February 21, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump backs U.S. Rep. Mike Bost in blow to Darren Bailey in downstate GOP battle for Congress – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/20/trump-backs-u-s-rep-mike-bost-in-blow-to-darren-bailey-in-downstate-gop-battle-for-congress/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump endorses U.S. Rep. Mike Bost over Darren Bailey in downstate Congressional battle. Rep. Mike Bost called Trump’s endorsement “a tremendous honor” and vowed to help Trump win back the White House. And while Darren Bailey’s campaign downplayed the endorsement as an example of the former president’s support of GOP incumbents, the campaign reiterated Bailey “proudly stands” with the former president. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/02/20/donald-trump-endorsement-mike-bost-over-darren-bailey-downstate-congressional-primary
— Chicago closes 4 migrant shelters amid lull in arrivals. The four shelters, holding around 400 people, were located downtown, in North Lawndale and on the North Side. They closed amid a seasonal drop in border crossings. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/02/20/chicago-closes-4-migrant-shelters-amid-lull-in-arrivals
— South Side alderperson accuses Ald. Greg Mitchell of attacking him. In a letter to the City Council’s Black Caucus Chair Stephanie Coleman, Ald. Desmon Yancy alleged that he was the “victim of an unprovoked assault” by Mitchell after a Council hearing last week. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/20/chicago-city-council-member-accused-assault-greg-mitchell-gentrification-housing-obama-center
— Chicago sues five giant oil companies, accusing them of climate change destruction, fraud. The suit says BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Shell have hurt the city by discrediting science even as their products lead to “catastrophic consequences,” including strong storms, flooding, severe heat and shoreline erosion. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/20/bp-chevron-conocophillips-exxonmobil-chicago-lawsuit-climate-change-damage

DAILY HERALD
— LaPlante, Maes vying for Democratic nod in DuPage County Board District 4 – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: Republican Annette Corrigan is running as a write-in candidate.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240220/news/laplante-maes-vying-for-democratic-nod-in-dupage-county-board-district-4/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Should recorder’s office be eliminated in DuPage County? Candidates weigh in. – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: Republican Nicole Prater is running for the office.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240220/news/should-recorders-office-be-eliminated-in-dupage-county-candidates-weigh-in/
— Don’t sit out the March 19 primary — too much is at stake – Editorial (COMMENT: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to encourage registered Republicans in your precinct to vote in the March 19, 2024 primary? In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I have hand-delivered a copy of the sample Republican ballot to each of the precinct’s 224 homes and 4 apartments that have at least one registered Republican voter.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240221/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-dont-sit-out-the-march-19-primary-too-much-is-at-stake/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Migrant crisis stirs tension in Oak Park, but village mounts a supportive response – Judith Crown
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/migrant-crisis-arrived-oak-park-cold-night
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Scaman says Cook County is reimbursing the village for monthly expenses of more than $300,000. “At this point, we’re going to see all the money we invested,” she said. At its Jan. 23 meeting, Oak Park trustees authorized staff to pursue a grant of $1.9 million through the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. The village received notice the following week that grant was approved. The funding will be used to provide aid to asylum-seekers through June 30. That will enable the village to continue helping migrants in a different shelter because asylum-seekers staying at the Carleton and West Cook YMCA must leave by the end of February.)
— After altercation, City Council member calls on colleague to resign leadership posts – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/after-altercation-yancy-calls-mitchell-resign-city-council-leadership
— Supreme Court leaves elite school’s diversity policy intact – Greg Stohr
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/supreme-court-leaves-university-diversity-policy-intact

ABC7
— Letitia James says she’s prepared to seize Donald Trump’s buildings if he can’t pay his $354M fine. The New York attorney general made the remarks in an interview with ABC News. – Aaron Katersky and Peter Charalambous
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-case-trial-president/14450327/

NBC5
— Trump endorses Rep. Mike Bost over Darren Bailey in 12th district race
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-endorses-rep-mike-bost-over-darren-bailey-in-12th-district-race/3361111/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago volunteers aim to open another shelter for migrant families – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/oak-park-migrant-shelter-volunteers/
— Far Southwest Side Chicago neighbors appalled by street takeover involving ring of fire – Jermont Terry
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/far-southwest-side-chicago-street-takeover-ring-fire/
— Chicago voters to decide on increase in real estate tax to combat homelessness
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bring-chicago-home-tax-vote/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3lUM1t4FAU

FOX32
— Illinois Republicans challenge Pritzker to put citizens first on eve of budget address
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republicans-challenge-pritzker-put-citizens-first-budget-address
— Illinois launches website to track state spending on asylum seekers – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-launches-website-track-spending-asylum-seekers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkVaOWXa68o
— President Pritzker? Political analysts speculate on Illinois gov’s future amid Biden’s uncertainty – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/political-analysts-speculate-pritzker-future-biden-uncertainty

WBEZ
— Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches borrowing $1.25 billion for housing and development. Johnson says his signature development plan would rely on letting dozens of the city’s controversial TIF districts expire, and that money would be used to pay back the debt. – Mariah Woelfel, Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/johnson-pitches-125-billion-borrowing-plan/3b300404-a57d-43f4-8eb3-9b2140541460

WEDNESDAY JOURNAL
— The uncomfortable truth – Jonathan Panton
https://www.oakpark.com/2024/02/20/the-uncomfortable-truth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some may live in denial, but entering the United States illegally is a crime. The village of Oak Park has continually used the term “asylum-seeker” to hide the truth. First, the term “asylum-seeker” is misleading. Applicants seeking asylum protection have the burden of (1) proving that they suffered past persecution or have a well-founded fear of future persecution; (2) the applicant is a member of a protected ground (race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, political opinion); (3) there is a connection between the harm the applicant suffered and their protected ground; and (4) the applicant either fears harm from the home country’s government or the home country is unable or unwilling to control a private person. INA§101(a)(42)(A). Asylum is designed to protect those who meet these four elements. In the fiscal year of 2023, asylum relief was denied in the majority of cases. While some individuals are genuinely escaping persecution, there are many others who unlawfully enter the United States for economic opportunities. This does not warrant asylum protection. The primary job of a government is to keep its citizens safe. In 2023, Customs and Border Patrol had 3,201,144 encounters with illegal immigrants. A serious concern is the lack of vetting of illegal immigrants in the United States. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens stated on X (Twitter) that his agents arrested an average of 47 individuals every day in 2023 who had “serious criminal histories.” Moreover, those figures only included individuals who have been apprehended. In 2023, 860,000 “gotaways” unlawfully entered the United States. These individuals pose safety concerns since their criminal backgrounds and whereabouts are unknown to law enforcement agencies. Oak Park’s Village Board broke its duty to residents by approving a $1.9 million grant providing various services for immigrants, some of whom may be illegal. The $360,000 allocated toward giving illegal immigrants various legal services is wasteful. The role of the government is to provide public services like police, fire, roads, schools. I don’t recall the village paying for residents’ legal services spent appealing their outrageous property tax bills. Yet Oak Park has no issue doling out money for legal representation to individuals whose first act in the United States may have been a crime.)

SOUTHERN
— Nikki Haley says deployed husband ‘stepped up to defend our nation’s freedom’ – Hannah Demissie and Nicholas Kerr
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/20/nikki-haley-says-deployed-husband-stepped-up-to-defend-our-nations-freedom/
— Trump owes $87K in interest per day until he pays the fine in his civil fraud case – Peter Charalambous
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/21/trump-owes-87k-in-interest-per-day-until-he-pays-the-fine-in-his-civil-fraud-case/
— Trump brings in more than $6.8 million from Greenville fundraiser – Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/21/trump-brings-in-more-than-6-8-million-from-greenville-fundraiser/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— In Last Correspondences Before Death Navalny Wrote That Second Trump Term Would Be ‘Really Scary’
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/column/in-last-correspondences-before-death-navalny-wrote-that-second-trump-term-would-be-really-scary/video_bda3fbc4-63dc-5864-bb15-83ffc3510657.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push magic mushrooms.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/02/20/lawmaker-says-legalizing-magic-mushrooms-will-help-mental-health/72604573007/

WCIA
— Donald Trump again compares his criminal indictments to imprisonment and death of Putin’s top rival. – AP
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-donald-trump-again-compares-his-criminal-indictments-to-imprisonment-and-death-of-putins-top-rival/

WAND TV
— Illinois Senate GOP say Pritzker should prioritize Illinois families over migrants – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-senate-gop-say-pritzker-should-prioritize-illinois-families-over-migrants/article_042a04e0-d045-11ee-bdbf-e78a80ce141f.html

WSPY
— Resolution for non-sanctuary migrant status for Sandwich offered; DeKalb County Board considering its own proposal. – Mark Harrington
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/resolution-for-non-sanctuary-migrant-status-for-sandwich-offered-dekalb-county-board-considering-its-own/article_2d6f004e-cff0-11ee-af00-7b6746df26d3.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Comptroller provides portal to track migrant-related spending – Sean Crawford
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2024-02-20/illinois-comptroller-provides-portal-to-track-migrant-related-spending

CITIES 92.9
— Democrats ever-increasingly run Illinois but nevertheless ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.cities929.com/2024/02/20/legislator-reacts-to-illinois-near-bottom-ranking-in-social-mobility/

Q98.5
— Illinois Named Most Hated State in America
https://q985online.com/illinois-named-americas-most-hated-state/

OAK LAWN PATCH
— Migrant Funding Top Of Mind Ahead Of Pritzker’s Budget Address. The current budget that ends June 30 budgeted $550 million for non-citizen health care, but projections have pushed that number higher.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/migrant-funding-top-mind-ahead-pritzkers-budget-address

SMILE POLITELY
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.smilepolitely.com/food-drink/a-step-by-step-guide-to-buying-legal-cannabis/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-38/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Legislator reacts to Illinois’ near bottom ranking in social mobility – Glenn Minnis (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run Illinois but nevertheless ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_110133f8-d006-11ee-8992-1fedfb7130a2.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— California Emissions Standards Coming To Illinois? – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2024/02/california-emissions-standards-coming-to-illinois/

CHICAGO CTY WIRE
— ‘We built this city;’ west side pro-slavery reparations group says blacks shouldn’t have to pay property taxes in Chicago. (COMMENT: How much property tax have you paid? I have paid property tax since I was 24 years old in 1972.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654972559-we-built-this-city-west-side-pro-slavery-reparations-group-says-blacks-shouldn-t-have-to-pay-property-taxes-in-chicago
— O’Hare Respite Center: Illegal migrants ‘crowding out and reducing movement space’
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654973448-o-hare-respite-center-illegal-migrants-crowding-out-and-reducing-movement-space

WIREPOINTS
— City Club of Chicago plays host to education officials’ latest excuse for dismal student outcomes: The covid pandemic – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-education-officials-latest-failed-excuse-for-dismal-student-outcomes-the-covid-pandemic-wirepoints/
— We’re trumpeting about Illinois’ failing schools to force education officials to finally focus on literacy
https://wirepoints.org/were-trumpeting-about-illinois-failing-schools-to-force-education-officials-to-finally-focus-on-literacy-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— UPWARD MOBILITY TOUGHER IN ILLINOIS THAN IN REST OF MIDWEST, MOST OF U.S. – Joe Tabor (COMMENT: In terms of education, how successful have you been compared to your parents? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Nevertheless, thanks to my outstanding parents, with money I earned, I earned a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a professional license when I was 32. In terms of buying new cars, how successful have you been compared to your parents? My father did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door 6-cylinder 1967 Chevrolet. Thanks to my outstanding parents, with money I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, a 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, and a new 1972 Corvette when I was 23.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/upward-mobility-tougher-in-illinois-than-in-rest-of-midwest-most-of-u-s/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden under pressure to take cognitive test amid dementia concerns – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/20/joe-biden-under-pressure-to-take-cognitive-test-am/
— Biden’s betrayal of Israel – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/20/bidens-betrayal-israel/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden ‘releasing everyone’ at border in latest secret move – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2864556/biden-releasing-everyone-at-border-in-latest-secret-move/
— Denver schools face federal civil rights complaint over ‘black excellence’ pledge – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/2864412/denver-schools-federal-civil-rights-complaint-black-excellence-pledge/

NEW YORK POST
— NYC migrant families could make up to $15K per year under controversial $53M pre-paid credit card program. – Craig McCarthy and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2024/02/20/us-news/nyc-migrant-families-could-make-up-to-15k-per-year-under-controversial-53m-pre-paid-credit-card-program/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Boston Removes Residents from Community Center to Make Room for Illegal Aliens
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/20/boston-removes-residents-from-community-center-to-make-room-for-illegal-aliens/

BREITBART
— ‘Extortion Attempt:’ Joe Biden Hopes to Cut Deportations amid Migrant Crime Wave – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/20/extortion-attempt-biden-hopes-to-cut-deportations-amid-migrant-crime-wave/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— How Biden gave up on ridding us of criminal aliens — putting us in danger – Jon Feere (COMMENT: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you vote for Democrats: criminal, in America illegally, boozer, gambler, stoner, socialist, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, union member, LGBTQ, unmarried, have health problems, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://cis.org/Oped/How-Biden-gave-ridding-us-criminal-aliens-putting-us-danger

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Democrat’s Open Border Trickery — Gaming the Census – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.creators.com/read/betsy-mccaughey/02/24/dems-open-border-trickery-gaming-the-census

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Civil War Deepens As Senators Claim McConnell Threw Party’s Voters ‘Under The Bus’ On Ukraine, Border
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/20/republican-senate-mitch-mcconnell-border-deal-ukraine-aid-funding-vote-mike-lee-ron-johnson-rick-scott/

DAILY WIRE
— Mandatory IRS Diversity Training Includes Material From Trans Academic Who Called For ‘Death Of Whiteness’ The dogmas of a far-left transgender academic made their way into official IRS training materials for criminal investigators. – Spencer Lindquist (COMMENT: I worked for GAO for 3 years on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mandatory-irs-diversity-training-includes-material-from-trans-academic-who-called-for-death-of-whiteness

FOX BUSINESS
— Biden cares more about illegals than Americans – Charles Hurt
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6347288405112
— Biden cares more about illegals than Americans – Charles Hurt
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6347288405112

FOX NEWS
— Nikki Haley staying in the race hurts the Republican Party – Jesse Watters (COMMENT: Haley promoters would rather see Biden elected than Trump.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6347285226112
— 7.2M illegals entered the US under Biden admin, an amount greater than population of 36 states. The total number of illegal immigrants who have entered the US under President Biden is larger than almost every American city. – Chris Pandolfo (COMMENT: How many millions will use their false identifications to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrats?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-biden-admin-amount-greater-population-36-states
— Chinese illegal immigration on pace to break records at US southern border. Officials, lawmakers raise national security concerns about spike in Chinese nationals. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin, Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chinese-illegal-immigration-pace-break-records-us-southern-border

NEWSMAX
— Texas: Migrant Nonprofit Engaged in Smuggling
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/texas-ken-paxton-nonprofit/2024/02/20/id/1154334/

TOWNHALL
— Democrat State Asks for Volunteers to House Illegal Immigrants – Madeline Leesman (COMMENT: Should such volunteers be required to get permission from the voters in their neighborhood, precinct, school district, municipality, township, and/or county?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/20/michigan-state-immigrants-n2635450
— Here’s What Happened When Harlem Residents Learned Luxury Building Will Be Turned Into Migrant Shelter – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/02/20/watch-harlem-residents-give-democrats-an-earful-over-migrant-crisis-in-their-backyard-n2635426

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Michigan Tries to Convince Residents to Pick Immigrants Up at Airport, Help Them Find Housing and Jobs – Allison Anton
https://www.westernjournal.com/michigan-tries-to-convince-residents-to-pick-immigrants-up-at-airport-help-them-find-housing-and-jobs/

ZERO HEDGE
— A Stunning 10 Million Illegals Have Entered The US Under Biden; Tucker Warns They Are “Destroying” The Country – TYLER DURDEN (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect of the rule of law and of that country.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/stunning-10-million-illegals-have-entered-us-under-biden-tucker-country-being-destroyed

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Why is Biden letting in millions of illegal border crossers? – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4478371-why-is-biden-letting-in-millions-of-illegal-border-crossers/

ABC NEWS
— Supreme Court allows what critics call ‘racial balancing’ at elite public school. The court’s majority did not explain its decision; Thomas and Alito dissented. – Devin Dwyer (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-allows-elite-high-school-adopt-admissions/story?id=107367410

CBS NEWS
— Michigan Republicans plan dueling presidential nominating conventions as turmoil over state party continues – AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-republicans-plan-dueling-conventions-for-presidential-nomination-as-turmoil-continues/

MSN
— America’s Most Racist States in 2024 Ranked – Conor Jameson (COMMENT: Illinois is ranked 43rd.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america-s-most-racist-states-in-2024-ranked/ss-BB1iBbS8

WASHINGTON POST
— Haley’s nearly all-White high school lacked lessons of racism, some say. Haley left her hometown’s integrated public school system and attended a high school newly created from the merger of two “segregation academies.” – Michael Kranish (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats and RINOs are nasty/vicious. To demonize me as being not only a racist, but as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, my critics/opponents have always stressed that none of my classmates, teachers, or school administrators were minorities while I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/20/nikki-haley-high-school-racism-education/

NEW YORK SUN
— Gay Activists in Seattle Declare ‘Homosexual Intifada’ in Support of Palestinians
https://www.nysun.com/article/gay-activists-in-seattle-declare-homosexual-intifada-in-support-of-palestinians

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For Marijuana Users, Even Legalization Doesn’t Guarantee Safety. Mold, pesticides and heavy metals can contaminate pot products, threatening to sicken users. – Stephanie Armour
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/for-marijuana-users-even-legalization-doesnt-guarantee-safety-ef1660a5?page=1
— Biden Rewrites ‘An American Tragedy’ He pledged to unify the nation but squandered his opportunity, dividing and weakening the country. – Arthur Herman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-american-tragedy-biden-edition-instead-of-unifying-has-divided-weakened-america-52172de3
— Dave Ramsey Tells Millions What to Do With Their Money. People Under 40 Say He’s Wrong. Young adults are rejecting the finance guru’s advice to live frugally while getting out of debt. – Julie Jargon and Ann-Marie Alcántara
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/dave-ramsey-tells-millions-what-to-do-with-their-money-people-under-40-say-hes-wrong-56733630

FORBES
— Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/02/21/elon-musk-fans-conspiracy-that-biden-wants-to-legalize-undocumented-migrants-for-their-vote/

BARRON’S
— Does the 4% Withdrawal Rule for Retirees Still Make Sense? – Elizabeth O’Brien
https://www.barrons.com/articles/retirement-savings-withdrawal-calculation-interest-rates-baec2da9?refsec=financial-planning&mod=topics_financial-planning

DAILY SENTINEL
— Mesa County Commissioners couldn’t have been clearer: The county is most definitely not a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. – CHARLES ASHBY (COMMENT: What messages are the leaders of the following sending to illegals: a) your county, b) your township, c) your municipality, and d) your school district?)
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/commissioners-ok-non-sanctuary-resolution/article_b414bf38-d01f-11ee-8b4b-a711d9d75630.html

KTRH
— Biden Orders That Illegals be Counted in The Census. – Ethan Buchanan (COMMENT: That diminishes Texas Republican power and increases Illinois Democrat power.)
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-02-20-biden-orders-that-illegals-be-counted-in-the-census/

WFDD
— Texas has spent over $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country – Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
https://www.wfdd.org/story/texas-has-spent-over-148-million-busing-migrants-other-parts-country

KERA
— From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the less welcome that you are in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization: individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Actually, the more of the aforesaid planks that you support, the more that RINO leaders of the aforesaid try to get rid of you.)
https://www.keranews.org/news/2024-02-21/theyre-conservatives-and-even-lifelong-republicans-is-there-a-place-for-them-in-the-texas-gop

U.S. CONGRESS & U.S. SENATE
— H.R. 3115 & S. 1496: Public Service Reform Act (COMMENT: Were it not for Civil Service protections, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me or have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3115/text?s=1&r=77
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1496/text?s=1&r=54
(THE BILL: AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES)
— H.R. 159 and S 59: Chance to Compete Act (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who are minority and/or female, Democrats ever-increasingly lower hiring, retention, and promotion requirements.)
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-118hr159ih
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/59
(THE BILL: To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes.)

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
— Examining the role of White Guilt and White Shame – Galgay, Corinne (COMMENT: Democrats are ever-increasingly succeeding in convincing Americans like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time that we have unfairly benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do the following because I benefitted tremendously from the aforesaid discrimination: a) get accepted by UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992, b) graduate from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997, c) get hired by the Post Office in 1966, d) get hired by Firestone Stores in 1970, e) get hired by IRS in 1971 and promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, f) get hired by GAO and promoted in 1986, g) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, h) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, i) earn professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, j) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc., k) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, l) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, m) get married and buy a home in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, n) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, o) etc.)
https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D80S168D

POWER NATION
— Which States Drive The Most American-Made Vehicles?
(COMMENT: Illinois is ranked 24th.)
https://www.powernationtv.com/post/states-with-most-american-made

KELLY BLUE BOOK
— Presidential Candidate Preference Related to Car-Owner Brands, Segments (COMMENT: What cars are owned by the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct?)
https://mediaroom.kbb.com/press-releases?item=105633

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Missouri Governor deploys highway patrol officers near Texas border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGu_o_TyxcU

February 18, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party Platform are conservative. The following are questions to ask the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

What have you done and what will you do if elected on November 5, 2024 to:
— Promote individual responsibility and oppose promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promote traditional marriage and family and oppose promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promote right to life and oppose promotion of abortion,
— Promote enforcement of immigration laws and oppose promotion of mass/illegal immigration,
— Promote enforcement of vice laws and oppose promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
— Promote enforcement of gun laws and oppose diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and
— Promote equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and oppose promotion of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform are conservative. The Republican Party Platform is at: https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf and the IRP platform is at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf . Those who reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks want to water down if not strike the aforesaid planks. I have asked to be appointed to serve on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I served on that committee at the 2008 IRP State Convention. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is running to serve as your Republican Precinct Committeeman? I am running to serve as the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. Who is running to serve as officers of your Republican township and county party organizations? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— For President, who do you predict will get more votes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in your congressional district – Trump or Haley? In the 3rd Congressional District, a) Trump delegates include Gordon Kinzler, b) Haley delegates include Elizabeth Roskam, and c) the only Haley alternate delegate is Peter Roskam. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to encourage registered Republicans in your precinct to vote in the March 19, 2024 primary? In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I have hand-delivered a copy of the sample Republican ballot to each of the precinct’s 224 homes and 4 apartments that have at least one registered Republican voter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— Chicago pastor calls for White House response to American violence following Kansas City parade shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-pastor-calls-for-white-house-response-to-american-violence-following-kansas-city-parade-shooting/

NBC5
— Robbers targeting patrons at suburban banks. Wheeling police are urging residents to be aware of their surroundings, especially when visiting and leaving banks or ATMs.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/robbers-targeting-patrons-at-suburban-banks-police-say/3359278/
— Chicago’s mayor issues statement after medical examiner reveals migrant boy’s cause of death. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office report said the 5-year-old died of sepsis from Strep A, COVID-19 and other viruses.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-mayor-issues-statement-after-medical-examiner-reveals-migrant-boys-cause-of-death/3359239/

WGN9
— Chicago police offer warning to Northwest Side businesses amid rash of robberies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-N2lTVPgWE

FOX32
— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García speaks out on migrant boy’s death in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Rx9hIJrdo
— Street vendors demand more police patrols after being targeted by robbers on Northwest Side – Nate Rodger
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwest-side-armed-robbery-spree-chicago-police-looking-for-2-5-suspects

WBBM
— Controversial plans for another homeless shelter in Uptown rejected
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/plans-for-another-homeless-shelter-in-uptown-rejected

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oak Park trustees approve community partners for new migrant shelter – JESSE WRIGHT (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/oak-park-trustees-approve-community-partners-for-new-migrant-shelter/
— 5-year-old migrant who fell sick in shelter died of sepsis – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/five-year-old-migrant-who-fell-sick-in-shelter-died-of-sepsis-medical-examiner-says/
— Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. How much will he have to pay? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/trumps-legal-debts-top-a-half-billion-dollars-will-he-have-to-pay/
— Today in History: Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – Ap
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/18/today-in-history-donald-trump-commutes-sentence-of-former-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bothered by pro-Palestinian activists? Most Americans didn’t like civil rights, Vietnam War protests either. Americans tend to quickly praise demonstrators engaging in “good trouble” overseas but bristle at dissent in their own backyard. – Rummana Hussain (COMMENT: Conservatives protest against Democrat and RINO promotion of the Democrat Party platform, that is, conservatives protest against the promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/16/protests-palestinian-activists-civil-rights-vietnam-war-social-justice-rummana-hussain

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Uihleins spent more than $1 million on DeSantis’ presidential campaign in fall — will they now back Trump? – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/news/uihleins-spent-more-than-1-million-on-desantis-presidential-campaign-in-fall-will-they-now-back/
— What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job – ADRIANA MORGA (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO purposely misled me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and could take regular retirement. But in September of 1997, they suddenly succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/business/what-to-do-if-youre-concerned-you-might-be-laid-off-or-if-youve-lost-your-job/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois, Cook County seeking more than $250M for migrant crisis – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/02/18/pritzker-asks-for-182-million-to-take-on-migrant-crisis/72605532007/

TRISTATES PUBLIC RADIO
— In wake of mass shootings, some parents hesitate bringing their kids to big events – Diba Mohtasham
https://www.tspr.org/npr-news/2024-02-17/in-wake-of-mass-shootings-some-parents-hesitate-bringing-their-kids-to-big-events

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois considers making assisted suicide legal for the terminally ill – Drea Barone
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/illinois-considers-making-assisted-suicide-legal-for-the-terminally-ill/

CWB CHICAGO
— Gun, drugs, cash recovered during sting operation at West Loop homeless camp
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/two-arrested-gun-drugs-cash-recovered-west-loop-homeless-camp.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

Call for articles!


FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden’s border blackmail – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2860246/bidens-border-blackmail/
— Michigan GOP’s ‘descent into chaos’ at the center of DNC’s strategy to hold pivotal swing state – Naomi Lim (COMMENT: When Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and/or RINOs dominate Republican organizations, those organizations do little or nothing to defend or advance the Republican Party platform. One could argue that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization do little or nothing to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860101/michigan-gops-chaos-center-dnc-strategy-pivotal-swing-state/
— As Texas resistance grows, illegal entries increase in Arizona, California, New Mexico – Bethany Blankley
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860143/as-texas-resistance-grows-illegal-entries-increase-in-arizona-california-new-mexico/

NEW YORK POST
— How America’s medical system has become totally woke – Kevin Bass
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/opinion/americas-medical-system-has-become-totally-woke/
— Democrat elites shouldn’t be laughing at Trump’s civil trial outcome — they just made him a political martyr – Post Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/opinion/dem-elites-shouldnt-be-laughing-at-trumps-civil-trial-outcome-they-just-made-him-a-political-martyr/
— St. Patrick’s Cathedral says it was tricked into hosting ‘sacrilegious’ transgender activist’s wild funeral – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/st-patricks-cathedral-said-it-was-tricked-into-hosting-transgender-activists-funeral/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Feminization of America – Rick McDowell
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_feminization_of_america.html
— Under the Democrats’ Rule, America Has Become A Failed State – Vince Coyner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/under_the_democrats_rule_america_has_become_a_failed_state.html
— The New York judge’s non-legal, hyper-partisan ruling will only make Trump stronger – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_new_york_judges_nonlegal_hyperpartisan_ruling_will_only_make_trump_stronger.html
— The DEI Road Leads to Gaza – John Green
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_die_road_leads_to_gaza.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Residents air laundry list of complaints against Illinois (Dolton) mayor who reportedly ‘dressed like Nino Brown’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/17/insider-residents-air-laundry-list-of-complaints-against-illinois-mayor-who-reportedly-dressed-like-nino-brown-1437946/

FOX NEWS
— Facing community pushback, NYC mayor reverses plan to house migrants in luxury building. The building was first advertised as luxury housing with a swimming pool and was expected to be converted into a temporary shelter for illegal migrants. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/facing-community-pushback-nyc-mayor-reverses-plan-to-house-migrants-in-luxury-building
— Haley: Trump should not use RNC as ‘piggy bank’ for legal woes. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley warned that former President Trump is poised to use the RNC to pay his legal bills. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-trump-should-not-use-rnc-piggy-bank-legal-woes
— Archdiocese of New York condemns ‘scandalous,’ ‘sacrilegious’ behavior following trans activist funeral. Following the outcry, the church said it would begin a ‘Mass of Reparation’ – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-archdiocese-condemns-scandalous-sacrilegious-behavior-following-trans-activist-funeral

HOT AIR
— The US’s northern border saw a record number of illegal crossings last year, as migrants found it easier to enter through Canada, new US Customs and Border.
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/17/us-sees-highest-influx-of-illegals-ever-from-canada-cuz-easier-n3783128

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago Mayor Extends Contract on Anti-Crime Program That He Campaigned Against As Racist
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/02/17/chicago-mayor-extends-contract-on-anti-crime-program-that-he-campaigned-against-as-racist/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Eight non-government organizations are funneling illegal immigrants into America, using taxpayer dollars – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/eight-non-govt-organizations-are-funneling-illegal-immigrants-into-america-the-house-gop-is-fighting-to-defund-them
— Burn an American flag? No problem. Do a burnout on a ‘pride mural’ painted on the road? Get the book thrown at you. – Noah Webster
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/burn-an-american-flag-no-problem-do-a-burnout-on-a-pride-mural-painted-on-a-roadway-you-get-the-book-thrown-at-you

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYC Mayor Assures Harlem Residents That Empty Luxury Apartment Building Won’t House Illegal Migrants. “The development has sat empty for the past decade, until this week when neighbors noticed boxes of bunk beds being loaded in.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/nyc-mayor-assures-harlem-residents-that-empty-luxury-apartment-building-wont-house-illegal-migrants/
— School District in Minnesota Allows Parents to Opt-Out of LGBT Curriculum After Muslim Families Object. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/school-district-in-minnesota-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lgbt-curriculum-after-muslim-families-object/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS: Catholic Church Declining…Because It’s Not LGBTQ-Affirming and Surrogacy-Supporting – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2024/02/17/cbs-catholic-church-decliningbecause-its-not-lgbtq-affirming-and

NEWSMAX
— Mayorkas Cannot Hide Behind Biden – Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss. (COMMENT: GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Charles Bowsher served as an operative/dupe for the congressmen who destroyed GAO 1981-1996. Bowsher cannot hide behind those congressmen. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alexandro-mayorkas-dhs-secretary/2024/02/17/id/1153982/
— San Francisco Names Noncitizen to Elections Board – Nick Koutsobinas (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will noncitizens run your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/san-francisco-chinese-election-board/2024/02/17/id/1154009

PJ MEDIA
— Give Me Your Ungrateful, Your Criminal, Your Anti-Western Masses Yearning To Loiter Free – CHRISTOPHER SKEET (COMMENT: I am proud to say that all my ancestors immigrated legally during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago for 10 years and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://pjmedia.com/christopherskeet/2024/02/17/give-me-your-ungrateful-your-criminal-your-anti-western-masses-yearning-to-loiter-free-n4926522
— Illinois and Cook County to Pump $250 Million Into Chicago’s Migrant Crisis – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/02/17/illinois-and-cook-county-to-pump-250-million-into-chicagos-migrant-crisis-n4926528

TOWNHALL
— Famous NYC Catholic Church Holds Funeral for Atheist Transgender Activist – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/17/famous-nyc-catholic-church-holds-funeral-for-atheist-transgender-activist-n2635382

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Lara Trump steps into political spotlight with RNC role – JULIA MANCHESTER (COMMENT: Leading a political organization is a thankless job. Your critics/opponents blame you for the defeats that your party’s candidates suffer. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I served as an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007. I served as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Organization 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4473118-lara-trump-steps-into-political-spotlight-with-rnc-role/

NEW YORK TIMES
— CPAC Straw Poll, Slighting Haley, Will Ask About Trump’s Ideal Running Mate. The poll question at the prominent gathering of conservatives points to his front-runner status — and just how much he controls the political right. – Michael C. Bender (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs, but not recently. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have held my attending CPACs against me the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/us/politics/trump-running-mate-cpac.html
— What a Reported Trump Plan on Restricting Abortion Would Mean. The idea, a federal ban after 16 weeks, is not very popular — nor would it stop very many abortions. – Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. I should write a book about past and present RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have promoted abortion the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I oppose the promotion of abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/upshot/trump-16-week-abortion-ban.html
— N.Y. Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Transgender Activist at Cathedral. In a statement, the pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan said the church was not aware of Ms. Gentili’s background, or her avowed atheism, when it agreed to host the Thursday service. – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/nyregion/cecilia-gentili-st-patricks-cathedral.html
— Haley Says She Is Going the Distance Against Trump. Here’s Her Plan. The former South Carolina governor is expected to lose big in her home state. Beyond that, it’s an even steeper climb. – Jazmine Ulloa
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/us/politics/haley-trump-gop.html
— How Trump Turns His Courtroom Losses Into Wins – Andrea Bernstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/trump-civil-trial-losses.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Seeing Haley’s attacks on Trump, some claim her as a member of the resistance. But the former S.C. governor rejects the label, saying her campaign ‘is not an anti-Trump movement’ – Ashley Parker and Dylan Wells
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/18/haley-trump-resistance-gop-primary/

CNN
— Nikki Haley slams Trump after death of Alexey Navalny
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/02/18/exp-nikki-haley-navalny-trump-sot-021804aseg1-cnni-u-s-politics.cnn

NEWSWEEK
— Texas Could Regret Joining United States, Republican Suggests – James Bickerton (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO army.)
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-could-regret-joining-united-states-republican-1870931

MSN
— 63% of Democrats would choose another candidate over Biden – Stephanie Raymond
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/63-of-democrats-would-choose-another-candidate-over-biden/ar-AA1jlkY4
— Joe Biden ‘breaking records’ for vacation days and ‘illegal immigration’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/joe-biden-breaking-records-for-vacation-days-and-illegal-immigration/ar-BB1irHe0

NBC BOSTON
— Group calls for Boston to pay $15B in cash as slavery reparations
https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/group-calls-for-boston-to-pay-15b-in-cash-as-slavery-reparations/3283151/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOHre4wYhE

USA TODAY
— What happens if Biden, Trump drop 2024 presidential bids? Here’s how it could play out – Rachel Looker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/15/what-happens-trump-biden-drop-out-2024/72352522007/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Black Americans need more success stories, not victimhood (COMMENT: Democrats can stress their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and giving my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article285583607.html

BOSTON HERALD
— What you should know about disability rights (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their Democrat employees who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, who had ancestors who had not been America for a long time, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. They did everything that they could to turn them against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/18/what-you-should-know-about-disability-rights/

FORBES
— Glenn Grothman Sounds The Alarm On The Consequences Of Biden’s ‘Massive Catch & Release Campaign’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpNSf2uYadU
— ‘Ushered In A New Era Of Mass Illegal Immigration’: Beth Van Duyne Hammers Biden Over The Border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tstqjdyagyQ

BARRON’S
— What If Biden Or Trump Leaves The Race? – Camille CAMDESSUS and Aurelia END
https://www.barrons.com/news/us-election-what-if-biden-or-trump-leaves-the-race-2e3e336a

FAST COMPANY
— My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers were furious when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when GAO promoted me in 1986. According to them, those promotions should have been given to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91022464/4-things-to-do-when-you-get-a-promotion-and-avoid-sabotaging-your-success

February 17, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Migrant boy died from sepsis after becoming sick with multiple infections, COVID at Pilsen shelter
https://abc7chicago.com/jean-carlos-martinez-pilsen-chicago-sepsis-migrants/14434762/
— Judge fines Trump nearly $355M, says frauds ‘shock the conscience’ Trump himself will likely owe $453.5 million, between his $354.86 million fine and $98.6 million in interest. – Peter Charalambous and Aaron Katersky
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-case-trial-president/14432478/
— Early voting for the March 19, 2024 Illinois primary election in downtown Chicago has been put on pause until further notice.
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-primary-election-2024-early-voting-chicago-paused/14434615/

NBC5
— Early voting for March primary delayed in Chicago due to court order
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/early-voting-for-march-primary-delayed-in-chicago-due-to-court-order/3358980/

CBS2
— Boy staying in migrant shelter died of sepsis from strep bacteria, other infections – Anne Uhle
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/boy-migrant-shelter-died-sepsis-infections/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoccQzGQbo8
— Chicago vehicle thefts dropping; thieves targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles less often – Carol Thompson, Tara Molina
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-vehicle-thefts-dropping-thieves-kia-hyundai/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/auto-thefts-dropping-but-remain-a-major-problem-in-chicago/
— Residents concerned about planned homeless shelter in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/residents-concerned-about-planned-homeless-shelter-in-chicagos-uptown-neighborhood/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY1MmlM0hOs

FOX32
— The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness, that is, it promotes LGBTQ, that is, it promotes the destruction of traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes poverty and crime, that is, it promotes dependency on government and charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/volunteers-raise-awareness-chicago-homeless-spending-night-outdoors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP46hZaxAd8

WTTW
— Autopsy Reveals Sepsis, Other Viruses Caused Death of 5-Year-Old Migrant Boy Who Fell Ill at Pilsen Shelter – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/16/autopsy-reveals-sepsis-other-viruses-caused-death-5-year-old-migrant-boy-who-fell-ill

WBEZ
— Unions target far-right Illinois state representatives. Unions representing teachers, laborers and police officers are spending big bucks to try primarying southern Illinois Republicans. – Alex Degman (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you “far-right.”)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/unions-target-far-right-lawmakers/269657c1-9e45-4a26-9f70-b0f942194ab2

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inside a migrant shelter in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/video-inside-a-migrant-shelter-in-chicago/
— Jaiswal’s resignation from Naperville human rights commission not tied to controversial post, he and mayor say – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/naperville-commissioner-resign-bad-attendance-jaiswal/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 5-year-old migrant boy’s autopsy raises questions whether death was preventable: ‘He could have gotten life-saving care sooner’ Jean Carlos ‘Jeremías’ Martinez Rivero died Dec. 17 after experiencing sepsis caused by strep, as well as other factors including COVID-19, according to a new report. – Michael Loria and David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/16/5-year-old-migrant-child-at-chicago-shelter-died-from-strep-autopsy-finds

DAILY HERALD
— Office morale, performance key issues for Democratic Cook Co. state’s attorney candidates – Barbara Vitello (COMMENT: To improve the morale of their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, my Democrat GAO superiors wasted the careers of and got rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240216/crime/office-morale-performance-key-issues-for-democratic-cook-co-states-attorney-candidates/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly run America but nevertheless ever-increasingly blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/16/almost-5000-people-have-died-in-u-s-gun-violence-so-far-in-2024/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DeKalb group wants city to apply for state grant to support migrants in the area – Maria Gardner Lara (COMMENT: To “support migrants in the area” is to promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-02-16/dekalb-group-wants-city-to-apply-for-state-grant-to-support-migrants-in-the-area

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-a-chaotic-us-house-is-losing-three-republican-committee-chairs-to-retirement-in-the-span-of-a-week/
— Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-texas-will-build-camp-for-national-guard-members-in-border-city-of-eagle-pass/
— Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trumps-legal-debts-top-a-half-billion-dollars-will-he-have-to-pay/
— Democrat-led states use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-texas-ban-on-university-diversity-efforts-provides-a-glimpse-of-the-future-across-gop-led-states/

FOX ILLINOIS
— The fate of the IRS could rest on the outcome of the 2024 election – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS and GAO. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. IRS disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12 even though I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. GAO audits IRS. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. GAO forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forced me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old even though I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, became a licensed CPA in 1981, earned professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/the-fate-of-the-irs-could-rest-on-the-outcome-of-the-2024-election-internal-revenue-service-tax-season-audits-budget-deficit-republicans-democrats-inflation-reduction-act

NPR ILLINOIS
— How ageism against Biden and Trump puts older folks at risk – Leah Donnella (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-16/how-ageism-against-biden-and-trump-puts-older-folks-at-risk
— How NYC is coping with 175,000 migrants from the Southern border – Dave Davies
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-15/how-nyc-is-coping-with-175-000-migrants-from-the-southern-border
— Unions target far-right Illinois state representatives – Alex Degman (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you “far-right.”)
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-02-16/unions-target-far-right-illinois-state-representatives

WIFR
— Winnebago Co. Board discusses resolution for potential migrant crisis – Sydni Stoffregen
https://www.wifr.com/2024/02/16/winnebago-co-board-discusses-resolution-potential-migrant-crisis/

WGLT
— How ageism against Biden and Trump puts older folks at risk – Leah Donnella (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-02-16/how-ageism-against-biden-and-trump-puts-older-folks-at-risk

WSIL TV
— Abortion rights opponents and supporters seize on report that Trump privately pushes 16-week ban – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/missouri/abortion-rights-opponents-and-supporters-seize-on-report-that-trump-privately-pushes-16-week-ban/article_f8f85503-01c9-5bd7-8f9a-f53c07983315.html

CWB CHICAGO
— Public defender’s leadership called photo of staffer posing with rifle and Israeli flag ‘akin to displaying a Nazi swastika,” federal lawsuit claims. – Tim Hecke
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/cook-county-public-defender-israel-flag-chicago.html

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— Bolingbrook Board Calls For Cease-Fire In Gaza: ‘We Are Listening’ Besides Chicago, Bolingbrook is the only other Illinois town​ to adopt a Gaza cease-fire resolution. – Emily Rosca
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/bolingbrook-board-calls-cease-fire-gaza-we-are-listening

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— With influx of state and federal funding, Illinois looks to add enough chargers to support 1 million EVs – COLE LONGCOR
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/with-influx-of-state-and-federal-funding-illinois-looks-to-add-enough-chargers-to-support-1-million-evs

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-37/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Full cost to Illinoisans of uncontrolled border coming into view – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/full-cost-to-illinoisans-of-uncontrolled-border-coming-into-view-wirepoints-quickpoint/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 5,872 extra police officer hours and $173K in janitorial services; Emails detail spending, chaos as flood of illegal aliens moved into O’Hare
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654805647-5-872-extra-police-officer-hours-and-173k-in-janitorial-services-emails-detail-spending-chaos-as-flood-of-illegal-aliens-moved-into-o-hare

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Sam McCann to remain in custody pending sentencing
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/654846989-sam-mccann-to-remain-in-custody-pending-sentencing

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Quack “Academics” Declare War on Racist 3-Year-Olds – Alex Newman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a racist because none of my classmates, teachers, or administrators at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 were Blacks. In my defense, many, and at times most of my coworkers and subordinates were Blacks while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Further, in my defense, I lived in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/quack-academics-declare-war-on-racist-3-year-olds/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Impeachment: A Worthy Enterprise or a Waste of Time? – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/impeachment-a-worthy-enterprise-or-a-waste-of-time.html
— IL State Rep. Sponsored Non-Citizens Family Planning Bill, Now Wants to Label Parents “Child Abusers” for Denying Gender Transition, Abortion Services to Minor Children
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/il-state-rep-sponsored-non-citizens-family-planning-bill-now-wants-to-label-parents-child-abusers-for-denying-gender-transition-abortion-services-to-minor-children.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gun control likely doomed after Senate kills compromise – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/1747709/gun-control-likely-doomed-after-senate-kills-compromise/
— False compassion hurts both immigrants and citizens – Alyssa Blakemore (COMMENT: Democrats “show compassion” toward illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs “show compassion” toward illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2860985/false-compassion-hurts-both-immigrants-and-citizens/
— Why Trump is wrong about Bud Light – Marc Short
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/2861151/why-trump-wrong-about-bud-light/
— Texas universities implement DEI under the table after statewide ban – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2861701/texas-universities-implement-dei-after-statewide-ban/

NEW YORK POST
— Putin has made clear Russia is our civilizational enemy – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/opinion/putin-has-made-clear-russia-is-our-civilizational-enemy/
— NYT finally admits it: Schools are teaching our kids divisive critical race theory – Andrew Gutmann
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/opinion/the-nyt-finally-admits-it-schools-are-teaching-our-kids-divisive-critical-race-theory/
— Dolton ‘Super mayor’ Tiffany Henyard’s ‘unbearable’ spending out of control: $1M on cop overtime, thousands for unapproved ice rink and constant parties, travel – Steven Vago and Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2024/02/15/us-news/illinois-super-mayor-tiffany-henyards-spending-out-of-control-sources/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Mayorkas Is in Fact Breaking the Law. The coming Mayorkas impeachment trial is a long-overdue rebuke of the Biden administration’s criminal abuse of federal immigration law, and a reassertion of Congress’s supremacy. – Phillip Linderman
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/yes-mayorkas-is-in-fact-breaking-the-law/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Illegal immigration: It affects U.S. census, too – Steve Jordahl
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/02/16/reminder-about-illegal-immigration-it-affects-u-s-census-too/

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Non-citizens may soon be cops, firefighters – TIMOTHY FRUDD
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/02/non-citizens-may-soon-be-cops-firefighters/

AMERICAN THINKER
— 86% of voters say only American citizens should be allowed to vote – Olivia Murray (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrats?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/new_poll_86_of_voters_say_only_american_citizens_should_be_allowed_to_vote.html
— Blame Justice Gorsuch for the MS Society kicking out a 90-year-old volunteer. – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/blame_justice_gorsuch_for_the_ms_society_kicking_out_a_90yearold_volunteer.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP senator dumps on Tucker as a ‘useful idiot’ over Moscow grocery shopping video – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/16/gop-senator-dumps-on-tucker-as-a-useful-idiot-over-moscow-grocery-shopping-video-1437578/
— High schoolers taught their love for reading and writing is a sign of ‘white supremacy’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/16/high-schoolers-taught-their-love-for-reading-and-writing-is-a-sign-of-white-supremacy-1437563/

BREITBART
— Judge Arthur Engoron Fines Trump $354M, Bars Him from Running Businesses in NY for 3 Years – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/judge-arthur-engoron-fines-trump-354m-bars-him-from-running-businesses-in-ny-for-3-years/
— Illinois Bill Would Deem Parents ‘Child Abusers’ for Opposing Transgender ‘Care’ and Abortion for Their Children – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2024/02/16/illinois-would-deem-parents-child-abusers-opposing-transgender-care-abortion-their-children/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) run America and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/16/denver-mayor-to-residents-upset-with-cuts-due-to-migrant-influx-we-have-value-of-being-welcoming/
— San Francisco to Apologize to Black Residents for Discrimination – JOEL B. POLLAK (COMMENT: What did your parents and the rest of your ancestors do? What did they do that you should apologize for? My parents and the rest of my ancestors did absolutely nothing that I should apologize for. They were never in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/san-francisco-to-apologize-to-black-residents-for-discrimination/

DAILY CALLER
— Judge Rules Trump Must Pay Over $350 Million In Civil Fraud Case – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/16/judge-rules-trump-must-pay-over-300-million-in-civil-fraud-case/


— LGBTQ Charter Schools Indoctrinate Kids At Taxpayer Expense — And Not Just In Blue States – CASEY RYAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/16/ryan-queer-affirming-charter-schools-investigation/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Asylum Zombies – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/15/bidens-border-chaos-lets-foreign-criminals-live-here-indefinitely-borderline/
— It’s Time to End the FBI-ADL Partnership – Mike Howell
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/16/time-end-fbi-adl-partnership/
— In Chicago, Violent Criminals Go Free While This Man (Steve Fanady) Languishes in Jail – Roman Jankowski
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/16/in-chicago-violent-criminals-go-free-while-this-man-languishes-in-jail/

EPOCH TIMES
— Judge Orders Trump, Executives to Pay More Than $360 Million. The judge also barred Trump from running businesses in New York for 3 years. Trump attorney Alina Habba said they will appeal the ruling. – Catherine Yang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-orders-trump-organization-executives-to-pay-more-than-350-million-5575864

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Open-Borders Policies Allow Record Numbers of Chinese Nationals into the United States – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/02/16/open-borders-policies-allow-record-numbers-chinese-nationals-united-states

FOX NEWS
— Sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals, and it will only get worse – Tom Homan
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6347031272112
— Illegals congregate outside NYC shelters as cops warn of ‘migrant crime wave’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346948755112

GOPUSA
— Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About Moscow
https://www.gopusa.com/tucker-carlson-is-wrong-about-moscow/

HOT AIR
— The Maoist Cruelty Behind the Trans Crusade – BRENDAN O’NEILL
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/16/the-maoist-cruelty-behind-the-trans-crusade-n3783079

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illinois, Cook County Spending $250 Million on Illegal Immigrants But Face Backlash for Forgetting Poor, Homeless. One activist: “But if you’re going to give out a handout, give it to the people that are already here that are struggling. That should make sense to anybody.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/illinois-cook-county-spending-250-million-on-illegal-immigrants-but-face-backlash-for-forgetting-poor-homeless/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Should Conservatives Care about CPAC? – HENRY OLSEN (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs, but not recently. I should write a book about those who held my attending CPACs against me the most.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/should-conservatives-care-about-cpac/
— San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Apologize to Black Residents for Past Discrimination – JAMES LYNCH (COMMENT: What did your parents and the rest of your ancestors do? What did they do that you should apologize for? My parents and the rest of my ancestors did absolutely nothing that I should apologize for. They were never in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/san-francisco-board-of-supervisors-to-apologize-to-black-residents-for-past-discrimination/

NEWSMAX
— Media an Arm of Democratic Party, Especially on Immigration – Steve Levy
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/cnn-msnbc/2024/02/16/id/1153932/

PJ MEDIA
— Blasphemy: University Mixed Purple Glitter With Ashes on Ash Wednesday for LGBTQ Inclusion – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/02/16/blasphemy-university-mixed-purple-glitter-with-ashes-on-ash-wednesday-for-lgbtq-inclusion-n4926516
— Indiana Launches Portal for Parents to Report ‘Socialist Indoctrination’ – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/02/16/indiana-launches-portal-for-parents-to-report-socialist-indoctrination-n4926500

TOWNHALL
— What’s the ‘Dispute’ That Caused the Kansas City Parade Shooting – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/16/so-thats-what-caused-the-kansas-city-super-bowl-shooting-n2635301
— Majority of the Public, Including Democrats, Blame Biden for the Country’s Devastating Border Crisis – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/16/public-including-democrats-blame-biden-for-the-countrys-devastating-border-crisis-n2635339
— Anger Erupts After Politically Corrupt Judge Orders Trump to Pay $370 million In a Case With No Victims – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/16/reactions-to-trump-fraud-case-decision-n2635371

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders want anyone and everyone to come to America and to stay in America “legally” by simply claiming asylum.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4472999-we-must-protect-the-right-to-seek-asylum/
— The less that you promote LGBTQ, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4473020-house-democrats-question-johnsons-invitation-of-far-right-preacher-known-for-anti-lgbtq-views/

NBC NEWS
— I should write a book about pass and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have done the most to replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans, that is, those who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/republicans-critical-dei-recruit-female-minority-candidates-rcna138407

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/sex-gender-lgbtq-census-american-community-survey-6409ef10f401b5e5526784f67ed5cfca
https://apnews.com/article/sex-gender-census-lgbtq-survey-3ba295e792c1723cae8514d67afea88a
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-university-diversity-ban-dei-46e4b6193abe27b6abbdffcd1945cf38

CNN
— What do your critics/opponents stress about you to turn people against you? My critics/opponents stress that I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older (75), married since 1978, child-less, pet-less, non-drinker, not interested in sports, American nameplate car fan, draft-avoider, gun-owner, non-poor, lawsuit-filer, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years including almost 9 years as an IRS employee, federal retiree for more than 26 years, blamed for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered, etc.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/trump-former-aides-turn-against-him/index.html

