Will Cover Most Of The Public Funding For Obama Center Fiasco In Chicago – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/surprise-u-s-taxpayers-not-illinoisans-will-cover-most-of-the-public-funding-for-obama-center-fiasco-in-chicago/
— Expect no near-term credit rating improvement for Illinois from Janus decision – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/expect-no-near-term-credit-rating-improvement-for-illinois-from-janus-decision-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS STATE WORKERS WHO OPTED OUT OF UNION SHOULD SEE PAY HIKES BY JULY – Mailee Smith (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union. If I sought a government office or a political office, they would viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for my having been a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-state-workers-who-opted-out-of-union-should-see-pay-hikes-by-july/
— 30 YEARS LATER, TAXPAYERS STILL ON THE HOOK FOR WHITE SOX STADIUM – Eddie Damstra
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/30-years-later-taxpayers-still-on-the-hook-for-white-sox-stadium/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: BATTLE LINES BEING DRAWN OVER REPLACING KENNEDY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-battle-lines-are-being-drawn-over-kennedys-replacement.html
— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO PROF URGES MATH TEACHERS TO ADOPT ‘SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGIES’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/university-of-illinois-chicago-prof-urges-math-teachers-to-adopt-social-justice-pedagogies.html
— POLL: MOST AMERICANS DON’T WANT ROE V. WADE REVERSED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-most-americans-dont-want-roe-v-wade-reversed.html
— POLL: MILLENNIALS WOULD RATHER LIVE IN SOCIALIST OR COMMUNIST NATION THAN UNDER CAPITALISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-millennials-would-rather-live-in-socialist-or-communist-nation-than-under-capitalism.html
— FIGHT FOR $15 BULKS UP TO DEMAND MINIMUM WAGE HIKES AMONG COOK COUNTY RESISTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/fight-for-15-bulks-up-to-demand-minimum-wage-among-cook-county-resisters.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Already ahead of the national average, Illinois is poised to add more women legislators this year
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/already-ahead-of-the-national-average-illinois-is-poised-to-add-more-women-legislators-this-year/
— The damage done (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the damage done to GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. The agency is just a shell of what it once was. During the 1980s and 1990s, Charles Bowsher had great success in driving out of the agency its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/the-damage-done-3/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump welcomes Democrats’ calls to abolish ICE: ‘They’re going to get beaten so badly’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/1/donald-trump-welcomes-democrats-calls-abolish-ice/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jeanine Pirro: Calls to abolish ICE evidence of growing socialist movement in US – Joe Williams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeanine-pirro-calls-to-abolish-ice-evidence-of-growing-socialist-movement-in-us

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— ‘Abolish ICE’ scream ignorant liberals who have no idea what ICE does – Herman Cain
https://canadafreepress.com/article/abolish-ice-scream-ignorant-liberals-who-have-no-idea-what-ice-does

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER’ RALLY ATTENDEES WANT ICE ABOLISHED AND OPEN BORDERS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/families-belong-together-rally-ice-abolished-open-borders/
— CNN’S JIM ACOSTA DOESN’T DENY HE SHOUTS QUESTIONS FOR ATTENTION – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who do not want me to know about their press conferences, promote their press conferences, attend their press conferences, or report on their press conferences.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/cnn-jim-acosta-shouts-for-attention/
— THE POWER OF THE PROTESTING EMPLOYEE: BIG TECH COMPANIES ARE BEING TAKEN OVER BY LOW-LEVEL WORKERS – Eric Lieberman (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who protest. They can use a) how they wasted my career, b) how they forced me to retire, c) how they sabotaged my job search, and d) how my Republican U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators failed/refused to come to my defense to discourage their employees from protesting.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/01/protesting-employees-tech-companies/

 

TOWNHALL
— The Left’s Hail Mary on Immigration – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2018/07/02/the-lefts-hail-mary-on-immigration-n2496394

 