YAHOO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/michigan-republican-lawmaker-doubles-down-000633483.html
https://news.yahoo.com/coalition-black-organizations-fighting-dei-155515996.html
https://news.yahoo.com/utah-gov-spencer-cox-defends-024640011.html
— After N.Y. loss, Republicans play the blame game – Samuel Benson (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-y-loss-republicans-play-040000384.html

MSN
— Biden Frees 825K Foreign Nationals, Surpassing San Fran Population – Claire O’Hare
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/biden-frees-825k-foreign-nationals-surpassing-san-fran-population/ar-BB1ipzfh
— Chicago Mayor Touts Millions for Feeding Illegal Aliens – Andrew Rodriguez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-touts-millions-for-feeding-illegal-aliens/ar-BB1ip8o7
— Migrant Flows Redirected to Arizona and California as Greg Abbott Tightens Border Security – Malik Graystone
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrant-flows-redirected-to-arizona-and-california-as-greg-abbott-tightens-border-security/ss-BB1iobG9
— Beyond overwhelmingly, citizens of foreign countries come to America illegally and stay in America illegally because Democrat and RINO leaders give them preference over citizens of America; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/they-re-to-the-us-to-work-tomi-lahren-blasts-notion-illegal-immigrants-are-asylum-seekers/ar-BB1in0qF
— Alexei Navalny death latest: Biden blames ‘Putin and his thugs’ as opposition leader’s family confirms death
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/alexei-navalny-death-latest-biden-blames-putin-and-his-thugs-as-opposition-leader-s-family-confirms-death/ar-BB1inajU

NEWSWEEK
— Biden Faces Growing Democrat Fury Over Border Crisis – James Bickerton
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-faces-growing-democrat-fury-over-border-crisis-1870565
— Greg Abbott to Get $3.7 Billion for Border Under New Republican Proposal – Alexander Fabino
https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-3-billion-border-security-republican-proposal-operation-lone-star-reimbursement-1870716

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Privately Expresses Support for a 16-Week Abortion Ban. In supporting a 16-week ban with exceptions, Donald Trump appears to be trying to satisfy social conservatives who want to further restrict abortion access and voters who want more modest limits. – Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/politics/trump-abortion-ban.html
— Haley’s Attacks on Trump Over Veterans Aren’t Working, and Could Help Biden – Anjali Huynh, Michael Gold and Jazmine Ulloa (COMMENT: Because I have always been a Republican and because Republicans have always been pro-veteran, my Democrat superiors in the federal government stressed to my many superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that I avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/us/politics/haley-trump-troops-veterans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Any rightward shift on immigration by Biden is false.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/17/immigration-biden-trump-election/d4f2fc04-cd51-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— San Francisco set to apologize to Black residents for ‘systemic racism’ – NOAH GOLDBERG (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly since the Civil War, to get more and more and more votes from Blacks, Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-16/san-francisco-set-to-apologize-to-black-residents-for-systemic-racism

TEXAN
— Biden Administration Plans to Release Thousands From Immigration Detention Facilities After Failed Border Bill. One Texas lawmaker said the plan to mass release thousands of detainees into the country is “punishment” for not passing recent immigration reform legislation. – MATT STRINGER
https://thetexan.news/issues/immigration-border-issues/biden-administration-plans-to-release-thousands-from-immigration-detention-facilities-after-failed-border-bill/article_d2c288d0-cce5-11ee-b650-a78db8c0849f.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: 62% of Americans Lack a College Degree. Can They Solve the Labor Shortage? IBM, Delta and others have dropped college degree requirements but old hiring habits are hard to break. – Lauren Weber (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), they ever-increasingly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements and used Affirmative Action and DEI to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats. Consequently, all my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrat DEI hires a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. Consequently, that ever-increasingly rendered WORTHLESS my job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-1970), three master’s degrees (Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997), six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and professional license (1981). It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/employers-open-more-doors-to-workers-without-degrees-but-few-are-getting-in-732f1098
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facing a long-term labor shortage, employers are looking to expand the pool of potential workers. One group—people without a college degree—holds particular promise. They make up nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population over 25, and traditionally have been ineligible for many managerial and technical positions. A push by some companies to eliminate degree requirements has opened the door to more candidates. Yet the share of jobs that went to those candidates barely budged after the requirement was lifted, according to a new analysis. There are several explanations for the plodding progress, from automated screening tools that favor college graduates to the difficulty of changing hiring managers’ long-held beliefs about the value of a bachelor’s degree. Many employers say they know time and demographics aren’t on their side. Baby boomers are aging out of the workforce, U.S. birthrates are low, and shifting immigration policies make it difficult to count on reinforcements from abroad. Meanwhile, college enrollment is on the decline. Only 38% of Americans over age 25 have at least a bachelor’s degree. . .Over the past few years, major employers such as medical device maker Medtronic, IBM, Delta, Google, Walmart and General Motors have eliminated degree requirements from hundreds of their job postings. They are among the early members of a movement known as skills-based hiring, where employers evaluate job candidates on their skills rather than their education. “If you’re putting unnecessary requirements on jobs, you’re automatically removing 62% of the population that could apply,” said Kelli Jordan, vice president of growth and development at IBM, one of the first employers to adopt skills-based hiring.)

FORBES
— Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat and RINO leaders, no one is in America illegally. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, all you have to do to be in America legally is to claim asylum, refugee, or parole status. Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders have abolished America’s borders. Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders have destroyed America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-6ngNxFBs

MONEYWISE
— 65% of parents are still supporting their millennial children – Sebrina Wex (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents are/were filthy rich. How much money do/did your parents have/had? My critics/opponents have always falsely painted my parents as having been 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. But in fact, my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Because my parents lacked money, I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964 to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964. I washed dishes and delivered newspapers 1964-1966 to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966 and delivered mail 1966-1967 to pay my UIC expenses and buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967. I delivered mail in 1968 to pay for my UIC expenses and buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I delivered mail in 1969 to pay for my NIU expenses 1969-1970.)
https://moneywise.com/managing-money/retirement-planning/parents-are-still-supporting-their-adult-children-to-the-age-of-40-but-suze-orman-says-its-time-to-cut-em-off-for-good

MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT
— To keep employees, focus on career advancement – Kara Baskin (COMMENT: Potential federal employees who are the following should be advised that their careers will be wasted and that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 ($115,439) by age 25, GS-14 ($136,414) by age 30, GS-15 ($160,458) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($191,900) by age 40 and that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines: Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/to-keep-employees-focus-career-advancement

WEEK
— ‘CPAC is now only a shadow of its former self’ – HAROLD MAASS (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs, but not recently. I should write a book about those who held my attending CPACs against me the most.)
https://theweek.com/politics/cpac-maga-dominance-matt-schlapp

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The GOP wants to bring back pay-for-performance – NATHAN ABSE (COMMENT: The Democrats who run GAO have used pay-for-performance (PFP) since 1989. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes. They used the extreme subjectivity in their performance appraisal system. They gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They turned my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. The aforesaid took place while a) I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1989-1996, b) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and c) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/06/gop-wants-bring-back-pay-performance-leading-expert-says-itll-never-work/387740/

MERRIAM WEBSTER
— Guilty conscience (COMMENT: What do you say to those who have a guilty conscience because their parents are/were filthy rich? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have a guilty conscience because their parents are/were filthy rich. I would focus on those who falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%2Ftroubled%20conscience

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— West Virginia: 78% Support E-Verify Legislation (COMMENT: I have always supported E-Verify. If those who hired me could have hired illegals instead of me, they would have. I got hired to a) do yard work and deliver newspapers in 1962, b) wash dishes in 1964, c) clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, and deliver mail in 1966, d) work on an automobile assembly line in 1970, e) sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1970, f) pump gasoline and collect delinquent taxes in 1971, and g) audit federal agencies in 1980.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/west_virginia_78_support_e_verify_legislation

February 16, 2024

Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pritzker, Preckwinkle pledge combined $250M for Chicago migrants; mayor dodges questions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-immigration-pritzker-preckwinkle/14428975/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lm4iMD4-2s
— Chicago Mayor Johnson dodges questions on migrant funding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1OfsX7z4ls
— Public safety concerns around homelessness in Chicago as crisis grows. – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Tom Jones, Maggie Green and Adriana Aguilar
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-homeless-people-homelessness-in-america/14430064/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIAsR0mbjRw

NBC5
— Highland Park woman charged with trafficking immigrants from Mexico. Gladys Ibanez Olea, 34, allegedly told the immigrants that their families back home would be killed if they didn’t comply with her demands.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/highland-park-woman-charged-with-trafficking-immigrants-from-mexico/3357338/
— Johnson mum on city participation as Illinois, Cook County agree to migrant funding deal
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/johnson-mum-on-city-participation-as-illinois-cook-county-agree-to-migrant-funding-deal/3357852/
— Group protests DNC, demands aid for Chicago homeless
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/group-protests-dnc-demands-aid-for-chicago-homeless/3357694/

CBS2
— State of Illinois, Cook County pledge funds for migrant mission, no word from City of Chicago – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/state-of-illinois-cook-county-funds-migrant-mission/
— After relatives are killed and homes destroyed, Chicago-area Palestinians plead for a cease-fire in Gaza – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-palestinians-plead-cease-fire/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-families-plead-for-cease-fire-in-gaza/

FOX32
— Illinois, Cook County allocate $250M to aid migrants in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-cook-county-aid-migrants-chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FW3_VVc1YU
— Controversy erupts as Uptown residents challenge placement of homeless shelter in mixed-use building – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/uptown-homeless-shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQcdeRiwTs
— Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-chefs-community-leaders-unite-feed-less-fortunate
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1411999

WTTW
— State, County Leaders Agree to Spend Additional $250M to Care for Migrants — But $70M Gap Remains – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/15/state-county-leaders-agree-spend-additional-250m-care-migrants-70m-gap-remains

WBEZ
— JB Pritzker and Toni Preckwinkle will seek $250 million more to alleviate Chicago’s migrant crisis. The governor and Cook County Board president’s funding agreement is noticeably missing a key partner — the city of Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-cook-county-seeking-250m-more-for-migrant-crisis/7e003453-3541-43bc-8665-621ff1768e4d

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To trace the origins of busing migrants to Chicago, start with Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz. The Chicago Sun-Times spoke with some of the key decision-makers in Illinois and Texas about the early months of Texas’ continuing program to export migrants to Democratic cities like Chicago. Officials here were caught off guard when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began shipping busloads of new arrivals in 2022 and were furious when Colorado’s governor and the El Paso, Texas, mayor — Democrats — got in on the act. – Frank Main and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/02/15/busing-migrants-chicago-texas-origins-start-donald-trump-tucker-carlson-ted-cruz
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/15/immigration-republicans-win-border-deal-democrats-election

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Mayor Brandon Johnson cites differences on migrant response for failure to pitch in on latest state, Cook County funding plan – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/mayor-brandon-johnson-notably-absent-as-gov-j-b-pritzker-cook-county-president-toni-preckwinkle-pledge-250-million-in-migrant-aid/
— Highland Park woman arrested after forcing immigrants to hand over money earned and locking up their food – CLIFFORD WARD, CHLOE HILLES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/highland-park-woman-arrested-after-forcing-immigrants-to-hand-over-money-earned-and-threatening-their-families-police-say/
— First-time candidates compete in GOP primary for Illinois House District 49 seat – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/first-time-candidates-compete-in-gop-primary-for-illinois-house-district-49-seat/
— Local officials keep proving why distrust in government is high in the Midwest – David Greising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/column-distrust-in-government-midwest-greising/
— Wisconsin Assembly passes constitutional amendment to limit diversity efforts – SCOTT BAUER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted diversity and they continue to promote diversity, that is, they have always promoted and they continue to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/wisconsin-assembly-diversity-constitutional-amendment/
— Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2024 Illinois primary election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/tribune-editorial-board-endorsements-for-the-2024-illinois-primary-election/

DAILY HERALD
— In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240215/illinois/in-last-minute-reversal-former-sen-sam-mccann-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-charges/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker, Preckwinkle pony up $250M for migrant crisis. How about Johnson? – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-cook-county-commit-migrant-crisis-funds-separate-city

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & HERALD & REVIEW
— With tax credit scholarships expiring soon, Illinois schools, parents scramble to fund students’ tuition – ALYSA GUFFEY (COMMENT: How much money do/did your parents have/had? My critics/opponents have always falsely painted my parents as having been 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. But in fact, my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Because my parents lacked money, I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964 to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964. I washed dishes and delivered newspapers 1964-1966 to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966 and delivered mail 1966-1967 to pay my UIC expenses and buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967. I delivered mail in 1968 to pay for my UIC expenses and buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I delivered mail in 1969 to pay for my NIU expenses 1969-1970.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-illinois-schools-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/article_743a7904-cb8b-11ee-ace5-c7920d557486.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-illinois-schools-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/article_4b604104-3c73-5642-922f-9c65d73c19f6.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sam McCann pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion charges – Zach Roth
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/courts/2024/02/15/former-illinois-state-senator-sam-mccann-pleads-guilty-on-nine-federal-felony-counts/72619807007/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Who’s funding the Mike Bost and Darren Bailey campaigns to represent IL in Congress?
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/whos-funding-the-mike-bost-and-darren-bailey-campaigns-to-represent-il-in-congress/article_a55c147e-cc40-11ee-8404-db47ef4a0921.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins. – AP (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Virtually all of them despised/hated Republicans. My Democrat superiors and supervisors wasted my career and took many big adverse actions against me. It is called political affiliation discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-wants-to-fire-thousands-of-government-workers-liberals-are-preparing-to-fight-back-if-he-wins/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-14-gop-led-states-have-turned-down-federal-money-to-feed-low-income-kids-in-the-summer-heres-why/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Targeting diversity efforts. Complaint filed against SIU School of Medicine for scholarship honoring Tracey Meares. – Scott Reeder
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/targeting-diversity-efforts-18087977
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A scholarship for medical students on Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Springfield campus is the target of an Ivy League law professor’s ire because he says it discriminates against white and straight people.)

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— The issue should be health, not age.
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/why-are-voters-only-concerned-with-president-bidens-age

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-234/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-36/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Senate Republicans Criticize Pritzker Administration Over Free Healthcare for Migrants
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/654806619-senate-republicans-criticize-pritzker-administration-over-free-healthcare-for-migrants

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— GOP candidate gets more funds from teachers’ unions in six weeks than last Dem candidate did in two election cycles
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/654790716-gop-candidate-gets-more-funds-from-teachers-unions-in-six-weeks-than-last-dem-candidate-did-in-two-election-cycles

WIREPOINTS
— Huge Problems With Proterra Electric Transit Buses In Many Cities, Though CTA And PACE Say No Concerns – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/huge-problems-with-proterra-electric-transit-buses-in-many-cities-though-cta-and-pace-say-no-concerns-wirepoints/

CHICAGO REPUBLICAN PARTY
— The Illinois Republican Civil War is Dumb – Patrick Pfingsten
https://www.chicagogop.com/illinois_republican_civil_war_is_dumb

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Fallon challenges former Biden DHS official: ‘How many migrants are you housing personally?’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/16/pat-fallon-challenges-former-biden-dhs-official-ho/
— Michigan GOP chair refuses to step down after party votes her out – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/15/kristina-karamo-refuses-to-step-down-from-michigan/
— What do Democrats do with a problem like Biden? – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/15/what-do-democrats-do-with-problem-like-biden/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans face Trump turning ‘effectively bankrupt’ RNC into legal fund for indicted front-runner – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2858352/trump-effectively-bankrupt-rnc-legal-fund/
— Trump’s scapegoating of mail-in voting is sinking the GOP – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that there will be many millions of fraudulent ballots mailed in for the November 5, 2024 election.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2856837/trumps-scapegoating-mail-in-voting-sinking-gop/

NEW YORK POST
— Shameful Biden tries to reward Hamas terror with a Palestinian state – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/02/15/opinion/shameful-biden-tries-to-reward-hamas-terror-with-a-palestinian-state/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals Nation: A ‘great replacement’ beginning to unfold? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/illegals_nation_a_great_replacement_beginning_to_unfold.html
— Chumming the border for illegal aliens – Ned Cosby
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/chumming_the_border_for_illegal_aliens.html
— The arrogance of the elites – Tim Jones
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_arrogance_of_the_elites.html
— Urbanization is Coming For Your Suburb – Jessica Marie Baumgartner (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/urbanization_is_coming_for_your_suburb.html
— The leftist war against women’s yearning for a family – Molly Slag
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_leftist_war_against_womens_yearning_for_a_family.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Illegal immigrants account for up to 22 seats in the House thanks to Biden’s exec order, experts warn – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/illegal-immigrants-account-for-up-to-22-seats-in-the-house-thanks-to-bidens-exec-order-experts-warn/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal immigrants account for up to 22 seats in the House thanks to Biden’s exec order – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/15/illegal-immigrants-account-for-up-to-22-seats-in-the-house-thanks-to-bidens-exec-order-experts-warn-1437228/
— South American crime rings have spread across America stealing millions. Just like we’d been warned. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/15/south-american-crime-rings-have-spread-across-america-stealing-millions-just-like-wed-been-warned-1437383/

BLAZE
— ICE may release nearly half of all detained illegal aliens because of budget issues: ‘Give us more money or else’ – CORTNEY WEIL
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ice-may-release-nearly-half-of-all-detained-illegal-aliens-because-of-budget-issues-give-us-more-money-or-else
— These are the specific NGOs helping illegal aliens cross the border
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/these-are-the-specific-ngos-helping-illegal-aliens-cross-the-border

BREITBART
— ‘Sanctuary Church’ Helps Free from Jail Illegal Alien Charged with Migrant Mob Attack on NYPD Officers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/15/sanctuary-church-helps-free-from-jail-illegal-alien-charged-with-migrant-mob-attack-on-nypd-officers/
— ‘Conservative’ South Korea Establishes Ties with Cuba, Throwing Communists a Critical Lifeline – FRANCES MARTEL
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2024/02/15/conservative-south-korea-establishes-ties-cuba-throwing-communists-critical-lifeline/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Democrats’ Immigration Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4-7S1Jik-o

CHRISTIAN POST
— Minnesota public school allows Somali Muslim families to opt out of LGBT curriculum. St. Louis Park Public Schools was slapped with two demand letters in recent months. – Jon Brown
https://www.christianpost.com/news/minnesota-school-district-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lgbt-books.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Dismisses Haley as VP Then Strongly Praises Tim Scott – Nathan Worcester
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-dismisses-haley-as-vp-then-strongly-praises-tim-scott-5587584

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Rep Chip Roy Joins Fellow Lawmaker Calling On Texas A&M To End Minor In LGBTQ Studies – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/15/chip-roy-brian-harrison-texas-lgbtq-university/
— One Asylum Rule Is Opening The Immigration Floodgates Even Wider – ANNA ST. JOHN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/15/st-john-asylum-rule-immigration-floodgates-wider/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Chaos Lets Foreign Criminals Live Here Indefinitely – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/15/bidens-border-chaos-lets-foreign-criminals-live-here-indefinitely-borderline/
— Denver’s Fiscal Woes Climb as Illegal Aliens Overwhelm City – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/15/denvers-financial-apocalypse-from-illegal-immigration-is-a-disaster-of-its-own-making/

FEDERALIST
— Biden’s Border Invasion Victimizes Young And Old Americans Everywhere – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/15/president-joe-bidens-border-invasion-victimizes-young-and-old-americans-everywhere/
— As Long As Universities Are Identity Obsessed, America Will Have A Surplus Of Stupid Students – DONALD T. CRITCHLOW
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/as-long-as-universities-are-identity-obsessed-america-will-have-a-surplus-of-stupid-students/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago migrants make poor and homeless ‘an afterthought’ in their own city: local activist. Mayor Brandon Johnson has faced backlash from the Black community over the migrant crisis. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-migrants-make-poor-and-homeless-afterthought-their-own-city-local-activist
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/civil-rights-attorney-argues-cash-payments-descendants-slaves-recognize-harm-done-slavery
— House Republican introduces bill to reimburse Texas the nearly $4 billion it spent to secure border. ‘Texas has been forced to step up to protect our homes and communities, and we must be reimbursed,’ Texas GOP Rep Roger Williams tells Fox News Digital. – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republican-introduces-bill-reimburse-texas-nearly-4-billion-spent-secure-border

GOPUSA
— Trump Dismisses Haley As VP Then Strongly Praises Tim Scott
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-dismisses-haley-as-vp-then-strongly-praises-tim-scott/

HOT AIR
— Homeland Security: We Don’t Track Illegal Immigrants – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/02/15/homeland-security-we-dont-track-illegal-immigrants-n3783000

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Brandon Johnson Is Now the Most Tragically Stupid Big-City Mayor in America – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/brandon-johnson-is-now-the-most-tragically-stupid-big-city-mayor-in-america/
— A Red-Hot Job Market for Immigrants – MARK KRIKORIAN (COMMENT: All those who hired me 1962-1997 would have hired immigrants instead of me if they could have. All the jobs that I had were bad jobs that my critics/opponents would never have stooped to take. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were filthy rich, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them good jobs, etc.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-red-hot-job-market-for-immigrants/
— National Geographic Names Drag Queen as a ‘Traveler of the Year’ – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/national-geographic-names-drag-queen-as-a-traveler-of-the-year/

NEWSMAX
— Dems Shower Illegal Immigrants with Gifts, Citizens Get Nothing – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/democrats-illegal-immigrants/2024/02/15/id/1153680/

PATRIOT POST
— Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shattered by Urban Violence. Joe Biden jumped out to blame firearms and opponents of his gun control measures, but Democrat crime policies are the real culprit. – NATE JACKSON
https://patriotpost.us/articles/104456-chiefs-super-bowl-parade-shattered-by-urban-violence-2024-02-15

POST MILLENNIAL
— Illegal immigration to increase House seats from ‘sanctuary’ states. There are 16.8 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/illegal-immigration-to-increase-house-seats-from-sanctuary-states

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— US Taxpayers to Pay $70 Million Toward Migrants in Chicago – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/us-taxpayers-pay-70-million-toward-migrants-chicago-1870408

MSN
— Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is backing a Republican challenger, Darren Bailey, against incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois. – Jordan Andrews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/matt-gaetz-fought-mccarthy-and-won-now-has-a-new-republican-target/ar-BB1idJwV
— Democrat and RINO leaders allege that their illegals deliver an economic windfall.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/immigration-wave-delivers-economic-windfall-but-there-s-a-catch/ar-BB1ijwfi

YAHOO
— Putin signs law to confiscate property from critics of Ukraine war (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-signs-law-confiscate-property-125650000.html

CNBC
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrat DEI hires a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/racial-wage-gap-starts-as-early-as-16-heres-why.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/learning/film-club-things-fall-apart-how-the-middle-ground-on-immigration-collapsed.html
— I.R.S. Commissioner Warns Budget Cuts Would Add to Deficit. Daniel Werfel, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, pushed back against claims from Republicans that he had not been following the law. – Alan Rappeport (COMMENT: In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. GAO audits IRS. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/politics/internal-revenue-service-budget-cuts-hearing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/15/marco-rubio-joins-toxic-democrats-are-importing-voters-chorus/
— Biden administration failed to vet adults housing migrant children, federal watchdog says – Amanda Seitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/15/biden-migrants-border-children-labor-child/1f09c66e-cc13-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Who’s funding illegal immigration? You are. – Mark Krikorian
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/commentary-whos-funding-illegal-immigration-you-are-3001893/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy America.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/immigration-wave-delivers-economic-windfall-but-theres-a-catch-51085c4f

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Governor Plans Additional $182 Million in Migrant Aid. Illinois already committed $638 million to migrant response. State joint funding plan with Cook County totals $250 million. – Shruti Singh (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/illinois-governor-plans-additional-182-million-in-migrant-aid
— My critics/opponents have always promoted diversity and they continue to promote diversity, that is, they have always promoted and they continue to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-02-15/us-companies-cut-diversity-teams-does-dei-matter-in-corporate-america

FORBES
— Chicago Mayor Pressed Over Migrant Funding Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK4hIB1u04E
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/02/15/what-can-we-expect-from-dei-in-2024/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2024/02/16/4-reasons-employers-wont-abandon-equity-in-2024/

BARRON’S
— Want to Retire Early? Consider These Costs Before Calling it Quits. An early workforce exit may have ripple effects across your financial life. What to know. – Elizabeth O’Brien (COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I have more than 26 years of experience at it.)
https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/retire-early-social-security-medicare-aa48d7db

AFBF
— New Census Shows Alarming Loss of Family Farms. The 2022 Census of Agriculture reports 141,733 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2017. (COMMENT: The farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border that my mother was raised on and I spent lots of time at in the 1950s and early 1960s is gone.)
https://www.morningagclips.com/new-census-shows-alarming-loss-of-family-farms/

NEWS NATION
— Chicago Democrat calls for ‘sanctuary city’ tag removal. Chicago city employee says local funding divested to cover migrant costs. More than 34,000 migrants have been sent to Chicago in 18 months. More than 14,000 asylum-seekers are still in city-run shelters. – Jeff Arnold
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/chicago-dem-sanctuary-city-removal/

PBS
— My critics/opponents have always promoted diversity and they continue to promote diversity, that is, they have always promoted and they continue to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU4rK9bAftw

POLITICO
— Nearly half of voters think it’s likely Biden will be replaced as nominee, a new poll shows. About a third of voters said they thought Trump could lose the Republican nomination because of his legal troubles. – SAMANTHA LATSON
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/15/poll-biden-trump-nominees-00141732

LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
— To get more votes from those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the aforesaid that they will protect those who are the aforesaid from those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.naacpldf.org/equal-protection-initiative/

HRO TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.hrotoday.com/diversity-inclusion/diversity-pay-equity-and-inclusion/

INSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
— Illinois CPA Society Survey Explores Turnover and How to Lower It (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors talked and acted like my Black Democrat CPA subordinate threatened to leave unless they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” They succeeded in forcing me to retire and they gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://insidepublicaccounting.com/2024/02/15/illinois-cpa-society-survey-explores-turnover-and-how-to-lower-it/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Judge Biden’s Presidency a Failure
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_judge_biden_s_presidency_a_failure

February 15, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC5
— Chiefs’ full statement after shooting at Super Bowl celebration
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbcsports/read-the-chiefs-full-statement-after-shooting-at-super-bowl-celebration/3356579/
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly a) promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ and BLM.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oak-park-neighbors-spread-love-amid-chronic-vandalism-to-flags-outside-home/3356780/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago woman arrested for human trafficking of Mexican migrants – John Dodge, Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-woman-arrested-for-human-trafficking-of-mexican-migrants/

WBEZ
— How much do religious dating apps really help? Connecting with someone who shares your deepest values is tough to do. How much do religious dating apps narrow down the dating pool? – Adora Namigadde (COMMENT: I met my wife at a Presbyterian singles event. She is Catholic and I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. We both worked in the Loop. I worked for IRS and she working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-religious-dating-apps-help-singles-if-at-all/19bf0981-0073-416f-9f7e-a895b50ba595

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois assault weapons ban penalizes lawful gun owners. Simply passing an assault weapons ban that is ignored by criminals who get their guns illegally, yet places new mandates on lawful gun owners, is not the answer, state Sen. Craig Wilcox writes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2024/02/14/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-handguns-noncitizens-voting-school-board-lead-pipes-letters
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Highland Park woman charged with trafficking immigrants from Mexico, forcing them into labor. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/02/14/highland-park-gladys-olea-trafficking-mexico-labor-onwentsia
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/14/democrats-should-take-note-of-george-santos-replacement-if-they-want-to-win-in-november
— Syphilis cases in Chicago babies more than doubled in two years, study shows. While syphilis, a curable sexually transmitted infection, is most often mild in adults, the infection in infants, passed from their mothers in the womb, can be severe, disabling and sometimes life-threatening. – Kaitlin Washburn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/02/14/syphilis-cases-in-chicago-babies-more-than-doubled-in-two-years-study-shows

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge hears arguments in Johnson homelessness referendum lawsuit – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/johnson-homelessness-referendum-lawsuit/
— HUD awards $2 million in Chicago area for program aimed at helping low-income families achieve financial independence – OLIVIA STEVENS (COMMENT: Since I was 24 years old in 1972 and bought a new town home in University Park, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unfairly if not improperly if not unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was aimed at helping Blacks.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/hud-awards-2-million-in-chicago-area-for-program-aimed-at-helping-low-income-families-achieve-financial-independence/
— We must close the digital divide in America – Meka Egwuekwe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/opinion-digital-access-us-literacy/
— What responsibility do parents have for their kids? Plenty, when there is a gun involved. Handing a weapon to a disturbed teen is inexcusable. Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/michigan-shooting-jennifer-crumbley-ethan-crumbley/
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICE HEADLINE: Trump wants RNC leaders ousted – AP (COMMENT: Who has wanted you ousted? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who succeeded in ousting me as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, c) a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, e) a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, f) a member of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors, g) GAO employee, h) etc. I would focus on my critics/opponents who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://apnews.com/article/republican-national-committee-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-whatley-51c1cf029cd0a5901082f475abc81673

DAILY HERALD
— Four people rescued as Highland Park woman charged with multiple counts of human trafficking – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240214/news/four-people-rescued-as-highland-park-woman-charged-with-multiple-counts-of-human-trafficking/
— How to boost your professionalism at work – Mary Lynn Fayoumi (COMMENT: To get promoted, I earned job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license. To get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German America, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time destroyed their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who did not share their demographics. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240214/human-resources/how-to-boost-your-professionalism-at-work/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For airlines, the DEI wars are just beginning – John Pletz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/dei-policies-airlines-united-political-social-media-pressure

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden’s abortion rhetoric riles progressives for not going far enough – Alex Gangitano, Nathaniel Weixel
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/bidens-abortion-rhetoric-riles-progressives-for-not-going-far-enough/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & SOUTHERN
— Will Democrat and RINO leaders reduce their promotion of illegal immigration because of ever-increasing backlash from voters?
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/democrats-embrace-tougher-border-enforcement-seeing-trumps-demolition-of-deal-as-a-gift/article_4654e1d2-603d-50d3-8e06-7c520ae601e3.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-embrace-tougher-border-enforcement-seeing-trumps-demolition-of-deal-as-a-gift/

SOUTHERN
— Investigators search for answers in deadly mass shooting at Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration – Morgan Winsor
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/15/investigators-search-for-answers-in-deadly-mass-shooting-at-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-celebration/
— Trump calls Putin’s comment that he prefers Biden over Trump a ‘great compliment’ – Soo Rin Kim, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Lalee Ibssa
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/15/trump-calls-putins-comment-that-he-prefers-biden-over-trump-a-great-compliment/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Republicans challenge Illinois’ judicial policies on female, minority attorneys – Joey Schneider
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/illinois-news/republicans-challenge-illinois-judicial-policies-on-female-minority-attorneys/

RIVERFRONT TIMES
— Democrats push pot in Collinsville.
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/weed/revolution-dispensary-to-open-new-location-in-collinsville-41873705

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Rules for Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act on hold amid concerns – Greg Bishop
https://chicagocrusader.com/rules-for-illinois-paid-leave-for-all-workers-act-on-hold-amid-concerns/

WCIA
— Illinois State Rifle Association officially files appeal to SCOTUS on assault weapon ban – Cole Henke
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-state-rifle-association-officially-files-appeal-to-scotus-on-assault-weapon-ban/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Independent voters leaning toward voting for Trump – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/independent-voters-leaning-toward-voting-for-former-president-donald-trump-focus-group-finds-president-joe-biden-2024-election-republicans-democrats

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-233/
— Afternoon roundup.
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-35/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Measure would make parents abusers for denying children sex changes – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f3957638-cb84-11ee-9f0e-c79ea099b4d9.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden is lying to the public about the border. President has express authority to enforce immigration law. – Tom Homan and Matt O’Brien
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/biden-is-lying-to-public-about-border/
— The 25th Amendment and a disabled president – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/25th-amendment-and-disabled-president/
— DHS gave out 3.5 million work permits to immigrants in 2023 – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders claim that “helped U.S. economy avoid recession.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/border-upside-surge-of-illegal-immigrants-helped-u/
— Republicans dismiss influence of Democrat Suozzi’s New York House seat win – Mallory Wilson and Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/republicans-dismiss-mazi-pilips-loss-of-new-york-h/
— Biden, Schumer and Romney’s foreign aid budget buster adds $1,200 per household to our crushing debt – Stephen Moore
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/biden-schumer-and-romneys-foreign-aid-budget-buste/
— It’s expensive for Trump to defend himself, and conservatives. Battle is about more than self-preservation. – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/its-expensive-for-trump-to-defend-himself-and-cons/
— Progressives don’t deserve the Jewish vote. Leftists’ abandonment of Israel is a betrayal. – Adam Milstein
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/13/democrats-dont-deserve-jewish-vote/
— Watchlisted: You’re probably already on a government extremism list. We’re all presumed guilty until proven innocent. – John & Nisha Whitehead (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/governments-definition-of-domestic-extremists-incl/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE circulates plan to release thousands of detainees to ease deficit – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2856568/ice-circulates-plan-to-release-thousands-of-detainees-to-ease-deficit/
— America’s dysfunctional overclass – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2856471/americas-dysfunctional-overclass/
— Eric Adams says people will soon be ‘on the streets’ due to immigrant influx – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2856333/eric-adams-says-people-will-be-on-streets-due-immigrant-influx/
— Obama is just like Santa and ‘gives something to each American whether they’ve been naughty or nice’ – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/1939203/watch-toure-obama-is-just-like-santa-and-gives-something-to-each-american-whether-theyve-been-naughty-or-nice/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Palestinian Authority Security Forces Behind Dozens of Recent Attacks on Israelis – Andrew Tobin
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/palestinian-authority-forces-attack-israelis/

NEW YORK POST
— George Santos trolls NY Republicans after Mazi Pilip loses special election – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/us-news/george-santos-skewers-ny-republicans-after-tom-suozzi-victory-you-fing-idiots/
— Lisa Lopez-Galvan, Kansas City Chiefs superfan and mom of 2, killed in Super Bowl parade shooting: ‘Most wonderful, beautiful person’ – Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/us-news/lisa-lopez-galvan-killed-in-kansas-city-chiefs-parade-shooting-report/
— NYC migrants must be deported to halt crime spree – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/opinion/nyc-migrants-must-be-deported-to-halt-crime-spree/
— Slave descendants say they’re owed $74B in reparations from St. Louis University – Jesse O’Neill
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/us-news/slave-descendants-demand-70b-in-reparations-from-missouri-university/

AERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— DEI over public safety – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/culture/2024/02/14/dei-over-public-safety/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Crisis on Southern Border Intensifying
https://americanfreepress.net/crisis-on-southern-border-intensifying/
— Gov. Sarah Sanders Battling Against Cultural Bolshevism in Arkansas
https://americanfreepress.net/gov-sarah-sanders-battling-against-cultural-bolshevism-in-arkansas/
— UN, NGOs Facilitate Migrant Caravans
https://americanfreepress.net/pair-of-courageous-filmmakers-prove-un-ngos-facilitate-migrant-caravans/
— It’s Time to End America’s Global Occupation
https://americanfreepress.net/its-time-to-end-americas-global-occupation/
— Civil War Brewing. GOP states send troops to stop Biden’s illegal invasion.
https://americanfreepress.net/Issue_5_6_AFP_2024_FP.pdf

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Biden giving veteran healthcare resources to illegal immigrants – TIMOTHY FRUDD
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/02/biden-giving-veteran-healthcare-resources-to-illegal-immigrants/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The people taking illegal aliens into their homes—saints, predators, or fools? – Andrea Widburg (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders on homeowners to house their illegals and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_people_taking_illegal_aliens_into_their_homes_saints_predators_or_fools.html
— Leftwing ‘experts’ tout the illegal invasion as a ‘$7 trillion gift’ to the economy – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/leftwing_experts_tout_the_illegal_invasion_as_a_7_trillion_gift_to_the_economy.html
— Well done, GOP: Mayorkas finally gets impeached – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/well_done_gop_mayorkas_finally_gets_impeached.html

BLAZE
— Illegal immigration puts America’s kids last – IRENE ARMENDARIZ-JACKSON
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/illegal-immigration-puts-americas-kids-last

BREITBART
— Mexico Repays Biden by Slashing Migration in 2024 Campaign Year – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/15/mexico-helps-biden-slashes-migration-in-2024-campaign-year/
— Biden’s DHS Drafts Plan to ‘Mass Release’ Illegal Aliens into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/14/report-joe-bidens-dhs-drafts-plan-to-mass-release-illegal-aliens-into-u-s/

CENTER SQUARE
— Oversight committee opens investigation into IRS for selective enforcement. House members claim that agency is not applying tax-exempt rules against left-leaning nonprofits. – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0cc60a38-cc06-11ee-871e-d7f8a4ed2229.html

COLLEGE FIX
— California bill could pave way for free tuition for black students – JENNIFER KABBANY (COMMENT: How much money did you paid for your college degree(s)? I paid lots of money to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, 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. All that money came from what I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/calif-bill-could-pave-way-for-free-tuition-for-black-students/
— LGBTQ nursing course called out for prioritizing activism over healthcare
https://www.thecollegefix.com/total-disgrace-lgbtq-nursing-course-called-out-for-prioritizing-activism-over-healthcare/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Venezuelan Narco State Threatens American National Security – Laurence F. Sanford
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/the-venezuelan-narco-state-threatens-american-national-security

DAILY CALLER
— Climate Protesters Throw Pink Powder On Case Holding US Constitution – OLIVIA HICKEY
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/video-shows-climate-protesters-throwing-pink-powder-on-case-holding-us-constitution/
— Rank-And-File DHS Officials Applaud Impeachment Of Secretary Mayorkas – JENNIE TAER (COMMENT: During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time applauded Charles Bowsher’s success in getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/mayorkas-impeachment-dhs-officials-border-patrol/
— Ben Crump, MSNBC Contributor Suggests Re-Defining Crime To Accommodate ‘Black Culture’ – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/ben-crump-msnbc-contributor-suggests-re-defining-crime-accommodate-black-culture/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden Administration’s Plan to Impose DEI on Pentagon-Run Schools – Micaela Burrow
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/14/internal-documents-shed-light-on-biden-administrations-plan-to-impose-dei-on-pentagon-run-schools/

DAILY WIRE
— Border Congressman: Mexican Drug Cartels Dialing It Back Before Election To Help Biden
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-congressman-mexican-drug-cartels-dialing-it-back-before-election-to-help-biden
— Eric Adams Says New York City Is Handcuffed By Sanctuary City Laws Amid Migrant Crisis – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-says-new-york-city-is-handcuffed-by-sanctuary-city-laws-amid-migrant-crisis

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Denies Biden Is ‘Too Old’ to Be President – Jack Phillips (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-denies-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president-5587189

FEDERALIST
— Chinese Nationals Are Surging Over The Border — This Isn’t A Crisis, It’s An Invasion. – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/14/chinese-nationals-are-surging-over-the-border-this-isnt-a-crisis-its-an-invasion/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— One Sure Prediction: Mass-Immigration Special Interests will be Dependably Wrong
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/02/14/one-sure-prediction-mass-immigration-special-interests-will-be-dependably-wrong

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago’s mayor is ending gunshot alert system because it ‘targets minorities’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqO7DLNwCjo

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigration could have major impact on House seats, Electoral College. Illegal immigration ‘distorts the mechanics of democratic government.’ – Thomas Catenacci
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigration-major-impact-house-seats-electoral-college-experts
— DEI training suspended after telling firefighters that White staff have caused ‘racial harm.’ The DEI training included quizzes on anti-racist thought. – Jeffrey Clark (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dei-training-suspended-after-telling-firefighters-white-staff-caused-racial-harm-report

HOT AIR
— Southern Border Chinese Invasion Update
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/14/southern-border-chinese-invasion-update-n3782901

LIFE NEWS
— Democrat Wants to Give Abortionists Tax Credits to Move to Illinois to Kill Babies – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/02/14/democrat-wants-to-give-abortionists-tax-credits-to-move-to-illinois-to-kill-babies/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Knows Exactly How Much of a Hypocrite He Is on Crime – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-knows-exactly-how-much-of-a-hypocrite-he-is-on-crime/
— Haley Pins GOP Loss in N.Y. Special Election on Trump, Urges Party to ‘Wake Up’ – JAMES LYNCH (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/haley-pins-gop-loss-n-y-special-election-trump-urges-party-wake-up/
— What Biden Should Do at the Border – DANIEL DI MARTINO
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/what-biden-should-do-at-the-border/
— Hur Report on Joe Biden: Unfit to Stand – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/unfit-to-stand/
— White House Spokesman Asks Media to Soften Coverage of Damning Special-Counsel Report – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/white-house-spokesman-asks-media-to-soften-coverage-of-damning-special-counsel-report/

NEWSMAX
— Biden, Dems Gaslighting Americans on Border – Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-newsmax-border/2024/02/14/id/1153608/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Have Another Dirty Trick to Play on Illegal Immigration – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/02/14/democrats-have-another-dirty-trick-to-play-on-illegal-immigration-n4926422

RON PAUL INSTITUTE
— Heading For the ‘Texit’?
https://ronpaulinstitute.org/heading-for-the-texit/

TOWNHALL
— FBI Warns of Gang Members Teaming Up With Illegal Venezuelans In the U.S. Thanks to Biden’s Open Border – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/14/fbi-warns-of-violent-gang-members-in-the-us-thanks-to-bidens-open-border-n2635251
— Colorado Town Residents Urge Officials to Not Help Denver With Illegal Immigrant Influx – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/14/residents-urge-colorado-town-to-not-help-denver-with-ongoing-illegal-immigrant-crisis-n2635182
— KJP’s Desperate Attempt to Convince America Biden Is Mentally and Physically Fit Isn’t Working – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/02/14/kjp-lets-face-it-this-president-does-more-in-one-hour-than-most-people-do-in-a-day-n2635177

ZERO HEDGE
— Let The Illegals ‘Serve’? – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/let-illegals-serve

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Biden critics list immigration as top reason for opposition – MIRANDA NAZZARO (COMMENT: My critics/opponents reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. The more of the aforesaid planks that they reject, the more that they oppose me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4467263-biden-critics-list-immigration-as-top-reason-for-opposition-gallup/

NEWSWEEK
— Anticipate/expect ever-increasing efforts by Democrat and RINO leaders to sell their illegal immigration. Anticipate/expect them to ever-increasingly say that that there is a “workforce crisis” in America, that is, that there are many unfilled jobs in America. But in reality, Democrat leaders just want more Democrat voters. But in reality, RINO leaders just want more cheap labor, that is, they just want to drive wages down.
https://www.newsweek.com/america-facing-workforce-crisis-immigration-answer-opinion-1870062

CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-ice-release-migrants-funding-congress/

AOL
— Seattle students told it’s ‘white supremacy’ to love reading, writing – Jason Rantz
https://www.aol.com/m/4a8b138a-53c0-39d9-b0b0-96758956b6ab/rantz-seattle-students-told.html

YAHOO
— Michigan House promotes more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-house-passes-resolution-condemning-023240865.html

MSN
— Descendants of slaves who built St Louis University demand $74B
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/descendants-of-slaves-who-built-st-louis-university-demand-74b/ss-BB1igi9y?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Shields Palestinians in the U.S. From Deportation. The president, who is facing mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel, used an authority that exempts people from deportation if their homeland is in crisis. – Hamed Aleaziz (COMMENT: What percent of those Palestinians despise/hate Jews? What percent despise/hate Republicans?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/biden-palestinians-deportation.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/opinion/trans-visibility-legislative-rights.html
— FRONT PAGE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/us/politics/republicans-racist-language.html
— I.R.S. Commissioner Aims to Show Progress Amid Threats of Budget Cuts. Daniel Werfel will try to persuade skeptical Republicans on Thursday that funding the tax agency is a good investment. – Alan Rappeport (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 year, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/irs-budget-congressional-hearing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/15/trans-adults-bathroom-medical-identity/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/06/anti-trans-bills-grow-2024/72353716007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/13/border-security-rhetoric-affects-communities/72401347007/

NEW YORK SUN
— Migrant Crime Turning America’s Cities Into War Zones. Gang members recruit migrants from shelters and as they come off buses from Texas, putting them to work in retail theft rings or worse. – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://www.nysun.com/article/migrant-crime-turning-americas-cities-into-war-zones

SEATTLE TIMES
— Biden shields Palestinians in the U.S. from deportation – Hamed Aleaziz (COMMENT: What percent of those Palestinians despise/hate Jews? What percent despise/hate Republicans?)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/biden-shields-palestinians-in-the-u-s-from-deportation/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Lesson in Wokeness. Of course this is a story about California, but it can happen anywhere. – JJames Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-lesson-in-wokeness-d55ce9de
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/congress-isnt-going-to-fix-the-border-can-biden-8e819275
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tom-suozzi-wins-new-york-house-seat-mazi-pilip-gop-border-bill-donald-trump-51e36a38
— Biden Can’t Win Without Help From Trump. The Hur report only reinforced that voters have decided the president isn’t up to a second term. But he keeps on running. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-cant-win-without-help-from-trump-hur-report-voters-age-disqualify-5e64c2e2
— The Real Reason Biden Won’t Quit. If you enjoyed the perks and trappings of the presidency, would you drop out? – Kenneth L. Khachigian
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-real-reason-biden-wont-quit-2024-presidential-election-30c01808

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/02/14/dei-is-not-being-cancelled-its-just-getting-started/

ACLU
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), a) virtually none of my superiors and supervisors were Republican and b) fewer and fewer and fewer of my coworkers and subordinates were Republican. While I have served as a DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, fewer and fewer and fewer of my fellow Precinct Committeemen are conservative, that is, fewer and fewer and fewer are platform Republicans.
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/there-was-no-one-that-looked-like-me-why-diversity-matters-in-the-military
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/anti-dei-efforts-are-the-latest-attack-on-racial-equity-and-free-speech

LINKEDIN
— Top Tips for Career Advancement in Accounting – Lisa Ingram (COMMENT: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, if I could do it over again, I would have overcome my fear of not being able to pass the CPA examination much sooner. I would have majored in accounting instead of management at UIC, NIU, and Loyola and I would have done things much sooner than I did. As it was, I did not earn an MBA from Loyola until I was 27 in 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. But by then, because of my bad demographics, I was much “too old” to have a successful career in accounting. I did not take more than one graduate evening course at a time at Loyola and DePaul because of financial limitations and time limitations. IRS did not offer me a job until I was 22 and it was as a “Revenue Officer” job instead of a “Revenue Agent” job because I had not taken enough accounting courses.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-tips-career-advancement-accounting-finance-lisa-ingram-bsc/

DAILY MAIL
Majority of side effects suffered by trans people taking hormone drugs are ‘serious’ and potentially life threatening – CASSIDY MORRISON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13083339/Majority-effects-suffered-trans-people-taking-hormone-drugs-potentially-life-threatening-according-striking-analysis-official-data.html

February 14, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago Auto Show holding Automotive Career Day (COMMENT: My plans for an automotive career ended when I was 22 years old in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCbDNp_zNdM

NBC5
— Thousands of migrants in Chicago on edge as shelter evictions loom
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/thousands-of-migrants-in-chicago-on-edge-as-shelter-evictions-loom-204176453652
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VImUXFO8RjU

WTTW
— Illinois Finalizes Rules for Assault Weapon Registration, as New Lawsuit Seeks to Strike Law Completely – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/13/illinois-finalizes-rules-assault-weapon-registration-new-lawsuit-seeks-strike-law

WBEZ
— What voters need to know about the Bring Chicago Home referendum. The ordinance would fund homelessness prevention by tiering real estate transfer tax.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-voters-need-to-know-about-the-bring-chicago-home-referendum/8c88a23c-02d1-46ae-8c07-10d497b29258

WGN RADIO
— GOP challenges Illinois’ judicial policies on female, minority attorneys – Joey Schneider (COMMENT: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government gave preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. That is, they discriminated against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/gop-challenges-illinois-judicial-policies-on-female-minority-attorneys/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three federal judges in Illinois adopted policies in 2020 that could allow female and minority attorneys extra time to make arguments in various court proceedings. In recent weeks, at least two Republican U.S. Senators and one conservative nonprofit group have challenged these policies. A nonprofit called America First Legal first sent a complaint to U.S. Chief Judge Diane Skyes on Jan. 25, claiming that the three Illinois judges with these policies promoted “unlawful judicial race and sex discrimination.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s Chicago lawyers allege ‘mudslinging’ in bid to freeze Illinois ballot challenge in appellate court. This all comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred when it found in December that Trump is barred from the presidency under the 14th Amendment. The nation’s high court seems poised to rule in Trump’s favor. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/trumps-chicago-lawyers-allege-mudslinging-in-bid-to-freeze-illinois-ballot-challenge-in-appellate-court
— Little Village mass shooting blamed on dispute between migrants, local residents over double-parked car. “It’s very heartbreaking to hear that these types of things are happening,” community leader Baltazar Enriquez said. – David Struett, Tom Schuba and Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/2/11/24069189/5-shot-argument-30th-street-little-village
— Number of migrants in Chicago shelters at lowest point in months. The number of migrants in shelters has fallen below 13,000 from a peak of nearly 15,000 in January. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/02/13/number-migrants-chicago-shelters-lowest-months
— Little Village mass shooting is another chapter in the saga of gun violence. America, and Chicago, don’t need more guns around when people easily fly off the handle, as a gunman did in Little Village this past Sunday, injuring seven people. Nearly four dozen mass shootings have been reported nationwide already in 2024. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/02/13/little-village-mass-shooting-gun-violence-assault-weapons-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in DuPage County.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/13/dupage-county-allocates-nearly-1m-in-arpa-funds-to-local-food-pantries/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Moving to Illinois for reproductive health services? You could get paid. – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/02/14/abortion-health-care-services-tax-credit-bill-introduced-in-illinois/72540577007/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in DuPage County.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/02/13/sixteen-dupage-county-food-pantries-receive-funds-from-county-board/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump rages at ‘foolish’ GOP candidate who lost race for Santos’s New York House seat – Brandon Conradis (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-rages-at-foolish-gop-candidate-who-lost-race-for-santoss-new-york-house-seat/
— What is happening at the Republican National Committee and could Lara Trump become its co-chair? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-what-is-happening-at-the-republican-national-committee-and-could-lara-trump-become-its-co-chair/
— How Texas church shooter bought rifle despite mental illness and criminal history is under scrutiny – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-how-texas-church-shooter-bought-rifle-despite-mental-illness-and-criminal-history-is-under-scrutiny/
— Trump’s pick to lead the RNC is facing skepticism from some Republicans – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trumps-pick-to-lead-the-rnc-is-facing-skepticism-from-some-republicans/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hundreds demand higher federal employee pay, pushing for FAIR Act – Joy Wang (COMMENT: Private sector employers would have paid me much more than the federal government did. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (business), 31 (accounting), and 48 (finance), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (accounting), 32 (internal auditing), 41 (fraud examination), 45 (financial management), 47 (financial services auditing), and 48 (forensic accounting), and c) a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/washington-dc-increase-federal-employee-pay-government-shutdown-lawmakers-rally-protest-fair-act-private-sector-congress-adjustment-income-rates-salary-president-biden-funding
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gallery/washington-dc-increase-federal-employee-pay-government-shutdown-lawmakers-rally-protest-fair-act-private-sector-congress-adjustment-income-rates-salary-president-biden-funding

NPR ILLINOIS
— In politics and in everything else, health should be the issue, not age.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-13/the-2-oldest-presidential-frontrunners-move-closer-to-a-rematch-should-age-matter

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/immigrants-do-work-that-might-not-otherwise-get-18665638.php

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Municipal leaders call for larger share of Illinois income taxes
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/municipal-leaders-call-for-larger-share-of-illinois-income-taxes/article_3bde035c-caad-11ee-8bd0-9f82c8903422.html

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in DuPage County.
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2024/02/13/dupage-county-to-provide-local-food-pantries-with-nearly-1-million/140884