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Federal Government Resources Used to Promote LGBT Pride – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: Democrats continue to run the federal government. To be a Democrat is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/federal-government-resources-used-promote-lgbt-pride/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Breitbart News tracked down some of LGBT Pride Month events across federal agencies, including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Veterans Administration (VA), Library of Congress (LOC) and, the National Park Service (NPS): — The VA decided the best way to make sure veterans in the LGBT community feel comfortable seeking medical care was to put on a drag show, which traditionally is a parade of men dressing in women’s clothing and make-up. National Public Radio (NPR) reported the VA was taking a “particularly fabulous approach” for its Pride Month event, organized by the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont. “Welcome to the gayest show on Earth,” the MC said to open the show in NPR’s report. “But first, I just have to say the VA is here for its queers, and we are proud to serve all veterans,” the MC said. — The CIA celebration was extensive and overseen in Washington, DC, by its new director, Gina Haspel, according to its website: During our keynote event held at CIA Headquarters the first week of June, Director Haspel introduced Major General (MG) Tammy Smith, the highest ranking and first openly gay general in US history. Director Haspel described MG Smith, saying, “She refused to give in to discrimination, stayed riveted on her goals, and proceeded to blaze a trail that will go down in the history books. Today, Major General Smith is widely recognized as a pioneer in helping LGBT men and women to fully contribute—and fully belong—to the Army family.” This event is one of several CIA activities celebrating Pride Month, including participation in the Capital DC Pride Festival and the 7th annual IC Pride Summit, of which CIA was a founder. — The LOC said its collection of works by and about the LGBT community makes it a year-round celebration but in June the library featured discussions with authors who wrote books about homosexual romance. “The library’s month-long celebration demonstrates how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have strengthened our country, by using their talent and creativity to help create awareness and goodwill,” the LOC website states. — NASA joined the San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade in June and also had a booth. A description of the event said: Please, stop by and say hello, take some funky photos using our infrared camera station. Learn about the autonomous helicopter that will soon be exploring the Red Planet, provided by our Aeromechanics division. Take a dive into a brilliant coral reef, brought to you by the Earth Science division. Get up close and personal with some flies and much more from our folks in the Biosciences division. Do not forget to grab a swag bag while supplies last. — The National Park Service has a striking photograph on its website of NPS employees — federal employees — marching with rainbow flags and celebrating the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City that was the scene of a violent clash between patrons and police in 1969 that is credited with starting the “gay rights movement” and was made a national historic monument during the Obama administration. This year NPS, according to a blog on its website, is already looking forward to next year’s Pride Month: June is Pride Month, and while Stonewall National Monument shares the unforgettable story of the 1969 riots year-round, this year kicks off a special countdown to World Pride in 2019. This annual event, which will be hosted by New York City in 2019, is the largest global Pride celebration. It will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and its pivotal role as the birthplace of the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights movement.)
— Maxine Waters: ‘The People’ Want Dems to Be ‘Forceful,’ ‘Confrontational’ Against the Trump Administration – Pam Key (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-conservatives in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 2000 have been the most forceful and confrontational.)
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/07/01/maxine-waters-the-people-want-dems-to-be-forceful-confrontational-against-the-trump-administration/
— Poll: 3-in-4 Swing Voters Oppose Democrat Plan to Abolish ICE – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/poll-3-in-4-swing-voters-oppose-democrat-plan-to-abolish-ice/
— ‘Borders are Bullsh*t’ — The ‘Families Belong Together’ March in Pictures – Ian Mason
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/the-lefts-families-belong-together-march-in-photos/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Welcomes Democratic Calls for ‘Open Borders’ and Abolishing ICE: ‘They’ll Never Win Another Election’ – SAM DORMAN
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1107063-trump-democrats-open-borders-ice/

 

CITY JOURNAL
— AUTUMN 2017 FLASHBACK: Playgrounds for Elites The increasingly left-wing politics of leading U.S. cities clashes with the aspirations of middle-class residents. – Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
https://www.city-journal.org/html/playgrounds-elites-15494.html

 

ECONOMIST
— Public transport is in decline in many wealthy cities Blame remote working, Uber, cheap car loans and the internet (DIERSEN: How much have you used public transport? I used public transport to get to/from work in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997. I walked to/from work and night classes 1974-1978.)
https://www.economist.com/international/2018/06/23/public-transport-is-in-decline-in-many-wealthy-cities