WHEATON PATCH
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in DuPage County.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/over-1m-be-donated-local-food-pantries-dupage-board

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-232/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-34/
— Migrant shelter population drops below 13,000 for first time since Nov. 28
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/13/migrant-shelter-population-drops-below-13000-for-first-time-since-nov-28/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans urge no new projects, tax hikes ahead of Pritzker’s budget address – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Republican elected officials should urge Democrats to stop promoting dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Republican elected officials should urge Democrats to promote individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, limits on vices, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_21551b70-cabb-11ee-a8e7-e3a73d1cc02a.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray bill ‘a new low even for the evil cabal of women who rule Springfield’ – Laurie Higgins
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654771841-higgins-stava-murray-bill-a-new-low-even-for-the-evil-cabal-of-women-who-rule-springfield
— State Rep. Grant bill would require county clerks to remove dead people from Illinois voter rolls (COMMENT: How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654775403-state-rep-grant-bill-would-require-county-clerks-to-remove-dead-people-from-illinois-voter-rolls

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State Rep. Huynh bill would require Illinois toy sellers to have ‘gender neutral’ sections. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654775407-state-rep-huynh-bill-would-require-illinois-toy-sellers-to-have-gender-neutral-sections
— State Rep. Flowers: Illinois Medical students must be instructed in “effects of institutional racism” in health care (COMMEMT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities and at females that White males cause all the problems that minorities and females have.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654775619-state-rep-flowers-il-med-students-must-be-instructed-in-effects-of-institutional-racism-in-health-care

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State Rep. Ortiz bill would lower standards for illegal aliens to qualify for Illinois in-state tuition. (COMMENT: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18 years old, but because of my bad demographics (conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time), I doubt that UIC would accept me today. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class and my ACT score was only 24.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/654775391-state-rep-ortiz-bill-would-lower-standards-for-illegal-aliens-to-qualify-for-illinois-in-state-tuition

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois public education spends $24,000 per child…and yet 1.2 million students can’t read at grade level.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-public-education-spends-24000-per-child-and-yet-1-2-million-students-cant-read-at-grade-level-wirepoints-on-the-annie-frey-show/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Don Tracy, Ronna Romney-McDaniel Receive Lackluster Applause During IL GOP Gala as Sen. Kennedy Contradicts the Evening’s Messaging on Early Voting
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/don-tracy-ronna-romney-mcdaniel-receive-lackluster-applause-during-il-gop-gala-as-sen-kennedy-contradicts-the-evenings-messaging-on-early-voting.html
— How the Media Lies – Gretchen Fritz
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/opinion-how-the-media-lies-gretchen-fritz.html
— $17 Million Misstep: Mayor Johnson’s Divisive Bet on Race-Specific Aid
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/17-million-misstep-mayor-johnsons-divisive-bet-on-race-specific-aid.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York special election, cutting into slim GOP House majority
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/13/tom-suozzi-wins-new-york-special-election-cutting-/
— Donald Trump or Bust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfUzax3D4yo
— DEI Brainwashing is worse than you think (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI big time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1dNOD1MnFg

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hundreds of Chinese immigrants arrested by California Border Patrol in single day – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2855088/hundreds-chinese-immigrants-arrested-california-city-single-day/
— Biden is replacing US-born citizens in the workforce with migrants – Parker Miller (COMMENT: All the employers that hired me would have hired illegals if they could have and they would have paid them less than they paid me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2854354/biden-replacing-us-born-citizens-in-workforce-with-migrants/
— Tuberville slams Biden administration for using veterans’ resources for illegal immigrants – Peyton Sorosinski
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2853525/tuberville-slams-biden-administration-using-va-resources-illegal-immigrants/
— Anaheim, Calif., is home to Disneyland, the Los Angeles Angels and, now, violent anti-Trump protests. – Jeremy Lott
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/221035/violent-trump-protesters-arrested-in-anaheim/
— Sanctuary city mayors bemoan blocked border bailout – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2854512/sanctuary-city-mayors-bemoan-blocked-border-bailout/
— Veep regret: As Harris sags in the polls, what happened to the five women overlooked for vice president? – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2853784/harris-sags-polls-what-happened-five-women-overlooked-vp/
— Hakeem Jeffries calls Abbott a ‘human trafficker’ as Democratic cities reel from immigrant influx – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2855333/hakeem-jeffries-calls-abbott-human-trafficker-democratic-cities-reel-immigrant-influx/
— How schools teach fragility on Valentine’s Day – Eleanor Bartow
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2853708/how-schools-teach-fragility-on-valentines-day/

NEW YORK POST
— Job gains are going to immigrants, and keeping young US-born men out of the workforce – Steven Camarota
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/opinion/job-gains-are-going-to-immigrants-and-keeping-young-us-born-men-out-of-the-workforce/
— If Joe Biden is unfit to stand trial, he’s unfit to be president. It’s that simple. – Dan McLaughlin
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/opinion/if-joe-biden-is-unfit-to-stand-trial-hes-unfit-to-be-president-its-that-simple/
— Migrant crime is turning cities into war zones – Betsy McCaughey (COMMENT: Sanctuary cities today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/opinion/migrant-crime-is-turning-cities-into-war-zones/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— House At Last Impeaches DHS Secretary Mayorkas. State of the Union: Mayorkas, the first cabinet member impeached since 1876, is likely to be acquitted in the Senate. – Jude Russo
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/house-impeaches-dhs-secretary-mayorkas/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Failing elementary school goes full commie, defends ‘abolishing systems of oppression’ – Bronson Woodruff, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/education/2024/02/14/failing-elementary-school-goes-full-commie-defends-abolishing-systems-of-oppression/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Will White Males Become an Endangered Species in the Workplace? – Janet Levy (COMMENT: I should write a book about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/will_white_males_become_an_endangered_species_in_the_workplace.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America was founded on the principle that “all men are created equal.” So how did whites end up at the bottom of a new hierarchy of races? Why are lawsuits by whites alleging “reverse discrimination” -– racism of another kind -– on the rise? Conservative writer Christopher Caldwell says it all began in the 1960s.)

AMERICAN WIRE
— Chicago mayor giving minority-owned businesses $17mil of taxpayer’s money to feed illegals – Kevin Haggerty (COMMENT: How much taxpayer money will the Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality give illegals?)
https://americanwirenews.com/chicago-mayor-giving-minority-owned-businesses-17mil-of-taxpayers-money-to-feed-illegals/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘It’s outrageous!’ Biden admin accused of shifting medical resources for U.S. veterans to help illegal aliens – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/13/its-outrageous-biden-admin-accused-of-shifting-medical-resources-for-u-s-veterans-to-help-illegal-aliens-1436642/
— Denver hospitals on verge of collapse under flood of illegals and millions in unpaid care – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/13/denver-hospitals-on-verge-of-collapse-under-flood-of-illegals-and-millions-in-unpaid-care-report-1436748/
— ‘If desperation was a video’: Joe Biden’s latest PR gimmick so cringeworthy it’s stunning – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/13/if-desperation-was-a-video-joe-bidens-latest-pr-gimmick-so-cringeworthy-its-stunning-1436678/

BLAZE
— Attacks against NYPD on pace to reach record-breaking levels, fueled by anti-cop rhetoric and woke policies – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/attacks-against-nypd-on-pace-to-reach-record-breaking-levels-fueled-by-anti-cop-rhetoric-and-woke-policies-report

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Boasts of Millions Given to Minority Businesses to Feed Illegal Aliens – HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN (COMMENT: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrat and RINO elected officials ever-increasingly give them more taxpayer money.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/13/chicago-mayor-boasts-of-millions-given-to-minority-businesses-to-feed-illegal-aliens/
— Boston Democrat City Council Member Julia Mejia Wants Suburbanites to House Illegals in Their Homes – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: What will those who take illegals into their homes expect those illegals to do for them — serve them meals, teach them Spanish, wash their dishes, care for their children, walk their dogs, clean their house, mow their lawn, trim their bushes, rake their leaves, shovel their snow, take their garbage out, etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/13/boston-democrat-city-council-member-julia-mejia-wants-suburbanites-to-house-illegals-in-their-homes/
— Vatican Must Stop Bowing to ‘LGBT and Woke Ideology’ – Top Cardinal
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/02/14/top-cardinal-vatican-must-stop-bowing-to-lgbt-and-woke-ideology/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Who’s Funding Illegal Immigration? You Are. – Mark Krikorian
https://cis.org/Krikorian/Oped-Whos-Funding-Illegal-Immigration-You-Are

DAILY CALLER
— Woman Hosting Illegal Migrant At Her Home Reportedly Says Experience Is Like Having ‘Personal Chef’ – JULIANNA FRIEMAN (COMMENT: What will those who take illegals into their homes expect those illegals to do for them beyond serving them meals – teach them Spanish, wash their dishes, care for their children, walk their dogs, clean their house, mow their lawn, trim their bushes, rake their leaves, shovel their snow, take their garbage out, etc.?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/13/lisa-hillenbrand-illegal-haitian-migrant-home-personal-chef/
— Democrat Wins Swing-District Special Election To Replace George Santos – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/13/tom-suozzi-mazi-melesa-pilip-wins-swing-district-special-election-replace-george-santos/
— House Votes To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/13/house-votes-to-impeach-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas on Second Try – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/13/breaking-house-votes-to-impeach-mayorkas/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden’s DHS Makes Political Attacks On Republicans After Mayorkas Impeachment – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-dhs-makes-political-attacks-on-republicans-after-mayorkas-impeachment
— ‘Decolonial Queerness,’ ‘Interrogating Whiteness,’ And Seven Other Bizarre Classes Taught At Colleges This Spring. Colonialism, gender, and race continue to be the main focus of many courses at prestigious universities. – Spencer Lindquist (COMMENT: I did not take any such courses while I earn a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/decolonial-queerness-interrogating-whiteness-and-seven-other-bizarre-classes-taught-at-colleges-this-spring
— Democrat Barbara Lee Demands $50 Minimum Wage: ‘Just Do The Math! Just Do The Math!’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-barbara-lee-demands-50-minimum-wage-just-do-the-math-just-do-the-math

EPOCH TIMES
— House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas Over Border Crisis. After failing in an earlier vote, House Republicans successfully impeached the DHS secretary—the first cabinet official to be impeached in nearly 150 years. – Mark Tapscott and Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-republicans-impeach-mayorkas-in-historic-vote-5586243

FEDERALIST
— Let’s Talk About The Gender-Poisoned Mass Shooter Trend The Media Are Trying To Hide – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/13/lets-talk-about-the-gender-poisoned-mass-shooter-trend-the-media-is-trying-to-hide/
— DOD Deceives Military Parents, Doubles Down On DEI Initiatives In K-12 Schools – AMY HAYWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/14/dod-deceives-military-parents-in-doubling-down-on-dei-initiatives-in-k-12-schools/
— DOD Deceives Military Parents, Doubles Down On DEI Initiatives In K-12 Schools – AMY HAYWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/14/dod-deceives-military-parents-in-doubling-down-on-dei-initiatives-in-k-12-schools/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— FAIR Applauds the House of Representatives for Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas
https://www.fairus.org/fair-applauds-house-representatives-impeaching-secretary-mayorkas

FOX NEWS
— Mayors want work permits extended to keep migrants employed, receive new asylum seekers. Mayors of NYC, Chicago say that without the permits, hundreds of thousands of migrants will lose their jobs and districts will find it harder to cater to new asylum seekers. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayors-want-work-permits-extended-keep-migrants-employed-receive-new-asylum-seekers
— Meet 5 Democrats who have been floated as possible Biden replacements. President facing increased scrutiny over questions surrounding his mental stamina. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meet-5-democrats-floated-possible-biden-replacements
— Eric Adams on NYC’s sanctuary city status: ‘Our hearts are endless but our resources are not’ (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs give illegals taxpayer dollars, that is, they increase taxes and government debt.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346795315112
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is trying to ‘buy’ the minority community: Judge Jeanine ‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss how a Democrat says Chicago is choosing illegal migrants over residents. (COMMENT: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrat and RINO elected officials ever-increasingly give them more taxpayer money.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346828884112
— Descendants of enslaved who built Missouri university want over $70 billion for unpaid slave labor. – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois and that they never discriminated against anyone.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/descendants-enslaved-built-missouri-university-want-over-70-billion-unpaid-slave-labor

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illegal Immigration and Black Voters – PETER KIRSANOW (COMMENT: Money given to illegals is money not given to Blacks.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/illegal-immigration-and-black-voters/

NEWSMAX
— Life is a zero-sum-game. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-diversity-dei/2024/02/13/id/1153471/
— Descendants of Slaves Who Built Saint Louis University Demand $74B in Reparations – Nick Koutsobinas (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois and that they never discriminated against anyone.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/julianne-malveaux-slaves-ancestors/2024/02/13/id/1153477/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Mayor Pays $17.6 Million in Tax Dollars to Black/Brown Businesses to Feed Illegals – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/02/13/chicago-mayor-pays-176-million-in-tax-dollars-to-blackbrown-businesses-to-feed-illegals-n4926399

TOWNHALL
— Illinois Mayor Gives ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Mob History Lesson, Piece of His Mind – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/02/13/awesome-illinois-mayor-gives-pro-palestinian-mob-a-history-lesson-and-a-piece-of-his-mind-n2635132

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Reaction to ‘Black National Anthem’ Has Democratic Rep. Fuming Against Fans: ‘Not a Pretty Picture of Super Bowl Crowd’ – C. Douglas Golden (COMMENT: Expect/anticipate that Democrats will soon force national anthems on us for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, veterans, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and other oppressed groups.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/reaction-black-national-anthem-democratic-rep-fuming-fans-not-pretty-picture-super-bowl-crowd/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Haley calls Trump ‘unhinged’: ‘An unhinged president is an unsafe president’ – SARAH FORTINSKY (COMMENT: What percent of those who cast Republican primary ballots in your precinct do you predict will vote for Haley and why? Haley ever-increasingly presents herself as being not only anti-Trump but as being a hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4465485-haley-calls-trump-unhinged/
— Life is a zero-sum-game. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4465555-most-say-diversity-makes-us-stronger-but-less-support-dei-training-survey/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.newsweek.com/i-helping-asylum-seekers-texas-border-1869562

YAHOO
— Democrat and RINO Asian American leaders want more preference for Asian Americans.
https://news.yahoo.com/asian-american-lawmakers-urge-fortune-220129166.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Haley’s Hard-Line Immigration Record Runs Counter to Trump’s Attacks. Donald Trump has accused Nikki Haley of siding with Democrats on the border. In South Carolina, friends and foes alike do not recognize that portrait of the former governor. – Jazmine Ulloa (COMMENT: When will Haley stress Trump’s not imposing E-Verify?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/us/politics/haley-immigration-trump.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/us/politics/republicans-racist-language.html
— Illegal Border Crossings Plummeted in January. The report is good news for President Biden, but doesn’t change the fact that the number of people crossing into the U.S. has reached record levels during his term. – Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/us/politics/illegal-border-crossings-january.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/13/immigration-economy-jobs-cbo-report/

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Many Jews say they’ve concealed identity – Marc Ramirez (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government (GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969) who had the most success in forcing my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/13/american-jews-behavior-identity-safety-israel-hamas-war/72577331007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Borderline Crazy Campaign Strategy. Biden thinks he can win by blaming the immigration crisis on Trump. Really. – (COMMENT: When will Biden stress Trump’s not imposing E-Verify?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crazy-campaign-strategy-biden-thinks-he-can-win-blaming-border-crisis-on-trump-871c3df1
— Why We Impeached Alejandro Mayorkas. When executive-branch officials defy the law, Congress has to act. – Mark Green
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-we-impeached-alejandro-mayorkas-executive-branch-can-t-defy-the-law-1dc83d55
— Biden’s Memory Problems, and Mine. Anyone over 80 knows the feeling of reaching for a fact or a name and coming up with nothing. – Joseph Epstein (COMMENT: What do you stress in defense of your memory? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-memory-problems-and-mine-2024-presidential-election-aging-0b892f60
— Easing Children Out Of the Financial Nest – Veronica Dagher (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponent whose parents are/were wealthy, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them good jobs, etc. Because my parents were not wealthy, a) I did yard work and delivered newspapers to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, b) I washed dishes to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) I delivered mail to pay for my UIC expenses and to buy a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, d) I delivered mail to pay for my NIU expenses and to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning that Charger. My father died suddenly in 1969. My mother had never attended high school or worked outside of the home. My 1970 financial hardship draft deferment application was approved in 1971 to help support her and my brother.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/parents-money-help-children-finances-28037276
— The Cost of Car Ownership Is Getting Painful. Gas prices are in check, but nearly everything else related to your vehicle is getting more expensive. – Joe Pinsker (COMMENT: I minimize the cost of owning seven cars and a SUV by garaging them and by not driving them.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/inflation-car-prices-ownership-insurance-7cac91f1

FORBES
— These Are The Likely Democratic Presidential Candidates If Biden Drops Out – Sara Dorn
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/02/13/these-are-the-likely-democratic-presidential-candidates-if-biden-drops-out/
— Life is a zero-sum-game. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2024/02/13/learn-and-listen-the-building-blocks-for-a-thriving-dei-culture/

NIEMAN LAB
— People don’t quit bad jobs, they quit bad bosses – GREGORY P. PERREAULT (COMMENT: I should write a book about all my superiors and supervisors while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1070-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/people-dont-quit-bad-jobs-they-quit-bad-bosses-how-journalists-evaluate-newsroom-leadership/

NDTV
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-southern-border-becomes-global-entry-point-for-asylum-seekers-5054656

DAILY MAIL
— Missouri descendants of slaves who built St Louis University demand $74 BILLION in reparations for their ancestors’ unpaid labor. – CLAUDIA AORAHA (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois and that they never discriminated against anyone.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13079911/Missouri-descendants-slaves-St-Louis-University-reparations.html

February 13, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— We can help put an end to Illinois Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies at the polls – Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison, 17th District.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/13/opinion-illinois-democrats-soft-on-crime-traffic-stops/
— Gun rights groups ask SCOTUS to review Illinois’ assault weapons ban – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/12/assault-weapons-supreme-court-state-naperville/
— Trump’s threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/12/trumps-threat-to-nato-allies-draws-little-condemnation-from-gop-reflecting-his-grip-on-the-party/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Democrats seize on Trump’s NATO attack – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-democrats-seize-trumps-nato-attack

ABC7
— New poll finds many Americans feel Biden, Trump are both too old to be president (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIwTh4blBrM
— Gun rights groups ask US Supreme Court to review Illinois’ assault weapons ban – PETER HANCOCK
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-update-supreme-court-national-association-for-gun-rights/14416453/
— Democrat leader ever-increasingly push pot and reparations.
https://abc7chicago.com/west-town-bakery-okay-dispensary-marijuana-evanston-reparations/14416622/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfVstYEStAA
— Who’s behind the full-page, $2.6K Chicago Sun-Times ad supporting Mayor Brandon Johnson? – Craig Wal
https://abc7chicago.com/brandon-johnson-chicago-sun-times-southside-chicagoans/14416288/

NBC5
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more and more and more race and gender based preference giving. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/start-up-entrepreneurs-benefiting-from-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-efforts-continue-tackling-challenges/3353863/

CBS2
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more and more and more race and gender based preference giving. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/blapp-black-owned-businesses-u-s/

FOX32
— Protest erupts in Chicago over Middle East bombings – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-protest-middle-east-bombings

SOUTHERN
— Haley launches new ad on Trump’s past comments about veterans after attack on husband. – Nicholas Kerr (COMMENT: Since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My critics/opponents especially stressed my avoiding the draft to my many Post Office (1966-1969) Firestone Store (1970-1972) IRS (1971-1980) and GAO (1980-1997) superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans. I should write a book about my superiors and supervisors who were veterans and who took adverse actions against me.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/12/haley-launches-new-ad-on-trumps-past-comments-about-veterans-after-attack-on-husband/

ILLINOIS VALLEY
— Marquette student leads ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ at state GOP gala. Event attended by more than 750 Republicans. (COMMENT: In my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I used to regularly attend such events and report on them. My reports would include a listing of the high-profile Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended. I used to regularly sponsor tables at DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization fundraisers. But my critics/opponents ever-increasingly used that against me.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/02/12/marquette-student-leads-pledge-of-allegiance-at-state-gop-gala/

EVANSTON NOW
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot in Evanston.
https://evanstonnow.com/evanston-gets-2nd-marijuana-dispensary/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Presidential age debate: Trump and Biden too old for another term, poll reveals – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/majority-of-americans-think-joe-biden-and-donald-trump-are-both-too-old-to-be-president-2024-election-republicans-democrats-special-counsel-robert-hur-report
— Trump makes controversial NATO comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUtEMu3Bsg

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump slams Swift, prompting other politicians to come out as Swifties – Rachel Treisman
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-02-11/trump-slams-swift-prompting-other-politicians-to-come-out-as-swifties

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WAND TV
— Trump wants to install new RNC leadership, including his daughter-in-law as co-chair – AP (COMMENT: Serving as a chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-endorses-a-new-rnc-chair-the-current-chair-says-shes-not-yet-leaving-the-job/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-endorses-a-new-rnc-chair-the-current-chair-says-shes-not-yet-leaving-the/article_1af16d65-f7f6-5c22-8cd0-903f559d148e.html

CHOOSE CHICAGO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more and more and more race and gender based preference giving. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.
https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/architecture-history/womens-history-month-in-chicago/

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO
— Blockbusting (COMMENT: Back in the 1970s, one of my Black IRS superiors told me about unsuccessful efforts by realtors to recruit him to be a blockbuster.)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/147.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-231/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans call Pritzker’s ‘taxpayer savings’ in migrant health care disingenuous – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8fcebf5c-c9e9-11ee-b174-c7eac8799f51.html
— Illinois gun ban plaintiffs file for hearings with U.S. Supreme Court – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b810cda6-c9f9-11ee-bc3a-d3ac99f83ab4.html
— Union membership in Illinois dropped by 27,000 workers in 2023 – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b26c4f24-c9c7-11ee-9c95-c746ef17bfb7.html?a

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Illinois Lawmaker Seeks to Destroy Parental and Religious Rights–and Children – Laurie Higgins
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/illinois-lawmaker-seeks-to-destroy-parental-and-religious-rights-and-children

WIREPOINTS
— Education fail: Not a single child tested proficient in math in 67 Illinois schools. For reading, it’s 32 schools.
https://wirepoints.org/education-fail-not-a-single-child-tested-proficient-in-math-in-67-illinois-schools-for-reading-its-32-schools-wirepoints-special-report/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Aging poorly: Three times Democrats complained Republicans (Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, John McCain) were too old to be president – Jack Birle (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2850237/three-times-democrats-complained-republicans-too-old-to-be-president/
— Experts warn electric vehicle weight threatens road safety and infrastructure – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/12/experts-warn-electric-vehicle-weight-threatens-roa/
— GOP gets burned by latest flirtation with immigration deal – Stephen Dinan and Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: RINO leaders not only reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, they promote mass/illegal immigration. I should write a book about the biggest RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/12/gop-gets-burned-by-latest-flirtation-with-immigrat/
— As Democrats shower illegal aliens with valentines, citizens get cold shoulder. First World country has second-class citizens, pampered foreign invaders. – Deroy Murdock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/12/as-democrats-shower-illegal-aliens-with-valentines/
— Pro-Hamas protests blocking federal highways are not peaceful assembly – Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Collins
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/12/pro-hamas-protests-blocking-federal-highways-are-n/
— Whose ‘mental state of willfulness’ is running the Biden administration? Lights out in the White House. – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/12/whose-mental-state-of-willfulness-is-running-biden/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kamala Harris says she is ‘ready to serve’ if Biden is unable – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2850977/kamala-harris-ready-to-serve-if-biden-is-unable/
— I will never stand for a racial anthem – Parker Miller (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will also push national anthems for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and other oppressed groups.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2851475/i-will-never-stand-for-a-racial-anthem/
— Never Trumpers host dueling ‘Anti-CPAC’ confab – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who used that against me the most. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2850455/never-trumpers-host-dueling-anti-cpac-confab/
— Illinois bill would classify parent’s refusal to provide gender-transition or abortion care as child abuse – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2850957/illinois-bill-classify-parents-refusal-to-provide-gender-abortion-care-child-abuse/
— Massachusetts couple welcomes ‘lovely’ illegal immigrants into home – Luke Gentile (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders on homeowners to take illegals into their homes. My taking illegals into your home, you are also taking them into your neighborhood, your precinct, your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, your state, and America. Currently, how many unrelated people are living in homes in your neighborhood, your precinct, your school district, your municipality, your township, and your county?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2850701/massachusetts-couple-welcomes-lovely-illegal-immigrants-into-home/
— New York cracks down on immigrants with expanded curfew after crime sprees – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2850636/new-york-city-expands-curfew-immigrants-shelter-crime-uptick/
— Putin deserves no sympathy – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2851673/putin-deserves-no-sympathy/
— Trump’s comments about Nikki Haley’s husband show why many voters are reluctant to support him – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/2851915/trumps-nikki-haleys-husband-voters-support/
— Democrats replacing Biden with Michelle Obama a ‘ginned-up conspiracy theory’ – Christian Datoc
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2848239/democrats-michelle-obama-replace-biden-convention/
— Scalise in ‘complete remission’ and will return to House for Mayorkas impeachment – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2850708/scalise-complete-remission-return-house-mayorkas-impeachment/
— Illegal immigration shifts away from Texas after Abbott locks down border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxn_ccVAWVQ

NEW YORK POST
— Dozens arrested for breaching Biden’s Delaware campaign HQ as organizer warns ‘young people won’t support’ prez – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/02/12/news/dozens-of-protesters-arrested-for-breaching-bidens-delaware-campaign-hq-as-organizer-warns-young-people-wont-support-prez/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The DNC’s Standard Illegal Immigration Sophistries – Richard McDonough
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_dncs_standard_illegal_immigration_sophistries.html
— Poll shows more Latinos than whites oppose illegal immigration – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/buried_lede_poll_shows_more_latinos_than_whites_oppose_illegal_immigration.html