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Abolish ICE’ isn’t about open borders.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/01/opinions/abolish-ice-not-open-borders-obeidallah/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Chicago bar backs down after backlash to ban on “Make America Great Again” Trump hats – Caitlin O’Kane
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-bar-replay-lincoln-park-backs-down-after-backlash-to-ban-make-america-great-again-trump-hats/#new_tab
— Commentary: Are Democrats about to hand the GOP another 1968? – MICHAEL GRAHAM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-are-democrats-about-to-hand-the-gop-another-1968/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— López Obrador, an Atypical Leftist, Wins Mexico Presidency in Landslide – Azam Ahmed and Paulina Villegas
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/world/americas/mexico-election-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador.html
— Trump Attacks Democrats on Calls to Abolish ICE – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/us/politics/trump-interview-ice-trade-nafta.html
— Trump’s ‘Purple’ Family Values – Matthew Schmitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/opinion/trumps-purple-family-values.html
— Trump’s Rage Junkies – Charles M. Blow
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/opinion/trumps-rage-junkies.html
— Make Way for Young Democratic Leaders – Editorial (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support the federal government’s “up-or-out” policy. Will political parties impose “up-or-out” policies like the federal government has for its non-veteran White male employees? For example, you would be “out” if you do not make a) township/ward party chairman or municipal/township/ward elected office by age 25, b) county party chairman or county elected office by age 30, c) state central committee member or state representative by age 35, d) state party officer or state senator by age 40, e) state party chairman, statewide office, U.S. representative, or U.S. senator by age 45, and f) RNC chairman, state governor, or U.S. President by age 50.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/opinion/sunday/make-way-for-young-democratic-leaders.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote mass/illegal immigration, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/opinion/trump-immigration-nativism-voters.html
— White America’s Age-Old, Misguided Obsession With Civility – Thomas J. Sugrue
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/opinion/civility-protest-civil-rights.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/nyregion/immigrants-separated-no-progress-on-reunification.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/journey-north-migrants-border-crossing.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Left Turn in Mexico López Obrador’s victory ends a reform era and brings new uncertainty. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-left-turn-in-mexico-1530496717
— FRONT PAGE: Get That Truck Out: A Town’s Pickup Ban Runs Into Blowback Drivers of America’s favorite vehicle can’t park their wheels outdoors by homes in Flossmoor, Ill. – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: I cleaned golf shoes at the Flossmoor Country Club when I was 17 years old in 1966. What vehicles to you have parked outdoors? I have a 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS and my wife’s sister’s rusted 1992 Chevy Cavalier RS parked in our driveway.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-that-truck-out-a-towns-pickup-ban-runs-into-blowback-1530469113

USA TODAY
— Most conservatives think tech companies are politically biased, Pew Research survey finds – Ryan Suppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/06/28/pew-survey-finds-conservatives-think-tech-firms-favor-liberal-views/736644002/
— — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/01/fled-ms-13-save-my-children-us-government-took-them-away-column/708672002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/opinion/2018/07/01/ms-13-beat-me-up-and-threatened-kill-me/36541075/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/02/celebrating-independence-day-detention-camps-trump-immigration/735157002/  (FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/30/immigration-families-belong-together-next/747359002/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in promoting outrage over Trump and scramble to turn that outrage into midterm victories.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/democrats-scramble-to-turn-outrage-over-trump-into-midterm-victories/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Is ‘Abolish ICE’ a Winning Midterm Message for Democrats? – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/abolish-ice-democrats-winning-midterm-message.html

 

THE BEAST
— We Need Nonstop Protests Against Trump—and Here Are 20 New Ways to Do It What Trump is doing to this country is unprecedented—and it demands full-time citizen action to show the world that we who dissent are the majority. – PETER DREIER (DIERSEN: How many votes did Trump get in your precinct? In my precinct, in the 2016 general election, 211 voted for Clinton, while only 137 voted for Trump. In the 2016 primary election, 93 voted for Kasich, while only 21 voted for Trump. Of course, anti-Trumps want Trump supporters to blast me for that.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-need-nonstop-protests-against-trumpand-here-are-20-new-ways-to-do-it