BREITBART
— ‘Shame on the NFL’: Performance of ‘Black National Anthem’ Sparks Backlash – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will also push national anthems for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and other oppressed groups.)
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2024/02/11/shame-nfl-performance-black-national-anthem-sparks-backlash/
— New York City Expands Curfew to 20 Migrant Shelters Due to Violence – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/12/new-york-city-expands-curfew-to-20-migrant-shelters-due-to-violence/
— RFK Jr. Makes Second Trip to Border: Biden’s Illegal Immigration Inflow ‘an Existential Threat to Our Country’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/12/rfk-jr-makes-second-trip-border-bidens-illegal-immigration-inflow-existential-threat-country/
— Biden’s Job-Growth Boasts Built on Illegal Migration – NEIL MUNRO (COMMENT: If those who hired me 1964-1980 could have hired illegals, they would have hired illegals instead of me and they would have paid them much less. My critics/opponents promote cheap labor. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money, bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, got them good jobs, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/02/13/report-bidens-job-growth-built-on-illegal-migration/
— Biden’s Reprehensible Border Agenda is‘a Plan to Drive Down Wages. – Former Democrat Dennis Kucinich (COMMENT: If those who hired me 1964-1980 could have hired illegals, they would have hired illegals instead of me and they would have paid them much less. My critics/opponents promote cheap labor. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money, bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, got them good jobs, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/12/former-democrat-dennis-kucinich-joe-bidens-reprehensible-border-agenda-plan-drive-down-wages/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— An Immigration Crisis Beyond Imagining – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/Oped-Immigration-Crisis-Beyond-Imagining
— Senate Bill Wouldn’t End ‘Catch-and-Release’ — It Would Perpetuate It. What did DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tell the credulous senators who relied on his counsel? – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Senate-Bill-Wouldnt-End-CatchandRelease-It-Would-Perpetuate-It

CENTER SQUARE
— Democrats open borders paying dividends – William Haupt III
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_c7f1dd96-c913-11ee-bc5a-5fe09ae3cc4c.html

CONSERVTIVE HQ
— Joe Biden is a serial liar and scoundrel, not ‘a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man’
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/joe-biden-is-a-serial-liar-and-scoundrel-not-a-sympathetic-well-meaning-elderly-man

DAILY CALLER
— Trump endorsed North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to replace Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Monday. – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: Serving as a chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/12/trump-endorsement-mcdaniel-replacement-rnc-chair/
— Nearly 90% Of Americans Think Biden Is ‘Too Old’ To Serve Another Term As President: POLL – MARY LOU MASTERS (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/12/biden-too-old-special-counsel-report/
— Democrats’ ‘Plan’ For Border Is Backfiring – Fmr Acting ICE Director Tom Homan
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/12/tom-homan-explain-democrat-border-plan-backfiring-dagen-mcdowell/
— Coordination Between Dem Financial Official And Dark Money-Backed Group Pushing ‘Woke’ Investing – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/12/emails-coordination-lander-comptroller-nyc-ceres-esg/
— ‘A Huge Blow’: Decline In White Recruits Fueling The Military’s Worst-Ever Recruiting Crisis, Data Shows – MICAELA BURROW
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/13/exclusive-a-huge-blow-decline-in-white-recruits-fueling-the-militarys-worst-ever-recruiting-crisis-data-shows/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats Lavish Illegal Immigrants With Valentines. Citizens Take the Arrows. – Deroy Murdock
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/12/democrats-shower-illegal-aliens-valentines-citizens-take-arrows/

DAILY WIRE
— Border Crisis That Biden Caused Has Led To Internal White House Fighting – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-crisis-that-biden-caused-has-led-to-internal-white-house-fighting

EPOCH TIMES
— Houston Church Shooter Identified as Transgender With a Long Criminal History – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/houston-church-shooter-identified-as-transgender-with-a-long-criminal-history-5585662

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REORM
— FAIR Responds to the Wall Street Journal
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/02/12/fair-responds-wall-street-journal

FOX BUSINESS
— The open border is by design – Tom Homan
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346761565112

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Democrats turn against Mayor Johnson on migrant issue: ‘We asked for it’ Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for thousands of migrants arriving in the city. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-democrats-turn-against-mayor-johnson-migrant-issue-its-overwhelming
— 86% of Americans think Biden is too old to serve another term: New poll Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich reports on President Biden joking about his age concerns publicly and his campaign using TikTok despite national security concerns. (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346760836112
— Why America’s kids are hip to BLM and LGBT but are failing ABC and 123. I was a public school teacher for 28 years and I know who’s to blame for what education has become. – Rebecca Friedrichs
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americas-kids-lgbt-failing
— Biden apparently bumps his head on Marine One as debate persists over president’s mental fitness. 86% of Democrats say President Biden is too old to serve a 2nd term, polls say. – Anders Hagstrom (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-apparently-bumps-head-marine-one-debate-persists-presidents-mental-fitness
— Texas agency says megachurch shooting highlights damage done by ‘defund police’ movement. Comments come after Houston Police said Genesse Ivonne Moreno opened fire inside Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church. – Greg Wehner (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. GAO is now less than a shell of what it once was. I should write a book about those RINO congressional leaders who defunded GAO. Because of their defunding GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely They wasted my career, took many big adverse actions against me, and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They turned my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 years. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half or my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-agency-megachurch-shooting-highlights-damage-done-defund-police-movement

HANNITY
— THE OLD AGE QUESTION: 85% of Americans Think Biden Too Old for POTUS; ABC News Poll (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://hannity.com/media-room/the-old-age-question-85-of-americans-think-biden-too-old-for-potus-abc-news-poll/
— DeSANTIS ON BIDEN: ‘You’re Too Senile to Stand Trial But You Can Have the Nuclear Codes?!’
https://hannity.com/media-room/desantis-on-biden-youre-too-senile-to-stand-trial-but-you-can-have-the-nuclear-codes-watch/
— Biden Bashes Head While Exiting Marine One Amid Concerns Over Health
https://hannity.com/media-room/joe-blow-biden-bashes-head-while-exiting-marine-one-amid-concerns-over-health-watch/

HOT AIR
— Could it Be? Are Chicago Democrats Finally Waking Up to Their ‘Sanctuary City’ Debacle?
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/02/12/could-it-be-are-chicago-democrats-finally-waking-up-to-their-sanctuary-city-debacle-n3782784

MRC TV
— Massachusetts Couple Who Offered to Host Migrants Gets Four Within an Hour – BRITTANY M. HUGHES (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders on homeowners to take illegals into their homes. My taking illegals into your home, you are also taking them into your neighborhood, your precinct, your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, your state, and America. Currently, how many unrelated people are living in homes in your neighborhood, your precinct, your school district, your municipality, your township, and your county?)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/we-knew-nothing-mass-couple-who-offered-host-migrants-gets-four-within-hour

MEGYN KELLY
— Even Three-Quarters of Democrats Now Think Biden is Too Old to Serve (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOrxe0SBqLY

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘We Asked for It’: Chicago Democrats Blame Progressive Leaders’ Sanctuary-City Policies for Migrant Crisis – RYAN MILLS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/we-asked-for-it-chicago-democrats-blame-progressive-leaders-sanctuary-city-policies-for-migrant-crisis/
— Democrats Can’t Pretend Biden’s Age Problem Away – CHARLES C. W. COOKE (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/democrats-cant-pretend-bidens-age-problem-away/
— Yeah, Sure, It’s All the Media’s Fault That Americans Think Biden Is Too Old – JIM GERAGHTY (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yeah-sure-its-all-the-medias-fault-that-americans-think-biden-is-too-old/
— Haley Hits Trump for Threatening to Abandon NATO Allies – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/lacking-moral-clarity-haley-hits-trump-for-threatening-to-abandon-nato-allies/

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Ignores ‘Strong’ Evidence Megachurch Shooter Was Pro-Hamas Terrorist – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2024/02/12/msnbc-ignores-strong-evidence-megachurch-shooter-was-pro

NEWSMAX
— Migrant Crisis Dividing Chicago Democrats – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illinois-chicago-democrats/2024/02/12/id/1153250/
— Biden Admin. ‘Does Not Love This Country’ – Rep. Andy Biggs
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/andy-biggs-joe-biden-illegal/2024/02/12/id/1153295/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Could Illegal Immigration Turn Voters Against Democrats In Chicago? – Terry Newsome
https://www.oann.com/video/tipping-point-video/could-illegal-immigration-turn-voters-against-democrats-in-chicago/

RON PAUL
— Nearly 90 Percent Think Biden Too Old For Another Term! (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSR92TtC020

TOWNHALL
— White House Stonewalls on Biden’s Cognitive Health – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/02/12/white-house-stonewalls-on-bidens-cognitive-health-n2635135?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1341206
— Here’s How Migrants From China Learn How to Illegally Cross the Southern Border – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/12/chinese-migrant-tik-tok-n2635122
— As City Shelters Reach Capacity, Boston Councilwoman Has an Idea for Where Illegal Immigrants Should Go – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/02/12/boston-councilwoman-julia-mejia-n2635117
— Biden’s Die-Hard Supporters Freak Out Over Accurate Coverage of the President – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/02/12/liberals-freak-out-over-abc-news-poll-n2635107
— WOKE Jesus Super Bowl Ad! (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gtwp17XX0M
— Students in One University System Are Increasingly Identifying as ‘Trans’ and ‘Non-Binary’ – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/12/university-of-california-students-transgender-non-binary-n2635120

ZERO HEDGE
— The Absurd Border Con – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/victor-davis-hanson-absurd-border-con

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— ‘Anti-CPAC’ summit planned with prominent GOP Trump critics – CAROLINE VAKIL (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who used that against me the most. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4462901-anti-cpac-summit-planned-prominent-gop-trump-critics/
— Gun rights group appeals Illinois assault weapon ban to Supreme Court – NICK ROBERTSON
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4463617-gun-rights-group-appeals-illinois-assault-weapon-ban-to-supreme-court/
— Harris says she’s ready to serve amid questions about Biden’s age – JULIA MUELLER (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4462921-harris-ready-to-serve-biden-age/
— Mayors ask DHS to extend migrant work permits – RAFAEL BERNAL (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Republican leaders call for E-Verify.)
https://thehill.com/latino/4463771-mayors-dhs-migrant-work-permits/

NEWSWEEK
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Black National Anthem Sends MAGA Into Meltdown.’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will also push national anthems for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and other oppressed groups.)
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-black-national-anthem-super-bowl-1869023

MSN
— What nationalities are the immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/what-nationalities-are-the-immigrants-crossing-the-us-mexico-border-illegally/ss-BB1i9HOw

ABC LOS ANGELES
— To get even more votes from Blacks, Democrats ever-increasingly push reparations.
https://abc7.com/black-history-month-author-book-memoir/14416515/

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Biden Can Learn From Reagan – Doug Sosnik (COMMENT: What were you doing in 1980? I took a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I took courses to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination which I passed on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/opinion/donald-trump-joe-biden-election.html
— This Is Not the Way Team Biden Drew It Up – Gail Collins and Bret Stephens (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/opinion/biden-memory-special-counsel-trump.html
— Biden’s Age as a Major Campaign Issue (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/opinion/joe-biden-age.html
— How Old Is Too Old to Be President? – Peter Baker (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/us/politics/biden-trump-age.html
— Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise – BRUCE BARTLETT (COMMENT: Instead of destroying GAO, what if Gingrich had required 50% of GAO employees at each GS Level to Republican and 50% to be Democrat? in 1980, I was one of the last Republicans that GAO hired.)
https://archive.nytimes.com/economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 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. . .It is essential that Congress not cripple what is left of its in-house expertise. Gutting the G.A.O. and abolishing the C.B.O. would be acts of nihilism. Any politician recommending such things is unfit for office.)
— To get even more votes from Blacks, Democrats ever-increasingly push reparations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/opinion/black-americans-federal-reparations.html

WIKIPEDIA
— Newt Gingrich (COMMENT: GAO exposed the House banking scandal. SEE: https://www.c-span.org/video/?24918-1/house-bank-investigation )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt_Gingrich
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House banking scandal ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_banking_scandal) and Congressional Post Office scandal were emblems of the exposed corruption. Gingrich himself was among members of the House who had written NSF checks on the House bank. He had overdrafts on twenty-two checks, including a $9,463 check to the Internal Revenue Service in 1990.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America and b) replace those in American who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/13/michigan-rep-schriver-conspiracy-theory/

USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://10best.usatoday.com/interests/food-culture/cannabis-lounge-guide-usa/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Vote for President Kamala Harris. The Vice President wants you to know she’s ready to be President. She’d better be. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vice-president-kamala-harris-ready-to-serve-president-joe-biden-d1b2041e
— ‘My Memory Is Fine’: Another Unforgettable Denial of Reality. Biden aides’ fury with special counsel Robert Hur proves that they know his observations hit the mark. – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-memory-is-fine-another-unforgettable-denial-of-reality-special-counsel-hur-848d9b74
— Robert Hur’s Report Is the Work of a Consummate Professional. Justice Department rules require prosecutors to take stock of whether they can convince a jury of guilt. – John Sciortino (COMMENT: The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/PrecinctLetter3-17-2.pdf ) gave GAO summary judgment, that is, they denied me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, because I have too many bad demographics. They concluded that no Chicago-area jury would rule in my favor because I am too many of the following: conservative, Republican, White, male, old, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/robert-hurs-report-is-the-work-of-a-consummate-professional-biden-memory-7d55e2be
— Performance Reviews Will Bite This Year. Be Ready. – Ben Eisen (COMMENT: All the performance reviews that my Democrat supervisors gave me were designed a) to demotivate/discourage me, b) to justify not promoting me, c) to justify ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and/or d) to get me to leave/retire.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/more-of-us-will-get-harsh-reviews-this-year-heres-what-to-do-about-it-72b62138

BOND BUYER
— Migrant arrivals in Illinois suburbs raise public finance questions – Jennifer Shea
https://fixedincome.fidelity.com/ftgw/fi/FINewsArticle?id=202402121103SM______BNDBUYER_0000018d-8ba5-d706-a78f-dbe5ab9a0001_110.1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When buses ferrying migrants north from Texas began arriving in Naperville, Illinois, which is roughly 30 miles from Chicago, local officials were caught off guard. “We had a total of six buses in December and they went directly to the Metra train station with occupants boarding trains to Chicago,” Naperville Director of Communications Linda LaClouche said. “We did not receive any prior notification of this and became aware of this after it happened.” After those buses dropped off their riders, the city started planning for migrant arrivals and forged an emergency operations plan, LaClouche said. “Given how the situation has evolved and changed, we continue to update our plan,” she said. Naperville has a population of 149,936 and a median household income of $143,754, according to Census data. It has about 68 homes currently on the market worth more than $1 million, according to residential real estate brokerage Redfin. It’s one of a laundry list of Illinois suburbs ? at least 20 in the greater Chicago area ? to which Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants since the city of Chicago began fining and in some cases impounding buses. Abbott has not said why he is now targeting towns outside Chicago, and his office did not respond to a request for comment.)

NEW REPUBLIC
— What is/was your occupation? What percent in your occupation is/was minority and/or female? According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if there are fewer minorities and/or females in an occupation, it is because of racism and/or sexism. But wait, what about unpopular occupations, that is, what about bad jobs? Why would minorities or females want bad jobs? According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. I was a part-time postal employee 1966-1969, an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, and a GAO Analyst 1980-1997. Why would minorities or females want the bad jobs that I had? The answer is that they did not want them. That is why my superiors had a very hard time recruiting and retaining minorities and females. That is why they lowered requirements dramatically to hire, retain, and promote minorities and females. That is why they wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.
https://newrepublic.com/article/178945/affirmative-action-occupational-statistics-2023

ATLANTIC
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/02/map-of-future-ruins-lauren-markham-book-review/677407/

POLITICO
— Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair. The ex-president is backing Michael Whatley, the chair of the North Carolina GOP, to take over for Ronna McDaniel. – ALEX ISENSTADT (COMMENT: Serving as a chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/12/trump-republican-national-committee-chair-whatley-00141061

JD SUPRA
— Illinois Equal Pay Certificate Deadline Is Looming – Robert Sheen (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrat DEI hires a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-equal-pay-certificate-deadline-5128910/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ Equal Pay Act prohibits employers with four or more employees from pay discrimination based on the “same or substantially similar work,” unless mitigating factors apply such as seniority or merit systems. Specifically, the act has two protected classes — sex and African-American employees.)

February 11, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Biden calls Israel’s military operations in Gaza ‘over the top;’ White House downplays comments – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/joe-biden-israel-war-hamas-gaza/14409151/

NBC5
— Migrants in Chicago are on edge as evictions from temporary shelters loom. More than 13,000 people are under pressure to find homes and work before they are mass-evicted from city-operated shelters. – Daniella Silva (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure on your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district from Democrat and RINO leaders to house their illegals and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/migrants-housing-crisis-chicago-eviction-process-rcna135688
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Taylor Swift.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/super-bowl-2024/taylor-swift-lands-lax-super-bowl/3352877/

CBS2
— Chicago Auto Show draws car fanatics, shoppers in buyer’s market – Noel Brennan (COMMENT: I have attended many Chicago Auto Shows since the 1960s. But the shows are of increasingly less interest to me a) because fewer and fewer and fewer of the cars are American nameplate, b) because fewer and fewer and fewer of the cars appeal to those who share my demographics, and c) because more and more and more of the cars are electric.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-auto-show-kicks-off-mccormick-place/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpvUm7F57v8

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats flexed muscles in passing out pork in Springfield – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/11/democrats-flexed-muscles-in-passing-out-pork-in-springfield/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/11/clarence-page-nikki-haley-donald-trump-republicans/
— On her way out, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel urges crowd in Rosemont to vote early – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: Serving as a chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/10/on-her-way-out-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-urges-crowd-in-rosemont-to-vote-early/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel used an Illinois GOP fundraiser Friday night to deliver a valedictory address of sorts as she prepares for her ouster from the party post later this month under pressure from former President Donald Trump. Appearing at an event aimed at encouraging Republicans to vote early and by mail, a “Bank Your Vote” program she initiated despite criticism from Trump and other GOP leaders that the practice Democrats have used successfully has been littered with fraud, McDaniel made no mention of the former president or her imminent departure as RNC chair. She exhorted a crowd of more than 700 people in a ballroom at the Westin O’Hare hotel in Rosemont to pledge to vote early, avoid an Election Day vote deficit and save the party from the expense of pushing them to vote in the campaign’s final days. “Why bank your vote? We in the party must start utilizing mail-in and early voting,” she said. “Please raise your hand and you will pledge to vote early this election. Everybody, we got to do it.”)
— Hundreds protest Chicago Tribune editorial they say spread anti-Palestinian racism – REBECCA JOHNSON (COMMENT: Taking positions on issues is a thankless job. I have served as the GOPUSA Editor since 2000. I have always promoted the Republican Party platform in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and especially the platform’s individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/10/hundreds-protest-chicago-tribune-editorial-they-say-spread-anti-palestinian-racism/
— As the Republican primary looms, Haley challenges Trump on her home turf – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/10/haley-challenges-trump-on-her-home-turf-in-south-carolina-as-the-republican-primary-looms/
— Biden and his allies push back against a special counsel’s claims about his memory – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/09/how-biden-and-his-allies-are-pushing-back-against-a-special-counsels-claims-about-his-memory/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/11/chicago-migrants-immigration-papers/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Auto Show ‘childhood dream come true’ for some, window shopping opportunity for others. The 116th rendition of the Auto Show has brought a growing share of electric vehicles, with Lucid and Tesla making their debuts at the iconic showcase. – Violet Miller (COMMENT: I have attended many Chicago Auto Shows since the 1960s. But the shows are of increasingly less interest to me a) because fewer and fewer and fewer of the cars are American nameplate, b) because fewer and fewer and fewer of the cars appeal to those who share my demographics, and c) because more and more and more of the cars are electric.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/10/24068811/chicago-auto-show-opens

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Underwood outpacing GOP rivals in fundraising for 14th Congressional race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240211/local-politics/underwood-outpacing-gop-rivals-in-fundraising-for-14th-congressional-race/
— Former Naperville council candidate Nag Jaiswal quits human rights and fair housing commission – Alicia Fabbre
https://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois GOP lawmakers lay out spring session priorities – Andrew Hensel (COMMENT: What about stopping Democrat promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination? What about promoting individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, limits on vices, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving)?)
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/illinois-gop-lawmakers-lay-out-spring-session-priorities/article_d42f3aac-c762-11ee-8002-1b355aa5878e.html

WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-republican-lawmakers-are-backing-dozens-of-bills-targeting-diversity-efforts-on-campus-and-elsewhere/

DAILY ILLINI
— Immigration bill shows cracks in the Democratic Party machine – Grayson Hodson
https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2024/02/10/opinion-immigration-democratic-party/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— President Non Compos Mentis
https://johnkassnews.com/president-non-compos-mentis/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: Democrats should ‘shun’ Benet Academy grad Anna Stava-Murray for ‘evil’ bill that ‘designates parents as abusive for refusing to allow gender change or an abortion’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654687604-ives-democrats-should-shun-benet-academy-grad-anna-stava-murray-for-her-bill-to-label-parents-as-abusive-who-refuse-abortion-chemical-castration-for-their-children

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— North Side State Rep. Cassidy proposes income tax cut for Illinois abortion, child mutilation providers, school porn teachers.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654682225-north-side-state-rep-cassidy-proposes-income-tax-cut-for-illinois-abortion-child-mutilation-providers-school-porn-teachers

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Leaders Embrace a Losing Record Under Chair Don Tracy as he Bankrolls the State Party (COMMENT: From what I see, conservatives like me, that is, platform Republicans like me, feel ever-increasingly unwelcome in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I should write a book about the many big adverse actions that past and present leaders of the aforesaid have taken against me.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/il-gop-leaders-embrace-a-losing-record-under-chair-don-tracy-as-he-bankrolls-the-state-party-recent-filings-reveal.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Double standard seen in kid-glove treatment for Biden versus full-bore legal assault on Trump – Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/10/double-standard-seen-in-kid-glove-treatment-for-jo/
— White House memo balks at attacks on Biden’s memory, suggests that GOP are ‘afraid’ of him – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/10/white-house-memo-balks-attacks-bidens-memory-sugge/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump blasts Biden’s fitness to run for president if special counsel says he’s ‘not fit to charge’ – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2849380/trump-blasts-bidens-fitness-to-run-for-president-if-special-counsel-says-hes-not-fit-to-charge/
— White House Report Card: Biden repeatedly shows he’s losing it – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2849150/white-house-report-card-biden-repeatedly-shows-hes-losing-it/
— Unfunded cost of retirement benefits reaches $1.14 trillion ($103.1 billion in Illinois) – Tom Gantert (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used my getting a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension against me the most. In my defense, I stress that I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS for almost 30 years.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2847102/unfunded-cost-of-retirement-benefits-reaches-1-14-trillion-report/
— What’s behind Trump’s Bud Light rehabilitation effort? – Kimberly Ross
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2848192/whats-behind-trumps-bud-light-rehabilitation/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 80) Special ‘Elderly Man With a Poor Memory’ Edition
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-80/

NEW YORK POST
— Thousands of migrants in NY quietly collecting ‘welfare’ through Hochul rule change – Rich Calder
https://nypost.com/2024/02/10/metro/thousands-of-migrants-get-cash-aid-through-hochul-policy-change/
— Trump questions whereabouts of Nikki Haley’s husband Michael, who is serving in military. – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/02/10/news/trump-questions-whereabouts-of-nikki-haleys-husband-michael-who-is-deployed-overseas/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— ‘We Are in The Thick of an Invasion’: More than 12,000 Illegal Aliens from 48 Countries Apprehended in Tucson Sector Alone This Week.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/10/we-are-in-the-thick-of-an-invasion-more-than-12000-illegal-aliens-from-48-countries-apprehended-in-tucson-sector-alone-this-week/
— ‘Heroic’: Democrats Praise Illinois Bill to Provide Tax Credits to Abortionists, Child Mutilators, Porn Teachers
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/10/heroic-democrats-praise-il-bill-to-provide-tax-credits-to-abortionists-child-mutilators-porn-teachers/

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Elon Musk slams Biden, says he opened border to keep Democrats in power – TIMOTHY FRUDD
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/02/elon-musk-slams-biden-says-he-opened-border-to-keep-democrats-in-power/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Another day, another Venezuelan thug in New York: Here come the Caracas slums – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/another_day_another_venezuelan_thug_in_new_york_here_come_the_caracas_slums.html
— Keep an eye on the Biden crowd – Richard Berkowitz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/keep_an_eye_on_the_biden_crowd.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Replacement theory? ‘The View’ floats names of Dems who could take Biden’s spot after special counsel’s tough report
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/10/replacement-theory-the-view-floats-names-of-dems-who-could-take-bidens-spot-after-special-counsels-tough-report-1435729/
— NY GOP lawmakers excoriate city’s sanctuary policies after second migrant attack in two weeks – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/10/ny-gop-lawmakers-excoriate-citys-sanctuary-policies-after-second-migrant-attack-in-two-weeks-1435679/

BLAZE
— Florida transgender activists stage die-in demonstrations at DMVs over new driver’s license rule – COLLIN JONES
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fl-transgender-activists-stage-die-in-demonstrations-at-dmvs-over-new-driver-s-license-rule

BREITBART
— 64 Ways Joe Biden Opened America’s Borders to the World’s Migrants – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/10/the-list-64-ways-joe-biden-opened-americas-borders-to-the-worlds-migrants/
— Immigration Should Be ‘Centerpiece’ of 2024 Election, Biden ‘Unilaterally’ Opened Border – Rep. Ashley Hinson
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/10/exclusive-rep-ashley-hinson-immigration-should-be-centerpiece-of-2024-election-biden-unilaterally-opened-border/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Will Taylor Swift Be the Next Bud Light? Many in the media are saying Taylor may soon announce her endorsement of President Joe Biden. – Wayne Allyn Root (COMMENT: To endorse Biden is to promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. What percent of voters share Trump’s demographics?)
http://eks.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root