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— Advice Is a Gift and You Should Treat It That Way – Steve Blanl (DIERSEN: It was extremely difficult for me to seek or take advice from my superiors in the federal government because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/315558

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Give Federal Employees 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who had children always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had a tremendous unfair advantage over them because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/01/legislation-give-federal-employees-12-weeks-paid-parental-leave/

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Twice Dodges Question if He Will Campaign with Trump Rauner Praises Trump’s Economic Policies, So Why Doesn’t Rauner Invite Trump to Illinois?
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-twice-dodges-question-if-he-will-campaign-with-trump/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— More Voters Now Want Merit-Based Immigration, Not Family-Based
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/june_2018/more_voters_now_want_merit_based_immigration_not_family_based
— Republicans See Successful Presidency for Trump
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/june_2018/republicans_see_successful_presidency_for_trump

July 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/protesters-gather-across-the-country-to-criticize-trumps-immigration-policy/3683599/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ice-raids-separate-midwest-families-20180630-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-childrens-museum-immigration-0701-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-trump-war-on-truth-st-0629-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180630/stay-outraged-says-immigrant-advocate-during-springfield-rally
— Empathizing with the Annapolis newsroom – Angie Muhs (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have succeeded in harming me the most because I included links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they disapprove of. They, their operatives, and their dupes focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, and destroying governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. They are furious that they cannot take my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, or my Social Security away from me to punish me.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180630/angie-muhs-empathizing-with-annapolis-newsroom
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s pretty hard to find a journalist who hasn’t been verbally attacked or threatened to varying degrees at some point in their career — usually more than once — about something they’ve reported or written. Thankfully, most of those threats end with just words or vitriolic emails or posts.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-01/sundiata-cha-juareal-talk-the-trump-regime-has-no-shame.html
— Gov. Rauner’s words bolster nagging fears about Discovery Partners Institute – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-07-01/tom-kacich-gov-rauners-words-bolster-nagging-fears-about-dpi.html
— Explosive mix of law, politics – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-07-01/editorial-explosive-mix-law-politics.html
— Back to court for Schock, lawyers – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-01/jim-dey-back-court-schock-lawyers.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republican Leader Durkin Files Property Tax Repeal Bill – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=267711#.WzjVD9JKiM8

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Welcome to the real world, AFSCME – Editorial
https://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-welcome-to-the-real-world-afscme/article_049c2ee3-e66c-5775-9fba-5c26c8058e65.html

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Decatur promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote?
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38549557/decatur-celebrates-its-first-pride-fest

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://nprillinois.org/post/drawn-together-scenes-families-belong-together-march#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/immigration-rally-in-springfield-brings-up-welcoming-cities-07-01-2018

 

FRANKFORT PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://patch.com/illinois/frankfort/splitting-families-border-not-what-us-protesters

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/several-hundred-protest-federal-immigration-policies/1276220049
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Decatur promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote?
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/first-pride-fest/1276139420

 

DAILY CALLER
— PROTESTERS HIT THE STREETS OF CHICAGO IN MASS DEMONSTRATION AGAINST TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION AGENDA – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/30/chicago-immigration-protest-trump-family-separation/

 

BREITBART
— PHOTOS: Top Signs of Open Borders Activists Rallying to Abolish ICE – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/30/photos-top-signs-of-open-borders-activists-rallying-to-abolish-ice/
— Open Borders Ralliers Raise Holocaust Imagery to Vilify Trump Administration – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/30/open-borders-ralliers-raise-holocaust-imagery-to-vilify-trump-administration/
— New York City: Tens of Thousands Protest President Trump’s Immigration Policies – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/30/new-york-city-tens-of-thousands-protest-president-trumps-immigration-policies/
— Pirro: ‘Well-Funded’ Forces ‘Doing Whatever Is Necessary to Make Socialism Happen’ in America – Trent Baker
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/06/30/pirro-well-funded-forces-doing-whatever-is-necessary-to-make-socialism-happen-in-america/
— Open Borders Protesters Target 2018: ‘Vote Them Out’ – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/30/open-borders-protesters-target-2018-vote-them-out/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— The Truly Catholic Vision of Just Immigration – JESSE RUSSELL
https://spectator.org/the-truly-catholic-vision-of-just-immigration-a-response-to-jd-flynn/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Thousands Protest Family Separations as Trump Blames Democrats for Border Crisis – AARON CREDEUR
https://ijr.com/2018/06/1106962-family-separations-protests/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Thank God president Trump is turning our country back to its roots of religious liberty . He is putting Americans back to work, defending our borders and restoring the special-ness of being an American. Happy Independence Day! – Lloyd Marcus
https://canadafreepress.com/article/happy-independence-day-our-forgotten-founding

 

NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://nation.com.pk/01-Jul-2018/thousands-in-us-march-against-immigration-policy

 

THE HILL
— Trump era ramps up tech worker revolt – ALI BRELAND (DIERSEN: What percent of tech workers 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?)
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/394597-trump-era-ramps-up-tech-worker-revolt
— YouTube apologizes for its treatment of LGBTQ content – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/395005-youtube-apologizes-for-its-treatment-of-lgbtq-content

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— VW worker sues company, claims age discrimination (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency made it very clear that it wanted to a) hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who it had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/vw-worker-sues-company-claims-age-discrimination
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/38548029/volkswagen-worker-60-files-age-discrimination-case-against-automaker
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 60-year-old employee at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga auto plant has filed a class-action lawsuit in which he contends the company is using a rebranding effort to discriminate against workers once they turn 50. The law firm that filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court said the named plaintiff is Jonathan Manlove of Ooltewah, who is a former supervisor at the Chattanooga plant. Attorney Kevin Sharp said the company is trying to change its image to a “younger, sleeker company” after an emissions scandal that has rocked VW since 2015. The law firm said the company announced it was “becoming slimmer, leaner and younger” just before Manlove was demoted last year. The firm said he has sought other positions but has been rebuffed. Volkswagen spokesman Keith King said the company doesn’t comment on pending litigation.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, those who stay in America illegally, and those who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/30/world/smuggling-illegal-immigration-costs.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/politics/midterm-elections-democratic-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that foreign countries and their citizens are having.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/opinion/sunday/cages-are-cruel-the-desert-is-too.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/opinion/sunday/immigration-climate-change-trump.html
— TRAGIC: The Millennial Socialists Are Coming – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/opinion/democratic-socialists-progressive-democratic-party-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “How Conservatives Weaponized the First Amendment.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/politics/first-amendment-conservatives-supreme-court.html
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Fox and Trump: It’s Friendship Without Equal – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: What do you say to RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, and RINO political consultants in Illinois a) who glorify and praise Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, b) who pander to Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, and c) who do everything that they can to stop me from learning of their events and other activities, to stop me from promoting their events and other activities, to stop me from attending their events, and to stop me from reporting on their events and other activities?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/business/media/fox-news-trump-bill-shine.html
— San Francisco Is So Expensive, You Can Make Six Figures and Still Be ‘Low Income’ – Karen Zraick
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/bay-area-housing-market.html
— Criminal Groups Seek to Decide Outcome in Many Mexican Races – Paulina Villegas and Kirk Semple
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/world/americas/mexico-election-assassinations.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Mexico’s López Obrador wants to take his country toward a future that looks a lot like its grim past – ANDRÉS MARTINEZ
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-martinez-mexican-elections-amlo-20180701-story.html

 

THE STATE
— We can’t handle any more immigrants – RICHARD WAINSCOTT, LEXINGTON
https://www.thestate.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article214071129.html

 

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— Warped ideology’ of the left tearing country apart – Michael McCloud, Whitehall Township
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-mccloud-liberals-warped-ideology-decency-20180630-story.html

 