EPOCH TIMES
— Florida Republican Party Endorses Trump for President – Tom Ozimek (COMMENT: From what I see, the majority of the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization oppose Trump. In the March 19 Republican primary in your county and in your township/ward, what percent of the votes will Trump get and what percent will Haley get?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/florida-republican-party-endorses-trump-for-president-5584718

FOX NEWS
— Denver mayor blames Republicans and Trump for $5M cuts to pay for migrant crisis. Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, has announced that he is cutting $5 million from public services to pay for the city’s illegal immigration crisis. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/denver-mayor-blames-republicans-and-trump-for-5m-cuts-to-pay-for-migrant-crisis
— Anti-racism and social justice jargon is hurting future doctors. Former Harvard Medical School dean Jeffrey Flier worried that ‘ideological outcome’ could have negative impacts on medicine and healthcare. – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-harvard-medical-school-dean-anti-racism-social-justice-jargon-hurting-future-doctors
— Congressional committee chair slams TikTok’s role in aiding Chinese migrant surge at southern border. Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher called on Biden to reverse open-border policies. – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/world/congressional-committee-chair-slams-tiktoks-role-aiding-chinese-migrant-surge-southern-border
— Migrants are flowing to the areas of least resistance: California Mayor Bill Wells
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346646012112

GOPUSA
— Sen. Hawley Says AG Garland Should ‘Either Charge’ Biden Or Invoke 25th Amendment
https://www.gopusa.com/sen-hawley-says-ag-garland-should-either-charge-biden-or-invoke-25th-amendment/
— Biden Must Be Hidden From An Apathetic Press
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-must-be-hidden-from-an-apathetic-press/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Policy matters: Illegal immigrant traffic to Texas drops, shifts to Arizona, California – Matthew Holloway
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/illegal-immigrants-traffic-to-texas-drops-shifts-to-arizona-california

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “It’s going be a free-for-all in the country if they allow Colorado to get away with” keeping Trump off the ballot. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/its-going-be-a-free-for-all-in-the-country-if-they-allow-colorado-to-get-away-with-keeping-trump-off-the-ballot/
— California Teacher Who Exposed “Woke Kindergarten” Program Placed On Indefinite Leave (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because they wanted to retaliate against me by giving my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office which is exactly what they did.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/california-teacher-who-exposed-woke-kindergarten-program-placed-on-indefinite-leave/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Demands ‘Criminal Penalties’ for Biden-Admin Officials Who Refuse to Enforce Immigration Law – KAYLA BARTSCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-demands-criminal-penalties-for-biden-admin-officials-who-refuse-to-enforce-immigration-law/
— Affirmative Action Has No Place at Military-Service Academies – DAN LENNINGTON and SKYLAR CROY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/affirmative-action-has-no-place-at-military-service-academies/

NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘We Crushed Crooked Joe Biden’s Disastrous Open Borders Bill’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-south-carolina-primary/2024/02/10/id/1153095/

PJ MEDIA
— Denver Deprives Citizens to Fund Illegals, Mayor Blames Congress – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/02/10/denver-deprives-citizens-to-fund-illegals-mayor-blames-congress-n4926328
— What Next? Woke State Now Coming After Car Tires – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/02/10/what-next-woke-state-now-coming-after-car-tires-n4926318
— Cities Forced to Cut Services to Deal With Migrant Crisis – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/02/10/cities-forced-to-cut-services-to-deal-with-migrant-crisis-n4926326

PARADISE
— Propaganda Wars Begin: Illegal Immigration Will Boost US GDP By $7 Trillion. How is it not the biggest political talking point right now that since October 2019, native-born US workers have lost 1.4 million jobs, while over the same period foreign-born workers have gained 3 million jobs. (COMMENT: If those who hired me 1964-1980 could have hired illegals, they would have hired foreign-born workers instead of me and they would have paid them much less. I should write a book about my biggest critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money, bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, got them good jobs, etc.)
https://theparadise.ng/24322/propaganda-wars-begin-illegal-immigration-will-boost-us-gdp-by-7-trillion/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DeSantis: If Republicans Are Not Willing To Fight Over The Border Then What Issue Are They Going To Fight For? – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/02/10/desantis_if_republicans_are_not_willing_to_fight_over_the_border_then_what_issue_are_you_going_to_be.html

TOWNHALL
— Even Liberals Admit Trump Will Be Re-Elected As Voters Are Sick of Biden’s Migrant Policies – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/10/stephen-a-smith-on-democrats-migrant-policies-thats-why-trump-will-be-re-elected-n2634984

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Liberal Mayor Blames Republicans as He Cuts City Services to Fund Programs for Illegal Aliens – George C. Upper III
https://www.westernjournal.com/liberal-mayor-blames-republicans-cuts-city-services-fund-programs-illegal-aliens/
— Test Scores Plummet After School Rolls Out ‘Woke Kindergarten’ – Anthony Altomari
https://www.westernjournal.com/test-scores-plummet-school-rolls-woke-kindergarten/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump argues he should ‘not be charged’ in classified docs case if Biden isn’t – LAUREN IRWIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4460164-trump-argues-should-not-be-charged-classified-docs-case-biden-is-not/

MSN
— New York’s Immigration Debate Intensifies as Protests Erupt, With Some Calling for Stricter Policies
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/new-york-s-immigration-debate-intensifies-as-protests-erupt-with-some-calling-for-stricter-policies/ar-BB1i4OQB

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump. – Rebecca Davis O’Brien
Both Donald J. Trump and President Biden are over 75. But voters are much less likely to worry that Mr. Trump is too old to serve.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/us/politics/biden-trump-aging.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/nyregion/migrants-canada-northern-border.html
— Inside Biden’s Protective White House. The White House’s cloistered nature reflects the concern of aides who worry that even small mistakes will be amplified. Lately, the president has burst through that bubble, with mixed results. – Katie Rogers and Lisa Lerer
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/us/politics/biden-white-house-aides.html
— Other 80-Somethings Have Thoughts About Age and the Presidency. President Biden’s age has once again become a talking point in national politics. Many older Americans agree that it’s an issue; others feel it’s insulting. – Jack Healy, Julie Bosman, Audra D. S. Burch and Jenna Russell
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/us/biden-age-report-reactions.html

CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/02/world/migrant-crossing-california-cnnphotos/

CNBC
— This is what happens if you don’t pay your taxes on time. Late fees and interest are only the beginning. – Megan DeMatteo and Kelsey Neubauer (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year.)
https://www.cnbc.com/select/what-happens-when-you-dont-pay-taxes-on-time/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Levies and liens Within a few months, you should expect to receive letters from the IRS indicating how much you owe. These may be followed by collection notices or phone calls. Eventually, you may receive a Notice of Intent to Levy, a letter indicating the IRS is prepared to seize your assets to cover the amount due. It can claim your home, car, bank accounts or even a portion of your paycheck. After receiving the Notice of Intent, you have 30 days to pay your balance, appeal the levy or reach an agreement with the IRS before further action is taken. If you don’t pay within 10 days of receiving the notice, the failure-to-pay penalty increases to 1% per month. If you owe the IRS $10,000 or more, a lien may be placed on your home. According to the IRS website, “a lien is a legal claim against your property to secure payment of your tax debt, while a levy actually takes the property to satisfy the tax debt.” The IRS will file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien “to alert creditors that the government has a legal right to your property.” This may limit your ability to get credit, including refinancing your mortgage. If you sell your home, the IRS may claim a portion or all of the proceeds. Even declaring bankruptcy may not remove a tax lien. Other consequences for not paying taxes If you still have not settled your account, the State Department may eventually refuse to issue or renew your passport. If you have a “seriously delinquent tax debt” (considered $62,000 or more) your passport may even be revoked. The IRS has 10 years to collect unpaid taxes. While tax evasion and tax fraud are jailable offenses, you won’t go to prison for not having enough money to pay your tax bill. That’s why filing a return, even if you don’t include full payment, is important. How to pay your taxes over time If you’re concerned your tax bill may be steep, you can set up an installment plan with the IRS. These payment plans include interest and a non-payment penalty of up to 25% of the balance due. You can also apply for an offer in compromise (OIC), which is a request for the IRS to settle your tax bill for less than the amount that you owe. They’re not commonly approved — only about a third of OICs were accepted in 2022 — but the IRS will consider your income, expenses and other factors when reviewing your request.)

NEWSWEEK
— The ongoing migrant crisis makes 44 percent of Texans either more likely or significantly more likely to support the state becoming a fully independent country – James Bickerton
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-migrant-crisis-boosting-independence-campaign-poll-1868788
— ALL OF THE FRONT COVER: Americans Being Priced Out of Their Love Affair With Cars – GIULIA CARBONARO (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, a) I bought (paid for in full) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 when I was 17 years old with the money that I had earned the previous 18 months working part-time for the minimum wage washing dishes and I got for selling my 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air, b) I bought (paid for in full) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in December of 1967 with the money that I had earned the previous 13 months working part-time delivering mail and I got for my selling my Pontiac, and c) I bought (paid for in full) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in December of 1968 with the money that I had earned the previous 12 months working part-time delivering mail and I got for selling my Oldsmobile. Granted, my parents provided with room and board all that time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2024/02/16/americans-being-priced-out-their-love-affair-cars-1866374.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades, car ownership has been a trademark of the American lifestyle, with vehicles becoming symbols of freedom, independence and even rebellion, as well as a necessity. . .Just 10 percent of new car listings are currently priced below $30,000, according to CoPilot. Things are not much better in the used car market, where only 28 percent of listings are currently priced below $20,000. According to an October report by Market Watch, Americans needed an annual income of at least $100,000 to afford a car, at least if they’re following standard budgeting advice, which says you shouldn’t spend more than 10 percent of your monthly income on car-related expenses. That means that more than 60 percent of American households cannot afford to buy a new car, based on Census data. For individuals, the numbers are even worse, with 82 percent of people below the $100,000 line.)

FOX AUSTIN
— Republican Party of Texas censures Speaker Dade Phelan – RONNIE MARLEY (COMMENT: Far too many Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO elected officials and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton not only reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform, but they have taken far too many big adverse actions against me because I support those planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.aol.com/news/republican-party-texas-censures-speaker-232924174.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican Party of Texas has announced they’ve officially censured Representative Dade Phelan on Saturday, according to a release. Officials said they will be “imposing the full set of penalties allowed by the rules, for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities.” According to a release, rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas allows the party to censure elected officials who violate Republican Party of Texas principles and priorities three times or more in a given biennium. The censure of Phelan details five such instances on issues such as the impeachment of Ken Paxton, Democrat Committee Chairs, border security, and educational freedom. The release stated that the original censure resolution was passed by the Jasper County Republican Party with at least two-thirds support and required a three-fifths vote to pass the 64-member State Republican Executive Committee. The final vote was 55 in favor, four opposed, and four abstentions. . .Phelan is now the four elected official in the history of the Republican Party of Texas to be censured utilizing the Rule 44 censure option.)

TAHOE DAILY TRIBUNE
— Only fifth of Washoe County voters turnout – Brenna O’Boyle (COMMENT: What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done so far to increase Republican voter turnout for the March 19, 2024 Republican primary? So far, for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I have hand-delivered a copy of the sample ballot along with all the campaign literature that I have received (only from Jeff Castle so far) to each of the 228 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter. I did it in 4 batches with each batch taking about 2 hours to deliver.)
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/only-fifth-of-washoe-county-voters-turnout/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republican leaders for problems caused by illegal immigration caused by Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/denver-colorado-immigration-bill-border-62766163

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2024/02/10/dei-must-be-about-fostering-understanding-not-identifying-enemies/

BLOOMBERG
— Taylor Swift Wows Chinese Women Tired of Xi’s Conservative Era. Fans praise pop star for raising gender issues, empowerment. China promotes traditional role for women to boost birth rates. (COMMENT: Republicans promote traditional marriage and family. Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ and destroy traditional marriage and family. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my unfairly benefitting from being raised in a traditional family. According to Democrats and RINOs, traditional families discriminate against women.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-10/taylor-swift-wows-chinese-women-tired-of-xi-s-conservative-era
— Wealthy Parents Are Spending $750,000 to Get Kids Into Harvard, Yale – Francesca Maglione and Paulina Cachero (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents. Their parents bought them cars. Their parents paid their college expenses. Their parents got them jobs. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-15/wealthy-parents-are-spending-750-000-to-get-kids-into-harvard-yale

KIPLINGER
— These Four Traits Lead to More Retirement Savings. Only 10% of workers that have the traits that lead to more retirement savings. Are you one of them? – JACOB SCHROEDER (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates grew ever-increasingly furious that my wife and I could and did save lots of money for our retirement.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/these-traits-lead-to-more-retirement-savings

FAST COMPANY
— What to do when your counteroffer is better than your new job offer. Some experts say that you should never accept a counteroffer. But what happens when the terms are just too good? – ANISA PURBASARI HORTON (COMMENT: In 1980, when I was a 31-year-old IRS employee, of course, when the Democrats who ran GAO offered me a transfer, the Democrats who ran IRS did not make me a counteroffer. But my IRS supervisor did decry the president that the transfer established. I had to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. Constructively, a) that rendered my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at GS-12 Step1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year in today’s dollars WORTHLESS, b) that rendered my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 WORTHLESS, and c) that rendered my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 WORTHLESS.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91016414/what-to-do-when-counteroffer-better-than-new-job-offer

ACCREDITED LANGUAGE SERVICES
— Defining Levels of Language Proficiency Avoids Confusion (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, those who answer toll-free calls are not proficient in English.)
https://www.accreditedlanguage.com/interpreting/defining-levels-of-language-proficiency-avoids-confusion/

DAILY KOS
— What is a conservative? Understanding how the term works in American politics. (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Conservatives defend and advance the Republican Party platform. There are far too few conservatives in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, but I am one of them.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/10/2222477/-What-is-a-conservative-Understanding-how-the-term-works-in-American-politics

DAILY MAIL
— ‘We cannot vet them all’: Border Patrol chief warned Homeland Security committee about influx of Chinese migrants ‘with links to CCP’ in closed-door meeting LAST YEAR. More than 24,000 Chinese migrants crossed US borders illegally in 2023, compared to just 342 in 2021 – making them the fastest growing illegal entries. DailyMail.com can now reveal that border chiefs warned the homeland security committee last year that they were concerned they could be letting in CCP spies. Meanwhile, startling data has revealed that more illegal Chinese migrants are granted asylum than any other nationality, raising concerns that more will follow. – MILES DILWORTH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13062971/Chinese-illegal-migrants-asylum-border-crossings.html

February 10, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pritzker, Democrats defend President Biden after DOJ report comments on his memory – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/president-joe-biden-documents-doj-report-governor-jb-pritzker/14405259/
— Poverty and crime increase in Richton Park. Richton Park today, your municipality tomorrow.
https://abc7chicago.com/rich-township-high-school-food-pantry-richton-park/14406149/

NBC5
— Lawsuit filed against Chicago challenging city’s migrant bus ordinance
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/lawsuit-filed-against-chicago-challenging-citys-migrant-bus-ordinance/3352357/
— Johnson administration wants judge to dismiss federal lawsuit brought by Texas bus company – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/johnson-administration-wants-judge-to-dismiss-federal-lawsuit-brought-by-texas-bus-company/3352427/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/running-out-of-food-little-village-food-pantry-struggles-to-balance-needs-of-residents-and-new-migrants/3352462/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/moment-of-blessing-migrant-family-finds-a-home-with-help-of-depaul-professor/3352470/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/kansas-ag-telling-schools-must-out-trans-kids-parents/3351633/

CBS2
— Chicago officials say spike is expected in migrant arrivals — how will it be paid for? – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-officials-spike-migrant-how-paid-for/
— Tracking the cost of the migrant crisis in Chicago – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tracking-the-cost-of-the-migrant-crisis-in-chicago/
— Carjackers target vehicles at Chicago gas stations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2yDMDZ3lDc

FOX32
— Chicago launches new campaign to streamline support for migrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRoRKfaJlck

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— High school students walk out at Sandburg, Stagg and Reavis to support cease-fire in Gaza – HANK SANDERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/09/sandburg-stagg-reavis-walkout-cease-fire-gaza/
— Complaints about Kane County’s new voting system found to be unfounded as early primary voting starts – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/complaints-about-kane-countys-new-voting-system-found-to-be-unfounded-as-early-primary-voting-starts/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— James T. “Jim” Marter, Illinois 14th Congressional District. Candidate questionnaire to help you weigh your choices in the March 19, 2024 Illinois primary.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/9/24056524/james-t-jim-marter-illinois-14th-congressional-district
— IRS hits Cook County judge with a lien for $114,158 in unpaid income taxes. Judge Maura Slattery Boyle and her husband received the lien six months ago for back taxes between 2018 to 2021. She won’t talk about that except to say they’ve now been paid. – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/9/24064027/irs-income-tax-lien-maura-slattery-boyle-ford-city-condominium
— Credit card debt among young people rising, Fed report shows. Total credit card balances increased by $50 billion to $1.13 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2023 — the highest level since the New York Fed’s report started in 2003. – Amy Yee (COMMENT: When you were young, what did you borrow money to buy? For me it was a 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/9/24067906/credit-card-debt-auto-loans-mortgage-interest-rates-millennials-genz-nyfed-report
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to defeat Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/10/24066210/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-super-bowl-nfl-conspiracy-theories-maga-trump-gene-lyons

DAILY HERALD
— Anticipate/expect Democrats to ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to defeat Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240209/nation-and-world-politics/conspiracy-theories-swirl-around-taylor-swift-these-republican-voters-say-they-dont-care/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240209/nation-and-world-politics/faced-with-wave-of-hostile-bills-transgender-rights-leaders-are-playing-a-defense-game/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former state senator McCann taken into custody after violation of pre-trial release order – Zach Roth
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/courts/2024/02/09/former-illinois-state-senator-william-sam-mccann-detained-after-violating-pre-trial-order/72538208007/

STATELINE
— Car thefts and carjackings are up. Unreliable data makes it hard to pinpoint why. Experts caution against making policy based on anecdotal evidence on social media. – AMANDA HERNÁNDEZ (COMMENT: The Democrat. Libertarian, and Green party platforms promote poverty and crime, that is, they promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://stateline.org/2024/02/09/car-thefts-and-carjackings-are-up-unreliable-data-makes-it-hard-to-pinpoint-why/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Questions about Biden’s memory overshadow being cleared of charges in documents case – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: My putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together constantly triggers my memories of the many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me and continue to take against me.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/questions-about-president-joe-bidens-age-overshadow-being-cleared-of-facing-charges-in-documents-case-robert-hurt-special-counsel-report-classified-documents-2024-election-former-president-donald-trump

WAND TV
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/republican-lawmakers-are-backing-dozens-of-bills-targeting-diversity-efforts-on-campus-and-elsewhere/article_d181cb3e-5727-529c-aef9-2cef41dc4b57.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump tells NRA members ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’ if he returns to the White House – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-gop-contest-shifts-to-critical-south-carolina-primary-after-trump-notches-another-dominant-win/
— Republican lawmakers fight patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. RINO lawmakers do not.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-republican-lawmakers-are-backing-dozens-of-bills-targeting-diversity-efforts-on-campus-and-elsewhere/

WSIL TV
— Republican lawmakers fight patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. RINO lawmakers do not.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/missouri/republican-lawmakers-are-backing-dozens-of-bills-targeting-diversity-efforts-on-campus-and-elsewhere/article_6a48b34b-a93c-54dc-81e9-218387855eec.html
— What is a typical degree of cognitive ability for a person in their 80s? – CNN (COMMENT: How old are you? I am 75. What demonstrates your cognitive ability? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/what-is-a-typical-degree-of-cognitive-ability-for-a-person-in-their-80s/article_94f39653-0213-5ca4-aef6-f6502db3fee8.html

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
— What were your ancestors doing in 1919? On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were operative a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=19722

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Former GOP state Sen. Sam McCann taken into custody amid delays to his corruption trial after sudden hospitalization – HANNAH MEISEL
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/former-lawmaker-taken-into-custody-amid-delays-to-his-corruption-trial-after-sudden-hospitalization

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-33/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— The Threat of Non-Citizens Voting in 2024. The Very People Elected To Enforce Our Laws, Brazenly Refuse To Do So.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFofZZK91gM

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— DEI continues to flourish at the University of Illinois even as universities across the country scale back programs
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/654340316-dei-continues-to-flourish-at-the-university-of-illinois-even-as-universities-across-the-country-scale-back-programs

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— 8.9% of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U students met or exceeded Math IAR expectations on tests in 2021-22 school year (COMMENT: My Crete-Monee High School teachers helped me earn an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC in 1966.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/650296353-8-9-of-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201-u-students-met-or-exceeded-math-iar-expectations-on-tests-in-2021-22-school-year

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s mental lapses ramp up Democrats’ panic and fantasies of replacing him on ballot – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/9/joe-bidens-mental-lapses-ramp-up-democrats-panic-a/
— Rep. Elise Stefanik says she wouldn’t have certified 2020 election results if she had been VP – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/9/elise-stefanik-says-she-wouldnt-have-certified-202/
— Congressional age limit (81) proposed in North Dakota in potential test case for nation – Jack Dura (COMMENT: Constructively, if you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran like I was, the age limit to get promoted to GS-13 ($116,439/year) is 25, to GS-14 ($136,414/year) is 30, to GS-15 ($160,458/year) is 35, and to Senior Executive Service ($191,900/year) is 40. The aforesaid is up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. It got ever-increasingly worse for me after 1974 when I was 25, but nevertheless, I got promoted to GS-13 when I was 38. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrat DEI hires a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/9/congressional-age-limit-proposed-in-north-dakota-i/
— Unchecked illegal immigration is erasing Black power. Liberals uses vulnerable people to increase their political influence. – Tom Basile (COMMENT: According to Democrats and to RINOs, if you are the following, you are vulnerable: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are the aforesaid, that is, they ever-increasingly discriminate against those who are not the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/9/unchecked-illegal-immigration-is-erasing-black-pow/
— Democrats rushing to destroy America before Trump Two – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/8/democrats-rushing-to-destroy-america-before-donald/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservatives call on Haley to drop out and back Trump: ‘Please withdraw from the race now’ – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2848652/prominent-conservatives-push-nikki-haley-drop-out/
— Next woman up: A short list of who could replace Biden if voters decide he can’t remember how to lead – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2847301/next-woman-up-shortlist-replace-biden-voters-he-cant-remember-how-lead/
— Trump predicts ‘100% chance’ of terrorist attack in ‘not-too-distant future’ from border crisis – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2849036/trump-predicts-100-chance-terrorist-attack-border/
— Biden’s confused nighttime press conference ‘made a campfire into a bonfire’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2847586/hur-allegations-spotlight-biden-media-strategy/
— If Trump gave the presser Biden did, Democrats would say he’s unfit for office – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2846861/if-trump-gave-presser-biden-did-democrats-would-say-unfit-office/
— Denver mayor announces reduction in city services to offset migrant costs – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2849076/denver-mayor-reduction-services-offset-migrants/

NEW YORK POST
— Dems fear no way to replace Biden before election after brutal report on prez’s memory – but Harris replacing him is ‘realistic’ – Diana Glebova
https://nypost.com/2024/02/09/news/dems-fear-no-way-to-replace-biden-before-election-after-brutal-report-on-presidents-memory/
— How migrant crisis will sink Biden. – Douglas Schoen and Andrew Stein
https://nypost.com/2024/02/09/opinion/drop-dead-new-york-drop-dead-dems-how-migrant-crisis-will-sink-biden/
— All progressive bad choices collide with teen migrant shoplifting gunman – Bob McManus
https://nypost.com/2024/02/09/opinion/all-progressive-bad-choices-collide-with-teen-migrant-shoplifting-gunman/
— By propping up Biden, Dems are committing elder abuse — and abusing the nation. – Kirsten Fleming
https://nypost.com/2024/02/09/news/by-propping-up-biden-dems-are-committing-elder-abuse/
— Biden is not fit for president if he’s not fit to be prosecuted – James Bovard
https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/opinion/biden-is-not-fit-for-president-if-hes-not-fit-to-prosecute/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden ICE Director Bucks White House, Calls Sanctuary Cities ‘Inherently Unsafe’ – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-ice-director-bucks-white-house-calls-sanctuary-cities-inherently-unsafe/
— America Is in Deep Trouble. The president weakens America for a chance at reelection – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/joe-biden-cynic-in-chief/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The New Leftist Argument: Illegal Aliens Are Actually Here Legally – Thomas J. Bruno
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_new_leftist_argument_illegal_aliens_are_actually_here_legally.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker’s interview with Putin breaks the internet – reactions – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/09/tuckers-interview-with-putin-breaks-the-internet-reactions-1435318/

BREITBART
— Mayorkas Refusing to Disclose Full Accounting of Every Illegal Alien Freed into U.S. Under Biden – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/09/mayorkas-refusing-disclose-full-accounting-every-illegal-alien-freed-under-biden/

DAILY CALLER
— The Absurd Democrat Border Con – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/09/victor-davis-hanson-southern-border-security-bill-con-job/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Never Trump’ Billionaires Lead Nikki Haley’s 2023 Fundraising.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/never-trump-billionaires-lead-nikki-haleys-2023-fundraising-5584337
— Mail-In Ballot Fraud Study Finds Trump ‘Almost Certainly’ Won in 2020 – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/mail-in-ballot-fraud-study-finds-trump-almost-certainly-won-in-2020-post-5583575

FEDERALIST
— Sorry, Trump, Bud Light Deserves To Be Boycotted Into Oblivion
https://thefederalist.com/videos/griswold-sorry-trump-bud-light-deserves-to-be-boycotted-into-oblivion/

FOX BUSINESS
— What is the impact of sanctuary cities? – Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346577876112