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— GOP won’t target employers Delegates at Idaho convention tweak platform, cut harsher punishments for hiring illegal workers – AP (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://lmtribune.com/northwest/gop-won-t-target-employers/article_27c7312f-2206-58b9-ab62-478dace1696c.html

 

IDAHO PRESS
— Harsh words at GOP convention over ag, immigration, as proposed platform plank rejected – Betsy Z. Russell (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/harsh-words-at-gop-convention-over-ag-immigration-as-proposed/article_5ba35907-9ded-547f-93d6-d5f109cbb39c.html

 

SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Would your ancestors be legal immigrants by today’s standards? – Jim Camden (DIERSEN: From where did your ancestors migrate from, when did they migrate, and where did they migrate to? All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s to northeast Illinois. What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against women and against minorities and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jul/01/would-your-ancestors-be-legal-immigrants-by-todays/

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ promoters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roytelmontero/2018/06/30/how-5-brands-celebrated-pride-month-by-donating-to-lgbtq-charities/#431d9eff2ff5
https://www.forbes.com/sites/meganhills1/2018/06/30/youtube-lgbt-community/#5774599999d0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nelldebevoise/2018/06/30/why-current-diversity-initiatives-fail-and-what-we-need-to-do-instead/#50df7cf831b9

 

BLOOMBERG
— Mexico Heads to Polls With Leftist on Brink of Historic Victory – Nacha Cattan and Eric Martin
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-01/mexico-heads-to-polls-with-leftist-on-brink-of-historic-victory
— Amazon Workers Facing Firing Can Appeal to a Jury of Their Co-Workers The hearing process has raised questions about fairness, according to workers and their attorneys. – Spencer Soper (DIERSEN: What would a jury of your co-workers be like? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all of my co-workers disapproved of those who were conservative, Republican, draft avoiders, older, Protestant, and/or German American.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-25/amazon-workers-facing-firing-can-appeal-to-a-jury-of-their-co-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jane was working in Amazon.com Inc.’s Seattle headquarters when she was asked to a meeting with her manager and a human resources representative. They gave her a document outlining concerns about her work performance and spelled out three choices. She could quit and receive severance pay, spend the next several weeks trying to keep her job by meeting certain performance goals, or square off with her manager in a videoconference version of the Thunderdome, pleading her case with a panel of co-workers while her boss argued against her. Jane, who asked that her real name not be used to discuss a personal matter, chose the last one. The employee appeal process is Amazon’s latest experiment in managing its growing workforce of more than 500,000. When it announced the program last year, Amazon acknowledged it had been quick to fire people instead of trying to resolve problems in other ways. Executives recognized that poorly defined roles, dysfunctional teams, and peremptory managers were among the factors that often remained unexamined, according to a person familiar with the matter. Workers facing termination also lacked a forum to discuss such factors, the person says. Amazon is borrowing a page from union grievance processes that don’t apply to most corporate employees. But only about 30 percent of those who appeal their manager’s criticisms prevail, meaning they can keep their jobs or seek new ones within the company with different bosses, according to people familiar with the matter. Eighteen months after its debut, the hearing process has created resentment and raised questions about fairness, according to current and former workers as well as attorneys familiar with their situations. “It’s a kangaroo court,” says George Tamblyn, a Seattle employment lawyer who helped one former Amazon worker plan her appeal earlier this year. “My impression of the process is it’s totally unfair.”)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP: WITHOUT ICE PEOPLE WOULD BE SCARED TO WALK OUT OF THE HOUSE – HARRIET SINCLAIR (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout at immigrants and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Consequently, for their self- defense, Republicans are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition.)
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-without-ice-people-would-be-scared-walk-out-house-1003241

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/in-new-york-city-protesting-trumps-immigration-policy-had-a-neighborly-feel

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “PROTESTERS FOLLOW TRUMP TO HIS RESORT AS MASSIVE MARCHES KICK OFF NATIONWIDE When Trump tried to avoid Saturday’s Families Belong Together rallies at his golf resort, the protest came to him.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/trump-families-belong-together-protest-new-jersey-resort