FOX NEWS
— Chinese migrants find instructions on how to get through the border from TikTok. As migrant crisis tensions continue to rise amidst the new bipartisan bill, news about holes in the southern border wall circulates online as immigrants from around the world are seek asylum in the U.S.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346493740112
— Sanctuary cities are ‘inherently more unsafe’ – Acting ICE director Patrick Lechleitner
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346562407112
— NY GOP reps blame ‘disastrous’ Democrat policies for 2nd violent migrant attack in 2 weeks: ‘End this madness’ GOP lawmakers from New York slammed Democrats’ sanctuary policies after the second violent migrant encounter in New York City in just two weeks. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ny-gop-reps-blame-disastrous-democrat-policies-2nd-violent-migrant-attack-weeks-end-madness
— I’ve talked to hundreds of migrants and they all love ‘Sleepy Joe’: Investigative video journalist
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346595683112

HOT AIR
— Yes, Illegal Immigration Holds Down Wages (COMMENT: If those who hired me could have hired illegals, they would have hired illegals and they would have paid them much less. I should write a book about my biggest critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money, bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, got them jobs, etc.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/09/yes-illegal-immigration-holds-down-wages-n3782593

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Former police chief: Chicago illegal immigrant crime ‘going to boil over’ – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/fmr-police-chief-chicago-illegal-immigrant-crime-going-to-boil-over

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Crime Must Be Deterred under Threat of Real Consequences – KAYLA BARTSCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/men-are-not-angels-crime-must-be-deterred-under-threat-of-real-consequences/
— Why Military Recruitment Is Miserable – LUTHER RAY ABEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/why-military-recruitment-is-miserable/

TOWNHALL
— Depending on how one defines success, it can be argued that Joe Biden is among the most successful presidents in U.S. history. Not for any good that he’s accomplished but for his ability to meet his or his handler’s objectives. – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/02/10/joe-biden-a-highly-successful-us-president-n2635021

ZERO HEDGE
— How “Wokeness” Took Over – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/how-wokeness-took-over

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Pritzker denounces language of Biden special counsel report: ‘I smell a rat’ – FILIP TIMOTIJA
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4459833-illinois-pritzker-denounces-language-biden-special-counsel-report/
— Illinois bill would give tax credit to residents fleeing states with abortion, gender-affirming care bans – BROOKE MIGDON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4459425-illinois-bill-would-give-tax-credit-to-residents-fleeing-states-with-abortion-gender-affirming-care-bans/
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4459617-americans-mostly-women-are-becoming-more-liberal-gallup/
— McCarthy says he has no interest in leading RNC – ELIZABETH CRISP (COMMENT: Serving as a chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4458065-mccarthy-rnc-no-interest/
— Texas Lt Gov says it’s clear ‘Democratic deep state run by Obama’ taking Biden down – LAUREN IRWIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4458607-texas-lt-gov-says-its-clear-democratic-deep-state-run-by-obama-taking-biden-down/
— Haley says she’s strengthening GOP by staying in presidential race. – ELIZABETH CRISP (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4458248-haley-campaign-strengthening-gop/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-lgbtq-rights-health-care-sports-83ea92e1a44c5796eb8b2a6c27661c23

NBC NEWS
— Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee? It is nearly impossible for the Democratic Party to replace Biden, and the president has given no indication that he intends to step aside — nor is anyone asking him to. – Alex Seitz-Wald and Ben Kamisar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-replace-biden-nominee-rcna138125

NEW YORK TIMES
— Every FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Delay Puts College Further Out of Reach – Justin Draeger and Ted Mitchell (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many negatives of working your way through college. My college GPA was lower because I skipped classes Mondays and Fridays at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969 so that could work more hours for the Park Forest Post Office. But I would focus in my book how if you had to work your way through college, your critics/opponents use that to stress that you did not get scholarships because your high school grades and your ACT/SAT score were not high enough. My high school grades and my ACT score were lower because washed dishes during my junior and senior years instead of studying.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/opinion/fafsa-delay-college-access.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly a) promote Democrats and RINOs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/us/politics/senate-house-republicans.html
— Eight Words and a Verbal Slip Put Biden’s Age Back at the Center of 2024. A special counsel’s stinging report and an uneven White House appearance captured Democrats’ fears about President Biden and fueled Republicans as they try to cast him as weak. – Shane Goldmacher, Reid J. Epstein and Katie Glueck
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/us/politics/biden-memory-age-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How a liberal billionaire became America’s leading anti-DEI crusader. Bill Ackman used Wall Street tactics to oust Harvard’s first Black president. He’s part of a wave of business leaders attacking diversity initiatives spurred by George Floyd’s death. – Elizabeth Dwoskin (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, since 1974 when I was 25 years old, I have fought patronage, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. My critics/opponents not only do not fight the aforesaid, they promote the aforesaid. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/10/bill-ackman-end-dei-industry/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikki Haley Doesn’t Care if Extended GOP Race Damages Trump. Former South Carolina governor is adamant Republicans would regret setting up a 2020 rematch. – John McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nikki-haley-doesnt-care-if-extended-gop-race-damages-trump-060c0a01
— Biden’s Age Back in Spotlight After Special Counsel Report, Verbal Flubs. Report says he presented himself as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’; Biden fires back: ‘My memory is fine’ – Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/politics/bidens-age-back-in-spotlight-after-special-counsel-report-verbal-flubs-159c77f5
— 40% of Lawyers Are Women. 7% Are Black. America’s Workforce in Charts. New government data shows who fills hundreds of occupations according to gender and race. – Lauren WeberFollow and Stephanie Stamm (COMMENT: Because relatively few minorities and/or females had the jobs I had, my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote minorities and females, that is, they were always under tremendous pressure to get rid of their employees who were White and/or male.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/workers-america-jobs-demographics-charts-94a5ff6c
— In Choosing Our Leaders, the Issue Isn’t Age But Ability. We don’t want candidates with serious physical and cognitive problems, but it would be a mistake to set an arbitrary age cutoff for the presidency—or any important job. – Louise Aronson and Teva Brender
https://www.wsj.com/politics/in-choosing-our-leaders-age-alone-shouldnt-matter-e9f14a44
— A Tipping Point on Biden’s Decline. Will Democrats continue to ignore the growing risks of the President’s mental frailties? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-memory-special-counsel-robert-hur-democrats-2024-election-19126919
— Biden Has More Than an Age Problem. Voters Don’t See Him as Presidential.
— Many voters view Biden as failing to fully embody the office of the presidency, despite his legislative and diplomatic achievements. – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-has-more-than-an-age-problem-voters-dont-see-him-as-presidential-f5212415
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Panic, Fury and Blame: Inside the White House After Report Targets Biden’s Age. Officials race to contain the fallout after special counsel faults 81-year-old president’s memory. – Ken Thomas, Catherine Lucey, Annie Linskey
https://www.wsj.com/politics/democrats-anxiety-over-bidens-age-grows-after-special-counsel-report-faf6578c

NEWSWEEK
— Map Shows How Much Undocumented Immigrants Cost in Each State – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-how-much-undocumented-immigrants-cost-each-state-1868673

NTD
— Government Report Says Illegal Immigration Will Force Down Wages in the US (COMMENT: If those who hired me could have hired illegals, they would have hired illegals and they would have paid them much less. I should write a book about my biggest critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money, bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, got them jobs, etc.)
https://www.ntd.com/government-report-says-illegal-immigration-will-force-down-wages-in-the-us_972156.html

ACCOUNTING
— Why Aren’t There More Black Accountants? – Bernard Grant (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, so that my Democrat GAO superiors could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer,” and that is exactly what they did. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes not only have no problem with that, they applaud that. They promote up-or-out, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.accounting.com/resources/why-arent-there-more-black-accountants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a 2019 report by the Association of International Certified Public Accountants only 2% of certified public accountants (CPAs) identify as Black. By contrast, 84% of CPAs identify as white.)

February 6, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Jewish United Fund denounces Mayor Johnson’s tiebreaking vote for council’s cease-fire resolution – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-city-council-ceasefire-resolution-israel-hamas-war/14389131/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzqD6R5sTXk

NBC5
— Trump wants to debate Biden ‘immediately’ — but president shrugs him off – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-wants-to-debate-biden-immediately-but-president-shrugs-him-off/3347510/
— Nikki Haley requests Secret Service detail after increased threats. The Republican presidential candidate’s home in South Carolina was the target of two swatting incidents. (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for such threats.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/nikki-haley-requests-secret-service-detail-after-increased-threats/3347750/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote DEI, that is, they ever-increasingly promote race and gender based preference giving, that is, they ever-increasingly promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/how-supreme-court-affirmative-action-decision-is-impacting-college-applicants-the-barriers-are-already-so-high-one-legal-expert-says/3347167/
— Pritzker, Johnson, Preckwinkle meet to discuss Chicago migrant situation. The meetings are held regularly to discuss coordinating efforts between the city, county and state.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/exclusive-pritzker-johnson-preckwinkle-meet-to-discuss-chicago-migrant-situation/3347543/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Black women that Republicans cause all the problems that Black women have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHxHHIJZOEY

WGN9
— Illinois Senate GOP Leader John Curran Criticizes Pritzker Handling of Migrant Crisis
https://wgntv.com/video/illinois-senate-gop-leader-criticizes-pritzker-handling-of-migrant-crisis/9402970/

FOX32
— Darren Bailey takes Illinois congressional campaign to southern border
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/darren-bailey-illinois-congressional-campaign-southern-border
— Chicago considers raising retirement age for police and firefighters (COMMENT: The retirement age for federal employees who have not made Senior Executive Service ($191,900/year) and who are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time is when they become eligible to retire. Extremely few federal employees make it into the Senior Executive Service. I became eligible for early retirement in 1993 when I was 45. My Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take their expiring early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. If I had not taken it, I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until 2003 when I would have been 55. They made it all too clear that if I did not take their retirement “offer,” they would make those 6 years a living hell for me. SEE: Diersen v. GAO at: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-raising-retirement-police-firefighters
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1406510
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRaCtZulrY0

WTTW
— Chicago City Council Members Debate Approach to Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution After Narrow Passage – Emily Soto
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/05/chicago-city-council-members-debate-approach-gaza-cease-fire-resolution-after-narrow

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote their border policy bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/05/senate-republicans-resist-advancing-on-border-policy-bill-leaving-aid-for-ukraine-in-doubt/?clearUserState=true
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/05/opinion-column-black-voters-biden-washington/
— Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard announces $1 million for housing help during Facebook event. – MIKE NOLAN (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders on township governments to hand out more welfare.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/05/thornton-township-supervisor-tiffany-henyard-announces-1-million-for-housing-help-during-facebook-event/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How to vote in the March 19 Illinois presidential primary. Here’s a guide to casting your ballot — whether you’re looking to register to vote, vote by mail or vote in person. – Tony Arnold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/5/24062422/how-to-vote-march-19-illinois-presidential-primary
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: How Chicago’s expressways were born — and furthered segregation (COMMENT: During the early 1980s, I worked for GAO for one year on an audit of the Interstate Withdrawal-Substitution Program. SEE: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/data/page05.cfm )
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/6/23949386/kennedy-eisenhower-dan-ryan-expressway-highway-construction-traffic-segregation-urban-renewal-race

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURES: Casten heading into primary with huge cash lead over opponents – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240205/local-politics/casten-heading-into-primary-with-huge-cash-lead-over-opponents/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURES: Democrat challenging Foster again raises more from individual donors, but incumbent takes in more overall. – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240206/local-politics/democrat-challenging-foster-again-raises-more-from-individual-donors-but-incumbent-takes-in-more-ov/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/cannabis-companies-get-wing-sauce-cake-mixes

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Republicans balk at bipartisan border deal – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-republicans-balk-at-bipartisan-border-deal/article_1ae71c36-c46f-11ee-9e52-d70f0f492c61.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Who’s the bigger Trump supporter? Bost, Bailey share many views. How do they differ? – LEXI CORTES
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article284969722.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— State Rep. Wilhour and Darren Bailey visit U.S. southern border
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/state-rep-wilhour-and-darren-bailey-visit-u-s-southern-border/article_7c95c49a-c470-11ee-86ef-a3493da89e2c.html

WAND TV
— Bailey, Wilhour visit southern border, call for repeal of Illinois sanctuary status – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/bailey-wilhour-visit-southern-border-call-for-repeal-of-illinois-sanctuary-status/article_1fe71902-c474-11ee-95a4-6fdb1db752dd.html
— Those who are anti-Trump promote women who are anti-Trump.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/donald-trump-deploys-his-oft-used-playbook-against-women-who-bother-him-for-now-its/article_612c7089-1e70-5c86-93d5-170238ca9003.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH & WGLT
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/amid-growing-legalization-cannabis-in-culture-18648689.php
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-02-05/high-times-are-ahead-at-central-illinois-first-cannabis-festival

SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Christie to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/06/chris-christie-predicts-huge-personnel-problem-if-trump-is-reelected-to-vendetta-presidency/

WGLT
— The fracturing and expansion of conservative media ahead of the presidential election – David Folkenflik (COMMENT: I should write a book about the conservative media in Illinois since 2000. I would focus on those conservative media leaders in Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-02-05/the-fracturing-and-expansion-of-conservative-media-ahead-of-the-presidential-election

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County sample primary ballots are now available at: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/voting_information/view_sample_ballot.php
(COMMENT: I will hand-deliver a copy of the Republican primary ballot for my precinct to each of the 228 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter along with campaign literature that Republican candidates have provided me with.)

NAPERVILLE TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— NTRO Statement on Migrant Crisis
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WkqX9nsVm9PFGUga_vp2PjlTdgDf0a24/edit

WIREPOINTS
— DEI continues to flourish at the University of Illinois even as universities across the country scale back programs – Ted Dabrowski and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/dei-continues-to-flourish-at-the-university-of-illinois-even-as-universities-across-the-country-scale-back-programs-wirepoints/
— Jail populations shrink, electronic monitoring drops and appeals opposing detention orders ‘skyrocket’: Three concerns about impact of Illinois’ no-cash bail law.
https://wirepoints.org/jail-populations-shrink-electronic-monitoring-drops-and-appeals-opposing-detention-orders-skyrocket-three-concerns-about-impact-of-illinois-no-cash-bail-law-wire/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Bensenville ordinance disallows unannounced buses from dropping off illegal immigrants
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654117714-bensenville-ordinance-disallows-unannounced-buses-from-dropping-off-illegal-immigrants
— Casten votes against bill to deport illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654126725-casten-votes-against-bill-to-deport-illegal-aliens-convicted-of-drunk-driving

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Has Lowest Bond Rating
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/05/illinois-has-lowest-bond-rating/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Musk on Democrats’ border nonsense says the quiet part out loud – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/elon-musk-on-democrats-border-nonsense-says-quiet-/
— Erasing the southern border is about more than flooding voter rolls – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/5/erasing-southern-border-is-about-more-than-floodin/
— GOP Sen. Mike Lee accuses Republican leadership of ‘disqualifying betrayal’ over border deal – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/5/mike-lee-accuses-republican-leadership-of-disquali/
— Trump says border deal is a ‘death wish’ for GOP – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/5/donald-trump-says-border-deal-is-death-wish-for-go/
— The rise and fall of White men and the institutions they built – Richard W. Rahn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/5/rise-and-fall-of-white-men-and-institutions-they-b/
— Biden and no-border Democrats have unleashed an illegal-alien crime spree – Deroy Murdock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/5/biden-and-no-border-democrats-have-unleashed-illeg/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden bailout bill will only make crisis worse – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2838362/biden-bailout-bill-will-only-make-crisis-worse/
— Pushing ‘wokeness’ in schools should be disqualifying – Zachary Far
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2837520/pushing-wokeness-in-schools-should-be-disqualifying/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump lays out criteria for his vice presidential pick while teasing shortlist: ‘A lot of good people’ – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/news/trump-lays-out-vp-criteria-defends-personnel-mistakes-i-fired-people/
— Border bill is terrible, and a way for Biden to dodge blame for not enforcing the law – Mark Krikorian
https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/opinion/border-bill-is-terrible-and-a-way-for-biden-to-dodge-blame-for-not-enforcing-the-law/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave Hits Sanctuary Cities and Their Suburbs
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/05/illegal-immigrant-crime-wave-hits-sanctuary-cities-and-their-suburbs/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Elon Musk: ‘What’s the point of being a citizen if an illegal gets all the benefits’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/05/elon-musk-whats-the-point-of-being-a-citizen-if-an-illegal-gets-all-the-benefits-1434038/
— Parents’ rights group blasts BLM’s ‘School Week of Action’ for pushing ‘queer-affirming’ principles – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/05/parents-rights-group-blasts-blms-school-week-of-action-for-pushing-queer-affirming-principles-1434110/

BREITBART
— Hispanic Democrats Vow to Oppose Senate Border Deal: Amnesty or Bust! – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/hispanic-democrats-vow-oppose-senate-border-deal-amnesty-bust/
— Chicago Mayor Too Busy to Visit Border: ‘I’m Doing All of That with a Black Wife Raising 3 Black Children’ in Chicago – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/05/chicago-mayor-cannot-visit-southern-border-raising-three-black-children/
— Haley ever-increasingly sides with Democrat leaders and RINO leaders.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/05/haley-irresponsible-republicans-killing-border-bill-to-help-trump-you-dont-sacrifice-national-security/
— Progressive Veterans Group to Spend $45 Million to Help Reelect Joe Biden – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/02/05/progressive-veterans-group-to-spend-45-million-to-help-reelect-joe-biden/
— Chamber of Commerce Endorses Lankford Plan to Reward Corporations with More Foreign Workers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/chamber-commerce-endorses-lankford-plan-reward-corporations-more-foreign-workers/
— Ron DeSantis: Pro-Migration Border Bill Shows ‘Contempt’ D.C. Elites Have for Americans – HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/ron-desantis-pro-migration-border-bill-shows-contempt-elites-have-americans/
— Sen. Ted Cruz Calls Senate Border Bill a ‘Stinking Pile of Crap’ – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/sen-ted-cruz-calls-senate-border-bill-stinking-pile-crap/
— Mitch McConnell Turns Against Border Bill – BRADLEY JAYE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/mitch-mcconnell-turns-border-bill/
— Battleground Republican Senate Candidates Sound Alarm on Border Bill: ‘Total Betrayal’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/05/battleground-republican-senate-candidates-sound-alarm-border-bill-total-betrayal/

CENTER SQUARE
— Meritocracy and the pursuit of happiness – Jack Miller (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, if you are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, you owe all your successes in life to discrimination against whose who are not the aforesaid.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_8d295990-c446-11ee-a7e2-73b05a9578b0.html

CENTER SQUARE NEW MEXICO
— ‘Forward-thinking’ New Mexico goes from legal marijuana to taxpayer-subsidized weed. – Tom Joyce
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_mexico/article_4959e142-c470-11ee-b21c-f3bde084a46a.html

CENTER SQUARE WASHINGTON
— Seattle students can expect lessons on privilege, gender and activism – Branden Clarey
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_c6800b92-c45c-11ee-901f-9b5510a433bd.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Super Bowl Will Again Feature Two ‘National Anthems’ – Dennis Prager (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly divide and destroy America. How soon will the Super Bowl feature national anthems for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, LGBTQers, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.?)
https://www.creators.com/read/dennis-prager/02/24/the-super-bowl-will-again-feature-two-national-anthems

DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling May Be Bigger Than You Think. – GianCarlo Canaparo / Bethany Huang
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/05/supreme-courts-affirmative-action-ruling-may-be-bigger-than-you-think/
— Senate Border Bill Would Hand $1.4 Billion to Nonprofits That Help Illegal Migrants – Jennie Taer
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/05/senate-border-bill-would-hand-1-4-billion-to-nonprofits-that-help-illegal-migrants/

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Blasts Controversial Senate Border Bill: ‘Legalizing Illegal Immigration’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-blasts-controversial-senate-border-bill-legalizing-illegal-immigration
— NY Gov Hochul Relaxes Requirements For Illegals To Get Government Jobs. The government will relax English proficiency and educational requirements. – Amanda Prestigiacomo (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly relaxed requirements to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-gov-hochul-relaxes-requirements-for-illegals-to-get-government-jobs

FEDERALIST
— Elon Musk: Entire Goal Of Bogus Biden Border Bill Is To Give Illegal Aliens Voting Rights – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/05/elon-musk-entire-goal-of-bogus-biden-border-bill-is-to-give-illegal-aliens-voting-rights/
— 65 Times Biden Gutted Border Security Since Taking The White House – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/05/65-times-biden-gutted-border-security-since-taking-the-white-house/

FOX NEWS
— Speaker Johnson: This bill further incentivizes illegal immigration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcNArL1mdMQ
— Chicago mayor scolds reporter who asks about border crisis: ‘You have not had a mayor like me’ Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cited his role as a husband and father for his busy schedule.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346309122112
— Chicagoland criminals expanding enterprises by training migrants for suburban crime sprees. ‘And the police officers are saying, “Just forget it. Why bother? Why bother even making the arrest?” – Emma Colton (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect ever-increasing poverty and crime.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicagoland-criminals-expanding-enterprises-training-migrants-suburban-crime-sprees-expert
— Chicago migrant crisis fans the flames of Illinois crime: retired police chief. Criminal enterprises in the Chicago area are benefiting from the migrant crisis as they recruit illegal immigrants to carry out crimes with little legal repercussions.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346304182112
— House GOP leaders smack down bipartisan Senate border deal as Republican support crumbles. House GOP leaders say the deal has ‘many flaws.’ – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-leaders-smack-down-bipartisan-senate-border-deal-republican-support-crumbles
— The migrant crisis is destroying sanctuary cities
https://www.livetube.tv/news/video-the-migrant-crisis-is-destroying-sanctuary-cities-ex-gop-lawmaker
— Immigration activists, liberal Senate Dems trash border deal over lack of amnesty for illegals. Activist groups were hoping for a pathway to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/immigration-activists-liberal-senate-dems-trash-border-deal-lack-amnesty-illegals

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Open Borders and Closed Courts: How the Supreme Court Laid the Seeds for the Immigration Crisis
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/02/05/open-borders-and-closed-courts-how-the-supreme-court-laid-the-seeds-for-the-immigration-crisis/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Deflects, Blames National Immigration Policy for City’s Migrant Crisis – HALEY STRACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-deflects-blames-national-immigration-policy-for-citys-migrant-crisis/

NUMBERSUSA
— NumbersUSA statement on Senate Immigration border “deal” – H.R. 815
https://www.numbersusa.com/numbersusa-statement-on-senate-immigration-border-deal-h-r-815/

PJ MEDIA
— GOP Reps. Slam ‘Spineless Sell-Out’ Border Deal – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/02/05/gop-reps-slam-spineless-sell-out-border-deal-n4926144

TOWNHALL
— We Don’t Want a Border Deal, We Want Deportations – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/02/06/we-dont-want-a-border-deal-we-want-deportations-n2634804
— ‘Dirty Dozen’: Mike Lee Highlights Policy Disasters in Senate Border Bill. – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/02/05/mike-lee-releases-dirty-dozen-disasters-in-senate-border-bill-n2634806

WESTERN JOURNAL
— The number of people entering the United States illegally at the nation’s southern border since President Joe Biden took office now exceeds the population of Arizona. – Randy DeSoto
https://www.westernjournal.com/number-illegals-entering-us-biden-exceeds-border-states-entire-population/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Nikki Haley’s popularity drops among GOP voters – Mark Murray, Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/nikki-haleys-popularity-drops-gop-voters-rcna137421

NEW YORK TIMES
— Those who fight illegal immigration promote/demand E-Verify.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/us/politics/biden-limits-border-shutdown.html
— Opposition Research Goes Hyperlocal. The liberal group American Bridge is launching a new project to collect information for campaigns against Republicans running for state and local offices. – Reid J. Epstein (COMMENT: Much of what I do for Illinois Republicans as their GOPUSA Illinois Editor is opposition research. That includes exposing Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO a) leaders of Republican, conservative, and religious organizations in Illinois, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, and c) Republican candidates in Illinois. I should write a book about the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/us/politics/opposition-research-goes-hyperlocal.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/opinion/immigration-republicans-economy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. House considers expanding state tax deduction for some families – Jacob Bogage
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/05/taxes-salt-congress/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Elites Opened the Doors to Migrants—and Chaos. Bleeding-heart liberalism has taken a dangerous turn toward an ideology that rejects national borders. – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-elites-opened-the-doors-to-migrants-and-chaos-clapham-attack-times-square-c61d6b82
— Marijuana Messes With Your Driving for Longer Than You Think. Weed affects you differently than alcohol, and it can be harder to figure out when it’s safe to drive. – Sumathi Reddy (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/pot-weed-marijuana-drive-when-safe-8dc8d2e7
— Beware of E-Filing Your Tax Return. It raises security risks and can lead to unfavorable treatment from the IRS. – Jay Starkman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beware-of-e-filing-your-tax-return-legal-trouble-for-error-privacy-risk-cyberattack-96d31111
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-border-security-bill-james-lankford-republicans-immigration-biden-border-patrol-asylum-bc2f9543

USA TODAY
— Over 50% of Americans would take a 20% pay cut for work-life balance. But can they retire? – Medora Lee (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. Those Democrats forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. Since then, my critics/opponents have used that against me viciously. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they did that because I must have been an extremely bad person, a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a sexist, a racist, a bigot, and even worse things a) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$100,020/year, b) because I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) because I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and d) because I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2024/01/30/pay-cut-work-life-balance-retirement/72372836007/

DAILY BRUIN
— Navigating the implications and accessibility of paywall journalism – Gustavo Calva Hernandez (COMMENT: I am a nonprofit conservative political and government news aggregator. I should write a book about websites that paywall me. I would focus on those a) that are operatives for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties, b) that reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform, c) that promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who refuse to glorify and praise them, b) who refuse to pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for a) their problems, b) your problems, c) my problems, and d) everyone’s problems. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://dailybruin.com/2023/11/25/navigating-the-implications-and-accessibility-of-paywall-journalism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While UCLA students now have paywall-free access to The New York Times, over 69% of leading newspapers across the United States and the United Kingdom operate behind paywalls as of an analysis conducted in 2019, restricting individuals from accessing their websites.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 59% See Biden in Mental Decline
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/59_see_biden_in_mental_decline